Dargon: HAI GUYS! This is my first FF for my account. YAAAY! I'M SO PUMPED FOR THIS! :D I hope you guys enjoy, and if you have any questions, plot suggestions, and/or comments on my style of writing or the storyline, please review! It would really help me greatly, as I am a newbie. :D

The Dargon Disclaimer: I could write songs, poems, and fanfics and draw pictures, manga, and anime all about The Legend of Zelda, and I still wouldn't own it. I DO NOT OWN THE LEGEND OF ZELDA! CREDIT GOES TO NINTENDO!

Green opened his eyes slowly to see the wooden wall of the bedroom. Realizing he was lying on his side, he rolled over onto his back, stifling a yawn. He raised himself to a sitting position, leaning against the wooden headboard of the bed. Looking to his left, he could see four other sleeping figures buried under the covers next to him, still obviously sleeping.

Should he wake them up now, just to spite them? The trickster considered this for a moment, but then wisely thought better of it as he crossed his arms, waiting for the others to awaken. He knew how cranky Shadow and Blue could be in the morning.

Drumming his fingers impatiently on the headboard, he waited only for five more minutes before deciding they had slept enough. He got up and walked over to the alarm clock sitting on the dresser across from the bed. Picking it up, he set the alarm to ring three minutes from the current time and quickly tiptoed back into bed, draping the covers over himself to make it seem like he had been sleeping the entire time. Green waited, counting down the seconds.

Two minutes to go…

A minute and 45 seconds…

A minute and 20 seconds…

A minute to go…

10 seconds…

9…

8…

7…

6…

5…

4…

3…

2…

1…

BRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNG!

Immediately, something next to him, whom he could only guess was Blue, sprang up from his sleeping position. "OKAY, WHO FRICKIN' TURNED ON THE ALARM?!"

Green choked back laughter and pulled the covers off of himself, rubbing his eyes and stretching to make it seem like he had just woken up. "Jeez, Blue, I don't know why we even have an alarm. Your voice alone could do the job," he joked.

Blue rolled his eyes, huffing. "Shaddup."

Around them, the others were getting up as well, having either been woken by the alarm or Blue's screaming. By the look on Shadow's face, Green knew he was definitely feeling cross.

"Seriously, who turned on the alarm?" Shadow demanded. "You are totally DEAD."

"Not me!" Red squeaked, cowering under the covers.

"I don't wake up that early," Vio said.

"Green?" Blue and Shadow both growled at once.

"Why me?" Green asked, putting his hands up in mock surrender. "Sheesh, I dunno what makes you think that -"

"Well, maybe you poured salt into the water barrel, spread oil on the floor so we'd all slip, 'accidentally' locked the bedroom door from the inside so no one could get in, glued everyone's hat to the ceiling, and stuck a fake spider onto the window where everyone could see it the first thing when they woke up, so GEE, I WONDER WHY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO TURN ON THE ALARM."

Green tried to stop himself from bursting out into laughter as the memories of all of the pranks he'd pulled off on the others came rushing back to him, but failed.

"See? I knew it." Blue crossed his arms.

"No, really, it wasn't me this time!" Green cried, composing himself quickly.

"Yeah, right…" Shadow rolled his eyes, but he didn't look as grumpy as he was before.

"So, um, what are we going to do today?" Red suddenly piped up tentatively, sparing Green from having to answer.

Blue glared at him, who shrank away. "C'mon, Red, can't you see we're having an argument here?"

"Oops… sorry…"

"Yeah, what are we doing today?" Vio asked hurriedly, before they could start arguing again.

Blue sighed, shooting Green a look that clearly said, We'll finish this later, and shrugged. "Dunno."

"We should go to the market," Green suggested. "We need to get more food."

Red's eyes lit up. "Ooooh, can I go this time? Pleeeeeeeease?"

"Sure."

"Yay!" Red cheered. He hopped out of bed, brushing his bangs out of his face. "I'll be back soon!" He hurried out of the room.

"Well, at least I don't have to go." Shadow yawned. "I feel lazy."

"Like you always are?" Vio asked, raising an eyebrow sarcastically, though smiling, and Shadow punched him teasingly in the arm.

Red opened the front door and walked outside, easing the door shut behind him as he set off for Castle Town, which was just down the road. Practically skipping, he noted how the sun was out and shining, with only a few scattered, milky clouds dotting the bright blue sky, causing a cheerful, warm feeling to spread throughout him.

As he neared the town, the number of people began to increase as more and more townsfolk flocked around, buying wares from the different stalls at the market. Red turned towards the fruits stand when someone tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned to see Zelda grinning at him.

"Zelda! What're you doing out here?" Red asked.

Zelda laughed, holding a finger to her lips. "Shhh… I snuck out of the castle again. Don't tell, 'kay?"

Red nodded.

"Well, I gotta get going… I heard they have a fortune-telling stall! Tell the others I'll come by later!" Zelda winked at Red cheerfully as she turned and disappeared into the crowd, the people parting to let the princess of Hyrule pass.

After Red had finished buying supplies from the market, he decided to rest a little before heading back to the house. Perched on an old, weathered barrel, he munched on an apple, watching the townsfolk pass by.

Across from where he sat, two people were sitting in front of a house, both men. They busily chatted away, relaxing in old wicker chairs. Red turned his attention away from them and instead focused on a little squirrel, who was carrying acorns back to the base of a gnarled oak tree and occasionally chirped at Red.

Suddenly, Red's sensitive ears picked up a loud commotion, and he looked up just to see another man crash out of his house a little ways away, the front door slamming against the wall. The man looked around him, and then began to shamble towards the two men conversing. Red looked curiously at the man, a nagging feeling that something was up tugging at him. The man seemed to be unstable, staggering with each step and moving as if the ground was shaking underneath him, as if he were drunk.

As the man reached the two other men, who didn't notice him, the man paused for a second, hovering behind one of them. Then…

He staggered forwards and snapped his mouth open wide, clamping hard onto the other man's neck.

The victim screamed, clawing at his attacker as the crazed man tore at the man's neck, like a wild lion ripping into a defenseless, smaller animal. Blood flowed freely, splattering onto the cobblestone street and staining it a dark red. The victim's companion shrieked in fear and sprang up from his chair to flee, but the wild man quickly tossed the man whom he had ripped his throat out to the side, and lunged forwards, tackling the escaping man to the ground and clawing into his chest.

Terrified, Red got up slowly, trying not to grab the demonic man's attention as he backed away slowly from the scene of massacre, knowing he had to get away from there as fast as possible. But as soon as he moved an inch, the monstrous man stopped, halfway from when he was licking the blood in satisfaction from his lips, and turned.

To look straight at him.