Chu: H'okay! So, after getting out of hell week and taking some time to gather myself, I am happy to tell you that the hiatus is over!

Demi: …..Ugh.

Chu: HEY! The faster I post, the faster the story will be over.

Demi: I suppose. Whose turn is it to do the disclaimer?

Chu: Well since you're so eager, why don't you do it?

Demi: Wha-!? Fine…Chu does not own the Legend of Zelda series or any of its characters, or songs.

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*Normal POV*

Link yawned for the seventh time that morning as he sat uninterestedly in his History class. '…..That's the last time I watch the sunrise….I hope. Being awake that early isn't fun. Isn't getting up at seven early enough!? How does Vaati do it?' He thought to himself with a deep frown. Staying awake with Vaati had its good points, but there were horrible consequences to be endured afterwards. Like, well, not going back to bed for more sleep and winding up exhausted for the rest of the day.

'Still…that was a nice moment we had,' He contemplated with a small smile. '….He even called me beautiful….not that I am….I mean, it was nice and all, but I'm not beautiful!'

Link frowned thoughtfully as he tried to calm down his racing heart: he just couldn't shake the feeling that something horrible was going to happen today…..like it was a bad day for him to be out of the house. 'I'd say something, but why ruin everyone's day?' He thought as the bell finally rang, signaling the end of class. Time to wait outside the door for Vaati so they could go to lunch! Maybe he'd even be able to get a little nap in….if Vaati wouldn't be mean enough to talk his ear off.

Already he was nodding off while leaning against the wall! Just a few more seconds and he would be in sweet, sweet dreamland-

CRACK!

"UWAH!" He screamed after hearing what sounded like a gun going off. Blinking and looking a bit more carefully, he saw a pair of hands in front of his eyes…..purple hands. Lowering his eyelids for his best annoyed face he turned his head to look up at the object of both his affections and most of his frustrations. "Vaati you twatbag! That wasn't funny!" He shouted, attempting and failing to shove the other away.

The taller boy simply chuckled and hugged him close. "I'm sorry Fairy Boy, but I couldn't let you fall asleep and then fall on your ass now could I?" He asked, giving him his trademark smirk. Link only mumbled irritably under his breath and then looked around for his boyfriend's "bodyguard". "…Ganon's not with you today?" He received a shrug and a less pleasant expression. "He wasn't in class at all today and when I tried texting him, he didn't answer. I have no idea where he is," Vaati answered with a frown and then gently took Link's hand before tugging him towards the cafeteria. "Come on you. You need sleep, so eat quickly and I'll take you somewhere quiet. We're skipping class for the rest of the day."

Link opened his mouth to protest against this, but all that came out was a yawn. "….Okay, whatever…" He mumbled, moving to lean his heavy head against Vaati's arm.

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*Link's POV*

Eat quickly I did and after that was taken care of, I found myself being tugged along carefully and quietly out of the school building. Without even thinking about it, I turned and promptly showed it my middle finger along with a long yawn. As if he could sense it somehow, Vaati turned around and looked at me with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. "Naughty, naughty Fairy Boy. You know better than that." He said simply before continuing to pull me along.

Following and staring at his back thoughtlessly, I frowned as the unsafe feeling came back. 'What the hell is going on with me today?' I thought, turning to glance behind me; something told me to look. I was glad that it did….because right now we were being followed….it was pretty ambiguous, but I know when I'm being followed. It's the same as when I'm being watched….only creepier. Though I was conflicted with whether I should tell Vaati or not, I simply turned around and kept walking.

I was way too tired to start something today.

"….How did we end up at the park?" I asked when we suddenly stopped walking; all he did was look at me funny…..he's been doing that a lot today. "Wow…you're really out of it if you can't focus enough to even think about how we got here." He said in a teasingly flat voice. Frowning, I was sure that I took a swing at him for that comment, so how did I end up being carried in his arms bridal-style?

I looked up at him as if that would answer my question, but he kept looking straight ahead to where ever we were going.

*Normal POV*

Vaati continued walking until he reached a large tree, carefully sitting himself against it with Link in his lap. "I'm not moving any time soon, so you can sleep now. I know you're exhausted from this morning…should have sent you off way before then…" He said, gently forcing Link's head down to rest against his chest. Link was so out of it that he hardly put up a resistance and simply let his eyes slide closed.

"…Hey Vaati?" He called and then continued when he received a light grunt. "Are you sure we won't get in trouble for this caught, but if we do then I will take all of the blame, okay?" The purple boy answered back truthfully, his tone having a serious ring to it. It was serious enough to get Link to crack open his own eyes and look up.

"You've got to be joking..."

"No, I'm not. You're still young and have plenty of time to mess up if you want. I've been fucked up since day one."

"Well whose fault is that?"

At this question Vaati stared down at Link's eyelids; apparently he'd closed them some time during their conversation and Vaati shrugged. "Yeah, but I'm serious…no matter what happens to the two of us later in life, just blame everything on me, okay? I'm used to taking punishment anyway." He offered and then waited patiently.

His response was a pair of sapphire orbs revealing themselves to him and a sweet smile that was followed with a tired nod. "Yeah, sure Vaati…whatever….you say…" Link muttered right before passing out in his arms. The purple-haired teen could only smile and watch the small blond snooze with a content look on his face. 'He looks so peaceful….I wonder…do I ever look like that when I'm sleeping?' He thought to himself and then leaned down, stealing a soft kiss.

Letting out a heavy yawn, he leaned back against the tree and cradled Link against his chest as his eyes slid closed. 'Can't hurt to squeeze in a nap of my own….' He thought and quietly went into his own dreams, unaware of the approaching danger that would destroy the happiness he'd formed with the sleeping boy in his lap.

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As he awoke, the first thing he was aware of even before he opened his eyes was that the soft weight that should have been Link leaning on him was gone. The second was that either the tree had somehow gotten a heartbeat and grown arms, or he was losing his mind. Taking a moment to process this, his eyes snapped open and he shoved away from whoever it was holding him. He rose to his feet and set his eyes on none other than Ganon who was looking up at him with an unreadable expression. "Afternoon, sunshine." He said almost warmly…but there was something in his voice that also put Vaati on edge.

"Ganon…I'm only going to ask you this once and if you don't tell me what I want to hear, I'm walking away from you. Forever. Now where is Link?" He asked irritably as the large teenager stood and then frowned. "I don't know where your little toy is. You were alone when I got here."

That answer not only made Vaati anxious, but it also pissed him off. "You really think I'm stupid enough…" He started, but was cut off. "YOU!? You're the reason I've done any of what I did…I tried getting him to stay away from you...I even tried confessing how I truly feel for you and you continued to just stomp my feelings into the ground! Well I'm sick of it…it's time for you to choose and if I can't have you then he can't either. I'll make sure of it.." Ganon growled out and it actually scared Vaati a little.

Here was someone who'd known him for years and had never once crossed him…now that there was someone Vaati thought of as more than a friend who wasn't Ganon himself, he was being given an ultimatum? BULLSHIT.

"You fucker…."

Apparently Ganon didn't hear him or something due to the confused look on his face.

"What did you say to me?"

"You heard me. I called you a fucker and that is exactly what you are. A jealous bastard who won't move on from someone who doesn't want you in the way you want me. Why don't you just back off and let me be happy with him!?

"Because I want you!"

"WELL I DON'T WANT YOU! I WANT LINK!"

That stung Ganon more than the first time he'd been rejected and all he could do was stare at Vaati in silence.

The smaller male shook his head and then turned away. "I'm leaving. I'm going to go look for him and I am going to find him." He said with finality and began walking away.

"Vaati!" Ganon finally said, waiting for the other to stop before he continued. "…What is it about him that's so important?"

"….I love him." Vaati explained with just three simple words. And this time he didn't deny it. "Now if you'll excuse me…I'll be going to look for him." And with that last statement, he was gone.

Ganon stood there for another few minutes with tears rolling down his cheeks. 'Fine, if that's the way he wants it…' He thought and then pulled out his cellphone. He dialed a number and pulled himself together as he waited for the person on the receiving end to pick up. Even calming himself down, there was an angry growl in his voice with what he said next.

"Do it."

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Chu: Ooooh, only one chapter left and we can rest easy for a little while.

Demi: Finally, this crap is nearly over. So what happened to Link?

Chu: I am unauthorized to tell you that, you'll just have to wait until the next chapter. And even then you might not catch on.

Demi: I hate you so much.

Chu: Yes, I know. Okay, R&R guys!