A Prophecy
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A soft fairy-like giggle escaped my lips. My small hands held onto a small fishing pole dad had made for me. I knew I shouldn't have sneaked out of the castle, but they wouldn't miss me for a few hours. Well, dad might, but he wouldn't tell on me. Anyway, I'm safe with Epona.
Squealing as something suddenly grabbed onto my fishing pole, I pulled with all my might. I pulled harder, and then suddenly I flew onto my back. I laugh as I caught a glint of silver. I caught one! Now, I have something to show daddy! Maybe mommy will show me how to cook it for dinner.
I grab it and bring running back towards Epona and climb onto her back. I secure the fish and the pole from my seat. Then, I let Epona run for Hyrule castle. I glance at the sky knowing that I've already been out for too long.
Epona slows down for a breather and I notice something behind a rock. It's a small cave. I guide Epona towards it, and I hear someone. "Who's there?" It was an old voice. I wrinkle my nose.
"I am Lyla, Princess of Hyrule. Who are you?" I spoke proudly and determined, and I thought that if dad had heard me then perhaps he'd be proud of me.
An old man hobbled out of the cave. "I'm just an old man, a hermit. Surely, I am no danger to a strong girl such as yourself." He bows down in front of Epona. "Though, as a daughter of Hyrule and daughter of the Hero of Time, you carry a great burden. Many years from now, on your 16th birthday, a great evil will once again fall on Hyrule. The power and the burden of saving Hyrule will fall to you. Beware young one that your fate dies not lie with death."
I shudder, though I'm not sure if it's from the cold or the creepy old man. "You're crazy! Mommy and Daddy will protect Hyrule. Nothing like that will happen." I kick Epona into a run, away from the crazy hermit and towards the castle.
"That's only if they're there to stop it." The old man's words trail off into the night. I suddenly don't feel as brave as darkness creeps down around me. I feel myself crying, but I just hug Epona knowing she'll keep me safe. I fall asleep with my arms around her neck and my face pressed into her mane.
I wake up as rain hits me. I'm sitting in front of the stable. I hear someone calling, "Lyla! Lyla! Where did you get to?" It's daddy.
"Daddy! I'm over here with Epona!" He runs over to me, and scoops me up in his arms.
"What have I told you about running around outside the walls without Impa?" I look down regretfully for a moment, and then I look up with a mischievous grin.
"But, Daddy, I brought back a fish for us! Won't Mommy be proud?" He sighs, and smiles.
"You really are hopeless, aren't you? Good thing your mother thinks you were with me today. Come on. Let's put Epona up and show Mom the fish." He begins taking the stuff off Epona and I put it up. Lastly, he takes off the saddle and puts it up. Then, we spend time grooming her.
After a little bit, I speak up, "Daddy, if we don't take the fish in soon, then it's going to spoil." He smiles and sets the grooming stuff to the side. He closes the stall and grabs the bucket he'd dumped the fish in.
"Well, I guess we shouldn't keep her waiting, should we?" I shake me head and excited run ahead.
"Mommy! Mommy! I got dinner!" I run into her and daddy's room. I see her signed papers, and she turns to catch me in a hug as I run in.
"What sort of dinner did you get for us?" She hugs me and ruffles my hair.
"Fish, and I did it all by myself, too!" I giggle.
"That's great! Get yourself cleaned up and we'll have dinner." I smile, and then remember something.
"But Mommy, I wanted to learn how to cook it. Please!"
"Alright. Clean up and come back here and I'll help you." I practically leap out of her arms and towards the door.
"Okay, Mommy!" I ran as fast as I could only skidding to a stop at the door to the bathing area. I shuck my clothes and quickly clean myself. Just as quickly, I don clean clothes, without even drying my hair and run back down the hallway.
"I'm done!"
"Well, Zelda, I think that someone's excited about this," I hear mommy laugh and a few more mumbled words as the door opens.
"That was fast, Lyla. Are you sure you're clean?" I nod and go over my checklist in my mind. "Even behind your ears?" I pause for a moment and go over my list again, and then I realize it's not even there. I blush and duck my head.
"No, Mommy. I forgot."
I feel her arm around my shoulder. "Just take a slower bath before bed. Okay?" I nod, happy that she's not going to keep me from helping her because I forgot.
"Thank you, Mommy."
"It's not a problem, Sweetie. Daddy will be along in a few minutes to help us." I nearly jumped for joy to hear that daddy would be helping, too. Of course, everything had caused me to forget about the scary hermit I'd met only hours ago.
* * * * * * Well, I hope you like this so far. I may come back and revise these chapters as I get reviews and ideas. I'm planning on many, many more chapters to this, but each chapter isn't going to be very long, only a few pages each, but I'll see how things go. Keep reading. I plan to post whenever I have time. That's not always much when I have college work, but I'll keep trying.
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A soft fairy-like giggle escaped my lips. My small hands held onto a small fishing pole dad had made for me. I knew I shouldn't have sneaked out of the castle, but they wouldn't miss me for a few hours. Well, dad might, but he wouldn't tell on me. Anyway, I'm safe with Epona.
Squealing as something suddenly grabbed onto my fishing pole, I pulled with all my might. I pulled harder, and then suddenly I flew onto my back. I laugh as I caught a glint of silver. I caught one! Now, I have something to show daddy! Maybe mommy will show me how to cook it for dinner.
I grab it and bring running back towards Epona and climb onto her back. I secure the fish and the pole from my seat. Then, I let Epona run for Hyrule castle. I glance at the sky knowing that I've already been out for too long.
Epona slows down for a breather and I notice something behind a rock. It's a small cave. I guide Epona towards it, and I hear someone. "Who's there?" It was an old voice. I wrinkle my nose.
"I am Lyla, Princess of Hyrule. Who are you?" I spoke proudly and determined, and I thought that if dad had heard me then perhaps he'd be proud of me.
An old man hobbled out of the cave. "I'm just an old man, a hermit. Surely, I am no danger to a strong girl such as yourself." He bows down in front of Epona. "Though, as a daughter of Hyrule and daughter of the Hero of Time, you carry a great burden. Many years from now, on your 16th birthday, a great evil will once again fall on Hyrule. The power and the burden of saving Hyrule will fall to you. Beware young one that your fate dies not lie with death."
I shudder, though I'm not sure if it's from the cold or the creepy old man. "You're crazy! Mommy and Daddy will protect Hyrule. Nothing like that will happen." I kick Epona into a run, away from the crazy hermit and towards the castle.
"That's only if they're there to stop it." The old man's words trail off into the night. I suddenly don't feel as brave as darkness creeps down around me. I feel myself crying, but I just hug Epona knowing she'll keep me safe. I fall asleep with my arms around her neck and my face pressed into her mane.
I wake up as rain hits me. I'm sitting in front of the stable. I hear someone calling, "Lyla! Lyla! Where did you get to?" It's daddy.
"Daddy! I'm over here with Epona!" He runs over to me, and scoops me up in his arms.
"What have I told you about running around outside the walls without Impa?" I look down regretfully for a moment, and then I look up with a mischievous grin.
"But, Daddy, I brought back a fish for us! Won't Mommy be proud?" He sighs, and smiles.
"You really are hopeless, aren't you? Good thing your mother thinks you were with me today. Come on. Let's put Epona up and show Mom the fish." He begins taking the stuff off Epona and I put it up. Lastly, he takes off the saddle and puts it up. Then, we spend time grooming her.
After a little bit, I speak up, "Daddy, if we don't take the fish in soon, then it's going to spoil." He smiles and sets the grooming stuff to the side. He closes the stall and grabs the bucket he'd dumped the fish in.
"Well, I guess we shouldn't keep her waiting, should we?" I shake me head and excited run ahead.
"Mommy! Mommy! I got dinner!" I run into her and daddy's room. I see her signed papers, and she turns to catch me in a hug as I run in.
"What sort of dinner did you get for us?" She hugs me and ruffles my hair.
"Fish, and I did it all by myself, too!" I giggle.
"That's great! Get yourself cleaned up and we'll have dinner." I smile, and then remember something.
"But Mommy, I wanted to learn how to cook it. Please!"
"Alright. Clean up and come back here and I'll help you." I practically leap out of her arms and towards the door.
"Okay, Mommy!" I ran as fast as I could only skidding to a stop at the door to the bathing area. I shuck my clothes and quickly clean myself. Just as quickly, I don clean clothes, without even drying my hair and run back down the hallway.
"I'm done!"
"Well, Zelda, I think that someone's excited about this," I hear mommy laugh and a few more mumbled words as the door opens.
"That was fast, Lyla. Are you sure you're clean?" I nod and go over my checklist in my mind. "Even behind your ears?" I pause for a moment and go over my list again, and then I realize it's not even there. I blush and duck my head.
"No, Mommy. I forgot."
I feel her arm around my shoulder. "Just take a slower bath before bed. Okay?" I nod, happy that she's not going to keep me from helping her because I forgot.
"Thank you, Mommy."
"It's not a problem, Sweetie. Daddy will be along in a few minutes to help us." I nearly jumped for joy to hear that daddy would be helping, too. Of course, everything had caused me to forget about the scary hermit I'd met only hours ago.
* * * * * * Well, I hope you like this so far. I may come back and revise these chapters as I get reviews and ideas. I'm planning on many, many more chapters to this, but each chapter isn't going to be very long, only a few pages each, but I'll see how things go. Keep reading. I plan to post whenever I have time. That's not always much when I have college work, but I'll keep trying.