''thoughts, () stuff that is an off hand bit of the story, (()) A/Ns, ""Dialogue, This Link, This Saria's spirit, This Anna.

Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time belongs to Nintendo, not me. I only own Anna.

Chapter 5

Anna looked at a photo of the three of them.

'Some of it was a lie, but she was still my friend.' She reminded herself.

It had been a week since her brother had defeated Phantom Ganon. She stood up. Link had walked in. She nodded to him, as she walked out of Saria's house.

She walked into the Forest Temple, finding her way through the Lost Woods easily, with Link following her.

She ran into the boss room and turned around. "You shouldn't have followed me." She told Link sadly.

"Anna…"

She shook her head and turned to face the wall. "Just continue the quest, Link."

"Don't make me…" Link couldn't finish the sentence.

"Go." Anna said, pointing him to the portal that would take him to the front of the Forest Temple. He gazed at her.

"I need to talk to Saria alone." Anna said, in answer to his unspoken question.

He nodded, and left.

Anna waved her hand, and turned to a green portal with ghostly leaves, and walked through it.

She looked around the Realm of the Sages, looking for Saria.

"Hello, Anna." Rauru said, coming up behind her. She jumped, and spun around to face him. "How many times, Rauru? Don't do that!" She said in exasperation. But the smile on her face betrayed her.

"I suppose you're here to see Saria." He said lightly. Anna nodded.

"Through there. Be very careful, though."

"Thanks, Rauru." Anna said, heading off in the direction of the forest.

When Anna got through the forest, Saria and the Deku Tree were talking.

"Saria! Great Deku Tree!" Anna called.

Saria looked up. "Anna?"

Anna waved, and ran over to them.

"So does this mean…" Saria trailed off. Anna shook her head. "No. I'm just visiting." Saria breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. I don't know how, but you're a special Sage. Like the 7th sage. You're different from the rest of us."

"Wouldn't it be 8th sage?" Anna asked.

"I don't know." Saria replied. They started giggling. Anna stopped, remembering why she had come in the first place.

"Umm… I sort of lost Tael after you…left." Anna admitted.

Saria stopped giggling too. "How?" She asked quietly.

"I'm not sure. I think a Skull Kid took him."

"Oh." Saria muttered.

"I should probably go back to Kokiri Forest."

The Deku Tree cleared his throat. ((Using that term very loosely. I don't think he has a throat.)) "You don't need to stay in Kokiri Forest, Anna. You can leave if you want."

Anna and Saria jumped. They had forgotten the Deku Tree was there.

Anna blinked at him a couple times. "You mean, because I'm not a real Kokiri, because I was adopted, I could leave if I wanted?"

"Yes. And I'm pretty sure the other Sages would let you use their temples to get to this Realm."

Anna nodded, trying to take it all in.

"You could probably live in Kakariko Village if you chose to leave Kokiri Forest." The Deku Tree continued.

"What about Hyrule Town?" Anna asked.

"It's overrun with ReDeads." Saria said.

"Oh."

"It's your choice, Anna." The Deku Tree said.

Anna turned to leave the Realm of the Sages, with her decision made. She was going to Kakariko Village.