I hope this will be a record update time for me
I hope this will be a record update time for me. I want to get at least 5 chapters in before school starts.
Anyways….ENJOY!!
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Pit's throat went dry. Unsure of how to respond, he nodded his head and took a chair as well. He sat more uniform than Link, with legs together and hands on his lap. Ike often made fun of Pit for sitting like this, along with Marth, saying that it was a 'sissy position.' Link looked relaxed, almost at home as he sat, with his chair next to Zelda's bed. Pit grimaced. He couldn't even think straight around Zelda, but Link could do whatever he wanted. Not that he blamed him. The fact that Link, and multiple Links before him had been close to Zelda was due to the fact that they always had to save her.
The silence had become awkward, and he kept looking at the small blue light. Link noticed and smiled.
"This is Navi."
"Huh?"
"Her. Her name is Navi. She's a fairy." The small blue light, no, fairy, floated over to Pit and responded in her tinkling voice.
"Hello! You're Pit?"
"Uh…" Pit stalled before he responded. "Yeah. I'm Pit. Nice to meet you." He put his hand out. Link chuckled.
Pit noticed his mistake and pulled his hand back as if it was on fire. 'Of course! Stupid! Fairies can't shake hands!' Pit looked over to Link nervously.
"A noble attempt. A lesser man would laugh." Link stated calmly. Navi started giggling.
"A-ah! Y-yes!" Navi said in-between her laughter. "N-Noble indeed!" She started going into hysterics. Her laugh rung loud and clear in the room. Pit groaned and his hung his head in his hands.
Link frowned and called Navi over. She flew crookedly, almost bumping into a wall, giggling all the way. Link whispered something to her and she immediately stopped laughing. Pit was confused. What just happened? He looked over to Zelda and hoped she would be ok. The worry was apparent on his face.
"You're really worried about her, aren't you?" Link said, making eye contact with Pit.
Pit breathed in slowly, as if preparing himself to answer. "Yeah." He responded as he looked back at Link. "She'll… she'll be fine. Right?"
"Absolutely. With you worrying about her so much, I'm surprised that she's not waking up now." Link said. "She….doesn't like having people worry about her."
"Really?" Pit asked, surprised. He wasn't about to give up the chance to learn more about the princess. Yes, he liked her, but he wouldn't invade her privacy if she didn't want her to. Not many knew things about the princess though, so that shot down the chance of him asking people about Zelda.
Link knew that he had sparked the angel's curiosity. He knew it wouldn't hurt to tell Pit more about Zelda. He also knew that she probably wanted him to know as well. "Yeah. Growing up as a pampered princess, People worrying about you wasn't so pleasant."
"Well, I think it would be flattery…" Pit mumbled. He wasn't allowed to have the luxury to have people worry about him. Being the general of an army, you had to stand on your own feet. Or fly on your own wings in his terms. Link gave a hearty chuckle.
"I would too. The only people who ever worried about me weren't really people. Most were animals. Especially my goats."
"Goats?" Pit asked. Link was a hero, so goats didn't really fit into the picture of blazing courage, a sword, and a shield. What was a goat anyway? The name sounded funny. Truthfully, Pit didn't know much about the animals around here. No birds flew near the clouds of Skyworld, and taking care of an entire army didn't involve any animals as he knew. "Um, Link?"
"Yeah?"
"What's a goat?"
Link blinked. "Huh?"
"What's a goat?'
"...You're joking."
"I'm serious."
"No way."
"Link. Think about it. I live in Skyworld. Roughly 160,000 feet above the earth's surface. No goats."
"No goats?"
"No. Goats. At. All." Pit replied sternly. Link slowly took in the realization that there were no goats where Pit was and he felt bad for the angel. He walked over to Pit and patted him on his back.
"It's ok, Pit. It's ok. I know you're shocked, but it'll all be fine. You can cry if you want." Link said sincerely. Pit's eye twitched. He picked up Link's arm dropped it on his lap.
"I don't need to cry Link."
"You sure?" Link asked, surprised.
"Yes. I'm sure." Pit replied, slightly annoyed. Link sighed contently and ran his hand through his hair. Navi had landed herself on Link's shoulder, giving off a faint blue glow. The silence was comforting, along with the pale glow from Navi, and the moonbeams that were shining through the window.
Pit glanced at Zelda. Her hair, darker than Link's, was draped over the flat pillow on the bed. Everything under her collarbone was covered by the thin blanket that the hospital provided. She was still in her dress, but the intricate shoulder-guards had been removed. The small tiara was still in her hair though, as were the small fine braids by the side of her head. He moved from his chair and kneeled by the side of her bed to get a closer look.
'She's pale. That's not good.' Pit thought. In contrast with her darker hair, her skin was unnaturally pale. He reached for the delicate tiara carefully and removed it from the top of her head. A few strands of her hair fell on her face, but Pit had already turned away to put the diadem on the bedside table. Link watched silently.
Pit turned back to the princess. The thin braids in her hair had become loose, and the delicate stings were falling out. Pit unwound the cord on both braids and began to retie them. Navi floated off Link's shoulder and landed on Zelda's pillow, giving Pit more light.
"You know how to braid?" Link asked. He didn't want to disturb the angel, but he wanted to ask him about the odd action.
"Yeah. It's a habit of mine." The angel said, not looking up from his work.
"From where?"
"Nowhere. Everywhere. Whenever I saw rope, I would start to braid it. Just something I picked up." Pit said indirectly. 'He's avoiding the question.' Link thought. 'Maybe he doesn't want to answer?'
As silence fell back into place, the night passed by. Hours ticked by as the two swordsmen, along with a fairy remained in the room.
She could make out a white ceiling. If she shifted her head to the right, she could look out the window. It was late into the night, or possibly early into the morning. Silently, Zelda got up, the white sheet landing on her lap. She felt dizzy, and her hand flew to her head. She then noticed that her tiara wasn't there. With wide eyes filled with worry, she searched the room, looking for the precious golden band. She relaxed when she found it sitting on the small bedside table.
After checking her surroundings, she figured out that she must have been in the hospital. Link sat in a corner, leaning on the wall, snoring softly. She could see Navi lying in his lap, with her wings down. She looked at her gloved hands, and softly combed them through her hair. Zelda played with her twin plaits and noticed they were tied differently. The angle felt odd, so it must have been done by a left handed person.
Zelda was used to noticing things that normal people would pass over, and the only specific left handed people she could think of were Link, the Ice Climbers, Toon Link, and Pit. Though the list was short, her question was answered when she glanced to her left. There lied Pit, half leaning on the chair, half on the hospital bed. He held onto the small weights that would normally be tied into her hair to prevent it from flying in her face while she was brawling.
She breathed in slowly to steady herself. As she breathed out, she placed her hand softly on Pit's head. She pulled back when he shifted though, and smiled. She noticed the small snacks by the table. She reached for a sandwich and pulled her legs up to her chest. Wrapping her free arm around her legs while the other held the sandwich made her feel better. Zelda didn't like to just sit still, but her situation didn't really allow for movement without waking everyone else. When she looked around the room, something odd had caught her attention.
The hospital wing had a strange layout. Upon entry, there was a large rectangular space with different sized cots placed in the room. The large window which she was near now had no curtains, so there would always be some light in the room, just in case. The cots didn't have a specific arrangement, so some were sideways, some were vertical, and some were diagonal. The operation rooms were all to the left, but all equipment was kept in the storage room, which was on the right. That meant most doctors and nurses were seen running back and forth, dodging the cots, chairs, and visitors.
Zelda didn't know why she didn't notice that earlier. Maybe because whenever she was in here, she never was the one who needed help. Most of the time, she was here to help the other smashers get better, or she was helping the doctors. When you're healing people, you don't really notice your surroundings.
She hadn't noticed how hungry she was until she finished her sandwich and reached for an apple. The bright red fruit stood out in the pale room as Zelda started to take small bites of it. There were exactly 3 sandwiches and 3 apples, so she figured that there would be 1 for each person. At times like this, she just wanted to get up and freaking do something, but being in a medical wing doesn't really let you do that. She didn't want to wake Link, Navi, or Pit.
Especially Pit. He needed all the sleep he could get. When she had placed her hand on his head, she could feel that he was worried about something. She couldn't tell what, but it was something close to both him and her. She didn't want to inquire though, because if he hadn't mentioned it before, she had no right to invade his privacy.
After she had finished the apple, another stroke of boredom hit her. She had nothing to do. She wasn't sleepy. She wasn't hungry or thirsty. She didn't need to go to the washroom either. Zelda bit her lip. She turned to her left side and winced as something jabbed her side. Confused, she reached into the small bag on her left and pulled out a small ocarina. The little instrument was light blue and hollow. Blowing into the mouth hole and positioning your fingers would create a sweet sound, almost like a flute. She knew a few songs that she could play well, but not as much as Link. But, she had recently learned a new one and she really wanted to try it, however, she hadn't found the time to test it out.
A soft melody emanated from the small ocarina as Zelda started playing it. The gentle sounds didn't stir the smashers as she closed her eyes and started rocking in time with the music.
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Pit knew that he must have been dreaming. He could hear soft notes, and they seemed so close…..
'Yeah. I'm dreaming.' Pit thought as he smirked. He looked up and fell silent.
He could see her. She was perfectly fine. With her legs at her chest, her body draped with the thin white sheet, and moving in time with a soft song. She looked at peace, like there was nothing in the world except for the song she was playing.
He didn't know dreams could be so pretty.
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Hope you like it. I was lazy with this chapter.
I'll work on chapter 4. I'll start eventually. :D
Don't get me wrong, I love this story. Just that school's really close, and I won't have a lot of time.