Feeling slowly returned as her consciousness eased back. She laid on her back, her fingers could feel the cotton cloth under and over her. She almost feared opening her eyes, unaware of where she would be, who would be there, and what had happened. Keeping her eyes closed, she searched her mind for what she remembered. Fighting, blood everywhere, running for her life, leaving a woman behind. Her heart ached as she thought of leaving the woman that commanded her to run. Then fighting again, only to be taken down. But for what reason? She wondered. Then the image of a boy riding a horse, a ball of light beside him. Then the voices. Then nothing at all until now. That was all that remained in her memory.
Who was that woman? She asked herself in her thoughts, Why do I feel like she's a close friend? I don't know her. Why can't I remember anything else? Who was that boy and the voices? What happened to me?
Who am I, anyway?
She took the chance and slowly opened her eyes, staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. She blinked as her vision sharpened from it's blurry stage and looked over to her surroundings, spotting the back of a woman, her blonde hair cut short. She wondered if that woman knew her, or what happened to her. She slowly sat up, feeling pain in her muscles as they were used. She must've let her pain be known; the woman glanced behind her and her eyes widened. The girl held her head with her hand, feeling the pulsing pain though her skull, as if her brain and skull were expanding. The woman quickly hurried over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't move too much, you're still in pain." She said, showing a soft smile.
The girl just stared at her through her blonde bangs, wondering if by some chance, she did know her. She wondered if she was on the side of whoever was chasing her, or if she was on the woman she left's side.
"Wh-Where am I?" She asked.
"It's ok, you're in Ordon Village. You're safe here." The woman said with a sweet smile, her eyes showed kindness.
The girl just looked at her lap in response, not sure whether to believe her or not. The woman noticed her conflict and walked over to the window beside the door.
"Colin! Could you go get Link please?"
The girl thought as the woman spoke. She recognized her voice, one of the voices she had heard as she slipped into unconsciousness. She stared at the woman through her bangs as she turned around and smiled at her.
"Do...I...Do you know me?" The confused girl asked.
"Not that I am aware of...my name is Uli." The woman said, a smile still remained on her face.
The girl looked back at her lap in response. She was hoping for some answers, but this woman couldn't provide them. She didn't know whether to run or believe that she was safe in this village. The door soon opened as a young boy walked in, his hair the same color as Uli's. He quickly ran to her side and stared at the stranger. The woman smiled at the boy.
"This is my son, Colin..." She explained, kneeling down to her son lovingly.
The girl simply nodded in reply before staring back at her lap. The woman looked at her son.
"Where's Link?" She asked.
"Umm...He was sleeping when I came and he said that he'll be here soon." Colin explained.
"Oh, poor boy probably had to work hard last night at the farm."
"And Malo, Talo, and Beth convinced him to show them more sword moves."
Uli sighed. "Those kids. Link has a handful almost daily."
The girl remained silent. Uli tried to show a kind smile, a smile that said "Everything's ok. You're safe." but it was useless when the girl refused to look up, hiding behind her blonde bangs and stray hair that had fallen out of her messed-up braid.
"...Umm, may I have your name?" Uli asked, hoping for an actual answer instead of a nod or silence. The girl actually looked at her, one eye hidden by her hair, her other hidden by the shadows of her hair. She stared at her for a while, until she began to open her mouth for a response. Then the knock on the door silenced her. Uli looked at the door in disappointment and allowed access to the farm boy she sent for.
"Ah there you are!" She said sweetly, letting the boy in.
The girl nearly 'd seen him before, the boy who was on the horse with the ball of light. Same blue eyes, green wardrobe, the exact replica. She put the pieces together, he brought her here. The reason remained unknown to her. Were they really trying to help her, or was there lies behind Uli's innocent smile? Where they against her? The boy in the green tunic looked over at her, noticing her eyes being in thought. She quickly looked back down at her lap.
"So you're awake." He started, walking into the house as Uli shut the door behind him. He paused for a response. After receiving silence he continued. "My name's Link."
"He's the one who found you yesterday." Uli added.
"Yea, but you're in better shape today than yesterday. Uli's a good nurse, right?"
The girl glanced up at them, wondering what to trust. If she had information about what happened, she'd use it to determine if these people were friends or foes, but that was hard when all you remembered was small fragments of few memories, which had to have happened recently.
"So...what happened anyway?" Link asked out of curiosity.
"Link! Don't be rude!" Uli scolded, as if scolding her own son. Link fell silent as Uli smiled at her again.
"...ummm..." The girl started, only to be cut off once again by the door.
Uli sighed with a hint of irritation and passed the clueless Link, opening the door once again. She nodded at whoever was at the door and looked back at Link.
"Link, Colin, keep her company." She said before walking out the door.
Link glanced back at the stranger, not realizing until now that she was in the process of standing up. By the time he opened his mouth to warn her about her injuries, she was already up. He closed his mouth and let her be. He let the silence speak while he thought of something to say. But what do you say to a random stranger you don't even know? He was about to ask for her name when she spoke.
"You're name is Link, correct?" She asked under her scarf-like mask.
"Yea. Can I call you something?" Link asked.
"...Ummm..." She seemed hesitant. Link stared at her as she thought.
"Well, assuming you have a name." He joked, rubbing the back of his neck, hoping for her to smile or reply.
"I assume I do. Do I?"
Link stared at her with blue eyes, unsure if she was serious or replying to the joke he was implying earlier. Behind him, Colin was wondering the same thing.
"Umm...is there something I can call you?" He asked again.
"...I assume none of you do know me." She said, almost in disappointment.
Link blinked, wondering what was going on. He thought over it for a moment and decided to pass that question.
"So...just asking but are you a Sheikah?"
She thought for a moment. Sheikah...that word sounded familiar. But what was it? What did it mean?
In the middle of her thoughts, Uli opened the door once again, letting both herself and a somewhat heavy man in.
"Mayor Bo!" Link exclaimed.
"No need to sound so surprised Link!" Mayor Bo said, patting Link on the shoulder. His attention automatically switched to the girl with the eye symbol on her chest. "Ah! She really is awake! We welcome you, it is quite exciting to have a living Sheikah here!"
She stared at him, still trying to figure out why the word "Sheikah" was so familiar.
"Ummm...why do you call me a Sheikah?" She asked. Mayor Bo inspected her from afar, seemingly deep in thought.
"Well judging by what I researched last night, you sure do look like one!" He said, going through the list of things that a Sheikah possesses in his head. "Although I cannot see your eyes..."
As he spoke, he took a step toward her, wanting to check her eyes for the most important part of a Sheikah. The girl quickly jumped back, wielding a kunai in front of her in defense that seemed to come from nowhere. She didn't know how she knew it was in the wrapping around her leg, but it seemed like instinct. Mayor Bo automatically raised his hands.
"Please, Sheikah, I mean no harm to you." He said in a calm tone.
She stared at him, her blood red eyes fully visible, and put her weapon down keeping her hand around the handle in case it was a trap. Mayor Bo sighed in relief, but the girl kept them all in her vision. Why she was so alert was unknown, but at this moment, she trusted her instincts. She kept her blood glare on them.
"What happened to me?" She asked, her voice demanding an answer, contradicting her personality from a few seconds ago.
They all stared at her, not making sense to what she said. After a moment, Uli gasped.
"Oh no..." She said under her breath, her words only noticed by Link. He looked over at her, confused.
Noticing that no one was answering her, she glanced around her surroundings, noticing an open window close behind her. Once again trusting her instincts, she jumped through the open window, landing in a perfect somersault. Once her feet hit the ground at the end of the somersault, she paused as the muscle pain set in.
"Wait!" She heard Uli say, rushing to the window. She quickly ran through the village, passing the houses and a confused man near the house closest to the exit she was running to. Link cursed and ran out the door; Uli attempted to stop him but failed.
He sprinted after her, wondering what possessed the stranger to spontaneously jump out of the window after being in the same shape she was in. He ran into the opening where a house existed in a tree, a scarecrow to the side and targets on the trees. He glanced around, looking for the stranger, no trace existed. He sighed, not wanting to admit defeat.
"Link what's wrong?" A voice asked, the source coming from a flying ball of light. Link looked at Navi and glanced around again. He'd almost forgotten that he left her at home.
"Great. I lost her." He said, obviously ticked off.
"...Ya know she went by here right? I've been up for a while." Navi said, her tiny arms crossed.
"...Then lead the way!" Link said ready to follow. Navi sighed.
"You need to be able to rely on me at least SOMETIMES!" She complained before flying ahead into the woods, followed by Link.
Sorry for not being active for a while, kinda hard to do when you're me. HAHA! (I mean that as I am forgetful and lazy)
Anyway, chapter 3, hopefully this will get easier to write. Writers block has found me again, and I've been distracted as well. My birthday just passed (Jan 24) and I went to my favorite band's concerts (A7X) and my brother's aniversary passed as well (Feb 1) and right when I gained control of myself again, mother gets sick. *sigh* Anyway, enjoy and feel free to review.