(A/N: Okay, in this fic I refer to Shiek/Zelda as both he and her, to kinda
sort out their personalities. Hopefully this won't get too confusing. Oh,
also, I own nothing and am making no money off this. (DARNIT!) Now on with
the show!)
Link was down to the last Lizalfos. He glared at the hideous creature, struggling to ignore the pain coming from a deep cut in his shoulder. All around him and his opponent lay the numerous bodies of monsters he had just previously defeated - Lizalfos, Moblins, even a few Redeads. His sword was slick with blood and his tunic was soaked with sweat.
It was just one of those days.
One of those days, that is, when it seemed like every monster and cutthroat in the area had been alerted of the Hero of Time's presence before he could even take in the scenery. It didn't help that he had just gotten through fighting the shape-shifting water.thing, Morpha, in the Water Temple. Just as Link was starting to feel good, seeing the lake fill with clear, fresh water again, he gets ambushed! Sigh.
The Lizalfos snarled and leapt towards Link, sword raised high. Link raised his shield. Fortunately, it seemed the shield was mightier than the sword, for the weak blade snapped against the Triforce emblem. Link made his move and swung his own blade, which sliced deep into the Lizalfos.
The Lizalfos let out a shriek that sounded like a cross between a hawk's cry and fingernails screeching across a blackboard. It collapsed onto the grass where it lay still.
Link took in a deep breath. Exhausted, he sheathed his sword and sat down heavily on a nearby rock. He felt the slightest fluttering of wings near his ear and saw a soft blue light out of the corner of his eye.
"Are you alright, Link?" Navi asked from Link's shoulder. She was tired too - she had been using her faerie magic to either distract or disorient the monsters to keep Link from being overwhelmed. Sometimes she wished she was capable of really damaging magic, like the kind Great Faeries possessed, but forest faeries like Navi had to make do with the little magic they had.
Link nodded slowly. "I'll be okay." He wiped the sweat from his brow, "I just.need.a moment.to rest."
Navi was concerned, though. Not because she worried Link's wounds were serious - Link always healed remarkably quickly. Must've been part of the Hero of Time package. No, she was concerned about the wounds on his heart and mind. Link was still a young boy on the inside, and the bloodshed and destruction he had witnessed was beginning to take their toll. Navi had noticed of late that the light in Link's eyes was darker than it used to be.
"You were great, Link!" Navi cried. Trying to lighten the mood, Navi pointed towards Lake Hylia, "And look, the lake's all filled up again! Isn't it beautiful?"
Link looked up at the lake. It had been night before, but now the sun was peaking over the mountains and reflected off the clear lake. Link had to smile. It was beautiful. This place has been a place of darkness before, and now it was pure again. Link could appreciate that.
Navi sighed and snuggled into the spot connecting Link's neck to his shoulder. They stayed like that for a few minutes, just watching the peaceful morning wake.
*snap*
Link swung his head around at the sound of a twig snapping, just in time to see death in the form of a Gerudo woman.
"LOOK OUT!" Navi shrieked, taking to the air. The Gerudo, too, had taken flight, leaping high into the air and coming down towards Link with her sword drawn.
"HIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
Link reached behind his back for his sword, but he already knew, in that split second, that it was too late. He was too slow, and she was too fast. He was going to die.
And then the Gerudo went limp and fell in a heap before Link.
Link blinked. He could now see what appeared to be a ninja star lodged into the woman's back. There was only one person he knew who used that kind of weaponry.
He looked up. Grinning, he sheathed his sword and gave a little wave to the figure standing some distance in front of him.
"Hey Shiek."
~
Zelda had been standing at the shore of Lake Hylia for over an hour. The constant rain that plagued the then-cursed lake had soaked her clothes through and made her shiver, but he was determined to wait until Link appeared from the Temple. IF he appeared, rather. There was always a nagging fear at the back of Zelda's mind that she was wrong, that Link was NOT the one that could save Hyrule, that she had read the prophecies wrong like she did years ago when she practically handed over the Triforce of Power to Gannondorf.
But then the rain abruptly stopped, the clouds parted, and the lake became full of clear water once again. Zelda felt the warm sun on her face and her fears melted away. Link HAD to be the one. No one had ever gotten this far. No one had even dared.
When she saw Link emerge from the Temple, she kept to the shadows, watching silently. Before she could decide whether to come forward or not, a troupe of enemies had swarmed upon Link. Despite his fatigue, he fought off his attackers with considerable skill, which never ceased to amaze Zelda.
But then came the Gerudo.
~
As Sheik made his way down to Link, the Hero bent over the fallen Gerudo and studied her with curiosity. She was wearing a white top and harem pants and wore a necklace with a gold Triforce symbol on it.
"Huh," Link muttered, "never seen a Gerudo way out here before, much less wearing something like that."
"She's of Gannondorf's Royal Elite," Sheik said. He reached down and plucked the ninja star from the Gerudo's body, making Link wince. "The best and most ruthless of his warriors. It seems the Dark King is realizing you're more of a threat than originally thought."
"Well, DUH," Navi exclaimed, "we've freed THREE Temples from Darkness already, that's gotta count for something."
Link chuckled at the fairy's statement, but Sheik did not join in.
"You'll have to be more careful than ever, now," Sheik said firmly, "there's no telling what Gannondorf might throw at you next."
"Great," Link muttered, wiping sweat from his brow. He sighed and looked out at the water. "Oh well, at least this place isn't cursed anymore. It's pretty wonderful, huh?"
His bright blue eyes were filled with the Kokiri's childish love for nature's beauty, and Zelda felt a tug at her heart, hidden deep beneath the Sheikah robes.
'YOU'RE wonderful, Link,' she thought. But she quickly pushed these thoughts aside and simply said, "Yes. Yes it is."
Sheik quickly turned and began to make his way away from the lake. "Come on, now, we need to get going."
"So soon?" Link said. Sheik thought he heard a hint of sadness in his voice, but when he turned around, Link was grinning. "Can't we enjoy the water for a minute? Maybe I can tempt you to get out of those uncomfortable clothes and go for a swim."
Link thought he saw a hint of a smile in Shiek's copper eyes, but then he shook his head. "Nice try, but no dice. We have to get out of here before more enemies show up."
"MORE?" Link groaned, wincing from the pain in his wounds. "Alright, you win, let's ditch this place." He began to hurry after Sheik's retreating form. "So where are we going?"
"Kakariko Village," Sheik answered. He suddenly let out a shill whistle, and the next moment a black and white horse appeared on the horizon. "I know of a inn where you can rest for awhile."
"Okay, but wait, I gotta get my horse - " Link began to reach for his ocarina. "Don't bother."
"Huh?" Link looked up and saw that another horse appear next to Shiek's horse. "Epona! How on earth did you -"
"I found her running around while you were in the Temple. You REALLY have to keep better watch on her. Anyway, she seems to have taken an odd liking to my horse. Don't ask me why."
"Well, I guess I CAN trust you, then."
Sheik turned to Link with a look of puzzlement. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you just kinda appeared one day when I showed up here after sleeping for seven years. I wasn't sure if I should trust you. Sure, you've been helping me, but for all I knew you were actually planning to lead me into a trap or something. But see, Epona's a horse, and she can sense things I can't. She knows when a person's bad news by just smelling them. So if she feels comfortable around you," Link shrugged, "I got nothing to worry about."
Sheik just blinked at Link and his odd logic. "Let me get this straight - you use your HORSE to judge people?"
"Hasn't failed so far," Link said matter-o-factly.
Sheik shook his head, and Link saw the smile in the copper eyes again. "Let's just go."
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Link was down to the last Lizalfos. He glared at the hideous creature, struggling to ignore the pain coming from a deep cut in his shoulder. All around him and his opponent lay the numerous bodies of monsters he had just previously defeated - Lizalfos, Moblins, even a few Redeads. His sword was slick with blood and his tunic was soaked with sweat.
It was just one of those days.
One of those days, that is, when it seemed like every monster and cutthroat in the area had been alerted of the Hero of Time's presence before he could even take in the scenery. It didn't help that he had just gotten through fighting the shape-shifting water.thing, Morpha, in the Water Temple. Just as Link was starting to feel good, seeing the lake fill with clear, fresh water again, he gets ambushed! Sigh.
The Lizalfos snarled and leapt towards Link, sword raised high. Link raised his shield. Fortunately, it seemed the shield was mightier than the sword, for the weak blade snapped against the Triforce emblem. Link made his move and swung his own blade, which sliced deep into the Lizalfos.
The Lizalfos let out a shriek that sounded like a cross between a hawk's cry and fingernails screeching across a blackboard. It collapsed onto the grass where it lay still.
Link took in a deep breath. Exhausted, he sheathed his sword and sat down heavily on a nearby rock. He felt the slightest fluttering of wings near his ear and saw a soft blue light out of the corner of his eye.
"Are you alright, Link?" Navi asked from Link's shoulder. She was tired too - she had been using her faerie magic to either distract or disorient the monsters to keep Link from being overwhelmed. Sometimes she wished she was capable of really damaging magic, like the kind Great Faeries possessed, but forest faeries like Navi had to make do with the little magic they had.
Link nodded slowly. "I'll be okay." He wiped the sweat from his brow, "I just.need.a moment.to rest."
Navi was concerned, though. Not because she worried Link's wounds were serious - Link always healed remarkably quickly. Must've been part of the Hero of Time package. No, she was concerned about the wounds on his heart and mind. Link was still a young boy on the inside, and the bloodshed and destruction he had witnessed was beginning to take their toll. Navi had noticed of late that the light in Link's eyes was darker than it used to be.
"You were great, Link!" Navi cried. Trying to lighten the mood, Navi pointed towards Lake Hylia, "And look, the lake's all filled up again! Isn't it beautiful?"
Link looked up at the lake. It had been night before, but now the sun was peaking over the mountains and reflected off the clear lake. Link had to smile. It was beautiful. This place has been a place of darkness before, and now it was pure again. Link could appreciate that.
Navi sighed and snuggled into the spot connecting Link's neck to his shoulder. They stayed like that for a few minutes, just watching the peaceful morning wake.
*snap*
Link swung his head around at the sound of a twig snapping, just in time to see death in the form of a Gerudo woman.
"LOOK OUT!" Navi shrieked, taking to the air. The Gerudo, too, had taken flight, leaping high into the air and coming down towards Link with her sword drawn.
"HIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
Link reached behind his back for his sword, but he already knew, in that split second, that it was too late. He was too slow, and she was too fast. He was going to die.
And then the Gerudo went limp and fell in a heap before Link.
Link blinked. He could now see what appeared to be a ninja star lodged into the woman's back. There was only one person he knew who used that kind of weaponry.
He looked up. Grinning, he sheathed his sword and gave a little wave to the figure standing some distance in front of him.
"Hey Shiek."
~
Zelda had been standing at the shore of Lake Hylia for over an hour. The constant rain that plagued the then-cursed lake had soaked her clothes through and made her shiver, but he was determined to wait until Link appeared from the Temple. IF he appeared, rather. There was always a nagging fear at the back of Zelda's mind that she was wrong, that Link was NOT the one that could save Hyrule, that she had read the prophecies wrong like she did years ago when she practically handed over the Triforce of Power to Gannondorf.
But then the rain abruptly stopped, the clouds parted, and the lake became full of clear water once again. Zelda felt the warm sun on her face and her fears melted away. Link HAD to be the one. No one had ever gotten this far. No one had even dared.
When she saw Link emerge from the Temple, she kept to the shadows, watching silently. Before she could decide whether to come forward or not, a troupe of enemies had swarmed upon Link. Despite his fatigue, he fought off his attackers with considerable skill, which never ceased to amaze Zelda.
But then came the Gerudo.
~
As Sheik made his way down to Link, the Hero bent over the fallen Gerudo and studied her with curiosity. She was wearing a white top and harem pants and wore a necklace with a gold Triforce symbol on it.
"Huh," Link muttered, "never seen a Gerudo way out here before, much less wearing something like that."
"She's of Gannondorf's Royal Elite," Sheik said. He reached down and plucked the ninja star from the Gerudo's body, making Link wince. "The best and most ruthless of his warriors. It seems the Dark King is realizing you're more of a threat than originally thought."
"Well, DUH," Navi exclaimed, "we've freed THREE Temples from Darkness already, that's gotta count for something."
Link chuckled at the fairy's statement, but Sheik did not join in.
"You'll have to be more careful than ever, now," Sheik said firmly, "there's no telling what Gannondorf might throw at you next."
"Great," Link muttered, wiping sweat from his brow. He sighed and looked out at the water. "Oh well, at least this place isn't cursed anymore. It's pretty wonderful, huh?"
His bright blue eyes were filled with the Kokiri's childish love for nature's beauty, and Zelda felt a tug at her heart, hidden deep beneath the Sheikah robes.
'YOU'RE wonderful, Link,' she thought. But she quickly pushed these thoughts aside and simply said, "Yes. Yes it is."
Sheik quickly turned and began to make his way away from the lake. "Come on, now, we need to get going."
"So soon?" Link said. Sheik thought he heard a hint of sadness in his voice, but when he turned around, Link was grinning. "Can't we enjoy the water for a minute? Maybe I can tempt you to get out of those uncomfortable clothes and go for a swim."
Link thought he saw a hint of a smile in Shiek's copper eyes, but then he shook his head. "Nice try, but no dice. We have to get out of here before more enemies show up."
"MORE?" Link groaned, wincing from the pain in his wounds. "Alright, you win, let's ditch this place." He began to hurry after Sheik's retreating form. "So where are we going?"
"Kakariko Village," Sheik answered. He suddenly let out a shill whistle, and the next moment a black and white horse appeared on the horizon. "I know of a inn where you can rest for awhile."
"Okay, but wait, I gotta get my horse - " Link began to reach for his ocarina. "Don't bother."
"Huh?" Link looked up and saw that another horse appear next to Shiek's horse. "Epona! How on earth did you -"
"I found her running around while you were in the Temple. You REALLY have to keep better watch on her. Anyway, she seems to have taken an odd liking to my horse. Don't ask me why."
"Well, I guess I CAN trust you, then."
Sheik turned to Link with a look of puzzlement. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you just kinda appeared one day when I showed up here after sleeping for seven years. I wasn't sure if I should trust you. Sure, you've been helping me, but for all I knew you were actually planning to lead me into a trap or something. But see, Epona's a horse, and she can sense things I can't. She knows when a person's bad news by just smelling them. So if she feels comfortable around you," Link shrugged, "I got nothing to worry about."
Sheik just blinked at Link and his odd logic. "Let me get this straight - you use your HORSE to judge people?"
"Hasn't failed so far," Link said matter-o-factly.
Sheik shook his head, and Link saw the smile in the copper eyes again. "Let's just go."
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