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Post by aperson on Feb 13, 2009 21:25:45 GMT -5
Link and Malon spent the rest of the night together, trying to forget about the fact that time was limited. "Hey Malon, see that star over there?" Link pointed to a particularly bright star.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"That's where the Triforce was originally left by Din, Farore and Nayru, before the sacred realm was created."
"Really?"
"Well, according to the legend anyways, which is based on fact, but I'm sure someone made part of it up."
"Yes, but it would be nice to think that the legend would stay true, don't you agree?."
"Yeah." They walked around for the rest of the evening in silence.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 13, 2009 21:49:48 GMT -5
Syaoran finally managed to wriggle out from under Meilin, and the two walked back to the inn together. Syaoran asked how Meilin had known to come to Hyrule, but Meilin merely smiled mischievously and muttered something about being helped by her auntie's magic. "I asked your Okaa-sama how to find you, Syaoran, because I was just missing you so much and I have nothing to do back in Hong Kong and you're so much fun to be around!" she babbled happily, her hand squeezing Syaoran's a little too tight.
Syaoran's face was pink with embarrassment, but he couldn't let Meilin know that. What if Sakura saw them holding hands? What would she think?! "So Okaa-sama transported you to Hyrule because you were bored?" His voice was gentle but scolding. "It's dangerous here, Meilin. Two magically powerful people are at large, and they want nothing more than to destroy as many civilians as they can get their hands on. You shouldn't have come."
To Syaoran's annoyance, rather than take him seriously, Meilin laughed shrilly. "But I can't be apart for so long from the man I love!" she said happily. "Especially not when he's surrounded by girls that could easily take him away! How do you think I would feel if I heard that Kinomoto-san had attacked you and forced you to marry her in secret, huh?!"
Syaoran's blush grew violently stronger at these words. So Meilin had no idea. This was getting a little too awkward...
But suddenly it just got even awkwarder. As they approached the inn, Sakura ran out to greet Syaoran only to find him attached to his cousin and fiancee. She stopped a few feet away from him and drew in her hands politely. "Hi, Syaoran-kun, Meilin-chan."
"Good evening, Kinomoto-san!" cried Meilin excitedly, waving at Sakura with the hand she held Syaoran's in and causing him to wave as well in the process. "I couldn't let you and Daidouji-san have all the fun with Syaoran while I sat at home, could I?"
All the fun? And they were holding hands. So Syaoran-kun really did return Meilin's feelings. Sakura smiled politely and made small talk when prompted. All her hopes of confessing had just gone down the drain.
Syaoran, however, had been so determined to start with that his hadn't completely faded. They were diminished, yes, by the appearance of his cousin, but not even a loud and violent girl could stop him when it came to the one he loved most. Tomoyo loved Sakura, he reminded himself, and that hadn't stopped Sakura from spending time with Syaoran. So why should Meilin's feelings stop him from having his own?
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 8:42:47 GMT -5
The next day was, to say the least, interesting. Link had surprised Malon by taking her for a picnic lunch to Lake Hylia. After that, he had to gather the students and warp them back to the lake so they could go fishing. What most of the group didn't know was that he had secretly warped Syaoran and Sakura to the island, and Tomoyo nearby, so she could "film the second most important day in Sakura's life, after the wedding of course."Whet asked where the three students were, he replied that there hadn't been enough space in at the fishing hole, so they were fishing nearby in the lake.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 14, 2009 9:24:16 GMT -5
((lol Tomoyo's line made me laugh))
Meilin, of course, was one of the first to notice the disappearance of the one she loved. She marched up to Link right then and there and demanded, "Where is Syaoran? Can I go fishing too?! I'm his fiancee, after all!"
"Where did she come from?" Chiharu muttered to Naoko. Neither of them could tell.
Meanwhile, Sakura was looking around the island in awe. "Wow, this place is so pretty! I wonder why Link-san sent us here. Maybe there's something magical he wants us to take care of... what do you think, Syaoran-kun?"
"M-maybe," spluttered Syaoran. "L-let's go find a place to sit down." He took her hand into his trembling one and led her away.
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 9:29:29 GMT -5
Link stared at the violent looking girl. "What do you mean your fianceé?"
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 14, 2009 9:33:12 GMT -5
"Li Syaoran," Meilin said huffily. "Don't pretend you don't know him. He's my fianceé ever since we were little and I told him I loved him! Now, where is he?!"
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 9:44:01 GMT -5
Link was mildly shocked, but was starting to dislike the girl already. "I'm not sure he shares your opinion about your relationship, but I AM sure that forcing him to marry you would make both him and someone else VERY unhappy." Link's voice had more of an edge than usual, since he was painfully reminded of Princess Ruto and how she had considered them to be engaged. (princess Ruto gave link a spiritual stone that he needed to get the master sword whan he was 9 and considered herself engaged to him)
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 14, 2009 9:49:26 GMT -5
Meilin took a step back in shock. She wasn't used to being spoken to in this way. Well, she'd give this tourguide a piece of her mind. "What the heck are you talking about?!" she shrieked. "Of course Syaoran returns my feelings! When the two of us were six years old, I told him I loved him, and he agreed to marry me unless he found a girl he cared about more than me! Has he found that girl yet, I ask you? No he has not!" She huffed unhappily. Though she didn't believe Link for a moment, his words had hurt her. What if Syaoran had found somebody he loved more than her? Who would it be? Daidouji-san? Kinomoto-san? Some girl Meilin had never met?
"Take me to Syaoran!" she cried, pushing these thoughts from her head. The only one who could tell her of Syaoran's true feelings, she reasoned, was Syaoran himself. "NOW!"
((Meilin is reminding me of Veruca Salt xD))
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 9:55:29 GMT -5
Link suddenly felt very sorry for the girl, so he decided to try to let her down easy. "He.. did find someone. I'm sorry, I hate giving bad news to anyone except Ganondork." Link laughed at the fact that he had brought up a joke that hadn't been spoken of since he was nine years old. His face turned serious again. "I'm sure he will still want to be friends with you. I'll take you to him, but only if you remain calm."
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 14, 2009 9:58:04 GMT -5
Meilin felt like someone had hit her with a bus. Okay, okay, calm down... who was this guy to speak so knowledgeably about Syaoran's feelings for her? Who ever said she could trust him? But somehow she could sense the honesty in his words. This was what she'd always feared, but had always know would come eventually. Unbeknownst to herself, Meilin sunk to the ground and put her head in her hands.
"So... Syaoran really... doesn't like me... the way I like him. I should have known... is it... Kinomoto-san?"
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 10:02:31 GMT -5
Link's heart went out to the girl. After all, Tomoyo had been in a relatively similar situation, although she had dealt with it differently. "I want to say no and make you feel better, but I can't. You're right. If there's anything I can do..." Link's voice trailed off. How was he supposed to deal with this? He needed to talk to Zelda...
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 14, 2009 10:07:20 GMT -5
Meilin's voice cracked, but she shook her head. "N-no, I'm fine. I always knew this would happen, and really I do want Syaoran to happy more than anything." She looked up at Link with tears in her eyes. "What annoys me the most is that I want to hate Kinomoto-san for taking Syaoran away, but I know she's a good person and I just can't hate her. She's my friend, and I care about her, just like I care about Syaoran. But..." She sighed. "I always thought Syaoran and I had... something else. I guess... I guess I was wrong."
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 10:09:25 GMT -5
"Alright, well, whenever you're ready, I'll take you to see him."
(next post should be back at the island)
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 14, 2009 10:19:27 GMT -5
Meilin nodded. "O-okay. Thanks." She tried to smile. "I'm Li Meilin, by the way. What's your name?"
~*~
"Wow, look at that rock! It's so smooth, and huge!"
Sakura giggled and ran to the rock in question, pulling Syaoran along with her. She climbed to the top and threw her arms to the world. "HELLOOOO!"
Her voice echoed through the crevices of the island: "Hello, hello, helloooo..."
But before Syaoran had time to register this, Sakura had pulled him along again. They sniffed at flowers, visited rabbits in their holes and kicked sand into the frothy sea. It was nearly nightfall by the time Sakura ran out things to explore.
~*~
Finally worn out by the time of the sunset, Sakura collapsed onto a small grassy patch in the island's center, looking up at the sky.
Syaoran fell next to her, panting noticeably. "Wow... Sakura..." He laughed, and her along with him.
"I had a great time today, Syaoran." Sakura smiled at him, and as if on cue, his face turned red. Suddenly Sakura's face turned more serious and she sat up to face him with worry in her eyes. "But..."
Syaoran stared at her. "'But'?" What could possibly change, possibly ruin this moment? Sakura was happy, wasn't she?
"Is it really okay for us to do things like this together, when you're in love with Meilin-chan?"
Syaoran looked down. Okay, okay, he could do this, he could do this... "I-I'm not in love with Meilin, Sakura."
Sakura was shocked. Her eyes grew huge in their sockets and a hand shot to her mouth. "WHAT?! But... but Meilin-chan said you two were engaged!"
"We were," Syaoran explained, pushing himself forward, trying not to think about what he was saying lest he get cold feet at the last moment. "But Meilin said we would be engaged until I found another girl I liked more than her. And..." At this his face somehow managed to redden even further. "...I've found that girl."
Ba-dump. Sakura couldn't believe what she was hearing. She both did and didn't want to know. "Who... who is it, Syaoran-kun?"
The birds were chirping. Waves slapped gently against the shore. The sun was just beginning to go down, a spectacular sunset as a background to the scene. Tomoyo held her breath from inside a bush nearby.
"It's..." Syaoran breathed in, out, in again. He could do this. He could do this. He could! "...Sa--"
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Post by aperson on Feb 14, 2009 10:27:38 GMT -5
"I'm Link, and you actually arrived at a time when evil is threatening to consume the world... again. Syaoran, Sakura and I are going to fight. I couldn't stop them from tagging along if I tried, which means that you're probably going to end up coming along as well. But you should know that this isn't a game, and we might not all come back. Ganondorf and Majora won't hesitate to kill you just because you're a kid. If you're serious about this, then feel free to come with us. Once we enter castle town though, there's no turning back." Link was trying to deter Meilin from coming along, little did he know he had only made her more determined to follow.
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