A/N: Here we go again, another revised chapter. I don't own Zelda. Enjoy!
~Moon White Rose
Chapter 9
The sun was starting to light up the house when three year old Ivy opened her eyes and sat up, wide awake almost immediately. She was always full of energy, especially in the morning, much to both her parents' enjoyment and annoyance.
Climbing out of bed she went into the main room, which served multiple purposes. Her Mommy wasn't getting breakfast ready so she tiptoed to her parents' room, her doll dragging along behind her. A look into her parents' room showed both of them still asleep. Even her little brother was still asleep. Huffing with annoyance, Ivy turned away. She sat in her chair at the table. For a while she played with her doll, but soon grew bored. To make matters worse, she was getting hungry.
I wan to eata! I hungwy!her stomach growled with agreement. Why weren't her parents up yet? She wanted her breakfast and to play with her Daddy! When a few more minutes passed, Ivy jumped out of her chair, an idea suddenly forming in her mind. What if she helped her mother with breakfast by getting the eggs?
Tha way, Mommy hov thim whan she wake up! She rushed to the door, but then she remembered all the times her father had warned her to never leave the house without him or Mommy. She hesitated, but only for a moment, before opening the door and heading out back to where the Cuccos lived.
She would only be a few moments. Nothing would go wrong.
"Morning sleepy head, we slept in a bit," Link whispered teasingly. He had just finished getting dressed and Malon had just opened her eyes.
"Marc's teething kept me up," she mumbled with a yawn as she sat up; stretching. Link laughed softly and picked up his four month old son who was now awake as well; grumbling to be fed.
"Yes, I heard him, and he wants you." Link handed Marc to his mother before giving her a soft kiss.
"Take your time in here," he whispered, "I'll take care of the little terror." Malon giggled but nodded.
"Deal." Link left his and Malon's room and headed for Ivy's, not doubting his daughter was wide awake. "Ivy," he whispered, entering her room, "time to ge-." Link stopped midsentence, his heart stopping.
She was gone. He rushed back out to the main room. "Ivy," he called softly, urgently, so as not to worry Malon. He got no reply and his panic increased. "Ivy, Ivy where are you?" he called, searching the rest of the house. He couldn't find his little girl anywhere and his terror reached a breaking point.
"IVY?" he yelled, hoping she had just found a clever hiding spot and would come out at his call. No such luck, but Malon came running, Marc whimpering her arms.
"Link, what's wrong?" she asked, her voice wavering. "Where's Ivy?"
"I, I don't know, she wasn't in her room and I can't find her anywhere," he replied shakily. Malon gasped, then after a moment screamed and pointed. Link looked and a simple sight suddenly became his worst nightmare.
The door leading outside was opened.
"IVY!" he yelled, rushing outside. "IVY! IIIVVVYYY!" There was barely a moment of silence when suddenly he heard a high pitched scream, followed by tons of angry squawking.
No. She couldn't have... Link rushed out back and came to a stop so suddenly he nearly fell. Ivy was being chased around the Cucco pen by ten very angry Cuccos.
"Stip, go awee, weave me awone!" Ivy yelled as she tripped and fell. Link snapped out of it and ran into the pen, shooing away the angry birds away from Ivy who was curled up face first on the ground.
"Ivy, Ivy, sweetheart, are you all right?" Link demanded worriedly as he knelt beside her. For a second she didn't move, then slowly sat up and looked at him; her look both terrified and sheepish.
"Hi Daddy," she said, sitting up. He noticed she was covered with egg yolk and she had what remained of eggs clutched in her hands. "I got weggs fir bwekfist."
"Ivy, do you realize how badly you could have been hurt? How badly you scared me and Mommy?" After getting brought in, Ivy had gotten cleaned up and changed with her mother's help. Her mother had not smiled at all, and now she was in her room with her father who was not happy at all.
"I sorwa Daddy, I only wanna to hilp!" she sobbed. She didn't like it when Daddy was mad at her. She heard him sigh and when he spoke his voice wasn't as loud.
"That's no excuse Ivy. You know better than to go out by yourself. You could have been hurt, or something could have happened. Thankfully all you got were a few small scratches." he paused and grabbed his strong willed daughter's chin gently, making her look at him.
"Ivy, we make these rules because we love you and don't want anything bad to happen to you. We love you. I love you. Do you understand?"
"Yes Daddy, I sorwa. I wuv you an Mommy," she replied, tears still streaming. Link's heart swelled with love and happiness at her words that he almost didn't have the heart to do what he was about to do.
Her tears didn't help strengthen his resolve, but he knew it had to be done. He sat on the bed next to her and looked her in the eyes, allowing her a brief moment to calm down.
"I'm glad to hear you say that sweetheart, but what you did was wrong. You knew it was wrong, but you did it anyway, didn't you?"
"...Yes Daddy," she whispered, eyeing her doll which for the moment was out of reach. Link sighed wearily and picked her up. Time to get it over with. Before she could get comfortable he laid her over his knees, wrapping one arm gently, but firmly, around the waist so she couldn't get away.
Ivy tensed momentarily before she started to struggle, looking at her father pleadingly.
"I'm sorry I have to do this Ivy, but you need to learn that disobeying me and Mommy has consequences," he explained as he lifted her dress up before pulling her underclothes down.
"Noooo, Daddy, noooo!" she begged, thrashing as best she could while being restrained.
Smack! The hit to her bottom made her stop.
"Ivy, you're getting spanked because you disobeyed me, even though you knew it was wrong. You are also getting spanked because you put yourself in danger. Do you understand?"
"Yes Daddy, I'm sorwa!" she cried.
"I know, sweetheart." Silence.
Smack! Smack, smack, smack!
"DADDY STIP, I HUWT!" Ivy cried, feeling as if her rear end was suddenly on fire. He didn't respond, but continued to smack her now sore behind.
"You. will. not. disobey. me. again!" her father said, each word accompanied by a sharp hit.
"I WON, I WON, I SORWA, DADDY, PWEASE STIP, PWEASE, STIP!" Ivy yelled through her tears. She took a few shaky breaths, and then realized he HAD stopped.
Mindful of her sore rear, her father gently pulled her underclothes up, lowered her dress back down then cradled her in his lap. "It's all right sweetheart, I forgive you and we won't talk about this again, all right?" Ivy, too upset, and still slightly afraid to talk, just nodded.
Link grabbed her doll and handed it to her and she took it gratefully. This was the part he always feared. He hated spanking and punishing Ivy, because he was afraid she would hate him or grow scared of him and the love between them would vanish. He held his breath, waiting to see what would happen.
Ivy after a few seconds began to calm down and rested her head on her daddy's chest. She could hear his heartbeat and it had an instant, soothing affect. She did love her Mommy, but she would always be a Daddy's girl, no matter what. Not even getting spanked could change how much she loved him.
"Wuv you Daddy, you best Daddy on aww of Hywule," she said, looking up at him. He grinned from ear to ear and stood, relieved beyond words, and tossed her in the air; catching her and holding her close as he wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Thank-you for saying that sweetheart, I love you too, and you're the best daughter anyone ever had. Now, how about breakfast?"
"Okay Daddy," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck before giving him a kiss on the cheek, "but, Daddy, I din't wan any weggs, I din't like thim amore." she added, sounding serious though her voice still trembled.
All Link could do was laugh. "Oh Ivy."
A/N: I am having so much fun doing this fic, THANK-YOU HALEY, THIS CHAPTER IS FOR YOU! Anyway, thanks to:
Sorceress of Shadows, Radius Flame, Claradwor, Bree-Bee233, imonz, Morgona, Haley(Super special thanks for you! :)), 2.0, Forest Princess, Bitter Magic, Diana Lily and Isabella, Lady Isludis, Anonymous Fellow, and 4rch-4ngel.
Until next time!
~Moon White Rose