Desert Child
What lead Naboruu to be a Gerudo thief?
Chapter Twenty Four: Three People, One Place
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Ganondorf was pacing back and forth, Isannah was by his side.
"I sent Kira after Naboruu A DAY ago!" he fumed, tightening his knuckles and making a fist. "She's useless! I can't imagine that it would be so hard to find Naboruu!"
"Maybe we should go after her," suggested Isannah lazily.
"As if I didn't already think about that!" snapped Ganondorf. "What an original resolution!" he said with sarcasm.
"There's nothing else to do!" said Isannah. "She's vital to our thieving. Why she ran away I can't imagine!
"If I knew, don't you think I'd have her by now!"
"Tibir's a worried mess, so are her daughters...and now she will be punished by death!"
'Yes, I have the people at the archery field ready. Okay, Isannah, we'll go find her."
The team got their horses and rode off.
"Where do you think she could be?" Isannah asked.
"Irena?" suggested Ganondorf.
"Let's go then!" cried Isannah.
As the couple rode of to Irena, Ganondorf was in deep thought. He thought about Nabooru. No, he didn't despise her running away after all. He thought it was a brave thing to do. That would take some real guts.
He remembered the times that they were together. How they kissed and joked and teased. They were happy. Honestly happy.
Now, Ganondorf hated admitting it to himself, but he did not love Isannah. She was more like a play toy. He felt completely different about Nabooru. He thought he loved her, but that was useless, her being gone, and he being the King.
The same guard was standing post before Irena that Nabooru had met.
"Was a girl named Nabooru here?" demanded Ganondorf.
"I don't know what your talking about," said Lance firmly.
"You are a bad liar!" said Ganondorf, his tone rising. "Have you seen her??!!"
Lance trembled, for he was a naturally small man, as Ganondorf jumped off his horse and got in his (Lance's) face.
"Y-your evilness..." said Lance shakily. "She left...about a day ago..."
"Do you know where she was going?" asked Ganondorf, clenching his teeth. He and Lance were face-to-face. Actually, Ganondorf was looking down on Lance.
"N-no...I never talk to that type of folk, sir," said Lance.
Ganondorf turned, letting his massive leather cloak swirl. "You're useless," he said to Lance. "And if you know where she is, so help you..."
Ganondorf remounted on hid horse.
Giving Lance a glare, he motioned Isannah to turn around. They had the horses trotting to the direction of Gerudo Valley.
"Where do you think she could be?" asked Isannah.
"I don't know..." said Ganondorf thoughtfully.
He glanced at the ranch. "You don't suppose..."
Isannah raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"
Rose was singing her mellow tune, Talon was sitting at the table playing a heated game of cards with Laura, and Link and Nabooru were in the corner of the room, looking over the crib of baby Link.
"He's beautiful," commented Nabooru. "He looks just like you..."
"Except for the hair," said Link, tenderly fingering the soft blonde locks on the baby's head.
Nabooru smiled. No doubt, she was in love with Link, the married father. Every now and then, however, her mind wandered to Ganondorf.
She remembered his strong and manly musk scent, his intense eyes, and his muscular body. Why, if he didn't have such mood swings, she'd rather be with him.
"Want to go for a walk?" asked Link.
"Sure," said Nabooru, giving the baby another look.
"Where are you guys going?" asked Rose.
"A walk." That was Link's short reply.
"I have to talk to you later, Nabbie," said Rose, smiling.
"Sure thing," said Nabooru, as she and Link left the building.
Nabooru and Link began to walk around the corral.
"I was thinking," said Link.
"What else is new?" asked Nabooru teasingly.
Link smiled. "Funny. But I'm serious."
Nabooru's expression turned more serious. "Okay. What are you thinking about?"
"About what we did last night."
Nabooru got a feeling in the pit of her stomach. It was an uncomfortable one.
"W-what about last night?" she asked, not daring to look Link in the eyes.
"You know what we did. And I'm proud of you. Things could have gotten farther than they did."
"That's reasonable," said Nabooru, lifting her head to look at Link. "I really wanted to...stay with you that night," she added honestly.
Link smiled. "Well, you wouldn't mind...this, would you?"
He leaned over and kissed her again.
"N-not at all," Nabooru admitted. "But let's save this for later. Talon or Rose or Laura could easily spot us."
"Good call," said Link. "But you're so hard to ignore."
"I hate sappy mushy talk, Link. I can't take complements. Just insults."
"Well that's messed up," replied Link.
Nabooru nodded. "I know. I haven't been complemented like that by anyone else, though. Maybe one other person, but I've been through a lot. I was seven and had my mother killed by my best friend. Who was seven also."
Link looked at Nabooru in awe. "Sit," he ordered.
They both sat under a small tree off to the side of the ranch.
"Why don't you tell me about this..." Link suggested.
It wasn't easy for Nabooru. She had a painful past.
"When I was born," she started, "My mother, Deseneria had a best friend. Her name was Isorua. Well, my mother and Isorua had babies the same night. My mother had me, of course, and Isorua had a boy, named Ganondorf. Have you heard about how rare males are in Gerudo Valley?"
Link nodded. "I heard something about every 100 years."
"Yes. Well, my mother was very envious. She coveted Isorua, major. She killed Isorua."
"Your mother killed her best friend because she had a boy and your mother didn't?"
"Yes. Of course, I didn't know that. Neither did Ganondorf. He was forced to grow up on his own. He lost his mother when he was four. His father neglected him and soon left Ganondorf alone for months at a time."
"Oh, poor kid," said Link, showing some sympathy.
"Somehow Ganondorf found out that my mother killed his. His personality changed completely. When we were around five, he tried killing me to get revenge. He tried to make me fall of a bridge. You know that bridge that leads to the valley?"
Link nodded.
"Yeah, he tried to kill me. Years passed, he was a little brat for all those years. I had no idea why. We had always been best friends. Then he changed. Well, anyway, there was a Pig Roast in memory of his mother. She was respected well. At the pig roast, Ganondorf killed my mother. He found out that she killed his mom. So, he made her get run over by a bull."
Link looked puzzled. "How did he do that?"
"That's a long enough story as it is," said Nabooru.
Link stood up and lowered his hand towards. "Need a hand?"
Link helped her up. "Good story."
Nabooru let go of his hand as if he was diseased and gave a look of offense. "It was true!" she cried. A tear slid down her cheek.
Immediately Link felt like an idiot. "I'm sorry," he said. "That sounds so odd, though. I grew up in such a traditional, ordinary, practical household."
"Well, I didn't," said Nabooru coolly.
"Okay, okay! Sorry!"
"Let's go back inside," said Nabooru.
So, hand in hand, they returned back to Rose, Talon, and Laura.
Ganondorf and Isannah had decided to return to the valley and go to the ranch next later in the night to see if Nabooru could be there. He was exhausted. Ganondorf wanted to see Nabooru again, even if she was going to be killed within the next hour.
Truthfully, he didn't want to see her die, but he was the King, the rule had stood since the beginning of the Gerudo race, and he wasn't going to break it because of some favoritism.
He decided to take a long awaited hot bath.
Destiny sat in her room. She was receiving some bad thoughts. Ganondorf sensed where Nabooru was and was going to find her if Destiny didn't do anything.
Nabooru would die, and she certaintly didn't do anything. Nabooru ran away for a good cause.
Destiny determinedly decided that she was going to the ranch before Ganondorf could do anything.
Later that night Rose and Nabooru sat on Rose's bed.
"You like Link, don't you?" asked Rose, reading Nabooru's thoughts.
Rose was Naboruu's best female friend, so there was no use lying to her.
"How did you know?" asked Nabooru.
Rose smiled. "I can see the way you act around him. He is a charm, I admit. I had the same feelings for him, I recall..."
"Did he know?"
Rose shook her head. "No, no, of course not. I have Talon. He has Laura."
'That's the problem," said Nabooru. "I really like him, and to be quite truthful, he likes me, to. But he's married and has a child."
"You're in a big situation, the both of you. There's nothing you can do, if you don't want to sin, but maintain a normal relationship."
"Maybe we could be...good friends."
Rose nodded. "See. It won't be too hard."
"You're right," lied Naboruu. It was going to be really, really hard. It was almost bed time.
"Well, Talon she be here in a few minutes," said Rose.
Nabouu stood. "Yeah, I ought to go."
Isannah and Ganondorf sat at the dining table at his house. They were sipping from mugs, drinking some tea, before their ride to the ranch.
"What if she isn't there?" asked Isannah.
Ganondorf rolled his eyes. "Do you always have to look on the downside of things, Isannah? Honestly, damn it! Shut up for a moment!"
Isannah jumped from her seat. "You don't need to talk to me in that profound language," she said.
"Oh well," said Ganondorf, inhaling the sharp scent of tea. "Damn, damn, damn. What are you going to do? I'm the King!"
Isannah sat back down.
"Exactly," said Ganondorf. "We will be leaving for the ranch soon."
Destiny pulled on a shawl. Her mother looked down on her, concerned.
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Signori asked.
"Of course, mother," said Destiny. "I know. Nabooru will be found by Ganondorf if I don't beat him to the ranch."
"Are you speaking of that Gerudo woman?"
"Yes."
"Okay. If you insist, I will have you ridden out by coach to the field. I won't dare to think of who...or what...roams those fields of Hyrule at night...." Signori shuddered at the rumors of the Stalchildren in the fields.
"Yes, I will need to be informed as soon as the coach arrives," said Destiny as solemnly as usual.
Naboruu lay in bed, her head full of thoughts. How long was she going to be in the ranch? How long could she and Link be kept a secret? What was Ganondorf thinking?
Those thoughts were interrupted as Link opened the door and stepped into Nabooru's room.
"Hey," said Nabooru, looking up.
"I was thinking. Again. And I've decided that I want to make love to you, Nabooru."
Naboruu gasped. "Are you serious?"
Link nodded solemnly. There was no smile, no twinkle in his eyes, no joke. "What do you think? I don't want to wait anymore."
This was such a big decision on Link's part, and just as well on Naborru's part. Actually, Naboruu had the deciding word. She looked at Link. He was serious. She could tell. And she always wanted her first time to be with someone she loved. Link was definitely that someone.
"Yes," said Nabooru, just as seriously. There was an embarrassing silence. Naboruu then realized how serious the relationship was becoming. It was no longer about sneaking a few kisses, or thinking of each other at night time. It was going to make it's first major turning point.
Ganondorf were on their horses. They were ready to go to the ranch.
"If we find her, King," said Isannah, "can we...celebrate afterwards?" she gave Ganondorf a wink.
"There will be no celebrating. A Gerudo that was meant to have a wonderful future will be dying in front of all of her people. That is, if she's there..."
They both set off towards the ranch.
Impatiently, Destiny sat in her room, reading runes on a log she had found earlier, and twirling her hair. She was desperately awaiting for the coach to arrive.
A light tap hit her door. It was Signori knocking.
"The coach is here, Destiny."
Destiny stood immediately and ran past her mother, outside to where the horse-drawn coach was waiting.
"To the ranch," she ordered.
The driver nodded and started towards the ranch.
Nabooru and Link had started making love. It was really odd for Nabooru, she had never seen a man naked nor been naked in front of a man. But Link didn't take advantage of her inexperience.
From the window behind her, the moonlight poured over Naboruu, making her eyes twinkle. She was getting uncomfortable.
"I don't want the sun to shine no more. It's just the magic in your eyes, and in my heart. I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't want to stop loving you. I don't want to quit till the break of dawn," said Link.
Nabooru felt more uncomfortable. She decided she didn't feel the same way about it that Link did.
"Link? Can we stop now?" she asked although they hadn't hardly began.
Respecting Nabooru, Link nodded.
They dressed and continued what they had done before, just kissing. They realized they were not ready after all.
Thank goodness.
In the next room, Laura tossed and turned. She hadn't been sleeping well. There was some noise coming from Nabooru's room. She tried shrugging it off and tried to go back to sleep. Then she realized something. Link wasn't in bed beside her.
Ganondorf and Isannah were getting pretty close to the ranch. They had agreed on giving it a quick search, and asking the owner if a girl named Nabooru had been there at all.
The moon was sending a silvery light down upon Ganondorf and Isannah. They were determined. But deep down inside, Ganondorf hoped Nabooru wouldn't be found at the ranch...
Destiny had the driver take a short cut so she could get to Hyrule Ranch quicker. If they hadn't taken the short cut, Ganondorf would have easily beaten her.
Destiny's heart beat intensively. She was anxious and nervous. She knew that the consequences weren't going to turn out good...
Link and Nabooru lay in bed, merely kissing. They had no idea that Destiny and Ganondorf were after them. Nabooru moaned a little bit, but that was all. They felt peaceful, although others did not...
Laura sat up and yawned. She was going to get Link. He knew she was uneasy sleeping alone. Warily, she bent over and flicked the light switch. The light made her raise her hands to her eyes.
Ganondorf had finally reached the ranch.
"Stay here," he ordered to Isannah. She stood post by the entrance of the ranch.
He dismounted from the horse and pounded on the door beside him.
After a few minutes, a fair red headed woman (Rose) opened the door. She was quite taken aback.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
Before Ganondorf said anything, a tiny voice peeped from behind him, "I need to see Nabooru."
Ganondorf swiveled around in amazement. "Who do you think you are?"
"That is none of your concern!" said Destiny. "I need to see Nabooru," she repeated to Rose.
Rose had no idea what was going on. There was a scary, strong looking Gerudo, and a tiny little girl standing at her door.
"Right up the stairs," she said.
"So she IS here," said Ganondorf to himself. He pushed past Rose and started up the stairs. Destiny trailed behind him. So she hadn't beaten him. But she would be there just in time to rescue Naboruu from anything...
Laura was getting irritated. Noise continued from Nabooru's room. She was no longer thinking about finding Link. She wanted to find out what all the racket was.
Link and Naboruu were intently embraced when their door opened. Nervously, they looked up. And Naboruu's heart sunk when the saw who was standing there.
There was Ganondorf, looking irate, and beside him was the desperate-looking Destiny. Just that moment, the door across the room opened. Laura stood there, and could not believe her eyes.
"Is that you, Link! In bed with Nabooru!"
"It's not...what you think!" cried Link.
"Shut up!" spat Ganondorf. "I have been looking for you, Nabooru!"
"You are not going to kill her, Ganondorf!" cried Destiny.
"Is that the Ganondorf you told me about?" Link asked Nabooru.
Naboruu nodded. She was speechless.
Ganondorf took drug Naboruu by her hair and pulled her towards him.
"Oooh!" she cried in pain.
His grip was tight.
Destiny tried to do a spell to help Nabooru, but Ganondorf smiled wickedly. "Your powers are mere against mine!" he cried, and caused her to fall to the floor, passed out.
"No!" screamed Naboruu. "Don't do anything to Destiny! She didn't do anything!"
Ganondorf gave Naboruu a hard slap across the face. Blood trickled down her face from the corner of her lip.
"Shut up!" ordered Ganondorf. "Who is that?" he pointed a finger at Link disgustingly.
"That's my husband!" cried Laura. "In bed with this little Gerudo wench!"
"Oh, I think I'll have to have this little punk killed, too," said Ganondorf.
Laura was feeling so much hate to Link at the moment, that she said nothing.
Link stood. "Kill me! But don't kill Nabooru! It's not her fault!"
"No!" cried Naboruu, still held by the hair by Ganondorf's tight grip. "You don't want to do this, Link!"
Ganondorf snickered. "Aww...trying to save your little boyfriend, huh? Well that doesn't matter. You're both going to die!"
Laura stood by the door primly, her arms crossed. She didn't say a word. Destiny was lying on the floor, still passed out. Link was standing beside the bed, and Naboruu and Ganondorf were beside the door.
"I suppose she can die, too," said Ganondorf, looking down on the what seemed lifeless Destiny. He picked her up and slung her over his shoulder like a rag doll.
"Let's go," Ganondorf told Link with rage. Link followed.
Nabooru was mad at Link. A brave, worthy man would have done something than just stand there. And where were the Goddesses? Why weren't they helping.
"W-what's going on?" asked Rose, watching Ganondorf have Nabooru by the hair, carrying the small girl on his shoulders, and Link following behind.
"This is none of your concern!" said Ganondorf. And they left with the slam of the door.
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