The Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction ❯ Gerudo Forest ❯ Chapter 41 ( Chapter 41 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

“It's good to see you are already getting along with Azazel. She will be in your dancing troupe.” Koume said happily as they walked into the doctor's room where Chara sat looking quite annoyed with the doctor who was chattering non-stop asking her question after question. “About that... We need to talk...” Melissa started but as soon as Chara saw them her sentence was cut off. “Where have you been?!? I've been stuck with him chewing my ear off for a while now!” Chara said jumping up and grabbing Melissa by the arm yanking her down onto the chair. “Great your here!” The man said exuberantly. “Well I leave you to it.” Koume said to the doctor. “Oh and Chara, please bring her with you when he is done.” Koume said leaving with a wave. “So how are you feeling today?” the man asked lifting her arm to unwrap the bandage. The movement made her shoulder ache. “It stings when you lift it like that.” Melissa said aggravated. He just nodded. “That's to be expected.” He said tugging on the bandage. The dried blood made it stick and she cringed when he ended up ripping the bandage away. He asked her all sorts of questions as he worked. Some seemed a little to personal and he always seemed upset when she would reply not really answering his question at all. It almost felt as if he was dragging this out which sucked because he wasn't being gentle at all. As soon as he had fastened the bandage again she was out of the chair and to the door. “What's your hurry?” He asked looking miffed. “We have somewhere we need to be.” Chara said ready to leave as well. “Tomorrow then.” He said with a wave of his hand grabbing his journal again. Chara grabbed her hand and they raced out. Melissa had never been so happy to leave a room. “Where did you go yesterday?” Chara demanded as they climbed a flight of stairs. “I went to the roof for some fresh air is all.” Melissa said looking down. “Well I got in trouble because of you. I panicked when it had gotten dark and no one could find you. I didn't know if you had run away or had been kidnapped.” Chara paused looking upset. “I interrupted them last night. Now I am responsible for our King's condition.” Chara said stopping angry. “ No it's my fault.” Melissa said sinking to the stair below her. “I fell asleep on the roof. I didn't realize that you would worry that much about me.” Melissa holding back tears. “I'm so sorry.” Melissa said feeling extremely guilty wiping her eyes. Chara looked at her for a minute before letting out a deep breath and sat beside her. “Then we are both at fault. Now dry your eyes. If they see you have been crying I will be in trouble again.” First Koume had acted strange when she had said she would do something drastic and now Chara was doing the same with her crying. Were they scared that if something happened to her that Ganon would be displeased with them? “Surely I'm not expected to be happy every hour of every day.” Melissa said drying her eyes the best she could. “Of course not.” Chara said eying her. “I stick by what I said yesterday but...” Chara paused, “ I saw him yesterday. He knew if he left he would be stuck. Yet he left to find you without so much as hesitating.”Chara stopped. Melissa couldn't help but feel loved yet unworthy of it. They stared at each other silently for a moment before they spoke again. “We are going to be late if you just sit there.” Chara said pulling her up and they were off again up the stairs. They ended up in a plain room. Koume and Kotake waited for them. In the middle of the room was a small pathetic looking potted plant. Melissa eyed it warily not liking where this was headed. If they were expecting her to recreate what happened in the forest they had another thing coming. She didn't care even if the plant looked close to dying in the desert heat. “Is something the matter dear?” Kotake asked when they saw her hesitate by the door. “No. Any spell but that.” Melissa said backing up seeing the boy's face once again. Chara gave her a strange look before turning to Koume and Kotake for an explanation. Ganon must have told them about the plants. “You need to be the master of your magic. Not it be the master of you.” Koume said beckoning her in. “I wouldn't even know how to make it happen again.” Melissa whispered unmoving from where she stood. “Don't be silly. Now come in so we may start.” Kotake said moving her hand which made the door slam shut behind her cutting off her retreat. All she could hear was Chara's voice in her head calling her weak which was added to the vision of the boys face. She felt at odds with herself and now that the door was closed she felt more pressured than ever. Koume came to her side. “Look he told us what happened. I promise you it won't be the same way this time. Just try a little and if you decide it's to much we will do something else.” How was she supposed to make it happen again? She could feel the magic for creating fire within but nothing for the plant. “I don't even know how.” Melissa said weakly. “Well start by focusing on the plant it's self. Everything has a little magic embedded within. We are just able to manipulate it. Did he not teach you this?” Koume said pulling her toward the middle. “He would just do the spell himself and tell me to copy what he did. I remember a lot of yelling but he didn't really explain the mechanics of what we were doing.” Melissa said biting her lip. “I told you he wouldn't have the temperament to teach her.” Kotake said giving Koume a I told you so look. Koume just ignored her sister. “Okay so I want you to focus on the plant. You will be able to feel it's spark. Once you have it you should be able to command it.” Koume said making her stand in front of the plant. Melissa focused on it but wasn't sure if what she felt was the plant or just her imagination. She felt their eyes on her and it made her uncomfortable. Well here went nothing. “Grow?” she thought to it. It shot up violently making her fall back. “Stop! Stop! Stop!” She shouted freaking out at how fast it was growing. It's growth slowed to a stop to her relief but not before it had started growing into the ceiling its self. The pot had shattered and huge roots grew into the floor. It looked to be a tree of some sort. She almost felt bad for the plant. It would have no source of water here and would die where it now stood. “Amazing but a little excessive.” Kotake said floating around it. “You need to slow it down next time but that was wonderful. Now try to shrink it.” Koume said helping her get back to her feet. “I don't know it might bring the roof down on us.” Melissa said noting Chara's mouth hanging open. “It won't if you do it slowly. I believe you can do it.” Koume said encouragingly. “Shrink slowly?” Melissa thought to it. It seemed to be working. It couldn't really be that easy could it? When it got back to it's original size she made it stop. It looked healthier than it had before it had grown. “Now tell me how you made it slower.” Kotake asked like a teacher quizzing a student. “Well I just thought shrink slowly and it did. Is it really that simple?” Melissa asked thinking their had to be a catch. “The better you understand the ancient language the easier it is. Since you speak it fluently it should be very easy. Now how fast and how much it grew shows your strength. You seem to have a substantial reserve of energy that beginners do not.” Kotake lectured. “How do you know that?” Melissa asked her. “Because you would be quite tired now if you hadn't.” Koume said with a smile. “Well what happens if I don't have a lot of energy and I try to perform one that takes a lot?” Melissa asked actually getting into the lesson. Not that she wasn't grateful to Ganon for getting her started but the two witches had more patience and were better at explaining. “Well then it just wouldn't get as big.” Koume laughed. “Did he really not teach you any of this?” She asked shaking her head. “No this is the first I am hearing on how this actually works.” Melissa replied thinking of how much yelling had gone on. If he had told her one ounce of this maybe it would have been easier. After that they practiced with Chara and her together. Chara seemed to have also grown in strength. They explained where the fire came from when she finally learned to make a proper fireball. Kotake even showed her an ice spell. Which Melissa had some difficulty with. Fire was easier to her and they explained that was because everyone has their own innate element that they could draw from without really being near a source. Apparently some were born with more than one like Ganon. They didn't elaborate how many he had but she already knew he could use fire and what ever the purple energy was. They taught her till Chara had drained all her energy. Melissa still felt pretty good but she was happy to stop for a break. “That's all for today.” Kotake said exhausted. “If your wound was healed you would be learning the bow or sword next but for now you have a little free time.” Koume said filling her in what her schedule will look like once she was better. “Tomorrow you learn dance.” Kotake said dismissing her. “Can I take the plant?” Melissa asked wanting to replant it so it could live. “If you really want it take it.” Kotake said before the two of them left the room in a hurry. Probably to check on Ganon. She wondered, if she were to follow them, would they lead her to where he was? Was she stealthy enough? Melissa yanked the little tree out of the floor and scooped up the dirt it had been in as fast as she could. She put it in a small bowl she found near what looked to be a station for making herbal remedies and such. She wonder if they would be teaching that as well. She exited the room looking both ways for any sign of where they had gone. She was just going to have to make a guess and hope that she would catch up enough that she could see where they were going. She took the right path and walked down the corridor. At first she had heard voices and thought it them but it ended up being a couple guards walking her way. Two girl's looked at her funny as she turned the corner and nearly ran straight into them. “Halt! Where do you think your going?” one said to her blocking her way. “I... I was just trying to find my friend and got lost.” Melissa lied. She wonder why this hall would require guards. What was down there? “Well your friend isn't this way.” The other said shoving her back the other way almost knocking the plant out of her hands. Damn why did they have to be so rough? Melissa decided then and there she was going to have to look for Ganon down that hall. If she could just find a way past the guards. Blocked for now Melissa just decided to head back to her room. Luckily she remembered which way they had went that morning. Melissa placed the plant down on the reading table and using the water pitcher they had set out for her that morning she gave the poor thing some water. What exactly was she to do now that she was free for the rest of the day. She looked at the books that lined the wall. All them were in hylian so reading was out of the question. She sat on the window sill and leaned back against the side watching the people below. She saw Anju and Talo running around happily with a woman she didn't recognize watching them play in the sand. It made her smile. The woman must have been their mother and it made her happy they had been reunited. The gerudo and hylians seemed to be getting along working together. It was nice to see that there could be peace between the two peoples. She fiddled with her necklace wishing she could think of some way to sneak past the guards. She wondered if there was a way to make herself invisible. If in theory all she needed to do was think of a proper phrase to use and a corresponding element nearby maybe it was possible. What element could she use though. The hall the guards had been in had been dark except for the torches that had been at the end. Maybe she could use the shadows. The only problem was figuring out what phrase would work in hiding her. She felt weird about practicing a spell without supervision but her want to see Ganon and tell him how silly he was being for hiding from her won out. She sat down and started writing out different words she could use. This had to work.