"(Y/n)," Link said to you a bit quietly. He had woken up a few minutes ago, and was hungry. He tried to cook something for himself, since he didn't want to wake you up. But in his attempt of cooking, he ended up making dubious food, and just the smell of it made him nearly puke. Seeing that he could not make anything he decided to simply wake you up, getting more hungry with each minute that passed by. "(Y/n) wake up."
You mumbled under your breath, shaking your head before rolling over to your side. It was safe to say you didn't want to get up at all. The crackling noise and warmth of the fire made you feel relaxed, which made it all more hard to get up. Link whined slightly at this. He didn't want to be rude and force you to wake up just so you could make something to feed him, but he was getting irrational. He blamed his hunger for that.
"Can you make some food?" He asked, poking your shoulder. You buried your head into the fresh grass, trying to ignore his words. But it was of no use. It was your job to help him, and you guessed you had to help in this too.
"Fine," you grumbled, sitting up from the ground slowly. You hair was a mess, and your face was a bit dirty from pressing it into the ground. Not to mention you still looked half asleep, but you didn't care much of your appearance. You had no idea how you looked like anyway —since you had never seen your reflection— so why worry about it? As you rubbed your eyes with one hand, you used your other one to reach over to the satchel you got yesterday. You opened it and got the fruits you had stashed in there and began to take them out.
"Want me to help in something?" Link asked, even though he knew his cooking skills weren't the best thing in the world.
"No, I can cook on my own," you answered. "Good morning by the way."
"Ah, yeah," He said with a small chuckle. "Morning."
You began to mix the fruit on the pot that was over the fire. The combination went well, bringing to your nose a scent that certainly got you hungry as well. Once you saw that the fruit was simmered enough you took it out and placed it on a pot lid that was near by. It would work as a plate for you both. Proud of the food you had made, you clapped before placing the "plate" between the two of you.
"There you go," you said to Link with a small laugh. You looked around, searching for a near by pond, or puddle at least to wash your face. When you caught sight of a tiny lake you smiled and looked back at Link, who was already eating the food. "I'll be right back, leave some food for me."
"Hmph, no promises," Link muttered with a mouth full of food. He then began stuffing more of the delicious simmered fruit into his mouth. You simply rolled your eyes with a smile and walked towards the lake, which wasn't too far. When you got there you knelt down and scooped up the crystal clear water. In fact, it was so clear that you could see bits of your reflection. You noticed your (h/c) hair, sticking out in many directions which made you laugh a bit. /Well I look like a mess./ You were going to spend more time looking at yourself to study your features, but hunger soon came so you simply splashed the cold water on your face.
Once you were clean, you got up and managed to put your hair into a neat hairstyle and then went back to the fire. You hoped to be received with a pot lid still filled with food, but boy were you wrong. Instead, you saw an empty lid, with nothing but crumbs which Link was picking at before moving his wide blue eyes to meet yours. He let out a small 'heh' before sitting straight.
"I uh...can make you something?" He said with a sheepish smile.
You face palmed yourself and then shook your head. "No, no, it's alright. I'll just eat the fruit I didn't cook." You went over to your satchel and opened it, but the two fruits that you had left there were gone. You rose an eyebrow and turned to look at Link, who now seemed to be very interested with his hands. You scoffed at this.
"Did you eat /all/ of the fruit?" You asked, but Link simply looked up at you with an innocent look in his eyes.
"Me? Oh no, I think a squirrel got it," he said. You obviously didn't believe him, especially not when the corner of his lips were being pulled into a tiny grin. Deciding to do nothing about it, you simply got the mushrooms you had also stashed away and began eating them. You could've cooked them, but you were too lazy to do that.
"The simmered fruit was /really/ good by the way. How do you know how to cook so well?' Link asked you, scooting closer to you when he saw the mushrooms. Needless to say he wanted some, but he didn't want to ask. The boy loved food, that was for sure.
"Uh..," you hesitated after taking a bite from the mushroom. You didn't know how to respond to that. /Oh, because the goddesses put that skill in me,/ you thought to yourself.But you wouldn't say that. In fact, you didn't even think about telling him you were made by the goddesses to simply help him. He would probably think you were crazy, or say that you were a person that simply wanted to follow him around. You didn't know what his reaction would be, so to be safe you decided to keep quiet about it for now. "I don't know. I guess I just cook very well."
"Well it's a good thing I met you then. I would probably be making a lot of dubious food if it weren't for you and your cooking skill," he said with a tiny laugh. You smiled at that and then finished the remaining mushrooms. After speaking for a little while longer you caught sight of movement from the corner of your eye. You turned to see the Old Man, who was attempting to cut down a couple of trees from afar. It seemed like he was having a bit of trouble, and Link took notice of this too.
"We should go help him," Link said as he got up from the ground. You nodded and got up as well.
"Good morning young ones!" The Old Man exclaimed when he noticed the two of you coming to him. He stopped swinging his axe and set it down beside the tree. "How is your shrine quest coming along?"
"Well, I went to two of them already, heading to the next one right now," Link answered before looking at the axe and then the Old Man again. "What are you doing?"
"Ah, I'm trying to cut this tree down. I think it would make for some good firewood," the Old Man said, his eyes flickering over to the tree and then back to Link. "However, having the tree fall exactly where you want it is quite an art. Here, why don't you take my axe and try to do it? I'm feeling a bit tired from trying, so I'll be by the fire."
The Old Man handed Link his axe and then walked away. You turned your attention to the tree before moving a bit back. "I'll give you space to swing it," you said to Link.
Link nodded and grabbed the handle tightly, lifting it from the ground. It looked really heavy, and you wondered how he was able to pick it up with such ease. He started to hold it up, having his hips face the tree while turning his torso just a bit to the side, preparing to swing the axe. When he finally swung the axe and hit the tree you flinched a bit, since the sound caught you off guard. Link continued doing this, leaving deep cuts on the trees bark until it started tilting and finally fell over. The fall caused the ground to tremble just a bit.
"That wasn't so hard," he commented, now bringing the axe down.
"Pfft, yeah right," you said, now going over to the fallen tree. You started breaking some of the branches and put them away in your satchel, figuring you could use it to make a campfire when it was dark out. "You make it look easy, but I'm sure it really is hard."
Link laughed a bit at your words and thought for a few moments. He then went to your side and handed you the axe. "Why don't you try it?" He asked, his head tilting. There was a small grin on his lips, and it was one that made you question his words.
"I'll probably hurt myself if I do," you told him with a small laugh, now brushing your hands against your tights to take off the dirt from them.
"Oh come on," Link continued, now holding out the axe. "Just try."
You looked at the heavy object before sighing. "Fine. But if I end up hurting myself in someway its your fault," you said, grabbing the axe from his hand. You knew it would be heavy, but you didn't expect it to be super heavy. You struggled to even carry it but after forcing yourself, you managed to bring it up from the ground. Link grinned and then looked around before pointing to a couple of trees that were near a cliff.
"Bring one of those trees down," he told you, his head then turning to face you.
"Those over there? Why?" You asked. Either way, you both began making your way towards them.
"Cause if you do it right then the tree will create a bridge from this side to the other side of that land over there," Link said, pointing to the other piece of land that was divided by a large gap. Your lips formed an 'O' shape when you understood. "And the next shrine is on the other side, so we have to get there some way."
"And if I don't do it right?" You asked, your eyes coming up to look at the large tree in front of you and then him.
"You can always try again," Link told you, a quiet chuckle following the end of his words. He then stepped a few feet back to be safe. "Go ahead (Y/n)."
You turned, having your body face the tree like Link had done. After taking a deep breath, you fixed your hold on the handle of the axe and brought it up, turning your torso just a bit before swinging it against the tree bark. The contact of the axe and tree sent vibrations through your shoulder and arms, making them ache. Your muscles were not at all used to that sort of thing and you almost let go of the handle because of the tiny bits of pain that came from it, but you continued chopping through the wood. It didn't take long for the tree to tip over and successfully create a bridge of a sort between the piece of land you were on and the other one.
Your eyes lit up, and a wide smile spread on your lips. You let go of the axe with a proud look on your face. When you turned to look at Link you almost broke out laughing. He stared at you wide eyed, with his mouth gaping like some sort of fish. He was certainly surprised, but you couldn't help but make fun of his priceless expression.
"You brought that tree down faster then me," he said in disbelief. His eyes went over to the axe, the tree, then you.
"Guess I'm just that good," you said with a bit of cockiness. You then laughed a bit and shook your head. "Or perhaps beginners luck? Anyway, we shouldn't waste time talking about how I did this faster then you."
Link huffed out like a child, which made a tiny smirk appear on your lips. He grabbed the axe and decided to take it, since he assumed the Old Man wouldn't need it any time soon. He then walked over to where the tree was, his eyes examining how sturdy it was before stepping onto it carefully. "We need to do this slowly, unless you want to die today," he said, eyes looking down. You were both very high up, and a fall from this height... well, death was certain.
You nodded and when he moved just a bit you got onto the bark of the tree. You gulped, your arms instinctively extending out to your sides. It helped you get a bit of balance. Link looked at you before turning to look ahead. He took a deep breath and slowly began to make his way towards the other point of the tree. You did your best on following, but when you looked down you felt yourself freeze. Your knees shook slightly, and your heart beat began to quicken. Beads of sweat formed on your forehead, but your tried to focus on your balance.
Link looked over his shoulder to make sure you were doing alright, but when he saw your shaking knees he got worried. "Hey, don't look down, okay? Just look up at me," he told you with a soothing tone. He hoped that would calm you down, and it did. You obeyed and looked up at him, or well his back. When he saw that you did what he said he half-smiled and continued the balanced walk.
Once he was at the end, he jumped off the tree and landed on the ground. He turned his body to face you, seeing that you needed a bit of help getting off. Naturally, he extended his hands out to you, grabbing you gently from your waist before bringing you down onto the ground. He looked down at you, a grin on his lips.
"That was pretty fun, don't you think?" He asked in a playful tone before stepping back from you.
You scoffed. "Fun? More like scary. I'm just glad we're on solid ground already," you said. Your heart beat had gone down already and the nervousness you felt completely vanished. You weren't scared of heights, but you were seriously starting to question that after what you had just done.
"Ok yes, but it makes this feel more like an adventure!" Link exclaimed in a happy tone. His eyes were shining, and there was this playfulness in them which made you agree with what he said.
"Hmm, I guess you're right. Now, should we get going Link?" You asked.
•••
"I'm hungry," Link whined as both of you walked up a steep hill. You were the one leading this time, and your eyes remained on the Sheikah Slate. You would turn east, or west, every once in a while to make sure you were heading the right way, but each time you did it was followed with a whiny Link.
"I'll make you food when we get there Link," you said once again. You both had been walking for a few hours now, so you understood where his hunger was coming from. You were also feeling hungry, but you were determined to get him to the shrine at least before cooking something.
"But (Y/n)," he stressed on your name. "I want food now."
You closed your eyes and sighed, stopping abruptly. Since he followed close behind you and didn't have time to react to your sudden stop, Link ended up colliding into you. You turned to face him, eyes now opening to see his pouting face.
"Are you really that hungry?" You asked him.
"Yes. So are you going to make food?" He asked, his eyes lighting up with hope. "Please?"
Puppy dog eyes followed after he said please. You tried not to fall for it, but you had no will power so you simply groaned out in defeat. Link smirked, knowing he had won. "Fine," you said, handing him the slate. You looked around you, seeing some shade under a tree, so you decided to set up things there.
"Do you need me to get anything?" Link asked you, wanting to be helpful at least.
"Hmm," you thought for a few moments. "Could you go get me some mushrooms? I guess I'll settle on making you a skewer because there isn't much to do, sorry."
"It's alright, as long as I get something in my belly, I'll be happy," he told you. "You just need mushrooms? Nothing else?"
"No, just mushrooms," you said, giving him a gentle smile. You came down on your knees and began to set up a small fire in order to cook the mushrooms when he brought them.
"Okay. Promise you'll stay here and you won't leave?"
"Oh my— yes, Link. I promise, now go or else I'll get too lazy to make you food," you said with a laugh.
"Alright, I'll be right back," Link said to you happily. He was obviously glad that you were finally going to make food. You watched as he quickly ran off deep into the woods. Once you lost sight of him you looked down and continued preparing the fire. After a few minutes you succeeded in starting the fire and now simply waited for Link. Your fingers traced circles on the dirt during your wait. Soon, the minutes bled into an hour, and you wondered what was taking so long.
You got a bit worried and stood up. /If something happened to him.../ you pushed the thought away and went the direction he had gone. You bit your lip, pulling out one of the spiked clubs you had just in case you came across any type of monster.
"Link!" You called out, hoping to get a response. When none came you continued deeper into the woods. You started to get more worried, but you tried staying calm. You didn't want to overreact on something you didn't know happened.
"Link, are you around here?!" You shouted a bit more loudly. You mumbled things under your breath, and as you continued walking you heard rustling coming from the right. You turned quickly to the sound, seeing nothing there at all which made you frown a bit. "Link?"
You held onto the club tightly as the rustling and noises got louder. You gulped, stepping a bit back until a tree stopped you from stepping farther away. A few pig noises soon made their way into your ear. "Bokoblin," you whispered under your breath. The disgusting creature soon leaped from the bush it was behind. Your heart was beating quickly, but you cleared your mind of any panic and swung the club, hitting it before it landed on the ground. A bit more rustling was heard, which was followed by more pig noises.
You knew it meant more were coming, but you kept your focus on the one bokoblin you had in front of you. It let out a strange cry as it got up from the ground. You noticed it had a weapon of a sort. One similar to yours, only it didn't have any spikes. You pulled out your shield, waiting for it to move in for an attack. The bokoblin let out a snarl before running towards you in a weird way. Before it could get a hit on you, you dodged to the right at a perfect time. When the world slowed, you used this to your advantage and began slamming your spiked club against its red body.
With the few hits you did, the monster stumbled back before falling. It then vanished in a puff of purple smoke. You figured that meant it had died. You breathed out, not having realised you were holding your breath. You didn't have much time to relax, because almost instantly more bokoblins came. Most of them were all the same red colour, but two of them were a blue colour. You didn't know the difference, but you prepared yourself.
"Come at me you stupid bokoblin's," you said, a sneer look coming onto your face. Each of them surrounded you, but you didn't panic. Instead, you blocked their attacks with your shield before swinging your club around to hurt them as much as you could. You noticed your club was starting to take damage which made you groan. Their attacks began to be more random, which completely confused you, and it caused your attacks to get more sloppy, and not at all precise. Now you were starting to panic.
You managed to kill three, but four of them still remained. The moment you hit one across the head —which knocked it out— your club broke. Thankful that you had a spare one, you pulled it out, charging at one of the blue ones which was, evidently, slightly harder to kill then the red ones. This bokoblin dodged many of your attacks, and it moved to hit you with the sword it had in its hand, but luckily you blocked the attack with your shield. You swung the club against its rib, earning a cry of pain.
Showing no type of sympathy, you continued slamming the club against it, twisting your body to avoid its attacks as well, until it finally died. The remaining bokoblin's began charging at you, but before you could pay attention to their attacks you picked up the sword the blue boko had been using. Deciding to use it until very necessary you attached it to the belt behind your back and turned quickly to block an attack with your club.
You were growing tired, and it showed because your reflexes were slowing. You ignored this though and continued dodging every attack coming to you. Lucky for you, the only three boko's that remained were red ones. You shouted angrily with each strike, growing tired of these monsters that wouldn't leave you alone. With the anger you felt, you managed to kill two of them, leaving just one left.
"Just die already!" You shouted, slamming the last one against a tree with a single hit of your club. Before you could properly kill it, you heard running footsteps coming towards you. You figured it was more monsters, which made you groan in frustration. This allowed the Bokoblin to slip away from you. You turned to it, seeing it raise its weapon to strike you. Bringing your shield up to cover the attack you prepared for the impact, until you heard Link's voice.
"(Y/n)!" He shouted, worry clear in his tone. This caught you off guard, and you almost turned to look but your mind snapped back, remembering where you were. Before the bokoblin hit you, you backflipped, dodging its attack perfectly which once again caused the world around you to slow. Using the stamina you had left, you jumped and brought the spiked club straight down on its head, causing it to die instantly. When you landed on the ground you dropped the club that was in your hand and stumbled back, completely tired. You pressed your back against a tree, your chest falling and rising from your heavy breathing.
Link sprinted towards you, his eyes looking at the amount of dead bokoblins there were before nearing you. He brought his hand down to your chin and lifted it up slowly, his eyes filled with complete worry.
"A-Are you alright?! Why in the name of Hylia were you out here?!" He stumbled with his words, trying to hold in his shouts of worry. "You promised to stay back at the campfire (Y/n)..."
You were able to catch your breath after a bit and then sighed out. You were too tired to answer his questions, but you figured he would continue asking them. "You took a while to come back and I got worried..," you told him quietly. You moved your head down. "So I left to go look for you."
To your response Link sighed out. He once again lifted your head, and then placed his other hand on your shoulder in a gentle manner. "You don't need to worry about me (Y/n). Next time, just stay where you are and don't come looking for me. Okay?" He told you softly.
You looked into his eyes, which were now soft. When you nodded as a response, he gave you a half-smile and then stepped back, now taking in the view of the many dead bokoblins. He chuckled to himself, going over to view some of weapons that were laid across the ground. "I'm impressed though. You took on so many of these and managed to kill them without getting a single wound. You're a good fighter," he started saying before turning to look at you. "Did someone teach you?"
Before you could respond to his question, you knelt down and picked up a few of the things that were dropped when the monsters died. You figured you could use them for something, so you stuffed them into your satchel. "I'm self-taught," you answered. You didn't think you were lying. The goddesses put the skill in you, so you were basically saying /half/ of the truth. You then stood up to meet Link's eyes.
"You're amazing, you know that?" He said, looking at you with complete awe. You weren't expecting the compliment at all, so you were taken aback a bit from the words. "I mean... you have so many skills!"
"And that makes me amazing?" You questioned with a small laugh.
"Well, yeah!" Link said a bit sheepishly. "Makes me wonder what else you're capable of."
You snickered at this and then went towards his side. You bent down and grabbed a few more swords that had been dropped during the fight before hearing Link speak up again.
"Although, if you hadn't killed all of these bokoblins I could've shown you that I'm more amazing," he said with a proud smile.
"Oh wow, you're /very/ humble."
Link laughed at this. "I'm joking, but I do know how to use a sword. I mean, if what the voice I hear says about me is true, then I assume I'm really good."
"Hmm, well next time we come across a group of bokoblins I'll let you handle them," you said as you patted his back. He nodded at this before noticing the swords you had.
He gently grabbed one and looked at it. "Is it alright if I take one? Swords are way better then clubs," he commented with a chuckle. You smiled and nodded before handing him another one so you could both have two. Link smiled and took it gladly, replacing it with the clubs he had on him. You then heard his stomach growl, which made you laugh.
"Lets go feed you now," you said with a laugh.
•••
"You ready?" You asked Link as you handed him the Sheikah Slate. You had made it —after so long— to the shrine. Link looked at it before stretching a bit.
"Not really," he said with honesty.
You chuckled a bit and put your hands on your hips. "You'll be fine, Link. Just don't take forever. The sun is still out and once you finish this shrine we can continue to the last one. That way, we cover more ground and it won't be that hard." The next shrine was very far away, and would probably take a few days to get to, so you wanted to cover as much ground as possible.
"Hmm, you have a point," he said before groaning. You rolled your eyes playfully and then shoved him gently towards the platform.
"Don't keep me waiting long," you said, stepping a few feet back before sitting down on the ground. You put your arms back and leaned on them, laughing when you saw Link look at you with a pout. "Just go."
"Fine," he said, stressing on the 'e' before putting the slate on the pedestal. Once the shrine opened he stepped inside. You sent him a cheeky wave and smile, to which he simply stuck his tongue out before being lowered down. You laughed before relaxing under the warmth of the sun. The air was cool, since you guys were a bit high up, but it wasn't cold. You hummed a soft tune to yourself, the cool wind now pushing your hair back, making it wave around.
Your muscles were a bit sore from the previous fight with the Bokoblins, but with the gentle breeze that flew through your hair, and the warm sun you were currently bathing under... well, you felt at peace. Relaxed. You took in several deep breaths, your mind occupied with many calming thoughts.
So relaxed you were, that you didn't even know how much time was passing by. By the time Link had stepped out of the shrine, you were laying across the ground. Your hands were resting on your stomach, and your eyes were simply looking up at the sky. You were busying yourself by making shapes from the many clouds that were in the heavens. When Link saw your state he snickered and slowly walked up to you.
"Well hello down there," Link said, his hands resting on his hips. Your eyes flickered to the blonde boy, laughing a bit before patting the spot next to you.
"Hi," you replied, eyes going back to the sky. "How was the shrine?"
Link sat beside you before pulling his Sheikah Slate out. "It was a little hard... but I got a new rune!" He exclaimed happily. "It's called Stasis." He started to explain what it did with such excitement that it made you laugh a bit, but you paid attention nonetheless. By the time he finished talking he was laying on the ground, slate resting on his chest while his eyes stared up at the sky.
"Well, least you got that rune. You think there'll be another one in the next shrine?" You asked. You played with your fingers, head turning a bit to look at him.
Link hummed out in thought before answering. "Maybe? Who knows honestly." He turned a bit to look at you, smiling a bit before looking back to the sky. You did the same.
"Should we get going?" You asked as you now sat up, running your fingers through your hair. You noticed a few twigs in it, so you started to pluck them out before standing up. "We have a few hours of daylight."
"But it's so nice to lay down and look at the sky," Link said as he remained laying down. "Just a few more minutes and then we'll go. Please?" He looked at you with a pleading look, his lips forming a tiny pout. It was truly an adorable sight, and it was one you couldn't say no to.
"Oh fine," you said, accepting defeat. You sat back down, head rolling back until you were both just staring at the sky. You smiled when you were able to form a couple of more things from the clouds. It was a peaceful hour and the two of you stayed there, relaxing under the warm sun and cool breeze.