1It's been to long. Really.

I had a nice set of reviews when I returned, and a really sweet message from Bengal Bay Biscuit. Shout out to them. C:

And to pretty much all of you who still check back.

In all honesty, I've had the worst school year I could ever even imagine. I mean seriously.

But it's summer. So updates will be more frequent. I can hear you shouting now. XD Lawl. Anyway. Welcome back, self. And this fan fic shall continue. C:

I'm sorry it's so short. It's kind of a filler, obviously. XD The next Chapter has some more action in it I swear. D;

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Every drop, each burning my skin as I stepped into the shower. I let it soak my hair, my face my back...my skin turning brilliant shades of red and pink.

I stared at the wall for a while, watching each crevice fill with liquid.

"Link."

"...Navi?" A shiver went down my spin, despite the heat of my shower. Steam plumed above me, and silence followed. Silence began rattling my mind. A silence I couldn't break, even by speaking. Unnatural, unsafe and I hated it. That kind of Silence that is so loud you want to scream.

"Navi?" Just to hear my own voice I whispered it. Not even so much as a name as just a sound. But that silence choked me. Caught my voice and threw it right back at me like a slap to the face. "...I guess not." Shifting, and pressed my back against the wall and peeked out of side of the curtain. I cursed myself for being so paranoid. But how could one not?

"...Hello?"

"This is rather fun to watch." My body froze. The silence shattered like panes of glass as he began to laugh.

"That face, Link, is absolutely amazing. Truly it is." I felt warmth touch my chest, slide up my neck and cup my chin. "Look at me...Link."

I turned to face him. He watched me with demonic humor, clothing sticking to his body from the water hitting his back. Dark hair gun around his tanned face, ruby eyes glittering with scheming.

When I opened my mouth to speak, all that came out was 'You' in a voice I would have preferred no one ever hear again.

"Isn't Zelda missing her swordsman? My goodness you've stayed here so long." He took a step towards me, placing his foot between mine. Again. I was growing to hate that.

"Whe–She...I think..." I scrambled for something to say, fixated on his stare. "Uh..."

"And wont she be so...so devastated with you."

"Devastated?"

He leaned down, pressing his ear softly onto mine. I sighed, body relaxing without consent. "You're not a virgin."

My eyes flashed open and he gave me a look of surprise as I send him across the shower and into the opposite wall. Granted, I didn't shove that hard for lack of ability but he still grunted when he hit it. I pressed against my own wall, then leaned off, moving awkwardly to stand in defense.

"She's my queen, not my lover."

"So you don't love Zelda anymore."

"I do!"

"Do you?" He leaned against the wall, watching me. "Do you really, Link? She's so...so...tactless. So..." He waved a hand. "She's..."

"A beautiful person."

"...A beautiful person." He looked at me. "She is, isn't she. But she's so useless, Link. TO you at least." He started at me and I moved into a better defense position. He stopped. "Let me elaborate. You see–" He vanished before my eyes and I fell forward, then felt an arm wrap around my waist. His other slid into my hair, tilting it up so I stared into the rain of water. "–She can't touch you like I can."

"She's my queen." I coughed a little as water slid into my mouth. "Not my lover."

"She was going to be wasn't she Link. But she can't...she has no idea." My body went rigid as he pressed his lips against the base of my neck. I reached a hand out and rested it on the wall in front of me as he tilted my head down. His hand moved, shifting my hair to hang in my face and he spoke against the skin. "She has no idea how conceded you are. How obsessed with yourself you're becoming."

I felt my shoulder twitch and shifted slightly to look through my hair. All I saw was his shoulder. "I am n-not."

"Oh but my dear warrior." He moved to look back at me through my hair like a curtain. "Who am I...but yourself redone." He slammed me forward against the wall, pressing his body so hard against my own that I was hard of breathing. I gasped. "Listen to me Link. Listen to the words I'm about to tell you, alright?" I nodded as best as I could in the position I was left in. "Listen to my instruction. You will do as I tell you to, whenever I tell you to. When you leave this town, go north." He spun me so I was facing him. I felt a little more helpless then I wanted to but the look of pure anxiety he gave me made me wonder. "You'll come to a dense forest. You do not, by any means, go through that forest. Repeat it to me."

I took in a sharp breath. "No forest."

"You will go east. About a mile down you will see a dirt road. Take it. Do not. Do. Not. Wander off of that road. It will take you where you're going." He stared at me. "Repeat that to me."

"East one mile, dirt road. Don't' stray."

"Good." He relaxed off me completely, letting me slide down to the floor of the shower. "...Good." He sat across from me in a mirrored position, and we just sat there, staring. "By the way, you look lovely." He smiled at me in a way that made me blush. I looked down to realize...I'm nude. When I looked up again and tried to hide myself, he was gone.

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"Link?" Navi followed me close. "Link are you alright? You seem disgruntled."

"I'm lovely, Navi. Just...change of plans."

"Change of–What? But the st–"

"We're still going to get the stone, don't worry."

Now before I continue. Let me say this right now; I had not been dreaming. What he told me would save my life. I'll explain that later. But what I want you to know is this: It was really awkward with Navi for a while. And Riding Epona. But I'll let you dwell on that. Anyway.

"So what's this 'change' of plans?" Navi danced in front of my face as I pulled on my tunic. "And what's wi–"

"Change of plans in we're not going to go through that forest."

"But Link, we have to! That's the only way to get to the temple!"

I paused while pulling on my boots. The Temple...there would never be a road leading to a temple. If it was that easy I'd have figured it out long ago. 'Where you're going.' How would he know where I was going.

I looked up, baffled. "...There's another way," I mumbled, shaking my head and pulling on my other boot.

"How do you know?"

"Just...instinct." I grabbed my sword and looked at it a moment before standing. "But there's another way."

"How...alright." She was silent for a while as I finished getting ready. Finally I tucked my hat on and she darted beneath it.

"To...the temple thing!" I shut the door behind me and started towards the front desk. "Hi–"

"She's out front." The man smiled at me. "Thanks for staying, sir."

You'd think they'd notice the change in skin tone. But, hey, free night.

I waved and walked outside, Epona staring at me as soon as I had done so.

"What?" I looked behind me, then looked back. "Don't look at me like that." She bayed and I leaped onto her back, making a face that made one of the kids on the street laugh. I waved awkwardly and clicked, nearly standing with the stirrups to keep from Epona's bouncing hurting me anymore. After a good fifteen minutes out, Navi darted out from under my hat.

"...Whoa, new riding technique too?"

"I'm sore, okay?" I winced and slowed Epona to a stop walk, sitting completely again. I still grimaced now and again.

"Uhm...hard night sleeping? What?"

"...Hard night...yes." I slipped of my hat and ran a hand through my soaked hair. "...Navi."

"Yes?"

"Did you hear...talking while I was in the shower?"

"Yes but it sounded like you were talking to yourself so I decided to let you be mental a bit without my help."

"...Ahaha thanks." I looked at her.

"So, what were you telling yourself?"

"Just...talking." I smiled, then looked ahead. "Just talking."