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Disclaimer: I do not own the legend of Zelda game series or the characters. I am writing a story for fun. :)
Where we last left off, Link and Rose met each other for the first time. Read on to see what happens next!
Chapter 2: My Friend and Me
The next morning I dressed in an orange dress with a white sash tied around my waist, and a bow in the back. I had an orange headband with a white bow in my hair to match. I snuck into the throne room to see what was going on, for there was talk that Link and his father were here. Link and his father were here! I saw them in the throne room with my father and mother. Daddy told me not to meddle, but I couldn't resist, I hid behind a column in the throne room.
"What's going on?" I whispered to myself. "I mean, I know they were supposed to be here, but what for?" I listened in.
"Your Highness." Link's father gestured to my father. "I humbly come here at your service. Where is the heirloom that you wish for me to protect?"
"Right here." My father said. A servant came up with a box with a lock on it.
"Inside of this box con-" My father began.
"OH!" Link said in awe. "What is it, Dad? What is it? I want to know!"
"Son, please be quiet…" Link's father said. "It's rude to interrupt adults, especially when adults are talking about important matters. I'm sorry, but it isn't your business. Why don't you go play, if that's alright, Lord Harold?" He looked at my father.
"Yes, of course…he's a curious child. I have one of my own. I understand." My father smiled. "Go have fun, young Link." Link ran out of the throne room. I tried sneaking out of the throne room without my father seeing, but no such luck! "Rose, come here." My dad instructed.
"Argh!" I moaned and marched over to him. "Yes, Daddy?"
"What did I tell you about meddling in adult affairs?" He quizzed me.
"Oh, right." I said while frowning. "You said that 'it isn't right to meddle in adult affairs because adult affairs are meant for adults and not children.'"
"Exactly." Harold said. "So…why don't you go play and leave us to adult affairs?"
"Alright." I said. I ran off, feeling embarrassed.
Harold and Link's father laughed. "Goodness, I'm sorry, Link." Harold said.
"It's alright…I should be sorry for my son." Link's father said with amusement. "Your daughter is funny!"
"Your son's funny!" Harold roared with laughter. He regained composure. "Children are precious, they are the future."
"Yes, that's so true." Link's father agreed.
I went outside and found Link looking at the courtyard in awe.
"Hi, Link!" I smiled at him and waved.
He turned around and smiled back. "Hi, Rose."
I ran up to him. "What are you looking at?" I asked him.
"The fountain." He laughed. "Man, your home is huge!"
"Mm hmm…it sure is." I said while nodding. My hands were together behind my back and I was bouncing on the balls of my feet.
Link's Dad came outside. "What do you think about living here for a week, Link? Sound like fun?"
"You bet it does!" His face shined.
Link's Dad put his hand on Link's head. "Good!"
"Come on, Link! I'll show you some frogs!" I said excitedly.
"Okay!" He and I ran to the pond, only to find my brother…back from a sleepover with his friend Billy. Great…not! He can be a big jerk sometimes!
"Who's that, sis?" Tyler said.
I kicked my feet around. "A friend…are you gonna tease me?"
Link looked at me. "He's your brother?"
"Yeah. His name's Tyler." I replied reluctantly.
"He teases you?" He asked me.
"Yeah." I said quietly, fearing what was to come next.
"Lemme see…yep!" Tyler laughed. He grabbed a frog and put it in my hair.
"EEWW! I like frogs, but not in my hair, brother!" I complained.
"Can you please stop doing that, Tyler?" Link asked. "Rose's my friend, and I'd like to be friends with you, too…so can you please stop?"
"Think you can stop me?" Tyler questioned. "HA! I'm three years older than the two of you!"
"That may be true, but that doesn't always mean that you're wiser, brother!" I tittered.
"Hey, stop it!" Tyler demanded.
I was mad now. "NO!" I stamped my foot hard on the ground. "I'm tired of you making fun of me, brother!"
"Well, I won't ever STOP making fun of you, sis! So there!" Tyler argued.
Link went over to the pond while Tyler and I continued to fight. He went up behind Tyler and put a frog on top of his head.
"EEWW! It's slimy!" Tyler yelled while stomping his feet.
"How's that for a taste of your own medicine?" Link chortled.
"Haha, brother!" I giggled. Tyler ran off. I looked at Link and beamed. "Thanks, Link."
"You're welcome." He smiled.
"Let's go look at more frogs!" I led him to the pond.
"Okay."
"There are green ones and tan ones, but that's it. Nothing that's real colorful, but still cool!" I said as I reached my hand into the water.
Link reached his hand into the water for a couple of minutes. "I found a tan one!" Link shouted.
"Lemme see!" I said excitedly as he took it out of the water. It was huge and let out the biggest croak ever! He and I snickered. He put it back into the water after we petted it.
I then found a green one. I was sooooo excited! "Look! A green one, Link! It matches your clothes!"
"Yeah!" He and I laughed as the frogs hopped around the lily pads.
Little did we know my father was showing Link's father where we keep the family heirloom? The family heirloom is a necklace that has a purple glass teardrop on it. The purple glass teardrop possesses great magical power. It has the ability of doing almost whatever its holder desires. The only thing that it can't do is bring someone back to life. Because of that, it needs the best protection that it can get! My father requested that Jhock the sorcerer make a magical box that could give it the best protection possible, but it'll take a week to make and infuse with a spell…it has to have all sorts of locks and stuff on it! How do I know this? I eavesdropped on my father when he was talking to Jhock. Anyway, my father knew about Link's father being such a skilled hero and swordsman. He figured that he'd be able to protect the necklace until the new box was done. The necklace and its current box are kept in a special room. That room is our "treasure room." It's where we keep all of our gold and other fancy valuables! The room's door is an iron door with three locks on it, one with a combination, one that's magically enhanced and voice activated, and one that's just a regular door lock. We don't want anyone stealing anything from in there! The box containing the necklace is on top of a small table in there. My Daddy's paying Link's father 2,000 rupees for watching the box for the week! That's a lot of rupees!
When it started to get dark outside, Link and I headed inside. It was 9:30, so he and his father went to the guest bedroom to stay, and I went to my room and got ready for bed. My brother got to stay up, not too much later…but then again he was older than me!