Chapter Four - Unwelcome Soul.
Link tapped Epona on her nose and ran his fingers through her mane, he smiled and was sure that she was smiling back at him. Finally they had arrived at the entrance to Kokiri village and stopped outside the dark forest.
Link jumped off the great steed and a tap on her hind indicated to her that she was to stay outside of the village. He began to enter the darkness that was before him, he then disappeared inside.
A soft melody caressed the air just inside the entrance to the village, upon the bridge that led into the village was a fairy girl, playing her fairy ocarina. She would remember a time years ago of a boy, a friend, and a promise of everlasting friendship. Each memory brought a tear of sadness as she continued to play.
Suddenly she stopped playing as she heard footsteps approach. She put the ocarina away and looked up to her fairy 'Kala', whose pink glow began to flicker.
"Go and tell 'The Great Deku Tree' that someone approaches the village, and hurry my friend."
The fairy girl took out her small Kokiri blade and headed towards the entrance of the forbidden forest, each step she heard move closer made her heart skip a beat. She hoped for peace, as she waited on the bridge she felt a presence of someone she had sensed for a long time.
"Saria, time has passed and even now when you are fearful of me, you are pretty. Please show me the smile I once woke up to each morning for so many years."
Saria dropped her blade and could not stop herself from smiling, she watched as a familiar face stepped onto the bridge, he looked different yet so familiar.
"I knew you would come back, I was just thinking of you. I just sent Kala to warn the Deku Tree, but something tells me that he knows already that you are here. He always knows about stuff like this, so I guess you are safe to enter."
Link knelt down opening his arms and as he did, he felt his best-friends warm embrace. He felt sadness knowing that he could not of stayed, that he had a calling to leave. He was also a Hylian, he was not welcome by the other Kokiri. Even though it hurt to leave, he knew their friendship would never fade. But right now, good friends held each other.
Just then another Kokiri jumped onto the bridge that led into the village, he held a small Kokiri sword that Link once held. It was Mido, self- appointed guardian of Kokiri Village, and Link remembered him well. Mido's yellow glowing fairy circled Link.
"Saria, move away from the Hylian. I have to protect you!"
Mido stepped forward towards Link pointing the tip of his blade at him, a slight fear could be seen in Mido's eyes, yet he continued to confront the stranger. Saria just giggled and stepped in-between the two, guarding Link.
"He is not welcome, he is not one of us, and he never was. I said this seven years ago and I mean it even more now. Saria, move away from him, he is not allowed here, he is forbidden to be in here."
From over Mido's shoulder a pink glow emerged from the trees behind him, it was Kala. She no longer flickered in fear of the stranger and landed gently on Saria's shoulder. Whispering into Saria she told her what the Deku Tree told her, and as she did Saria's smile grew.
"Link, you have been welcomed to Kokiri Village by the Great Deku Tree, you are permitted to be in our forest. And this will not be questioned!"
Mido was angered by this and turned away from Saria, muttering underneath his breath. As he began to walk away, his fairy flew on ahead to the village. He heard giggle, and he turned to her and looked her deeply into her eyes.
"When all this is over Saria you will again be alone, he may be allowed to be here now, but he will leave and probably wait even longer to return to see his good friend."
With this remark Link stepped forward towards Mido and took out his now glowing sword from its sheath, its blue glow flashed in Mido's eyes. Mido raised his small sword to Link and went to attack. Saria and Kala watched as Link stepped effortless out of the way, tripping Mido to the floor. He then moved the edge of his blade close to Mido's throat until he reached the blades point, which he softly pressed onto Mido's throat.
"For years I put up with your pathetic attitude towards me, jealous of my friendship with Saria and the others. Just know one thing little fairy boy, Saria will never be alone, she has friends, unlike you, even your fairy has deserted you."
And with that Link let Mido get up of the swaying bridge, putting his sword away. Mido looked at them and a tear fell, he turned and ran back to the village towards the lost woods. No longer the Kokiri he thought he was, now he realized that it was him who was alone.
Link looked at Saria, he knew that Mido was right, he was not a Kokiri and never was, if only Mido had known where Link had been for the past seven years, it would be Mido that was laughing. Link smiled at Saria, watching Kala fly around the two of them.
"Link, you will always be a Kokiri, in our hearts you are our brother, and more importantly, you are our friend. My nightmares tell me of your past and it brings sorrow to my heart. I dream of the time that did not take place. I know of the future you gave us, I know of the power that was never bestowed upon me as the 'Great Sage of the Forest'. I will not keep you waiting anymore, I am not the only one to have missed you."
And with that Saria took hold of Links hand and guided him into Kokiri Village. Links eyes widened as his old friends all stood in the center of the village, waiting to welcome their brother home.
Next, Chapter Five - Truths of the Past: Part One.
Link tapped Epona on her nose and ran his fingers through her mane, he smiled and was sure that she was smiling back at him. Finally they had arrived at the entrance to Kokiri village and stopped outside the dark forest.
Link jumped off the great steed and a tap on her hind indicated to her that she was to stay outside of the village. He began to enter the darkness that was before him, he then disappeared inside.
A soft melody caressed the air just inside the entrance to the village, upon the bridge that led into the village was a fairy girl, playing her fairy ocarina. She would remember a time years ago of a boy, a friend, and a promise of everlasting friendship. Each memory brought a tear of sadness as she continued to play.
Suddenly she stopped playing as she heard footsteps approach. She put the ocarina away and looked up to her fairy 'Kala', whose pink glow began to flicker.
"Go and tell 'The Great Deku Tree' that someone approaches the village, and hurry my friend."
The fairy girl took out her small Kokiri blade and headed towards the entrance of the forbidden forest, each step she heard move closer made her heart skip a beat. She hoped for peace, as she waited on the bridge she felt a presence of someone she had sensed for a long time.
"Saria, time has passed and even now when you are fearful of me, you are pretty. Please show me the smile I once woke up to each morning for so many years."
Saria dropped her blade and could not stop herself from smiling, she watched as a familiar face stepped onto the bridge, he looked different yet so familiar.
"I knew you would come back, I was just thinking of you. I just sent Kala to warn the Deku Tree, but something tells me that he knows already that you are here. He always knows about stuff like this, so I guess you are safe to enter."
Link knelt down opening his arms and as he did, he felt his best-friends warm embrace. He felt sadness knowing that he could not of stayed, that he had a calling to leave. He was also a Hylian, he was not welcome by the other Kokiri. Even though it hurt to leave, he knew their friendship would never fade. But right now, good friends held each other.
Just then another Kokiri jumped onto the bridge that led into the village, he held a small Kokiri sword that Link once held. It was Mido, self- appointed guardian of Kokiri Village, and Link remembered him well. Mido's yellow glowing fairy circled Link.
"Saria, move away from the Hylian. I have to protect you!"
Mido stepped forward towards Link pointing the tip of his blade at him, a slight fear could be seen in Mido's eyes, yet he continued to confront the stranger. Saria just giggled and stepped in-between the two, guarding Link.
"He is not welcome, he is not one of us, and he never was. I said this seven years ago and I mean it even more now. Saria, move away from him, he is not allowed here, he is forbidden to be in here."
From over Mido's shoulder a pink glow emerged from the trees behind him, it was Kala. She no longer flickered in fear of the stranger and landed gently on Saria's shoulder. Whispering into Saria she told her what the Deku Tree told her, and as she did Saria's smile grew.
"Link, you have been welcomed to Kokiri Village by the Great Deku Tree, you are permitted to be in our forest. And this will not be questioned!"
Mido was angered by this and turned away from Saria, muttering underneath his breath. As he began to walk away, his fairy flew on ahead to the village. He heard giggle, and he turned to her and looked her deeply into her eyes.
"When all this is over Saria you will again be alone, he may be allowed to be here now, but he will leave and probably wait even longer to return to see his good friend."
With this remark Link stepped forward towards Mido and took out his now glowing sword from its sheath, its blue glow flashed in Mido's eyes. Mido raised his small sword to Link and went to attack. Saria and Kala watched as Link stepped effortless out of the way, tripping Mido to the floor. He then moved the edge of his blade close to Mido's throat until he reached the blades point, which he softly pressed onto Mido's throat.
"For years I put up with your pathetic attitude towards me, jealous of my friendship with Saria and the others. Just know one thing little fairy boy, Saria will never be alone, she has friends, unlike you, even your fairy has deserted you."
And with that Link let Mido get up of the swaying bridge, putting his sword away. Mido looked at them and a tear fell, he turned and ran back to the village towards the lost woods. No longer the Kokiri he thought he was, now he realized that it was him who was alone.
Link looked at Saria, he knew that Mido was right, he was not a Kokiri and never was, if only Mido had known where Link had been for the past seven years, it would be Mido that was laughing. Link smiled at Saria, watching Kala fly around the two of them.
"Link, you will always be a Kokiri, in our hearts you are our brother, and more importantly, you are our friend. My nightmares tell me of your past and it brings sorrow to my heart. I dream of the time that did not take place. I know of the future you gave us, I know of the power that was never bestowed upon me as the 'Great Sage of the Forest'. I will not keep you waiting anymore, I am not the only one to have missed you."
And with that Saria took hold of Links hand and guided him into Kokiri Village. Links eyes widened as his old friends all stood in the center of the village, waiting to welcome their brother home.
Next, Chapter Five - Truths of the Past: Part One.