AUTHOR'S NOTE

Please read my other fic, Link's Awakening. It's not near as good as this, but I would appreciate it greatly if someone read and reviewed it. I will also be releasing, once finished with this, a short little story about Ocarina of Time, about Ruto's diary she's kept ever since she saw Link once he was an adult. It will be rated K, because there will be NO swearing or sexual content. It will only be about as long as my previous chapter (lengthwise), but I'll add what I think to be some intriguing entries. You don't have to read it, of course, but I would appreciate it. : )

Also, I will only have two or three more flashbacks (including this chapter) in this fic, but only one per chapter. Oh, and also, I'm creating water currents in this fic. Let's just say that it's sort of like our oceans; some waters move quicker, and other forces of water don't move as swift. Also, sorry that this took a little longer than expected. I was having a few server errors with my computer, and I haven't been able to upload anything. I've been polishing this up because of that, so that's why an 'expansive vocabulary' has been added. Well, more expansive more than normal for me. And, (yes, another side-note…) this may only be 11 or so chapters, because right now I'm more or less finished with half of this fic.

AUTHOR'S PRAISES

Emeralddestiny: Thx a ton for reviewing and reading this every time I send a new chapter to and for advertising (I suppose we'll call it that) this. I'm very glad you enjoy this!

AnimeDemonNayorin: As for my grammar/spelling greatness, let's just say that spell check is a useful tool, ok? Plus, I'm very proud to announce to you peoples reading this, this fic has been added to the C2 Community, 'The Crazy Community of Link'. ADN (I'm abbreviating from now on, is that ok with you?), thanks so much for adding this toyour C2 Community.

CHAPTER 5 'FIRST OF EVERYTHING'

Tetra's ship sped toward Thorned Fairy Island at full speed. Lola was sitting on deck when they passed Link's boat. Lola waved to Link, but Link didn't even notice. Lola turned her head to see Tetra not even trying to look at Link. She wondered what had gone on between the two before she met Tetra.

FLASHBACK

Night was letting up, just as the Pirates' Fortress loomed into Link's view. Link didn't want Tetra to know he had come, but that wasn't too daunting a task. Link had stormed the fortress many times before when it was filled with evil, so what was a group of pirates compared to a pack of moblins?

Link dodged the lights that were moving, illuminating the water. He slipped in a narrow crack in the wall, just large enough for his boat to squeeze through. Link whipped out his sword, and starting to just wander around aimlessly, avoiding the eyes of guards. He didn't even know why he had come, other than to see Tetra. What would he say? 'Hi Tetra, I came in here without having anyone notice so I can tell you I still love you.' Yeah, right. Tetra would only hate him even more. Besides, who knows what a girl might do to her once-upon-a-time lover when he dumped her only a few weeks earlier.

Even so, Link had to try to regain her trust. He decided that if these pirates completely obeyed their leader, they would do anything for her. So, Link wrote a quick note on one of the many sheets of paper he always kept with him. "Dear Tetra," it read. "I am so sorry I dismissed you. It was a major mistake. I still love you like nothing else. I'll be on Needle Rock Island if you want me. If I don't see you there in a month, I'll feel bad. If you come, I'll never leave you again (P.S. If you don't know where Needle Rock Island is, it's to the south, and it's a big rock sticking out of the water)." Link decided to leave it nameless, just in case one of the guards read it. Tetra would know who it is.

Link got back on his boat, and exited back through the crack he came in from. Link went out a ways, and stopped. He clipped the letter to an arrow, and aimed the arrow high. He guessed that Tetra's room would be where the prisoners used to be kept, so he unleashed the arrow on the stairway next to it.

Link warped to Windfall to stock up on food and water, and then he warped to Outset. From there he set the wind to blow from the east, and a while later he arrived at Needle Rock. His swordsmanship and archery were getting a little poor, so for the first week or two he sparred with an invisible opponent. He recreated his fight with Ganon, but without the 'Tetra phase'. For the next two weeks he used his bow, hitting specific rocks on the Needle. He missed pretty often for the first few days, but after that he got much better. Then he finally decided he was good enough to practice on the floating, moving boxes.

Link aimed his bow, and fired. The arrow flew past the box, missing it by an inch. Link wasted a lot of arrows that month, but since he started with 5000 arrows, he didn't worry about it. His boat was pretty useful as a luggage boat, so that's where he stored his food, too. He ran out of food for the last week, so he used his bow to shoot the fish. The water slowed the arrows down, but he still managed to get a weeks worth of food.'

The month ended, and Link never saw sign or sight of Tetra. He abandoned the island, and sailed to Diamond Steppe Island. Link wept for almost a day, crying for his lost love. From then on, Link traveled all over the sea, trying to destroy any evidence of evil.

END FLASHBACK

"Thorned Island spotted, Miss Tetra!" Gunfo yelled from the top of the watch pole. "Come down here and help around deck!" Tetra yelled back. Tetra wanted her ship to be sparkling clean once the crew left the island, not for any special occasion, though. I mean really, most women love cleanliness, don't they?

Lola was in her cabin when Gunfo spotted the island. Lola left her cabin, and then she started to clean and scrub just like the rest. She was in her cabin, taking a rest, because Tetra let her rest much more than the guys.

After the cleaning was finished, Lola put on her best clothes. While she was undressing, Gunfo was spying on her, unbeknownst to anyone but Gunfo. Tetra was in the hull making sure everything was nice and tidy, while everyone else was sleeping in their cabins. Gunfo was intently watching Lola, and just as Lola was taking off her final strips of clothing, Tetra came back upstairs, on deck.

'GUNFO! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU! I'LL THROW YOU OVERBOARD FOR THIS!" Tetra screamed, waking the entire crew. Lola heard, and assumed that she would be watched soon, so she hurried up with the remaining 'procedures' of dressing. She left her cabin a few minutes after Tetra woke the night, and once she exited she saw Gunfo in a large barrel.

"What the…?" Lola whispered into the air. Tetra was cranking a rope of sorts, and the guys were simply staring. "Ummm… Tetra? What's going on?" Lola said in her pleasantly sweet voice. "The buffoon was looking at you." Tetra replied in her angered tone. Rage suddenly overcame Lola, and she punched Gunfo in the face. "Now THERE'S a sailor." Neeko said from the crowd. He was in the first row, and couldn't believe that Gunfo was being hit by a girl.

"Keep it going, Lola. And, once you're finished with him, we'll launch him into the seas." Tetra said.

'I don't want him" –punch- "to die" –punches Gunfo again- "Tetra. I only want" -breaks Gunfo's nose with a perfect jab- "him to suffer. Just demote him, and let me beat him up." Lola said, her punches repeatedly interrupting her sentences. Lola's rage kept her going for the next few minutes, until she eventually tired out. "A little girl from a peaceful island can sure make a guy take a beating…" someone said from the back of the crowd. Lola was tired, but she still had the strength to make a commanding voice.

"WHO WAS THAT! I'LL GET YOU NEXT, IF YOU ALL DON'T LEAVE RIGHT NOW!" Lola screamed at the guys. Lola turned around, back to Gunfo, only to see him unconscious. "Looked like you got him good, Miss Punch. You are now my second in command, and I'm proud. If you can do that when in a rage, we'll need you more often." Tetra said in her usual, pirate voice.

Meanwhile, Link was combing the seas and skied in search of his beloved leaf. Fire Mountain started to enter his view, but he still knew he was a long way off. The mountain, he knew, was huge, so big that, when it looked like you were right next to it, you were really miles away.

Tetra made everyone but Lola and her stay on the ship, much to the guys' disappointment. Lola was glad that she was wearing her best clothes, because she would finally see a fairy. And, not only that, according to Tetra it was a Great Fairy. A few wooden planks were blocking entrance to the column, held together by strands of rope. "Move back," Tetra quietly said, motioning to Lola to back away. Tetra place a small bomb next to the wood, and ran. Lola didn't back away at all, so Tetra grabbed her arm and yanked it away. She ran, dragging Lola with her, almost to the edge of the island, and the bomb exploded.

"Now do you see why I pulled you, Lola? You could've been killed. Think a little more next time." Tetra whispered in Lola's ear. The two walked up to the door, and Lola stopped. There wasn't anything in front of her except a smooth, rounded wall. Tetra pushed Lola out of the way, and walked into the entryway. She fell into a hole, just when Lola was wondering why Tetra walked in there.

"TETRAAAAAAA!" Lola yelled. C'mon, stupid, it's only a hole. Just fall in. Don't worry, you'll land safely." Tetra exclaimed from the hole. "Hah, a hole,' Lola thought. 'I can't believe I didn't see it. Well, it's still kind of dark out…'

"What're you waiting for, Lola? Let's go already!" Tetra yelled out from the hole again. Before Lola jumped into the hole, a though ran across her mind. 'Why doesn't she just come out and talk to me?"

Once inside, Lola was speechless. An amazing fountain stood before her, and Tetra was sitting on a rock right beside it. "How do we get out?" Lola asked. "The fairy'll help." Tetra replied with her usual, bored voice. "Whatever…" Lola mumbled.

Lola walked up the stairs leading to the fountain, and heard footsteps behind her, which she knew to be Tetra's. "Haaaaaaaaaaaahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa!" A high-pitched voice said very loudly, echoing throughout the chamber. A graying-silver figure rose out of the pool of water, and floated in air while Lola was mumbling nonsense to herself. She never, in a million years, expected to see a figure as majestic as this.

"Great Fairy, can you help us?" Tetra said in a girly, sweet voice that Lola knew not to be her usual. "Our chart needs repairing." Tetra continued. Violets started to rain form the ceiling, and magically the chart was repaired. A gust of wind appeared underneath the hole, and Lola was astounded. There was a first day for everything: Lola's first punches tossed, her first time seeing magic, the first time a guy saw her near nude, and the first time Lola became part of a high position for something. "Thank you, Great Fairy" Tetra said. Tetra grabbed Lola's arm again, and pointed towards the wind. "Oh, right…" Lola sheepishly said, embarrassed at herself.

Back on deck, everyone was happy that the women were back. Gunfo still checked Lola out every time he could, and some of the other guys did, too. No one on deck could deny it: Lola was hot, and she had a sexy personality, too. Lola dismissed them and simply continued on her way towards her cabin. "FULL SPEED NORTH!" was the last thing Lola heard that night, before drifting off to sleep.

Tetra was already on deck when Lola awoke. "Good morning, Lola. Are you feeling better about last night?" Tetra asked. "Well, I feel loads better, thanks to Gunfo allowing me to beat the crap out of him…" Lola said with a smirk on her face. Tetra grinned too, and the two waited for the rest of the crew to awake.

Sometime around midday, Lola spotted a small boat far ahead of the ship, also sailing northward. Upon instinct Lola knew it was Link, but for reasons unknown. "Uhnhn… Hi, Lola… How're yoooo…" someone mumbled from behind Lola. Lola turned; it was Gunfo. "Oh, so now you're checking out my butt behind my back, huh Gunfo?"

"Ummm… no…" Gunfo managed to reply. Lola looked at Gunfo's face, which was covered in bruises. 'Well, at least he got what he deserved,' Lola thought nicely. Gunfo's nose was broken, both of his eyes were black, and his cheeks were a pleasant mix of red and blue.

A few hours later, Lola told Tetra about seeing Link's boat. "Are you sure it's him?" Tetra asked. "I'm pretty sure" Lola responded. "Damn it" Tetra said quietly to herself. "What, Miss Tetra?" Lola asked. "Don't mind me, Lola. Just go do something." Tetra said in a slightly louder voice.

Dalhor, a muscular pirate part of Tetra's crew, was helping Gunfo out around the place. The two were the best of friends, and Dalhor was out for revenge. He hated Lola because of what she did to Gunfo, but he didn't care that Gunfo was spying on her. Dalhor would have thrown Lola overboard if she weren't always around Tetra. All Dalhor had to do was wait for time.

By nightfall the ship and Link's boat were right next to each other. The two vessels were purposely ignoring each other, because of the bad relations they had with one another. By the time dawn came, Tetra's ship was miles ahead of Link.

Lola was exiting her cabin when Dalhor attacked. Tetra was still sleeping, and Lola only wanted to watch the seagulls. "YOU'LL PAY!" Dalhor roared in Lola's face. He picked her up and tossed her near the shore of Dragon Roost Island. The Rito didn't notice anything, though, because they don't normally wake until much later in the day.

Lola was too tired and she barely had the strength to fight back.

"Dalhor, no!" Tetra screamed as she exited her and Lola's cabin and saw Dalhor just about to toss Lola overboard. Too late: Lola flew into the waters, and Tetra ran up to Dalhor and punched the shit out of him. Thankfully Lola was a great swimmer; those times swimming with the fish as a child finally paid off.

Link had ignored Tetra and her ship. Link was still worried about his leaf, and wondered if it was back at Dragon Roost by now. Link pushed his boat harder, trying to go as fast as possible. He would need some help, though, if the leaf were atop the mountain.

Lola knew that sometimes sharks inhabited the waters around islands, so she swam faster than she ever had before. She reached the shore within minutes, and Tetra and the ship were far away, leaving the horizon, when Lola scanned the waters in search of them. Lola's eyes were normal, but she could still see the ship leave her view. Her eyes weren't like a hawk's, but they weren't terrible.

"HOW DARE YOU!" Tetra hollered at Dalhor. "She beat up my buddy…" Dalhor mumbled. "I'LL TOSS YOU OVERBOARD AFTER THAT INCIDENT!" Tetra continued to shout. Tetra was fuming; face it, who wouldn't be right about now? And once a crowd had formed, Tetra really did make Dalhor pay. She humiliated him like had been never done before; there was a first for everything.

Tetra made Dalhor take a knife to himself and slice off sections of skin. Tetra repeatedly made him do more and more. Eventually, when Dalhor had cut himself so much that some muscle was showing through the skin that was left, Tetra took the knife away from him. Before Tetra did anything else, however, she turned the ship west: the direction of their fortress. Tetra then cut off Dalhor's hair with the knife, which humiliated him even farther. Dalhor's long, brownish-whitish hair was his pride and joy. He loved it all but too much.

Tetra had finally reached her breaking point after all these years.

A few hours later, Dalhor was begging Tetra for some medical treatment. "You only did it to yourself" Tetra responded in a very bored, uncaring voice. She couldn't believe her only friend was gone; out in the waves, alone by herself. 'Well, at least she'll have Link with her in a bit. She won't be alone; she'll have her stinkin' boyfriend.' Tetra thought as her temper came back. She hated Link with her all her heart.

Link could feel the island's heat as he approached it. The Fire Mountain contained so many flames; Link didn't doubt it could set his boat ablaze. Link notched an Ice Arrow on his bow, and let the arrow fly. The Fire Mountain froze, but Link knew it wouldn't last long. Over the years the island gained more and more heat and flames: the icy arrow wouldn't keep the fire away near as long as it used to. The arrow didn't last close to as long as Link thought it would; the flames erupted from the mountain once more, sending searing heat across Link. Link didn't string another arrow, only for the purpose of saving magic and conserving arrows: he knew he could resist the heat.

Fire Mountain was now glowing right in front of Link. He steered his boat around the fiery rock, and continued north. The heat from the island was still making Link sweat. The sweat dripped from his forehead into the bottom of his boat. The King turned his head. "Do you mind?" he said. "Sorry," Link apologized. Link turned for one last look of the Fire Mountain; the flames licked the sides of rock, crawling over the peak, and swallowing the sea sky.

Dragon Roost was towering over Link; the shadow consumed Link and his boat. Link saw someone waving their arms, as if to ask for help, on the shore nearest to him. Link used his telescope to see if he recognized the person; he did. Lola was wet, making it seem like she was swimming for a while. Her hair was all messed up: not her usual, perfect, straight hair weaving through her scalp. It was scrunched and totally unorganized, and Link immediately knew that she didn't have her brush with her. He wanted to see if his leaf was on top of the mountain. Link saw, with a dropping heart, that it indeed was.

By suppertime Link was anchoring on Dragon Roost. Lola was right next to him, admiring the man in front of her: his big, strong muscles, his genius, and pretty much everything else about him. "Why are you here, all by yourself, Lola?" he asked. "One of the pirates doesn't like me at all…" she replied.

"Who couldn't like a girl as wonderful as you, Lola?" Link said with a smirk running across his face. He was developing something for her, and he didn't really know what it was. I suppose we can call it 'pre-love'. You know, when you just have that feeling in yourself, but you don't think you love the person.

The pair walked up the hill leading to the home of the Rito, and Lola was grinning to herself, because of the great guy she landed. Finally, she met a man who she was semi-friends with, and now was in love with him. "Is there something on my back, or what?" Link asked when he noticed Lola staring at him nonstop. "N-no, there's n-nothing, Link." Lola babbled with a fake smile. In her mind she was destroying herself. 'Why did I have to make him catch me looking? Bad Lola. Badbadbad.'

Around midday the two woke up. They went to sleep immediately after they entered the home of the Rito, and they were given the best room. I say room because, well, they shared a room together. I don't really have to type what was going through Lola's mind, do I? You should be able to figure out what thoughts flew in and out of the bad little mind of hers…

Hwylony, one of the female Rito, served the pair some breakfast. "Thank" chew "you, Hwylony" Lola managed to get out in between chews. "You're welcome, dears" Hwylony replied, happy that they enjoyed her cooking. After breakfast/lunch was finished, Link walked out of the area that the Rito's home were in. "Hey! Wait up!" Lola yelled as she ran after him.

"Why did you come here?" Lola asked. A bright, clear pool of water stood before her, dazzling her with its beauty. A burst of water shot out into the sky, just as Lola placed her head over the ledge. The water sprayed her face, and now her hair was all jumbled once more. Link was having a laughing fit, and Lola just glared at him as she went back inside. She came back out with a comb, and fixed her hair when she stood next to Link. Lola wanted to show him that she could actually do something. Link's laughs were slowing down, and Lola was still glaring murder at him.

After Lola was finished, Link told her to follow him. Link knew that the only way to go to the top of Dragon Roost was to go through the Dragon Roost Cavern.

Lola followed, but once they were halfway across the bridge, she pushed Link off full-force. Link caught himself in midair, though, so his impact on the water wasn't too painful. "Why, you…" Link mumbled as he swam to the edge of the water. He rock-climbed up the side of the cliff, and got back on the bridge. Lola walked backwards, not wanting to be pushed off, in order to keep an eye on Link at all times. Even so, Lola knew nothing of Link's skills.

Link turned around at 180 degrees, so now his back was facing her front. In a flash, Link back-flipped over Lola, and shoved with his one arm as he landed. Lola went flying off the bridge like he had, and had a rough time getting back on the bridge.

'And now today is the first time I've flirted…' Lola thought with a slight smile on her face, as she steamed back on ground and onto the bridge. A couple's love was forming.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

I hope that this chapter was a little better for all you (are there many people reading this?) super-long-chapter people. I'll update my first chapter ('Of Women And Water') once I'm finished with this entire thing. I'll only update it saying, at the top, about the last-chapterthe-entire-thing thingy. Cya next chapter! (And to Emeralddestiny, once more, thx a ton for being the first one to review and to follow this! I can't praise you enough!)