Kaela: Hi, everyone! Sorry it's taken me so long to post this, but here's Chapter One.
Thanks to dan heron and I luv Kai for reviewing. I love reviews, so let me know what you think!
Again,this is my first Zelda fanfic, so any suggestions will be welcome. I do not own any of the characters in the Wind Waker; I only wish I did. I do own a copy of the game, however.
Many Waters Cannot Quench Love
Chapter One: The girl
I woke up that fateful morning to the familiar cries of the seagulls and the sunlight streaming in my face. I looked out the window and took a deep, refreshing breath. The spicy smell of the sea air was mingled with the smell of the hot soup Grandma was making for tonight.
"Aryll!" I turned to look at Grandma. "Good morning, sweetheart. Could you fetch Link for me? I can't find the boy anywhere, and I have to give him his birthday present."
"Okay, Grandma. I'll find him for you!" I grabbed my telescope and headed outside.
"Big Brother!"
When no answer came, I ran down the steps to try again, louder.
"Big Brother!"
Still I received no answer. I looked around through my telescope and spotted something on the lookout tower. I ran over and climbed the ladder. Bingo.
"Big Brother!" I stood on the ladder gazing at him. (Through my telescope, of course.) He was fast asleep. I saw him stir and scampered behind him. As anticipated, he looked at the ladder in sleepy confusion. Seeing no one there, he stood up and stretched.
"I knew you'd be here!"
He froze and turned to look at me, an expression of surprise on his face.
I giggled. "Hee hee hee! This is my FAVORITE spot to gaze out at the sea. When I play with the gulls, I call it 'Aryll's lookout.'"
Then I decided to breach the subject. "So, do you remember what day it is today?"
He mumbled something that sounded like, "Tuesday?"
I suddenly figured out what was going on. "You're still half-asleep, aren't you? Did you forget?"
One look at his face confirmed my suspicions. "Big Brother, today's your birthday!"
I nearly fell over laughing at this. If I had thought he looked surprised before, it was nothing compared to how he looked now.
"That's why Grandma wants you to come back to the house. She's been waiting for you for a while…. You should probably go see what she wants, don't you think?"
Link took off for the house at a run, still in his pajamas. I watched him go, smiling blissfully at the beauty around me. The ocean battered against the beach, the seagulls made lovely wheeling patterns in the sky, and the villagers went about their business with more vigor than usual, excited about Link's birthday tonight.
For tonight, Link came of age. He would be thirteen, and everyone on the island was invited to his birthday feast. That's why Grandma was making our favorite soup; it was an extra special occasion.
As soon as Link was out of sight, I was surrounded by a flock of seagulls, all my friends, wanting to play with me. I laughed as they tickled me with their beaks.
"Guys, cut it out! Okay, I'll play with you."
I was released, and then I turned to look out to sea. I thought about my present for Link. I was going to lend him something precious of mine for today only. I hoped he would like it.
After a few minutes, my brother came up the ladder again.
"Ah! Hoy, Big Brother."
Then I noticed something different about him. Instead of his old clothes, he was wearing a new outfit: a bright green tunic, an olive green undershirt with long sleeves, and a pair of white leggings. He sported brand-new boots of soft, brown leather, which appeared to have been cured in seawater, and a belt of the same material. To top it all off, he had a green hat pulled over his unruly blond hair.
It was a striking ensemble, but he didn't look too happy to be wearing it. Quite the contrary, Link looked agitated.
"Did Grandma make you those clothes?" I looked at them and frowned slightly. "But I don't know…it looks kinda hot for this weather…."
Then I brightened. "I guess they're pretty neat, though!"
I hesitated, but decided that now was the time to give him my present. "So anyway, Link… Can you close your eyes and hold out your hand? Just for a second!"
He looked at me skeptically. I decided to tell him. "I'm going to give you my most treasured belonging…but just for one day!"
He complied, and I took out my telescope from behind my back.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
I handed him the telescope. He opened his eyes and they lit up. He lifted it into the air to show the whole world his birthday present.
I bounced up and down on my heels in anticipation. "So? Well? Do you like it?"
He nodded eagerly. I smiled happily.
"I'm letting you borrow this special gift just because you're my big brother! Aren't you lucky? Hee hee hee!"
Then I thought of something. "Ooh, why don't you try it out! Right now! Try looking over at our house from here!"
He had put it to his eyes when I spotted something. "Hey, what's that? Link! Are you looking at the red postbox?"
He set his gaze a little lower. He searched the area, but didn't see anything. I gave him a suggestion. "Big Brother, are you zooming in? 'Cause you should be!"
He shot me a grateful glance and looked where I was pointing. He zoomed in and saw that our mail was being delivered. " The postman looks kinda weird," he remarked.
I laughed. "Doesn't he?" Then I looked up and screamed. "AAAAAHH! Link! The sky! Look up in the sky!"
He shifted his gaze like lightning and cursed mildly under his breath. "Farore's mercy!"
A gigantic bird with colorful plumage and a metal faceplate was soaring through the air above Outset Island. In its talons, it carried a girl about Link's age, who appeared to be unconscious.
A projectile whizzed past the behemoth. We turned as one to see a ship in the water below, firing at it. The flag bore the insignia of a skull and crossbones.
It was a pirate ship.
The pirates fired three more shots at the bird, but they missed. The bird turned to face them, and, during its pause, the pirates took aim, and fired. The bird gaped at them for just a moment before the shot finally found its mark. The creature dropped its captive, and the girl fell through the air, until she landed in the trees of the Fairy's Forest and was out of sight.
Thanks to dan heron and I luv Kai for reviewing. I love reviews, so let me know what you think!
Again,this is my first Zelda fanfic, so any suggestions will be welcome. I do not own any of the characters in the Wind Waker; I only wish I did. I do own a copy of the game, however.
Many Waters Cannot Quench Love
Chapter One: The girl
I woke up that fateful morning to the familiar cries of the seagulls and the sunlight streaming in my face. I looked out the window and took a deep, refreshing breath. The spicy smell of the sea air was mingled with the smell of the hot soup Grandma was making for tonight.
"Aryll!" I turned to look at Grandma. "Good morning, sweetheart. Could you fetch Link for me? I can't find the boy anywhere, and I have to give him his birthday present."
"Okay, Grandma. I'll find him for you!" I grabbed my telescope and headed outside.
"Big Brother!"
When no answer came, I ran down the steps to try again, louder.
"Big Brother!"
Still I received no answer. I looked around through my telescope and spotted something on the lookout tower. I ran over and climbed the ladder. Bingo.
"Big Brother!" I stood on the ladder gazing at him. (Through my telescope, of course.) He was fast asleep. I saw him stir and scampered behind him. As anticipated, he looked at the ladder in sleepy confusion. Seeing no one there, he stood up and stretched.
"I knew you'd be here!"
He froze and turned to look at me, an expression of surprise on his face.
I giggled. "Hee hee hee! This is my FAVORITE spot to gaze out at the sea. When I play with the gulls, I call it 'Aryll's lookout.'"
Then I decided to breach the subject. "So, do you remember what day it is today?"
He mumbled something that sounded like, "Tuesday?"
I suddenly figured out what was going on. "You're still half-asleep, aren't you? Did you forget?"
One look at his face confirmed my suspicions. "Big Brother, today's your birthday!"
I nearly fell over laughing at this. If I had thought he looked surprised before, it was nothing compared to how he looked now.
"That's why Grandma wants you to come back to the house. She's been waiting for you for a while…. You should probably go see what she wants, don't you think?"
Link took off for the house at a run, still in his pajamas. I watched him go, smiling blissfully at the beauty around me. The ocean battered against the beach, the seagulls made lovely wheeling patterns in the sky, and the villagers went about their business with more vigor than usual, excited about Link's birthday tonight.
For tonight, Link came of age. He would be thirteen, and everyone on the island was invited to his birthday feast. That's why Grandma was making our favorite soup; it was an extra special occasion.
As soon as Link was out of sight, I was surrounded by a flock of seagulls, all my friends, wanting to play with me. I laughed as they tickled me with their beaks.
"Guys, cut it out! Okay, I'll play with you."
I was released, and then I turned to look out to sea. I thought about my present for Link. I was going to lend him something precious of mine for today only. I hoped he would like it.
After a few minutes, my brother came up the ladder again.
"Ah! Hoy, Big Brother."
Then I noticed something different about him. Instead of his old clothes, he was wearing a new outfit: a bright green tunic, an olive green undershirt with long sleeves, and a pair of white leggings. He sported brand-new boots of soft, brown leather, which appeared to have been cured in seawater, and a belt of the same material. To top it all off, he had a green hat pulled over his unruly blond hair.
It was a striking ensemble, but he didn't look too happy to be wearing it. Quite the contrary, Link looked agitated.
"Did Grandma make you those clothes?" I looked at them and frowned slightly. "But I don't know…it looks kinda hot for this weather…."
Then I brightened. "I guess they're pretty neat, though!"
I hesitated, but decided that now was the time to give him my present. "So anyway, Link… Can you close your eyes and hold out your hand? Just for a second!"
He looked at me skeptically. I decided to tell him. "I'm going to give you my most treasured belonging…but just for one day!"
He complied, and I took out my telescope from behind my back.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
I handed him the telescope. He opened his eyes and they lit up. He lifted it into the air to show the whole world his birthday present.
I bounced up and down on my heels in anticipation. "So? Well? Do you like it?"
He nodded eagerly. I smiled happily.
"I'm letting you borrow this special gift just because you're my big brother! Aren't you lucky? Hee hee hee!"
Then I thought of something. "Ooh, why don't you try it out! Right now! Try looking over at our house from here!"
He had put it to his eyes when I spotted something. "Hey, what's that? Link! Are you looking at the red postbox?"
He set his gaze a little lower. He searched the area, but didn't see anything. I gave him a suggestion. "Big Brother, are you zooming in? 'Cause you should be!"
He shot me a grateful glance and looked where I was pointing. He zoomed in and saw that our mail was being delivered. " The postman looks kinda weird," he remarked.
I laughed. "Doesn't he?" Then I looked up and screamed. "AAAAAHH! Link! The sky! Look up in the sky!"
He shifted his gaze like lightning and cursed mildly under his breath. "Farore's mercy!"
A gigantic bird with colorful plumage and a metal faceplate was soaring through the air above Outset Island. In its talons, it carried a girl about Link's age, who appeared to be unconscious.
A projectile whizzed past the behemoth. We turned as one to see a ship in the water below, firing at it. The flag bore the insignia of a skull and crossbones.
It was a pirate ship.
The pirates fired three more shots at the bird, but they missed. The bird turned to face them, and, during its pause, the pirates took aim, and fired. The bird gaped at them for just a moment before the shot finally found its mark. The creature dropped its captive, and the girl fell through the air, until she landed in the trees of the Fairy's Forest and was out of sight.