Hi guys, long time no talk... Well, I am SO disappointed in myself for not keeping a promise...:( I know I'm still a beginner in story-writing, but if I want to be good, I have to keep promises, and I didn't... I understand if you stop reading, for real, I mean, yeah... But to those who continue, I hope you like this chapter...
Chapter 3: Link's Birthday
Five years later...
"Hi Link!" Zelda said, happily. "You're the last one here, as usual."
Link shrugged. He didn't mind being the last one every day. He liked a bit of sleep. The others were always awake so early. He didn't know how they could be such... morning people.
"Hi." Link said softly, smiling.
"Hey, Link!" Pipit yelled, loudly. "When did you fall asleep last night?"
"I don't know..." Link said, honestly. "I don't write it down."
Pipit looked at him like he was weird that he didn't keep track of when he fell asleep. Link didn't really care when he fell asleep, all he wanted was to sleep.
"Anyways," Pipit continued. "You look tired."
"Thanks." Link said, sarcastically.
"Yeah Pipit!" Karane said, giving him a slap on the arm. "What was that for?"
They all laughed together, like they always did. They were best friends since the first day they all met.
"Anyways," Link said, trying to get on with a conversation. "I'm inviting you all to my house for a party, I guess you could call it that."
Link handed out little pieces of paper with a time, a day and a place.
"It's gonna be the four of us." Link mentioned. "Not much, just to hang out and have a cake or something."
Link was the oldest of the group, but not the tallest. He was going to turn eleven, as the other ones were still ten. It was awkward growing up with no parents after the age of four, since he had to learn everything on his own. That's why he spent a lot of time with his friends at their houses so he could have an adult make his food and treat him well. He did a lot, actually. He cooked for himself once he was seven, and before that he went to Pipit's house to eat, even though it was very dusty. He made his bed, he did the dishes, he did his laundry... He did everything a parent would do starting when he was seven. The only good thing about that is that he was the most mature and knew a lot.
"Sounds great!" The three others said in harmony.
"I really hope my mom will let me go..." Pipit said. "I don't want to have to sneak out of the house again!"
They all started laughing again, remembering the time they snuck out of their houses at night just to get a "tour" of the Knight Academy. They were only five and didn't know much.
They all moved on with the rest of their day, playing outside till dusk. They then had to go in their houses and go to sleep.
Link was really excited for the next day. He wanted to celebrate his birthday on his birthday, and not before or after. He was hoping all of his friends could go, since they have been his friends since... Well, since he can remember!
The next day...
Pipit woke up very early to the thought of Link's birthday party. He didn't ask his mom the day before. He had to ask before he would forget.
"Mom!" Pipit yelled, getting out of bed.
He probably didn't just wake up his mom, but everyone in Skyloft. Except for Link, he's a deep sleeper.
"WHAT THE HELL PIPIT!?" His mom yelled, really loudly. "What was that for!?"
After that, he was a bit startled and decided to ask his question softly and apologetically.
"Mom, I was wondering if I could go to Link's birthday party today..." Pipit asked very softly. "I forgot to ask you yesterday... and I'm sorry."
"Well..." Pipit's mom said, thinking of what to say as an answer. "I guess so..."
"THANK YOU MOM!" Pipit said, running to give her a hug. "I never thought I'd be able to go since you got mad that I woke you up... I'm sorry..."
"It's okay..." His mom replied, softly.
She hugged him, and let go after.
"Just never do it again!" She said, firmly.
Pipit nodded to not get her mad again by saying things like "But what if I forget to ask you something again?" or something like "But what if it's an emergency?". He was just so happy he could still go to Link's tiny house and have fun with Zelda, Karane and him. It was going to be the best party since Link had never had one before. He was bringing him a bow and arrow that he had bought him. It was his first party, if you could believe that. Ten years without even wanting a party. He was too busy sleeping.
And now Karane was awake eating breakfast. She had asked if she could go the second she got in her house. Her mom said yes, since she knew Link very well and knew that if she didn't go there would be some problems that she couldn't avoid. So, that meant she could go. But Karane really wanted to get Link something too, even though he didn't ask for anything. She thought of how he really liked reading ancient stuff that she didn't understand, like that there was a world under theirs. You know, nonsense. So, that's what she planned on getting.
"Hey mom," Karane asked, curiously. "Do you have any old ancient books you don't want anymore?"
Her mom looked at her like she was crazy. She just asked that question before even saying good morning to her mom who had just woken up. It's nice to see that she made her own breakfast, though.
"Yes," Her mom replied. "Why?"
"It's for Link." Karane answered. "He likes those types of books."
Her mom went to her bookshelf that carried lots of ancient books that didn't interest Karane at all and pulled out a few that seemed very old. Before putting them down on the kitchen table where Karane was eating, she removed the dust over the sink and walked over to put them on the table. She placed them side by side facing Karane so she could see the titles and red the back of the books to see how interesting they would be for Link. He likes almost everything, except for one type of book. It has nothing to do with anything, to Link.
After a while looking through the books, Karane realized something. She didn't know what books Link had. Link didn't really tell them what books he had since they all had no interest, except for Zelda, who's dad had every single book that involves the history of Skyloft whether it's boring or not. He had to know everything, since he was the Headmaster of the Knight Academy. He had to know things he never has to teach, because it makes so much sense that way.
"Mom, I'm going to see Link now." Karane said. "I'll ask him without giving it away what books he has."
Her mom looked at her in the eyes and used her eyes to point to Karane that she hadn't finished her breakfast.
"After I finish my breakfast." Karane said, noticing she hadn't finished her oatmeal.
"That's a great idea." Her mom said, giving her a smile. "I'm glad you're going to finish your breakfast first instead of running off without an answer."
Karane and her mom laughed and she finished her breakfast. She got up to bring her empty bowl of oatmeal to the sink and quickly rinse it.
After that, she gave her mom a kiss and went out the door to Link's house.
"Link!" Karane said, knocking on the door quite loudly so he could hear her through his sleep, if he was sleeping. "It's Karane!"
Link got up and opened the door, with messy hair and tired eyes.
"What the hell?" Link said. "Why did you wake me up at nine in the morning?"
"Um...uh...sorry about that..." Karane said, apologetically. "I just wanted to see your books."
"Since when do you have interest in my books?" Link asked. "At nine in the morning?"
Karane shrugged and waited for Link to answer for her to come in or to say he's just going back to bed.
"Fine," Link said. "I'm gonna sleep after, though, so don't come knocking again."
Karane nodded and looked through his books. She had her mom's books' titles in her head so she didn't have to carry a piece of paper with book titles, which would be suspicious. Link sure had a lot of books on ancient Skyloft, but few of them she ever heard of. Happily, she was able to not find a book that her mom had. It was called "The Creation of the Statue of the Goddess and the Knight Academy". It was obviously about the creation of the Statue of the Goddess, but the Knight Academy was a built a bit later. She had read about it on the back of the book itself.
"Thanks for letting me look through your books, Link!" Karane yelled while going out the door. She didn't wait for an answer, since he had probably fallen asleep. "Oh, and Happy Birthday!"
At her house, she went straight to the other side of the one big room, where her room was.
"I FINALLY have a book he doesn't have!" Karane told her mom, sitting on her chair. "It's the big red one with a sketch of the Knight Academy and the Statue of the Goddess."
Her mom walked over to her with a little bag, which was red, like the book. Her mom also gave her a rope to tie it. Karane put the book in the bag and started tying it up tightly. The rope was brown, and just that too. Nothing too interesting, since the book itself was already interesting (for Link). When she finished tying the bag, she stood up, bag in hand and placed it on her nightstand. She then just laid on her bed, waiting for the time to go by.
At that time then, Zelda was with her dad in the kitchen, eating breakfast. She was talking with her dad about how excited she was to go to Link's first party.
"I can't wait!" Zelda told her dad, shuffling her legs to the other side. "It's his first party and he's turning eleven! Isn't it weird how he's never had one party before?"
Her father, also known as the headmaster, shook his head, with his mouth full of oatmeal that he was currently eating. After swallowing the mouthful of oatmeal he was just eating, he said:
"I don't think it is weird," he started. "Since he doesn't have much rupees, or any family for that matter."
Zelda shrugged, and agreed. She finished her oatmeal with berries quickly because of her excitement of later on that day. She brought back her bowl to Henya, the lunch lady and thanked her for the food. She walked back to her father and she waited for him to finish. It didn't take him too long, since he had stuff to do later on as well. He doesn't need to take an eternity eating his food, really.
"All right, Zelda." He said, getting up to return the bowl to Henya. "I have some old weaponry books that I don't need anymore. You could give some to Link, if you'd like."
Zelda nodded and followed her dad up the stairs. They entered her dad's office, or room, and turned to the giant bookshelves that stood against a wall. Her dad searched the bookshelves with his eyes, and pulled out a few.
"Here they are." He said. "You could give him some of these."
Zelda saw many books, but one of them caught her eye. She knew what Link liked since she had known him for a very long time. The book she was looking at was called "The Art of Weaponry". She picked it up instantly and walked towards her dad.
"I picked this one, dad!" She said, showing the book.
"Very well, I'll go get a bag and a rope for it," He said, smiling. "And then you help me put these back."
Zelda nodded and sighed. Her dad left to get the books and she started sorting the books by alphabetical order on the big desk in the middle of the room.
Later that day...
Link heard a knock at the door and quickly opened it to see his three best friends standing at the entrance.
"Happy Birthday!" The three yelled in harmony.
"Thanks guys!" Link said. "Come on in!"
They went into the house and remembered coming here when they were little. It's changed a lot since they were five. Not as much stuffed animals and toys, there is a stove since he's older, and it's definitely been dusted and cleaned. They walked over to the table to place their gifts.
"Link, is it okay if we put your gifts over here?" Zelda asked.
"What?" Link said, surprised. "You brought gifts?"
"Of course!" Karane said. "It's your first birthday party EVER!"
"You didn't have too," Link said. "But it's okay, I guess... it's just a bit weird since I've never gotten any before..."
"Well, every time you throw a party, I'll bring a little something for you!" Zelda said, excited. "I'll be hoping you throw more birthday parties!"
"Us too!" Karane and Pipit said, in harmony.
"I don't know what to say, really..." Link said, embarrassed. "I've never gotten any presents that I remember... maybe from my parents when I was a baby, but, you know, I'm eleven now..."
"You'll be remembering this day for sure!" Pipit said. "Your first birthday party when you're actually not a baby!"
They all laughed together and talked about lots of things. At first, they were talking about birthday parties and then the subject changed into many subjects all over the place. That's what happened when they would all talk together for a while.
"Well, for supper, I'm making a 'fancier' dish, if that's how you want to put it." Link mentioned, since they were talking about food. "It's steak with some potatoes on the side and carrots."
"Ooh!" Zelda said, licking her lips in the thought of eating the dish. "That sounds delicious!"
The two others looked at their stomachs as they growled. They were hungry since they hadn't eaten since lunch.
"And for dessert is a pumpkin cake from pumpkin landing with vanilla icing." Link said. "Zelda, your dad went and got it for me, which was awesome!"
"My dad loves that pumpkin cake!" Zelda said, smiling. "I wouldn't be surprised if he had bought another one for himself!"
They all laughed together, as they always did. They were great friends and never really got mad at each other. They always stayed friends no matter what.
After a lot of talking in Link's kitchen, Link had finished the supper that they all helped out with and they ate at his cute little table there that seated only four, so they were a bit tight, but it didn't matter to them. It brought them closer together, literally.
They ate up the delicious diner Link had stirred up. He's been cooking for a while now, since he's a lonely child with no family whatsoever. His friends were the closest he could call his family, but not quite. He preferred to call them his best friends. It just wasn't really the same as parents, but they were pretty close to feeling like they were his siblings.
"Time for cake!" Link said, getting up to get it in the fridge. "I'll get you guys other plates and spoons and we'll start eating it."
He placed everything on the table and Pipit pulled out a few candles to put on the cake. He placed them and lit them with some fire.
"Make a wish, Link!" Karane said, excited for him.
"I wish..." Link thought. "I wish to never lose my best friends, I can't imagine what life would be without them. They're all I have left..."
Link blew out his candle hoping his wish would come true and nothing would happen to them.
"Ooh, Link!" Karane said, all hyper. "What was your wish?"
"Well, uh-" Link started.
"His wish is his own business." Zelda said. "But I'm sure it'll come true!"
The three nodded approvingly. Link really hoped it did. After all that happened to his family, he wasn't reassured that it would come true.
They ate the cake quickly. It was so good, Link would have eaten twenty more of those!
"Come on Link," Pipit said, grabbing him by the arm. "It's time to open your presents! We'll help you with the dishes after you open them."
They all gathered around another table where the gifts had been placed. He didn't know which one to open first, until Pipit handed his to Link first. He opened up the box and looked at what was in it in awe.
"A..." Link said, trying to get the words out. "A bow and arrow!?"
He hugged Pipit and Pipit hugged back.
"I knew you would like it!" Pipit said. "I knew you were into this kind of stuff."
The next gift was Karane's. She had handed him a red bag that was tied with a rope. She untied the rope and looked inside. It was a book about the Knight Academy and the Statue of the Goddess!
"Cool!" Link said. "I've always wanted this book!"
He looked through the pages and found a title that mentioned the construction of The Knight Academy and The Statue of the Goddess. He couldn't wait to start reading!
"Thanks, Karane!" Link said, giving her a hug.
Then, Zelda handed him her present, which was also in a bag. It was a medium green, Link's favourite colour. He untied the rope and looked inside to find another book; this time, the title was 'The Art of Weaponry'.
"Wow!" Link said, looking at the book, and then at Zelda. "I could use this for training with my bow and arrow.."
Zelda gave him a hug, blushing slightly. Link didn't know, neither did Pipit. Karane knew that Zelda liked Link, so it was obvious to her that she would be blushing.
On the other hand, Link was blushing too. Only Pipit knew that he liked her. None of them knew that
Link and Zelda both liked each other, which was weird, since they were all best friends, and you would expect that Link had told Karane or that Zelda had told Pipit.
Once they had stopped hugging, Zelda let her hair fall in her face to hide the fact that she was still blushing and she was as red as a beet. Link looked at the things he got, trying not to attract too much attention, even though it was just the four best friends.
They all spent the rest of the night talking and just goofing around. They had so much fun that night, and they all wished it would have never ended. When the sun was down for an hour or so, the three all had to head back home.
"I had so much fun!" Pipit said, throwing his hands in the air. "I can't wait for another birthday!"
"I know, right!" Karane said looking over at Pipit. "And YOUR birthday is up next!"
"I can't wait!" Zelda said, looking excited once again. "Thanks for doing this, Link. I know you've never really celebrated your birthday, but isn't it fun!"
"Yeah, it's extremely fun!" Link said, laughing. "I've never talked so much in my life!"
Link joined them as they all walked home. The first stop was Pipit's house, which was dusty, as usual. His mom hadn't cleaned it in a while, and she could never find the time to do it. Pipit didn't want her to pay somebody to do it for her, because that's just wasting money, when they could both do it together for free. All it would cost is some of their time, really.
"Thank you for bringing back Pipit, you guys!" Pipit's mom said, smiling and hugging Pipit with one arm. "You never know what could have happened to my little Pippy!"
Pipit rolled his eyes and said good-bye to his friends. He had an amazing time with them that day.
The next stop was Karane's house, which wasn't that far from Pipit's. The same thing happened, saying good-bye and Karane's mom calling her by her nickname that she had come up with; Karane-boo.
The next place and last one, was Zelda's house, which was the Knight Academy, really. They didn't talk much, since they didn't know what to say. It was an awkward walk to her house, but they finally arrived when Zelda said something to him.
"It is nice tonight..." Zelda said, not looking at Link. "I had a lot of fun tonight..."
"Me too..." Link said, looking away. "It wouldn't have been as fun without you guys!"
They hugged again, and without even knowing, blushing again. Zelda tried to go in through the front door, but it was locked.
"Sigh... it's locked." Zelda said. "The guards of the Academy lock the door at night no matter what."
"So, how do we get you in?" Link asked, looking over at her, and then looking around for any passages around the Academy. "Do you know a way in?"
Zelda pointed to a pile of boxes that leaded up to the second and the highest floor of the Knight Academy.
"Ah," Link said, with a slight smirk on his face. "Interesting."
Link helped Zelda climb up the boxes by lifting her feet up as high as he could, which was enough to get her at the top of the pile of two tall boxes, to him.
Once she was up, she tried to pull him up by simply grabbing his hands and pulling him up as much as she could, but it didn't work that well. The importance of bringing him up was, well, to show the Headmaster that he is safe as well and to make sure Zelda hadn't walked home alone.
He decided to back away a bit, ran quickly and climb up the boxes with his feet. Zelda looked at him a bit impressed, and Link broke a sweat after almost falling off without Zelda's help by pulling him up a bit.
They opened the door and Link let Zelda go in before him.
"Ladies first," Link said, smiling slightly.
Zelda gave him an appreciative smile and walked inside. Link closed the door behind him, since it was getting pretty chilly already.
Zelda opened the door to her Dad's office, also where they slept.
"Hello, Zelda." The Headmaster said, smiling. "I see Link did bring you here, which is great I don't want you wandering all alone at night. Please, do come in."
Link stepped inside, as well as Zelda. She set out her mat that she slept on and her pink blanket, which was her favourite. She got her pillow as well, which was just plain white.
She grabbed her nightgown and placed it on her father's desk, waiting for Link to leave before she left to the bath to wash and change.
"Thank you for bringing her home, Link." Said the Headmaster, patting Link on the back. "I will be sure to send a guard of the Academy with you home so you're safe as well."
"I appreciate it, Headmaster." Link said, smiling over at him. "I'll see you tomorrow, Zelda!"
Zelda waved good-bye and told her dad she was just going to go change into her night-clothes and wash quickly as well.
Link met the guard outside, who was tall and wore very little armor. There was also a gray Loftwing outside of the Academy, and Link assumed it was his. He had never seen one up close like that. He saw them all the time flying around, high up, but never really this close, even if he was about twenty feet away from it.
The walk back to Link's house was very quiet and a bit awkward. The guard would stand up straight while Link would be slouching, the guard looked straight ahead, wide awake, while Link was almost asleep.
When he got back home, the guard bowed slightly and walked back to the Academy, which was now not visible, since it was so dark.
Link went straight to where his bed was, which you couldn't really call a room, since the house itself was just one big room. He got changed into his night-clothes and went straight to bed. He was so exhausted and had a lot of fun. He just had to sleep, which was his second favourite thing to do.
I hope you guys liked this chapter! A review is always much appreciated. Add to your favourites for you to be updated of new chapters! I would like to let you guys know that I am getting some ideas for some one-shot stories about The Legend of Zelda as well. Once again, I am so sorry about my lack of updates... See you guys next time, hoping that is really soon!