A/N: Thanks to alwaysingirl for her epic review (cotton, hehe) :3 I don't know what it is about you Americans and England's English accents and vocabulary. Like, why is it funny? XD

Here is the Lost Woods, only a day late! XP

Chapter 13 - Labyrinth

Zelda ran in, needles at the ready. As she went in, she noticed the music cleanly reverberating off the walls of the hollow trunk, loud and clear. After a few seconds, she entered the clearing. There were three more hollow trunks, like the one she just came out of. Randomly, she chose the trunk on the left to go through next. As she walked toward it, the cheery music started to dim slightly. She paid no mind and kept walking through. The trunk wan't lit, so it was completely dark ahead, and she couldn't see where she was heading. After a few seconds, she could see a glimmer of light, and kept walking until she got out.

It took her a while to realize it, but she found that she was back where she started from. Kokiri Forest.

'What the heck?' she whispered to herself.

She flung herself back through the trunk that led to the Lost Woods again. After running for a few seconds, she got back to the clearing.

'Okay, let's try that again,' she said to no-one in particular. She ran through the left trunk again, music dimming the further she ran through. Upon exiting, she found she was once again in the Kokiri Forest. She growled and ran back in.

After getting through to the clearing, she turned right. She noticed that the music didn't start to dim. Rather, it got louder. After a few seconds, she saw some light. Running in, she got through to a new clearing.

'Ah, I see.'

This kept going for a while, Zelda running through the clearings, listening out for the music dimming and loudening. As soon as the music started to dim, she'd turn away and stand near a different trunk. If the music was still loud, she'd go through the trunk, smiling as she emerged into an entirely new area. Oddly, nothing came to bother like she had thought. Not even one Keese. If the state of the forest was any indication, she would've thought there would have been at least something. However, absolutely nothing came as she ran through the woods with ease.

Eventually, she came to a clearing that wasn't empty. She crouched in the shadows of the trunk entrance.

'Who's there?' a young boy's voice called out. She recognized him as a Kokiri, the signature clothing making him instantly recognizable. He had ginger hair, a dominant stance, and a pale pink fairy circled his head.

'I said, who's there?' he called out again, apparently not scared. Zelda decided to make her way out of the shadows.

'Don't be alarmed,' she calmly spoke.

'Why would I be?' the young boy said.

'Um... well, no reason,' Zelda whispered. What a tough cookie this boy was.

'Huh! Well, my name is Mido, leader of the Kokiri!' the boy shouted proudly, puffing his little chest out.

'I see. Well, my name is Sheik. And I need to get through there.'

'Hold it,' Mido blocked Zelda's way into the trunk, making her almost trip. 'Saria said I can't let anyone in unless they're her friends.'

'But I need to get in!'

Mido crossed his arms. 'Well, I can't do anything unless you can prove you are worthy of meeting Saria.'

Zelda growled menacingly, but the child stayed resolute. She looked around, trying to see if there was any other way in. Unfortunately, the trunk looked like the only way.

'Come on! This is a matter of life and death!' she shouted.

Mido kept his arms crossed, not budging. Suddenly, Zelda had an idea.

'This song... what is it?' she asked the boy.

'Saria plays this song all the time. She teaches it to all her close friends.'

Zelda shook her head. Did the boy just give away his means to stop her? By accident? She swept out the harp, listening hard to the song surrounding her. Then, without any trouble, she flawlessly played the notes with ease, no mistakes.

'You...' the boy stuttered as she finished. 'You know Saria?'

'Uh... yeah,' Zelda lied.

'Well, my word is my word. After you,' he said. Stepping aside, he let her through without anymore trouble.

'That was... weird,' she noted after she got through to the next clearing.

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It took a while, (half an hour to be exact) but she finally made it through to a different looking clearing. This must be the Sacred Forest Meadow.

She looked about her in awe. It truly was a beautiful sight, with the lush grass surrounding her feet. The fireflies flitting everywhere gave it a somewhat mystical feel.

That feeling of awe was interrupted, however, as a hand broke through the soil in front of her. However, this wasn't a stalchild's hand. It looked like it actually had muscle, and it was white and furry. The rest of the body broke through the soil, revealing a humanoid wolf, with evil eyes and sharp claws. It howled as it shook itself out of the ground. Zelda flicked out a dagger and shifted into battle stance.

'Finally, a fight!' she exclaimed.

A/N: Yep. Sorry if it's short. I was busy DX Plus, sorta running low on ideas. So, let's call this a filler chapter before the real meat, okay? :3