Dark Link gripped the handle of his large sword hoisted in its black sheath on his back. The sound he heard became louder with every step he took, so he continued in that direction. He was able to make out a female voice as he peered around a tree, narrowing his red eyes to focus on the target ahead.

He discovered Zelda in the water, her bare back facing his direction. He lowered his guard and released his hand from his sword, as he realized the sound he heard was her singing. Remaining hidden in the shadows of the trees, he stood there listening to her melody.

Mesmerized by the sound of her voice; the soothing waves of her peaceful tone relaxed his mind and put him at ease. For a brief moment, the fire in his red eyes became calm and still as if her voice cast a spell upon him and tamed the dark beast within. His eye lids felt heavy as he fought to keep them open, but the soft notes of her voice and the shade of the tree from the hot sun set up the perfect setting for a much-needed nap. He sat beneath the tree and slowly drifted off to sleep as he enjoyed her performance.

Hours passed like minutes, and her singing had long ceased. He awoke to the steady sound of crickets as he opened his eyes realizing he slept late into the evening. He stood up and looked around to see if she was still there. He was surprised to see she remained in the water, but not only that but was unclothed. He turned his attention away from her trying to take his focus elsewhere. He looked up as the evening breeze blown through the trees and a flock of birds flew high in the sky in the direction of the stream.

Unable to fight his curiosity his eyes slowly traveled back down to her. She stood there still gazing at the sunset, multiple colors of orange, red, and blue mixed with violet scattered across the horizon as it transitioned from a sunny day to a starry night. He felt his heart beat at an unusual pace as he stared at her, causing him to press his hand against his chest gripping his shirt as if it would slow his heart.

"What is wrong with me? She is just a ordinary girl, nothing more." He thought as if convincing his feelings not to go any further. With confusion and conflicting emotions he found himself captivated once more by her natural beauty. Her skin glistened like crystals from the setting sunlight reflecting off the water on her body, and her long golden hair flowed down her back like silk.

"So Beautiful," he whispered, without any thought he took a step closer, feeling an overpowering desire drawing him to her. But it was quickly interrupted as dried leaves and twigs crackled beneath his boots, snapping him out of his trance. He stopped in his tracks and blinked twice as if regaining back control over his mind and body, he then looked down at the stream and noticed her gown floating near the shore.

He stared at the gown for a brief second, with a plan in thought as he grinned like a mischievous child. Quietly he made his way to the shore stealthy as a ninja. He grabbed her gown quickly from the water purposely to get her attention. Zelda jumped from being startled, she spun around covering her body causing small ripples in the water. She gasped to the sight of dark link standing on the shore a few feet away, looking at her with almost an excited expression on his face.

"HEY-What are you doing?" Zelda shouted.

Dark link unable to hide the amusement in his fiery eyes let a brief chuckle escape his lips...

"Looks like you're going to have to get out, if you want this back." He said while holding her gown up in the air like a reward for a childish game.

"That not funny, give it back it's starting to get cold," Zelda snapped at him, not amused by his cruel joke. Her cornflower eyes brighten up of her inner rage.

Entertained by her reaction, he continued to tease her. The frown on her face and the irritated look in her eyes pleased him, he found it cute even, knowing no matter how mad she got she was helpless against him. He taunted her a bit longer, bidding her to remove herself from the safety of the water to take her dress back from him, but she refused furiously. Despite his many attempts to persuade her, she would not budge. So he decided to end his little game with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Have it your way Zee, good luck staying warm," waveing his hand while tossing her gown over his shoulder. He walked back to the giant tree and began gathering firewood. He felt pleased and accomplished from his choice of punishment for the princess.

"Maybe she will freeze to death" he thought with a wicked smile trying to hold his laugh in.

Zelda stood in the water, shivering from the drastic drop in temperature since the sun went down. She wrapped her arms around herself trying to create a little warmth but failed. Her eyes followed Dark Link every move from starting a fire with flint to hanging her gown over a tree branch for it to dry. Desperate to get out of the freezing cold water and to the warmth of the fire she tried to bargain with him.

"I will come out ONLY if you close your eyes and turn around!" She declared trying to control her chattering teeth from the cold.

His only reply was a smirk as he continued to attend to the fire.

Defeated by his silence and unable to take the cold any longer that felt like it was reaching her bones; Zelda surrendered and rushed to the shore as quickly as possible fighting against the water and her stiff muscles that slowed her down. She scurried to the shore, her bare feet pressed into the soft dirt to help stable her balance from her trembling legs.

She frantically covered her full breasts with one arm across them and the other hand covering her nether region. Water fell off the tips of her sunflower hair hitting the ground like rain drops. Her shivering increased from the cool breeze blowing on her soaking wet skin causing goosebumps to rise all over her.

Dark link was crouched down by the fire when he looked up and noticed her standing on the shore. Immediately he stood up and started to walk to her at a slow and steady pace like a lion closing in for it's kill.

"Stay where you are! Don't you dare come any closer," Zelda demanded.

But he continued to approach her without a response. Once he was far enough from the light of the fire, his form disappeared in the darkness. This night was practically darker due to the cloudy night sky covering the silver moonlight. Alone in the dark with no source of light close by, all she could see was his red glowing eyes getting closer to her as the sound of crushing rocks and dirt echoed in her ears with every step he took. His silence made her even more nervous not being able to tell what he was thinking. She felt herself wanting to panic, but instead she took slow deep breaths and stood her ground.

"I said stay back!" Zelda commanded with dread in her voice. She stood there dripping wet, naked and defenseless. Her trembling increased, no longer from the cold but how he approached her like she was prey. She cried out once more in attempt to stop him from whatever evil plan he had once he reached her, but he did not intend to heed her warnings.

After what felt like eternity for him to reach her, he stood in front of her staring at her with those fierce red eyes, glowing like a monstrous demon. Still not saying a word he grabbed the hem of his white shirt and pulled it upward to remove it along with his black tunic while keeping his eyes locked onto hers. Zelda mind began to race as she tried to think quickly of a way of escape, but she felt hopeless and trapped by the darkness that surrounded her. Struck with bitter terror she tried to appear brave as she waited, unsure of what to expect his next move to be.

Hyrule Castle

Ganon paced back and fourth in the throne room of the castle. Stopping abruptly, he slammed his large hands balled in a fist onto the solid wooden table, breaking it in two.

"How can this be! Zelda should have never been able to escape." He said with a growl.

"My Lord -- if I may?" replied a grotesque creature that kneeled before him. "I don't want to hear any excuses Bardon! I gave you one simple task, and that was to watch her, but you failed." He slammed his hands down again on the already destroyed table.

"I should kill you for this!" He said clenching his teeth, with his orange eyes displaying the fiery rage within. The creature cowered in fear knowing his master is not one to bluff. Ganon swung his long black cloak to the side and took a seat in the former king's chair, that he now claimed as his own. He signed with displeasure, then added "Go find her, I don't care what it takes! She better be here within three days or its your head!" Bardon bright green eye grew wider as he gulped silently, he nodded his head in agreement.

Ganon paused, then glared at the monster that irritated him by not immediately acting on the instructions he was given.

"Get out of my sight!" He screamed with a flash of red in his eyes. Bardon jumped at his words, and scurried out of the room. He hurried to gather the other monsters to start the search for the princess.

Author's Notes

Hey everyone! So I did my best with trying to stay on track with the first two chapters. I also did not want the entire story to just have Dark and Zelda. So I'm working on implementing more characters for future chapters. I also link the song zelda on my wattpad accountif you wanted to hear it, hope you enjoy. I am open to ideas so please feel free to share them and don't forget to leave your awesome feed back it always gives me a boost to get my writing juices flowing lol. I hope you're enjoying the story so far, and as always thank you for taking the time to read it. See you in the next chapter, stay tuned!