A/N: Enter Arethusa, the Water one, the Guardian of Water.
Water trickled down the window pane, splattering against the window sill. Droplet by droplet it dribbled off, each individual one all alone. She watched, her head upon her arms, staring absently as each one trickled down. She waited, for hours, hearing nothing but the storm as it passed overhead. Her eyes were emotionless, except for a small glimmer of happiness and peace. A small, nearly iridescent smile, decorated her small mouth. She looked young, maybe in middle school. She certainly should't've been home alone. Once again, she was. All alone.
She wasn't surprised when she heard the news. Her parents were going away on business, to Argentina, and wouldn't be back until January. She smiled then, her eyes twinkling with fake delight and bursting with excitement from promises of souvenirs. They'd patted her head as they passed by with the dinner dishes. Dad's suit still smelled of the dryer sheets her mother put in the closet. He reached down and hugged her, whispering into her hair. She closed her eyes and sighed. They would be home soon. They'd promised.
Arethusa wedged the door open with her foot, managing to slip inside her house without hands. Her hands were filled with white paper bags, filled with groceries. She smiled, placing them down onto the coffee table.
"I'm home!" She called. As she knew, no response greeted her return. She smiled anyways and shrugged off her raincoat. She hung it up in the closet absentmindedly, thinking of dinner recipes. She carried the groceries into the kitchen and set them on the table. She spotted a small note written in Gale's handwriting. It told her of her chores and what Gale wanted to be done when she got back. Gale was her nanny, of two years, and took care of her after school. Arethusa's smile faded from her face as she pushed the letter away from her.
She looked out the kitchen window, her eyes serene. It was raining again, it had been for nearly a week. She closed her eyes, humming a song she'd heard her mother sing when she was young. It wouldn't be long, only another month or so until they get home, Arethusa thought. She cut the noodles with trained precision, her hands already used to the methods of cooking. She bought some herbs and a gardening book while she was out. She decided she'd read it until the soup was done. She flipped open the cover and immediately stared at a large advertisement for a cooking website, using herbs. Arethusa smiled fondly, maybe she could find something to add to the soup on it.
With a flicker of light the computer was loaded and waiting. Arethusa signed on to the internet quickly, ignoring her overwhelming e-mail. She typed in the URL, her browser said it couldn't find the web page. She growled in annoyance and entered it in again. To no avail, the website would not load. She tried searching for it in many different ways but it always came up empty. Finally deciding to try searching for it, Arethusa typed Hyrule Gardening. Instantly a fan site opened up dedicated to a video game that everyone was currently crazy over. She sighed, almost exiting out of her browser.
Music played softly, quite suddenly, out of her speakers. She froze, listening to the familiar tune. It was the song of her childhood. The whole song ran through three times before Arethusa heard the buzzer for the soup going off. She snapped out of it quickly, busing herself with housework. She left the music playing on her computer the entire time. Distracted by the music, Arethusa finished her chores and decided to run herself a bath. Slipping into the water, she began humming the song to herself, loving the methodic rhythm. The warm water lulled her into a calm state and she leaned back. She was so tired, school was so hard, and Gale was always...telling...her...what...to...
A blur of blue light drifted outside of the bathroom window. It might've been mistaken for a porch light if it didn't randomly phase through the window and into the bathroom. The small fairy mumbled her orders over and over again, trying to make sure she remembered exactly what she had to do. Favero twisted her small silver body around, glancing down into the murky water. The one she was sent to summon was asleep, her head lolled to the side. She frowned, could such an absent minded girl really be her guardian? She sighed, shaking her head. Her long silver hair shook back and forth as she began her duties. She began whispering softly, her sweet voice grew louder at the end of every line. She shouted at the end of her enchantment, ending with a grand cascade of noise. Her spell faded and the girl began to glow. It was finished.
Now all she had to do was wait...
...for the water temple guardian
...To awaken.