Three chances, three left
Chapter four
* Corona P.O.V.*
"Let me go!"
"Hey! I'm getting a serious case of vertigo here! And if you really wanna see a sword somehow puke..."
"We're almost there you two, so please calm down."
I clung to Vaati, crying once again. He'd kiddnapped me, just took me away from someone whom I'd searched for for years on end, and who had done the same. When I first met him, he seemed too kind to do something like this, so why did he do it?!
I closed my eyes and tried to keep myself from screaming as I felt ourselves going downwards. Finally, I heard the sound of sandals hitting marble flooring, and my own sobs, as well as Dread's cursing.
"You can open your eyes now. We've just arrived at our home."
Wait...
'Our home?! No no no no no no no... Don't let him be like her! Please don't!'
I opened my eyes, and my jaw pracitcally hit the floor when I saw the room we were in.
We were on a balcony that led to a bedroom, and as he walked over, more and more of it was revealed.
At the west wall, a canopy bed with dark blue curtains and white silk sheets and pillows were made and looked very inviting. Three large bookshelves towered over me beside a window, each crammed with different scrolls and books. There were pillars along the walls, and dark blue curtains sheiled the room from the air coming from the balcony. A oak wood table sat in the center of the room, with a vase filled with red roses as the center piece. On the balcony itself were various flowers growing on vines around the railing.
'Was this place made for the royalty?! How is this a home?!'
"Do you like it Corona?"
"It's...I-it's too beautiful to partially belong to someone like me. B-but...W-what do you mean by o-our home?"
He chuckled, and set me down. Dread went back to his human form, then quickly ran over to the railing and puked over the edge.
"I feel sorry for whom ever that rains down on, because I can't see the ground!"
"Corona, it's where I live, but it's also where you'll live also with me. This here is your room, and it's not too beautiful to not be yours. If anything, you out shine it. Like the little sun ring you are."
"Hey! What are all these books for?! The weakling can't read!"
Did he have to say that to the guy who just captured me? Did he really?
"You can't read Corona?"
"N-no one's ever bothered to t-teach me."
"I'll start teaching you tomorrow. Now, you need to get some rest, and you might wanna change out of that dress, it looks like it might fall apart if you wear it any longer."
With that, he started towards the oak doors, then kissed my forehead.
"Good night my sun ring."
He left, and I sank to my knees, not knowing what ot make of this.
He's captured me, and yet he's treating me like...I'm a priceless artifact that couldn't be broken. And why take me away when he could've asked me when he got the chance if I wanted to stay with him?
"Hey stupid, did you put two and two together yet?! If not, get some sleep or I'm taking over the bed."
* Vaati P.O.V.*
'I have her
I have her!
I have the woman who's been plaguing my thoughts for so long!
Thank you Goddesses
Thank you!'
I smiled to myself, thinking of how much I'd enjoy living with Corona. Mainly focusing on the thought of teaching her how to read. Why no one tried to teach her, I didn't understand, but I didn't care at the moment. She was at my palace, sleeping in a room not too far from my own, and Link wasn't here to take her since they seemed to be old friends when I saw the two together. Now, there was only one problem to this perfect situation.
The way Dread was always treating her.
I'd have to find a way to prevent him from harming her, to stop him from insulting her. I couldn't turn him to stone, from the reaserch I did about sword spirits, most of the time whatever curse afflicts them, effects the person they're chained to as well. Poor Corona, having to be chained to him for so long. At least now I'd be here to stop him whenever necissary. And maybe, she'd start to love me for it. The trust she began to show me when I first stood up for her was what promised me that.
And once again, no one was around to stop that from happening.
* Link P.O.V.*
"Link! C'mon! We've been walking for hours! Who knows how far Vaati's gone off with her!"
"I can't let him take her just like that and you know it Red!"
"I*yawn* have to agree with him...That and she's kinda pretty..."
"Pretty?! C'mon there's something better than that you can say about her!"
"How about her being cute?"
The only problem about having copies of yourself; or maybe another one to add to the long list; is that they feel the same way about other people as you do. So that meant I had three rivals for Corona...Just great... Now add that to Vaati snatching her and then I have myself the worst day of my life.
My worry for Corona grew as we kept walking in the direction Vaati went. What was he doing to her? What would he do to her? Was he going to kill her, or do certain things to her? No, I had to push those thoughts away. If there was one thing Corona was good at, that was hiding. The second she got the chance she'd run and find a spot where no one would know where she was. They'd either have to be able to sense her, or know the signs of where she was. But what would he do to her before she did get the chance to escape from him? Would she ever get the chance.
The arguing behind me continued, and my worry was soon in combat with irritation. Annoying clones-98, Link- zip.
He promises not to harm her
He promise to protect her
Does she believe him
Or does she not
Will she wait for a savior