Here we go. Chapter three. The star of our story. WOO!
Sheik: Yeah! About time too.
Zelda: I hate you all.
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-You must travel over mountains... under water... and even through time...-
Rain was not his favorite. It was cold and wet and simply unappealing. Luckily, though, it wasn't raining now. The dawn opened up a much-needed break of the rain. But because of the traveling and work he has been busy with, he's been in the rain for days without drying. He hated the rain. Many times, Impa had told him to control and hide his emotions: it could be a weakness. He couldn't let the rain slow him down.
That doesn't change my hate of rain, he thought. The boy sat in a dense, tall tree outside of Castle Town. His red eyes kept a keen watch around him. His dusty blond hair was wet and dripped over his eyes. The blue cloth armor that adorned him was soaked through and chilled his thin, lean frame to the bone. The wrappings around his head were sagging with water, nullifying their use of concealment. He wore a white, tattered shirt over his armor that bore a red eye with a single tear: the symbol of the shadow dwelling Sheikah tribe that swore loyalty to the royal family. Two sheathed short swords crossed at the back of his waist.
"The rain wouldn't be so bad if you just wore a cloak, Sheik."
Shut up. You try jumping and climbing trees with a cloak. Sheik felt the voice in his head scoff. For all her Triforce-granted wisdom, Zelda could be impractical sometimes.
After Ganondorf's usurp of Hyrule, Impa took Zelda to the Sheikah hideout – a hidden place that not even the royal family had known about. However, it was only a matter of time before Ganondorf would detect Zelda's location. Therefore, Impa thought it was a great idea to hide the princess' soul in her nephew. Ganondorf will never find her~! HEHEHE.
"That's not what she said. She doesn't sound like that anyways. So, why are we here? Nobody's here. Everyone has moved to Kakariko Village."
I know that. Impa said to keep an eye on the place. Can't you feel the evil magic lingering here?
Zelda took the time to analyze the aura carefully. She was incredibly masterful in magic and could handle anything between battle magic to healing magic. Sheik could only use basic battle magics and runes.
"Now that you mention it, yes, I remember it. It reminds me of Redead auras."
Those nasty zombie things?
"Yes, those."
Sheik shifted his weight. Then I'd better hurry. Gossip says that some people may try to go back to the town. Zelda seemed to agree as Sheik bounded out of the tree and scaled the Castle Town walls. He flipped on to the top of the wall and sneezed.
"Huh? You're not getting sick are you?" She paused and continued "You are, aren't you? It's about late morning now. Why don't you get some soup back in Kakariko for lunch? It's not far. I'm sure Impa will help you get over that cold quickly."
She may be a nanny to you, Princess, but to me Impa is a teacher, mentor, and slave-driver.
Zelda almost made retort before an ear-splitting scream stopped her. "What was that?" she asked stupidly.
Sheik wasted no time bounding over rooftops to find the source of the scream. It was a fluffy bunny.
"Shut up. Someone must be in trouble! Those redeads are here. I can sense them."
No derp. Sheik ignored Zelda's irritation as he skidded to a stop. Just below him, running through the alleyway, was a girl. She had long red hair and wore a white blouse and purple skirt. She seemed to be missing a shoe, but she ran from the redeads like she didn't notice. Sheik jumped down from the building he was on and pulled out his ornately carved swords. He began to slash down the back end of the redead crowd. He worked swiftly and silently, catching most of the horrors by surprise.
Sheik heard a shriek pierce the air. He knew that sound. Redeads used it to paralyze their prey. Jumping on to building roofs to move past streets with haste, Sheik found the girl near the massive Temple of Time. She was surrounded at the steps of the building.
With a burst of unknown energy, Sheik jumped down, ran into the mob of undeath, and proceeded to shred the monsters apart mercilessly. Within a minute and a half, the creatures were gone. The frenzied warrior panted and wiped the sweat off his forehead. Zelda cringed as he smeared rotten blood across his face.
He observed the girl he saved. She was lying on the ground motionless. Kneeling, Sheik gently turned her over. She had comely face, to say the least. "Don't think I didn't notice that." Zelda prodded his thoughts. Honestly, he wasn't sure how he survived the princess's… annoyances. He leaned over and placed his ear near her slightly parted mouth.
She's alive still. That's good. He sat back up and regarded her more carefully. She's about my age. He noticed randomly. Maybe younger. His eyes caught the sparkle of the brooch that held her scarf around her shoulders. His mind scoured through the multitudes of information that he knew. That brooch…I remember. Lon Lon Ranch. This must be the girl that lives there.
"Delivering milk, probably. They must not have heard about the sudden move to Kakariko."
Sheik nodded physically. Zelda, I've got a complex spell for you. Can you send an anonymous message to the ranch owner to get him to come here? I'd rather not have to take her and whatever milk delivery she has back to the ranch.
"Can I? Probably."
Sheik grimaced. Please.
"That's better." The princess's presence retreated into Sheik's mind as she conjured the spell. He was alone in his thoughts now, and the girl was getting help. Two birds, one stone. He almost jumped for joy. Gingerly, with a light touch, Sheik managed to lift the girl to ride on his back. He began to walk back to the town gate, keeping an eye out for more redeads.
Zelda was true to her word that the spell was a success, though it took almost thirty minutes for the ranch owner to come. The man found the girl by the wagon at the town gate. He didn't seem to notice the small rips and tears in her dress, nor the small smudges of blood on her. Sheik had succeeded in cleaning most of the blood off of her.
He watched as the girl awoke. The rancher, whom Sheik remembered was the girl's father, was elated. The father placed the girl on the wagon and drove them home. The whole scene made Sheik, unusually, feel a small mixture of warm emotions.
"If I didn't know you, I'd say this touching reunion had some effect on you." Zelda's nagging voice brought him back to the real world. "Come on, Mister Sick-with-pneumonia. Let's go back to Kakariko." Sheik nodded numbly and turned towards the east.
A raindrop fell on his nose. Looking up, he swore. I hate the rain.
Woohoo! And that's Sheik! And Zelda. Actually, I like them both. The whole nagging brother/sister thing is really fun to write. Anywho, the other chapters will be posted when I'm done reviewing them. What to help make that happen faster? Review! I love reviews! I live for reviews! Not really, but I'd still really appreciate them!
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