Made For You | BOTW Link x Reader

Chapter 4

"Did you eat all of the fruit?" You asked, but Link simply looked up at you with an innocent look in his eyes.

"Me? Oh no, I think a squirrel got it," he said. You obviously didn't believe him, especially not when the corner of his lips were being pulled into a tiny grin. Deciding to do nothing about it, you simply got the mushrooms you had also stashed away and began eating them. You could've cooked them, but you were too lazy to do that.

"The simmered fruit was really good by the way. How do you know how to cook so well?' Link asked you, scooting closer to you when he saw the mushrooms. Needless to say, he wanted some, but he didn't want to ask. The boy loved food, that was for sure.

"Uh..," you hesitated after taking a bite from the mushroom. You didn't know how to respond to that. Oh, because the goddesses put that skill in me, you thought to yourself. But you wouldn't say that. In fact, you didn't even think about telling him you were made by the goddesses to simply help him. He would probably think you were crazy, or say that you were a person that simply wanted to follow him around. You didn't know what his reaction would be, so to be safe you decided to keep quiet about it for now. "I don't know. I guess I just cook very well."

"Well, it's a good thing I met you then. I would probably be making a lot of dubious food if it weren't for you and your cooking skill," he said with a tiny laugh. You smiled at that and then finished the remaining mushrooms. After speaking for a little while longer you caught sight of movement from the corner of your eye. You turned to see the Old Man, who was attempting to cut down a couple of trees from afar. It seemed like he was having a bit of trouble, and Link took notice of this too.

"We should go help him," Link said as he got up from the ground. You nodded and got up as well.

"Good morning young ones!" The Old Man exclaimed when he noticed the two of you coming to him. He stopped swinging his axe and set it down beside the tree. "How is your shrine quest coming along?"

"Well, I went to two of them already, heading to the next one right now," Link answered before looking at the axe and then the Old Man again. "What are you doing?"

"Ah, I'm trying to cut this tree down. I think it would make for some good firewood," the Old Man said, his eyes flickering over to the tree and then back to Link. "However, having the tree fall exactly where you want it is quite an art. Here, why don't you take my axe and try to do it? I'm feeling a bit tired from trying, so I'll be by the fire."

The Old Man handed Link his axe and then walked away. You turned your attention to the tree before moving a bit back. "I'll give you space to swing it," you said to Link.

Link nodded and grabbed the handle tightly, lifting it from the ground. It looked really heavy, and you wondered how he was able to pick it up with such ease. He started to hold it up, having his hips face the tree while turning his torso just a bit to the side, preparing to swing the axe. When he finally swung the axe and hit the tree you flinched a bit, since the sound caught you off guard. Link continued doing this, leaving deep cuts on the tree's bark until it started tilting and finally fell over. The fall caused the ground to tremble just a bit.

"That wasn't so hard," he commented, now bringing the axe down.

"Pfft, yeah right," you said, now going over to the fallen tree. You started breaking some of the branches and put them away in your satchel, figuring you could use it to make a campfire when it was dark out. "You make it look easy, but I'm sure it really is hard."

Link laughed a bit at your words and thought for a few moments. He then went to your side and handed you the axe. "Why don't you try it?" He asked, his head tilting. There was a small grin on his lips, and it made you question his words.