A/N:
Sorry for the bit of delay again. Another case of writer's block, also known as "LainieG304 isn't in the mood to write." Very annoying. And I hope I get lots of reviews for this chapter b/c you guys need to cheer me up b/c I BOMBED a bio test on Fri and I'm never going to college now! O_O [cries loudly] Dear Lord where's a cliff to fall off of when you need one…? :(
Disclaimer: Just like I'm going to end up working at McDonald's for the rest of my life, I don't own Zelda. I'M TOO STUPID TO OWN ANYTHING! WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
The Carnival
A Conversation with a Deku Scrub
The following day began sunny and bright with only a few wispy clouds gracing the atmosphere. Birds chirped cheerfully in the trees while simultaneously preening their feathers. The residents of Clocktown hardly noticed the weather except to thank the Goddesses that it was so amiable in preparation for the festival. Wreaths of flowers hung on doors, windows – anything within reach. Midsummer's Eve was approaching ever so quickly.
Link had the fortune to go shopping for a little bit with Zelda (again), and then pulled along to the tailors from the day before. Forced to stay outside while Zelda was inside the shop, he attempted to wait patiently against the store wall. He tried to close his eyes, but the warm sunshine insisted to pierce through his translucent eyelids, despite one covered in a bruise, causing him to be uncomfortable and unable to relax.
With a huff, Link left the position in the sun for a more shady spot. Unfortunately, while his head was turned, he missed the rather large bump in the street and ended up tripping over his big feet. With a yelp, he landed flat on his stomach, knocking his chin against the hard surface in the process.
As Link slowly got to his feet while swearing colorfully, he noticed the supposed "bump" beginning to writhe and squeak in consternation at the disruption. Abruptly, a large bush-like creature popped out of the hole, shrieking at Link's blunder. "What is the meaning of this?!" it yelled, waving its short, wiry arms. "Is this anyway to treat a fellow citizen of Clocktown? The nerve of some people!" It glared at Link with its beady, jet black eyes. "Did you kick me?" it demanded of him. "Well?"
Link turned a bright red, thoroughly embarrassed at tripping over such an obvious Deku scrub hole (that happened to be amply filled). "Well, er…not exactly," he stuttered. "It was an accident, I can assure you. I meant no harm."
The Deku rubbed its side where Link had struck him and eventually found a hand covered with loosened straw, which was what the creature's body consisted of. "Look what you have done!" it shrilled loudly, to the point the Link grimaced at the high pitched sound. "My scrub-strands! Do you know how long it takes to grow more of these? No, of course you wouldn't because you are a silly Terminian human who has no respect of Dekus!"
Link didn't attempt in telling the annoying bush-head that he wasn't Terminian at all. "Really, sir, Mr. Deku, uh…it was an accident. I didn't see you there," he coughed instead, still blushing furiously. Of all the stupid things he'd done, this one had to be on top of the metaphorical list…
The scrub found this even more offensive then simply being beaten up by a human. "You didn't SEE ME? How could you not SEE ME? My hole is completely obvious! Are you mentally unsound, boy? Or just BLIND?!"
Link was beginning to become angry. The stupid plant had no right to be so rude, especially since he had apologized more than once. "Listen, bush-head!" he yelled, his temper getting the better of him. "It was an accident! A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T! ACCIDENT! You got that? I'M SORRY, ALRIGHT?!" He glared down at the enraged bush, daring it to keep insulting him.
To Link's surprise, the Deku seemed to shrink in size to the point that it looked deflated. It began squeaking in dismay and wringing its hands. "Oh, oh my. What have I done? Lost my temper again, that's what happened. Idiot!" Link's own anger completely dissipated when the Deku began ripping out its scrub-strands as if in penance. "Stupid, stupid, Millo! No wonder Florilla rejected you! It's because you're so STUPID!" He continued to yank out strands and throwing them onto the ground while severely chastising himself with words. "IDIOT!"
Link stared a moment before grabbing hold of the Deku's hands. "What are you doing?" he exclaimed, distressed. "Stop this!"
Millo looked up at him, his beady eyes glistening with what could be considered the Deku version of tears. "Oh, but I deserve this! First Florilla, now you. What have I done…?" The bush soon began squeaking words incoherently while shaking with emotion. At the moment, he halted his personal maiming.
Placing a hand on top of Millo's head, Link said nothing, not knowing what to do. He had never known of a more schizophrenic-like creature. It was extremely pathetic, but Link didn't say so. The bush-head might end up jumping into a fire or something along those lines if he did. Instead, he simply waited for the Deku to speak again.
Millo quickly began blathering about his problems. "Oh, my dear boy! I have been such a wreak these past few weeks! And would like to know why? All because of a female!" He looked straight into Link's eyes. "Do you know of what I speak?" he asked earnestly. "Has a female ever ripped out your roots and then thrown them into the swamp? Figuratively speaking, of course."
Link blinked. "Aaah…er…no…not really…" Millo began squeaking even louder as a result. "But, but, hey, wait! I do have a female friend who I might be interested in but I don't think she is –." He clamped his mouth shut at the admission while turning a nice shade of cherry. Now what had he gotten into? First the tripping, then the enraged bush, then the bush turns all wacky, now he's confessing secrets that he hadn't even admitted to himself to this plant? Dear Goddesses, this was going to be one long day… "Er…never mind."
But Millo had already begun squeaking about the change in subject that happened to be situated in the extremely embarrassing territory otherwise known as Link's love life. "Really? Did she reject living in your hole, too?" At least he wasn't crying anymore…
Link frowned. "Well, since I don't live in a hole…no."
"You know what I mean! Did she reject you for another mate?" When Link's face was the only one responding (with the current color of pomegranate), Millo added, "Huh? Did she?"
"I haven't exactly asked her that yet…" he muttered. "I don't even know if she thinks of me in that way… Hell, I don't even know if I'm in love with her!"
"But you obviously care about this female," Millo replied. The counseled was suddenly becoming the counselor.
"How would you know?" Link asked brusquely, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Because you aren't certain if you want her to be your mate or not. If you truly didn't want that, then you wouldn't have such doubts. Right?"
"That's an interesting, yet completely twisted, way to put it."
"You should tell her your feelings."
Link's blush now covered his entire face and ears. "No, thanks, I'd rather not."
"But don't you want a mate?" Millo asked innocently. "Everyone wants someone to share a hole with."
"Well…er…I don't know…this is really embarrassing…can't we change the subject…I mean…really….seriously…"
Millo sighed, not listening to Link's fumbling words at that moment. "Florilla is the most beautiful scrub I've ever laid eyes on. I knew from the moment I saw her that she was the one for me. Is that how it is for you?"
Link suddenly became tight-lipped, forcing himself to not gush anymore of his private thoughts. "Maybe."
"I acquired this lovely hole right here in Clocktown. I was so proud, but it was a time before I had the courage to ask Florilla if she would share it with me. But when I did…" Millo's voice became considerably higher. "She REJECTED ME! And it's such a NICE HOLE! Why why why why why why why….?"
"Did you ever tell, uh, Florilla that you cared for her?"
Millo swiveled his entire body toward Link and eyed him. "No…" he answered slowly. "Should I have?"
"Are you telling me you simply asked her to share your "hole" with you and said nothing else?" Link asked incredulously. "Then no wonder she rejected you!"
"I don't understand… It's such a nice hole…"
"I may not know much about females, but I know them well enough to understand that you can't expect them to become your mate without telling them that you care for them. That is probably the golden rule of females: you have to tell them your feelings or they'll never come to be your mate."
"Does that mean that if I went and told Florilla that I want her to be my mate that she might come share my hole with me?" Millo asked hopefully.
Link began rubbing the back of his neck self-consciously. "Maybe. It could happen."
"Then…then…THEN I MUST BE OFF!" Millo suddenly popped completely out of his hold and into the air, flying. "FLORILLA! I'M COMING, MY SWEET DEKU MATE!" As he was about to fly off into the wild blue yonder, he said to Link, "Thank you so much…?"
"Link," he supplied.
"Ah! Link, then! I am off to my love! And now you must tell your female of your feelings! Then both of us will not have empty holes anymore! Farewell!" With that, the wacky bush was gone, leaving Link alone.
Link leaned up against the nearby wall, his mind whirling. Was Millo right? Did he love Zelda? Did he want to share a hole with her? He smacked himself. The Deku had infected him with his madness! But…the stupid bush-head might be right…
The subject of his thoughts came out of the tailors right then, her strawberry blonde hair loose from its usual braid. "Have fun?" Zelda asked, smiling.
"I tripped over a Deku scrub," Link admitted.
She burst into laughter. "Link! You idiot!" Taking hold of his arm, she added, "Sometimes I worry about you. Can't ever leave you alone."
He blushed scarlet red at her close proximity. "Sometimes I worry about myself, too," he murmured. Inwardly, he worried even more now, since his feelings for Zelda had been so unearthed by the bush-head. Dear Goddesses, he might just love the brat...
Maybe…maybe he would end up sharing a hole with her one day, too...
HAHAHAHA! How was that? I was actually gonna do this one last chapter, but decided against it. Was it funny? Don't you just love wacky bushes? Hahahaha ANYWAY… now you get to review on how much you loved it. ^^
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A Special Note:
A certain person, otherwise known as MegamanZero, has put me on their fave author's list but has not reviewed. But he HAS said something very nice about me in his bio (if you're curious, look 'im up and read it!). So, to MegamanZero, if you're reading this: thank you thank you thank you for your EXTREMELY ass-kicking-ly kind comments about me. It really means a lot to me that people enjoy my nerdy work. ^___________^
