NOTE!

I uploaded this chapter two days ago, but it doesn't seem to be showing! So I'm uploading it again. Sorry for those who thought they were getting a new chapter.

Hello everyone!

It's been a busy week! So I'm sorry for not updating. I think I will update once a week from now on, since one of my friends gave me the idea to write it over the course of nine months, week by week. But I might or might not stick to it. Nine months seems an awful long time to write a fanfic.

Link234521: Terribly. Even I wouldn't complete it in that time lapse.

(Allthough it's taken me nearly two years to write this now… pfft.)

I also have good news! I beat Demise! I beat the game! Yayness!

Link234521: Good work! Wonder if you'll survive round 3 of Skyward Sword AND get throughTwilight Princess...

I felt pretty good, because I was the first one out of all my siblings to do so. And since I got really good grades (Go me!) my dad got me Twilight Princess. Which is hard :/ So I am now doing Skyward Sword on Hero Mode. Without a walk-through. Well, maybe if I get too stuck~

And this will only make sense if you're English (Or go by the National Curriculum. Thing.) But I got a 7c in my Maths test ^.^ I was very happy ^.^ And, today I was measured! I am now 163cm tall~ I grew over the holidays!

Anyway, enough of the mindless chitchat! Onto the chapter!

Enjoy!

(Oh, just a quick note: I have only done a Zelda POV in this chapter. No Link one. It just follows the game for him. And we all know how much I hate writing from gameplay.)

Week 7

Zelda

Zelda crouched down amongst the shrubs as another feeling of nausea wracked her body. She leaned over forwards, and expelled the contents of her stomach, much like she had for the past few days. This bloody morning sickness sure sucked.

She stood up, and holding her hand over her mouth, ran over to the lake that she had been drinking from over the past week. She cupped some of the water in her hands, and sipped it. Not only did it help to stop her stomach from turning, but it also took away the horrible aftertaste in her mouth. When she was okay again, Zelda stood up and checked over the white dress Granny had given her along with a map of the entire area, along with separate ones of the Eldin province and also the Lanayru province.

Zelda felt her heart sink. She had been travelling for a week, and she was still in Faron woods, trying to find the first temple. The map that Granny had given her showed that she had to travel into the deep woods, but when she had reached them, they were dark, and she got a foreboding feeling every time she walked near to them. She got the feeling it was not safe for her there.

Or safe for her baby. Babies.

Zelda sighed, and stared off into the distance. It had been a week since she had found out she was expecting twins. Twins!

"What?" Zelda repeated again, not sure she'd heard Granny right.

"You are indeed pregnant with twins. What genders, we cannot be sure. But there is no doubt there are two little embryos in there." Granny gently put her aged hand back onto Zelda's stomach.

"Oh Goddess..." Zelda murmured happily, putting her own hand across her stomach. She could feel that her hips had begun to get bigger, and he stomach had started to feel a tiny bit more curved. No noticeable change, but she could feel it. Along with her growing breasts, her pink Goddess dress wouldn't fit her in a matter of days. She needed a new dress, and fast.

"Hold on there a second, my dear." Granny said, and walked off to a part of the temple that served as her own room. She came back seconds later, carrying a pure white fold of fabric with her. Zelda looked at her, and Granny unfolded the fabric.

Ah! It was a dress!

"This is a special dress..." She started, holding it up. "I was supposed to be a wedding present to one of the Goddess's close mortal friends. She knew the mortal woman wanted to have children, so she wove this very fabric for her. It uses magic to stretch to exactly the size of the wearer. It will come in handy when you start to show more." She paused, as if considering whether or not to tell her the rest. "And... If you want it can make you appear as your normal self..."

"Excuse me?" Zelda asked, slightly confused. Her normal self?

"As in... not pregnant." Granny gave the dress to Zelda, who took it with thanks. "If you run into an enemy or such that you think might take... advantage of you because of your current state, then when you are wearing this dress you can will it to conceal your bump and it will hide itself from the eyes of anything other than yourself."

Zelda nodded, and slipped her pink dress over her head. Granny took the dress that Zelda and a few other girls from the school's textiles team had hand-sewn weeks before the Wing Festival, and folded it carefully. Zelda pulled the white dress over her head, and gasped as it magically changed, and fitted her perfectly.

"It looks beautiful on you, my dear." Granny smiled, and handed Zelda a pouch.

"What's this?"

"For your journey. It has a few health potions, a map of each province; Faron, Eldin and also Lanayru, a small amount of food, enough for a day or so, and some other items I think will become handy along your trip."

Zelda thanked the old lady profusely, for everything she had done for her.

Zelda had left the very next day.

"Urm, excuse me!" A little voice said. Zelda jumped a good foot in the air, and turned sharply, greatly surprised by the little voice that had spoken to her.

"Ahh! A monster!" Another voice said. It sounded almost the same as the first, but it was a little deeper. Zelda just blinked.

What were these things?

They looked nothing like she had ever seen. They were pear-shaped, had these huge buds on their backs, and their faces were like none other she had seen. These surface creatures- some of them, anyway- were amazing!

"Oh!" She cried, stepping forwards. The creatures squeaked, and jumped back. "Don't be afraid of me! I won't hurt you." She held a hand out towards the creatures.

"How do we know you're not one of those creepy monster things? You could be one in a disguise!" That was the one with the lower pitched voice. Zelda decided this one was a male.

"Yeah!" The littler one agreed. This one was obviously the female. She was probably the other one's sister...

"I promise you." Zelda said sincerely. "I promise I am not one of those monsters."

She had seen them about. The monsters they were talking about. Goddess, they were horrible! She had had a close call with one the other day, and she had just escaped by an inch. Luckily, the goblin-like monsters didn't know how to climb trees.

The two little creatures stood and stared at Zelda for a bit, before glancing at each other. They appeared to be talking in some silent language. After a while, they turned back, and the older male stepped forwards.

"Follow us! We will take you to Bucha!" The male said. Zelda allowed the female to take her hand, and the two creatures lead her to where this 'Bucha' was.

"Oh!" The younger one gasped. Zelda looked down at her. "We never introduced ourselves! My name is Machi, and this is Oolo, my older brother! We are Kikwi; or part of what is left of our tribe. I think there are only five of us, including ourselves. It's so sad." Machi sighed.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise, like a horn being blown close by. Then they could hear thundering footsteps, and the sound of metal, clinking together.

"Monsters!" Machi yelped, and ran off, pulling Zelda behind her. Oolo jumped, and ran in the opposite direction. Machi turned back, and was about to run after her brother when they spotted the first of the monsters. There were so many of them! Probably five or six! Machi looked longingly at the way Oolo had gone, before running off with Zelda.

Unfortunately, the monsters saw them run, and decided to take chase.

"Quick!" Machi yelped, still running. "Up ahead is a tree!"

Zelda glanced ahead. Yeah, there was a tree. And another one. And another one.

No! Bloody mood swings, do not act up now!

"We can hide in the hollow trunk until they pass!" Machi finished.

Quickly, Zelda and Machi sprinted up to the tree the young Kikwi had pointed out, and Zelda let Machi crawl inside before doing so herself. The tree was surprisingly roomy inside, with enough room for both of them to huddle up together without being pressed too hard up against each other. They sat in there with eyes closed until they were sure the monsters had passed. Quietly, Zelda peered outside.

"Is it clear?" Machi asked. "Are the monsters gone?"

Zelda turned back to Machi, and nodded her head, smiling.

"Yep, they're gone."

Machi breathed a sigh of relief, and the two crawled out of the hiding place. Zelda brushed down her dress, which was magically clean again. Well, that would make washing easier!

"Anyway, we must get you to Bucha now. I hope Oolo is safe..." Machi looked down sadly. Zelda took her hand.

"Don't worry. He seemed pretty smart. He's fine, I know it. Anyway, please take me to Bucha."

Machi smiled at Zelda's calming words, and nodded.

"Let's go."

After what felt like an hour, Machi finally brought Zelda to a large rock face, with a small area of flat land on top. She pointed upwards.

"Bucha is up there. If you walk around the side, there should be a vine you can swing across, and go see him." Machi pointed to a path way that went up and around the rock face. "Good luck on your journey, and please tell Bucha that we were chased by monsters, and I've gone to look for Oolo!"

Zelda nodded, and watched as the female Kikwi waddle off quickly. They were so cute!

Wasting no time, she followed the path Machi had pointed out, and came to a patch of land, with a vine at the end. She took Machi's advice, and swung on the vine, landing nimbly on the other side. In front of her was a large, slightly hairy rock, which she guessed was Bucha.

"Urm... Bucha?" She asked. The rock/Bucha stirred. Zelda stood there and watched him for a bit. Then the rock/Bucha stood up.

"Hrmm?" He asked, leaning in to get a better look at Zelda. "You're not a monster..."

Zelda rolled her eyes.

"No. I was brought up her by Machi, one of your tribe? I don't know why, though."

Bucha nodded. "Is she okay?"

"Yes. We were chased by monsters, and Oolo and her were separated. So she's gone to look for him." Zelda remembered to keep polite. Her father had always taught her that if you were polite, you went much further in life than if you were rude all the time.

"Ahh. Okay then." He looked at Zelda thoughtfully.

"Um... Is something wrong?"

"No, no... you just seem a little young to be with child, that's all."

Zelda stared at him. Did everyone know? There might as well be a big sign above her head, with flashing lights announcing that she was pregnant with each flash. Pregnant! Pregnant!

"Not that there is anything wrong with that." The Kikwi said quickly when he saw the look on Zelda's face. "So what brings you to Faron woods?"

"I want to get to the temple." Zelda announced. "But I need to get through the Deep Woods. How should I do that?"

"Ahh!" Bucha cried, waving his hands up and down. "You must not go there! It is full of all kinds of monsters!"

"But I need to! I need to get to the temple!"

"But the monsters! The monsters!"

"Please, just tell me how to get to the Deep Woods!"

"Child, you cannot! Because-"

"Just tell me how to get there!" Zelda snapped. She was starting to get annoyed, and only half of it was mood swings.

"Child, I refuse to put you in danger. It might sound mean, but I would rather think of you and your babe's safety. After all-"

Zelda never heard the rest of it. Because at that moment, she sprinted up to the Kikwi's huge, rounded belly, jumped at it, and bounced off, far into the distance.

Hopefully in the right way.