Link's eyes flutter open. It was early, very early. Probably around three in the morning. He picks himself up. running a hand through his bed head, getting the sleep out of his eyes. He would be leaving in an hour, at dusk. The previous night, after his amazing conversation with Tetra, he had explained the situation to his family.
(flashback!)
"Link, why do you have your tunic folded? And why is your sailing equipment out and cleaned?" Grandma asked, looking at the neatly organised equipment in front of her. It included everything from his Sail, Wind Waker, Tunic, and Grappeling Hook to his sword, sheild, and power bracelets. "Are you going somewhere, dear?" she asks with slight concern. Just like her to be worried.
"I'm going to Windfall Island to see Tetra!" he says with genuine excitement in his voice. His grandma smiles. It had been so long since she'd seen such...focus in his eyes. "At long last." she thinks as she sits down, drinking her tea. "Oh? What's the occasion?" She asks curiously.
Link smiles brightly. "Well, you remember Sage Medli and Prince Komali?" She nods, remembering the day of Link's return to Outset, sister in tow, very fondly. "They're getting married! And they've invited all of us to there wedding next week on Dragon Roost Island!" He exclaims proudly. Grandma smiles. "Then why are you going to Windfall Island so early? Couldnt you just warp there? Or wait a few more days?" Link shakes his head. "Well...I would...but I'm not allowed to use cyclones near Windfall anymore. To risky. She nods, remembering the plethora of angry letters she got throughout his adventure to defeat Ganon, all complaining about the cyclones, pluss one about letting some insane fairy-chaser out of jail. She shakes her head.
"Well...You may take Aryl, but I'm not going." Link looks up in shock. "Why not, Grandma? Don't you wanna see everyone?" he asks, looking quite sad at the prospect. She nods, smiling. "Of course i do dear...but I'm simply to old to be hopping about on a tiny boat...besides." She winks at him. "I'm certain you and Tetra will want some alone time." Link blushes at her statement, going back to preparing for his journey.
(End flashback!)
Link smiled as he put on his tunic. He had made some adjustments to it over time. For example, it was a bit sturdier, more closely resembling the hero of legend. He also had ditched wearing the hat, mainly becuase little Aryl insisted on wearing it ALL the time. Her reasoning? "I wanna be just like Big Brother. Cept i'm a girl, so I'm better!". He smiles at her logic. Both Aryl and Joel were sure to be at the lookout, sleeping. He wanted to surprise them. "Better get to it then." He thinks as he quietly spirits out the door.
Link smiled as he stepped outside. The sky was still dark with night, and the moon was high in the air. He was always a very early riser. He loved the early morning. As he walks off the porch, he smiles at his boat, all packed and ready. As he walks by the beach and over to the bridge, her cant help but inhale the cool sea air. He didn't know why, but he had a good feeling about all this. He was going on an adventure, finally. But to top that off, not only did he get to take his sister with him, he also gets to see...her. He smiles. "I wonder how she's changed..." he says quietly to himself, smiling at the thought. She was already drop dead the last time he had seen her, at least in his eyes. He shakes the thoughts away. He could marvel at her later. First he had to GET there. He smiles at his house. His grandma had snuck in from Sturgeon's and slipped some soup into his bags. Even sick, she tries her hardest. He makes it across the bridge, and starts toward the ladder.
Aryl was curled up with Joel ontop of her lookout, snoring softly. The wind blew lightly, causing her to snuggle closer to him. She was just about to drift into a nice dream when-
"Aryl! Wake up little sis!" Link says softly, nudging her. "Link...? What the f-" He stops her, frowning. "Fairy." she says, wincing at the mistake she could have made. Link smiles at her, anticipation in his eyes. "Guess what! I have a surprise for the both of you!" He says happily as Joel rejoins the living, sitting up, deciding to just listen to the already started conversation.
"What is so big and awesome that you had to wake us up at 3:30 in the morning, Link?" She asks, looking slightly annoyed.
"Tetra." he states happily. She frowns. "Again? Link, I'm going to bed, you can cry on my shoulder later.." She says as she begins to stand up.
"No! Not that!" Link says, slightly red in the face. She had promised him she would tell noone..."Note. Yell at her later." She stops, looking at him. "Then what is it, dear Brother, I'm very tired." She asks, looking like the slightest little wind would blow her off the lookout. "We're going to Windfall Island today!" Link says proudly, smiling. At this, Aryl nearly rocketed out of her skin. "Today? Right now? That means shopping right? We can shop, right?" She asks almost to quickly for Link's brain. "Oh dear Farore..." he says to himself, wondering if he should have just left the Windfall Island part out. She was always a...handful...when it came to that island. Somewhere in Links boat bag, a few Orange Ruppies are probably in tears at the moment. "Of course." Was his simple reply. At this, she nearly burst, grabbing poor joel by the hand and tugging him down. "What the-" was all the poor kid could get out as he was dragged back to his house to get ready. "It'll only be a day...It'll only be a day..." He says to himself as he follows suit, slidding down the ladder.
It was a good 30 minutes untill the young couple arrived at Link's boat, much to his annoyance. "What took you guys so long?" he asked, looking at the two. Joel immediatly pointed at the dress-clad lass. She had clearly monopolised the bathroom. "Typical..." He says under his breath as he prepares the boat, undocking it and raising the sail. "Brother? How long do you think we'll be at sea?" Aryl asks, sitting on Joels lap so that Link would have enough room to operate. He muses, ignoring the sight. "I'd say about a day." He says as he eases away from the dock. "But how can that happen?" Joel pipes up. "The wind is blowing south." he states, pointing at Link's flowing hair. "Indeed it is sir, but we'll fix that right up." Link says, pulling out the Wind Waker as Joel stares at him doubtfully. Then, with 3 waves of the baton, the wind suddenly blew northeast. Link smiled as Joel stood dumbfounded. As they sailed away into the great beyond, Far across the Sea, on Windfall Island, a young pirate lass stood at the bow of her ship as the wind suddenly shifted. She smiles. "Sail on, Hero..." She smiles, looking down at herself. "Because I'm going to make you mine..."
A tiny chapter, indeed, but still! A Chapter nontheless! Read and review! And I promise to give Joel and Aryl more airtime!