Hm, remember what I said about these being short chapters? Yeah, that didn't last long. I'm obviously not a short story type of person. I know I also said to some people that I wouldn't post a chapter tonight, but... someone convinced me to spit one out for you guys. So here it is!

My thanks go to Xploylist, GlissGirl99, Bleachshowlover1 and Lady Fai for, not only your reveiws, but your interesting conversations too.

"Who's there? Is that you, Link...? Oh, it really is Link!" Link smiled nervously and saluted Darunia, remembering that the last time he had seen him he had been running away from a big Goron hug. "You've grown so big since I last saw you!"

He laughed, still nervous. "Yeah, I'd hope so. How long has it been?"

"Six... No, seven years. I can't believe you didn't visit before now. I want to introduce you to my son!" He replied.

Link scuffed his boots on the floor. "Yeah... No need. I've already met him. He gave me this tunic."

Darunia smiled. "He's a great kid, isn't he? Really loves to hear stories about you."

Link took off his hat and ran one hand through his hair. "That's nice and all... but I didn't really come here to talk about your family..."

The Goron chuckled. "Now Brother, I want to have a man-to-man talk with you, but now's not the time." A man-to-man talk? Great... "Ganondorf is causing trouble on Death Mountain again!"

Link snorted with laughter. "No shit."

"He has revived the evil, ancient dragon Volvagia!" He shook his head. "On top of that, he is going to feed my people to that evil dragon as a warning to other races that might resist him..."

"Yeah, I heard about that."

Darunia crossed his arms and looked up at the high ceiling. "If that fire-breathing dragon escapes from the mountain, all of Hyrule will become a burning wasteland! I will go on ahead to try to seal up the evil dragon..."

"That's not a good idea." Link interjected.

"I'm concerned, though, because I don't have the legendary hammer..." He continued.

"Then don't go!"

"But I have no choice." He put his hands on his hips, his voice full of authority.

"Oh, believe me, you do!" Link interrupted.

"Link...I'm asking you to do this as my Sworn Brother..."

"Please don't ask me to save you after you blindly charge in there and possibly get yourself killed..." Link whined, but it was obvious that Darunia wasn't listening to a word that he was saying. Oh great, a glory speech...

"While I'm trying to deal with the dragon, please save my people!"

"Oh, please, no..." He moaned.

The Goron completely ignored him, as if he hadn't hear him. "The prisoners' cells are in the opposite direction. I'm counting on you, Link!"

"Don't count on me..." The words were wasted as Darunia turned and pulled the door open and disappeared through it. Link groaned. "Aw, come on..."

Navi floated out of his hat as he put it back on his head. "A man-to-man chat, huh? Now what do you think that would be about?"

"Probably no different to what you talk about..." He murmured.

"So, Sheik..." She began.

He rolled his eyes."Don't start."

"Aw, come on, humour me." She floated ou to his face. "Sheik? Or Zelda?"

"I don't know." He muttered in a monotone voice as if he didn't even listen to what she said, leaping with a grunt to a platform to his left.

"Or are you one of those jerks who think they can have both?"

"I don't know." He muttered in the same voice.

Navi floated behind him. "...Are you even listening to me?"

"I don't know."

Navi sighed and bobbed up in his face. "Link, I'm confused. You admitted you like Zelda, but... Sheik..."

Link sighed and rubbed his forehead. "I know, I know, it's complicated. I can't work it out either. I don't..." He shuffled awkwardly, feeling his cheeks turning slightly pink. "I don't... think about men... that way."

"But you do with...?" Navi trailed off nervously.

"Um, I... I think... yeah." He mumbled.

"But, Sheik?" She pressed.

Link scratched his head. "I'm not sure how, but he... he's just..." He said nothing else.

"Can't find the word?" She sighed when he shook his head.

"I can't explain it. He's... feminine. Really feminine." He bit his lip.

Navi settled on his shoulder. "You think he's a girl?"

"I... I never thought about that." There was a pause. "No, I don't think he can be. He's not got... a female body shape." Link finished awkwardly.

"Well," Navi murmured. "His voice isn't definitively male or female."

"Just... stop talking about it. You're making me feel strange." He grumbled.

"What kind of wierd?" She asked, fluttering up from his shoulder.

"Just like I..." He shook his head. "Let's just go and free those Gorons. The sooner they're free, the sooner I we can move on and see Sheik again." He leapt to the next platform and made his way to a switch.

Navi stayed behind for a moment, watching him. "Aww..."