Chapter 4: Where is Zelda?
For the next ouple of days, Link had very little to do, a big change from his farm house. The room he shared with Tomar came out of Tomar's account (an extra bed did not equal extra change) and Tomar worked that off by as a part-time bartender. All Link had to pay for was his meal tad (it wasn't alot) which was only a couple hours of table cleaning, or bathroom moping, or floor scrubbing a day.
Tomar suggested working a surplus.
"Why?" Link wondered, not that he didn't want to, but the fact that Tomar, the lazy-bum king was suggesting it...
"For the Culture Apriciation Festival, of course."
Tomar stuck a toothpick in his outh, put his legs up on an empty chair, and reclined in his own.
"The what?" Link said, surprised.
"The Culture Appriciation Festival." Rosemary put a pint down next to Tomar, then pushed him off both his chairs.
There was a loud thud and a curse as Tomar collided with the floor.
Rosemary joined them in the extra chair and Tomar scrambled back into his own.
"It's a festival celebrating all the races of hyrule." Rosemary continued, ignoring Tomar's glares and death threats. "It was put in place when all the race came togeher in Hyrule's Unification Act. So now, instead of having split territories for the Zoras , the Gerudos, etc. we all share the land, ruled by the United Council of Hyrule. This festival is to celebrate both our unity and our diversity."
"And you'll want some extra cash for that." Tomar added, rubbing his swelling nose.
Link brightened "Sounds like fun."
"And..." Rosemary gave him a sly look. "If you need a date, I believe my little sister is avaliable. She's just about your age."
Link nearly fell out of his chair.
"Don't bother, Rose." Tomar nodded, his tomato-sized nose taking away from his know-it-all expression. "Link's got his heart set on Princess Zelda."
"Tomar!" Link's face was redder than Tomar's swollen nose.
"Oh REALLY?!" Rosemary looked more amused than shocked.
And they continued to make fun of him for the rest of the day.
"Rosemary has a sister?" Link asked Tomar as they were lounging around their room.
"Don't tell me you've given up on Zelda already!"
"Tomar!"
Tomar laughed at Link's beet-red face.
"Chill out, kiddo, I'm just playing with you. Yeah, Rose has a sister, her name's Malon."
"Where is she? I haven't seen anyone my age around here."
"She works at the palace."
"What?!"
"All of Rose's family work up there, except her. They run the stable. You saw the way Rose handled Betsy; they got a horse sense, all of them."
~*~
The next day, Link took the day off. Forget the extra rupees, he was tired of Tomar and Rosemary getting on his case about Princess Zelda
Will they ever leave me alone?
He decided to explore the city. He peered into shops selling odd things like bunny hoods and strange masks. He watched shoppers arguing with salespeople. He watched the workers putting up the festival decorations. It was all so interesting!
His mind was so caught up in the glory of it all, he didn't watch where he was going. The next thing he knew, he was face down in the pavement.
"Ow..." Link sat up, rubbing his stinging nose, and looked at what he had tripped over.
What was it? It appeared to be a be a bundle of cloth. He looked around. He was in an alley way; It couldn't have belonged to a decorater.
Catiously, Link poked it and immediatly leapt back.
Warm, it was warm.
Empowered by his discovery, he gave it a push. It moved like a pundle of sticks but felt like a pillow. He gingerly rolled it over...
Link had to bite his his fist to keep from screaming. It was person; a young, girl person!!!
SHE'S DEAD!!! Oh my gosh, she's dead!!!
Of course she not dead, dummy.
But look how pale she is!
She's warm! Dead people aren't warm!
Than what is she doing here?! In an alley?! 'Passed out'?!
Now that I look at her, she's a very pretty girl.
"Un..." a small voice ceased Link's freak-out. He turned to look at her.
She's waking up...
She scrunched her face a little and opened her eyes.
For a moment, time froze. Blue eyes... He had never seen such beautiful eyes... They were like the sun before sunrise, no brighter... like... a star... swirling in a vast pool of things what was, what is, and what has yet to come. Correction; he had seen those eyes before. But where?
It took him a moment to realize his mouth was dangling open.
"Huh?" She blinked weakly at him.
"Are you okay, miss? Link asked catiously.
Sha sat up awkwardly; her blanket fell over her eyes for a secong as she tried to steady herself.
"Where am I?" Her voice whispered soft and sweet, like the scent of flowers, but with a dash of regal strength.
"Um..." Link looked around. He had no idea where they were either.
She struggled to stand up.
"Oh my." she said, forgetting her early question. "You found me lying here, didn't you?"
Link nodded and decided not to tell her about the not-so-graceful landing that led him to finding her.
She finally managed to stand upright, coming to a summit about an inch brfore Link.
Suddenly , her eyes widened and she looked at him as if she just realized he was there.
"Have we met... before?" She asked uneasily.
"Not that I can recall." Link answered, but he wasn't so sure if that was the truth. She looked awfully familiar.
"I don't think I've ever seen you here, at least. Are you new to the city?"
"Yeah, I just got here a couple days ago."
"Really? From where?" Her eyes sparkled.
"Outset." she looked confused. "It's a really small village really far away from here."
"Wow."
"Really?" He had never thought of his home as interesting, but by the way her eyes shone, she was rivited to the subject.
"Well, yes. I've never seen a village before. I've never really been outside of the city." the sparkled was replaced by a longing sadness.
Link could relate. Only a week and a half ago was the first time he'd ever stepped outside his village; and he told the girl so. He told her all the new things he had seen and all the stupid things he had done since he'd gotten there. It seemed to cheer her up quite a bit.
"In fact, I think the main reason I came here was to see the Princess." he said, sitting down against the alley wall.
"The Princess?" the girl turned a little red as she sat down next to him.
"Yeah," he answered, dully. "But I haven't gotten a chance to. I guess my trip here was a waste." He looked at his hands.
"T-that's not true." She shook her head. "The Princess likes to meet new people, and even if you don't meet her, she'll be at the Culture Appriciation Festival, won't she?"
"Yeah, you're right!" He smiled and felt somehow reasured.
"Why do you w-want to see the Pprincess, i-if you don't mind my asking?"
Link looked at her, surprised. She was looking at the ground ang hugging her knees.
"It's kind of strange..." He replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "I had this .. sorta... dream where she was standing on this balcony, and then this big black thing came and sorta swollowed her up. It's kind of hard to explian." His face turned red. Why was he telling her this again? He looked at her hoping to apologize for his craziness but found a reverse opinion.
She seemed shocked and a little delighted.
"Go on." She prompted.
"Well, she sorta fell and I was wondering whether she was ok or not." He was very red now. He looked over at his audience and she did the most surprising thing. She smiled.
Her eyes sparkled and her lips parted, displaying pearly white teeth. Suddenly, she didn't look like a sickly little girl, but a strong, fun-loving one, yet wise beyond her years. Once again she had stopped time.
Link had to look away.
"It's kind of stupid." He stammered bashfully.
"I believe you." she said.
"Really?"
"You betcha." She winked at him. "How 'bout this, if you play with me today, I'll take you to Zelda myself."
"Whoa, really?!"
"Yup, me and her are, like, best friends."
"Alright!"
And o two skipped off together to have a day of fun.
At the same time, in another part of the city, in fact, in the palace, a strict, muscular woman opened a pair of grand double doors. The room inside was elegant, pink trimmed... and empty.
"Darn that girl!
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Author's Notes: I swear that is the longest chapter I have done thus far. Whew! I'm just glad things are moving along in the story. Sorry for all the spelling and punctuation errors.... -_-. and I swear the story will start to pick up in a few chapters! Exciting stuff is on the way! Thank you! -Fuuko
For the next ouple of days, Link had very little to do, a big change from his farm house. The room he shared with Tomar came out of Tomar's account (an extra bed did not equal extra change) and Tomar worked that off by as a part-time bartender. All Link had to pay for was his meal tad (it wasn't alot) which was only a couple hours of table cleaning, or bathroom moping, or floor scrubbing a day.
Tomar suggested working a surplus.
"Why?" Link wondered, not that he didn't want to, but the fact that Tomar, the lazy-bum king was suggesting it...
"For the Culture Apriciation Festival, of course."
Tomar stuck a toothpick in his outh, put his legs up on an empty chair, and reclined in his own.
"The what?" Link said, surprised.
"The Culture Appriciation Festival." Rosemary put a pint down next to Tomar, then pushed him off both his chairs.
There was a loud thud and a curse as Tomar collided with the floor.
Rosemary joined them in the extra chair and Tomar scrambled back into his own.
"It's a festival celebrating all the races of hyrule." Rosemary continued, ignoring Tomar's glares and death threats. "It was put in place when all the race came togeher in Hyrule's Unification Act. So now, instead of having split territories for the Zoras , the Gerudos, etc. we all share the land, ruled by the United Council of Hyrule. This festival is to celebrate both our unity and our diversity."
"And you'll want some extra cash for that." Tomar added, rubbing his swelling nose.
Link brightened "Sounds like fun."
"And..." Rosemary gave him a sly look. "If you need a date, I believe my little sister is avaliable. She's just about your age."
Link nearly fell out of his chair.
"Don't bother, Rose." Tomar nodded, his tomato-sized nose taking away from his know-it-all expression. "Link's got his heart set on Princess Zelda."
"Tomar!" Link's face was redder than Tomar's swollen nose.
"Oh REALLY?!" Rosemary looked more amused than shocked.
And they continued to make fun of him for the rest of the day.
"Rosemary has a sister?" Link asked Tomar as they were lounging around their room.
"Don't tell me you've given up on Zelda already!"
"Tomar!"
Tomar laughed at Link's beet-red face.
"Chill out, kiddo, I'm just playing with you. Yeah, Rose has a sister, her name's Malon."
"Where is she? I haven't seen anyone my age around here."
"She works at the palace."
"What?!"
"All of Rose's family work up there, except her. They run the stable. You saw the way Rose handled Betsy; they got a horse sense, all of them."
~*~
The next day, Link took the day off. Forget the extra rupees, he was tired of Tomar and Rosemary getting on his case about Princess Zelda
Will they ever leave me alone?
He decided to explore the city. He peered into shops selling odd things like bunny hoods and strange masks. He watched shoppers arguing with salespeople. He watched the workers putting up the festival decorations. It was all so interesting!
His mind was so caught up in the glory of it all, he didn't watch where he was going. The next thing he knew, he was face down in the pavement.
"Ow..." Link sat up, rubbing his stinging nose, and looked at what he had tripped over.
What was it? It appeared to be a be a bundle of cloth. He looked around. He was in an alley way; It couldn't have belonged to a decorater.
Catiously, Link poked it and immediatly leapt back.
Warm, it was warm.
Empowered by his discovery, he gave it a push. It moved like a pundle of sticks but felt like a pillow. He gingerly rolled it over...
Link had to bite his his fist to keep from screaming. It was person; a young, girl person!!!
SHE'S DEAD!!! Oh my gosh, she's dead!!!
Of course she not dead, dummy.
But look how pale she is!
She's warm! Dead people aren't warm!
Than what is she doing here?! In an alley?! 'Passed out'?!
Now that I look at her, she's a very pretty girl.
"Un..." a small voice ceased Link's freak-out. He turned to look at her.
She's waking up...
She scrunched her face a little and opened her eyes.
For a moment, time froze. Blue eyes... He had never seen such beautiful eyes... They were like the sun before sunrise, no brighter... like... a star... swirling in a vast pool of things what was, what is, and what has yet to come. Correction; he had seen those eyes before. But where?
It took him a moment to realize his mouth was dangling open.
"Huh?" She blinked weakly at him.
"Are you okay, miss? Link asked catiously.
Sha sat up awkwardly; her blanket fell over her eyes for a secong as she tried to steady herself.
"Where am I?" Her voice whispered soft and sweet, like the scent of flowers, but with a dash of regal strength.
"Um..." Link looked around. He had no idea where they were either.
She struggled to stand up.
"Oh my." she said, forgetting her early question. "You found me lying here, didn't you?"
Link nodded and decided not to tell her about the not-so-graceful landing that led him to finding her.
She finally managed to stand upright, coming to a summit about an inch brfore Link.
Suddenly , her eyes widened and she looked at him as if she just realized he was there.
"Have we met... before?" She asked uneasily.
"Not that I can recall." Link answered, but he wasn't so sure if that was the truth. She looked awfully familiar.
"I don't think I've ever seen you here, at least. Are you new to the city?"
"Yeah, I just got here a couple days ago."
"Really? From where?" Her eyes sparkled.
"Outset." she looked confused. "It's a really small village really far away from here."
"Wow."
"Really?" He had never thought of his home as interesting, but by the way her eyes shone, she was rivited to the subject.
"Well, yes. I've never seen a village before. I've never really been outside of the city." the sparkled was replaced by a longing sadness.
Link could relate. Only a week and a half ago was the first time he'd ever stepped outside his village; and he told the girl so. He told her all the new things he had seen and all the stupid things he had done since he'd gotten there. It seemed to cheer her up quite a bit.
"In fact, I think the main reason I came here was to see the Princess." he said, sitting down against the alley wall.
"The Princess?" the girl turned a little red as she sat down next to him.
"Yeah," he answered, dully. "But I haven't gotten a chance to. I guess my trip here was a waste." He looked at his hands.
"T-that's not true." She shook her head. "The Princess likes to meet new people, and even if you don't meet her, she'll be at the Culture Appriciation Festival, won't she?"
"Yeah, you're right!" He smiled and felt somehow reasured.
"Why do you w-want to see the Pprincess, i-if you don't mind my asking?"
Link looked at her, surprised. She was looking at the ground ang hugging her knees.
"It's kind of strange..." He replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "I had this .. sorta... dream where she was standing on this balcony, and then this big black thing came and sorta swollowed her up. It's kind of hard to explian." His face turned red. Why was he telling her this again? He looked at her hoping to apologize for his craziness but found a reverse opinion.
She seemed shocked and a little delighted.
"Go on." She prompted.
"Well, she sorta fell and I was wondering whether she was ok or not." He was very red now. He looked over at his audience and she did the most surprising thing. She smiled.
Her eyes sparkled and her lips parted, displaying pearly white teeth. Suddenly, she didn't look like a sickly little girl, but a strong, fun-loving one, yet wise beyond her years. Once again she had stopped time.
Link had to look away.
"It's kind of stupid." He stammered bashfully.
"I believe you." she said.
"Really?"
"You betcha." She winked at him. "How 'bout this, if you play with me today, I'll take you to Zelda myself."
"Whoa, really?!"
"Yup, me and her are, like, best friends."
"Alright!"
And o two skipped off together to have a day of fun.
At the same time, in another part of the city, in fact, in the palace, a strict, muscular woman opened a pair of grand double doors. The room inside was elegant, pink trimmed... and empty.
"Darn that girl!
--
Author's Notes: I swear that is the longest chapter I have done thus far. Whew! I'm just glad things are moving along in the story. Sorry for all the spelling and punctuation errors.... -_-. and I swear the story will start to pick up in a few chapters! Exciting stuff is on the way! Thank you! -Fuuko
