Legend of Zelda
Return of the Twelve
Hello! It's me again! Chapter Three! By the way, in this one, I'm gonna try to make sure the separations are clear. Okay, on this one we get to see what Ordon thinks about Linya. There may be some cursing…
Ilia was on her back, watching the clouds. There was some shouting near Sera's sundries.
"Hey! I got one! I got one!" Beth was the one who was fishing. Talo and Colin were telling her how to pull it in. she pulled it out.
"Wow!"
"Cool! A Greengill! It's the biggest one yet! Twelve inches!" Beth let the greengill go and sat back down.
"You know, this is a great way to get patience."
"Uh-huh!"
"Yep."
Ilia chuckled and looked back up. The village was quiet and peaceful. The birds were singing, the goats were bleating softly in the ranch, the wind was blowing softly… it was so peaceful. Everyone was on his or her porches, enjoying the good weather.
Suddenly, a familiar whinny broke the silence. Everyone was on their feet, looking in the same direction. The entrance to Ordon. Ilia was down the ladder and standing on the bridge near her father's house, waiting. It was quiet, very quiet. The birds weren't singing, the wind wasn't blowing, and even the goats were silent.
Clip clop. Clip clop. Clip clop. Clip clop.
Everyone held their breath, waiting. Then, a familiar brown mare trotted down the path, caring her beaming rider.
"LINK!!" Shout Ilia. Link beamed and dismounted, only to get tackled by Beth, Colin, Talo, and Malo.
"Hey! Whoa! Don't come at me all at once!" he laughed. They pulled away and the adults came over. A pat on the back from Rusl, a bear hug from Sera, a peck on the cheek from Uli and their daughter. A high five from Fado, a handshake from Hanch. Jaggle and Pergie both gave him a hug. Mayor Bo gave him a handshake and a pat on the back. They parted and Ilia ran at him. Link opened his arms and hugged her tightly. They were both crying. Ilia pulled back, tears streaming down her cheeks, link smiled and wiped her tears away with his thumbs. 'Why isn't he kissing me?' she wondered. He gave her another hug and pulled back. He walked past the group and turned around beaming.
"You guys are probably wondering who my mystery friend is." He said
They all nodded. Link beamed. He turned around and called out.
"Tá sé go maith. Come ar síos. Ba mhaith liom tú bualadh mo chairde." (It's okay. Come on down. I would like you to meet my friends.) He called. They all looked at each other.
"What did he say?"
"No clue."
They gasped. A female dressed in the same green garb as Link came down. She had the same ice blue eyes as him. Her dirty blond bangs were in the same style as him. She had two tendrils of hair and a long blond ponytail hanging out from beneath her cap. She had pointed ears and two swords handles poking out from the sheaths on her back. A quiver of arrows was on her back. She smiled kindly and walked next to Link.
"Hi." She said quietly.
He smiled at her. "Guys, I'd like you to meet Linya." He said. "Linya, I'd like you to meet Ordon."
She smiled warmly. "Pleasure to meet you all." She said.
The adults talked amongst themselves. She looked at Colin and Talo. "Yes Talo, I'm a woman. You lost the bet." She said.
Talo stared in shock. "How did you…"
"Know what you're thinking?" She shrugged. "I'm a mind reader. And a physic." She said.
Link smiled. "Don't forget that you have telekinesis." He added.
"That too." She said. They laughed.
"So Link, how did you meet Linya?" Asked Rusl.
"Well, after I had come back to Ordon and learned how to get up the trail to Death Mountain, Linya, well, attacked me…" said Link
Link dismounted from Epona and looked up at Death Mountain.
"Well, here goes nothing!" He ran up the mountain. He had reached the spot where he had been thrown off the first time when he heard something.
"SAAAAAY!!!"
"WHOA!" a curled up Goron was thrown at him. He rolled out of the way. The Goron continued rolling down the mountain. Link looked up. Standing on top was a figure dressed in green, brushing their hands off. They spotted Link and drew their twin blades. Link drew his Ordon sword and his new Hylian shield. They figure lept off the cliff and rolled. They stood up and spun at him. Link brought his shield up and cut low. The person flipped out of the way and rolled behind him and spun. Link turned around and blocked the blow, barely. The figure rolled around and sheathed their swords. Link charged. They drew them lighting fast and struck. Link brought up his arm and blocked. But the blow jarred his arm. He flipped back and away from them.
"Shit." He muttered. His arm was badly hurt. He couldn't move it. The figure was twirling their swords casually around their hands. Link shrugged of his shield and stood up. The figure charged.
'So fa-' His sword flew out of his hand and he was slammed to the ground. The figure put their foot on his chest making it hard to breathe. The two swords were crossed and held at his neck. If the person followed through, he would be decapitated. He lay on the ground, helpless. He was scared, terrified. His life was in their hands. He swallowed and was breathing heavily. The sun was behind the person's head, hiding the features. The person leaned down and studied him. Link's mouth was open in shock.
'She looks exactly like me! If I was a female…' he added mentally. And she was. Her mouth hung open. The both stared at each other before the figure removed their foot.
She bowed low. "Watashi wa hijō ni zan'nen desu. Yurushi te kudasai." (I am very sorry. Please forgive me.) She said. Link stared blankly at her. She stood up.
"Nǐ míng bái wǒ ma?"(Do you understand me?) She asked.
"Uh… S-sorry, I don't understand you." He stuttered. She cocked her head.
"Great. You probably don't understand me at all." He said.
She beamed. "Actually, I do." Link must have jumped three feet.
"Wha wha wha wha what the!?" He yelled. "What the hell!?"
She smiled. "I didn't know this country's language. But once you spoke, it was one of the languages I had learned and fluent in." She explained. "I'm really sorry about that." She placed a hand on the back of her head and laughed nervously.
"That's okay." He extended his hand. She looked at it confused. "The name is Link." He said with a grin.
She smiled and shook his hand. "Linya." She leaned in and pecked him on the cheek. Link blushed beet red.
She placed a hand over her mouth and giggled. "I'm sorry. But in my country, you give a kiss on the cheek when you're first introduced to someone and want to be their friend." She explained.
Link scuffed the ground with his heel, looking down, still beet red. "You could've just asked…" He muttered.
Linya nodded. "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind…"
"YOU WHAT!!!???" Shrieked Ilia. Link and Linya unplugged their ears.
"Ow." Said Link.
"I think my ear drums are broken." Said Linya.
Link gave a mushroom cloud sigh. "Yes Ilia. She gave me a peck on the cheek." He turned to Linya.
"Tóg amach do fáinne. Mura ndéanann tú, agus Feiceann sí, go mbeidh mé fear marbh." (Take off your ring. If you don't and she sees it, I will be a dead man.) He said. Linya nodded. She discreetly moved her hands behind her back. Then, she slipped something small into her pocket. Ilia didn't notice this for she was staring at Link with total fury blazing in her green eyes like green fire. Link tried to calm her down.
"It was a custom in her country. She just wanted to-" SLAP! A bright red handprint appeared on Link's cheek. Linya almost pounced but kept her feelings in check. Link touched the mark gingerly.
"Ow." He said. "That hurt."
Ilia's hand stung from slapping him. He turned to Linya.
"B'fhéidir nár cheart dúinn in iúl di go mbeimid pósta." (Maybe we shouldn't tell her that we're married.)
"Nó go againn bhí inscne." (Or that we've had sex.)
Link grimaced. "Cinnte nach bhfuil faoi ghnéas. Ba mhaith linn a bheith marbh araon, faoi dhó thar." (Definitely not about the sex. We would both be dead, twice over.)
Linya nodded.
"What were you two saying?" Hissed Ilia.
"Nothing!" They said at the same time.
Ilia narrowed her eyes. "Well, the way you two are acting, it was definitely something." She spat.
They looked at each other.
"Ar chóir dúinn a insint?" (Should we tell her?)
"Beidh sí a mharú dá linn má dhéanann muid." (She'll kill us both if we do.)
"Sin an baol táimid ag dul a bheith a ghlacadh." (That's a risk we're going to have to take.)
"Dhéanann tú é! Beidh sí linn sracadh le píosaí!" (You do it! She'll rip us to pieces!)
"Beidh muid dul síos le chéile. Chéile go deo, cuimhneamh?" (We'll go down together. Together forever, remember?)
"Tá tú ceart." (You're right.)
They looked at Ilia. "We forget to tell you something." Said Link. Linya walked up to his side. They glanced nervously at each other.
"Well? What is it?" Hissed Ilia. They didn't say anything. "Spit it out!"
They flinched. They looked at each other and nodded. Linya pulled out the band of gold from her pocket and held it up. Link entwined his fingers with her other hand. Ilia looked confused. Link took the ring and slipped on the ring finger of Linya's left hand. Then they looked at her, hands entwined. Ilia looked confused. Then pieces fell into place.
"No." she whispered.
"Yeah. We're newly weds." they said. Ilia felt tears pour down her cheeks.
"I didn't want to tell you, knowing that it would break your heart." Said Link, Staring at the ground. "But if I didn't, it would only get worse. The longer we waited to tell you, the worse the out come would be. Sorry." He said.
Ilia felt like some one had ripped out her heart and was stabbing it and that she could feel each stab. How could he? Just before he left to deliver a gift to the royal family, she told him that she loved him and he told her that he loved her back. How could he? How could he fall in love with another woman and marry her?
"Why?" She whispered. Tears flowed freely down her cheeks.
Link looked up. He was crying as well. "It hurts me more than it hurts you." He whispered. He turned around and walked back up the path. Linya bit her lip. She glanced at Ilia. She slowly backed to the water. Her outfit rippled and morphed and was replaced by the Zora armor. She flipped and dove into the water, swimming away from them under water. She did not want to get involved. She climbed on the small ledge hidden by the rocky outcropping the bottle necked. She hugged her legs to her chest. 'Why didn't Link tell me there was someone here he had told he loved?' she though.
Link was sitting in a corner on the third level of his house, the one with the window. He hugged his knees to his chest. 'Why didn't I tell her I had told somebody else that I loved them?' He thought.
Ilia was in her father's house lying down on her bed. 'Why didn't he tell me that he was married in the letter?' she thought.
Okay. Ilia isn't too happy about this. Looks like they all feel guilty. Will they kiss and make up or will one of them leave? If so, who will it be and why? Ilia because Link is married? Linya because Link had told someone else that he loved them and /or she doesn't feel welcomed? Or Link, because of the guilt he feels? Find out in the next chapter. R&R!