A/N~Sorry for the wait, people. I've been busy with Rainbow Room.
Anyhoo, this chapter should be pretty good... It gets more serious now,
but I'll be adding more 'random stuff' every here and there. And in case
you didn't notice, my pen name is no longer HybridPenguin. It's now The
EyE since putting reinforcements on things and coloring the middle to look
like an eye is my little trademark that I made up. Um, I'm gonna shut-up
now... ~^_^~
-The EyE o
Disclaimer-If you actually think I own any of the Zelda characters, you need to have your head checked.
Cassie couldn't believe it. Tobias had simply wrapped his arms around her... Just like that. She stayed lost in the moment. She wanted it to feel like forever. But why? She asked herself over and over. Why did she want the moment to feel like forever? But deep down inside, she knew why. She had denied her feelings, not wanting them to get in the way of Tobias' quest. And because she had not wanted him to reject them and leave her behind. Because she thought that admitting her thoughts to herself would have some kind of negative effect on her... Because, because, because, because... She wished that there was a special filter that she could use to find the truth under all the lies and half-truths she had told herself. Then it hit her. The truth. It finally came to her.
She loved him.
It was as simple as that. She loved him. It felt like she had known it for the longest time, but really, never known it. It was a horrible, yet splendid feeling. Still, one thing bothered her. How would she tell Tobias? Then what would happen? Would he love her back? Would he avoid her? Would he laugh and say, "I understand how you feel, but we could just never be."? Or would he leave her behind, saying that he had no time for romance? She didn't want to face all of her thoughts now. But she couldn't drive them away. She couldn't just let go of everything like she had while riding Epona. Deep inside though, she just wanted to break down and spill everything out to Tobias. She wanted to cry on his shoulder while he held her. She wanted to curl up by him and have him tell her everything was alright.
No.
That wasn't going to happen. She knew.
Tobias gently set Cassie down on the flying carpet. He wondered why she had just suddenly started trembling. Something was wrong. But he couldn't ask her what was wrong now. And, in truth, he didn't feel like it. He looked up at the skinny man sitting down on the center. Cassie looked too. "AHH! Dear lord! That guy has no face!" This is what you would've guessed, because his face was covered in his long hair. "Actually, I do have a face, but I purposely cove it with my hair to keep the sand from getting in my eyes. I can see you, you know," the strange little man replied. "Now, would you like to buy-" "A bombchu for 200 rupees? No thank you. We just came over here to see the carpet," Tobias interrupted. "ARRRGG! All of you dumb people come here to see, not to buy! Makes me frustrated, it does! GET OUT!" The little man said, his anger getting the best of him, causing him to talk weird. "Get out of my shop!" He repeated, rising to his feet and chasing them until they were gone.
They ran from the angry help-needing man who thought he was Yoda, like there was no tomorrow. They eventually came to a big stone thing. "Uh... Where do we go from here?" Cassie asked; with the same worried look in here eyes that had been there when they jumped over the bridge. Navi flew out of Tobias' hat and started singing Filter songs again. He sighed. He hated to worry her like this. And he knew she wasn't going to take well to what he was about to tell her. "We gotta follow a ghost." "OMG! How can you say that so easily?! We're gonna FOLLOW A GHOST? What if it takes us far from where we're supposed to go?! You do know that there's no such thing as a good sprit, right?!" "Cassie, calm down! I've done this before. Just follow me," Tobias replied, pulling out a lens and peering through it. Then he took off across the desert. This time there were no flags. To Cassie, it looked as if Link was running after nothing. But she knew better. He had briefed her about the lens of truth before.
He looked back at her. She wasn't far behind, but she was tiring fast. He looked ahead again. Good. They were almost there.
Cassie looked desperately ahead. At first, she had been able to keep up with Tobias easily. But the constant slope of the sands, combined with the wind, the sand sucking at her feet, and her lack of exercise slowed her down. Obviously, Tobias was in better shape than she was. He legs ached and her muscles burned. She looked ahead desperately again. This time, she saw two flags parallel to each other. She wanted to collapse. But Tobias had told he that the Leevers would cause a problem for both of them until they found the third Great Fairy of Power.
Once through the two flags, Tobias glanced back again to see Cassie struggling with the Leevers that had started coming up. He wanted to slap himself. Why hadn't he warned her about the ones that came up before they reached the Desert Colossus? But she proved to be no weakling, as she handled her situation, as tired as she was, without his help. But as she reached him, she collapsed into him. He caught her, and steadied her. Then he picked her up and started running toward the temple in the distance. But he spotted a crack in that wall. Something told him to go to it, so he did. Trying to hold her and place a bomb by the crack, he managed to blow a hole in the wall without hurting either of them.
Once inside the hole, Tobias set her down. For the second time on less than one hour, he had held her. Not because he loved her, though. Because he had to. She couldn't believe it. Her eyes had been closed since he had picked her up when she collapsed into him. She opened them. Looking around, she saw that she was in a strange room. Was this the Sprit Temple? She looked ahead to see Tobias with his ocarina, playing another song. When he had finished, a scary girlish laugh could be heard echoing through the room. A woman clothed in just about nothing emerged from the pool of water that Tobias stood before.
"Ok, lady, give me the power of Naryu's Love before I knock your block off." WHAT was he getting? Was he trying to get the power to make Cassie fall in love with him? "Oh, you mean the thing with the thing and the thingy and the thing and the thingy thing thing with the thing?" Was the Great Fairy's answer. "I'm warning you...," Tobias replied through gritted teeth, powering up his sword. "Ok, ok, gimme a minute," she replied. "Oh, shoot! Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be?" "Dear lord." Tobias smacked himself in the forehead. "OH! Here it is!" The Fairy replied, pulling out a revolving diamond with a blue sphere within it. "Take your dumb power." "THANK YOU!" "HEY!" Navi said, popping out've Tobias' hat. "You're supposed to HONOR the three Golden Goddesses! Do you have any respect?!" "Navi, shut-up," Tobias sighed. "I've got it, that's all that matters."
Once outside, Tobias took out his newly earned power. Cassie closed her eyes as he held the diamond above his head and let it float there. She didn't feel anything. Prying her eyes open, she saw that they were covered in a large revolving diamond with a slight bluish tint. A giant blue Leever suddenly surfaced from the sand. Tobias then did something more terrible than she was imagining at the moment. He ran toward it. The diamond snapped in two, leaving Cassie with her own revolving blue shield. She ran toward him also, in an attempt to try to stop him from letting those four snapping jaws on the Leever devour him. It was too late. Tobias had already made contact with it.
Disclaimer-If you actually think I own any of the Zelda characters, you need to have your head checked.
Cassie couldn't believe it. Tobias had simply wrapped his arms around her... Just like that. She stayed lost in the moment. She wanted it to feel like forever. But why? She asked herself over and over. Why did she want the moment to feel like forever? But deep down inside, she knew why. She had denied her feelings, not wanting them to get in the way of Tobias' quest. And because she had not wanted him to reject them and leave her behind. Because she thought that admitting her thoughts to herself would have some kind of negative effect on her... Because, because, because, because... She wished that there was a special filter that she could use to find the truth under all the lies and half-truths she had told herself. Then it hit her. The truth. It finally came to her.
She loved him.
It was as simple as that. She loved him. It felt like she had known it for the longest time, but really, never known it. It was a horrible, yet splendid feeling. Still, one thing bothered her. How would she tell Tobias? Then what would happen? Would he love her back? Would he avoid her? Would he laugh and say, "I understand how you feel, but we could just never be."? Or would he leave her behind, saying that he had no time for romance? She didn't want to face all of her thoughts now. But she couldn't drive them away. She couldn't just let go of everything like she had while riding Epona. Deep inside though, she just wanted to break down and spill everything out to Tobias. She wanted to cry on his shoulder while he held her. She wanted to curl up by him and have him tell her everything was alright.
No.
That wasn't going to happen. She knew.
Tobias gently set Cassie down on the flying carpet. He wondered why she had just suddenly started trembling. Something was wrong. But he couldn't ask her what was wrong now. And, in truth, he didn't feel like it. He looked up at the skinny man sitting down on the center. Cassie looked too. "AHH! Dear lord! That guy has no face!" This is what you would've guessed, because his face was covered in his long hair. "Actually, I do have a face, but I purposely cove it with my hair to keep the sand from getting in my eyes. I can see you, you know," the strange little man replied. "Now, would you like to buy-" "A bombchu for 200 rupees? No thank you. We just came over here to see the carpet," Tobias interrupted. "ARRRGG! All of you dumb people come here to see, not to buy! Makes me frustrated, it does! GET OUT!" The little man said, his anger getting the best of him, causing him to talk weird. "Get out of my shop!" He repeated, rising to his feet and chasing them until they were gone.
They ran from the angry help-needing man who thought he was Yoda, like there was no tomorrow. They eventually came to a big stone thing. "Uh... Where do we go from here?" Cassie asked; with the same worried look in here eyes that had been there when they jumped over the bridge. Navi flew out of Tobias' hat and started singing Filter songs again. He sighed. He hated to worry her like this. And he knew she wasn't going to take well to what he was about to tell her. "We gotta follow a ghost." "OMG! How can you say that so easily?! We're gonna FOLLOW A GHOST? What if it takes us far from where we're supposed to go?! You do know that there's no such thing as a good sprit, right?!" "Cassie, calm down! I've done this before. Just follow me," Tobias replied, pulling out a lens and peering through it. Then he took off across the desert. This time there were no flags. To Cassie, it looked as if Link was running after nothing. But she knew better. He had briefed her about the lens of truth before.
He looked back at her. She wasn't far behind, but she was tiring fast. He looked ahead again. Good. They were almost there.
Cassie looked desperately ahead. At first, she had been able to keep up with Tobias easily. But the constant slope of the sands, combined with the wind, the sand sucking at her feet, and her lack of exercise slowed her down. Obviously, Tobias was in better shape than she was. He legs ached and her muscles burned. She looked ahead desperately again. This time, she saw two flags parallel to each other. She wanted to collapse. But Tobias had told he that the Leevers would cause a problem for both of them until they found the third Great Fairy of Power.
Once through the two flags, Tobias glanced back again to see Cassie struggling with the Leevers that had started coming up. He wanted to slap himself. Why hadn't he warned her about the ones that came up before they reached the Desert Colossus? But she proved to be no weakling, as she handled her situation, as tired as she was, without his help. But as she reached him, she collapsed into him. He caught her, and steadied her. Then he picked her up and started running toward the temple in the distance. But he spotted a crack in that wall. Something told him to go to it, so he did. Trying to hold her and place a bomb by the crack, he managed to blow a hole in the wall without hurting either of them.
Once inside the hole, Tobias set her down. For the second time on less than one hour, he had held her. Not because he loved her, though. Because he had to. She couldn't believe it. Her eyes had been closed since he had picked her up when she collapsed into him. She opened them. Looking around, she saw that she was in a strange room. Was this the Sprit Temple? She looked ahead to see Tobias with his ocarina, playing another song. When he had finished, a scary girlish laugh could be heard echoing through the room. A woman clothed in just about nothing emerged from the pool of water that Tobias stood before.
"Ok, lady, give me the power of Naryu's Love before I knock your block off." WHAT was he getting? Was he trying to get the power to make Cassie fall in love with him? "Oh, you mean the thing with the thing and the thingy and the thing and the thingy thing thing with the thing?" Was the Great Fairy's answer. "I'm warning you...," Tobias replied through gritted teeth, powering up his sword. "Ok, ok, gimme a minute," she replied. "Oh, shoot! Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be?" "Dear lord." Tobias smacked himself in the forehead. "OH! Here it is!" The Fairy replied, pulling out a revolving diamond with a blue sphere within it. "Take your dumb power." "THANK YOU!" "HEY!" Navi said, popping out've Tobias' hat. "You're supposed to HONOR the three Golden Goddesses! Do you have any respect?!" "Navi, shut-up," Tobias sighed. "I've got it, that's all that matters."
Once outside, Tobias took out his newly earned power. Cassie closed her eyes as he held the diamond above his head and let it float there. She didn't feel anything. Prying her eyes open, she saw that they were covered in a large revolving diamond with a slight bluish tint. A giant blue Leever suddenly surfaced from the sand. Tobias then did something more terrible than she was imagining at the moment. He ran toward it. The diamond snapped in two, leaving Cassie with her own revolving blue shield. She ran toward him also, in an attempt to try to stop him from letting those four snapping jaws on the Leever devour him. It was too late. Tobias had already made contact with it.