Chapter 21

A Rather Interesting Proposal

It's late at night, and Lya and Link are in the Open Courtyard at the center of the house. There's a large fountain in the center of it. Lya is sitting on the edge of the fountain, and Link is standing in front of her. Aryll, Midna, Zelda, Malon, Dasar, and Gallina are standing on the balcony of Lya's Art Studio watching them.

Aryll – Are you sure that it was a ring?

Zelda – Well….no. I didn't actually get to see it. But what else could it have been?

Gallina – It could have been a bunch of different things, like earrings, or a bracelet, or just a regular ring.

Zelda – (turning to glare at all of them) well if you want to be skeptical, then you all can leave, and I'll be the only one who sees Link propose to her.

Midna – It's not that we don't believe you Zelda. It's just that Link hasn't said anything to anyone, and this is something that I think he would tell someone before he goes and asks her.

Dasar – Not only that, but Lya might not be entirely receptive to him at the moment. After this whole Dakaraso incident, she has been very angry with him for letting Dakaraso go when he had the chance to get rid of him easily.

Malon – She's been ignoring him for the past two days, so it's a little surprising that she's talking to him now. You know how she can hold a grudge.

Zelda – Yes, but now that they're back on hospitable terms, I don't think he's going to wait any longer.

Midna – well if he doesn't ask her in the next few minutes, I'm not going to wait any longer. I'm going to bed.

Aryll – Yeah, me too.

Zelda – fine. Go to bed. Then I'll be the only one who knows what she says when he asks her to marry him.

Gallina – Well when you put it like that….

Midna – I guess we will stay.

Zelda – That's better.

Lya – They're still there.

Link – (groaning) when are they going to leave? It's almost like they know…..

Lya – Chill out would you? They'll leave eventually. It's funny though, I don't think they've ever stayed very long when they spy on us. Maybe they think something special is going to happen tonight. I'm starting to wonder myself.

Link – maybe we should go up there and scare them.

Lya – Well, you can if you want to, but I think I'll stay here. It's too nice a night to go indoors.

Link – (looking slightly uneasy) Yeah. Hey Lya?

Lya – Yes?

Link – Are you really not going to come with me to fight Dakaraso?

Lya – Well, I just said that because I was mad at you, but you don't really think that I'm going to leave a simpleton like you to go and fight him all by yourself, do you?

Link – (laughing uneasily) Good, because, I want you there. To fight by my side through all of life's battles.

Lya – Well of course I will. We can't leave a dorky hero like you to defend the planet all by yourself now can we?

Gallina – I can't believe she doesn't get it!

Midna – Well this is the third time he's tried to propose to her, so maybe she's given up hope.

Aryll – I hope not! They make such a good couple!

Zelda – Well, look on the bright side; if she doesn't get it, then maybe he'll give up and move on to someone a little more….royal.

All – ZELDA!

Zelda – What? I'm just stating a fact.

Aryll – Yeah, a fact that might as well be fiction, 'cause it's never going to happen.

Zelda – Well you never know. It might.

Malon – It never will Zelda. So just give up right now and forget about it.

Sora – (walking out onto the balcony) what are you guys up to?

All – (jerking him down) SHHHH! Link's about to propose to Lya!

Sora – Ohhhhh.

Link – (sitting on the edge of the fountain next to her) Lya….that's not exactly what I meant.

Lya – Umm, okay. Then what do you mean?

Link – (sighing) well, I need someone to face the dangers, the sorrows and the happy times in life with me. (sounding excited and breathless) Will you?

Lya – (looking entirely confused; shakes her head as she says) You're not making any sense.

Link – (looking slightly crestfallen but still sounds the same) Lya…..

Gallina – (exasperated) Lya you're so stupid sometimes!

Midna – You idiot! Why can you see what he's saying?

Aryll – Does he have to spell it out for you?

Sora – What's he trying to say to her? (Everyone else turns to stare at him)

Malon – You can't seriously be asking that question.

Sora – Well, he's talking kind of cryptically. I don't get what he's saying to her.

Aryll – (standing up and shouting very loudly) HE'S ASKING HER TO –

Two figures in floor length black cloaks appear suddenly in the courtyard a little ways off from Link and Lya. They rush toward Lya and grab her, then disappear before anyone can react.

Sora – (jumping down into the courtyard next to Link) Organization XIII!

Link – (bewildered) What?

Sora – The ones who took Lya! It's Organization XIII!

Dasar – No, it was the Tempests!

Link – (despairingly) What do we do now?

Midna – What's wrong with you? "What do we do now?" We go and get her back!

Link – Well, yeah, but I meant, how are we going to do that?

Midna – Oh, I have a few ideas….