And the next chapter :)
Again i had very much fun writing it :3

I hope you'll like it.


Chapter 7

The hours passed quickly on this day and slowly the sun began to lower over the Hyrule Field.

It was quiet in the woods...

Quick and unnoticed a shadow cast flitted through the lost woods, undiscovered by the dangers which lived in a dark place like this.

The person stopped.

It had been a long way and he needed a short break.

The light of the setting sun reflected in his red eyes and he brushed a strand of hair from his face which was covered in bandages.

He wasn't allowed to rest here for a longer time.

He already felt the eyes of the creatures in his neck, which hid themselves in the thicket. A few moments later his feet placed in motion again, carried him nimbly to the correct paths to the entrance of Kokiri village...

Also in Kokiri village itself it was no longer as quiet as it was in the morning.

Some of the villagers were preparing food, as there should be a feast in honor of Link in the evening. Even if the hero did not want it because he did not deserve that in his opinion. His old friends had said he were crazy, as he had done more than enough for these woods and brought back peace to them. A feast was the least they could do for him.

So while some of the villagers cooked their food and prepared their village festive, the remaining residents would be trained with the sword by Link.

Above all, Mido was excited for this idea, which Link and even his fairy had puzzled. No wonder, with the history that the two shared with each other...

But in the end Link had agreed, on the condition that they used Deku Sticks instead of swords once to escape injury. The others had only reluctantly agreed, but in the end they had made friends with the idea.

Also: When they got such an opportunity again?

After all, they were being taught by the master himself.

"Hey, not so rough Mido!"

Link was just able to fend off an attack that nearly hit his injured arm.

"Don't fight as wild as a hellcat. You have to go closer to the matter of feeling and you need a lot of caution."

Mido's cheeks took on a deep red when he heard giggling coming from the Kokiris behind Link and the hero himself couldn't contain a small grin at the sight as well.

He quickly caught himself and went back into a fighting stance.

"Come on. The same again."

Mido was, of course, not to be told twice and he attacked again.

However, this attack could Link easily fend off, but this time he did not leave it at a simple defensive maneuvers, because he turned around and attacked the smaller boy who was so surprised that he could not react in time and only a few moments later, his Deku stick flew a few yards away from him. Link himself was only inches away from him and held his own Deku stick against his neck.

"And you would be dead..."

Mido shivered slightly at such sinister words, but caught himself quickly and glared at Link.

"That's not fair. You have a lot more experience than us."

"In the beginning I was also clumsy Mido. No one is a perfect swordsman when he holds a sword in hands. I have to train for a long time now to be so good and yet even I'm not perfect."

"I'm not clumsy..." muttered Mido and he blushed a bit more now.

Link grinned what Mido made to fluff up his cheeks.

"Stop smirking! This is not funny!"

Link's grin widened.

"I think it is."

Then he turned around and took the Deku stick, which he had beaten out of Mido's hand.

"What is it now? Want to try again? Or do you give up?"

Mido looked at the stick and then he looked at Link so dark that the hero of time shivered a bit.

"I think that's a yes, am I right?"

The young Kokiri did not answer, but dashed off and attacked the hero of Hyrule with the stick in his hand. But Link had already been prepared for such an attack and spun around skillfully and tried again to hit the rod out of Mido's hand, but the young Kokiri did not fall for this trick again. He quickly ducked and managed to beat Link's legs off the ground. The young man gasped in pain and surprise as he fall on the floor.

In the moment in which he was about to sit up, Mido jumped up to him and did not land gently on his stomach, which made him gasp in slight pain. The two jockeyed with each other, trying to pin each other's on the floor. Of course, Mido would not have had the slightest chance if Link would have brought a bit more strength to their little "fight", but the Hylian did not want to hurt his old rival.

But Link had to admit that the Kokiri boy was anything but a pushover for his size and here and there he had serious problems to hold him down.

"What is it now? Do you give?" Link wanted to know with a grin, but his opponent shook his head and pushed him right back to the ground.

Meanwhile the other Kokiris, who were watching the spectacle, just shook their heads.

"That reminds one of the old times, don't you think?" Asked one of them and the others nodded in response.

"Come on Mido, give up. You have no chance against me."

"Oh, yeah?! We'll see about that!"

"Hey!"

Link growled like a hungry wolf when his rival pulled his cap over his eyes and thus distracting him from their tussle. This brief moment of inattention uses the young Kokiri to his advantage immediately.

A surprised cry, followed by almost hysterical laughter followed, as Mido dug his fingers into Link's ribs and started to tickle him. Gradually, Mido and the other Kokiris started to laugh along with their fairies. The young hero squirmed like a worm under the predatory fingers and it didn't take long before the first tear rolled down his cheek.

The whole situation got not better when the other Kokiri's decided to help Mido a bit which made Link sending silent prayers to the gods of Hyrule.

"N-NAVI! HELP ME!"

That was the only thing Link could press out of his laughing fit.

Navi, which has stayed on at some distance, chuckled in amusement and flew over to him.

"Sorry Link, but that's a battle you have to win on your own. Besides...I have to do something else. See you later, mighty hero~..."

After that was said she flew off, leaving a completely desperate Link back.

"Oh, bad luck for you, eh? Not even your Fairy wants to help you now," Mido grinned.

The Hylian wanted to respond to something suitable on it, but he couldn't barely speak anymore. Especially not when two of the Kokiris firmly held his arms over his head which gave Mido more leeway.

"Now, what is Link? Do you give?"

"N-never!"

Mido shrugged.

"Then I will continue until you give up," he grinned.

Meanwhile Navi had arrived at her destination.

She had for some time felt that they had been observed, and when she saw the shadowy figure that was located at the entrance to the Lost Woods, she was sure that it wasn't just her imagination.

The figure was wearing blue/white clothes and the face and upper half of the head were hidden under white bandages.

"I knew that my senses do not deceive me."

Sheik smiled under his mask and his eyes turned to the little fairy who now looked at him curiously.

"What are you doing here?" She wanted to know.

"I thought we would meet you in the Temple of Time?"

"I thought so too," said the young man and he let Navi land on his hand.

"I've been waiting for you, but you did not come. Since I was worried I started to look for you. And something told me that it would pull our hero and his faithful companion back home and I seemed to have been right."

A small smile came over Sheik's lips as he watched Link.

Here he seemed so carefree and happy and he granted it to him with all his heart.

He had done more than enough for Hyrule.

The eyes of the Sheikah were cloudy and the smile disappeared from them.

There still was a task left for Link.

A task in which it was necessary to bring back peace to Hyrule.

But Sheik was at this moment not so sure whether he would accomplish this task...

...or if he would return home alive...