I bet you guys didn't expect me to do a Legend of Zelda story here, but guess what? I'm doing it! Anyway, this is based around a certain side quest you can do in 'Skyward Sword'. That was always my favorite mission in that game and I figured, why not do a story based around Link x Peatrice? For fans of various Link pairings, I do respect your choice of pairings, so all I ask is that you respect my choice Link pairing, okay? Let's get this started with the first chapter, shall we? Also, for people who want Link mute... I'm a fan of having him mute as well, but for this story, I think him talking would just be a little more interesting. Anyway, enjoy!
It was another boring day in the world of Skyloft. In the Bazaar, most people were busy buying some new items or getting their fortunes told from the various eccentric shopkeepers in town... all the while, there was one little shop in the near corner that, while not too busy, was almost always empty. And behind the counter, just sitting in her stool, bored out of her mind as per usual, was a young woman with blonde hair, elf ears and wearing a white bandana on her head. She was also wearing a green with orange polka dot shirt with purple sleeves, an apron with a keyhole in the center, blue pants and brown shoes.
This particular woman hummed to herself as she kept an eye out for the door, wondering if "he" was coming soon. Nervously, she tapped her fingers on the counter, waiting, and waiting.
At first glance, people would believe that Peatrice was a rude person to just about anybody that would approach her, and one would indicate that she was mostly like this because she hated her job of being the Item Check girl. While it was true that being the Item Check girl was a boring job for her, to Peatrice, she was only rude to people because she didn't quite know how to approach them... and that approach caused most people to turn their back to her... but for some reason... one of these people that she was a bit rude to was always different. Despite her attitude towards him, the boy would just return a smile to her and thank her for her services. She didn't realize it at the time, but her heart always raced faster whenever he came by... the boy in the green tunic... she guessed that the boy was a recent graduate from the Knight's Academy...
And recently, she was starting to blush in terms of thinking about the sweet boy that always thanked her for the services... before she could think about him any further, though, she spotted him coming towards the entrance. She almost jumped up in excitement, but decided to restrain herself for the moment as the boy looked around. Her excitement grew a little when the boy approached the Item Check.
"Good morning." The boy smiled as the girl stood up straight.
"G-good morning!" Peatrice smiled in excitement. "My, you seem a little exhausted. Are you feeling okay... Link?"
Link blinked in surprise upon seeing the Item Check's shopkeeper smiling towards him. "You seem to be in a good mood today, er, Miss..."
Peatrice suddenly realized that in all the times the boy came and visited the Item Check, she had never gave him her name. She figured she may as well start now. "Peatrice. Sorry, I guess I learned your name from the other shopkeepers, but you never learned mine."
"Oh." Link said as he blushed a little. "Well, I was wondering if you can put this away for me for the time being."
Peatrice noticed Link putting down his Bomb Bag on the counter. "Try to be careful with it, I don't want any bombs spilling out and blowing up on your delicate face."
Peatrice giggled upon hearing Link say those words. "My, my, such a gentleman. Thank you for warning me, Link!"
As Peatrice carefully lifted the Bomb Bag and put it on the shelf with Link's other items, she couldn't help but notice Link was a little exhausted. "Have you been doing some battling lately?"
"Well... you might say that..." Link said.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Peatrice asked in curiosity.
Link paused as he looked at the pretty Item Check girl's face, pondering on whether or not he should tell her about his adventures. "Well, as you may have heard, Zelda has been captured and taken to the surface world, and I've been back and forth on that. It's sort of a long story."
"I got time." Peatrice said, genuinely interested.
Link perked up a little as he felt the spirit in his sword nudging him a little, but ignored it as he gave a smile. "Well, where do I begin..."
And so, Link proceeded to tell Peatrice the story about how he went and explored a few different lands in the surface world below the sky as the Item Check girl's eyes widened in interest, more and more. The more she heard the story, the more she became genuinely interested in him... and before she knew it, her heart had began racing once again.
By the time Link finished up with his recent run-in with Zelda and how he distracted Ghirahim long enough for the Sheikah and Zelda to get into the time portal of the past, Peatrice became so intrigued with the story that she gave a warm smile. "Wow, Link, that is a very big story to swallow."
"Yeah, and I still need to make preparations before I return to the Sealed Grounds to get some more answers... but I need a little break first, so that I can give myself some time to think..." Link sighed.
"Well... I can tell you're a hero..." Peatrice beamed... before sighing. "Of course, I can understand why you'd want to save your girlfriend..."
Link blinked in confusion. "Girlfriend? You mean Zelda? She's... not actually my girlfriend."
Peatrice's eyes widened as she looked up. "Then what IS your relationship with her? From what I've heard, you two were always together..."
"Maybe so, but... just as good friends, that's all. I never even CONSIDERED her as a girlfriend even once..." Link said.
"Really?" Peatrice's eyes widened in interest as she started to go into thought.
"Well, I kept you longer than I should have, I probably should be getting more items for the journey ahead..." Link said as he was about to turn and leave.
"W-wait!" Peatrice called out as Link stopped and turned towards her. "Uh... I was wondering, are you going to be staying for a while?"
"Well... only for a couple of days. Why?" Link asked.
Peatrice blushed a bit as she paused to think. "I was wondering... could you help me with something tonight?"
Link raised an eyebrow... but smiled as he said, "I'm always happy to help anyone in their time of need..."
Peatrice beamed as she said, "Great! Meet me tonight at the Bazaar! I promise you, you won't regret coming over..."
Link paused in confusion, but smiled as he said, "Then I'll see you tonight, Peatrice!"
"Good bye for now... Link..." Peatrice blushed as she watched Link leave. As soon as she noticed Link was gone, she gave a small swoon as she fell off her stool. She couldn't believe it, but she had managed to score a date with Link, and he didn't even realize it! Now all that was left to do was wait for tonight...
"Master, are you sure it was a good idea to accept Peatrice's offer just like that?"
"She was in need of help, Fi. You know I always like to help people whenever they need it." Link pointed out as he turned over his shoulder towards his sword.
"Well, I won't stop you from your decision, but I just want to point out an observation. Have you noticed Peatrice was... different today?"
"I noticed it too... but you know what, Fi? I don't think it's going to be a problem." Link gave a smile. "Whatever is going on, I just have to go with the punches, right?"
Silence came, before a heavy sigh followed.
"You are probably right. I guess we'll see where it goes..."
And with that, the first chapter has come to an end! How did you guys like it? There will be more to come, so don't miss out! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!