(A.N.) I know I said that I won't be posting anything until I returned to the U.S. but I managed to pump out this chapter pretty quickly so I decided to go ahead and post it. I may be able to post another 1 or 2 chapters before I return, at which point I'm hoping for all the character development and relationships between our group of friends to be complete and then I'll be moving on to the chapter that will start all the drama and the big time skip.

Thanks for all the wonderful reviews!

Hanyoualchemis1 - Ahh, I see, well perhaps I'll check it out :). Haha, yeah being the best friend Sheik will be playing a more active role in Link's life. More in terms of drama than anything else, sorry to say that I'm not planning on him being involved in Link's superhero life :(. Same here, the relationships between everyone is key and will play a very important part in further chapters to come. Glad you like it :)

burning book - Haha, thanks! It's my biggest worry that people won't like it and what not, which is why I'm really hitting heavy on the beginning/background character development before anything else. Once a few more chapter have been pumped out, and some minor drama has been placed this story will take a nosedive into some BIG drama ;)

Demon Princess of Time - Lol, I totally get what you mean, and thanks! I'm glad people are enjoying this fic so far!

StraightedgeWingZero - No, unfortunately, not yet. There will be a few more chapters building up on the relationships between our change of friends and some difficult decisions that Link is faced with before we dive into the hardcore drama. That's actually the point in time that I'm most worried, because I'm not sure how readers will take when the plotline changes. Oh well, we'll see how it goes. Thanks for reviewing!

ShadowNinja1011 - Thank you! Glad you find it interesting, and I hope you keep reading (and reviewing) as the story progresses :)

Dc2212 - The pairings as of right now will be complicated, but just focus more on Link/Zelda, even if they may be with others at times. Cheers for the review!

This chapter is the first to feature a POV from Sheik!

Enjoy XD

The Green Knight: A Hero is Born

Chapter 3 - New Relationships

[Sheik]

"Ace! That's fifteen-love, son!" My dad shouts to me with a smirk on his face.

I grumble and lower my body, preparing for his next serve. "Just hit the ball, dad!" I yell back at him.

He chuckls and bounces the tennis ball in his hand a few times before he tosses it in the air and slams down hard, sending it speeding straight to me. I grunt and dive, just barely managing to return the serve. I smile as I turn to look at how well I hit the ball, but my smile turns to a frown as I see that I lobbed it.

My dad grins and as the ball reaches a proper height he slams down hard on it, sending crashing down, too fast for me return.

"Thirty-love." He says now with a grin. "You better not let me win, son."

I sneer and stand up straight. "You, this isn't even fair. I growl at him. "You've been playing tennis for how long now? I wasn't even home when you had this installed."

He walks up to the net and met him there. "That's just like you Sheik. Always quitting when things get too tough for you to handle." He lectures to me.

I scoff. "Why don't we at least do something that I'm good at too!" I say.

He straightens up, looking at me with a glint in his eyes. "Sure, son, what did you have in mind?"

Ten minutes later we're standing eight paces from each other, garbed in fencing gear and blades with covered tips in our hands.

"No holding back." I say to him. I can feel some of my hot breath as it goes through my face mask. I can't tell what he's doing, which is one of the drawbacks to fencing. But then again, I'd much rather not have to see him grin and smile like he always when he knows he's going to beat me. "But not this time." I say to myself as he moves forward to begin the duel.

We both approach each other and raise our swords straight up in front of us as a way of showing respect to the other fighter before moving into the ready position; one arm behind our back and the our sword hand out front.

Seconds roll by as neither of us attack first, when suddenly my father takes a step forward, jerking his fencing sword at my chest.

I bat his attack away easily and return with a jab to his lower right side. He blocks the attack and forces my sword up as he tried to deliver a finishing blow to my neck. I quickly raise my sword up just in time to block his attack, but now that he's gained some momentum he starts to press harder; pushing me further and further back to the end of the large, square, white-brick arena we have in the basement.

I grunt and block another swift attack, trying to come up with a hole in his defense. Unfortunately for me, it's rock solid. I notice that I'm now very close to the edge, and if I don't think of something fast, this match will soon be over very quickly.

My dad suddenly lunges forward to finish me off, but I quickly block the attack and bring my body closer to his. "Don't struggle, son." He whispers to me. "This will all be over soon."

I grunt and push against him harder. "The fights not over yet, dad!" I yell as I push him back and regain some ground. He delivers a quick horizontal slash which I duck from and attempt to jab his lower left side.

He blocks the attack and jabs his sword downward. I place my sword horizontally across my hands and block his attack. I push up hard with as much force as I can muster and he stumbles back, losing his footing only slightly.

"I see someone is improving!" My dad comments with a chuckle.

I sneer behind my face mask and attack him again, but he swiftly ducks and comes back up; his fencing blade poking the right side of my face mask.

"Looks like I win, again." My dad gloats as he removes his mask. He ruffles his short, dark blonde hair and gives me a victorious smile.

I clench my teeth as anger and frustration begins to seep in. Removing my mask, I glare at my father. "I have to get ready for Zelda's party..." I say before stalking off.

After I run myself under a relaxing shower, I dress myself and head back downstairs only to see Link standing in the foyer. He was dressed rather stylishly and I raise an eyebrow with an accompanying grin. "What's with the get-up?" I ask him with a light chuckle.

He looks at himself and then back up at me with a smirk. "You're the one who's always telling me to dress better."

The comment throws me off guard somewhat, but I make it down to him and give his hand a firm shake. I don't care what people say about Link, If you ask me I think he could be a pretty popular guy. With all the construction he's been doing lately he's been getting a lot bigger. Well, a lot bigger than how he used to be; skinny as a stick.

"I thought I'd dress a little better for tonight. Since we're going to Zelda's party and all." He finishes.

I laugh at this. "You mean you want Zelda to notice you, don't you?"

He tries to hide it, but I can see the color in his cheeks brighten to a rosy pink. "What? No - come on man!" He says with a sigh and the roll of his eyes.

I laugh again and pat him on the back. "I'm just teasing you, buddy!" My hand slips around his shoulder and I hang my arm over it loosely. "Come on, we've still got a few hours before the party starts.

[Link]

Despite being as dressed up as I am, or 'looking pimp' as Sheik put it, I still couldn't help but feel way underdressed for this party as I stepped into the passenger seat of Sheik's silver SLR McLaren.

"They'll probably ask if I'm lost..." I say as we pull up the mayor's driveway. On the side of the driveway I see rows of expensive looks cars all lined up in an elegant fashion, many of which I don't even recognize.

Sheik snorts. "No one will think that man. Besides, Zelda invited you!"

I frown and raise an eyebrow while shrugging, as if to say, 'true'. Sheik finds an empty spot next to a fire engine red, two-seater car that I recognize to be a Ferrari. We step out, and I'm a little more careful than Sheik is at opened my door and closing so I don't scratch the car next to his.

"So, this is where Zelda lives..." I murmur to myself. With a whistle, I follow Sheik from the parked cars to the large front steps. A large, circular fountain sits in the center on the driveway several feet from the front door so that cars can drive through as they come and go. beyond that lay a mini field of freshly trimmed grass which I take to be their front lawn. I mentally shake my head. I could easily fit three of four of my houses just on their front lawn, don't even get my started on Zelda's house.

Security guards patrol the perimeter and as we walk up the granite steps a guard stops us and pats us down before allowing us to continue. Seriously, are we at Zelda's house or the presidents? I wonder to myself. Sheik seems to catch my train of thought and shrugs. "Well, this is the Mayor of Hyrule we're talking about."

When we get inside, a large round table sits just in front of me with a large glass sculpture of a swan, above which a giant crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling. "Wow..."

"Mr. Saber, how wonderful it is to see you."

I look up to see a tall woman with short, grey hair approach us.

"Hello Impa." Sheik says with a smile as he takes her hands in his.

The whole thing makes me feel awkward and left out, but oddly enough not in a bad way.

"Zelda will be most pleased to hear that you have arrived." She says. "Come, this way." Sheik lets go of her hands and follows her as she leaved the foyer.

When I don't move, Sheik rolls his and pulls me along. "Come on man, keep up."

After walking through a long hallway and through a few double doors, we end up outside, which I assume to be Zelda's backyard. A large in-ground pool lay a few feet ahead of me and a brick path lay just before me followed by a path of grass. To the right of lay a series of lawn chairs or varying sizes and glass tables, but what catches my attention is the large, raised platform several feet to the right of the pool, where a live band was playing some popular music. In front of them was a large stone square where dozens of teenagers were dancing away with red plastic cups in their hands.

"Where do you think Zelda is?!" I shout over the music.

Sheik smirks. "Can't wait to see her, can ya?" He teases.

I narrow my eyes and then punch him in the shoulder.

"Ow, chill out dude she's coming!" He says, rubbing his shoulder.

I look ahead to see Zelda walking over to us with a broad smile on her face. For some reason, it makes me smile too. The way her body and hips sway as she gracefully walks over to us in a pair of short, blue colored shorts and a bright yellow tank top captivates me. Her hair is braided today, but I don't mind, I think it suits her. I mentally blink twice and shake the thoughts from my head as she embraces Sheik in a tight hug. She lets go of him and gives me a hug as well, which throws me off guard as I don't know what to do with my hands. Hesitantly, I slowly wrap a single arms around her back and pat her shoulder blade gently before she lets go.

I sigh to myself. Although we're outside and the weather is starting to get colder, I suddenly find myself feeling very hot.

"Guys, I'm so glad you could make it!" She says excitedly.

Sheik chuckles and waves a hand. "We wouldn't have missed it, right Link? Link...hello?" He pokes me gently and I shake myself out of the trance I was in.

"Huh? What?" I say. "O-oh yeah, definitely wouldn't have missed it for anything." I half lie.

Sheik eyes me suspiciously but doesn't press the matter.

Zelda eyes us both and nods approvingly. "You two look great! Looking to pick up some hot girls?" She jokes with a wink.

I cough but Sheik grins back at, "You bet."

I roll my eyes at his comment. "You have a very beautiful house, Zelda." I say truthfully.

She looks at me and gives me an odd smile, her eyes sparkling and reflecting something back that I can't quite identify. "That's very sweet of you, thanks Link. So drinks are over there," She points off at a few table in the corner of the lawn, "there's music and games all over the place so make yourselves comfortable." She finishes with a bright smile.

I nod and leave to grab some punch and Sheik follows closely behind me. "What was that all about?" He asked me as he serves himself some red punch.

I raise an eyebrow. "What was 'what' all about?" I ask him.

He scoffs. "Come on man, you can't hide it from me. I could almost feel the electricity bouncing off between the two of you."

I roll my eyes. "Sure you could."

We walked back to where Zelda was standing and I notice that she was now talking to another girl dressed in a pair of tight, dark jeans and a purple v-neck shirt that was very form fitting. As I get closer, I realize that the girl is Malon. I momentarily freeze. For some reason I'm sure how I feel when the two of them are together around me, despite the fact that none of us are even that close of friends yet.

"Hey, we should all play some two-on-two games." Sheik suggests.

Zelda nods with equal enthusiasm. "Sounds good to me. There's bags, volleyball and a few other games, and we can play some water sports if you guys are up to getting in the pool?" She asks, looking around at the three of us standing before her.

Sheik nods and looks at me. "What do you think man?"

I sigh, but smile and nod. "Sure, let's go it."

"Great!" Sheik says happily. "We'll start with a few rounds of bags then. How about me and Malon against you and Zelda?" He asks.

To my surprise, Malon agrees, as does Zelda. I groan, but a small smile covers my face. Maybe this will actually be fun.

The day passed by rather quickly, probably because we were all having so much fun. I never really imagined myself teaming up with Zelda and having fun with her. It was a nice change. Although, it was difficult for me to keep down a heavy blush when we played chicken in the pool. I can still fell Zelda's wet thighs pressed against my neck and my hands holding her legs from time to time.

After a bonfire and some delicious food, many of her friends left as it was getting late. I find myself lost inside Zelda's enormous house as I look around for Sheik, or someone else that I know. I stop suddenly when I come across a set of large double doors, one of which is slightly ajar. Light poured through the crack and curiosity gets the better of me as I enter the room.

My eyes widen at the sight of the room; it was rather large, with plush furniture placed in a decorative fashion around the area. Large rugs covered the hardwood floors with giant bookshelves lining the walls. A desk sat ahead of me to the far left, but what catches my attention is not the expensive items or the high beams and large, glass windows but a large picture that was framed in gold with elegant patterns and embroidered edges. A beautiful woman with dazzling blonde hair was smiling back through the picture and a light illuminated the area above the photo, making it easier to view. As I near the picture I feel like I've seen the woman somewhere before, but I can't quite place where. She seems so familiar to me...

"Hello?"

I whip around to see Zelda peaking inside the room. Flustered and embarrassed that I entered a room in her house without permission, I quickly sputter out a response. "O-oh, Zelda! Sorry, I saw that a light was on and I...actually I don't really know why I came in here. I shouldn't have come." I say as I head towards the door.

I freeze when she places a gentle hand around my arm. "It's alright, Link." She says to me with a chuckle. "I'm not mad."

"Who is that?" I ask as I turn around and eye the woman in the picture. "If you don't mind me asking, that is." I add.

I watch Zelda as she walks past me and stands in front of the picture on the wall. She stands in front of it for several seconds before replying, "Isabella Harkinian. My mother." She adds, turning around to face me.

I walk up to her and eye the woman in the photo once more before looking at Zelda. Now I see why I recognized the woman; she looked like an older version of Zelda. "She's very pretty." I say. "You two look very similar." I add with a smile.

Zelda blushes at the comment and looks back at her mother's picture. "Thank you." She whispers. "She was very beautiful..." She turns back around to face me. "Thanks for coming today, Link, I had a lot of fun."

I smile and nod. "So did I."

Our eyes lock for a moment and I feel lost in her sea of blue. "Link...I - "

"There you are!"

The moment is ruined as I turn around and see Sheik standing at the doorway. "Come on buddy, let's go!" He pauses and notices that he's interrupted something. "Is...everything alright?" He asks hesitantly.

"Everything's fine." Zelda replies. She swiftly walks past me, although our shoulders brush and our eyes met again. I'm left wondering what the hell is going on, and what she was about to say to me as she walks up to Sheik. "Thanks for coming." She says to him, brushing her hand over his arm. She yawns, which I can't help but smile at, thinking it's one of the cutest thing's I've ever seen. "I'm going to get ready for bed."

I nod and make my way over to them. "We should get going." I say to Sheik.

He gives me a strange look, but nods and I follow him out of Zelda's house.

As strange as it sounds, maybe there is something between me and Zelda...

(A.N.) So? What do you guys think? As I said up top, another chapter or two of character/relationship building before things get serious! I'll give you guys a slight hint at what's going throughout this entire story, lots of drama and plot building will come from various Legend of Zelda games, so there will be ties and similarities everywhere. Hopefully it will be good.

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- Demonzmagic