Hey guys! This is my first Zelda story. Though I doubt anyone remembers, I actually posted this chapter in another website about more than a year ago. It was crude, and the story didn't even have a plot, so I took it down. But now it's back, and better than ever! I hope you enjoy it.

The Beast Within Zelda: Chapter one

"Sure Ok! ...It was about four years ago... at my graduation. It was supposed to be one of the greatest moments of my life, but it turned out to be quite the contrary; I would not be able to see my lifelong friend Link, for a long time.

My father feared we were getting too close so he told me that after that day we would not be able to see each other until my twenty-first birthday, but only because he wanted to protect me from getting hurt. I never understood what he meant by that, but I knew the reason. I was falling in love with him and no matter how much I tried to hide it, my father knew me too well...

On my graduation I made a speech about my life as a student and how much I loved being one. Then I said "All these years you have known me as a humble town girl but that's far from the truth. I did it because I needed to show you my true self and assure you that I'm just like you. I just hope you can learn to trust me again."

Everyone was confused at that point except for Link. Though I did not tell him, he already knew my real identity. Then I told them who I really was. They all stood flabbergasted, especially a girl at school who hated me and made my life miserable every day. At first she was embarrassed but then, she got angry and left.

The ceremony ended and I had to tell Link about my father's orders, but he had disappeared. Sad and broken hearted, I went back home, and when I enter, the first thing I see is Link waiting for me. I hugged him and we had that slow dance we missed from the graduation party. Then we went to the balcony. There, I told him about our separation. He seemed sad about it but then told me that we would get through it. He looked at me and our eyes met. The moonlight glimmered on both of us and I just melted away. We leaned closer and closer until we were about a breath away from a kiss-"

- "PRINCESS! PRINCES ZELDA! WHERE ARE YOU GIRL?" the housemaid said as she walked into my room. She was a dark skinned heavyweight, around her thirties. She was one of the most trusted servants of the royal family, and my godmother.

- "I'm right here Marian!" I replied as I stood up from a chair. She looked at me and sighed in relief.

- "You know how long I've been looking for you girl!" She said expecting an answer.

Like five minutes...? I thought.

- "I've been telling stories to these children from the orphanage. If my father needs me, tell him that I'll be down in a while." I said. She shook her head from side to side, her dark curls bouncing around her head. She fixed a tilted painting on the wall and left.

- "Well alright children, it's time to take you back." I said. They all whined.

- "But we still don't know happened between you and Link! said a girl. "Have you ever seen him again?" she asked. I sighed.

- "No I have not..." I said, hiding the pain behind my voice. Truth is, the deal is done, I'm 21 now but he hasn't shown up... he probably forgot about me... I thought. Then, a woman entered the room.

- "I'm here to pick up the children." she said bitterly. To me, she was more well suited to be a prison guard then a child's keeper.

I guess I just found out what these poor kids go through with every day... I thought. I said my goodbye's to the children, laid down on my bed, and sighed in relief, not having to talk about what happened that day.

It's not because I don't want to talk about it... I thought, it's because it feels weird to talk about It when I haven't even seen him in years... Even if he didn't fall in love with someone else, we could never be together because of the-

BOOM!

I was so startled by the loud explosion that I fell off the bed. As I got up on my feet, I heard this weird crackling sound and decided to follow it. I walked all the way across the hallway and up the stairs to the fifth floor and came across the room where the crackling noise was coming from. The weirdest part is that there wasn't a guard in sight. Usually they're all over me making sure that I wouldn't escape...

They're probably out for lunch...all...at...once? I thought doubtfully.

I entered the room, and as I did, the door closed behind me. I had this weird feeling that something bad was about to happen but I pressed on, ignoring it. As I approached the window someone or something appeared behind me. I turned around to see that it was a familiar face. It was a the same girl that hated me back when we were kids at school. She looked like a witch now, dressed in all black and with a strange necklace in her hands. She fiendishly grinned at me, and just her cold stare could make me shudder.

- "You know, I've always hated you." she said as she twirled what to me was a magic stick.

- "Really?" I said. "I hadn't noticed..." I said sarcastically. She glared at me and kept talking.

- "You were always so "pretty" and "perfect" she said bitterly. "Before you decided to show your face at school, I was the one being adored! I ruled the school! Even my parents loved you more than me...Well no more! I want to be adored! I want the power I so clearly deserve! What do you know about ruling a kingdom? You're nothing but a spoiled brat! So I've decided that for a while, IM GONNA BE YOU!" she said, and let out a hair raising cackle.

She lifted her staff and placed a curse on me. I couldn't run away and I couldn't fight it. She was too powerful. I was starting to turn into a horrible beast. In just a few seconds I already had long, dark fur growing all over my body. Tooth and nail was replaced by fang and claw. My faced changed, growing a muzzle and snout. My ears grew and shifted to the top of my head. I grew taller and fatter with a hunch on my back.

But the spell went wrong... Something inside me overpowered the curse and instead I took the form of a feline. I felt exhausted at that point and fell on the ground, paralyzed. My paw started to glow yellow with the mark of the goddesses...

The witch just looked at me and laughed. Then she started to change. Her hair grew fair. She turned slim and elegant. My royal robes replaced hers... She turned beautiful and looked just like-

- "YOU STOLE MY BODY!" I shouted angrily, in disgust. I felt dizzy and nauseous. She smirked, and took a few steps toward me.

- "Yes, -she said- but unfortunately you over powered my curse...You morphed into a feline and the spell didn't change my hair from black to blond... Hmmm... Well it doesn't matter. In fact it's perfect! I just need to put some finishing touches..."

From were I laid, I saw her tear my robes. Then she wounded herself and to my disgust, she spread her blood all over my fur and claws. Then she cried for help and almost immediately guards came in and chained me up. Why is it that they're never there when I need them? I thought as they put me in a cage.

- "Oh guards! Thank the goddesses you came before that beast did away with me!" she said trying to sound as helpless as possible. "Please, take that beast away from me! Kill it if possible! Look what it did to me! And it's demon curse turned my hair black! Who knows what else it would do if it's still alive!" she said sobbing, obviously faking.

- "NOW YOUR USING MY BODY AND VOICE TO GET RID OF ME!" I roared. She made a fake scream and they took me to the dungeon. Great, now I just have to wait until they come back to kill me... I thought.

It had been about an hour later when a few guards came to take me. They chained me, muzzled me, and locked me in a cage again but this time I was taken to the town plaza. There, they unchained me and threw me in a battle arena. All the people I knew were there with pitchforks, torches and anything sharp that could hurt me. I panicked and tried to escape but it was no use, I was trapped.

Oh my goddess I'm going to die! I thought as a backed up against the wall. Then I saw him; It was Link, looking at me. If I were human and not in this situation, I would blush. But the angry mob pressed me against the wall and all I could think of was the end. I covered one eye and waited for the worst.

Suddenly, someone started pushing some of the people out of the way. He got really close to me and just stared. I could only see a part of him though... He was dressed in green and was holding a sword right to my neck. It was beautifully forged, down to the last detail, and had gold designs. It looked just like the one I gave to-

- "wait... LINK!"