Two days had passed and it was the night of the Carnival of Time. It was up to Japas and Lulu to tell the rest of the Zora band, if they so chose, the truth about Mikau's death, regardless of what they chose, Link thought he may be able to move on now.

He and Sheik walked through the excitements of the carnival night. The air was warm and excitement practically crackled in the air. There were games and trinkets for sale, food and music. Dancers and magicians. There was everything that could be expected at a festival that night. And, at midnight, the fireworks would go off and the door to the upper level of the Clock Tower would open up. Even though Link and Sheik were enjoying themselves, Link found he was on edge. Nine years ago on this night Link had been rushing to battle the Skull Kid and try and save Termina, for him, tonight brought back memories that he wished to banish, or at least replace with more pleasant memories of this festival.

Link and Sheik walked hand in hand through South Clock Town and away from the Clock Tower. They headed up a flight of stairs at the southwestern corner that lead to a place called the Laundry Pool. The Laundry Pool was a secluded part of the town with a stream running through it a towering oak beside the stream and deep concealing grass. A ledge that was part of the path reached out from the wall that surrounded the town, it reached out over the water and led to the path on the fall side where there was a door, behind the door was the building that Kafei had been living in after he had been turned back into a child. No one lived there now, they knew.

Link and Sheik walked to the stream, holding hand, and sat down at the base of the tree. Sheik took in Link's solemn expression and smiled gently; pulling his cowl down with his free and kissed Link's hand that he was hold. Link looked over and Sheik and smiled, loving how Sheik's tanned skin looked in the moonlight and under the star, his ruby eyes mischievous

Sheik leaned over and kissed Link, running his tongue across Link's lips, asking for entrance. Link parted his lips and moaned as Sheik slid his tongue into his mouth exploring and caressing his as he did so. Sheik placed his hand on Link's cheek, pushing his back down into the deep grass. He drew back, only to lean down and kissed his way along Link's jaw and down his neck where he sucked on the junction between the hero of Time's neck and shoulder.

Link moaned while Sheik's hands began exploring his chest and went down, removing Link's belt, Sheik slid his hands up under Link's tunic and shirt, feeling his muscles toned from years of farm work and battle. Link moaned, throwing his head back, and raised his hands to remove the wrappings that covered the Sheikah's hair.

Link tugged at Sheik's hair, making the ruby eyes young man to moan against the Hylian's neck. He sat back to remove Link's tunic and long-sleeved shirt beneath it. Both articles of clothing as well as Link's gauntlets and hat were pushed aside. Sheik looked down at Link, once more appreciating the way he looked in the moonlight. Even though Link sported scars from his journeys he was still beautiful.

Sheik leaned down over Link and began sucking on one of his hardened nipples, while lavishing the other one with his hand, and as last time, he began stroking Link's hardening erection through his pants. Link's moans became progressively more audible as he was forced closer to the edge.

"Wait," he panted, forcing himself to sit up and Sheik to do so as well. He reached forwards, tugging Sheik's outfit free from his shoulders while other wrappings were removed as well. Link sat up, kneeling before Sheik, he wrapped his arms around him. Sheik held onto Link for support while Link kissed his neck, the two of them kneeling and holding onto each other.

Link finally pulled back after Sheik's own moans began to grow erotic. He pulled Sheik's skintight outfit the rest of the way off before he kicked off his boots and removed his own pants. It was now that Sheik pressed Link back into the grass and grasped his hard member and began pumping him. Link's moans of pleasure grew louder by the moment, Sheik could tell he was close as he bucked his hips impatiently, but Sheik let go of his hard cock and, as before, offered him three of his fingers and told him to suck.

Link complied, taking the fingers into his mouth and sucked on them lazily, running his tongue around and between them, coating them with Saliva and causing Sheik to give a drawn out moan.

Removing his fingers from his lover's mouth, the Sheikah warrior placed one of them against the tight ring of muscles. "Relax," he breathed, sliding the finger in and out. Link stiffened but forced his tense muscles to relax at the feeling. Sheik added another finger and began making a scissoring motion with the two fingers, continuing to slide them in and out of the Hylian.

Sheik's own erection twitched in anticipation to finally be in Link as he added another finger and Link threw his head back and moaned, heavy pants escaping him.

Sheik withdrew his fingers from Link, earning a moan of frustration from the hero of Time, but he leaned forwards and kissed him soundly. He reached over to his stuff and withdrew the bottle of scented oil he had taken from the Stock Pot Inn, smirking as Link's blue eyes grew wide in shocked recognition as he looked at the familiar bottle.

Pouring a generous amount of oil into his palm, Sheik coated his erection with it and discarded the bottle somewhere in the deep grass before he positioned himself at Link's entrance.

"Ready?" He panted, at Link's nod he pushed in, moaning. Link arched his back, to meet Sheik. Slowly, Sheik with drew and began pounding into Link. Sweat quickly formed on the warriors' skin as Sheik thrust into Link, picking up the pace when Link gasped, "Faster… Harder…!"

Reaching down, Sheik began pumping Link in time with his thrusts. "Sheik! I'm going to…!" Link panted arching his back and releasing across their abdomens, crying Sheik's name. Sheik thrust powerfully into Link until he his release and thrust one last hard time, moaning Link's name in ecstasy. The midnight fireworks exploded in the sky above them, making nine years from the moment Link had engaged the Skull Kid in combat and saved Termina.

Sheik withdrew from Link to lie beside him in the grass and close his ruby eyes, pulling Link close and kissing him.

The two dropped into a pleasant sleep but rose before the sun to wash in the stream and ready before leaving the Laundry Pool, new memories over laying the Carnival of Time's previous nightmares.

The morning following the Carnival of Time Link and sheik found their way back to Hyrule, travelling the long journey from the Lost Woods, through Faron Woods, across Hyrule Field, and through Castle Town where Link found himself trying to avoid his title of hero and the people who praised him in the streets.

A long meeting with Zelda and Impa followed their arrival at the castle. Zelda was informed of Link's regained memories and of his and Sheik's relationship. Things were laid to rest between the three friends and Link admitted that he wanted to escape his title of Hero. It was then that Zelda honorably discharged Sheik from his duties as bodyguards, as long as she had Impa, she said, she'd be fine. Zelda told Sheik to go with Link and return to Termina. They did not know if they would see each other again, but with Zelda as queen and Link more than ready to leave Hyrule behind and go to a place where he was no one but Link, Sheik agreed to go.

Goodbyes were said and the long journey was back to Termina was made.