Disclaimer ~ The characters and places in this story are the sole property of Nintendo. I don't own any Zelda character or setting, though I'd give up my orange juice to. And I love my orange juice.
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Guilty Conscience
By: Tsunami
Chapter 1 - The Cucco
" I wonder when my prize is getting here," said Saria, slumping down into her chair. " I'm tired of waiting!"
Link sat upright in his chair, staring out the window. Waiting for the delivery person would come. It was in the middle of the day, so they could both clearly see if the delivery person came.
" Well, they did say that it would come in the next 24 hours. And you won just this morning," he said, knowing that this was a very good point.
Saria had won a mystery prize from a contest she saw around the village. It was the first time that she had won anything in her entire lifetime, and was much too anxious to just sit, and wait there.
" The village isn't that far away from town though. It couldn't have taken them this long!" Saria stood up and walked over towards the broom. She began sweeping hurridly back and forth.
" Saria, what are you doing? You already cleaned the house twice already, and if you don't stop you'll be wanting to clean my house. And we don't want that," said Link, walking over to her and taking the broom.
" Just a little bit long..."
Her eyes flashed green, and she bolted out the door towards the entrance. Link looked after her, stunned at how fast she was, and then followed her to the entrance. There stood Malon, holding a wooden crate in her hands.
" Oh my gosh! Thank you so much! I've been waiting forever," said Saria, taking the crate and examining it carefully. " I hope it's clean. I just cleaned my house this morning."
Link came up behind her, the broom still in his hand. " She cleaned it more than once, too."
" Whatever. Let's just get home first," mumbled Saria, glaring daggers at him
" Alright. Later then Saria, and good luck..." Malon raced out the exit.
Saria ran back to her house, nearly trampling Link over. She ripped open the crate, to find a cucco with dazzling red eyes. It's wings were so magnificent, it took up the whole table. It's talons scratching the surface of the table.
" Uh, Saria. You better watch out. It looks really agitated right now," Link stammered, backing away from it. The cucco looked at him intently, clutching the table tightly. " In fact, I think I'm gonna go back to my house."
Saria waved him away with her hand. After he'd left, she chuckled. " I can't believe he's afraid of a cucco. He's fourteen, has been on more adventures than nearly anyone, and he's afraid of a cucco!" Saria continued to stare at the bird. Admiring it even more than before because Link didn't like it.
Meanwhile, Link was lying on his bed looking at a mask. It was dirty, and grimy, from being kept under his unwashed clothes for so long. There was some scratches on it from being used, and the paint was fading slowly. It looked just like a piece of junk.
" Gosh," whispered Link. " How long have you been under there buddy?" Saria knocked on the side of Link's house and walked in. He discarded the item he had to his pile of clothes. " Whatcha want?"
Saria put her hands on her hips. " Hey now, I can come see you anytime you know. We live right next to each other," she laughed. " I don't need a reason."
Link smiled apologetically. " Sorry. Just a little spooked by the bird, you know? So really, did you need something?"
" I just thought you might like to come with me to the temple?"
" The cucco's not coming, right? And by the way, where is he?" Link jumped up and looked outside towards Saria's house.
Saria rolled her eyes. " Yeah, I'm going to take a cucco out for a nice stroll though the forest with you. Come on, I don't even know what I'm going to do with it!"
Link nodded, and they headed out the door. Racing though the forest, they chased each other to the meadow. Weaving in and out of the maze, and jumping into the small pools of water, Link and Saria eventually came to meet the temple. It was about noon, and the sunlight poured directly overhead through the trees.
" Goddesses," exclaimed Link. " This place gets better everytime I see...WAAAAHHH!!!!" Link had stumbled over a large hole. Luckily he had caught himself from falling down into it.
" Are you all right Link? Why did you fall all of a sudden?" questioned Saria.
" There's this giant hole here," said Link, climbed up and out of it. " I don't even know how it got here!"
Saria walked up to it and started examining it. She stuck her face in it, picked up the dirt around it, and had Link help her down part way into it. Saria jumped back out and brushed herself off.
" Well?" asked Link, anxiously waiting for her conclusion.
" That is definently a big, mysterious hole."
" Yeah, like we both didn't already know that?"
Saria laughed. " Just trying to help. So what do you want to do?"
Grinning impishly, Link proceeded forward towards Saria. Trapping her into a corner in the small area they were in. Closer and closer he came, while the tainted, setting sun came down upon them from the sky. The sun setting while Link lunged, grabbing Saria at the sides.
" No! No...HA!HA!HA!HA!...STOP LINK!" Saria fruitlessly tried to run from him, nearly falling into the hole she had just examined before.
" Well," shouted Link. " You wanted something to do, right?"
" This isn't what I had in mind!"
Link ran up beside her, tackling her down to the ground. His hands reached for her feet, throwing her shoes off and tickling them. He had to hold them down to keep them from squirming away.
" Oh well. You're not really in a position to tell me that I...ooof!"
" Well now I am! I hope that teaches you a lesson," said Saria, holding her shoe above Link's head.
Link scooched away from her. " All right! Don't over kill now!" His eyes darted over to the hole, he'd seen something move. " Saria. Did you see that," he asked, all the comedic tone drained from his voice.
Saria slowed down too, carefully looking at the hole from afar. " No...why? What did you see?"
He waited for something to rise from the hole once more, but nothing happened. Inching closer and closer, he took one last look. Link couldn't see very well, though, for the sun was now completely gone.
Link sighed. " It was probably just a gopher or something."
Saria composed herself and stood up, brushing herself off. " Good, then let's go home. It's too dark to do anything fun now."
" What? You didn't have fun?"
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Author's Note ~ OK. I know that it's really unbearably short, and you want to read the next chapter. (I hope) But the next chapter will be up soon. It's a bit longer than the last, so I think you'll enjoy it. Thanks a bunch!
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Guilty Conscience
By: Tsunami
Chapter 1 - The Cucco
" I wonder when my prize is getting here," said Saria, slumping down into her chair. " I'm tired of waiting!"
Link sat upright in his chair, staring out the window. Waiting for the delivery person would come. It was in the middle of the day, so they could both clearly see if the delivery person came.
" Well, they did say that it would come in the next 24 hours. And you won just this morning," he said, knowing that this was a very good point.
Saria had won a mystery prize from a contest she saw around the village. It was the first time that she had won anything in her entire lifetime, and was much too anxious to just sit, and wait there.
" The village isn't that far away from town though. It couldn't have taken them this long!" Saria stood up and walked over towards the broom. She began sweeping hurridly back and forth.
" Saria, what are you doing? You already cleaned the house twice already, and if you don't stop you'll be wanting to clean my house. And we don't want that," said Link, walking over to her and taking the broom.
" Just a little bit long..."
Her eyes flashed green, and she bolted out the door towards the entrance. Link looked after her, stunned at how fast she was, and then followed her to the entrance. There stood Malon, holding a wooden crate in her hands.
" Oh my gosh! Thank you so much! I've been waiting forever," said Saria, taking the crate and examining it carefully. " I hope it's clean. I just cleaned my house this morning."
Link came up behind her, the broom still in his hand. " She cleaned it more than once, too."
" Whatever. Let's just get home first," mumbled Saria, glaring daggers at him
" Alright. Later then Saria, and good luck..." Malon raced out the exit.
Saria ran back to her house, nearly trampling Link over. She ripped open the crate, to find a cucco with dazzling red eyes. It's wings were so magnificent, it took up the whole table. It's talons scratching the surface of the table.
" Uh, Saria. You better watch out. It looks really agitated right now," Link stammered, backing away from it. The cucco looked at him intently, clutching the table tightly. " In fact, I think I'm gonna go back to my house."
Saria waved him away with her hand. After he'd left, she chuckled. " I can't believe he's afraid of a cucco. He's fourteen, has been on more adventures than nearly anyone, and he's afraid of a cucco!" Saria continued to stare at the bird. Admiring it even more than before because Link didn't like it.
Meanwhile, Link was lying on his bed looking at a mask. It was dirty, and grimy, from being kept under his unwashed clothes for so long. There was some scratches on it from being used, and the paint was fading slowly. It looked just like a piece of junk.
" Gosh," whispered Link. " How long have you been under there buddy?" Saria knocked on the side of Link's house and walked in. He discarded the item he had to his pile of clothes. " Whatcha want?"
Saria put her hands on her hips. " Hey now, I can come see you anytime you know. We live right next to each other," she laughed. " I don't need a reason."
Link smiled apologetically. " Sorry. Just a little spooked by the bird, you know? So really, did you need something?"
" I just thought you might like to come with me to the temple?"
" The cucco's not coming, right? And by the way, where is he?" Link jumped up and looked outside towards Saria's house.
Saria rolled her eyes. " Yeah, I'm going to take a cucco out for a nice stroll though the forest with you. Come on, I don't even know what I'm going to do with it!"
Link nodded, and they headed out the door. Racing though the forest, they chased each other to the meadow. Weaving in and out of the maze, and jumping into the small pools of water, Link and Saria eventually came to meet the temple. It was about noon, and the sunlight poured directly overhead through the trees.
" Goddesses," exclaimed Link. " This place gets better everytime I see...WAAAAHHH!!!!" Link had stumbled over a large hole. Luckily he had caught himself from falling down into it.
" Are you all right Link? Why did you fall all of a sudden?" questioned Saria.
" There's this giant hole here," said Link, climbed up and out of it. " I don't even know how it got here!"
Saria walked up to it and started examining it. She stuck her face in it, picked up the dirt around it, and had Link help her down part way into it. Saria jumped back out and brushed herself off.
" Well?" asked Link, anxiously waiting for her conclusion.
" That is definently a big, mysterious hole."
" Yeah, like we both didn't already know that?"
Saria laughed. " Just trying to help. So what do you want to do?"
Grinning impishly, Link proceeded forward towards Saria. Trapping her into a corner in the small area they were in. Closer and closer he came, while the tainted, setting sun came down upon them from the sky. The sun setting while Link lunged, grabbing Saria at the sides.
" No! No...HA!HA!HA!HA!...STOP LINK!" Saria fruitlessly tried to run from him, nearly falling into the hole she had just examined before.
" Well," shouted Link. " You wanted something to do, right?"
" This isn't what I had in mind!"
Link ran up beside her, tackling her down to the ground. His hands reached for her feet, throwing her shoes off and tickling them. He had to hold them down to keep them from squirming away.
" Oh well. You're not really in a position to tell me that I...ooof!"
" Well now I am! I hope that teaches you a lesson," said Saria, holding her shoe above Link's head.
Link scooched away from her. " All right! Don't over kill now!" His eyes darted over to the hole, he'd seen something move. " Saria. Did you see that," he asked, all the comedic tone drained from his voice.
Saria slowed down too, carefully looking at the hole from afar. " No...why? What did you see?"
He waited for something to rise from the hole once more, but nothing happened. Inching closer and closer, he took one last look. Link couldn't see very well, though, for the sun was now completely gone.
Link sighed. " It was probably just a gopher or something."
Saria composed herself and stood up, brushing herself off. " Good, then let's go home. It's too dark to do anything fun now."
" What? You didn't have fun?"
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Author's Note ~ OK. I know that it's really unbearably short, and you want to read the next chapter. (I hope) But the next chapter will be up soon. It's a bit longer than the last, so I think you'll enjoy it. Thanks a bunch!