This is like, an extremely important A/N for me to do it on the first chapter. READ AND LISTEN UP.

Okay, so, this story is a remake of *The Darkness of the Hero*. Well, if you can call it that. This story is completely different from the original. This story is a MAJOR AU. It's mostly Twilight Princess characters, but there are characters from other games too. This story is completely dedicated to NekoKitty13, who actually cared enough about my discontinued story to review. Of course, I replied, and we had a long conversation PM-wise. (72+ messages, just to let you know)

In the end, Neko-chan ended up convincing me to write this, and I've been working on it since yesterday.

Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda. If I did, Dark Link wouldn't die in the Water Temple and would be kidnapping Zelda all the time instead of Ganondorf.


Chapter 1

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

I groaned, still half asleep. I rolled over in my bed.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

I grabbed my pillow and used it to try and cover my ears, but it didn't block the sound at all.

BEEP! BEEP! BE-

"SHUT UP!" I threw my pillow at the alarm clock forcefully, effectively knocking it to the floor. I grabbed the end of my covers and pulled them up over my head. I did not want to go to school today.

I heard my mom open my bedroom door, turn on the lights, and walk in. "Link," she said calmly, tugging lightly on my covers. "It's time to wake up."

I slowly moved the covers from my head, my eyes just barely visible. "Five more minutes?" I asked.

She smiled softly and said, "Zelda's here."

I jolted up, throwing the covers aside. "Zelda's here?! Now?! What time is it?" I looked over at my dresser expecting to see my clock, but instead I saw an empty spot. I remembered throwing my pillow at the clock and knocking it to the floor. I sighed and got out of bed, picking my pillow and my clock up off the floor. I didn't even want to look at it; I didn't need to if Zelda was here. My mom walked out of the room, and right before she closed the door she said with a wink, "Link, you better hurry. You know how Zelda gets."

What she really meant was, if I didn't get ready soon enough, my breakfast would be gone. It was a bet Zelda and I made. If one person is earlier than the other, they get to eat the other person's breakfast. And since Zelda is always early, I had to change that phrase, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." It's now, "Lunch is the most important meal of the day." Sometimes, if I'm lucky, I get to eat at least half my breakfast.

My mom says it's bad for me.

Zelda says it's a way to make me get up on time.

I say I'm hungry.

I nodded and moved to my closet to get my uniform. I don't mind the school's uniform it's just... Why can't it have more green in it? I shook my head to clear my thoughts and slipped on the navy blue dress pants. I grabbed my black belt and pulled it through the pant's loops. I may not like the uniform as much as I should, but... I should be happy... The girls have to wear the same thing, but with skirts and knee-high socks. Those things look tight. I shook my head again and slipped on the shirt, buttoning up the front folding the collar up. I then paused. Where was my tie? I looked back in my closet and it wasn't there. I looked on the dresser, and in it, and I began to panic. I had to have the tie! I looked around frantically, zooming around my room.

I heard Zelda fuss from downstairs. "Link, hurry, or we'll miss the bus!"

"I'll be down in a few!" I called back. I dropped to the floor and frowned. I stuck my hand under my bed and pulled out my navy blue tie and my black shoes. I sighed and fixed the tie, and then the collar. After all that, it was under my bed the whole time? I rolled my eyes at myself for not looking under there sooner. I pulled some socks out of my drawer and put them on, my shoes coming on shortly after.

I was lacing up my shoes when I heard a soft knock on my door. "Come in." I said.

Zelda walked in and smiled, holding a piece of bacon and a biscuit in her hands. I looked up at her after I was done with my shoes and sighed. "I was too late again?" I asked.

Zelda smirked and nodded. "You got lucky today. I was full so I decided I would let you have this biscuit and this bacon." She handed the food to me.

"Why do you always get to eat my breakfast?" I asked her, taking the biscuit and the bacon gladly.

"Because I'm always early." She replied.

"How are you always early?" I asked, tearing the bacon into little pieces, opening the biscuit, and putting the bacon bits inside.

She sighed. "I have an alarm clock."

I frowned and closed my biscuit. "I do too."

She just looked at me. "No, Link. I mean a human alarm clock." She shook her head.

I just looked right back at her, confused. "A human alarm clock?" I took a bite out of my biscuit.

She let out a small giggle before saying, "A.K.A. Ilia."

"Oh..." I said, finally understanding. Ilia was Zelda's little sister. She's really adorable, but she can be really obnoxious and stubborn too. So, naturally, she likes to bug Zelda. Honestly, I find it amusing, but I don't laugh around Zelda because then I would only get an icy glare and the silent treatment for the rest of the day. I learned that lesson the hard way. And when she couldn't bother Zelda, she moved on to the next person. And if I was over at Zelda's house when that time came, I became Ilia's next target of assault. It really isn't that bad. I always wondered how it gets under Zelda's skin, because I think it's absolutely adorable. "I need one of those human alarm clocks too..." I said, returning back to the conversation.

"You already have one!" Zelda smiled brightly.

I raised an eyebrow. "And who would that be?"

She smiled even more and pulled me up. "Me!" She laughed and started making loud beeping noises. "BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!"

I sighed and laughed along. "Where's the snooze button?" I joked, poking her in the shoulder.

She shook her head and swatted my hand away. "That's the thing about human alarm clocks- we don't have a snooze button!" She gleefully continued beeping I smirked.

I plucked my pillow from the bed. "If human alarm clocks don't have snooze buttons, then I'll make one!"

She continued beeping, but not as loudly. "Beep! Beep. Beep... Be- ah!"

I threw my pillow at her; not knocking her to the ground but successfully making her stumble back a few steps. I smirked and proclaimed, "Alarm Clock Battles Status! Link, one; Zelda, zero."

Zelda looked at me like I was crazy. "So this is a game now?!"

My smirk grew into a smile and I said, "Not only is this a game, but it's a game I know I can win!"

She frowned at my remark. "We'll see about that." She said, throwing my pillow at me.

I caught it and tossed it back onto the bed. I walked over to the small, bright green couch in my room and picked up my school bag. I slung it over my shoulder and walked by Zelda, who looked like she was plotting my defeat. "By the way, that biscuit was good." I smiled and walked out the door.

I was halfway down the stairs when Zelda finally realized that I left and came running down the hall after me. "H-hey, Link! Wait up!"

I just walked down the stairs faster, and when I came to the kitchen, I ran inside and gave my mom a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you after school!" I said with a smile.

"Bye, Link! Have a nice day!" She called after me. I grabbed my keys from the desk near the door, put them in the front pocket of my bag, and walked out of the door. As soon as I closed the door, I heard it open again. I didn't turn around, or, I didn't have enough time to turn around before I felt Zelda jump on my back.

"You can't escape me!" She said in my ear.

I laughed. "Okay, I give. Please got off of me."

Her hand reached up and tugged on my ear lightly, and I grumbled and swatted her hand away. "You know I don't like it when you mess with my ears..." I warned.

She just giggled and said, "Oh, Link. You know you love me!"

We laughed and started walking. But she's still on me, I thought. "Umm... Zelda..."

"Yes, Link?"

"Could you... you know... get off my back?"

"No can do."

I looked over my shoulder at her. "Why not?" I whined.

She just laughed. "I have to wait until you admit that I won this round."

I looked at her questioningly. "What do you mean?"

"I have to wait until you admit that I won this round of the game!"

"What game, Zelda?" I asked, starting to slow down my walking pace.

"The game that I know I'll always win!" She chirped.

I shot her a glare from over my shoulder. "What makes you so sure?"

She sighed. It was one of those annoyed kind of sighs that said, Do I really have to explain this to you? She began to explain anyways. "I know I'll always win because, in order to win this game, you have to be the first person to jump on the other person's back. I will always win because you can't jump on my back without hurting me, but you can support me on your back effortlessly. So I win."

"That is so true." I said, not even in the mood to start a playful argument. "Fine, you win. Will you please get off me now?"

"Sure thing." She said with a giggle. She got off of me and I took a deep breath. Now I have one more game that she can always beat me at. I could already tell this was going to be a long day.


So, did you like? I hope I can update the next chapter soon. Thanksgiving Break just ended today, and I have to go to school tomorrow. I wish I cold be like Link and throw my pillow at my alarm clock. But with my suckish aim, I'll hit the TV instead. And then my mom will kill me. And if I die, I won't be able to continue tis story. SO I WON'T THROW THE PILLOW.