Years passed. For a while, everything remained the same in Zora's Domain.
What happened on the land was no concern of the Zoras. As long as they were
left to swim lazy circles in clean water, they were content.
Ruto, the outspoken, confident Zoran princess, looked up at her companion. With the passing years Ruto had grown into a young girl on the brink of womanhood. So, she thought, had her companion. The long, Link-less years had caused Ruto to want company, and she had summoned her childhood friend Mili to stay with her. Mili, a Zoran from the very depths of the sea showed characteristics of deep-sea fish. From her forehead down to the base of her spine was a waving, spiked ridge. Her mouth was full of sharp, pointed teeth. Exotic, Ruto thought.
"Well? Ruto? Water-baby, are you still with me?" Mili asked, poking her. Ruto blinked. "Huh? What were you saying?" she asked. Mili rolled her pale yellow eyes. "As I was _saying_, are you going to come with me tonight to get some tail?" Mili wanted to know. Ruto shook her head. "Not tonight, fishlips." Seeing the pensive expression on her friend's face, Mili thought for a second, brightened, and proceeded to push Ruto out of the tunnel.
Ruto shrieked as she tumbled down the waterfall to belly-flop into the water. When she surfaced, she glared up at Mili, screaming: "Mili sells herself for Bottled Fairies!" "I do not!" came the reply, "only for Heart Pieces!" Mili leaned out of the tunnel and grinned a very fangy grin and her friend. She leapt and dove, hitting the water like a knife through butter. "And I thought princesses were supposed to be _graceful_," she mused when she surfaced.
"Seriously though, what's been wrong with you recently? Usually you never pass on the opportunity to visit that handsome devil in the Kakariko Potion Shop...has one of your subjects caught your eye?" Mili asked, grinning lecherously. "Hmmph. No, these Zoran males all look exactly the same. Romances are hard not knowing which one you're having one with." Ruto replied. Mili's eyes widened. "So, does this mean you're going after someone _warm-blooded_? 'Cause you know, once you go warm." ".you never reform. I know," said Ruto, laughing, "You remember that unpleasant incident with JabuJabu about 6 years ago?" "Yes, I re- Oh. Oh oh oh! Not, not that blonde little thing. Your 'heart's true love'? Oh, this is hilarious. The boy you haven't seen in 6 years?! You're not still hung up on him?!" Mili burst out laughing. Ruto bristled. "I knew from the moment I met him that, even though he was a stupid, violent little barbarian, he would be the one I would marry."
Mili, once she had recovered herself, patted Ruto's shoulder. "Alright water-baby, if you believe in love as much as you do, it'll happen. And, if it doesn't," she smiled slowly with plenty of sharp teeth, "you'll have a lovely new coat of soft Hylian, made by your dear friend!" "Mili, you're wicked!" Ruto giggled as she tugged playfully on Mili's back ridge.
Ruto, the outspoken, confident Zoran princess, looked up at her companion. With the passing years Ruto had grown into a young girl on the brink of womanhood. So, she thought, had her companion. The long, Link-less years had caused Ruto to want company, and she had summoned her childhood friend Mili to stay with her. Mili, a Zoran from the very depths of the sea showed characteristics of deep-sea fish. From her forehead down to the base of her spine was a waving, spiked ridge. Her mouth was full of sharp, pointed teeth. Exotic, Ruto thought.
"Well? Ruto? Water-baby, are you still with me?" Mili asked, poking her. Ruto blinked. "Huh? What were you saying?" she asked. Mili rolled her pale yellow eyes. "As I was _saying_, are you going to come with me tonight to get some tail?" Mili wanted to know. Ruto shook her head. "Not tonight, fishlips." Seeing the pensive expression on her friend's face, Mili thought for a second, brightened, and proceeded to push Ruto out of the tunnel.
Ruto shrieked as she tumbled down the waterfall to belly-flop into the water. When she surfaced, she glared up at Mili, screaming: "Mili sells herself for Bottled Fairies!" "I do not!" came the reply, "only for Heart Pieces!" Mili leaned out of the tunnel and grinned a very fangy grin and her friend. She leapt and dove, hitting the water like a knife through butter. "And I thought princesses were supposed to be _graceful_," she mused when she surfaced.
"Seriously though, what's been wrong with you recently? Usually you never pass on the opportunity to visit that handsome devil in the Kakariko Potion Shop...has one of your subjects caught your eye?" Mili asked, grinning lecherously. "Hmmph. No, these Zoran males all look exactly the same. Romances are hard not knowing which one you're having one with." Ruto replied. Mili's eyes widened. "So, does this mean you're going after someone _warm-blooded_? 'Cause you know, once you go warm." ".you never reform. I know," said Ruto, laughing, "You remember that unpleasant incident with JabuJabu about 6 years ago?" "Yes, I re- Oh. Oh oh oh! Not, not that blonde little thing. Your 'heart's true love'? Oh, this is hilarious. The boy you haven't seen in 6 years?! You're not still hung up on him?!" Mili burst out laughing. Ruto bristled. "I knew from the moment I met him that, even though he was a stupid, violent little barbarian, he would be the one I would marry."
Mili, once she had recovered herself, patted Ruto's shoulder. "Alright water-baby, if you believe in love as much as you do, it'll happen. And, if it doesn't," she smiled slowly with plenty of sharp teeth, "you'll have a lovely new coat of soft Hylian, made by your dear friend!" "Mili, you're wicked!" Ruto giggled as she tugged playfully on Mili's back ridge.