Serenewinds: I am REALLY sorry that this took so long to post, but I've had
a truckload of homework, not to mention the video I have to do. We've had
more bloopers than any real footage, and I almost got hit in the head with
a hammer. Anyways, yes, I am VERY sorry this has taken so long, so
hopefully the quality of this chapter will make up for that.
Branch: If you even do a good job on this chapter. For all we know this could be crap.
Serenewinds: You know, I could make you get killed in this and make Link the only star.
Branch: OK, I'll shut up.
Serenewinds: :D I am so smart. Anyways, this chapter for sure will be at least Pg-13, and if it's not than Lord help me, I've cut down on my swearing! NO! ;) Oh yes, thanks to chibi fairy for being such a loyal reviewer! Yay!
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Link still didn't seem too happy about me coming, but really, I couldn't blame him. I wouldn't trust me either. But I assured him that I was not going to kill him, and that starting now I would give up assassinating people for rupees. Of course, I probably couldn't kill him anyways, but that was beside the point.
Link and I decided to go downstairs, where there was a nice little sitting room with a crackling fire. We sat and talked for over an hour, and by that time my eyelids were becoming heavy, along with my head. I yawned and repeatedly told Link I wanted to go to bed, but each time he tried to persuade me to.
'Listen, Link, that guy will not come back, and I do not plan to be killed tonight, or do any killing myself. So, LET ME GO TO BED!' I exclaimed finally.
'That...that's not it. I-I just think it's such a lovely night that we should go for a walk, maybe go find Navi,' said Link as I stood up.
'Good night, Link.'
'But-but don't you want to go for a walk?'
'Good night, Link,' I repeated as I walked upstairs, not looking back. It was sweet of him to be worried, but I was a big girl and could take care of myself. And if he wasn't worried about me, maybe he was worried about himself. I mean, I *was* an assassin who, all of a sudden, decided to turn over a knew leaf. I personally wouldn't believe me, and even I was shocked that I was getting out of the business. Being an assassin was my life, and now I was giving it up to travel with a hero? With a good guy?
I changed into my scraggly pajamas then crawled into bed, placing my dagger next to my bed on a nightstand. I wasn't really worried or anything, but did want to be on the safe side. After all, someone *had* tried to kill me; but soon I had dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
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'What do you mean she has betrayed us for that man? And what do you mean by you could not kill her? She is a just a girl, it cannot be that hard!' thundered Kaedmon.
'But Sir, she is also the greatest assassin in the land! She is also very quick, and Link was there too,' replied a deep-voiced man.
'So, kill the boy too! I wanted him dead anyway!'
'But Sir, they are both valiant fighters. Link is the Hero of Time! Both he and the girl cannot be killed that easily!'
'Well they're the only ones in the way of my plans to over-through the king of Hyrule and rule all it's lands! So either you get me their heads, or I'll take yours instead!'
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I awoke the next morning feeling very refreshed and prepared to take on the day. I changed into my auburn tunic, slipping on auburn tights underneath and drooping my cape over my shoulders, pinning it below my neck with a gold trinket engraved with the letter 'B'. As I walked to the door I roughly slipped on my boots, which were as old as the rest of her ensemble, and filled with just as many scratches and holes.
I walked straight into Link's room, not bothering to knock even though I should have. Link was dressed and lying on his bed with his eyes closed, but he freaked.
'Calm down already! You're dressed and everything. Or am I ruining a 'meditation' session?' I asked with a smirk.
'Hey! Link! Who's that atrocious girl? Eh, Link? Eh?' exclaimed a tiny voice from somewhere in the room.
'It's just Branch, Navi,' replied Link, not even bothering to open his eyes.
'Atrocious! Get over here and say that to me and I'll slit your throat you little bitch!' I yelled, looking wildly around the room for Navi. When people insult me, I tend to get very violent and don't refrain from swearing.
Suddenly a bright blue light appeared in front of my eyes. I squinted and stared at it, finally making out the shape of an extremely tiny woman. I stared some more, and the tiny woman crossed her arms, then suddenly punched me in the nose, which hurt a lot more than it should have.
'Holy fuck! That's Navi? That's your great guardian, Link?' I then burst into laughter. 'She's so small and pathetic looking.'
'What, you thought fairies were the same size as us? Of course they aren't. And trust me, it hurts when she bites,' said Link, finally opening his eyes and sitting up. 'Oh yeah, watch your language.'
'What? Poor ickle Linky can't stand the swearing? Well guess what. I've had to watch my language practically all my life. So screw you, I'm letting my tongue loose!' I then screamed a few swears and flopped down onto Link's bed beside him. 'So, when are we leaving for this little quest of yours?'
'You mean she's coming, Link? Why, Link? Why? I'm the only companion you need, Link! I am, I am! LINK!' exclaimed Navi. She flew over to me and tried to punch me in the nose again, but I caught her in my hand and laughed as she struggled to get out. After Link and I fought over whether or not I should flush her down the drain, Link just hit me across the head. Not thinking, I let go of Navi and hit Link back.
'So I guess Navi's coming, eh?'
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We decided to leave that morning even though I had told Malon I would be staying longer and had paid for a week's stay. We each mounted our horses, Link's horse, Epona, surprisingly being smaller than mine. That meant Labrynyth had to carry a lot of the supplies, much to both of our objection.
Link and I rode far into the afternoon, in a peaceful silence that I just felt I could not disturb. I therefore talked rarely, and just took in the beautiful but fairly familiar surroundings. The only sounds were a few birds chirping in the distance and...the galloping of horses? I twisted around to see about six men, all dressed in long black cloaks, in quick pursue of Link and I.
'Link, ride faster!' I exclaimed as we both spurred our horses forward.
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It felt like they had been riding for hours, attempting to escape the dark men. Concentrating too much to look back, he did not check on Branch. He just had to lead her away from them, for both their safeties. He knew those men were out to get them both.
'Link!' he suddenly heard Branch cry. He spun around to see that she had been knocked off her horse, and was struggling to get free from the grip of three of the men.
'Link, please help,' asked Branch. He could see her pleading in her eyes, and suddenly all he knew was that he had to save her.
'I'm coming!'
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Serenewinds: Yay, sort of a cliffhanger! But I feel sorry for Link...if I were him, I personally wouldn't risk my life to save *Branch*
Branch: Oh yeah? Well I wouldn't save *your* ass either you stupid---
Serenewinds: Hey, you know, I could make Link just leave you with those guys, Branch!
Branch: Damn you.
Serenewinds: P.S.-please review! Lol, oh yeah, about halfway through, right after Lord Kaedmon's discussion, I kinda started writing in second person rather than first person, so if you find that kind of a mistake, just ignore it;)
Branch: If you even do a good job on this chapter. For all we know this could be crap.
Serenewinds: You know, I could make you get killed in this and make Link the only star.
Branch: OK, I'll shut up.
Serenewinds: :D I am so smart. Anyways, this chapter for sure will be at least Pg-13, and if it's not than Lord help me, I've cut down on my swearing! NO! ;) Oh yes, thanks to chibi fairy for being such a loyal reviewer! Yay!
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Link still didn't seem too happy about me coming, but really, I couldn't blame him. I wouldn't trust me either. But I assured him that I was not going to kill him, and that starting now I would give up assassinating people for rupees. Of course, I probably couldn't kill him anyways, but that was beside the point.
Link and I decided to go downstairs, where there was a nice little sitting room with a crackling fire. We sat and talked for over an hour, and by that time my eyelids were becoming heavy, along with my head. I yawned and repeatedly told Link I wanted to go to bed, but each time he tried to persuade me to.
'Listen, Link, that guy will not come back, and I do not plan to be killed tonight, or do any killing myself. So, LET ME GO TO BED!' I exclaimed finally.
'That...that's not it. I-I just think it's such a lovely night that we should go for a walk, maybe go find Navi,' said Link as I stood up.
'Good night, Link.'
'But-but don't you want to go for a walk?'
'Good night, Link,' I repeated as I walked upstairs, not looking back. It was sweet of him to be worried, but I was a big girl and could take care of myself. And if he wasn't worried about me, maybe he was worried about himself. I mean, I *was* an assassin who, all of a sudden, decided to turn over a knew leaf. I personally wouldn't believe me, and even I was shocked that I was getting out of the business. Being an assassin was my life, and now I was giving it up to travel with a hero? With a good guy?
I changed into my scraggly pajamas then crawled into bed, placing my dagger next to my bed on a nightstand. I wasn't really worried or anything, but did want to be on the safe side. After all, someone *had* tried to kill me; but soon I had dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
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'What do you mean she has betrayed us for that man? And what do you mean by you could not kill her? She is a just a girl, it cannot be that hard!' thundered Kaedmon.
'But Sir, she is also the greatest assassin in the land! She is also very quick, and Link was there too,' replied a deep-voiced man.
'So, kill the boy too! I wanted him dead anyway!'
'But Sir, they are both valiant fighters. Link is the Hero of Time! Both he and the girl cannot be killed that easily!'
'Well they're the only ones in the way of my plans to over-through the king of Hyrule and rule all it's lands! So either you get me their heads, or I'll take yours instead!'
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I awoke the next morning feeling very refreshed and prepared to take on the day. I changed into my auburn tunic, slipping on auburn tights underneath and drooping my cape over my shoulders, pinning it below my neck with a gold trinket engraved with the letter 'B'. As I walked to the door I roughly slipped on my boots, which were as old as the rest of her ensemble, and filled with just as many scratches and holes.
I walked straight into Link's room, not bothering to knock even though I should have. Link was dressed and lying on his bed with his eyes closed, but he freaked.
'Calm down already! You're dressed and everything. Or am I ruining a 'meditation' session?' I asked with a smirk.
'Hey! Link! Who's that atrocious girl? Eh, Link? Eh?' exclaimed a tiny voice from somewhere in the room.
'It's just Branch, Navi,' replied Link, not even bothering to open his eyes.
'Atrocious! Get over here and say that to me and I'll slit your throat you little bitch!' I yelled, looking wildly around the room for Navi. When people insult me, I tend to get very violent and don't refrain from swearing.
Suddenly a bright blue light appeared in front of my eyes. I squinted and stared at it, finally making out the shape of an extremely tiny woman. I stared some more, and the tiny woman crossed her arms, then suddenly punched me in the nose, which hurt a lot more than it should have.
'Holy fuck! That's Navi? That's your great guardian, Link?' I then burst into laughter. 'She's so small and pathetic looking.'
'What, you thought fairies were the same size as us? Of course they aren't. And trust me, it hurts when she bites,' said Link, finally opening his eyes and sitting up. 'Oh yeah, watch your language.'
'What? Poor ickle Linky can't stand the swearing? Well guess what. I've had to watch my language practically all my life. So screw you, I'm letting my tongue loose!' I then screamed a few swears and flopped down onto Link's bed beside him. 'So, when are we leaving for this little quest of yours?'
'You mean she's coming, Link? Why, Link? Why? I'm the only companion you need, Link! I am, I am! LINK!' exclaimed Navi. She flew over to me and tried to punch me in the nose again, but I caught her in my hand and laughed as she struggled to get out. After Link and I fought over whether or not I should flush her down the drain, Link just hit me across the head. Not thinking, I let go of Navi and hit Link back.
'So I guess Navi's coming, eh?'
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We decided to leave that morning even though I had told Malon I would be staying longer and had paid for a week's stay. We each mounted our horses, Link's horse, Epona, surprisingly being smaller than mine. That meant Labrynyth had to carry a lot of the supplies, much to both of our objection.
Link and I rode far into the afternoon, in a peaceful silence that I just felt I could not disturb. I therefore talked rarely, and just took in the beautiful but fairly familiar surroundings. The only sounds were a few birds chirping in the distance and...the galloping of horses? I twisted around to see about six men, all dressed in long black cloaks, in quick pursue of Link and I.
'Link, ride faster!' I exclaimed as we both spurred our horses forward.
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It felt like they had been riding for hours, attempting to escape the dark men. Concentrating too much to look back, he did not check on Branch. He just had to lead her away from them, for both their safeties. He knew those men were out to get them both.
'Link!' he suddenly heard Branch cry. He spun around to see that she had been knocked off her horse, and was struggling to get free from the grip of three of the men.
'Link, please help,' asked Branch. He could see her pleading in her eyes, and suddenly all he knew was that he had to save her.
'I'm coming!'
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Serenewinds: Yay, sort of a cliffhanger! But I feel sorry for Link...if I were him, I personally wouldn't risk my life to save *Branch*
Branch: Oh yeah? Well I wouldn't save *your* ass either you stupid---
Serenewinds: Hey, you know, I could make Link just leave you with those guys, Branch!
Branch: Damn you.
Serenewinds: P.S.-please review! Lol, oh yeah, about halfway through, right after Lord Kaedmon's discussion, I kinda started writing in second person rather than first person, so if you find that kind of a mistake, just ignore it;)
