I looked at my hands, happy being back in my human form. Link looked at me and I smiled brightly, hugging him tightly, burying my face in his shoulder.
~Your POV~
He smiled, hugging me back, resting his head on the crook of my neck. I was blushing, but didn't mind at all, my head was still on his shoulder.
I sighed, closing my (E/C) eyes. "...I was so scared..." I felt his hand running through my (h/c) hair, patting softly my head.
"No need to worry now..." he said softly, his breath lightly tickling my neck causing me to blush more.
"We-We're still not safe though..." 'Again with the stuttering? what is wrong with me?' "We have to save the world from the shadows..."
Link sighed and nodded, breathing in my soft scent before he slowly backed away. I smiled softly, keeping my hands on his forearms. "Let's go, before Midna gets mad or something" I said, lightly chuckling before pulling away and walking out of the water's spring.
~Link's POV~
'I want to tell (Y/N) that she's really dear to me, but I don't know how...' I took the time to breathe her wonderful scent, like it was the last time I would be this close to her. '...Maybe it will, no Link, don't be this pessimist, you just have to wait the right moment to tell her...' As she pulled away from our hug, I felt a bit sad, but it quickly faded away when I saw her smile. 'I could I tell her? How could I tell (Y/N) that I love her?' (OOOHHH~! )
~Your POV~
As I took a few steps away from the water, Midna got out of my shadow.
"Well, well...You two are the chosen heroes and all that, huh? So THAT'S why you turned into those beasts! What a shame...I mean, maybe you'd rather just wander as spirits like the rest of them, totally unaware of what was happening for all eternity...right? Eee hee hee! So...What do you want to do? Do you want to head to that temple? Well, isn't that convenient! I was about to head there myself. Hey, look... You both want to help your friends, right? The way I see it, maybe they're in that temple, waiting for you to rescue them... Well, good luck, Mr and Mrs Important Heroes! Eee hee hee! See you later!"
She went back in Link's shadow and I turned around to look at him, who was really eager to go in that temple to rescue our friends. 'I don't trust her...she may use us to get something she wants that is in that temple...' Link started to walk towards the part where was the acid lake and I followed him closely behind, feeling somewhat uneasy.
We killed a few deku babas, and went where Coro (guy with afro hair who gave you the lantern) was. At first, he didn't recognized us, but then he remembered. He told us to be careful while we were in the woods, there were more monsters in there, so he closed the path to the temple. But he gave us the key for the gate, telling both of us were geared up for the temple, but he also told us that a part of the woods near the temple is in a thick fog, but we still had the lantern on us, but I bought him some oil too '100 rupees? Are you kidding me?! that's so expensive!' I thought, giving the money and grabbing the bottle he handed me. I thanked him, saying 'thief' under my breath, and went to the gate.
Link opened it and pushed it open, letting me pass through first. "Ladies first" I giggled at this, but went through the gate, waiting for him to join me.
We both jogged through the cave, killing a few bats, deku babas and rats. I followed Link out of the cave and brought a (f/c) piece of cloth on my mouth, trying to not breathe the scent of the acid. Indeed, there were a lot of fog, I looked around, trying to find a way to get through this dreadful lake. Link stared at me and gave me a questioning look.
"(Y/N)? Are you alright?" He went closer to my form, causing me to blush, hopefully, the piece of cloth hid it.
"Yeah, I'm alright, it's just this smell...I just need something to filter my air." I giggled, smiling under the cloth, Link nodded and quickly turned around, looking for something but also to hide his blush. 'Goddesses, her giggle is so cute...' he thought.
We both walked near the lake, trying to find anything, but suddenly the monkey with the flower in its hair/fur appeared, making me jump, surprised and I nearly fell in the acid. But Link got a held of my arm and pulled me up.
"You okay?" I nodded, looking at the lake then at the monkey.
"Look, she has a stick..."
"She?"
"There's a flower in its hair, or fur..." He chuckled and then the monkey took the lantern out of Link's hand, putting it on her stick. Then the monkey jumped in the acid!
"Goddess!" I ran towards the lake but saw a circle where there were the ground and a light. I sighed deeply in relief, being afraid for the poor thing, and I got up, motioning to Link to get near the lake. "We have to follow her, it's safe, well for the acid, maybe not for the monsters down there... but it's our way to get through!" I said, smiling brightly at Link. I jumped down and landed beside the little monkey, taking out my bow and draw an arrow. Link joined us and the monkey started to make its way through the lake.
We had to kill a few monsters for her, since it was really scared of those. When we finally made it to the other side, the monkey ran off, dropping the lantern, now out of oil. I sighed lightly, shaking my head, and grabbed it, filling it with the oil in the bottle. I handed the lantern to Link and our fingers brushed really slightly, but we were both aware of that. I blushed and looked ahead of me, but what I didn't know was that Link was blushing too.
We both walked into the cave and got into a glade, with two bokoblins making weird sounds, and facing each over. '...Wait, are they talking?' I thought. Link ran into them and killed one, while I killed the other with my bow and arrows.
"...Link?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I should have a sword... Fighting with a bow is great, but if an enemy comes really near me, I won't be able to protect myself..." He seemed to think.
"I'll be there for you, don't worry about it!"
"But if you're busy with something else, or if you aren't with me?" I was panicking a little, since I felt more and more uneasy about going in that temple. Link came closer to me.
"Hey, I'm here, and I'll always protect you, okay? I don't know why you're panicking like that..." I shook my head.
"I don't know either...I just..." You sighed. "It's nothing, I just want to be able to protect myself with something else than a bow."
"...We'll try to find something for you...but maybe it won't be a sword, does it matter to you?" I shook my head once again.
"No, an axe or maybe a scimitar..." He chuckled.
"You sound like you know all of the weapons in the Hyrule!"
"I do actually! I used to work in an armoury when I was in Castle Town!" I grinned widely, crossing my arms over my chest.
That's when Midna came in.
"Hey! You two! What do you think you're doing? Come on, go to that temple! Shoo!" She yelled at both of us then she got back into Link's shadow.
"Oh well..I think I'm going to tell you about it some over day!" I giggled.
"Let's go!"
We jogged to the left way out of the glade, and saw a small shop. The bird kinda looked like Coro, with afro hair or feathers. We acted like it wasn't there. Before the bridge to go to the temple, there was a golden wolf and a golden panther. I drew an arrow as Link took out his sword, then the two animals jumped on us.
I woke up in a world with bright light, with Hyrule Castle behind me. I turned around to see a skeleton with an armour. It had an bigger bow, compared to mine. I drew out an arrow and shoot it at the thing. It shoot one, hitting in my shoulder, making me fall on my back, but surprisingly, it didn't hurt and the wound didn't bleed.
"W-What?" I looked up to the skeleton.
"The bow wields no strength unless the hand that holds it has courage" It said, in a deep voice, and that somehow reminded me of someone... 'Did I ever heard this voice before?' I thought. "You may be to become the hero of legend...but your current power would disgrace the proud (F/C) of the hero's tunic you wear." I narrowed my eyes at the stalfos (let's say it like this, 'cause his one...well...for me) "You must use your courage to seek power...and find it you must. Only when you will become one of the two heroes for whom this world despairs. If you do find true courage, and you wish to save Hyrule from the horrors it now faces...Then you will be worthy to receive the secrets I hold!"
"...One question...ummm...Why me? I mean I was enjoying a natural life..."
"When you went in Ordon, and when you met the Hero, your destiny has changed: the previous Hero of Void, helped the Hero of Courage through his quest. You are going to do the same thing: help the Hero of Courage to save Hyrule from the creatures that are willing to rule Hyrule's kingdom."
I nodded slowly. 'So when I met Link, basically everything changed, so now I have to do this?'
"What would have happened if I didn't move in Ordon?"
"The Goddesses would have find a way to get you to the Hero. But enough with the questions, I have to teach you some hidden skills the previous Hero of Void knew." It took out his bow and I did the same. "Enemies that are filled with energy will quickly recover and attack again even when stunned by a powerful strike. The ending blow is a secret technique you can use on stunned enemies to end their breath before they spring back into action. When an enemy lies collapsed on the ground, stunned, shoot him an arrow straight in the heart, or head. Now try it on me!"
I took position, then made a backflip, shooting a powerful arrow on its chest, making the stalfos fall down. I approached it quickly before it could get up and shot an arrow in its head. I took a step back and the skeleton got up. "Hmm. That a pinpoint strike. Never overlook the opportunity to finish them off! The first hidden skill, the ending blow, has been passed on!"
I nodded and put my bow back on my back, with a styled move (you know, like when Link had passed a hidden skill, when he drew in his sword! It's soooooo cool! w )
"There are still two hidden skills for you to learn. Those are only for the ones who carries the blood of the heroes...the one whose spirit is that of the sublime beasts. Grow powerful. Test your courage. And when you find that you need another skill to overcome the threats that face you... Search for the statues that howl with the sound of the wind. Seek the sound that calls to the spirit of the beast to awaken me again." I nodded. "The bow wields no strength unless the hand that holds it has courage. Remember those words...Farewell!" And I blacked out again.
I woke up, the setting sun illuminating my face. I groaned lightly, and got up, patting the dirt off my (F/C) tunic. Link was still on the ground so I sat down next to him. 'He looks so peaceful when he sleeps...' I thought then shook my head, blushing. I couldn't help but put my hand on his head, feeling his soft blondish hair between my fingers. I sighed and nearly jumped up when I heard him groan as he woke up. I quickly got to my feet, dusting me then I heard something in the distance.
"...Link? Did you heard that?..." He sat up, looking up at me, seeing that I was looking around, trying to find where the sound came from.
"Hear what?"
"There was a horn sound...Somewhere deep in the woods maybe..." I shrugged and looked down at him, finding him staring up at me, then he quickly looked away. I chuckled lightly and held my hand out, which he gladly took, getting up. Both of our faces were inches apart. We both blushed deeply and broke apart, looking around.
"...We should go now..." Link said and I nodded, making our way to the trunk, but then I heard another horn noise.
"..." I turned around, looking at the trees, then around myself. Link gave me a questioning look, tilting his head to the side.
"Hey, (Y/N), you're alright?"
"I heard it again...I hope it's nothing...hehe, maybe it's my imagination!" I chuckled, turning to him, rubbing the back of my neck. He rose an eyebrow, nodding slowly, then he started to walk towards the entrance of the temple. I followed him but felt like someone was watching me, so I turned my head to see behind me, but saw nothing 'Weird...First the horn's sounds, then this...I really don't like this...'
~? POV~
She's beautiful, her (h/l)(h/c) hair floating in the wind, her (E/C) eyes sparkling in the light of the setting sun. I want her to play with me, I bet she is fun! But first I need to get her, with her little friend watching. I want to see him being in despair without her.
I'll get you (Y/N) and soon. Hehehe.
~Your POV~
When we got inside, after jogging through a cave and killing a few bats, we were amazed by our surroundings.
"Wow..." I muttered. The room was craved inside of the tree, there were a few pillars, like totems, vines were also on the walls, with a few spider webs here and there, grass.
I saw a bokoblin and aimed then noticed the little monkey that we met before. I shot the bokoblin dead and ran to the poor animal. Link destroyed the cage with his sword and the monkey cheered before climbing up the vines, to a door.
"Hey! It's the monkey that stole your lantern! Doesn't it look like she's beckoning you? Aren't you the popular one? Eee hee!"Midna said, coming out of my shadow. I thought, then grinned before climbing up quickly, waiting for Link, who was looking at me curiously.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"I follow this monkey, she looks like she wants something from us, maybe help by the look of her distress..." He nodded before climbing up,taking his time. "Come on gramps, we don't have all the time y'know." I joked, grinning from ear to ear, Link huffed, pouting and looking annoyed by what I just said. "I'm joking, don't make your pouting face, it makes you even you cuter!" Link blinked owlishly at me, making me suddenly realize what I said unconsciously. "I-I..." I blushed darkly and looked away, sighing and opened the door, pushing it to the side.
Link followed, still thinking about what I said 'What did (Y/N) meant by that? Maybe she likes me...' He kept thinking and bumped into me when I stopped, down the stairs, looking at the big skulltula coming towards me. I was deeply afraid about big spiders and I was frozen on the spot.
"L-Link..." I stuttered, still staring at the oncoming spider. "LINK!" I yelled, taking back the controls of my body and running behind my friend, hiding my face in my hands. He snapped out of his thoughts and moved to the enemy, taking out his sword and killing it by the final blow. I looked between my fingers and sighed in relief.
Link went towards me, putting a hand on my shoulder."Are you alright (Y/N)?"
"I...I weren't when it was alive, and charging towards us." I chuckled lightly, rubbing the back of my head. "But I'm fine now...if you're here to kill them of course..."I muttered the last part, but I knew that he heard that, even if he didn't show it.
He nodded slowly and brought me to a hug, which I returned back, hiding my reddening face in his chest. We both pulled away and looked around to find the monkey and found it jumping up and down up of a platform. There were little pillars to lit up.
"Link? I think you need to lit up those." I said, pointing to them as we walked to the monkey. He gave me a curt nod and got out his lantern, which he used to lit them all up. Then the stairs shot out of the ground, making a way to go to the next part of the dungeon. We saw a chest and opened it. It contains a map of the temple.
"Hey, look what I got!" I said, turning to Link who was right behind me. He smiled lightly, gently taking the map out of my grasp, while I was still recording the closeness of both of our bodies. I suddenly blushed and stepped aside, going to pet the monkey, which was confused by my cherry red face then I heard a clicking sound, right above me. I screeched, startled.
"Are you okay (Y/N)? What happened?" Link asked, concerned about my sudden scream. I shook my head, looking around me, still afraid.
"Did you heard it? There was a sound! A clicking one! Near my ear! Please tell me you heard it too!" I turned around, getting up and grabbing Link by his shoulders, shaking him. He put his hands on mine, looking straight into my (E/C) eyes.
"(Y/N), no, I didn't hear this sound, but please, calm down, I've never seen you like this...I'll be careful on the noises, okay? It seems to be serious for you..." 'And also for me' he thought. I gulped, before nodding slowly.
We were outside, but there were a lot of wind and it seemed that the gulf was endless. I gulped lightly and looked at the monkey, who was running to the bridge in front of us. I smiled lightly and got prepared to follow her but got cut off by her little screeching noise, and she turned around, running towards both of us. Then I saw another monkey at the other side of the bridge, which was holding a boomerang in its hand, with a weird dark halo around it. It tossed his weapon, cutting the ropes of the bridge, and our little friend nearly fell down the gulf, but managed to climb up the remains of the bridge. I looked up at the other monkey, seeing that he was slapping his red butt cheeks in a offending manner. It ran away, still carrying his precious boomerang. I looked at my friend (the monkey), worried and it sighed deeply, then went to the door. Again, Midna got out from...(drum roll)...Link's shadow!
"Oh! What's going on?! Has there been a monkey fight?! Oh no! Now we can't go any farther. We might as well go back. I don't know what's going on, but it seems like she wants to take you somewhere, so maybe you should just follow her." She got back in his shadow.
"That's what I said earlier Midna..." I sighed lightly and looked at the sky, hearing a distant horn sound, making me shudder. Link went to the door and opened it. I shook my head and went after him, back into the main room. The monkey jumped on a rope to the left and went to the middle of it.
"Wha...Oh...Let's do this!" I cheered, and jumped, grabbing her hands and jumping on the other platform. Link looked at me, incredulous. He then took his serious look and jumped, doing the same as I did. He succeeded and I gave him an high five. He grinned and opened the door, going through. It was, once again, a cave. We went to the right and Link burnt down a spider web, which was blocking the way. It was a big room with water and I could see a skulltula in the distance. I aimed and fired at it, making it fall and run towards the water, killing it. I grinned by my accomplishment and jogged to a door, jumping from platform to platform.
Suddenly I heard the same clicking sound from before, but now Link heard it too.
"...Please, just please tell me you heard it this time..." He nodded slowly, before widening his eyes and taking out his sword. There was another clicking sound. "L-Link?" I was afraid now.
"Don't move (Y/N)" I was shaking in fear and felt something wet sliding down my cheek: a tear, just one, before I suddenly felt a pair of strong wooden arms trapping mine. The thing that held me tightly suddenly went up, towards the ceiling, or was there any ceiling?
"LINK!" I screamed from the top of my lungs and I heard him calling my name back. I soon fell unconscious, fearing about what will happen next, to me or Link, the one I love the most.
~Link's POV~
I saw a figure behind (Y/N): it looked like a puppet so I drew my sword out and the thing crooked his neck, making the creepy clicking sound. "L-Link?" I could see true fear in her (E/C) eyes.
"Don't move (Y/N)." She began shaking and I saw a lone tear sliding down her (s/c) cheek.
Everything happened so fast, the puppet trapped my companion before going up to the sky/ceiling. "LINK!" She screamed.
"(Y/N)!" I yelled back but it was too late. "I'll find you! I'll get you back(Y/N)! I promise..." I said the last part quietly as I sank down on my knees, clenching my fists. Then Midna came out of my shadow.
"...If you want her back, you need to continue, who knows? Maybe she'll be on your way! Eee hee!" I said nothing, biting my lips so hard I was surprised that I didn't taste my blood. Midna stayed silent for a moment before going back in my shadow.
I stayed in this position for a few minutes before getting up and grabbing my sword which was lying on the ground. Then I noticed something that looked like (Y/N) piece of cloth on the dusty floor, near from where she was before. I grabbed it and run my thumb on the (f/c) fabric. Then I tied it around the handle of my sword to keep it and give it back to her.
'I will get you back (Y/N), no matter what it will take to.' I promised her, in my head, hoping that maybe, just maybe, she could hear me.
END OF CHAPTER 3
