Link's eyes widened and his mouth dropped when he heard the young woman say that she was Tatl.
"How? Why?" he finally managed to get out.
"I wanted to experience the life of an Elf," she lied.
Zelda gave her a suspicious look. She knew that Tatl had to be lying. She then remembered the night before when Tatl was in their room. She asked what kind a relationship they were having. 'She's in love with Link,' she thought.
"Who did this to you?" Link asked.
"The Great Fairy," Tatl answered.
"This is too weird," Link said still shocked.
"I've got a weird feeling in my stomach," she said putting her hands on her stomach.
"You must be hungry," Zelda said.
"I've never eaten before," Tatl pointed out. "Fairies don't eat."
"Well Elves do," Zelda replied.
"Well maybe we should take our horses to Romani and Cremia." Link suggested.
"Who are they?" Zelda asked.
"They live at a ranch," he explained. "Oh, I forgot to mention a lot of people here look like the people of Hyrule. Romani and Cremia looks exactly like Malon."
"I'll keep that in mind," she replied.
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Link and Zelda took the reigns to their horses and walked to Romani Ranch. Zelda looked around the beautiful countryside. Fresh green grass, bright colored flowers. She looked to her left and saw a place not so pretty. "What's over there?" she asked.
"The Gorman Brothers live there," Link answered. "They are con artists. Never ever talk to them."
Finally the three approached Romani Ranch. They saw horses running around and cows eating the grass. It was just like he remembered. On one of the horses, he saw a young woman. She had autumn, red hair and bright blue eyes. She was wearing a long brown dress.
"Hello there!" Link shouted.
The young woman stopped her horse and looked over at the man calling her. "Grasshopper!" she exclaimed.
"Grasshopper?" Zelda asked.
"She called me that because of the way I wear green all the time." Link explained.
Just then the woman threw her arms around Link. "Link, it's been so long!" she said.
"Wow, you look just like you sister," he replied.
"I know," she replied. "Ever since Cremia moved away, people come here and think that I was the one who left."
"Where did she go?" he asked.
"She moved to Clock Town actually," she said.
"Really? I haven't seen her yet," he commented.
"Wow! Hey! Epona is so big now!" she exclaimed. "Who are your friends?"
Link then put his hand on Zelda's shoulder. "This is Princess Zelda of Hyrule," he then turned to Tatl. "And this is Tatl the fairy."
"She looks like an Elf to me," Romani said with confusion.
"Oh, I'm temporally and Elf," Tatl explained.
"Well Romani, would you mind at all taking care of our horses for a couple weeks?" Link asked.
"Not at all! I'd love to take care of them," she said.
"Thank you," he replied.
"Hey, can we get something to eat now?" Tatl said. "This feeling is getting worse."
"Okay," Link replied.
"Well it was nice seeing you again and meeting your friends," Romani said. The three then said good-bye to Romani and went to a restaurant in Clock Town.
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"You know Link, I have no idea what I should order." Tatl said as she looked at the menu.
"Well you could order fried cucco or maybe you should get grilled so that you won't ruin your perfect body," Zelda said in a obnoxious tone.
"Grilled sounds nice," Link said trying to make sure the two girls would not start a war.
"Okay," Tatl replied.
After a few minutes they got their food. Tatl just stared at it with confusion. "How do I eat?" she asked.
"Teaching a one hundred year old fairy how to eat…….. Interesting," Zelda said sarcastically.
"It's quite simple," Link said. "You just take a small piece off, chew and then swallow."
"Alright," Tatl nodded and cut off a small piece off the cucco. "This is good. I may just have to stay an Elf for ever!"
Zelda eyes filled with panic. 'I know why you're here like this,' she thought. 'And you're crazy if you think Link will fall in love with you. He does not like desperate woman."
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Later that night,
"Link, I had so much fun," Tatl said. "I must be getting home. I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you later," Link replied.
Then he and Zelda began walking back to the inn. "Why were you being so rude to Tatl tonight?" he asked.
She shook her head and sighed. "Something's up," she answered. "Why would she suddenly want to be an Elf right after you returned? Why not a Goron a Zora or a Gerudo?"
"I don't know," he said. "Maybe she wanted to spend time with us as an Elf."
There's more to this than that," she said more to herself.
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Link fell asleep the moment they got to the inn, but Zelda was having trouble. 'I wouldn't mind her being with him. It's only that I'm in love with him. I probably should not get in the way. Let him choose for himself. What if he's not in love with either one of us?' These thoughts lingered in her mind for several hours until she finally drifted off to sleep.
That night Link had a dream. In his dream there was a woman. A woman running through the forest. She had long, flowing golden hair that was stained with blood. She wore a long green, torn dress. In her arms, she was holding a small baby. Look of terror was on her face. She ran and ran and ran until she tripped on a log and fell down. She looked in front of her and saw her baby on the ground crying. She looked up to see a large tree. This was no ordinary tree. This tree had eyes, a mustache, and a mouth.
"Who are you?" The tree asked in a deep voice.
"I am Lintala," she said and picked up her baby. "This is my son, Link. I am dying and my baby is without a father. The Wars in Hyrule are too dangerous. Please let him stay here and be raised as a Kokiri."
The tree looked very hard at the baby. "Very well," he said.
"How did you like that, Link?" An evil voice said, interrupting the dream.
"Who are you?"
"You lost your mother to the Wars of Hyrule and soon you will lose Zelda to the War of Hyrule and Termina."
"I don't understand. Who are you?"
"You better hurry if you want to save her."
At that moment, Link's eyes shot open. The room was filled with a bright red light. He quickly threw back the curtain only to see Zelda disappear.