Round 2, because those damn bunnies won't leave my brains alone! As before, look out for crack and OCness. I'll warn you about an AU above the song.
Disclaimer: I own the copies of the songs that inspired this. I also own several plot bunnies, but if anyone wants them, they're welcome to the little bastards.
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Brave Sir Robin- Spamalot
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Link ran screaming far far away.
Navi looked at Sheik curiously. "What did you tell him that made him go running so fast?" she squeaked.
Sheik shrugged. "I just told him what to expect in the temples…"
I'm Too Sexy- Right Said Fred Link wears a purple tunic in Melee, so he picked it up somewhere, right?
"What do you think of my new tunic?"
Choke. "What is that….that THING?"
Spin. "What, you don't like the color?"
"It's….It's purple."
"So you don't like it." Tears.
"Link, you're being ridiculous." Sigh. "Since you're the one wearing it, you look wonderful."
Squeal. Hug. "Sheik, you're so sweet!"
Sigh. "Thank you. Now can you please put on your green tunic again?"
7 Minutes in Heaven- Fall Out Boy AU Another one of Midna's parties!
Midna was throwing another party and of course she would insist on playing childish party games that were meant to hook the partygoers up, if only for a night. If nothing else, Midna considered herself an expert matchmaker. "Now," she announced gleefully, "Sheik, it's time for you to join your…boyfriend…in the closet! Remember, 7 minutes and I'll be timing it. Have fun!" With that, she pushed Sheik into the closet.
"Oof."
"Sorry Link. Might as well make the best of our time in here I guess. I, I'll uh, just face the door and you can face the wall if you'd like." Sheik uncomfortably turned away from his crush. "Mmmph!" he almost immediately moaned as Link kissed him. "Yes, we should make the best of our 7 minutes in heaven, shouldn't we?" he asked huskily.
GO!- FLOW
Fighting dreamers. Wasn't that an odd phrase, Link reflected. He thought he knew something of fighting and of dreaming, after spending 7 years sleeping and an additional year fighting Ganondorf. But he thought that the real fighting dreamer was Sheik. He had sacrificed so much for a dream, a dream of a peaceful Hyrule and a princess restored to her rightful place. He had fought hard too, harder than anyone gave him credit. Almost as hard as Link himself. So Link came to the gravesite that so few knew about in Kakariko to pay homage to the real fighting dreamer, the unsung Hero.
Gravity- Dresden Dolls
Sheik moaned as he was slammed into the unforgiving ground again. The Hero frowned in concern at him. "Sheik, we can stop if you want," he offered.
Sheik shook his head stubbornly as he carefully pried himself off the ground. "No, I'll survive. I need to learn hand to hand combat as you Hylians use it. My Sheikah training covered covert hand to hand fighting, but obviously that won't always work. So I need to learn to fight like you."
Link resumed his stance. "I understand," he stated. "Now, come at me again and I'll show you where you went wrong last time…"
Wait- Sweeny Todd
"Patience," Link grumbled, kicking a pebble. "Patience. That's all he says. I'm tired of being patient! I want to attack Ganondorf now."
Sheik dropped down in front of Link as if he'd been there the entire time. "Link. I know you are impatient, but now is the time that all will be revealed. Go to the Temple of Time." He disappeared just as mysteriously as Link blinked. "Finally," he muttered, whistling for Epona.
Transistor Jim- Dropkick Murphys AU, Sheik and Link run a morning radio show in college.
"OK Hyrule Tech! How are you all feeling out there this lovely morning? To start out your morning right, we have some Dropkick Murphys for you. Here's Transistor Jim!" Link hit the buttons that started the song and grinned at this co-anchor. "Ready to start the show Sheik?"
"Mmmm. Not particularly, but I was up last night studying."
"Oooh, poor baby," Link teased. "Too bad, since the masses, and our professor, demand the radio show go on."
"I hate this class. It's not even related to my major," Sheik grumbled.
"Like I said, too bad." Link turned on his microphone as the song ended. "That was the Dropkick Murphys. Remember they'll be at the Convocation Center Oct. 11th…"
Dr. Jones- Aqua AU, Fall vacation in Mexio!
Link couldn't shake the feeling that he was going to regret leaving Mexico. What had started out as a vacation to relieve the tension of his job was turning into something else, and turning quickly. Since it was the off season, the only other tourists were a dark skinned man with shockingly red hair and his fiancée, a fair, blond woman. And him. The tanned boy with piercing eyes and blond hair. The boy the that was going to keep him here in spirit, if not in reality.
"Good morning," the boy greeted and Link's heart flipped.
"Morning," he mumbled.
These are the Days of Our Lives- Queen Directly follows the last drabble.
"How long are you here for?" the boy asked him.
"I'm only here for a few more days," Link told him regretfully. "How long are you here?"
"I leave tomorrow. I saw you staring whenever you saw me, and I figured I should at least say hello before I left," the boy explained shyly.
"Oh." Link told himself not to be disappointed. He knew this vacation would have to end sooner or later. Pushing away the disappointment, he talked to the boy and learned two very important things: He was a college student at Hyrule Tech at Kakariko, and he was majoring in business like Link. They spent the entire day together, talking, packing, and doing last minute shopping for his aunt and Link's roommate/best friend. They parted that night with a kiss and a promise to see each other more once they returned stateside.
The Stoop- Little Jackie
Amazing how a temple that had no furnishings beyond a carpet could come to feel like home. Link didn't fit inside his old home in the Kokiri forest, and the others didn't remember him anyway. Besides, he thought as he sat on the steps to the Temple of Time and stretched, home was where the heart was and since Sheik had his heart, he had no home beyond that of a wandering, mysterious guide. The Temple of Time was where Sheik had first met him and would have special significance just for that.
I'm Waiting- All American Rejects
Waiting. Sheik was always waiting for Link at the temples. He didn't understand it. How could Sheik have so much knowledge of each temple, so much foresight to know where Link would be next, so much patience to wait for him? More importantly, why did Sheik constantly wait for Link? Surely the Guide had other duties. Surely he needed to eat and sleep. He could not sustain himself entirely outside the temples waiting for Link. Could he?
You Gotta Go- Chase the Sun
"Go," he spat at me. I was bewildered, but I bowed my head anyway. "As you wish," I murmured. "If I may be so bold, may I enquire as to why you are throwing me out?"
He stared strangely at me for a moment. "Because," he finally said, "Because you aren't Her."
"The princess?" I asked.
"Yes," he hissed. "You deceived me, and as I'm sure Ganondorf will be happy to tell you, I don't like deceivers. I'll send you there, to talk to him if you'd like."
"I understand. You will not have to bloody your hands again." I turned to leave, but hesitated at the door. "Goodbye Link."
Dumm-Diggity-Dumm- Toybox AU. Link, Zelda go clubbing and meet Sheik. Could be considered companion to Shake It from the first round, but isn't necessarily.
"Throw your hands up in the air, like you just don't care," the DJ incited the crowd. Roaring, the crowd in the club responded enthusiastically. Link found himself pushed up against a man wearing tight leather pants and a skimpy shirt. "Sorry!" he tried to yell over the crowd. Gesturing, he tried to indicate the crowd that was shoving them closer, but the man interpreted it as an attempt to dance. A smile flickered over his face and his- were his eyes red?- lit up with interest. He began dancing closer and closer to Link, who to his embarrassment didn't seem to mind. Even though he was engaged, he had no problems with looking, and this man was very attractive.
Soon the song ended and Zelda was at his arm. Pulling him towards to door, she texted something on her cell phone and held it up for him to read. Club closing. Leave now? Link nodded and pointed towards his dance partner. Zelda's eyes flicked over him and she nodded. Link grabbed the man's wrist and tugged him towards them. "Want to come back to my place?" he shouted. Looking over both Zelda and Link, the man nodded his agreement and they slowly made their way out of the club.
Halloween- Aqua
Link heard whispers in the dark and he involuntarily jumped. The Shadow Temple already frightened him without the addition of ghostly voices. He was considering taking his break outside of the Temple with Faore's Wind, but was stopped dead in his tracks by a cool wind that wound itself around him. Take care of my baby's heart it seemed to say. "Are…Are you Sheik's mother?" he asked. I am. I have little influence here, even in the resting place of my bones. Link smiled. "I understand. I just wanted to let you know that you raised a wonderful son and he's grown into a wonderful man." The breeze that had been playing around him abruptly warmed and moaned. Thank you.
Strangers like Me- Phil Collins
Sheik hid behind Impa as she scolded the princess for letting the strange boy into the garden and giving him the impossible task she had set. "My lady, he will die in the attempt. I know not how he got the Kokiri's Emerald, but the mission you gave him is suicide!"
Zelda just set her lips and stared at Impa. "What I do is my own decision Impa. Do not forget that I am your mistress."
Impa shook her head. "I won't ever forget it my lady. I'm going to patrol the walls, lest anyone else sneak in here today." Shooing Sheik out from behind her, she nodded towards Zelda. "Keep an eye on her while I'm gone lad."
Sheik waited until Impa was gone and looked at Zelda with wide eyes. "What's he like?" he asked, curious about the stranger.
Zelda patted the ground next to her and proceeded to tell Sheik about her dream and Link's role in it.
These Boots Were Made for Walking- Nancy Sinatra
"Fine! If you don't want me here, I'll just leave," I screamed at Link. I didn't want to leave, but I refused to stay where I wasn't welcome.
"Sheik," Link tried to placate me, "I do want you here. Sit down. I'm just trying to get used to you being yourself. Entirely yourself, and not merged with Zelda. Remember, she explained it to me by uncloaking herself and telling me she was you, and you didn't exist."
I slumped down into Link's arms. "I know. It's just so hard."
I Write Sins, Not Tragedies- Panic! At the Disco AU if you think that Sheik is really part of Zelda. Also takes place after OoT.
"Do you Link, Hero of Time, take Zelda, princess of Hyrule to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Rauru asked with a smile in his kind eyes.
"I do." Link knew why Rauru had to add his title to the traditional vows, and was resigned to the fact that a Hero was still just good enough to marry a princess.
"Do you Zelda, princess of-" Rauru started before the doors to the church opened with a bang. A tall masked man strode purposefully into the church and kissed Link. Link clung to the man.
"Sheik?" he asked, bewildered.
"Have you really forgotten me so soon Hero?" Sheik answered sorrowfully.
"Of course not!" Link kissed him fervently. "I was only marrying her to because I thought that was how I could be close to you. "
It's Time to Dance- Panic! At the Disco Could be considered connected to You Spin Me Right 'Round from ch. 1.
People were screaming. Link wanted to scream too, to scream 'Shut up'. Because the screams made it real. The screams meant that Sheik really had intercepted an attack at the ball meant for Zelda. The screams meant that Sheik really was bleeding on the floor at a hysterical Zelda's feet. The screams meant that Link would never see Sheik again, never laugh with him, spar with him. Kiss him. So Link added his own screams to those of the panicked guests.
I Want To Hold Your Hand- The Beatles
Sheik gulped. He had faced down the King of Evil and lied to his face without a problem, but this? This was way out of his league. "Hero," he stuttered. "If, uh, if you don't mind…" Link smiled at his friend's predicament and prompted, "Yes Sheik?"
"Would….Would you like to go to the fair with me?" Sheik blurted out.
"Yes." Smiling, Link picked up Sheik's hand and tugged him forward. "Let's go."
Dancing Queen- ABBA
"Zelda looks happy doesn't she?" Sheik turned to Link with a strange expression. Link tried to place it. Was it longing? Did he miss dancing with Zelda? "Yeah, she does, even if it's not very dignified for a queen to learn to dance like a commoner," Link chuckled. To his relief, Sheik laughed with him. "When we were younger, Zelda had me teach her the traditional Sheikah dances. I'm sure if you ask her she still knows them."
Link pulled Sheik close to him. "You know, I think I prefer dancing the waltzes and stately dances, if it allows me to be close to you."
You'll be in My Heart- Phil Collins
Sheik and Link sat on the rim of Death Mountain's volcano, stargazing. Link had been steadily creeping his fingers over to Sheik's and finally covered them. Sheik sighed and leaned into
Link. "Do you think we'll ever take down the Dark Lord?" he asked.
Link wrapped his arm around Sheik. "I don't know. I'd like to think we will, but I honestly don't know. Why?"
Sheik shrugged. "I'm not sure. I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about the princess and Hyrule. I'm also worried about you and me and our future."
Link wrapped both arms around Sheik and pulled him into his chest. "Don't worry Sheik. Whatever happens, I'll always protect our fair land, and her fair princess. And you. You'll always be a part of my heart. So don't worry." He dropped a kiss onto Sheik's messy hair and they silently stared at the sky.
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing- Aerosmith
Sheik stared down at Link, sleeping peacefully in his arms. Even though one of his arms was going numb from Link's weight, Sheik couldn't tear his eyes away. He still couldn't believe that Link was here, lying in his arms. He had been so afraid that Link would resent him for his part in the covering up of Zelda's true nature, or even worse fall in love with Zelda. He gently kissed Link's forehead and felt himself drifting off to sleep. He shook his head, desperate to stay awake for a little while longer, to memorize Link's sleeping face the way he had memorized Link's animated face while awake. Link groaned and opened his eyes, startling Sheik. "Sheik? Whatcha doin' awake still?" He mumbled. He yawned before pulling Sheik down onto him. "Go to sleep," he ordered, ruffling Sheik's hair. "I know you're exhausted from always staying awake to stare at me." Sheik started to deny it, but Link put a finger to his lips and shushed him. "Sleep."
Ocarina Medley- The Hyrule Symphony
Forest. Volcano. Lake. Graveyard. Desert. City. Earth. Fire. Water. Shadow. Light. Time. Minuet. Bolero. Serenade. Nocturne. Requiem. Prelude. Songs that bound them together. Lyre and ocarina. Ocarina and lyre. Playing together, playing the songs that linked them to Hyrule. To each other. The songs were the meeting place, the birth of something beautiful. The birth of the love that twined two hearts and two destinies so closely together. The love that twined two bodies together.
She's Always a Woman- Billy Joel
Sheik was Zelda. Zelda was Sheik. Link's world view was shattered in one moment. Was it Sheik or Zelda that had stolen his heart? More importantly, what if it was Sheik? The mysterious boy with the red, sad eyes- had that been Zelda staring at him through those eyes? Was that why he always looked so sad? "Link," Zelda said nervously. "Say something, please." Link stared at her before whispering quietly, "Zelda…" With quick steps, he walked to Zelda and took her face in his hands. "You'll always be a woman to me, no matter if Sheik's body was male." He crushed her lips to his before Ganondorf ripped her away.
Hey There Delilah- Plain White T's
Link looked up at the stars and wondered where Sheik was. 'Is he staring at the same stars I am?' he wondered. Gently stroking his ocarina, he played the Nocturne of Shadows, disabling the warp magic to keep himself grounded on the lake's shore.
Sheik stared out the window of his room at Ganondorf's castle. He had come to deliver his report to the Dark King and was told to stay the night. 'Where are you Link?' he speculated. Pulling his lyre out, he played the Bolero of Fire- the fiery song of Link. He ignored the tug that prompted him to visit the volcano where the song had been forged and instead leaned against the wall. 'Link…'
Shattered- Dropkick Murphys
Hurt. Everything hurt. Every breath shattered him again and again. Dimly he heard Link scream his name somewhere. "Oh Goddesses Sheik, please be OK." OK? Was he OK? Was he going to be OK? Sheik wasn't so sure. His legs had been shattered by over-enthusiastic Geurdos. His ribs were shattered and nearly plunging into his lungs. "Link," he breathed. "Beat Ganondorf. Promise…me…"
"I will. Just live for me," Link sobbed. But it was too late. Sheik's shattered eyes were still and peaceful.
Lean On Me- Bill Withers Can be considered an "alternate ending to Shattered. Maybe if Link shows up earlier?
Sheik leaned heavily on Link. "Goddesses," he moaned as he tried to put weight on his leg. Link looked at Sheik's pain-covered face and gently scooped him up. "Come on Sheik. The Great Fairy isn't too far from here. She'll be able to help you." Sheik's vision darkened and he wrenched himself back from the verge of unconsciousness. "I…never did…tell….you…..who did…this?" he panted. Link's steps were jarring his ribs and threatened to cut off his breathing. Link mutely shook his head. "Geurdos…" he moaned.
"Your cover was broken and Ganondorf figured out you were a spy? I'm surprised he set the Geurdo's on you and didn't attack you himself," Link mused.
"You…dis…distra…." Sheik tried to say before he fainted.
"I distract him? Sheik? Sheik?" Link ran now, heedless of causing Sheik further pain.
Fight the Blues- Utada
Link picked restlessly at his Water Tunic. "Blue is not my color."
Sheik snickered behind his hand. "I think blue looks lovely on you. It matches your eyes and your fair hair and your pale skin."
Link glared at him. "I think blue looks better on you. Contrasts wonderfully against your tan and your red eyes."
This time it was Sheik's turn to glare. "I'll choose to ignore that. I know where I picked up my knowledge of fashion- I did share a body and brain with Zelda for 7 years. What's your excuse?"
Link sputtered. "I beg your pardon?"
Sheik's eyes glinted laughingly. "You heard me."
Link huffed. "I'm a gay man. Isn't that enough of an excuse?"
Jeux d'Enfants- Cirque de Soleil
"Look Sheik."
"I see them Link."
"Children. Children…playing."
"I know."
"I hear them laughing."
"I know Link."
"I never thought I would hear anything like that again."
"Like what?"
"Innocence. Happiness."
"Link…"
"I think we're scaring them. Let's go sit down somewhere Sheik."
"You mean I'm scaring them."
"Sheik, you know I didn't mean it like that."
"I'm just teasing you. I think they're more scared of the scary guy staring at them and crying."
"I'm not-oh. I guess I am. Sorry. It's just so…amazing. That they can still laugh and play."
"Surely the Kokiri still retained their innocence?"
"No. That's almost the worst thing that bastard did. His monsters took away the innocence of the Kokiri. They're still child-like, but they've changed."
"Oh Link."
"No. Don't apologize. It happens. It's a fact of war. If only the song had worked."
"If only."
Gimme Three Steps- Lynyrd Skynyrd AU Country bar. Run Link, ruuuuuuuuuun!
Link looked at the girl next to him. Red eyes were an unusual color, but it just served to heighten the mystery surrounding her. What was a girl like her doing in a west Texas bar like this? The Chug looked like it should be home to girls with fake breasts, fake tans, and fake blond hair wearing tight tee shirts, not a slight girl who looked entirely natural. "Can I buy you a drink?" he asked her, sliding over by her seat at the bar.
"I'd rather not," she said.
"What harm could one drink do?" he cajoled. She refused him again. He was in the middle of asking her name when the door flew open with a bang and a tall, mean looking man came in. "There you are Sheik! Oh, I see you have an admirer. Back off Jack, he's mine." Link squeaked. He? The man apparently took offense at the squeak because he produced a large gun and pointed it at Link. Link squeaked again. The man turned to Sheik and purred, "I hope you weren't encouraging him pet. You know how jealous I can be." While he was establishing his dominance over Sheik again, Link ran screaming from the bar.
Whole New World- Alan Merken
The first time Sheik warped, his eyes grew wide and he nearly cried from the beauty of seeing Hyrule spread under him. Gradually, as he made use of the warp songs, he became used to the beauty. It never failed to move him, but never to tears.
The first time Link warped, Sheik was with him. Link did cry. When they landed, Sheik rushed to console the crying Hero. Link just sobbed. "No. It's nothing you did. It's just so magnificent. I won't let Ganondorf kill this land."
The Mob Song- Alan Merken
"Freak." "Bloody eyed traitor." "Outsider." "Sheikah." The whispers followed Sheik through the marketplace. Link seemed oblivious, and Sheik wasn't going to draw attention to the whisperers if he could.
-Years Later-
A mob stormed the newly rebuilt castle. "Princess!" they shouted. "Give up the bloody eyed traitor to us. We understand that he was responsible for hiding you during the war, but he was giving information to Ganondorf." Zelda looked frightened as Sheik stepped to the great doors. "Let me handle this Zelda." Suddenly a sword blocked his path. "No," Link ordered. "I won't let you give yourself up to them to let them kill you. I'll handle this."
We Are the Champions- Queen
"You beat him! Link, you really beat him!" Zelda was screaming in my ears, hysterically crying. "Thank you Link. Thank you so much. I can never repay you for what you've done for Hyrule." Hyrule? Right. Hyrule. I had beaten Ganondorf and saved a land I knew almost nothing about. Sheik. Where was Sheik? He flickered in front of my face. Thank you Link. Sheik? Sheik? I reached desperately for him before remembering that Sheik was Zelda and Zelda was Sheik. Had I beaten Ganondorf for someone who didn't exist? As if he sensed my thoughts, he reappeared. Link, I existed. Ganondorf killed me and the princess took my body, with my blessings. Finally, it sank in and I cried.
Not While I'm Around- Sweeny Todd
Link gently shook my shoulders. "Sheik?" he asked. My eyes snapped open and I groaned. Why was I lying against this tree? The memory came back in pieces and I was trying to climb to my feet with a dagger in my hand before Link could even blink. He pushed me back down and plucked my dagger from my hands. "Sheik, you've been badly hurt." A crooked grin appeared. "I have a red potion for you." Forcing the potion down my throat, he settled down next to me against the tree. "Don't worry. I won't let anything hurt you anymore, not while I'm around to have a say in the matter."
This feels like a nice place to end. This is so much fun, so expect to see more music inspired drabbles before long.