| Chapter 2 A Year Later..... Anju woke up one morning, feeling like a butterfly in an endless field of wildflowers. She had slept with her day clothes on, so when she woke up she jumped out of bed, threw open the shutters to let the sunshine in, whisked the broom from the closet, and started waltzing around the rooms sweeping. "You're happy this morning," her mother commented, setting breakfast on the table. "Where were you last night?" Anju wasn't listening. She was still singing and dancing with the broom. Her mother finally got impatient and stomped her foot on the broom to get Anju's attention. "Yes mother?" she asked brightly. "I asked you a question," huffed her mother, "Where did you go last night?" "Oh, somewhere where the sun and moon come together," she sighed. They heard a knock at the door. "Oh, that will be him!" She took a bite of toast. "Bye, Mom, thanks for breakfast!" With that she ran downstairs and out the door. "Wait, Anju, where are you going? Who's at the door? Anju! Get back here!" her mother called. Kafei took Anju's hand once she got outside and they ran out the town gates laughing. They didn't stop until they were in the middle of Southeast Termina Field. Kafei swept Anju off her feet and kissed her. "Love you," he told her. "Really, that's funny, I love me too!" Anju replied jokingly. "Oh ha-ha." Kafei said. They fell into each other's arms, their bodies melting into each other in a whole new mysterious world that was yet to be explored. Hours later, Kafei woke up. Anju had fallen asleep in his arms. He realized that it was late afternoon. Oh well, he thought, we had a late night last night. "Anju!" he whispered, nudging her gently. She squirmed, but didn't wake up, so he tried the other method of kissing her forehead. Her eyes fluttered open and she stood up. "What time is it?" she asked, pulling Kafei off the ground to stand next to her. "About 4:00," he answered. "Shh!" he said suddenly, "Did you hear that?" Anju listened. She did indeed hear a faint rustling sound..."Kafei, look behind you!" she hissed. Kafei turned around and looked. He saw a red-haired man lying flat on his face, out cold. Two fairies hovered over him. A sack full of all sorts of masks was next to them, and picking through the pile was a Skull Kid from the forest. Kafei marched towards the group. "Hey! You! What do you think you're doing?" Kafei demanded. The theif looked up. It was wearing a colorful horned mask that sent a shiver down Kafei's spine. Then Kafei jumped out of the way as a bolt of blue light seemed to shoot out of the mask. He watched in horror as it hit Anju, knocking her out. He ran over to her side, shaking her shoulders. "Anju! Wake up! Please!" He lifted his eyes to the masked Skull Kid. "What did you do to her?" he shouted. The imp started laughing obnoxiously. Kafei dodged another bolt aimed for his head. The bolt hit a tree, bounced off the trunk, and, before Kafei could react, hit him squarely in the chest. Kafei felt a twisting, sqeezing feeling in his innards that spread through his whole body. His skin stretched and bubbled, then his whole body squirmed-- The pain was too much. Kafei fell in a dead faint. * * * Kafei woke up hours later. It was dark out. He looked at his watch, and saw something he did not want to see. "My hands!" he exclaimed. He leaped onto his feet and realized that he was only about three and a half feet tall. "I'm....I'm a child..." he said, unbelieving. He looked over to the spot where Anju had been and saw that she was still there, and still out cold. He tried to lift her, but she was twice as big as he was. He pecked her on the cheek. "Anju, I'll be right back. I promise!" He put his Sun Mask on to disguise himself and ran as fast as his short legs could carry him to North Clock Town. He had to pay a visit to the Great Fairy. * * * Kafei hated walking through North Clock Town at night, but what else could he do? He ran through the shadows, trying not to be seen. Then, the wind got knocked out of him by someone behind him and he fell face forward. He was roughly turned over by a notorious theif he recognized as Sakon. The Sun Mask was torn off his face. Kafei jumped up and tried to reach the mask in Sakon's outstretched hand. He wasn't tall enough. Sakon waved it tauntingly just out of his reach. "Nice mask, kid!" he teased. "This should be useful at the Carnival of Time; I was wondering what mask would hide my face enough so that the guards wouldn't recognize me!" With that he skipped off. Kafei knew he could not catch the theif then; he'd have to wait until the time was right. A plan formulated in his mind as he headed to his house. * * * Oh good, Kafei thought, it's still here! He picked up his old Keaton mask that Joseph had given to him years ago. He'd figured that his parents wouldn't be home, because every Wednesday they went to the Milk Bar together. He quietly left the house, Keaton mask tucked under his shirt. Now to the Curiosity Shop. The door to the Curiosity Shop was unlocked. Kafei let himself in and walked right up to the counter. "Joe!" he pleaded in a voice that was a pitch higher than his normal one. "I need your help!" "Beat it, kid," answered his friend. Kafei sighed. He'd expected this. "Look, Joe, you've got to believe me! It's me, Kafei, your buddy!" Kafei went on, trying to ignore Joe's look of skeptism. "This imp was in the field, he had this strange mask, and me and Anju kind of ran into him and he did this thing and knocked out Anju then he turned me into a kid! Then I went to the Great Fairy to get restored but before I got to talk to her someone stole my mask......" Kafei knew he was getting no where. Back |
| The Sun And The Moon By Rebecca |