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~Dark's POV~
The shadow smirked as he saw the princess retreat to her bed. That was much more fun than he had expected. He climbed down the wall silently, hiding in the brush at the bottom from the guards. The Princess was very pretty, now that he saw her for the first time up close, a chance most would kill to get. Actually, she wasn't pretty, she was beautiful. When the coast was clear, he darted from his hiding place, using the shadow's to shield him from the eyes of the guards, and left the grounds of Hyrule Castle. The rain had stopped, much to his disappointment. He liked the rain, he didn't know why, but he just did. Putting his brown cloak and hood back on, he began to walk to the entrance and exit of Castle Town, to Hyrule. On his way, he passed by a house that had one window open. Inside, was a mother telling the story of the Hero of Twilight to her children. They squealed gleefully, excited by the words. "And then, the Hero struck down the great evil, saving the world from complete, and perpetual twilight." She finished. Her children smiled and began saying promises to be the next heroes of Hyrule. Dark hissed quietly and continued his walk. Yes, he was jealous of Link. He was jealous of all the gratitude and reverence he was given. But one thing they didn't know about the story, was that there was one point left out: Him. Dark had helped people, for a price of course, but if anyone ever saw him, they screamed "Demon!" and would try and kill him. However, he wasn't that easy to kill, and got out of some tough scrapes. He hated everyone for that, and that hate, began to consume him. So he decided to focus on his work and mischief. For kicks, he decided to visit the princess in her chambers tonight, without invite, of course. He had so much fun in his opinion, that he might go again. Why not? He thought. I don't have anything better to do, and this just might be entertaining. He smirked, turned, and walked to a nearby inn to stay the night. Oh princess, you'll have so much fun for a few nights…
~Zelda's POV~
The next morning, Zelda woke up early, as she normally did, then began to get dressed. Although her body language seemed to show that she was fine, her mind was not. It kept wandering back to the strange black man in her room the night before. What was he? Was he a demon? She wondered. Zelda wasn't entirely sure what, or who he was. The most disturbing fact about him, was that he looked exactly like her hero, Link. Once she was completely dressed, she walked out of her room. Perhaps the Captain of the Guard may know something? I think I'll keep the details limited… she thought walking down the hall, towards the Captains area. When she arrived some minutes later, he greeted her with utmost courtesy. "You're Highness, what may I do for you today?" he asked. Zelda smiled a little. "I just came for some information, Captain." She responded. He beamed at her. He was a nice fellow, who had a bushy mustache, and wore the normal colors of the guard of silver and gray, but with a bit more chunks of armor. "Of course, you're Highness, what would you like to know?" He asked.
"I'd like to know if anything strange has been happening in the kingdom, rumors, anything."
The Captain thought for a moment, before replying. "Not that I can tell, you're Highness, everything seems to be at peace in all the provinces." Zelda nodded and bowed her head. "Thank you for your time Captain." He bowed his head in respect and turned to return to his duties. Zelda left and went to the library. How strange… She thought. Although the mysterious man had somewhat frightened her, a small part of her wanted to see him again.
~Dark's POV~
It wasn't long until it the sun was setting, and Dark had already made his way to the castle. He scaled the wall to the Princess's room, only to find that she wasn't there. He frowned. "Well, this was a complete waste of time…" he muttered, and began to go down. As he was going down, he caught a glimpse of light in a much larger room, the library. Curious, he teleported to one of the massive windows and looked in. There she was, pouring over some books. He smirked, then materialized in. "Well, feeling studious tonight Princess?" she gasped and stood up. He grinned, his fangs showing again. "Don't act so surprised, I thought you would've guessed that I'd be coming again." She stayed quiet for a bit, before answering. "Leave, or I'll call my guards." Her blue eye's appeared fierce, but a little hint of fear passed through them. Dark rolled his ruby eyes. "Are you really?" he asked. Zelda swallowed, but said nothing. However, her eyes gave away that she wasn't. He smirked triumphantly. "Knew it." She glared at him. "Who are you and what do you want?" she demanded. He chuckled, then with blinding speed, ran at her and nearly pinned her to the wall. He took one of his hands, and lifted her chin to look at him. "That, dear princess, is for you to find out."