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Post by aperson on Feb 1, 2009 11:26:12 GMT -5
Back at the village with the ranchers, Link was relieved to see Impa and Zelda waiting for him.
"Zelda, you felt it, right?"
"Of course I did, you know what this means, right?"
"That it's a good thing I have the Master Sword?"
"That, and we're going to have to pick up the pace with you magic training."
"Right, I knew that." Link was nervous, after all, Gaondorf and Majora working together would present an almost impossible challenge.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 1, 2009 11:39:35 GMT -5
Sakura sighed and looked after Syaoran. "Uhh... okay, Syaoran-kun." She clasped her hands together as if praying. "I just hope Link-san doesn't get hurt..."
Syaoran put a hand on her shoulder. Oh, god, Sakura likes Link, doesn't she? It's so clear now, why she used Firey. She wanted to impress Link, not me. She's over Yukito, but now she likes someone else. "I'm sure he'll be fine, Sakura."
Sakura looked up into Syaoran's eyes, worry showing in every crevice of her face. Link-san was the one who first showed me that I had feelings for Syaoran-kun! If he's not here to help me through this, I don't know what I'll do... "You think so, Syaoran-kun?"
"Yes," said Syaoran gently, "I do."
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Post by aperson on Feb 1, 2009 11:46:09 GMT -5
Link was tired of watching the standstill between them. He decided to try again. He pulled out two small pieces of paper, wrote NOW! on both of them, and walked over to them. "Here, these have important information, read them and follow any instructions." Link walked over to the Group of evacuees to find Malon.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 1, 2009 11:56:29 GMT -5
Sakura and Syaoran both flushed. NOW?!
Now... that tourguide means now I should go for it... like he told me yesterday... but can I trust him?
Now... Link-san means now I should tell Syaoran-kun how I feel... but how do I do that?
"Sakura-chan? Li-kun?" Tomoyo asked curiously. "What's on the slips of paper Link-san handed you two?"
Both blushed on cue and stammered, "N-nothing!" at the same time.
Tomoyo smiled. "I see."
Syaoran stared at Sakura. What could hers say? That tourguide didn't... he didn't tell Sakura I love her, did he? But then why would he hand me this?
Sakura stared at Syaoran. What could his say? Link-san didn't... he didn't tell Syaoran-kun I like him, did he? But then why would he hand me this?
Augh... I'm so confused...
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Post by aperson on Feb 1, 2009 13:55:40 GMT -5
Link finally found Malon, she was over at the small farm helping out.
"You just couldn't stay away from animals, could you?"
"Link! I was just about to look for you." Malon hugged him.
"Don't worry about the ranch, even Ganondorf would have a hard time breaking through the magical wards that we put there."
"Then why did we have to leave?"
"We need to have everyone in one place so that nobody misses any important information. And I also wanted you closer to where I was going to be staying."
Malon smiled at him and kissed him.
"Link, it's time to start training." Link fell down and saw Impa standing over him, the expression on her face not betraying any amusement.
"Fine, I'm on my way." Link grumbled. "Malon, I know that you hate to sit on the sidelines, and you can probably find a way to help out around town. Also, I'll keep you posted on any information you might need or want." Link stood up. "I love you and I'll see you soon."
"I love you too Link, don't train too hard, that defeats the purpose."
Link made a mental note to tell Impa that, because he didn't think she knew.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 1, 2009 20:32:05 GMT -5
Sakura and Syaoran looked up and met each other's eyes at the same time. Both were curious about the other's slip of paper, but neither wanted to be rude. Syaoran blushed. Sakura smiled apologetically. Finally they said together, "What's on your slip?"
Both blushed. Neither knew who should go first.
"Oh, um," Syaoran muttered, looking down, "it says..." He could lie about this, he knew, and Sakura would never know. But somehow he felt terrible lying to the one he loved. He could tell her, but she'd never understand its meaning. "Um... it says 'now,'" he muttered softly.
"'Now'?!" cried Sakura. Syaoran was startled by the urgency in her voice. "That's... that's what mine says!"
Syaoran's face flushed brighter. "H-huh? What did he mean by yours?"
Sakura blushed as well. "I... I dunno," she lied. How could she confess this now? What if his had meant now he should call up Meilin or something? "W-what does yours mean, Syaoran-kun?"
"I don't know," Syaoran said quickly. "Um, this is weird." What if hers meant that now was the time the two of them should get together? There was no way to know for sure.
"Yeah, since neither of us know what it means," said Sakura, even faster.
"Yeah... heh... it certainly is weird."
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Post by aperson on Feb 1, 2009 21:02:04 GMT -5
By the time Link finished his training for the day, he could barely stand. Nevertheless, he was smiling. He had learned four new spells today, not counting the water spell, and he had even managed to hold off Impa for a good 30 seconds in a full out magic duel.
When he returned to the inn, Malon was standing outside.
"Are you okay, you look a little nervous."
"Since there are so many refugees, they're doubling up all the rooms in the inn."
After a few seconds, Link spoke.
"It's no big deal, remember when I would come the the ranch whenever I got injured and you made me stay in your room so I wouldn't leave before I healed?"
Malon seemed much less nervous now.
"See, you're looking happier already, everything will be fine, trust me. Come on, I'll help you unpack."
they walked inside, felling much more at ease.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 1, 2009 21:31:39 GMT -5
After a little while, when all three were convinced that the magical battles were over for the day, Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo trudged back to the hotel, confused and Kero-less. Tomoyo had turned off her video-camera for once, and the three arrived in the hotel's sitting room considerably dispirited.
"THERE you three are!" Terada-sensei ran at the little group, his eyes wide and shining with relief. "We thought you'd got lost out there! We were so worried!" The other students stood behind him, breathing sighs of happiness that the three last members of their class were safe. Terada-sensei was happy, yes, but his face also showed another emotion: suspicion. "Where WERE you three, anyway?"
Sakura blinked. She was a terrible liar. "Oh, um, Terada-sensei, you see--"
"Link-san wanted our help with something, Sensei," Tomoyo supplied helpfully. She could lie easily. It came naturally to her, somehow. "I'm sorry we didn't tell you where we were going, but it was really urgent. But we're back now."
Terada-sensei seemed to think this answer over for a minute. Finally he addressed everyone in the room together, "All right. Everyone's had a long day. Why don't you all go up to your rooms?"
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Post by aperson on Feb 2, 2009 21:36:56 GMT -5
The next morning was a flurry of action. When Link and Malon walked outside, there was a huge crowd outside the restaurant, there were huge tables and an immense amount of food that had been rescued from tho Castle, after breakfast, Link felt like he was caught in a tornado. He needed to go check on the students and oh, could he find a lost dog, and while he was at it, did he have time to sort supplies? By the time things finally calmed down, it as noon, and Link was already half asleep. He pulled out a red potion and drank it, the healing powers restoring his energy. He decided to walk around and see if there were any small tasks to be done before he had to go train, just to pass the time.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 2, 2009 21:53:26 GMT -5
Sakura and the others went to breakfast as they had the day before and ate the good Hyrulian food with gusto. Sakura and Syaoran had a particularly awkward moment when they both reached for the rice at the same time, but after that they thankfully got along as usual. Both were desperately afraid of two things: a fight, or worse, a confession of love. They would do anything to avoid a situation that would prompt either. Tomoyo watched them with little giggles, understanding both sides of the equation. This was amusing, but she DID hope Sakura would hurry up and tell him. The suspense was really starting to get to her.
After breakfast, an even awkwarder situation came to be. Yukito approached Sakura. "Good morning," he said happily. She blushed. What to say...?
"Good morning, Yukito-san," Sakura said with a smile.
Yukito was taken aback, and so was Syaoran as he watched from a few feet away. Her voice was friendly as ever, but it lacked the awe and floatiness it normally contained when she talked to her crush. What was missing? Romantic feelings. Now that she knew about her feelings for Syaoran, she didn't feel anything more for Yukito than as if he was her older brother alongside Toya.
Of course, Syaoran thought that now that she had feelings for Link, she didn't need Yukito anymore.
The students gathered in the main hallway to await whatever they were doing today. After the excitement of the day before, all had high expectations of today's wondrous adventure. Nothing in this country could ever be dull.
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Post by aperson on Feb 3, 2009 17:29:49 GMT -5
Link strolled around the village, looking for something that needed fixing, carrying or both. He didn't see anything, so he decided to go up to the top of the windmill and keep lookout. Not that he needed to, but he was really bored. Using his hookshot, Link was at the top of the windmill in in no time. He kept watch until Impa called for him to train. for the first time he could remember, Link was glad to be headed to train with Impa.
HYRULE FIELD
A large group of monsters began to their way towards Kakariko Village. Leading them was a Darknut, this day was about to get very interesting.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 3, 2009 20:31:32 GMT -5
After a few minutes, Terada-sensei frowned and looked at his watch. It's well past 9:00, he thought. Wasn't Link supposed to meet us already? He turned to his students, all talking amongst themselves. He picked out one at random... who should go and find Link? He knew Kinomoto had a good relationship with their tourguide, but she was talking with one of the hotel staff, so he didn't want to butt in. Hmm... there was Daidouji, but she didn't like to be away from Kinomoto for more than a few seconds at a time; he knew that from experience. What about Li? He'd seen Li and Link talking earlier. That could work. Plus, Li was a strong individual and could most likely find him. He had confidence that this would work.
"OY! LI!" called Terada-sensei. Of course, Syaoran quickly came over. "Do me a favor, will you? Go find our tourguide and tell him we're ready to go. He's ten minutes late."
Finding Link, huh? He didn't really want to be alone with that tourguide, but at least it wasn't Sakura going. Then the two of them... he didn't even want to think about it. "Hai," he said agreeably, and nodded before heading off.
Once outside the building, it was a cinch to whip out his Rashinban and use the light to find the source of a magician's powers. Finally, scowling, he came upon what appeared to be magical training. Somehow Link's moves reminded him of his own training back in Hong Kong. He called in the loudest voice he could, "HEY, TOURGUIDE! TERADA-SENSEI SAYS YOU SHOULD BE BACK AT THE INN WITH US!"
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Post by aperson on Feb 3, 2009 20:39:22 GMT -5
"Huh? OOF!" while he was distracted, Impa had landed a strong blow that sent him flying into a tree. "Right, I'm on my way." When they returned, Link pulled out his ocarina. "Now, I'm going to warp us to the forest. You should know that the Kokiri are much older than they look, but they stop growing at age 9. Also, if you get lost in the woods, you will be cursed, se STAY WITH THE GROUP. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, the Kokiri are very wary of outsiders and it took a lot of convincing for them to agree to let you visit. Now' stand close to me and I'll take us there." Link played the Minuet of Forest, and they were off the the Lost Woods.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on Feb 3, 2009 21:40:27 GMT -5
"Age nine?" muttered Syaoran, more to himself than Link. "Isn't that how old Tourguide was when he started having adventures?" But then he was distracted by Sakura waving like mad.
"Syaoran-kun!" Forgetting her feelings, she approached him as an old friend. He flushed. "You found Link-san! Great job!"
She was so happy that he'd found Tourguide, wasn't she. Did Sakura really care about him? Or was she just happy he'd found Tourguide? Syaoran tried to smile. Tomoyo filmed.
"S-supposedly it's really dangerous in here," Syaoran said, for lack of anything else. "The Kukorii or something don't like outsiders..."
Sakura smiled. "I always feel safer when I'm with you, Syaoran-kun."
What a romantic moment! Syaoran could hardly breathe.
Sakura noticed this too, however, and quickly shut her mouth. He looked so tense. Was he grossed out by the thought of the two of them as a couple?
"...and anyway, I got my Clow Cards!" Sakura added hastily. "If these, uh, Kokiro people attack us, I can knock 'em senseless with the Cards! Whoo!"
This time Syaoran genuinely laughed. "Right," he added. The romantic moments were nice, but these where they were no more than friends made him happy too.
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Post by aperson on Feb 4, 2009 19:46:45 GMT -5
Link gave everyone a tour of the Lost Woods, pointing out the various magical things that it was home to. They finally reached the huge hollowed out log that served as a pathway to the Kokiri village. Fado was waiting just inside the village. "Hi Link! Are these the people you said were going to be visiting?"
"Yeah, they're from Japan, and I promise they won't bother anyone."
"Alright, I'l go let everyone know that you're here."
The day was full of talking, looking and learning for the visitors. Unfortunately, the time to go seemed to come all too soon, and before they knew it, they were warping back to the village. Once there however, Link was surprised to see all the refugees being directed into the graveyard and the soldiers setting up defensive positions. Link jogged over to one of the soldiers.
"What's going on?"
"A battalion of monsters is about to reach the gate, they are being led by a Darknut."
"Position archers in the windmill, they should be able to hold them back until we're done setting up down here." Link casually gestured towards Sakura and Syaoran using the signal that they'd come up with. (Snapping ones fingers 3 times behind your back.)
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