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Chapter 9: Finally…It's becoming clearer To Me…

The man that came in…was Rusl. He traveled here all by himself. He just stood there in the hall, eyeing me with disbelief. "…Link…what…" Rusl said with deep concern. "…What happened to you?"

"I broke both of my legs…saving this little girl…" I said with sorrow, pointing to Marie. He looked shocked.

"You can pull through, though, right? You'll be back to your old self in no time?" He said with worry.

"May I talk to you alone, sir?" Rose asked Rusl. He nodded. I watched to see where they went. They walked to the throne room. I quietly wheeled over to the doorway of the throne room and eavesdropped.

"Before we begin, what is your name, miss?" Rusl asked.

"Rose." Rose answered. He had a look of terror with that response; he looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Why did he make that face? "Sir, did you know that Link knew me?" She questioned.

"…Yes…I'm sorry." He hung his head in shame. My mouth was wide open in surprise.

"What?" Midna said. "Why don't you remember Rose, then?" I covered her mouth.

"Why are you sorry? You don't have to be…" She said with apprehension. "I just wanted to know if you knew that…"

"I'm sorry because…" Rusl began. "When the war began, I was concerned that Link knew any Nikitrians…I thought it would bring him trouble in the future. Since I was his caretaker, I thought it would be in his best interest to not know you." Rose looked at him with mystification. "I talked to some people I knew in town and came up with a solution. It was an amnesia potion infused with magic. Because of that he can't remember you. It's as if you and all of the other people he met here never existed." She looked at him with amazement. Midna and I were astounded.

"I understand why you did that…looking out for his safety…" She looked down at her feet. "But then I don't understand…he was my best friend. To tell you the truth, I honestly hate this war. I just want it to be done and over with. I'd never try to bring harm upon Link."

I wheeled into the room. Midna tried to stop me, but I was too willful…I wanted to not feel so confused. Rose and Rusl looked taken by surprise to see me come in. "I don't get it." I looked towards him. "Why did you feel you had to do that to me?" I wheeled away to my room.

Midna glided into the room. "Rusl, what you did was wrong…you shouldn't have messed with someone's memories." Her eyelids slightly squinted in sadness, followed by a distressing look on her eyebrows. "…even if your intentions were good." She paused. "So…can you help him remember?"

"Yes…" He shuffled over to his horse and grabbed a knapsack. He went through the knapsack until he found a potion in a bottle. He held it up. "That's why I brought this." Rose and Midna looked at it with peculiarity. "It should be able to give him his memories back. I thought about talking to Telma and the doctor about making it when Link said that he was going to Nikitre, because there was a chance that he'd meet Rose and Tyler once again." He paused. "So I did. It has a horrible taste, though, so we need to put it in some milk or something." He smiled. "I realize it now…it is good for him to know you and Tyler…" He looked at Rose. "If he gets along with the two of you, wouldn't you think he'd have a faster recovery because he'd be willing to work with you?"

"I'd imagine so…" Rose said contentedly. She went into the kitchen and poured a glass of milk. Rusl grabbed the glass of milk and mixed the potion into it. He took it up to me and had me drink it. I felt dizzy and sleepy…and soon after feeling these feelings I was completely unconscious. As I lay in bed, fast asleep, I started to dream about all of the memories I had lost and these memories slowly came back to me. I didn't feel like they were missing anymore. Memories like Rose being one of my best friends, and the time when I placed that frog on Tyler's head. I was…confused. Then came the moment my father died. And then the last few moments I shared with Rose and her family. I understood now. Everything was becoming clearer to me. I woke up the next morning and immediately realized the error of my ways. I need to apologize; especially to Rose. She's probably the one that I've hurt the most. With all of the insults I've given her, I'm surprised that she's still willing to help me…from what I know at least. I got ready and had realized that Rusl was gone. He left me a note saying that he was going home and that "his job was finished." A few minutes later Tyler came into the room and asked me if I needed any help. After giving him a nod, he placed me in my wheelchair. "Also, Tyler…" I looked at him. "I'm sorry. We used to be friends…and I was a complete jerk to you and your family."

"It's alright…" Tyler said to me. "We didn't know that you couldn't remember us."

Marie then came up to the room. "Tyler. Is he being mean to you? 'Cause if he is, I'll get Rose or Midna for you."

"He's not being mean to me." Tyler answered.

"Marie." I said.

"Yeah?" She said, not looking impressed.

"I'm sorry…about everything. I was really mean to you and it wasn't right." I said to her.

"Okay!" She said, smiling. She went over and gave me a hug. Easy to forgive, I suppose!

"AHHH!" I said with distress. "You're squeezing too hard!"

"Okay. Sorry." She said apologetically.

"It's alright." I said. She smiled and I smiled back at her.

"Do you need anything else, Link?" Tyler asked me as Marie skipped out of the room with a backpack on, heading to school.

"I'm fine, thank you." I said to him. He left the room. I wheeled out of the room and went to the ramp down the hall. I went down the ramp by myself into the ballroom, then into the kitchen. I spent about fifteen minutes eating breakfast. I then wheeled back out into the ballroom. I saw Annie coming through the room. "Hey, Annie. I have a question for you." I said.

"Yes?" She said.

"Where's Rose?" I asked her.

"Work." She answered.

"Where is her work located?"

"Umm…the schoolhouse. Why?"

"I wanted to apologize to her."

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Alright. Just to let you know Midna is there too." I thanked her, wheeled out of the castle and into the courtyard. I spotted a couple of guards and went over to them.

"Excuse me, sirs." One looked at me excitedly, oddly enough. (I'll call him the odd duck for now. :) Meanwhile the other stood up tall, even though he was very short, and tried looking rough and tough as if he was Napoleon. (I'll call him napoleon the 2nd. :) "Where's the schoolhouse?" I questioned the men.

Napoleon II spoke first. He had a very loud and apparent voice, echoing in the morning breeze "TAKE A RIGHT FROM THE GATES TO THE COURTYARD AND HEAD DOWN 5 BLOCKS!"

The odd duck had a very high-pitched voice mixed with a southern drawl…interesting…"Then turn left and head down three more blocks and you'll come to a little building about the size of a house that says 'Ravaeende Elementary.' That's the schoolhouse!"

"Thank you." I said as I wheeled out of the gates, trying not to split my sides. Wow, they were strange! I then turned right and headed down the road. There were all sorts of little shops and houses along the way. There were people everywhere, which would make sense for it was about 10 am. Then, before I knew it my turn came up at the 5th block. I turned left and headed down the remaining three blocks. I came up to Ravaeende Elementary and prepared to knock on the door.

"Now," Rose said to her students. "Does anyone know 10 + 5?" (Note: Rose teaches Kindergarten students.) A couple of kids counted on their hands while others raised their hands. There was a knock at the door.

"I'll get that, Rose." Midna said. She looked through the peephole in the door only to see me. Although she looked a little puzzled, she opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" She asked me, coming out and closing the door behind her. "Rose is in the middle of teaching a class."

"I came to apologize to her…" I said. "I feel really bad about everything that I said. It was hurtful, especially because she was one of my best friends."

"Who are you and what did you do with the Grinch?" She giggled.

"Midna! I'm being serious!"

"Okay, but you could have waited instead of coming here."

"I know."

She looked at me and smiled. "I'll be right back." She opened up the door and went in, then shut it behind her. She hovered over to Rose. "Sorry to interrupt you, but someone's at the door for you."

"Oh, okay. Let's take a break for a minute, everyone." She told the students. She then went to the door and opened it. A look of shock came on her face. She proceeded with stepping outside and shutting the door, all the while looking annoyed. "What do you want?"

"…I'm sorry…" I told her somberly. Her eyes amplified in amazement. "I'm sorry about everything that I said. It was insensitive and I was out of line."

"It's okay." She looked down at the ground. "…I…I'm sorry about punching you."

"Don't be; I deserved it."

"Thank you, really. But you didn't have to come all this way."

"I chose to."

She smiled. "Would you like to come in?"

"Sure." I responded. She opened the door and let me in first and went in after me.