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LoZ PH: Linebeck's Agreement

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"Linebeck?" My eyes widened slightly and I whirled around. There, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, was Link. But why was he up? And what about Ciela? Was she asleep? Or wait…did fairies even need to sleep? Or wait, why was I even worrying about a sparkly thing like her? That's right; I didn't need to care about a sparkly thing like her.

Still didn't explain why Link was up. The boy needed his sleep with all the running around he was doing. So why don't I just tell him that? Yeah, I should!

"Link?" My voice was softer than I had intended, "What are you doing up? A boy like you needs his sleep."

He continued to move towards me though now he looked more concerned than anything else, "Linebeck," he said again, "It's late."

I looked back out at the ocean, we had docked in a relatively safe little alcove--a small barely inhabited island. And by small I meant small. I could see the other side of it just as easily from this spot on the ship. And just earlier today Link had disposed of what little monsters--those icky green globs and a few measly Chu Chu's--had roamed this small patch of dirt.

Realizing the boy needed an answer I answered, "Yeah it is," I looked up at the twinkling stars, "I kinda knew that."

"Then why are you up?" was he worried about me? Aww, how sweet. Not. I didn't need a little kid clad in green worrying about me. In fact it should be the other way around.

Not that I was about to go and say that.

"You should be sleeping now." He said once more, though now he didn't look as tired, "not…doing whatever you're doing."

I shrugged my shoulders, "I don't feel like sleeping." No, it was more like I couldn't sleep. Stupid insomnia. Stupid monsters causing the insomnia. I couldn't shake the feeling of being attacked though. Or the feeling that we might be attacked. I looked back out at the ocean, at the waves lazily lapping at the side of the boat. Any monster could be lurking in the depths of the ocean. Any monster could come out and attack at any time.

"Linebeck," Link started again, "You need to sleep. You're the one that steers." Like that was so important. He had steered the ship before. I had showed him--or he had watched. Whichever one it was, he was a quick learner.

"You're the one that needs to sleep, boy." I snapped, "You're fighting monsters all the time. You can't say that doesn't wear you out at least a little bit." I didn't want to think of the times--just recently in fact--that I had to literally drag him back on the boat and force-feed him a potion or two to keep his health up.

He had just gone through one of those times during the last dungeon. The last dungeon when we found out about Ciela being the Spirit of Courage, along with Neri the Wisdom spark and Leaf the Power sparkle. Courage Wisdom Power. It sounded almost like a nursery rhyme or some ancient legend…

"But I'm fine." Link shot back. Was he actually going to argue with me? He was so passive half the time--it was so easy to say I was the one that did all the things he did when really I didn't. Because he didn't say anything. Screw politeness…that was taking it to the extreme.

Especially if he was really the so-called hero that saved a Princess from an Evil Dark Lord. How the heck did he end up traveling with that girl Tetra then? Wouldn't he want to stay with the Princess?

'Or is that Tetra girl actually the Princess in disguise?'

But how could that be possible? She was sitting below deck--looked nothin' like a princess--turned to stone.

"Hah, tell me that the next time you come back to the ship half dead." Oh…I actually made him flinch. And was he glaring at me? Should I be afraid? Or should I--

Then suddenly he sighed and collapsed against the railing.

Scratch that entirely--should I be worried?

"Hey kid--you okay?" He looked awful, almost like he was going to be sick. And I thought he said he healed himself--I saw him drink the potion. But was it…not enough…?

"I-I'm…" he let's out another sigh and looks up at the stars, he's sitting now but he still looks sick, "I-I'm…" he closes his eyes, "Good. I'll be fine."

I leaned down to get a closer look at him, "Well ya don't look fine. You look dead again. What? Were the monsters too much for ya?"

He shakes his head, causing his bangs to fall in his eyes. He isn't wearing his hat, which makes his bangs--which normally wouldn't cover that much of his face--fall even more over his eyes.

He didn't look good at all.

"Are you--"

"--Yes I'm--" he hesitates for a moment before continuing, "--sure." He looks through the hand bars out at the island, "just…this island. It's so small…"

"Yeah it is kinda on the puny side." I start, never taking my eyes off him. To say I'm not extremely worried would be a lie now. I suddenly had the urge to brush his bangs away from his face and before I can stop my hand from moving it's already there, brushing his bangs away from his face.

He looks up at the touch and…he just…looks tired. Older than he should. How old was he anyway? He can't be older than fourteen with how short he is. Not that I could be sayin' anything about age, I was only in my twenties.

"But it feels different." He says looking slightly startled about something. "Doesn't it?"

How was I supposed to know how an island felt? I wasn't a psychic. Yeah it did…seem…bigger than it actually looked, but that didn't mean anything. Sure it felt kinda like…it had something hidden about it--but I had said so when we first landed. Or wait, had I said anything at all?

"And you didn't say anything about it either." Well that answered that question. Then again…we had been running from Pirates…a few Gyorg's…and not to mention Jolene wasn't letting up either--and I had just paid Link the 200 rupees that I had been given as a gift from a friend of mine. Besides that--we had to port.

"Well I didn't exactly have time to say anything. I had to fix the ship up, remember?" he blinked a few times then looked away, as if he were embarrassed, "Honestly kid…don't worry your head about it but now that you mention it, this place seems like it's hiding something."

His eyes widened and he turned to me, almost happy that I was agreeing with him. I shrugged and looked away, "Well it's true. Tomorrow…why don't ya explore this island a bit more?"

He didn't hesitate to nod his head, but he still looked tired. Maybe…maybe I should--No, what if monsters attacked? Yes I was good with ships but not hand-to-hand combat. He could protect me, yeah, but what's worse than someone getting in the way?

'You always get in the way! If you can't do anything then get out!’</i> I flinched at the voice echoing through my mind. Stupid grandmothers and their strict rules, ways, everything. Stupid mothers for never standing up for the kids either. A-And…

I shook my head to rid the memory, "Say, I could probably even help." I chanced a look at the boy and his eyes…they were huge. Was it that big of a deal that I said I would help?

"Y-You'll help? You'll…actually…help me…?" His eyes still were wide, and suddenly he seemed to realize exactly what he said, "I-I mean…it's…you've never helped before. Are you sure you can?" he looked at the few rough patches I had made to the ships hull, "You still need to repair…"

I shook my head, "Those repairs'll only take a few minutes at best. While I repair the ship you can be scouting out monsters--just in case there were any that were hidin' last night. I can't fight or use a sword--you can. So you do that. I'll do what I'm good at and repair the ship. Then I'll do what I've got a natural knack for and help find out exactly what's so…hidden about this lil' island." I placed my hands on my hips and let out a huge huff. That felt better--saying that.

"I…yeah…thanks. You are…good at finding…hidden treasures…" he seemed grateful, "but Ciela…she might--"

"Then don't bring Ciela along if she's gonna whine." I waved my hand, "I mean this island isn't very big to begin with. You can see the other side from here. Bring Neri, or Leaf with you--you can do that can't you?"

He almost seemed hesitant but he reluctantly nodded his head, "I-I guess I could. I haven't used them much since they've been upgraded." He seemed to think for a moment, and again his bangs fell in his eyes and again I had the sudden urge to brush them away again. But before I could Link suddenly stood up and--

Nearly fell down again. I barely had a chance to grab his arm before he nearly fell overboard. That would've definitely alerted the fairies that something was wrong. Didn't need them--especially Ciela--coming out here and accusing me of pushing Link over.

Like I'd ever do that.

Once he was steadied though he smiled, "I got it! I'll use Leaf! That'll make the fighting go by faster, just in case."

Well he is the Spirit of Power…but, "What exactly does he do?" Since when did the spirit's have genders? Well…Leaf did seem like a boy. And Neri…was a girl. Ciela obviously was as well…

"Oh…actually…I'm not too sure but I think it has something to do with flames. I asked him once and Neri too, exactly what they did. Neri protects me while Leaf boosts the strength of my sword. Or something like that…"

I nodded my head again. That made sense, "So it balances out. Leaf for the Attack, Neri for the defense, and Ciela as a combination."

"Yeah! Like that!" Again he was smiling, and again his bangs were in his eyes. How could he stand that? I reached down again and brushed his bangs away from his eyes, "Kid ya need to cut your hair…or do something to keep it outta your eyes." It was an offhanded statement--I didn't mean anything of it besides pointing out the obvious…

But again he seemed embarrassed and he shifted away--looking out at the ocean with one of the saddest looks I had ever seen on his face, "I…haven't had it cut in a while…my little sister used to do it. Either her or my Grandmother, but I haven't seen either of them in…almost a year."

Immediately I could feel the homesickness in the way he said that, and in turn I started to feel homesick. But I couldn't feel homesick at a time like this, "Look kid, we all have our families that we miss. If it hurts that much then go visit 'em after this is all done and through with."

He slowly turned to look up at me and shook his head, "I…can't. At least…not yet. I made a promise," he looked over at the door to the Cabin, "with Tetra. We made a promise to…to someone…that we'd--"

"That you'd what? Go on some grand adventure to find some treasure or something right?" Why would he be traveling with pirates if it wasn't for a reason like that? "Did the guy ever say not to visit your family? Would Tetra really tell you no you can't go and visit them? I'm sure she misses her family just as much as you do."

He looked up at me, then back at the cabin, "No…her mom…was the captain of the same pirate ship…before she died. Tetra's the captain now." That was like a blow to the gut, "But…I don't…think she'd say no. Not unless we were about to find what we're looking for."

"What exactly are you looking for?" I felt my voice drop to gentle again. How could anyone talk to anyone who just said someone died like it was an everyday occurrence? Because it wasn't.

Link hesitated again, the wind lightly ruffling his hair, before he spoke "It's…complicated. We aren't…exactly sure. We just promised that we'd find it. A place…a place that we could expand…that wasn't just a bunch of tiny islands."

That was…interesting. I scratched the back of my head and then casually shook it, "Well good luck finding somethin' like that." I looked at the cabin and then back at Link, "I don't know what two kids like you are going to accomplish if ya mean anything by expanding but there's only one large continent that I know about on this great sea."

That seemed to catch Link's attention…faster than I thought it would, "What…? Where…?!" He looked so excited too…

That made me uncomfortable and I looked away, "Well it's…far south from here. Far, faaar," I expanded my arms for emphasis, "south from here. But it's huge. Or at least bigger than any of these small islands."

"Really? Does it…it has a name doesn't it?" He didn't suspect a thing. He didn't even ask me how I knew about this place.

Well I guess I could play along. After all I was a sailor--have been for years, "Well it's called Reagand (A/N: Ray-gu-ahnd) and it's an…interesting place. There are a few towns on it--I doubt ya want the place to be uninhabited right?" He nodded his head, "Good, then this might be the place you're looking for." Not that I wanted to go looking for it anytime soon, "It has five major towns on it, three are ports, one's a minin' town, and the other is considered the 'city'. I'd suggest visitin' it at least once."

Link's eyes seemed to widen, "I-I'm sure they'd agree to it…but…have you been there before?" so he did catch on that I knew a little bit more about the place, "I mean…you could come with us--show us the way…if you don't have anything planned after this."

This being the adventure. Well then no I didn't think I did. But I didn't want to go to that place…I just…nooo thankyou.

'But if I say no he'll ask questions. Nosy boy…' I let out a sigh and shrugged my shoulders, "I don't see why I can't just show you the way. Why not?"

I tensed--waiting for him to say it, to ask anything, but he didn't. Instead he let out a yawn. So he was getting tired. Good, maybe he'd forget about this conversation in the morning.

"Link…?" Ciela called out from the Cabin entrance. She couldn't come out, obviously, the door was too heavy but she sounded concerned. She fluttered through one of the open windows and went to the boy's side, completely ignoring me, "Link what are you doing up? Is everything okay?" She flew up in the air and looked around, as if checking for monsters.

Link simply smiled and shook his head, "I'm fine, just…talking to Linebeck."

Immediately the sparkly fluffball was in my face, "Talking to you? Why? Why?" if I didn't know any better she sounded almost like she was accusing me of something. If she wanted to accuse me of taking away Link's precious sleeping time, well then that was his fault for staying up. I tried to make him go back to bed but it didn't work.

"Just," Link looked up at me and his smile grew, "Just making an…agreement."

This seemed to confuse Ciela and she eyed me even closer, "What kind of agreement?"

For a moment I thought Link was going to tell her--and that wouldn't be good. She'd accuse me of making the place up and--

"Oh just…there's something about this island and we're going to check it out tomorrow."

…Did he just lie?

Did he just lie so that Ciela wouldn't question me? Did he lie to protect me?

Well I'll be…the boy does tell lies…

"Really? But this is just a small patch of dirt." Ciela flittered over to the side of the ship closest to the dock, "I can even see the other side."

I shook my head, "Doesn't mean it's not worth a shot. Now, shoo, shoo both of you we all need some shut eye here don't we?" I made a shooing motion and immediately Ciela was up in my face again. This fairy didn't know the meaning of personal space…

"You telling us that? Are you actually worried?" She sounded curious…and teasing…at the same time.

How annoying. I grabbed her by the wings and tugged, "And so what if I am? I'm tired too you little pixy. Link," I nearly threw Ciela at him, "Take her and go to bed. I'll see you two in the morning."

Link opened his mouth to say something--most likely to ask me if I was going to bed too--but he quickly shut it and nodded his head. He let Ciela fly back into the cabin through the window as he slowly made his way to the door. But before he opened it and went through he turned to face me, "You get some sleep too…and I wanna hear more about this 'Reagand' place tomorrow."

…So he did at least guess that I knew more about it than I was letting on. Silly boy, silly passive, polite, quiet, observant boy.

And he was supposedly a hero. A hero that still had to be told when to go to bed.

I shook my head from side to side and said softly, "Yeah, yeah I figured you might. Now go on--"

He smiled again, "Yes sir…"

That's the first time he called me sir…creepy…
Just a little idea that popped into my head after talking with ~sk8erXGirl about PH. Though this chapter is more like a prequel to the fanfic I have planned--so the next chapter will be AFTER the events in the game. -nods head-

Summary: I must be crazy. I must be getting older. But why did I agree to tell him that? I didn’t want to go back to that place—in fact I wanted to get as far away from it as humanely possible. That’s why I left it in the first place. But now he’s asking me to lead him there—the kid’s actually asking me to lead him to that place. Lead yeah, but not stay. I can do that…I can do that…

Pairings: Linebeck/Link, a little Link/Tetra, Vaati/Aryll and OC/Aryll (bold pairings = 'new' pairings )

Now ENJOY!

Linebeck & Link don't belong to me! Neither does the preview art--but it's cute!

EDIT I'll be putting links to the next chapters here because it's easier than searching through my gallery to get to them.

Chapter Two: [link]
Chapter Three: [link]
Chapter Four: [link]
Chapter Five: [link]
Chapter Six: [link]
Chapter Seven: [link]
Chapter Eight: [link]
Chapter Nine: [link]
Chapter Ten: [link]
Chapter Eleven: [link]
Chapter Twelve: [link]
Chapter Thirteen:[link]
Chapter Fourteen: [link]
Chapter Fifteen: [link]
Chapter Sixteen: [link]
Chapter Seventeen: [link]
Chapter Eighteen: [link]
Chapter Nineteen: [link]
Chapter Twenty: [link]
For reference:
Map of Reagand: [link]
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so many chapters.....:faint: