Woo! I'm updating again! And so soon too. But, it's only because this chappy is going to be pretty short. There's not a lot of actual plot in it… just one little thing that I thought I'd include in this story to give a bit of background on the Kokiri race.

Well, that's all I have to say this time.

Thanks to my reviewers again.

Hope you enjoy.

Character- Saria

Setting- Before the game OoT even began, there was a friendship. This is a quick story of life as a Kokiri from Saria. She is, of course, in the forest.

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To Be a Hero

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I look around at the circle of faces.

Their eyes are all huge.

A few of them are leaning forward in anticipation.

I smile.

I pause for a short while to keep the tension.

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"Then what happened, Saria?" Asks Link in a whispered tone.

All the other Kokiri in the circle nod their heads at this.

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"Then," I say quietly, "The hero drove his sword into the monster."

I wave my hands in the air frantically.

"He had put an end to the monster's terrorizing ways. The monster died! And everyone was happy again!"

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"Wait." Said Mido, "What about the captured princess? What happened to her?"

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"I'm getting to that." I say, pretending to sound hurt.

I lean forward into the circle of my friends.

"Then, the hero came and swept the Princess up onto his horse and they rode away into the sunset."

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A loud applause sounds out.

"Great story Saria!" Some call out.

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I smile around at al of them.

"Thanks." I say modestly.

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Some if them scramble to their feet.

"I'll be the monster. You run and I'll try to catch you guys!" Cries someone.

I can't make out who it is because of the noise everyone else is making.

They all run off into their hiding places.

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I slowly stand up from the rock I was sitting on.

I brush myself down.

Someone taps me on the shoulder.

But I don't need to turn around to see who it is.

Link.

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"Link!" I say, turning around.

He smiles at me.

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"That was a really good story that time, Saria." He says.

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"Link," I say in monotone, "you think all my stories are good."

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"Yeah…" He says slowly, "But this one was really cool. Especially this time. You know."

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I laugh lightly.

"Well, thanks a lot." I say.

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I hear a loud roar in the distance.

I'm guessing the 'monster' just found someone.

I laugh.

"D'you wanna go play?" I ask.

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Link's expression changes immediately.

He looks at me stony-faced.

"No."

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Reading him,

I can tell that he's looking for someone to talk to.

Normally, we'd talk to our fairies… but…

Well…

I'm basically his fairy anyway.

"D'you wanna go for a walk then?" I ask.

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He nods.

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We make our way silently to the Lost Woods.

Occasionally, a shrill, fake scream sounds out…

But apart from that, it's dead silent.

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We finally decide on a spot to sit down after a while.

I choose a soft patch of grass.

I lower myself into it.

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"So… what did you want to talk about?" I ask.

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He sits down heavily beside me.

He picks at the grass lazily as he talks.

"I had that dream again." He says shortly.

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He told me about that dream a few days ago.

It was pretty weird.

But it was just a dream.

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"The exact same thing?" I ask gently.

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He nods.

He begins to pile the grass up into a little heap.

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"Well…" I say, trying to hide my concern,

I didn't like his dream the first time he had it…

But having the same horrible nightmare twice…

It's just a bit too fishy for me.

"It's just a dream, right?"

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"You don't see his eyes." He says quietly.

He knocks over his pile of grass bitterly.

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I know who he's talking about…

The man at the end of the dream.

The one with evil eyes.

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"Listen Link," I say, firmly, but kindly, "Having nightmares is nothing to be embarrassed about. Sometimes you have them twice. It'll go away eventually."

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"It hasn't happened twice." He says.

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"Sorry?" I ask, confused, "You just said that-"

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"I've dreamed it lots of times. Loads of nights before I even told you about it. Every single night this moon I've had this dream now."

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My stomach drops.

I've never heard of anything lasting this long.

I try to find something reassuring to say to him…

To comfort him…

"Oh." Is all I manage.

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He looks up at me,

Wide eyed.

Almost scared looking.

"I can't help but feel like it's not really a dream. It doesn't feel like a dream. I can't explain it. It's just… like it's real."

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I wish I could understand him better.

I wish I knew just what was really going on.

But…

It's probably just nothing.

I'm over exaggerating.

That's all.

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I manage a smile.

I take the picked grass.

I put it back into it's heap.

"It'll all be fine soon. You wait. And if you wake up having it again, just come over and see me. I don't care what time it is. We can talk." I say.

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"I will." He says.

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We sit in silence.

I stare out into the dense trees around us.

It's so peaceful in here.

I love this place.

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A few birds sing far off.

The buzz from the bugs surrounds us.

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I see Link move beside me.

He reaches out for a stick.

He picks it up and admires it for a bit.

Then,

He swings it around like a sword,

Poking and jabbing at the air.

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"I wish I was a Hero." He says suddenly.

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"What?" I laugh.

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"I wish I could be like the men in all your stories and legends, Saria. Then I bet a dream wouldn't frighten me."

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"Lot's of things can frighten Heroes too." I say.

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"Oh yeah?" He asks excitedly, "Like what?"

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"Like…" I say, thinking, "Not succeeding. Or… being so responsible."

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Link waves these words off with his hand.

"Only the bad ones are scared of stuff like that."

He waves his stick around a bit more.

"You'll see, one day… I'll be the bravest Hero ever. And nothing will scare me. Not dragons, or magic or anything." He says.

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Oh Link.

Imagination is amazing.

"Those things aren't always the scariest. Don't go by physical force Link. Sometimes feelings are the worst things." I say wisely.

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Link laughs at this.

"I'll show you."

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"No honestly." I say, seriously, "Look at you and your dream. That scares you."

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"Yeah, but I'm not a Hero… not yet anyway."

He fiddles with the stick some more.

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"No… but really Link." I say, "Being a Hero can't be all fame and glory and all that. Stories miss things. Think about everything they have to go through first. Being a Hero's not all it's cracked up to be."

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"Aww, come on Saria," Groans Link,

He flops the stick back down where it was.

He smiles at me.

"Being a Hero would be great."

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Ta da! Well… It actually isn't too short at all. I kinda like this chappy too. I think it gives a lot more to the relationship of Link and Saria.

Anyway, the next entry will from Link's PoV. So… until then, send me a review to let me know what you think! Thanks a lot!