Fuda # 15 | [House 49 - action/voice] Backdated to before Link and Sheik got drafted, I guess.

[idealism]

[Tsuzuki's talking to someone off camera, oblivious that he's transmitting their conversation to the whole town. He sounds upset.]

What do you mean 'Link's moving out'? Can't we at least talk about this?

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[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

But it won't be the same here without you. [Tsuzuki carefully wraps his arms around Link, giving him a warm hug.] Stay.

And besides, Sheik will absolutely hate himself when he remembers you again. Especially if we let you leave like this.

[blessedbyfarore]

[Hugs are good. He's fine with that.]

It's a death penalty, isn't it? I thought they stay forever. [He sighs heavily, head dropping to Tsuzuki's shoulder.] This way, we can start becoming friends again... maybe he'll invite me back. But right now, he and Duo are really angry at me, so maybe I should go until they're not.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

[Sometimes hugs say more than words can.] It has to be. Why else would Sheik do that?

[He reaches up to pet Link's hair.] Link, I think it's best if you don't leave. They're angry now, but sooner or later they'll realize it's not you they're mad at.

[blessedbyfarore]

But I'm just making them madder if I stay...

[He twists away from the hug a little to look up at Tsuzuki properly.] How about I just go for a little while, so they're not mad at me? And maybe you can try to talk to them or something.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

You won't. Besides, we both know that running away isn't a good way to solve problems.

[He smiles crookedly down at the little hero, although he doesn't let him go.] I'll talk with them, but only if you stay. I want to spend christmas with you.

[blessedbyfarore]

[He has one person willing to fight for him. That's a major relief just on its own.]

Okay. Thanks. [And have a crooked smile back.] Even if they do kick me out, I promise I'll spend Christmas with you. That's the winter holiday, right?

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

They won't kick you out. They're your friends.

[He reluctantly lets him go, ruffling Link's hair. It's a habit that he got from spending time with Hisoka, and he can't shake it.]

Yes, it is! Do we have a calendar? I could show you which date it's celebrated.

[blessedbyfarore]

[Not at the moment, he thinks, but he's not going to articulate that. Ducking at the hair-ruffles (this is what he gets for not wearing his hat!), Link gives Tsuzuki a mildly put-out look, then grins faintly again.]

I think there's one in the kitchen.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

[It's as good a distraction as any. Tsuzuki's amused by Link's reaction to the hair ruffling, but he's not surprised.]

Let's see if we can find it. I think there's a new year's celebration right afterward.

[blessedbyfarore]

Okay. Ours is sort of the same, in the forest... we do a thing for midwinter, then there's new year. It's kind of fun... we have a big bonfire.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

That really sounds lovely! Do you dance around the bonfire?

I wish Japan did something like that during the winter months. Christmas is mostly a couples-holiday where I'm from, then there's parties until january.

[blessedbyfarore]

Sometimes. People play music, too - Saria usually plays her ocarina. And people tell stories and there's songs. And lots of food!

[Forest food, admittedly, but it seemed like a feast to him when he was younger.]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a celebration that makes you feel alive. What kind of stories do they tell? And what kind of food is there?

[blessedbyfarore]

Yeah, it's nice... stories about the forest, mostly. Sometimes about things that you could find in the Lost Woods... they made up stories about what it was like outside the forest. [He pauses thoughtfully.] Most weren't really right, though... and the food wasn't very varied. Lots of fruits and nuts and berries, and stuff with wild honey.

[Well, consider him nice and distracted, now.]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

So what did they think things were like outside the forest?

Wild honey and berries is delicious. Do you think they have honey here? I know there's beehives near Luceti, at least.

[blessedbyfarore]

They weren't really sure... some thought that there wasn't an outside of the forest, and that it just went on forever and ever. And others thought it'd just be dark - like when you're under really thick trees at night and you can't see the moon or the stars, and there's weird noises. Anyway, it didn't matter - we were told that if we left the forest, we'd die.

[As for the honey... have a sheepish shrug.] I just get honey from the store.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

You'd die?

That's cheating!

[blessedbyfarore]

I don't think so. Maybe the Great Deku Tree just told us that because it's really dangerous out in the field. But I'm not a real Kokiri, so I can't really tell.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be surprised. What you described is an excellent way of controlling a group of people. Maybe the... Great Deku Tree did it to keep you safe until you were old enough to leave.

[blessedbyfarore]

Maybe... [He looks a little doubtful.] But the Kokiri don't get old... maybe he just told me to leave because I'm a Hylian and was the only one who could.

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Why were you the only Hylian living there, Link?

[blessedbyfarore]

[There's a bit of doubt on Link's face - some uncertainty.] My... mother. I never knew her, but the Deku Sprout - he was born after the Great Deku Tree died - told me that when I was a baby, she got really badly hurt and ran into the forest with me. And I got left there and she died.

[It's strange - intellectually, ever since he learnt of his Hylian heritage and what it means, he knows he's supposed to have a mother. But it feels disconnected - like it's some other Link.]

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel. I don't remember much about my mother, either.

I'm sorry she died before you had a chance to get to know her, Link.

[blessedbyfarore]

It's okay. [He shrugs a little, smiling half-heartedly.] I only learnt I was supposed to have a mother after I woke up.

[Almost curiously, he glances at Tsuzuki, gently asking,] How come you don't remember yours?

[purpledemoneyes.livejournal.com]

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have parents?

It's a long time since I was a kid. [He says it as if that's the answer.] A very long time.