"You're what!" Toto shouted.
Lulu and Mikau stood in front of their friends after just revealing to them that they married.
Mikau held his arm protectively around Lulu and nodded. "You heard us, Toto. We've been married for little over a month."
Toto was fuming. He opened his mouth several times but closed it when no speech came out. Japas and Tijo beamed.
"That's great!" Japas explained pretending this was the first he had heard of it.
"Little Zora's…" Tijo said dreamily. "It's been a long time since I've been around little Zora's."
Lulu's eyes jerked up. "Little Zora's. We never said anything about that!" She said slightly panicked.
Tijo looked over to her. "I just thought…since its out now…maybe…"
Mikau laughed aloud. "Don't be silly, Tijo. We have far too many things to worry about with the band to add baby Zora's to the mix."
Lulu chuckled half heartedly and nodded with a smile she hoped looked sincere.
Evan remained silent. Mikau looked over at him. "What do you think Evan?"
He sighed and walked over to Mikau. They stared at each other before Evan finally smiled and pat the back of his friend. "I'm happy for you. I just wish you would have told me."
Mikau chuckled. "Nothing personal." He winked and motioned over to Toto who was still pacing.
Evan nodded knowingly and smirked. The Indigo-Go's crowded together talking happily about marriage when Toto finally lost his patients.
"HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS!"
The hall grew deathly silent and everyone stared at the fuming Zora. Mikau composed himself and walked forward.
"It wasn't a matter of keeping you out of it, Toto. Lulu and I weren't ready for you to make a big fuss over our marriage to the public. We wanted it to be just her and I for a while."
Lulu joined Mikau and nodded. "We knew as soon as we told you, it would be all over Termina." It was true. While Toto had good intentions, he was never one for keeping a secret.
Toto surveyed the two for a moment in silence. He knew they were right. He finally sighed and bowed his head. "I suppose you're right." He looked back up with a smile. "Congratulations."
Mikau and Lulu smiled and nodded to him. Mikau shook his hand and Lulu kissed his clammy cheek.
That night, after the Zora's finished supper, Mikau and Japas decided to have a jam session in Japas room. Lulu, deciding to take advantage of the current calm, swam out of Zora Cape, easily avoiding the Skullfish and the Like-Like's as she went. She emerged on shore and lay along the sand for a moment. Then she decided she wanted far more to be in the water. She walked till her feet were submerged and then stopped. A giant Like-Like was inching towards her just under the surface of the water. She sighed. She wanted to relax, not worry about creatures. She left the water and walked through the large stone tunnel into Great Bay.
She breathed in the smell of salt water and smiled. Here she knew she would be able to relax. She dove into the water and playfully swam around enjoying the feel of the water rushing around her. It wasn't every day she was able to just play. She swam over to the reef where the Gerudo Pirates fortress was. She landed on the soft sand at the bottom of the cove and lay back against the cool stones. She sighed contentedly and smiled to herself. Her stomach had been acting up lately and it felt good to just lay back and relax. The longer she lay, the more she felt the tense feeling in her stomach. She sat up, suddenly feeling worried. Her stomach muscled contracted suddenly causing her to double over in pain. She wrapped her arms around her stomach and glanced down at them.
"Oh no…" She muttered. "Not now…" She begged but the contractions wouldn't cease. "Mikau…" She moaned into the slowly darkening water.
After several hours of pain, Lulu finally lay back on the sand, panting heavily. Laying around her were seven small eggs. She lifted her head weakly to look at them. She smiled despite her pain. She was a mother. Or at least, she would be in a few short days. She sighed and lay back again. She thought about sleeping when she suddenly noticed the strange warmth of the water. She sat up and looked around. The ocean had been acting oddly lately and it was unusually warm. She looked at her eggs. What would she do? What if the warm water made them sick? She sighed and thought to herself. She could go to Mikau. She shook her head. No, she still wasn't sure about it. Evan. She could go to Evan about it. He was very knowledgeable and much older than she was, he would know what to do.
She weakly gathered her eggs in her hands and swam her way back to Zora Hall. Judging from the sounds coming from Japas' room, he and Mikau were still at it and now even Tijo had joined them. She nodded to herself and escaped quickly to her room, which luckily happened to be unguarded due to the sleeping Zora in front of it. She entered and gently laid her eggs down in the cool water. She paused and stared at them for a moment. She sighed and looked around. She couldn't go to Evan. Not yet. It wasn't anything to worry about just yet. She nodded, content with herself and she carefully curled up next to her eggs and slept.
"Lulu!" Japas yelled through her closed door. She had missed breakfast and wouldn't even let Mikau into her room all night. He sighed and turned to his fellow band mates.
"I just don't get it. She was fine yesterday when she went for a swim."
"Do you think something happened to her out there?" Mikau asked, suddenly worried.
"I'm sure she's fine. Probably just tired." Evan suggested. "Let's let her sleep for a little while long-"
Evan was interrupted when Lulu opened the door. She smiled at them all and waved.
"Good!" Japas smiled. "Now we can stop worrying!" He smiled and gently patted her back before turning and walking into Tijo's room, no doubt for another jam session.
Mikau walked to her. "Lulu, we were getting worried when you didn't so up for breakfast."
She smiled to him and opened her mouth to speak but no words came. Suddenly she seemed panicked and began making motions as though she was screaming, yet she was silent. Mikau's eyes widened and he turned to Evan.
The older Zora moved towards her and gently but forcefully grabbed her arms. "Calm down, Lulu. Let me see." He said and gently tilted her chin up.
She calmed but still looked worried. Evan felt her throat gently and then sighed. "I don't get it…I can't see anything wrong."
Mikau walked to her. "It's okay, Lulu. We'll figure something out. Don't you worry." He smiled and kissed her forehead.
She smiled weakly and nodded. Perhaps it will just come back on its own…Lulu thought. She snuggled into Mikau's arms and sighed. Yes…it will come back…
Lulu sat in her room next to her eggs, which didn't look very healthy, and stared at her diary. Each entry became more negative. She had to do something. Finally deciding that a verbal assult was better than the lives of her children, not to mention her voice, she stood up and stalked straight into the main hall. She stopped right in front of Evan's room and, without waiting for a response from the guard, stormed in and slammed the door behind her.
Evan was sitting in front of his piano playing a soft, soothing melody when he heard the door slam. He turned to see Lulu stalking towards him.
"Lulu?" He asked. "Has your voice returned?"
She shook her head sadly and sat next to him. Evan sighed and looked down. She tapped him gentely and whispered as best she could to him.
"I…I have something…to…to tell you…" A fit of coughs followed her effort.
Evan sat on the sand next to her and hugged her gently.
"Don't try and talk, Lulu." He looked around and grabbed a stick from the floor. "Use this to write in the sand." He suggested.
Lulu nodded and quickly wrote her message in the sand. It read, "Two days ago I laid the eggs that Mikau and I created. I was too afraid to tell him so I've hid them in my room but now they are not looking very well at all. I don't know if it has anything to do with my voice but I'm very worried, Evan."
Evan read it carefully, furrowed his brow, and then read it again. He turned to her and nodded. "I understand." He hugged her again and murmured soothing things into her ear. "Don't worry Lulu, you'll be fine." He pulled back and looked at her. "I suggest you take your eggs to the Marine Research Lab in Great Bay. The old man there should be able to help you."
She smiled to him and nodded. She stood, hugged him again, and left for her room. Back in her room she walked to her eggs and looked at them in concern. She turned her attention to her diary and picked it up. She wrote,
"It has been two days since I have lost my voice. I don't want Mikau to know, so I talked to Evan about it. He recommended that I take the eggs to the Marine Research Lab to have them checked. I think I will take them right away."
She set her diary down and quickly picked up her eggs. She carefully laid them all in a newly formed pouch she made out of scales and sea weed and then she swam to the research lab. She stood outside of the door for several minutes before knocking. Before she even had time to think, the old man answered the door. He stood staring at her and then he smiled.
"Ahh, Lulu! What can I help you with?" He smiled.
She slowly lifted her pouch and opened it. He looked down and gasped.
"Zora eggs!" He smiled and looked up at her. "Congratulations, Lulu!" He smiled and then looked down again. "Oh…" He touched one. "These do not look good." He moved so she could enter the house.
"I bet it's the water temperature." He muttered to himself. He scribbled a few things down on a notepad and then turned back to her. "The water has changed too much in the last few days. Your eggs will not survive in the ocean like this." He walked to her and patted her arm. "But do not worry. I can build you an aquarium in here so your eggs will be kept the normal temperature until they hatch."
Lulu smiled. She hugged the man tightly and she would have laughed if her voice was back.
The man chuckled and gently pushed her away. "Yes, well it will take me a while…bring the eggs back tomorrow and I will have it ready."
Lulu nodded and left the building. She breathed in deeply and sighed. Her life was finally starting to feel right again.