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Ocarina of Time: The Three Goddesses Reincarnated

Chapter Nine: An Important Decision

"Bye mom!" Tessa gave her mother a hug, and then headed out the door. Link was already at the well house, eager to get back to his own world. All of the new sights and sounds, and smells, and the lack of fresh of air, weren't entirely making it so that he entirely enjoyed being in Tessa's world. He didn't mind it; the only thing was that it disturbed a lot of him that their worlds were so different.

Tessa's mom sighed as she shut the door. 'I don't like it, but it makes her happy. That's what's important…'

"Ok, you go first. You can climb up faster than I can." Tessa said to Link as she pointed down towards the bottom of the well. Link nodded and jumped. Tessa watched the green light engulf Link's body before he vanished to the other side of the world. After one look back towards the door of the shack, Tessa sighed and jumped back in the well.

Was this a good change or a bad change in her life, being able to go to another world that was like one of her dreams? Tessa wasn't sure yet, but in any case, it was a good way to get away from the harsh truths of her own world, that she didn't want to deal with any more.

The green light faded around her body, and she saw the ladder that led up to Lon Lon Ranch. 'I'll enjoy it. Malon and Link are better friend than the fake ones I have in Saratoga.' Tessa adjusted her pack on her shoulder and climbed up the well. This was a lot easier to do now that she had pants on, instead of the skirts Malon gave her, and still tried to force upon her.

After scaling the well, Tessa sat on the edge of the well and enjoyed the clarity of the air. She was surprised that the difference was amazing. She hadn't noticed it at first, because the first time she had come here she was in shock. When she went home, she noticed the ranker smell of the air. It wasn't bad it just wasn't as clean as Hyrule's air, which made her actually a bit calmer than usual.

What surprised her was that Link had already made it into the horse corral already. He must have really missed Epona. Tompton didn't seem to care that Tessa had come back, but instead was completely content with eating an apparently good tasting patch of grass.

Malon appeared from within the ranch, and smiled at Tessa. Tessa smiled back and headed towards Malon, who led her into the kitchen. This probably meant that Malon really did want to talk about something, and Tessa had a sneaking suspicion of what it was.

Malon motioned for Tessa to sit down, which the brunette complied to. Malon sat down across from her, a thoughtful look on her face, before a question popped out of her mouth.

"So, are you going?"

Taken aback, Tessa blinked. What was she talking about? Malon seemed to guess that Tessa was confused, and she smiled.

"I mean, are you going with Link on his journey to defeat Ganondorf?" Malon elaborated, with a very small smile on her face. Tessa noticed that she had a mischievous gleam in her eye. Tessa quirked an eyebrow at her, but decided not to say anything about it. "Well? Are you?"

"Of course not." Tessa grunted, rested her arms on the table in a crossed position, and laid her chin on them. It was her favorite position, which her mom had finally figured out meant that she had her mind made up and only a very good persuasion would change it. One of Tessa's traits was that she could be stubborn to the point of stupidity towards a lot of things. Even Tessa realized it, but that didn't mean that she'd change her ways.

"Why not? I think Link would enjoy the company." Malon stated, an irritated edge in her voice. Apparently, she figured out that Tessa was going to be stubborn.

"And you wouldn't?" Tessa wasn't offended, but it was a point, and so she would use it.

"I would love the company, but I have my father, and…Ingo…" Malon's face scrunched up a bit. "In any case…wouldn't you be happier adventuring than staying on this ranch and working until you collapse?"

"What's wrong with working? It's perfectly healthy, and I have an easy access to home."

"If you want to go home, then why don't you stay there?" Malon asked, completely curious.

"I like it here." Tessa glared as a warning for Malon not to dig deeper. However, Malon either didn't notice the glare or just seemed to ignore it entirely before pressing further.

"Better than your own world? You spend more time here than there."

"So?"

"Well, I would think that you frie-" Malon was cut off sharply when Tessa suddenly shot up out of the chair, knocking it back in the process. Tessa's bangs hid her face, and her fist was clenched. Without saying a word, Tessa stormed out of the hut, and left Malon with wide eyes. "What…what got into her?" Malon murmured. She retraced her thoughts and grimaced. "Friends…I was saying that I thought that she would have had friends in her world…but then…"

Tessa hardly went far at all. In fact, she just turned the corner and let a few tears fall. After she bit her lip, and wiped the tear streaks from her face, she looked up into the corral. Link was lying down against the fence, just watching Epona with a smile of contentment. Tessa looked over to find Tompton, only to be surprised that the horse was trotting towards her, going unnoticed by any of the other horses, Ingo, or Link. Surprised, Tessa stroked the mare's nose, and smiled softly at the velvety texture around Tompton's nose.

"Tommy…" Tessa sighed, and felt more tears well up in her eyes. Tompton nickered and pushed her head up against Tessa's body. The tears burst from her eyes and she threw herself onto Tompton's neck, letting a few mangled sobs out. She hated being so emotional; she hated it with a passion. Tompton was startled at first, but soon rubbed her head against the back of Tessa's tunic. After a moment, the sobs stopped, and Tessa opened her eyes to see the bay color of Tompton's hair.

"How about we go for a ride…?" Tessa murmured, and Tompton stayed where she was. Tessa smiled and walked over towards the center of Tompton's back, and placed her hands on the horse's back. With one heave Tessa sat on the back, and although there was no saddle, she felt that she was already starting to feel better. With a few alternate squeezes of her legs, she was able to steer Tompton towards the exiting gate of Lon Lon Ranch. With a simultaneous, rather forceful squeeze of both of her legs, she was able to get out of the ranch galloping at full speed. Soon, she had left the ranch in the dust, and yet she had still continued to let Tompton gallop until either she fell off or until Tompton stopped herself. Tessa's hands were slightly entangled in Tompton's mane for balance, and she sat low on the horse's neck, letting Tompton have that extra bit of speed that got her farther away from the ranch faster.

'I just want to be alone!'

Link looked up abruptly when he heard the song of a galloping horse, and saw Tessa and Tompton both running away from the ranch. Alarmed, he shot up, and Navi shot out of his hat. "What's wrong?"

"Tessa just ran away." Link said quickly before he dashed off towards the main house where Malon most likely was. A few yards before he reached Malon's door, it opened and the redhead stepped out, looking dazed and confused. Link stopped and looked at her with total shock. "What happened?"

Malon turned to him slowly, and blinked, a sad look appeared on her face. "She'll be all right, I'm the one to blame." Malon murmured. Link's eyes widened.

"What?"

"I said something I probably shouldn't have. She'll be back though." Malon murmured. "I want to ask you something, though."

"What is it?"

"Would you accept Tessa going with you on your quest?" Malon looked completely serious, and Link wondered why it seemed that she thought it was so important.

Link didn't answer right away, but seriously considered the question. Navi had already made up her mind, although Link didn't know it yet, but she knew that it was his decision, and not hers.

"I believe that I would." Link said after a time. "She's not the bravest, but she's definitely perceptive, even if she doesn't show it a lot. I also think that Navi would murder me otherwise."

Navi silently agreed with that statement. Malon smiled, and looked towards the exit of Lon Lon Ranch.

"I am glad." Malon murmured so quietly that Link almost didn't hear, and then she turned and walked back into the house. Link blinked, and looked off towards the exit of Lon Lon Ranch.

"She probably has to think a few things over." Navi murmured towards Link. Reluctantly, Link turned his back towards the gate, and walked back towards the corral.

'I just hope she'll be all right.'

Tompton finally stopped with the sun began to fall down below the horizon. The horse was covered with sweat, as was Tessa, and they both had a hard time breathing. Quickly, Tessa jumped off only to find that she could not stand at the moment, and instead fell to her knees, and then flat onto her face. Dried tear stains streaked her face, and her body shone with perspiration. After a few seconds, she saw why Tompton had stopped where she did. They were by a lake of some sort, but it was really small, considering a small river flow traveled into it. Tessa struggled to get back up to her knees, and had to use her arms as leverage. Tessa bit her lip and pushed up so that she was just on her hands and feet, and then she gave one last shove to push her up to a standing position. She had never ridden so hard in her life. She wondered how far they had traveled, and then realized how she had left Malon.

'Idiot!' Tessa scolded herself inside of her head. 'I shouldn't have done that to Malon.' With the force of the guilt that instantly flooded her, she fell down to her knees. This time, she didn't even bother trying to get up for a drink of water. She just sat there, staring sadly at the darkening sky above her. 'I always make other people cry.'

Tompton strode up to her, and nuzzled her head against Tessa's cheek. Tessa smiled and absently patted Tompton's head. "At least you won't hate me, right?" Tessa asked, and Tompton just sighed in her ear. She groaned, and finally sat up. "I should drink some water though."

Tessa crawled towards the lake and pulled her hair back with one hand, while she drank some water and kept herself out of the lake with the other. After she got the fluid into her system, she lied down on the cool grass, once again staring at the endless dark blue in front of her. Now there were stars out in the sky, and she suddenly felt sleepy. Yet, not matter how hard she tried, Tessa could not find out how to go to sleep. So, instead, she thought about her conversation with Malon.

'I really am an idiot. She was just looking out for me.' Tessa sighed mentally. 'Maybe I should go with Link, but it's not like I could be of much help.'

A half hour went by as Tessa debated the topic inside of her head, and she finally felt a bit sleepy, and quite a bit peaceful. 'I guess I will go. It's for a good cause in the least…' Tessa's eyes slipped shut, and she felt her body grow heavier and heavier before she was out like a light.

End of Chappie

At least when I get these out I make sure the chapters are longer than they were towards the beginning of the story, ne? Well, there's not much to say here, except that I was kind of depressed when I wrote this, and it didn't help I was listening to sad music. However, it helped me get over my writer's block! (I had trouble getting from point A to point B). Hopefully the story will come out better now that I have gotten over that stupid hump. UGH. Anyways, I hope all of you like it!