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Skywise: (sigh) Oh, well. When in Rome. . . WOOO!!! BARBEQUES!!!
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Link and Skywise: YAYNESS!!!!
Anyway, here the next chapter!! WOOO!!!!
Soul-Touchers: Chapter 4: Enter Kili
Florence rushed through the trees in the Lost Woods until she was sure she was safe. Then she stopped and slumped down in front of a tree, exhausted. She held her bent legs close and cried in frustration.
"It's not fair!" she cried in between sobs. "I just wanted to help, but everyone treats me like a baby!" She cried a bit more, then whispered, "Mom. . . Dad. . . Where are you. . .!?"
Disturbing thoughts of where they could've been caused her cries to become louder. She was so distressed she didn't notice the presence of a small being in the branches above her. Bright sapphire eyes stared down at the sobbing girl in interest and pity. Florence also didn't notice when this being flew down and hovered in front of her.
"Hey, sad eyes, what's the matter?"
Florence looked up and gasped in surprise. Floating in front of her face was a real-live fairy, smiling back. She was dressed scantily in forest-green, ripped leather, with long gloves and boots and sandals that resembled Florence's. Her shiny blue hair was pulled into two large ponytails, and her face was round, cute, and innocent. She flew with large, pink, gossamer wings.
"You're a fairy!" Florence gasped.
"Yep," The sprite settled on her knee and looked at her closely. "But what are you? You can't be a Kokiri- you don't have a fairy! Although you DO dress like one. . ."
Florence looked at the fairy oddly. "Er. . . I'm a Hylian."
"You are? Aren't you supposed to turn into a forest monster or something like that?"
"Only if you get lost," answered Florence. "My dad's taken me here lots of times, so I never get lost."
"Hmm, I see," the fairy mused. "So, whatcha doing here? What's wrong?" She instantly regretted asking when tears filled the child's eyes.
"My mom and dad are missing. . ." she sniffed. "And I want to help find them, but no one will let me! They all say 'it's too dangerous' or 'just stay out of the way!'"
"So you ran away here?"
Florence nodded, breaking out into more cries.
"Aw, don't cry," The pixie hovered to her shoulder, gently caressing her soft locks of blond hair. "I know just how you feel, being neglected and all. . ."
"And," Florence continued. "I can't shake the feeling that they were. . . kidnapped. . ."
The sprite's caressing halted as she stared up at Florence. "Kidnapped?"
"Yes. . .I've been having prophetic dreams. . ."
"Prophetic dreams!?" Her sapphire eyes grew large.
"Dark clouds of evil were surrounding the castle. . ."
"Castle!?"
". . .And I'm afraid someone evil is planning to harm them!"
The fairy looked up at this child with new interest. She dressed like a Kokiri. She knew the Lost Woods inside and out. She had prophetic dreams. She lived in a castle. These facts brought one name to her mind, and ever so curious, she leaped off the shoulder, flew in front of Florence's face, and asked, "Say. . . Do you know of a person named Link?"
Florence stared at the fairy, then answered weakly, "H-he's my dad!"
The fairy's face brightened. She flew in circles around Florence, exclaiming, "Dear Farore! I can't believe I'm with the daughter of Link himself! Wow!"
Florence looked at the hyper sprite in surprise. "You know about him?"
"All the forest fairies know about him!" she exclaimed, settling back on her shoulder. "When Navi came back from her journey, she told us all about his brave adventures! Your father's really popular around here! Say, who's your mother?"
"Um. . . Z-Zelda. . ."
"The princess of Hyrule!? Wow, you're so lucky! You have such famous parents!"
Florence's eyes filled with tears again. "No, I'm not lucky! Evil is always after them, and. . .this time, I'm sure they'll stop at nothing to hurt my parents!" she sobbed.
"Oh, Deku Nuts!" cursed the fairy. "You're up to your neck in a sticky situation! So why don't you go save them?"
"No one will let me!"
"No one will let you!?" the pixie scoffed. "Let me tell you something! Your father was no older than you when he started his quest. People were always getting in his way, but he didn't let anyone boss him around! The guards told him to stay out of Hyrule Castle, but he went in anyway and met your mother!"
Florence looked at the fairy pathetically, stopping her cries.
"When something's wrong and you know you have to do something about it, you gotta follow your heart and what you believe in! You can't let others stop you, no matter how much authority they claim to have! Your parents are in trouble, for Din's sake! You're gonna go save them- and I'm coming with you!"
"R-really?" sniffed Florence, jumping to her feet.
"Yep. So what'd Link and Zelda name you?"
"Florence." the girl responded. Her hopes were suddenly higher as she smiled up at the fairy.
"Florence, huh?" Well, I'm Kili. I'll be your guardian fairy from now on! Nice to meet you, Florence!"
Florence gasped. "You will? Oh, thank you so much!"
"Anytime. Now, down to business," Kili settled on top of her head. "We may be able to find clues if we go search at the castle."
"I can't go back there!" exclaimed Florence. "They'll catch me!"
"Then sneak in."
Florence stared up at Kili, silent. She never had to sneak anywhere before, let alone into her own home. But she was in a drastic situation, and if her father was able to sneak around, so was she.
"Alright, then," she finally replied, beginning her walk. "Let's head toward the castle."
"Huh?" Kili was suddenly confused. "Hey, wait! The edge of the forest is that way!" she exclaimed, pointing in the opposite direction of Florence's stroll.
"I know. If I know those soldiers, they'll be out there just waiting to catch me. We'll have to find another way out."
"Okay, and just where is this 'other way out?'"
"Right there."
Kili looked forward to find a stone doorway in front of them, and she knew this path lead to Goron City, all the way at Death Mountain.
"Oh. . .I-I see. . ." she said nervously.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. . . It's just that. . .I've never been outside the forest before. . ."
Florence smiled warmly. "Neither had my dad when he first left the forest."
Kili looked down at the Hylian youth and slightly smiled, slightly comforted. With that, Florence stepped into the deep cave that lead to Goron City, and the start of her own journey.
A/N: Wow, that's pretty long. . . Okay, from now on, chapters will be longer than normal, just to let ya know! =)
Link: Which means we'll get to stay here longer.
Skywise: Great. . .
You guys like Kili? Hope ya do! Anyway, REVIEW!!!!! MWAHAHAHA!!! :D
Link: WOOO!!!! BEACH PARTIES!!!
Skywise: (sigh) Oh, well. When in Rome. . . WOOO!!! BARBEQUES!!!
YAY!!! AND MORE CHANCES FOR ME TO UPDATE!!!
Link and Skywise: YAYNESS!!!!
Anyway, here the next chapter!! WOOO!!!!
Soul-Touchers: Chapter 4: Enter Kili
Florence rushed through the trees in the Lost Woods until she was sure she was safe. Then she stopped and slumped down in front of a tree, exhausted. She held her bent legs close and cried in frustration.
"It's not fair!" she cried in between sobs. "I just wanted to help, but everyone treats me like a baby!" She cried a bit more, then whispered, "Mom. . . Dad. . . Where are you. . .!?"
Disturbing thoughts of where they could've been caused her cries to become louder. She was so distressed she didn't notice the presence of a small being in the branches above her. Bright sapphire eyes stared down at the sobbing girl in interest and pity. Florence also didn't notice when this being flew down and hovered in front of her.
"Hey, sad eyes, what's the matter?"
Florence looked up and gasped in surprise. Floating in front of her face was a real-live fairy, smiling back. She was dressed scantily in forest-green, ripped leather, with long gloves and boots and sandals that resembled Florence's. Her shiny blue hair was pulled into two large ponytails, and her face was round, cute, and innocent. She flew with large, pink, gossamer wings.
"You're a fairy!" Florence gasped.
"Yep," The sprite settled on her knee and looked at her closely. "But what are you? You can't be a Kokiri- you don't have a fairy! Although you DO dress like one. . ."
Florence looked at the fairy oddly. "Er. . . I'm a Hylian."
"You are? Aren't you supposed to turn into a forest monster or something like that?"
"Only if you get lost," answered Florence. "My dad's taken me here lots of times, so I never get lost."
"Hmm, I see," the fairy mused. "So, whatcha doing here? What's wrong?" She instantly regretted asking when tears filled the child's eyes.
"My mom and dad are missing. . ." she sniffed. "And I want to help find them, but no one will let me! They all say 'it's too dangerous' or 'just stay out of the way!'"
"So you ran away here?"
Florence nodded, breaking out into more cries.
"Aw, don't cry," The pixie hovered to her shoulder, gently caressing her soft locks of blond hair. "I know just how you feel, being neglected and all. . ."
"And," Florence continued. "I can't shake the feeling that they were. . . kidnapped. . ."
The sprite's caressing halted as she stared up at Florence. "Kidnapped?"
"Yes. . .I've been having prophetic dreams. . ."
"Prophetic dreams!?" Her sapphire eyes grew large.
"Dark clouds of evil were surrounding the castle. . ."
"Castle!?"
". . .And I'm afraid someone evil is planning to harm them!"
The fairy looked up at this child with new interest. She dressed like a Kokiri. She knew the Lost Woods inside and out. She had prophetic dreams. She lived in a castle. These facts brought one name to her mind, and ever so curious, she leaped off the shoulder, flew in front of Florence's face, and asked, "Say. . . Do you know of a person named Link?"
Florence stared at the fairy, then answered weakly, "H-he's my dad!"
The fairy's face brightened. She flew in circles around Florence, exclaiming, "Dear Farore! I can't believe I'm with the daughter of Link himself! Wow!"
Florence looked at the hyper sprite in surprise. "You know about him?"
"All the forest fairies know about him!" she exclaimed, settling back on her shoulder. "When Navi came back from her journey, she told us all about his brave adventures! Your father's really popular around here! Say, who's your mother?"
"Um. . . Z-Zelda. . ."
"The princess of Hyrule!? Wow, you're so lucky! You have such famous parents!"
Florence's eyes filled with tears again. "No, I'm not lucky! Evil is always after them, and. . .this time, I'm sure they'll stop at nothing to hurt my parents!" she sobbed.
"Oh, Deku Nuts!" cursed the fairy. "You're up to your neck in a sticky situation! So why don't you go save them?"
"No one will let me!"
"No one will let you!?" the pixie scoffed. "Let me tell you something! Your father was no older than you when he started his quest. People were always getting in his way, but he didn't let anyone boss him around! The guards told him to stay out of Hyrule Castle, but he went in anyway and met your mother!"
Florence looked at the fairy pathetically, stopping her cries.
"When something's wrong and you know you have to do something about it, you gotta follow your heart and what you believe in! You can't let others stop you, no matter how much authority they claim to have! Your parents are in trouble, for Din's sake! You're gonna go save them- and I'm coming with you!"
"R-really?" sniffed Florence, jumping to her feet.
"Yep. So what'd Link and Zelda name you?"
"Florence." the girl responded. Her hopes were suddenly higher as she smiled up at the fairy.
"Florence, huh?" Well, I'm Kili. I'll be your guardian fairy from now on! Nice to meet you, Florence!"
Florence gasped. "You will? Oh, thank you so much!"
"Anytime. Now, down to business," Kili settled on top of her head. "We may be able to find clues if we go search at the castle."
"I can't go back there!" exclaimed Florence. "They'll catch me!"
"Then sneak in."
Florence stared up at Kili, silent. She never had to sneak anywhere before, let alone into her own home. But she was in a drastic situation, and if her father was able to sneak around, so was she.
"Alright, then," she finally replied, beginning her walk. "Let's head toward the castle."
"Huh?" Kili was suddenly confused. "Hey, wait! The edge of the forest is that way!" she exclaimed, pointing in the opposite direction of Florence's stroll.
"I know. If I know those soldiers, they'll be out there just waiting to catch me. We'll have to find another way out."
"Okay, and just where is this 'other way out?'"
"Right there."
Kili looked forward to find a stone doorway in front of them, and she knew this path lead to Goron City, all the way at Death Mountain.
"Oh. . .I-I see. . ." she said nervously.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. . . It's just that. . .I've never been outside the forest before. . ."
Florence smiled warmly. "Neither had my dad when he first left the forest."
Kili looked down at the Hylian youth and slightly smiled, slightly comforted. With that, Florence stepped into the deep cave that lead to Goron City, and the start of her own journey.
A/N: Wow, that's pretty long. . . Okay, from now on, chapters will be longer than normal, just to let ya know! =)
Link: Which means we'll get to stay here longer.
Skywise: Great. . .
You guys like Kili? Hope ya do! Anyway, REVIEW!!!!! MWAHAHAHA!!! :D