Author's Note: This is the first of NEXT week's chapters. I realized that I wrote a chapter on a computer that I won't have access to when I leave for home, so I couldn't post it. I just love writing this story! Okay, my Minish minions, here are my answers and reactions to some of your reviews!
Dia Newman: I know now to not to ask what goes through your mind. So, I'm just going to leave it at that.
Hawkpath: You didn't review. You just sent me a PM. It is cool that we like the same music, though. I like Hall & Oates, too.
Okay. Don't forget to review!
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One Year's Eternity
Chapter 12
Friday, October 18, 3:34 P.M.
Midna was dragging me through the hallway. We were headed for the bulletin board in the lobby of the auditorium. The cast of people chosen for Phantom was put up.
We were speeding down the hallway and heading towards the elevator. Midna's grip would take a crowbar to get off of my wrist. When we got to the button, she let go and pushed it.
Her ring left a mark in my finger.
She hurried me into the elevator. She was obviously enjoying the fact that I could run again now. She pushed the button for ground level. Right as the doors were closing, a hand reached out to stop them. The doors answered. Link rushed in after they opened enough.
"What are you in a hurry about?" I asked him.
"I'm doing the same thing you are; going to check the cast list."
"I thought you weren't trying out," Midna scoffed.
"I wasn't. Mr. Ghir made me after everyone left," he told her.
"Poor you," Midna said, crossing her arms.
"What part?" I asked.
"He made me do one of Raoul's parts. I don't know what was going through his head, though."
"No one ever does," Midna laughed.
We entered ground level. We all stepped out quickly. Midna grabbed onto my wrist again and started running. It took us barely any time to get there.
She pushed the door of the auditorium open. She let go of me, but kept fast-walking down the hallway. We turned around the corner to find that there was a line of people there already.
"Mid," Link turned her around, "I think I might have some useful info."
"What's that?" she asked, trying to look past the people in the line.
"Since I had to stay behind, I saw what happened after auditions," he said. "Din, Nayru, and Farore were talking to Mr. Ghir after everyone had left. They gave him money as long as they got the parts they tried out for."
"Rhey lre xolod sevis," she mumbled. (AN: She's not speaking Labrynnian. She said, "They are colored devils.")
What?
"Stop speaking in Twilight," Link said, moving us forward in the line.
"You understand me?" she asked, obviously surprised.
"I've been to the Twilight Realm, Mid. Forget that?"
"Yeah, I did. Sorry," she said, sarcastically.
It took forever to get to the front of the line. I was listening to music while Midna and Link were speaking in Twilight. After fourteen minutes of waiting, we got to the front.
CAST OF PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Erik- Vaati Minn
Christine- Farore Grenin
Meg- Nayru Bliege
Raoul- Link
Phillipe- Mido Iri
Madame Giry- Marin Sands
Armand- Mikau Zora
Firmin- Tael Faer
Carlotta- Din Rehil
The list continued, but I couldn't bear to read the rest.
Once I left, Link started following me. I left the building as fast as I could. I got outside and started for the dorms.
"Zelda," Link called. "I had more to tell you."
"What is it?" I turned around. "I'm a little ticked right now."
"I know," he said, "and I know why you're not on that list."
"Why?"
"I saw this, too," he said. "When Din, Nayru, and Farore gave Mr. Ghir that money, they also gave him some to keep you and Midna off of anything except the understudy list."
My fists were clenched in rage.
"I didn't even want to do this in the beginning!" I yelled. "And now that you and Midna had gotten me into it, I thought I had a chance. What did I even do to them?!"
I stormed away. I knew Link tried to stop me, but I just wanted to clear my head. He would only make it worse.
Once I got to the dorms, I rushed to the elevator. I didn't want to talk to anyone, not even Midna. I wished the elevator went faster. It always went faster when it was going down, not up.
What did I do to those bitches?
I thought about Link. I thought about what he had told me. Had he told Midna yet?
I hate that he seems to be everywhere. How does he do that?
Din, Nayru, and Farore. I felt as if I forgot something about them that Link told me… no..
SHADE!