The wind blew through her bangs as she sprinted through the woods, her braid swung behind her. Even in the motion of running with the wind blowing past her, her scarf-like mask stayed over her mouth, hiding her face from the nose down. A kunai was held in her palm, her fingers clenched around its handle. The green trees and grass seemed like a blur as she passed them, the blur of a spring passed by as she kept running. Her eyes widened before she stopped dead in front of a gate decorated with a lock, beyond the closed gate was a long bridge. She glared at the lock, cursing that it forbids her from exiting the unknown village and the unknown people. She glanced behind her, checking for anyone who could've followed her.
Nothing.
She glanced down at the kunai in her hand and back at the lock, the only thing she remembered returned, instinct. She dropped to her knees and lifted up the lock and stared scratching the key entry with her kunai, attempting to pick the lock. Moving her weapon in any position possible to quickly free herself from this place, she focused on the lock. The distant sound of footsteps reached her pointed ears, she quickly stopped working and glanced behind her.
Damn. They did follow me. What is it that they want?
She took the kunai out and tugged on the lock, hoping she loosened it enough to escape. Having no luck, she quickly glanced over her shoulder again as the footsteps got closer. She thought she saw a small source of light, but she focused on escaping.
Thinking fast, the Sheikah girl grabbed the gate and attempted to climb, hoping she was quick enough to escape without injury. She was nearly at the rim when the footsteps stopped, the last step sounding dangerously close. She froze, sensing the presence of another being. She heard the slight huffing of the one who chased her.
"Wait...a minute." The boy who chased her said, quickly catching his breath.
She slowly looked over her shoulder, hiding her red eyes with her hair while seeing the green clothed boy through it. He glared at her with blue eyes, dangerously close.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" He yelled, obviously ticked off. "All we're trying..." He took another step forward as he spoke. "...to do is..."
The girl let go of the gate with her left hand and swung it back behind her and grabbing onto the gate on her right side, changing her position to her back against the gate and quickly lifted herself up and propped her feet against the gate before jumping forward. The boy watched in amazement as she flew over him and landed a few feet behind him, the second she landed she took off again.
"HEY WAIT A SECOND!" Link yelled running after her again.
The girl turned into the Goddess's Spring and away from his sight. A small ball of light peered out from under his hat as Link ran to the spring. He turned into the opening to a vacant source of water, the girl no where in sight.
"Link..." The fairy whispered, "Listen, I think she's probably confused. I mean all of a sudden she's in our village. Wouldn't you be startled as well?"
"I guess." Link sighed, letting his frustration fade away. He looked forward to the spring. "I know you're in here. Look, we're just trying to help you."
Silence was his reply. He sighed again as his fairy flew into view. He glanced around and waited for her to show, the only way out was the exit behind him and the secret hole in the wall beside him. She'd have to get past him before she could taste freedom. And she realized that as she looked over the corner of the relic she hid behind, keeping herself in shadow. She sighed silently through her scarf mask before walking out into view. Both Link and his guardian fairy looked forward, keeping her in their view.
"...and why should I believe anything you say?" The girl asked, keeping her eyes hidden in the shadows of her hair. "I don't know anything about this village of yours."
She lifted her kunai into sight, its metal surface shone in the sunlight. Link sighed as he drew his own sword, its metal surface also shone, matching the kunai's beauty of homicide.
"Link!" The fairy half-whispered.
Link glanced at the fairy with blue eyes and took a step toward the girl that was ready to fight if it meant her freedom. He pointed the sword at her with a straight arm, the tip of the sword barely five feet away from her. She tightened her grip around her weapon's handle, waiting for him to strike. His blue eyes were in a slight glare, like a wolf's as he held his weapon.
His eyes were still locked with hers as he let go of the handle. His arm was still straight out with his hand unclenched around his weapon as the sword he held splashed into the water and hit the shallow sand under it.
"I'm not here to fight." Link said, keeping eye contact.
The girl's eyes slightly widened, unsure if it was a trap or not. She scanned the position.
The sword was his only weapon on him, not even a shield was strapped to his back. There was no one else around in ambush, except for the fairy beside him. She slowly began to believe him, but she refused to get go of her defense in case she was wrong. Link dropped his arm back to his side and lifted the blade out of the clear pure water with his foot and kicked it behind him onto the dry sand in front of the exit, still keeping eye contact.
"Believe me now?" He asked calmly, holding his hand out to her. "I don't know what happened to you out in the field, but here you're safe."
He didn't seem to be lying; he was just trying to help. She stared down at him from the ledge she was standing on and slid the kunai back into her bandages on her leg that she found it originally, the weapon blended into the cloth perfectly. Link wondered how many weapons were hidden on her as she looked back at him, noticing that he was in thought. Hesitant, she jumped down from the ledge onto the sand in the shallow water, keeping a good distance. Link smiled innocently, hoping she didn't fear him too much.
"Can I have a name now? It doesn't have to be your real name, a nickname will do." He asked, hoping she'll at least give him that.
"I can't." She replied. Link refused to just let it drop there.
"Even a fake name will do. Anything that will make you feel comfortable that I won't turn on you."
"I don't know."
"Anything you come up with will be your name here." Link said again, arching an eyebrow.
"I mean I don't know my name or nickname if I have one." She said, staring at the ground below her. "I don't remember."
Link's eyes widened at her reply.
She has amnesia? He thought, remembering what she said at Uli's house before she ran out.
"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?"
Then, he thought she was just replying to his implied joke, but now it made sense. He glanced at his fairy, sensing her shock.
"Sorry." He apologized, rubbing his neck.
Silence was his reply once again. After a few moments, she glanced at the fairy beside him.
"Oh, this is Navi." Link explained. "She's a friend of mine."
Navi flew in front of Link and the girl, her tiny face smiling.
"Hello!" She greeted, hoping to lighten up the mood. She was a fairy after all.
Navi also got silence as a reply from the girl with amnesia. She stared sadly at the girl, her light showed her eyes that were hidden by shadows before. She stared at the girl's blood red eyes, unsure if they were scary or pretty. The girl glanced up, noticing the fairy's decision.
"Wow, your eyes are really cool!" Navi complemented. The ruby eyed girl quickly hid her eyes under her hair at the fairy's complement.
Link stood clueless, but dismissed it. He sidestepped to the right, letting the exit in her sight.
"We should probably get back, maybe Uli or Mayor Bo can help you."
Yea sorry for the short chapter, I've had some writer's block and my love of anime got in the way too. But here it is, and sorry if the action scene where the "unknown girl" (even though its obvious who she is) jumps over Link, I suck at action scenes.
Well hopefully it'll get better, I'm trying my hardest to get things done quicker. Enjoy and feel free to reveiw.
-MidnightTwi