I don't own The Legend of Zelda.

It was on the night of a full moon, that my best friend met her downfall. Zelda sat curled up next to a fire while her family slept. I, her pet wolf, snuggled into her lap as she pet my fur. "Link, "she whispered, "can I tell you a secret?" I nodded my head and she continued, "I met a very handsome man today in the market; named Dark. He asked me to meet him tonight."

My tail went between my legs and I whimpered. I didn't want her to go. Truth be told, I was madly in love with her. How can a wolf be in love with a woman you ask? Well that is simple; I haven't always been a wolf.

FLASH BACK

There was a time that I was a fierce warrior who fought for a beautiful princess, named Midna. I was better known as the hero of twilight. To ensure her safety, I would have done just about anything. I thought what we had was special, but I was wrong. She was just using me as a scape goat for her problems. When she was through with me, she turned me into a wolf forever.

When I finally came to terms with my situation, I ran as fast as my wolf legs could carry me. Tears were flowing freely from my eyes. I ended up running straight into Hyrule market. The town folk screamed, some even tried to attack me. And that was when I first laid my eyes on Zelda. She ran in front of the men with their arrows drawn to protect me. She screamed at them, "Stop this madness, why would you try to attack an innocent dog? He has done nothing to you."

A man who I now know by the name of Ganondorf, held his bow steady asked, "Don't you realize that is a wolf? Wolves are blood thirsty beasts who kill for pleasure."

She shook her head and said, "No, not all wolves are out to kill people. I mean look at the poor thing, he has tears in his eyes. You men have all threatened his life, but not once has this wolf tried to attack you. He is not the beast here, you are."

Ganondorf was furious! He grabbed her wrist and threw her to the side. He readied his bow. I laid there limply, not caring what happened to me. I turned my head to look at her one last time. That was when I noticed Zelda's head was bleeding. I forced myself to my feet and dodged Ganon's arrow. I walked over to Zelda and started lick her head wound. The townsfolk looked on astonished and put down their weapons.

Zelda smiled up at them and said, "You see, this wolf didn't mean anyone harm. He was simply looking for a friend." She then looked at my paw and saw my triforce symbol. She then said, "I think I will call you Link, after the hero of twilight."

Ever since then, I have been known as Zelda's wolf. I looked up at her and was in pure awe at how beautiful she looked by the light of the fire. Her golden hair seemed to glow as she talked to me, "Link, why are you whimpering?" she asked, "Do you not want me to go?" I nodded and she scratched my belly, boy did that feel great. She giggled and said, "Now Link, as much as I enjoy your companionship, I do hope to get married someday." I looked sadly up to her and she said, "Don't give me the puppy eyes; anything but that." I smirked and she laughed, "Alright, how about this? When I leave, you can follow me and once you are perfectly satisfied with seeing that he is harmless, you can return home." Seeing how I didn't have any other options, I bowed my head. She kissed me my muzzle and grabbed her cloak. She opened up the door and I followed her out to the center of town, next to the fountain. A few minutes later, a man showed up. I was stunned, because he looked just like I used to look in human form except he had black hair and red eyes. 'Who was this man' I thought, I growled as he approached. Zelda gasped and shrieked, "Link, don't growl at dark. He won't hurt you."

The man she called dark chuckled and said, "He is just being protective of you…and he should be." Faster than I could blink, he was in front of Zelda and bit her neck. She screamed in pure agony. I bit his leg and he let her go. She crumpled to the ground and began convulsing in pain. I immediately tackled him and went to bite at his throat. Before I could rip his throat out, he shot a blast of magic at me and disappeared.

Seeing he had vanished, I ran to Zelda's side. At this point, she had stopped convulsing and her eyes were shut. I put my paw pad on her arm to wake her up, but all I felt was cold. I panicked, so I put my ear on her chest. There was no heartbeat. Realizing she was gone, I cried and howled all through the night, in despair. I lay by her corpse most of the night, just staring at her face. The face of the woman that I loved.

When the moon was setting, I got up ready to say goodbye to my dear friend. Until I saw her eyelids flashed open. Her once stunning blue eyes had turned to violet. My hear skipped a beat in both joy and surprise. She sat up and groaned. She stretched to loosen up a few muscles and muttered to herself, "I am starving." That was when she noticed me; I wagged my tail with excitement. Then I looked into her beautiful new eyes; it looked like she was having a mental conflict with herself.

Without any warning, she got up and started to run away from me with incredible speed. I chased after her. She was so fast, that a few times I had to follow her scent just to prevent myself from losing her. I eventually found her next to a dead dear. She had bitten the neck of the majestic creature and was drinking its blood. I stepped back in surprise and my foot made a stick snap.

Immediately, her eyes were on me. After seeing what she did to that deer, I knew instantly what she was and I was afraid of her. To my surprise when I looked into her eyes, I also saw fear in her eyes. She stood up, whipping the blood that was trickling out her mouth with her sleeve and said, "Link, I am sorry I didn't believe you last night, when you warned me Dark was a bad man; but, now I am paying the price. I have become the very creature I fear most…A Vampire. Link, you must leave now. I would never forgive myself if I hurt you, and right now I am struggling to control my urges; especially towards you. Your blood smells soooooo good to me; it almost smells human. Link, you must go, you don't know what it is like to become a monster."

'I DO know' I thought to myself. Despite being afraid, this was the woman I love and I would not abandon her. I shook my head no and licked her hand. She started to cry and asked, "You're not going anywhere are you?" Once again I shook my head no, and surprisingly she hugged me. She sobbed into my fur and whispered, "You're a fool."

The sun started to rise, and she gasped in pain. She covered her head with the cloak and started to walk towards the lost woods. Once inside the forest, we found a cave where we both rested until sunset the next day.