Hey guys! So, you guys cheered me up after that weird review, thanks for that. I also got a lot of help and feedback which I think and hope helped me. One more thing to say: Don't murder me after this chapter. Please :) Suggestions are still very welcome! Thanks to Hanyoualchemist1, ShadowNinja1011, Colleen-TJ, Darkblaze40, Amethyst 269, BlueFrenchHorn97, GameCivilization, SxDsX, ZeldaFan and Mirror for reviewing! Also thanks to BlueFrenchHorn97 for beta reading.
I hadn't realized until yesterday how much I had missed my two best friends. In the morning, at breakfast, we had recalled some of our best memories together. Going to our first day of high school together was one of them. Malon winning a singing competition at our school is another that I remember so fondly. She wouldn't even have entered if it weren't for me and Saria. My favourite memory of ours has to be our prom without dates but with each other. Even recent memories of our first vacation together are still dear to me. There were so many good memories, too many to sum them all up. I was sad when I realised that after an hour or two they would already be gone. I didn't feel home sick; I just really had missed my best friends.
I had promised Midna that she would get to meet them, since she had heard so much about them, and vice versa. So at noon, when we were done eating she knocked on my door by force of habit and let herself in. Saria and Malon were both a bit speechless by how Midna looked. I smiled to myself, because now I knew how I must have looked when I first met her. I couldn't blame them, like I said. Midna did look like a supermodel.
"Hi! I'm Midna," she said, looking amused and even a bit surprised by their reactions.
"My name is Saria," Saria smiled, shaking Midna's hand.
"Malon," Malon said, giving Midna a warm smile.
"Aren't you two lovely," Midna laughed, "and what's with everyone from your village having amazing hair!"
Saria and Malon looked speechless, again, by Midna's openness. I couldn't help but laugh with Midna. Then I quickly remembered the note I had made to myself about the weird girl last night.
"Great! Now that you all know each other, Midna, I need to ask you something," I said a bit insistent.
Midna looked at me questioningly and asked "Sure... What's wrong?"
I sighed. "Yesterday, we went to the café from when I first got here. There was a Zora girl staring at me. The strange thing is, I had seen her before, and it was so creepy."
"What? That's scary. What did she look like?" Midna asked.
I described her appearance as best as I could, and Malon helped me.
Midna thought for a second and it looked like suddenly a light bulb had start glowing in her head. "I think I know who she is..."
"Well? Tell us!" Malon said, anxious to know who it was.
"Her name is Ruto, if I'm correct. She is some snooty Zora girl who thinks she is the princess of Hyrule. She has a very big ego, and if she doesn't get what she wants... Things can get ugly," Midna explained.
"It's great that we now know who she is, but that doesn't explain why she stalks Zelda," Saria said thoughtfully.
"No, but I think I know why," Midna sighed.
"You do? Why?" I asked curiously.
Midna sighed again, even more frustrated. "When we were still in high school, she had a very large crush on Link. Heck, I even think she crushed on him since elementary school! And well... her crush on Link never stopped..."
"So now I'm a major obstacle for her..." I continued. I felt a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. It made me feel a bit nauseous.
"You can say that she's a threat," Midna said.
"So she wants Link, but Zelda already has him. And she's mad about that?" Malon said, trying to make things clear.
Midna nodded. "I recall a moment in elementary school where she would cry if she didn't get the crayon she wanted. She's kind of a big drama queen too."
I sighed, starting to feel a bit desperate. "Well? What do we do about her? Just let her stalk me and Link?"
"I don't think you can do anything about it for now sweetie," Midna said, rubbing my back to comfort me.
"Thanks Midna," I smiled. Saria and Malon may be my best friends, but Midna was becoming very important for me too.
"Oh goddess! We're going to be late for our train if we don't leave now!" Saria yelled, jumping of her chair.
"Let's go then!" I said, smiling to my three best friends.
At the train station, I had to hold back tears. I knew I would see them again, but the distance disturbed me so much right now. I didn't want them to go. I wanted them to stay here, with me. It was like a piece of me was ripped off, one that previously already had been ripped off when I left in Kakariko village, but had been glued on a bit when I saw them again.
"See you next time Zellie!" Malon said, hugging me tight.
"Yeah! Don't forget about us!" Saria smiled, hugging me too.
"Of course I won't, silly. How for the love of Nayru can I ever forget you two?" I laughed, and they laughed with me. "Say hi to everyone for me, will you?" I asked.
"Of course," they said in sync.
I gave them one last hug, and we said our final goodbyes. They took their suitcases and stepped in the train. It left, and I felt a bit miserable.
"Let's go home," Midna sighed, patting me on the back.
"I promised Link I would pass by his house. I have to give his book back and we said we would watch a movie together, sorry," I apologized.
"Oh! That's ok! I don't mind!" she said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Of course not!" she laughed. "See you tomorrow!"
"Bye!" I waved at her and started walking towards Link's apartment. Sheik wasn't home, and apparently, he wasn't at Midna's either. But it didn't really bother me what kind of business Sheik was occupied with. He was a nice guy and all, and he had a great, and a bit weird, sense of humour, but sometimes I just didn't have any clue what he was up to.
My cell phone vibrated and I saw that I had already got a text from Saria and Malon saying that they already missed me. I smiled. They really were good friends. I missed them too.
I arrived at Link's apartment and knocked on his door. Strangely, the door was open so I pushed it a bit further, silent, and trying not to make any sound at all. All kinds of scenarios flashed through my head. Burglars, killers... But what I saw in the living room was nothing compared to those nor was it something I could have ever imagined. Link was sitting on the couch. On top of him sat the Zora girl. Her fingers were running through his dirty blond hair and to my disgust, they were kissing passionately.
I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. I couldn't function anymore. Suddenly, my body started working on automatic pilot. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. I dropped the book, backed away, turned around and ran outside. Vaguely I heard someone calling my name but I ignored it. I ran. I just ran.
I ran straight for the elevator, smashing the buttons on the wall to summon it. Sobs jolted through my body as I stood waiting. I wanted to get away, I wanted to run as far and as fast as I could. I could hear Link's voice. He fumbled his words, desperate, pleading. But every word just combined into a messy mixture that I didn't want to hear.
I tore myself away from him, not wanting to hear any of his excuses or reasons. Maybe I was being childish, maybe I was being selfish, but none of that could change the fact that the only image I could see in my mind was him and Ruto. It was like a flashback from a black and white movie, playing and replaying, over and over in my head.
Growls ripped from my throat as I pressed my back up against the cool metal wall of the elevator. Its thick doors closed in front of me, keeping me safely away from Link as I slid down the wall until I sat on the ground. I ran my fingers through my hair, gasping for breath. I told myself that I was being crazy. I tried to convince myself that I shouldn't be this upset because I'd only known him for a few weeks… but that damn image wouldn't get out of my head.
And there was me thinking that he was Mister Perfect. I thought that Link was the sweetest guy alive. I wish I'd known all the cheesy stuff was too good to be true. No guy would do that for real…
A loud ringing noise interrupted my thought patterns as the doors of the elevator slid open. A familiar figure stood on the other side, watching me with a concerned frown.
"Zelda?" Sheik asked "What happened to you?"
I pushed myself up and away from the wall. I struggled to maintain my balance as I pushed past him, forcing my way out of the building.
"Wait…" he called after me "Zelda. Did something happen? Do you want to talk?"
"No…" I mumbled, wiping the tears from my cheek. I felt like a child... but there was a little part of me that told me I had the right to act this way.
"Do you want me to get Midna?" he asked, racing to catch up to me "Or Link?"