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Don't you hate it when you have one of those days...when you get home and all you feel like is DX... Yeah, yesterday was one of those days. Don't know if it was the fact that I had to get up at 6...or the fact that I had classes from 8-4 back to back...with no breaks between... Again, DX

Hopefully next day of class is better. Dropped one of my classes so I have a little lighter work load.

College sucks sometimes, lol

Oh, and as for the whole 'tingling' gills (dubbed as that by both Odnet and Crowlet), I thought it would be something funny to add :) Make some laughs for y'alls ;)

Hope you enjoy!

How dare he! Was all that I could think as I swam up. How dare he! After all we've been through together! After what happened the other night! How dare he ogle at another woman! And at a fish, no less!

I growled as my head broke the surface. To make things even worse, Ruto was gone. I had really been hoping to catch her before she left, so I could wipe off the ridiculous smile that had been on her face as she talked of marriage. But I had sadly missed my chance.

I sighed, taking in a deep breath to calm myself. I told myself that I hadn't really wanted to kill her. I was just jealous, that's all. If I had killed her, I would have felt bad...

I turned and sat down against the wall, pulling my hair up into a bun as I did. Swimming around with it loose was really starting to wear me down. It was heavy when wet.

I groaned to myself when bubbles started appearing at the surface of the water next to me. Then, a green glow. Then Link's hat broke the surface of the water, at which time I folded my arms and looked away, refusing to look at him. I heard him choke for just a moment as he pulled himself out, resisting the urge to check on him. But it left as fast as it had come.

"What's wrong?" He asked, his voice 'genuinely' confused, as if he didn't know! I mean, there was no way he missed how his mouth fell open at the sight of her as he looked her up and down! I certainly hadn't!

I huffed, standing up and walking over to the door next to me, standing in front of it with my back turned to him.

I heard his boots tap lightly against the stone as he walked to the wall to my right. He then huffed. "What's this symbol for?" He asked.

I shrugged, but continued to say nothing.

Then I felt it: the anger. It started to ripple off of him, and steadily grew stronger as I stood there. I heard his gloves stretch as his hands balled into fists. "There's an inscription here," he said, his voice barely containing the anger I now felt rolling off of him in waves.

"Well, read it then," I snapped.

I felt a small breeze as I heard his boots slide on the floor. I knew now that he was facing me. "You know damn well I don't know how to read!" He yelled, his voice shaking with anger.

I rolled my eyes, shoving passed him to stand in front of the Triforce symbol on the wall.

"'Those who wish to open the path sleeping at the bottom of the lake must play the song passed down by the Royal Family'," I read quickly and all in one breath.

I turned back around, avoiding his gaze, and tried to walk passed him again. He reached out, however, grabbing my shoulder and yanking me around so that I was facing him. I grimaced slightly as his fingers dug into my shoulder, leaving what I knew would be small bruises. He noticed and loosened his grip, but his angry gaze didn't falter. It wasn't that same, murderous glare he had given Cinna, but it was enough to make me recoil slightly.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" He yelled. "What did I do? What was I supposed to do, huh? It's not my fault that she thinks I'm going to marry her! I wasn't going to start yelling at her, right then and there!" His nostrils flared slightly, his features still oddly handsome, even behind the glare. "I didn't want to hurt her feelings! We need her help! And she needs ours! The way things have been going, she's likely the Water Sage, anyways! In the end, all this 'marriage' stuff with her won't even matter!"

"That's not even the issue!" I yelled back, yanking my shoulder loose from his grip.

"Then what the hell is?"

I glared back at him, satisfied when he backed away a few steps. "The way you were looking at her!" I yelled. "If we hadn't of been underwater already, you'd of been drooling!"

Link's face turned slightly pink, but he stepped closer to me. "I was not!" He growled.

"Yes, you were!"

Navi flew out of his hat at that point. "Knock it off!" She demanded. "Both of you!"

We ignored her.

"I was not staring at her!" He yelled. "It's not my fault that her eyes are such a strange color!"

I growled. "See, you admit you were staring at her!" I screamed.

"I WAS NOT!"

"STOP!" Navi yelled.

"What, had sex once and suddenly you wonder what it's like with a FISH?"

The moment I said it, I wished I could take it back. I felt my heart fall as his face stiffened.

"You honestly think that?" He asked, his voice slightly shaking.

I stammered, twirling my hands in front of me. Link's eyes suddenly watered as he looked away from me, pushing me back as he walked away.

"Whatever," he mumbled as he disappeared through the door.

I stood there, staring at the door. Goddess, I wish I could take it back; I hadn't meant it. It had just...slipped out.

I waited, pacing back and forth, twirling my hands. I didn't even realize that there were tears running down my face, blending with my still soaked skin. When the door opened back up ten minutes later, I went completely still, wringing my hands as I looked down at my feet. I heard Link walk over to the Triforce symbol, and soon the room was full of the sounds of the lullaby.

When it was over, I watched as the water in the hole descended, clear down to the bottom floor below.

It was oddly quiet, Link still standing by the symbol. I could feel many different emotions rolling off of him, but the strongest one was anger. I stiffened when his boots started tapping on the tiles again, this time toward me. I watched as the tips of his boots appeared in my vision.

"I would never think of anyone else that way... No. One. Else." He then turned away and jumped down the hole. I heard a soft moan as he landed, but I didn't follow.

I curled up on the floor and cried.

I don't know how long I laid there. It might have been minutes. It might have been hours. All I knew was that the sound of rising water seemed to wake me back up. I then laid there and waited, for what I wasn't sure.

I heard a small splash of water somewhere below me. I then heard the unmistakable sound of wet boots on tile. I looked up, expecting to see Link standing above me...but no one was there. Was I hearing things?

"Maple..."

I sat up, peeking my head over the hole. That's when I saw that the water had risen to the second level, and Link was standing there, on a ledge. He was looking up at me, but there was still a stiffness in his eyes that made my own sting.

"Come down here, please..." He asked.

My heart raced, part of me wanting nothing more than to be with him again, the other dreading it. I finally sighed. As I lowered myself down, Link disappeared from view for a few seconds before appearing again. I let go, the air rushing by me for the blink of an eye. Then the water rushed over me, and I instantly felt the water ripple again. Looking up, I saw Link floating above me. Again, his eyes were still stiff...

I felt the water suddenly pulse, and there was a flash of bright light above the surface. I wondered for only a moment, however, because Link then grabbed my arm and pulled me to the surface.

Oh, he had blown up a wall. Instead of making me shield our hearing, he had used the water instead. I felt my heart sink. He hadn't wanted me to come with him after all. He was just making sure I didn't go deaf from the blast...

Link pulled me out of the water, and I couldn't help but notice that he wasn't coughing. He hadn't coughed when he had come back, either. Apparently he had found a technique that worked...

Link disappeared into the small room that had been revealed, coming back with a key in hand. He then grabbed my hand and pulled me back into the water, pulling me down to the bottom. He didn't bother switching his boots, because when we were back in the main room Link surfaced, both of us now on the second level of the giant pillar. He then used the new key to unlock a door against one of the far walls, one with a glowing blue border.

Inside was a crystal switch. On the other side of the room was a jet of water, floating just above the ground. Link pulled me toward it, stopping only once both of us were standing in the jet. He then pulled out his Hookshot, which he must have taken back from me earlier, and shot the switch. Instantly the jet rose, us still on top, and we walked through the door at the top.

There was another Triforce symbol up here, and Link quickly played the lullaby. I wasn't surprised to find that the water rose completely, right up to the third floor.

Before Link jumped off the ledge, which I realized was suspended above the main room, I grabbed his arm, not looking at him.

"I...I'm sorry," I mumbled. "I didn't mean it... It just slipped out."

Link didn't say anything, but I heard him sigh.

"If I had the power, I would take it back in a heartbeat..."

Another silent moment passed, and then his hand was under my chin. I flinched, not quite knowing what to expect. But I was surprised when Link merely lifted my head, so I was looking into his eyes.

There was still sadness in them, but he smiled. "I... I can't stay mad at you... No matter how hard I try..."

I bawled. Link wrapped his arms around me, holding me lightly. But there was still a stiffness in there; I could feel it, sense it...

Next thing I knew, Link picked me up and I felt him jolt as he jumped over the ledge. A split second later, we hit the water. He then swam, pulling me behind him, to a door against the wall. Link quickly unlocked it and we walked inside.

There was a waterfall in front of us, and there were platforms floating around all over the place. At the top of the waterfall was the next door, but the only way to get there was to jump from platform to platform. It didn't appear to look too difficult... Until I realized that the platforms floating in the waterfall, in a straight line up and down, were slowly falling with the water, disappearing into the black abyss below.

We would have to be fast.

Link wrapped his arm around me and jumped, down onto the stationary platform below. He then pulled out his Hookshot, which I took as a sign to hold on tight. He then aimed and we were jerked forward. The Hookshot let go, leaving Link clinging to the edge, me with my arms wrapped around his neck. He pulled us up and again he aimed, quickly, sending us flying. Again...again. He repeated until we were close enough that he could Hookshot us up onto the ledge with the door. We then walked through.

In the next room, the crystal switch in the center controlled the water level, along with the height of dragon shaped statues suspended on different platforms. When the water was raised, the statues all raised as well, revealing Hookshot targets.

Link and I maneuvered through the room quickly, using the crystal switch to our advantage, as well as the statues. We raised and lowered the water, sometimes using the statues as they rose as stepping stones to get us places we couldn't reach on our own. When we finally reached the other side of the room, we raised the statue head we were standing on, so that it boosted us higher.

Link quickly took out the two blue crab-like creatures, and then took out the Like Like guarding the door on the other side of some spikes. We then walked through the door, on each side of which were two dragon statues. It locked behind us.

The room we walked into was strange, and the moment I took it in, I knew it was an illusion. For one, we were walking on the top of deep, blue water. For another, there was no ceiling and no walls, just a white mist. There was one, lone dead tree in the middle of the room, suspended on a small island of sand. On the other side of the room was the next door. We quickly ran to it, seeing once we got close that it was barred off as well.

"What do w - "

Link stopped mid-sentence as I spun around, suddenly feeling a great, evil presence with us in the room. As I scanned the room, I realized that there were two dark shapes, standing under the lone tree. Link saw them at the same time as me, and we both carefully approached the shapes.

My heart fell when we got closer, it pounding fiercely in my stomach. The two figures standing there were us, but they were oddly transparent, like shadows. Both of them had flaming red eyes.

Dark Link and Dark Maple approached us then. I wanted so bad to look at Link, to see his reaction, but I couldn't take my eyes off of my own doppelganger.

She was smirking at me, her hand poised in a claw in front of her. I backed away, and for a brief moment I glimpsed the two Link's doing the same, swords and shields out, eyeing each other. I then looked back at my own, raising my own hand to mirror hers.

I tested her, barely moving my foot, or a finger. My moves were mirrored by her, and the movements were so close that it was hard to tell that she was just copying me; the reaction time was merely milliseconds.

I jumped backwards, flipping in the air, and at the same time I saw my shadow do the same. We both landed at the same moment, raising our now glowing hands out in front of us.

There was an explosion as our bursts of magic hit each other. The water below our feet rippled out in waves on either side, completely surrounding the two of us. I then ducked, spinning to the left, and at the same time so did she, to the right. I then let out another burst of magic, hoping to catch her off guard, but she just mirrored my own attack, another explosion ringing the air.

I growled; she chuckled. We circled each other, testing. I tried to subtly reach for my bow, which was slung over my shoulder, but she did the same. I then dropped my hand: I did not want her getting the bow in her hands. If she was a good copy of me, I would be in grave danger if she pulled it out as well.

As we circled, I heard the two Link's battling somewhere on the other side of the room, their swords clanging off of each other. I didn't have to look to know that Dark Link was copying Link's moves with the same accuracy that mine was. Their clanging swords were enough to know.

Seconds turned into minutes, neither of us advancing. I then realized that my shadow was starting to get impatient. Her hand would twitch when mine stayed still; her eyebrow would quirk. I didn't let it show, but I was smiling on the inside. I know knew how I would be able to defeat her.

More minutes passed, maybe hours. It seemed to go on forever, us circling, the sounds of clanging swords filling the room. And the longer we circled, the more impatient she began to become. Finally, I saw my chance.

She suddenly moved her hand, curling it into a fist, preparing for another blast of magic. The moment she began to move I threw my weight back onto my back leg, bending down and reaching for my bow at the same time. In one fluid motion I was on the floor, resting back on one knee with my bow aimed and ready. My doppelganger saw my movements and started to copy me, but I had been faster, caught her off guard.

I let an arrow fly, it running straight through her chest when she was still in the process of kneeling down and grabbing her bow. She gasped and then suddenly was gone, the arrow falling into the water with a 'splash'!

I sprang up, moving, my bow ready again. I knew she wasn't dead: I could still feel her, sense her. She was just waiting to catch me off guard as I had done to her.

Suddenly I felt her appear behind me. I instantly dove to the side, feeling the tip of an arrow slice open my cheek. I spun around, aiming with my bow, but she was already gone.

She didn't waste any time; instantly she was behind me and I ducked, throwing out my leg behind me, spinning it around. I felt my leg collide with something solid, and I spun around just in time to see her fall to the ground, legs up in the air. I aimed carefully this time, quickly letting one fly and hit right between her eyes. The last thing I saw before she fell was her eyes opening wide, my arrow sticking out of her forehead. She then fell and was still.

I stood up, aiming my bow in the direction of the two Link's. They were still fighting, both of them covered in many cuts that were oozing blood. The water around them was tinged pink. I hesitated. I knew which one was real, but I didn't want to risk hitting Link instead of his shadow. So I just stood and watched, my bow ready.

It seems that Shadow Link had become impatient as well. He was lunging at Link, no longer bothering with mimicking his moves.

I watched as Link dove spectacularly out of the way of a vicious lunge. Link then retaliated, jumping into the air and slicing down with his sword as he did. The shadow screamed, falling to the ground. I quickly let out an arrow as Link rolled away from his doppelganger, apparently expecting him to get back up. The arrow landed in his chest. Instantly, Link sprang at him, his sword running through. Dark Link gasped, let out a gurgling sound, and then collapsed.

Link and I stood there, him with his hands around the sword stuck in the creature below him, me with my bow in hand. Both of us were breathing heavily, our chests heaving. I then finally lowered my bow at the same time Link sighed and sheathed his sword. When then wordlessly walked toward each other, and the moment he approached I started healing him. The only injury I had was the slice on my cheek: he, however, was covered in small cuts and gashes. Mine was less important.

"Let's go," Link sighed, sounding completely exhausted. "I just want to get out of here..."

Came up with the whole Dark Maple thing at the last second, haha. Thought it would make it interesting. I mean, if Link has a doppelganger, why shouldn't she? It just made sense.

Alright, I have a question for you readers to answer: what is your fav LoZ pairing? LinkXMidna, LinkXMalon, LinkXRuto, LinkXZelda (I might kick your butts if you say that one...), LinkXOC, or any others you may happen to like. Also, which is your least fav and why? Review and answer!

I think you might have a good guess what my two answers are XD