Chapter 2

Link's Awakening

For 5 days, Link was trapped in ice. Link stayed dormant until on the 5th day he finally thawed out completely. Then, Saria searched throughout the forest for him, not knowing that he was out cold in the middle of no where. Soon she found him and with the help of her magical abilities, took him to her house for him to rest.

Link stirred in his sleep. He had the same nightmare that he had 5 days earlier. Once again, he was swatted away by Mido. Finally he awoke, with Saria at his side holding a tray of stale biscuits and milk from Lon Lon Ranch. "'bout time you woke up!" Saria said while ringing her arms around Link's neck "I was so worried about you! What happened?"

"S-Saria, you're …..Choking…..me!" Link managed to gasp.

"Oh, sorry. I was just so worried about you. I didn't see you when I was putting out the fire so I just assumed you were helping out somewhere else. But then I saw you about a mile away from here. You lazy bum! Why weren't you helping out with the fire?"

"Well, I was about to, but then that cloaked person jumped you and I went after him"

"Oh…. That's so sweet; I can't believe you would risk the safety of the forest for me. What happened next?"

"Then, I was about to drive my sword through his gut, but then he used a freezing spell on me. Then I woke up here being strangled by a certain someone."

"I'm sorry; I didn't know I hurt you"

Link glared at her.

"Ha ha ha. You know I don't get hurt easily"

"Whatever. Anyway, you should eat your breakfast. You haven't eaten for a while."

Saria then bent down and lightly kissed Link on the cheek. Link blushed as Saria walked out of the room. Soon, he was done eating breakfast and slipped on his tunic and went outside to view the damage of the Kokiri Forest. The damage wasn't bad, but Link didn't expect the forest to suffer so badly. The ground was still blackened and ashes blew wildly every time the wind picked up. Also, the tree's trunks were scorched around the middle part of the trunk. Some of the trees were even burnt to the ground as well as a few people's homes. Already, the kokiri were working together to help rebuild the fallen houses. Link climbed down the ladder that lead to Saria's porch and onto the ground to help out with the reconstruction. Mido sat on top of a fallen tree and gave orders. He hardly ever got up, but when he did, he started ordering people around that were trying to avoid Mido's self proclaimed 'throne' (fallen tree in which he sat on a lot). By the end of the day, many homes were finally reconstructed, leaving only a few left to work on tomorrow.

In the late of night, Link and Saria secretly slipped away from the village. They talked as they walked. Their conversation consisted of what it was like to be a Sage and the popular Hero of Time. Saria strayed closer to Link as they walked, and flirted from time to time. Finally, the pair stopped in front of the remains of the Great Deku Tree. They then climbed onto one of the lower branches that still remained on the ancient tree.

"You know what?" Link said. "What?" Saria replied.

"We've been friends for a long time now"

"Yeah"

"It seems like yesterday when you and I would round up most of the village and play a huge game of hide and seek. I remembered how we always forced Mido to be 'it'. Then the Great Deku Tree would let us hide on its tallest branches. I wish the Deku Tree was still here…… there were too many casualties during Ganandorf's conquest"

Saria sat there in silence.

"But at least I still have you"

Saria's and Link's eyes met. Slowly, Link leaned toward her. Then, they kissed.

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