Chapter 3: The Stranger

Disclaimer: Don't own Zelda

A young man who looked about the same age as Lann was walking out of Ropder and he saw Lann falling. Cai saw the stranger as he was trying desperately to wake Lann up and he darted into her bag. He felt a gentle thud and then the feeling of falling stopped, he figured the stranger must have caught them. Then they began to move he couldn't tell for sure but it seemed to him that they were heading back in the direction of Ropder. The stranger entered the city and went into the hotel/bar. Cai heard the squeak of a door open and instantly covered his nose due to the strong smell of cigarettes and alcohol. The stranger looked around, most of the men were crowded around a TV and almost all of them were very fat and dirty. The lobby/bar was very dirty and the smell made is hair stand on end, but he didn't cover his nose, for it might insult the owner. He walked over to the front desk.

"Didn't expect to see you back so soon!" the manager said, noticing Lann over his shoulder.

"Didn't expect to be back so soon"

"Oh I see!"

"No, it's not like that!" he said instantly, his face bright red.

"Oh, I guess you want a room with two beds then" he said replacing the key he had gotten out with another one.

"Yes!"

"Okay party pooper!" the manager said as he tossed the stranger the key. He caught it and walked up to the room.

Cai was holding his breath with his nose covered; he didn't know how much more of this he could take. As the stranger walked up the steps the smell gradually got better. He made it to the room and unlocked the door when he got inside he gasped for fresh air Cai did the same. The room was surprisingly clean and they were both very relieved. He walked over to one of the beds and set Lann down.

"That was weird I was just heading out of Ropder and all of sudden I see this girl falling, I wonder what her deal is?" he said to himself. He sighed as he lay down on the other bed, "Now I have no more cash." He relaxed and turned on the TV. Lann woke up at about 7:00.

"Uhh"

"You're finally awake, good I wasn't sure what to think!"

"Who are you?" she said as she yawned.

"My name's Kyrnou"

"Hi...uhh..K..i..r..i..b..o"

"Heh I know it's kind of odd but it's not that hard to pronounce, is it?"

"Sorry, my name's"

"Lann" he interrupted.

"Huh?"

"That's your name isn't it?"

"How'd you know?"

" It's weird but for some reason I remember your face I think I saw it on the news a long time ago"

"I guess that makes since"

"So are you alright?"

"Yeah I guess"

"You should wait until tomorrow before you go anywhere you need the rest"

"Okay uh is there a bathroom or something"

"Yes the entrance is down that small hallway, oh and this is a room in Ropder's hotel in case you were wondering"

"Okay," she said but under breath she cursed about being back in the hell they call Ropder as she headed down the hallway.

"You seem confused"

"Well yeah!"

"I'll explain once you get back you need to take some time to clear your head"

"Hey! Where are you going?!"

"Cai is that you?"

"Who else can you telepathically communicate with?"

"WELL SORRY! Where are you?"

"In your backpack, take it into the bathroom with you then we can talk"

"Oh yeah like Kyrnou won't find it odd at all that I take a backpack into the bathroom with me," she said sarcastically

"JUST DO IT!"

"Okay!" she said as she went back to get her backpack, Kyrnou had laid it next

her bed. "Heh heh" she giggled trying to act inconspicuous as she grabbed the backpack and walked quickly into the bathroom. As soon as she got inside her backpack started to move relentlessly she knew it was Cai trying to get out. She unzipped the backpack and he quickly flew out gasping for air.

"I never knew you were claustrophobic!"

"I'm not and lets use our mind link to communicate, we don't want Kyrnou to hear!"

She started to giggle.

"What's so funny?"

"Just the fact that you got yourself stuck in my backpack...AGAIN!" she said as she threw her clothes over him teasingly and turned the water on, she had taken off her clothes during their "conversation". He flew out from under them a bit embarrassed and covered his eyes.

"Okay you can open your eyes now," she said once the tub had filled up she had gotten in and pulled the curtain in front of the tub.

"So what do you think about this Kyrnou guy?"

"He seems nice"

"Yeah but do you think we can trust him about me and your past"
"I don't think we can trust anyone about that."

"Well let's not tell him anything for now we'll wait and see where the road leads us"

"I hate it when you do that"

"Do what?"

"Talk in riddles like that"

"Sorry it's my kinds way"

"So what's been going on while I was asleep?"

"Well I only know a little but I'll tell you what I know," he then told her all he knew about the day's events. "I need a nap so you can relax now"

"Way ahead of you buddy" she said from beneath the water.

He lay down on a hand towel that was on the countertop and drifted to sleep in seconds. It didn't seem like a long nap to him because before long Lann was trying to wake him up by wiggling him with her finger.

"Wake up!"

"Uhhh" he groaned as he got up and was a bit startled because Lann's face was right in front of him. He noticed that she was already dry and had put her change of clothes from her backpack on. She said nothing, but picked up her backpack and opened it gesturing for him to fly in.

"NO I'M NOT GOING IN THAT THING EVER AGAIN!"

"Oh come on you crybaby you wont be trapped this time and I'll open it a little so you wont suffocate!"

"Why don't you just tell Kyrnou about me!"

"Oh yeah, hey Mr.Kyrnou who I know nothing about and if I can trust you or not

this is my fairy Cai and I'm not playing some weird trick on you. Besides what happened to 'We'll wait and see where the road leads us'?"

"Well like you said earlier he seems nice and I'm sure that means we can trust him and besides that is a perfectly good explanation."

"Yeah that'll be a good explanation when pigs fly and I don't know if you've ever been outside, but I have plenty of times and I've never seen a flying pig."

"You've never seen a pig! How would you know if they fly or not?"

"Oh come on you know we can't tell him about you."

"Fine I'll go in there but if I suffocate it's YOUR fault," he said as he flew into the backpack looking a little depressed.

"You're immortal stupid," she said as she walked out of the bathroom.

"Hi are you feeling better?" he said as he muted the TV

"Yeah" she said as she hobbled over to the bed and lay down.

"You sure?"

"Yeah I just need to rest"

"Okay," he said. He then faced Lann after briefly sniffing his armpit and was surprised that she didn't look at all disgusted. "That's weird"

"What?"

"Well I don't know too much about girls but I thought that would have grossed you out."

"Well I'm not like other girls"

"Yeah I think I figured that out. So uh how did you end up falling off that mountain? I mean that's definitely not the sort of thing you see everyday."

"Where are you going?" she asked, changing the subject.

"What do you mean?"

"Well you had to be going somewhere."

"Oh, I'm not really going anywhere, just a wanderer"

"In these times! Geez there's like nowhere to wander besides cities and stuff!"

"Yeah but I really don't know what else to do with my life."

"Well I don't have anywhere to go either, so do you mind if I stick with you at least for a little while?"

"No I've always wanted some company, but do you not have someone to go back to?"

"No I don't," she said looking down, "they're all dead."

"I'm sorry"

"Don't be I think I've finally learned to deal with it"

"You'll never learn to deal with it I know I won't"

"So what are you looking for?" she said picking her head back up.

"Huh?" he had seemed to be pondering something.

"I don't know it just seemed like the way you've been talking that you're searching the world for something."

"I guess I'm looking for a purpose"

"Well I guess I'm gonna help you find it," she said with a smirk for she no longer had the ability to truly smile.

"Well I need a shower," he said as he walked toward the bathroom.

Wow lots of dialogue! Ya like so far? Kyrnou and Lann are pretty cool, huh? Plz review!