Five years have passed since Zelda's flash… Or Prophecy, if you think it will come true…
Zelda ruled the land with a fair hand…
Link helped her in ruling the land
And the two of them raised their child.
A spirited child she was, quick to learn, but also quick to take offense…
But lately a problem had developed in Hyrule and everyone looked to the King and Queen…and the pressure caused them to be angry all the time and bicker with one another…
But the parents would soon learn, That they should be more careful about how they act around their child… Because fate is never kind in the life of the parents, causing the life of the child, to bear more scars in life…
"ZELDA! Where in the Sacred Realm are you!?" Shouted Link angrily through out the castle. He ran through the castle, trying to find his wife and the queen of Hyrule. He slammed open the door of their bedroom and scanned it for her. He could see no sign of her and left the room in a hurry and made his way to another room. He stepped inside and spotted Zelda on the floor.
"Zelda! Where were you! Did you not hear me shout your name through out the castle?" He demanded angrily. Zelda glanced up from the block tower she was building and stood up. "No, I didn't Link, these walls are very thick, and even though they do echo throughout the castle, I wouldn't have been able to hear you." She said.
Link felt himself turn a deep red from anger and he stepped right up infront of her. "Zelda, who was watching Calista this morning?" He said. "I was. But I had to go talk to one of advisor's. I left Calista in her room and when I came back she was still here. Why?" She asked him.
"Because she got into the weapon storage area and broke one of my bows!" He said, holding up a broken bow. She took it in her hand and examined it. "Calista, did you leave your room even when I told you not to?" Zelda asked her gently. The child, which was playing with the blocks, glanced up at her mother.
"Yes ma'am, but you told me to practice, so I went to get one of the bows and practice my archery." The 6 year old said proudly. Zelda looked at her husband, then at the child. Link had been teaching her how to fight and use weapons lately, and she also had her mother's magic, but she liked using the weapons better than the magic.
"Calista, the next time mom tells you to practice, ask her what kind of practice, Ok?" Link said as he knelt down to look at his child. The child nodded and hugged her dad and he hugged her back and he stood up to face Zelda. "You still should have been watching her, or at least called someone to watch her!" He stated angrily.
Zelda crossed her arms over her chest and frowned. "Listen, I thought she would stay there, how was I to know what she would pull? She is just a child you know, you can't blame her for trying to use your bow." Zelda shot back. Link gritted his teeth and as the two exchanged harsh words, Calista crawled out of the room and walked down the stairs to go play outside.
Calista walked into the courtyard and sat down in the middle of it near the flowers. Her aqua eyes scanned the flowers around her as she sniffed a daisy. Her blonde hair fell in her face as she leaned over to dig in the dirt. She pushed the shoulder length hair away and dug into the deep brown earth. The dirt looked black against the paleness of her skin.
"Calista! What are you doing out here?" Link said as he walked up to his daughter. She glanced up at him, her eyes shining. "I wanted to play outside." She said simply. Link rolled his eyes and picked her up and carried her inside. He took her to her room and set her down on the bed.
"Zelda! Come dress Calista into some clean clothes! She got outside and got all dirty! I'm going to grab her bag and get it ready for her visit with Malon." Link shouted down the corridor. Link hurried into the playroom as Zelda walked in the door and lifted Calista off the bed and hurried her into the bath.
She washed her quickly, blowing bubbles in her daughter's face while she washed her. She lifted her daughter out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her and dried her off. She hurried into the room and dressed her in a white dress and purple cloak around her.
Spring was here, but it was still a little chilly, so Zelda made sure that she always had a coat on.
Link walked in with a bag and lifted Calista into the air. "Ready to go?" He asked her. Calista nodded and hugged her dad. Link kissed Zelda quickly. "Be ready to go when I get back." He said and carefully ran down the steps and into the pasture. He set her on the ground and he quickly mounted. He lifted her off the ground and set her on the saddle with him and he took off.
He rode to Lon Lon ranch, where he would leave Calista. His thoughts flew back to the past, and he felt himself remembering.
Malon, why did you call me here?
Because I've missed seeing you…
Link found himself saying, "I've missed you too Malon…"
He remembered her walking over to him and slip her arms around him and kiss him. He kissed her back and they fell back in hay…
Link had divorced Zelda and married Malon when Calista was 2. He took Calista and they lived at Lon Lon ranch and Malon looked after Calista as if she was her own child. But when Calista was 5, Calista had bruises appear on her. Malon said it was from when she climbed the rafters in the barn and she'd end up bumping into them.
Then one day, she had a huge slash mark on the left side of her face, starting at her forehead and ending down near her neck. Malon had said that she had fallen off the rafter and cut herself on pitchfork. Calista hadn't spoken for a week. She also avoided Malon for that period of time.
Link felt as if Malon was hiding something from him, but she insisted that Calista's bruises were accidents. Link started fighting with her as well and he felt that she might have been involved with Calista's "Accidents." When he tried asking Calista, she wouldn't answer. He took Calista back with Zelda and they bonded again.
He divorced Malon and remarried Zelda. Zelda didn't want Malon watching over her daughter, because when Calista came back to the castle, she was quiet and seemed afraid of everything, when before she was full of energy and full of bravery. Over the year, Calista seemed to have gained her confidence, but she still seemed fragile.
He entered Lon Lon ranch and shook his head to clear the memories that flooded his brain. He stopped Epona and slid off her, then helped Calista down. He handed her the bag and he stepped inside the farmhouse. Malon said that it would be just her and Calista, that Talon and Ingo had gone off to Termina for something, she couldn't remember.
"Malon! We're here!" Link shouted in the house. The door upstairs opened and Malon rushed down the stairs. Calista stood behind Link and clung to his leg when she saw Malon come down. "Hi Link! Hey Calista, aren't you going to give me a hug?" Malon asked as she kneeled down infront of the little girl.
Link pulled Calista's hands off his leg and gently pushed her towards Malon. Calista stepped up and gave Malon a hug before standing beside Link and gripped the edge of his tunic. "Well, I need to be going, I'll be back for Calista in the morning since we'll be returning so late." Link said. He knelt down and kissed Calista on the forehead. "Bye Princess." He said to her.
He turned and exited the farm house and Calista listened as he mounted and rode back towards the castle. Calista turned to look at Malon and saw the same look she had seen when she was 5. Anger, brewing deep inside of Malon.
"She's mad at me…
All because my daddy chose my mommy instead of her…
She hates me…
Because I'm my mommy's daughter…"
Krista Aya: Poor kid…
Rika: This is going to get worse, I can tell…
Nicki: This is going to be very angsty…
Sauru: …
Krista Aya: For once, he's speechless. You like so far? Leave some reviews and I'll hurry it up. J
