Author's note: Hello readers! I hope you liked the first chapter. Here comes chapter two.

Chapter 2: Aryll's birthday wish

Hey Brother

Do you still believe in one another?

Hey Sister

Do you still believe in love, I wonder?

Ohhh, if the sky comes fallin down, for you...

...there's nothing in this world I wouldn't do

Aryll lay in her bed fast asleep, bundled up in her blanket and slightly drooling on her pillow. The morning sunlight peeked through the window and shined on Aryll's eyes. Aryll woke up, opening her eyes and sat upright in her bed, yawning. She looked left and saw her grandmother putting something in the oven.

"Good morning, Aryll." said Grandma, taking off her cooking mitts.

"Good morning, Grandma!" said Aryll cheerfully, getting out of bed to hug her grandmother. "Grandma! Grandma! Guess what today is!" she said, jumping up and down.

"Um, is it Friday?" said Grandma, with a sarcastic tone and an innocent smile.

"No, Grandma! It's my birthday today!" she said with great joy.

"I'm just kidding, sweetheart. Of course I know it's your birthday." said Grandma. "Happy birthday kiddo." she said, hugging Aryll and brushing Aryll's hair.

Once their hug ended, Aryll looked at the oven. "What did you put in the oven, Grandma?" asked a very curious Aryll.

"Well, it was supposed to be a surprise, but I'm baking you a cake for your special day." replied Grandma.

"A cake?! Yummy!" squealed Aryll in delight.

"And since were revealing surprises, I wanted to tell you that were throwing you a birthday party." said Grandma.

"A birthday party?! For me?! Yay!" said Aryll, hugging her grandmother again.

"I already talked to Orca, and he said he would be more than happy to host your party in his home." said Grandma, smiling at her granddaughters excietment.

"Thank you, grandma! Thank you!" said Aryll, hugging her tightly.

"You're welcome, sweetie." said Grandma, hugging Aryll. She felt so warm-hearted to see Aryll happy again. It had been a while since she's seen Aryll that excited, ten months to be exact.

Aryll got dressed into her usual blue dress with sunflowers and did her hair. She then ate some breakfast and then helped her grandmother with chores. While Aryll was fixing her bed, she saw the framed picture she kept by her bedside. It was a picture of herself and her brother, Link, standing on the beach with Link's arm around Aryll. Aryll sighed to herself as her grandmother sat next to her.

"You miss him, don't you?" said Grandma.

"Mm-hmm." said Aryll, holding back sobs.

"Aww, it's okay, Aryll. Don't cry. I miss him too. But don't worry, he'll come back one day."

"But what if he doesn't? What if he never comes back? Just like my nightmares!" Aryll started to cry onto her Grandma's lap.

"There, There. It's alright. He'll come back. I promise." said Grandma, patting Aryll on the since Link left Outset Island, Aryll had been bored and depressed. She didn't play with the gulls as much as she used to, everytime she went to the lookout she cried because she misses her brother, and every few nights Aryll wakes up crying due to nightmares of her brother never coming back. It saddened Grandma to see her granddaughter like that.

"I wish that my brother would come back. That's all I want for my birthday: my brother. Nothing else." said Aryll, taking a deep breath to stop her crying.

Later on, Aryll went outside. All of her friends wished her a happy birthday. Grandma was busy the whole day, preparing the decorations for Aryll's party at Orca's house. Meanwhile, Aryll appeared to have regained her happiness and was drawing a seagull in the wet dirt with a stick. Suddenly, Quill, the rito postman flew from the sky and landed in front of Aryll's mailbox. He pulled out two items: a brown parcel package and a letter in an envelope. Quill noticed Aryll and walked up to her.

"Ah, Aryll. Just the girl I was looking for." said Quill.

"Hello, Mr. Quill!" she said, getting up. "Why are you looking for me?" she said.

"Well, it is your birthday today, right." Quill said.

"Uh-huh." replied Aryll.

"Well, I got you something special." he said, handing Aryll the package. "Feel free to open it."

Aryll opened the package and saw a white messenger bag with a green pouch and red and blue designs. "Oh, wow." said Aryll in amusement.

"It's a messenger bag. Medli and I made it. Do you like it?" asked Quill.

"Yes, of course I do. Thank you, Mr. Quill." said Aryll.

"You're very welcome, Aryll. Also, you got a letter from your brother." he said, handing Aryll the letter.

"What?" said Aryll in shock as she took the letter from Quill's hands.

Quill then wished Aryll a happy birthday and flew away. Aryll tore the envelope with haste, eager to read the letter.

Hey Aryll! How's it going? It's been a while, right? Well, things are going great in New Hyrule. We've finally found land big enough for our kingdom. It's huge. The villagers are nice as well. Hey, guess what? I think Tetra's starting to like me. The other day, instead of giving me a high five, she hugged me! The pirates miss you, but not as much as I do. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. Right now, I wish you were here with me. Cuz right now, everything is new to me. Hey, you're birthday is coming up right? Why don't I come over to celebrate with you and Grandma? I know I haven't been able to come in the past, but this time I promise. Aryll, I promise you that I will be there, no matter what.

Your big brother, Link

P.S.: Save me a slice of cake!

Aryll was flushed with emotion. She was so happy! Her birthday wish was about to come true! She was going to see her big brother again after so long! She went to go play with the gulls, a huge smile across her face.

Author's Notes: Augh! Done. Finally, thought I'd never get done. There's a song reference in this chapter, besides Hey Brother. Can you find it? Leave your reviews, good or bad. Feedback and suggestions always welcome. Time to sleep! Triforce03 out!