BIG HUGE thanks to Matt, for editing, proof reading, helping,
inspiring....you get the idea. Oh, and many thanks for trying to beat me
upside the head with the smart stick. *kisses Matt's feet*
Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda or any of its characters, but this story was my original and not very well thought out idea.
The first thing Li saw when he opened his eyes was her...that beautiful face, that fiery red hair, those deep, sparkling blue eyes, those luscious red lips....he closed his eyes again and anticipated the feel of her against his own mouth. It never came. The second time he opened his eyes, he saw a new beauty. Not quite as breath taking as the fire haired girl, but beautiful indeed. The blonde ringlets that fell from her head circled her face, and her deep blue eyes had a concerned look in them. Li started to sit up, but she laid a hand on his shoulder, indicating he not move any further.
"Wh-where am I?" He looked at his surroundings, and found he was in some sort of church like structure. The stone walls rose high, and there was one visible window he could see that poured light down into the circular room. He seemed to be on some sort of altar or circular stone dais, and he felt frantically at his clothing, remembering suddenly what had happened. They were dry. He looked again at the blonde beauty, and in the instant he did so her concerned look was replaced by a smile.
"I am so very glad you made it, Link." She smiled again. Li looked at her in shock, and opened his mouth to question her, but instead she put her finger against her lips and motioned him to be quiet.
"I know you are confused at the moment, but let me explain. I," she batted her eyelashes and gracefully touched her breast with both hands, to indicate she was talking about herself. Li already figured that much... "am Princess Zelda. And you, good sir, are in the Temple of Time." Li almost choked on his own mucus. What did she say? he silently questioned himself. Oh, dear, merciful Lord.....Li rolled his eyes and his head fell back onto the hard stone ground. He lay there staring up at the ceiling, shaking his head. The assumed princess looked at him quizzically and poked at him.
"Are you alright, Link?"
"Oh, yes, I'm just great your majesty. Never better." Li said sarcastically as he sat up, all the while not noticing the heavy yet seemingly familiar object he clutched in his left hand. When he tried to lift his arm to wipe the sweat that had gathered on his brow, he realized it was weighted down. Looking over to discover his burden, he saw that he had the beautiful, shimmering blade in his hand. The Master Sword? he wondered to himself. Letting the blade drop to the floor, Li flexed his hand realizing it was terribly sore. He looked up at the princess, taking in her appearance thoroughly for the first time. She was kneeling on one step, her long, flowing purple and white dress meeting her ankles. She had symbols of the Triforce on her sleeves, and on her necklace. Not to mention the little triad symbol on her hand. Her eyes were cerulean blue, and her face was that of an angel. Her hair was long and golden, and it formed little ringlets that framed her face perfectly. He noticed her long pointed ears, and though they were strange, he found that they suited her well. She noticed him staring at her and blushed.. He realized he had caused her face to redden and averted his eyes.
"Link, I...want to apologize for something." He returned his gaze upon her and asked her what it was she was thinking with the look in his eyes. "I'm very sorry about kissing you like that. It must have scared you immensely." Li looked at her in shock, and sputtered his next words.
"Wh-who in D-Din's Fire are you?!" He gasped as he realized what he had said and slapped a hand over his mouth. Did I just say that? he thought. I've never used that phrase in my life, the only person who would ever say something like that....then realization struck him. He removed his hand, looked back up at the princess and cocked an eyebrow. She sighed heavily.
"Yes Link, you know me well. Better, even, as Minivera Eliana Aedel. That was my mother's name...such a beautiful name." Li just stared at her in utter shock. She shrugged her shoulders, "well, I had to put it to good use somehow! I couldn't just let a beautiful name like that go unrecognized.." She shook her head and got up, leaving Li there, dumbfounded. He finally gathered enough wits about him to stand up and follow her out of the circular room. "Come with me, and I will explain everything."She motioned him forward, and as he stepped out of the room his eyes filled with wonderment. Resting before him, was another altar with three glimmering stones, rotating in mid air above it. He slowly proceeded down the steps and around to the front of the altar where he could see the stones better. The first of the stones was a gorgeous green emerald, the color of his eyes. The second was a flame red ruby, which, when Li looked upon it, was reminded of the fire haired girl of his dreams. The third was a dazzling blue sapphire. As he looked upon it, he was reminded of the clear blue water of the lake which Mrs Aedel..or..rather..Princess Zelda pushed him into. Under each of the stones read an inscription, along with another at the top of the altar. However, it was in a strange tongue that Li had never seen before. Zelda seemed to notice his curious eyes, and smiled.
"I'll bet you're wondering what it says." She whispered, rather playfully in his ear. Li nodded slightly.
"Actually I-"
"That's what I thought," Zelda interrupted. "I'll read them to you." She pointed to the Emerald. "Here rests the Spiritual Stone of the Forest: The Kokiri Emerald," she moved on to the Ruby. "Here rests the Spiritual Stone of Fire: Goron's Ruby." Moving her finger to the Sapphire, she said, "Here rests the Spiritual Stone of Water: Zora's Sapphire." She side glanced at Li, who understood none of this. He shrugged his shoulders. She smirked at him and pointed to the inscription above the stones. "It reads: The Ocarina of Time opened the door. The Hero of Time, with the Master Sword, descended here." Li nodded his head, pretending to comprehend what she had just read to him. A look of annoyance crossed Zelda's brow. "Come on, Link! Don't you remember from my story? 'The hero had to travel the land to find the three Spiritual Stones in order to open the Door and continue on with his quest'?" A real look of comprehension made its way onto Li's face and he laughed.
"Now I remember," he mused.
"Sheesh," Zelda sighed. "I thought you'd be an expert on this by now."
"I remember almost everything else!" Li pleaded with her.
"Yeah right, Link. When I mentioned the Ocarina you didn't budge." He raised his eyebrows.
"Well, now that you mention it, I remember." Zelda rolled her eyes at him and turned around to face the Temple. Li suddenly remembered that he was mad. His amused smile quickly vanished from his lips and traces of anger were now apparent on his face. "Hey, wait just a minute!" He yelled frantically after the princess, who was now sauntering towards, what Li assumed, the exit. He started after her, then remembered what he'd left behind in the other room. He ran back to get it, but in his haste, tripped on a stair and landed flat on his face. Moaning, he looked over to the pedestal which held the Master Sword, and saw something he failed to notice before. The thing was covered in blood....his blood? He searched his body once more, finding himself whole. He stared at it, confused, and reached out to touch it...
"Link! Are you alright?" The princess came running in, and Li got up quickly and turned around. "I heard you fall."
"Oh, I'm uhh, I'm fine." Li shrugged his shoulders, picked up the sword and headed back out of the room. Zelda looked at the pedestal and sighed inwardly before following him out again.
Li stood before the three Spiritual Stones, gazing at their hypnotizing colors. He put the sword down, leaning it against the altar. When Zelda appeared before him, he looked up at her and frowned.
"I just want to know why, can you tell me that much at least?" Zelda came forth down the steps and looked Li in the eye.
"I did it for both of us, Link. You and I both know that you were unhappy there, that you would have given anything to be somewhere else."
"Let me guess, you thought you were doing me a favor?" Li just stared at her.
"Well, I thought you could use a little adventure, come on," Zelda playfully punched at his shoulder and Li took a step back.
"Listen. I appreciate your concern, but you don't know how I really feel about this. If you haven't guessed, this is quite a bit overwhelming for me, and I don't know whether to hug you or strangle you. You're right in saying that I wasn't happy back there, and I did want to escape. But you could have warned me first." Li scowled and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Come now, Link. Would you have actually listened to me?" Li realized that she was absolutely correct, and he wouldn't have listened at all. "As for me..." Zelda turned her gaze downward. "I wouldn't have made it back without you."
"What do you mean?" Li stepped a little closer, so he could hear every word.
"Only the Hero of Time can use the Sword's power to time travel." She looked at the Sword that lay against the altar. Li did the same.
"But..if-"
"Link, I promise I will explain everything to you. But first, we need to clean you up and dress you properly. There's a lot we need to do before another word is spoken." Li looked down at his jacket and jeans.
"What's wrong with my clothes?" Ignoring the question, she grabbed Li's hand, who grabbed the Sword in his other hand, and pulled him towards the Temple doors.
The moment Li stepped outside, his eyes widened in wonderment and his heart skipped a beat. He could see a castle off to his right, and to his left he could hear the bustling of busy commuters. It seemed to be early dawn, and the sky was filled with the most magnificent colors. Li immediately felt at home. If he hadn't believed what the princess said about him before, he sure did now. He never wanted to leave this place for as long as he lived.
"Zelda, where are we?" Li almost fell down the stairs, hypnotized by his surroundings.
"This is Hyrule, Link, and that is my castle." Zelda pointed to her castle off to the right, and Li blinked at her.
"I never imagined it to be so beautiful."
"If you think this is great, just wait till you get out in the fields." Li stopped a moment to take in the air. He reached out to the sky, waving his arm slowly about as if trying to touch something. He couldn't believe this was real, his fantasies had come true. That thought brought him back to reality and he hurried to catch up to the princess. He grabbed a hold of her arm and tried to stop her. "Listen," he said. "I want some answers now, and I'm not moving another step until I get some." He let go of her arm and crossed his over his chest. The princess sighed and nodded her head. Li just raised his eyebrows at her.
"Very well," she said. "Come." She led him to a cement ledge encasing a flower garden across from the Temple and sat down, patting the spot next to her. "I shall tell you all, then....."
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Yay! Another ciffhangerish chapter. Fun fun fun. Well, if ya liked it, please r/r. If ya didn't like it, r/r anyway. Maybe I'll post the next chapter soon....
Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda or any of its characters, but this story was my original and not very well thought out idea.
The first thing Li saw when he opened his eyes was her...that beautiful face, that fiery red hair, those deep, sparkling blue eyes, those luscious red lips....he closed his eyes again and anticipated the feel of her against his own mouth. It never came. The second time he opened his eyes, he saw a new beauty. Not quite as breath taking as the fire haired girl, but beautiful indeed. The blonde ringlets that fell from her head circled her face, and her deep blue eyes had a concerned look in them. Li started to sit up, but she laid a hand on his shoulder, indicating he not move any further.
"Wh-where am I?" He looked at his surroundings, and found he was in some sort of church like structure. The stone walls rose high, and there was one visible window he could see that poured light down into the circular room. He seemed to be on some sort of altar or circular stone dais, and he felt frantically at his clothing, remembering suddenly what had happened. They were dry. He looked again at the blonde beauty, and in the instant he did so her concerned look was replaced by a smile.
"I am so very glad you made it, Link." She smiled again. Li looked at her in shock, and opened his mouth to question her, but instead she put her finger against her lips and motioned him to be quiet.
"I know you are confused at the moment, but let me explain. I," she batted her eyelashes and gracefully touched her breast with both hands, to indicate she was talking about herself. Li already figured that much... "am Princess Zelda. And you, good sir, are in the Temple of Time." Li almost choked on his own mucus. What did she say? he silently questioned himself. Oh, dear, merciful Lord.....Li rolled his eyes and his head fell back onto the hard stone ground. He lay there staring up at the ceiling, shaking his head. The assumed princess looked at him quizzically and poked at him.
"Are you alright, Link?"
"Oh, yes, I'm just great your majesty. Never better." Li said sarcastically as he sat up, all the while not noticing the heavy yet seemingly familiar object he clutched in his left hand. When he tried to lift his arm to wipe the sweat that had gathered on his brow, he realized it was weighted down. Looking over to discover his burden, he saw that he had the beautiful, shimmering blade in his hand. The Master Sword? he wondered to himself. Letting the blade drop to the floor, Li flexed his hand realizing it was terribly sore. He looked up at the princess, taking in her appearance thoroughly for the first time. She was kneeling on one step, her long, flowing purple and white dress meeting her ankles. She had symbols of the Triforce on her sleeves, and on her necklace. Not to mention the little triad symbol on her hand. Her eyes were cerulean blue, and her face was that of an angel. Her hair was long and golden, and it formed little ringlets that framed her face perfectly. He noticed her long pointed ears, and though they were strange, he found that they suited her well. She noticed him staring at her and blushed.. He realized he had caused her face to redden and averted his eyes.
"Link, I...want to apologize for something." He returned his gaze upon her and asked her what it was she was thinking with the look in his eyes. "I'm very sorry about kissing you like that. It must have scared you immensely." Li looked at her in shock, and sputtered his next words.
"Wh-who in D-Din's Fire are you?!" He gasped as he realized what he had said and slapped a hand over his mouth. Did I just say that? he thought. I've never used that phrase in my life, the only person who would ever say something like that....then realization struck him. He removed his hand, looked back up at the princess and cocked an eyebrow. She sighed heavily.
"Yes Link, you know me well. Better, even, as Minivera Eliana Aedel. That was my mother's name...such a beautiful name." Li just stared at her in utter shock. She shrugged her shoulders, "well, I had to put it to good use somehow! I couldn't just let a beautiful name like that go unrecognized.." She shook her head and got up, leaving Li there, dumbfounded. He finally gathered enough wits about him to stand up and follow her out of the circular room. "Come with me, and I will explain everything."She motioned him forward, and as he stepped out of the room his eyes filled with wonderment. Resting before him, was another altar with three glimmering stones, rotating in mid air above it. He slowly proceeded down the steps and around to the front of the altar where he could see the stones better. The first of the stones was a gorgeous green emerald, the color of his eyes. The second was a flame red ruby, which, when Li looked upon it, was reminded of the fire haired girl of his dreams. The third was a dazzling blue sapphire. As he looked upon it, he was reminded of the clear blue water of the lake which Mrs Aedel..or..rather..Princess Zelda pushed him into. Under each of the stones read an inscription, along with another at the top of the altar. However, it was in a strange tongue that Li had never seen before. Zelda seemed to notice his curious eyes, and smiled.
"I'll bet you're wondering what it says." She whispered, rather playfully in his ear. Li nodded slightly.
"Actually I-"
"That's what I thought," Zelda interrupted. "I'll read them to you." She pointed to the Emerald. "Here rests the Spiritual Stone of the Forest: The Kokiri Emerald," she moved on to the Ruby. "Here rests the Spiritual Stone of Fire: Goron's Ruby." Moving her finger to the Sapphire, she said, "Here rests the Spiritual Stone of Water: Zora's Sapphire." She side glanced at Li, who understood none of this. He shrugged his shoulders. She smirked at him and pointed to the inscription above the stones. "It reads: The Ocarina of Time opened the door. The Hero of Time, with the Master Sword, descended here." Li nodded his head, pretending to comprehend what she had just read to him. A look of annoyance crossed Zelda's brow. "Come on, Link! Don't you remember from my story? 'The hero had to travel the land to find the three Spiritual Stones in order to open the Door and continue on with his quest'?" A real look of comprehension made its way onto Li's face and he laughed.
"Now I remember," he mused.
"Sheesh," Zelda sighed. "I thought you'd be an expert on this by now."
"I remember almost everything else!" Li pleaded with her.
"Yeah right, Link. When I mentioned the Ocarina you didn't budge." He raised his eyebrows.
"Well, now that you mention it, I remember." Zelda rolled her eyes at him and turned around to face the Temple. Li suddenly remembered that he was mad. His amused smile quickly vanished from his lips and traces of anger were now apparent on his face. "Hey, wait just a minute!" He yelled frantically after the princess, who was now sauntering towards, what Li assumed, the exit. He started after her, then remembered what he'd left behind in the other room. He ran back to get it, but in his haste, tripped on a stair and landed flat on his face. Moaning, he looked over to the pedestal which held the Master Sword, and saw something he failed to notice before. The thing was covered in blood....his blood? He searched his body once more, finding himself whole. He stared at it, confused, and reached out to touch it...
"Link! Are you alright?" The princess came running in, and Li got up quickly and turned around. "I heard you fall."
"Oh, I'm uhh, I'm fine." Li shrugged his shoulders, picked up the sword and headed back out of the room. Zelda looked at the pedestal and sighed inwardly before following him out again.
Li stood before the three Spiritual Stones, gazing at their hypnotizing colors. He put the sword down, leaning it against the altar. When Zelda appeared before him, he looked up at her and frowned.
"I just want to know why, can you tell me that much at least?" Zelda came forth down the steps and looked Li in the eye.
"I did it for both of us, Link. You and I both know that you were unhappy there, that you would have given anything to be somewhere else."
"Let me guess, you thought you were doing me a favor?" Li just stared at her.
"Well, I thought you could use a little adventure, come on," Zelda playfully punched at his shoulder and Li took a step back.
"Listen. I appreciate your concern, but you don't know how I really feel about this. If you haven't guessed, this is quite a bit overwhelming for me, and I don't know whether to hug you or strangle you. You're right in saying that I wasn't happy back there, and I did want to escape. But you could have warned me first." Li scowled and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Come now, Link. Would you have actually listened to me?" Li realized that she was absolutely correct, and he wouldn't have listened at all. "As for me..." Zelda turned her gaze downward. "I wouldn't have made it back without you."
"What do you mean?" Li stepped a little closer, so he could hear every word.
"Only the Hero of Time can use the Sword's power to time travel." She looked at the Sword that lay against the altar. Li did the same.
"But..if-"
"Link, I promise I will explain everything to you. But first, we need to clean you up and dress you properly. There's a lot we need to do before another word is spoken." Li looked down at his jacket and jeans.
"What's wrong with my clothes?" Ignoring the question, she grabbed Li's hand, who grabbed the Sword in his other hand, and pulled him towards the Temple doors.
The moment Li stepped outside, his eyes widened in wonderment and his heart skipped a beat. He could see a castle off to his right, and to his left he could hear the bustling of busy commuters. It seemed to be early dawn, and the sky was filled with the most magnificent colors. Li immediately felt at home. If he hadn't believed what the princess said about him before, he sure did now. He never wanted to leave this place for as long as he lived.
"Zelda, where are we?" Li almost fell down the stairs, hypnotized by his surroundings.
"This is Hyrule, Link, and that is my castle." Zelda pointed to her castle off to the right, and Li blinked at her.
"I never imagined it to be so beautiful."
"If you think this is great, just wait till you get out in the fields." Li stopped a moment to take in the air. He reached out to the sky, waving his arm slowly about as if trying to touch something. He couldn't believe this was real, his fantasies had come true. That thought brought him back to reality and he hurried to catch up to the princess. He grabbed a hold of her arm and tried to stop her. "Listen," he said. "I want some answers now, and I'm not moving another step until I get some." He let go of her arm and crossed his over his chest. The princess sighed and nodded her head. Li just raised his eyebrows at her.
"Very well," she said. "Come." She led him to a cement ledge encasing a flower garden across from the Temple and sat down, patting the spot next to her. "I shall tell you all, then....."
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Yay! Another ciffhangerish chapter. Fun fun fun. Well, if ya liked it, please r/r. If ya didn't like it, r/r anyway. Maybe I'll post the next chapter soon....