The Origin of a Champion

Chapter 14- The Kid's Table is Never Neutral

Link and Impa stood outside Cato and Akilah's house, waiting for Purah to get there. It had begun to rain, and they were getting more sore and wet by the second. The winner of the race to the house had been Impa due to her speed, and the fact that Link slipped in a small rain puddle. They both were soaked and Link wore a mud stain that covered his right pant leg. Purah finally came into view, out of breath and dragging her feet on the soft, wet ground.

Impa and Link caught sight of her, Impa crossing her arms. "It's about time she showed up. We're all soaking wet because she can't run for the life of her!"

Link moved his wet hair out his face and grinned, "Not everyone can run. But she has been taking her sweet time though. On the bright side, it's always kinda fun to be outside while it's raining!"

Impa nodded, "That's very true. Although I'm getting cold and want to go inside."

Link and Impa looked back over to Purah, who was still dragging her feet and slowly making her way to the house. She was smiling brightly in contrast to the dark rain clouds above her, clearly pleased with herself for making her sister and friend wait in the rain for her.

Seeing Purah happy with herself and her childish antics only made Impa more mad and impatient, "Hurry up you slowpoke! You're moving as fast as a chu-chu on purpose and now everyone is soaked to the bone because of it!"

"If I'm going to be wet, everyone is going to be wet with me!" Purah shouted back gleefully.

Impa sighed dramatically and turned away from her sister to look at Link, who had his head tilted up towards the dark, cloudy, sky with his tongue stuck out. Impa stared at him confused but then realized he was trying to catch raindrops with his tongue. She giggled and continued to watch her goofy friend move his head angle every few seconds to catch a drop of rain. At one point Link went into a coughing fit and Impa gave him a concerned look.

"Hey Link what's wrong? Are you ok?"

Link recovered from his coughing and cleared his throat before speaking. His ear twitched and he looked embarrassed, "Yeah I'm fine. I only choked on a raindrop."

"Pffftt wait you choked on a raindrop?! Ha, I didn't even know that was physically possible."

"Well you learn something new everyday now don't you?" Link asked teasingly, yet there was still a sarcastic tone to his voice.

Impa smiled, shrugged, and shivered. Purah finally walked up to the door, quite content to see Impa looking as cold and wet as she did. Impa opened the door for her companions, and as Purah marched in Impa gave her a glare, which Purah returned with a cheeky smile.

The house of Cato and Akilah was an appropriate size to accommodate their small family. It had its main floor then a staircase that led to a hallway. The hallway connected three rooms, one belonging to Impa and Purah who were forced to share the room and get along best they could. The second, which was right next to the room the two sisters shared, belonged to their parents. It was arranged that way on purpose, so the two adults could be close to their daughters in case of an accident, emergency, mishap, or just the fact that they weren't getting along and needed someone to intervene. The third and final room was the guest room.

The inside of the house was always very cosy and warm. Little talismans with sheikah writing decorated the interior, along with assorted painted pictures. Some were landscapes of different views of Hyrule, and a few were family pictures. The whole house was very clean and organized, which was not surprising as it was a Sheikah house. The kitchen was a nice size, and always made Zarya a tad envious of how well it was structured. The living room was smaller, and usually used for sitting and catching up. The house contained very few other rooms with random purposes such as a room for school work and work in general, a storage room, and laundry room.