Chapter 3
It took Dark Link a few hours to reach Gerudo Desert and not run into trouble(which was surprising), and by the time he reached his destination, the sun had already started to set. He rubbed one eye and yawned as he looked around to see if Ganondorf's castle was nearby. He wanted to make this a quick trip so he could go back to Link, but he knew that the dark lord would have to grant him permission to leave, and after he had been gone for at least half a year, he knew that that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. He wish he could send the blonde hero a message so he wouldn't be worried.
By the time the sun had fallen, he had finally arrived at the dark lord's castle. He let out a sigh of relief, but then a groan when he realized who else was in the castle besides himself: Zant from the Twilight Realm, Ghirahim from Skyloft(or so he claimed), Cia from the Valley of Seers, and Vaati, who he forgot was from. The four of them annoyed him to no end and were always in his business(Cia being the most annoying since she was so obsessed with the hero).
Dark had gotten off his horse and started to make his way into the castle when stars lit up the sky. He made his way through the many corridors, avoiding eye contact with any monster he passed. He started to walk towards the throne room, knowing that's where Ganondorf stayed for most of the day(unless he was searching for a way to retrieve the other two pieces of the Triforce). Dark let out a sigh when he thought about what would happen if Ganondorf had gotten his hands on the Triforce of Courage and Wisdom, but he knew that was never going to happen because his beloved and Zelda wouldn't give it up so easily. As he walked down the corridor to the throne room, he thought of the excuse he would give to the dark lord as to why he had been gone for half a year: after his second month of searching, he found Link relaxing in Hyrule Field, and started to attack, but retreated because Zelda and her forces were nearby. After that failure, he tried to attack Link when he wasn't near Hyrule Castle, but kept failing every time because of there was something about the hero that made him victorious.
As he entered the room, he saw a small group of Stalfos Knights heading his direction and marching down the corridor. He raised an eyebrow and then shrugged it off, thinking that they were on a patrol. He turned to see Ganondorf on his throne as usual. Shrugging his shoulder, he quietly stepped into the room, having the dark lord lift an eyebrow at his approach. "I am glad to see that you have arrived, Dark Link," He said to the approaching ravenette. "I hope you have brought me good news about the hero."
Dark Link kneeled to him and internally cursed to himself. That's really the only thing that matter to Ganondorf is whether or not Link had been killed. He hated that about the dark lord ever since befriending the hero. He also hated how Ganondorf has stated countless time that the shadow counterpart never had a heart, which wasn't exactly true. Dark Link believed that every being has a heart, whether they're a person's shadow or they were artificially created.
"I know where he's been."
The moment he took a breath and was about to speak, he sighed in irritation when he heard that familiar female voice. He lifted his head to see Cia stroll in the room with a hand placed on her hip, giving the ravenette a slight glare. Dark Link glared back at her as the dark lord glanced at the sorceress. "Oh really." He said to her while raising an eyebrow. The glare never left Dark Link's face, but on the inside, he was begging her not to say anything; he didn't want Ganondorf to find out about his relationship with Link, or else he would be screwed.
Cia returned that glare with a blank look. "He's been with the hero this entire time." Then Dark Link saw it: that evil glare of golden eyes staring down at him; He feared those eyes and always hoped and prayed that he never saw them. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't avert his eyes from that cold glare. He took in a breath and relaxed his shoulders. "You see, my lord, instead of killing the hero as you had instructed me to, I simply wanted to play with him a bit. To make him believe that I was a friend and not an enemy," A smirk grew on his face as he faced the Gerudo with an evil glint in his eyes. "I can imagine the pitiful look on his face when I strike him down. Won't that be amusing." Those words pierced his heart and it was unbearable for him to keep the malicious grin on his face. He honestly didn't want to say that stuff about Link, nor talk about betraying him. But it was the only way to show Ganondorf that the ravenette was still on his side.
Cia crossed her arms and lowered her eyes. "So what I saw that night, it was fake right?" Dark Link raised an eyebrow at this to show as if he was confused, having the sorceress let out a sigh. "You know, when you made love with the hero in that stupid princess's castle."
She saw that!? Dark Link blushed a deep crimson and turned away, feeling embarrassed from her last statement. He couldn't believe that Cia, of all people, was the one who spied on them that night. He would have felt even more embarrassed if the spy was Ghirahim, but that would have been expected considering how perverted he is. "You know, It didn't look as though you were playing with him," She kept going. "It looked as thought you really had fallen in love with the hero." His eyes widened a bit, almost believing that she had seen through his disguise. He turned to Ganondorf, who had a blank look on his face, but he could see the unconvinced look in his eyes. He was unsure about who he was giving that look to.
"I had to keep up the act," Dark Link responded to her. "I mean, how else would I have convinced him?" Cia gave him a look before Ganondorf raised his hand, signaling them to stop their conversation. He turned to the ravenette that was kneeling to him. "I admit, that was a smart move on your part, Dark Link; I'm actually surprised you managed to deceive him considering he always keeps his guard up."
"Thank you, my lord, but it was a very simple task," He replied, the smirk growing back on his face. "He's just Zelda's useless pawn. The prideful Hero of Time has no idea what he was getting himself into." He chuckled a bit. "Dumbass." He stood up and the dark lord raised an eyebrow at his facial expression: those innocent eyes hiding an uncontrollable bloodlust, that warm gentle smile that could haunt you in your dreams. Ganondorf liked that about Dark Link; he believed that those two qualities about the ravenette were enough to convince the hero. But then again, Link wasn't truly convinced with appearances alone, so he understood why the ravenette was gone for half a year. "Now then," Dark Link continued. "I don't plan to stay long. Have to make sure Link is truly convinced."
"Very well. You may go." Dark Link turned around to exit the throne room, his smirk transforming into a frown. As he made his way down the corridor towards his room, he kept his head lowered, tears threatening to roll down his cheeks. He wasn't so sure if he was able to face the blonde after what he had said about him. But then again, there was a low chance of Link actually blaming him for what the ravenette said.
"You're back."
Dark Link lifted his head to see his fairy, Tiara, flying towards him. She was a lot like Navi, in his opinion, only Tiara was less annoying and stayed out of everyone's way. She was only by Dark Link's side if he was truly upset about something, which was a rare occasion, but nevertheless, she always supported him, even if the decisions he made were the craziest things he could think of.
Dark Link gave her a fake smile as she approached him, looking at him cautiously. "You feel okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine." He replied to her before continuing his way back to his bedroom, with her following close behind. Tiara gave him a concerned look as he closed the door behind him and jumped on the bed face first, letting out a loud groan as he did so. "So umm, about the hero-" The ravenette silenced her while raising a finger, telling her to not speak. A moment later, he lowered that finger and nodded. "How long are you planning to keep your relationship from Ganondorf?"
"Until I die," Was the ravenette's only reply as he sat up, keeping his eyes lowered. "I would do anything to keep it hidden, especially from him. If he found out, I already know he'll kill both of us himself. I don't want that to happen."
"And what if Ganondorf does find out? Will you run?"
"I'm not a coward," Dark Link said to her. "I would do everything in my power to protect the two of us. I believe Link would do the same." He turned towards the window and stretched, wanting to get some sleep after a long journey. "I hope I don't have to stay long. But then again, with those idiots hanging around, I'll probably be watched closely, especially by that witch."
"Do you think it'll all work out in the end?" Tiara asked him, having him shrug in return and fall on his bed. He placed his hands behind his head to stare at the ceiling, along with the small fairy quietly resting herself on his stomach while he closed his eyes.
