Chapter 11

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By surprise, her hand slithered over to my right. I didn't move. She looked up at me, "Is Malon going to take care of your bandage?" She asked. "Yeah…" I mumbled. She looked down, "Okay." She fell down, and quickly fell asleep. I stared at her for a second, and got up with a sigh. I went downstairs.

"Hey!" I shot a glance over to Romani. "Hey." I responded. I was greeted from her at the bottom of the stairs. "Did you sleep well!?" She asked. I nodded, "Yes…" She stared at me with excitement. "Did you see all the snow outside?!" She asked. "No…" I replied. She jumped. "You gotta come out outside and play with me!" She said cheerfully. She yanked my hand. "Okay—lemme get my shoes…" I turned around, and went upstairs. "Yay!" She shouted.

I went upstairs, and slowly opened the door. Zelda was completely knocked out, but still… I didn't want to bother her. I went over to the bed, finding my boots. I slipped them on, and glanced at Zelda before leaving the room.

Romani wasn't downstairs, I couldn't find her anywhere. "Romani?" I said out loud. I didn't get a response. The room was completely empty, with nobody in it, so I stepped outside.

I was greeted with piles of snow everywhere, there was even snow plopping down from the roof. It must've snowed all though the night. "Hey! Link!" I looked into the east direction. Romani was waving over to me. I sprinted over to her. "Wanna help me make a snowman!?" She smiled… she looked really cute. "Sure," I said. She giggled. "I'll make the body, and you can make the head!" She said. I looked around in the snow, "Okay…" I mumbled. I dug my left hand into the snow, and I shaped the large amount of snow into a ball. I rolled it in the snow for a while trying to make the perfect sized ball for the head. The snow was really cold in my hands, but I tried to ignore it. "You can put the head on top when you're ready." I glanced over to Romani; she was standing next to a large snowball.

I picked the snowball up, and carried it over to Romani, and placed it on her snowball. The snowman had one body and one head. "We're not going to have to a second snowball for the body?" I asked. Romani began digging into her pockets, and reach out two black buttons. She positioned them on to the snowmen's head… they were the eyes. She ran over to a tree, and found two twigs. She ran back and dropped one twig on the ground. With the one twig in her right hand, she poked a hole in the center of the head below the eyes, and made it look more like a circle… this was the nose. Following that, she traced a curved line below it… it was the Snowman's smile. After all that, she picked the other twig on the floor, and place one on each side… they were arms. She turned to face me, "Ta Da!" She shouted. She gestured her hands in the air. I smiled, with a laugh, and she grabbed my hand leading me to a tree and a swing set.

There were two swings, and one large tree. The swings were on either side of the dead tree in the winter, piled with bundles of snow on the branches. "This is my swing," She pointed to the swing on the right. "And, this one is Malon's!" She pointed to the one on the left. She turned to me with a smile. "You can go on Malon's!" I nodded, and walked over to Malon's swing on the left. I wiped off all the snow off the swing, and sat on it. It was just a little cold.

I gave the swing a little push, kicking off the ground, and swinging my legs back and forth to keep it swaying. I looked over and saw Romani swinging as well. "This is fun! Isn't it?" She asked. "Yeah!" I said. Romani giggled. She stopped giggling. "Link…" I nodded. "Yeah?" I asked. "How have you been feeling?" She asked. I looked down, "Good, nothing bothers me." I responded. Her eyes wandered away, "That's good!" She said. We swayed back and forth on the swings for a little, and got off pretty soon after.

We both walked into the house, the first person I see is Malon. She glanced over to Romani and me, and stood up. "Link!" She was focused on me. "Malon!" I cleared my throat, "Sorry if I brushed you aside earlier!" I said. Malon still stared at me, "No, it's okay." She said with a smile. She looked over to Romani "Romani, I need to check his bandages…" She said. "Okay…" Romani left the room.

Malon grabbed my hand, and led me to a chair. "Be right back…" She ran up the stairs, and I looked around for Romani. I didn't find her anywhere…? I wonder where she went. "Back!" Malon said. I glanced over to the stairs and she was already at the bottom. She was holding the first-aid kit. "So, Zelda fell asleep?" She asked. I looked away, "Yeah… she was exhausted… I guess," I said. Malon placed the first-aid kit on the table, and brought a chair closer to me. "Let me see your hand," I lend out my hand, and she grabbed it. She pulled the bandages off. "It healed!" She said excitedly. I pulled my hand quickly away and examined it. There was no wound at all! I was astonished.

"Can you lift your shirt?" Malon asked. I lifted my white polo shirt a little above the other wound. She unraveled the bandages. "It's getting better…" She said, and reached into the first-aid kit grabbing the bandages. She wrapped them around me. She closed the first-aid kit, and I adjusted my shirt on me right. "Link!" A familiar female voice said. "Zelda?!" I said. Malon and I glanced upstairs. Zelda was halfway down the stairs. I gazed at her.

"Link, I'm sorry…" She said. I smiled a little. "You're still sorry?" I asked. "Yes!" She stammered. She looked down, "I was a little too harsh…" She said. I still held a smile. "You're just worried about me… It's okay!" I said. Zelda stared at me like she wanted to cry again, but I still was smiling. I wanted Zelda to be happy. Malon was still in the room. "I'll be—right back" Malon mumbled. She left the room.

Zelda sighed. "Zelda… please… it is okay!" I said brightly. "I'm fine Zelda… and you know why I'm not going to die!" She nodded up. My smile grew bigger. I grabbed her hands. "Because, I'll be thinking of you, Zelda!" She looked down at my hands. "And since you're here… it will be easier… because I'd have to protect you." She looked up at me. "But—"I stopped her. "Don't worry…" I added. She looked down. "Then, I'll stay here with you…" She mumbled. I was happy, but later that night. I for some reason left, into the snow and climbed the mountain once again.

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It was silent. Zelda, Malon, and Romani were asleep. I sat up on the side of the bed. I looked over to Zelda. Her eyes were closed shut. I sighed, and reached over to my boots, and slipped them on. I got up, and went towards the little table by the window. I grabbed my tunic, and pulled it over me. I grabbed my belts and my pouches wrapping them around me. I walked slowly around Zelda to the other table, and picked up my hat. I plopped it on. Next, I picked up one earring and found hole in my ear putting the earring in it. I did the same for the next one.

Quickly I put my gloves on, sliding them through my fingers. I picked up my sword in its case, and put it behind me. Along with my shield. I walked over to door, and held it open for a second. I stared at Zelda for second, and left. I was now walking in the piles of snow, starting on the mountain, where I had found him the last time.

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