Hey, I'm back! I'm about halfway through the next chapter, but I've hit a bit of writer's block I think... Oh well... I'll figure something out. Probably after I post this. That's what I'm typically like.;p

Yup, Chapter 17 will be out very soon!

To Find The Past, Find The Past

Chapter Sixteen

Tell Me

"Very well…" Zelda heard Impa mutter, "No, no! Yes… I understand… But what if… I think she can… Well, I'm not… Yes… I know… Yes… Thank you for your advice… Must be off… Goodbye."

Zelda moved as Impa exited the tiny house. She had a million questions dancing at the tip of her tongue, but knew better then to ask them. She inched her way away from Impa, so it would look like she came from an other angle.

"Zelda!" Impa called out, looking around. Zelda judged that she was at a safe enough distance to be seen.

"Yes, Impa?" she came up behind her, "Is it time to go?" Impa nodded. Zelda put two of her fingers in her mouth, and whistled. The fairies came rushing back from wherever it was that they had gone.

"Impressive." Impa stated, "But ladies should never whistle."

"Well then," Zelda joked, "It's lucky that I'm not a lady yet. I'm just a teenager." This earned disapproving look from Impa, "I'm sorry." Zelda put in quickly. Impa laughed. Zelda thought it would be wise to keep her big mouth shut.

Impa motioned for Zelda to follow her. She led Zelda up a few ledges, and back into the area where she was found. Not stopping, she followed Impa through the complicated maze that Impa seemed to know the route for. It took about three hours, but they emerged on the other side of the woods, eventually.

"Darunia!" Impa shouted, scaring Zelda, "It's been too long!"

"Yes, it has." Darunia reminded Zelda of someone she had seen around the suburb before, "And would this be our lovely Princess?" He inquired, looking over at Zelda, who stood there and meekly nodded in reply.

"Don't scare her, Darunia." Impa scolded him, but she had a smile on her face, "Now, can you take us there, or not?"

"Yes, I can." He pointed to a car a little further back, "Hop in."

TWO HOURS LATER

Zelda had to laugh at Impa. The entire time she was in the car she had her eyes screwed shut, afraid to look out the window.

"Come on, Impa!" Zelda giggled, "As long as you have your seatbelt on, there's nothing you have to worry about. But I'm not too sure about Darunia's driving, though…" She teased. Darunia gave a hearty laugh, and gave her the thumbs up.

"Don't worry, kid." He chuckled, "I got it all under control."

Impa heaved a sigh as they pulled up on the corner of her street. Getting out of the car, she got tangled in the seat belt, and pulled back in. Zelda had to try really hard not to burst out laughing. Impa was muttering darkly that she was dreading the return ride tomorrow.

Zelda walked casually over to the house. To her dismay, her parents were still home. She turned to Impa.

"Do you think we could go somewhere until dark?" she begged, "I don't want my parents to see me." Impa nodded, believing that it was the best option. She didn't want Mr. and Mrs. Hilyan to see her, either. Mr. Hilyan had almost discovered the Sheikah during his visits to the castle, but he had never actually seen them.

"Come on." Zelda dragged her down the street.

They walked around for several minutes, taking in every little detail. Some people stared at them, for their unusual clothing, but neither of them batted an eyelid. Eventually, their roaming led them to the park.

Zelda went over and sat on one of the swings. Impa muttered something about going exploring, and to wait here until she came back.

Roughly half an hour passed before Zelda was approached by a little girl. She looked, to Zelda, to be around five or six.

"Hewwo, Miss." She sounded scared, the poor little thing.

"Hello," Zelda said kindly to the little girl, "What can I do for you?"

"I'm wooking for my big bwuver." The girl said, unashamed. Oh, how Zelda wished that she was that young, and that was her biggest problem. But no. She had to revive a lost kingdom.

"Do you want me to help you look for him?" Zelda asked, itching for a reason to get out of the swing.

"Yes, pwease?" the girl said timidly, taking Zelda's had.

"What's your name?" Zelda asked the tiny thing.

"Aryll."

"Aryll? That's a very pretty name." She tried to make the child feel at ease in her presence, "Now, what does you brother look like?"

"He has yewwow hair, blue eyes, and is vewy tall. He's even tawwer than you!" the girl looked up at Zelda.

'Right,' Zelda thought skeptically, 'A tall blue-eyed blonde. Yep, with that description, we'll find him in ten seconds flat.'

Zelda didn't know how right she was.

"Aryll! Aryll, where are you!" Zelda heard a voice calling in earnest. It was familiar. Too familiar.

"Aryll," Zelda crouched next to the girl, "Is that him calling you?" the small girl nodded, and began to pull Zelda over to the voice.

"Come wif me." She said excitedly, "He'll like you."

"Oh, no." Zelda said kindly, "My Grandma will be waiting for me back at the swings soon. I can't go anywhere."

"Just for a minute?" Zelda shook her head, and Aryll began to cry.

"Alright, alright." Zelda said hurriedly, not wanting the little girl to start bawling "But just for a minute!"

Aryll happily dragged Zelda over to the voice. She immediately let go of Zelda's hand when her brother came into view. If it were not for the fact that she was frozen out of shock, she would have already left to go back to the swings.

"Aryll, where have you been?" Link demanded, "I've been looking all over for you!"

"I got lost. I'm sowwy." She apologized, giving him the puppy-dog eyes, "This girl helped me find you again!" She said happily, pointing to Zelda.

Link's eyes looked in the direction that his little sister was pointing, and saw Zelda standing there, frozen out of shock. He stood there for a while, mouth hanging open in disbelief. He just snapped out of it all of a sudden, and began walking slowly towards her, as if she were some frightened animal that might flee at any moment. Aryll had gone to play in the sandpit.

"Zelda?" He whispered in shock, not daring to believe it could be true.

"Link?" She squeaked, also in shock. He stepped forward. Zelda snapped out of her trance-like state, and took off in the other direction like a speeding bullet.

"Wait!" he cried, chasing after her. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop.

"Let go of me!" She turned around angrily.

"Where have you been?" his eyes searched hers, as if he was trying to read her mind. She shook her head.

"I can't tell you…" She tried to pull away, but he had an iron grip, "I'm sorry. Now let. Me. Go!" She tried one more time to pull her arm out of his grip, but failed. The only thing she did was inflict pain as she strained herself.

"Zelda…" He whispered, stepping closer, never letting go of her arm, "I've been worried sick about you. You've been gone for two days! You wont return my calls! You parents refuse to tell me where you are! Now, tell me. Where have you been?"

Zelda was saved from answering by Impa. She had chosen that moment to return from her little exploration.

"Impa!" Zelda cried, getting her attention. Link saw the woman's intimidating appearance, and let her arm go immediately.

"There you are…" Impa trailed off, catching sight of Link, "Who are you, boy?" She demanded. Link gave a look of confusion. He could not understand Impa's strange language. Or so they thought.

"My name is Link…" he said in the language that Impa used, "Who are you?"

"I believe he is the Hero of Time reborn." Zelda whispered into Impa's ear.

"How can you be sure?" Impa whispered back.

"I don't know how." Zelda whispered hurriedly, "I just have a feeling that he's the one."

Zelda could tell that Impa was skeptical. Zelda sighed. Impa would take some convincing, but she knew she was right. She had to be! How else would Link understand Hyrulian?

It's absurdly short, I am ashamed of myself. It's also really rushed, but nothing of significance happened, so it doesn't really matter, right?

If you wanted me to go on and on and on about every little twist and turn in the forest, or about every rock in the field, you'd have gotten really bored and disappointed.

R&R PLEASE!