Is talking to the action/adventure could and some screaming is heard they all suddenly crowd around me and I leave with a black eye
Benki: The hell happened to you!?
Me: Shrugs, I sorted out my differences with the action/adventure club. When I said Mudshipping rules an angry Valeshipper punched me.
Benki: Live and Learn huh?
Disclaimer- I don't own the Legend of Zelda or anything else.
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Key:
"words" = character talking
'words' = character is talking mentally
Italics = Tetra's Poem/Link's letter
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He's so childish
That's the only way to sum him up
He always relaxed
Always calm
And worst of all always grinning.
I hate his grin as I can't stand his nature…his…attitude…
His…simplicity…
Yet it's that same slack-a-daily whose dubbed 'Hero'
He's the hope of everyone he meets
the light in the dark chambers called our hearts
Is it because he's so simple that his naïve views make us see it his way?
No, It's because HE IS hope.
The living incarnation of the term.
He's hero to all, loved by all he meets (except his enemies)
So why do I unleash so much aggression when he's near?
He's naturally a nice guy and hardly shows anger
That is unless you dare to hurt an innocent or worse off one he cares for
Why can't I 'like' him like others do? Why must I torment myself?
Then I look and realize…
When I look beyond that laid back exterior,
When I gaze into the bottomless emerald ocean called his eyes…
I see an intensity in them, that not even his closest friends and family see
A portion of self loathing and unsure ness that wavers within them.
When ever he gives me the grin that I hate so much
I begin to wonder…
Is he really crying on the inside?
I made fun of him often for that in the beginning,
I never knew why aside from the fact I hated him.
But how could I see his inner pain so easily then? (I hardly knew/liked him)
Why do I hate him?
What has he ever done to me when I haven't provoked him enough to do it.
Is it that I really hate him or I hate what separates us.
Hate the fact we are two different people
No matter how you cut it.
Hate the fact that I can never just sit and chat with him
Without biting his head off over something
Hate the fact that I'm too strong to admit I have feelings for him
Feelings that override my pride.
Feelings that I fear I can never give to him up close
So I'm forced to heckle from afar.
Tetra closed her journal and laid on her bed staring groggily at the ceiling. "This isn't healthy" The 15 year-old Pirate/Princess muttered aloud "I'm in need of serious therapy…But even then, that wouldn't take him off my mind."
Tetra twists and turns struggling to decipher all of her thoughts. As all of her memories and interactions with Link, Hero of Wind rushed through her head. Tetra begins to reopen her journal and looks back to an old entry.
Why do you fear? Why do you run?
Why do drown yourself in doubt?
You're strong, you really are!
Your purity is your strength
If anyone says otherwise then I'll cut them in two
You have courage, you really do
You're the light of hope to those around
So why do you cry, why are you scared?
You're considered strength to those around you…And I know this too.
And that is why I love you.
Tetra's face turns beet red for a moment after reading this. The girl was shocked that she wrote something so…sappy!
Tetra shrugged this thought off as she yelled at herself. "If I'm so tough, then why can't I simply tell this one guy who I knew for three years now and been through so much with…" The girl shakes her head and corrects herself "A lot with, and has done nothing but stick by me no matter how much of a jerk I was to him…whose done nothing but show compassion and concern for me… That I really appreciate him…"
'Liar!' Her inner self heckled 'You like him! No, You LOVE him! You never felt this way before! You don't feel at ease if he isn't there! He feels like a piece of you that was missing in your life! When you thought he died at the hands of the Helmaroc King you cried and cried! After Link collapsed in the fight with Ganondorf when you were Zelda you were so frightened that he'd really leave you! And there was so many more situations that showed truth to this.'
"Shut-up" Tetra growled at her inner voice, only angry because she knew it was all true. She's heads over heels in love with the boy. 'And he must really like you back.' The inner voice reassured 'His interactions with you were a little ahem close to simply want to remain friends with you.'
Tetra scoffs at the voice "Goddess, I've gone crazy…I'm listening to a figment of my imagination…" The Pirate girl slowly begins to get out of her bed and exit her room. "I need some fresh air! Maybe a nice calm breeze will help me regain my sanity."
Tetra steps onto the outer deck of the ship. Taking a deep breath already feeling rejuvenated from the fresh sea air. 'This is more like me' she thought 'The sea breeze in my face and thoughts to myself.'
Tetra supposed moment of bliss was quickly rushed from her as she saw the object of her affections sitting at the ship's tip in the midst of something and whatever it was he was pretty focused on it. He didn't even notice Tetra walk in.
Whether it be her seriousness about curfew time or the humorous idea of sneaking up on her friend, Tetra surprised Link with a tap on the shoulders making the 15-year-old Waker of Winds give a little yelp that nearly caused him to fall off the ship.
"And what may I ask are you doing up?" The agitated female Pirate asked tapping her foot impatiently while putting both her hands on her waist showing her seriousness on the matter. "Well Link, I want an answer."
Link's only response was a nervous lazy grin. That same stupid grin that Tetra hated so much, yet loved to see. These conflicting emotions allowed the girl to remain in her usual manner, thus she rolled her eyes at Link but was fighting a losing battle to keep a stern, straight face. "Ugh. You're so annoying when you do that you know."
"Hehe, Same old you. I'm glad for that…" The boy finally answers to her verbally hoping to make a clean getaway. What grabbed Tetra's attention was that it almost seemed as though the moon deliberately shone with such a lovely light this evening that she could literally feel herself drowning in the depths of Link's emerald green eyes which hid the boy's true complexities. Tetra immediately regained her composure and began to playfully shove Link towards the door which led to the lower deck. "Just go to sleep…" she replied to him softly "We have a busy day ahead of us."
Link agrees with his friend with a low "Yeah" before he tripped over his own two feet for one reason or another. Tetra couldn't help but laugh at this. 'Same old you Link, Same old you.' "Still clumsy kiddo?" she teased while winking at Link. Link just chuckled to himself as he hastily got up and headed to the lower deck.
Now with Link physically no longer a problem, Tetra perched herself where Link once sat staring at the beautiful silver moon. 'I suppose I'm not just meant to tell him how I feel…for both our sakes…Not like he can ever really like me back…'
A lot of the girls thoughts were based upon guilt for her past mistreatment and disregard for Link's feelings in the beginning. Not only that but she knew that she had to show that she meant business, she had a reputation after all. She couldn't be seen going soft on someone…So rather than be kind to the one that has her eye, she worked him to death…Though in the beginning back when she was 12 she just did it because she wanted to show him how life was outside his protective home. Link never cared. He was so hell bent on rescuing his baby sister then that nothing else, especially his own well being, mattered.
But now he doesn't have to put up with her but still stays by. According to Link he wants to protect her, when she got him mad enough he said from herself. She knew he was lying. But she didn't care. They are friends after all, best friends surprisingly. Can't two friends feel strong compassion for one another but not have those feelings at the same time?
A lot of these thoughts continued to churn in Tetra's head as she tried to figure out the true bond she shared with her Outset Island friend. Their destiny not the destiny of the Princess and the Hero. As if answering her prayers a piece of paper began to flutter lazily around Tetra. The teens first action was to crumble it but when she saw the familiar penmanship on one of the words she stopped and deiced to read it instead.
Tetra,
Before you get any ideas this is NOT an angry protest letter…like the last time…I'm writing you this letter in reality because I really don't know why I'm sending you this letter and that's why I'm writing it. Before you crumble this to go inflict bodily harm upon me here me and this letter out.
"Ok Link you got my attention so out with it."
Tetra you once asked me what are you to me. Even though I could tell you were teasing me about it then I took it quite seriously…And like I said I don't know…Damn I wish I could understand this!
"I took it seriously too…" The girl confessed to the air. "I had to joke about it because that's usually the best way to get an answer out of you."
I see you as many things in reality First among many you're my Boss. The person who I take orders from and carry them out willingly. Second and very importantly to me you're a friend…My best friend, though I've finally admitted this to you a few months back. I still wonder how either of us survived three years with being stuck in the same place together with me being me and you being you. We fight a lot though I'm the one who starts it…
"Liar."
But if I was stuck with anyone I'm glad it was you…This is the point of my letter…I don't really know when it started, maybe back in the forsaken fortress when you, YOU of all people! The same person who couldn't stand me and always made fun of me and made my life a living hell while I traveled with you and Niko and co. came in and saved my rear from Ganondorf and all I could do, was like wimp I really am, lay on the ground while he began to strangle you…
"…"
Maybe it was earlier or after that I don't really know! But what I DO know is that lately my feelings for you feel… different in comparison from what they used to be…I mean I've been having feelings for you that transcends friendship!!…Please don't laugh because it's really true…
All I could ever think of is you. That's why I've become so desperate to get stronger…I just want to see you safe…to personally make sure you get out of everything ok. Trust me, I'm nowhere near implying that you're weak. If we were not in some kind of sword duel you could pretty much wipe the floor with me…You're actually one of the strongest people I know…And I mean in mind and actions…You know what you want and go for it…I wish I could do stuff like that…
You're sort of like gem…That's the only way I can sum you up. Like an elusive jewel that fell from the sky one day and into my heart…A treasure that I don't really understand but am willing to fight bitterly for to end of time just to make sure no one stains or cracks your beautiful self with their dirty hands…Maybe, just maybe, this is what it means to love someone in a passionate way…If it is…Then now and forever, I will always lo-
After reading the letter a strong blush appears on Tetra's face as she looks up into the starry night sky. "Idiot, of course I love you…I will now and forever. Because you are my green clad knight and I… am your elusive jewel that will never leave your side…"
And with this letter as her witness Tetra has decided if Link had the courage to confess his feelings for her even if on paper then she should show her strength and confront him about hers.
End Chapter 1