A/N: Okay, I was hoping for better voting from you guys. =/ Oh, well, five DID vote and so we got the winner story. AND this is actually the first "side quest" kinda thing. It's not a straight continuation to "Fight with the Knight"but it is part of CaH saga of mine. Anyways, enjoy the first chapter of the story!

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Hylian Death

CHAPTER 1

Dark woke up in middle of the night quite harshly. The pain was nearly as agonizing as breaking a bone or getting stabbed by a sword. And it didn't help even one bit that he felt like throwing up.

The dark Hylian was coughing and breathing heavily while trying to get up. He nearly crashed to the floor while holding tightly to the blanket and bed sheets. Dark held his free hand over his mouth while fighting against the urge of throwing up. He kept his eyes tightly shut while gasping once in a while because of the waves of pain wracking through his body.

Link woke up to the sounds bit confused. He sat up and looked around. It took a while for his eyes to get used to the dim light but once he realized that Dark was on his knees next to the bed and holding tightly to the bed, he was more than awake on that second. "Dark!" The Hero shouted in slight fear and rushed to the other side of the bed and to the floor. "Dark, what's wrong?" Link questioned worriedly.

"I... I don't... Know..." Dark whispered between the pain and gasps. Link looked around for a while before going to get the trash bin and bringing it to Dark. After that he hugged the dark Hylian from behind but was quite startled. The Hero brought his other hand over Dark's forehead and nearly gasped in shock.

"Shit... You're having high fever..." Link nearly whispered in worry.

"I do feel cold..." Dark whispered back and gasped when next dry heave came. Link closed his eyes and held tightly to Dark while running his hands up and down around him in hopes of helping. Suddenly the dark Hylian did throw up.

Link flinched a bit but when he opened his eyes, he just stared at the blood in the trash bin. "Oh no..." He whispered in pure fear and sprang to his feet. "Oh dear goddesses, NO! You can't take him! Not like this!" The Hero thought while running straight to the small switch next to the door. He slammed it down and on that second the alarms flared on.

Dark gasped in shock and shot his eyes open. Link rushed right back to him and held tightly to him. "What... Is... That...?" The darker Hylian asked thoroughly bewildered. Link sighed.

"The alarm. You're badly sick, Dark." Link replied quietly while trying to stay calm. "It is to notify the doctor and others that there's someone either in danger or very ill." He continued while praying for the doctor to come fast.

Suddenly there was heard running feet. And soon the door was slammed open. "Link!" A female's voice shouted in fear. Link sat up straight but didn't let go of Dark.

"It's Dark. Could you wet this, please?" The Hero replied and threw the closest tunic he could get to the princess. Zelda sighed in relief and just barely caught the fabric. "Please!" Link nearly shouted in desperation and that got her into motion. Zelda ran into the bathroom to wet the tunic and brought it back.

Dark was still once in a while having dry heaves and shivering from cold. He was nearly gasping for air while holding tightly to the bed sheets and blanket. "Link!" Zelda called and threw the tunic to the Hero. Link caught it and tied it around the darker Hylian's forehead. Dark gasped a bit at the coldness of the fabric but kept his eyes closed.

"Come on... We have to get you into the Infirmary." Link whispered to him and carefully got the darker Hylian up. Dark was shivering badly and leaning nearly his full weight on the Hero. "Come on." Link told to him and tried to get Dark to move faster.

The walk was very slow and the doctor came to them when they were leaving the room. The fear and worry in Link's eyes clearly told what he believed to have struck the darker Hylian. "We need to get him into the Infirmary and FAST!" The doctor shouted in pure fear but Dark stopped walking. He coughed few times and fear in Link's eyes only increased when he saw the blood.

"You need to move, Dark. Come on!" Link nearly shouted in pure desperation and forced Dark forward. The steps were shaky and slow. Dark was breathing fast and heavily while leaning his full weight on Link. "Oh dear goddesses, please, no..." The Hero thought while trying to be stronger and calmer but he knew that the pace was way too slow. Link closed his eyes and took once a deep breath while deciding to go for one drastic plan.

"Forgive me, Dark..." Link whispered quietly, adjusted the darker Hylian a bit better and took a firm yet gentle grip on Dark's chin. Right after that he kissed Dark straight on the lips. It shocked every single one in the hallway but the plan did work.

Link started to drag Dark forward straight after ending the kiss. The darker Hylian was way too shocked about the situation that he forgot the sickness for a while. The Hero didn't let go of Dark but he kept the pace as fast as possible. He had thoroughly ignored the princess' shocked call of his name. All Link could think was to get Dark into the Infirmary and healed.

The doctor had already gone back to the Infirmary to get things ready so he didn't see the kiss scene. Zelda followed the two Hylians in hopes of being able to help but at halfway through the way, Dark started to slow down. The sickness struck back hard and the darker Hylian gasped when his legs gave out.

"Dark!" Link nearly screamed while tightening his grip. He pulled the darker Hylian upwards and it was clear that Dark was in pure pain. The Hero blinked few times to keep the tears at bay but with Dark unable to move and the Infirmary still being so far away... "I'm really sorry, Dark..." Link whispered once again and kissed the darker Hylian again.

Dark shot his eyes open in pure shock and disgust when he felt Link's tongue. "What the hell?!" He screamed right after pulling backwards to end the kiss. Link grinned a bit but it was far from the normal grin Dark had learned to see.

"Come on!" Link nearly commanded and started to drag the dark Hylian forward. Dark didn't really have much of other choice than to follow. This time they got into the Infirmary and Link laid the darker Hylian to the bed. He was just going to go and find the doctor when he came into the room.

"Get your sleeve up." The doctor commanded sternly while preparing the injection. Dark was fully startled and just stared at the injection while shaking his head. Link nearly pushed him into the bed but this time the darker Hylian fought back.

"NO!" He screamed and pulled backwards a bit.

"Dark!" Link replied sternly. "Don't fight! This is vital for you!" He nearly shouted and tried to get a grip on Dark's arm again but the darker Hylian pulled back again while shaking his head.

"Not going to happen unless you keep your eyes closed." Dark replied equally sternly. Link sighed but nodded.

"You will get the shot if I close my eyes?" He asked and the darker Hylian nodded. "Fine. I'll follow your request." Link continued and closed his eyes. Dark watched him for a while before rolling up his sleeve. The dark Hylian turned his gaze off and Link flinched a bit when he heard the shocked gasp from Zelda. "What is he hiding?" The Hero thought but didn't dare to take a peek.

Dark flinched slightly when the injection was hit into his arm. It didn't take long before it was already done. "It's done for now." The doctor said and the dark Hylian rolled down his sleeve just in time before Link opened his eyes. The doctor left the room but came back very soon with another shot. Link nodded and took his sleeve up to get the injection too. "It is merely for preventing its full effect." The doctor stated before finally leaving the room fully.

Dark sighed and laid down on the bed. The nausea was slowly fading as did the pain. "Dark... I'm really sorry for what I did. It was the only thing I could come up with to get you here faster." Link whispered quietly.

The darker Hylian shrugged while yawning. "Just don't ever do that again. It was gross." He stated with slight grin. Link chuckled but nodded.

"You can be sure that I won't do it unless I have to." He replied, sighed and lay down next to him. "You're going to be okay, Dark." Link continued quietly. Then he sighed bit sadly and sat up. "Besides, I know this because I've gone through this too." He stated quietly.

Dark had already closed his eyes but that line got him to shot them open. "W-what?!" He nearly shouted, sat up and gasped when the pain struck right back. Link was startled but he real fast got the darker Hylian to lay back down.

"Yeah, I've gone through this too but I survived. So will you. There is no doubt of that." He stated as confidently as he could. Dark would've wanted more information since there had been way too many indications for the sickness to be deadly but the sleep was starting to take over.

So Dark just nodded, yawned while closing his eyes again and soon fell asleep. Link wasn't far behind since the vaccine did have that effect so it could fully start to fight with the sickness. Zelda sat to the closest chair and just watched. She knew that this was far from the end. It had only been the first phase and depending how fast the next ones would come... "Oh dear goddesses... Don't let them get it on full..." The princess prayed and feared for the next days.

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A/N: So, I kinda hope for simpe answer to few simple questions:

1) What did you think about voting for the next story?

2) Do you want to do this kind of thing again or would you rather let me come up with the order of the stories?

3) Also, would you like to know more of information of possible stories on a vote than just their title?

Okay. I hope you enjoyed the story. The next chapter will come at end of next week. My day of updating is Friday, Saturday OR Sunday. So, keep your eyes open during the end of the week! =) Thank You for everyone who voted! ^.^