Father of Time
Chapter 7
Day One Hundred Sixty Five, Two Months Later: Morning
Fado & Saria, Saria's POV
When we got back from Termina, I had been worried about how the other Kokiri would react to me and Fado now that we had aged about seven years. I was right. Even Mido, who'd had a crush on me for as long as we'd known each other, wanted to throw us out of our homes. Now, over half a year later, things weren't looking much better. A couple groups of Kokiri had accepted us: the Know-it-All Brothers and the twins. Lucky for us, that was most of the Kokiri population. Still, Mido was respected enough by the Kokiri that things were still very hard forFado and me. That is, until that day...
Since the only Kokiri who accepted us mainly kept to themselves anyway,Fado and I spent a lot of our time with the Deku Sprout, which is where we were that day. "I wouldn't worry about Mido too much if I were you two. Eventually, he'll realize that you're the same people you always were."
"That makes me feel a little better, Deku Sprout, but it doesn't seem like it'll happen anytime soon. I mean Mido..." I can't remember what I was going to say, as I was cut off by a loud scream coming from the Lost Woods. Tael and I ran to see what was the matter.
Whoever was screaming wasn't going anywhere, soFado and I had no problem finding them in the woods. However, neither of us was prepared for what we saw. A Skulltula had wrapped Mido up in a web from the neck down and hung him upside-down in a tree. There was a Skull Kid with a peashooter, repeatedly hitting Mido in the face. He was switching to throwing small rocks from a pile of rocks that only got bigger. If we'd been much later, some of the large rocks would undoubtedly be smashing Mido's head in.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Mido's back was to us, so he couldn't see that we had arrived in the clearing. I hid behind a boulder where I was while Fado crept through the trees.
"Mido, Fado, close your eyes!" I hurled a Deku Nut out into the middle of the clearing, stunning the Skulltula and the Skull Kid. I hit the Skultulla with a couple Deku Seeds from my slingshot while Fado tied up the Skull Kid with some vines. I mean, Skull Kids aren't bad, they're just mischievous. They just don't know when to quit, that's all. Eventually, he'd break loose and go deeper into the woods.
Apparently, Mido hadn't heeded my warning until after I threw the Deku Nut. He was upside-down, in the tree, stunned, with his eyes closed. I took out a dagger, cut him out of the web, then gave him a sip of a potion made in the forest to restore people who had been stunned. "Mido, are you okay?"
"Saria? Saria, what happened?" Mido was still a little groggy from the combination of hanging upside-down and being stunned.
"Fado and I heard you screaming, so we came and found you with those monsters. I guess you closed your eyes a little too late after I threw a Deku Nut. You got stunned."
"Thanks, you guys. Listen, I'm sorry I've been so mean lately. I know that it wasn't your fault that you ended up like this, and I'm sure you haven't changed any. It seems stupid, now, that I treated you so badly. I mean, I'm friends with Link, and I hated him before he grew up. I've been such a fool. How can I make it up to you?"
"I have an idea. Why don't you and the other Kokiri build an extra room onto my house. Fado and I have been thinking about having him move in with me, isn't that right, Fado?"
"I am? When did we decide that?"
"Two seconds ago. Just go with it."
"Uhh, okay." Those are the two things I love about Fado. He doesn't talk much around other people, and you can get him to agree to just about anything if you surprise him enough.
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, Mido, and you have to help, too. I know about that time, seven years ago, when you told me that you would pull the weeds in front of my house, then you made someone else do it." That got Mido to blush.
"I'm sorry. I'll be nicer to the other Kokiri from now on. Besides, I guess that while I've always called myself the big boss of the Kokiri, I always thought of you being the leader. I'm just a big bully."
"Don't worry about it, Mido. Just don't boss people around so much."
"All right, Saria, I guess I owe you that much." While Mido was saying this, I noticed that Fado had gotten bored with this conversation and had gone to tickle the Skull Kid's nose with a leaf.
"Fado, I wouldn't..." Too late. The Skull Kid had bitten Fado's hand. "You'll never learn, will you?" If you couldn't tell, it was Fado who said 'I'm bored!', 'Are we there yet?', and 'I have to go to the bathroom!' in the Clock Town Temple. He may be eighteen on the outside, but I swear he's two on the inside!
So, how was that? Well, the next chapter marks the appearance of either Link Jr. or Marin! Link Jr. is only one of the possibilities if it's a boy, since Dez384 gave me more than one name in his review. However, it's definitely Marin if it's a girl, since that was the only girl name Dez384 gave me in his review. However, you didn't need me to point out those two things, since I said that I'm using one of his suggestions, and they're right there in his review. What was I saying? Oh, yeah! Link Jr. or Marin is coming soon. However, for a reason I cannot speak of yet, this chapter could be a while. Still, check for new stories from me! During the wait, I'm going to be putting up a lot of one-shot fics, like I said before! Now, since I have so much planning done for chapter 8, I should work on chapter 9...
Update 12-28-04: I fixed a bunch of mistakes where Tael's name replaced Fado's. Thanks for pointing it out, Dez!