AN: For Psychic Prince's and Link's Little Brother's inspirational contest. The pairing that is explicitly stated (as I don't know if I'll imply other pairings) is Ganondorf/Link. You also get to see a bit of my weird headcanon for the characters in modern day!AU.

Inspiration: My Crush Was a Monster Boy by Megpoid

Hearing everyone talk about Ganondorf and his eternal "loneliness", Link couldn't help but be interested in this new guy. As he watched the senior walk the halls by himself, entering the library shortly after, Link found that he wanted to know more about this man.

As he made his way to his next class, Link found that he was thinking about the new student more and more. He wanted to know what made Ganondorf forgo all types of interactions (and he knew that some of the girls had stated to him that they were interested), and he wanted to know what Ganondorf was hiding. With the way the man was acting, there was no way he could not be hiding something.

The last bell of the school year rang throughout the halls, and Link found himself saying "goodbye" to all his friends. Ignoring Zelda's call, as he was intent on finding out everything he could about Ganondorf, he soon found the junior (soon to be senior) walking away from the school.

Hoping that his "ninja abilities", as dubbed by Marth, would hold out, he stalked the Gerudo home, hoping to see his house. Instead of finding Ganondorf's house as he hoped, he found that he was buying ice cream.

It was calling out to him, Link thought, as he soon found himself buying ice cream. Licking it slowly, savoring the taste, the sophomore found himself in a new area beyond town. As he glanced around, trying to find a familiar building, but he couldn't see anything but the green field and the Gerudo with a horrifying creature.

He watched Ganondorf throw the ice cream he bought into the air, and the creature's jaw opened to snatch the ice cream right out of the air. His eyes wide with shock, Link could only stand in the wide, open field, petrified and amazed at the same time.

"We can keep this a secret, right?" The senior suddenly called, hoping that no one else would find out about his pet.

"Uh, sure," Link replied, thinking that he was lucky that his friends had thought that he had something else to do today (of course, he had made up the excuse weeks ago to avoid another "party" which could very well be the end of him.)

"I'm glad we could see eye-to-eye. It's rare that there's any newcomers to town, isn't that so?" Soon, Link found himself in a conversation with Ganondorf, talking about a variety of things that had one focal point—the town.

They talked about the people, his friends, the buildings and even some of its history. The monster soon placed itself right next to Link, bowing down and allowing Link to pet its mane. A sudden burst of clarity, a sudden burst of insight, had the blonde laughing about this situation.

When Ganondorf quirked an eyebrow, Link tried to stifle his laughter and explained. "I never thought I'd find myself with a monster boy. I mean, I heard legends of the Gerudo having monster as pets, but I never believed it. None of us did."

"So those rumors still exist… Does anyone in town believe it?" He had to know. Ganondorf needed to know if he had to hide his "pet" or if he was safe for now. Eventually, though, he would have to run away.

"Not that I know of. In fact, when the legend was first told, Marth scoffed as if saying that he wouldn't be fooled by such a tale." Link smiled slightly, remembering the old days where he and his friends would hang out and talk about trivial things that one couldn't remember an hour later.

"That's good." It helped to ease the Gerudo, those words of disbelief. Had anyone known of his pet, they would have tried to take him away and experiment on him—though he might have been part of a tribe known for its evil dictator (and named after him), he cared enough about "Ganon" to not want him to be captured and experimented on.

They sat in comfortable silence, enjoying the other's company, before Link realized how late it was. "Oh, I have to go! Um, could I come back here tomorrow?"

A slight smile made its way onto Ganondorf's face. "Of course. We'll be waiting here." As if it only occurred to him, he added, "What's your name?"

Already halfway across the field, Link replied, "My name is Link." After that, he disappeared into the trees, which would take him to the park that unknowingly held an enchanted area.

Double-checking the shield that protected Ganon, the Gerudo smiled at his pet. "Take care."

As he walked through the field, he noticed something that hadn't been there before. The field was plain, open, and now it held small, beautiful blue flowers. He bent down and picked one, hoping to see what it looks like.

Twisting it back and forth in the moonlight, the Gerudo found that it was natural, that there was no magic creating this. That only worried him more—magic would've been a more plausible explanation, as flowers didn't have the ability to grow on this field on their own.

"I wonder what could've brought such a flower here," Ganondorf murmured, planning on thoroughly investigating the next morning. Placing the flower he picked back on the ground, he left through the secret entrance (and not as secret exit). "Does Link know that I let him through to here?"

With that thought in mind, he made his way home, leaving the beast all alone. Ganon soon got up from his spot, and released a mighty roar that would've alerted the town of its presence had it not been for his master's magical ability.

It then made his way back to his nest in hopes of getting some sleep. As the beast closed his eyes, he found himself dreaming of the blonde that had treated him kindly, but called him a monster. Hoping to ignore the negative thoughts, the monster dwelled on the feel of his hands in his fur, slowly stroking it. Ganon was glad that his master allowed the blonde to visit tomorrow.