Authors Note: Wow. Thanks for all the reviews. Seriously. You have no idea how much it means to me. And thanks to PinkSugarHeartAttackYou for saying that I am improving in my writing. I am trying to, so thank you! 3
And now… CHAPTER 5! (Whoa, never thought I'd say that, I didn't think this story would make it past chapter 1…)
Disclaimer: I OWNZ IT ALL. (not…)
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We had been riding all day, not even stopping to take a break. Epona shuffled along the trail, as Zelda laid her head on my shoulder, staring at the sunset.
"Come on girl," I said to Epona. "Were almost in Castle Town." Epona responded to a halfhearted whinny, slowing down even more.
I got off Epona, helped Zelda down, and we both walked through the giant double doors of Castle Town. It was quiet as we walked down the streets toward Telma's Bar, which is unusual, because most people are still walking around at sunset.
We walked toward the stairs of Telma's, hearing faint singing, and not the beautiful kind, but the kind you suspect out of a bar. This was the drunken kind of singing. You know? The kind where you hear a bunch of drunken men singing "Hi-dee-hi-dee-ho!" over and over again. They must be celebrating peace again in Hyrule.
The bar was almost full, except for a couple of stools next to heavily bearded men with beer running down their face. I didn't even bother looking at Zelda; I already knew what the look on her face was. She was probably wide-eyed, and putting a face smile on her mouth. As I turned to look, she was doing just that, but instead of fake smiling, she had more of a half-smile-half-grimace on her face.
"Well, hello honey!" Telma said from behind the bar. "Can I get you something?"
"Ale, please." I said, turning to Zelda, and gesturing to her, telling her to order something.
"Wine please," was all she said.
"Figures the princess would choose wine," I said, knowing it would get on her nerves. She gave me a jokingly mean look and I chuckled to myself as Telma set our drinks down. I downed my drink in a few gulps, and sighed, realizing this was the first good drink I had had in weeks.
Zelda took one sip of her wine and set it back down, making a face. I chuckled again and ordered another ale, but this time for Zelda. Now she would know what it was like to live outside a castle.
"I don't know about this," she said as Telma set the ale down in front of her. "It's not very proper for me to be pubically drinking this."
"Relax," I said "You can stop being a princess for one night."
She looked at me for a while, and then downed her ale faster than I had.
"Wow." She said, looking at her now empty glass. "Um, excuse me, Telma? Could I possibly have another?" Telma just smirked and handed Zelda yet another ale. Zelda smiled, and downed her ale once again.
After about an hour, the drunken men started filing out, leaving just me and Zelda. She was working on her fifth ale. I stopped her as she tried to take another sip.
"What?" she said, groaning. She was definitely drunk. "It's so good." She started wobbling toward the bar counter again, probably wanting another ale.
"I think you've had enough." I said, grabbing her by the shoulders and holding her steady.
"Honey, it looks like you need to go to bed. Do you two have a place to stay?" Telma said, coming out from behind the bar. I shook my head in response as Zelda wobbled. "No problem, honey. I've got a guest room in the back. You can use it tonight."
"Thanks Telma." I said, giving Telma a purple rupee and guiding Zelda toward the door in the back.
"But- but I wa- want another ale." Zelda said, wobbling alongside me.
"Trust me, you don't Zel. You'll feel awful in the morning." I said.
As we entered the hallway that led us toward our room, a man came out of a different room, hobbling over to us.
"Well, hello gorgeous." Said the man, probably thirty years old, wobbling over to Zelda; no doubt drunk.
"He-he hi!" Zelda said, taking a wobbly step towards him.
"Say, you have a place to stay tonight, darling? If not, you could stay with me." he said, smiling a toothy smile with his rotten teeth, and coming even closer.
"Um, you really shouldn't say those things to your princess." I said taking a step between the man and Zelda, clenching my fists.
"And who are you, skirt boy? Her body guard?" He said, glaring at me.
"As a matter of fact, I" I was cut off by a punch in the nose. I ignored by bloody nose and just said, "You shouldn't have done that." I took my shield from my back and slammed him straight on his head. He was just lying there on the cold stone floor now, unconscious. "That's going to hurt in the morning." I said as I wiped off my nose. I then picked up Zelda's swaying body and placed her on the bed in our room. I made a bed for myself on the floor after she was settled in.
"No. Come up here! It's c-c-cold. And I'm scared o-of m-monsters." She said, shivering. I was pretty sure she was faking it, but nevertheless, I climbed up on the bed with her, and she snuggled close. I have to admit, it was nice. But I had no time to enjoy it. I had to get my rest. We had a big day ahead of us tomorrow.
Authors Note: DONE. Wow. I finished this chapter in one day. You should be proud of me. And yeah. If you don't think Zelda was acting drunk enough, sorry. I don't really have experience in that area. Sorry... So yeah… REVIEW.
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