A/N: Edited at 23.8.2013. Fixed misspellings and such.
I know that Dark Link and Shadow Link are two different things but if you think about it... How does Dark Link appear into the Water Temple's room if not by being a shadow at somewhere?
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This IS continuation for CaH!
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WEEK AFTER NEW YEAR'S EVE
CHAPTER 2: Friday
Dark glanced at Link. The Hero was still asleep and the dark Hylian smiled at that. "I'm glad he's not worrying about tomorrow." He thought while sighing quietly. "I really don't know what to do or say, though... I just wish I would know what's the right choice for tomorrow." Dark continued but shook his head. The dark Hylian closed his eyes and returned back into his memories about the week.
It had been quite snowy day. The snowing had started early in the night and continued through the day. And there was really harsh wind going around so no-one was actually too eager to go outside. Neither was Link.
The Hero woke up bit shivering. "Damn. I hate this kind of days." He mumbled while looking out of the window. Dark opened his eyes bit frowning.
"Why?" The dark Hylian asked bit confused. Link sighed sadly.
"Because it's cold and there's no chance of me going out to that weather." The Hero replied bit exaggerated.
"Why?" Dark repeated still puzzled. Link deadpanned and looked at him.
"You really like to keep asking that question, huh?" He asked quietly. Dark frowned but soon grinned.
"So?" The dark Hylian questioned. Link facepalmed. Dark chuckled a little. "But honestly, what's so bad about the weather?" He asked and sat up bit better. Link sighed.
"Like I said, it's cold. And with that wind going on and throwing snow around like that... I just don't like it." He replied slightly grimly. Dark shrugged.
"So, don't go out then. As simple as that." He said and looked outside. "Besides, it's fun to listen to it, at least." The dark Hylian continued quietly. Link was bit startled but soon he smiled.
"Such a kid... But better that than something else." The Hero thought and stretched a bit. "How about we'd practice a bit of sword fighting today?" Link suggested.
Dark turned to look at him straight off. "Really?" He asked and the Hero nodded bit confused. "You think I can't fight with my sword, huh?" The dark Hylian asked while narrowing his eyes.
"W-What?!" Link half shouted. "NO! That's not what I meant!" He shouted. "Practicing is good in more ways than one. And it doesn't mean that I'd think you wouldn't know how to fight with a sword. Hell, you're equal with me in sword fighting!" The Hero continued straight off. "Shit, he really IS like a child." Link thought and fought against the urge to facepalm.
"Right... Um... Sorry..." Dark said and dropped his gaze down to the bed in shame. "I... Well, I kinda haven't been training before..." He continued and shrugged. "Sorry." The dark Hylian whispered again. He knew he wasn't thoroughly truthful with his words but then again he didn't keep it as a training but as a fight for life. Plus, not to mention that he was certain that the training Link was actually talking about was thoroughly different compared to what Dark remembered from his past.
Link sighed. "Nah, it's okay. Come on. Let's change clothes and head for the training area." He continued with slight smile. Dark nodded and was fast to get up from the bed. "At least he likes to fight with a sword... I really gotta explain a lot to him." Link thought while getting up from the bed too and start to do it.
Soon the two Hylians were walking through the hallway towards the practice are with their swords and shields. Link led the way and opened the door when they reached the room. He went in first and used well practiced Din's Fire to lit the candles in the room. Dark closed the door after him and looked around bit awed.
"So, this is the practice room. Or at least one of them." Link explained while going to the middle of the room. "Just simple fight. No magic or other weapons than sword and shield. This okay with you?" He asked while taking out his weapons. Dark nodded and took out his sword and shield.
"How hard are we up to the fight?" The dark Hylian asked carefully while thinking out a strategy. Link shrugged.
"Your choice." He replied smiling. Dark nodded and frowned a bit while thinking it out.
"To first blood?" He asked and Link nodded. The words was something he had heard other guards state out when he had seen them practice out a bit during his exploration trips around the castle.
"Or when one can't go on anymore." The Hero continued. He knew that Dark had no trouble with the fight itself but with the stamina. He wasn't eager to wound the dark Hylian if he lost his strength before either one of them had managed to get a strike in.
"Fine by me." Dark replied and started to run towards Link. The Hero had no problems of avoiding the attack. He kept backing off while the dark Hylian swung his sword at him. After a while, though, Link let the swords clang together and finally started his own attacks.
Dark matched the strikes from hit to hit. Swords clang hard while they both thought out a way to win. The attacks were strong and precise. The two Hylians put everything into the fight yet made sure they were able to stop the attack if needed.
Suddenly Link came hard towards Dark. The darker Hylian was forced to back off. He jumped few times backwards with a somersault in the air before going for side but Link was ready. He changed the move of his sword real fast and knocked Dark to ground. Before the darker Hylian had a chance to get up, Link was already over him and pointed the tip of his sword at Dark's throat.
"I guess I won this round." Link said with a slight grin. Dark sighed but let the Hero help him back up. "Yet, it was just pure luck on my side." Link continued and took bit of distance between him and Dark. "Shall we continue?" He asked grinning.
Dark narrowed his eyes and readied for the next round. He attacked with full force and got Link to back off. Soon their swords clang together again but this time the dark Hylian didn't back off even one bit. He kept on forcing Link to back off while bounding his sword at the Hero's shield.
Before Link even realized it, he had backed off to a wall. Dark hit his sword against the shield with his whole strength and forced Link to move the shield off of his way. The Hero brought his sword forward but Dark avoided the attack and struck it aside. Right after that he came to keep Link against the wall with his whole body while bringing the edge of the sword to Link's throat.
Link blinked bit in surprise before gasping. The blade was right at his skin. "Uh... Dark, you won already... The sword's bit too close for my comfort..." The Hero said bit scared about the situation. What worried him even more than the blade was the look on the dark Hylian's face. Link hadn't seen that grin before but it was mix of pleasure and smirk of evil.
"...Huh?" Dark asked, blinked few times and backed off in a flash when he realized the situation. "Oh crap! I'm sorry, Link! I'm really sorry! I don't know what got into me!" He half shouted in fear and shock.
Link sighed in relief and relaxed a bit. "It's okay. No harm done." He said and chuckled a bit. "That was really great work, though." The Hero continued and smiled a bit.
Dark sighed and dropped his gaze down. "I'm sorry, Link... I—Ah!" He started but suddenly fell to his knees while holding his head.
"YOU HAD HIM RIGHT THERE! WHAT IN HELL'S NAME GOT YOU TO PULL OFF!?"
Dark shut his eyes tightly while trying his hardest to push the screaming voice out of his head. "DARK!" Link shouted, dropped his weapons and rushed straight to the dark Hylian. He hugged Dark straight off but he didn't seem to notice anything around him.
"I know... And that's what freaks me out." Dark replied quietly, shook his head and forced his eyes open. "You nearly got me to do it but I won't let that happen." He continued and took once a deep breath.
"Dark?" Link called worriedly. The dark Hylian was startled and he turned around real fast while the Hero let go of him. "Are you alright? What happened?" He asked quietly. Dark sighed and relaxed a bit. He turned around and leaned against Link's chest. The Hero circled his arms back around the darker Hylian.
"I'm okay now, thanks." Dark replied quietly while closing his eyes. Link laid his head to the darker Hylian's shoulder. "I just had bit of migraine..." The dark Hylian continued in a whisper.
"You sure you're okay? It looked quite harsh." Link asked while still feeling worried. Dark took once a deep breath while relaxing even more.
"Yeah... I guess I just got bit freaked out about the situation..." The dark Hylian explained and shrugged a bit.
"Well, I'm glad this is just for practice." Link replied with slight chuckle. "I doubt I could win you anymore in real fight." He continued and closed his eyes with slight smile.
Dark's expression darkened a bit. "You should learn to win me, Link... Just in case..." He whispered quietly.
"Nah, there's no need for it. We're not going to end up into different sides." Link answered still smiling. Dark shook his head.
"But what if I'd end up under a spell or something?" He asked worriedly. Link tightened the grip and shook his head.
"Not a chance, Dark. I won't let that happen." The Hero replied. Dark opened his eyes and dropped his gaze to the floor.
"But, what if, Link?" The dark Hylian asked quietly.
"Then I'd find a way to knock some sense into your head." Link replied grinning.
"What if that won't work?" Dark continued on. Link huffed and shook his head.
"First of all it's not going to happen. Second, it could happen to me too. Third, I'd make it work. And four, I doubt you would fight me anymore into death." Link stated as firmly as he could.
"How can you be so sure about all that?" Dark asked and glanced at Link. Link grinned widely.
"Because we're bros. And care for each other. That has to mean something in or out of spell." The Hero replied smugly. Dark chuckled.
"I hope that works if we'd end up into such a situation." He said and stood up. Link was bit startled but followed real fast. "So, we're currently in tie... How about third round to come up with a winner?" Dark asked with a small smile. Link answered to the smile real fast and nodded.
The third fight was long and hard. The swords kept on clanging together over and over again. They avoided and blocked with equal fashion without getting a winner out of the fight. But there was one thing that started to bring out the winner of the practice.
No matter how well the two Hylians matched each other's strikes and strength, Dark didn't have Link's stamina. He was getting tired and Link saw it long before the dark Hylian even realized what was happening. The attacks started to lose their strength and speed. Dark started to back off more than attack while searching for a chance to strike.
Eventually Link tackled him back to the floor and came over him. "This is actually the reason you need more practice, Dark. You're lacking the stamina." Link said with slight grin. Dark growled at him but sighed then and just lay there.
"Fine. You got a point in there." The dark Hylian said while catching his breath. Link chuckled and came to sit next to him.
"With time you will match me on everything. Just give it time and chance. The more you practice, the better you'll be." Link advised with a smile. Dark had already closed his eyes but he nodded. "Come on, let's take fast shower and then to eat. We can practice more later." The Hero said while standing up and offering his hand to the dark Hylian.
Dark sighed but accepted the help. Link pulled him up and started to lead the dark Hylian out of the training area. They returned to their room and changed bit of clothes after washing up. After that they headed towards the kitchen.
Luckily it was empty and the two Hylians had a chance to eat what they wanted to. "Just for warning, you'll be bit of sore tomorrow." Link said after a while. Dark raised an eyebrow at that. "Trust me, with hard enough practice comes a slight price but it'll be worth it eventually." The Hero continued with slight smile. Dark just nodded but dropped the topic there.
After the food they climbed up to the highest tower. Link had no problems on getting to there but Dark was getting tired. "Man, why does this have to be so hard?" He mumbled and growled a bit when Link chuckled.
"Because you need bit more of practice." The Hero replied smiling and went straight to sit down to the windowsill. Dark followed him and sighed in slight relief of getting to sit down.
Link chuckled a bit. Dark glanced at him bit angrily but closed then his eyes and leaned backwards to the window. "So, what now?" He asked quietly while trying to relax. The Hero shrugged and turned to look outside of the window.
"I'm not sure but we could go back to practicing with swords." He suggested. Dark whined a bit which only got Link to chuckle again. "Or we could stay here for a while to let you calm down." The Hero continued and grinned a bit.
"The second idea sounds good." Dark mumbled while slowly falling asleep. Link shook his head and sighed.
"To think that he can match me in fighting and yet he's not too eager to practice... Maybe I could change that..." The Hero thought and started to grin a bit. "You know, Dark..." He started but when he glanced at the darker Hylian, it was clear that he had fallen asleep. Link chuckled and shook his head. "Okay... I'll let him sleep for a while." He thought and turned back to the snowy scenery that was full of flying snow.
"YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHADOW! CAN'T YOU MATCH HIM ON ANYTHING ANYMORE?!"
Dark gasped and nearly fell down from the windowsill. "Dark!" Link called and came right in front of him. The darker Hylian blinked few times in shock before sighing, closing his eyes and leaning backwards to the window again. "Are you alright?" The Hero asked worriedly.
Dark sighed again and nodded. "Yeah... Just stupid nightmare..." He whispered quietly. Link sighed in relief and nodded while getting back up. "You know, bit more of practice might be a good idea..." The dark Hylian whispered and looked at Link.
Link nodded smiling. "Okay. Sword fight or something else?" He questioned. Dark just shrugged. "Okay, I'd say sword fight then." The Hero stated and turned towards the door. The dark Hylian took once a deep breath before following Link out of the tower and back to the training area.
"Same rules?" Dark questioned while taking out his sword and shield. Link nodded while getting ready for the fight.
The start of the fight was simple. The hits were easy and they let the swords clang once again against each other. Slowly things started to go further. They needed to avoid the strikes and back off from there. They went off for every little chance to strike but so far neither had gotten a hit in.
The fight kept on going for several hours. "Just keep on coming, Dark! I know you're getting tired but don't let go. Not yet, at least!" Link encouraged him when he noticed that the dark Hylian was starting to get tired.
"You just want an easy win!" Dark replied in bit of growl and attacked. Link avoided the strike easily but didn't attack against the dark Hylian even though he would've had one of the easiest chances he could ever get. Dark turned around as fast as he could but knew that it wasn't fast enough in real fight.
"That's not what I'm trying in here." Link answered. "I'm just trying to teach you a bit." He continued while jumping backwards to avoid the next strike.
"Yeah right!" Dark shouted and did a fast spin attack but missed without even a chance of striking. The dark Hylian growled and ran for an attack. Link shook his head and avoided easily. "Dam it! Just stay put so I can do at least something!" Dark shouted angrily.
Link laughed and shrugged. "Fine by me." He replied grinning and instead of avoiding, he blocked the next strike. "Is this better, then?" The Hero asked calmly without putting much of strength into keeping the sword at bay.
Dark growled again and bounded the sword against Link's sword over and over again with whole his strength. "That won't do much of help for ya, Dark. You'll just get yourself even more tired." Link told without faltering even once underneath the attacks.
Eventually Link sighed, moved fast away from the attack and came behind the dark Hylian. He didn't need to be too fast when he already took a grip of Dark from behind and brought his sword over to the dark Hylian's throat. "You're really having a long way to go, Dark." Link whispered bit disappointed about the situation. Dark sighed in defeat and dropped his sword and shield.
"PATHETIC!"
Dark flinched but kept his gaze in the ground. Link let go of the dark Hylian and came in front of him. "Hey, don't take it so hard." The Hero said bit sadly. "You do know that I've been fighting nearly whole my life. I started about the age of seven. I went from easy monsters to hard ones. I've gone through the same practice but yet bit differently." He explained and took up Dark's sword.
"Come on. I think this is enough for today." Link said while offering the sword to Dark. The dark Hylian just nodded while taking the sword and sheathing it. After that he bent down to get the shield. Link watched him bit sadly. "I promise that with time you'll get lot better. You got the technique and strength, you're just missing the stamina." He explained as carefully as he could.
Dark nodded and followed Link out of the room once again. "I know you're tired, Dark, so you can wash up first. I doubt there'd be anything else for today so getting to bed isn't that of bad idea." Link said when they got back to their room.
Dark stayed silent and just walked straight to wash up. Link sighed and went to open the bed. "I wasn't that of hard on him, was I?" He thought bit worriedly. "Hey, Dark!" The Hero called out to the dark Hylian when he heard the water being closed off.
"Yeah?" Dark replied even though he would've rather stayed quiet for the rest of the day.
"You do realize that I didn't mean anything bad, right? I really didn't mean to hurt you. I'm just trying to help." Link told slightly worriedly.
Dark sighed but smiled a bit. "Yeah, I know, Link." He replied bit more calmly than before.
"Good. I might be bit harsh from time to time but I really don't mean to hurt you. Just don't take it too hard on yourself, just know that I care about you and want to help you. Alright?" Link continued bit happier and glanced towards the washing area when Dark came out. The darker Hylian nodded with slight smile. The Hero walked up to him and hugged him straight off. "I'm sorry if I was harsh, Dark. I really didn't meant it." He whispered quietly.
Dark sighed but circled his arms around the Hero. "I know, Link. No worries with that." He replied with a slight smile.
"Just get to bed. If it's okay with you, we can continue tomorrow." Link said with a smile. Dark nodded.
"Yeah, sounds like a good plan." He replied, went to the bed and fell asleep very quickly. Link watched him for a while before going to wash up. Soon after that he too went to sleep.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
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