"I do, but not when we have to head out this evening. You would have known if you showed up this morning." Kenny drawled, as I heard shuffling not too far away.
The typo said "evening" instead of "morning" just to make that clear. anyhoooo…
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Chapter 25: Simplistic Motives
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I breathed in deeply, ready to explain myself as I pried my eyes open. Kado's sullen expression greeted me. He was standing next to the mattress, now; his arms were folded across his chest, his haphazard hair slightly covering his closed eyes. He inhaled deeply, and then exhaled. His eyes shot open and traveled to my face.
"He kissed you," he said slowly, blandly, with no expression evident to show he was angry or depressed.
"He did…" I muttered, slowly loosening my grip on the feathery-soft mattress.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked, staring at me, his eyes clouded over.
"I- um, I just didn't think it mattered." He continued to glare at me as I stuttered for an explanation.
"You didn't think it mattered?" he mimicked, unbelievingly. I shuffled on the bed, nervous and dazed. Not good, not good…
"He was drunk!" I exclaimed, leaning forward and waving my hands. He pursed his lips together before plopping down on the bed.
"And what- you let it go?" he countered, turning his head to face me once again.
I continued to stutter as my face began to flush; "Listen, I, I didn't know what else to do, okay…?"
"You don't understand, Jade. He-…" I suddenly cut him off.
"No, you don't understand. I don't have time for this, okay?" I stood up, causing the brunette to look up at me in shock, "I have to get ready. Apparently, you guys are leaving a day early."
There was silence and I did nothing to change it as I made my way over to the door, refusing to turn around and glance at the brunette.
This wasn't going very well…
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Six o'clock p.m. I was ready as I would ever be that evening as I made my way down to the throne room. I wasn't surprised to see the decorating hadn't been much improved. Royal blue carpeting, tile floors, stonewalls, blue curtains, and soldiers in armor every few feet.
My sneakers shuffled on the carpeting as I hurriedly made my way down the room to where Zelda sat on her golden throne. I should have brought a camera, I merely thought as I tried to move my mind away from the sinking feeling of what I would have to be doing so very soon.
"I'm so glad you could make it, Jade." Zelda said, a small smile gracing her pink lips. There was a touch of blush on her cheeks and an apparent line of blue tinted on her eyelids. Her eyebrows were perfectly plucked and her eyes were wide-awake. I wondered if it were possible for her to ever become like the common people she ruled over.
I watched her carefully as she stood up, as if her appearance had greeted me for the first time. Her flowing, golden blonde hair trailed behind her as she stepped down from the throne to greet me. I feigned a smile before bowing slightly. It was obvious she wasn't too surprised with the gesture.
"Are you familiar with what you have to do on this quest?" I suddenly felt sick to my stomach, not wanting more than to crawl in a corner and close my eyes as I wondered what I had gotten myself into.
"I suppose." I replied, glancing around nervously, "Follow the foursome around and hope they don't get caught in a trap?" She laughed in amusement and I smiled at the thought of making royalty laugh, but that excluded Kado; he always laughed at me, so why count him in?
"Yes, that would count. And also make sure Liyanne doesn't step out of line and do anything suspicious." She said, her bright blue eyes glowing.
I cocked my head, "Was there someone there making sure I didn't step out of line the last time I was here?"
She sighed, her smile still there, "Link told us it would be a full-time job just to keep you in line."
"Thanks!" I said with slight amusement as I rolled my eyes.
"Just make sure that you don't get yourself caught in a trap." She remarked as we walked out of the throne room at a casual pace.
"I don't know," I began sarcastically with a smile, "That might be a little tough."
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Oh, I wanted to scream so badly, argghhhh…!
It didn't seem to work. So far, the only good thing that had happened was being reunited with my old pal, Kane. Yep, my horse. I missed him a lot over the months, but it hadn't come to a surprise that I couldn't tell him apart from the other horses. Either way, it was reviving. It gave me hope to continue, even if it wasn't much to go on.
Anyway, I was currently camping out five hundred feet away from the foursome. Yet, no matter how far I was away from them, there was no way in hell that I could light a campfire for fear of being seen. The night air was slightly refreshing, but overall very cold. Zora's River being merely ten feet away also didn't quite help me.
I figured I was doomed to madness, then. Sure, the sound of swishing water, horse's breathing, cricket's chirping, and winds howling would be rejuvenating and serene. However, I couldn't care less if I had to be spending it alone. I was done with that; I wanted company.
I growled, slamming my fist as I twisted around my sleeping bag, which was layered with three extra blankets. Kane raised his head slightly, looking at me with his dark, brown eyes.
I sighed, "Too bad you can't understand me." I dropped my forehead on the soft material and began to mumble, hoping in some way that I would fall asleep.
"Jade!" a singsong voice called from not too far away. My head snapped to the direction from where it had come, and to my surprise, there was Zeke. He wiggled out of the water and onto the embankment. I assumed he had just swum upstream, away from the entrance to Zora's Domain.
"Zeke!" I called, throwing the blankets off of me and heading over to where he sat.
"And what are you doing back here, love?" he said happily, his sharp teeth gleaming as he smiled.
"Uhm, camping?" I replied nervously.
"All alone? Link's camp isn't too far away." he cocked his head the direction from where the smoke rose into the night air. However, I suddenly had an urge to touch the scaly flesh on his arm. It looked surreal.
"Yeah, I know, but I'm not suppose to let them know I'm here." His lips formed an "o" as he took in the information, "You didn't tell them anything, did you?"
"I didn't see them pass by." He replied, his dark eyes glinting. I nodded in relief.
Jade…I glanced behind me suspiciously, but there was nothing there. Zeke gazed at me, perplexed.
"What's the matter?" he asked, his accent even deeper as his tone resembled worry.
I shook my head, "Nothing…"
I'm sorry…really…"What?" I snapped before shutting my eyes tight.
"Are you sure?"
"Didn't you hear that?" I asked, puzzled, as I began to look around me. Everything was clear, there was no one here; it was just Zeke and I.
The branches of the trees' branches swayed, the bushes rustled, the crickets chirped, and the water lapped at the muddy embankment, but there was nothing else.
We don't know… Wake up…I breathed in deeply and rasped, "What's happening to me?"
"What are you talking about?" Zeke inquired, leaning forward to inspect my worn out features.
I stood up suddenly, and began to pace around as I took hold of my head in both hands, "I don't know what's going on. This is the second time…"
"Second time, what?"
Two more months…If you don't…if you…we just might…
They won't keep you here…
"Agh!" I growled in frustration, my eyes tightly shut, "Get out of my head!"
"Jade!" Zeke's voice called from in front of me just as my head barreled into his slippery chest. I bounced back as he took hold of my arms. I shivered under his webbed hands. Too surreal, I could only think as I shook my head.
"I can't do this!" I cried, clawing at my face agonizingly with my short fingernails.
The utter confusion and disorientation didn't drive away from the pain.
Bye, hon'...
"What's wrong?" Zeke asked, now, worry clearly evident as he tried to shake the answers from me. I pulled away from him to sink to the ground, my hands buried in my face.
"I'm hearing voices!" I exclaimed, sounding utterly unbelievable to my own ears.
"What kind of voices, Jade?" he asked, kneeling next to me.
"I-I, just voices!" I stuttered. He sighed, trying to act calm.
He seemed anxious, "I don't know what to do, Jade. Go find Link. He can help you."
"No!" I cut in quickly.
"What else is there to do?" he asked, standing up to his full height. I followed shakily, noticing how much taller he was than my puny five feet and four inches.
I sighed, "Nothing."
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Sorry, y'all for the latest chapter ever! But I was so busy and tired I didn't want to go on the computer. Anyway, here's the next chapter, a little lacking and short I know, but I wanted to get this up ASAP. Thanks to all who reviewed the last chapter, and hope you all stick around for the next chapter! Which will be updated next week! Thank you!
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