Fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Characters: Sheik, Link.
Drabble Number: 025.
Prompt Number: 031.
Prompt Word: Sunrise.
Rating: PG.
Genre: Humor.
Quote: "Never get between a chimera and his coffee." Zelgadiss Greywords from the anime "Slayers."
Word Count: 329.
Notes: Caffeine. God's gift to man... and Hylians.
Mornings.
Link wasn't a morning person. In fact, if ever given the chance, he would certainly prove to be even more lazy than Talon.
Link just didn't understand Sheik's quirk of being up at dawn. Sure, sunrise was pretty with all those colors that kinda reminded him of Sheik's eyes and the fresh morning dew... but one could hardly appreciate the beauty of nature when you're too asleep to notice you're munching on your own hat and not on breakfast.
Link knew, he did so on a daily basis.
No, Link was not a morning person at all. Sheik, for whatever unholy reason, thought differently.
"Cheer up, Link," The Sheikah smiled with amusement at his companion's disgruntled attitude, "Look at that, isn't it beautiful?"
He pointed to the sun raising over the line of the forest, lining the trees golden for a moment as the sky turned red.
"The only beauty I know of right now is my bed."
"Oh please," Sheik snorted, beginning to prepare their little breakfast, a large pot of water already boiling, "What kind of disposition is that?"
Link made a strange gagging sound.
"I'll have all the sunny and bright disposition of a starving re-dead until I'm given caffeine," He glared darkly at his companion, "In large quantities."
"You know, re-deads are dead," Sheik arched an eyebrow teasingly, "So technically speaking, you can't starve them."
"Serve the coffee, Sheikah," Link's pupils slitted in his sleep and caffeine deprived eyes, "And you might survive to see lunch."
Laughing in amusement at the by now familiar threat on his person, the Sheikah complied none the less and watched with certain morbid fascination as the Hero of Time gulped down four cups of coffee before acting somewhat soberly.
"Hey Link, maybe we should-"
"I'm having a near orgasmic experience with my coffee. Bug me and die."
Blinking, the Sheikah snorted and finished his own breakfast.
In the distance, the sun continued to silently raise over the horizon.