AUTHOR'S NOTE
Heh, heh, I noticed that, when I created this, I made a typographical error. I first named it 'Mr Diary'. Woopsidoos! I then immediately changed it to 'My Diary', but it's still sorta funny. Anyway, expect every chapter to be around 1,000-1,500 words, total. I know that's really short, but IMO, even five entries per chapter is stretching it. Think about it, if I put in like 10 entries for every chappie, wouldn't it get tiring eventually? So, I narrowed it done to five. However, if I get reviews that disclaim this theory of mine, I'll add in more, or if I feel like it, I'll put in maybe 6 or 7. And, like my 'Eternal Love', the very last chapter of this fic will consist of every single chapter put together. Author's notes will be deleted, and there won't even be chapter numbers. Ruto occasionally posts riddles in her diary, and if you figure them out before she does, you get a prize, but I won't tell you what it is yet! For most riddles, it takes Ruto at least a good while, so you guys have a good bit of time… So, have fun!
CHAPTER II
Day 19
Mrs. Piklestic took my journal away from me, even though I'm a princess. She said that, even though I'm very special, I still have to pay attention in class. Right now I'm sitting next to Jabu-Jabu. He's really friendly, once you get to know him. I think he's sorry for swallowing me…
In the past few days, I've been really, really, REALLY bored. There's nothing to do, nobody to play with, and I know every inch of our waters like the back of my fin. It's sad really. There's just nothing to do…
Daddy gave me a riddle to solve. It's really weird though, and I don't understand it. When I asked him about it he said that I'm probably thinking wrong. Oh well, here it is:
0 equals 4
1 equals 3
2 equals 3
3 equals 5
4 equals 4
5 equals 4
6 equals 3
7 equals 5
8 equals 5
9 equals 4
10 equals 3
11 equals ?
That's all for today! Bye!
-Ruto
Day 20Today I went to the shop, and there was a really pretty book there. It had pink all over it, and looked really neat. The sale price read: '60 rupees for this one of a kind book: 'The Great Zoranian War of Yulher: A Complete Analysis'. I only had 40 rupees in my piggy-bank, so I asked them to hold it. They said they could only hold it for up to 5 days. Dang. That means that I only have 5 days to get 20 more rupees. I got to figure out a way to get the kind of cash…
-Ruto
Day 22Daddy said that if I help the community, he'll pay me. I didn't know what that meant, though, so I asked him. He said that if I help cook food, if I dig rocks from underneath our cavernous home to expand our waters, or if I help my teachers out somehow, I'll get paid. But he said that he'll only pay me 4 rupees per thing I help out with. I'll do the math right here:
3 days left equals 12 rupees if I only do one thing per day
If I do two things every day I'll have 12x2 equals 24 rupees
I can be lazy for a day and only do 2 things for 2 days, then 1 thing for the last day.
That makes sense. I don't think I'll help my teachers, though, because not a lot of them like me…
That's all for today! Bye!
-Ruto
Day 23Today was the first day I helped our community. I picked rubble off of our lake's floor, and wow, it was tiring. I only picked up two, they were so heavy. I don't know how those men do it all day… My daddy says I should develop some muscles, though…
Last night I had a dream that I was standing next to Link, but we were both a lot older. In my dream he looked me in the eye, and I felt all queasy and stuff. I remember that I raised my arms and something really shiny fell from the sky, but I don't remember anything after that. Daddy said that it's just a dream; it'll probably never be true. But I WANT it to be true, Daddy!
With giddiness,
-Ruto
Day 25
I don't know what to do. I'm really tired from my chores, mostly because the store said that now the book would be leaving their shelves by tomorrow, so I had to work extra hard today. I'm pooped, and right now I'm lying in my bed writing this. There's nobody to play a board game with, and my books are all really boring. I wish I had 'The Great Zoranian War of Yulher: A Complete Analysis' to read right now, but I don't…
Being a princess is hard. I wonder what being a queen is like. Probably way harder than picking rocks up off of the seafloor. I don't know. Oh, and Daddy gave me a hint for the riddle from a few days back. Well, actually, he gave me three hints, but they're not much. Here's the complete version:
0 equals 4
1 equals 3
2 equals 3
3 equals 5
4 equals 4
5 equals 4
6 equals 3
7 equals 5
8 equals 5
9 equals 4
10 equals 3
11 equals ?
12 equals 6
13 equals 8
And the only numbers that equal three are 1, 2, 6, and 10. I'll never figure this out…
He says that if I can figure it out soon, he'll let me start feeding Jabu-Jabu again. Ever since he swallowed me, Daddy doesn't want me going near him with food, which is a major disappointment for me, because I love Jabby (that's my nickname for him). Daddy also said that he should give me singing lessons. He says that because I always sing in the shower, and he says that if I like singing so much, I should learn how to sing better. Maybe I'll be able to sing to Jabby! I hope so!
Ok, I've written a lot. Bye-bye!
-Ruto
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I find this funny, but not many else will, I'm sure. You see, the day after I posted the first chapter, I heard of 'Flowers For Algernon', which is a story about a mentally retarded guy getting surgery which made him smart, and you read the story through his journal. I've only read the shortened version of it, but still, I find the similarity a tad humorous…
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TheHylian