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Chapter Three: A different life

Marin quietly opened her door, made sure no one saw her, and walked off to find the way out. She went out through the kitchen and ran out, to explore Hyrule. A forest halfway surrounded the castle, and on the other side a large lake was only a little bit away from it. The lake broke into a stream, with plenty of little pools, crevices and waterfalls. This was Lake Hylia. Marin headed this way, to cool off with a swim. When she reached a small and secluded pool, surrounded by trees, she stripped down to a nightshirt that she had stolen from the laundry rooms and jumped in. the water was cool, but not too cold. The sun was bright and warm, giving her the warmth she needed. She was just relaxing, floating across the water, when a noise shook her. It came from the trees to her left. She backed up, and grabbed the nearest stick, ready to defend herself. From the trees, a small figure darted out, and jumped high into the air. "WEEEEEEEEEE!" it cried, and as Marin was blinded by the bright sun while trying to look up, it landed right in front of her with a huge splash. Marin yelped and swam backwards. The-whatever it was- surfaced in front of her. Marin laughed with relief; it was only a small elf child! The kid was grinning, water dripping off of him. He had bright blue eyes and hair a smarting shade of blue. He was wearing a matching blue swimsuit. Marin thought he looked familiar... "Sure scared the poop out of you didn't I!" he giggled. "Wow that's some neat hair you have, what color is that? Not orange right? I read once about a dog with orange hair. That's weird. Betcha didn't know elves could jump like I can. What's your name anyway?" the boy said in a rush. Marin knotted her brow, and then grinned. "I'm Marin." "The Marin?? Wow that's wild, you're really Marin huh? My brother told me all about you, you're famous. He remembers you from back then. I wasn't alive then. But he says you were cool." "Who's your brother?" "Tarll, the amazing wizard, apprentice to Granhem the great! He's so fun." Marin smiled. Here's a kid who likes to talk... she then remembered Tarll. He was the apprentice wizard she had met. And this was his little brother. How adorable! "What's your name?" "Tom, but everybody calls me Tommy." "Shouldn't you be with your mom or your brother or someone?" she asked the little boy, who was swimming in circles around her. "My mom is dead. She died when I was little. But Tarll remembers. I'm supposed to be with him but I ran away cuz he was being mean. He prolly is guessing where I am right now. He is too serious. Wanna know where Zelda swims? We could throw mud at her." "Sure. How do you know?" Marin asked, wondering where Tarll was, and why this kid was so hyper.
"I like to go and torment her. She doesn't really swim; she just sits on a float in the middle of the pool and reads. Or knits. Or embroiders. It's boring. Come on I'll show you!" With this, Tommy grabbed Marin's hand, and pulled her out of the water. He had a tight grip, and dragged Marin for a long while. Soon they came to a larger cluster of trees. Marin heard singing. Tommy motioned for her to be quiet, and dragged her into a bush, where they lay on their bellies. Tommy pulled apart the bush and looked out. Marin joined him, seeing that Zelda sat painting her nails on a large float in the middle of the pool. She was singing a light song, slightly out of tune, and smiling. As her float turned away from them, Tommy slowly crept out, and slipped into the water as quietly as a mouse. Marin watched his shadow under the water swim until he was under Zelda's raft. He then came up suddenly and pushed with both hands. This flipped Zelda over, who had a comical expression on her face of shock. Tommy appeared beside Marin who was trying not to laugh loudly. Tommy's eyes danced with mischief.
"Tommy you stupid little brat! Come out from where you are hiding so I can wring your neck. OOH! You little chit! I'll get you!! Zelda was tumbling out of the water, looking much like a drowned rat. Tommy's eyes widened and he pushed Marin out of the bush.
"Run!!!" he cried, and rushed off. Marin ran after him. They ran back to the castle, and went on a series of little treks over rocks, under fallen logs and through thick trees.
"I...think...we.....lost....her..." Tommy was saying as they ran, when he raced right past his older brother, who grabbed his arm and pulled him back. "Ack!" cried Tommy. Marin slowed and turned around. Tarll gripped Tommy's arm with a hand, and was brushing leaves off of him. Marin blushed.
"Hiya big brother! Guess you caught me huh? I was just starting to have fun. You should have seen Zelda's face, man was she mad!! Oh and look I found Marin! I was having fun Tarll why do you have to ruin everything?!" Tommy was blathering.
Marin walked up to Tarll and smiled. The boy was half of his brother's height. Marin saw the resemblance, which was uncanny. Tarll was wearing a large floppy brown hat, a white tunic with its sleeves cut off, and leather breeches with boots. Marin saw he had very tan, muscular arms. "Was he bothering you Marin?" Tarll asked her, trying to keep a hold on Tommy, look calm cool and confident and smile gently at the same time.
"No, he's a sweet heart."
"Ewwww!!!" Tommy cried. "What are you up to, besides looking for this mischief maker?" she asked him. Tarll blushed. "I was working on a spell. Which...I must get back to. Thanks for watching him. See you later." He said, his eyes kind, and pulled his little brother to the castle, who was talking loudly about girls being gross.

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