Aria: Okay, I've finally figured out why the goddesses and Navi have no
lives. They enjoy annoying me!
Navi: What's so bad about that?
Aria: Because, do you like being turned into strange things?
Navi: Not really.
Aria: Point made.
Navi: So, are you really gonna turn the goddesses into guppies?
Aria: Only if they do something stupid.
Navi: Okay! Then I might as well tell you that they deleted your file on
the Wind Waker game. You know the one that had the second play-through.
Aria: *fumes angrily for a moment* Oh Din, Farore, Nayru! I have a little
surprise for you!
Goddesses: What?
Aria: Can I see the Game Cube, the Wind Waker game, and the memory card
please?
Goddesses: *exchange uncomfortable glances* Um, no.
Aria: Why not?
Goddesses: *mumble*
Navi: *grabs items and turns the game on* See! They did get rid of it!
Goddesses: YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO TELL HER THAT, TATTLE-TALE!
Aria: Maybe you shouldn't worry about what she said and, instead, worry
about what I'm gonna do to all three of you!
Goddesses: *gulp and run away, very quickly*
Navi: And, they're off! Din is in the lead, with Farore right behind her
and Nayru at the end! Aria is catching up on them! Oh! She just turned
them all into snails! Ooh! That's embarrassing!
Aria: *walks back with tank in hand that has the goddesses in it as snails*
Thanks for ratting on them, Navi. Here's the bonus. *hands Navi a bag full
of rock candy*
Navi: YAY!
Aria: Do the disclaimers.
Navi: Aria Zephyr, the authoress of The Way the Winds of Time Blow, does
not own the Legend of Zelda games, their characters, etc. But, she does
own this story.
Aria: You're gonna like this chapter. Link begins to realize that a
certain someone means more to him than just a friend.
Chapter 16: A Puzzling Problem of Meaning
Link sighed as he leaned his elbows against the railing of the main deck.
He had volunteered to take the first watch and now the sea seemed so quiet
and still compared to the raging whirlpool it has previously been. He
stretched his arms out behind him and when he leaned back, something cool
and light bumped against his chest.
He reached into his shirt and lifted out the triangular medallion. 'Oh
yeah, I didn't take it off at all today,' he thought as he looked out at
the sea again. Suddenly, another thought came to mind. 'Oh no! I never
got a chance to ask the Deku Tree about this!' he remembered, staring at
the tiny ornament. 'I can't go back and ask him about it now,' he thought
glumly. 'I'll just have to find a chance to ask him sometime later.'
He slipped the medallion back under his clothing when he heard the door
creak behind him. "Hey, everyone's going to bed now, so I just wanted to
say good-night," Tetra said, walking towards him. "Oh, um, okay," Link
said, unable to say anything more.
The reason why was because she was wearing a nightgown rather than her
usual pirate garb. It was a fairly simple dress, without lace or frills;
but, it was the blue of the ocean and it was tied around her waist with a
thin cord. Also, her hair wasn't held up in its twisted ponytail on top of
her head; instead, her hair spilled down her shoulders in a golden cascade.
Link could feel himself blushing and looked away from her.
"Is there anything wrong?" Tetra asked, noticing his discomfort. "I've
just never seen you wearing a, uh, nightgown before. Or with your hair
down," Link said, avoiding her gaze. She looked down at her clothes and
blushed slightly. "Yeah, well, wearing this while we're sailing wouldn't
look right for a pirate captain, now would it?" she said. "No, not at
all," he said, laughing.
"So, um, what are you going to do other than just watch the sea?" Tetra
asked, walking up beside him to rest her elbows on the railing. "I dunno;
just think, I guess," Link replied vaguely.
Tetra fingered the tiny jewel that hung from its golden chain around her
neck. "What do you suppose that fairy meant when she said to breathe the
light into these things?" she said, showing him her Star Light. He
shrugged and said, "This is going to sound really silly, but maybe we're
actually supposed to breathe onto them." Tetra raised an eyebrow
skeptically and he gave her a weak smile. "It was just a guess," he said.
"No, it's not that," Tetra said. "It just seems a little, well, silly,
like you said." "It's worth a try," Link said. "I guess, but no telling,"
she warned. He nodded and crossed his heart with his fingers. She giggled
and blew a gentle puff of air onto the jewel.
It flickered for a second and the glow within it died away. They exchanged
worried looks until the jewel suddenly glowed and shone like a tiny sun.
"Ow! How do we turn this thing off?" Tetra yelped when the sudden light
blinded her. She unintentionally covered the jewel with one hand and the
glow subsided to its former light.
"You just answered your question," Link said. "Well, at least we won't
have to carry a torch or anything in case it gets dark while we're in that
forest," Tetra said, letting the jewel drop from her fingers and onto her
clothes. "It should work the same way with mine, but I'll test it when
you've gone back downstairs," he said. "Thanks," she said with a grin.
Then, she was quiet and looked lost in thought. "Link, really, why did you
catch me when I fell off the ship?" she asked, staring him straight in the
eyes. He looked startled and he bit his lip nervously. "I already told
you; I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself if you got hurt and I had
been able to do something about it," he said evasively. "But, why? That's
all I'm asking," she persisted.
"I." He began when the door opened behind them and Nudge stepped out.
"Miss Tetra, it's getting awfully late and you should get your rest before
tomorrow," he said. Tetra sighed and said, "I'll go to bed in a minute,
Nudge. Just wait one moment." Nudge nodded and she turned to Link. "I'll
see you in the morning then," she said. He nearly gulped in nervousness,
but he nodded and said, "Good-night, Tetra." She walked to the door and
went into the hold.
Both males watched her go and when she had left, Nudge said, "Your shift's
almost over." "Yeah, I know. Who has the next shift?" Link asked. "I do;
that's why I'm awake. What were you and the miss talking about?" Nudge
asked. "Oh, nothing important," Link fibbed. "Well, when your shift has
ended, come get me; I'll be on my bed in the cargo bay," Nudge said, before
he walked back down into the hold.
When he had gone, Link heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't like it when
people asked him embarrassing questions, especially ones that he didn't
want to answer. 'I don't want to lie to Tetra, but I'm not even sure why I
couldn't let her fall,' he thought. He leaned against the railing and
stared up at the clear, velvet black sky that was aglitter with diamond-
like stars.
'She's important to me and I don't want her to get hurt. It's not like I
view her as just a powerful person; that's nowhere near the truth. Her
importance to me isn't like that I had for Medli or Makar when I was
protecting them in the temples, but it's not like the importance that
grandma and Aryll have either. What does she mean to me that makes me feel
I have to protect her?' he thought.
He averted his gaze to the golden Star Light and thought; 'I wish life
itself wasn't so confusing!' After he had checked to see if his Star Light
worked the same way as Tetra's, he looked at the hourglass that had been
set on the deck to keep track of how long each shift was. Seeing that all
of the sand had drained to the bottom, he found Nudge and retired to his
room. Even as he drifted into slumber, the puzzling question over his
feelings was still apparent.
Navi: *pokes finger at the glass wall of snail tank* They're so much cuter
this way! Can I keep them?
Aria: Sure, but I'm going to need them again eventually. They're going to
give a little help to one of the characters, but that's not for another
thirteen or so chapters.
Navi: Okay! *grabs tank and flies up to cloud*
Aria: *in confidential voice* That's where she stores all of her stuff.
The cloud's magical, so nothing falls through it.
Navi: What do snails eat?
Aria: Soggy lettuce!
Navi: Where can I get that?
Aria: Here! *snaps fingers and a head of soggy lettuce appears in the air*
*throws lettuce to Navi's cloud*
Navi: Here you go, little snails; eat up!
Aria: If this wasn't so pathetic, it would be a riot! I hope you liked
chapter sixteen! Please read and review!
lives. They enjoy annoying me!
Navi: What's so bad about that?
Aria: Because, do you like being turned into strange things?
Navi: Not really.
Aria: Point made.
Navi: So, are you really gonna turn the goddesses into guppies?
Aria: Only if they do something stupid.
Navi: Okay! Then I might as well tell you that they deleted your file on
the Wind Waker game. You know the one that had the second play-through.
Aria: *fumes angrily for a moment* Oh Din, Farore, Nayru! I have a little
surprise for you!
Goddesses: What?
Aria: Can I see the Game Cube, the Wind Waker game, and the memory card
please?
Goddesses: *exchange uncomfortable glances* Um, no.
Aria: Why not?
Goddesses: *mumble*
Navi: *grabs items and turns the game on* See! They did get rid of it!
Goddesses: YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO TELL HER THAT, TATTLE-TALE!
Aria: Maybe you shouldn't worry about what she said and, instead, worry
about what I'm gonna do to all three of you!
Goddesses: *gulp and run away, very quickly*
Navi: And, they're off! Din is in the lead, with Farore right behind her
and Nayru at the end! Aria is catching up on them! Oh! She just turned
them all into snails! Ooh! That's embarrassing!
Aria: *walks back with tank in hand that has the goddesses in it as snails*
Thanks for ratting on them, Navi. Here's the bonus. *hands Navi a bag full
of rock candy*
Navi: YAY!
Aria: Do the disclaimers.
Navi: Aria Zephyr, the authoress of The Way the Winds of Time Blow, does
not own the Legend of Zelda games, their characters, etc. But, she does
own this story.
Aria: You're gonna like this chapter. Link begins to realize that a
certain someone means more to him than just a friend.
Chapter 16: A Puzzling Problem of Meaning
Link sighed as he leaned his elbows against the railing of the main deck.
He had volunteered to take the first watch and now the sea seemed so quiet
and still compared to the raging whirlpool it has previously been. He
stretched his arms out behind him and when he leaned back, something cool
and light bumped against his chest.
He reached into his shirt and lifted out the triangular medallion. 'Oh
yeah, I didn't take it off at all today,' he thought as he looked out at
the sea again. Suddenly, another thought came to mind. 'Oh no! I never
got a chance to ask the Deku Tree about this!' he remembered, staring at
the tiny ornament. 'I can't go back and ask him about it now,' he thought
glumly. 'I'll just have to find a chance to ask him sometime later.'
He slipped the medallion back under his clothing when he heard the door
creak behind him. "Hey, everyone's going to bed now, so I just wanted to
say good-night," Tetra said, walking towards him. "Oh, um, okay," Link
said, unable to say anything more.
The reason why was because she was wearing a nightgown rather than her
usual pirate garb. It was a fairly simple dress, without lace or frills;
but, it was the blue of the ocean and it was tied around her waist with a
thin cord. Also, her hair wasn't held up in its twisted ponytail on top of
her head; instead, her hair spilled down her shoulders in a golden cascade.
Link could feel himself blushing and looked away from her.
"Is there anything wrong?" Tetra asked, noticing his discomfort. "I've
just never seen you wearing a, uh, nightgown before. Or with your hair
down," Link said, avoiding her gaze. She looked down at her clothes and
blushed slightly. "Yeah, well, wearing this while we're sailing wouldn't
look right for a pirate captain, now would it?" she said. "No, not at
all," he said, laughing.
"So, um, what are you going to do other than just watch the sea?" Tetra
asked, walking up beside him to rest her elbows on the railing. "I dunno;
just think, I guess," Link replied vaguely.
Tetra fingered the tiny jewel that hung from its golden chain around her
neck. "What do you suppose that fairy meant when she said to breathe the
light into these things?" she said, showing him her Star Light. He
shrugged and said, "This is going to sound really silly, but maybe we're
actually supposed to breathe onto them." Tetra raised an eyebrow
skeptically and he gave her a weak smile. "It was just a guess," he said.
"No, it's not that," Tetra said. "It just seems a little, well, silly,
like you said." "It's worth a try," Link said. "I guess, but no telling,"
she warned. He nodded and crossed his heart with his fingers. She giggled
and blew a gentle puff of air onto the jewel.
It flickered for a second and the glow within it died away. They exchanged
worried looks until the jewel suddenly glowed and shone like a tiny sun.
"Ow! How do we turn this thing off?" Tetra yelped when the sudden light
blinded her. She unintentionally covered the jewel with one hand and the
glow subsided to its former light.
"You just answered your question," Link said. "Well, at least we won't
have to carry a torch or anything in case it gets dark while we're in that
forest," Tetra said, letting the jewel drop from her fingers and onto her
clothes. "It should work the same way with mine, but I'll test it when
you've gone back downstairs," he said. "Thanks," she said with a grin.
Then, she was quiet and looked lost in thought. "Link, really, why did you
catch me when I fell off the ship?" she asked, staring him straight in the
eyes. He looked startled and he bit his lip nervously. "I already told
you; I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself if you got hurt and I had
been able to do something about it," he said evasively. "But, why? That's
all I'm asking," she persisted.
"I." He began when the door opened behind them and Nudge stepped out.
"Miss Tetra, it's getting awfully late and you should get your rest before
tomorrow," he said. Tetra sighed and said, "I'll go to bed in a minute,
Nudge. Just wait one moment." Nudge nodded and she turned to Link. "I'll
see you in the morning then," she said. He nearly gulped in nervousness,
but he nodded and said, "Good-night, Tetra." She walked to the door and
went into the hold.
Both males watched her go and when she had left, Nudge said, "Your shift's
almost over." "Yeah, I know. Who has the next shift?" Link asked. "I do;
that's why I'm awake. What were you and the miss talking about?" Nudge
asked. "Oh, nothing important," Link fibbed. "Well, when your shift has
ended, come get me; I'll be on my bed in the cargo bay," Nudge said, before
he walked back down into the hold.
When he had gone, Link heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't like it when
people asked him embarrassing questions, especially ones that he didn't
want to answer. 'I don't want to lie to Tetra, but I'm not even sure why I
couldn't let her fall,' he thought. He leaned against the railing and
stared up at the clear, velvet black sky that was aglitter with diamond-
like stars.
'She's important to me and I don't want her to get hurt. It's not like I
view her as just a powerful person; that's nowhere near the truth. Her
importance to me isn't like that I had for Medli or Makar when I was
protecting them in the temples, but it's not like the importance that
grandma and Aryll have either. What does she mean to me that makes me feel
I have to protect her?' he thought.
He averted his gaze to the golden Star Light and thought; 'I wish life
itself wasn't so confusing!' After he had checked to see if his Star Light
worked the same way as Tetra's, he looked at the hourglass that had been
set on the deck to keep track of how long each shift was. Seeing that all
of the sand had drained to the bottom, he found Nudge and retired to his
room. Even as he drifted into slumber, the puzzling question over his
feelings was still apparent.
Navi: *pokes finger at the glass wall of snail tank* They're so much cuter
this way! Can I keep them?
Aria: Sure, but I'm going to need them again eventually. They're going to
give a little help to one of the characters, but that's not for another
thirteen or so chapters.
Navi: Okay! *grabs tank and flies up to cloud*
Aria: *in confidential voice* That's where she stores all of her stuff.
The cloud's magical, so nothing falls through it.
Navi: What do snails eat?
Aria: Soggy lettuce!
Navi: Where can I get that?
Aria: Here! *snaps fingers and a head of soggy lettuce appears in the air*
*throws lettuce to Navi's cloud*
Navi: Here you go, little snails; eat up!
Aria: If this wasn't so pathetic, it would be a riot! I hope you liked
chapter sixteen! Please read and review!
