A/N: I hate interrupting the story, but I'd like to thank the
reviewers. *nodnod* you know, reviews make you feel good. Like you're
making someone be less bored for 10 minutes. Then when they keep reading
they get bored. -_-;; whatever.
Oh, well. For all you faithful readers. . . *looks around, nobody there.* uh, well, for anyone reading, please ask me about stuff you're confuzzed about. I will answer. If I can. The logic may get confusing. So tell me. I'll help you all.
Okay, that was long. . . on to the story! ~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
Link's wet boots slid on the floor of the barn and he stumbled, slowing his pace to a walk, then picked up a run again and stopped in front of Epona's stall. He smiled grimly as he grabbed the tack off the rack next to the stall door and entered the stall. He quickly saddled and bridled her, explaining the situation as he went.
Epona listened to the sound of his voice, dancing as he tightened the girth of the saddle, and opened her mouth for the bit.
Link led her out of the building, swung on, and took off at a gallop.
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Ryu, on the other hand, was enjoying a scenic walk just off the path in the grass. She heard the hoofbeats long before Link was upon them. She kept Kat steady at a walk and waited for Link to thunder past.
"Yo! Linkie-Boy!" she yelled as she let an arrow fly at his neck.
Link saw the arrow as if in slow motion, it whizzed past about three inches away from his throat. He had pulled Epona around in a circle when he heard Ryu shout, therefore accidentally avoiding the arrow.
Ryu avoided accusation by saying how there were always people sneaking around in the forest.
"Whether or not you're telling the truth doesn't really matter right now. . . will you come back to the castle now like I asked?" Link asked, rubbing his neck where the arrow flew past.
Ryu nodded, "Fine. . . lead the way, Link," she said, gesturing in front of her. He nodded with a relieved expression on his face and walked on in front of her, talking about something or other, Ryu wasn't really listening.
She silently pulled one of her daggers from her belt, the straight one, for throwing. She held the blade between her fingers and touched the hilt to her cheekbone, lining it up under her eye. She squinted and looked for a good place to toss it at. Ryu decided the throat would be easiest to make a fatal shot. The water dripped off the edge of the knife, sliding down Ryu's face.
She put down the reins, guiding Kat only with her legs. She prepared to throw the dagger. Kat was accustomed to this, she was going to kill the one on the mare in front of him. . . Wait! She was going to kill him! If her throw fell short, the blade would plunge into Epona's hindquarters! As Ryu let the blade go, he neighed a warning to Epona, and did a half-buck.
Epona shied and danced off the path. Link's eyes widened as he saw the dagger thud into the trunk of the tree that was formerly in front of him. He heard a stricken cry, not one of pain, but frustration and surprise.
Ryu landed on her right shoulder, the rest of her body hitting the wet ground a split-second later, and a cry was forced through her lips as she felt the impact.
Link saw her hit the ground, and heard her second cry. He watched, unmoving, as she opened her eyes and visibly thought about where and how much she hurt. (A/N: if you've ever fallen like that, you know what I mean.)
She saw Link watching her and stood up, groaning, looking up into the rainy sky, the rain splattering on her muddy face (A/N: she did land face up, but when you land in the mud, it goes SPLASH!) "KAT! What by the mages did you do that for? Bucking for no reason in the middle of a trail!" she suddenly yelled as her gaze turned from the sky to Kat.
Link struggled to keep his laughter in, the look on her face was too funny. She obviously hadn't fallen off in a very long time.
Epona and Kat were not so discreet, however. They stared for a moment, then suddenly burst out in horsey laughter. Ryu's eyes narrowed as she saw Link beginning to laugh also. She slapped Kat on the rump and he snapped to military-like attention. She jumped on and Kat danced under her strong leg and restraining hand. "You're next. . ." she directed this comment towards Link and Epona, but didn't specify which would get slapped.
As they began to prepare to set off once again, the elf on the pony trotted into the part of the forest Link and Ryu were standing in.
A/N: uh. . . who could that be? I'll update soon. . . but I NEED feedback before I can post the next chapter. It has some logic issues. So. . . R&R! Ja ne!
Oh, well. For all you faithful readers. . . *looks around, nobody there.* uh, well, for anyone reading, please ask me about stuff you're confuzzed about. I will answer. If I can. The logic may get confusing. So tell me. I'll help you all.
Okay, that was long. . . on to the story! ~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
Link's wet boots slid on the floor of the barn and he stumbled, slowing his pace to a walk, then picked up a run again and stopped in front of Epona's stall. He smiled grimly as he grabbed the tack off the rack next to the stall door and entered the stall. He quickly saddled and bridled her, explaining the situation as he went.
Epona listened to the sound of his voice, dancing as he tightened the girth of the saddle, and opened her mouth for the bit.
Link led her out of the building, swung on, and took off at a gallop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ryu, on the other hand, was enjoying a scenic walk just off the path in the grass. She heard the hoofbeats long before Link was upon them. She kept Kat steady at a walk and waited for Link to thunder past.
"Yo! Linkie-Boy!" she yelled as she let an arrow fly at his neck.
Link saw the arrow as if in slow motion, it whizzed past about three inches away from his throat. He had pulled Epona around in a circle when he heard Ryu shout, therefore accidentally avoiding the arrow.
Ryu avoided accusation by saying how there were always people sneaking around in the forest.
"Whether or not you're telling the truth doesn't really matter right now. . . will you come back to the castle now like I asked?" Link asked, rubbing his neck where the arrow flew past.
Ryu nodded, "Fine. . . lead the way, Link," she said, gesturing in front of her. He nodded with a relieved expression on his face and walked on in front of her, talking about something or other, Ryu wasn't really listening.
She silently pulled one of her daggers from her belt, the straight one, for throwing. She held the blade between her fingers and touched the hilt to her cheekbone, lining it up under her eye. She squinted and looked for a good place to toss it at. Ryu decided the throat would be easiest to make a fatal shot. The water dripped off the edge of the knife, sliding down Ryu's face.
She put down the reins, guiding Kat only with her legs. She prepared to throw the dagger. Kat was accustomed to this, she was going to kill the one on the mare in front of him. . . Wait! She was going to kill him! If her throw fell short, the blade would plunge into Epona's hindquarters! As Ryu let the blade go, he neighed a warning to Epona, and did a half-buck.
Epona shied and danced off the path. Link's eyes widened as he saw the dagger thud into the trunk of the tree that was formerly in front of him. He heard a stricken cry, not one of pain, but frustration and surprise.
Ryu landed on her right shoulder, the rest of her body hitting the wet ground a split-second later, and a cry was forced through her lips as she felt the impact.
Link saw her hit the ground, and heard her second cry. He watched, unmoving, as she opened her eyes and visibly thought about where and how much she hurt. (A/N: if you've ever fallen like that, you know what I mean.)
She saw Link watching her and stood up, groaning, looking up into the rainy sky, the rain splattering on her muddy face (A/N: she did land face up, but when you land in the mud, it goes SPLASH!) "KAT! What by the mages did you do that for? Bucking for no reason in the middle of a trail!" she suddenly yelled as her gaze turned from the sky to Kat.
Link struggled to keep his laughter in, the look on her face was too funny. She obviously hadn't fallen off in a very long time.
Epona and Kat were not so discreet, however. They stared for a moment, then suddenly burst out in horsey laughter. Ryu's eyes narrowed as she saw Link beginning to laugh also. She slapped Kat on the rump and he snapped to military-like attention. She jumped on and Kat danced under her strong leg and restraining hand. "You're next. . ." she directed this comment towards Link and Epona, but didn't specify which would get slapped.
As they began to prepare to set off once again, the elf on the pony trotted into the part of the forest Link and Ryu were standing in.
A/N: uh. . . who could that be? I'll update soon. . . but I NEED feedback before I can post the next chapter. It has some logic issues. So. . . R&R! Ja ne!