Changes Must be Acknowledged (cont'd)
Chapter 13
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Oniwalu looked around him, wondering where the voice had come from. He then realized; he had his hand on the hilt of the sword--the voice had been Nayru's. He felt Next's stare, and came to his senses. he faced Shanæro, and said:
"Why are we going to Hyrule? What is so special about Hyrule?"
Next couldn't help but notice Oniwalu's frequent glances over to her. She just looked down at her feet, occasionally looking up to hear what Shanæro had to say.
"Well, we must...Oniwalu, look at me, not Next," Shanæro was constantly pushing Oniwalu's face to look at him, but Oniwalu would simply look back at Next. Shanæro was confused, but then realized what Oniwalu was doing. He pulled the Tetraforce warrior aside, and said:
"You like her, don't you, Oniwalu," the spirit said plainly. Oniwalu nodded, gazing back at Next. She turned away. "Oniwalu, you can't let her interfere with your duty as the protector of this world. Do you hear me? Oniwalu, listen to me!" The spirit slapped Oniwalu across the face, and the boy looked at his familiar spirit with a hurt expression on his face. "Oniwalu, I'm sorry, but you have to listen to me. You don't understand what Next is going through. Her lover, Massic, recently died. She needs to get passed that before she can be with you. and even then, she might not like you the same way. You have to understand this. Please, Oniwalu..."
Oniwalu stared at Shanæro, with the same hurt expression, but now he was stronger, and so he said, "I understand, Shanæro. when will we be in Hyrule?" Shanæro was surprised at Oniwalu's will to move on. Shifting to become a cat, the spirit said:
"We're almost there. In fact, it's just up here." They walked back to where Next was waiting.
"When are we gonna get there?" She asked impatiently. Seeing that Oniwalu wasn't staring at her anymore, she began to become intrigued. She looked at the silver-haired boy's hand. It was at his waist, and to her surprise, it wasn't on the hilt of his sword. She looked at his hair. It was rather short, and she could see that it was tied back in a short ponytail. She noticed his gray tunic, with an upside down triangle on the back. His wings jutted out suddenly from his shoulder blades, and they were neatly folded close to his back now. She saw at his waist a silver belt, and he was wearing black pants, that were sort of snug, so that she could see the contours of his leg muscles clearly. She found herself relating his features to those of Massic's, and realized that if his hair were blonde, instead of silver, and if he were a tad older... She crouched down and wept. Oniwalu reminded her of Massic, and it made her cry.
Oniwalu turned back to make sure Next hadn't wandered off, and saw her crying on the ground. He knelt down beside her, and said, "What's wrong, Next?"
"Massic...I'll never see him again..." And this made her weep even more.
"Don't cry, Next...I promise, we will justify his death with the demise of the evil in Hyrule. I promise." And He held her in his arms. She welcomed the embrace.
Chapter 13
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Oniwalu looked around him, wondering where the voice had come from. He then realized; he had his hand on the hilt of the sword--the voice had been Nayru's. He felt Next's stare, and came to his senses. he faced Shanæro, and said:
"Why are we going to Hyrule? What is so special about Hyrule?"
Next couldn't help but notice Oniwalu's frequent glances over to her. She just looked down at her feet, occasionally looking up to hear what Shanæro had to say.
"Well, we must...Oniwalu, look at me, not Next," Shanæro was constantly pushing Oniwalu's face to look at him, but Oniwalu would simply look back at Next. Shanæro was confused, but then realized what Oniwalu was doing. He pulled the Tetraforce warrior aside, and said:
"You like her, don't you, Oniwalu," the spirit said plainly. Oniwalu nodded, gazing back at Next. She turned away. "Oniwalu, you can't let her interfere with your duty as the protector of this world. Do you hear me? Oniwalu, listen to me!" The spirit slapped Oniwalu across the face, and the boy looked at his familiar spirit with a hurt expression on his face. "Oniwalu, I'm sorry, but you have to listen to me. You don't understand what Next is going through. Her lover, Massic, recently died. She needs to get passed that before she can be with you. and even then, she might not like you the same way. You have to understand this. Please, Oniwalu..."
Oniwalu stared at Shanæro, with the same hurt expression, but now he was stronger, and so he said, "I understand, Shanæro. when will we be in Hyrule?" Shanæro was surprised at Oniwalu's will to move on. Shifting to become a cat, the spirit said:
"We're almost there. In fact, it's just up here." They walked back to where Next was waiting.
"When are we gonna get there?" She asked impatiently. Seeing that Oniwalu wasn't staring at her anymore, she began to become intrigued. She looked at the silver-haired boy's hand. It was at his waist, and to her surprise, it wasn't on the hilt of his sword. She looked at his hair. It was rather short, and she could see that it was tied back in a short ponytail. She noticed his gray tunic, with an upside down triangle on the back. His wings jutted out suddenly from his shoulder blades, and they were neatly folded close to his back now. She saw at his waist a silver belt, and he was wearing black pants, that were sort of snug, so that she could see the contours of his leg muscles clearly. She found herself relating his features to those of Massic's, and realized that if his hair were blonde, instead of silver, and if he were a tad older... She crouched down and wept. Oniwalu reminded her of Massic, and it made her cry.
Oniwalu turned back to make sure Next hadn't wandered off, and saw her crying on the ground. He knelt down beside her, and said, "What's wrong, Next?"
"Massic...I'll never see him again..." And this made her weep even more.
"Don't cry, Next...I promise, we will justify his death with the demise of the evil in Hyrule. I promise." And He held her in his arms. She welcomed the embrace.