Chapter 6:
Making new friends
The Legend of Zelda Series is owned by Nintendo, and Fairy Tail is owned by Funimation.
"Talking"
"Thoughts"
"Demon/deity speech"
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Link and Evan were headed towards the guild to meet up with Harris in the hopes that he would be able to show them a place where they could rest for the night. As they were walking through the town they noticed that the townsfolk were still staring at them, though now they were holding none-too-subtle conversations about the pair.
"Did you here about the incident in the guild?"
"He cleaved a man's shoulder off with that sword of his".
"I heard the tall one brought down a chandelier to crush those gang members for there arrogance".
"No, no, no. It was the short one that did that. He called on some rats in the rafters to tear through the ropes".
The pair in question had varying reactions. Evan was still a little nervous with the crowd, but took comfort in the fact that Link, and Tatl and Tael, were with him. Link was more annoyed than anything else. He never much liked unwanted attention; he was fine with hiding in plain sight, doing what he could without notice as everyone else went on with his or her lives (paradoxical since one of the reasons he became a shade was due to zero recognition for his deeds, but hey, he's only Hylian). About the only people whose opinions he actually cared about Saria (his first friend), Navi (the closest thing, as he looked back on it, he ever had to a mother), Malon (his wife), his children, and the trio currently traveling with him. As it stood he considered just leaving town right then and there, but felt he owed it to Harris to at least say goodbye.
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They found Harris at the guild, where he was helping other member's clean the now destroyed chandelier, ruined floorboards, and bloodstains. He saw Link and Evan enter the building and waved them over, "Hey you two! Glad to see you weren't arrested. In case no one else has said so already, thanks for what you did". Link and Evan gave a pair of smiles at that, "It might have been a little excessive in the eyes of some, mine included, but considering any other alternatives things worked out for the best".
Link gave a sigh of relief, "Thanks for that Harris, I was afraid you might have wanted to distance yourself after…"
"Eh, it was a dangerous situation, no need to sweat over details".
Evan grabbed the adults' attention, "Not that seeing a pair of old men talk," Link and Harris blinked at being called old (although both conceded that by all means, magical or otherwise, they were old), "isn't fun, but I'm tired, and would like to sleep".
Harris raised an eyebrow in confusion before realization set in, "Oh right! You guys don't have a place to stay. Well follow me, I can lead you to the nearby inn".
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The inn Harris took them too was a substantial one; four floors, each room having its own bathroom with a shower; a nice place for weary travelers to rest for the night, or late afternoon in our quad's case. Harris too had turned in to sleep, the stress of the day having caught up with him. Link paid with his fancy new card, a process that still confused him, but he ultimately didn't care about learning since it got the job done. After ensuring that no could enter their room unannounced, Link let Tatl and Tael out from under his hat, they then perched themselves on a spare pillow on Evan's bed, falling asleep in each other's arms.
Evan himself was eyeing the bed, not willing to get on it. He turned to Link, "And people sleep on these?"
Link, who had stripped of his weapons and armor and was currently lying down in his own bed, gave an exasperated sigh, "Yes Evan, people regularly sleep on these". He then sat up and gave the boy a curious glance, "Why are you making such a big deal out of this? You know what a bed is".
Evan shrugged his shoulders, "Sure, but I've never had to sleep in one. And now…"
"Well what's the problem?"
Evan pushed down on the mattress, "It…it just feels weird ok. I'm not sure I'll be comfy on something this soft and…contorty."
Link gave a long sigh, too tired to honestly care, "Then take a pillow and blanket off and sleep on the floor". He flopped face first into his pillow.
Evan did just that, but as he placed the pillow down he saw a tree outside their window, "Ooh! Even better, I'll sleep on that tree branch outs-"
Link's voice, though muffled by the pillow, held a tone of authority in it, as he responded, "Absolutely not".
Evan gave a soft groan, "Why not?"
Link lifted his head, "Because this is our first night in a new world where, apparently, evil organizations can roam around with little impunity due to the fact that this land has never heard of localized law enforcement; on top of the fact that we, very publically, made enemies out of one of these organizations". He ended his tirade with a glare leveled at Evan, daring the boy to challenge him. Evan just stared back at Link before lying down on the floor. Link smirked, "Smart" and turned out the last light in the room, letting darkness carry them to sleep.
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The next morning Link and Evan met up with Harris for breakfast; they wanted to say goodbye before finding a job and heading out to the road.
Link and Harris were engaging in polite conversation, while Evan was uncharacteristically quiet. Link took note of that, asking, "Evan? You're being very quiet…" His tone quickly became interrogative, "What are you planning?"
Evan didn't register Link's question for a second. Link had to snap his fingers before Evan broke out of his stupor, "Whah! Sorry…I was just a little distracted is all".
"About what?" Harris probed.
Evan looked at Harris, and then at Link, before saying, "I think we should tell him Link, about, you know…"
Link leaned back a bit in surprise at Evan's statement, "Uh, are you sure Evan?"
Evan gave a firm nod, "Yeah. I mean, odds are people are going to find out eventually, I just think it would be nice if a friend found out from us first".
Harris interrupted, staring at Evan, "Wait a moment. You consider me a friend?" He gestured to himself. Evan just gave a shrug and a smile.
Link himself was in thought, but a quick tug on his hair soon had him involuntarily nodding at the idea, so he rolled with it. "All right then. Harris, if you don't mind, could we have this little…reveal in a private setting".
Harris was nonplussed, but told Link, "My workroom in the guild should suffice".
"Good". With that, the three paid for their meal and headed for the guild.
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All the while as they were heading towards his office, Harris was curious as to what secret that the two wanted to share with him. He then remembered the voices that came from Link's hat, "Well" he thought, "assuming that is what they are talking about, what could it be that they are so protective over…Could it be some creature that made those precious gemstones? But why risk bringing it out to the world, and why…" Harris was so deep in thought he didn't notice they were at his office until he bumped his head on the door. With a low curse he unlocked it before ushering his companions inside.
Link and Evan were in awe at the room. It was filled to the brim with posters detailing different precious stones, as well as various gems themselves on shelves. Link noted that on of the green rupees he gave Harris to exchange was prominently on display in the middle of the room, as if it were some rare prize. Link chuckled under his breath at the thought of a GREEN rupee being worth such reverence.
Link then cleared his throat catching Harris's attention, "What we are about to show you is something you must never, ever reveal, unless such a time passes as they become public knowledge, understand?" Harris nodded, cementing the thought that these mysterious creatures were the source of his income.
Link lifted his hat, and to Harris's eye widening surprise, two balls of light-one white, and the other purple- with wings floated off of his head, moving towards Harris. The white ball spoke first, with a distinctly bell-like, feminine voice, "Hello there! My name is Tatl, and this" she…gestured? "Is my brother Tael".
"Nice to meet you Mr. Harris" the purple ball-Tael, he corrected himself- spoke.
Harris just stared at the sibling for a long while, jaw unhinged at the sight. Tatl and Tael were beginning to get a little uncomfortable. Finally, Harris spoke, "A-a-are you…fairies?"
Tael beamed with pride, "Yes sir. Genuine fairies."
Harris moved around them, gazing in awe, "Remarkable…"
He then moved to their "backsides", scrutinizing them. Tatl spoke up, "Hey, hey! Watch those eyes buddy!"
Harris's cheeks grew red as he backed away, waving his hands in front of him. "Oh no, no, no, no, no. You misunderstand. I was merely looking to see if you had tails."
The four friends threw Harris quizzical looks. Evan voiced their question, "Why would you think they have tails?"
Harris responded, "Well, there is a rather famous guild out there called 'Fairy Tail'. I believe their reason for the name was questioning the myths behind fairies having tails.
Tael snorted, "Well I have the answer right here, a big NO."
Tatl snickered, "Someone will have to tell those guys to come up with a new name. Maybe 'Keaton Bush', you know, another "myth"" Her companions all started chuckling, but the joke was lost on Harris.
Harris then shook his head, "Regardless, thank you for showing yourselves to me. And I promise to take this to my grave if need be".
Link smiled and patted the man on the shoulder, thanking him for his discretion. "Now then," Harris began again, "Let's see if we can't find you some jobs, you are still interested right?"
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Link and Evan were currently on the road again, the former having picked a handful of jobs that paid either upfront or upon completion. Tatl and Tael were flying alongside Evan, whom was hand standing down the road. Evan righted himself before speaking to Link, "I'm glad we told Harris about Tatl and Tael. Didn't feel right keeping it from him".
Tatl responded, "Yeah, he's a nice guy".
"I just wanna find these 'Fairy Tail" guys and set the record straight," Tael grumbled, "I will not stand for this misrepresentation of our people!"
Link threw the fairy an amused glance, "Why is this such a big deal too you?"
"…It just is okay! How would you feel if people went around saying Hylians have a third eye under their armpit?"
"Well which armpit?" Evan queried back.
"Does it matter?"
"I like to think so."
"My, My," A voice interrupted from behind the group, "You've all met with such…interesting fates' haven't you?"
All four froze at the voice, but whereas Tatl, Tael, and Evan began shaking a bit in fright, Link gave a small sigh, "Hello again". Link turned around to look at the owner of the voice, a tall man with pointed ears, short red hair, wrung hands, a large backpack filled and covered with masks, and squinted eyes over a wide, toothy smile, "Happy Mask Salesman". The man's smile, though it should have been impossible, grew wider upon the recognition.
A/N: Someone new/old has entered the fray. Is he good? Is he evil? Will I wait over a month to update this story again? Eh, who knows.
