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We walked out into a big room. The ceiling was too high for me to see and a large pillar stood in the center. It looked to have metal bars all over it. Almost as if it was made to be climbed.
"Go stand over there and wait." Ganondorf pointed over to a massive door and I could see one just like it across the room. Before he could force my body, I walked over. "Once again, you cannot tell your precious hero that I am here."
I bristled at that, but kept my mouth shut. He seemed to blend into the room and I could no longer see him. The other door opens after some time and Link walks in. I want to call out to him, but my mouth won't work and my throat feels tight. He is looking around and I can hear Ganondorf's chuckle in my head.
"Welcome." I cringe on the inside. Curse that vile man. Link's head whips around and his eyes lock on me. They roam my body and explore my face. Then he smiles. No, please don't smile.
"Sheik." My legs feel like they will give out on me. I never realized how sweet my name sounds coming from those lips.
Go on. Talk to him. Touch him. Amuse me.
A sob racks my body and I'm running to Link. His arms open and I collide forcefully. Luckily, Link doesn't budge. I'm clinging to his tunic and muttering things. Calloused hands are running up and down my back. This is torture. Having Link here, but knowing he can do nothing for me.
"Shh, Sheik. It's okay. I'm here. You're safe." He is trying to calm me, but Link's words only push me. Push me to act. Shaking hands reach up to grab his face, pulling down to be level with him. Wasting no time searching, touching, feeling. I'm living in the moment. Lips crash upon each other and I sigh.
"Please don't leave me. Pl-Please." My body is sinking to the floor and Link is going with me.
"I won't." I'm taken into his arms and here I feel safe.
Attack him.
I gasp. It's a command. Just like before. Do what he wants or he will take control. I feel like I will vomit as I slip from Link's embrace. Now I'm standing and feel cold metal in my hand. I don't question where it came from, I know exactly who put it there.
"Sheik?" Link voice is uncertain, I sense it. He rises from the floor and I flinch when his hand lands on my shoulder. "Are you okay?"
"No." My vision is clouding, but I can't disobey. The dagger is plunged forward and Link grunts.
"Wha- Why did you..." Dripping can be heard echoing in the room. Link's blood. From a wound I gave him. Yet hands cup my face and wipe away the tears. I can see the stab wound, dagger and all, in Link's side. And I whimper. That's all the invitation Link needs.
It's a fierce hug, one that shows passion and dedication. Not like any of the few I've had before. He has trapped my arms, but it only puts my hand on his bloody side.
"Y-You need to tre-eat that, Hero." Distance. I need distance.
"It'll be fine. You have suffered so much more." Link's nose is in my hair and I sigh at his warm breath.
I choke on a gasp. Here Link is, in all his kindness. Wanting to comfort me even if he is bleeding. Bleeding because I can't do anything right. I was suppose to protect my mother for my father, but I couldn't. I should have died with my people, but I didn't. I am to be a guide and not a friend, but I can't.
It wasn't fate for me to fall in love, but I did.
"Kill me."
"What?" Link stood stock-still.
"I want you to kill me." Fire met sky.
"You can't be serious. After all we've been throu-"
"Then you should know I wouldn't joke about this, Link." I could see the change. His eyes hardening to ice. "I beg of you. Kill me. Please. Before I do something I don't want to do!"
My fists hit his chest. A scream reaching my ears. Where was it coming from? And then it all slipped away.
I watch from the stone archway as Link passes through the flags. I've waited days for him to reach the desert. But this was nothing new for me. My people made their home here. Surviving in this heat was a very part of my being. I hadn't even know there was a Sheikah Village outside of the desert until Impa and Princess Zelda came for me. Hadn't even known I had family outside of the village.
Hero made his way across the sand and into the temple. I knew it would take a moment before he was back out. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the breeze. It wasn't a cool breeze, but it still felt nice. As he walked out I dropped down.
"Past, present, future..." Link's eyes caught mine and lit up.
"Hello, Sheik." He was smiling at me, but then Link's face turned to stone. "Are you better?"
I cringed. He was still trying to make sure I was well. I nodded, because I knew he would continue to question me if I denied him. But then I jumped right into my speech. "The Master Sword is a ship with which you can sail upstream and downstream through time's river...
Truthfully, I was still in pain. The shadow beast had broken two ribs on my left side and one on the right. My ankle was sprained, which I didn't realize until a woman I had been helping pointed it out. And, to top it all off, I had a concussion. I'd never tell Link any of this, though. "The port for that ship is in the Temple of Time... To restore the Desert Colossus and enter the Spirit Temple, you must travel back through time's flow..."
"But are you injured?" I stiffened. Couldn't he worry about someone that mattered. Like perhaps ask me about Zelda. Lying was out of the question. It was against the strict code we Sheikah lived by. So I prodded my ribs and winced. Link got what I was saying. "Let me help with that."
I stepped back as he stepped forward. My harp was unhooked and brought in front of me. Hero stopped and sighed. I waited for him to find the ocarina and readied my instrument as he did the same with his. "Listen to this Requiem of Spirit... This melody will lead a child back to the desert." I played through the song once before Link joins in.
It feels like the wind is sweeping the song around, lightening the dark tone. If only it were true. My eyes open and I watch Link. His playing is always a work of art. How he sways with every note. How serene his face looks. I won't get to see it anymore. I realize that this will be the last time we play together. It is a sad fact.
My fingers slip up ever so slightly as the song comes to a close and I know Link heard it because his ears perk up. "Sheik." I can't look at him.
The wind has picked up and blows sand between us. I take the opportunity and warp away.
Off to the island in the middle of Lake Hylia. It is a soothing place, but nothing can calm my beating heart. Tomorrow or maybe the day after, Link is going to finish the Spirit Temple. He will head off to Ganondorf's Castle and slay the wicked man within. And I will go back to the place of my birth. To be alone as Link goes back in time. Back where he is supposed to be, the way he is supposed to be.
I lay on the grass and stare up at the clouds, but I couldn't hold in the tears. So I cried.
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