This is the first fanfic that i've wrote in a while. It's a shiek/zelda, zelda/link romance. And it is NOT a link/sheik fic or shounen ai or yaoi in any way. You want that then read another fic.
In regards to the story, it starts during the second time that everyone lives through the seven years (the one where ganondorf is gone). But most of the story, excluding the prologue and last chapter, are flashbacks from the seven years in which Link was fighting Ganon and Zelda was hiding out. Sheik is a MALE and a seperate character and is sealed in a mask, you'll find out why later.
I don't own The Legend of Zelda series or any of the main characters.
Merely a Mask
Prologue
Darkness, darkness, and more darkness. That's all that I can see. Of course I know well what's behind the seemingly impenetrable curtain of black. A small room with many shelves of books and other objects crammed into the tiny space along with a table and a few wooden chairs.
I remember, I used to amuse myself trying to visualize the exact placement of things in this accursed room. However, I would always lose interest waiting for someone to come in and light the few small candles sitting on the table. Such an occurrence is quite seldom, I might add.
Or is it seldom, at all? Darkness has a way of blurring the passing of time. It is almost impossible to tell the amount of time that passes here. Minutes can seem like years, or maybe it's years that seem like minutes? Not that I have a way to tell. Since I never leave this unchanging room I couldn't possibly know.
I can't even look at myself to see how much I've aged, not that that would be very accurate anyway. Sheikah, such as myself, age rather slowly. Even still, I wouldn't have a body to look at anyway. Indeed, my body has been sealed within this infernal mask for a long time now.
It truly is a cruel and unusual punishment. However, I suppose that there are some perks. I have stopped aging completely. Seeing as my body is no longer in this world I'm not surprised. It's probably in another dimension or a subspace pocket. Who knows? Plus, I can't serve the king now. That thought delights me still. I'd much rather sit here for the rest of eternity than serve him or Zelda again.
Of course, Zelda's the only one that can remove this curse. She could always come and find me. She is the only noble that knows where I am and only a member of the Hylian Royal Family can free me from the mask. But she won't come, I have no doubt about that. And I'll spend the rest of eternity as a mask. She's too caught up in her romance with her precious hero to ever come to release me. The royals have never been big on rewarding services now that I think about it.
It's so unfair how fate works, isn't it Zelda? I worked with you for seven years, trained you, protected you, served as your companion. But what do I get? I get a front row seat to your romance with the great Hero of Time. Or is it you that is so unfair?
Why don't you love me?! We spent seven years together, but all you could ever think about was your be damned hero! Was I nothing to you, merely a means to get to him? You only saw him on a few short occasions and even then you were disguised as me. What did he have that I didn't? I'm strong and clever, a brilliant warrior. Give me a chance and I could defeat him in combat. Oh, but of course, how can a mask fight?
But you could have changed that, you know. You could have lifted the curse but you didn't, you won't. Do you even remember me? I doubt it, but I'll never forget you, how can I? You were so kind, so beautiful.
I chuckled softly as I finished my rant. What have you done to me, Zelda? I say that I hate you one minute and the next your memory has me professing my love for you. You truly are as cruel as your father, intentionally or not. My heart will never allow me to forget the seven years we spent together, no matter how much pain they cause me.
It's kind of short, but hey it's a prologue. Next chapter will come within the next week or so. The more reviews the faster i update, you getting how this works?
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