Chapter IV (4)
Vaati awoke to a blinding light. He squinted his red eyes, the light burned them for a moment until his eyes adjusted. The sound of birds chirping and the whistle of a gentle breeze blowing calmed him. It was all just a dream. It was just a really bad dream. he thought as he looked around at his surroundings. Vaati knew the whole area around where he lived, but this place didn't look familiar to him. He found himself leaning up against the stem of a daisy, an old man with long white hair and a long white beard, wearing a green robe was leaning over him. What the--!? I can't believe I didn't notice that guy!
"Ah, you're awake." the man said cheerfully.
"Who...who are you?" Vaati asked.
"Oh, silly me, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ezlo. I am a renowned sage and a famous craftsman." Ezlo smiled. Famous?! How come I've never heard of you?! Vaati thought. Yeah, yeah. You're just making yourself seem important to impress me.
"And what is your name, young man?" Ezlo continued.
"Uh...Vaati...say, have you seen my mother?"
"Your mother, m'boy?"
"Yeah. She has long purple hair, she was wearing a red dress, and she was wearing a red conical hat."
Ezlo put his hand over his mouth. "Oh," he said.
"...what?" Vaati.
"Uh...come with me, child." Ezlo said. Come with you? Come with YOU?! Ha! As if I'm going to let ANOTHER adult take control over me! Though Vaati felt tired and weak, he figured the best way to avoid being whacked was to obey Ezlo.
They started to walk through the forest of tall flowers. It was about five minutes until they reached the town, but it felt like five hours to Vaati.
Everyone in the village sobbed over their deceased loved ones. In that crowd of dead bodies, he saw his mother. Something whirled around in Vaati's head for a moment or two.
"...No..." he began, "NO!!!" Vaati rushed to his mother, shaking her, he shouted, "Mom! Wake up! It's me, Vaati!" No response. He shook her harder, attempting to wake her.
"Come on! Wake up! Wake up!" he lowered his head, resting it against his mother's chest. Tears welled up in his eyes and trickled down his hot cheek.
Suddenly a hand rested on his shoulder, it was Ezlo's.
"I'm sorry." he said. I'm sorry? Is that all you can say? Sorry?! My mother just died, and that's all you have to say!?
"She's not dead! She can't be!"
"Vaati, she's dead, you'll just have to face the facts, son." Ezlo said gently, stroking Vaati's hair.
"Back off! I'm not your son!" he slapped Ezlo's hand away. Ezlo stood silently as Vaati sobbed over his mom. Half an hour went by and most of the Minish that had been there before him and Ezlo had already left. Vaati was still kneeling by his mom, crying his eyes out.
"Vaati, would you like to come and take a walk with me for a while?" Ezlo whispered, wanting to take Vaati's mind off of his mother.
He didn't want to go with Ezlo and just abandon his mom there. But he obeyed.
"Yes, Ezlo." he sighed, gasping, about to start crying again.
"Come on." Ezlo's soft voice was calming, but he was still very upset.
"So, where do you live?" Ezlo continued.
"...Down that road over there..." he didn't want to go down that unforgiving road again.
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Sad, huh? :'(
Very. It is very interresting, too. I'm getting hooked.
Chapter V (5)
Ezlo's Point of View: I just recently found a young boy washed up on a rock when that great big flood hit that village. He was stranded there, and was unconscious. The water had settled down, so it was safe to walk across. I picked the boy up and carried him off, setting him down against the stem of a daisy. He woke up without a clue of where he was or what happened. Turns out this young lad has a name, Vaati. He was wondering where his mother was and since I had only gone to the small village for some errands, I didn't know anyone there. He found his mother in the group of dead bodies, the poor boy just cried and cried.
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This chapter was short so, I'll put in six. My treat. :D
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Ezlo and Vaati started to walk down the sopping wet road, where he and this mother had been earlier that morning. The rapid river had died down into a small stream of water. There was an awkward silence.
"I feel very badly about your mother, Vaati. I'm sorry. I truly am." said Ezlo. Vaati didn't say anything, he just looked ahead, with an angry look. Ezlo continued talking. "How about this weather? You know, that sound is actually the sound of a cicada. They don't come out unless the weather is hot or humid."
"I shouldn't have been so stubborn with her. I should have just did what she said." Vaati said.
"I know you miss her, I lost a friend of mine once. It was way back when I was a young teenager. The day seemed to be going just fine, until we heard a big, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! It was a human, trying to catch us! I ran and ran until my lungs were out of air and they stung. I looked behind me, my friend wasn't there. I ran back. I couldn't let anything bad happen to him, then I saw him in the human's hands, screaming and struggling to escape. I've never seen him since."
"At least HE still has a chance of coming back!" Vaati snapped.
"You know, I was thinking...your mother was the only one you lived with. Is this correct?"
"Yes. She was my only family member. My father was squished by the shoe of a human five years ago."
"I'm sorry to hear that. Anyway, I was wonder, would you like to...come and live with me? I'm getting old, and I could really use an apprentice." Ezlo said. Vaati stared up at Ezlo, not knowing what to say. I don't want to live with you! I want to live with my mom!...But, I guess I can't do that.
"Um...okay...I suppose." This felt weird, suddenly meeting a guy who you've never met in your life, and just suddenly, going to live with him.
They slowly approached Vaati's house. It was a mushroom house, and had two floors. Vaati stood still for a moment, staring up at it.
"Would you like to go get your things?" Ezlo asked.
"Alright." Vaati walked up to his front door and Ezlo followed. He slowly opened the door. Since the neighborhood had mostly nice people, there was no reason to lock the door. The last time I was here, mother was alive. Vaati thought. Nothing had changed, after all, it had only been this morning since he'd last been there. But it seemed like ages.
Vaati climbed the stairs up to his room. There, he had the only thing that he cared the most about. His old plush rabbit, Cuddlebuddy, that his mother and father gave to him as a gift when he was two and was sick. The name was a little to...cute...for him at this age, but he named it when he was little, and so he didn't want to rename him.
He hugged Cuddlebuddy and walked back down the stairs. Ezlo was in the living room, looking at the pictures hanging on the wall. One was of Vaati when he was a toddler and he was with his mother and father in a family portrait. Another was from when he was just a newborn.
"Would you want to take a picture of your family with you?" Ezlo asked.
"No." Vaati said as he walked out the door.
"You sure?"
"Yes, now let's go!" he said acting like he was in a hurry to leave, but he really didn't want to. Ezlo and Vaati walked out of the house, and started walking into the forest. Turn around, Vaati! You might never come back here! Turn around! He turned around, to get his last glimpse of the place he once called home
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Cuddlebuddy! That seems cute! I wonder what Ezlo would say if I asked him about the story...
He'd have to read it first! He has no idea I was watching the two of them and took notes...(shifts eyes ::) ) Yay! I'm so glad people are commenting now! :D *Note: I didn't know what to name Vaati's rabbit, so I asked my friend what a good name for a stuffed rabbit would be and she said "...Cuddlebuddy?" :-\
It sounds more like something I'd say.
Chapter VII (7)
The forest finally came to an end and they approached a human village. People were walking around, and Vaati was tense, afraid he might get squished.
"Just stay close by me, I won't let the humans get you." Ezlo said. I don't need you to protect me! Vaati thought, but still, he hadn't been around so many humans in his life. Clinging to Ezlo's side, he stared up at the giants that have a chance of killing him.
Dashing through the crowd, they made it to a large library. A tiny doorway, just the right size for a Minish, was near the door that the humans used.
Inside the library, there were, surprisingly, more Minish walking around than there were humans.
"Good day, Ezlo!" One Minish greeted.
"Good day," Ezlo replied and was on his way, he started climbing a braided string hanging from a bookmark, "Come along, Vaati." Ezlo continued climbing, but Vaati kept slipping, every time he tried.
"I can't! I'm slipping!"
"Just grab onto my foot." Vaati wrapped his fingers around the Minish's ankle, digging his claws into his skin. A look of discomfort came across Ezlo's face but he said nothing.
The two finally got to the top of the bookshelf.
"Follow me." Ezlo said. Vaati obeyed as he was led to a door in the wall. He opened the door, and inside, it looked like a smaller version of the library.
There were shelves upon shelves of thick books. Bigger than anything Vaati had ever read. A small fireplace with tiny twigs, used as firewood was in the fireplace floo. Eyeballing the house, Vaati had a loss for words. This was the kind of house he could only dream of living in...and now...he did.
Ezlo walked down the hallway, leading him and Vaati to a tiny staircase that lead up into the ceiling.
"This way," Ezlo said climbing the stairs up into the attic, "This will be your room. Sorry, I don't have anything better, but I'll help you clean it up if I can find the time." With that, the old Minish left Vaati alone.
The attic was dusty and full of old knick-knacks that look like they dated way back to Ezlo's time. Vaati sneezed and coughed at first, but then realizing that pulling his collar over his nose and mouth helped tremendously.
Sitting down on a pile of moldy clothes that he assumed would probably be his bed, Vaati though, Is this what it boils down to? I have to live in this dump?
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Even though my theory is that Ezlo was a forest Minish because after he got turned into a hat, Link found him in the Minish Woods, I just changed it because I wanted it to seem like Vaati was "Babe, Pig in the City." That the city was big and scarey for him.
Plus, the library Minish in the manga knew about Ezlo.
Chapter VIII (8)
From the Diary of Vaati Picoru: I woke up this morning and Ezlo had made breakfast just for me. He promised he'd help clean up my attic, or room, or whatever you wanna call it. He didn't help a bit. He had to go to the store. I wound up having to clean most of it myself. I wonder if he'll ever have any time for me...
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Chapter IX (9)
"Vaati! Breakfast!" Ezlo's voice was heard from downstairs. Vaati opened his eyes, clueless of where he was. Then remembering. The thought of knowing that his mom was dead and that he no longer lived in his quiet little forest made Vaati sick to his stomach.
He came down into the kitchen and Ezlo had a chunk of an apple and a part of loaf of bread that had been torn off sat on the table.
"Is...is that for me?" Vaati asked, afraid that if he ate it without Ezlo's permission, and it turned out it wasn't for him, that he might get punished.
"Mmhm." Ezlo said. Vaati hadn't eaten since breakfast yesterday...before his mother drowned...and he never wanted to eat anything that wasn't made by her again. But he was starving. He started gobbling up the apple segment and the chunk of bread. Ezlo sat across the table from him, watching. Vaati hated it when people watched him for no reason, it made him feel awkward, but letting Ezlo watch was the least Vaati could, being how nice Ezlo was acting towards him. Say something to him! Vaati thought.
"Uh...thank you for this, Ezlo."
"You're welcome, Vaati," Ezlo smiled, "Oh, by the way. I have to go get some things at the store, would you like to come with me? Or do you just want to stay here?" Vaati was surprised. His mother had given him an option to stay home before. He figured as long as he had the chance, he might as well take advantage of it.
"I'll stay here." Vaati replied.
"Okay then," said Ezlo without making a fuss, "Just so you know, I'll be back by about ten o'clock, so, you should probably be fine until then...and now that you're my apprentice, I would appreciate it if you called me 'Master Ezlo', I hope you won't mind." Ezlo stood up and swung a small tote bag over his shoulder and left. Yeah, yeah, MOTHER Ezlo.
With the sound of the front door closing, Vaati realized I have the whole house to myself! But, what should I do first? Never being left home alone in his life, it was hard for the young boy to find something fun to do.
"I don't suppose he has any fun games around here." Vaati said to no one in particular. Looking at the selves of fat books in the parlor, he figured that with a guy as old as Ezlo, he probably doesn't have anything he'd think to be fun.
"I'll get to cleaning my room!" he continued, crawling up the stairs to the attic. It was dusty, and after moving a few things around, he found a big, soft cushion. Just the right size for a tiny Minish such as himself to sleep on. After dusting the whole place, he set the cushion right below a crack in the wall.
The whole town, well, most of it, was visible. Humans going this way and that, so busy. Do they ever have time for their kids? Vaati started to think to himself, lying down on the cushion, holding Cuddlebuddy. A young human girl with short blonde ponytails was holding her mother's hand. Thoughts were really starting to swirl around in Vaati's head.
"That family portrait," Vaati began, "I forgot what they've looked like already!" Vaati regretted to refusing to take a picture of his family along. I should go back and get it! Vaati thought. No, I should ask Master Ezlo first...but I want the portrait NOW!
He set Cuddlebuddy down on the cushion, "Now, stay here. I don't want you to get lost." Vaati said, trying to act like his mom. Without much further thought, Vaati left the house, and the human town, heading for the forest...
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That's Vaati getting himself in trouble again! ;D
I wonder, can you please put Ezlo once wiping his dirty hands on Vaati pretending to give him a hug? That would be funny! :D
Or you could have that in a strange dream Vaati has.
Suspense, I'm now hooked.
Sorry, I already finished the whole story a long time ago and submitted it to my ZL and my Quizilla account and I don't want to make any changes. Plus, this is a serious story.
Poor Vaati, his mom died. D: This is an interesting story, I'll have to look up the rest on Quizilla. o: There aren't very many good Vaati fanfics out there, such a shame, he's such an awesome character. <3
It'll be kinda hard to find. Well, here's the next chapter.
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Chapter X (10)
Being born and raised in the forest, Vaati knew his former home like the back of his own hand. Sooner than Vaati expected, he was at his old house. Still unlocked, he opened the door and went in, taking the picture of his mother, father, and himself as a toddler off the wall.
Removing the photo from the frame, he rolled it up and stuck it into the pocket of his robe. Taking his last last glance of the mushroom house, he said, "Goodbye." And with that, he left.
He walked back into the woods, with the happy feeling that he got something off his chest. He kept his paw inside his pocket, holding onto the photo. No sooner, Vaati heard a loud SSSSS!!! Stopped in his tracks, Vaati was afraid to turn around, and find out what made the sound. But curiosity took over and he whirled around.
A large snake that was fifty times bigger than he was, stared down at him with a satisfying look on it's face. Since Minish could talk to animals, Vaati figured that, maybe, he could talk some sense into the snake.
"H-hello." Vaati trembled.
"Hello." the snake grinned evilly.
"I-I was j-just going back to town. S-so, I g-guess I'll be seeing you..." Vaati attempted to run away, but the snake caught up.
"Oh, but I already sssssee, you, my tassssstey little Minish." Cripes! This snake wants to eat me! Vaati thought, panicking, but trying to stay calm.
"I don't think I'd taste very good. My mom said I'm spoiled."
"Ssssspoiled or not sssssspoiled. I haven't sssssssseen ssssssssssuch a delectable young boy ssssssuch as yoursssssself, in quite awhile."
"Um, uh...I'm-I don't really feel like being anyone's lunch...so if you'll excuse me..." Vaati dashed off, not only to be grabbed by the snake's tail. It started to squeeze, and it got harder and harder for Vaati to breathe. Is this it? Is this the end for Vaati Picoru? Am I going to die?...Oh well, at least if I do, I'll get to be with mother and father again...Vaati had lost all hope as he gasped for air, but it was impossible.
His face turned purple, purpler than it naturally was...he started to close his eyes, until a voice was heard, "VAATI!!!"
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I kinda got the "I don't think I'd taste very good, my mom said i'm spoiled" from the Little Rascals. ???