A/N: This story shall now be rated PG. I'm being cautious-I don't
want anyone to complain.
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 5: Childhood Friends. . . And Enemies
They stepped into a large wooden tunnel leading into the forest and crossed a small bridge into Kokiri Forest. Small multicolored fireflies danced around the small wooden houses and the small creek. Link stepped forward and called out into the crisp air.
"Hey, guys, come on out! It's me, Link!" With that, several kids in green clothing came out of the houses, laughing with glee. They all ran towards Link and jumped at him. With so many of them, he fell back onto the grass and laughed as the kids laughed as well.
"Hi, Link!" they all greeted.
"Hello! How's everyone doing?"
All the kids talked at the same time, all with smiles on their faces. One boy said, "Link! I ate a bug today!"
"Oh, really? Is Mido trying to cook again?" He laughed along with the kids. "Don't tell him I said that!"
"I'm right here, Link!"
"Oh, oops. . ." The kids laughed as Mido playfully punched Link on the arm. Suddenly, two hands covered Link's eyes.
"Guess who?"
"Saria!" The Kokiri girl removed her hands and laughed. Another Kokiri boy looked at Chapland and eyed him curiously.
"Who's that?" he asked. The others noticed and they all gathered around him, curious. Link got up off the ground and smiled in amusement.
"That's Prince Chapland of Roslanda."
The kids looked at him with awe. Chapland slightly smiled. He felt a little uneasy, but what could a group of kids do to him? He looked up at Link, who smiled back.
"Looks like they've grown a liking to you, Chapland."
"These are your childhood friends?"
"They're the Kokiri, so they never grow up."
Saria turned back to Link. " Speaking of princes, when are you going to become one?"
"Yeah, Link, when are you gonna marry Princess Zelda?" a girl asked. All the kids gathered around him again and began flooding him with questions.
"Relax, it'll happen soon," Link calmed them down. "Once we're done rebuilding, we'll marry and come here for the honeymoon so you can all see her!"
The kids cheered. Link's smile soon faded as he looked at the group of kids and noticed that someone was missing.
"Where's Kiki?"
The kids looked around and called out her name, but Kiki wasn't anywhere in the Kokiri Forest. Just then, a scream was heard. Up on a high ledge, was a skeleton soldier that held Kiki by the waist.
"KIKI!!!" The kids cried out.
Anger filled Link. "Give her back, you heartless monster!!!"
The skeleton remained silent and backed up. Silence filled the air.
"What was that?" Chapland didn't dare to speak above a whisper.
"A Stalfos." One of the children whispered back.
Suddenly, four Stalfos jumped down and drew their swords. One held Kiki. The children screamed.
"GET DOWN!!!" Link ordered them, and they all backed away. Link drew out his own sword and shield and faced the Stalfos. Since saving Kiki was his first priority, he went for the one that held her. Link attacked, and was able to kill it. When the bones collapsed in a pile, Link held Kiki close.
"Are you okay?" he hastily asked.
"I'm scared, Link!" she cried out. One of the Stalfos's swords was about to come down on them. Link held Kiki closer and rolled out of danger. He looked down at Kiki. Her golden hair was in a tangled mess, and her eyes were filled with tears. "Help me! I'm scared!" she cried.
"Don't worry, you're safe. Run over to the other Kokiris! Hurry!"
Kiki stumbled to her feet and ran to the others. Meanwhile, Link fought off the other three Stalfos. He got injured a few times, but none of the blows seemed too serious. He was able to kill all three, and the fight was over. Link put away his sword and approached the kids, all huddled around Kiki.
"Give her some air!" Link backed them off and looked at Kiki. "What happened?"
"I was walking in the Lost Woods when a Stalfos grabbed me! I tried to get away, but it was so strong!" she wailed.
"Kiki, you know better than to be in the Lost Woods now! You know there are Stalfos in there!"
"I thought they were all gone. . ."
"Unfortunately, they're not yet. Don't go in there again unless you know they're gone, okay?"
She nodded and sobbed. "Are you mad at me?"
"Of course not! We were just worried about you. . ." She flew into his arms and the other Kokiris cheered. Suddenly, Link screamed in pain and held his upper left arm in pain. The Kokiris became concerned. Link pulled away his hand, and his fingers were covered in blood. A large cut was on his arm. The Kokiris panicked, but Saria ran into her house and came out with bandages and herbs for healing. She took a damp cloth and began softly patting the wound. Link winced in pain.
"I'm sorry it hurts, Link, but this'll help it heal faster."
"Stop! Just stop!" He drew out his sword and the Kokiris gasped. After a moment, he seemed in shock of what he had done. He put away his sword again. "I'm sorry. . . I'm just so upset about what happened. . . I'm really sorry. Please continue."
Chapland's eyes went wide when he saw this. If these Kokiris weren't his friends, Link would've killed them. Link was very dangerous with a sword when he was agitated. Saria seemed to forgive him, though, for she looked at him sympathically as she continued to aid his wound. Right then, Chapland knew he had to do something. He couldn't let Link become the prince of Hyrule. He decided to bide his time and wait for the perfect moment. Soon, Link's wound was bandaged up and he got up off the ground.
"Thank you. I must be going now. Stay out of trouble, okay?"
The Kokiris cheered as the two walked out of the forest. All was silent. Chapland scowled at Link. He wasn't just an outsider, he was a savage. He could never become a prince.
A/N: See? There's going to be blood. Not a lot, but still. BTW, in the end, that's all Chapland's opinions. I personally think all of that is wrong, but Chapland is just a big jerk who's jealous because Link gets to have such a pretty princess! ^_^ I promise the next chapter will be much more "eventful!" Review, please. Thanks for all the support!
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 5: Childhood Friends. . . And Enemies
They stepped into a large wooden tunnel leading into the forest and crossed a small bridge into Kokiri Forest. Small multicolored fireflies danced around the small wooden houses and the small creek. Link stepped forward and called out into the crisp air.
"Hey, guys, come on out! It's me, Link!" With that, several kids in green clothing came out of the houses, laughing with glee. They all ran towards Link and jumped at him. With so many of them, he fell back onto the grass and laughed as the kids laughed as well.
"Hi, Link!" they all greeted.
"Hello! How's everyone doing?"
All the kids talked at the same time, all with smiles on their faces. One boy said, "Link! I ate a bug today!"
"Oh, really? Is Mido trying to cook again?" He laughed along with the kids. "Don't tell him I said that!"
"I'm right here, Link!"
"Oh, oops. . ." The kids laughed as Mido playfully punched Link on the arm. Suddenly, two hands covered Link's eyes.
"Guess who?"
"Saria!" The Kokiri girl removed her hands and laughed. Another Kokiri boy looked at Chapland and eyed him curiously.
"Who's that?" he asked. The others noticed and they all gathered around him, curious. Link got up off the ground and smiled in amusement.
"That's Prince Chapland of Roslanda."
The kids looked at him with awe. Chapland slightly smiled. He felt a little uneasy, but what could a group of kids do to him? He looked up at Link, who smiled back.
"Looks like they've grown a liking to you, Chapland."
"These are your childhood friends?"
"They're the Kokiri, so they never grow up."
Saria turned back to Link. " Speaking of princes, when are you going to become one?"
"Yeah, Link, when are you gonna marry Princess Zelda?" a girl asked. All the kids gathered around him again and began flooding him with questions.
"Relax, it'll happen soon," Link calmed them down. "Once we're done rebuilding, we'll marry and come here for the honeymoon so you can all see her!"
The kids cheered. Link's smile soon faded as he looked at the group of kids and noticed that someone was missing.
"Where's Kiki?"
The kids looked around and called out her name, but Kiki wasn't anywhere in the Kokiri Forest. Just then, a scream was heard. Up on a high ledge, was a skeleton soldier that held Kiki by the waist.
"KIKI!!!" The kids cried out.
Anger filled Link. "Give her back, you heartless monster!!!"
The skeleton remained silent and backed up. Silence filled the air.
"What was that?" Chapland didn't dare to speak above a whisper.
"A Stalfos." One of the children whispered back.
Suddenly, four Stalfos jumped down and drew their swords. One held Kiki. The children screamed.
"GET DOWN!!!" Link ordered them, and they all backed away. Link drew out his own sword and shield and faced the Stalfos. Since saving Kiki was his first priority, he went for the one that held her. Link attacked, and was able to kill it. When the bones collapsed in a pile, Link held Kiki close.
"Are you okay?" he hastily asked.
"I'm scared, Link!" she cried out. One of the Stalfos's swords was about to come down on them. Link held Kiki closer and rolled out of danger. He looked down at Kiki. Her golden hair was in a tangled mess, and her eyes were filled with tears. "Help me! I'm scared!" she cried.
"Don't worry, you're safe. Run over to the other Kokiris! Hurry!"
Kiki stumbled to her feet and ran to the others. Meanwhile, Link fought off the other three Stalfos. He got injured a few times, but none of the blows seemed too serious. He was able to kill all three, and the fight was over. Link put away his sword and approached the kids, all huddled around Kiki.
"Give her some air!" Link backed them off and looked at Kiki. "What happened?"
"I was walking in the Lost Woods when a Stalfos grabbed me! I tried to get away, but it was so strong!" she wailed.
"Kiki, you know better than to be in the Lost Woods now! You know there are Stalfos in there!"
"I thought they were all gone. . ."
"Unfortunately, they're not yet. Don't go in there again unless you know they're gone, okay?"
She nodded and sobbed. "Are you mad at me?"
"Of course not! We were just worried about you. . ." She flew into his arms and the other Kokiris cheered. Suddenly, Link screamed in pain and held his upper left arm in pain. The Kokiris became concerned. Link pulled away his hand, and his fingers were covered in blood. A large cut was on his arm. The Kokiris panicked, but Saria ran into her house and came out with bandages and herbs for healing. She took a damp cloth and began softly patting the wound. Link winced in pain.
"I'm sorry it hurts, Link, but this'll help it heal faster."
"Stop! Just stop!" He drew out his sword and the Kokiris gasped. After a moment, he seemed in shock of what he had done. He put away his sword again. "I'm sorry. . . I'm just so upset about what happened. . . I'm really sorry. Please continue."
Chapland's eyes went wide when he saw this. If these Kokiris weren't his friends, Link would've killed them. Link was very dangerous with a sword when he was agitated. Saria seemed to forgive him, though, for she looked at him sympathically as she continued to aid his wound. Right then, Chapland knew he had to do something. He couldn't let Link become the prince of Hyrule. He decided to bide his time and wait for the perfect moment. Soon, Link's wound was bandaged up and he got up off the ground.
"Thank you. I must be going now. Stay out of trouble, okay?"
The Kokiris cheered as the two walked out of the forest. All was silent. Chapland scowled at Link. He wasn't just an outsider, he was a savage. He could never become a prince.
A/N: See? There's going to be blood. Not a lot, but still. BTW, in the end, that's all Chapland's opinions. I personally think all of that is wrong, but Chapland is just a big jerk who's jealous because Link gets to have such a pretty princess! ^_^ I promise the next chapter will be much more "eventful!" Review, please. Thanks for all the support!