Here it is! :))
Fruit cake, man can't I get a break? Bad enough I have to help Princess Zelda.
"Hellooo? Are you deaf or just always in a constant fantasy world?"
"One obstacle after another.." I mumbled as I turned around to give the big grungy worker a fake sarcastic smile.
"Sorry I'm leaving my fantasy world now.. how you doing I'm Link!"
I threw my hand out to be shaken, I don't need to make any enemies here, I already have a huge pain in my ass as it is don't you think?
"Eh, get that hand out of my face. I only shake the hands of real men. Hard working men! Not little pansy pretty boys like yourself." He paused and squinted his eyes at me suspiciously. "You sure your supposed to be here madam?"
"Yes I am sure, unfourtantely. Now I don't have time for this I'm worn out from games with the guards just please tell me where to go."
"Whatever you say little lady.." He snatched the papers from my hand. "Yeah your pretty far down there, just keep heading north for about 30 minutes, when you come across the 400's then you start paying attention to the signs."
"Okay thanks" I snatched my card back and walked off towards the tents, but of course I couldn't walk away peacefully without having another smart comment.
"Don't forget your panties miss! HA! HA! HA!"
Oh how orginal he mustv'e came up with that himself. What a clever guy.
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"Okay... 402, 403, 404...come on..." "YES! finally 405. "
"Hey you my bunking in my tent tonight pal?" A young dark headed man poked his head out.
"Uh yeah..I'm link."
"Oh hi link! I'm karik. Nice to meet you." He shook my hand and pointed his hands towards the door. "Well, this is our home for the next two weeks, not really what I'd expect from the Hyrule Castle. Man I'd thought they'd be throwing us a nice little place to sleep. Maybe a guest room in the castle ya?"
"Heh.. for a whole bunch of dirty, crude, horny men? We're lucky we got this."
He let out a laugh and patted me on the back. "Your a funny guy Link. Maybe this won't be a total miserable fest with you as my tent buddy rather than some drunk slob."
"Gee thanks, I think?"
We walked into the tent, it was incerdibly small, not even a bottom to the tents, just a flaky top to protect us from little drizzles I suppose, because I know this tent would not withstand a mild rain storm. The King sure is cheap I can tell you that much.
"This is something eh?"
"What's something?"
"This whole getup. We have to do all this labor and break our backs for a guy who bosses us peasents around constantly. We get paid little to nothing and were also serving for a snotty nosed princess who spits on little people like us ya know? And on top of harsh labor, we're not even invited to the dumb wedding. I mean I dont care much about the royal family but I'd like to hit up that snack bar heh...and just be apart of something I helped with." He pivked up a small pebble and started tossing it up and down. "I just can't wait to get out of her and get back to my wife...my children."
Malon...
He laughed a little and threw the pebble. "You know she's mad at me... she thinks I will be checking out the princess the whole time, and she says once I get a few glimpses of Zelda I will never look at her the same way. "
"That she isn't as beautiful as Zelda is, and that she can't afford nice clothing like her. That basically i'm betraying her. But I love my wife, she is the most important person in my life. I think she's beautiful, maybe not as beautiful as the princess. But looks aren't everything yah?"
He lifted his head up. "Listen to me, rambling on about myself." "You got a girl back home?"
"Uh..yeah. Yeah I do..." He stood up suddenly and came pat me on the back.
"Well alright! Good for you! What's she like?"
"She's um, she's a good person.."
He raised his eyebrow at me. Dammit I don't know why i'm freezing up like this. I have something good to say about Malon! I love her for goddesses sake! I do! I do! Say something good about her link, you look like an ass to the guy who just gave a whole heartfelt speech about his wife.
"She's your wife..?"
"ah no not yet...but were getting there. Just trying to save up some money."
"That's my man! Planning on proposing! That makes me glad to hear you aren't some slob that cheats on his women ya know. Love em with all your heart! That's what they're here for."
"Yeah.. true.."
"So she isn't worried about you "sneaking a peek" at the Princess?" He was joking but I felt a tremendous pain stirke my heart when he mentioned that.
"Aha..not really, she's just worried about me in general, you know how woman can be..." I was attempting to change the subject, Malon and Zelda just dosen't sit well with me.
"Heh, yah I know what you mean buddy... anyways I think we need to get some shut eye. Work starts up bright and early!"
"Oh yay, can't wait for that adventure tomorrow, like today wasn't enough.."
"I hear ya buddy..well night." He quickly placed his small pillow on the dirt floor and within a few seconds he was passed out and snoring. Must've been a really long day for him. Guess I better be doing the same.
I layed down, but I'm apparenly not as lucky as this guy. This ground is just too hard, but im used to sleeping in a nice little haypile, or when im super lucky a bed when talon is out of town. But this is just sad. And I know a lot about being sad...
Not being to express my feelings for Malon...
Being in this hell hole..
Being poor..
Having to work for Zelda...
Not seeing Zelda..
Zelda.. Zelda..Zelda..
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"Zelda please...please come with me. I want to be with you but no one wants us to be together, I can't take it anymore.. I can't go on living without you.."
"Link.." She planted her mouth against mouth. I couldn't tell if she was crying or if it was just the rain. It was pouring down, I could barely see.
"I love you so so much, but you must stop before you get us killed! My father has no problem killing you off, killing me off as well if I dare live my life with you! Think rationally, you can have a great life, a fantastic love filled life with Malon.. Link please think. Not with your heart but with your brain.."
"But Zelda..."
"It might not be the right choice, but it's the smartest one. Link please.."
"ALRIGHT LINK LET GO OF MY DAUGHTER OR I'LL HAVE YOU KILLED." The king approached with just aboutn 20 feet to spare, him and all 25 guards aiming their arrows at me and Zelda. This is it for us.
"FATHER STOP!"
"ZELDA IF YOU GO WITH THIS PEASANT I'LL HAVE TO SHOOT YOU TOO. I CANNOT HAVE THIS MOVE ZELDA. NOW!"
I couldn't beileve what I was hearing, he was willing to kill his daughter off just because she loved someone who has no land, no royalty? I'm still a good man...
I looked at Zelda with hope. "Zelda will take the chance with me, we can jump before they shoot us. We can make it..come on.. Please my love.."
Zelda closed her eyes and turned her head towards her father then back towards me.
"Link dont be a fool please.." She was whispering so softly I could barley hear her through the pouding of the rain hitting the groud. Everything seemed much louder than her voice, I think my brain was trying to block out the rejection, my whole life was fading, she was fading away from me.
"But Zelda.."
"YOUV'E GOT 30 SECONDS ZELDA! MAKE YOUR CHOICE! A LOVE LIFE OF DEATH WITH HIM, OR A FANTASTIC MORTAL LIFE WITH A MAN WHO CAN REALLY LOVE YOU..."
She never took her gaze from me, this time I could clearly see the tears continously pouring from her sad eyes.
"Zelda?..."
At this point everything froze, I couldn't hear the rain, her dad yelling, or her beautiful voice, all I could do is look, look and watch her mouth move.
"Im...sorry.."
And just as quickly as her mouth moved, her body went along with it. She left me..once again.
This time to die...
"ALRIGHT BOYS GET HIM!"
I turned towards the arrows getting ready to shoot me, every single last one. I took one last glimpse of my life and Zelda was nowhere to be seen, but I didn't make the wrong decision I died for someone I loved, even if they betrayed me..
"FIRE!"
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"AH!" I jerked up suddenly...I'm covered from head to toe in sweat. Some dream.
"WHAT! WHAT'S WRONG! Kirik jumped up and jumped into an attack postion.
"Nothing..sorry I just had a nightmare." He sighed and relaxed his body. "Oh well thank godesses everything is alright. Oh sorry about your nightmare, wanna talk about it?"
"Oh no thanks, I think I might need to just take a walk. Get some fresh air."
Kirik layed back down and closed his eyes, "Okay just be careful! Don't know whats lurking out there at night."
"Yeah I think I'll be alright. I'll be back soon.."
As soon as I walked out the tent I felt a giant cool breeze hit me. I should probably be sleeping outside it feels much better out here, I might refrain from getting nightmares. You know how you feel when you have a dream and all day long that dream just follows you or keeps popping up in your head? Or how when you go back to sleep it leaves off from where it stopped, well I surely didn't want to finish off that dream, I think I get it.
*Rustle rustle*
"What's that! Who's there?" I slowly reached for my pocket knife and turned as quickly as I could to the direction of the noise.
"You've got to be kidding me, you'd think this place would have better security."
*Rustle*
"COME OUT NOW OR ILL THROW THE KNIFE."
"Link...shhhh it's me..."
"Who's me who?" It was a girl's voice im sure of it, but it was spoken so softly I couldn't identify it. I crouched closer to the bush then she came out.
"It's me Link...Zelda.."
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