Summary: Awoken in a dark forest as a ten year old, Vivian realized something was seriously wrong when her surroundings became sickeningly familiar. Why was she in a world that already had a fixed destiny? To screw it up? Well if life is a game, why not just play?
A/N: Chapter three is now up! I randomly felt like giving everyone a sneak peak into the mind of Vivian via a journal entry. The canon plot now progresses! Oh and I put the female Fado in italics so that you lot can tell who is who! xD
Thank you:
Lovely Alexandra for the review and story alert!
BlackMagicChick and Katia0203 for the story alert!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Legend of Zelda in any form other than a 3DS game or regular DS game. I do own Vivian.
"You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes."
- Winnie the Pooh
Cycle Six, Day Seventeen
Cartwheels were not my forte. Neither were handstands for that matter; I always pushed myself off the ground so hard that the sheer force would make my legs swing over my body and end up in a back-breaking crab position. The last time I attempted a handstand was about two weeks ago and I couldn't sit down properly for three days straight. I never really liked doing the physical stuff that the other Kokiri enjoyed; it did look cool! Don't get me wrong! But I had little physical strength in my arms or flexibility. Running didn't take up as much effort; I think it's the only thing I can beat all the other kids in. Another thing I could properly do without screwing up was a forward and backward roll. They were the easiest thing in the book and I would have felt like a total loser if I couldn't even do that.
It's been awhile since I got found by Saria in the Lost Woods. Even if it's hilarious to the other children in the forest, I still get goose bumps when I remember getting chased by the Deku Shrubs. I don't blame them; I would laugh at myself too if I didn't find getting completely pwned by a squeaking bush an awful life experience. It's been about three and a half months since the Great Deku Tree gave me the big nod of approval. I counted the days in my notebook. Wanna know how I got it? After I unpacked all my things from my messenger bag (I assumed it was mine anyway. I never actually bought one but it was on me when I woke up) I found a bunch of stuff that I seriously didn't remember ever owning.
Examples? A small music box and a pack of sheep-printed clean underwear. Random right? It was kinda creepy too; those sheep panties were exactly my size...There were other things in that messenger bag too; a small bottle of lemon flavored water; four bars of milk chocolate; a thick notebook with blank and lined paper; a copy of the manganized version of "A Midsummer's Night Dream;" an art set stocked to the brim with paint, brushes, crayons, colored pens, pencils, a sharpener, ruler, eraser and a pair of compasses...and you of course, Journal.
I still didn't get how a bag so small could hold an art set that big without jamming the buckle. I didn't get why there was an art set in the first place; I suck at art...well, I didn't majorly suck, but most of my friends were a lot better then me. That, and my coloring skills could make a five year old's picture look like something Picasso inspired. Hey, I may not have packed any of these things but that certainly didn't mean I was never going to use them. The water and chocolate are long gone; I've read "A Midsummer's Night Dream" about ten times now, and I often spend the rainy days entertaining myself by drawing or writing little tips and memos. Saria really liked my drawings for some reason. The (failed) portrait of Saria and I now hung up on her wall like a glistening trophy. I suppose Saria just thought it was cute that I drew us in cartoon version.
I was getting pretty suspicious of my "newly acquired" music box too. Last time I checked, there wasn't a music box version of 'Cosmic Love' by 'Florence and the Machine' in Hyrule. My beautiful metallic blue Ipod was now reincarnated into a music box. I was definitely proven that when the Lost Woods theme played right after "Feel Good Drag" finished. Ironically, this was also when Saria decided to enter the room. You should have seen the look on her face; she looked like a caveman who just discovered fire. I feel really guilty when I lie to Saria; she's the sweetest thing out there, but I had to cover my tracks fast! I told her that the music box was enchanted to play a certain song to fill the "mood." Thankfully, she believed me. I would have been in big doo-doo if I had to explain what an Ipod was.
Saria was easily excited about new things. I noticed that the other villagers seemed a little weary of my "stuff" but the Kokiri are meant to fear everything from the outside world so it isn't all that surprising. The Kokiri were really friendly. They smile a lot and it's starting to get a little contagious. Getting along with all of them was pretty easy—except Mido! That kid had a personal vendetta against anyone from the outside world, especially Link and I.
(Speaking of Link, I did end up getting out an apology to him that was longer than a sentence. That 'first encounter' was unbelievably embarrassing, but if you saw your first childhood crush right in front of you, wouldn't you freeze up too? I mean, he can talk! Link was destined to be a silent hero, and there he goes, attempting to chat me into a conversation. I freaked out! So what? I apologized didn't I? Did I mention he has a really nice voice for a ten year old?)
Well uh, I'm gonna head back to Mido since I'm currently stealing his spotlight away from him. I think he just doesn't like us poor fairy-less kiddies. I'm one of his personal favorite grudges at the moment. The pillow quote from AVPM (A Very Potter Musical. Check it out people!) was just the beginning—just as Mido adored being the center of attention in the village, I adored kicking him off his high horse. That never did end well. I take full responsibility for starting every little spat we have (not that Saria knows, she thinks I'm a little angel ;3) but Mido always has takes it up to the next level. The other day I merely told him his shoe laces were undone and he threatened to push me into the pond when Saria turned her head! Talk about rude! We both end up screaming at each other before 2pm so I can totally understand why freckles despises me with passion; I'm a total pain to deal with. But I can never understand why he dislikes Link so much! From what I've seen so far and from other "extraterrestrial sources," Link is a really likeable guy. He's always helping out in the village, plays fairly with the other kids and is willing to give second chances to blundering little girls who give him the cold shoulder. Methinks Mido is a bit envious of him (Ok, it's way more than a bit, but don't quote me on it yet!) I have yet to really reveal his true colors until a certain event in seven years time.
Yeah. I'm going to stalk Link for the next seven years. When he ditches the woods, I'm gonna have to go too. Mido will probably throw me out himself by then (not to mention Link won't turn into a skull kid! I can just follow him out and "coincidentally" have to go to Castle Town Market too) but I need to get him to like me properly first. We might be on friendly terms, but I have yet to earn his full, unconditional trust! If I have to follow him around for seven years, then there's no point having barriers in the way! The Great Deku Tree hasn't given Navi to Link yet so I think now is the perfect time to do some bond—
...that sounded really shallow, didn't it? As awesome it sounds to be best buddies with the future "Hero of Time" the only reason I'm doing this is because I'm still missing home. I'm starting to think he's my only ticket back. Unlike the normal people who adore independence first and then miss people later, I'm the exact opposite. I was completely depressed for the first week without my parents or my brat-ling little brother ordering me around or smothering me with hugs. I've sort of gotten over it (Lie. I really miss my mom) but I think it's been easier to bear with because the Kokiri don't have parents. They just have the Great Deku Tree. Speaking of which, the Great Deku Tree ain't that bad for a giant Shakespearean speaking plant. The Kokiri go to play in his meadow everyday. Yesterday we decided to have a little one on one while everyone else was playing tag. He told me I was lucky to escape from the curse and that fate was very kind to me, unless I had a greater purpose here.
Greater purpose? I had an epiphany right then and there. I think my mission in life has become pretty clear; complete the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and then demand that the Princess send me home! What? I'm not the brightest crayon in the box but I think it was pretty easy to guess what I had to do. Why else would I get pleasure of waking up in a game? If I was dreaming, I would have forgotten little details about the village and other Kokiri by now; scenes would also be skipping and I wouldn't be able to question how I got from the Breakfast table to the top of the tower bridge in half a second (Inception gave me some good tips for recognizing lucid dreams xD) but better yet, I would have woken up safe and sound in my bed to the sound of my little brother whining that he didn't want to go to school.
Besides, if Princess Zelda can send Link back in time, I'm sure her little triangle of smartie-ness would be able to work out a way for me to wake up in my own dimension. Until then, I guess I've just got to play along, no pun intended. Speaking of Princess Zelda, do you think I'd ever get to find out what gender Sheik is? I know he's technically Zelda, but Sheik was kinda SUPPOSED to be a male. That was the whole point of the alter-ego! Then SSBB, the 3DS and the manga decided to confuddle me with their different views! Mission Dos: Is Sheik a boy or girl? Must wait seven years...
My hand is starting to hurt from all the writing. I think I'll just call it a day Journal and indulge you in my epic thoughts tomorrow. Ta-Ta!
Shaking her sore hand, Vivian yawned and stretched her arms above her head, tilting back on her chair lazily. "I still don't know why you loom over me whenever I write. I know you can't read it."
Saria, who was casually sitting on the table with her legs dangling over the edge, shot Vivian a relaxed grin. "It's interesting. You pull lots of weird faces when you write." she giggled, making Vivian pout sulkily. "Besides" she added "The characters are really interesting to look at, especially since you've got really clear handwriting. I bet you could translate everything into our writing!"
The Kokiri girl already knew that Vivian could not write in Hylian. The language she wrote in was strange to read and odd to look at. Vivian did say she came from far away but Saria had never thought she meant a completely different country.
"Hey Vee, can you read Hylian?"
Vivian scoffed. "Of course I can. I would have gotten lost in the village if I didn't read the signs."
"True, but you could have guessed!" Vivian pulled a thoughtful expression.
"Touche. But seriously, I can read them 'Ria" she assured, using her recently acquired pet name for her new best friend. Saria stretched her arms in front of her, raised her eyebrows and gave Vivian a playfully skeptical look.
"Prove it." she challenged tauntingly "You're just embarrassed that I offered to teach you."
Vivian's eyes twinkled mischievously. She got off the chair and walked out of Saria's house, "I'll prove it then! Show me a sign!" she declared, pointing to outside. Saria jumped off the table and followed her silently.
The sun was rising over the forest when the two girls left the house. It was summer and the little bouncing wood spirits happily chatted to each other, leaving little yellow lights as they moved around the Kokiri Village. Since bedtime was when the forest got too dark, the Kokiri spent most of their time outside when it was summer, no matter what the hour was. They usually played games together, told stories or caught little fireflies in decorated bottles and placed them around the village to give it more light. Because of this, most of the Kokiri were still fast asleep until the late morning arrived. Vivian was woken up by a buzzing fly at 5:30am and couldn't get back to sleep, thus making Saria wake up too.
"Ok, so what do you want me to read?"
Saria looked around, searching for anything she could test Vivian on. There was no point giving her the close signs since she already knew who lived in each house. Saria suddenly smirked. "Fine. Pick something! The first thing you see and read it!"
Vivian's eyes scoured the village. Some of the signs were too far away to see—she was short sighted—but some were too obvious. Regardless, she gave them a go.
"House of the Great Mido — Boss of the Kokiri" Vivian muttered disdainfully. Saria snickered.
"Nice try, I know you can't see clearly from that far away."
Damn it!
"Ugh! Can't you just point something out and I'll read it?"
"I could always write something on paper. Wanna give it a go?"
"Tch, later. It's too hot outside." Vivian crossed her arms over her chest and huffed. The green haired girl ruffled Vivian's woody brown tresses messily. While Vivian was groaning at the patronizing gesture, Saria beckoned her to follow her to the waterfall for a morning swim. Yet again, this was another Kokiri tradition for the summer and a fun one at that. The water was cool, but it was never cold enough to feel unpleasant.
The two paddled for a while, leaving their spare clothes near some rocks by the banks of the circular pond. The thick pink dress Vivian used to wear was neatly folded in her messenger bag. She had no use for it—it was way too heavy to wear! Saria had been kind enough to lend her some of her clothes, along with Sola, who simply grew bored of her plain green dress.
Vivian prefered Saria's clothes for some reason; the cotton felt softer, the insides were less scratchy and she liked having long sleeves, even in the summer. Copying someone's wardrobe was a fashion faux but Vivian liked Saria's style of clothing. She practically mirrored it most days but all the Kokiri girls wore the same plain green dress, didn't they? Sola had the nerve to wear hers a little shorter with a small dark green flower border at the hem. That was about as daring as it got for fashion in the Kokiri forest.
The paddled about in the pond for a while, just talking about little things like what they were going to make for dinner (Mushroom soup again, but at least it tasted nice) and a little gossip about the other villagers of course. Nothing hurtful, just things like questioning how the brothers got so smart, why the triplets insisted that they looked nothing like despite having identical faces and why Fado was so dependent on Mido's opinion.
"I have no idea, but she's really clingy to him." Saria swam around in little circles, her under clothes swerving and then sticking to back to her in a repetitive motion. Vivian was resting her head on her elbows in the grass patches, her legs submerged in the water. She yawned again, only now starting to regret getting out of bed at such an ungodly hour.
"Do you think she has a crush on him?" she pipped her suggestion through her teeth. She was holding her hair band in her mouth while she tried to tie her hair up into a ponytail to avoid getting it wet when she did decide to swim in. Saria made a disgusted sound. "Ew no. Fado liking Mido? That would be weird! That's like Link liking me! It would be too weird!"
'Crushed before he even starts' Vivian thought maliciously, recalling times when Link had not-so-innocently blushed around the lovely green haired Kokiri girl.
"What are you thinking about? You're looking smug."
"Oh? Nothing. Nothing at all. Just little things."
"Like what?" Saria heaved herself up onto the grass, her soaking wet clothes clinging to her. Vivian shuffled, not wanting to make any physical contact with her and get wet.
"Link's future fairy." She answered swiftly, sliding her legs in a little deeper into the water before deciding against having a morning swim. She could always have one later. It was more fun splashing everyone else; water wars were the funniest thing ever in the village! Especially since Mido would get extra competitive if Saria was watching, making Vivian feel less remorse for doing a canon ball near his head.
Saria sighed. The subject was a very fragile one because Link was so sensitive about it. It was Mido's fault mostly— he always taunted Link about it. It was very childish of him, but he never let him play with his friends. It was like he always wanted to be completely separated from the blond boy. It was disappointing for Saria to watch. Mido used to be such a good guy to look up to; the two had been very good friends at one point.
"Elaborate for me."
"Just wondering about her personality, what she will be like and her color."
"How are you so sure it will be a girl? His fairy could be male."
"Link needs a little feminine knowledge in his life. Where would he be without you Saria?"
"You're over exaggerating!" She playfully nudged Vivian's elbow, invoking a nudge war that ended up with the two pushing each other around in the grass, giggling.
"I win!" Saria cheered, now that she had pinned Vivian's arms under her knee, grinning triumphantly. Vivian pouted. "Fine. Prize?"
"What do you think Link's fairy will be like?" Saria saw the smirk that threatened to spread wide on the pale girl's features. Even though she was outside fairly often (with the exception for when it got too hot for her to bear) she had not tanned at all. Vivian looked thoughtful, pulling her arms from underneath Saria's knee to point at her chin in wonderment.
"I think...she'll be blue. I can see her being very loyal and a good guide, but I can also see her being a little annoying at times. Scratch that, extremely annoying and possibly bossy." Saria arched an eyebrow. "Oh really? You seem pretty certain about this?" She was already behind a giant rock, stripping out of her wet clothes and into her clean dry ones. Vivian didn't bother changing into her spare clothes since her green dress was still on her due to her being against wetness this morning.
"Of course I'm certain! I trust my intuition on this one!"
"Uh-huh."
"I'm serious! I bet you anything that she'll say little things like-" Vivian stopped, and when she spoke again, her voice was very high pitched and squeaky. "-Hey! Listen! Watch out!"
"Watch out!"
"Yeah, just like that! But there was no need to echo me Sa—Eek!" Whizzing passed Vivian too quickly for her to pin its exact location, a bustling blue orb shot passed her, wailing for her to get out of her way. "Excuse me! Sorry!" it squealed.
Saria blinked slowly as the blue flash passed her as well before darting towards the Kokiri Forest Training Grounds.
"Ow, my eyes." Vivian groaned, rubbing her closed eyelids slowly to drone out the very bright dots sparking across her vision. Saria patted her shoulder. "That fairy was in quite the hurry. I wonder where she was going?"
"Huh?" Vivian looked up from her hands to the training ground in the distance, and sure enough, the little blue bulb was flittering around the fence, clearly trapped in it, before it zoomed into—
Oh no! It's that time already? Geez! Give me some warning next time!
"V-Vee? Where are you going?" Vivian ignored Saria's call. She picked up her spare clothes and ran straight into the Kokiri Shop as fast as she could. Mire was at the till with Linder, chatting idly until Vivian burst in.
"Whoa, you look like you're in a rush. What can I get you?" Linder asked, resting his arms on the table separating them. Vivian panted "H-how much for the Deku Shield?"
"40 Rupees, like always."
"I'll take it."
"Huh? Why? Are you joining in with the training grounds session today or something?" Nevertheless, Linder got a shield down from the shelf. Vivian rummaged through her purse belt, dumping out several little green and blue gems all over the counter. Mire exchanged a weary look with Linder, who in return shrugged nervously, raising his eyebrows from behind his shaggy carrot-orange hair.
"37, 38, 39...shit!" Vivian hissed. Mire gasped, covering her ears with her hands as if pretending she didn't hear her say it.
Linder winced a little. "What?" The Great Deku Tree was not fond of cussing at all, especially since they were his children. Vee was no exception.
"I'm missing a Rupee!" Vivian bemoaned, smacking her head against the wooden table in despair, sinking to the floor dramatically.
"Someone cue the spotlight" Mire rolled her eyes sarcastically.
Saria was good at finding Rupees and they often went on little treasure hunts together. That was the only reason Vivian even had 39 Rupees. She just smashed a few large pots when Saria wasn't looking. There were several little chests around the village too but most of them were opened! No fair!
"Why now? I don't have time for an economy crisis you stupid purse!"
"Uh, Vee? Are you gonna buy the shield or what?" Linder's nail drummed on the counter surface impatiently, unfazed by the "devastation" display. Vivian batted her eyelashes sweetly and smiled gently. "Can't you give me a discount Lin?"
"Don't even think about it Vee! It won't be fair to the other villagers who paid!"
"But I'll love you forever and ever and ever—"
"No way 'sister. I can hold it for you, but just ask Saria for an extra Rupee." Vivian groaned at the wise rules of little kid economy. "I already owe her tons of stuff!"
"You can always buy it later." he suggested, which of course didn't suit Vee's demand. Moping and tilting her purse upside down, she flapped it pathetically in hopes something would fall out. It didn't. Mire sighed "Just look around. I'm sure you'll find a Rupee somewhere."
...Somewhere?
Without a pausing for breath, Vivian jumped up on to her feet and beamed. "You're a genius Mire!"
"I am? Uh... I mean I am!" she grinned, looking at Linder to back her up on her apparent genius. Linder again shrugged his shoulders and raised his hands up questionably. Before they could question Vivian further she ran straight out of the shop, dumping her clothes on the spot and forgetting to bring her Rupees with her. Mire slumped into a nearby stool.
"Couldn't you have just given her a discount? It was just a Rupee." she asked. Linder smiled innocently.
"Yeah, but watching her freak out is more fun to watch."
"That's mean."
"Admit it, you think it's funny too."
Mire just giggled.
"Vee, just what are you doing?" Link gave the girl a ludicrous look. Navi was floating above his head, watching the girl crawl and slither through the tall grass like a predator awaiting for the meal that would make it's hunt worth while.
"I'm searching. Don't bug me." Normally the boy would have just done what he was told but something about the determination in her eyes peaked his curiosity. The fact she was searching for something in a bunch of grass made it all the more suspicious.
"What for?" he crouched just outside the patch of prickly grass. "Want some help?"
"No" she replied stubbornly, now waving her arms frantically through the grass. Link raised his eyebrows "You sure?"
"Yes" He bent down a little, as though tempted to sit around and watch her in her epic quest in search of...whatever she was searching for.
"Link!" Navi snapped, reminding him of his previous engagement. "We've got to find a sword! You need to see the Great Deku Tree!"
Link rolled his eyes, muttering something under his breath before standing up and brushing some invisible dust off the back of his green tunic. "Anyways, the reason I was here in the first place; notice anything new?" He sounded hopeful, clearly waiting for the big words Vivian clearly neglected.
Vivian looked up, blinked, and then suddenly gasped in long over due surprise. "Oh my gosh! You've got a fairy!"
Link laughed heartily, his eyes beaming smugly at her. Who could blame him? "It was about time you realized! You're so slow!"
Grinning slyly, he poked Vivian's shoulder before staring at the little blue orb proudly. Navi bobbed up and down, pleased with the attention.
"I take it you're the one who ever so kindly decided to blind me for a few minutes." Vivian pointed out in a teasing manner. Navi, looking as flustered as a fairy could get, flew around from side to side.
"I told you to move, didn't I? I'm sorry!"
"It's fine, I'm just messing with you. Anyways, what's this about a Sword?" Vivian sat up on her knee's, pulling out a green bug that tried to nestle in her tangled hair. Link pulled a bitter face and motioned to the entrance of the Great Deku Tree's meadow.
"It's Mido. He won't let me through without certain things" he answered disdainfully. Vivian shot him a sympathetic smile. "Have you tried getting Saria to make him move? She'd be happy to help you." Vivian really shouldn't be mentioning Saria, especially since she rudely ditched her ten minutes ago. Now where was that Rupee?
Link shook his head. "I can't do that. If Saria keeps defending me, I won't learn to watch out for myself. I don't want Mido thinking he can just boss me around." He confessed, his fists clenched tightly by his sides. Something sparked in his eyes and it that made Vivian smile impishly. "Wonderfully pitched. Tell you what; I think I might know about that sword your fairy mentioned." Vivian was very careful not to mention the fairy's name, especially since she became aware that Link had not mentioned it yet.
"I happened to stumble across a little area a while ago near the training grounds. It's said that the Kokiri treasure is hidden somewhere in the village and I think it's there!" She exclaimed. Vivian felt her hand touch something cool and immediately looked down to examine the soft dirt beneath her fingers.
"Treasure? Zander mentioned treasure when I spoke to him! Do you think it'll be the sword?" He asked enthusiastically, his voice brimmed with excitement. Vivian did not answer him. She roared out a boisterous cry of accomplishment, stood up and shoved her arm up to the sky, presenting her hand to the heavens. Clutched in her palm was shiny red Rupee with specks of dirt covering the surface. All that pose needed was some nostalgic music and a brimming light around her new treasure.
"I KNEW I would find it here!" She gloated to no one imparticular, grinning brightly. Vivian ignored the awkward stares she got from the audience that witnessed her loud outburst. She turned her attention back to Link and offered him her free hand. The other one encased the red Rupee lovingly in her palm. Link gave her the most classic 'what the hell' face she had ever seen on a person. She had to resist laughing.
"You were looking for a Rupee? Why in Farore's name did you think you'd find Rupees in grass?" Link questioned her with a bewildered expression. Vivian just beamed like a little ray of sunshine. "Why? For the same reason I just found 20 Rupees silly! Bushes will always have spare cash or little items!" she stated proudly, as though it were a common fact. Link's frown didn't fade.
"What got that into your head?"
"Nintendo logic. Now come on! I still need to show you the entrance to the passage way—Oh! Did you buy a Deku Shield yet?"
"Huh? Nintendo logic? Wait! H-how did you know I needed a shield?"
Vivian replied by scoffing, "No? Fine, you can always go to the shop later!"
Grabbing his hand despite his recovering shock from her amazing 'intuition', she forced him to stand and dragged him with her up to the Training Grounds. Navi sped after them hastily, beating her wings madly to keep up with them. Vivian didn't listen to Link's pleas to slow down or pay any attention to the fact he almost tripped over. She weaved them both in and out of the wooden fences, from corner to corner, and out towards the wall of rock bordering the village.
"Now...where are you?" Vivian released Link's hand and promptly began searching for the little burrow.
"So you've been inside it personally?"
"Yep." Nope.
"Oh that's good!" Navi chimed by Link's side "It saved us a lot of time!"
"Found it!" Vivian chirped, her head indicating where the small gap was. "You should be able to crawl through. I can't fit it in, for reasons I won't mention. Need me to describe the layout?" she offered. Link shook his head, but smiled in thanks. "Nah, I think I'll work my way around. Anything else I need to know?" he looked up at her with a bright twinkle in his eye, reminding Vivian of a child who just cracked a difficult puzzle. She smiled.
"Yeah. Just watch out for the huge moving rocks."
"W-wait? What?"
"If you see an extra sword in there, bring it to me!" She cackled, leaving the blond boy and his fairy to brave the terrible rolling rocks of doom while she headed to the Kokiri shop, eagerly awaiting the moment she could thrust a certain pretty red rock in Linder's face.
"Twenty Rupees? Where did you find that?" Linder all but gleamed at the shimmering red rock Vivian placed on the counter. The brunette smiled pleasantly, her arms casually resting over the counter as she leaned forward a little. "In the tall grass."
"Tall grass? How did a red rupee get there? The red ones are so hard to find!"
"Well what can I say? I have a knack for treasure hunting. Now, about that shield—?" Linder let out a frustrated groan and plonked the Shield loudly on the counter with clang. Vivian arched her eyebrow.
"And?"
Rolling his eyes, a three blue rupees and four green ones clattered conviently in front of Vivian. She smiled brightly and handed over the red rupee. "Pleasure doing business with you." she winked, picking up each rupee and placing it in her purse. Mire walked to the front counter, drawing a curtain that held all the stock the Kokiri shop held.
"Vee, you left your spare clothes here. Want to change in to them? Sola's going to do everyone's laudry tonight." she motioned her hand to the piling basket of clothes—mainly boys ones. Humming in reply, Vivian went behind the curtain and stripped out of her plain green dress and into her "Saria dopple-ganger" clothes as she so rightfully dubbed them. By the time she came out, Link was just entering the shop. He had a few grass stains on his tunic and bits of twigs in his hair.
"What happened to you?" Vivian didn't bother with the hello's this time. She smugly glimpsed the shining, clean sword equipped on Link's back. He laughed sheepishly,
"Large moving bolders. I had to roll out the way of a few of them."
"Hang on!" Linder's eyes bulged out of their sockets. "Is that the Kokiri Sword? How the hell did you get that!" So much for being against cursing and bad language...
Link instantly pointed at Vivian, who looked around for something to point at in return. She just pointed back at Link eventually.
"I just gave him a hint of where it could've been!" she raised her hands up defensivly as the carrot topped boy glared darkly from behind his shaggy bangs. Linder was one of those boys who adored weaponry. He had been trying to guess the location of the Kokiri Sword so that he could give it a go and then sell it to the highest bidder in the village. Sneaky guy.
"You better put it back when you're done with it." Mire warned, putting a few Deku Nuts on the far left hand corner of the shelf. "It's still our treasure. I don't even know why you need it."
"Mido won't let him see the Great Deku Tree without it." Vivian filled in swiftly, tucking her green dress under her arm. "Now get your shield!" she ordered, fixing her stare on the blond boy who was still getting the glare of doom from Linder. "I'll meet you outside. We can head to the Great Deku Tree together."
"Together?" Link looked puzzled. Navi immediatly chimed loudly, "But the Great Deku Tree summoned Link! He wants to see him alone!"
"You will be alone. I just need to ask him something crucially important. Now stop stalling!" she commanded bossily. Not sticking around to hear another response, she exited the shop. Vivian walked over to the log that connected two banks of the stream together and crossed it with surprising grace. After all, she had been practicing on it for nearly a month now.
Saria was no where in sight so she entered the house the two of them shared stealthy. She, for the first time in weeks, placed her clothes in her messenger back neatly. She packed up her other little items as well, leaving her music box till last due to it being quite fragile. She adjusted the strap and then placed it over her shoulder. It felt weird holding it again, but it was oddly light considering how many items she had in there.
"Where are you going?"
Vivian froze to her spot, her grey eyes downcast to the floor after automatically recognizing the voice. "N-no where inparticular, I was just wondering how much stuff my bag could hold" She lied feebly, now forced to place her bag back on the bed. Saria perked up a little but didn't seem as cheery as she was this morning. After a brief pause of silence, Vivian spoke. "Do you know if Deku Sticks are good weapons?"
The green haired girl shook her head. "No, they break very easily. Why do you ask?"
"I want to see the Great Deku Tree but Mido went let me through without a sword." She mumbled. Saria had a sour look in her bright blue eyes. It didn't suit her personality at all.
"That bum! He's just being mean to everyone recently! I don't know what's wrong with him these days...he used to be so nice to everyone..." Saria's words trailed off but they need not be spoken for Vivian to understand what she meant. Saria broke the quiet tension first this time.
"Why do you need to see the Great Deku Tree? Is it something to do with Link?" Oh yeah...she was probably the first one to find out about it from him.
"Not quite. So I take it there aren't any other swords other than the Kokiri Sword?" Vivian pressumed.
"Not really...hold on, I think 'Fado' found one." She suddenly recalled. Vivian felt an odd sensation flood through her stomach. "Which one?" her voice cracked a little. Saria chuckled lightly. "Fado."
For some reason, Vivian was desperatly hoping she meant the other 'Fado.'
Swallowing thickly, Vivian quickly said "Thanks 'Ria, I'll see you later!" before she darted out of the house and towards the small slope by the side of it. Fado was perhaps the most terrifying person Vivian had the pleasure of meeting. As far as horror stories were concerned, she was the girl Vivian pictured giggling under her bed with a bloodied weapon, just waiting to slit her throat. Not to mention Fado was a huge fan of Mido. Whether it was because they were friends or something of a one sided crush, Fado unconditionally shared the same opinions as Mido.
This also meant they mutally disliked fairy-less children.
"Hello Miss Brat" Fado greeted with that god-damn creepy smile on her face. Vivian was a little twitchy on the nickname but she was sure the blond haired girl only used it because Mido's word was law. After crossing the bridges connecting the towers together just to find her, Vivian was dead set on actually getting that sword. Or rather, the sword that was supposedly in her possession. As far as Vivian was concerned, she was lucky to even have another option.
"Saria said you found a sword. Can I please borrow it!" Vivian wanted to smack herself for stooping low enough to beg the creepy girl for something. Knowing Fado, she would probably ask for Vivian's soul in return.
"Nope." she giggled impishly. Well that failed.
"I really need it Fado! I can't get passed Mido unless I have it!"
"You're trying to get passed Mido? Why do you want to see the Great Deku Tree so badly? Mr. Ex-No-Fairy was on his way to see him too. I wonder what you're up to?" She said in a hushed whisper, a dark, forboding smile carved on to her face. Vivian narrowed her eyes a little before making a "come hither" motion with her fingers. Curious, Fado leaned forward and let Vivian whisper something in her ear. The blond girl blinked and looked at Vivian in slight awe.
"Is that so?"
"Yep. Mido would be happy, wouldn't he?" And just like a bomb to an ancient ruin, Fado's resolve crumbled down to dust as a wide grin spread on her lips.
"It's in my house! I found it next to skeleton in the Lost Woods! But you better bring it back! It's too pretty to go to you! I'll see you soon Miss Brat!" she laughed happily.
Vivian seriously felt like Fado just grabbed the beating organ in her chest and squeezed it until it popped and splattered. Her heart was facing and skipping beats as she practically ran away from her. Fado and Fado lived in a house by the Kokiri shop so it meant no extra running around for Vee after she got the sword. As she ran down from the tower, she didn't see Link outside the shop or near Mido. It bugged her a little to think he would go without her but she didn't think it was worth getting angry over. Navi probably screamed at him to hurry up.
Entering other people's houses was supposed to be down in a polite fashion of knocking, but Vivian seriously didn't feel like she had the time for formalities. She could barely make out a decent 'hello' to Fado before she began exploring the house for Fado's little treasure.
"What are you looking for?" Fado looked up from a book he was reading, clearly a little suspicious as to why the brunette had stormed in without warning.
"Sword!" she focused on the pots at first, but she couldn't see it anywhere in plain sight.
"It's behind the wardrobe." Fado pointed out, now placing his book to the side. "It belongs to Fado. Did she say you could have it?"
"Yep." Vivian scampered behind the wardrobe, and true to Fado's word, she pulled out a decent sized sword. There was nothing particularly great about it like Fado had described it. Vivian was exxpecting something brightly polished with a golden handle and jewels embedded into it but in her hand was just a regular steel sword with a leather covered handle. Vivian could have sworn she saw a few blood stains.
"What do you want with that old thing?" the boy inquired, making Vivian flinch when she realized he was standing right behind her and peering over her shoulder.
"I need to see the Great Deku Tree. Sorry for the lack of conversation but I've really got to go after Link."
"Oh, ok. I'll see you later Vee!" Fado smiled charmingly as she escaped the house.
'Why does everyone keep saying that?" Vivian thought, noticing how the Kokiri children had not once said "bye" to one another, or her. 'It's like they know that I'm going to get away from here.'
Even Fado, who was now aware of her little plot did not say goodbye, even though she easily could have done. It just made Vivian feel worse knowing the events that were going to transpire would be the begining of a chain of troubles even her before-hand knowledge couldn't hope to solve.
Authors Notes: I feel like this chapter was a little rushed so I might be rewriting bits that don't make sense or editing some bad spelling or grammar. I hope you liked the chapter, and continue to read the story as Link's destiny starts to unravel!
PS: Would anyone be willing to beta this story for me? I suppose I should go beta hunting myself but I've noticed quite a few beta readers aren't too fond of self inserts/oc fics, so I was thinking that anyone who was reading this story (if you've read at least three chapters of my droning and not gotten sick of it) might like it enough and be willing to give it a go.
Reviews would also be lovely. I need to know if I'm just typing up a load rubbish or not!
Stay tuned! :D
