Title: Din's Agrestic

Rating: Right Now it's T but this might change to M later.

Pairing: Link x Sheik (a MAN.)

Summary: After the Outcasts of Ikana try to bring about the destruction of Hyrule, it's up to Link and Sheik to stop them. But how can you stop someone with the power of Din herself, not even mentioning the distractions right in front of you. BL/YAOI/SHONEN-AI/SLASH/WHATEVER. PICK YOUR WORD AND KNOW WHAT THIS IS GOING TO CONTAIN.

Disclaimer: I not only own Zelda, but also nintendo in its entirety. Actually I don't any of it, but I can dream, right? right?

A/N: Well, this is it. I've had this chapter written for a long time (since December, anyone?) but it just hasn't seemed right so I've been endlessly rewriting it. It ended up a lot shorter than it was originally, but that's something you're just going to have to deal with because I'm tired of waiting for these two to get on with their story and romance. Expect a whole lot more "moving forward" over the next two months.

How about a thank you to my 9 reviewers, you all make me happy to be alive. FireSage, I can't help but feel happy when I read your comments. Raven, don't worry. I'm sure Sheik will do plenty "working" with Link very soon. Ryukai, here he is! Wait until you see where he's going. Spiritual Stone, you always give me the best advice, a real kick in the ass where i need it. thanks very much ). And lydia, I think you'll love it even more in a couple chapters.

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Chapter Four: A Short Interlude

Link gave a bitter laugh. "It's not your fault. You've never had to ride in the desert, have you? You always have to watch out for little things like a break in the path or…" His voice trailed off.

Sheik nodded and gave his head a shake as if to clear it. The thick blonde hair, now free from its linen bonds flew everywhere, and Sheik paused for a second, then gasped. He clutched his hands to his face and turned away.

"Link, where are my bandages?" The question sounded accusing, quite bold for someone whose life had just been saved.

"Over there. I had to tear them off of you to get the potion down." Link pointed at the pile of blood-soaked linen.

Sheik glanced over at the pile, hands still in place hiding his face from the world. He did a good job concealing it in the absence of his usual attire, but Link felt the whole thing was unnecessary now. He'd already seen Sheik's face, why continue to hide it? He knew that in the olden days the Sheikah hid their faces so that every member of the race looked the same. This gave them the appearance of an immortal race, one Sheikah always replacing a fallen brother quickly. But in these the times of peace (the between-war times, as the Sheikah called it) the Sheikah kept their faces hidden more for tradition than security. Couldn't Sheik trust Link enough to not hide his face in this completely enclosed canyon?

The feeling must have shown through on Link's face because when Sheik looked back at him he shook his head slightly and said, "No."

"Here," Link said. He reached down to the white cloth pants he wore under his tunic and ripped apart the right leg. He tore off the bottoms of each leg and handed them to Sheik. "If you don't mind wearing this, you can keep it until we get to the Fortress."

Sheik reached out and took the cloth. He turned away from Link and began to wrap his face, carefully layering the cloth so that it would stay held in while he moved. When he was finished he turned back to Link.

"Shall we go on then?"

"Well, your horse certainly won't be going anywhere. We're not far from the fortress. When we get there I'll have a couple Gerudo come and tend to her. For now you'll just have to ride with me." Link wasn't fond of the idea, those words Sheik spoke back in the garden ringing in his head, but they had to continue with the mission, they both knew that.

Sheik nodded, gingerly stood up, and began to collect his pack from the fallen horse. Link thanked the Goddesses Sheik traveled light; Epona wasn't going to like the extra weight of a person as it was, much less extra baggage. She was a fast horse, and anything that slowed her down was not welcome.

When the Sheiks things were stuffed into a side back on Epona's saddle, Link jumped upon her back and held his hand out to Sheik, who took it and pulled himself behind him. They left some water and a couple carrots for the injured horse, both wishing they could do more, but knowing what their priority was. As a cloud shifted in the sky and the moonlight illuminated the ground, they were already galloping full speed towards the Gerudo Fortress.