Discalimer: I do not own Zelda yadda yadda yadda.

This is possibly my second favorite chapter in my 'Reflections of the Soul' (for all who don't know this is what you're reading right now). Tell me what you think.

The river was a comforting site as Opal walked along it. It reminded her of home. She narrowed her eyes. She was not going back home until she saw or found out who her father was. She wished she had thought to bring some spare clothes and a map. Maybe that move was kind of rash she thought.

The castle was easy to find and she made it two hours before dusk at a jogging pace. Two hours and ten minutes to be more precise. Zora perk. She caught a look of herself in the castle moat. She was still a Zora. She changed quickly. She smiled. Was this what her father looked like? In the blue Zora tunic her eyes stood out. She crossed the moat to resist looking vain to whomever was around.

She had heard from her mother that her Zora's Shapphire was in the Temple of Time. The Temple of Time was in Hyrule Market Town. And she was ten feet away from the Temple of Time. She gulped and walked in.

The silence was overwhelming. The too perfect walls echoed the silence. It was a plain but beautiful place. But something drew her eyes forward. Three shining stones floating above an alter drew her to them.

They were beautiful. No, they were beyond that. Each great stone surrounded by gold, shaped into perfection. "These are the spirtual stones." she said to herself.

She had heard much of the spirtual stones from her mother. Ruto had said that if a Kokiri touches the Kokiri Emerald, or a Goron touches the Goron Ruby, or a Zora touches the Zora Shapphire that any information or power that person wanted could be retrieved if the person had a pure heart. Besides ranting on her mother Opal thought she was pretty much qualified. It was so beautiful. And it was so close.

"Hey what are you doing in here?"

Opal turned around quickly to see a man wearing a tunic similar to her own only it was green. And he had a fairy following him. (Enter Link) "What's it to you? Do you happen to own the Temple of Time?"

"No but no one is really in here, and since it looked like you were reaching for the stone I assumed you were stealing it."

"Assumtions make an ass out of you and me."

He smiled. "Fine. I'll make an ass out of myself and you by assuming you want me to leave."

"That is the only time you will not be making an ass out of yourself as you are correct."

"You're going to get yourself in trouble one day with that attitude, but never the less I'll be going now squirt."

"MY NAME IS OPAL O-P-A-L."

"My name is Link. L-I-N-K."

She glared at him. "Leave."

He help up his hands in surrender and walked out the entrance. "Finally." she muttered under her breath.

She turned around and touched the Zora's Shappire. Nothing happened. "WHAT?" she screamed out in frustration.

"GODDAMMIT!!! WHAT THE HELL DID I DO DESERVE THIS???" she breathed hard and stared at the floor.

"No matter. I'll just have to do this the old fashion way. But I'll need a mode of transportation."

Opal turned around and she left the Temple of Time. There was Link sitting on the steps like he was waiting for her. "Hey Link do you think you could give me a ride?"

"What? You want me to leave you alone and now you want me to give you a ride?"

"Yes. Please."

"Fine. But what are you going to do for me?"

"I'll pay you."

"No."

"I'll give you precious jewels."

"No."

Opal was running out of things to bargain with. "I'll keep you company?"

"Ok."

Opal smiled. That had been easier than she thought. "Where do you wanna go kiddo...I mean Opal."

"You can call me kiddo if you like and I want to go everywhere in Hyrule excluding Hyrule Market Town and Zora's Domain."

"All righty. Well let's see here." He thought for a moment.

"Yes?" Opal asked.

"First stop Lon Lon Ranch!"

Short but sweet. R/R. :-D.