Chapter 2:"Stowaway"

"I won't ask again, what the Hell are you doing on my ship?"

She refused to talk and it was getting on Link's nerves. The only thing he knew about her was what she looked like, and that was somehow hauntingly familiar. She held her head high, unwilling to give in to him. Hey gray-blue eyes glared at him from under a thin curtain of bangs. The way she acted was really starting to piss him off. He pushed her harder against the wall, forcing her to wince in slight pain.

"Why the hell are you here?!"

"I thought you said you weren't going to ask again."

He tightened his grip, his temper getting the better of him," You know, you're really starting to piss me off."

"Really? I hadn't noticed."

"You-"

"Captain Link? Uh, what is going on?"

"We have a stowaway, take her to the brig-?" Link asked the sailor.

"Rowan, sir."

"Oh, right, you're one of the new guys correct?"

"Yes, sir," Rowan replied, " You want me to take her to the brig?"

"Yes, please. But be careful she's a lot stronger than she seems."

"Does she have a name, sir?"

"Probably, but she refuses to say anything other than snarky comments, and 'I hate dust', "Link replied, putting the woman's arms behind her back before handing her to Rowan, who had a confused look on his face.

"'I hate dust'?'', He asked, grabbing her arms.

"She sneezed. It's what gave her away to me."

"Oh, makes sense."

Rowan turned his attention back to the woman who, surprisingly, wasn't even struggling. Instead she silently glared at the two of them. Rowan pushed her forward, and she walked without hesitation. By the time they reached the brig, he was uneasy at her quietness, beginning to feel she was planning something. Once she was safely inside a cell, only then did he relax. He glanced at her before leaving, and was confused to see that she was sitting with her legs crossed with her hands in her lap staring into space. She glanced at him and tilted her head giving him a confused glance that asked, "Why are you still here?".

He turned his head back around, clearing his throat before swiftly walking out, away from her gaze. He was met by Link at the top of the stairs, who asked him to inform the rest of the crew about their problem and to set up a guard schedule. Rowan left to complete his orders while Link sighed, glancing down toward the brig where he could just barely make out the woman's shape in the darkness below.

Groaning to himself he turned back to the stairs that led to his cabin, deciding to question her later. Heading up the stairs thought back to his prayer once again. Safe? Maybe. Uneventful? Never, He thought as he collapsed on his bed, even as early as it was in the morning. He stared at the ceiling for a while before standing up and making his way to his desk. Finishing out his captain log, he headed down to see his prisoner.

Alone in the darkness, the woman berated herself for being so stupid. Almost a lifetime of training and I can't even stowaway on a ship? What good am I? Since she was alone, she carefully rolled up the leg of her pants. Running her hands across the intricate leaves tattooed onto her legs she sighed. Leaning against the wall of the ship she stared at her legs, concentrating. Her efforts were rewarded when the tattoo began to glow, giving off a faint green light. She opened her palms, creating a ball of magic. It lit up the room, and she dropped in surprise when she saw a face just outside of her cell. It smacked the floor and shattered like glass, before disappearing in thin wisps of green smoke. She struggled to pull her pant leg down, unsure of just how much he had seen.

Link on the other hand was frozen in bewilderment. He stood there for what, to the woman at least, seemed like hours before he finally spoke. She fidgeted underneath his stare, fear coursing through her veins. Just what would he do with her now?

"You, wait..you practice magic? The practice had been gone for centuries, I mean, how can you do it?"

She opened her mouth to speak, but fell silent, instead choosing to avoid looking at him. He sensed her uneasiness, and knew he would get no answer on that topic. Instead he switched to a more practical approach.

"Alright fine, can you at least tell me your name?"

The woman's eye flitted to his, fear evident for a split second, before they resumed to the blank look she had when she had first met him. She chose to remain silent, but Link was beginning to grow agitated.

"Alright look, I won't throw you off this ship, if you tell me why you're here. Deal?"

She continued being silent, and Link gave up trying to coerce her into speaking. He stood up with a sigh, running his hand through his hair. Rubbing his eyes, he looked back down to the woman.

"Fine, I'll just drop you off at the nearest port, have the Hyrulean knights deal with you."

He went to leave, glancing back at her, but stopped in his tracks when he saw the fear in her eyes. She was wide-eyed, holding his gaze. His mind went blank at her face, and only did his expression change when he heard her whisper.

"Please, don't."

He turned around, not breaking eye contact with the prisoner. She looked like she could cry, a shocking contrast to her earlier stoic expression.

"Why?"

"I can't go back, I just can't…"

"What happened? What are you running from in Hyrule?"

"I can't tell you."

"Why?"

"Because you'll take me back."

"Back to where?"

She curled her legs up to her stomach, and Link recoiled in shock. She looked so fragile, like any prodding could shatter the fragile shell. A stark contrast the snarky woman he had fought with earlier. He almost didn't want to ask her anything more, but he needed to know.

"Alright, let's make a deal. If you tell me what your running from, I'll let you stay. But otherwise, I can't guarantee you can stay."

She looked up at him, mostly fear written on her face, but a little hope as well.

"I can stay?"

"If you tell me what's happening, yes."

She took a deep breath, fidgeting, looking up at him before revealing her story.\

A/N: Hey, its me again, Ive been working on the revisions to this story as fast as a I can because I have another story I want to get out, but I don't want to do two stories at once, neither story will ever get done..so yeah. I'll work as fast as I can on this one, but not too fast to where it is a terrible story, so I can get another story out to you guys See all ya'll weirdos later!

-Zelda