hello, ShadowxVio fans! I welcome all of you beautiful people to my VioxShadow story! Side pairings include RedxBlue, SheikxGreen and LinkxGhirahim, among others. ((And yes, there will be a Link separate from Blue, Red, Green and Vio. Because shut up.))

So, if there are things in the chapter that makes one uncomfortable, it will be mentioned in the author's note before the chapter begins. This chapter is fine.

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One hand rested on the sword that rested on his hip as his eyes scanned the area with a frown. The marketplace seemed to be quiet today. Merchants traded their wares and townspeople strolled through the town, examining available merchandise. Laughing children wove between the crowds, grinning and giggling as they chased each other.

He frowned. Were there really no thefts today? It was weird. Usually there was at least one theft a day, but today? It seemed like that wasn't the case. Odd.

He turned, eyes meeting with another guard's eyes. Sky blue like his own, but far different. The male approached his fellow guard.

"Anything on your side, Blue?" He asked.

The guard-Blue-shook his head. "No. What about you, Shadow?"

"Nothing," Shadow sighed, crossing his arms, "It's been kind of boring."

"And weird," Blue said, looking at the sinking sun in the sky above them, "The marketplace will close soon, and nobody has even attempted to steal."

"I noticed," Shadow said with a frown.

"STOP!"

The two guards looked towards the direction of the yelling voice, seeing two figures being cornered by a third. They made their way over, hands resting on the swords at their hips as Blue asked "What's going on here?"

The three figures all looked at them, and Shadow took a moment to examine each. One of the cornered figures was a male who looked very much like Blue. He wore a purple shirt with gold swirls that hugged his chest and dark purple loose pants that bunched up at the ankles with a purple scarf around his neck. He was frowning thoughtfully.

The girl beside him had paler blonde hair and bright green eyes and wore a plain white shirt and a long brown skirt. "Ah, forgive me," she said softly, "I didn't meant to startle you guards." She pointed to the woman before her, who had orange hair with black streaks in a ponytail and red eyes and wore a black shirt with grey trimming and matching long skirt. "I believe she has me mistaken for someone."

Blue sighed and looked at the other woman. "What is it this time, Midna?"

Midna scowled at him. "Can it, Blue."

Shadow tuned out the heated conversation, examining the silent figure closer. The shirt he wore cut off at the bottom of the ribs, exposing his flat, admittedly well toned stomach. The scarf was made of a thin material and was long. One end was wrapped over his head like a hood, probably to keep the harsh desert sun out of his face. A pale purple sash was loose around his waist, and a couple of gold bracelets were on one wrist. Overall, based on his appearance, Shadow assumed he was probably one of those dancers he's heard a bit about. He never really paid attention.

"Shadow." Shadow looked at Blue, who looked back at him. "Let's go. We're done here."

"Right." Shadow took a last glance at the male-who, he noted, was observing himself closely-before following Blue away.

"So?" Shadow asked.

Blue sighed. "Midna mistook Ilia for someone who owed her. No big deal."

Shadow glanced over his shoulder. "You know who they are?"

Blue nodded. "Midna has a bit of a knack for causing problems. She's a mischievous shop owner. Ilia runs the dance house over in the south side."

Shadow frowned. The south side. The place with the most crimes. He didn't venture there often. Mostly because he had no reason to. "And the male with Ilia?"

Here Blue frowned thoughtfully. "I don't know much about him. His name is Vio, and he is a dancer at Ilia's dance house at night. I don't know what he does during the day. But he is really smart."

Shadow rose an eyebrow. "Is he now?"

"Yeah," Blue mumbled, "Smart and sarcastic as hell." He shrugged. "But yeah, that's about all I know about him."

"He looks a lot like you, Green and Red," Shadow commented.

"There's that, too," Blue said, rolling his eyes. He looked at Shadow. "You seem awfully interested in him."

"Don't be ridiculous," Shadow said, folding his arms behind his head, "I was just curious, is all." As they headed towards the palace to give the princess their report with stalls closing all around them, Shadow frowned at the sky.

'Vio, huh...' Shadow thought. Something told him they would see each other again real soon.

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