The Origin of a Champion

Chapter 9- A Waterful Day

 Link and Mipha arrived at the Veiled Falls, Link stopped to enjoy the view. He loved the sound the waterfall made as the water fell and crashed against the surface. He could feel the light spray of water that the waterfall created around him and he appreciated the way the nice, cool water felt. It was around 80 degrees, and perfect swimming weather without a cloud in the sky.

"So what do you think?" Mipha questioned. She was watching Link's pleased expression and smiled.

"I can now see why it's your favorite swimming spot," Link replied.

"Well what are you waiting for?" Mipha grinned. She leaned her trident against a tree nearby and took a running start to the water. She flipped twice in the air before diving into the water. Link ran to the edge and looked into the water, waiting for her to resurface. Her head popped out of the water, which slightly startled Link, causing him to jump back a bit. But when he saw it was her, he laughed at his own reaction.

"That looked so cool! I wish I could flip in the water like that!" Link called out to her.

"Thanks! Maybe I could teach you at one point," Mipha offered. "But we can save swimming lessons for later. Come on in! Are you scared of the water being too cold?" Mipha teased.

"I am not scared of cold water! I bet it's not even cold," Link shot back, and took off his socks and shoes and laid them neatly under the tree Mipha put her trident underneath. He smiled and ran toward the water.

"Cannonball!" Link shouted as he was still in midair. He jumped near Mipha on purpose so that he would splash her as much as he could. He expected it to affect her much more than it did, but water splashes don't affect Zora that much. Mipha gave him a competitive look. Link then realized he was in for it now.

"Ok ok ok! No more splashing! I get it! It won't happ-"

*SPLASH*

Mipha laughed as Link resurfaced and shook his wet hair out of his face to reveal his laughing smile. "You splash really well, fOr A zOrA. Everyone knows Hylians splash the best!" Link teased, knowing how wrong he was.

Mipha smiled and raised her hand, prepared to send another tidal wave his way. "Do I hear a challenge?"

"No, but you'll hear this!" Link splashed as hard as he could back at Mipha's face. Mipha pretended to be shocked. "Now you're really in for it!"

For the next hour, the two splashed and swam around the waterfall. They took turns splashing each other, and Mipha would occasionally show off some special trick that only Zora could perform. For a skilled Zora, completing five full frontflips ten feet out of the air after jumping from underwater was easy, but for Link, it was one of the coolest things he had ever seen.

"So how long can you hold your breath underwater?" he asked her while they were taking a small break.

"I can breathe underwater silly. I don't have to hold my breath."

"Woah! I wish I could do that. I can hold my breath for 30 seconds underwater!"

Mipha smiled, then looked at the sky. "We should start to head back to the Domain. It's getting late, and I don't want to have your parents worry."

Link nodded his head in agreement, then got out of the water. Mipha waited patiently with her trident as Link put on his socks and shoes, then they walked down the path leading toward the Domain. Link didn't say much as they walked down, but Mipha could tell he was deep in thought over something. The silence was broken by Link suddenly giggling.

"What's so funny?" she asked.

"So you know how we are friends? Well, one could say you're my aqua-intance! Ha Ha Get it?"