Summer of Our Discontent
Reunited & It Feels So Bad
"So are you going to answer my question or continue to stare at me and drool?" He asked, sneering at her.
Zelda blinked a few times, shaking her head and coming back to her senses.
"No," she said sharply and a little too forcefully. "I did not miss you and I wasn't drooling!" She felt like a tomato at that moment didn't like it at all. To furthermore prove her point, she bent down and picked up some sand, throwing it at Link's face so quickly he didn't have time to react.
When he did though, he wasn't too happy. He slowly wiped the sand off his cheeks and spit some out onto the ground, all the while glaring at Zelda.
Ilia, who had been sitting there quietly and watching their whole exchange, stood up awkwardly. She brushed her shorts off hastily and smiled at them nervously.
"Well I need to go change into my bathing suit. Goodbye!" She said quickly, before scampering off.
Link didn't even bother to watch her leave because it wasn't worth a second glance.
"What the hell is your problem?" He asked, jabbing Zelda in the chest. "Can't you take a joke?"
"I can actually," Zelda replied coolly. "Especially from Pipit, now HE'S hilarious. You on the other hand couldn't even make the Great Fairy laugh." The Great Fairy was a creature of legend, residing in special fairy fountains in selective parts of Hyrule. They would not respond to you unless you were of Royal blood or a messenger. This could be confirmed by playing the Princess's lullaby while standing on the Triforce insignia. Once you're done playing, the fairy will reveal herself emerging from the sacred water of the fountain, letting out a glorious laugh.
Link seemed enraged at this comment, and a little jealous at Zelda's mention of Pipit.
"You don't even have a sense of humor! It would be hard for you to know someone who does also, because I AM hilarious. You're just too ignorant to know that, and if you hadn't been so ignorant, maybe we could be friends! Even…" He cut himself off, realizing he had gone too far.
Zelda, however, had no idea what he was talking about.
"Maybe we could be what?" She asked, puzzled.
"Maybe we could even be BEST friends! But no, because you're an uptight, whiny baby that doesn't know how to have fun, so we have to be enemies instead." He said, altering his words.
"We don't have to be anything! We're better off not talking to each other! And you know what Link? Even if I hadn't been so rude to you when we first met – and I had a good reason so shut up – I still wouldn't want your companionship. I was perfectly fine with the friends I had then, and I'm perfectly fine now." With that, Zelda walked off, trying to find Ilia. She knew that her words were a lie, since she had actually met Malon three years after Link, but he didn't know that. And what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him, right?
"So how are you going to tell your best friend you refuse to get along with her boyfriend?" He asked. Zelda wasn't sure why she stopped, slowly turning around to face him. It was one of three reasons, he was right, Malon was her best friend and deciding to strengthen their rivalry would only hurt her in the process. Second reason, he sounded so serious… And Link was usually quite the opposite of serious with pretty much anyone. Except for Zelda that is, they would always get into ridiculous arguments that often turn from their original topic to how Zelda and Link met. The third reason being she wanted to get the last word with him, but unfortunately she wasn't sure what to say.
And once again, Zelda found herself at a loss for words; she hated it when she lost to Link. Eventually she found the words to say, although they didn't provide a good counter argument.
"Our rivalry dates way back to when we were children, and I'm pretty sure Malon would understand that."
Link stared at her in disbelief.
"You don't actually BELIEVE that, do you? Because that is the biggest load of bullcrap I've heard all day. Malon isn't going to be very happy when I tell her this."
"No!" Zelda said, sounding a little too desperate. She looked panicked but collected herself.
"I've been friends with Malon for a very long time Link. And some guy isn't going to get in the way of our friendship! So you can just stop trying because you're wasting your time. When it comes down to it, Malon would choose me."
He arched an eyebrow, stepping toward Zelda curiously.
"You didn't actually refer to me as 'some guy,' did you? Because if you hadn't noticed, I am not just some guy. I've known you two for quite a while myself, and all though you and I never made any progress on coming to good terms with each other, Malon and I did. That's why she's my girlfriend, because we realized how many feelings we held for each other. You don't have to hate me for being attractive and attracted to your bestie, do you? Besides you'd be happier if you got your own boyfriend. I don't see why you won't date Groose, the guy's liked you forever." He said.
"I really hate you." Zelda said, her eye twitching slightly while she balled her fists. "And I really don't have an interest in Groose, but at least HE has the competence to be a gentleman, and not throw sand at me to get my attention, or date my best friend just because he's attracted to her! I mean, seriously? 'Attracted' to Malon? Do you have any actual feelings for her?" She looked at him curiously, and a little knowingly. He stared at her silently stunned that she had actually stood up for Groose. Everyone always made fun of them being a couple, and while Groose loved the attention, Zelda loathed it and pushed it off as much as possible.
"You know what; I don't even want to know." Zelda, said, throwing her hands into the air in exasperation.
Link shrugged awkwardly, opening his mouth to say something, and then shutting it when they both heard a rustle in the bushes.
"What was that?" He asked suspiciously.
"Probably a bird or something, but that's not the main subject!" Zelda hissed.
Two Gerudos shifted uncomfortably behind the tiny and thorny bush, wrestling for the binoculars. They had been at the lake for quite a long time, and when the rowdy teenagers had arrived, they found their selves hiding for no apparent reason… Or apparently there HAD been a reason.
"So WHY are we hiding here again?" The brown skinned female asked, looking at her green skinned companion curiously. The 'brown skinned' female had been better known as Nabooru. She bore yellow eyes and long red hair, like most people from her province. The man next to her, in his early twenties had lime colored skin, his hair cropped and his eyes slit as he stared at the young Hylian boy talking to his blonde companion.
"I came here to get away from everyone I know – besides you – and wreak havoc on a bunch of strangers. And right when we're about to get down and dirty… He shows up!" The man – known as Ganondorf - growled. He put his binoculars up to his eyes and continued to spy intently.
Nabooru leaned closer trying to get a better look, then attempting to grab the binoculars. To no avail of course, since Ganondorf was stronger than her and made it obvious everywhere they went. The two of them had an odd friendship, but it worked. They'd known each other basically since birth and Ganondorf would make up some lame excuses to hang out with her, but this was okay with Nabooru since she had a secret crush on him for a long time.
"Well can I see this 'he' that you hold so much resentment towards?" Nabooru asked as Ganondorf gave her a disapproving glance. "PLEASE?" She asked, not caring who heard.
"Shh!" He said, securing her mouth with his hand. She rolled her eyes and bit it, causing him to yelp in pain, and then curse at her.
"F-Fine! You can look, just shut up." He slowly lowered his binoculars, handing them to her with a large frown as she clapped triumphantly and held them up. She zoomed in on the 'target,' a tiny smile forming on her lips. The subject was shirtless and muscular, with dark brown hair and piercing blue eyes.
"He's hot," she commented softly.
Ganondorf's eyes widened and he snatched the binoculars from her immediately, his face flushed with anger and jealousy. Nabooru looked at him with a wave of confusion before he swept her up and pulled her to a more private area.
"That's Link, he's been my enemy since… the beginning of time! Do NOT say he's hot." He huffed angrily.
Nabooru smiled, "Aw, are you jealous?"
"NO, now shut up and let's get out of here." He said, grabbing her hand.
Nabooru smiled quietly to herself, he was so cute when he was angry.
"Are you sure you don't want to sneak out of here? What if your hunk of an enemy catches us?" She smirked.
"He seems to be too busy talking to that erratic yet attractive blonde female." Ganondorf hissed back, grinning victoriously while Nabooru's expression faltered.
Her next move was one that Ganondorf did not enjoy.
She walked towards Link and Zelda confidently and without hesitance, despite Ganondorf's whispered objections.
"You think she's cute, I think he's hot, let's go talk to them!"
"What? Nabooru, no, I was just kidding! Please don't –"
"What's his name again?" She asked curiously.
"Link… and the car is that way –"
"HEY LINK!" Nabooru yelled, stunning the two.
Link turned around, looking at the young girl confusedly, his eyes trailing up to the male Gerudo that followed.
Ganondorf averted his gaze immediately, whispering death threats into Nabooru's ear.
"Uh… Hi stranger? Oh, and hi Ganondork!" Link said, emphasizing the last part of his name.
Ganondorf growled while Nabooru giggled.
"I hate that guy." He said.
"That makes two of us." Zelda muttered, the two looking at each other and exchanging the 'holy crap we have something in common' expression.
Nabooru rolled her eyes, "My name is Nabooru. And I've been –"
"Ganondorf's girlfriend? Whoa! I didn't know you had game bro." Link looked at his green skinned rival oddly.
"What? She's not my girlfriend!" He said.
"But…" Link's eyes trailed to their hands, which were holding onto each other rather intimately.
"Oh, it's not what it looks like." Nabooru said, "I dragged him over here because he said he knew you. And I was going to say that I've been dying to meet you."
"Since when?" Ganondorf asked.
"Since you said you hated him." She replied starkly.
Link laughed, smiling at Nabooru.
"Funny girl. I think I might like you."
Nabooru blushed, "Well I know that I like you."
"I didn't mean it like that," he said, laughing nervously. "I have a girlfriend."
Ganondorf laughed as if it had been the most hilarious thing in the world.
"You? A girlfriend? I thought you were into clubs and one night stands, not being faithful to one girl."
Nabooru glanced at Zelda curiously, "Oh? So you two are…?"
Link looked back at Zelda, his eyes widening.
"Oh no, definitely NOT her. She's kind of a forever alone freak, no, my girl is that smoking hot redhead." He smirked slyly; satisfied with Zelda's angry reaction.
Nabooru and Ganondorf followed Link's gaze over to a tall, buff man. His hair was red and gelled back, resembling the classic 1950's look. They slowly looked at each other with disturbed expressions, then towards Link once again.
"…HIM?" Ganondorf asked, pointing at Groose.
"What, NO!" Link said, covering his face embarrassedly. Quickly getting over himself, he pointed at Malon, "THAT girl. And, what the hell dude? He's not a girl; in fact, he's in love with her!" He said pointing at Zelda, who blushed furiously.
"I…!" Zelda started, but never finished.
"Unfortunately she'll never say yes to him so she's still kind of a forever alone freak."
"I hate getting friendzoned like that." Ganondorf said.
"Oh please, the only girl you talk to is me!" Nabooru said.
"How do you know that?" Ganondorf replied defensively.
"Because we spend nearly every breathing second together! Well, every second you decide to get out of your palace."
The Gerudos had been a group of bandits, and a female dominant race, which meant they had to breed with people of different provinces. Thus giving the Gerudos many mixed ethnicities. A man had been born into their clan every one hundred years, so that man would become the king of them all eventually. Ganondorf was still a prince, and enjoying it as much as possible, he often ventured through his palace rather than socializing with others. His only real friends had been his surrogate mothers and Nabooru, and everyone else was either his dreaded enemies or complete strangers.
"Well… I guess that's true, but… I… girls DO like me!"
Nabooru rolled her eyes.
"The girls back home don't count. They just want a genuine Gerudo baby."
"Speaking of home, we should really get going." Ganondorf said, noticing that he had never let go of the young lady's hand. He took advantage of that moment to pull her away from the Hylians and off to their convertible.
"Well he seemed nice," Zelda commented cheekily.
"Are those Gerudos?" Saria asked frantically, her heart rate increasing as she tried to hide underneath her towel.
Saria and Midna had been relaxing in the grass while Saria tried to get a tan. They were at peace until they saw the foreigners walk past them. The Gerudos were the most intimidating race of all the races, so other races often feared them. They were thieves and despite being female dominant, very aggressive. Not to mention in the Hyrulian famous legend, the King of Evil had been of Gerudo descent, thus increasing the fear factor.
"Yes, and one of them was a guy!" Midna said, lowering her sunglasses in horror.
Saria blinked a few times confused. "…So?"
"I-I think that was Ganondorf," she said.
"Wait, who? And why is his skin green? And what's the big deal about him being a guy?"
Midna's eyes widened.
"Saria! Don't you know? The Gerudos are a female dominant race; a man is born into their tribe every one hundred years. They're a group of ragtag bandits who are trained to kill!"
"Well I did know most of that; I mean not that a man was born every one hundred years, but the rest… So like, if there are so many females, how do they… reproduce?" She asked.
"They seduce men of other ethnicities," Midna said in disgust. "I believe the key is mind control, that and most Gerudo women look like temptresses."
Saria nodded, silently agreeing. She could tell by the Gerudo female's shape that she was attractive; anyone could tell that without looking at her face. But why were they HERE?
"So… How does Link know this… Gandalf guy?" Saria asked curiously.
"Ganondorf," Midna corrected, "And I honestly have no idea. I just know that they're rivals because Sheik told me. But it's only natural, isn't it? Hylians and Gerudos are bad blood."
"Since when?" Saria asked dumbly.
"The legend, you dummy! The Hero of Time was Hylian – at first falsely accused of being a Kokiri like you. The King was a Gerudo, so obviously the problems started there."
Saria stared at her with fascination, "Ooh…"
"Yep, the Hero – who at the time was a child – met the Princess of Destiny. She told him of prophetic dreams she had, and asked him to collect the three spiritual stones."
"Then what happened?" Saria asked.
"With one in tow, he collected the other two, and went back to the castle to find that the king had already confronted the princess. He chased her out into Hyrule field, and she threw the Ocarina of Time to the kid in despair."
"Did he get it? Did the king get the Ocarina?"
"Nope, he didn't see it. But the king demanded to know where the Princess went. And – wait a second…"
"What?"
"How do you NOT know this Saria? They've been teaching it in school."
"Yeah but, I don't like paying attention… And how do you know this so well? You don't pay attention in class that much."
"Well… Sheik knew a lot about it, and I was going to have a test on it so I asked him to tutor me." Midna confessed.
Saria's eyes widened, "Oh my gosh! I knew it; I knew there was something going on between you two!" She said laughing maniacally.
"S-Shut up! It was a onetime thing…"
"Are you ladies talking about me?" Sheik asked popping up behind them, smiling at Midna affectionately.
"Shouldn't you be tending to the grill?" Midna asked, embarrassed that he had walked in on their conversation – which had been starting to get pretty private.
"No, Link was, and then he went to go mess with Zelda. Now Groose is there, but I came here to get you guys. Ilia came up with this genius plan and we all want to be a part of it!"
"What do you mean 'we?'" Midna asked as Sheik pulled them up and dragged them over to the grill where everyone – with the exception of Malon – had been crowded.
"What's going on here?" Zelda asked, looking at Ilia who had been looking excited.
"Okay, you know that Malon's birthday is coming up in two weeks right?"
Everyone nodded.
"I was thinking we could throw a surprise party for her back at Lon Lon Ranch. You know, with her father's approval and everything."
"That sounds like a great idea," Zelda commented.
"Yep! We're going to pair up with everyone to be in charge of certain aspects of the party. We need help with decorations, food, invitations, entertainment, and games! So how about we hurry and pair up before Malon notices us, okay?"
Everyone nodded once more, chatting amongst each other.
Groose came up to Zelda, fixing his hair with a smile.
"Hey Zelda, want to pair up?" He asked.
Zelda's eyes widened as she stood there, frozen. She didn't want to reject him anymore, and it didn't help that he had an anticipating spark in his eyes.
"I… Er… Well, you see…" She stuttered. "I guess we could –"
"She's paired up," Link said, stepping up for Zelda, "with me. We decided to work together since we know Malon best, right Zelda?"
Zelda looked at him with a horrified expression. She didn't want to be paired up with Groose but she really didn't want to be paired up with Link.
"That is completely un –"
Groose glared at Link.
"Fine." He huffed, "but just this one time pretty boy." He said, walking off and talking to others.
"You're welcome," Link said briefly.
"What do you mean 'you're welcome!' I don't want to be paired up with you! I was GOING to ask Midna."
"It looks like she's taken." He said, pointing to Midna who had been talking to Sheik.
Zelda growled, "Well I –"
"It looks like everyone is paired up!" Ilia said. "Let's see if I've got this right…" She went to her bag and got a pad of paper and a pen, writing down names of everyone.
"I wish everyone would just stop cutting me off!" Zelda exclaimed angrily while Link laughed heartily.
"Okay, so Link is with Zelda, Karane with Pipit, Mido with Groose, Sheik with Midna, and Saria and I will be paired up! Sound good?"
"NO –" Link covered Zelda's mouth.
"Yep everything's perfectly fine!" Link said with a grin.
"Okie-dokie, let's start assigning jobs."
"I hate you," Zelda whispered.
"Obviously I hate you more." Link replied.
"I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING SO STUPID." Nabooru yelled angrily, whacking the car. Ganondorf had left the car on for nearly two hours, draining out all the gas. His explanation was stupid and barely legitimate. He claimed he had left it on for air conditioning, and went to unload the trunk. Nabooru had left the car to use the restroom, and Ganondorf went to find a spot to put all their stuff. He noticed Nabooru was gone, and went to look for her, forgetting he had left the car on. Now they had no way of getting home.
"I mean, why would you leave the car on for two hours? We could have been robbed!"
Ganondorf – however – had been too busy eavesdropping on the group of teenagers talking to listen to what Nabooru was saying.
"Ganondorf!" Nabooru said, angered he wasn't paying attention to her.
"GANONDORF." She said, tapping him on the shoulder.
"HEY!" She basically yelled into his ear, causing him to jump and glare at her.
"Hey! Keep your voice down, and listen!" He said, pulling her close to him and peeking behind a rock. Nabooru blushed when she realized how close they had actually been, she could smell his cologne. It was alluring and she almost found herself leaning on his shoulder in pleasure.
Link, Zelda, Groose, and a bunch of other people Nabooru didn't recognize were chattering about something exciting apparently.
"What's going on? And why are you so obsessed with spying on these losers?"
"Listen, I heard enough to know that Link is throwing a surprise birthday party for his beloved girlfriend."
"And?"
"It's at Lon Lon Ranch, you know where that is, right?"
"Yes, but whatever you have planned isn't going to work because we have no way of getting anywhere!" Nabooru said.
"Oh will you let that go for a second?"
"What are you thinking of anyway?" Nabooru asked suspiciously.
Ganondorf smiled at her, and immediately she knew EXACTLY what he was thinking. It was what he always did to his rivals, something he couldn't go a day without.
Sabotage.
So I decided to that adding Ganondorf into the story WOULD make things more interesting. Although I decided to tone down his 'evilness' so it would fit in with the story. I also added Nabooru and made them close knit friends because I love Ganondorf & Nabooru as a couple. (;
Anyways he's really young in this story, being only four - five years older than everyone else. So a special shout out to 'Anon' for the idea! (:
That's all I guess. Tune in for the next chapter which should be coming soon.
Chapter Two Theme Song Title: Reunited & It Feels So Good
Artist: … I don't know. LOL. It's an old song and a lot of people sing it.
/search it up yourself I'm pretty sure most of you already know it anyways. xD
Bye!