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2.
Link had never been a child of extreme negative emotions. Link had never known anger in his life. Sure, he was often annoyed, because of something Mido did. It annoyed him, when Mido teased him for getting along with Saria really well. It really annoyed him that he was always the one Mido would test his new pranks on. And it really got on his nerves, when other Kokiri bullied him for not having his own fairy. But in the end it was all just meaningless teasing, not something to get angry over. Mido was just a little-minded bully and Link would always have Saria's support, even if things got ugly.
But this time everything was different.
"But why in the world would someone do something like this?!" Link cried. He was boiling inside. He had never expected anything like this to happen to him. He had taken it for granted that he would just keep living on in the same way. In the forest, with his friends, with the Great Deku Tree, carefree.
Link had thought that that day would become the greatest of all days. He had finally gotten his own fairy. Having his own fairy meant that Link was now a fully grown Kokiri, just like Saria and everyone else. He finally belonged to the group. He could finally take part to the monthly fairy race and play with the others. And most of all he no longer had to spend nights alone in his tree. Link felt complete.
Yet it all turned into a nightmare. When he heard that the Great Deku Tree was sick, Link did not hesitate to grab his sword and go find the root of the Great Deku Tree's agony. And he had succeeded! Link had gotten rid of the parasite that had been living inside the wise tree and he was relieved to know that everything would now return to normal.
It was just unfair.
It had been too late. The tree elder would still die. Realising this was the greatest shock in Link's life. He could barely listen the great tree's explanation. Link could not really comprehend what was it the Great Deku Tree wanted him to do, but he swore in his mind he would fulfil it. With his last ripples of life the elder tree would give Link a stone. A stone so precious he was willing to give his life for.
The moment, the Kokiri emerald touched Link's palm, the Great Deku Tree breathed his last. And that's when the grief broke loose. Link fell on his knees and started wailing loudly. Other children heard this and soon the whole meadow was full of sobbing Kokiri and fairies. Lost was not only the Great Deku Tree, but also the fun atmosphere. No more funny stories from the Great Deku Tree's sapling times would be told. There would no longer be anyone to comfort the children with their worries. There no one to guide them anymore. Needless to say, they grieved the loss of their only parent.
Eventually the tears would dry and silence would fall. One by one the children would stand up and find their way back to their trees, where they would just sit and wonder what to do next.
But that was not an issue for Link, for he knew exactly, what he needed to do. "Go to the Hyrule Castle. There you will surely meet, the princess of destiny," the Great Deku Tree had advised him. That all was clear, yet Link was left with two short, but grave questions: "Who?" and "Why?"
"Who would do this?" Link whispered, as his voice would break from any louder words.
"I think the Great Deku Tree said something about that," Navi said quietly. "The man from the desert, with black armour and an evil heart."
Now his grief was replaced with anger.
"But why in the world would someone do something like this?!" Link cried.
"Because he is evil, I guess," said Navi. That explanation was believable, but not enough for Link. He was not convinced, someone would do all this simply, because they were naturally evil. There had to be a reason better than that. Link was sure of that. He was also fairly sure, he would eventually meet, whoever was behind this, and then he would demand some answers.
"Let's go, Navi." Link decided, he could not just keep sitting there. He had to take action, and that meant, he would have to leave his home for the first time in his life. With heavy feet, he walked to the entrance of the forest. It was not leaving, he was uncomfortable with, but that Saria would stay behind. Up until now Saria and he would have shared everything. Saria had always been there, supporting him. But with this Link was alone. It pained him a little.
Just as he was about to step outside, Link heard the voice, he already missed so much.
"So, you really are leaving."
Link froze. He had never heard such a sad tone in Saria's voice. Link walked to Saria, but didn't say a word, knowing his voice would not be able to take it. For a moment they just stood there in complete silence.
"Are you not afraid of leaving? The Great Deku Tree always said that we would die, if we left the forest." Link shook his head. He was not especially strong or witty or confident, yet Link had never known fear. Other Kokiri would sometimes climb to his tree at night to wake him up, because they were too scared to be alone. Mido had made 'scaring Link senseless' his most important operation, as he did not like that girls would always depend on Link whenever something scared them. Whether that something was a funny shadow or a giant bug did not matter. Link was always glad to help.
Saria smiled. "I see, so you have made your decision," she said calmly. "But you don't need to worry. I will always be here, waiting for you, because we will always be friends, right?"
"Yeah!" said Link, happier.
"Here, take my ocarina! You can think of forest and me whenever you play it. That way you will never be alone!"
Link was touched. To think Saria would give him her greatest treasure. Carefully he took the instrument and put it to his bag. Then he hugged Saria as tightly as possible, quickly turned around, started running and never looked back.
AN: I apologise for there being hardly anything original in this chapter. It's just all the same that happened in the beginning of OoT. But it was all necessary for the story, so please bear with me. ^_^