"Stop in the morning , through to the evening; dance like you're the only one around. Move like you want it, go move like you need it. Dancing it up 'till the sun goes down."
-David Jordan 'Sun Goes Down'
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Chapter 17
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We were running. Although it was just to Castle Town, it still took us a while, since we didn't know where our horses were, and Link didn't have his whistle.
But once we got to Telma's Bar, we worked up a bit of a sweat, panting as we opened the door.
"Oh my… If it isn't Link!" We heard Telma coo as Link closed the door. "And who's this lovely lady?" She crossed her arms in a teasing way to Link who had a blush over his cheeks.
"My name is Alek, ma'am." I placed my hand over my heart and nodded my head politely.
She simply smiled at me and leaned over as we walked up to the bar. "You made it! How've you been, honey?" She happily exclaimed.
"Eh, tired." Link replied with a short laugh.
"Mercy, but you have good timing. I was just talking about you! Hey, everyone!" She turned to a small group of adults in the back. "Introduce yourselves! This handsome young man is the infamous Link!" Link's blush grew even more, and he looked at me nervously as I took his gloved hand in mine.
Telma turned back to us. "You remember what I told you before, honey? These are those friends I mentioned, the ones who are trying to help deal with all the troubles in Hyrule. Actually," She crossed her arms. "There are more of us… but there's been a disturbing turn of events in the western desert, so he's gone to check it out. He's an older man named Auru."
Just like the Sage of Light, but without the R at the beginning. I thought with a small snicker.
"If you happen to meet him, definitely take the time to talk with him, OK, honey? Well, you've come all the way here, honey, so why don't you relax a bit. Why don't you be sociable and talk to these folks? They're a jolly bunch!" She waved us off with her hand, and we walked over to the men (and woman), checking out the map first.
"That old codger Auru is at Lake Hylia, studying the desert." Link nodded once, placing the marker on our map.
"We're sorry, but we must get going." I bowed to Telma and took Link's hand again, pulling him out of the tavern.
"Alek!" Link protested, digging his feet into the ground, making me stop. "What about those people?" He asked, his eyebrows coming closer together.
"All you need to know is that Shad is the kid with glasses and studies the Skies and the other two… I forget." I half-lied, but I didn't want Link to get side-tracked with Rusl. "Midna. I need you to teleport us to Laky Hylia."
Midna popped out of my shadow and did just as I asked, teleporting us.
I started walking off for the ladder, and Link pouted a little. I went up the ladder first and Link was behind me, but took my hand and stopped me again when he saw a howling stone. "Hold on a sec." He dropped my hand and walked over to it, changing to a wolf and listening. Midna stayed in my shadow and watched along with me.
A few minutes went by and Link returned to our side, Midna changing him back to his human form.
"Come along." I said, walking over to the large tower where Auru waited at the top. This time Link started climbing first, and once we reached the top, Auru grunted very quietly.
"I thought it was about time for you to arrive…" He muttered, turning around to face us. "Master Link, is it?" He obviously didn't know about me, since I wasn't there when Link first met Telma.
"You do know Telma, don't you? I am Auru. I am part of the group that Telma kindly allows to meet at her bar. I have heard all about your deeds from her. Now…" He placed his hand on his hip. "You being a courageous youth… You have likely heard of the strange events in the desert and come to investigate, no? Or am I mistaken? You do know, don't you, Master Link?"
Link nodded.
"The Gerudo Desert once held a prison built to hold the worst criminals this land has ever known… The criminals who were sentenced to death were sent directly to the underworld by a cursed mirror that was kept in the prison."
Link's eyebrows came together in confusion. He must be thinking about Midna and the Twilit people.
"Now that prison is condemned, and even the road leading to the desert is impassable. This desert at world's end… It still holds the cursed mirror and the malice of the doomed inmates…" He turned to look at the pillars in the distance with the seven sages emblems on top. "These old bones know that the evil currently plaguing Hyrule is related to this wicked place. So I have come to learn the truth… Master Link, I must ask…" He turned to look at us once again. "What will you do now? Don't tell me that you plan to enter the desert and confirm my suspicions with your own eyes?"
"Exactly." Link said with a nod.
"Ah, is that so… Then let good old Auru help you out… You see Lake Hylia below us? A man named Fyer runs an amusement ride of sorts there. Give him this." He pulled out a pen and quill from the Gods-know-where and scribbled something on it, then handed it to Link.
You got Auru's memo!
"See, long ago, I saved this man Fyer's life, and now he cannot refuse me if I ask a favor. If you leave the rest up to Fyer, all should go well." He nodded politely to us as a farewell, and Link and I were going down the ladder again.
We reached the bottom and I took a few steps back.
"Alek…?" Link asked in an unsure way.
I took off in a run for the edge, making Link shout my name as I dove off of the edge, into the clear depths.
I formed a water mask around me again and started swimming for Fyer's cannon, heading muffled shouts as Link ran to where I was swimming. I pulled myself up at the small patch of dry land, wringing my hair out and pulling the water off of me.
"Alek!" Link shouted again, grapping my shoulders. "What was that about?" He asked with a small shake.
I shrugged. "It was quicker. And more fun." I said with a tease, sticking my tongue out at him playfully.
Link took a deep breath, shaking his head lightly. "Come on." He said, taking my hand and pulling me towards Fyer.
"Hey… You're back!" He exclaimed. "Heh heh… So, fella… I guess you liked the ride, huh? Not a bad bit of fantastication! The HEIGHT of excitement, the THRILL of launching to the heavens, the very PEAK of flying fantastication… It can be YOURS, fella! For a limited time only, and without waiting in like, it's a paltry 10 RUPEES! Waddaya say, buddy of mine? Wanna give it a shot?"
Link and I refused politely.
"Aww, that's too bad… It's fun. You should try it."
"We actually have something for you." Link went through his pouch connected to his belt and pulled out the memo.
"Hrrrm… From old Auru, huh… Ah well, I guess I oughta do what the old coot says… Oasis flight… right? So here you go, once of our secret options not available to the general public… This time's all pair for… so whaddaya say? You wanna go?"
We nodded.
"All righty then… But remember, next time, you gotta pay!" Fyer chuckled a little. "Sweet sailing, buddy of mine. Once for oasis… fire in the hole!"
Link and I walked into the canon, and when the door slammed shut, I yelped and clung to Link, my arms around his waist and my face buried into his chest. Link blinked twice in confusion, his eyes wide, or so it seemed. "Don't like the dark, huh?" He asked quietly, gently rubbing my head.
"Or heights." I mumbled, grabbing onto his shirt as we were launched into the skies. I shut my eyes and before I knew it, we landed on the sand gracefully. I released myself from Link and looked at the desert, finding the heat disgusting, since I'm normally from a cold place.
"Ready?" Link asked quietly, keeping his right hand in mine. I nodded, but once we took a step forward, Midna stopped us.
"Wait, Link… Alek." She was floating behind us, looking away in what seemed shame. "Before we go on, there's something I want you to hear." She was examining the ground. "…Do you remember what the spirit said about the Fused Shadows? What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm?" Link shrugged, and I stayed silent, since I already knew.
"They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses."
The 'flashback' would start right about now…
"It was another world entirely… The antithesis of Hyrule, where the sun shines bright. Its denizens became shadows that could not mingle with the light. Eventually, most came to call it the Twilight Realm, and from it, none could return to the world of light… They were forever doomed to live in the twilight, flitting in the half-light of dusk, mere shadows of Hyrule…" She kept her eyes away from us, guilt and hate mingling in her eye. "This is the history of the Twili as it has been passed down from out ancestors… Do you now understand what I am?"
Link kept his gaze away from either of us, and I held my eyes to the ground, though they snapped up to Midna when she exclaimed, "I'm a descendant of the tribe that was banished to the Twilight Realm!"
She collected herself quickly, though. Her eyebrows still narrowed, her hands clenched, she continued. "It was a peaceful place… until Zant took control of the Twilight Realm and transformed all of the Twili into shadow beasts. It's clear to me now that he somehow gained a great evil power previously unknown to our tribe… In any case, I was sent from there, and could no longer get into the Twilight Realm without his power." She took a small pause. "…But there's another tale told by my people. Though the goddesses forbade us to return to the world of light, they left one link between the light and darkness. Something called the Mirror of Twilight was passed to the protectors of Hyrule… It's our only path to the Twilight Realm…" She floated in front of us. "And we must get there!" She placed her hands on our shoulders. "You'll come with me… won't you?" She transferred her eye to me, then to Link, who smiled at her.
"Of course we will." I said with a weak smile to the imp.
She put her hands behind her back and floated down into Link's shadow, disappearing from us.
I sighed and rubbed the back of my head. I then took off my outer coat, draping it over my arm and stretching. "Let's get going." I said, walking off for the grounds.
Link just nodded and followed after me, staying quiet.
This gave me time to think, and so, with nothing else to think about, my mind wandered to last night. Nothing actually happened, just so you know. Midna ruined the moment for us by telling us how we're wasting out time and how Ganon's getting stronger as we spoke. So we ended up sparring outside of his house for a few hours, then collapsed and then spent a few minutes at the spring before heading back and going to bed.
And the thing we were running from? That was just a Bulbin. We didn't feel like fighting anything, so we just took off running.
By now we were close to the camp fire, and Link put his arm in front of me to stop me. "Take them out." He muttered, his lips brushing my ear.
I took a shaky breath and took off my bow, pulling an arrow out of my quiver. I got on one knee and aimed, taking out the ones on the wooden towers easily, then the ones on the large hogs. "The deed is done." I said happily, jumping to my feet and brushing off the sand.
"There's something I have to do first." Link muttered running off and out of my sight.
"Wha-?" I held a hand out to grab him, but he was already gone. I puffed out a cheek. "Fine." I took off as well, deciding to get a heads start. I made my way over in the silent dark, quietly positioning myself over to the first Bulbin that was on its post. I readied my bow and took aim, aiming a little over the creature's head. I pulled the arrow back and took one last look before releasing the wooden arrow, listening to it wiz through the air before I heard a sickening slice. The arrow went through its head, and it fell to the ground; dead. I clenched my fist at one of the lanterns, extinguishing the small flame. I then silently jogged over to another position that was a ways away from the Bulbins, and I took aim once again. I closed one eye then released it again and after a few seconds, I heard a low thud. Dead. I continued that style until all of the beasts were killed, and then picked up the small key, making my way back to the large gates. I knew what was going to happen, so I held my hand out to one of the small flames that was still lit and summoned it to my side before walking into the small area. The doors slammed shut behind me and I flinched a little, then made my way over to the single boar, though I heard low thuds, and the ugly Bulbin King slammed his ax against the boar, and then sent me flying. I hit the wall with a bad crack, and I let out a scream of terror. I fell to my hands and knees, though I had to get myself back to my feet in order to fight. I stumbled backwards a little bit and made the small flame larger, sending it towards the Bulbin.
He twisted his ax and it somehow deflected the fire and sent me into another wall, though I already had another fire ball being sent his way. It scorched his arm and made him roar in pain, and he fell to the ground, the flame still lingering on the ground. He got back up, holding his arm, turned to me, and with a grunt of some kind, was limping away.
The flame, however, was now growing in size, and it lit the small room on fire. I tried to calm the fire down with my magic, but that only made it worse. Actually, it made it larger.
So I hopped on the boar and wiped it, scaring it to life, and was sent busting through all of the gates and away from the fire, heading for the entrance to the Arbiter's Grounds. I dismounted the animal and climbed the stairs and entered the Arbiter's Grounds.
"Midna." I muttered, making the small imp come out of my shadow.
"What is it?" She asked.
"I need you to change me into a wolf."
She nodded, pulling out the Twilight Shard and allowing me to touch it, instantly turning into a wolf.
~x~
I was now entering the Sub-Boss' room (My sister and I call it the Ganon-Poe). I assumed that I would be fighting this boss alone. I put my index finger and my middle finger together and sliced one of the strings, making the sword come to life. Its markings glowed an eerie red and it started shaking, before it burned all of the strings and flew out of the ground.
"Midna!" I shouted, but she was already turning me into a wolf. I waited for the Ganon-Poe to glow before I attacked it, making it visible.
Let the games begin…
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Now I was entering the room with Stallord. I walked up to the skeleton, though flinched when Zant appeared out of no where.
"You still live… How astonishing. No wonder some call you a "hero." But this is truly a bittersweet reunion… Truly! For I fear this is the last time I will see you alive!" He spat as he summoned a lance, stabbing the skeleton in the head with it. He turned his back to me and vanished, Stallord's eyes glowing before it came to life and slowly thrashed and roared in my face.
~xx~ ((A/N: I'm far too lazy to write these fighting scenes. :P))
With one last stab with my arrow, the skeleton head disappeared from my sight, and once I heard the familiar *boom*, I knew that I finished it off. Tired and yearning for sleep, I dragged my legs over to the heart container, allowing the magic to dissolve into my skin, healing my wounds and giving me more strength.
"Come on." Midna beckoned from my shadow.
"I know." I said, sighing as I continued to the Mirror Chamber. I heard someone call my name, and when I turned around; Link was running up the stairs from outside to be next to me, panting once he was close enough. "Where were you?" He panted.
"Doing the job. You?" I asked, raising a skeptical eyebrow.
"Collecting Poe souls and learning." He replied.
"You're tired out from collecting souls and learning?" I asked, scoffing. "I just went through a whole temple by myself. You do that, then tell me that you're tired." I poked his chest before turning around and continuing my walk towards the Mirror of Twilight. I soon for there and used the spinner to get to the top, leaving the Shadow Beasts to Link. I reached the top and started spinning in place, lowering the tower I was on and raising the large piece of rock that was chained to the pillars, as well as raising the platform with the Mirror settled on it.
"Is it there?" I asked Midna as she flew up to examine the mirror. I heard her gasp and I knew that it wasn't, even though I figured it out before I even went into the Arbiter's Grounds. Midna fell to her knees in front of the mirror, though was shocked when she saw the sages up above us, over their respectful symbols.
"A dark entity lurks in the twilight. It houses an evil power…" They murmured.
"You two who are guided by fate… You who possess the crests of the goddesses… Hear us." Once spoke.
"At the command of the goddesses, we sages have guarded the Mirror of Twilight since ancient times." Another said as it placed its hand over its chest.
"You seek it… but the Mirror of Twilight has been fragmented by mighty magic." Another murmured.
"That magic is a dark power that only he possesses…" The one to the right of the former said, spreading out his arms and turning to the next one.
"His name is…" The last one said his back to us and his head down. "Ganondorf." He turned back to us and held his arms out a little, lifting his head to the skies.
"He was the leader of a band of thieves who invaded Hyrule in the hopes of establishing dominion over the Sacred Realm. He was known as a demon thief, an evil-magic wielder renowned for his ruthlessness…"
"But he was blind…" I finished, though took a step back in embarrassment when the sages turned to me.
"Yes. And in all of his fury and might, he was blind to any danger, and thus was he exposed, subdued, and brought to justice." The sages went on. "Yet…" They lowered their heads. "By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods." Right now they'd be showing the flashback of when he annihilated one of the Sages, and the others sent him to the Twilight Realm.
"His abiding hatred and lust for power turned to purest malice…" One mourning sage moaned.
"Perhaps that evil power has been passed on to Zant…" Another said with cruelty in his voice.
"You're just now figuring out where Zant got his power?" Midna demanded. "It's far too late…" She mumbled.
"Only the true leader of the Twili can utterly destroy the Mirror of Twilight… so Zant could merely break it into pieces."
And Midna is that ruler. I turned to the imp that was sitting where the Mirror was held.
"Once broken by magic, the Mirror of Twilight became fragments, which even now lie hidden across the land of Hyrule." Midna looked up at the sages with rage.
"One is in the snowy mountain heights…"
"One is in an ancient grove…"
"And one is in the heavens…"
"You who have been sent by the goddesses…" Midna floated over to us, though she set her hands on Link's shoulders. "You should be able to gather the three pieces…"
"But you must be prepared," warned the sage of fire. "For a dangerous power resides in those fragments…"
Midna looked at us and we nodded, before we were sent off for the Mirror shards.
"Well, this is gonna be fun…" I mumbled, connecting my hands and stretching them out over my head. "The first shard is in Snowpeak, right?" Link looked at me like 'how do you know that?'
"I travel, Link. I've been to the Zora's Domain before you first went there." I put my hands on my hips and smirked. "Now, come on." I slid my hand into his and felt his fingers curl around mine protectively.
"Midna." He spoke. "Take us to Zora's Domain." He muttered to the Imp, who gladly teleported us.
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I fell into the water with a small yelp, the cold water sending shivers all over my body since I was getting used to the hot weather of the desert. Link had his arms around me as if he didn't want me to hit anything, but I was released as soon as we hit the water. I swam over to the edge and heaved myself up before turning around and assisting Link.
I pressed my hand to my chest and slowly lifted it off, turning my palm outwards before twisting my wrist around so my palm was now facing up and the water from my clothes in a ball floating and turning in my hand. When I turned my palm downward, the water dropped back into the small pond. I then turned to Link and helped him dry off as well. We walked to the waterfall that led to the larger lake, and when I prepared myself to jump, Link fastened his arms around my waist and stopped me. "Hold on." He whispered in my ear as I struggled against the sudden embrace. He twisted me so I was now facing him, and his hands slid from my back to my sides at my waist, then down to my hips before gliding his hands into my own. He lifted them so they were at shoulder level, then he uncurled his fingers so they were spread out, making mine do the same.
His aqua eyes bore into my purple-tinted irises, a level of melancholy hidden within them. He observed mine for a few minutes, his slow and steady breathing somewhat comforting. He gradually inched his face closer to mine, and when his eyes drifted shut, I knew what he was going to do. I let mine seal shut and within a matter of seconds, his lips set themselves against my own, and his fingers hooked between mine for a second. His gloved hands then glided up to press against my cheeks before properly securing around my waist again, gently grasping my shirt.
My hands went to rest on his chest, though he pulled apart before I could do anything else. He just gazed at me for a while, his forehead placing itself against mine, his sandy-blond bangs tickling my forehead. His eyes drifted shut again.
"We should…" I started at a whisper, my voice barely audible.
Link shook his head ever-so-slightly. "Not yet." He said with the mood similar to when we first kissed back in Kakariko, before the Goron Mines. He waited patiently for a minute or two, then sighed and released me, turning to the waterfall. "Ladies first." He said with a sly wink.
I smiled lightly and kissed his cheek. "Lame." I mumbled as I turned to the waterfall, swiftly diving off of it and making a small splash as I made contact with the water.
I was at the entrance of Snowpeak before Link was, walking over to the girl dressed as a Yeti. She didn't seem to notice me, but when Link was at my side, she turned around to look at us. "Hey… You're Link and Alek, yeah?" She then took off her little helmet and shook her hair out. "I've heard great things about you… Telma looks out for me, so I stop by her bar pretty often. I'm Ashei." We all shook hands. "Anyway… What are you doing in a dangerous place like this? Ever since Zora's Domain got covered in ice, this mountain's been pretty much colder than usual, yeah? Not only that, but I heard a really weird story from the Zoras."
"And what's that?" Link asked, taking my hand once again and scooting closer to me, as if he was cold.
"Apparently, the beast that lives somewhere on this mountain has been seen frequently in Zora's Domain. I was curious, so I came and waited… and as they said, a giant appeared! Yeah, it looked like this…" She shuffled through her pockets with her free hand, and then handed a few pieces of paper over to Link, which he carefully folded and put in his pouch.
"Apparently, this thing's been stealing red fish from the village. I want to investigate further… but I can't even see the path through this blizzard, yeah? I'm sure you're here because you're curious about the mountain, but you'd best not go without a plan."
Link and I nodded in unison. "We'll be going now." I said, bowing my head politely.
"Take care." The girl nodded her head back in farewell, and we were off.
"Link, show me the sketch." I held my hand out once we were back in the Domain. Link handed it over to me without hesitation, and I walked up to one of the Zora guards with the strange helmet, showing it to him. "Excuse me, but do you know what this is?"
The Zora turned to look at me, and leaned forward slightly. "Hey, that's the beast of Snowpeak… Oh! The red fish it's holding! That's a reekfish! Ah… So the beast has been showing itself because it's been catching reekfish… We didn't think that anyone besides Prince Ralis was capable of catching this type of fish!" I heard him mutter something, but I didn't quite catch what it was.
"So we'll have to go see him…" I sighed.
"Midna, to Kakariko." Link declared, the imp teleporting us without saying a word.
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We were now at the single gravestone for the late King and Queen, with Link swimming across and I walking. "Ralis." I said, stepping onto the solid land.
He turned to face us, though he kept his gaze on Link, who showed him the sketch. "Do you know what this is?" He asked.
"Hmm… The beast-man of the snowy mountain… perhaps? But more important is this red fish it is holding… It must be a reekfish. That is a rare specimen found only in the Zora village. It feeds on a valuable type of coral, and without that bait, even our best fishers cannot catch one. Look closely, Link… My earring is made of this coral." He pulled the rather large earring from behind him, showing us its beauty. "I would like to give it to you. I received it from my mother…" He looked down. "But it is fine. I no longer need it. As I look at you, I get a sense of what my mother wanted, what I should be doing now…" He took a deep breath. "I will return to my village. And the reekfish can be found near the Mother-and-Child Rocks in the waterfall basin near my village. The fish are red, so I think you should be able to spot them…"
I nodded my thanks. "Thank you, Prince." I bowed politely to the boy which made him move awkwardly, as if he didn't know what to do to that. "O…Of course." He muttered.
"Let's be off." Link said, jumping back into the water as I walked over to it.
I waited until we were out of the graveyard to turn to Link. "Shall we teleport or walk?" I asked, entwining my fingers with his gloved fingers.
"Mmm…. Teleport." Link smiled lightly at me with his eyes showing an emotion I've never seen before, which confused me. Before we knew it, we were back at the larger side of Zora's Domain, where the reekfish were. Link had his fishing pole in one hand, his other securely around my waist. The occasional Zora would glance and see what we were doing, especially when I went out of sight in order to turn into my wolf form to get the reekfish scent. Once I did, I went to my senses and dove into the water, Link following me.
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Once we reached the top of Snowpeak, we both changed back to our Hylian form, and I couldn't stop shaking. I was absolutely freezing. I couldn't feel my lips, and I kept rubbing my shoulders and sniffling.
"Don't tell me you're getting sick." Link said in a worried tone, pressing his hand against my forehead. His hand felt so warm against my freezing skin. It was so relaxing. Though it all ended when he snatched his hand away. "You're like ice!" He exclaimed, instantly wrapping his arms around me and rubbing my arms in a desperate attempt to warm me up.
"L…Link, its n-not working…" I breathed, resting my head on his chest, his breathing hitting the top of my head. In the worst of timing, the red Twilight stones smashed into the ground and Link set me down next to the wall, running over to slay all of the monsters.
"Come on…" He muttered as he walked back over to me as the portal formed over our heads. He wrapped his arm around me again and led me over to the Yeti.
"Uh! Whoa-ho!" The male exclaimed, slamming his chest with his hand. "I heard ruckus, and uh! Just a human!" His voice was echoing in my head, giving me a headache. "I see humans not often, uh? Why human come to snows? You… on spiritual journey? You look for true self?" He questioned us.
"Umm, no." Link answered, and he started explaining the whole Mirror of Twilight to the beast.
"…Uh. You look for mirror in such faraway place… But you make good climb! And you lucky to meet me! I found shiny mirror piece." Link's face lit up when he heard that. "Same mirror you look for, uh? Uh!" He slapped his chest again. "You come to house and see yourself! I caught fish." He raised the petrified fish that was somehow still alive that was dangling in his hand. "I make you hot meal, at least… You mate sick, uh. She feel better with soup."
"I hope so…" Link muttered, looking down at my face, though I didn't look back at him. My eyelids were drooping and I couldn't feel my arms anymore.
"My house far away… We slide there, uh? Do like me! Come!" He then turned to the tree next to him and slammed his head against the poor thing, a shard of ice falling off. "Mate ride with me. I be slow, uh!" He slapped his chest again, and I felt Link shift awkwardly, as if he wasn't sure about that.
"Are you willing to do that?" He asked me quietly.
"It's better than falling off all the time with you." I said lightly. "I'll hold onto his saddle." I mumbled, walking over to the Yeti who had his hand down for me to get on.
"I be gentle." He said to Link as he put me on his shoulder. I looked down to Link to see that he was looking up at me with knit eyebrows, though he smiled lightly when I mouthed 'I love you' to him. "Be careful." He said to me as the Yeti took off.
The ride down was painful, but I lasted, the Yeti carefully setting me down next to his wife, who asked him what was going on. He told her that I was sick as he adjusted some pillows for me to lean against.
"You be warm here, uh!" The male said with a proud grin.
"Thank you…" I muttered, lying on my side with my head on one of the soft cushions. Within a few minutes, Link was opening the door and the female was speaking.
"…Who?" She asked. "Uh… Sorry… I have sickness, uh… Come closer, uh?" She leaned over me as a beckoning motion, even though Link was already walking over to my side, kneeling in front of me and brushing some stray hairs out of my face.
"You cute little human." Link blushed a bit. "Husband told me you come. You want to look at mirror, uh? My husband found it, but it pretty thing, uh. But… since I get mirror, I get sick, and then bad monsters appear… So many bad things happen since mirror…"
"The power of Twilight can do that…" Link and I heard Midna whisper.
"So we lock bedroom on third floor where it hangs, uh? Wait… I tell you where key is…" She pushed a map out from under one of the cushions with her foot, handing it to Link. "Fever makes head blurry, but… It probably here in the room marked by this symbol… But right now…" She coughed twice. "can't even get up. Would you bring it to me, uh? Start with door right here…" She nodded her head towards the door that led to the kitchen.
"Okay. Thank you." Link nodded politely to the Yeti, still stroking my hair gently. "Are you gonna be alright?" He asked, looking down at me with knit eyebrows.
I nodded a little. "Go on." I breathed before closing my eyes. Link hesitated at first, but ended up kissing my forehead and leaving the room.
"You lucky, uh… To have such cute mate… uh…" She smiled at me, and when she saw my blush, she smiled even more. "You give me strength, uh." She said politely.
I smiled weakly. "Thank you." I said, not sure if that was a compliment or not.
"Mate be back soon, uh. I showed him room." She nodded a little.
Yeah, even though it's the wrong room… I thought before passing out on the soft, warm cushions.
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WOW, HAS IT BEEN A WHILE. Don't worry, I'm not dead. xP I just had like, 11 classes going, and I've been in a HUGE writers block since like, May. ;_; But don't worry! I'm back(for now), and I'm writing ALL THE TIME. I'M SERIOUS. If I'm not on the computer writing, then I'm on my iPod Touch writing. xD And I've actually finished writing this story(in my head), and now I'm thinking about the sequel. x3 I'M EXCITED.
And just so you know, I'm gonna be gone from June 29th through July 6th. I'm going to Peurto Rico to visit my mom's family. B| I am NOT looking forward to the sun. I don't even look Peurto Rican! I'm paler than an ALBINO, dammit! Dx
And also, I'm now deciding to name the chapters after songs I like that goes somewhat along with the chapter. :] So feel free to look 'em up. x]