Chapter Seven
Link and Zelda left the Happy Mask shop and walked toward the Temple of Time garden. The grass was cut freshly and the flowerbeds were watered. Many beautiful and great smelling roses bloomed across the garden. Two long and shallow fountains filled with clear blue water lay on both ends of the atrium. A straight path of stones led to the Temple's main doors.
The temple itself was a beautiful sight. The gray stones made up the body of the building. The structure was a gothic kind of look with pointy roofs on each tower. The two doors were made of strong wood. Cravings of heroes, gods and goddesses were engraved into the wood.
Link pushed on one of the handles and the door opened. He and Zelda walked in to bright light. The temple hadn't changed much. The marble flooring had been polished earlier that morning by the looks of it and so had the black alter that stood in front of the huge stone doors. The hero walked on the red carpet leading straight to the pedestal of time. He stared down at the black marble slab and sighed. Not to long ago it seemed did he place the Goron's Ruby, the Zaro's Sapphire, and the Kokari Emerald on this. Doing so had changed his life forever.
Zelda smiled as she looked at his face. His expression changed to a soft and bright look. "Come on... Let's go see Saria.," she said to him. Link smiled and nodded his head.
"Right."
The two walked to the Door of Time. Zelda placed her hand on the door and smiled. "We can talk to Saria through her song, can't we?" she asked Link.
"Uh... oh yeah. I totally forgot about her song..." Link replied. He scratched the back of his neck and reached inside a little bag. Link pulled out a bright blue ocarina with the Triforce symbol on it. The dark hero smiled weakly. "Heh... I, uh. Forgot to give this to you Zel. Sorry." Link apologized.
"No, it's alright. Just give her a quick call then you can give it back to me." Zelda smiled. Link only nodded and brought the mouthpiece to his lips and placed his fingers on the holes of the small instrument. He blew in. The sound of cheery and merry notes came out as he played Saria's Song. When he was finished, he wiped it with a small cloth and gave it to Zelda.
After playing the song, they waited. About a second later, a voice out of nowhere said, "Hello? Link?"
Link smiled. The childish and happy voice of Saira made him happy. "Hey Saria."
"It is you Link! Oh it's so good to hear from you again! How long has it been? Seven- Eight years? Oh no matter, it's good to have you back!" Saria said. Link chuckled.
"It's good to be back." he replied. "Zelda is here with me, so say hello to her."
"Hello Zelda." said Saria.
"Hello." Zelda smiled.
"Whatcha up to?" Link asked.
"Nothing really... just checking a few things back here in the Sacred Realm." she told them.
"Ah..." the hero nodded his head. "Like what?" Link asked.
"Oh, well I wanted to make sure that the spirits of the forest temple were alright. Though I could have gone to the temple itself but I wanted to double check things back here at the sacred realm." Saria told him.
"Oh." Link nodded his head.
"What have you been up to these past seven years Link?" the kokori asked him.
"I've been traveling around looking for Navi. Saved a world from an evil mask and a falling moon, did other things as well." Link told her. "Met new people, made new friends."
"Great. That's good to hear. What kind of friends did you make?"
"Oh warriors, women, merchants... villains." Link grinned.
"Heheh. Even bad guys become friends." Saria giggled.
"Heh. You're telling me. Everywhere I went, this guy was always there trying to get some girl, kill a person or take over that world. Ha... poor guy, I must've stopped him million of times." Link laughed aloud. Zelda giggled along with Saria.
After a moment of laughter, Zelda caught her breath.
"Sorry Saria, but I have some important work needed to be done back at the palace now, it's half past one." Zelda said.
"Oh, ok. I suppose we'll see each other later then?"
"Yes." Link and Zelda replied simultaneously.
"Good good. I see you'll later. Bye." Saria's voice faded away.
"Let's go back now Link..." Zelda looked at him. He smiled and agreed.
Zelda and Link walked back into the palace. Impa was waiting for them there in the great hall.
"Had a good time your majesty?" Impa bowed before Zelda.
"Yes. Yes we did." Zelda smiled happily as she spoke. Impa rose and looked at Link.
"Link, I have assigned a maid to aid your every need. She awaits in your room for orders.," the Sheikian told him. Link nodded and looked at Zelda.
"Guess I better go meet my 'servant.' I shall see you tonight during dinner, fair Zelda." Link bowed and walked off to his room. Zelda blushed a bit.
"Excuse me m' lady... but we have important matters to attend to." Impa spoke.
"Oh... right. Let us be off then." the princess regained her composer and walked with grace to the throne room.
Link walked into his room and took off his cape. He threw it on the chair near his dresser. The hero was then startled when he saw Mila sitting on his bed with her hands cupped in her lap.
"Hello Sir Link." she greeted him. He took a jump back before realizing it was just her.
"Phew... don't scare me like that." Link huffed. Mila giggled a bit.
"Sorry. I did not mean to." she replied sweetly. Link looked over her for the first time. Sure he had seen her around the halls but she was working then. Mila wore an orangish-red skirt with a white long shelved shirt; the arms were rolled up to her elbows. She wore a white worn apron around her waist with a small pocket on the top right hand corner. Her light green eyes shined with great respect and, somehow, wisdom. Though, Mila was wearing a white cloth over her hair, Link could tell she had brownish-red hair.
Hey... this one's a looker Linky-boy! Link heard Fierce Deity state.
'When I want your opinion I'll ask for it! Otherwise, shut up!' the hero thought angrily. Fierce Deity pouted before leaving Link's mind alone.
"Can I do anything for you Link?" Mila asked, standing off his bed and smoothing the wrinkles.
"Um... uh..." the hero stuttered.
"Do you always stutter like this Link?" Mila giggled as she walked up to him.
"Uh... um..."
"Heheh... it's okay. I'll be waiting outside for you." Mila bowed her head and walked out of his room. She closed the door behind her.
Link and Zelda left the Happy Mask shop and walked toward the Temple of Time garden. The grass was cut freshly and the flowerbeds were watered. Many beautiful and great smelling roses bloomed across the garden. Two long and shallow fountains filled with clear blue water lay on both ends of the atrium. A straight path of stones led to the Temple's main doors.
The temple itself was a beautiful sight. The gray stones made up the body of the building. The structure was a gothic kind of look with pointy roofs on each tower. The two doors were made of strong wood. Cravings of heroes, gods and goddesses were engraved into the wood.
Link pushed on one of the handles and the door opened. He and Zelda walked in to bright light. The temple hadn't changed much. The marble flooring had been polished earlier that morning by the looks of it and so had the black alter that stood in front of the huge stone doors. The hero walked on the red carpet leading straight to the pedestal of time. He stared down at the black marble slab and sighed. Not to long ago it seemed did he place the Goron's Ruby, the Zaro's Sapphire, and the Kokari Emerald on this. Doing so had changed his life forever.
Zelda smiled as she looked at his face. His expression changed to a soft and bright look. "Come on... Let's go see Saria.," she said to him. Link smiled and nodded his head.
"Right."
The two walked to the Door of Time. Zelda placed her hand on the door and smiled. "We can talk to Saria through her song, can't we?" she asked Link.
"Uh... oh yeah. I totally forgot about her song..." Link replied. He scratched the back of his neck and reached inside a little bag. Link pulled out a bright blue ocarina with the Triforce symbol on it. The dark hero smiled weakly. "Heh... I, uh. Forgot to give this to you Zel. Sorry." Link apologized.
"No, it's alright. Just give her a quick call then you can give it back to me." Zelda smiled. Link only nodded and brought the mouthpiece to his lips and placed his fingers on the holes of the small instrument. He blew in. The sound of cheery and merry notes came out as he played Saria's Song. When he was finished, he wiped it with a small cloth and gave it to Zelda.
After playing the song, they waited. About a second later, a voice out of nowhere said, "Hello? Link?"
Link smiled. The childish and happy voice of Saira made him happy. "Hey Saria."
"It is you Link! Oh it's so good to hear from you again! How long has it been? Seven- Eight years? Oh no matter, it's good to have you back!" Saria said. Link chuckled.
"It's good to be back." he replied. "Zelda is here with me, so say hello to her."
"Hello Zelda." said Saria.
"Hello." Zelda smiled.
"Whatcha up to?" Link asked.
"Nothing really... just checking a few things back here in the Sacred Realm." she told them.
"Ah..." the hero nodded his head. "Like what?" Link asked.
"Oh, well I wanted to make sure that the spirits of the forest temple were alright. Though I could have gone to the temple itself but I wanted to double check things back here at the sacred realm." Saria told him.
"Oh." Link nodded his head.
"What have you been up to these past seven years Link?" the kokori asked him.
"I've been traveling around looking for Navi. Saved a world from an evil mask and a falling moon, did other things as well." Link told her. "Met new people, made new friends."
"Great. That's good to hear. What kind of friends did you make?"
"Oh warriors, women, merchants... villains." Link grinned.
"Heheh. Even bad guys become friends." Saria giggled.
"Heh. You're telling me. Everywhere I went, this guy was always there trying to get some girl, kill a person or take over that world. Ha... poor guy, I must've stopped him million of times." Link laughed aloud. Zelda giggled along with Saria.
After a moment of laughter, Zelda caught her breath.
"Sorry Saria, but I have some important work needed to be done back at the palace now, it's half past one." Zelda said.
"Oh, ok. I suppose we'll see each other later then?"
"Yes." Link and Zelda replied simultaneously.
"Good good. I see you'll later. Bye." Saria's voice faded away.
"Let's go back now Link..." Zelda looked at him. He smiled and agreed.
Zelda and Link walked back into the palace. Impa was waiting for them there in the great hall.
"Had a good time your majesty?" Impa bowed before Zelda.
"Yes. Yes we did." Zelda smiled happily as she spoke. Impa rose and looked at Link.
"Link, I have assigned a maid to aid your every need. She awaits in your room for orders.," the Sheikian told him. Link nodded and looked at Zelda.
"Guess I better go meet my 'servant.' I shall see you tonight during dinner, fair Zelda." Link bowed and walked off to his room. Zelda blushed a bit.
"Excuse me m' lady... but we have important matters to attend to." Impa spoke.
"Oh... right. Let us be off then." the princess regained her composer and walked with grace to the throne room.
Link walked into his room and took off his cape. He threw it on the chair near his dresser. The hero was then startled when he saw Mila sitting on his bed with her hands cupped in her lap.
"Hello Sir Link." she greeted him. He took a jump back before realizing it was just her.
"Phew... don't scare me like that." Link huffed. Mila giggled a bit.
"Sorry. I did not mean to." she replied sweetly. Link looked over her for the first time. Sure he had seen her around the halls but she was working then. Mila wore an orangish-red skirt with a white long shelved shirt; the arms were rolled up to her elbows. She wore a white worn apron around her waist with a small pocket on the top right hand corner. Her light green eyes shined with great respect and, somehow, wisdom. Though, Mila was wearing a white cloth over her hair, Link could tell she had brownish-red hair.
Hey... this one's a looker Linky-boy! Link heard Fierce Deity state.
'When I want your opinion I'll ask for it! Otherwise, shut up!' the hero thought angrily. Fierce Deity pouted before leaving Link's mind alone.
"Can I do anything for you Link?" Mila asked, standing off his bed and smoothing the wrinkles.
"Um... uh..." the hero stuttered.
"Do you always stutter like this Link?" Mila giggled as she walked up to him.
"Uh... um..."
"Heheh... it's okay. I'll be waiting outside for you." Mila bowed her head and walked out of his room. She closed the door behind her.