A/N: The picture I have in use is from dA by an artist lychi and the picture's name is just simply Zelda.
Also, another note: I do NOT own the characters or places unless said otherwise. Nintendo has the rights. =P Honestly speaking, all I have is the idea for the story, few monsters, creatures and bit of changing the places. Oh, and couple of OCs here and there. ^^; I'm certain everyone can figure out which belongs to me and which doesn't. =)
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This side story for CaH is something that will be updating at Mondays when LfH is not. ;) So, you got a story for each Monday... Hopefully. ^^;
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Summary: Dark is enjoying of a nice warm summer day when some strange sound starts to bother him. Once he spots the offending creature, he's willing to have a better check on it. Is Link able to help him to catch the "enemy"?
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Enjoy the chapter! ^.^
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SITUATIONS FROM THEIR LIVES
CHAPTER 2: Frogs
Link and Zelda were sitting on a bench at the country yard of the Castle. They both were enjoying the nice and warm summer day. Dark wasn't far from them. He was lying on the grass in the close by tree's shadow. While the Hero and the Princess were talking about one thing or another once in a while, the dark Hylian was just happy for having the rights to be that close to them. Sure, it had been Link's work but nonetheless, Dark was enjoying his time and safety.
Suddenly a quiet sound of hopping caught the dark Hylian's notion. His right ear twitched a bit at the sound and he opened his eyes to find the one causing such sound. Sure, he had heard it before and Link had explained it to him but it had been long time since he had heard it last time. Slightly frowning, Dark carefully rolled to his stomach and searched for the one causing the odd sound.
After a short while he finally found the little creature. A frog. Dark ginned a bit as he quietly left to get closer to the small greenish animal. Before he had a chance to catch the hopper, the frog already left for a "run" and the dark Hylian followed right after it.
Zelda frowned as she watched Dark's going which was mix of running and slight jumps. "What is Dark doing?" She inquired quite confused. Link chuckled and grinned a bit when he noticed the dark Hylian's behavior.
"Besides enjoying summer?" The Hero inquired calmly. The Princess only nodded as she kept her gaze in Dark. Link chuckled again as he too watched the dark Hylian's doings. "Learning." He finally replied. Zelda was even more confused and she glanced at the Hero who had quite happy and content look on his face.
Suddenly the frog found its way into close by pond and dived deep and out of sight. Dark almost jumped after it but instead of full dive he only got his left hand and almost fully his left arm wet. "Damn it..." He muttered quite disappointed as he tried to find the frog again.
Link chuckled and shook his head but he rose up from the bench and walked to the dark Hylian. "What are you doing?" He inquired calmly and sat down next to him before already starting to carefully dry Dark's white shirt.
"I tried to catch that." The dark Hylian replied and pointed towards the frog. Link glanced at the offending creature and nodded. Dark sighed and pulled his arm off of the Hero's hold once his sleeve was dry. "Thanks..." He half mumbled and started to try and figure out a way to get to the frog.
"You're not going to get it while it's in water. Frogs are faster on water than on dry land." Link explained and Dark just nodded while slumping a bit.
"I know that..." He mumbled and laid down to the ground while still keeping his gaze in the frog. "How long until it comes up?" The dark Hylian inquired while feeling bit hopeful. Link's only answer was a simple shrug.
Zelda watched the scene quite confused before already facepalming. "This won't end well..." She mumbled and shook her head. Yet, she didn't leave anywhere. Instead, the Princess kept watching how the situation would unfold from here.
"You know... I don't know if I've told you this before but..." Link started as he laid down on the ground too. "I chased frogs too when I was kid." He stated and chuckled a bit. "It was quite fun. Though, I think the frogs are actually scared of us. You know... The size difference and all..." The Hero continued and shrugged a bit before grinning. "And I doubt that frog to be the only one around here."
Dark listened quietly to Link's explanation and nodded once in a while. "I... I haven't seen others..." He finally replied bit quietly. The Hero nodded and looked once around them.
"Yeah, they like to hide well..." Link answered before he returned his gaze into the frog that Dark had been chasing. Soon the Hero started to grin. "Maybe I can get it up from there..." He stated and stood up. Dark watched how he rounded pond and came quite close to the frog. "Here, right?" Link inquired and pointed towards the area he believed the frog to be in. The dark Hylian nodded as he still saw the frog while the weeds and whatnot was blocking the Hero's view.
Link nodded back and took up several small rocks. He grinned to Dark before he already dropped the first one close to the frog. That got the creature to move forward. As the dark Hylian kept eye on the creature, he managed to tell where it was and the Hero started to force the small frog forward. He didn't leave any of other way for the animal than to get to shallower area and eventually off of the water.
Link didn't have the chance to catch the frog but at least it was on dry ground now. Dark ran around the pond and started to chase the creature again. This time the Hero was helping and soon they cornered the poor animal.
The dark Hylian took the frog up very carefully and sat down to the grass. Link was bit worried for the animal since he didn't exactly know how Dark would react to it... Plus, there was the fact of the dark Hylian's strength in magic which slightly implied that Dark might be actually much stronger than Link in overall too.
Dark kept his gaze fully in the small animal. He very carefully checked the frog's legs, back, stomach and about everything else. Yet, the dark Hylian did nothing that could harm the creature even slightest bit.
Link watched silently the whole situation. He had heard Dark talk in that Shadowy Language couple of times before but he still couldn't understand it. Yet, by now he had learned that the dark Hylian's eyes changed a bit depending on which language he'd be talking. And Dark was currently quietly whispering something in Shadowy.
"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you. You're safe. I just wanna see you." Dark whispered very calmly and quietly. Surprisingly the frog stayed still and let the dark Hylian do as he pleased. Eventually Dark walked back to the pond and carefully put the animal to the shore. "Thank you." The dark Hylian whispered before he fully let the frog go.
"Don't do that ever again without giving a warning." The frog replied with that croaking sound of its. Dark blushed slightly and scratched the back of his head nervously.
"Um... Sorry 'bout that..." He replied apolitically. The frog just sighed before jumping back into the pond. Dark sighed and relaxed. He closed his eyes and once he opened them, they were fully normal again. The thing was, that whenever Dark was talking in Shadowy Language his eyes were gleaming.
Link had followed the dark Hylian back to the pond but stayed silent whole time. "Sooo... What was that all about?" He inquired carefully. Dark chuckled bit nervously and shrugged.
"Just saying my sorries for freaking him out and all that..." The dark Hylian replied. He had already explained to Link long ago about the fact of every creature talking in Shadowy Language but understanding it was bit of harder since each of them had their ways of talking it.
Link nodded and calmed down fully. "I should've known Dark wouldn't do anything to harm the frog..." He scolded himself about the lack of trust on the situation. "So... Did you learn anything?" The Hero continued with much lighter tone of voice.
Dark shrugged. "Maybe something. Not sure." He replied and lay down to his back. Link smiled and mimicked him fully. "Shouldn't you be with her?" The dark Hylian inquired quietly. The Hero chuckled, carefully moved closer to Dark and smiled.
"And what? Not spend time with my brother?" Link replied while grinning. "Nah. I'd rather spend the rest of the day with you. More fun on that part." He continued happily and turned to his side while watching the dark Hylian. "Anything else that I can help you to catch?" Link inquired with a wide grin.
Dark had slightly blushed at first but he calmed down very quickly. He did enjoy having Link that close to him and being calm and collected with him. Once the Hero offered his help, the dark Hylian frowned a bit and turned to look at Link. Yet, soon that frown turned into a slight smile and from there he started to chuckle until he was already laughing.
Link's grin widened until he already joined Dark in laughing. "You really willing to help me catch other creatures?" The dark Hylian eventually asked after having calmed down.
Link nodded eagerly. "Of course! Just name it and we'll get it!" He replied eagerly. Dark started to grin eagerly and nodded.
"Just give a sec and I'll figure out what I want to see next." The dark Hylian answered fully happy about the situation. He knew that with Link he could get close to any creature around Hyrule.
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