Past and Future Romance

Ch. 4

Morning arrived and Larry came up in Link's room to wake him up, "Wake up Link, we have a big day today." He said as he started to pull the covers off of Link.

Link tossed and turned a bit before getting out of bed. That night he had sleep very good, but he dreamed about Zelda the whole night and dreaming that he was there with her. As Link went into the kitchen, he saw Larry putting out a plate of food for him to eat.

"So Link, how did you sleep last night?" he asked sitting at the table about to eat. Link scratched his head and sat at the table.

"Okay I guess. What are we doing today, and when are you going to start working on the time machine?" asked Link while he took a bite of his eggs.

"Well I'll start soon enough, but right now I want to show you around. I want to show you what living in the modern age is like. Also, if you don't mind, I would like to send you to school, to see how people your age live. Do you mind? Also it would give you something to do while I fix the machine." Larry asked him.

Link was silent for a moment and then responded, "Well after reading the book about me. I am very interested into wondering what it is like to live in this day in age. I don't mind at all." He said taking another bite.

Larry smiled, "well that's great. Today though, I think we should go shopping and buy you a new wardrobe."

Link looked down at his tunic. "Well, what's wrong with this. Everyone wears this kind of stuff at home."

Larry laughed, "Yea, well you haven't gone outside yet. Just wait and you'll see how much people have changed from your time. In the meantime, you better wear this so no one thinks differently about you." he said as he got up and went in the other room to get Link some clothes.

"Okay Link if you want to take a shower and change, I put some clothes on your bed, and whenever you are ready, we'll go okay." Larry said as he started to wash the dishes. Link nodded and walked to the bathroom.

When Link finished his shower he walked into the bedroom and looked at the clothes Larry had put out for him. "Well I guess I'll just have to wear it and get use to it." he said to himself as he started to put on the clothes.

Larry was sitting in his lab looking at the damaged time machine. This was one of his first real inventions he had made. It took him many years to make, and traveling to the past where he had met Link. He only stayed there a few moments because he was actually scared. When he warped back in time, it felt like he past out for a moment. Everything happened so fast that he couldn't enjoy what it really felt like going through one time to another.

As Larry kept looking at the time machine, he heard the door open. He turned around and saw Link standing in the door.

Larry stared at him for a moment realizing that Link looked completely different than he did when he first met him yesterday. "Wow Link, you look really nice." Larry said as he stood up.

Link looked at himself again. "I do? Uh....thanks.....I guess." he said as he kept pulling his collar. Link had on a stripped blue long sleeve button up shirt, with some khakis and brown shoes on. He looked like he was really uncomfortable too.

Larry fixed Link's shirt and patted him on the back, "Well you ready to go?" He asked. "Yea I guess so." Link said as he followed Larry out the door. "Hey Larry, do these clothes ever stop itching?" Larry laughed, "Yea, you kind of have to get use to them I suppose. But don't worry I'll get you some more comfortable ones okay." he said. "Alright" was all Link said.

Before they reached the door, Larry stopped, "Oh, I almost forgot. Here, put these on." He told Link as he handed him something. Link looked at it curiously. "Uh...what are these?" He asked. "Well I made these while you were asleep last night. I call them "Cover Ups" he said.

"Well what does "Cover Ups" do?" Link asked still looking confused. "Well you see Link, your ears are different from ours. Thats one thing we cannot tell anyone is that you're here from the past okay. Because if anyone finds out. You and I will be in big trouble. So I made these for you to cover up your pointy ears so no one will think you're an alien or something like that." He said as he helped Link put on his cover ups over his ears.

"Now there we go, you look like a teenage human boy." He said as he took out a mirror to show Link. Link glanced at himself in the mirror and notice how different he looked. Since Link had long hair he always had trouble keeping it out of his face. Larry took a rubber band and put his hair in a pony tail. "There we go so your hair can stay out of your face." he said.

"You ready to go now?" Larry asked, "I don't think I have to hide anything else. You look normal to me."

He opened the door and Link looked outside amazed at what he saw. "Why are all these buildings close together and what are those things?" He asked going near Larry's car. Larry laughed again, "man, he really is clueless." he said. Larry stood in front of the car next to Link.

"Well Link these are all houses, and that blacktop you see is a road, and this," he pointed to, "this my friend is my pride and joy. My 2004 BMW convertible." He said patting the hood. "I know back in your time, you had horses to bring you where you need to go, but in this time, we have something called vehicles. They take you where you need to go."

Link looked at the car. "That is what takes people where they need to go? Hm....well that's interesting. Are we going in one of these?" He asked.

Larry smiled, "yep, we sure are. Okay Link get in the car." Larry said showing him how to open it. Larry turned on the ignition and started driving. Link was amazed at how fast and smooth this ride was.

"Hey this think is pretty nice. I would love to have one of these instead of making Epona take me where I need to go. Poor girl, I know it's hard on her to have someone ride her all the time." Link said.

Larry looked at look confused. "Epona?" he asked. "Yea, Epona is my horse. She is the greatest." he said.

"Yep well this is my baby here, I've been having her about five months now." he said.

"Oh yea Link, about all what I told you not telling anyone, please promise me you won't tell anyone. If they find out. They will take you away and you won't ever get to go home again. Now if anyone ask you, just tell them that I'm your uncle and that your visiting me from Europe okay." He said as he drove.

"Okay but what's Europe?" he asked.

"Well Europe is a country that is really far from here. If anyone asked just tell them your from Europe and your spending a few months with me okay."

"Okay" was all Link said.

"Now we just have to figure out a name for you." Larry said to himself. "Let's see," he thought for a moment. "I got it! Your name is going to be Landon Hathorn okay." he said as he stopped at a red light. "So if anyone ask for your name, it's Landon okay?"

"Okay but why can't my name be Link like it's suppose to be?" "Well if you tell anyone your name is Link, they will get suspicious. Trust me on this okay?" he said.

"Okay Larry" Link said as he looked out the window.

As Larry pulled into the mall, Link stuck his head out the window to see the building. "Wow I've this is about the same size as the castle, but the model of it is so different." He said.

"Well this is the mall. People go buy clothes and all other kind of accessories they need over here." He said as he pulled into a parking space.

As Link and Larry got out of the vehicle, Link notice all the people going inside the mall. He also notice all kinds of different people inside the mall. Link looked in amazement of how different the people were from his time. He was also kind of embarrass to look at them.

There were all sorts of different people. There were people with hardly no clothes on. People had earrings all over there bodies. Now Link had one in his ear, but some of these people had earrings all over there bodies. Also there were people with writings all over there bodies.

"Larry why would someone want to do that to their bodies?" he asked while they were walking.

"Well Link, that's how people are these days. In your time, people were so proper and never thought of such things, but now in the modern days, I believe people really don't care anymore. I really believe people are expressing themselves more and more which if they are okay with it then that's okay I guess." he said.

They kept walking until Link stopped and stared into the corner. He saw a man and a woman on one side kissing and touching each other all over and in the other corner he saw what he never seen before. He saw a man and another man kissing and touching each other too. Link was horrified at this scene. Larry quickly pulled him away and walked quicker to the store that he wanted to bring Link."

"Why were they doing that in public and why were those two men kissing each other?" He asked still horrified that people would actually do this letting other people watch them.

"Well Link I told you, people do all sorts of things in the day and age. I told you it was quite different and I didn't lie to you." he said as they walked into Dillards.

Link and Larry walked quietly to the men's section of the store. Larry kept browsing around to find Link some suitable clothes for him. Link just looked at the clothes and notice how many different designs and outfits they had.

"Excuse me but is there anything I can help you with?" A young man in about his twenties came up to Larry. "Why yes, you see my nephew is new in town and I promised him a new wardrobe. Can you help him pick out some clothes for everyday?" he asked.

"Why certainly sir." the man said as he took Link by the arm to show him some other outfits that was more his type. "Hey what are you doing! Let go of me now!" Link yelled trying to get the man's grip off of him.

"Landon he is going to help you find some clothes, it's okay" Larry said.

The young man looked at him confused. Larry chuckled, "he's from Europe. He isn't use to all these." Larry said as he continued chuckling.

"Right." they boy said as if he thought Link was weird already.

Three hours later, Link was finished. He tried on at least fifty outfits, shoes, watches, and all other sort of stuff.

"Now you look like a real teenager" Larry said as he looked at Link and his new clothes

Link was now wearing some a red Polo pullover and some blue jeans. He also had on brown dress shoes, and his hair was now fixed in a nice ponytail. He looked really nice.

"This is more comfortable" he told Larry as he looked at himself in the mirror.

"I think that looks much better on you than what you had on today." He said.

They walked up to the front of the store, and went pay for there items. The total was $780.00.

Larry took out his credit card and charged the whole thing. Link felt really bad for making him do that.

"Don't feel bad Link, to you the truth, I'm really glad I can do this for you. You see", he said as they sat down at got them some lunch, "I never had any family. I never had a wife or children. I was always working in my lab trying to create something new, but it get's lonely sometimes when you have no one to talk to. I'm a scientist and I have all this money, but yet I have no one to spend it on, so that's why I'm glad you are here, because now I have someone to talk to. Your like the son I've never had, and I don't mind spending stuff on you." he said as he took a bite out of his hamburger.

"Well I'm glad you feel that way Larry, but remember I won't be staying here long. I'm going to go home. But I've never had parent's growing up, so it's nice to have a father figure to talk to and everything. I think we will both enjoy each other's company while we are here." he said.

You know Link, this is truly remarkable what has happened. I mean no one would ever get to experience this. You are very lucky." Larry said taking a sip of his soda.

"Your right, and I'm glad I am seeing what life is other than my time. I just wish I could show Zelda all the different things over here." he said.

Larry had an idea, "Well there is a way. I'll buy you a camera. A camera is something that take a picture of something or someone. It's pretty much a memory thing. You'll understand once you see how it works." He said as they walked into another store.

This store didn't take too long though, Larry brought Link a camera, a portable cd player, some cd's of different kind of music and other electronic things that he could use once he would go back to his time.

Link was really enjoying the music. Especially the hard rock. Larry bought him a mostly rock since he enjoyed that the most. Link especially liked, Linkin Park, Evanescence, and Blink 182. He never heard of any music like this before.

By the time they finished shopping, it was already beginning to be nightfall. Link had all sorts of different things he had now.

Before Link walked into his bedroom, he came up to Larry and hugged him, "Larry thank you for all you've done for me today, I really appreciate it." He said as he started to walk to his bedroom.

"Well Link, your welcome, I'm glad I got to do something for you. Now you need to go to bed, you have school tomorrow."

"Alright I'm just going to listen to this music a little longer and then I'll go to bed, good night Larry" he said before he closed the door.

"Goodnight Link." Larry said as he took off the lights and went to bed.

Well that's chapter 4 for you. I know I told you school was going to be in this chapter, but I promise it will in the next one. Thank you for the reviews and please continue to read, it gets better when he goes to school. More characters too. Thanks, bye!

Aurianaf04 :)