I'm on a roll this weekend. Chapter 15 is up!

Chapter 15: Heading Off Again

Link the extra blanket on of the Kokiri had given him on the floor. "You can sleep in the bed, sorry if it's not as comfortable as what your used to."

"Link you should really take the bed. After all this is your home and you are the hero," Faith said standing off to the side. She felt bad about intruding in his home.

"I thought you were the smart one, I've kind of out grown the bed," Link laughed. Even before Link had jumped he hadn't slept at home in years.

Faith blushed when she looked at the bed. She realized now that it was not made for someone Link's size. She might even be too big for the bed but she would still be more comfortable in it that he would. "I hadn't actually looked at it," Faith confessed. She stared at her boots rather than looking at Link. "Thanks for letting me travel with you Link."

Link was a little surprised by Faith. He hadn't really thought he could get away with not letting her travel with him. Plus she kind of showed him around the new landscape of some things. "It was nothing really," Link said embarrassed. He really didn't know what to say to her. He finished with the blanket. "I'm going to go for a little walk. I'll be back later."

"Okay." Faith felt really awkward. Sometimes she just didn't know what to say to a hero like Link. Even though she had been raised by the Gerudo she still felt Link was more of a hero than Ganondorf or Dogan like some of the Gerudo had. When she was really young she had sort of idolized him and now she was traveling with him. Of course there were things she had heard about him that were really wrong, but she didn't care. Most stories people tell aren't true anyways.

"See you later," Link said walking past Faith and out the door.

When Link was gone Faith sat down on the bed. It was strange to think that the bed was over 100 years old. It was also kind of creepy. But Faith figured an old bed was better than no bed. Faith sighed and lied down. If the hardest part about his journey was talking to Link she would be fine. And so far it was.

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Link walked to where the Great Deku had once stood. The last time he had been there a Deku Tree sprout had told hid he was in fact a Hylian rather than a Kokiri. The Great Deku Tree he had known was no longer there. In place of it and the Deku Sprout was emptiness. The sprout too had died because of the evil. He sat where he had during both of the stories he was told and wondered what would have happened if he hadn't disappeared. As he wondered he lied down and fell asleep.

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It was the smell of roasting bird that awoke Faith. She hadn't realized she'd fallen asleep but knew that it was a good thing she had or she'd be useless. She looked around and found the blanket exactly as it had been last night. She wondered why Link hadn't slept inside. Rising from the bed, she decided to find him and ask. Faith didn't have to go far to find him either he was right outside the tree house with a small fire going.

"Good morning Link why didn't you sleep inside?" Faith climbed down the Ladder so she could sit down with him.

"I fell asleep in another part of the forest without realizing it. I caught breakfast though!" Link replied pointing to the bird over the fire.

"Thanks, so did you sleep well?" Faith asked trying to make small talk.

"I slept alright. I didn't have any dreams wake me in the middle of the night this time. What about you?"

"I hadn't realized I was asleep until the morning light woke me up so pretty good I guess."

"We'll leave after breakfast. I have a feeling that we'll have to be careful when we head back there."

"It has something to do with Queen Ruto, doesn't it? What happened that we had to run out of there?"

"I think Ruto was sick when we got there. But when I went to see her she had a coughing fit and passed out. One of her guards came in just as she passed out and thought I had done something."

"I see." Faith took part of the bird and began to eat. Through the rest of the meal neither of them said anything else.

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"We'll get you a Zora's tunic when we get there," Link said grabbing rupees from off a shelf and shoving them in his bag. "You'll need one inside the water temple."

"I can help pay for it. I still have a few rupees left," Faith shifted through her bag and found 50 rupees.

"Save them for the Goron's Tunic. The Zora's Tunic costs 300 rupees. And we'll still have to get you the Goron's Tunic for the fire temple.

Faith stared at Link in amazement. "300 rupees for a tunic, what's so special about it costs 300 rupees!" Faith exclaimed.

"It allows the wearer to breathe under water. Without it you can't go into the water Temple."

"How in the world could you afford one the first time?"

"I got it as a gift from Ruto's father." Link turned to see Faith staring at him with her mouth wide open. "Come on, I'll explain more on the way."

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Link and Faith took the shortcut in the Lost Woods to help with time. Link allowed Faith to go through first. She was waiting for him in the middle of the bridge. "Link something feels wrong," she said staring at the waterfall.

"What do you mean something feels wrong?" Link said starting to dig for his ocarina.

"I don't know it just feels wrong."

"I feel it too Link! I can't put my finger on what it is though," Navi exclaimed bouncing by his ear.

"Then what are we standing around for? Where did I put that ocarina!"

Faith pulled out her wooden ocarina and played the song Link had played the first time.

"Why didn't you just do that in the first place?" Link asked staring at her.

"I was worried. I still am."

Sorry if some of the stuff in here is a little lame. I had to have a movement chapter. That way they didn't just go from temple to temple without rest in between. There's going to be a few chapters like this since there are six temples total and the castle because I will get to the castle. Please review! Oh and you will all know when this is over. I'm still working on it. Just pay attention to the dates of last updates before you tell me to please write more. I do go to school and can only go so fast.