Some Live, Some Die

Chapter Nine: Mourning Over the Loss

The three had ran into Kakariko Village and had got a room in the motel to spend the night there. It was very late when they had finally got there, the reasoning was the fighting while riding Epona. Time had gotten burned on his left arm from an arrow with fire on it, Sky had a cut o his chest, and Minish had a cut on his arm. Sky was treating Time's burn carefully, so it wouldn't hurt to touch anymore. Minish was taking care of himself, which was a relief for Sky. "How much does it hurt now?", Sky asked Time. "Not much anymore. I should be fine in the morning, I think..", Time responded while touching his burn. "That's good! I'll treat myself now.", he chirped with a smile. Time smiled and nodded as a response. Minish was still treating his cut, not bothering to ask for help from Time or Sky. "You know...its kind of late! We should sleep soon.", Minish said quietly. Time glanced at the bronze clock hanging on the left wall, to the right of a tinted window. He sighed and lay his head on the pillow on the bed, "Yeah...Goodnight", he said as he fell into a deep sleep. Sky noticed the time also, and went to bed a few minutes after Time, so did Minish. 

In the morning, Time, Sky, and Minish, were drinking soup, pumpkin flavor.Sky finished drinking the pumpkin soup in only a couple seconds, while Time and Minish were taking their time with it. Time glanced over at Sky's empty bottle, put his bottle on the small brown table, and picked up Sky's small bottle. "You didn't really finish it all, dude.", said Time as he examined the chunky pumpkin bits left in it with some yellowish orange liquid still at the bottom. "You should probably drink it all for strength or something.", continued Time. Sky didn't respond to him, it looked like something was bugging him as he just looked at Time holding the bottle. He didn't answer, make eye contact, or make a sound. Minish narrowed his eyes and put down his bottle, then hopped out of his chair, then walked to Sky. He looked at what Sky's facial expression was, and as soon as he saw the look in Sky's eyes, he knew something was wrong. Sky had a worried and depressed look in his deep blue eyes, he just looked a bit sadder than normal. Was....did...Did he have another nightmare of someone's fate? He looked very worried when he saw the place from his nightmare in the Forest Temple. It didn't end well when Sky didn't do anything to stop was the future. Sky...No, Sky and Minish, had let Legend die. At that moment, Sky failed the promise he had made to Fi. A bit unsure of what he was thinking, Minish asked his friend what the matter was. "Hey....Sky...Whats wrong?", asked Minish. Sky's eyes widened, he just noticed that he was blankly staring at nothing and looked sad. "Huh? Oh, sorry. What was the question?", Sky said bluntly. "Um...You look a bit worried, or sad about something. Did you have a nightmare?", Minish asked. "That wasn't the same question, dummy.", Time said in Minish's ear. "I don't care.", Minish snapped at Time. Sky looked a bit sadder now, he was just reminded of his nightmare and he did not want to remember the entire thing fully. "Yeah...I did...", Sky said quietly. "Oh? Whats the future this time?", Minish asked. Sky said nothing, he just shrugged and acted like he didn't remember. Minish nodded, and walked back to his end of the table to finish his soup. Time drank the rest of Sky's soup, because it didn't really seem like Sky was in any mood to eat or drink something at all. His depressed look in his deep blue eyes made Minish very concerned about him, Time didn't really know much about why he was sad at all, so he tried not to question it or anything. "I'm going to the bathroom to wash my face for a couple minutes or something, guys.", Sky said while breathing out a Sky. "Alright.", Minish said. Time just nodded, and Sky gave a nod back while walking out of the room they were all in and running into the bathroom. He looked down at the water faucet below the circular mirror next to the toilet and turned it on. He began to soak his face, put soap over it, and rinse the suds off of his face, making it white and clean again. He looked at the mirror to see if he missed anything on his face, the good thing was that there was nothing of his face, the bad thing was that he noticed the sadness in his deep blue eyes. "So...that's what he was talking about?", Sky asked quietly as he felt his own skin.  He was right about me looking sad...How odd....I don't really know how to explain why I have a sad mood right now though..., Sky thought while staring at himself in the cold mirror.

     He was staring for quite sometime now, just thinking about the nightmare he just had. "If my nightmare was like the one from a long time ago..then...I need to stop whatever is going to happen in the future! I have to protect one of my friends from the cruel fate that will come for them.", he said while staring himself down in the mirror. He touched his reflection and sighed sadly. Legend....if it wasn't for my lack of courage...you would still be here, alive and by my side..., Sky thought as a tear of regret rolled down his soft skin. He wiped the tear from his face and closed his eyes to think about what he failed to accomplish some time ago. He opened his eyes to see Fi's reflection in the mirror next to his. He didn't bother to turn around to talk to her, because he could already see her right there, next to his own reflection. "Uh...what's up this time, Fi?", Sky asked as he looked down at his feet. "Master, it has come to my notice that you have had a nightmare similar to the one you have had a couple days ago. Do you mind telling me what it was about?", Fi asked while staring blankly ahead at the mirror, looking at Sky's reflection. Sky didn't answer, he just stared at the ground. I can't tell her what it was about this time...I'll just tell her later...It doesn't matter right now, she won't help..., Sky thought to himself while breathing out a sigh. "Uh...I can't really remember what it was about right now. I'll tell you when I remember, okay?", Sky said in a shaky voice. Fi didn't change her expression at all, but that was normal. "Master Link, I know that you are not comfortable telling me your troubles. I understand that much. Please do tell me when you are in the mood for a conversation with me.", she said while jumping back into Sky's Master Sword. Sky stopped looking at the floor under his feet, turned around, and began to walk out of the bathroom. He proceeded to the room where Time and Minish were. They were just talking about normal things, such as life and money, didn't surprise Sky much. Sky was a few feet away from them, staring blankly at the back of Time's head, not moving. Minish saw him and pointed him out."Oh hey, Sky! Whats up?", Minish asked, happy to see that Sky was back. Time turned his head, grinned, and said, "Hey, Sky! I have a question."  Sky was a bit confused. What questions would there be outside of why Sky was in the bathroom for more than a couple minutes? Sky just blinked a couple of times and asked, "Sure. Whats the question?" Time was still grinning, which confused Sky and Minish. "What was Legend like and how did you guys meet?", Time asked while still giving a grin. Sky and Minish scratched their heads. "Uh...Well....Legend and Sky came to my house out of nowhere and asked me if they could rest there for the night.", Minish said while still scratching the back of his head. "Cool. What about you, Sky?", Time said annoyingly nice. "I was in a bar, Legend came, nobody would share a table with him, then I let him sit next to me. We talked a little, and we became friends.", Sky explained. Time smiled and nodded. "That's nice.", he chirped. Sky smiled and nodded in agreement, Minish did the same. "I wish that I could have met him...", Time continued while breathing out a sigh. "Yeah...You would've liked him.", Minish said.