I hear gunshots in the background, and I'm assuming that the Zombies have come to take me away.
I woke up suddenly, my eyes flickering to and for. I jumped to my feet and got in an attacking position, looking around with crazy eyes. I was alone in the Northern Faron Woods, Link no where to be found.
Did he just leave me to go on? I started to walk towards the entrance, but saw that the large web was still there. I turned around and saw that there was something written in the ground. It was in Hylian, but I could still understand it.
Alek. It started. Well, at least he's still calling me that.
I went back to Ordon to check up on everyone.
Alright.
I stomped on it to get rid of the writing, and then took off in a run for the village. But half way there, I saw Link on his way back, his head bowed.
I walked right up to him and tapped his head.
He instantly lifted his head and looked at me, before looking back down again.
"Something up?" I asked, crossing my hands behind my back and blinking once.
"All of their doors were locked." He muttered, looking down.
I nodded a little. "They're probably afraid of the monsters here." I saw him shake his head a little, so I tucked my hand under his chin. "Cheer up, man. You're bumming me out."
"But they didn't answer." He shrugged lightly.
"They'll answer next time." He looked up at me with a doubtful look. "Trust me." I added, before dropping his head and taking his hand. "Come on, we need to get going." I pulled him along, heading for the Forest Temple, again.
After a few minutes of silence and Link's emoness, I decided to try and cheer him up. So, I whirled around and started to press my fingers against his sides, tickling him.
"Ale—whaa-" He couldn't finish his sentence because he started to laugh. Sooner or later he fell onto his back, trying to pry my hands off of him. He pulled his knees up and tried that way, but I just pushed them aside and continued.
After a few minutes I had my knees on either side of his waist, and one of my hands held his wrists to the side. I put my other hand on the ground in order to keep myself up.
"Are you done?" He asked, panting.
I blinked once, then smirked and continued.
"No, Alek!" He struggled underneath me, his laughing starting up again.
A few seconds or minutes went by and I stopped, sitting back on my legs. "Cheer up." I said, pinching his cheek. "Think about the results." I said, and he looked at me with a confused look, still panting a little.
"Think about how happy they'll be once they see you again. Think about how they'll hug you and tell you how much they missed you. It's all for the better." I got up off of him and turned around, thinking about my mom. It's been a few days here, but how long has it been there? Just a few hours? Even if it was days since I've been gone, she wouldn't have missed me.
I stopped after I heard Link say my fake name once he had his breath back, jogging over to me. "What's wrong?" He asked, resting a hand on my shoulder.
I looked up at him and blinked twice. "Nothing." I shrugged, but he then rubbed my cheek lightly and showed me that his finger was wet.
I touched my cheek and noticed that I was crying. "Really, it's nothing." I rubbed my face with my large sleeves, but he caught my hands.
"Tell me." He said, looking at me with a curious/serious expression.
I sighed. "Telling you about how your friends are gonna be so happy when they see you again…" I looked down. "It made me remember that I don't have any. No one misses me." I shrugged.
"That's not true. I'm sure everyone will be happy to see you, too." He said, shaking my hands lightly.
"Who's 'everyone'?" I looked up at him. "I never got close to anyone I drew. I just drew them and gave it to them. I didn't see them after that. No one knows my real name besides you and the Light Spirits. I tell everyone a different name." I shrugged again.
"You do? Why?" His eyebrows knit.
"Because I'm afraid of getting close to anyone." I confessed, looking down again. "They go away whenever I get close to them." I started to walk again, and Link followed, dropping my hand as I went farther away from him.
"I won't." He said after catching up with me.
I froze and turned to look at him. "Yeah, right." I scoffed, turning my head away. It's a game, I'm gonna have to go away eventually. I turned to look at him again.
We stared at each other for a while, and after a few minutes he took my left hand with both of his and put it over his chest. "I promise."
I looked at my hand with wider eyes, feeling his heartbeat beneath my hand. "Promise…" I echoed. "It's gonna take a while for me to completely open up, you know." I said, looking back up at him.
He nodded once. "I can wait." He said, smiling weakly at me.
I sighed, turning my head away. "We should get going." I slipped my hand out from his and started, again, on our way to the temple.
We got to the windy hill and there was the golden wolf sitting there patiently. When we got to close it stood up and started to growl, and Link pulled out his sword and shield, getting ready to attack.
But the wolf was too quick. It lunged at Link and disappeared into his body. Link's eyelids closed and he instantly fell, and I caught him with an arm, blinking once.
"Oh, he's learning the finishing attack." I remembered, sheathing his sword and connecting his shield again. I set him down on his back and sat down next to him, grabbing a nearby stick and starting to draw into the dirt. I was drawing a girl with her back to us and she was shouting, and there were clouds above her, and hidden in the clouds was this quote:
"What does tomorrow want with me? What does it matter what I see? If it can't be my design, tell me where do we draw the line?"
I just about finished the picture when Link woke up, standing up and shaking his head a little to clear it. He turned to me and walked over, looking down at the picture. "It's great." He said with a smile in his voice.
"Thanks." I muttered, before dropping the stick and covering it with more dirt. "What happened to you?" I asked, looking at him with a raised eyebrow, though I already knew.
"Um… nothing." He said as he walked towards the entrance. "What do we do?" He asked, touching the spider web lightly.
I sighed, then took off his lantern and lit it, waving it at the web. "This." I said as the hot ashes caught onto the web and set it on fire, which made Link jump. I put the lantern back on his belt, but didn't put it out.
"Okay…" Link muttered before walking on with me by his side.
We came out of the little cave and out into the opening, and Link looked around, blinking a few times to get adjusted to the light change.
"Come on, there's a monkey that needs our help." I said, taking a few steps forward.
Link followed me, but gently pushed me back when the Bokoblin ran up to him. He unsheathed his sword and easily killed it, then started to hack at the wooden cage.
I took out his slingshot and aimed it at the two spiders, killing them. I shuddered at the thought of the larger spiders. I hated them in the game, so I'm probably going to loathe them in real life.
The freed monkey started to clap at Link for saving it, and then climbed up the vines.
Midna popped out, blinking her eye. "Hey! That's the monkey that stole your lantern!" She exclaimed. "Doesn't it look like she's beckoning to you two? Aren't you the popular ones?" She giggled, and then went back into his shadow.
I started to climb up the vines, thankful for my rock-climbing lessons. I pulled myself up, and then helped Link.
The monkey started jumping and led us to the circle-door, where Link just gave it a shove and it rolled to the side. The four of us (counting Midna) walked through, and the door slammed shut, which made me jump. I turned to see the large Skulltula hanging from its butt, where I shifted nervously.
Link turned and blinked at me. "Do you not like spiders?" He asked, and I nodded, stepping behind him and starring at the large spider with wide eyes.
He snickered lightly and then told me to stay there, when he then went over to the spider and killed it, waiting for it to 'explode' before turning back to me. "It's okay." He said with a smile.
I ran over to his side and held onto his arm, still shaking a little. We turned to the right (A/N: I play the GameCube version), and the monkey jumped up and hung upside down, clapping for us. Link jumped first and almost fell, and I stayed back.
"I won't make it!" I called, shuffling my feet.
"Of course you will!" Link called back. "I'll make sure of it!"
"How?"
"Because it's not the far of a fall!" He was laughing a little, so I jumped.
The monkey held onto me and let go at the right time, making me stumble into Link's open arms. He was still chuckling as I scrambled to my feet, straightening out my coat. "Shut up." I growled. "I hate swinging, and heights." I pushed the door open to see what wasn't in the game.
A wolf was sitting in front of the door, but I could tell that it wasn't a live wolf.
How?
Because it's fur was on fire.
It immediately jumped to its feet and lunged for me, and this time, I was the one to fall into darkness.
I woke up a few seconds later in a dark room with a small light shining above me. I looked up and saw that it was a window that had just enough light for me to see somewhat clearly. "What the hell just happened?" I asked to no one, rubbing the back of my head.
Welcome, Noel. A woman's voice said to me.
I turned around and saw a beautiful woman with fire red hair and an orange dress that was burned at the bottom, and showed off her curves and such. "Hello…" I said, unsure of whom she was.
"My name is Din." She blinked her long eyelashes at me, her eyes red as blood.
"You mean the Goddess?" My eyes widened. "Why are you were, then?" I asked, standing up straight.
Din smiled at me. "You do not know whose garb you are wearing, do you not?" She tilted her head slightly and her hair waved a little, flickering like a fire.
"I'm afraid not." I looked down a little, but looked back up at her when she spoke again.
"It is your made up character, Yvaine."
"My…. What? My character? Yv… Oh. Oh!" Realization washed over me. "That's why these clothes seemed so familiar!" I smacked my forehead.
Din giggled lightly, her laugh sounding like flames crackling. "Yes, Yvaine. All of her powers are in that coat you are wearing now."
"All of them?" My eyebrows rose.
"All of them, except for the ones you're making up right now. The biggest one you have gained is the power to change into a Dragon."
My jaw dropped. "You're kidding." I said, blinking once.
She shook her head. "Now is not a time for jokes, my dear. But." She held up her left index finger. "You must only change when you fight against Ganondorf. For if you do not, you will not be able to control yourself, and you will possibly kill thousands of people."
My hands were shaking and my chest was throbbing. "But Argorok…" I said quietly.
Din glanced down for a moment. "You will have to kill him." She looked back up at me with a determined look. "You will have to kill your ancestor."
"So now Yvaine is my ancestor?" I raised an eyebrow.
Din nodded. "My time is running short. Nayru and Fayore will also visit you when the time comes." A fire started to rise around her feet. "Until then, I give you the power to control fire…"
A bright light started to shimmer in front of me, and a necklace appeared. It was a golden chain with a fire orange ball wrapped in golden wire connected to it. The small ball was pulsing in an intimidating way. I took hold of the necklace, and the fire covered Din. The fire ceased, and she was gone.
"Alek! Alek!" It was Link calling me.
I slowly opened my eyes to see him over me, shaking my shoulders. I sat up right away and looked around, my eyes wide.
"What the heck happened?" He asked, standing up.
I turned to look at him, my body still shaking. It hurt a little to breathe. I then quickly patted my chest until my hands landed upon the necklace. I ignored the new monkey and starred only at Link, fingering the small orb.
"Din came to me."