A/N: Edited at 17.8.2103. Fixed minor misspellings and such.

Christmas is coming and I'm trying my best to update this on daily basis. THIS IS NOT LINK x DARK LINK!

Aslo, I know that Dark Link and Shadow Link are two different things but if you think about it... How does Dark Link appear into the Water Temple's room if not by being a shadow at somewhere?

Have fun!

Oh, and I own nothing else except the story and idea! Everything else, the characters and places, goes to Nintendo and who ever invented the amazing Legend of Zelda series!

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CHRISTMAS AT HYRULE

CHAPTER 9

Link woke up from a restless night. He hadn't been able to sleep much but he had no idea what was bothering him so badly. The Hero yawned while getting up from the bed and getting dressed. He stretched a bit before leaving his room.

It was still way too early so he didn't go to the stables nor to the post office. Instead he left the castle and went into the cold winter air. The sky was clear of clouds and the moon and stars were shining brightly. Link brushed snow off of close by bench and sat down. He turned his gaze into the sky and watched the stars.

After a while he noticed a falling star. Link smiled, closed his eyes and made a wish. He had done the one and same wish each time ever since he saw a falling star almost six and half years ago but so far the wish hadn't come into reality, not fully at least.

The Hero sighed and his breath come out in mist. He rubbed at his arms while getting up from the bench. Glancing one more time into the night sky, he left back towards the castle. He knew he couldn't go back to bed so he headed to the training area.

Link took out his sword and started to swing it at the dummies in the room. He hadn't put any lights on because he didn't want anyone to come and check about his doings. Only when the sunlight started to seep through the windows did Link stop his training. He washed up and stretched a bit before leaving to the post office to start the day's work.

He was first one at the office. Link had gotten the keys to the place so he had no trouble in getting inside. The Hero went first to check how much of new packets were brought in but there were nothing new since yesterday. He had sorted out the new packets after he had come back from Kokiri Forest so there was nothing to really do at the time.

Link sighed while walking around the packets. There still was nothing to Lake Hylia and nothing new for Kokiri Forest either. He left the room and walked to the stables to find Silver.

The mare was already awake and actually happy to see Link. He greeted the horse and started to put things ready for the day's work. Once the mare had been fully geared, he guided her to the backdoor of the big packets room. He put the group of packets that were closest to the door into the cart.

Once he was ready and had shut the doors, Link checked where he was heading to for the day. It was meant to Gerudo Fortress. The Hero walked next to Silver and took a grip of the reins again before heading out of the post office towards the fields.

Link rode in fast trot close to the rocky way to Gerudo Fortress. Before going to the area he jumped off of the horse and guided Silver to the first bridge. The plank held the weight of the horse, the cart and Link surprisingly well. For the Hero's luck, there was no wind so the second bridge wasn't swinging at all.

Silver crossed the bridge without hesitation. Link knew that the weather could change fast so he called the Gerudos around as soon as he got far enough inside. The female warriors were eager to keep Link longer among them but he told that the bridge would be hard to cross later if the wind picked up. So the Hero left as soon as he got the cart empty and got new ones on.

Luckily the wind hadn't gotten stronger and Silver managed to get over the bridge. They returned back to the post office and Link emptied the cart. He kept a short lunch break and went to see Epona.

The mare was happy to see Link. She had thought for a while that her owner wouldn't come over at all. Link kept his lunch break at Epona's stable and promised to come back once his work for the day would be over.

The second delivery went to Kakariko Village. Link stayed at there slightly longer than at Gerudo Fortress since he didn't have anything to worry on his way back to the castle. Since he had more time to spend, Link actually took some of the packets to the right doors since he knew that some of the people were having bit of hard time to move around during winter. Once he left the village, Link let Silver take her own speed on her way back to the post office.

While Link was continuing his work as deliveryman, Dark had talked for most of the last night and day with the owner of the old cottage. Most of the talking was done by the old man who claimed to be a sorcerer. Dark only listened and nodded when needed to.

When the night had fallen, they finally got to the main part. "Just stand still and keep your eyes closed." The man said and Dark obligated. The sorcerer grinned evilly and started to call out a spell. "Don't think about being solid. Just melt into the shadows." He continued with normal voice and Dark nodded taking once a deep breath so he could relax a bit.

Dark stood there slightly scared while waiting for the spell to work. He knew that there was going to be a price for his decision but they hadn't talked about it even one bit. "I hope it's just rupees." Dark thought while trying to relax but soon that thought was interrupted very harshly.

The sorcerer sent the spell towards his guest. Dark heard the spell come only vaguely but he did feel when it hit. The pain was excruciating and he screamed in pure agony while his eyes flew open in shock and pain. Storm rose to his hind legs while neighing madly before crashing to his side. The sorcerer only grinned evilly and prepared the next spell.

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