Disclamers/Claims: I do not own Zelda...sadly. Because if I did there would be a whoooole lotta naughteh Link x Sheik lovin'. :D

Warnings: YAOI! Lots and lots of it. All Link x Sheik, with a few minor pairings. :) If this bothers you at all, turn away.

Notes: Waaaa! I'm so sorry this took so long! I had to make up a whoooole lotta stuffs for this part of the story with believable explainations. The last part was easy as pie, since I just went with the story of the game. Soooooo after painstakingly wracking my brain for ideas, we have the prologue! Not very long, I'm sorry. And my writing skills have been shite as of late, so please pardon me on that as well.

ALSO: I hate Zelda. She's a bitch. I think I make that clear very early on in this part of the story. She stole Link's glory by having the game named after her. So don't be telling me "Oh, but Sheik is Zelda." No, he's not. Goddammit, I even give a fucking good explaination as to how he's not Zelda! So...please don't flame me because I hate her. She's really not even mentioned much in the whole story. So, with that...I'll leave you to the crap-tacular writing I call a fanfic. :)

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P.S. Thanks for all the wonderful reveiws I got! I really wasn't even planning on continuing this, but thanks to you guys, a wonderful story has been born!

Hero of Mine Part II: Forgotten

Prologue

"No matter what happens…" Sheik said softly, "I'll always love you. No matter what," he repeated.

"But nothing will happen," Link said casually, as though nothing ever could.

"I'll never forget you, Link." Sheik said, burying his face in Link's chest.

"Why would you? Nothing will happen to separate us…will it?"

Sheik just smiled slightly and sighed. "We'll see," he said. "We'll see…"

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That was three years ago. Link, now permanently back in his rightful time and thirteen years old, curled up into an even tighter ball on his bed. The moon shone brightly through the trees into his tree house through the window. He could hear the lulling sounds of the forest, a noise that before had put him right to sleep. But sleep never came so easily anymore. He never stopped thinking about Sheik, the strange boy that had stolen his heart when he had been the Hero of Time. Sheik had told him that he would always love him, and that he'd never forget…but he had lied.

After they had gone there separate ways from the oasis and Link had awoken Nabooru as the Spirit Sage, Link had returned to the Temple of Time to find Sheik waiting for him. He had been crying, but before Link could ask why…he was gone. Before him stood Princess Zelda instead. She explained to Link that Sheik was something known as negai. He was her deepest, greatest desires; a man because naturally, men are stronger and more listened to than women. Zelda yearned for the power in both strength and voice to save her people. Sheikah because her nanny, Impa, had been Sheikah and Zelda admired her stealthy skills. Sheik was Impa's nephew and had agreed to allow Zelda to use his body to hide from Ganondorf. Finally, she told Link that even though Sheik had actually been her, his own soul had still been in his body, and that it was he who had loved Link, not her. But before she could finish, she had been captured by Ganondorf. Link saved her, but only because she was the princess…he hated her for deceiving him like that.

So Link had returned to his own time after Ganondorf was sealed away. Everything was different; Ganon's reign of terror had never happened, the monsters had never plagued the land, and Hyrule was safe once again. Link didn't know if anyone knew or remembered their Hero of Time…he hadn't left Kokiri forest since he had returned, save for his odd visit to Termina, a sort of alternate-Hyrule.

Link rolled over and wiped away his tears. Sheik…why did he have to lie? He could have just told him the truth. He clenched his fists. No, Zelda probably made him lie. To protect her. Selfish bitch…

Link slipped out of bed. He looked at himself in the mirror after splashing some cool water on his face. His golden hair almost reached his shoulders; he had allowed it to grow out, mostly because he was just too lazy to cut it anymore. His face was still round, though it was beginning to loose its youthful shape. He frowned at his reflection. Ever since he had returned, that was all he did – frown. Nothing pleased him anymore.

Saria was still in the Forest Temple. He had no one to play with. Those who had bullied him before were now afraid of him. The twins, Leena and Lin, along with their friend, Mana, had become strangely giddy around him ever since he had returned, and always burst into giggles whenever he even looked at them. So he spent most of his time in the Lost Woods with the skulkids.

Link looked out the window. The moon was still high, and nothing else would be awake. He decided to at least try to sleep. He lay back down and closed his eyes. An image of Sheik soon found its way into his mind. His mask was down and his hair was pulled out to fall down his back. It was a rare occasion when he showed his perfect face. He was smiling and laughing, another rare scene. But it soothed Link, and he soon drifted off.

The next day Saria returned home. Everyone was happy to see her, but she immediately went to Link. She knew about Sheik and offered comfort to her best friend. Over the next few weeks, Link began to smile again. He decided, with Saria's help and support, that it was best to let Sheik go. It was hard at first, but Link eventually forgot the boy. He began laughing and playing again, and he even fashioned himself a wooden ocarina so he and Saria could play together like they used to. Everything was back to normal…

Ok, now that that's out of the way, the real fun can begin. Just a reminder, if you haven't read the first part, you HAVE to read it to get most of the stuff in here.