| The Sun And The Moon by Rebecca |
| Chapter 1 Kafei was very bored. His father, Mayor Dotour, was having a meeting with Tortus, owner of the Stock Pot Inn, and Kafei had to sit through it. When it felt like eternity had come and gone, the two men finally stood up. Kafei realized that there was a small bundle in Tortus's arms. Before it had not made any noise, but as soon as Tortus stood up, it sounded like something had exploded. Kafei covered his ears. "Sshh, Anju, you were so quiet, come on, we don't want to disturb Mrs. Dotour..." Tortus cooed. He then turned to the mayor. "I'm so sorry, sir, she woke up from a long nap, I should take her home, she's probably hungry, I'll--" The door opened and in walked Kafei's mother. She stormed right over to the screaming baby and scooped it out of Tortus's arms. She started rocking Anju gently, at the same time scolding her husband. "Oh look what you did! You made her cry! What did you do? Ahh, there we go, she's quiet now..." Mrs. Dotour started googoo-gaagaaing to the baby. Kafei walked over to his mother to get a closer look. "Isn't she the cutest thing you've ever seen?" breathed his mother. Kafei said nothing. She looked like a puffy red thing with watery eyes. Then he nodded. "Yeah, she's great." he agreed. The mayor chuckled. "Hope you still think that in 20 years, boy, cause your gonna be stuck with her!" he joked. He opened his mouth to say more, but with a glare from his wife he quickly decided that it would be a better idea to shut up. Tortus and the baby left shortly afterward, and Kafei was sent up to bed. * * * It was 18 years after that day, and the carnival was about to begin. Kafei and his friends stood near the stage, waiting for the countdown. He was with Shiro, Joseph, Gorman, Grog, and John. All of them were wearing masks, as was everyone else in Clock Town. Kafei's mask was a beautifully carved, golden, sun-shaped piece. Shiro wore his dad's helmet, Joseph wore a Keaton Mask, Gorman wore a clown mask, Grog wore a Cucco mask, and John (who was quite the joker) wore a toilet mask. Everyone quieted as the Clock Tower's search light blazed over the crowd. The countdown had begun! "Ten, nine, eight, seven...." Kafei suddenly stopped counting and stared. Grog gave him a questionable look, but kept counting. Kafei did not noticed; he watched the woman's mouth form the words perfectly, saw her and her friends cheer as the fireworks went off, noticed how the fireworks illuminated her beautiful milky white skin, how her hair shone in the moonlight, how the blue eyes peeping through the mask shone like the stars in a velvety blue sky....... "Hey! You! Mayor kid! EARTH TO KAFEEEEEIIIIII!!!!" Kafei blinked as a hand waved vigorously in front of his face. "Ah, good he's alive!" John said. "Did you forget how to count, buddy?" Joe asked. "It goes ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,three, two, one, then you jump around and cheer a lot!" "Ooooooh, Kafei!" teases Gorman. "Hope your New Year's resolution wasn't to avoid making googoo eyes, cause that's what you just did!" "Ah! Come on Kafei, who's the lucky woman? You can tell your old pal Grog!" Kafei ignored them. "Hey guys, I'll be right back." he said, and walked off in the direction of the young woman he'd seen. His friends sniggered audibly, but stopped when an elderly Zora walked onstage and started presenting his band, the Indigo-gos. Kafei was right next to the woman now. He recognized her now that she had her mask off; he'd seen her at the ranch with Cremia, who lived there. He was about to say something, but the members of the Indigo-gos had already started playing. He waited until the song was over. "That song is one of my favorites." he said to the woman, not knowing what else to say. She looked up, and Kafei's stomach did a somersault. "Yeah, it's one of my favorites," she replied, "Hey, aren't you the mayor's son?" "Yes." Kafei answered. "My name is Kafei. Who are you?" "I'm Anju. I live at the inn. Well, actually, I work at the inn too, my father died recently." Anju looked down. "Ah," Kafei said, feeling very stupid. "I wish there was something I could do." She lifted her head and looked into his eyes. "Thanks," she said. They both turned their attention to the stage. An old wrinkly man was standing in a spotlight telling jokes. "Are these supposed to make us laugh?" Kafei muttered. Anju giggled. The jokes were really bad. They stood there listening for a while, then, "Do you want to leave?" they asked simultaneously. Then, laughing, they walked out of Clock Town hand in hand. * * * "So what is your mask for?" Kafei asked Anju. The two were sitting at the edge of a cliff over Great Bay. Anju pulled her mask out of her dress pocket. "It's the moon goddess." "Ah, Nera." Kafei smiled. "She shines her light on the world, assuring us that dawn will come again." Anju blushed. "And yours, yours is the sun god, Hidlos. He brings an end to rain, warms our hearts, and puts the light of joy into our lives." "Well I guess both of us payed attention in Sunday School," Kafei joked. They moved closer. "Anju, by the glowing radiance of the moon and the shining brightness of the sun, my love for you will always bring light into your life." Kafei whispered in her ear. Tears shone in Anju's eyes. "My father always said that I was the light of his world. Before he died, he told me to fill my own world with light." "I'll do that and much more for you, Anju," he promised, "The sun and moon were meant to be the light in a world of darkness." They leaned closer, and as the sun rose in the east and the moon set in the west, they shared a kiss that they both would long for when a powerful darkness seperated them. Back |