Disclaimer: *waves arms around* NOT MINE!!!
AN: Well, okay. I guess here goes nothing, eh? This is going to be a shot
at writing in 3rd-person, present time format, so if you see me change the
time from "now" to "past", smack me with a frying pan.
*The Legend of Zelda: Firefly's Realm*
Hyrule Castle Town
A tall, lean, muscled boy of perhaps ninteen years walks out of the Bazarr
in Hyrule Castle Town, swinging a bag of arrows. His golden blonde hair
shines in the late morning sunlight, and his green kokiri cap blows in a
breeze. A girl just a year younger follows him, her hair also a golden
color, blowing freely in it's lack of obstruction.
"Link!" The girl yells at him, laughing. "Link, would you slow down? It's
hard for me to keep up in all these skirts!" She motions toward the layers
of lilac silk and lace that make up her dress. Link turns around and walks
backward, facing his blonde friend.
"I don't know why you can't just wear a tunic, like me, Zelda. It's so
much easier to move in, and I'll bet that it's a whole lot cooler in
summertime too!" He states, putting his arms behind his head.
"Because I'm the crown princess of Hyrule." She mutters back in a way that
suggests that this conversation has taken place before. "It isn't proper
for any girl, save a Kokiri, to wear a tunic. And it's REALLY unacceptable
for the Princess to wear one!" Link rolls his eyes and turns back around
to walk the proper way.
"Since it's shopping day, would you mind if we saddled up Epona and Kite
to ride out to Lon Lon Ranch? I'm out of milk." He pulls an empty bottle
out from nowhere and shakes it upside down, not a drop of liquid coming
out. Zelda shakes her head in mock dismay.
"Link, what am I ever going to do with you?" She smiles. "Okay, but only
after the rest of the errands are done. It's a long ride to the ranch, and
I don't want to get in trouble for shirking my duties. Knowing how to
mingle with the commoners is just as much a royal skill as learning to run
the country." She states matter-of-factually. "For what would happen if
there were to be another revolution and I still didn't know how to provide
for myself? Where would I be then?" Link looks back at her over his shou
lder.
"You'd be in safe hands, because I, Link, your personal guard, know all
there is to know about mingling with commoners AND protecting young
maidens." He grimaces. "And on that last bit, I'm not kidding. Ruto was a
bloody pain when it came right down to it all inside Jabu Jabu." Zelda
tries to stifle a giggle behind a gloved hand, though Link catches it.
"What? I'm seriously not kidding!"
"It's just the mention of the Zoranian princess." She gets out between
snickers of amusement. "I've met her at conferences before. I-" she laughs
a bit again "I really do pity you, having to deal with her all through the
ordeal with Jabu Jabu and then the Water Temple too." She closes her
purple eyes as she laughs harder, and in that time Link stops walking and
looks at her fondly, a smile creeping onto his face.
"Come on you." He finally says. "Don't want to 'shirk your royal duties'."
He quipps and gives her a sly sort of look before taking off at full speed
toward the Potions shop.
~*~*~*~*~*~
They continue on their way, buying, among other things, fish for the cooks
and bottled poes for the castle apothecary and necromancer to study.
(Zelda shudders at the purple ghosts)
Up at the castle, the Hyrulian princess and her head of guards receive
permission to ride to Lon Lon Ranch, and if necessary, spend the night
there. Link readies Epona and Zelda, her unicorn stallion.
"Are you ready?" Link asks his princess as they reach the drawbridge of
the town.
"As ready as I'll ever be." She answers coyly, smiling.
"Then off to Lon Lon Ranch! Hiyah, Epona!"
AN: Well, okay. I guess here goes nothing, eh? This is going to be a shot
at writing in 3rd-person, present time format, so if you see me change the
time from "now" to "past", smack me with a frying pan.
*The Legend of Zelda: Firefly's Realm*
Hyrule Castle Town
A tall, lean, muscled boy of perhaps ninteen years walks out of the Bazarr
in Hyrule Castle Town, swinging a bag of arrows. His golden blonde hair
shines in the late morning sunlight, and his green kokiri cap blows in a
breeze. A girl just a year younger follows him, her hair also a golden
color, blowing freely in it's lack of obstruction.
"Link!" The girl yells at him, laughing. "Link, would you slow down? It's
hard for me to keep up in all these skirts!" She motions toward the layers
of lilac silk and lace that make up her dress. Link turns around and walks
backward, facing his blonde friend.
"I don't know why you can't just wear a tunic, like me, Zelda. It's so
much easier to move in, and I'll bet that it's a whole lot cooler in
summertime too!" He states, putting his arms behind his head.
"Because I'm the crown princess of Hyrule." She mutters back in a way that
suggests that this conversation has taken place before. "It isn't proper
for any girl, save a Kokiri, to wear a tunic. And it's REALLY unacceptable
for the Princess to wear one!" Link rolls his eyes and turns back around
to walk the proper way.
"Since it's shopping day, would you mind if we saddled up Epona and Kite
to ride out to Lon Lon Ranch? I'm out of milk." He pulls an empty bottle
out from nowhere and shakes it upside down, not a drop of liquid coming
out. Zelda shakes her head in mock dismay.
"Link, what am I ever going to do with you?" She smiles. "Okay, but only
after the rest of the errands are done. It's a long ride to the ranch, and
I don't want to get in trouble for shirking my duties. Knowing how to
mingle with the commoners is just as much a royal skill as learning to run
the country." She states matter-of-factually. "For what would happen if
there were to be another revolution and I still didn't know how to provide
for myself? Where would I be then?" Link looks back at her over his shou
lder.
"You'd be in safe hands, because I, Link, your personal guard, know all
there is to know about mingling with commoners AND protecting young
maidens." He grimaces. "And on that last bit, I'm not kidding. Ruto was a
bloody pain when it came right down to it all inside Jabu Jabu." Zelda
tries to stifle a giggle behind a gloved hand, though Link catches it.
"What? I'm seriously not kidding!"
"It's just the mention of the Zoranian princess." She gets out between
snickers of amusement. "I've met her at conferences before. I-" she laughs
a bit again "I really do pity you, having to deal with her all through the
ordeal with Jabu Jabu and then the Water Temple too." She closes her
purple eyes as she laughs harder, and in that time Link stops walking and
looks at her fondly, a smile creeping onto his face.
"Come on you." He finally says. "Don't want to 'shirk your royal duties'."
He quipps and gives her a sly sort of look before taking off at full speed
toward the Potions shop.
~*~*~*~*~*~
They continue on their way, buying, among other things, fish for the cooks
and bottled poes for the castle apothecary and necromancer to study.
(Zelda shudders at the purple ghosts)
Up at the castle, the Hyrulian princess and her head of guards receive
permission to ride to Lon Lon Ranch, and if necessary, spend the night
there. Link readies Epona and Zelda, her unicorn stallion.
"Are you ready?" Link asks his princess as they reach the drawbridge of
the town.
"As ready as I'll ever be." She answers coyly, smiling.
"Then off to Lon Lon Ranch! Hiyah, Epona!"