Hmm.. I guess this is the part where I write some lame disclaimer that states the obvious.. I don't own Zelda. There. Happy? Now on with the fic.
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"So..uh.. you wanted to talk to me?" Link asked. He avoided eye contact with Tetra by staring at his boots.
"Yeah. Hey, you busy tonight?"
Link looked up sheepishly. Tetra grinned as their eyes met. She watched with pleasure as he squirmed.
"N-no." Link glanced over the side of the dock, inspecting his reflection. Was his hair always this rumpled? He ran his hands through his shaggy blonde hair, pushing it out of his eyes.
"Listen, I know this great restaraunt. I'll just swing by around, say, 6:30 and we'll go out to dinner. Okay?"
Without looking up, Link muttered, "Sounds great."
"Well, see you." She turned and headed back to her ship.
King, who had been stifling giggles the whole time, snickered. "Link's got a girlfriend, Link's got a girlfriend!"
He glared menacingly at his companion. "You know, for the king of some ancient great land, you don't act very mature."
"You're just upset because you know he's right," a voice from behind him exclaimed.
Link turned red again. "Aryll, this is big boy stuff, why don't you just go play with the gulls?"
"Quit treating me like a little kid, Link! I'm almost ten! Besides, I know more than you think," she said, grinning. "I found that magazine you hid under your mattress."
"Wh-what magazine?" Link's cheeks were burning.
Aryll smiled. "You know what I mean," she said coolly. "Now, you'd better run off and get ready for your 'date..'"
Aryll and King broke into hysterical peals of laughter. Sighing, Link knew she was right. Maybe Grandma would have some advice for him..
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"...Gran?"
Link's grandmother was stirring a pot of soup. She looked up at her grandson.
"My, you've gotten tall! Oh, yes, you're here for some more soup, dear?"
"Er.. no.. see.. I've kind of, well.. got a date tonight.."
Grandma's old eyes lit up. "A date!" she exclaimed. "With who? Oh, I hope it's not that Tetra girl, she's awfully rowdy.. I really don't approve of her, what with the pirate thing and all.." she trailed off. "So! Who is it?"
"Uhm.." he thought fast. "It's.. uh.. with.. Princess Zelda! Yes, Zelda.."
"A princess!" Grandma exclaimed. "Oh, that's wonderful! You enjoy yourself, dear!" She hummed quietly to herself, stirring her soup.
Well, technically she is Zelda, Link thought to himself. It's not really a lie..
**
"Ugh!" King wrinkled up his nose in disgust. "What is that you're wearing? Did you rub a dead skunk all over yourself, or something?"
He and Aryll giggled. Link scowled and muttered, "No, for your information, it's cologne.. I.. I told Zunari I was going out with Tetra tonight, and he sold me some.."
This just made them laugh harder. "So what's it made of? Fish?"
"That's it, I don't need this! You two can stay here and be childish all you want," Link exclaimed, stomping angrily away.
Aryll glanced sideways at King, who was still chuckling to himself. Her smile faded as she watched her big brother trudge along the shore and plop down in the sand.
"You know, it's not really funny anymore," said Aryll quietly, grabbing her telescope. She got up slowly, shaking her head and making her way towards the lookout tower.
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So, this is where I beg for reviews, right? Uh, actually, I don't care if you review or not, really.. On second thought, review, please, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. ^-^ Next chapter coming up soon. Oh, and if for some reason you want to IM me, my screenname is xmiss tetrax. Later.
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"So..uh.. you wanted to talk to me?" Link asked. He avoided eye contact with Tetra by staring at his boots.
"Yeah. Hey, you busy tonight?"
Link looked up sheepishly. Tetra grinned as their eyes met. She watched with pleasure as he squirmed.
"N-no." Link glanced over the side of the dock, inspecting his reflection. Was his hair always this rumpled? He ran his hands through his shaggy blonde hair, pushing it out of his eyes.
"Listen, I know this great restaraunt. I'll just swing by around, say, 6:30 and we'll go out to dinner. Okay?"
Without looking up, Link muttered, "Sounds great."
"Well, see you." She turned and headed back to her ship.
King, who had been stifling giggles the whole time, snickered. "Link's got a girlfriend, Link's got a girlfriend!"
He glared menacingly at his companion. "You know, for the king of some ancient great land, you don't act very mature."
"You're just upset because you know he's right," a voice from behind him exclaimed.
Link turned red again. "Aryll, this is big boy stuff, why don't you just go play with the gulls?"
"Quit treating me like a little kid, Link! I'm almost ten! Besides, I know more than you think," she said, grinning. "I found that magazine you hid under your mattress."
"Wh-what magazine?" Link's cheeks were burning.
Aryll smiled. "You know what I mean," she said coolly. "Now, you'd better run off and get ready for your 'date..'"
Aryll and King broke into hysterical peals of laughter. Sighing, Link knew she was right. Maybe Grandma would have some advice for him..
**
"...Gran?"
Link's grandmother was stirring a pot of soup. She looked up at her grandson.
"My, you've gotten tall! Oh, yes, you're here for some more soup, dear?"
"Er.. no.. see.. I've kind of, well.. got a date tonight.."
Grandma's old eyes lit up. "A date!" she exclaimed. "With who? Oh, I hope it's not that Tetra girl, she's awfully rowdy.. I really don't approve of her, what with the pirate thing and all.." she trailed off. "So! Who is it?"
"Uhm.." he thought fast. "It's.. uh.. with.. Princess Zelda! Yes, Zelda.."
"A princess!" Grandma exclaimed. "Oh, that's wonderful! You enjoy yourself, dear!" She hummed quietly to herself, stirring her soup.
Well, technically she is Zelda, Link thought to himself. It's not really a lie..
**
"Ugh!" King wrinkled up his nose in disgust. "What is that you're wearing? Did you rub a dead skunk all over yourself, or something?"
He and Aryll giggled. Link scowled and muttered, "No, for your information, it's cologne.. I.. I told Zunari I was going out with Tetra tonight, and he sold me some.."
This just made them laugh harder. "So what's it made of? Fish?"
"That's it, I don't need this! You two can stay here and be childish all you want," Link exclaimed, stomping angrily away.
Aryll glanced sideways at King, who was still chuckling to himself. Her smile faded as she watched her big brother trudge along the shore and plop down in the sand.
"You know, it's not really funny anymore," said Aryll quietly, grabbing her telescope. She got up slowly, shaking her head and making her way towards the lookout tower.
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So, this is where I beg for reviews, right? Uh, actually, I don't care if you review or not, really.. On second thought, review, please, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. ^-^ Next chapter coming up soon. Oh, and if for some reason you want to IM me, my screenname is xmiss tetrax. Later.
