Chapter 9: Break Time
Link and his friends were very exhausted after the battle with Sauros.
"Whew! THAT was hairy. If I don't eat something, I'll die!" Link said with his stomach.
Zelda stifled a laugh, but stopped when Link gave her the 'evil eye' Impa saw this and thought about how much Link and Zelda would still act like kids even though they were nineteen now.
After a minute of stopping herself from laughing out loud, an idea sprung into her head.
"There's an inn not too far from here. We can rest here for the night."
Link agreed on this and went through the graveyard back to Kakariko village with friends close behind.
Impa pointed out the inn. It wasn't too far from her house and they went in and got a room.
Link inspected the inn and then asked, "Wait, where's the food here?"
Impa pointed next to the building and said, "There's a restaurant next door. Help yourself."
Link ran inside and stuffed himself until the food almost came out of his nose. Everyone looked at Darunia.
When he noticed this, he said, "So he has a thing for food. It's a…"
"I understand already, Darunia." Saria said in an "I knew that" voice.
Everyone else decided that they needed a bite to eat and would head out to Gerudo Desert in the morning.
That night, when Link got to the room where they were staying, the only one there was Darunia.
"Darunia, where are the others?" Link asked.
Darunia looked up at him.
"In the bathroom. Personal hygiene." He answered.
"Why aren't you taking a bath?" Link asked.
"Two reasons. One: It's occupied and I'm not too comfy around naked women, and Two: I hate water." Darunia answered.
Link made a face at the thought of what it would be like…although he wouldn't mind seeing Zelda. Luckily, he decided to change the subject before he went a little TOO far.
"Where are your ears?" Link asked, changing the subject.
Darunia slowly looked at Link and simply answered, "That's one of the many things that should remain a mystery."
After changing the subject so many times (They lost count at three), Link stretched and went over to another room.
"I guess I should get ready to hit the sack." He said as through a yawn.
Darunia smirked and said, "Finally, you thought of something wise."
Link glared at his "Sworn brother" and said, "Maybe I can talk to Zelda about you accompanying her in a bath."
Darunia winced and said, "Sorry about that."
Link got to his bed, strapped off his sword and equipment, took off his boots and hat, and settled down to bed. He was pulling the blankets over him when he could've sworn he heard a splash even through the walls of the bathroom.
He also heard someone say "Ruto! You bathe in a bathtub, not do cannonballs in it!"
Just then, Link noticed Saria's clothes over near the door and quickly turned away from the door just when the doorknob turned. He even mock snored to fool everyone. Luckily, Darunia had left the room.
Link barely slept that night. Too much was on his mind and he couldn't stop thinking about what happened. Saria had just aged seven years yet her mind didn't exactly mature. Now she knew how he felt when he was sealed in the temple of time for the exact same time. By the time his eyelids drooped, it was midnight. Yet he seemed to ask these questions in just a few seconds.
Yes, I know this is a weird and somewhat unneeded chapter, but I was bored. Capiche?