Chapter 6
Night Attack
Alexis' head throbbed from the repetitive pounding of hooves on ground. From the point herself and Chunk had taken off running, pure adrenaline had been what had been driving her to this point…Now as it wore off, she felt fatigued and greatly hungered…For some strange reason though, she felt so safe now that she was with…Link…
Without realizing it, she had wrapped her arms firmly around his waist, (aww how sweet lol) so of course she didn't notice when he shifted uncomfortablyas she did this.
He slowed the horse down to a slow trot. "Finally, I thought I was never gonna be able to breathe again with all her hair blowin in my face." Chunk smiled.
"Oh shut up." She snapped. "So Link, where are we going?"
"I don't wanna cause Malon any trouble over at the ranch, so I dunno…Well…I do have a house…but that's in the Kokirian Forest and it'small…meant for a kid…Somewhere I don't really wanna go…" Link replied, he shifted around again, trying to give her the hint to…LET GO! Now she had no reason whatsoever to hang on since they were going at such a slow pace. He was glad when Chunk said something about it.
"Gettin a little close, huh Alexis?" Chunk teased.
"Oh…uh…sorry…heh heh…I didn't realize…" she fumbled for words as she pulled her hands away. "Wait a sec, how are we fittin three people on one horse?"
"Actually we ain't, my butts hangin off the freakin end…" Chunk muttered.
"Let's just go to your house…It's better than campin out in the middle of nowhere…" Alexis said. "Wait, didn't you go to get food?"
"I bet it's been awhile since y'all last ate as it has been for me, but I think it'll be a better idea to wait to we get there…"
"I guess…" Alexis mumbled.
They eventually stopped in front of two giant trees. "We're here."
They all got off the horse. "What's its name?" Alexis asked stroking its head.
"Epona."
They went into the forest, Alexis and Chunk had never been there before so they stared at all the lush greenness of it, and all the little kids running around. Their stares were returned as well, as the Kokiri were only use to other Kokiri.
Link sped up down the path and they came to a tree house..Link's house, not to mention the ONLY tree house in the place…
"Well this is it…" Link said slowly. Alexis climbed up the ladder followed by Chunk, then Link. The inside was single room with one bed and a table, that had one window towards at the front.
"Wow, you were right, it is small…" Alexis said.
"One of y'all can have the bed and stuff and there's food in this bag. He set the bag down on a small table and walked outside and down the ladder.
"You can have the bed, I'll sleep on the floor." Chunk said laying out his cloak on the floor.
"Wonder where he went…" Alexis thought to herself. "Let's eat."
There were a few loaves of bread and some fruit, as well as a canteen of water. They ate their fill and left some for Link, who still had not returned.
Then they heard yelling outside and crowded around the single window and looked out.
"You still recognize me, huh Mido?" Link snapped. "Just go away!"
"Great Deku Tree killer!" a Kokiri boy with bright red hair snapped back.
Link ignored him and climbed up the ladder, he sat there at the top waiting patiently. Mido's head poked up over the top as he continued climbing up. Alexis was shocked with the next thing Link did. He pushed the ladder out the full length of his leg and held it in place although it teetered, on the brink of falling down. "Now, you can either get the heck outta here and leave me alone, or I let the ladder fall with you under it. What's it gonna be?" he said, his voice dangerously calm.
"I'll get down! I'll get down!" Mido screamed, quickly climbing down the rungs.
When he was a fair distance away, Link set the ladder back in its original place.
For the first time it hit her, he wore the exact same style of clothing as the Kokiri…yet he sure as heck didn't look one bit Kokirian…From his calm handsome features…Blue eyes and shaggy blonde hair that fell over them…to his strong muscular body…She shook her head and shoved that from her mind.
Link sighed and leaned against the wall, allowing his feet to dangle over the ledge. Chunk and Alexis laid down in their sleeping sopts.
After a while, Alexis couldn't get to sleep, for one, she was uncomfortable, as the bed was too small. And two, something was bothering her…A sense of danger seemed to haunt the air around her…Then she heard soft music playing and climbed out of bed and over Chunk's peaceful, sleeping form. She ducked through the short entrance and went out into the crisp night air. Link was still in the same position as earlier, only now he blew into the blue ocarina he had mysteriously warped them to Lake Hylia with…He played a slow pretty song, that its purpose seemed to be to lull her to sleep. She sat down next to him and he continued playing without noticing her. When he finally did notice her, he abruptly stopped.
"Why'd you stop?" she asked. "It was a pretty song."
"Uh…Well…"
"Is there a reason you dress like the Kokiri, lived with them? Who was that boy earlier?" she suddenly asked him.
"Hmm…That's a lot of questions, ya think? Miss Nosey." His voice took on a slight teasing tone, but she sensed he was trying to hide a deeper feeling.
"So, get over it." She replied in the same tone.
"Fine…First off, when I was a baby, my mother was dying and she gave me to the guardian of the forest…I grew up thinking I was a Kokirian and then sometime when I was 10 I found out otherwise and I left here…And that twerp from earlier thinks I did something...But I didn't so it don't matter…"
"Sounds complicated…So you're really Hylian right?"
"Yeah…"
"What was that song you played?"
"Umm…It-it…" she was surprised to hear his voice crack. "It was her song…"
"Her song? What do you mean? Who?"
"Her name was Zelda…She was killed by Malika…"
"Was she a girlfriend? Wait, wasn't Zelda the name of the---"
"Princess…Yes…She was my girlfriend…" he replied sadly.
"I'm sorry if I'm makin you feel bad…I'll shut up now...If ya want me to…"
"No, it's fine…Actually…I haven't told any one this before…In fact only the king and a few guards knew we were dating…" he said staring out into the star filled night sky.
"Oh…Is that why you're so miserable all the time?" she asked.
"I am? I try not to be…I'm sorry…Sometimes I just feel so…overwhelmed…"
Her heart went out to him, he must have felt so depressed when it happened…But another feeling also surged through her…
He continued talking, "It was about a year ago when it happened…I was so depressed…I almost took my own life…"
She gazed into his eyes, "What held you back?" she asked.
"She…did…" he simply replied.
Normally Link would have heard the slight sounds of movement that didn't belong, but he was so caught up in his emotions at the moment and didn't notice anything out of place below…
"That's so sad…I'm really sorry…" Alexis said.
"Sorry doesn't make anything better…" Link replied. "She died right in front of me…I held her in my arms when she took her last breath…I'm sorry that I ever let her come with me that day to…to destroy Malika…Who was a serious threat to Hyrule at the time…I'm sorry I let her come, but that doesn't change the fact that she's dead…Now does it?"
"I-I guess not…" Alexis replied.
Link was shocked with himself. Why was he feeling so compelled to tell her all this? He'd never told any one before and now he was telling everything to this…this girl he had only met several days ago…He had even told her he had almost committed suicide! What was itthat wasmaking him say all of this?
Then…Then it happened…A promise he had made to himself was broken…She kissed him…Right on the lips…In fact he didn't fight it…He returned it…When he realized what was going on, he jerked away. "I'm sorry…I…I can't…"
"It's ok…I shouldn't have…" she said smiling to hide her hurt, but he could clearly see it in her eyes and felt horrible…Had he done something to provoke this? He had kissed back…What if that had given her the wrong message?
Then his thoughts were shattered by a dagger that zoomed by his ear, he snatched it out of the air by its hilt just before it would have punctured her skull…
"Shoot…" he muttered standing up, he handed the dagger to Alexis. "Use this to defend yourself---" a dagger had found a place in between his shoulder blades. He yanked it out and hurled it back where it had come from. He was rewarded by a grunt and something clattering to the ground…Stalfos!
"What's happening?" Alexis asked full of fear.
"Looks like someone's dropped in for a visit," Link slid down the sides of the ladder and drew his sword, immediately hacking into the skeletal creatures. Chunk was down there beside him before Alexis even realized he had run past her.
The girl who had pursued them previously stayed well hidden holding a net, waiting for the perfect opportunity to ensnare her victim. Alexis saw her and felt stupid as she had to slowly climb down the ladder. Alexis tripped on the last rung and flew through the air and landed with a thud on her back. Cold steel was suddenly against her neck.
"Say good---" Alexis stabbed the dagger deep into the girl's leg and swiftly pulled it out and stood, standing the way she had seen Link do…She wasn't an experienced fighter…
The girl smirked at this, "You'll always remember my name, Amanda, as it will be last thing you hear before you die."
Alexis rolled to the side asAmanda charged at her. "Don't think so."
Amandaturned and saw the stalfos' numbers had depleted immensely and she had to strike now or it would be too late. Running past Alexis, she flung the net in a wide arc and let it fly. It landed over Chunk, he struggled to get free only making it worse.
Link finished off the last stalfos and attempted to slash through the net, it held firm, the rope was protected by magic.
Amandadisappeared as well as Chunk…She figured the other two were nothing to worry about…
"No!" Alexis cried slumping down to her knees.
Link's face was grim, "It's ok, we'll get 'im back."
"But what if he's not alive by that point?" Alexis sobbed.
"He will be, but now there's nothin' we can do but rest." Link said.
She stood and wiped her eyes. "I guess…"
Kokirians had come out of their homes now that the fighting had gone and watched them curiously. They ignored them and headed toward the tree house. Alexis walked ahead of Link and when she heard a thump behind her, she turned to see Link slumped over on the ground...
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