Chapter 21: A new pupil.
A few months after the wedding and the coronation, Kai was assigned by Link to visit Windfall.
Earlier,
Link gave Kai a serious look as Kai stood in front of him in his study.
"Do you know why I summoned you here?" Link questioned as he clasped his hands together and leaned on his desk. Kai shook his head.
"I'm afraid not." Kai replied. Link sighed.
"Due to my position as King, I can't do this myself. You are my only option. Kai, I'm trusting you with this task. I need you to complete this mission no matter what! It's for the great of good." Link stated. Kai gulped. Link then reached into his draw, and handed Kai a piece of paper. Kai slowly took the paper and read it. 'Come to our action! We have a rare specimen that you just can't miss!' Kai deadpanned. He then looked at Link.
"THIS is your emergency?" Kai questioned. Link nodded as he stood up out of his chair.
"Yes! I really want to go, but I can't get out of work! You're my Ambassador. So, you should go in my place!" Link exclaimed.
Kai sighed as he walked into the Windfall markets. 'I can't believe that Link is making me go all the way to Windfall for a stupid auction!' Kai thought with a frown. He then walked inside a building that had the auction sign. When he entered, he saw all types of locals and foreigners. The lights were then turned off, signalling that the auction was starting. A man in a parka then walked onto the stage.
"Hello, everyone! Thank you for coming to the auction! I have all sorts of items on for display today!" The man in the parka exclaimed. He then pulled on the red curtain. "First is the treasure map! Starting bids are at 20 rupees!" Kai's eyes widened. 'Woah, that's pretty cheap!' Kai thought. A sailor raised his hand.
"I bid 25 rupees!" The sailor shouted. The man pointed towards the sailor.
"To the sailor in the front at 25 rupees! Any takers?" When nobody answered, the parka man than pointed to the sailor. "And the treasure chart goes to the sailor at 25 rupees!" The sailor smiled, and walked up to claimed his prize with his money in hand. The parka man gave him the chart after taking the 25 rupees. The sailor grinned, and walked out of the auction. Kai sighed.
"This is going to take a while." Kai sighed.
After five more items were placed on display, the parka man clapped.
"Okay! Now, for the final item of the day! This is a very rare specimen that is a part of an unknown species! Starting at 1000, we have the unidentified fox child!" The curtains were pulled, revealing a 10 year old child with messy long brown hair, and one red eye with the other covered with a white eyepatch. The child looked miserable as he sat in the cage. Kai gasped at the child. His eyes then widened as he looked at the fox ears that adorned his head, and the tail. 'A Kitsune!? But how!?' One woman immediately put her hand up.
"I bid 1050 rupees!" The woman bid. Kai looked at her happy expression in shock. 'Is this woman serious!?' Kai gasped as more people placed more bids. He then looked at the child who looked like he wanted to die. Kai growled. 'I can't let this go on!' Kai then raised his hand.
"I bid 500,000!" Kai shouted. Everyone looked at him in shock. The parka man's eyes widened. Kai then heard whispers.
"500,000? I don't have that much money!"
"Hey, isn't he the chancellor for that newly established country?"
"Yeah! You're right!" The parka man stared at Kai in shock. He then coughed.
"To the young man in the back! Any takers?" One woman hesitantly raised her hand.
"500,001." The woman bid. Kai frowned, and raised his hand.
"600,000!" Kai shouted. Everyone gasped at him again. The parka man waited for somebody to bid more, but when nobody did, he rang the bell.
"And the fox boy goes to the man in the back at 600,000!" The parka man cheered. Everyone groaned as Kai walked up to the man with three sacks of orange rupees.
"Why'd a noble have to come here?"
"Yeah, it's so unfair!" Kai handed the parka man the rupees. He then snatched the key out of his hands, and unlocked the cage. He then picked up the young child, and walked out. Once they were out of sight, Kai allowed his Hylian appearance to drop to his Kitsune form. The young boy looked up at him in shock. Kai wiped the young boy's bangs out of his eyes, and smiled gently.
"Are you okay?" Kai questioned. Tears appeared in the young boy's eyes. He then gripped onto Kai like his life depended on it. Kai smiled at him. "Tell me, how did you get here?" The boy sniffled.
"M-my…parents….they survived….the massacre. They….told me that…..they found another…holy barrier….." The boy told. He then started crying. "And now…..they're gone…..those people…..found me….and…caged me…up." The young boy croaked out. Kai's eyes then widened when he realised that this young boy was dying. 'Sh*t! Without the holly barrier, this boy will die!' Kai tried to think of a way to save him, then an idea came to him. Kai rested his hand on the young boy's chest, and a golden light appeared. His hair then changed from a dark brown to a midnight blue. The young boy's eye widened. "What…..did you…..do…to me?" Kai smiled at him.
"Without the holy barrier, you would have died. I can survive without the holy barrier thanks to a power that I was given. I've transferred some of that power into you so that you could survive." Kai explained. The young boy smiled.
"Thank….you…" The boy drifted off as his eyes shut. Kai gasped, and felt his pulse. He then sighed in relief.
"Well, there goes six weeks worth of pay." Kai joked. He then teleported with the boy in his arms to his house, which was situated on a secluded part of the forest realm. Kai had frozen the trees in time in autumn. Kai then opened the door, and walked in. Aki turned around and gasped when she saw the young boy in his arms.
"Oh, my Nayru, what happened!?" Aki asked as she rushed over to the boy. Kai laid the young boy on a spare bed in the next room.
"This boy was being auctioned off in Windfall. It's a good thing that Link sent me there. This boy would have died if he went home with anyone else." Kai explained. Aki nodded. She then felt his temperature, and gasped.
"Oh, no. He has a fever!" Aki hurriedly got up, and went over to the cabinet to get some medicine. She then lifted the boy up, and fed him the medicine. The boy swallowed the medicine. Aki then laid the boy back down. "Hopefully he'll awake soon." Aki then turned to Kai. "Shouldn't you go and report to the King?" Kai stared at the boy, and nodded.
"Yeah, I'll go report to him. Hopefully he awakes soon." Kai hoped. He then got up. "I'll be back as soon as I can!" With that said, Kai teleported to New Hyrule castle. When he teleported to Link's study, he wasn't there. Kai groaned. He slammed open the doors, startling some guards. Kai gave them apologetic looks, and walked towards Tetra's study. He hastily opened the doors without knocking. Tetra looked up in shock.
"Kai! Haven't you ever heard of knocking!?" Tetra shouted. Kai bowed.
"Sorry, my queen, but have you seen the King?" Kai questioned. Tetra sighed.
"It's alright Kai. We're alone." Tetra stated. Kai ran up to her.
"I need to find Link about the task he gave me." Kai stated. Tetra nodded.
"He said that he was going to visit Linebeck." Tetra stated. A tic mark appeared on Kai's head.
"So, he's skipping out on duties again!? Ugh, I swear. Thanks Tetra!" Kai thanked. He then teleported to Linebeck's trade shop. He then slammed open the door. "LINK!" Link flinched when he heard Kai shout his name.
"Damn. He caught me." Link muttered. He then turned towards Kai. "Hey, Kai! I'm here for, uh, diplomatic reasons!" Kai rolled his eyes.
"Oh, come on, Link! We both know that's a load of crap! Come with me! There's something I need to show you concerning about that little task you sent me on!" Kai urged. Link frowned. Kai grabbed Link's hand, and teleported to his house.
The young boy's eyes opened slowly, and he looked around. He groaned, and sat up. He then turned to the side, and saw Aki. Aki smiled at him.
"I'm glad that you're finally awake." Aki claimed. The young boy's eyes widened. He then jumped back in shock.
"W-who are you!?" The young boy questioned. He then looked around frantically. "And where's the man that took me here!?" Aki smiled gently at him.
"He'll be back soon." Aki stated. No sooner had she said it, the door slammed open and Link and Kai came running in. Link stared in shock at the young boy.
"Oh, my Nayru." Link muttered in disbelief as Kai ran over to the young Kitsune. He then crouched down beside him.
"Hey little buddy, how are ya doing?" Kai asked. The young Kitsune smiled.
"I'm doing better." The young Kitsune muttered. His stomach then growled. Kai laughed, and turned towards Aki.
"Do you mind making him something?" Kai asked. Aki nodded, and got up to make a quick meal of eggs and bacon. The young Kitsune stared at her. Kai smiled at him. "You don't need to worry about her, she's a very kind woman. She's my wife." Kai stated. The young Kitsune's eyes widened.
"Wife? You married a Hylian?" The young boy questioned. Kai nodded.
"Yes, I love her very much. We even had a child together. His name's Kasai. He was named after my father." Kai explained. He then stood up, and walked over to Kasai's crib where he could see Kasai jumping up and down. Kai picked him up, and walked over to the young boy. He then sat on a chair beside the young boy. "See? He's half Kitsune." The young boy stared at Kasai as Kasai stared at him back. "So, tell me. What's your name?" The young boy sighed.
"My name is…Shyota." Kai nodded.
"I see. What a nice name." Kai then pointed towards Link. "You see, it was because of this man that I even ended up finding you! He's the King of this country." Kai stated. Shyota looked at Link with a raised eyebrow.
"But he looks nothing like a King!" Link fell over at this. He then sweat dropped at Shyota. Kai laughed.
"Believe it or not, he is a King." Link frowned at Kai. Shyota then sniffed the air as Aki plated up his food, and walked over to him. She then put it on a tray, and laid the tray in front of him.
"Here you go. A nice hot meal, and some water." Aki told. Shyota's mouth watered. He then dug in. Everyone laughed. Link then looked at Kai.
"We need to talk." Link stated, Kai nodded. Both men than got up, and walked outside as Shyota ate. Link turned to Kai. "So, how did you find this boy?" Kai sighed, and frowned.
"You know that 'rare specimen' that the flyer was talking about?" Link nodded. "Well, it was talking about Shyota. You should have seen the state he was in when I freed him. He was so close to dying that I had no choice, but to give a fraction of my power to him." Kai explained. Link gasped.
"You gave him some of your powers!? Do you know the consequence of that!?" Link questioned. Kai nodded.
"Yes, he now holds the power of the sage of time. Even though I'm still the sage of time, he is cursed with a long life." Kai stated. Link frowned. He then sighed.
"So, did you bring me here for a reason?" Kai nodded. He then held out his hand.
"I spent 600,000 rupees on that kid. I want you to pay me back the money. I basically did get you that specimen you wanted." Kai stated. Link sweat dropped. Kai then grinned. "Just kidding! What I really want to know is if you finished your work!" Link flinched, and looked off to the side. Kai frowned at him. "You know, Tetra is working hard at keeping this country afloat while her useless husband is slacking off!" Link raised his hands in defence.
"Oh, come on. Don't be a party pooper!" Kai smiled angrily at Link.
"Oh, I'm only doing my job, your majesty!" Link sighed.
"Okay, I'll finish the work once we get back to the castle. But let's deal with the kid first." Kai nodded. Link and Kai walked back into the house to see Aki cleaning up while Shyota stared at Kasai. Kai walked towards him.
"Hey, Shyota." Kai waved. Shyota looked at Kai, and smiled. Kai crouched down beside him as Shyota was on the floor with Kasai. "Just wondering, but what's wrong with your eye?" Shyota fidgeted.
"Well, you see, I was born with two different eye colours." Shyota explained. He then took off his eyepatch to reveal a golden eye. Link and Kai's eyes widened. Kai then smiled, and rubbed his head. Link looked at Kai.
"So, where's he going to stay?" Link questioned. Shyota gasped. He then grabbed onto Kai.
"Please don't give me back to those people! I have nowhere else to go!" Shyota begged. Kai looked at Shyota in surprise.
"Don't worry, I wasn't going to give you to them. I spent 600,000 on you. So, I thought why not adopt you!" Kai stated. Shyota looked at Kai in shock.
"Adopt me?" Shyota questioned. Kai nodded.
"I'll even make you my student and teach you how to control your powers of the Kitsune." Shyota smiled. He then gripped onto Kai.
"Thank you. Thank you, Master!" Shyota thanked. Kai smiled and sweat dropped. He then stood up.
"Well, I've gotta discipline a certain King!" Kai gritted out as he turned to Link. Link flinched. Kai then walked over to Link. "I'll be back soon!" Kai stated with a wave. He then teleported with Link to the castle. The guards watched as Kai dragged Link towards his study. They then ran into Gonzo, captain of the royal guard. Kai smiled at Gonzo.
"Hello there, captain! How are you today?" Kai asked. Gonzo sweat dropped.
"Uh, fine thank you. Um, why are you dragging Li- er, the King?" Gonzo questioned.
"Well, because the KING is skipping out on his paper work. And as his chancellor, it's my job to set him straight!" Kai told. He then waved to Gonzo, and continued dragging Link who mouthed 'help me!' to Gonzo. Gonzo waved at them. He then headed towards the training grounds. Kai dragged Link into his office, and threw Link into his chair. Link sighed, and grabbed his pen. He then waited for Kai to leave, but when he didn't, Link looked at him in confusion.
"Um, aren't you going to leave?" Link questioned. Kai smiled, and shook his head.
"I'm not leaving until you've finished your paper work!" Kai stated. Tears ran down Link's eyes as he worked on his paperwork. Let's just say that neither of them got back to their beloved ones until later that night.
AN: And hello with another chapter! It took me half an hour to think of something, then it hit me. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. And like I said, there are going to be a few time skips. Depends on what I'm feeling like at the time. See ya!