A/N: So I am back with my quickest update ever! I was so focused to get this done that I somehow finished this over one weekend! I decided that as soon as I have chapters done I will post them simply because I honestly never know when I'm not going to be able to write/proofread/update. With any luck, though, I'll have more weekends like this that I can focus on writing. Also, I'd like to thank all those who favorite/followed/reviewed! It really encouraged me to continue writing. Please do not worry about telling me any of your concerns or suggestions. I love hearing what you guys think about the story!

Well, enjoy!

Rating: K+

Warning: Mild cursing

Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda series, sadly.

Below the Mountain

Quiet. A tranquil sort. Cautiously we had travelled through the corridor of rock walls. I noticed a slight incline to the path, and yet the grass wasn't growing any less green. As I took in the sheer height of the valley walls, occasionally a flower or patch of growth could be spotted sprouting from the bare rock. Everything was so serene. Baily and Epona's steps echoed the loudest. Even as we travelled quietly, I still felt wariness rising slowly in my chest. Overhead, a mountain peak rose to the heavens, currently obscured in my vision due to the cliffs surrounding me. But even so, I could tell the mountain reached farther up into the sky than I had ever been. I had climbed some pretty tall trees in my child, but none of those could match up to this giant I observed now.

When the path began to slowly widen, I kept my eyes keen, and when we made another turn in the bend of the trail, I pulled Baily to a sudden stop. Link followed suit, and I nodded at the village dead ahead.

"It's a town," I said in awe, feeling a bit dumbstruck for reasons unexplainable. The deep cliff walls had not ended, but opened up into a wide valley. The lush grass spread out across, and flower patches dotted the land. Ahead of us, an overarching welcome sign created an unofficial boundary of where the village began. It was large; much larger than Ordon. And the similar rising plateaus and overhanging cliffs decorated the perimeter of the village. Some houses and buildings sat on these wide ledges, overlooking the rest of the village below. Across the clearing, I could make out another path that narrowed out, seeming to lead higher out of the valley. That appeared to be where grass then turned to hard rock. I supposed that led to the mountain that stood tall above the village, clear as day from where we stood now.

"Kakariko?"

"Hm?" I looked up at Link, and he nodded towards the arch that stood firmly before us. My eyes grazed the large, worn Hylian letters. 'Kakariko Village.' I had heard of this village in passing from the merchants that had come to sell each year in Faron. But they're words could have never described its true extent.

"Of course," I said softly, "I remember now. A village below the mountain." My words were mostly for myself, as I made the connection between the village and a story an old merchant had told me.

"Do you know this place?" Link asked, curiosity leaking into his words.

I shook my head fervently, "No, I only know about it through a few passing words of travelling caravans. But I've been told that it was a beautiful place. Rich with history. That must be the third sacred spring." I pointed to the right, where a small spring protruded from around the massive rock border of the town.

"Like the one you found me in?"

I nodded, and then motioned to head on, "Let's get going."

We kicked Baily and Epona back into a slow walk. I couldn't help my wandering eyes as we passed under the arch. Villagers strolled about. What normally would have been a productive day in Ordon, however, seemed to be rather lax here. The grassy land sloped down slowly. It appeared that the center of the town was the lowest point, where a few shops decorated the land. As we approached, some strolling folks' heads turned in our direction. And every eye that met with the sight of us froze. I began to grow cautious once more, afraid that we did not belong. What if this village did not take kindly to outsiders?

However, I soon caught a few friendly smiles, and found confusion taking over. How were we being perceived? As we continued toward the center of town, we began to pass the villagers. My eyes landed on a young girl, possibly around the age of ten, running our way. She seemed ecstatic as ever. I pulled Baily to a stop. By his shuffling beneath me as she neared, I could tell he wasn't pleased with the new company, but I merely patted his mane comfortingly.

"Hey!" She hollered, drawing out the word as she rushed to our said, waving her arms over her head as a big grin encompassed her small pudgy face. I felt a small smile tugging at my lips. People weren't my specialty, but kids tended to much more earnest than most people.

She stumbled to a halt in front of us, and I shot an amused look at Link, who appeared more confused than anything. His expression was interesting to say the least.

"Are you new?" The girl immediately pounced, excitedly bubbling up with questions. I could sense the interrogation coming on.

"Yes. This is our first time in Kakariko. Are you the welcoming committee?" I asked with a smile.

Her freckled face grew pink, and she shuffled her feet, "I guess you could say that! Where are you guys coming from?" She practically was jumping again with curiosity. She reminded me of Olivia in a way. But despite the nostalgic resemblance, I felt my heart drop at the question. I certainly couldn't tell her we were from Ordon. I racked my brain for an answer.

"We've come from an outlying kingdom," Link answered with confidence, and I glanced at him in shock. What was this 'outlying kingdom' he spoke off? We would be taken as suspicious intruders within ten minutes of arrival!

The girl's face fell, seeming confused, and I felt for sure that she would grow wary. Then her face lit up again as an 'aha!' left her mouth.

"You must be from Suinova, then!" I nearly fell off Baily in relief, and snuck a glance at Link. A smile broke out across his face.

"So you know it! Not only beautiful, but smart, too. What a nice welcoming committee," he complimented with a friendly crooked grin, leaning forward on Epona's strong back. I held back a chuckle, and caught the young girl blushing heavily. Who knew Link would turn out to be such a flirt? I covered a smirk with my hand.

"W-well," the young blond stammered, "my papa will be excited to meet you!"

"Papa?" I asked, eyebrows rising incredulously. With her attention on a less handsome face, she seemed to regain her confidence.

"Yeah! My papa, the mayor of Kakariko," she clarified, perking up a bit, "We don't get a lot of visitors lately, but when we do, papa says to always show them his way!"

"Then could we bother you to show us the way?" Link asked, and the girl shyly met his eyes, nodding fervently.

Another chuckle escaped my lips, and I motioned for her to come closer, "You can join me." She padded over to Baily, and I leaned down to grab her under the arms. Carefully and smoothly I hoisted her up as she squealed and giggled. The small girl struggled to settle on Baily, leaning her back against me. I wrapped my arms around her to grab the reins. Baily seemed perturbed by the extra weight, if his tense muscles were any clue. Oh, my temperamental boy.

"Whenever you're ready," I said.

"Okay, that way!" She pointed forward, and I nudged Baily's side. He huffed, but began heading farther into the village. We passed through the center, and steered to the right where we headed up onto an incline that rode along the valley wall. The path's edge was lined with rusty fencing, snug against the rocky wall. It led up to one of the many ledges that hung over Kakariko, and on the ledge sat a large house.

"You can tie your horses to this post," the small girl said, pointing towards a wooden fence that stood at the first sign of flat ground. Link and I hopped down, and while Link figured out how to tie them up securely, I helped the girl off Baily. I didn't worry about Link's faulty knots, because I trusted Baily to stay. Epona…well, I took a moment to finish up her knot. Link stepped back to let me do the rest, and shot me a sheepish look. I shook my head, hiding a smile.

"Come on!" The girl finally exclaimed, grabbing my hand and tugging me forward. I let her drag me to her home. She opened the door and ran inside to hold it open for us. We both hesitantly entered, and she held up a hand in wait, and dashed off to another room.

"Norissa!" A deep male's voice echoed.

"Papa, we have visitors!"

"Really? Where are they?"

"In the foyer!"

The man, presumably her father, audibly sputtered, and the squelching of a chair against wood sounded. The man came rushing out, dusting off his pants and coat. The young girl tagged along by his side.

"Hello, hello!" He said, "Forgive me, I hadn't realized anyone had come into town. Norissa is very eager to show me new faces," he smiled lovingly at his little girl, and she grinned. His attention was quickly back on us, "Please take a seat in the living room. I'll have my wife warm up something if you'd like. Is rock-root tea all right?"

I had no idea what that was. "Sure," I replied, my smile warm. Poor Link was too trusting of me, and nodded pleasantly. As Norissa dashed off to another room, we were led straight ahead into the next room, and sat down at a table in the corner. The older man soon came back in to join us after having dashed off to speak with his wife, presumably.

"I'm Leoni Joh, the mayor of this humble village." I took in the mayor, from his plump belly that increased when he sat, to his dark graying hair.

"It's nice to meet you, Mayor Joh," I smiled, "I'm Zelda, and this is—"

"Link," he nodded confidently. I pursed my lips and met the mayor's eye.

"Great! So Norissa told me you are from Suinova. That's quite a ways away! How'd you get here?"

Link and I shared a look, and I smiled unevenly.

"We, uh, travel a bit. We entered Hyrule a while ago and…" I scoured my knowledge for an additional support for our lie, "and we stopped at a farm village farther west. Rimura. They mentioned that we could find a comfortable place to stay here if we planned on staying for a while." I felt satisfied with my lies, and the mayor saw nothing wrong, either.

"Wonderful! Well they certainly weren't wrong. I'd be glad to take a few minutes later to point out important places in town."

We talked for a few minutes more, discussing the journey here. A lot fibbing on our parts were required, so I attempted to steer the conversation away from us, showing preference for learning about Kakariko. He was more than willing to oblige with my interest.

The conversation was broken by a thin blond woman entering the room. She carried a platter with her, which held precocious looking tea cups.

"I'm very sorry for the lack of options. Rock-root is all we have to offer at the moment, and we haven't had any visitors in so long." She was polite enough. Everyone was. After a while it grew disconcerting for me, but I tried to ignore that feeling.

The tea was…salty, to say the least. Whatever rock-root consisted of, it was obviously full of bitter minerals.

"Does it suit your tastes? I'm aware that Suinova is known for their rock-root tea."

I shared an uncomfortable smile with Link that I hoped was too quick for the mayor to catch. We talked for a while longer, learning more about the village as we spoke. Curiously enough, we learned that visitors had dwindled down in the past few months due to more demon activity outside the village. This had apparently been more emphasized by the strange happenings at Eldin Spring. The shaman of the town was currently looking into it, but so far had come up blank.

After we had finished our tea—ugh— we said goodbye to Norissa and her mother, and let the mayor lead us out.

Outside, the late afternoon was starting to show its tell-tale signs.

"Over across the way there, see on that ledge which is level with us? That's the Kakariko Inn. It's homage to our famous hot spring, which is located in the cave that the building is adjoined to. The water comes straight from Death Mountain, up there."

We learned that the mountain we'd seen as we travelled here was known as 'Death Mountain.' I hadn't quite figured out why they called it that. And I wasn't sure if I wanted to know.

"Now I hope you don't plan on leaving us so soon, but if you plan to find your way into the East Field, just head to the Death Mountain Trail, and a little ways up you'll find the detour which will lead you out to Hyrule Field again. However, I would suggest suiting up before you do. The demons have been frequenting that field more often, unfortunately. Especially at night."

It came as a shock to me that monsters were more wide spread than I had known; even more so surprising that they were perceived as much less a threat than in Ordon. The mayor had only spoke of these 'demons' gravely, with minimal fear, as if they were simply an inconvenience!

Finally, before bidding us a farewell, he left us with one last note, "I would suggest seeing the Shaman while you're here. You'll find his home close to the spring, located by the cemetery."

Epona and Baily seemed uncomfortably displeased when we went to fetch them. Perhaps they were annoyed that we'd left them for so long. Either way, Baily was now too grumpy to deal with, so I decided to give him a break and walk him the rest of the journey across town. Link did the same, and we made our way to the Inn. Kakariko didn't seem to own any barns, but I was relieved to see a small post outside the Inn with an overhang to protect our horses from the weather. Once they were settled outside, much to their dismay, we headed in. It was a quaint little homely thing, with many familiar decorations and family pictures hanging about. A stout woman sat at the desk, and perked up when we approached.

"How may I help you?" She asked, seeming more surprised than gracious.

"We were hoping you could tell us how much a room would be."

She glanced between the two of us, eyeing us with almost suspicion. "You look a bit young to be married," she stated bluntly. I was taken aback by her comment. Until now no one had even bothered to mention my, or his, youth. I wasn't sure if I wanted to feel offended, annoyed, or amused. Probably all of the above, but mostly the former two.

Link stepped up in my place as I struggled to answer her accusation.

"She's my sister. We're travelling together," he said with a relaxed smile, "Now how much are the rooms, again?" I wanted to gag on Link's overly courteous tone.

"Oh, well…" as the older woman find herself having trouble holding Link's gaze, she began to fidget with a paper on her desk, "of course!" She stammered, and turned to busy herself with more papers. Any excuse to hide her heated cheeks, I'm sure. Dear goddesses! I knew Link was a good looking man, but he couldn't possibly be that fantastic…could he?

"The going rate is fifteen rupees a night, and five rupees extra for access to the hot springs," she continued, and I nearly choked on my own heart attack. That was a week's pay!

Leaning up on my tip-toes, I hoisted myself up to Link's ear, "I only have forty-five," I murmured wearily. Link chuckled for unknown reasons. I wished to cry. All my rupees would be gone in three nights!

Link stepped up to the counter, an apologetic look forming on his expression. I watched dumbfounded.

"I'm very sorry, but is there any smaller rooms for less? We just arrived in Hyrule no more than a couple weeks ago, and currently are tight for…rupees." His candid smile caused her to coo, and not to mention swoon. Surely his unfamiliarity with our term of currency would be brushed off as foreign ignorance of Hyrulian customs.

"Oh, dear, I didn't realize! Well, I do have a smaller room. However, it's a bit cramped for two. And there is only one bed. That would typically go for around eight, but I can knock it down to five for the first few nights if that would ease your burden."

Her insistent desire to please Link was irritating, to say the least. I had to remind myself that this attention he was receiving would benefit us both.

"That's fine. We'll take it," I grumbled. Link glanced at me strangely, but I shrugged it off. "I'll go get our stuff." And I left in a fashion that may have been considered 'storming off.' However, it was nothing of the sort, and I would argue that. I was just…eager to get my belongings. As I was unhooking our bags from the saddles, Link come out from the building and eyed me curiously before coming over to help. In his hand was a small brass key.

"You all right?" He reached down to grab two bags.

"Fine," I said harshly, releasing another bag as it fell and hit the ground with a resounding thud.

"You don't seem that way…"

I shot a look at Link, but he seemed completely and utterly confused. I sighed, and in a lighter tone I repeated myself, "I'm fine."

To be honest, I didn't know why I was upset. I would just have to brush it aside.

"Can you get these inside while I pay for our stay?" I asked, rummaging through my belongings to find my rupee pouch. He nodded silently, unstrapping the rest of our things, and I headed inside to pay. The woman perked up when she heard the door open, only for her face to fall when she realized it was me, rather than Link.

I tried to smile, and reached into the pouch to fetch fifteen rupees.

"Will you only be staying for three nights?" She asked innocently, hiding her disappointment.

I shrugged, "We'll need to see." Then I thought to add, "We like to keep on the go. You know, never staying in one place. Too boring." I hoped she didn't hear the bite in my words. Or perhaps I hoped she did.

I passed Link on his way in, letting him know that I would be undressing Baily and Epona for their comfort. Which turned out to be much easier said than done. On Epona's part, of course. She was still giving me a fight when Link came back to check on us. He tried to hide his chuckle behind a cough, but I had heard it already, and glared heavily.

"Please attend to your one of many girlfriends," I muttered icily, and gathered Baily's equipment in my arms to take inside, leaving Link utterly bewildered. I only allowed myself to smirk over his expression when I knew he wouldn't see.

I hoisted the saddle high on my hip, wrapped securely in my right arm as I squeezed through the doorway. I had to ask the Inn Keeper where our room was to be found, and she pointed off to the back right corner, where a dark threshold revealed a narrow staircase shrouded in shadows. I had to show extra care not to bang the saddle into the wall, but I successfully made my way to the second floor. It was nothing special, certainly. Just a long, poorly lit hallway with no windows to be found. She had said it was the second door on the right, and so I checked the knob to find it slid open with a creak.

I first noticed the musky smell, as if it hadn't been used in a very long time. To my left, dust coated a small wooden table, and at the center was placed our room key. A tiny thing of a dresser with a mere three equally tiny drawers was situated across from the door. The room was so lacking in space that the worn antique sat snug with barely a meter between it and the wall. Crammed in between it and the bed was a similarly carved nightstand, that held one candle which illuminated the room in a soft orange glow. The bed sat tight in the left corner, just large enough to hold one comfortably; perhaps no bigger than the cot that had sat in my home for years.

Overall the room was nearly parallel to the door to conserve space…or whatever space there was to conserve. It was bare of decoration or personality save for the small knitted rug that accented the wooden panels between me and the dresser. There were no windows. Modest. Normally I would prefer this, although that would have been when I was living with me and me alone. Now there was to be an extra body.

"Hey," came a soft male voice behind me, and I nearly jumped. I remembered then that I was still crowding the doorway with my presence and a large saddle, and I quickly shuffled into the room to allow Link in, and dropped Baily's equipment in an open corner where our small bags had already been placed. I noticed my sword and scabbard leaned precariously against the wall.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you," Link said sheepishly in that same soft voice, and threw Epona's saddle down next to Baily's. He took a second to close the door with a soft click.

I shook my head dismissively, and bent down to begin rummaging through bags. I didn't plan on unpacking. That is, in case we had to move on quickly. However, I needed something to busy myself with.

"It feels…isolated."

I glanced over my shoulder to see Link studying the barren walls that closed around us.

"Yeah, I suppose it does," I affirmed without much feeling. It was a roof over our heads and a place to hide, and that's all that mattered.

"I…it feels bad. I can't tell what time of day it is."

"It's around sunset," I said matter-of-factly as I continued my unnecessary inventory. I didn't understand what the big deal was.

Link said nothing for a long time, and I began to wonder if he'd left until a heard a curt, quiet "yeah."

Grabbing the bag with our food rations, I set it aside from the rest. Knowing we had a lot to figure out while we were here, I figure now was the time to start the conversation.

"Let's eat what we have for now," I began as I stood and turned, only to jump internally when I caught Link staring at me strangely. Feeling uncomfortable with his unwavering stare, my voice came out a bit accusatory, "What?"

He blinked in surprise, and shook his head, "Nothing. Continue," as he motioned for me to go on, plopping down onto the bed. It creaked abruptly in response, and then died off like an old man's wheezing.

"Right…well, we should eat what we have for the next few days, and focus on perhaps getting some rupees while we are here." I wandered over to the knitted rug and plopped down onto the hard floor, crossing my legs to get comfortable as I went on, "If everything goes well, we can stay for more than three nights, but right now I'm thinking we should try to save up so we can stock up on any helpful supplies. We should also try to restock fresh food rations." I bit my lip in concentration, rolling my eyes to the ceiling as I thought over what else needed to be said.

"Where will we be heading after this?"

Link's question caused me to fall into a somber silence. The most important question: where were we going?

"I'm sure one of the stores sells maps. Let's try to get one of Hyrule. Also…" I trailed off, staring at Link uncertainly.

"What?" He asked incredulously, catching my look.

"Well…Dr. Shaddo suggested we go see the doctor in Castle Town. I was told he deals with strange cases," I said quietly, as if I wasn't sure if I wanted him to hear, "We were worried because you had been comatose for so much time. And…to be honest, Dr. Shaddo felt that something wasn't right either." I quickly averted my gaze, my teeth gnawing on the inside of my cheek. As usually, Link said nothing and I had to wonder what was going on in his head.

"Like what?" He asked then, but seemed only vaguely concerned.

"Well," I slowly met his eye as I began to list of the concerns Ordon's doctor had relayed to me, "you're mental and physical health is spectacular for how long you had been out. You show no signs of having been under a coma. Your comprehension is great, even when you aren't completely aware of how you got here. Your memories appear to be very…selective. And," I hesitated to inform him of the last, but decided it was time for him to know the full situation. I met his calm blue eyes with a hard gaze of my own, "when I found you drowned, you were dead." He didn't seem surprised, and I suppose I should have expected no reaction for him based on his past displays. I sighed, "I tried to revive you. I was never very good at the procedure," I said with a dry chuckle, "and I never really got to complete it properly."

Link watched me, waiting for me to continue. When I didn't, his gaze narrowed slightly, "So? You must have done something right," he decided.

"No!" I exclaimed, and he jumped. I calmed my inner calamity, and took a deep breathe, "No, I didn't. You revived yourself."

"I…don't understand."

"I didn't revive you. You were dead. Cold. And then you weren't."

We sat in silence for a minute that resembled eternity, before Link settled for nodding sternly.

"Then I guess we are going to, um, Castle Town. The doctor there might figure out what happened to me, right?"

I nodded with less certainty.

"Maybe he'll even be able to figure out how to get my memories back."

"Yeah…" I was hit with the words, like a quiet whisper: Regain his past, reclaim memories, lead him…

"Zelda?"

"Hm?"

"You all right?"

"Hum? Oh, yeah. Just…" I tried to think of how to word my thoughts, as a headache was setting it. I squinted, "I think that…I believe I must help you get your memories back. Don't ask me why, please. However, I have this weird premonition, or something. Wherever we go, I think that's what we should look for," I said with newfound determination. Link seemed to ponder this, and nodded slowly. He seemed less convinced, but willing to go along with the plan.

"I guess we should speak to the Shaman tomorrow, then?"

I pursed my lips, "That sounds like a good idea. He may be able to help us, perhaps point us in the right direction. Let's head out in the morning. Mayor Joh did say he can be found studying the spring at dawn. Afterwards we can go check out the shops. Maybe the Shaman will be able to offer some quick source of rupees, too."

Link nodded, appearing pleased with the plan. I realized with strange satisfaction that it had been quite easy working with Link so far. He had been proving nonstop to be levelheaded when I least expected it. Honestly, despite myself I was turning out to be the most erratic out of the two of us.

"So…" Link began, seeming reluctant to finish his thought. He seemed uncomfortable, and had averted his gaze, having settled on the melting wax of our candle.

"Hm?" I coaxed quietly, curiosity waning on my earlier tension.

"Since we have an early morning—and I know you must be just as tired from the all-nighter as I am—we should get to sleep."

Now that he mentioned it, I was feeling the signs of exhaustion overcome me now that the adrenaline and excitement had begun to fade from my blood.

"You're right," I confirmed, "I'll take the floor. Throw me a blanket." I held out my outstretched arm for him to toss me the said quilt. Yet he was flabbergasted.

He stood up suddenly, taking me by surprise, "I'll take the floor. You sleep in the bed."

"Ha! Just because I'm a girl doesn't me I can't sleep on the floor. Throw me a blanket," I repeated, more firmly now. He grabbed the extra quilt, but still refused to give it to me.

"I never said anything about your sex," he said with distaste. "Take the bed."

"Well, sir, I think we have a dilemma. Give me the goddess damned quilt," I said roughly, becoming agitated. What had I said earlier about us working well together? Spoken too soon, I suppose.

He barely flinched, waiting for me to cave. I wouldn't, though. I flopped onto my back, rubbing my butt into the rug, and glared daggers at him. He sighed in exasperation.

"Would you just take the bed?" He said in a much more gentle tone than I would offer him.

"I'm finding I rather like the floor," I said childishly, though I could already feel the rigs in the rug digging into my backside. We leered at each other for a long minute, willing the other to back down. Then Link tossed the quilt on top of me, and I felt a smug smirk of victory settle on my face, hidden by the blanket. It soon fell however, when I felt Link plop down next to me. Flipping the quilt off my head, I stared at him as he made himself comfortable on the other side of the rug, curling up under the thinner sheet from the bed. Well, this isn't exactly what I had in mind. I turned onto my side, giving him my back as I snuggled up under the quilt. Only to stare at a crack in the floor panel. The pregnant silence gnawed at my mental stability.

"Are you not going to the bed?" I finally exclaimed, flipping around in my anger to glare at him. I ground my teeth when I caught him hiding a smile.

"No. Are you not?"

"No!" I snapped.

"Then I guess we're both sleeping on the floor."

I sat there, speechless and maddened from the blond next to me. I watched him lean up, and stared heavily into his back until he blew out the candle and I could see nothing any longer.

I felt him settle back down in the darkness, and I blinked many times. I wasn't sure if this scenario was more comical than anything, or if I should just stick to feeling frustrated. I knew the wise decision was for me to go into the bed, which was now occupied by no one, least we both be sleeping on the floor without reason! But that would mean I had given in. This was the first battle between Link and I, and Zelda Harkin would never lose such a battle.

I huffed quietly, and snuggled up roughly into the rug. Slowly but surely, as I listened to Link's breathing grow shallow, I felt my rage and determination subside. My eyes drooped, and soon I felt myself in a state of half-consciousness. It had been a long night turned to a long day of travelling. The whole new experience was overwhelming, and yet I hadn't realized how taxing it was until I found myself falling asleep in mere seconds.

A/N: There it is! I have fun when Link and Zelda are bickering. xD I hope this chapter allowed you to see a little more of Link's personality. I know he's a bit flat at the moment, since we haven't gotten into his head nearly as much as with Zelda. Let me know what you all think about it! Reviews make me write faster, too~

*Poofs into smoke*