Lady . Zayriah: Hm, it'll be getting better as the story proceeds. :3

darthritter86: I told I sucked at beginnings. :p As for everything else... I can't say... And I'm sorry, I can't do anything about growling stomachs over the internet. XD

link2832: FEH! Vampires... overrated and overused... And Stephanie Meyer really did kill them...

Ldbrenes: I did say that movie sort of inspired it. It's an amazing moie, I really love it. :D

fleets: No, the star is his own character. I regret to inform that there will be a significant lack of Vaati in the story. D: (Vaati: That's why it's going to suck - Reily: Shut up you!). I'm not double-blinding you, I promise! And besides... I never-ever claimed that "Haizea" was an OC... I implied it, but never said it.

MERRY FREAKING CHRISTMAHANUKWANZAAKUH! Yeah, NaNoWriMo's over and I freaking OWNED THAT SH!T. In other words, I won. Did I own it, no. I just narrowly made it, I'll be honest. But hell, I wrote 50,000 words within a month. And because of that you get a short chapter now. For that I'm sorry, but give me a freaking break. Fifty thousand words, remember? Ohyeah, and it's 2:30 AM... But sleep is for losers.

Anyways, as from the first sentence above, I'm also a holiday nut. I'm one of those people that goes around singing Christmas carols to herself and claims to be Santa's number one unofficial elf. Hell, I still write letters to the guy even though I found out he didn't exist six years ago... And sorry if I just bursted anyone's bubble. So yeah, I'm just freaking EXPLODING with holiday cheer.

Oh yeah, and here's your short chapter. Trials and Tribulations will be updated Sunday, returning to schedule. This story still has no set schedule so... it'll be coming as it comes!

After they were a sufficient distance away from the strange man, Link held Zelda in front of him while giving her a stern look, "Now, before we were interrupted… You can't come with me!" he told her.

"And why not? It was my idea! And you didn't seem to have a problem with me going to find it on my own before!" she said angrily.

"No, we both thought of it at the same time." Link said in a matter-of-factly tone. "And besides, it's not a woman's place to be going on adventures. I mean, I never said anything before because I didn't think you would get anywhere."

"Not… a woman's… place…" she repeated almost blankly.

Link tapped her on the shoulder lightly and said with a great big smile, "That's right!"

Unfortunately, Link had no idea of the gravity of what he had just told her. In Zelda's mind, she had been insulted in the worst way possible. And to insult a witch is not the wisest of things to do. Before the page could even see it, a hand went straight to his face. And it wasn't just one time that this happened; she repeatedly slapped him while shouting,

"Chauvinistic pig! How dare you undermine my abilities based upon my sex!"

Finally, he caught one of her wrists in the air, throwing her off balance and making her practically fall into him. Catching her, he warily said,

"Let's not do-"

He never saw her throw coming. She had gotten hold of his arms and then threw him on his back. That girl was nothing like his trainer had told him girls were like. His eyes grew wide with fear as her shadow passed over him. He could see the rage burning behind her eyes. She moved her arm through the air, as if she was writing something in the air over him. He attempted to scooch backwards but it was as if his limbs weren't letting him…

In fact… colors were becoming less vivid, his hearing and smell was becoming stronger… Everything seemed bigger and he had a strong urge to scratch behind his ear with his leg. He managed to flip on his stomach and he was about to get up and run but… his hand… it wasn't a hand at all! He found himself panting in fear but instead of hearing normal breaths he heard a whiny sound.

He felt something latch around his neck. He attempted to snap at whatever it was only to be smacked over the head.

"Bad dog!" he heard Zelda say.

He turned quickly and arched his head upwards, so he could see the bitter face of the witch.

"Bad dog, turning on your master like that!" she said haughtily.

"What have you done to me?!" what came out was barks and growls. He heard bystanders around them gasp in fear. Zelda, however, seemed to understand him perfectly.

"You cross a witch, you pay the consequences." she spat. "For the rest of this adventure you'll be my pet wolfie."

He barked something angrily, but it did not mean anything. It was simply an angry bark and he felt ashamed to say he liked doing the angry bark.

She cocked her head arrogantly and then said, "If it makes you feel better, I'll change you back every once in a while… but that little collar around your neck gives me the power to turn yo back into a mongrel whenever I feel like it. Now come on doggy, we're going to trail a star being now."

He growled and snapped angrily in refusal. She didn't need to say anything to influence his next move. The people around them were all staring right at him. He felt his ears twitch as he picked up their mutterings,

"A wolf in the city?!" "Somebody kill it already!" "Wasn't there a young man there earlier?" "Someone call the guard!" "That witch can probably handle it." "Why on earth does it have a sword and shield on its back?"

As he was hearing all this, he felt his tail retreat in between his legs as he whinnied.

"That's right, cower like the dog you are." the blond witch before him said spitefully. "But if you follow me around, then I can convince people you're my pet. It's your choice. Wander in a body you're not used to or follow me."

His ears backed and he growled at her, but he eventually gave in. She was right. This body was foreign to him. He did not know the first thing about being a wolf or dog or whatever he was. As much as he hated it, he would have to go with the witch.

He stepped forward, hating how the tone floor felt beneath his paws. What was he thinking? He hated having paws!

"Good boy." he heard Zelda say softly, only making it sound that much more evil.

They walked through the town for a bit longer and Link was gradually getting used to walking in this new body. The witch he was being forced to follow did not seem to be paying too much attention to him. He thought of running a few times, but every time he did he always heard a "tsk tsk" come from the witch. If she could turn him into a wolf, he honestly hated to think what else she could do to him. But he still had to wonder what Zelda would be looking for?

She was actually just listening around for clues. She did her best to keep an eye on her new, erm… "pet"… To be honest, the young witch actually felt kind of guilty for it but… when raised around Maple and Syrup, one would have a tendency to overreact to certain things. Matters of gender were just one of those things that had a tendency to blow up quickly. However, Zelda was normally so mild tempered, it disturbed her to know she could act so evil sometimes.

Brushing the thoughts to the back of her mind, she focused on the task at hind. She had to listen for something… a strange going on or something of the sort. She would occasionally stop and sit somewhere, hoping to hear something.

She finally did.

It was in front of tavern. She had to admit, she definitely did not expect what was coming. She heard laughing and jeering and then a man was thrown out of the tavern. He was a nothing special sort of guy; the only thing that made him remotely noticeable was the fact that he was half naked.

"I'm telling you," he shouted into the tavern, "A man came in the middle of the night. He didn't have a strip of clothing on him but he threatened me! He was some sort of magical folk, ordered me to hand over my clothes!"

"Excuse me," Zelda piped in. "Excuse me, could you tell me more about this man.?"

The man looked at her strangely and then blushed. Probably ashamed that he was wearing so little in the presence of a lady.

"Um, yes, ma'am…" he said nervously, "He was a very pale fellow. His hair was all white too, 'cept for his eyes. Those were dark and… menacing, really. He seemed very angry and… the magic was just everywhere… I really thought I was going to die!"

She thought it over. What he said fit the criteria of a star being except for the dark eyes part… Star beings did not have dark eyes. But she did not have any other leads… She heard Link growl and he tugged at the sleeve of her robe.

She yanked her arm away and shot him a look, "What is it?"

He barked softly and pointed his nose to something on the man's arm. Her eyes widened.

"Excuse me, sir?" she said, "I couldn't help but notice the tattoo on your arm… Are you a ranger?"

The man took on a depressed look and said, "I know I don't look it without the uniform, but yes…"

She had taken off on a run before he had even finished his statement. A strange man sleeping in the alleyway with his hood up and dressed like a ranger… and his strange sense of presence… Everything screamed star and she was enough of an idiot to not have out it together!

Link had jolted ahead of her. She shouldn't have been surprised, he had two extra legs now. She struggled to keep up, hoping he wasn't planning on running away. He could still be useful, after all. Instead, he ran straight towards the alleyway where the man had been. He growled and then snapped angrily at a piece of plywood on the wall. When she caught up and caught her breath, she saw why.

He was gone.

Bloody freaking hell. the star thought angrily. First an annoying witch girl comes and ruins his sleep and then there was a commotion going on. He heard something about wolves but he did not care. He just wanted to sleep! He had no idea why people on the earth found that being active in the day was more productive… But then again, being a star, he could not even begin to understand how humans worked. They may have looked relatively the same but star beings and humans were completely different.

Yawning and stretching, he looked around to see some people running. From their wolf perhaps.

Idiots. If it's just one wolf why don't they just gang up on it and kill it? he thought to himself. Humans would forever remain a mystery. He supposed he would have to get over it, though, if he was going to be living the rest of his extremely long life amongst them. I probably should give the diurnal life a chance, too…

He grumbled and pushed himself up. He brushed himself off, adjusted his hood and then continued out in the sunlight. It took him a bit for his eyes to adjust - he wasn't used to such brightness – but as soon as he could make everything around him out, he decided he might as well get on the trail again. Best to get as far away from his landing sight as possible if he didn't want to be discovered. Not that it really mattered. If someone did find out what he was… too bad for them. It wasn't like he had to grant their wishes.

He chuckled to himself. Another thing that humans didn't realize about stars was that they had a choice in the wishes they granted. If they did not want to grant a wish for whatever reason, they didn't have to! And him, he wasn't going to be granting any wishes to anybody…

I feel for the fools who think they can get me to grant their wishes.

This chapter was so fun to write.I really enjoyed giving Zelda that Midna-ish flare and... And sexist Link is just hilarious. And I'll be honest and say I completely BSed this chapter. I was so caught up in NaNoWriMo, I pretty much forgot where I was going with this story, save for the basic storyline. I'm still as enthusiastic as ever to write it, though.