Chapter 15: Aryll
Well, of all the things to expect, future Link's little sister was the last one. Heck, he had only ever mentioned that he had a family. He had never said anything about what kinds of family members he had; he only ever spoke about not wanting to put them in danger by telling them. When this thought crossed my mind, I realized what was happening. however, I knew that doing anything at all would be extremely counter-productive, so I just stayed put and waited to see if slave Link could handle it.
After a while, the little girl started backing away, confused. Slave Link, though, seemed to have absolutely no idea of how to handle this and he just stayed in his spot. Eventually, the little girl asked him what he was doing there instead of at school. Finally, slave Link snapped out of it and told the little girl that he was wondering the same things about her. I then remembered that, apparently, everyone under the legal adult age had to go to school and I could only think of how good of a comeback it was for him to say that when that simple fact was taken into account. However, she answered immediately by saying
"Today's a day off for the elementary students because of that car crash that happened a few days ago. You know, the one where five people died? Well, anyway, I decided to come here to surprise you, but it looks like you're skipping! *sigh* Why are you doing this to yourself? You were once the brightest student in your class. What happened to you, big brother?"
At this, I couldn't help but think that all of this stuff that was going on may have ruined future Link's, well, future. Especially since she was talking in the way she was! However, slave Link thought quickly and told her that there were just a bunch of really weird things going on at the time, while I hid, only listening and not actually watching. Unfortunately, the little girl chose right then and there to notice me! When she did come over to me and she got a good look of my face, I saw pure, unbridled confusion. Then, she shifted her gaze from me to slave Link and back several times, each time becoming more and more confused until she put her hands over her mouth and backed up towards the door, like she wanted to run away.
Then, who showed up? Well, none other than future Link, himself! At this, the little girl started to scream, but future Link managed to put one of his hands over her mouth and calm her down before attempting to explain to her who slave Link and I were. Slave Link and I also hid in another room, away from view so that we wouldn't intimidate her. Then, after at least five hours of explaining, she finally understood and promised not to tell. A little while passed after that before she looked up at future Link and asked him how she could help.
At this, future Link sighed and told her that all that she could do was keep her mouth shut. She reluctantly agreed to this as future Link simply told her that he didn't want her to get hurt. Then, she just left, leaving all three of us with a failed attempt at a brave face. When she was gone, future Link told us that her name was 'Aryll' and that she would need a few days to fully accept what was going on, so if she were to come back, then we were to treat her with the utmost respect. Thankfully, neither slave Link nor I needed to be told twice.
After a few minutes of some very awkward silence, future Link finally spoke up by (obviously trying to change the subject) telling us that he knew where we had to go next.
Yes, that just happened! Figures that I wrote this a few months ago, but it's being posted the day after the hard copy version of WW HD comes out. :/ Anyway, I really hoped that you liked this little plot twist because it sure as heck is coming back to get them next week! XD You'll just have to see how... so please review and I'll see you all then! ;)