New Paths End

End Scene 1- Part 2

It had been quite a long day. A fun day. An exciting day! He had made new friends, new fears, and had lots of fun...
"He" was an odd creature. Fairly short, big round cheerful yellow eyes, cat like ears and pupils; pale skinned, stubs for horns coming through, with a lot of shaggy white hair pulled back, and lastly, a pointy beard to match. This creature was no more than a boy but thought to be a man because of his facial hair.
"Hey Draco!"
A small young girl came running (to the best that her dress allowed) up to him, long golden hair streaming behind.
"You're not actually going to go back to that dull friend of yours, are you?"
She asked, tugging on his long sleeve as she came up to him. Another gold haired boy, maybe two years older caught up to them, looking up at Draco expectantly. The dragon creature smiled at the two weakly, "I apologize your highness, but I'm afraid I must. She is my friend, yes, but actually she is quite the opposite of dull once you get to know her-"
"Stay here with me!"
The little girl beamed, bouncing on her toes, "I insist!"
Draco sighed calmly and knelt down to the girl, smiling warmly. She started giggling, looking back to the boy as if she were getting proposed to.
"Princess Zelda Nylin of Hyrule, it is with great sorrow that I must part from your company."
She was about to open her mouth to speak again-
"But! But, but, but, but. I have to be with my companion. Though your offers have been tempting, I am still eternally bound in the bonds of friendship to one person, and one only. And until the deities say otherwise, then it will remain this way."
The princess was heartbroken but also dignified with such a formal change. Draco took her hand and kissed it lightly then stood up. The Princess seemed sad now, Draco took notice, "Don't worry Princess, you'll always have your Fairy Boy."
Smiling he gestured to the other boy named Link.
Draco skipped off towards where he last saw his companion. Though he was quite weary, since last he had saw, she was talking with the great King of the Gerudo. An untrusted man named Ganondorf, who actually captured them just not a week prior…

"Fairy boy?" The oldest inquired, "Why is this Link kid called fairy boy?"
The girl suddenly looked as if an idea lit up the sponge of her mind, "I've heard that name before, the kid was from the forest! The people there use to have fairies accompany them, that was before they began to hide. The fairies and people there would have a kind of bond, like the First Village with the sky people and birds."
The two brothers looked at the old woman as if for approval, she simply nodded.
"That story of the First Village was always my favorite when Papa told it…" The younger brother began to lose himself in his own limited past experience.
"So go on!" Called the older boy to tp lady, surprising them all, "What happened to the King and girl?" He asked,clearly changing his attitude from earlier.
The Lady smiled...

"So... let me get this straight..." Ganondorf started, he was now sitting against the tree with the young girl. She was smiling at him, his face contorted in confusion.
"You and that... dragon thing, just fell into this land, was told by the great spirit of the sky to find the "citadel" and "make your presence known."
She nodded. He recounted again- "And because of your appearance, people don't trust you and so the spirit of the sky told your friend to keep your real name safe. You both were set on the wrong track, that was when I encountered you. That means..."
He thought for a moment, "That Kiyato isn't your name but one Draco came up with."
The girl smiled and nodded again. The man seemed interested in her now, "You really are a riddle aren't you?"
She pondered that, "Heh, yeah, you could say that."
He nodded and stretched, "To be completely honest, I don't like that name."
Ganon rested his hands behind his head and started massaging the back of his neck, he had really started to relax around the girl now.
"ki-ya-to... hm... that is strongly Hylian..."
He muttered lazily, she smirked, leaning over, "I think that's the point."
He began to smirk, watching her out the corner of his eye, 'She's so young...' "I will tell you something, I don't get close to many, but I may make an exception. Like you said, those who can see eye to eye should stay close and watch out for one another."
The girl frowned, "I never said that."
"Well, you did in that odd way of yours."
She thought back, then started nodding, "When you put it like that, yeah okay."
Ganon began to smile.
"I could teach you about me, and in return you could share about yourself. I may teach you how to wield a sword, in return you could teach me your true name, does all this sound fair to you?"
The girl pondered it all, "So what you're saying, is you deem me fit to be your friend? Is that it? You wanna be friends, seriously?"
She said this a bit sharply, making Ganon almost cringe but he stood ground, almost taken aback.
"You could put it that way. More or less I'd just rather secure you as an acquaintance and get to know you. You're interesting."
The two seemed to glower at each other.

'He's so damn hudge...'
'She is so puny...'
…... 'It's ridiculous'... They both thought.

…. ' How would anything like a friendship like this suppose to work? One of us will end up dead before it even seem pleasant.'

By now the gods were thoroughly amused. Kiyato looked up into his eyes now, there was something different about them. The yellow was more intense and now there were hints of red near his pupils.
'...anyway...' she thought, 'out of it all, I don't like my chances...'
They both turned away frowning and pouting, by now the deities had made rounds of bets in their golden halls. Ganondorf sighed, "What I would like to say... is that if ever you find yourself in my homeland, I can promise the un-certainty of death."
The girl raised an eyebrow, the man smirked. They started to look quite mischievous together. He continued, "And if ever you find yourself in my company, I can always assure the certainty of safety."
"Oh, hah, only assure?"
"I don't like making unstable promises to those who I may trust."
She nodded and smiled, "I just might like the way you think, oh King of Thieves. But there's the problem of me trusting you."
Ganon seemed perplexed at this and looked as if he was about to inquire, Kiyato noticed this and continued, "I don't give my trust in someone easily, I don't share my company willingly. I have a wall and invisible battlements to get past, and you don't even want to know how much you'd have to get through just to get the key to my heart or mind, never mind what all guards the two."
"I can respect that."
"Well you better."
She glanced at him sharply, Ganon smirked. Despite the physical size difference, it didn't even seem like it existed when they talked. Ganondorf straightened up, about to stand.
"look lively girl. Your friend approaches, followed by some company."
He stood and offered Kiyato a hand, who in turn, pushed it a side and stood up as well. Draco came towards them smiling as always with his shark toothed grin, this almost disturbed Ganon. The Princess and her Fairy Boy came in toe with the dragon creature. The two youngest stopped in Ganon's presence as Draco still came forward. Kiyato and Draco hugged and laughed, he turned to Ganon and bowed deeply.

"My most sincerest apologies sir, but I'm afraid it's best time that my companion and I take leave!"
The dragon boy said cheerfully, Ganon smiled nicely and bowed his head at the creature, "Thank you, in fact I also find it a good time to take my leave as well."
"Actually, King Ganondorf, you will have to stay a little longer. My father will be seeing you to discuss your problem."
The little girl spoke. Her voice quite high but full of authority, this made Kiyato turn around to her in disbelief. 'Geez, this kids got some nerve...'
Her friend, Link, looked at her questioningly. Ganon now looked down at the two, his brow met and then it quickly raised and his expression turned from:
'Just who does she think she is?' to-
"Oh. Is that so, young masters?"
Ganon said, clearly unimpressed. The Princess, who had all eyes on her, looked at Kiyato in disgust at such casual dress, then glared up at Ganon in disdain.
"Tell me, little Princess..."
He started to try and soften his tone like talking to a baby, but it really wasn't working. He just would end up sounding threatening and cold, "How exactly did you come by such information?"
No sooner had he asked that question, did a soldier come prancing up, announcing that the King would see him shortly. He thanked him, looking down at the little girl bemused, "I see..." he said smiling with a cruel glint in his eyes, "We have a little eavesdrop, how adorable."
Zelda frowned and turned away sharply, dragging Link in toe. Ganon shook his head and spat, Kiyato started snickering. Draco looked at the two almost bewildered. He finally said, "I'll just go on ahead and get all of our things, Kiyato, you can say goodbye and meet me over by the stables, I don't know how to set up all the saddle bags."
He smiled and she nodded in turn as she agreed. As Draco ran off she turned to the Gerudo who seemed troubled, "Well, I guess we better part ways now..."
She said, scuffling her boot against a root. Ganon looked down and slowly nodded, turning to her he offered a hand and stood proud. The size difference was quite apparent now. Kiyato looked at his large, gloved, hand and then heartily shook it, Ganon was surprised by this but did the same,
"Until our paths cross again, my friend." he smirked, she smiled in turn, slightly bemused. "That's quite a bold statement you know."
"I know it won't be the last."

The children were now hanging off every word,
"What, so that's it? Isn't there more?" The oldest said, slightly frustrated, feeling as if he'd been cheated out of a good trade.
"Of course that isn't it. I suppose it's an end of a path, a part of the story. Maybe for one like you, a cliffhanger, but for me, it's a lunch break…" She grouched about lazily in response as she got up to light the fire in a pit, circled by stones that the children only just realised was there.
"In this time I suggest you ask questions or think on what you learned. Either that or help me decide on beef or fish, I usually have both I'm so terrible at choices…"
She muttered off in the distance, clanks and cluttered sounds crashed from the shed she'd entered, "So, hang on what was the girl's name?" Asked the younger brother, "Kiyato?" The girl said weakly as she wasn't sure herself.
"Yeah, it was, but did you guys get it? It isn't even her real name! What kind of story is this?"
The older brother exclaimed, getting up to stretch his numb legs.

"I thought I had told you rats that in the beginning of this all!"
The old lady called out, surprising the kids with how well she could hear. She came out of the shed with a descaled fish and large, thick green leaves.
"Why would I give you pests berries for money you've stolen from me? Sure, it's crafty but still Dax! Give it up!"
A large rat came squealing furiously at her from the shed. She snarled and barked something at it angrily in some foreign language to the children, who were dumb struck at this scene of the rodent returning to the shed almost grumbling to itself.
"So, you three, come up with anything? Questions anyone?"