The Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction ❯ Gerudo Forest ❯ Chapter 42 ( Chapter 42 )

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

After Melissa had written out quite a few phrases to try she decided to go ahead and start practicing. She hoped that if anyone came to see her they would knock first before entering. The sun was sinking making the room darken and the torches she had lit cast shadows all over the room which was perfect for this little experiment. Sitting herself in the darkest part of the room she searched for the spark within the shadows around her. When she found it she let it go immediately. The spark felt cold and fierce. Like it would swallow you whole if you dared to use it. It made her frightened. Maybe she should start slow. She picked a book from off the shelf and placed it on the floor in front of her. As scary as the shadow's magic felt she needed to do this. Besides the witches had told her not to let the magic have control over her. Rewording her phrases just a little she attempted to make the book disappear. “Cover the book.” She ordered and watched as the shadows around her moved eerily around the object. The drain of this spell seemed double than anything she had felt and the energy that radiated from it sent a shiver down her spine. When she looked at the book she saw it covered in a misshapen mass of black shadow. Well that wouldn't work. The guards would definitely notice a blob of shadow moving down the hall. “Disperse.” She thought to the mass and the blackness fell away and moved back to where they had come from leaving the book exposed once again. This wasn't going to be easy. “Conceal the book.” she though and this time it was better. The shadows slid over the book and laid flat over it. She reached down to pick the book up and it came out freely from the shadow. So the shadow wouldn't follow. She would have to add another phrase to the spell she guessed. She placed the book back exactly where it had been and the shadows covered it once more. “Follow the book.” she tried next. She picked it up and the shadow actually came with it. The only problem this time was that as she lifted it the shadow underneath trailed behind it still connected to the floor. Well if she hugged the wall maybe it wouldn't be a problem. She played with it for a while pondering what words would give her the best result. Now she understood how it could be hard for people to learn and why they had wanted to teach her. If one didn't have a good vocabulary then they wouldn't be able to get their magic to do much. What she wouldn't give for a thesaurus or dictionary right now. She thought of another word to try. “Enshroud the book.” She said to the shadows. This time when she picked it up it stayed around the book with out being attached to anything. It was simple and to the point. She was beginning to feel fatigued and decided it best to try it on herself tomorrow night. She plopped down on the bed quite proud of herself for figuring this out on her own. She thought about her lessons tomorrow dreading having to dance in front of people. Having worn herself out she fell asleep forgetting dinner. That night she dreamed of Jimmy again. He looked sad. She was unsure of what she could even say to him. She could no longer guarantee that she would make it back. After she admitted that fact to herself Jimmy turned into Ganon. She was pretty sure that this wasn't really him. Ganon stood in front of her, with that same cocky grin of his, arms opened wide. She felt terrible for wanting to run to him. Especially after the figure before her had just been her fiancé. Ganon wrapped his arms around her and then the dream changed again. Everything became black and she could see flashes of lightning around her. When she looked back at Ganon for comfort he had been replaced with Agahnim. Was the wizard invading her dreams again? In the wizards arms she couldn't escape no mater how much she fought. She started to feel like she was being crushed. She remembered screaming over and over again before waking with a start. Her head felt foggy and the torches had been put out. She was vaguely aware of someone holding her and shushing her. She felt even more tired after the dream. Someone was caressing her and at the moment she didn't care who it was. She tried wrapping her arms around the person only to find it impossible. She heard a sigh from in the darkness and felt what she guessed were fingers brushing through her hair. “Who are you?” Melissa whispered curious. She felt the person tense beneath her as she reached up feeling for the person's face. When her hand reached a cheek the person jerked away. “No please don't go! I promise I won't do that again. I'll even be quiet. Just don't leave.” Melissa said reaching out blindly. She could hear the foot steps that had been moving away from her return. An enormous hand grasp hers. She let out a gasp realizing who it was. “Ganon?” she whispered already forgetting her promise of being silent. The hand let her go. “Please don't leave me! She said springing up from the bed tripping clumsily to the floor. She heard the door shut and realized he had left. How had he known she was having a nightmare? Had he been watching her sleep? Why wouldn't he stay? Was he really that worried about what she thought of how he looked? She picked herself up unsure if she should follow. Rushing to the door she opened it peering down the hall. He was no where to be seen and though she felt tired she didn't want to stay in the room any longer. She knew she should probably sleep because in the morning she would have another lesson to attend. Falling asleep in the middle of it would not exactly be the best first impression to give. She would just go out for a little air. She found herself returning back to the roof from the other day. All the gerudo seemed to be asleep except for the guards below that patrolled in the torchlight. The stars shined brightly above and she laid back to watch them in the cold of the night. She wondered if he had come to check on her. Had she been screaming in her sleep? Why did he not say a word to her? Melissa looked around and content that no one was watching her she decided to try and changed a little. Maybe she didn't have to change all the way to open up a connection to him. Nothing too much just some scales and feathers so that unless she turned around no one would notice and freak out. It actually helped keep her a little warm. If someone did come she could change back before they saw. “Why did you leave me?” She called to him. Silence. “Come on answer me! I know you can hear me!” She thought a little peeved. She heard a fake groan in her head like he was pretending that he had been asleep. “Melissa? What's wrong?” He spoke in her head. “You know exactly what's wrong.” Melissa said not in the mood to play games. “I don't care what you look like! I just wanted you to stay a little while. Is that too much to ask?” “I don't know what your talking about. I have been sleeping.” He said playing innocent. “You were in my room just a moment ago. Don't think me an idiot! Just because you didn't speak doesn't mean I couldn't figure out it was you.” She said just getting more upset. He was silent again. “Please I just want to see you.” She begged. “You will see me when I am ready.” She could feel anger coming from him as he spoke. Was he upset because she had called him on his lie? “Please!” She begged but he never replied after that. She gave up feeling dejected. “Thank you for being there when I woke at least.” She said cutting the connection finally. She cried into her hands. She knew he had to be frustrated because he was stuck but she had seen him as the dark beast and had not been scared. How could he think that after that she would feel any different. Tomorrow she would go to him and make him see reason no matter what happened. Changing back to normal she went back to her room and lit the torches again. Something seemed out of place. A book laid open on the table. Had he been reading in the dark? How the heck could he see anything with no light? She picked up the book looking through it. She couldn't read it but she noticed diagrams and notes had been scribbled in it. Had he written them? She placed it back down not able to make heads or tales of it. The breeze that blew in was cold and made her shiver. She understood now why the bed had such a thick comforter but it hadn't really donned on her till now. She ran to the bed and slid under the covers wishing Ganon was there to snuggle against. Once warm she fell asleep instantly. It didn't seem long before the sun began to peak through the window. The heat was already beginning to climb making her pull the covers off. It was always one extreme or the other. This morning Chara was the one to fetch her. Melissa had a sneaky suspicion it was so she wouldn't be waiting for her at the crackpot doctor's. They went in and out as quick as they could and headed to breakfast. Azazel and Raiki and some of the other girls from the day before were there. Once again Melissa sat at the end. Chara sat next to her and she was grateful that she had a friend to act as a buffer. “She's back.” She heard one whisper in a singsong voice. Raiki laughed at that which made Melissa fell like just disappearing. Chara gave the girls a look. “Hush up!” Azazel said standing up smacking the girl on the head. “What did you do that for?” the girl said rubbing her head. Azazel just stuck her tongue out at the girl and sat back down on the other side of the table with her Melissa and Chara. “Hey! It was Melissa right? You ready to dance today?” Azazel said with a broad smile. “No. Not really.” Melissa said concentrating on the soup in front of her. Chara stared at the girl. Melissa wondered if she was waiting for an introduction. “Oh! I'm sorry. I'm Azazel.” The girl said noticing the look she was giving her. Chara nodded. “I'm Chara. Your the new dancing girl from the tribe that visited recently right?” Chara asked politely. “That would be me.” Azazel said happily grabbing an apple from a bowl in the middle of the table and taking a big bite. As Chara and Azazel talked of recent events Melissa's mind drifted else where. She wondered if Ganon was angry at her still. She couldn't understand why he was acting so foolish. If he was mad at her now would he be even more so when she came to see him unannounced? Maybe she should just leave him be. Was he tired of her company? But if that were true why was he in her room last night? So many questions now rattled around in her head that she thought it could explode. “So you ready to go?” She heard Azazel say bringing her back from her thoughts. Melissa looked down at her soup realizing while lost in her thoughts she had finished the whole bowl. It hadn't even tasted that good. “You seem oddly quiet.” Chara commented. “It's just first day jitters.” Azazel said pulling her up with a grin. “Good luck.” Chara said as The girl pulled her out. She felt as if Azazel was dragging her to practice more than leading her. They ended up in a room almost identical to the room of mirrors in the Spirit Temple. So that is what the room had been used for. One question down a million to go she thought with a laugh. Several of the girls who had been in the kitchen followed in behind them. “Hey Azaz!” a girl with eyes that looked more closer to orange than yellow greeted as they entered. “Who's your friend?” The girl asked quizzically. “Say hello to our newest dancer.” Azazel said pushing Melissa forward. The girl looked her up and down. “They want us to teach a hylian?” the girl asked confused. “Come on Hiba. I know you have heard the rumors of the girl they found in the middle of the desert a while back.” Azazel said putting her hands on her hips. “I heard something, but you know I don't believe in rumors.” Hiba said with a shrug. “Well I guess it doesn't really matter. Welcome to our troupe. I am the groups leader Hiba. I will be in charge of your lessons.” The girl said introducing herself with a bow.