Legends Live On

Chapter 7: The Forest Temple

       Link sighed as they walked through the entrance of the Kokiri forest deep in his own thoughts, the thoughts of a person who asked way too many questions for their own good. 

        "Link watch out!" The former Kokiri boy heard Navi's warning a bit too late as in one fell swoop his Master sword was stolen and the Deku Baba was dead, its remains burning up on its own somehow. 

        The Hylian turned to see Sora staring at his sword in confusion, as if her mind did not register what she had done with it. Softly, as an older brother would, he took the Master Sword from her hands and hugged her tightly, only for her to look up at him in confusion. 

        "D-did........" She asked softly at first before burying her face in his tunic, "Did I kill it....?" She asked fully, muffled by the material covering her face. Link, remembering his first 'kill', tried to calm her down.

        He only nodded before speaking, "Yes... You did... But it was for a good reason..... It was threatening our lives." He explained wiping away her tears, ones he did not know she had shed until now, he also realized she was inexperienced with weapons. The mere thought of killing something living scared her so it seemed. Taking a good look at her, she was as fragile as he was when they were younger. 

        "I-I didnt mean to kill it....." She whimpered, "But i-if I didn't It was going to hurt you..." 

        Link knew he couldnt comfort her the way he wanted to, he wasnt a father nor did he know the love of a parent, all he knew was the love of Saria, his childhood friend. But even she didnt know how to calm his fears. 

        "I know you didn't mean to.... But it was either us or him.... You have to remember that Sora..." He murmured trying not to scare the already crying girl. 

        She nodded before pulling away from his embrace and wiping her tears away, "Its us... or them..." She repeated softly then slightly looked up to see the blond smiling a little. 

        "You okay now...?" He asked reaching over to pat her head gently, "Or are you going to push me again?" he chuckled when her face grew into one of annoyance. 

        "Maybe." She retorted then laughed, "Of course, we have someone we know to save." She smiled and started to run off towards the  lost woods, "We have miles to trekk lets go Link!" 

        Link, confused, followed the girl into the lost woods, unaware of a person following them.....

"S-STOP RIGHT THERE!" A voice howled in horror, scaring the two travelers, "I promised Saria that I wouldnt let anyone get past this point!" A kokiri boy, unfamiliar to Sora but very familiar to the large man in green who towered over said boy, said crossing his arms looking about ready to bawl his eyes out, "Hey... You look like...... Someone I know..."

Link felt a hand on his shoulder that seemed to tell him to play a song for the Kokiri, for all of their nerves and that he did..... Sarias song soft and sweet to the ears, allowing the user of the song to talk through Navi to the young Kokiri girl.

"That... Song..... Saria only taught it to her closest friends..." He thought for a moment, "I guess I trust you two. If you knew Saria... Then you must have known Link...... Please tell him that Im sorry for bullying him all those years.... And tell him he needs to come back."

He moved aside and Link ran off into the tunnel without another word to the Kokiri or the Canadian girl, who bowed in apology and ran after the Hylian.

She found him panting on his knees infront of three tunnels that seemed to lead nowhere. His eyes watered with tears as he looked up at his companion, who kneeled next to him pulling him into an embrace.