a/n: So chapter eight began, and xifa began questioning motivation purposes. I really need to finish these stories I have post, most of which started in grade school ; The only really recent ones are Sealed Files and the one about the snackcakes...the rest are EONS old. It's like I've lost all ideas on all of them! Actually, I've forgotten the plots on most of them, including this one. I don't even know how this will end...I'm just closing my eyes and hoping for the best. Scary thought, ne?
In other GREAT news, I had an idea for a fanfic today, the first one I've had in almost a year! I don't want to say what it's about, but it manages to involve Link and Mario in the same setting, and the main character's named Ramen in honor of the food that I'm sure I'll someday be living off of even more so than I already am! Needless to say, it's a humor fic.
But I have to finish this one first so here it is.
Chapter VIII: Awkward Silences
I awoke when Reona did the next morning. She'd already managed to get a good distance away from me just in the few seconds it took me to get orientated. She was jumping at a tree with her sword, trying to knock down a piece of fruit. I could almost feel the nervous energy radiating from her. Reona wasn't one to draw her sword unless it was for battle purposes. Everything else she had a more tactical approach to.
I walked over and simply reached up and pulled the strange looking fruit down, handing it to her.
"You can keep it, I'm not really hungry," she mumbled, shoving the fruit back at me. "Link, I want you to forget anything we spoke about last night."
"Why?"
"Because," she frowned. "You caught me in a moment of weakness, and instead of responding as honorably as I could, I crumbled into a little mess. That's not the real Reona, that's just the wimpy one. I'd prefer it if we never spoke of this subject ever again."
"Reona, the past"
"is in the past," she finished calmly, even though that wasn't where I was heading at all. "Who I was then and who I am now are two different people. I am Reona Lateralus now," she said indifferently, voice devoid of any emotion at all. "Reona Aenima has become a figment of the past, a traitor to society. I'm more than a reformed criminal, Link. I'm a new person. I've learned my mistakes. I have no opinions. For some reason or another, I've allowed you to take me back to the mistake I used to be. However, I've realized this now and have no intention of letting you slip under my guard again. Now, we move onto Symmetry Village. From here on out, we don't stop for a long time."
"I thought you didn't travel at night," I frowned. Everything she was saying today was completely contradicting things she told me last night. I noticed her shiver, and then regain composure quickly.
"That's something I'm getting over, too. I've just been putting it off. Today it starts again. We travel at night as well," she announced. "Now, let's go."
She didn't tell me where we were going, nor did she say where we were at. We walked in complete silence, my only means of telling time being the traveling sun. More than once I'd went to speak, but something in the icy look in her eyes told me that she wouldn't be talking back. The silence was smothering, and I wondered how long she actually planned to keep this up.
Every human had a moment of weakness. Even Ganon, in all his evil, had his weak points. Did Reona honestly think she could conquer every negative aspect of human nature, and even a few positive ones, just to find respect in the High Elder's eyes? I frowned. This world was corrupted, even more corrupted then Hyrule under Ganon's rule had ever been. The future that I had seen, that those people had lived through and yet would never experience...the desire to explain that feeling to someone arose again, a desire I hadn't felt in quite awhile. My time spent in isolation had only prolonged the need of companionship, not removed it. I looked ahead to Reona, who was still mindlessly conquering any obstacle in her path, whether it be rock, branch, hole, hill...I wondered what was going through her mind. I knew I could tell her anything, and she would listen.
Well, she would have prior to this weird silence now. I wasn't sure about anything anymore. All I knew was that I was in this alien world, and the one person I could communicate with had just very politely shoved me as far away from her as she could. I caught up to her, keeping on her heels. We were so close in proximity, and yet we were so far apart...
Even thinking like this was a foreign feeling, and I wondered how in Hyrule a quest like this could bring peace and happiness to my heart. Reona suddenly stopped, and I ran into her.
"What?" I asked, reaching for my sword.
"Nothing," she shrugged. "You were just too close."
She continued hiking on, and I suddenly found myself very angry at her. I stopped walking altogether.
"What now?" she turned around and stared at me.
"Go on," I shrugged. "Go ahead. This is pointless. I'll find someone else to travel with."
She laughed bitterly.
"Good luck," she rolled her eyes. "Good luck finding someone who will listen to your meaningless chatter and still not turn you into the High Elder. Good luck finding someone, in general."
I shrugged again, and she started laughing, a strange, almost half-insane laugh as she disappeared into the forest. I knew I'd made a mistake. Well, physically. I was absolutely lost without her, in a directional sense. Emotionally, everything felt semi-right. I'd ended the silence, made her happy, and retreated back to a quest-style I was much more familiar with.
One where I journeyed alone. I decided I'd take a quick break and think about my options. I sat down and pulled out the Ocarina, playing Saria's Song. We were worlds away, but I still felt her prescience. I couldn't hear her, but I felt more in tune with nature and felt comforted for a moment. I switched tunes, playing the Song of Storms.
Huge mistake. It still had the same effect in Labrynna as it did in Hyrule, and I moaned miserably. Sheesh, Link, why are you so STUPID!
I sighed and started walking. It wouldn't be the first time I'd traveled in the rain, and hopefully wouldn't be the last.
a/n: I want to thank anyone who's reviewed anything of mine, ever. I read through some old reviews last night and they made me feel good about myself. They're what inspired me to get back into fanfiction! So...thanx, guys!
love and peace,
xifa
oh...yeah...there's a connection between Reona's two last names (aenima and lateralus). Xifa gives a cookie to whoever figures it out first! XD have fun and peace out!
