EEP!! I haven't updated in like, forever! I'm sorry!! I'm afraid that as far as this story goes, I have come down with a severe case of writer's block. I'm really sorry... I WILL continue this story, but my updates will not happen on a regular schedule, I'm afraid. And while I've temporarily lost my ability to write this story, I have others. I'm going to start typing up a bunch of random oneshots I've written in my faithful notebook, The Random Book of Randomness. (I actually wrote that on a piece of paper and taped it to the front of my composition book.) Also, to try and get the creative and tormentor-y juices flowing again, I'm in the process of writing a new Tormentors fic. This one, titled Of Bats, Bunnies, and Boredom , is a Sonic the Hedgehog thing and features a new tormentor. I considered putting her in this story, but she just didn't fit into the Zelda scene. The Sonic scene, though... Anyway, I'll get that posted soon. Thank you to Kiarra-Chan, who was my only reviewer this time. Please read some of my other fics, 'Arra-Chan! (I only ask this so that you'll have something to take your mind off the fact that I'm updating very late and, hopefully, make you happy so I don't get an angry review of PM saying that I suck for keeping you waiting so long.)
"Lily!" Angel screamed. She looked around frantically, trying to locate the other girl.
"Angel..." Link said.
"No, where did it take her?! Got to find her, got to find her, got to find her..."
"Angel," Link repeated, louder this time.
"It can't have gotten too far... Think! If I were a Wallmaster, where would I-"
"Angel!" Link shouted. She whirled around and stared at him for a moment.
"....What?" she asked in a whisper.
Taking a deep breath, Link tried to word his response in a way that might calm her down. "Lily's long gone, Angel. She could be on the other side of Hyrule by now for all we kn-"
This was apparently the wrong thing to say, as Angel shrieked again and sprinted past the Hylian, trying to leave the village. Growling in frustration, Link grabbed her wrists as she ran past him.
"Ugh... Let me go!" she cried, struggling to pull out of his grasp.
"No," Link said in a low voice. "No, I won't. Not until you calm down and think for a minute."
He recieved a glare, but the teenage Earth girl stopped her wriggling.
"Thank you. Now, think about what just happened. Lily was kidnapped-"
"Which is why you need to let me go! I have to save her, Link; she's like the sister I don't have!!" Angel cried. Tears were beginning to stream down her face. "You obviously don't understand the pain of losing someone you care about."
"Oh, I understand. I think you're the one who doesn't get it."
Angel looked at him strangely, and the Hylian continued, releasing his captive as it became clear she wouldn't run off.
"I've lost plenty of people that I cared for in my lifetime. When Saria awakened as the Sage of the Forest Temple, she was taken to the Sacred Realm. If I wanted to talk to her before, I could just play her song on my Ocarina. But now... now I can't even do that."
The Earth girl blinked in confusion. "Why not?"
Link looked at the ground. "You may have noticed that Navi isn't with me. After I beat Ganon, she left. She was my connection with Saria, and now that she's gone, I've lost my two best friends. I know she was annoying and that I argued with her constantly, but I... I..." He lowered his voice. "...I miss her."
Angel was silent for a moment. Then, "I'm sorry."
"So am I."
~Link's POV~
Why do I always have to be a hero? If I had just let the Wallmaster take Lily, I wouldn't have anything to do with this situation. But now that I've tried to save her and failed, I'm going to have to search Hyrule until I find her. Darn my heroic impulses...
I looked at the remaining girl. She was extremely upset with me, and I doubted she'd agree to follow me anywhere, but if she wanted to survive she'd have to. Even after Ganon's defeat, Hyrule was a dangerous place, and as much as I disliked her, I didn't want to see Angel get hurt.
After studying her for a moment, I decided that the first thing we'd need to do would be to find her some new clothes; those ones from Earth made her stick out like a sore thumb. Fortunately, she was about the height of the average Hylian girl, maybe a little smaller.
Now if only I knew someone who - Link, you idiot! How could you forget her? ...Great, now I'm talking to myself. I knew Lily and Angel had driven me insane.
~No One's POV~
"Come with me," Link commanded, starting for the exit of the village.
"Why?" Angel asked warily.
"Just trust me."
"I can't."
"Well why not?!" Link asked.
With solemnity that did not seem at all in her usual character, she replied, "Because trust cannot be freely given. It must be earned."
The Hylian hero simply stared at her for a moment. Slowly, he nodded in agreement with her statement. Looking at her questioningly, he started again towards the field. After a moment, Angel followed.
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Kiarra-Chan - Well, I considered having Angel be the one kidnapped, but since she and Link aren't getting along very well right now, I figured I'd make them suffer.
Link: This is why she calls herself 'The Evil Little Authoress.'
Me: You know it!
