Note: I own nothing, I wont ever own anything. I thank you for reading though. This is in Twilight princess after everything and it's another Link and Dark fic I made. I like Dark. Don't judge me.

The boy ran. He had no idea where just away from those monsters! He was only three and he knew not much of who he was or anything else. So he ran. He ended up in a forest as some filthy bokoblins surrounded him. If only he knew more of his shadow magic... Crimson red eyes piercing through air, trying to find an escape route. One bokoblin took a step towards him and the boy did the only thing he knew to, he cried, very loudly.

"What's he doing?" A bokoblin asked. Human ears couldn't hear what they were saying but one with evil inside of them could. A bokoblin shrugged. Tears streamed down the pale boys cheeks as a small wind blew his coal black hair from his face.

"Leave me alone!" He screamed as he cried. He was barefoot in a small pair of pants and in a black torn up shirt nearly in shreds from all the nights without a home. The small boy stood there and cried as loudly as he could, the bokoblins were stunned.

A young but skillfull swordsman struck the bokoblin nearest to him and the boy jumped, backing up further. Another boy in green was fighting off the monsters, most likely so that he would kill him. The three year old cowered at the sight of a larger boy, most likely a teen, with dirty blond hair and stunning blue eyes.

"S-stay back! I don't even taste good anyways." The small boy whimpered.

"What?" The larger boy asked, putting away his sword.

"Aren't you going to eat me?" The boy demanded fearfully.

"Get that thought out of your head, I'm not here to eat you." The small boy sighed. "Hi, I'm Link. Who exactly are you?" The older boy looked thoughtful, as if something was bothering him.

"Hi Link!" The small boy waved. "People often call me Shadow or Dark." The boy smiled.

"Which do you perfer?" Link asked.

"Dark."

"Hey Link is everything okay?" Ilia ran up eyes widening as she laid them on the small child. Dark backed up a couple steps and cowered.

"Hey Ilia. Dark It's okay, she wont hurt you." Link assured.

"You promise?" Dark squeaked before running close next to Link.

"I promise, she wont hurt you." Link repeated.

"Then why does she look like that?" Dark pointed at Ilia's shocked face.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Ilia made a small hesitent smile. "I was just shocked that... um..." Ilia struggled for a thought.

"That... you... made it here alive." Link helped.

"Yeah. There's many monsters out there. How did you get past them?" Ilia took a step towards Dark and Link.

"I ran." Dark whispered.

"You ran? All the way here?" Ilia nearly yelled. Dark hesitently nodded before backing away again.

"Ilia, calm down. You're scaring him." Link nodded to Dark.

"Oh... sorry." Ilia took a deep breath. "Listen, how about we get you some food and a better outfit? We can also find you a way back home." Ilia smiled and clapped her hands.

"I don't have a home." Dark answered getting next to Link again.

"Well... we'll find you one." Link smiled taking the younger childs hand.

"We should go to my dads house. He'll know what to do." Ilia sighed and smiled warmly to the child before walking off.

Dark held on tight to Link's hand as they walked through the village. First there was a random door in a tree with a ladder leading to it, and then a narrow pathway to more of the village. Dark noticed a mill, and a house with a pink roof and-

"Well hi!" A boy yelled at Dark as they made their way past the lake. Dark screamed before climbing onto Link's back. "Hey!" Talo yelled. "What's his problem? I just said hi!"

"Yeah! He's more scared than our cat!" Beth noted.

"Why does he look different?" Malo asked.

"Well, I found him in the woods surrounded by monsters, and so he's a little scared right now. I don't know why he looks like that though." Link turned to the three children. Beth slowly went around Link to where Dark was clinging for life.

"Hi there. I'm Beth. Welcome to Ordon." Beth smiled, keeping her distance from the small boy trying not to scare him. Talo and Malo rolled their eyes.

"Right Beth, like that would-: Talo was cut off by a small voice.

"H-hi... I'm Dark." Dark whispered hesitently before looking away.

"Okay, we got to go, you can play with him later okay?" The three nodded before running off to who knows where? Link sighed and stated walking towards Mayor Bo's house. Dark was interested in all the different unique things in this village, like a house in a hollow tree.

"Were are we going?" Dark spoke up, still sitting on Link's back.

"Okay listen to me Dark." Link said as he grabbed Dark's hand and pulled him off of his back. "We're going into a house. There will be a very big man there and the girl you met when I first found you. Don't be scared of them, they wont hurt you." Link explained calmly. Dark slowly nodded and looked to the ground.

Dark took Link's hand again as they were lead across a bridge to a large house. Link walked in with Dark following close behind. Once inside, Dark's eyes widened at the sight of the very big mn in front of him. He quickly his behind Link.

"It's okay." Link said before smiling to Bo.

"Who's this?" Bo asked trying to see the boy behind Link.

"His name is Dark and he was being chased by some Bokoblins. I saved him and he's a little scared right now." Link informed. "He says he doesn't have a home and I assume he doesn't have parents either."

"I see. Well, first thing's first, we need to get him a new outfit." Bo suggested. Illia came down moments later holding a small black shirt and black pants.

"Where did you get those?" Link asked.

"I just now finished the shirt but the pants I found a long time ago. They should fit him." Ilia gave them to Link. "And they're black, that's good." Link nodded.

"Where will he stay?" Link asked.

"Well, he seems pretty attached to you, so I assume with you." Bo replied.

"With me?" Link whispered, a horrified look on Ilia's face as well.

"Father! He can hardly take care of himself!" Ilia gasped.

"Well, the boy would be frightened any place else. This will have to do." Bo replied sternly.

"W-well..." Link hesitated. "I guess maye for a few days..."

"Is that okay with you Dark?" Bo asked. Dark nodded his head silently still frightened of the man. Link finally snapped out of his shocked phase and nodded in agreement. This could e either really easy, or really hard.

Dark insisted on riding on Link's back on their way to his house. Link was actually okay with that, (Well, he used to have a princess sitting on his back most of his time so why not a small kid?)

Link didn't go back to his house, instead he went to the Ordon spring. People often used that spring as a place to bathe. Not only did he need one, but the child did too.

"You live here?" Dark whispered in shock.

"No, we're just going to take a bath before we go home." Link explained. Dark dropped to the ground and hesitently touched the water.

"Is it safe?" Dark asked.

"Yeah. Nothing will hurt you." Link said placing Dark's new clothes on the ground and taking off his tunic, but keeping his pants in tact as he went to the waterfall part of the lake. Dark followed Link not bothering to take off anything.

The water was perfect. It was warm but cool for a hot day like today. Dark sat next to Link. He began washing his hands and watched the dirt slide off his hands dancing in the water.

"You should at least take off your shirt, I have another one for you." Link said as he splashed water onto his chest.

"N-no. You'll be mad." Dark looked to the water. He jumped when he felt five finders on his shoulder. Dark twisted away falling into the water and coming back up, coughing out water.

"Calm down. I don't know what you've been through but it's okay. Are you hurt?" Dark's eyes snap up to Link in shock.

"No!" Dark gasps before backing away.

"Dark, I promise, It's okay." Link smiled. Reluctantly, Dark removed his shirt hearing a gasp.

"I knew you'd be mad." Dark whispered. Link moved closer to Dark pulling him into a small embrace.

"How could I ever be mad at you?" Link whispered.

"Why aren't you mad?" Dark whimpered.

"Because, you were hurt by someone else. Why would I be mad?"

"These marks show I wasn't loyal." Dark sniffed and examined the water below him.

"What do you mean?" Link scooted an inch away from Dark.

"Nothing! They're nothing!" Dark gasped. Link could sence the fear coming from Dark.

"It's okay to be afraid. Even I get scared sometimes." Dark started crying again. Before Link knew it, Dark jumped in his lap holding him in a tight hug while small drops of warmth hitting his neck and right shoulder.

They stayed in that position before Dark fell asleep. Link had no idea what this child had been through and why he was so scared. Was somone after him? Link stood and picked up the clothes from the sand and held Dark close. After a day of running he wasn't surprised that Dark was so tired. Link threw the clothes up onto the edge and carefully climbed up the ladder and inside, lying Dark on the couch. Dark would be on the bed if Link wasn't so afraid he'd fall off.

"I wonder how this is going to work out?" Link mumbledas he wrapped a large blanket around Dark's small body. "And why do you look so much like... me?"

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