A/n: Finally! Chapter eight is out! I'm such a procrastinator. :shot: Anyway, since all mistakes have been edited thanks to my fishie (a.k.a meh Beta) I now give you the next exciting chapter! And I think the longest by far.
Standard disclaimer apllies... bla bla... you know the drill. :grins:
Chapter Eight
Link stalked across Hyrule Feild, blue eyes narrowed in anger. That Sheik guy really got him angry. He was just a big show off, really he was. How in the hell did that guy seem to know everything? It just didn't make sense! Maybe that was why he didn't like him.
Behind him, Navi fluttered above the silent Serenity afraid to go anywhere near him. Link didn't get mad often, but when he did it was best to back off and give him his space. No use brining a casulty into it. Glancing down at the blonde female, Navi blinked as her blue eyes widened, a hand moving from her hold on the pink rabbit. A second later she found out why as an audible grunt of pain left the Hero of Time.
Apparently the tunic clad teen had been so involved in his frustrations he hadn't been paying attention to his path. Or so the fairy thought as she watched him back away from a tree. Judging by the smile on Serenity's face she had found it rather amusing as well.
"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up," he huffed, rubbing his nose.
Serenity couldn't understand what it was Link had said, but the tone was clearly sarcastic. It was enough to make her giggle, which sounded a bit childish. And as far as Link was considered, it fit her deffinately. He made a note to try and get her to laugh more often, especially if there would be no chance of her being able to speak the same language as he.
"Let's go before it gets dark."
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The old worn bridge just past the knothole leading into Kokiri Forest managed to hold the weights of both growing teens. The forest around them was silent, almost foreboding, as if warning of untold dangers ahead. In fact, the moment both blondes walked through the second knothole, they were confronted by an onslaught of deku nuts. Link, reacting quickly, pushed Serenity behind him and pulled out the Hylian Sheild. Deku Scrubs had taken over the entire Kokiri Forest!
First shot blocked flew past the small creature, second did as well. Lucky shot number three hit the scrub between the eyes with untapped accuracy. With a shriek, it went tumbling from it's orange flower and fled for safety. Link gave chase, sword being drawn as he pushed off of the ground. It wasn't going to get away. After a small, though annoying, game of chase, Link caught up to the deku scrub and, in three hits, it was down for the count.
As Link wiped the sweat from his brow, he took the time to glance about his old home. It was over run with deku scrubs and deku babas. He couldn't believe the change was this all because the Great Deku Tree had died? Forgetting Navi and Serenity for a moment, the Hero of Time began to walk about the old paths, being mindful of the new "inhabitents." Not a Kokiri in sight.
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Serenity watched him from the enterance of the forest. He seemed so depressed at the change. Making a small noise in the back of her throat, she moved to go comfort him. She hated seeing him like this. However, not even two steps into her movement, she froze. Her hands moved to cover her ears, though it wasn't to block out a voice this time. Instead, each appendage hovered a few inches away, as if trying to hear something.
"Please... some one find me... It's dark, I can't see where I am... Link help me!"
Stumbling at the urgency, Serenity nearly fell foreward, midnight eyes wide. Some one needed Link's help, some one he knew... Grabbing her rabbit, as it had fallen when she stumbled, the pale blonde took off to get Link's attention, leaving behind a very confused fairy.
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The Lost Forest was a dangerous place if you didn't know where you were going. One wrong turn and you were at sudden peril, or at the very least back at the beginning. Luckily Link knew where it was he was going, the same spot where he had leanred Saria's song. However, as they took a turn and ended up back at the home of the Kokiri's, it seemed he had forgotten the way.
With a heavy sigh, the tunic clad teen leaned against the Lost Forest enterance wondering if he could get Mido to help him. In front of him, Serenity stood watching, eyes moving between Link and the Lost Forest's entrance. It was almost as if she were waiting for him to go back in and try again. They had tried nearly five times already, didn't she know when to take a break?
Apparently she didn't, for when Link made no move to try again, she promptly stalked off inside the giant knothole. Blinking rapidly, Link stood dumbfounded for a few moments then scrambled after her. Was she insane? Going in there with out a weapon was like asking for a death wish! She was going to get herself killed!
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Through one knothole and into another, it was like a guessing game. Left? Or perhaps right? To go foreward or not.
Surprisingly Serenity managed to find her way through, Link just behind enough to see her disappear into knotholes. He had hoped to catch up, but she was always one step ahead. Luckily nothing harmful had shown up yet, so she couldn't get into too much trouble... Right?
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Stepping though the final knothole, Serenity found herself in a quaint little clearing with high walls and lots of fluffy bushes. Some of them even had butterflies! Making her way over silently, intent on catching a butterfly, she was unaware of a presence behind her. That was until she sat down before a bush and a dark shadow loomed above her.
Eyes wide, a comical sweatdrop ran down her cheek. Well this certainly wasn't good... As the monster howeled, she squeaked and managed to dodge the attack by rolling to the side. Oh man, this really wasn't good!
The Wolfos gave another loud howl, it's gray fur glinting in the sun, and brought down it's paw again. Eyes still wide, she dodged it clumsily trying to get away. However, the wolf backed creature made sure she couldn't get to the knothole. With each swipe, she dodged rather comically, until she ended up cornered by a wall, Wolfos hovering over her.
And that was just as Link found her: cornered by a Wolfos and cowering with her eyes closed. The need to protect her took over him and in a burst of rage he ran foreward. Drawing his sword, he raised it above his head, point down to drive it into the wolf creature's back. Just as its heavy claw raised up in preperation to rip Serenity into shreads, he brought the metal tip down into fur and flesh.
With a howl of pain, the wolfos ripped itself away an growled at the Hero of Time. Giving no warning, it charged and Link jumped with ease, flipping over it. While doing so, since his body passed by the wolf's own, he slammed the bloody sword into the wolf's back. Mortally wounded before, it was dead now. Shaking with hints of fleeting anger, he was suddenly aware that Serenity had been watching the entire time, There was awe and respect in her eyes, realizing his untapped abilities. There was also a sense of fear, one Link hoped to never see again in her midnight sky colored eyes.
The sword cleansed the blood from it's blade and Link sheated it once it had finished. At the sound of a gate opening, he turned to see a new pathway open now, only a few feet away from Serenity's crouched form.
"Come on Sere," he began as he walked towards her with his hand extended. "Let's keep going."
Angel-Goddess- :glomped: Well I'm glad you like it so far. Oh I know! That would be a wonferful paring between the three, shame it won't work with two girls and a guy. I couldn't resist that line though, I mean since she has to play a male's role, why not hit on the kawaii rabbit, ne? But yea... big role, though I'm still not sure what to completely do with her. And I hope to end up writing much longer chaptes but it all comes down to where I want to leave them hanging. Bwa ha!
Taiki- I'm glald you like it, thanks for reading. :smiles:
Sara- lol. I can understand that, especially when it comes to cross overs and who's better suited for the handsome efl boy. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what the pairing will be on this just yet, so you'll have to forgive me if I end up disappointing. However, I'm thinking of taking a poll at some point to see what you guys might want in lue of pairings, so make sure to keep an eye out and vote, yes? Till then, enjoy the fluffy bits. And to answer the replacement question... Ultimately, the child that was growing in Usa was merely to be a replacement, or rather a clone, so no, technically she isn't Serenity's daughter and yet at the same time she is, I guess. It's complicated and apparently I never put a full amount of thought into that whole situation. All I knew is that it would make since in her world. :giggles: That make sense? Or did i confuse you more?