Darunia: Disclaimer! Selphie Louise does not own the Legend of Zelda or any of its characters. They are the property of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo.

Tingle: The characters she does own are Selphie, Iggy, Jiji, and Aryn. The characters of Kage, Yugi, Mable, and Raven belong to Kearra. The character Ravick is the property of Selphie's friend, Patrick.

Chapter 22

"Okay then, drink the potion," Jiji said, handing a red potion to her sister.

"Jiji, I'm fine! I don't need anymore of those nasty things," Aryn protested, not taking the mug.

"You're not quite fine yet," Jiji replied, putting the mug in her sister's hands. "You sustained a very serious wound, and you need to take this for the next few days." Aryn groaned. "How about this? If you don't take the potion, you can't have the food Selphie made for you."

"Fine!" Aryn said, lifting the mug to her mouth. She gulped it down and when she'd swallowed it all she grimaced. "I hate that stuff!"

"Don't we all?" Jiji answered, moving the tray of food to her sister's lap. Aryn immediately attacked the food, eating hungrily. "Slow down, you're going to choke."

"You wouldn't be saying that if you'd been the one with a stomach wound," Aryn said.

"…As a matter of fact, that's what I supposedly died of two years ago when the two GITs came after me and Iggy," Jiji said. "I was fortunate, however, to have been dumped in a river and nearly drown shortly thereafter, so there was little circulation to cause a bleeding problem. If not for that, my scar would be exactly identical to yours."

Aryn listened in silence. Afterward she ate more slowly. "So… what's going to happen to me now?" she asked finally.

"Well, you're certainly not going back to the Garo," Jiji said. "And you're not quite old enough to wander the countryside on your own."

"Will I be living with you and Iggy then?" Aryn asked.

"What makes you think we want you around cramping our style?" Both sisters turned their heads to see Iggy at the door with a smirk on his face.

"Charming," Jiji rolled her eyes.

"What you see is what you get," Iggy said, walking over and planting a kiss on her cheek.

"I'll remember that," Jiji said. "Now, may I ask what that is?" she requested, pointing to the goblet in his hands with steam rising from the rim.

"Gift from our friendly neighborhood Big Brother of the Gorons," Iggy said.

"Lava juice," came the voice of said Big Brother from the door. Aryn looked over at him.

"…Whoa…"

"I heard about the incident and thought I'd do my part," Darunia said, smiling down at them.

"How thoughtful," Jiji said, taking the goblet from Iggy and placing it on the nightstand next to Aryn.

"…Thank you," Aryn said. She took another bite of her food. "So… where am I going to stay?"

"Well, we've all been discussing it," Iggy said. "And we've come up with several options."

"Okay?"

"The first thing is that you're going to stay here until you're well enough again, and after that you'll come live with us," Iggy said. "We have a room that would have been mine, but we never got around to using it."

"Too much information," Aryn wrinkled up her nose. Jiji smacked Iggy lightly on the arm.

"Anyway, at some point we'd like to give you the option of moving around among several of our friends so you get a feel for what you like," Jiji continued. "I know Link and Yugi are ready to take you in at some point. They have plenty of room. Selphie and Kage don't mind having you here some time, and I'm sure Darunia-."

"Would be far more than happy to have you visit Goron City," Darunia put in.

"What do you think?" Jiji asked.

Aryn mulled it over. "That sounds neat… but I wanna stay with you guys for a while," she said.

"That's what we intended," Jiji said.

"Then I'm all for it," Aryn said.

"Good then," said Jiji. "This being the case, Iggy and I need to be heading home."

"You're leaving me?" Aryn asked.

"Only a few days," Jiji said.

"Unless you'd rather your room be filled with all kinds of junk when you come with us in about a week or so," Iggy added.

"Okay…"

"Don't worry, Selphie and Kage will take care of you," Jiji said. "Darunia's going to stay here to help them, and everyone is on call in case something happens."

"Not that it will," Iggy added.

"Right."

"Okay, then…" Aryn said. Jiji leaned over and kissed her sister on the forehead and Aryn pushed her away.

"We're gonna go now so that we won't be getting home at midnight," Jiji said. "Don't give them any trouble."

"What am I gonna do?" Aryn asked sarcastically.

"Just behave yourself," Jiji repeated. She stood up and she and Iggy started out the door.

"See ya later, kiddo," Iggy called back.

When they were gone, Darunia and Aryn glanced at each other. "So, you gonna try that lava juice or not?" he grinned. Aryn nodded and lifted the goblet.

Iggy and Jiji made their way through the Lost Woods. The sun had already set and the full moon was high in the sky. The air was warm, but a soft breeze blew through them. Even the fairies had emerged and allowed their delicate lights to glow in the trees and grass, reflecting off the dew and making the grass shine.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Jiji said. Iggy looked over at her and she pointed up at the trees where the fairies hung like lanterns.

"Not as beautiful as you," he replied, smiling at her. She smiled back at him.

"Well… I'm sure you could find more effective and less cliché means of flattering me," she said, casting a mischievous grin his way.

Iggy took her hand and halted their stride. "And I'm positive I could," he said. "…I remember wanting to use the forest in the daytime because I thought it reflected you well. It's bright, full of life," he said. They made their way over to a large stone and Iggy sat Jiji upon it, crouching beside her. "It was beautiful, the way the sunlight filtered down through the leaves, turning the whole forest into an emerald dome." He put his finger right next to her right eye.

Jiji smiled at him. "Iggy, that's beautiful… but it's not daytime anymore," she whispered, taking his free hand in hers. He smiled right back.

"I know, which got me to thinking," he said. He stood up and gestured to their surroundings. "The forest is beautiful at night too. It's mischievous and calm. Whereas the sunlight accented the green, the moonlight casts silver and azure. The once emerald dome, under cover of night, camouflages itself; it takes the alias of a sapphire bubble." He took his finger and placed it under her left eye.

Smiling, Jiji commented, "The forest is lovely, isn't it? You just can't change that fact." Iggy looked down at her and kneeled in front of her.

"No, you can't," he said. "You can view it in as many different ways as you like, it can have as many sides as it pleases… but it will always have a bravura all its own." He cupped her face in his hands.

Jiji closed her eyes, placing her hands on his.

"Why do I get the feeling we're not talking about the forest anymore…?"

"Perhaps because we're not…"

"Then what are we talking about… exactly…?"

Jiji opened her eyes and gazed down into Iggy's. Iggy gazed right back into her eyes; her two mismatched eyes that, although they were as different as day and night, both sparkled from tears and fairy light. Slowly, he guided her face toward his and they met for a moment before parting again.

He let go of her and reached into his pocket, withdrawing the small black box he had purchased over a month ago. The small black box that he couldn't withdraw the day he purchased it, didn't get the chance to withdraw the day in the field, almost destroyed the contents of that night, and decided to put off displaying the morning in the jail cell. He held out this very box and opened its lid revealing a simple gold ring with a single diamond embedded in it.

"…This is what I'm talking about," he said, taking the ring out and then taking her left hand in his, sliding the band onto her finger. Jiji stared at the ring for a moment before leaning forward and wrapping her arms around Iggy's neck. He placed his around her as well, helping her to the ground in front of him and holding her close.

"Will you marry me, Jiji?"

"I'll marry you, Iggy."

This marks the end of the prewritten story. Anything that I may post after this will have a decent author's notes because it will have been far more recently written. Anyway, that's all for now. I'm not too worried about any of this because as of yet no one has to review the other two stories except for three people, only two of whom I think actually read all the way through, and one of whom doesn't count because she probably didn't read all the way through when she reviewed because she read it as I wrote it. Whatever. KIT & KIR anyone who makes it this far. Out.