Still don't own Zelda. That's Nintendo. And I don't own 'Little Shop of Horrors' that Alan Manken and Howard Ashmen (Sorry if I spelled names)

**= change of point of veiw from me to Link or vice versa.

Chapter2-blood

"Catherine? Are you awake?"

I heard Link's voice say.

"I wanna go home…"

I mumbled weakly. But all that came out was: "Iwangohome…"

"What?"

W…Where am I? Hey can I please not die? I'm too young…

I heard laughter.

"Catherine I can't understand you, you're babbling."

"Oh really; well I can't tell seeing THAT I HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE PAIN THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE BODY!"

"I could see that. We're in Faron Woods. So I brought you to the tree we 'talked' at and bandaged you up."

Link responded, quite calmly seeing I was shouting at the top of my lungs.

"Why didn't I stay at the castle?"

"Laura said if you didn't get healed right away, you'd die."

"What happened to Patrick?"

"Ganondorf sent him to the dungeon. He almost killed you."

"He was trying to."

"How do you know?"

"Ok…dude really? Hello, he stabbed me a lot of times! I was scared."

I said in quite a blunt manner.

"You certainly didn't look like it. You looked like me."

That doesn't make any sense…we look nothing alike!

"Link…"

"What is it?"

"I…I feel all weak…"

"Drink some of this."

I opened my eyes. He held a bottle in front of me. I saw a red liquid inside it.

"Trust me… it may look odd to you, but it'll help with the pain and restore a little of your strength."

I opened my mouth and he slowly poured a little down my throat. Then he re-corked the bottle and put it away. He looked at me and smiled.

"Taste weird?"

"Uh-huh."

"You'll get used to it."

"What was that stuff Link?"

"I think it should be obvious."

"You gave me Red Potion?"

"Hey, it was either that or a fairy. And I don't have one at the moment. I used it on you earlier."

"You did?"

"You're pulse was weak. I was terrified for you."

I was quiet for a few seconds.

"You were terrified?"

Link turned his head toward me.

"Why wouldn't I be? You were dyeing!"

"But I thought you weren't supposed to get scared."

Link laughed again, he placed a hand on my shoulder. I turned my eyes toward his hand and stared…he was touching me…why is he touching me? Link makes Catherine uncomfortable.

"Even I can get scared. It's an emotion. Wither you believe it or not, I have those."

I giggled along with him, but along because I spoke in 3rd person in my head. I amuse myself. I turned my head from my thoughts.

"Why did you build a fire Link?"

"It was getting dark."

"Oh…"

"What's the matter?"

"I've never been in the woods at night."

"Don't get outside much perhaps?"

"Well…I stay in my room the whole day till night unless I gotta."

"What doesn't your brother drag you out?"

I shook my head really slow then spoke.

"…Uh uh."

"What about your sister then?"

"I don't reckon I's got one a those."

"You're an only child?"

I nodded.

"Don't your parents take you out on weekends?"

"Hardly ever do they do that."

"Oh…..I'm sorry for that."

"Uh….ok…."

Why would he be sorry for something like that? Or is he trying to converse with me? Ok, what's he tryin' ta pull? Link's isn't the chatterbox I wish he was. I felt his arm touch my shoulder closest to him.

"No touching me."

I pushed him away.

"Ok, ok Miss Bossy. So do you have any family that lives near you?"

"I have my family. And my older cousin kidnaps me sometimes."

"W-Wait, I'm sorry, kidnaps you?"

"She comes over and takes me around for the day and I sometimes spend the night at her house."

"Oh I see."

Well don't you sound awfully relived?

"And what about you're other cousins?"

"They live far away. Way far away. Like really, really, really, really, really, really, SUPER far away. So I only see 'em twice a year. Why?"

"Just wondering is all."

Link was quiet.

"Hey Link."

"Yes?"

"Why da ya carry around that shield around with ya?"

I asked as I looked at Link wonderingly as to how he could carry it around on his right arm all day.

"It's to protect myself."

"Doesn't it get heavy carrying it around all day?"

"No, not really, I'm used to it."

"Oh…so…why do you have ears like an elf? Are you one? Are you an elf? Do you have magical powers of happiness?"

I asked with a grin on my face. Of course I already know the answer; I just want to see how he reacts. Link just looked at me like I was crazy.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding Link. But why do you have pointy ears?"

"I have no clue…I've just always been this way."

"Don't Hylins have pointy ears so they can hear the voices of the Goddesses?"

Link turned sharply at me. Yeah, now I have your undivided attention thank you very much!

"How do you knowthat?"

"Uhhhh…ummm…"

"Welllll?"

"Zelda told me and my friends."

"I don't believe you."

"Fine, believe what you want to believe."

I'm a huge Zelda fan, mostly of Link. So I know almost everything about him. Does that make me a stalker? Heh….eeeehhhh…ick!

"Alright…although, I've been wondering, why do you watch me like an owl?"

"I dunno; maybe because I kind of look up to you in some ways."

I said as I put my head on the tree and shut my eyes.

"You've never had anyone to look up too?"

He asked me.

"I just never really did ok?"

I let out a yawn, I didn't mean too. It just happens ya know?

"I'll let you rest."

Is Link being sympathetic with me?

"But…..what about you Link?"

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Just sleep, you need it."

"…Night, Link."

I felt him pat my head.

"Touching me!"

"Sorry."

I had fallen into a light sleep; but I woke up soon after. I started to dose off again. It was early morning now, around 3 am. I suddenly heard Catherine talking in her sleep.

"G…..Get away from me!"

She yelled out.

"Catherine!"

I tapped her. She woke up with a fright.

"Are you alright?"

She was panting; her eyes were huge with fright.

"Catherine are you ok?"

I asked again.

"I'm fine…."

"You were yelling in your sleep. What happened?"

"I'm not really sure."

"Can you tell me what you remember?"

"I was in the middle of something; an argument of sorts. But it was in my view, I was there. Patrick was yelling at me; he was saying I was the hero, and that it was our destiny to fight each other. And then…..there was a flash of smoke….I remember hearing someone die. Then I woke up. Link…I'm frightened."

"It was only a dream Catherine."

I said to calm her down.

"It's not that…sometimes my dreams happen, I have visions of the future."

I was quiet. I thought only Hylins had the ability to see the future.

"Can you control it?"

"No, it just happens. I don't want my nightmare to happen Link."

She looked at me. Her eyes were a mixture of fright and worry. I looked back at her with concern.

"I promise you, I won't let it happen."

She scooted closer to me. I could tell she was thinking on what may be in store; we were both worried. I prodded the embers of the fire that was flaming hours ago with a stick. I sighed to myself; I should show it to her.

"Catherine, I want you to see something."

"What Link?"

I reached beside me and showed her the Master Sword.

"How did you get the sword back Link!"

"Simple, I snatched it from Patrick when he dropped it. I want to ask you something, why did you want to get the sword from him?"

"I knew he was corrupted by evil. The sword can't be touched by evil; I wanted to place it back in the pedestal."

"I thought you wanted to wield it?"

"Only you can Link, you're the hero, I'm just a girl."

"You're everything but that. You know if I were asked if I had to save Hyrule again, and I died, I'd ask you to save Hyrule in my place."

"W-What?"

"You remind me a lot of myself. I don't know why, you just do."

"That's kinda random don't ya think?"

I heard her breath in pain.

"What is it?"

"My hand…"

I gently took her left hand and un-wrapped it. What we saw shocked us.

"Patrick carved the Triforce into my left hand?"

"I think I know why."

She looked at me.

"In your dream, he said you were the Hero of Time. He attacked you without mercy and gave you…something that sounds like me. I believe he thinks you're my reincarnation."

She was silent with shock and fear.

"I can't be you, It's just…impossible."

"I know that, it's because we're so alike."

Then she grabbed the Master Sword and tried to stand.

"Catherine you're injured! If you move too suddenly you could hurt yourself even more!"

"That doesn't matter right now."

She placed her hand on the truck and pulled herself up, I leapt to my feet. She stood then tried to walk. I could see pain shoot up her left side and she fell on her knee. I darted to her and caught her.

"Catherine, don't scare me like that! You could hurt yourself even more."

"I have to put the sword back in the pedestal! That's where it belongs! I can't let anyone get it!"

Catherine gave me a determined look and wriggled from my arms. She began to walk; she went about 10 steps before she fell again. I went to her side. I smiled a small smile at her.

"You are as stubborn as I am."

I let her lean on me as I walked her back. But then she stomped on my foot and darted away.

"CATHERINE! GET BACK HERE!"

"Make me!"

"CAAATHERIIINE!"

I roared after her, but she completely ignored me.

I sighed to myself.

"I guess I'll have to play your little game won't I, you little devil?"

I stalked after her.

I ran off deeper in the woods. I didn't see him behind me. Link isn't following me? This is new!

"I gotta get the sword back…but…what if I get attacked again? Oh wait…duh! I hit 'em with this! Heh, I'm so smart!"

I went deeper into the woods. Suddenly I stopped. I heard something…then a Deku Baba had to shoot out of its hiding place and try to chomp at me! Luckily I jumped back about 5 ft from its range.

"Stupid…why in the heck did you try bitin' me?"

I yelled at the plant. It just wavered back and forth with…green drool…hanging from its mouth.

"Blech; It looks like that plant from 'Little Shop of Horrors'. What was it called again; oh well…how do I kill this thing again...Oh yeah! I cut it."

Suddenly the plant lunged at me! It was drawing closer…about to hit me…and I got pulled out of the way and it got slashed! I saw Link standing there. Man he caught up with me! Link turned to me. He wasn't happy…he looked ticked…REALLY ticked. I'm in over my head now…eek.

"Do you know how stupid that was of you? To run off while injured and face something as deadly as that?" "But it's not…"

"Maybe in your mind a Deku Baba isn't! But this is not your imagination! This is real! You have a 99% chance of dying without a weapon! You don't go running around in the middle of the night, thinking this is some fairy tale, because it's not!"

"But Link I was fi…"

"Catherine I don't care if you thought you were fine! You could have gotten yourself killed!"

"Ok, ok, Mother…"

"WHAT'D YOU JUST CALL ME?"

Link grabbed me by the collar and pulled me up to his face. He was fuming! If he was Donald Duck steam would come out his ears and I'd hear a train and he'd be red. He glared as he locked eyes with me. I looked away from him, he was scaring me now.

"Catherine look at me."

I didn't turn my head.

"Look at me."

I still didn't turn.

"CATHERINE LOOK ME IN THE EYE WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!"

He shouted in my ears. I snapped my head to look at him in a second. I think my eyes grew wide with fear.

"Don't go running off again unless I'm with you. Understood?"

"Y…yes sir…"

That was the only thing I could think of to say at the moment.

"Good…now come on."

I walked through the woods with Catherine at my heels. She was much quieter than normal…perhaps…I was a bit too harsh on her? But did she have to call me 'Mother'? Honestly, kids these days….. She had her head tilted to the ground. When we got back she sat on the other side facing the moon. I went around watching what she was doing. Her knees were hugged against her and she was resting her face in her hands.

"You should get to sleep. You need to heal."

"But Link…"

"Don't 'But Link' me. Now go to sleep."

"No."

"Catherine…"

"No!"

She suddenly yelled at me. Her eyes were narrowed and her mouth open a little to revel one side of her teeth.

"I don't have to take orders from you! You're not my parent!"

"I'm only doing what's best for you. You need protection."

"I don't need protection! I'm smart! And you don't know what's best for me!"

She stuck her tongue out at me and turned around.

"Gee, you're real mature huh?"

Catherine began grumbling in a low voice, but loud enough I could hear what she was saying.

"I want to be able to do things myself! I'm not a little kid anymore! Just because I'm short and don't know about a lot of stuff doesn't mean I can't do anything."

Know about a lot of stuff? What does she mean? I have to wonder what was on her mind.