I wish I knew what I am doing. XD


It has been almost three months since I came to Ordon Village.

Since then; My hair has gotten longer, reaching down to my shoulder blades, and I've somehow gained a light tan from being outside so much even though I'm as pale as they come. (A/N- I feel ya...)

Colin sticks to me like glue, Ilia and I have become almost like sisters, and Uli and Rusl have somewhat filled the void of not being able to have my own parents with me. And as for Link, well, we've become best friends. We're almost always together.

About last month, I gathered up my courage, and told them where I was from (the fact that in our world we used them for entertainment seemed to annoy Link). They believed and accepted me. They also promised to do everything they could to get me back to my world. Tears of joy ran down my face, I was so happy.

When I was about to go to bed for the night, Rusl came up to me and offered to teach me how to fight. He said: "If you're gonna try to make it home in one piece, you need to learn how to handle yourself."

I agreed, of course. Back home I had training in martial arts, but not with a sword.

When he placed an exquisitely detailed wooden sword in my hands, the movements came to me as easy as breathing. I had always been fast and light on my feet, but nothing brought out my potential such as this.

When Rusl striked, I struck back harder and faster than before, soon dancing my way around him. The only one who could match me was Link.

We trained together day in and day out. And we enjoyed every second of it. Laughing and joking and teasing the whole way.

When Link fought: He fought honest, with power, and straight to the point, but not without speed and nimbleness.

When it was my turn: I preferred to toy with my opponent, like a cat. I danced circles around them with all the grace of a panther, then struck like a cobra. I was also just as strong as any boy, even if I didn't look like it.

All in all, we were a deadly and perfect team. And when we faced each other; the winner was never certain.

Uli was also teaching me how to read and write Hylian, as well as the history of the kingdom, and everything else I needed to get by.

Now, Link and I were trying to round-up Fado's goats for the day.

Link was on up on Epona, and I was on the ground running. "Not that way, Link! They have to go in the barn!" I laughed as I chased a goat.

"I know that! It won't turn around!"

"You're on a horse, out run it!"

"I got this!"

Right as I successfully chased it into the barn, Link raced past the last poor goat, and forced it to turn around.

Kicking Epona, he chased it past me, and into the barn. I shut the door quickly.

As Link dismounted I said, "That was horrible!"

His eyebrow twitched. "Hey, you weren't too hot yourself today."

I raised my hands in surrender. "That's true," smirking I teased, "but I was still better than you."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah."

"Well," He grabbed me in a head lock and proceeded to give me the noogie of my life, "how about now?!"

I squealed, laughing, "Hahaha! Stop it! That hurts! Haha!"

He let go and I rubbed the top of my head and I pouted. "Now, that was just uncalled for."

"I can do it again, if you'd like."
"No, No, I'm good, I'm good."

Link chuckled. After making sure I didn't have a bald spot I said, "Wanna go hang out in the village?"

"Sounds like fun."

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We walked into the general store owned by Sera, a large woman with light brown hair, and beady blue eyes, and a mole smack dab in the middle of her forehead. She was also somewhat of a cat lady.

When the doorbell rang, she looked up from petting her cat, the same one we had to chase down because it ran away last week. "Why, hello there you two! How can I help you?"

"Hello, Sera. We're just looking around for the moment."

She nodded. "Okay. Just tell me if you need anything."

"We will." said Link.

We looked around for a good ten minutes, when I noticed something had caught Link's eye.

The Hylian's blue eyes were locked dead on something, and not about to move.

Following his gaze, I realized he was staring at a slingshot. Smirking, I asked, "What? Want it?"

He looked at me and then back to the object in question. "Not...particularly..."

I raised an eyebrow. I could tell he wanted it, he just had too much pride to buy a child's toy. I, on the other hand, was more mature when I was five.

Thinking something up quickly, I said, "Hey, I think you should go check on Epona. Something seems to be bothering her."

His eyes flashed with protectiveness for his horse and with a quick 'be right back' he went outside to see her.

In the blink of an eye, I grabbed the slingshot, took it up to the counter, and said, "Quick, before he comes back, I need this."

Sera raised an eyebrow, but didn't ask questions. The people of the village were long used to mine and Link's strange antics.

I handed her the rupees (the currency for this world), and turned around to see him coming back in with a bemused expression. "What were you talking about, Twy? Epona's fine."

Without answering, I threw him the slingshot. "You owe me a few turns with this thing."

And with that, I strode out of the store. Behind me I heard Link laugh.

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Link and I rode to the training grounds that Rusl ran.

There, we saw Talo, a hyper active little boy with a knack for getting into trouble and his little brother Malo, who we guessed would follow in his footsteps.

Standing beside them was Beth, a girl with short dirty blonde hair, teal eyes, and freckles. She also had a huge crush on Link that made him uncomfortable sometimes.

When we dismounted and walked up, Talo spotted us first. "Whoa! Link has a slingshot!"

Beth was next to speak, "Oh? I knew slingshots were cool. And now that Link has one, it's proof."

Talo looked at her confused. "But yesterday you said slingshots were for kids-ouch!"

"I did not!"

Link laughed sheepishly.

When Link got into position, Talo said, "This is great! Let's see how powerful the slingshot is!"

Beth huffed. "I can't believe you two brats are so obsessed about this. It just shows what little boys you both still are." Then suddenly becoming sweet, she turned to Link. "These two idiots will never shut up about it, so I guess you'll just have to show them, Link~"

I had to stifle a laugh. The moments when Beth flirted with Link and he had no idea how to handle it were the best.

Smiling uneasily Link said, "R-Right. Okay. Here goes nothing." He raised the slingshot, pulled back, aimed, and fired, hitting the target perfectly.

"Nice shot, Link!" I cheered.

"That was amazing, Link!" Beth cooed, "I knew you could do it~"

"Did you call US obsessed?" Malo mumbled under his breath.

Without being able to contain it any longer, I let out a short bark of laughter. Link glared at me, as I put my hands over my mouth to hold it in.

Link shot all the other targets, never missing once.

As we cheered for him when he completed the course, a booming voice sounded behind us. "Nice job, Link!"

Turning around, we saw Rusl walking toward us.

When he reached us he said, "I didn't know you were into slingshots."

Link laughed. "Twyla got it for me."

"Only because you were too prideful to get it yourself." I chided.

"Why you..."

Rusl laughed. "You two never change, do you?"

Link an I looked at each other. After a long moment, Link and I laughed. "I guess not." Link said.

Turning back to Rusl, I asked, "So, was there something you needed?"

Rusl shook his head. "No. I just wanted to tell you two that your practice sward have been repaired and are in at Link's tree house."

Link's eyes shone. "Really? That's great! Come on, Twyla!"

Grabbing my hand, Link took off at a run toward his house. Epona, being the loyal thing she is, followed.

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When we reached his house, Link scrambled up the ladder to it first, I tied up Epona and followed.

When inside his room, I saw him prying at a chest like a child at Christmas. I couldn't help but laugh.

When he got it open, he took out two beautiful wooden swords. Handing mine to me he said, "They look better than ever!"

"They do, don't they?"

As I looked around Link's bedroom, I saw things that a child would have, a few adult things, but mainly children's things.

There was no sign that an adult ever lived here...which they hadn't.

My eyes darkened as I recalled Link telling me that he had been orphaned as a baby.

It was Rusl and Uli that found him in his dead mother's arms.

A grim smile played on my lips as I thought, 'Lost things just have a habit of finding their way to them, I suppose...'

Link's voice brought me out of my trance, "Wanna go try them out, now?"

"Eh? Uh, yeah, sure."

Link knitted his eyebrows together. "Are you alright, Twyla?"

Placing a fake smile on my face I said cheerfully, "Of course I'm alright! Why wouldn't I be?"

I must have been too cheerful because he didn't seem convinced.

I reached forward and grabbed his hand. "C'mon, let's go!" I said as I pulled him out, back towards the training grounds.


Okay, this ending was just depressing... Sorry. :P