It has taken 5 days (five frickin days!!!!) But it's here. Finally. I obviously don't own the characters, because I've said so in the last chapters, but that isn't good enough for you people, is it? No, of course not! I have to remind you every single chapter that these characters aren't mine, even though that goes without saying!!!
I'm sorry. Please read on.
Age 5
Sleeping in the same bed became a habit between the three children. Link and Ganondorf had even stopped trying to wrench Zelda closer to them.
It was their first birthday party. Nayru and Farore thought they were mature enough to handle it now. Din didn't care.
Link and Ganondorf's birthday was first. It turned out they had the same birthdate. Zelda followed nine day's after.
Everything had been set up. The three children had learned how to speak properly now. They sat at a table, Zelda across from Link and Ganondorf.
"I can't wait." Link said excitedly. He was not as frightened anymore, but still had a problem with bed-wetting. Only, Ganondorf didn't admit that he wet the bed three times out of ten. Waking up with wet sheets irritated Zelda immensely.
"Shut up, bed-wetter! It's my birthday!" Ganondorf bellowed.
"NO! I am not a bed wetter!" Link whimpered, tears creeping into his eyes. Zelda groaned and banged her head onto the table.
"Please hurry it up." She griped, lifting her face. Farore flounced into the room, bearing a large green and red cake.
"Happy birthday, you two!" She sang merrily. Din rolled her eyes. She set the cake in front of Link and Ganondorf. Five candles burned merrily. Link yelped.
"Fire!" He screamed. He grabbed his water glass and toppled the contents onto the cake.
"Oh, nice going Link." Zelda giggled, smiling at the sopping cake. Ganondorf's eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, way to go, leaky. You wrecked the cake." He grumbled. Farore shook her head.
"No, no. It's alright." She waved her hand over the cake. Nayru did the same. The water flew out of the cake, which reconstructed itself. Zelda got up out of her seat and walked over to Link and Ganondorf.
"Happy Birthday." She smiled, hugging Ganondorf around his neck. His eyes looked slightly wild, and his mouth was open so that you could see the back of his throat. Zelda didn't notice. She slid her arms off him and went over to Link.
"Happy Birthday Link." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck. Ganondorf looked livid. Link was in shock.
"AH! PHYSICAL CONTACT!! I-I-I kind of like it." He entwined his arms around her waist, beaming and hugging her back. Ganondorf had fire in his eyes. A small flame appeared above his head.
"DIN!" Nayru snapped.
"What?" Din asked innocently, drawing the flame back into her hand. Nayru shook her head.
"Let's just eat the freaking cake." She sighed, bringing out a knife. Link screamed, making Zelda jump off him.
"POINTY!!!!!" He wailed, pointing accusingly at the knife. Zelda sighed.
"Oh, great." She hissed under her breath. Ganondorf smirked. Nayru groaned and ran her fingers through her hair.
Din rolled her eyes and brought the knife down on the poor cake. She grabbed three pieces and threw them onto three plates.
"Eat." She snarled, stomping off. Link and Ganondorf greedily snarfed down the surgery icing. Zelda looked slightly disgusted as she ate her piece. Ganondorf seemed kind of moody after the cake.
"What's wrong?" Link asked, licking his fingers.
"Nothin'." Ganondorf grumbled. Zelda picked up her plate and carried it into the kitchen, grabbing Link and Ganondorf's plate on the way. Ganondorf leaned forward and glared at Link.
"It's you." Ganondorf hissed under his breath. "Zelda likes you best."
"No she doesn't." Link said, appalled at the idea. Zelda bounced back into the room.
"What's wrong?" She asked, scanning their faces.
"Nothing." Ganondorf mumbled. "Wanna play hide and find?" He asked, his face brightening.
"Yeah!" Link said. "But Zelda can't be the finder. She finds us too easily." He pointed accusingly at Zelda, who pouted.
"I never get to be the finder." She whined. They continued to bicker as the goddesses watched them.
"They're sweet." Farore cooed. Din snarfed the last of her cake.
"Whatever. I'm going to go blow something up." she stared to walk off. Nayru looked livid as she followed her.
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Ganondorf and Zelda sat at the table, waiting for Link to come back inside so they could cut the cake. The cake was light blue with lavender and white swirls.
"Where could he be?" Nayru sighed, leaning against the door frame.
"The stupid little lump." Din snorted, holding the knife impatiently. "I need to cut something."
"I checked. He wasn't in the bathroom." Farore walked back into the room. "It isn't like him to disappear like this. Especially on Zelda's birthday."
"LEAKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Screamed ganondorf. "I WANNA EAT!!!!!"
"Want to." corrected Zelda. "I command you use proper grammar on my birthday."
"Zelda, do not boss him around." Nayru scolded. She turned to the other goddesses and squealed, "She already sound's like a princess!"
"At least somebody's acting like they're supposed to. Old leaky isn't getting any braver." Din snorted.
"DIN! His name isn't leaky! It's Link, and he has gotten better." Farore snapped.
"LEAKY!" bellowed ganondorf. "I WANT TO EAT!" He said 'Want to' more loudly than the rest. Zelda clapped her hands.
"You got it right!" She said, beaming at him. Just then link walked in, holding something behind his back and blushing.
"Sorry I was late." He mumbled. "I was looking for something."
All faces turned to him.
"Don't just stand there, kid! Sit down so I can cut the cake!" Din roared, rushing over and bringing the knife down on it.
"Don't run with pointy things!" scolded Link, a trace of fear in his voice.
"Don't scold Din!" Ganondorf snarled. "She's awesome and can do what she wants!"
"Can not. We can't run with pointy things." Link said pointedly. He sat down next to Zelda. Din slammed down slices of cake in front of them.
"Eat!" she snarled. "And like it!"
"Yes ma'am." Link and Ganondorf said in unison.
"It's MY birthday. I get to do what I want!" Zelda huffed, sticking her nose in the air and picking up her fork. Ganondorf took the entire slice and shoved it into his mouth whole.
"Impressive!" said link.
"disgusting." Said Zelda, who dug her fork into the cake and began to eat in tiny bites.
Link sat there, his hands still behind his back and blushing. His cake sat untouched.
"Are you going to eat that?" Ganondorf asked, swallowing hard and pointing at link's cake.
"Yes he is! It's my birthday and he should eat my cake!" Zelda said, turning to link. Link turned bright red.
"Um… I am going to eat it." He said quietly. He took one hand out from behind his back, taking care that Zelda didn't see what he was hiding.
He took a tiny bite of his food. Zelda was watching with an eager face.
"Stop looking at me!" he whispered, taking another bite and swallowing.
"I'm sorry. Is it good?" she asked.
"Mm-Hm." Said link, nodding. Zelda smiled and went back to eating her cake. Soon every crumb had been licked off their plates.
"For my birthday," Zelda said, wiping her fingers on a napkin, "I want to be the finder."
"NO!" Ganondorf said immediately.
"It IS her birthday, Gannon…" link said quietly.
"NO! It's not fair!"
"It is!"
It went on like this for a while, until they finally agreed, Ganondorf a bit grudgingly, that Zelda could be the finder. As Ganondorf ran off the court yard to play, link stayed behind.
"Um, Zelda?" he asked, standing up as Zelda got up to leave.
"What?" she asked.
Link took his hand out from behind his back.
"I got you a present." He said, handing a tiny wildflower to Zelda. Her eyes lit up.
"How sweet!" Farore cooed softly, so that link and Zelda could not hear.
"It's beautiful! I love it!" Zelda said, taking the flower and hugging link around the middle. He smiled and hugged back.
"Lets go play hide and find!" Zelda said, releasing her grip on link and rushing up to Nayru.
"Put this in a vase for my room!" she said, handing her the flower. Nayru smiled.
"Ok, sweetie."
Link and Zelda smiled, and then rushed off to play hide and find.
I read a book once that used Hide and Find instead of Hide and Seek. Darn it I can't remember the title. It was a Black Eyed Susan though.
I like this chapter. It's funny. Do you think it's funny?...One sec....*Grabs sword* NOW do you think it's funny?
Seriously, though. Comment! Peace! c(:
