Lynn rubbed at her eyes with two fingers and then glared at the blinding sunlight as it came through her balcony doors

Lynn rubbed at her eyes with two fingers and then glared at the blinding sunlight as it came through her balcony doors. She heaved a quiet sigh and wiggled her way out of Kai's arms. He lay there with his dark hair in his face breathing peacefully; completely oblivious to the pain he was causing her just sleeping in her bed. Especially with that dark ass mark on the base of his neck from last night.

She dug her nails lightly into the tips of her fingers as she strode across the room to look in the mirror and scoffed at her self pettily. Her eyes had a small dullness to them due to the lack of moisture from last nights tear fest, and her hair hung loosely around her face and chest in slight waves. Lynn took one last glance at Kai's sleeping form and made a mental note to burn the sheets when she came back. She sure as hell didn't sleep with him in them, but the leftovers from his rendezvoused slept with the sheets. She lazily dragged her self down the hall and to the dinning hall to meet Link there eating eggs, bread and some oranges.

"Morning, elf." She muttered after smacking a glass and plate onto the table.

He glanced up and his amused state slightly turned to worry but he didn't let it show. Her eyes were red from what he could only assume was crying and her breaths were slightly haggard from what seemed like frazzled nerves. She poured herself some orange juice and plopped a piece of bread onto her plate.

"Everything cool with you and Kai? Did you find him?" He asked innocently. She almost raised her eyes to glare at him but stopped halfway on his hand holding half of an orange.

"Yeah." She stated dully.

"Oh..well..i see." Link muttered on. He was debating on asking her whether she was okay and what Kai did because it was obvious that he wasn't the happiest subject to be talking about at the moment. He instead decided to look directly at her hoping that he could somehow read her. And that's exactly what he got just as he was biting into his bread in mid thought. Her head was in one hand and the other was flatly stretched out across the table. She gave him a numbing stare, as if to say that he should just take advantage of her for spite, but he just dropped the bread and put his chin on both of his hands.

Her gazed softened painfully and it seemed as though she started to come apart at the seams, under his suspecting innocent stare. It was accusing and sincere. She finally dropped the gaze as her eyes started to water and she grunted softly as she got up from the table.

Just then Kai decided to come strolling into the room, shirtless, half asleep, and apparently aroused. He saw Lynn and immediately slipped his arms around her hips before kissing her neck and squeezing her curvy form.

Link just waited in anticipation to see what was going to happen between the two, but he kept his cool and took another bite out of his bread. Lynn stiffened and pressed her hands against his shoulders roughly. Kai grabbed tighter and looked at her playfully.

"Whats wrong?" he cooed, reaching for her face. She flinched away and pushed him farther, more aggressively this time.

"You tell me." She hissed with emphasis and moved to walk around him. He grabbed her arm and she back handed him. He looked stunned and infuriated instantly and wrenched her back to him from behind demandingly without hesitation.

Link got up at this but was stopped when she ripped a small knife from her thigh under her slip and brought it in front of her self to swipe his arm as she went spinning into him. She glanced venomously at him and stormed off knocking a long vase over just to be spiteful.

Kai looked like he was foaming at the mouth and stomped over to the table.

"What the fuck did you tell her!?" he growled furiously. Link just raised an eyebrow.

"I think I should be asking the questions. What didn't you tell her?" He scoffed and maneuvered himself around the chair. Kai gave him solid hard glare and leaned over the table towards Link who was now standing with an amused glare on his face.

"If I should find that our marriage is to fail because of you. I will see to it that you do not make it back to your, village, alive." Kai spat out lowly, and stood up straight.

"Sure thing, if you can really back all that shit face talk up." Link said clearly as Kai began to walk away.

Someone else was casually making his way in as Link said this. It was a man about Kai and Link's age. He had black moderately short hair that was somewhat spiked and fell into his dull golden eyes, and was wearing black pants with a black muscle vest.

"What did you say?" Kai hissed as he spun around.

"Well if you were smart enough to answer, I'm sure you heard me." Link stated flatly while folding his arms. Kai swiftly knocked the chair in front of him aside and grabbed Link's shirt. Link grabbed a hold of Kai's hands that were latched to his shirt while they both struggled to maintain a shoving battle.

They were interrupted when tanned hands pulled them apart. "Kai cmon man, it's friggin too early for this shit, and I'm sure you started it, you always do." The man reasoned lazily. Kai shoved him off and grunted.

"You're too quick to trust strangers Rakuto." Kai grumbled.

"Yeah? Well considering I don't even know what your favorite color is, you shouldn't be the one pointing fingers at strangers since you are one to me yourself." Rakuto stated matter-a-factly.

Kai gave Rakuto a glare and stalked out of the dinning hall. "Names Rakuto, pleased to meet you." He stated shaking Link's hand.

"I'm Lynndelle's cousin. I'm here to watch her while that raging idiot is around her. He's courting her." Rakuto explained none too excitedly. Link smiled. He was gonna get along just fine with this guy.

"Link. I'm new here, kinda got lost and Lyndelle saved me." He mumbled scratching the back of his head.

"Competition huh? Good. I don't even like Kai, he's over protective to the point that I question my role this so called courting process." Rakuto joked grabbing an apple off of a golden flowered platter.

Link smiled and chuckled. Rakuto sat down and took a bite out of the apple.

"Well there's a ball tonight. Kai's father insists that he look at ALL the women in the kingdom before proposing to Lyndelle. Personally I think that's a whole load of crap, despite the fact that Kai says there's no other woman for him." Rakuto stated rubbing his temples with one hand. Link laughed lightly to himself and decided that he would go see what the local bath had in store for him. Rakuto did say it was something he had to try out before leaving, and that it might have had some surprise in store for him if he went.

He paused when he reached the dinning hall entrance and looked around for any near by maids to direct him to the bath. He spotted the same one he had met wearing the red dress from his first visit coming around the corner. She was slightly hurrying in his direction and blushed while she bowed her head slightly when he tapped her shoulder.

"Do you know where I can find the great bath room miss?" He asked kindly smiling. She brightened and pointed down the hall to the right.

"It's just down the hall, make two rights and you will find it, it's a big black and white door with gold handles. It's amazing in there." She directed hurriedly and paced into the dinning hall with a small smile.

Link followed her directions and turned the long curved handle on the door of the room. He was surprised when he heard a mass amount of water running. He examined the room and he reached for one of the blue towels off of one of the side shelves. The floors were pearl green marble with a mixed in white texture and there was a white see through curtain drawn shut in front of him in the spacious entrance. He removed his white vest and paused when he got to his pants. "Hmm maybe I should go in and check if anyone is using the bath before I take these off." Link pondered.

He drew the curtains back and took in the mist coming from the beautiful waterfall. The room was friggin huge! In the centre there was a big waterfall cascading down into a large rectangular pool of water that had several steps leading into it. There were plants like orchids, roses and vines lining the waterfall and the edges of the room, and small pebbles and stones at one corner of the pool that was curved outwards like a bank. The room was bright enough for one to feel content while bathing even though the floors were a deep golden brown that sparkled. Link gapped at the beauty of this room and felt relaxed that he would be taking a bath in such a calming room. He looked to the right of him to rest his eyes upon a shelf that contained vials and urns with what had to be soap and shampoos of course.

He walked over to the shelf, looked for anyone around the large room and in the murky blue greenish water and found no one. He quickly shed his pants and put the towel around his waste he grabbed a small fat looking vial with blue liquid in it and sniffed it. It smelled good, like ocean and fruit. He corked it again and headed towards the edge of the water. He was about the drop his towel when he saw a splash. Link froze and gripped his towel just as it was falling down his hips, nearly dropping the bottle into the water. His heart skipped a beat in denial as a head emerged from the water at the opposite end of the pool.

He gapped as Lynn's hands gripped the edge and pulled her slick curvy but thin figure out of the water. Link almost choked when he saw round mounds peep out a little from the behind her back. Her wet form glistened as it slid mercilessly out of the water. He took in every shining image of her curves until her hips became visible along with her butt. He couldn't be caught peeping after she got out. He would look like a creeper. He coughed uncomfortably but loud and she froze. She turned her head and let out a quick shaky sigh. She slipped back into the water effortlessly.

"You scared me." She said lazily. "I thought you were Kai."

Link let out a small unsure chuckle and secured his towel a little tighter. She turned to him in the water as soon as she was safely back under the water and wadded over towards him.

"Well? Turn around." She laughed playfully as he blushed and turned abruptly. She confidently slipped her sensuous figure out of the water and disappeared into the towel room near the entrance.

Link took this opportunity to shed his towel and go into the water. "Are you in the bath fully?" She yelled from behind the curtain. Link yelled a yeah and submerged underneath the water letting the warm liquid engulf him. She came back by the pool side in a red robe, and dipped her feet in the water watching him emerge beside her. He looked breath taking to her with his deep blue eyes flicking open and closed under golden strands of hair. She looked to her dull reflection in the water and bit at her lip.

"So.. What are your plans for me?" Link questioned resting his head on the edge of the pool.

"I don't know really, until I find something that links to your home then I guess.. you're my guest." She smiled. "You can come to the ball tonight and keep me company while Kai drools over the other women in the kingdom." She stated rolling her eyes.

"I heard about it through Rakuto." Link laughed lightly. "Do you love Kai?" he asked her simply closing his eyes. He face softened a bit before she answered.

"No…I have, feelings for him..he's changed." She pondered half to herself.

"Are you sure you still want to be with him?" he asked.

"I…What does it matter to you?" She quietly bit back.

"Alright we can change the subject. Sorry. I just have so many questions, that one was just out of curiosity. When you saved me, who was it that attacked that fortress? And Why?" Link asked getting down to business.

"Mmmn, Kalidar's men. He wants to slowly over power the entire Kashid Desert, and then eventually rule over the four great lands. Malh, Yaun, Kroaroin, and Sheiaftis." She replied, her foreign accent slightly showing as she introduced the four regions. Link watched as concern and hurt somewhat clouded her eyes.

"Did..those friends that you meant to save.."

"No." She cut in bitterly closing her eyes. She let her head tilt back an gripped the floor slightly as she though of the events of that night.

"What, happened to them..?" Link asked her cautiously. She let her head roll forwards and her hand came up to meet her forehead.

"Ill just show you." Se answered as her fingers slid down her face and between her teeth. She slipped into the bath with Link, Robe and all, and put her hands on each side of him. She moved closer to him slowly, not letting eye contact with him cease.

Link stopped breathing as her hand fell into his hair and she rested her forehead against his. She took a small breath against his lips closing her eyes and he sighed against her. His muscles tensed and then relaxed against her body. He didn't even realize that he had pulled her too him and that his hands where slightly gripping her shoulders. The steam from the bath rose up around them and engulfed them and Link fell into a trance as he became wrapped in her vivid memories.