Hello, All. I know this is an old story (literally from my teen years) but I wanted to continue it. I don't know if these revisions improve or detract from the story, but I hope it still rings true as a fun, and cute story about the Ocarina of Time from Sheik's perspective!

I am splitting them into proper chapters. Sorry for the shuffling about. Also, as per request I will change the rating to M. Toodaloo!

Being Sheik

Chapter 1:

The Forest Temple

"Sheik! It is time! Get ready!" Said a hoarse voice.

"Yeah, Rauru, I'm working on it." I said annoyed. Who am I? I'm not even sure, seven years ago I was pretty sure I was Princess Zelda, the most spoiled and pampered girl that the world had ever seen. Now, well, now I'm a crossdressing Sheikah that no one knows exists. I went from protected little flower to the person you try to ignore. Quite tragic actually, maybe I should write a book. The Sacred Realm had been growing uneasy lately, as if working to expel some raunchy tacos it had ingested 7 years prior. Today it was unusually active. The time was now. An audible crack could be heard, and the realm burst.

"Sheik!" Yelled Rauru again. I did not turn to see him. I knew that Link would be back, and a little part of me grew overly excited for it. I remembered that little boy as if from a dream. He was cocky, funny, and brave. The little girl inside me fanned herself. The Sheikah on the outside showed disinterest, even a hint of avoidance to the subject.

"What do you want now?"

"He- he's coming! how's my hair?" He said patting his barren scalp.

"What hair?" He scoffed at me and for a second looked like he was going to lecture me until a bright light from the sky caught his attention. He stood there, mouth gaped. What a silly old man.

"Go!" He yelled shooing me out of the temple. I slowly walked 'out' of the temple, while I instead stealthily hid behind the door of time. I pressed my ear against the cold wall in order to hear Rauru's conversation with the Hero of Time.

"Welcome back, Link." Said Rauru. "We have awaited your awakening for seven years now, you see, even though you are the Hero of Time, you were way too young and so we had you sleep here in the blah blah blah." I practically fell asleep during his speech. I felt bad for Link, being in there, forcing himself to pay attention. Link wasn't offered one opportunity to speak, and I was a bit irked at that. Something made me want to hear his voice. Would I recognize it? Would he… recognize mine? My curiosity got the better of me and peeked around the wall and gazed into the room. Rauru was apparently showing him flashes of what he was supposed to do. Silently Link watched and took his mission with stoicism, while I watched him, and his muscular legs clad in those white tight. Oh my… I thought. Part of me wished puberty was not kind to him and half his nose would be facing the wrong way or something but unfortunately, he was more dazzling that I could have imagined.

"Link, do not be shocked, look at yourself!" Rauru exclaimed. At that moment, I saw Link take himself in for the first time. It was with surprise that I saw Link quickly turned to see his behind, as if it might have jumped off his rump during his 7 year rest. I could hardly keep myself from laughing. After Rauru made his god-like disappearance, bringing an end to his speech, Link started walking out of the temple. This is where I come in. I told myself as I walked in front of him, blocking his path. He drew his sword in surprise. I tried not to show mine, as I flinched slightly

"Hello, Link. I am Sheik of the Sheikahs." I said, as calmly as I could muster. He just stared at me in awe, he was no different from when he was ten, he looked at me the same way seven years ago.

"Um, hi." He said. He looked surprised at first, for having such a deep voice. It was a voice a hero wouldn't be ashamed to have, but it did not exactly inspire fear either. Underneath, I could hear the tones of his voice from his youth. A tingle went through me as I beheld my childhood crush as a man. This adventure was not going to be easy on me. I needed to be blunt, straightforward, and efficient.

"My job is to help you in your quest. If you need help, just ask me!" I informed him. He looked at me, unsure. I shifted uncomfortably in his assessing glare.

"Uh, okay, so, um." He said pondering for a bit. "What do I do now?"

He was still looking at me, and even dared to peek over the edge of my face masking bandage to see what was under there. I scoffed. How rude.

"Go to Kakariko Village, you should find something there that will definitely help you in the future!" I said, annoyed, but cheerfully. He just stood there staring at me.

"Are you a boy or a girl?" He asked. I felt blood rush to my cheeks, obviously my voice was NOT one a hero could be proud of.

"I'm a guy." I said making my voice as low as I could. Hopefully not so low that he would notice a strain.

"Okay, so uh…" He now stared at my chest, which unfortunately was easy to pass for a man's, and I crossed my arms over it to block his view. Did they not have manners in the Sacred Realm? He raised his eyebrows and looked up to my eyes for the first time. I still saw the ten-year-old boy behind them, and the ten-year-old girl hidden under my disguise melted in his gaze. Yuck. I was making myself sick. I needed to get over this fast.

"See ya later, Sheik," He said patting me on the shoulder dismissively. Hey now! That's not fair! I didn't get to make my amazing exit that I practiced for days prior! I had to count that as a loss as he disappeared from my view and I let out a breath I did not realize I was holding. Rauru looked at me from the inside of the temple, with a skeptical eyebrow raised.

"What?" I asked him unnerved.

"Nothing…" He said, raising his glance to the ceiling. I shook my head and made to exit the Temple. I quickly recounted the conversation in my head and winced at the embarrassment of it. I did not expect to react to him this way, and I was shocked at my inability to keep my cool. Blunt, straightforward, and efficient, I reminded myself. Ah, well. It will get easier. This is the hardest part, it will be a piece of cake from here on out. When they write our story in the history book, I will tell them of our great conversations! And they will be professional. I beamed happily. The world could only get better from here.

I made my way to the forest temple, readying myself to answer as many questions as Link could ask about his quest. I even had asked myself what to tell him if he asked about the bathrooms. I guess I would have to shrug and remark there are plenty of corners to choose from. I waited and waited. He never came by. I hated waiting. On the second day, I decided to go to Hylia to try to break the biggest fish record. I was, after all, the current holder of the record. For hours I stood there waiting for something to bite, no success, whoever said fishing was fun must be a very sad person indeed. But then out of nowhere, a bite! I pulled with all my strength, and it fought back with fervor. This one was huge! I kept pulling and pulling, but when that damned fish wouldn't give in, I grabbed the fishing line and wrapped it around my hand, and then pulled again with all my strength and weight. The little sucker was flung unto the shore. I grabbed it and got a firm grip on its tail. This one was definitely a prize winner! I walked over to the front desk where a brown-haired man was sitting.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"Could you weigh my fish?" I said with a certain air of confidence, as I held up my beautiful fish.

"Whoa! Holy cow! This fish is huge! Let's see... it weighs 19 pounds!" He said. I held out my hand, this one was sure to get me a pretty ruppee! "Here ya go, kid!" He said as he dropped five ruppees into my expecting hand. I stared at it in disbelief.

"That's it?" I asked, maybe this was a joke.

"Oh, no, the record you had to break was 21 pounds, and yours was 19, tough toenails!" He said shrugging.

"And who was this wonderfully talented bloke of yours that caught this beautiful set of gills?" I asked, thinking that the guy had probably caught it himself.

"Some young guy in green, he had this annoying fairy with him, told him where every fish was, that's kind of cheating if you ask me, but he caught it nevertheless..." He said, turning back to a magazine he was reading, putting an end to the conversation. I slammed down my fishing rod on the desk furiously.

"he had a fairy?!" I asked him.

"Um hm…" He mumbled dismissively. It was Link, Link had been wasting his time fishing instead of finding the forest sage. I had waited patiently, while he sank my fishing record. I fumed, hoping one of those big forest dwellers would bonk him hard on his head with their mallets.

"I'm leaving..." I said angrily.

"But, what about the fish?" Said the man, glancing at the fish flopping on the counter.

"Keep it!" I said before slamming the door behind me.

I flung out my harp and warped to the lost woods as quickly as I could.

I dropped down from the sky gracefully, onto a branch. He was walking up the path, looking precariously behind him as the forest creature slammed his mallet into the ground. Link rubbed his behind and winced. It appeared as if he had been knocked right on his keister from the blow. I jumped down to face him and he squeaked in surprise.

"Oh my god you scared the shit out of me!" He gasped, clutching his heart.

"That's for the fish!" I said. He stared at me, confused, searching my face for an answer. I smirked, he was so cute when he was confused! Wait, no. Not cute. Ugh. I mentally slapped myself. BAD. I braced myself for a very professional speech.

"Welcome, to the forest temple. Beyond those doors are enemies you have never faced in your life. Some you might know-" I stopped when Link sighed and stared at me with boredom. "Not another one..." He huffed under his breath. "Well this is one is quick and filled with information, so pay attention and play this song!" I brought out my harp, and he brought out his little ocarina. I quickly taught him the Minute of Forest, pretending to not enjoy playing in harmony with him. After the song, I returned my attention to the subject at hand. "Alright now about this temple here..." I started, he gave a second heavy sigh and rolled his eyes.

"I'm sorry, they're just so boring..." He admitted. He was starting to bug me. I can't believe he was taking this so lightly! The world has been ravaged for seven long years, I have put all my hopes… my dreams… on the shoulders of this… man-boy… and he won't even listen? I wasn't about to waste my breath.

"Alright, fine! I won't give you any advice!" I said defiantly. He opened his mouth to protest but stopped.

"Well, what are you waiting for, get in there and get killed! See what I care!" I pushed. He huffed again, but in anger this time. He then extended his arm toward a branch and aimed. He looked back at me and smiled. It made my insides twitch. Then fired his hookshot and swung on the branch, landing gracefully in front of the temple doors. He turned around and smirked, showing off his new toy. He was seriously going to go in there, and wing it? Arrogant little- too late, he already turned around and walked through the doors.

"Wait! What are y-" He had already entered the temple. Maybe I should just let him go... He is the Hero of Time right? He can handle this! I thought to myself, But, what if he gets hurt? Rauru would kill me! No! He's a grown man! He can take care of himself! ...

"Dammit!" I said as I leaped onto the platform in front of the Temple. I ran inside and found the first room deserted. I ran towards the next door but then, Wolfos suddenly jumped out from nowhere. Not these annoying things... I pulled out my knife and prepared for battle. The first one circled and I concentrated on him. After running laps around me a million times, he drew back his paw and swung it towards me. I dodged and slashed him in the back. With one last howl, he disintegrated into the ground.

"Sheik! Look out!" I looked up and saw Link leaning over a suspended log ten feet above me. I gasped and instinctively ducked and parried, slashing the wolf's back. That damned creature! I thought before I turned around. Link jumped down from where he was and landed ungracefully in front of me.

"I know what I'm doing, Link, I've been killing these things for years!" I spat harshly. His look hardened from concern to annoyance.

"Well you were clearly caught off guard. You should be thanking me instead of being so damn defensive." He said cooly, hardly moved by my remark. He was right to be unmoved, I was at fault. But being sheltered as a kid, being lectured was a pet peeve of mine. I hated that so much! I swallowed my pride, it was better to be friends with him than enemies anyways.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to think you had to look after me. I can do fine all on my own. Thank you." I whispered, defeated. I lowered my gaze to the ground and he said nothing. The silence grew uncomfortable and I raised my gaze to meet his. He was smiling, and he thrust his hand towards me.

"It's alright, we all need help sometimes." He said gallantly. "Actually, I would rather appreciate your speech right about now." He grinned, sheepishly. I chuckled and delicately shook his hand. He was comforting my pride, and I was too affected by him to not lean towards it.

"Well if you must know, there are flying skulls in there that can make you unable to use your sword. And there are Stalfos, they're the best swordsmen in the land, but be careful, they're already dead." I said, in a theatrical way. He only scoffed.

"Ah, they've got nothing on me, my friend." He said, pushing me playfully on the shoulder. I stumbled backwards from the force, and tripped over a vine hooked behind my heel and fell unceremoniously on my rump. He made an apologetic face and offered me a hand. I took it, foolishly, unaware of how I would react to it. The feel of his fingers encircling my hands was so sweet. He was strong and warm and… Oh my god what was I doing? I need to stop holding his hand!

"Heh… my butt hurts…" I said awkwardly, and I released his hand as if I had grabbed a hot iron and instead made to rub my buns as if I had sored it in the fall. To my horror he leaned to glance at my butt and smirked, eyebrow cocked.

"Looks fine to me." He said, bursting into laughter. I blushed in embarrassment, my lips tight in unease. He sighed and looked over my shoulder to the next door.

"Okay, well then if I need anything else, I'll go to the Temple of Time. Wait there in case." He said before he ran towards the door. I huffed and made to walk out, but I looked back quickly at him and caught him as he was also looking back… at my butt. He smiled sheepishly and shrugged, as if I did not catch him, and left through the door.

Well! People just don't say goodbye anymore! I smirked and left the temple, pretending not to be affected by his presence. Wait in the Temple of Time... what a laugh! Like hell I'm sitting in a moldy rock pile.

And so, I was sitting on the moldy rock pile, waiting for him. I knew I should busy myself with other things, be productive in some way… but the fact that he told me to meet him here… solemnly I gave in to the fact that my growing feelings for him immobilized me. He told me to meet him here and by god, I would… begrudgingly.

"Hi." Said a voice behind me. I shrieked and spun around, it was Link.

"Stop scaring me! That's my job..." I said. He smirked.

"You scream like a girl." He teased. I turned red in anger (or was it embarrassment?).

"Yeah? Says the boy who's wearing tights. Nice legs, Link." I bit back defensively.

That surprisingly hit a nerve, he frowned and blushed at his formfitting pants, obviously proud of his leggings.

"Oh and what about you? What ugly face are you hiding behind your stupid bandages?" He retorted. I was taken aback. My outfit was gifted to me by Impa herself and it was an authentic Sheikah Warrior's garb. My heart pounded in the heating argument.

"I am the last that holds true to the Sheikah ways, I will do everything I can to uphold the culture I respect!" I bellowed, hearing my much too high-strung voice ring in the stone walls.

"Well then I am upholding the Kokiri ways!" He said gesturing to his outfit.

"The Kokiri stay children, they're allowed to wear tights. You're an adult and you look stupid in them. You look like Tingle." I spat.

"Well at least I don't hide myself behind a mask, I'm sorry that you're so ugly." He said, growing red with fury. I stammered not knowing how to reply.

"I-I'm not ugly…" I defended stupidly.

"Yeah?" He challenged, knowing he had won. "Then prove it." I looked to the corner of the room, unable to rise to his challenge. A part of me thought of revealing myself to him right there and then, but I couldn't. And anyways, if I did reveal myself, would it really prove to him that I wasn't ugly? How was I to know if I was? I looked down at my outfit and sighed, defeated.

"I'm sorry." I said silently. He smiled.

"Yeah I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have said you screamed like a girl." He said, looking to catch my gaze. I looked him in the eye and offered him a smile. "Although…" He added in a whisper. "You really do scream like a girl…" He laughed then, and I couldn't help but laugh too, punching him teasingly on the arm. I was laughing and blushing, and dare I say, flirting. When our laughter died, we remained in the silence, awkwardly staring at each other. He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it, then opened it again. I stepped closer to him, curious to hear what he had to say. Scared that somehow, he knew… my heart began to beat fast as I raced through our interactions, trying to see if I had screwed up.

"I really shouldn't indulge you, Sheik." He said. I did not know what to say.

"I… don't know what you mean." I said, confused.

"I can tell by the way you look at me…" He said almost apologetically. My heart absolutely stopped. My mouth hung agape as I waited for him to continue. "I mean… I like you… but Sheik… I'm not gay… I don't think…" Link said shrugging. I absolutely lost it. I was torn by ripples of laughter. Link didn't know what to do and chuckled nervously.

"'You can tell by the way I look at you?'" I repeated mockingly, and threw my head back and laughed again. "How do I look at you?" I asked, amused.

"Well… like this…" He said, cupping his face in his hands and fluttering his eyelashes. I was overcome with more laughter and tears ran down my cheeks. Part of me was ashamed that he knew how I felt, but the other part was completely consumed by the ridiculousness of the situation.

"Dude… I caught you looking at my butt earlier!" I jeered. He laughed at himself and shrugged.

"You're right! I really was!" He said, laughing at himself this time. I took a deep breath to try to steady myself and wiped my eyes as I felt my chest sore with cackling.

"No, I'm not gay." I said, smiling at him. He shrugged.

"Sorry I misunderstood." He said, unembarrassed. We stared again at each other, and for a moment I had completely forgotten about the world outside, and what heavy responsibility laid on us.

"So… What's next?" He asked, growing uncomfortable in the silence.

"You have to climb death mountain and slay a dragon." I said nonchalantly. We laughed again together, and this time, the outside world seemed to intrude around us. He sighed, as he saw past the humor of my comment and readied himself for actually climbing death mountain and slaying a dragon. I said nothing and he looked to the ceiling, as if for an answer.

"The prelude of light…" I began. "In case you wish to come back to the Temple." I readied my instrument and he readied his. We played calmly but his demeanor was brewing and full on unrest. When we finished and my duty had been done, he sighed deeply.

"What is this for, you know?" He asked solemnly.

"What is what for?" I asked. He pulled out his sword and gestured broadly around him.

"This." He spoke. "All of it. The fighting, the killing, the quests…" His comment reached me deeply and I imagined myself running through Hyrule field, relishing in the sunshine, clad in a summer's dress and letting my hair flow free. The things I could do… if Ganon were gone. And then… my daydream changed, and Link was free too. He was riding a horse, unencumbered by a sword and shield, galloping past me. The things they could be… My heart began to ache and I looked down at my hands covered in bandages.

"It's to get our lives back… to get a life in general. Can you imagine, Link, how life could be?" Link looked past me in his own daydream, and sighed deeply.

"I have no one, Sheik. Life would be lonely. All my friends… are dead, I think." He looked me and his eyes turned glassy. "The last time I saw princess Zelda she was… being taken away, Ganon was literally at her heels." He shook his head. "I'm even too afraid to pretend she might be alive." His eyes threatened tears, but they did not spill. Such stoicism… I thought. And yet, he was moved by the thought of me. My heart raced at the idea that he might feel anything for me. No, I shouldn't entertain it, but I could not rid myself of that beautiful fantasy. I wished I could reveal myself to him, to see if he would hold me, if he would… kiss me… I blushed and shook away my daydream.

"I-I'm sure she's somewhere…" I said, comfortingly. He reacted angrily.

"Don't you dare…" He said between clenched teeth. "Give me hope that she's alive. I can't bear to be let down from that." Something in me could not indulge him. I wanted him to know. So badly. I came close to him and cupped his face in my hands forcing his eyes on mine and repeated to him.

"I know she's somewhere." I said. He looked deeply into my eyes and his brow twitched in question. Fearing I had let on too much I turned and made a quick exit using a Deku nut.

I warped to Lake Hylia. Feeling the sudden solitude as Link was far away in the Temple of Time, very confused. I needed to be selfish, and I needed to think. This plan was definitely not going well. On this course, we would cause our own befalling.

I walked towards the lake.

The water had long since been a shallow pool. I remembered the days when I used to swim for hours and search for treasures on the lake floor. I was always a tomboy, though my father never knew about it. Impa used to take me everywhere. From the Kokiri Forest to the Desert Wasteland. She was the one who taught me how to survive. She said one day that I would need these skills. Guess she was right. I stared at the water for another minute before realizing I was bored. Well I could always go fishing again... An image of Link teasing me with his superior fishing skills popped into my mind. Fat chance! Stubbornly, I kicked the water around. I had never considered how he felt, and I suddenly felt selfish for it. I sighed. He missed so much. I could barely remember the little princess I was back then. I could barely remember the boy he was, either. I clenched my hands and felt my skin stretch over the callouses I attained. I'm not that little girl anymore. He's not that little boy anymore. The world seemed to cave in on me and I felt a sudden urgency to be that girl I imagine I could be if Ganon were gone. I better tell someone to air out my summer dress, because soon I would be pounding on Ganon's door, and this time, he would fall.

With renewed strength, I braced myself for Death Mountain.