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Chapter 13

I awoke to Saria softly shaking me. It took me a moment to realize where I was, because she had awoken me from a very deep sleep. She held a finger to her lips, indicating the still forms that I realized were Malon and Link, still in the coma-like state I had formerly been in. I followed Saria softly out, into the main room we had been before. She indicated that I sit at one of the chairs, then did the same herself. For a moment she did nothing but stare at me, and I felt small and insignificant while being watched by those deep green eyes. Then she nodded.

"It's just as I thought." I think she purposefully said that to make me ask.

"What?"

"It's not just the death that's bothering you. I could tell the moment I saw you that you aren't the kind of person to take something lying down. You seek the slayer."

"What do you mean?" I asked, even though I knew exactly what she meant.

"Don't play dumb, Evalyn. I'm a lot older then I look. You know that Kokiris never age?" I nodded.

"The reason I chose you first was because I know that you're the one who needs the most help." I bristled.

"I'm not some sort of child who needs help all the time!" I said indignantly.

"I never said that. You're going through a difficult time right now, and you don't even know how to deal with it. You want to avenge your parents. Don't let that distract you right now. Don't keep up your feelings all bottled up, either. That's practically spelling disaster. It's all to cry-no one will think anything less of you." There was silence for a few minutes.

"You sound like that fruity counselor." My tone was harsher then I meant it to be.

"The counselor may have been-fruity?-but the advice is not. You're trying to keep your parents buried deep, so that they can't hurt you. Remember them. When you can accept that they're gone, you can only then start to heal." I brushed away a threatening wetness at the corner of my eye.

"How do you know what I'm going through? You haven't dealt with this! Don't try to tell me how to think and feel!"

"There's no need to get angry!" Saria said sternly. For some reason that made me feel even angrier.

"You're treating me like a baby! I can take care of myself! I don't need anyone's help, and I especially don't need to listen to you!" I cried, standing up.

"Evalyn! You're only acting like this because you don't know how to deal with the pain! I'm only trying to help!"

"That's what they all say! Well, you know what, I'm sick and tired of people acting like I don't know how to deal. If I want to be angry, I'll be angry! There's nothing wrong with that!" Even as I was speaking my throat started getting tight as the scratchiness in the back of my eyes threatened to turn into a flood of tears. I brushed at them irately.

"Evalyn, don't let anger alienate you from the rest of the people who care about you!" I turned around, sniffling.

"No one's left who care's about me."

"That's not true, and you know it. Malon cares about you, the sages care about you, I care about you, Link cares about you." I just stood there, my back to Saria, trying to stop the inevitable storm of tears.

"You don't know how to deal with all these emotions. Don't try to deal with it all on your own. There are so many people here who can and will help you. You have an important job to do. Don't let your emotions rule you." Saria's voice, for some reason, infuriated me.

"You keep saying I don't know how to deal with my own emotions! I've lived with me for 14 years, I think I know how to control myself!" By some cruel misfortune, that was when Link wandered into the room, rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asked immediately when he saw how close to tears I was. That was the final blow. The flood of emotions overwhelmed me and a storm of tears accompanied me as I ran out of the little house. I heard Link calling after me, then Saria saying to leave me be. I ran until I collapsed. I lay on the ground, sobs still racking my body. I gradually grew quiet. Drained emotionally, I must have fallen asleep. When I awoke it was dark…and I was surrounded.



CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!! Geez, I'm really evil with cliff hangers, aren't I? Oh well. I'm working on the next chapter, so it probably won't be that long maybe! I'm so mean to Evalyn! She's been through so much…well, I guess this chapter was pretty much to show that…maybe…how should I know? Oh well, please r+r!