A/N- Thanks, omegarulesall and The-Saiyan-From-Hyrule. And... you really think that it didn't stink? Well, that's a slight relief.
Disclaimer- I don't own Zelda, Stay Gold, Dareka no Negai Ga Kanau Koro
"They say that change is
A fundamental part of the human heart"
"But darling, your soul
It will continue to shine so kindly
Because I love you
You don't ever have to worry
My darling, stay gold"
"Please keep smiling with innocence
Everyday..."
Malina closed her eyes, breathing slowly. Lait was gone. Of course he wasn't coming back. He wouldn't ever come back. Lait was dead.
The last few hours had been terrible for her. Daysin had made sure that she couldn't find her way out of there or anything. He had even killed Lait. His eyes had turned red again, and there was nothing that she could do about it. He even tied her to this tree...
The woods were terribly dark and frightening during the night. Malina had prayed to the Goddesses for hours, but nothing had happened. The night had to be nearly over, but it wasn't. Malina closed her eyes. She blinked as her sharp ears caught something. A song... and whoever it was, they had a beautiful voice.
"I've lost something important because of small things
The cold ring showed its glimmer to me
I said, "All I need is today," but that wasn't the case
The door to you vanished without a sound"
"The more I wish for your happiness, the more selfish I become
But still, I want you to stay, and I always did
When someone's wish comes true, she'll be crying
That way the door won't make a sound..."
It was then that Malina realized that there was someone out there. "Please!" Malina cried. "Please, whoever is out there, help me!" The voice stopped singing, having heard the young Princess.
"If you can hear me," A woman called. "Shout so I can know where you are!" Under usual circumstances, Malina would have noted that the woman had a slightly strange accent, not Hylian at all. But this was not, so she took no notice of it.
"I'm over here!" Malina cried even louder. "Please, help me! I don't know how long I've been tied up!" A woman appeared from between a couple of trees with a horse or something. Malina couldn't see much about her except for she was wearing all black.
"Oh, dear..." The woman said, walking over to Malina. "This cannot end well. How did this happen, child?" The woman took out a knife and cut the bonds slowly off, being careful not to cut the girl. Malina began rubbing her wrists the instant that they were free before she answered.
"To be honest... I'm not really sure." Malina admitted, still rubbing her wrists. The woman got close to the young girl's face, examining a scratch.
"I suppose that happens to us all some times." The woman murmured. She turned around and headed back to her mule, for that was what it was. She took something out of one of the packs and knelt back down next to Malina.
It felt odd for Malina. She had never had a mother, and this woman had a gentle touch and soft voice. She seemed to want to take care of Malina, even though she barely knew her. For Malina, that was sort of what a mother was like. In her mind's eye, anyway.
The woman began to softly hum the song that she had been singing before. "What is that song?" Malina whispered. "I've never heard it before..." The woman dabbed a bit of antibiotic to a scratch on Malina's arm before answering.
"In my language, it's called Dareka No Negai Ga Kanau Koro. In Hylian, I think the proper way to say it is When Someone's Wish Comes True. I'm not too sure, though. Hylian is a fairly difficult language to learn." The woman laughed softly. Malina felt more intrigued than ever.
"Your language? Where are you from?" The woman looked down, slightly embarrassed. She did, however, answer.
"A land called Areu. It is... far from here. By the by, my name is Yuumei. In my language it literally translates to Dark and Light." Yuumei smiled softly at Malina as she finished tying off her last bandage.
"I see... my name is Malina..." Malina stopped, after thinking. Telling some random person her full name and her title was, most likely, not a very good idea. "Malina." She finished after a moment. "My name is Malina." Yuumei smiled again.
"I suppose that I can't just leave you here. Come along... Malina." Yuumei helped her up and took the young girl over to her mule. "Okay, Chikara. Hurry along, you... hurry along." Yuumei caught herself before she swore in front of the girl. What was she, twelve? Thirteen, maybe? Like it probably mattered.
"Will you sing the rest of that song?" Malina asked softly, surprising Yuumei.
"Ah... yes. If you wish me to." Yuumei swept her long, black hair over her shoulder, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath before beginning to sing.
"The more I wish for your happiness, the more selfish I become
But still, I want you to stay, and I always did
When someone's wish comes true, she'll be crying
That way the door won't make a sound"
"I wanted to be the only who could heal you, who is needed by all,
And I've endured it a little too much"
"To wish for own happiness is not selfish, right?
If that's so, I want to hold you as tight as I can
When my tears dry up, she'll be crying
That way, the ground under us won't dry up"
"The more I wish for your own happiness, the more selfish I become
But you never hold me back, you never did
When someone's wish comes true, she'll be crying
Everyone's wishes can't be granted at once"
"As the small earth rotates, I learn to be more kind
I want to hug you once more, as soft as I can..."
Her voice faded off into the darkness of the forest, and Malina was amazed. She felt a single tear fall down her cheek, but she quickly brushed it away quickly. It was amazing how powerful that song could be, and at the same time so soft.
"I like the version in my language better." Yuumei said softly. "It, to me, has so much more meaning... and I can hit the notes right. Not to mention I had to change the song's rhythm and all to make it work." Malina nodded and sighed, looking up into the blood red moon. For a little while they were both silent, choosing not to speak. After a moment, however, Yuumei spoke again.
"Want to hear an original song that I made up? I'm still working on it and it has some Areuen words in it..." Malina nodded furiously and Yuumei couldn't help but laugh quietly at this before singing softly.
"In the night
There is a lonely bird
It flies to the kurai sora
Ever alone in the kurai"
"I sing for you every night of me
Wondering if this is the right way
Wondering if love is real
I sing, alone alone alone
Waiting for kurai to turn to hikari"
"Red is the color of all humans
For what is there in blood and pain?
You can find me here, hitori
You'll find that bird someday, I promise that"
"And that's pretty much it..." Yuumei murmured. "It's not very good, I know. My friend writes most of my songs and this is the first that I've ever written." Malina smiled softly at her and looked around, sighing.
"I wonder why it's still dark. You think that it would be morning by now." Yuumei glanced back before answering.
"I heard from someone that this is the Eternal Night. The day that becomes the night for the rest of... well, forever. The person was sure of it and I guess I believed it." Yuumei said softly. Malina blinked.
"What did the person that told you this look like?" Malina demanded.
"Well, I don't know really. They had this big, long, dark cloak on so I couldn't see much of their face." It had to be Daysin. It just had to be.
For quite a while, they traveled in silence. Malina couldn't help but wonder who this woman was. She seemed to be no older than twenty or so. She had raven black hair that went slightly past her shoulders and black eyes that seemed to melt in with her pupils.
Yuumei smiled and turned to face her. "So, do you know any good songs? I'd like to hear them if you don't mind."
"I-I don't really like singing in front of other people..." Malina mumbled. Yuumei's face fell, but she quickly became happy again.
"Ah, well. So, what exactly do you want to do?" Yuumei asked. "I can guess that you don't exactly want to go back to where you came from, so is there anything else that you'd like to do?" Malina blinked and closed her eyes for a moment, thinking. What did she want to do? Malina knew that she couldn't go back...
"I want to find out what happened to my family." She said softly. "They died and no one will tell me how. I want to know how my parents died, and if they really are even dead." Yuumei grinned at her.
"Do you mind if I accompany you in that journey? It sounds kind of fun." Malina nodded, happy to have someone that wanted to help. "I have to pick a friend up in Kakariko, though. Do you mind if we go over there?"
"Not at all." Malina said. "I've never been there, so this should be an adventure."
Vaati glanced around the Princess's room, his face annoyed. "If she had wanted to hide it," He murmured to himself. "I'm certain that it would be in this room."
Impa watched him in silence, for he had cast a spell on her, paralyzing the woman. He was searching for a book. It was said that there were three of these books in a series. Each was owned by a bearer of the Triforce. Vaati had obviously found the Book of Power, and now he was searching for the Book of Wisdom and the Book of Courage.
"You know where it is, don't you?" Vaati murmured, turning to Impa. She remained silent. The man laughed easily, turning his back to Impa. It did not matter whether or not she knew, for she would, in time, reveal all. Even things that she did not know.
Vaati blinked as he heard the slightest creak underneath his feet. He glanced down and saw that the stone was loose. Vaati squatted down and removed the stone. Beneath the stone there were toys, books, and even the occasional paper or candy. He picked one of the papers up and began to read it aloud.
"Today is my little Princess's birthday. She's turning two. I cannot believe it. Malina is getting so big... but she shows so many signs of being like her father that it frightens me. What if people find out? There would be much strife in the kingdom if they found out that the Princess's father was not Lord Hingerburg like I declared. How dreadful that would be... anyway, I must get ready for the ball. I do hope that I see Link..."
Vaati's lip curled as he read this. So, Malina wasn't the daughter of Hingerburg? The man who had died of a mysterious disease? He turned to Impa, his eyes cold. He knelt down before her, and Impa felt him release her paralysis on her lips.
"You are going to tell me everything, right now. I know that you know who the Princess's father is. Zelda would tell you. So now you are going to tell me." Impa's eyes widened as she took a deep breath. She answered slowly, and Vaati laughed at her answer.
"I knew it." He murmured. "Somehow, I just knew it deep inside." Impa closed her eyes, biting her bottom lip as the paralysis took hold again. Before it took complete effect, she whispered something.
"Princess, I hope that you're safe..."
A/N- Ah, I liked that chapter much better than the last. And sorry for all the song fictions. It's just the way that this story works. R&R.