"Shade! Shade Shade Shade Shade! What's behind this door?" Shine Hara continuously asked with pep.
"I wouldn't go in if I were you," the Shadow mage responded.
"Aw, but I wanna know!"
"How about later?"
"What for? Why should I wait?" the light colored Hylain wondered, pushing the mage aside, opening the door. "Who's h-" She stopped in her tracks staring at a boy staring back at her.
"Uh-um..." He had his bare back facing her, staring at her over his shoulder. His back had a thick, deep cut, accompanied by many other cuts and bruises. His face had a dark cut under his eye, followed by another deep cut. His messy brown bangs failed to cover up the grotesque purple bruise on his cheek. He had a fair amount of muscles, which can say anything. But despite the scars and scratches, he looked very gentle. He had particular amber eyes that hid something she couldn't see. Shine knew a brunette with yellow eyes, but she hasn't seen him since years ago.
"Shine!" Shade's voice yelled from behind her, pulling Shine back and closing the door.
When she turned around her face was cherry red. "S-sorry. I guess you were right! Hahah..." she laughed nervously and quickly walked off.
It eventually became dinner time, the time all of the Epic Squad members sat around a fire and ate.
The brunette fled behind the cabin. He looked down at a puddle in the grass and ran his fingers through his hair. He straightened out his black tunic and yellow sleeves, then stretched off his gloves and tucked them in a bag attached to his belt. After a few more seconds of examining his reflection, he carefully touched the bandages under his eye and on his forehead.
"Masculine as always, Gold."
He dropped his arm and glanced over his shoulder. "Oh, you," he sighed, lowering his eyes at the Shadow mage.
"Good thing you kept some spare clothes, huh," Shade remarked.
Gold slowly nodded. He twisted his body in a more comfortable position.
"Why don't you join us at dinner?"
He shook his head. "No. It's embarrassing. I shouldn't really be here anyways." He tapped his toes on the soft gravel in awkwardness. "I should be in Kakariko Village, like Steel." That's right. Gold has a brother, Steel,Shade remembered. "Steel has a job there, but I don't know the purpose in my life."
"Then why had you forced yourself to survive by yourself throughout the years you've been...there?" Shade pointed out.
"But I didn't survive. I didn't exist to the world anymore. You just gave me a life against my own will," Gold answered sorrowfully. At counterargument, he added, "My use was just to be there or amuse people. My role's long over though. Why hadn't you forget about me? I'm so selfish..."
"Nah. You're definitely not selfish. Let's just head to dinner, okay?"
Gold turned around and started walking towards the handmade fireplace in defeated agreement. Shade silently followed.
In between the space of the girl's and boy's cabin, was the dinner area. Nine taken log benches circled the stone fireplace. Two sturdy branches carried a pot that was above the fire, cooking something. Steam rose from the pot and faded into the refreshing night air.
"Hi, everyone!" Shade greeted as Gold kept a distance from the fire.
"Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaade!" Shine called out. She jumped to her feet and swung around Shade's shoulders, practically knocking her over.
"Ahhhh!" Shade laughed.
A girl with light purple hair and matching tail spit a flame into the fire and laughed. A boy with a familiar red tunic smiled cheesily. Most of the members ignored Gold and laughed along with Shade, but other said nothing shooting a glance of question at Gold.
Shine let go and sat back where she originally sat at. Shade joined her and sat next to her. "Gold. Sit here," Shade suggested moving over a little bit. Gold nodded and quietly seated himself beside her, facing down, trying to hide his red face. He could tell he was older than most of them, and yet the same he seemed like the weakest one of them. "Gold! Hyrule to Gold!" Shade circled a bowl of rice in front of him.
"Hn? Oh, thank you," he thanked taking the food with both of his hands. He placed it on his lap while breaking apart the chopsticks given to him. The brunette looked at the bowl of rice topped with soup before bringing it to his mouth. The soup looked professionally cooked and the rice was perfectly made; not to hard and not too soft. How some things are so perfect... With so much life...
Later everyone finished the given food and left to their cabins, leaving Gold by himself.
He got up and walked behind the boy's cabin, slamming his fist into a tree, and rested his head on it, facing down like before. His stomach hurt like crap. After tasting nothing but dirt, the food was too new and too gourmet to him. The ingredients came up through his sore throat...
Well then. I sorta feel like I felt some things out... Did I? Sorry, I suppose. Review and suggest, please! I might have messed up with word choice like "okay" and "all right" since I'm so used to saying "all right instead of "okay", so... I also forgot to mention the names of the rest of the Epic Squad members, sorry. How about next chapter? XDDD It's midnight, so I'm tired and all...
