A/N: This is a submission I'm making not only to FFN, but to the VioxShadow club on . Sorry for the shortness, this will likely be a short fic, but I lengthened the time it took for the heroes to reach Death Mountain Summit by a few days, long enough for our little Hylians to finally strengthen their bond into romance. Well, on with the show! Oh! This is a YAOI Story, if you cant Stomach BoyxBoy pairings and/or fluffy situations, don't bother reading!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Zelda related, or any characters, or the Four Swords+ Manga, which this is based off of. And think of the first part of the story as sort of a prologue that's too short for its own chapter.
It was all going according to plan. Vio had Shadow exactly where he wanted him. Completely oblivious to the plans the hero had in store for the ruthless shadow. But could he do it?
"So this is our country?" Vio's question didn't need to be spoken, but Shadow took it upon himself to answer anyways.
"Yep, what a nice view," was Shadow's sarcastic opinion. All they could look upon was a large mountainside filled with fiery lava, a forest, and a small town oblivious to the evil taking place on its peak.
"…Vio, your better than I thought…"
Oh how Vio wished to make Shadow know how many ways he wanted to make that phrase mean to him. But of course, he couldn't tell the shadow that, lest he wanted to be executed.
The shadow shifted onto the balcony to look his new friend over. I would love to look him over more if it wasn't for his damn tunic. But, he couldn't tell Vio that, lest he wanted to lose the only friend he had.
The two launched into a discussion about taking over the world, betrayal, and the King of Evil, Ganon. But the focus of their little conversation took a turn in another direction; The Dark Mirror.
"Dark Mirror? What's that…?"
Vio's question led them away from the balcony and they descended a stairwell. A very long stairwell. As they descended into the depths of the Tower of Fire, Vio couldn't get the thoughts of Shadow's lithe form out of his mind, granting a tinge of pink blush upon his cheeks.
Shadow was faring no better with thoughts of Vio clouding his mind, and almost walked right past the room with the Dark Mirror residing.
Shadow gasped in shock as he watched his Cyclops minions use the Dark Mirror for fun and amusement, "What are you doing you fools!! Don't mess with it, are you trying to break it!?" he shouted as he shook his fist at the retreating Cyclops.
Shadow was visibly trying to calm himself as he placed his hand on the Mirror, "This is the Dark Mirror. It provides us with unlimited Dark power." Shadow's eyes and voice reminded Vio of a little boy showing his friends a new toy his father had given him from across the seas. The thought of Shadow as a young boy made Vio chuckle a little to himself; Shadow would be, how could he say it, cute.
Vio was snapped back to reality when Shadow resumed talking and grabbed his shoulders. Vio blushed a little at the contact, but listened nonetheless.
"It's like a Dark Fountain. As long as we have this mirror, we are invincible." Invincibility…It was tempting.
The two launched into yet another discussion of betrayal, this time, against the King of Evil. Shadow was becoming wary of Vio wanting to betray their master, but he knew it was impossible. Not without the Princess.
"Why don't we use the Princess Zelda and defeat Ganon!!"
"What!?" Shadow was nearly shocked out of his skin. Not because of Vio's sudden outburst, but by the sheer fact, that it could work.
"That way the whole world would be ours! We can both be rulers of this world!"
"I see… Ok! Let's give it a try!" Shadow wrapped an arm around his friend, "Vio, you're an excellent friend."
Vio, being the love struck boy he was, blushed again, "Awww shucks."
Shadow didn't notice the blush, "No, I mean it. I feel I finally have met a trustworthy ally."
Vio's face took on a forlorn expression. Ally, maybe. Trustworthy, no. He had betrayed his friends, he fought Green, and soon, he would have to betray the one he loved. That is, if he wanted to. He didn't have to go back to the light. He could stay in Darkness with the one he loved, forever.
"Hey, lets go destroy something!" Shadow shocked Vio out of his fight with his conscious and morals.
Vio yawned, "Nah, lets get some rest until morning, then we can destroy that forest in the morning."
Shadow pouted for a moment, and then realized just how tired he was, too. "Okay, let's go."
He took the drowsy boy by the arm and led him back up the staircase. He led him into a hallway with two doors. As Shadow went for one door, Vio followed.
"Over there's your room, but it's not ready yet, so you'll be rooming with me."
Shadow opened the door and they walked inside. Vio glanced around the room they would be sharing for a while. There were books everywhere; there were books on the desk, on the floor, on the dresser, even some on the bed.
"Sorry about the mess, I get really bored up here when I'm not chasing you guys," he told the boy standing next to him. "But, since I'm to tired to move all the books around, and since I don't know where any extra blankets are," The shadow gave a short blush and chuckle, "You'll be sharing the bed with me."
Vio started to blush furiously when Shadow started to strip to his boxers and slide into the large bed.
Shadowed peered out to the purple-clad boy still standing there blushing, but he past it off as nervousness, "Are you coming?"
"O-oh y-yeah, r-r-right. He-he." Vio walked around to the other side of the queen sized mattress and started to undress. Shadow couldn't help but watch him with a sly grin. But, unfortunately, all great things must come to an end, and this situation was no different, as Vio slid into the bed.
Shadow let out a sigh of annoyance as he couldn't gaze upon Vio's magnificently toned chest any longer, but managed to pass it off as a yawn. "Goodnight, Vio."
"Goodnight, Shadow."
And with that, they drifted off into a good night's sleep, oblivious to the intruders at the base of the mountain.