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To Find the Future, Find the past

Chapter Five

Enter Link!

Zelda set down the lip gloss and looked herself over in the mirror. She had to admit, she had done a pretty good job of it, and she looked good. The soft-pink eye shadow made her eyes look bigger, and more of an attractive blue. The eyeliner defined the boundaries of her eyes. She had put a little bit of light pink blush on her cheeks, and it seemed to give her a healthy glow. The shiny pink lip gloss simply enhanced her lips.

In simple terms, any guy that looked at her would fall in love with her immediately. She looked beautiful. Everyone would say so, but Zelda could always find fault with her looks. It was the only thing that kept her from making friends back in England. Now, she was simply going to act confident, and hope for the best.

She pulled out her hairbrush, and ran it through her hair. It was straight, and she liked it that way. She did, however, pull the sides back, behind her ears. She lifted the rest of her thick, blonde hair out of the way, and used an elastic band to tie the front bits together at the nape of her neck. She then pulled the rest of her hair back down, hiding her ears, and the tied-up piece. The effect made her seem younger.

She then studied her clothes. She was still in the same outfit that she went to the castle in. If she wanted a complete makeover, she would need a new wardrobe, too. There was nothing that could be done about that for a few days. It was Sunday. She wasn't even sure if there were any clothing stores open today.

Nonetheless, she got her purse, containing her bank card. It wasn't a credit card, but a debit card. She could only withdraw however much she deposited into the account. Her account had been established yesterday, when her mother went into the shopping center to buy her school uniform.

In England, she had been saving fifty pounds a week for the last three years. That was seven thousand, eight hundred pounds. Yes, her family was that rich! When she had arrived in Australia, she had her money exchanged for Australian currency, and it was equal to about eleven thousand, seven hundred Australian dollars. Put simply, she was rich for a teenager. As she headed for the font door, she called out to her mother.

"Mum! I'm going exploring, and maybe do a little shopping!"

"OK, Honey!" Her mum entered the room, "Be back by nine if you going to eat out. Dinner's at seven thirty, if you're going to be home for it. Don't get lost."

She simply nodded, and rolled her eyes as she exited the house. Different country, same curfew. She had every intention of walking, but she had taken but a few steps, then she got an idea. She walked over to the bus stop across the road, and read the timetable and price charts.

The next bus to the shopping village would come in ten minutes, and for a sixteen year old it would cost two dollars and seventy cents to get there. The same fee on the way home.

She ran back to the house, and called out to her mother.

"Mum! Can I please have some change for the bus?"

"Sorry," her mother apologised, "I don't have any. Ask your father."

Zelda steeled herself for the gruesome task of facing her father. She walked out into the backyard to find him reading the Bible.

"Father," she cooed in a sweet voice, "may I please have five dollars forty for the bus?"

She had obviously startled him. He nearly jumped out of his skin. He looked at her for a few moments, in fear, and reached for his wallet. Zelda rolled her eyes at his reaction. He handed her exactly five dollars forty in fifty and twenty cent pieces.

"Thank you, Father." She cooed again. Then she rushed off back to the bus stop to catch the bus, yelling another quick farewell to her mother.

Barely a minute had passed before the bus arrived. The bus driver seemed to get frustrated with her, because she didn't know the name of the shopping village she wanted. The driver told her that there were numerous shopping villages that the bus passed, and asked which one she wanted.

She was about to tell him never mind, when a guy came up behind her, and put his arm around her.

"Sorry, 'bout that, babe," he said to her, "Mickey held me back at the house. Said he was gonna tell the parentals about the chocolate cake we ate the other day."

Zelda was about to slap him silly, but then she saw him wink so the driver couldn't see. She took this as a sign to go along with it.

"He didn't tell them, did he?" She sounded worried, "I don't want them to ban me from your house, like they were threatening to do."

"Nah, I managed to bribe 'im." He continued on with the act, "Are you ready to go?"

She nodded. Honestly, she deserved some sort of acting award. The guy turned to the bus driver.

"Parkton Shopping Village, please. Both me and my Lady, here."

She and the guy paid their fares, and he steered her to the back of the bus. She made a mental note of the name of the street that she lived on, and the name of the shopping village.

They sat right at the back. Once the bus was moving, Zelda introduced herself.

"Thanks for that. My names Zelda."

"Pleasure." he took her hand and touched it to his lips, "My name is Link. I'm guessing you're new to the area?"

"New to the country, actually." She informed him between giggles. His eyes shot up in interest.

"Oh, and may I enquire what country would be silly enough to export this beautiful creature I see before me?" He said playfully. It was plain to see that he was trying so hard not to laugh. He certainly was charming.

"What beautiful creature?" Zelda said, feigning ignorance.

"You, of course," a slight chuckle escaped him before he continued, "my lovely."

It was too much for both of them. They looked each other, and both burst out in mirthful laughter. People stared at the two of them, but neither noticed it.

"I'm from England." She told him as soon as she caught her breath.

"England, huh?" He reached up to press a button, "That's cool. I've always wanted to go there."

"Trust me, you don't." She assured him, "What was that button for?"

"To stop the bus," he informed her, as the bus rolled to a stop, "See? Come on."

He led her off the bus, thanking the driver as they passed. She followed him into the main shopping complex, and looked around in awe. It was huge. Everything was open, too, even though it was Sunday. Most of the stores had signs or banners over the top, saying: "Spring Cleaning. Everything Half-Price!".

"Aww, crap." Link whined, looking at all the stores. Each and every one of them was swarming with people, "I forgot about the sales."

He'd turned around and was about to exit the store the way they came. Zelda guessed that he was headed back to the bus stop.

"Link, wait a minute!" Zelda called him, as she ran to catch up with him.

"Yeah?" He inquired, raising one of his eyebrows.

"Uh-" Zelda seemed lost for words, so she just blurted it out all at once, "CanyoupleasestayherewithmebecauseIdon'twanttogetlost?"

"What the...?" Was all she got in response.

"Sorry," she apologised, "I said; 'Can you please stay here with me because I don't want to get lost?'. I tend to babble on if I'm nervous."

"Sure."

Zelda blinked a few times. She thought for a second that she was hearing things.

"Really?" She asked him, hope evident in her voice.

"Yeah, why not?" He shrugged.

"Thank you!" She squealed, "But I have to be home by nine. Seven-thirty if I wanna be home for dinner. Do you know what time it is now?"

"It's about..." He read his watch, "four-thirty. You still have three hours to get home for dinner."

"I think I'll eat out, anyway..." She was trying to decide where to go first. She spotted a mobile phone store across the plaza, and decided to go there first.

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