Author's notes: Hello (again)! I'm Usagi, the author of this fic. Thanks for the reviews keep them up! Again, feel free to ask me any questions about the fic in the reviews. I plan to give a reply to every review sent to me, so check back frequently! Wow, I've made it to the second chapter. It didn't seem like that much time making the first chapter at all...Please enjoy this chapter and on!
Disclaimer: I do not own anyof the characters and plot taken from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
.:first:.
"Hey
Saria!" Link called, walking into my house. It had been eleven
years since I had first met him. And as his guardian, I think he
turned out to be a fine boy.
"Hello Link!" I replied
happily, "Come on in, I'm just making dinner!"
He sat down at my table, getting himself a plate. I put down some fish and leeks in front of him. I got myself a plate, and sat down across the table from him.
"So, how have you been?" I asked
him, after taking a bite of my dinner.
"Okay, I guess."
He sighed, "I've been having some weird dreams lately..."
I put down my fork. Being his guardian, I was worried about him.
"Like
what?" I asked urgently, "Dreams should not be taken
lightly. You know that. Maybe I could help you!"
He settled
in his seat. "Well, in the dream I am standing in front of a
castle, and it's the bridge door comes down over the moat. For some
reason I'm scared, and the sky is dark. Then, a pretty girl with
expensive clothes and jewels comes out riding on a white horse with a
harsh-looking woman. Then, an evil man with a black horse and green
skin comes out after. He stares down at me with an evil gleam in his
eyes. That's when I woke up."
I stared for a moment in the utter details of the dream. The ominous feeling it had. I knew this meant something big. I wanted to help him. No, I needed to help him.
"That sounds bad, Link." I told him, "We should talk to the Great Deku Tree, he will know what to do."
"Okay." He nodded slowly.
The rest of the meal was eaten in silence. After an hour, Link got up and brought his empty plate to the counter.
"Well,
I have to go now." He told me, "I'll see you tomorrow.
Bye!"
"Bye!" I called after him.
The house felt empty after he left. I was really worried for him.
.:later:.
Late that night, I had a nightmare about Link being taken away by dark hands, and myself being held back, I couldn't help him. I woke up in a cold sweat and knew I should talk to the Deku Tree. Right then. So, I got up, dressed and walked to his grove. I had to play a few monstrous plants to sleep with my ocarina on my way. The Great Deku Tree seemed to be losing power, he had some trouble keeping beasts out of the Kokiri Forest lately. I soon reached him, and to my surprise, he was awake.
"Saria, I've been expecting you."
He told me weakly, "I'm glad you came, I wanted to talk to you.
You see, I've been getting weaker by the day. I think I should be
passing on soon..."
"Great Deku Tree! Don't speak that
way!" I said with surprise, tears coming to my eyes.
"Ah,
but it is my time, child." He comforted me, "A man laid a
curse upon me, to kill me. He was a man of the desert, with black
garbs and green skin."
"What?" I said, recognizing
the man from Link's dream. But, that wasn't important to me right
then, "Why would he curse you?"
"He wanted the
Kokiri Emerald." He told me, "But he must never have it. It
is a key to the sacred Triforce."
I nodded, the Triforce was the most important artifact of Hyrule, and must be protected from evil hands. Then, I remembered about the desert man.
"Deku Tree, the reason I came to talk to you
is about Link." I explained, "He has been having dreams,
which I believe are predicting the near future. It includes the
desert man with the green skin, and a young girl on a white
horse."
The Deku Tree thought for a moment. "The desert
man is Ganondorf, leader of the Gerudos. And the young girl would be
the Princess Zelda, heir to the throne of Hyrule." He told me,
"And this is Link's destiny. He must leave the Kokiri's and
deliver Hyrule from the evil of Ganondorf!"
It pained me to think of letting Link go, but we all had a destiny. And this was his. I could only hope our destinies would again intertwine. But, Princess Zelda...what could she have to do with Link's quest?
"I
understand, Great Deku Tree." I sighed, "Is there anything
I could do to help him...?"
"No. His destiny is only
found on his own." He said sternly, "Saria, bring him to me
tomorrow, I need to speak to him of these matters. But I thank you
for telling me. Now fare thee well...and goodbye, my child."
Trickles of tears overflowed from my eyes. I would miss out great leader, our Great Deku Tree.
"Goodbye, Deku Tree." I said, after regaining my voice, "And may the Goddesses guide your spirit high."
I turned and ran, not wanting the Great Deku Tree to see me cry.
.:later:.
The next morning, I went to Link's house, as I promised the Great Deku Tree. Just as I arrived, he walked out of his house.
"Hello Link!" I called, running up to his ladder. He saw me, smiled, and climbed down the ladder. I was about to speak when I saw an unfamiliar glint by his shoulder. No, it couldn't be...
"Link,
when did you get a fairy?" I called out in surprise. The fairy
flew over to me, and my fairy, named Moriko, jumped around and
greeted her. "And what would be your name?" I asked Link's
fairy. Moriko whispered in my ear.
"Navi, is it? It's great
to meet you." I said merrily, "I'm glad a fairy finally
came to you, Link!" I beamed at him.
He
put his and behind his head and blushed a bit. "Yes, well she
told me that the Great Deku Tree wanted to see me." He told me,
"And, Navi isn't really my fairy yet."
"Well
Navi, I really hope you choose Link," I said to her, "He's
a good-hearted boy, but a little clumsy. Maybe you could help him!"
Navi laughed at my joke, and I turned back to Link.
"Yes, you
should definitely go see the Deku Tree." I said sternly, pushing
him along, "Get going! Go!"
He tripped a little, and Navi tugged on his shirt. He got going again, and ran out of my view.
That boy is gonna be the death of me. I thought to myself jokingly.
.:later:.
Soon
after, he came running back to me.
"Mido wouldn't let me
through!" He said, breathless.
"What?" I yelled, "That little bug is gonna die as soon as I get my hands on him..."
Link grabbed my shoulder before I stomped off. "Wait! He said I should get a sword and shield... Which I should have done anyway! But...I don't know where to find them..."
I sighed with sympathy and marveled at his patience with Mido. Link really was a kind boy, but knew how to hold his ground too. A perfect hero. I grinned a little with pride.
"Well, the treasured sword
of the Kokiri's," I laughed shortly, "Called the Kokiri
Sword, is hidden through that tunnel." I pointed to the hill,
"And Deku Shields are in the store." I turned my index
finger to across the river.
"Thanks so much, Saria!" He
said, running off to get the sword first.
I stared after his
retreating figure for a few seconds, but then I remembered
something.
"Hey, Link! Watch out for that boulder through there!"
Finally, Link came rushing back, shield on his back and waving around his new sword proudly. I was frightened for a moment, his sword was swinging dangerously close as he approached.
"Be careful Link!
You're going to chop my head off!" I laughed, backing up a
bit.
"Oh. Yeah, sorry." He said, quickly sheathing it
and blushing "I got all the stuff! Now, I'm gonna go see the
Deku Tree. Hopefully, Mido will let me through."
"Yeah!
Get going!" I said, "Good luck!"
"Okay. See
you then."
He then continued off to the entrance and I saw Mido reluctantly let him through. I smiled sadly, remembering that the Deku Tree's end approached. The Great Deku Tree was like Link's father, and I truly hoped he left the Forest before Deku Tree died. I knew it would be hard on the Kokiri people, but it would hurt Link the most.
"Pharoe protect him." I prayed to the Goddess of Courage. That's what all of us needed at that time most, courage.
.:later:.
I waited nervously as he was visiting the Deku Tree. Two hours had passed, much longer then I expected for a little chat. But, I knew the Great Deku Tree had his reasoning, so I dared not disturb him. Still, I worried terribly. I played my ocarina, and took the second one I had carved out, which I had hidden in a wooden chest I owned. I turned the careful wooden carving over in my hands and felt its energy. I decided to keep it with me for now. I knew something would happen soon, and it would be needed. I could not handle just waiting around like this, feeling there's nothing I could do. So, I decided a visit to my friend Midori's house was in order.
"Oh,
Saria! I wasn't expecting you!" Midori said, surprised. I had
caught her in the middle of cleaning her treehouse.
"I'm
sorry, should I go?" I asked warily, already backing out of the
door.
"No! Come in, come in." She said, putting down the
rag she was scrubbing her table with. She sat down, and motioned for
me to join her. I obliged, and sat across the table from her, "So,
what brings you here Saria?"
"Link went off to see the
Great Deku Tree a couple hours ago," I replied, laying my head
in my hands, "And he hasn't returned. I'm afraid he might be in
danger."
"Saria, the Deku Tree would never get little
Link get hurt. You know that." She sighed.
A fire flared
shortly in my eyes at "Little Link"'s nickname. I stood
up.
"Link isn't that little anymore. He is grown. The same
age as us." I said, maybe too harshly, "And the Great Deku
Tree has been losing power, if you hadn't noticed. He is dying,
Midori. I don't know how well he could protect Link."
"How dare you say that Great Deku Tree is dying?" Midori screeched desperately, her eyes flooding with hysterical tears, "He will always be here!"
"Immortality is a lie!" I yelled at her. It was. We always thought that the Deku Tree would be here for us, but it was an illusion. Maybe, the Kokiri's immortality wasn't real either. No one knew. Who knew if even the Goddesses would live forever? "I'm leaving the forest, and you can see if I'll die!"
Midori just cowered at my sudden anger. I was usually a content, controlled person, so she was surprised at my fury. I turned and exited her treehouse, determined to leave. Every thought had abandoned me in the face of disillusioning the Kokiri's with my death. The Great Deku Tree always told us leaving the forest meant losing our youth, and so our lives. I marched with an angry glow plastered on my face. The gatekeeper between Hyrule Field and Kokiri Forest blocked my way.
"Saria? Wh-why are you trying to leave?" He asked, confused. No Kokiri tried to leave, let alone me, the favorite of the Great Deku Tree.
"I have to prove something." I replied firmly.
"I'm
sorry, Saria. I can't let you pass into the world of the
Hyrulians."
"I am a Hyrulian. Is the forest not
part of Hyrule?" I protested.
"I'm sorry, but you cannot pass..."
I grabbed the collar of his tunic, and pushed him aside, running through the hollowed-out log that led to the outside world. He was knocked-out on impact, leaving the gateway unguarded. As I came to the bridge, I felt the ocarina I had carved telling me to stop. Knowing it had divine possession, I immediately obeyed. When I stopped, I realized that Link was still with the Deku Tree. I didn't want to go back, I couldn't face the other Kokiri's at that moment. So, I just stood on the bridge and examined the other ocarina I had made, the one I knew was not mine. I can't remember what exactly I was thinking about, just that I kept flipping the ocarina around in my hands. In what felt like an hour, I heard fast, hard footsteps plodding across the wooden log that led to the forest. They moved closer. I knew who it was. It was the Kokiri's coming to pull me back to them and blame me for knocking out a guard, disobeying and mocking the Deku Tree and running away from them. I was afraid of what they would do to me then. But I couldn't run away, I was frozen, fear seeping up from where my feet were planted on the bridge, heading to the crown of my head. The footsteps drew ever closer and louder they pounded in my head, along with my heart and I took a sharp intake of breath when they reached the mouth of the log...
It was Link.
I would recognize that green flash anywhere. He was running by, and was about to reach the end of the bridge and the gateway to Hyrule when I felt my mouth forming his name.
"Link!" I called desperately, willing him to stop. He did. He slowly turned around and faced me. His face was stained with red tear marks, and his eyes were puffy. Link walked towards me, ashamed.
"Are you alright?" I asked softly, forgetting all of my troubles from before when I saw he was upset. I wanted to help him before I helped myself.
"I...I killed him!" He sobbed, another round of tears welling up in his eyes, "I killed Great Deku Tree!"
I shook my head and went to hug him, but he pulled away. He was obviously embarrassed, grief stricken and feeling guilty.
"No
you didn't." I consoled him, "The Deku Tree knew he was
dying. There was nothing any of us could have done."
"I
wasn't able to destroy the evil being in time! So, he died...it's my
fault." He was too deep in his blame to wonder where I knew
these things from, luckily. He wouldn't have liked to know that I
told the Deku Tree about his worries.
"No. The evil being was in him too long. If he had known that he would die only from the virus, he would have summoned you earlier. I think he knew it was his time to go."
"But, the Great Deku Tree is immortal!" Link said, confused whether to believe the other Kokiri's or me.
"I'm sorry, Link." I replied truthfully, "But no one is immortal. Or so I have come to believe. Otherwise, the Deku Tree would have never died. It is no one's fault of his death. I swear that fact."
Link nodded a bit sadly. Navi floated about with a droop to her wings. She made me think, of how even though Link was a Hylian, he was chosen by a fairy. That meant he had become a Kokiri, and would forever be one. Then I remembered the other ocarina. I knew it was Link who was meant to have it.
"Link,
I would like to give you this. As a present for becoming Kokiri."
I pulled out the other ocarina I had carved. By the way his face lit
up, I was positive that it was his.
"Thank you, Saria!"
He said, taking it, and putting it away carefully in his pocket.
"And
I know you have to leave. So, goodbye." I fought to keep tears
out of my eyes. I loved this boy over all else, and now he had to
leave. And there was nothing I could do to stop him.
Link came
toward me and gave me a hug. It was strong, like he didn't want to
let go. Even so, he finally did.
"Bye..." He mumbled, running off through the log, Navi trailing after him. I just leaned against the bridge, wondering when our fates would cross paths again. But the Deku Tree was dead, and I knew the Kokiri's needed me to lead them.
I turned and ran into the forest, every step bringing me farther from Link.
.:last:.
Thank
you for finishing this second chapter of The Fairy Ocarina (which was
given to Link at the end of this chapter). I know it was a bit long,
but I had a good bit of story to cover. Anyway, thank you to all the
reviewers from last time, and here are some replies:
Sirael
Lythling - Thank you! Here's your update -
Xx Tsuki 0o -
Yay! Saria's my fave too! And I did the second chapter, so here
ya go!
Lvmj - Thank you for reviewing! - I'm glad you
like it. Yeah, I am going to talk about Saria's life during the seven
years Link is away. I'm also going to talk about her time as a sage
(her relationship with the other sages, watching Link go on with his
journey, fighting with Princess Ruto, and on, and on). I'll follow
Saria up to Ganon being sealed up and the party after.
R&R!
See you next chapter!
-Usagi
