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Thanks for continuing to read! Where we left off, Link was starting physical therapy in hopes to walk again. Enjoy chapter 11! :DD

Chapter 11: Embarrassing!

The next few days nothing really happened. In fact, nothing really happened that whole week. Nothing even happened in the next four weeks. I just went on with physical therapy and was making good progress. I thought to myself when the four week point came up…wow…halfway through. At this point I was able to stand. Man, though! That was hard to do! I remember what Rose did to help me do that. She'd stand up and have my arm around her shoulder. I'd try to make my legs meet with the floor; her being a crutch. Eventually I could stand on my own, but not for very long.

The next week nothing embarrassing happened, but something really good happened. One day Rose said that she thought I should try to walk. I panicked.

"I…I don't think I'm ready…am I?" I asked her.

She nodded. "You've done really well." She had me put my arm around her. She stood me up and I made my feet meet with the floor. "Ok…now move your legs…slowly." I limped, but I could do it really slowly…like snail speed! I was starting to walk. My face lit up, and so did hers. "Good job!" She helped me walk across the room to a chair and she sat me down. "Let me know if you want to try walking again."

"Yes." I said. "I don't want to waste time…I need to try to walk as soon as possible."

"Okay." She said. She came over to the chair and I put my arm around her. This time we walked down the hall. I was in pain, but I kept on going. Midna came out and smiled to see me walking, even though it was with Rose as a crutch. After three or four days of that, Rose thought that I was ready to do it a little more on my own. She was still there when I tried to walk.

That first day I tried walking more on my own was when that embarrassing moment came...Rose had me put my arm around her and she stood me up. "Now stand on your own." She said. I did just that, able to do it for a little while longer than before…I could probably stand for a couple of minutes before it got really uncomfortable and painful. She held my hands and I went red. "Now try to walk…I'll be here to catch you if you fall." She said. I tried to walk, and it worked. Soon I didn't even need to look at my feet. "I'm going to let go, now. Let me know if your legs give out." I nodded. She let go and I was able to walk. She was right in front of me, smiling and walking backward as I walked forward. And then came that embarrassing moment…I lost my footing when we were out in the hall. I tripped and fell towards her, almost knocking her over. To make matters worse, we thumped heads. "Ow." She said as she regained balance. "That wasn't planned…" She asked.

"Yeah, not really." I said, blushing. She had me put my arm around her again and she took me back to my room.

By the next week I was able to walk the distance of the hallway by myself. By the week after that, I was able to walk around the entire castle. That next week was when the real milestone came; I walked a whole mile, by myself! The last week I was there I tried running. I fell down a couple of times, but Rose and Midna were there to help, and so was Tyler. By the end of that week, I was completely better; able to walk and run.

We had a little party to celebrate on the day before Midna and I planned to leave. Rose, Marie, and Midna made cake. Tyler and I made some meat and vegetables. (Yes; contrary to what Midna may try to tell you, I can cook!) I had once again become great friends with Rose, Marie, and Tyler, and everyone else there. I was really thankful for their help and kindness. But I felt bad…I was going to leave again. Hopefully I won't forget Rose and Tyler this time. It was fun…the majority of the past two months with them.

Rose came up to Midna and me during the party. "I have something for you and Midna." She gleamed.

"Alright." I said.

"Okay." Midna answered. Rose reached into a large knapsack. She took out a sphere.

"With this, you can use magic to communicate with others." She said. "It's simply called a 'communication orb.'" She handed it to me. She pointed to a spot on the orb and said to press down on it with my finger. I did that and it turned on. It began to glow. She took out another one as Midna and I stared at the one I had in my hands in awe. "I have one, too. We can all talk to each other, no matter how far away we are." We all smiled.

"That'll be good!" I said with exultation.

Marie came up to us. "Link…you're going home tomorrow?" She asked.

I nodded with assent. "I have to go…otherwise your aunt and uncle will find out I was here…which won't be good."

"Right." Marie said. "But we can still visit each other, right?"

"Only when there is peace." I told her.

"What? That's not true! We can still visit each other!" She pouted.

Rose joined in. "I think that's a great idea, Marie. But Link's right…there needs to be peace first." Nothing really happened the rest of that day. We celebrated that I could walk and enjoyed the last few moments that we could spend together. At least the last moments we could spend together until the war ends; if it ever does.

That night I couldn't sleep. I got up and dressed in my everyday clothes, left my room, and headed down the hall. My intentions were to go over to a balcony on the second floor and look up at the stars. I remember one of the nights that I couldn't sleep when I was here with my father. He and I walked to the end of the hall and onto that same balcony. It was at least midnight that night. I think it was actually the first night we stayed at the castle. He and I would point at the stars and marvel at the different shapes they'd form when strung together. It always made me smile to look up at the stars. Nowadays whenever I look up at them, and they twinkle, I'd swear to myself that my mother and father were making them twinkle…to shine some light into my life. I walked out there and watched them glitter; smiling and looking down into the courtyard, and listening to the water running from the fountain.

"Can't sleep either, huh?" A voice asked me. I looked behind me. It was Rose. Not just Rose, but Marie as well, who was following Rose in secret, and the only one of the three of us in P.J's. Rose noticed that Marie was following her. "You're up too, Marie?"

"Yeah. Why are you up?" Marie questioned. "Can I join you?"

"Sure." Rose said. "I was going to get a drink of water, but I saw Link out here…" Marie nodded. Rose looked towards me. "I was just wondering if there was anything wrong…are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said. "Just looking outside."

"Good." She said with a small smile on her face. She went downstairs and Marie continued to follow her. I just continued to stand at the end of the balcony to take in the view. Rose and Marie joined me at the end of the balcony. There was only one problem. As soon as Marie stepped outside, she didn't stop talking! And it was about the most random things!

"Your favorite color's green, right?" Marie asked me.

"No…" I said.

"But you wear a lot of green!" Marie grunted in protest. I rolled my eyes, but made it discreet in front of Marie.

"Let's switch subjects." Rose said, seeing that I looked annoyed.

"Thank you." I mumbled under my breath.

Marie still, however, wouldn't stop. "Let's sing a song!" She said loudly.

"How about not?" I said, hoping she wouldn't sing.

She then started to sing, and it sounded like a cat dying! "Blah blah blah blah blah! Blah! BLAH! Bl—"

Rose covered her mouth. "Why don't you go to your room, Marie?" She asked her.

"Okay!" She said happily. She turned around to leave. Rose and I laughed as she skipped merrily to her room.

Rose then looked at me. "I wanted to talk to you and Midna about something…but since she's not up, I'll talk to her in the morning…" She looked at me for assurance to continue.

I nodded. "What do you want to talk about?"

She looked down into the courtyard. "It's about the war…" She sighed. I looked at her with bamboozlement. She looked at me. "I'm honestly sick and tired of this conflict that Hyrule and Nikitre have. I want it to be over." She paused and looked in front of her, but still addressing me. "Do you want it to be over?"

"Yeah, I do." I said poignantly. "Very much so…" I looked down. There was silence, and I thought back to when my father died. "I used to be so hateful towards Nikitrians…after all, a Nikitrian killed my father. But I need to put the past behind me. Not that I'd ever forget what happened to him…" She and I looked at each other. "You, Tyler, Marie, and everyone else here have been some wonderful friends to me. And you just so happen to be Nikitrian. After these two months that I've spent with you, never again would I wish for any harm on you." She smiled and I smiled back.