Ummmm, I'm runnignout of things to say! GAH! Well, I will say that I do plan to take this story all the way to the end. Yes, yes that will be a "long ass story" but it will be worth it. Besides, all the best parts happen when their older anyway. I can't just stop!

^,^x Kenshin sez "Enjoy this story, that you should! ORO!"~

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Naomi knew all the different kinds of people in Hyrule, she even knew some of the languages. It was surprising at how much she knew for always being in the kokiri forest. But she was always going to the Great Deku Tree, learning so much from him.

He taught her everything, like some of the different creatures in Hyrule. Or about other lands on the little planet that Hyrule shared. He also taught her about the constellations and the stories behind them. She was always ready to learn from him. Link would sometimes learned a little too from the Great Deku Tree. Sometimes he would sit with them an listen to his stories, but now that the Deku Tree was dead there would be no more stories for them. This got Link thinking about the Great Deku Tree again and he wondered if the Great Deku Tree knew just how far they had gotten, and if he would be proud of them. He wanted to say something to Naomi but he knew he might make her cry; She loved the Deku Tree, he was her mentor. So wise and kind, he was her teacher.

So they just went on their merry way off to the Zora Domain. There were few obstacles on their way to Zora falls and when they got there they saw a strange mark on the ground just before the waterfall at the end of the long twisting path that lead the way to Zora Domain.

Just below, it said something like "Sleepless Waterfall: The flow of this waterfall serves the King of Hyrule. When he slumbers, so too does this waterfall."

" Zelda's lullaby!" said Link snapping his fingers. So Link whipped out his ocarina and played Zelda's lullaby. The waterfall slowed down to reveal a tunnel that seemed to go deep into the rock. "That must lead to the Zora Domain." said Naomi peering in. They jumped a small gap in between the tunnel and the ground they were standing on and entered the Zora's Domain.

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Zora's Domain

There was the sound of music in the air. A happy, tropical kind of music. They walked forward and saw a giant pool right in the middle of the city. There were Zoras walking past them, some in pairs walking side by side talking to each other, and others were walking by themselves. There was a woman walking with her daughter and they happened to walk right by Link and Naomi. " Mommy! Look! Look! Aren't those Hylans!?!" said the little Zora. " Yes Lanie, those are Hylans. Now come on honey, your daddy is waiting for us. Lets get home."

"I guess they don't get many visitors. Wait, Hylans?" said Naomi. " So, Naomi, what can you tell me about these Zora?" asked Link as they walked along the stone streets on their way to see the King Zora. They had just assumed that he would be the best person to ask about the location of the stone.

"Well, I heard that long ago before the peoples of this land had become, the three goddesses had just created this land. They were walking upon this earth and Nayru had just happened on this spot to find little fishes in a spring. She decided to bless this spring and from which the fish evolved into the Zoras we have today. They can live and breath under the water but can also venture out for a time. Though Zoras resemble people, they are more closely related fish. Therefore they lay eggs." she was about to go on when Link had stopped walking and just stood there and stared at her.

"What, did you write the entire book on Zoras?" " Link! I've just always been interested in the Zora race. You know how much I love to swim and I've always wanted to know what it was like to stay under the water for however long I wanted. Besides, my knowledge of the Zoras might come in handy when we're trying to find the stone."

"Hey, I didn't mean anything by it. Just, I wasn't expecting so much. I thought maybe you might have said something like how long they can stay under the water or something." "*sigh* I'm sorry Link. Come on, lets start looking!"

They took the winding stairway up to the king's chambers. When the y got to the top they saw that there were two Zora guards standing on either side of the open doorway. They looked very handsome in all their royal armor. They both just looked down at Naomi and Link as they walked up to the door, but one of them stopped them.

" If you wish to speak to the king please show the proper respect. Stand on that pedestal before him and state what you want. He won't listen to you otherwise, he's very stubborn, just like the princess. I guess that's where she got it eh, Zeek." he aimed this last part to the other guard. Zeek just smiled and nodded his head. "Go on, don't be shy. We're not going to cut your head off or something if you make him mad, don't worry 'bout it. We Zora's are a friendly race. It's nice to see some new faces, we don't get many visitors."

"Yes, the King will be pleased that you came by to see him. We want more people to come to our fine city. Tourism, you know." So they made their way into the king's chamber. It was a lovely room, there were beautiful paintings on the walls of warriors of long past and of the kings and queens that came before. There were also beautiful woven tapestries that seemed to be woven from the water itself. The torches in every corner of the room kept it very bright and almost cheery. They were still looking around at the beautiful things in the room when they could hear someone talking.

" I'm very sorry my king." Link and Naomi peered around the corner to see who was talking. There was a tall, handsome zora that looked like a worrier by all the tattoos he had. Not to mention the large harpoon he was holding. He also had what looked like to be a fish bone guitar on his back. He was speaking to a very large zora that looked like he hadn't stood up in a long time. He sat on a stone ledge that created a waterfall as the water washed past him. He had a crown made of gold and wore beautiful red garments.

"Well sorry isn't good enough! Where in the world is my daughter damn it? You say that no one has seen her all day!?" " My king, please calm down, we've been looking all over for her." "CALM DOWN!!! I WILL NOT CALM DOWN!!! I want to know where my daughter is and if she is safe! Especially after that freak in the black cape came demanding the spiritual stone of water!"

When Link and Naomi heard this they leaned in closer to hear more. " I bet he's talking about Ganon" whispered Link. " I swear, lord Jabu-Jabu has been acting weird ever since that poor excuse for a man left. He threatened us that something bad would happen if we didn't hand it over. And let me tell you, I was not about to take away my daughter's most precious position and give it to that, that FREAK!!!"

" Don't worry sir, we will double our efforts in finding the princess." and then the Zora that had been talking to the king bowed to him and left. " Oh great! Isn't this going to be fun! So what are we going to do when we finally find the princess? I mean, how are going to get her to give us "her most precious possession" ?" said Link. "We'll think of something after we find her. She might be in trouble, if Ganon is involved. I'm sure we can give her something, or maybe a favor or something like that." said Naomi. "Well, lets ask the king if he might have any idea where she might be, like where she likes to spend her time er something."

"Who, who are you?" asked the king. "Listen, if you're with that freak Ganondorf tell him that I will not give in. And if he is the one that took my daughter tell him that I will have my best men hunt him down and make him wish he had never crossed my path!" " Whoa! Whoa! Cool down a bit! We don't work for Ganon. We just wanted to help you in finding your daughter." said Link.

"Hmm, I'm very sorry. I have no idea where she could have gone, but I'm sure she couldn't have gone far. The first place I would look is in Lake Hyla. This river carries many things down to the lake, you might find some clues. I, I don't know who you are, but I'm grateful for your help. If you find my daughter and bring her back you will be handsomely rewarded!"

"Thanks" both Link and Naomi chimed in. They were both walking down a dark corridor when all of a sudden......... "AHHHHH!!" " OH Link!" Link had started to fall. They had came upon a giant waterfall! Quickly Naomi grabbed Link's hand, and the next thing he knew he was dangling about 50ft in the air above a surging waterfall completely at Naomi's mercy. " Don't worry Link, I won't let you go!" said Naomi through gritted teeth as she tried to save her friend. " Hold on!"

"Don't worry, take your time!" yelled Link. He had complete faith in her. And sure enough in a few minuets he was back at the top of the waterfall. " Whoa, hey are you guys alright? I came running when I heard someone scream!" It was the zora they had seen earlier, the one that had been talking to the king Zora. He walked up to them and said " I heard that you were going to find the princess, and wanted to help you out a bit. Can you guys swim?"

" Oh I can!" said Naomi. " Yeah, like a fish." said Link looking at Naomi. "Is that so? Well I have something in mind to give you little girl, OH, heh heh, where are my manners. I have not properly introduced myself, they call me Maku. Though I am a guard, I'd rather be out playing with the band. Oh, any way here." And he handed Naomi the mermaid's pearl. " It's beautiful." she said as she slipped it around her neck.

" That gives even the most clumsy of swimmers the grace of a mermaid in the water, heh, you'll see what I mean when you get in the water. And for you, uh, what was your name again?" " I'm Link and she is Naomi." "Thank you so much Maku." said Naomi as she looked at the pearl around her neck, she had never gotten anything so beautiful from any one.

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K, so I'm getting closer to when they get to grow up. YAY! That's what I've been waiting for, for so long! That's also where the major "twists" come in. Yup, so, since this is the last chapter that I have already typed up it's gonna take a while till I can update. I'll go as fast as I can without giving you total CRAP! Cuz I hate reading Fanfictions that are SO GOOD and then as you read them they get crap-tastic. It's a waste of time. Ok, I'm done! ^_^x

~Kohaku-sama~

^_^x may your day be filled with oros! ~oodles~