Link and Saria sidestepped their way through the busy crowds of Hyrule
Castle Town. They said hello to the blue-clad wise man, the one who had
told Link of the Eye of Truth years ago. Amazingly, he was still alive and
kicking. They fought their way to the door of Bombchu Bowling Alley, and
though few knew it was there, they would tomorrow. Nikki was going all-out
to put her alley on the market in Hyrule.
"Hello, Link, Saria! Thanks for helping me today. I've got so many fabulous prizes and decorations – it's going to be a blast!" Nikki said. She was dressed in a different outfit. She had on a blue tank with a yellow triforce over her heart, and a long khaki skirt, designed with pale yellow sprays of color. So pale, you almost couldn't see them. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and clipped to her head in a big blue clip, with her usual tendrils hanging over her pointed ears. "I've got to get the last box from the front gate. I'll be right back, okay? You two just make yourselves comfortable. There's some chips back in my room." Nikki left to go get her last box, and Link and Saria began opening the other packages, examining their contents.
"So what's this about having to talk to me about Zelda?" Link asked suspiciously. "I mean, we've already kissed once."
"Oh, yay! I mean, yes. But still, are you going out?" Saria asked.
"Well, not technically…" he looked at her quizzically. "Why are you so interested in our relationship? Zelda doesn't seem too interested anymore. I mean, she flirts with me…" he pauses at this point and smiles. "…all the time…"
"Exactly. Now, what are you going to do about it?" she urged him further.
"Sheesh, Saria. Are you trying to pull some interrogation on me or trying to get me to do something??" Link said, annoyed, tossing a ball of streamers in the corner.
"A little of both. Now seriously, what are you going to do about it?"
"I don't know…"Link said nervously.
"I think you should ask her out. Just think about it, don't say anything to me about it, 'cause that's all I'm going to say. Just think about it." Link shook his head and smiled. He did want to ask Zel out, he just didn't know when the right time would be.
"Hey, guys! I'm back! Oh, I see you opened up the other packages." And they had. Bombchu, rupees, streamers, signs, arrows, heart pieces, fairy spirits, and such were strewn all over the normally tidy shop. Nikki said and chuckled.
"Come on, let's get this place cleaned up." They sorted everything into piles, and then decided what to do with each pile. Link and Saria put up posters and signs up all over town, and Nikki decorated the shop. Then they sorted out which Bombchu were for the game, and which were for prizes; they chose the order of the prizes; they designed an easier game for little Hylians; and they helped Nikki repair the machine that made the prize pop up once you paid. When they were through, the shop was organized, tidy, and decorated for the next day's events. They had spent so long on the shop that if they didn't hurry, they'd be late for dinner at the castle. Zelda's father had invited them all, plus the other five Sages: Rauru, Darunia, Ruto, Impa, and Nabooru. They had been gathering their races to come to the festival tomorrow. The King saw no need to talk of security; he simply invited them over for a friendly meal. Although the Sages could only stay here during days, they were still going to come for most of the Festival, then return to their Temples at night. They'd had no problems for several years guarding their Temples; they weren't about to leave them now. But, in another year, the Sages would seal their temples and be able to live among the rest of Hyrule, knowing the Temples were safe.
Link and Saria hurried along the street to the Happy Face Mask Shop, where they quickly got Malon and Zelda; and as they traveled toward the castle, the four dissipated into two groups: Link and Zelda, and Saria and Malon. The former whispered excitedly to one another, sharing the day's discoveries of the earlier mentioned. Link and Zelda shook their heads. It was if they were playing matchmaker in grade school. The 'couple' didn't talk about it, they just kept rushing the other two along, for they both knew the King didn't approve of lateness. Finally, the other two got the picture, and the four broke out into a full run, for they only had about an hour to shower and dress.
Link got there first, then Malon, then Zelda, then Saria. They flew into the castle and got ready. They were at the table with no more than a minute to spare. The King looked at them disapprovingly, then smiled. They sighed with relief. The other Sages were already here, all except Ruto. Her daughter (yes, daughter) was sick; she'd be here a few minutes late. Ruto had gotten married not too long after the OoT adventure.
"So, Brother, how have you been? Long time, no see." Darunia said to Link.
"Very good, Brother, thank you."
"So do you have a lady in your life?" he asked. Link blushed.
"From what I hear, he and my Zelda are a pair," the King replied.
"Daddy!" Zelda hissed, blushing too.
"How wonderful!" Darunia said, and then, noticing the looks on their faces, changed the subject.
"Are you well, Rauru?" he asked.
"Very much," he replied, and talk dissipated into their own sections: Impa and Nabooru, Darunia and Rauru, Malon and Link, Zelda and Saria, and, when she arrived, Ruto and the King.
The meal was fabulous. Four huge roast cucco, heaping plates of mashed onion potatoes, dozens of ears of Lon-Lon corn (Malon had been trying her hand at growing them, and apparently was wonderful at it), salad, and milk, also from Lon-Lon Ranch. They ate and drank their fill, and there were plenty of leftovers for a luncheon tomorrow.
As they retired to their rooms and the Sages left, Link pulled Zelda aside.
"Sleep well, okay?" he said, holding her hands.
"I will," she said, smiling, and she turned to go down the hall.
"Hey, Zel?" he said, stopping her.
"Yes?"
"Do you want to date?" he asked, and kissed her.
A/N; YAY!!!! So Saria convinced him. What will she say? What will happen at the Festival tomorrow? Tune in and find out!! Lol luv usakitten.
"Hello, Link, Saria! Thanks for helping me today. I've got so many fabulous prizes and decorations – it's going to be a blast!" Nikki said. She was dressed in a different outfit. She had on a blue tank with a yellow triforce over her heart, and a long khaki skirt, designed with pale yellow sprays of color. So pale, you almost couldn't see them. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and clipped to her head in a big blue clip, with her usual tendrils hanging over her pointed ears. "I've got to get the last box from the front gate. I'll be right back, okay? You two just make yourselves comfortable. There's some chips back in my room." Nikki left to go get her last box, and Link and Saria began opening the other packages, examining their contents.
"So what's this about having to talk to me about Zelda?" Link asked suspiciously. "I mean, we've already kissed once."
"Oh, yay! I mean, yes. But still, are you going out?" Saria asked.
"Well, not technically…" he looked at her quizzically. "Why are you so interested in our relationship? Zelda doesn't seem too interested anymore. I mean, she flirts with me…" he pauses at this point and smiles. "…all the time…"
"Exactly. Now, what are you going to do about it?" she urged him further.
"Sheesh, Saria. Are you trying to pull some interrogation on me or trying to get me to do something??" Link said, annoyed, tossing a ball of streamers in the corner.
"A little of both. Now seriously, what are you going to do about it?"
"I don't know…"Link said nervously.
"I think you should ask her out. Just think about it, don't say anything to me about it, 'cause that's all I'm going to say. Just think about it." Link shook his head and smiled. He did want to ask Zel out, he just didn't know when the right time would be.
"Hey, guys! I'm back! Oh, I see you opened up the other packages." And they had. Bombchu, rupees, streamers, signs, arrows, heart pieces, fairy spirits, and such were strewn all over the normally tidy shop. Nikki said and chuckled.
"Come on, let's get this place cleaned up." They sorted everything into piles, and then decided what to do with each pile. Link and Saria put up posters and signs up all over town, and Nikki decorated the shop. Then they sorted out which Bombchu were for the game, and which were for prizes; they chose the order of the prizes; they designed an easier game for little Hylians; and they helped Nikki repair the machine that made the prize pop up once you paid. When they were through, the shop was organized, tidy, and decorated for the next day's events. They had spent so long on the shop that if they didn't hurry, they'd be late for dinner at the castle. Zelda's father had invited them all, plus the other five Sages: Rauru, Darunia, Ruto, Impa, and Nabooru. They had been gathering their races to come to the festival tomorrow. The King saw no need to talk of security; he simply invited them over for a friendly meal. Although the Sages could only stay here during days, they were still going to come for most of the Festival, then return to their Temples at night. They'd had no problems for several years guarding their Temples; they weren't about to leave them now. But, in another year, the Sages would seal their temples and be able to live among the rest of Hyrule, knowing the Temples were safe.
Link and Saria hurried along the street to the Happy Face Mask Shop, where they quickly got Malon and Zelda; and as they traveled toward the castle, the four dissipated into two groups: Link and Zelda, and Saria and Malon. The former whispered excitedly to one another, sharing the day's discoveries of the earlier mentioned. Link and Zelda shook their heads. It was if they were playing matchmaker in grade school. The 'couple' didn't talk about it, they just kept rushing the other two along, for they both knew the King didn't approve of lateness. Finally, the other two got the picture, and the four broke out into a full run, for they only had about an hour to shower and dress.
Link got there first, then Malon, then Zelda, then Saria. They flew into the castle and got ready. They were at the table with no more than a minute to spare. The King looked at them disapprovingly, then smiled. They sighed with relief. The other Sages were already here, all except Ruto. Her daughter (yes, daughter) was sick; she'd be here a few minutes late. Ruto had gotten married not too long after the OoT adventure.
"So, Brother, how have you been? Long time, no see." Darunia said to Link.
"Very good, Brother, thank you."
"So do you have a lady in your life?" he asked. Link blushed.
"From what I hear, he and my Zelda are a pair," the King replied.
"Daddy!" Zelda hissed, blushing too.
"How wonderful!" Darunia said, and then, noticing the looks on their faces, changed the subject.
"Are you well, Rauru?" he asked.
"Very much," he replied, and talk dissipated into their own sections: Impa and Nabooru, Darunia and Rauru, Malon and Link, Zelda and Saria, and, when she arrived, Ruto and the King.
The meal was fabulous. Four huge roast cucco, heaping plates of mashed onion potatoes, dozens of ears of Lon-Lon corn (Malon had been trying her hand at growing them, and apparently was wonderful at it), salad, and milk, also from Lon-Lon Ranch. They ate and drank their fill, and there were plenty of leftovers for a luncheon tomorrow.
As they retired to their rooms and the Sages left, Link pulled Zelda aside.
"Sleep well, okay?" he said, holding her hands.
"I will," she said, smiling, and she turned to go down the hall.
"Hey, Zel?" he said, stopping her.
"Yes?"
"Do you want to date?" he asked, and kissed her.
A/N; YAY!!!! So Saria convinced him. What will she say? What will happen at the Festival tomorrow? Tune in and find out!! Lol luv usakitten.
