Hey guys! It is time for another chapter! I'm sorry for taking so long to post this chapter but well...A tornado kind of tore through my town and forced me out of my college apartment so that really sucked! But everything is better now, and school is pretty much over until the fall so I'm free until then! I hope you guys haven't given up on me! Please review or comment on the story and tell me what you think so far! Finally, thanks so much and here is the chapter! P.S. I'm going to see if I can get my present tense right. Sorry if I mess it up! I'm still improving!

Ch. 26: The Temple in the Grove

(Scarlett's POV)

My head was resting on Link's back as I continued smiling. That whole meeting with...well...the old me was so invigorating. I can't even believe it happened. But because it did, I am so happy right now. It's kind of like that feeling you get when you return home from school on a Friday and you have the whole weekend to do whatever you want. I can't explain it any simpler than that.

Link seemed to notice by the way he was glancing at me from behind his shoulder every so often. I look up and ask him what's on his mind.

"What is it?" I laugh.

"I don't know. You've been really happy ever since you got back from the hot springs. What happened up there?" he asks, hoping to get even the slightest of information about it from me. I smile in the most innocent way possible and run my fingers across my lips like a zipper.

"Nope! Can't tell you! It's a secret," I say, locking the zipper on my mouth with an imaginary key. He drops his shoulders in disappointment and gives me a pouting face. I wasn't going to let his puppy-dog eyes get me this time though. This secret is just too important. I give him a gentle push and laugh again.

"Oh, come on, don't give me that look. You'll find out soon enough. For now, focus on steering Epona!" I scream, looking over his shoulder to see if he's on the way to leading us into the hard, thick wall of an oak tree. Link raises his eyebrows and then gives a small chuckle.

"Steer into a tree? Like that would ever happen. Epona is too smart of a horse to-..."

He takes a moment in the middle of his sentence to look at the field ahead. Turns out...Epona likes trees or something because we were headed right into one right now! Link gasped and steered us to the right just in time. If he hadn't, we'd probably be on the ground with a couple broken bones. Epona is super fast so that's not an exaggeration!

"You were saying?" I ask, nudging him again. He doesn't look back at me and bows his head.

"Shh!"

I giggle to myself and lay my head back down on his back. Even though it's muscular, his back is surprisingly comfy enough to fall asleep on. I blink one time and we're suddenly in the depths of Faron Woods. I must've fallen asleep. I lazily lift my head up and look around. What I see is familiar. It's the same area Link and I were in back when we were trying to find the Forest Temple. It should be up here somewhere. Although, I will say that finding it might be harder since it's about to be nighttime.

"H-Hey...Have we found Rusl yet?" I ask the boy in front of me. He jumps a little from the sound of my voice and looks back at me.

"Sorry, I wasn't expecting you to wake up. No, I think he may be in front of it. That's what the map back at Telma's showed. We're almost there though so it shouldn't be too long before we see him," he says to me. I rub my eyes and nod.

"Okay, and sorry I fell asleep on you."

His face heats up as he smiles.

"Nah, you're fine. It's been a long day, so I don't blame you, Scarlett. As soon as we find Rusl and get to the next dungeon or whatever we're going to set up camp and sleep in," he tells me with a sigh of relief. Sleeping in sounds really good right now. But, I think that's just the sleep talking. I hum to him in response and settle my forehead back on his shoulder blade. I just can't seem to wake myself up so I'm going back to sleep until we find Rusl.

When I wake up again, I find myself lying on the top of Epona's mane. Link is beside the horse talking to a man who I assume is Rusl. Who else would it be? Link must have carefully removed himself from in front of me and rested me on top of Epona so I wouldn't wake up. So sweet…

"On the far side of this deep gorge, there's a rumor that there is an ancient temple deep in the woods. It's said to guard a secret power. I haven't been able to confirm this, but anything is possible. They say our ancestors built the temple long ago. But I'm sure that power it's guarding would go a long way in saving Hyrule," the man, Rusl, said, looking off into the distance. I turn my head and see that we're at the Forest Temple entrance. Seeing it makes me think of mine and Link's first adventure with each other. Everything was great except for the huge spiders that were in there. I don't even want to think about those…

"Link, would you and Scarlett take on this task? Ashei has told me what you two have achieved so far and I'm convinced you can complete this as well."

"I'm sure we can cross this gorge and get to the temple, no problem," Link told him with confidence.

"Yeah, it should be a piece of cake," I say, making the two men look at me with widened eyes. I stretch some before hopping off Epona to talk to Rusl. I laugh in mild embarrassment and make sure my hair isn't messed up. "...Sorry for sleeping."

Rusl laughs and shakes his head. He seemed like a very nice man based on first impressions. And the way Link talked about him made me think he was a father figure to him.

"You're fine! Everyone needs a well-deserved rest! Hi, I'm Rusl," he introduced himself, stretching his hand out to shake mine. I do and give him a welcoming smile.

"I'm Scarlett. Nice to meet you."

"Likewise! I was just telling Link about an ancient temple I've been looking at just beyond the gorge. At least, that's where I think a temple is. So, you two up for the job?" He asks with a raised brow and his hands on his hips. Link and I look at each other before nodding. What could be worse than what we've already been through so far? "...Fantastic! I know I can count on you two."

"Thanks for helping us," Link tells him. He then glances at Epona and frowns a little, "uh, could you take care of Epona while we're gone? I don't want her to get lost in the woods."

"Sure thing, Link. She's in safe hands. Also, I do have a small partner that will help you across the gorge. She can fly you anywhere you need to go. Given her size, I would go one at a time though," Rusl explained to us before putting his index and middle fingers to his mouth. He blew out a large whistling sound and a golden chicken came flying at us from...Well, I don't know where the hell it came from. And yes, I said a golden chicken. It flew at us until it landed on Rusl's arm. It's the most beautiful chicken I've ever seen...If chickens can even be beautiful I mean…

"And here she is! Just hold on to her sides and she will take you to the other side of the gorge starting there," Rusl says, pointing in front of us where there's a tiny surface of land. "...Other than that, good luck!"

He nods to us and then takes Epona by her reins. Link and I get in a weak goodbye before he finally leaves the area. Once he's gone, Link turns to me and picks up Rusl's chicken.

"Sorry for not waking you up. You just looked so peaceful…"

"I'm actually grateful that you didn't. I was so tired. But now I'm pumped up to get to the next temple!" I tell him happily.

"Well good!" He yells before jumping off the ledge. My mouth drops as the chicken he is holding flies him to the small piece of land Rusl pointed at. Link smirks at me when he's on the other side and the chicken comes back to me so I can get across as well. I give him a fake glare as I fly over to the spot he landed in.

"You're just good at everything, aren't you?" I ask with my arms crossed.

"Not everything, but most things," he teases. I look away with a laugh of disbelief and look at our route to the ancient temple Rusl told us about. It appears to be a chain of large tree branches that form a solid surface every few yards. All we have to do is fly to each surface until we get to the end I think. The bad part about it is that between the tree surfaces is a deep dark abyss with no ground in sight.

"Great. Heights again," I mutter. Link nods along with me and takes an arrow from his bag. He then tosses it over the edge and we wait for a sound of the metal in the arrow hitting some type of solid ground. We never hear a noise…

"Of course it's that deep," he says with a nervous laugh. He looks at me and shrugs, "I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Me neither…" I say with a sigh.

"No matter. We should just keep doing what we're doing. Oh, and don't look down," he says. He picks up the chicken and flies to the next tree-made platform. I follow him, and we continue this for several minutes. I just close my eyes when I have to jump and clutch the sides of the golden chicken for dear life. I'd rather not look at the potential place of my death. But finally, after maybe a dozen tree platforms, we make it to the very end it seems. The first thing we see is a howling stone but it's not making a noise like it usually does. I look around, confused for a second. That's when I remember that we've been here before.

"Holy crap, we've been here before. We were just wolves back then, and I think this is the pathway that leads to the spot where we got our Master swords!" I say to Link in excitement.

"Wow, you're right. Hmm, did we go by the ancient temple without even noticing it?" He asks himself, scratching his cheek in thought.

"I don't know, but we'll find it for sure this time. Come on."

I grab his hand and the both of us walk into the deep woods that is known as the Sacred Grove. Did you see what I did? I got Link to hold my hand! And he didn't even question it! Not that he's questioned it before but...I don't know, I just like being close to him like this.

The second time around, the Sacred Grove is the exact same. And you know what that means. It still has that annoying little wooden brat in it. The wooden boy jumps down from a tree as soon as he sees us enter the grove and immediately blows on his stupid little horn.

"Not this kid again. Let's do the same strategy we did last time. I take care of the wooden puppet things and you catch him," Link whispers to me as three puppet-like enemies fall from the trees. Their red eyes are definitely nightmare-fueling. I can't think about them though. I need to focus on the boy with the horn. I nod to Link, and he gives my hand one last squeeze before he lets go to get his sword. He yells at the puppet monsters and runs at them, swinging his sword into one of their necks. I hope he'll be okay by himself. I turn my head at the little boy and he jumps at my intimidating gaze. He starts to run, and I sprint after him.

"I'm gonna catch you again! Just like last time!" I scream at him. He just pants as he runs away from me. He's fast but I think I can catch him eventually. Every now and then he blows on his horn to summon more of his creepy friends. I think of Link every time he does. And the fact that this kid laughs every time he does it is so irritating. I finally just grab my bow and shoot him in the ass with an arrow.

"Ow!" He yells, patting his butt. But he's still running! What the crap!? Maybe he's had some experience if you know what I mean...Totally kidding! That's gross and inappropriate!

"Get back here, you little bastard!"

He runs into a section of the woods where there's nowhere else to go and I'm able to catch my breath. There's nowhere for him to run off to now. He giggles at me as he runs to a concrete wall and presses his back to it.

"That was fun! I'll show you a secret place for playing with me!"

He jumps up into the trees and then the wall he was up against disappears to reveal a new path. If I remember correctly, he did the same thing last time. Ugh, such an annoying boy. Where's his wooden mother?

Still panting, I turn around and call for Link.

"Link! I'm over here!" I repeat. I hear some rustling and he finally comes running to me after about thirty seconds. I look at the green short sleeves of his tunic and find that there are rips and tears all over them. There's also what looks like blood stained on the fabric as well.

"Hey! Good job catching the kid and everything. Those puppets were a pain in the ass," he says when he reaches me. I put my hands on his biceps and he winces just slightly.

"Are you okay? They didn't cut you too bad, did they?" I ask with worry written all over my face. He gives me a brave smile and nods.

"I'm okay, Scarlett. Not anything I can't handle," he replies. Link has a bad habit of not telling me when he's hurt. That, or he acts like he's not hurt at all because he doesn't want to look like a wimp. It makes me worry about him all the time! I hate seeing that innocent face of his wince in pain…

"Well at least let me look at it and bandage it up," I tell him, lifting up his sleeve. The cuts weren't too deep, but they could get infected if he isn't careful. I grab some ointment medicine from my bag and gently rub it on his bare arms. He closes his eyes tightly as I do this, so I give him a hug to make him feel better once I'm done.

"T-Thanks," he mutters with a smile. I nod and go on to wrap a bandage around the cuts. They should look a lot better in the morning after we get some rest.

"There, all done," I say as I tie up the last bandage. I look at up at him and blush, "sorry, I just worry about you…"

He stares at me for a moment without an expression on his face. I can't tell what he's thinking right now. He smiles after that moment of silence and pecks me on the cheek.

"Thank you. Let's go find that temple now," he says, going on ahead into the secret passageway the wooden boy gave us access to. I just stand there, completely bewildered. That...was so awesome! I bring my hand up to my cheek and smile at the ground. I'm mentally hopping in happiness inside right now. I turn and follow him once I'm in the right state of mind. Midna pops out of Link's shadow without him noticing and silently floats towards me. She has that same evil grin on her face she always has.

"That was interesting~"

I giggle.

"Yep."

"Just keep doing what you're doing, sweetheart," she whispers in my ear before going into my shadow. I shake my head and laugh. I sometimes forget that Midna is always watching. She's both our chaperone and a person I can talk 'girl stuff' with. It's actually kind of nice.

Back to our journey, we walk upon a familiar setting, just higher up. The two of us see those two statues that guard the entryway to the Master Swords. Those were a real bitch if I do say so myself. In front of those statues is a balcony just below us with another statue guarding a door. Link and I jump down to it and look around it to see if there's a switch or something. It's too heavy to move, so there's got to be another way to do this. We're pretty sure this is the entrance to the ancient temple, so we need to get to it obviously. Midna comes out of my shadow and points ahead at the two statues.

"Try going to the place where you got your Master swords, and stick the swords back in their pedestals. That might work. It's worth a try, at least," she suggests. It's not a bad idea. In fact, it's the only idea we have right now. Link shrugs his shoulders at me and takes my hand so that we can both climb down to the ground level. We walk forward to the place where we got our swords and find the two empty pedestals just sitting there next to each other. I take out my sword, as does Link, and we both stick it back in their slots at the same time. Surprisingly, we hear a rumbling noise behind us and we both smile at each other. Midna was right!

"You're so smart, Midna," I praise her. She looks away and waves her hand at me.

"I know, I know."

The three of us make our way back up the balcony, and sure enough, the statue is not in front of the door anymore. Rather, it's beside it.

"If the temple is here, it's got to be behind this door," Link says as he opens it. We both take a step back at what we see. It just shows the other side of the door, but it's in black and white. It's devoid of any color. So bizarre...Nonetheless, we try stepping into it. The statues in front of us disappear and all we see is light as we enter something entirely different from what we've seen before.

There's no doubt now that this is the ancient temple Rusl told us to find.

I'm so excited!

(Link's POV)

I know finding this ancient temple is cool and all...but can we just take a moment to appreciate how good my game has been today? What game you ask? My love game. I've been holding Scarlett's hand and I even pecked her on the cheek! That takes some real courage right there! The Triforce of courage was really put to work during that. I just...want to express to her the way I feel about her a little at a time. I don't think just telling her that I like her out of nowhere will help me. Patience is key. Honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing. I haven't exactly had an interesting love life in my eighteen years of being alive. I've had two crushes, Ilia and Scarlett. Ilia lost her memory of me so she's not an option anymore. Plus, we were always kind of awkward around each other. Like, I had no idea how to act or what to say. But with Scarlett, I don't feel that way. We always have something to talk about and we care about each other. I care about her a lot...But, I've never really flirted with anyone before and I've never kissed a girl.

Ever.

And that's really embarrassing to me. I don't know why. I just figure that a lot of guys my age in Castle Town have probably had sex already or something like that. Lucky bastards...Not saying I want to immediately have sex with Scarlett! I'm definitely not saying that! I would never make her do something she's not ready for! Just...eventually you know? That is if I can even get her to like me back. That's the hard part. Sometimes I think it's harder than any of these monsters we've faced in the past. That's so sad...kind of funny...but sad. I just think she's a perfect match for me. We've spent all this time together non-stop every single day and still haven't gotten tired of each other. Far from it. I want her to be my first kiss...Gods, it's so embarrassing even thinking that but it's true. Damn it, I need to focus right now. I need to focus on this temple we're walking into.

"Whoa!" Scarlett exclaims, looking at the room we just walked in. I'd be lying if I said I didn't do the same thing. The place we're in is completely different from the Sacred Grove. It looks like a church or religious temple. Everything is either white or grey with a glossy shine over it. The only things that have color are the many stained-glass windows behind and beside us. They're so cool...I look down and see that we're at the top of a set of stairs, so we both walk down it to get a better look at the place.

"This is wild! What is this place?" I ask in amazement.

"I'm not sure but...I can't shake this feeling that I've been here before," Scarlett tells me with nostalgia in those emerald eyes of hers. I hum in response.

"Hmm, now that you say that, I feel it too. Weird…"

"Actually, I believe this could be the Temple of Time," Midna says out loud as she looks around.

"The Temple of Time? Wow, this is so cool. Look over there," I tell Scarlett and Midna, pointing ahead of us, "I think I can see another set of pedestals up there."

"Well then let's take a look," Scarlett says. I nod and we all walk into the separate room ahead of us. Here, it's just a huge room with a big ceiling overhead. In the room is an epically-sized triforce with two pedestals placed inside it. Midna floats over to them and snaps her fingers.

"I think these pedestals may have been the place where the Master swords were originally placed. The last generation of heroes came here instead of the Sacred Grove to retrieve their swords. Seems like they had it easier than you guys did…" she mutters with a frown.

"Oh well. At least we're past all that, right? Let's see what happens when we stick our swords in these pedestals. If it's anything like the grove, something cool should happen," I say with a grin. Scarlett giggles at my excitement and holds her sword up in front of one of the pedestals. I do the same and we both stab our swords into their slots simultaneously. In the main room of the temple, a magical blue set of stairs forms in the middle of the room and goes all the way up to the largest stained-glass window in the temple.

"That must be the rest of the temple up there…"

"You're probably right...Hmm, I think it would be best if we just rest here before we go up there. It's been a long day and going into another dungeon sounds really tiring to me," I laugh. Scarlett gives me an agreeing look and rubs her eyes.

"I agree. Today has been exhausting. Hey Midna, you wouldn't happen to have two sets of pillows and blankets, would you?" Scarlett asks the shadow-like imp. Midna nods her head and brings out two large feather pillows along with two rolled up comforters. I raise my eyebrows at her and smirk.

"Where did you get those? That doesn't look like the blanket I brought at the beginning of our journey."

"I stole some from Scarlett's closet back at her house," she admits with a snarky grin.

"Hey! What else did you take!?" Scarlett questions.

"Nothing else, but I did see some of the stuff you have in there. You naughty girl, Scarlett."

I put my hand over my mouth to keep from laughing as Scarlett's face turns red.

"I...I don't have anything in there that's bad!"

"Mhmm, keep telling yourself that, honey. Anyway, here you go. I'm going to get some sleep too. It takes a lot to just sit in one of your shadows and watch you do all that work all day!" She yells in frustration as she drops the pillows and comforters on the ground. She gives us one last wink before going back into our shadows and going to bed. Does that mean it's just me and Scarlett now? Finally! I look at her and give her a warm smile.

"Hey...You remember what we talked about back at Telma's bar?"

"Huh?" She asks, momentarily confused. It takes her a second, but it eventually clicks inside her head. Her eyes brighten up and she smiles real big at me. "...Oh yeah! I talked to you about wanting to just sit around and talk right?"

"Yep! This would be the perfect time to do that, don't you think?" I say. She nods in the cutest way possible, and you can tell that she is really excited right now based on the expression on her face. I can totally see why. She and I haven't been able to just hang out with one another for a few days. We haven't been able to relax and just talk. Usually, we're either busy in some dungeon or too tired to even think straight. Today, however, I'm feeling okay. I'm tired but not so tired that I need to go to sleep at this exact moment. Scarlett took a nap on the way to see Rusl so I think she's good too. Ha, before I know it, I become excited about talking to Scarlett too. I lay my sleeping bag up against the wall in the room with the pedestals and Scarlett does the same right beside me. We both sit up with our backs against the wall and our pillows in front of us. We both sit crisscrossed as Scarlett begins to speak.

"Okay, so, what do you want to talk about?" She asks me, bringing her legs up and leaning her head on her knees.

"Let's see...what all did you do in life before you met me?" I ask her with some enjoyment. She laughs and thinks about it.

"Well, I went to school every single day except for Saturdays and Sundays. That really sucked. We basically just learned math, history, science, and language arts. I was a pretty good student by the time I graduated. I didn't know what I wanted to be yet though. I was kind of taking a gap year from deciding on my career, and that's when this whole thing started. And then I met you. I guess the Gods already had something in mind for me before I did. I'm glad they did though. I got to meet the best guy in the world!" She yelled, motioning her arms in a circular formation.

"Me? The best guy in the world?" I inquire with some doubt. She nods and looks down at the ground.

"Of course! I don't know what I'd do without you, Link," she admits. Her words give me a warm feeling inside.

"I feel the same about you, Scarlett," I say back to her with a grin.

"Thank you...Um...What did you do before you met me?"

I roll my eyes and shake my head.

"Nothing important, I can tell you that. All I really did was help around the farm. If I wasn't doing that, I was either sleeping or homeschooling myself. Ordon Village, you could say, is a 'homeschool' village. But you already knew that. Basically, life was just really boring all the time. The only people I had to talk to were the kids in the village and Ilia. it was...okay I guess, but I was built for adventure!" I tell her. Let me just say that we already know this about each other. We're just catching up if that makes sense.

"I'm so sorry," Scarlett laughs, "but at least now you get to do all of this. And with the best partner ever! Okay! Okay! What is the worst thing you've ever done?"

The worst thing I've ever done…

"This isn't really one thing, but sometimes I would just sleep on the farm instead of actually doing work. It was usually during the time I needed to round up the goats. Sometimes, a couple of them got out and ran through the village when that happened," I laugh, looking back at the times I did that. Man, I was lazy.

"Wow. You're such a terrible person."

"Hey! What about you?" I ask.

"The worst thing I've ever done is...when I was in elementary school, I got into a fight with this girl over a boy," she says.

"A boy?" I ask, a little worried. She nods but snorts like it's nothing.

"Yeah, but this was like first grade. I don't even remember the guy's name anymore, so it doesn't matter. I punched the girl in the nose and it started bleeding while she kicked me in the knee and made me trip. Long story short, we both got detention from recess for the whole month," she says with a laugh following it.

"So, you were a bitch as a kid?"

"Yep! I was an absolute cunt! I'm not like that anymore...I hope…"

"You're not," I tell her with a grin. She smiles back and scoots closer to me.

"Good. What to talk about now...I have an idea. How about we tell each other a secret that the other doesn't know about. It doesn't have to be a super personal secret, just something that's funny or unusual. I have a small one that you'll probably like…" she says quietly. I notice that her face has turned a bright shade of red for some reason. It makes me want to know her secret even more. She looks reluctant to say anything, but she does anyway, "...I'm only telling you this because I know you'll just find it more funny than anything else. And I swear to Hylia, I didn't mean to! But...remember when we just got back from the Goron Mines and we slept in Kakariko Village that night? Well...you went to take a bath in the spring that morning and it was storming too. I think I forgot that you were bathing at the Eldin Spring because I was distracted by the storm. Anyway...I got really thirsty and went to get a drink of water and accidentally saw you naked in the spring…" she mutters.

I stand up quickly and my eyes widen at what she just said.

"Whoa whoa whoa! You saw me naked!? Like, everything!?" I blurt out. She nods with a growing smile and blushing cheeks.

"Are you mad?" she asks.

"N-No, it wasn't your fault but...I'm embarrassed. I mean...Oh Hylia…" I put my hand over my eyes and look away from her. She keeps on laughing and stands up too.

"If it makes you feel any better, all I will say is that you should be proud of what you have," she tells me. I take my hand off my face and look at her again.

"Are you saying you liked what you saw?"

"I didn't say that! Although, I did faint when I saw your...you-know-what," she giggled. I remember that. I don't remember what excuse she gave me though. She fainted because she saw my dick? That's kind of hilarious.

"Was it too big for your eyes to handle?"

"Yep!" She replies with a smile. I roll my eyes and nudge her in the shoulder with my elbow. "...hey! I had just never seen one before so...It just blew my mind."

"Understandable. I saw your private parts too, one time." I say. She gasps and puts her hands on her hips.

"What? When?"

"It was when we were shot out of that cannon on the way to Gerudo Desert. I was already in the desert when you got shot over to it, and while you were in the air your skirt flew up and I saw your panties. You know, the green-laced ones?" Of course I still remember what they looked like...

Her mouth parts and her hand slowly goes to her crotch to cover it up, but then she smiles and begins laughing.

"Then we're even!"

"I guess so," I laugh. We stand there laughing with each other for a minute, just enjoying each other's company. She stops when she has tears forming in her eyes and she wipes them away.

"I'm freaking dying! All that laughing reminded me that I need to go to the bathroom. Like really bad. So, I'm going to go back to the Sacred Grove and go pee there. I'll be right back."

"Okay, be careful," I tell her as she walks out of the pedestal room and goes back to the Grove through the magical door. I watch her go and then sit back down on the floor. This is so much fun. Embarrassing for sure, but fun. We can practically tell each other anything and it would be okay...Even who we like…

"Oh gods…" I sigh. I don't know what it is but there's this feeling I'm getting in my chest. It feels like a certain surge of confidence building inside me. I look at the triforce tattoo on the back of my left hand and see that it is glowing a bright, golden light. Why is it doing that? Is it because I'm thinking about my crush on Scarlett?

"Should I tell Scarlett how I feel?" I ask as a joke. The Triforce glows even brighter and my smile goes down. I really wasn't expecting that.

"Should I...give up on her?" I ask, just to see what happens. The triforce's light goes out completely as its answer. It's essentially a message from the Gods that I should do what's in my heart I think! That, or I'm going fucking insane...you know what? Fuck it! I'm going to tell her how I feel when I get back! I don't care if she rejects me and it's awkward for a couple days! I need to do this or I'm going to crazy! Screw patience!

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Oh shit. I swallow hard and turn around to see Scarlett smiling at me. How did she pee that fast!? She's staring at me with those big, beautiful green eyes of hers. I could look at them all day. But, this is so much scarier than I thought it would be when I was full of courage a few seconds ago. I glance at the back of my hand and it's glowing again.

"Link?" She asks with a small laugh escaping her lips. I smile affectionately at her and take a deep breath.

"Listen, Scarlett, I need to tell you something…"

And that is the end of the chapter! This was hard to write. Not going to lie. But it's done so I'm not going to worry about it! I will try to update faster from now on! Thank you, guys, for being patient! Please review or comment on the chapter and tell me what you think so far! Finally, thanks so much for reading and I will see you guys next time.