Chu: Here we are in the SEQUEEEEEL! OMG, SO EXCITED!
Demi: Yeesh, calm down…you're going to break something.

Chu: You're really telling me that you don't care at all about how far we've gotten?

Demi: Not in the slightest. I just want you to get this over with. Your mind has been sitting on it for months.

Chu: I can't help it if I'm a busy bee! Now do the disclaimer!

Demi: Fine… Chu does not own the Legend of Zelda series or its characters. She is also telling you now that if you are a new reader and haven't read Tormentor, Protector, Lover yet to read it BEFORE this story!

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A soft sigh left the lips of the male who was currently staring ahead, driving to what he would consider his home for the next four years. He still didn't know how Smith had convinced him to go on with his education; even though the old man said something about not putting a mind like his to waste, Vaati didn't see it as such when the one thing that motivated him had disappeared without a trace the way it did. 'No…you said you wouldn't think about that today.' He thought, shaking his head. Even when he was on his way to further his studies, the lost blond boy he longed to hug close to him wormed his way into his mind as always.

Somehow he'd made his way through high school graduation, but he'd been spending the past four or so years trying to find some hint or trace of the freshman boy who'd changed him from the bitter and manipulative asshole he'd been before they met. It was very strange; almost as if Link hadn't existed, but his influence was most certainly thriving deep from within his heart. Even if the rest had given up on locating the blond didn't mean that Vaati had or would. Perhaps he was becoming a bit too obsessed with finding the object of his affections; every time he passed a blond with blue eyes, he usually started and turned to see if that could have been him, but it wasn't….just another stranger on the street…

Oh look, he was finally here. Good thing he was so readily prepared and got to his dorm with no hiccups. Parked in his chosen spot, he sat there as if he were truly contemplating whether he wanted to go through with moving in or not. He could just back out and drive all the way back to Smith's house, but the old man would more than likely have him agreeing to come back in the morning. What could he say? He was a very persuasive individual when he really tried. Either way, there was still a debate going on in his head….he should probably save it for later when he was alone. Giving a sigh of defeat, he figured he may as well have a look at the room he would be staying in before dragging his things in there; it paid to know where you were going.

Willing his body out of the car, he wandered off to his dorm, occasionally glancing around to see the others moving in with their parents' assistance….parents….something he never really felt that he'd had. Smith was just as much a grandfather to him as he was to his blood grandchildren, but that didn't mean that he could call him his father: legal guardian more like. Standing a small ways away from the door, he thought in silence and gave another defeated sigh. 'Well, here goes nothing.' He thought and opened the door, stepping in and was shoved back, blinking in surprise. "What the….?"

"Not a step farther! Who are you and what are you doing here!?"

Vaati could only stare with widened eyes before his lids lowered into a lazy gaze. Standing in front of him was a red-headed male with freckles, quite shorter than him and yet he glared at Vaati with his dark blue eyes that spoke of self-given authority. "Well are you going to tell me or just stand there like a dumbstruck weirdo!?" Vaati's eye gave an unnoticeable twitch at this and his emotionless gaze turned into a deep frown.

"My name is Vaati and I happen to be a freshman here. This is my assigned dorm building, if you'll let me through." The taller male answered evenly, though on the inside he was boiling. Who the hell was this kid and why was he ordering him around?

"Oh, your name is Vaati, huh? Okay! You're talking to The Great Mido and I'm one of the RA's to this building, so you'd better watch your step if you don't want to be reported! Now carry on, "Vaati"! You're not the only one moving in today!" The red-head practically screamed to the heavens before running inside. All Vaati could do was stare for an extra ten seconds to process what he'd just experienced.

'I just hope the runt isn't the RA to my floor…' He thought and then looked at his room assignment. 'Hmmm….room 206….pretty lucky for a freshman.' He contemplated with a nod and finally...yes FINALLY made his way inside. Trudging up the stairs, careful of the others moving things in, he made it to his room easily with help from the doortag with his and his roommate's names on them…..actually it was pretty cute. He didn't know how, but the idea of taking a multicolored painting sample for houses and cutting it into the shape of a person was a really cool one. The RA for his floor even added googly eyes; funny.

"Mido" clearly couldn't have had anything to do with this, so he was definitely ruled out as RA for this floor. Turning the key in his hand, he opened the door to see that not only had his roommate moved in, but he'd even picked the side he wanted. Whatever, Vaati liked the right side of the room anyway; and the beds were lofted, so there would be plenty of room; though they were on their own with the heat part. Examining the other boy's belongings, all he could really conclude was that he truly had a passion for the ocean, it would seem. "Who is this obsessed with the ocean, anyway?" He asked himself, tilting his head to the side. Everything he owned was practically ocean or ship themed; even his bed! Vaati seriously hoped being around all of this memorabilia wouldn't make him have to use the bathroom. "Ugh…." Was the only sound he could make at the moment as his mind tried playing catch up with his eyes.

"OH HO! YOU'RE FINALLY HERE!"

Dreading what he might be turning to look at, he did it anyway and was met with the sight of what had to be his roommate. A tall, somewhat thin and brown-haired male with the most tired looking eyes Vaati had ever seen. Despite his exhausted appearance, he looked as proud as ever with a smirk on his face. Deciding to at least be polite, Vaati nodded and smiled while extending his hand. "Ah yes, I'm Vaati…and you are?"

Instead of shaking his hand, the guy eagerly ran to his stereo and pushed the play button, turning dramatically and placing his hands on his hips in what he probably thought was an impressive pose as the music swelled. "The name's Linebeck! I'm a real man of the sea. Impressive, huh?" He said with a grin as if he were waiting for applause. Vaati held back the desire to smack himself in the face, but instead he focused on other things to keep the urge at bay. "I could, uh, tell from all of your things that you have a real passion for the sea….Linebeck…that's a really interesting name…"

Linebeck nodded, turning off what Vaati was just going to call his theme music. "Yep. It's a family name. My father had it and he gave it to me and I'm going to give it to my son and so on! It's the ways of my family…..Vaati's an interesting name too." He pointed out, lifting an eyebrow as if he thought it was a witty comeback….it wasn't.

"Yeah. Too bad I never asked what it meant. If you'll excuse me, I'll be grabbing my things from my car so I can move in properly."

"Alright, well I'll be here if you need any extra hands." Linebeck chortled and sat at his desk.

Nodding, Vaati swiftly, yet politely exited the room and took in a breath of air. Living with him for an entire year was definitely going to be interesting….making his way outside he stretched, feeling the sun on his face and then took a casual glance to the side, immediately freezing at what he saw several feet away….was it?

'Link….?'

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Chu: Phew…I'm definitely back and definitely still very cliffhangerishly evil~

Demi: They most definitely won't forgive you for doing that to them so soon in the plot.

Chu: Everything will come to light all in good time, my sweet Demi. So what do you guys think of Mido as an RA? And Linebeck as Vaati's roommate? And yes that was his theme song he played. Let me knoooow~ R&R!