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Thanks for still reading, folks! Where we last left off Rose was getting ready to attempt suicide because she can't bear living life without her mother. Can Link stop her in time?

Chapter 16: Anguish

(Speaker's note: Link tells the story.) Out of sheer luck, I found Rose when I ventured to the other direction of the beach and swam around the cliff to the part of the island that was more secluded. She was way in the distance, and I started to scamper to her. As I came closer, I realized what Arthur and I feared was coming true; she had the dagger in her hand. I yelled her name, but she wasn't listening. I wasn't going to let her die! I sprinted as fast as my body would let me, but I was scared I wouldn't make it. I quickly got down on my knees behind her as she started to shove the dagger towards her. I grabbed part of her hand and part of the handle of the dagger, trying to keep her from self-imposed death. "What the hell are you doing, Rose!" I yelled at her.

"I don't want to live!" She screamed, tears flowing from her eyes. She was attempting to stab herself by trying to force my hand to move, but I wouldn't let her. I still didn't know that Midna followed me and was watching the whole fiasco.

"Why would Rose try to kill herself?" Midna asked herself, hiding in my shadow.

"When are you going to stop?" I yelled again, struggling to keep her from wounding herself.

"Not…until…I…die!" She said in exertion to get the words out while trying to push me away.

"Think about this for a minute, Rose! I know you're upset; grieving for your mom…but this isn't how to bear with your sorrow!" I said to her. "There are so many people that care about you!" She continued to cry, this time wailing instead of staying silent. She was hard to subdue because she kept trying to punch me and doing anything she could to keep me away.

"Leave me to die!" She yelled. "Let me kill myself, damn it!"

"I would never let you kill yourself, Rose!" I yelled. "I care about you too much!" She stopped fighting for a minute and I lowered my voice. "You know how much it hurts to lose someone close to you…knowing that, would you want to inflict that kind of pain on someone else?" Her eyes were askance with melancholy. "If you die, you'll give some of the people you care about that same kind of pain! You don't have to do this! I want to help you! You've helped me; I feel like I should help you!" She let go of the dagger and allowed it to drop into the sand, covering her face with her hands while she cried. I got in front of her, only to see more heavy tears falling from her cheeks. I put my hands on her shoulders. "I'm your friend, Rose. If you would have committed suicide, I'd honestly be heartbroken."

She stayed silent for a minute, but was still crying. She put her hands down away from her face and spoke up again. "How did you know I was going to do this?"

"Arthur told me about you grabbing that dagger." I replied. She looked down. I took my hands off her shoulders and looked at her earnestly. I really hated to see her shed tears…she's normally happy. "It upsets me to see you cry." She looked up at me. "As your friend I just…I like to see you smile more." She and I stood up. She gave me a hug and started bawling, digging her face into my shoulder. I went red in the face and put my hand on her back.

"Poor Rose…" Midna said to herself, still hiding in my shadow.

After a minute or two she stopped hugging me. "I'm sorry."

"It's alright. You don't have to apologize." I told her. It was quiet for a moment. "Should we head back?" I asked her. She nodded.

She and I started to walk back. "Link?" She said timidly.

"Yeah?" I turned to her.

She smiled bittersweetly. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." I said to her. "I'm glad you're a little happier." She was really silent, so I thought I'd speak. "Well, we'd better get go-" She kissed me on the cheek.

"Ohhhhh!" Midna Laughed. "I'm so going to tease him! This is funny!"

I swear I was as red as a tomato! "ing? Why did you do that?"

"To say thanks…" Her eyes glanced over to the side, but she looked glad. "You helped me feel happy again…and you kept me from killing myself…"

I put my hand on the back of my head and rubbed it while going red again. "Oh…" We both laughed and this time we really started to walk back to the castle. Midna followed us back, but I was still unaware of her even being there.

"Just one thing…" Rose said. I looked at her as we walked. "…It's really important that my dad doesn't know that just happened…he's…well…really strict about that stuff."

I took a deep breath, trying to stop blushing. "Okay…" I wasn't sure why I was blushing…could it be that? NO! That's impossible! I couldn't have a…crush on her…could I? That's stupid of me to think!

Rose and I made it back to the castle in time to see Carol being buried. It's never easy to watch that happen. Everyone was sobbing. I hope that whoever stabbed Carol is severely punished. The tombstone was put in place…and after a while longer the ceremony was over. Dinnertime came a while thereafter. We ate some pasta with chicken legs and thighs. Midna hadn't mentioned what she saw yet, but after dinner she made me aware that she watched Rose's attempted suicide…

"I then saw something really shocking…I can't believe it! She-"

"Don't say it, Midna!" I yelled at her.

"She kissed you! HAHAHAHAHA!" She burst out laughing. "Oh, it's so funny! It's embarrassing! HAHAHA!"

I looked maddeningly at her. "Shut up!" I yelled again, going red.

"I never thought that any girl would want to kiss you! HAHA!"

"Don't forget you've kissed me before!" I shouted.

"Touché…" She said, not paying much attention to the seriousness of my comment. She then got back to teasing me. "Anyway, you should ask her out!" She yelled.

I covered her mouth. "Knock it off! I don't want anyone to hear and you're making that really difficult!"

She calmed down and I took my hand off of her mouth. "Really, you should ask her on a date!"

"No!" I said to her. "That's the STUPIDEST idea that has ever come out of your pie hole!"

She started to laugh again. "Pie hole! That's what's pretty stupid! The way you talk! You sound like a hillbilly!" Oh! I really wanted to kill her!

A few days later came Tyler's wedding. Like Carol's funeral, Tyler's wedding was planned for the afternoon. Tyler showed me what I was to wear…a tux! Not a tux! I hate tuxes! I tried it on before the wedding, and I felt like ripping it to shreds! With the little bow on the collar and…ugh! I hate these things! I'll have to wear it, though… "For your friend Tyler…just do it…" I said to myself. A short time before the wedding I put it on again and looked at myself in the mirror. I really hate dressing formally, so this isn't going to be very fun for me! Everyone was starting to come into the throne room to sit in the pews. It was about to begin…great! I sat down next to Midna. The rest of the pew was empty. I then saw Marie sit down next to Midna.

"Hey, Link!" Marie said happily.

"Hi." I said.

"Rose! Come sit with us!" Marie shouted to Rose.

"Okay!" She hollered happily. She came over and sat down. As soon as I saw her I went red again…GREAT! Dang it! Stupid emotions! She looked really pretty. She was in a light pink dress that went past the knees, but wasn't ankle or floor length. She wore her hair down. "Hi, Link." She greeted.

"H-Hi…" I said nervously.

"You excited?" She questioned.

"Sure…y-yeah…" I said nervously again.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" Midna laughed.

"Midna!" I scolded her in a hushed tone. "Shut up!"

"Is everything alright, you two?" Rose said with concern.

"Let's just say he's nervous!" Midna snorted.

"Why are you nervous, Link?" Rose asked. "You're not the one getting married. Tyler is."

I didn't say anything. Midna then continued to talk…I gave up trying to restrain her. "Oh, there's a different reason why he's nervous! And it's right in front of him!" I got ready to punch Midna...but I couldn't…not in front of everyone else!

"What do you mean?" Rose asked. "Are you just trying to taunt him?"

"No…he's really nervous when he's around-" Midna started to say. I covered her mouth. I thought she was going to stop…so I uncovered her mouth…BIG MISTAKE! "He's nervous when he's around you!" Midna said quickly. I went red.

I didn't care anymore. "That's it! You're dead, you little imp!" I punched her in the face.

Rose turned red. I stopped punching Midna after four or five punches.

"Finally, you stopped punching me! Ow!" Midna yelled, grinning evilly.

"You deserved it, you shrimp!" I shouted. Midna and I got into a verbal argument.

"Stop it, Link! Stop it, Midna! It's about to start!" Rose shouted.

It started and everyone was silent! Hallelujah! "Silence is golden!"

The wedding ceremony was great! Tyler and his new wife look very happy together. We had dinner during the reception and then came the dancing! AHHHHHHHH! That's the only thing that I hate more than tuxes! I can't dance!