*New character this chapter~! Get ready! She's one of my favorites. :3 (P.S. Be warned this chapter will have more sexual jokes that usual. You have been warned. ^^')*
Cia sat at Wolf Link's bedside, reading a book she had conjured up. He was still half-way in his nightmare, so she volunteered to care for him until he was better. Sky Link initially denied her, wanting to be by his counterpart himself, but Cia convinced him. (With the help of a little magic, of course.) In the half-hour she watched over him, Wolf Link's panicking and crying had gone down quite a bit. She put her book on the mattress and gingerly rolled him onto his side. The wound in his shoulder had almost completely healed.
"Perfect," she whispered to herself. The only need she would have any more for the spell he was under would be to close the small injury, but the bone itself appeared to be fine. She raised her right hand, surrounding it with violet fog, and placed it on his forehead. "Forget all the bad things," she said gently. "And think only of me."
Hearing footsteps coming down the hall, she removed her hand as her gaze darted to the door. A small figure skipped in just in time to miss the action.
"Hello again, Cia," Agitha greeted with a curtsey. "Agitha just came in to check on Grasshopper. May she take the next shift to watch him?"
"Sure," Cia nodded. The spell was already done, so what point would there be in staying? "Just be sure not to wake him up."
"I won't." As Cia exited, the Bug Princess bounded up to her royal guard and kneeled down, resting her head on the edge of the bed. She smiled at his peaceful and smiling expression. Perhaps this meant the spell was wearing off? No matter. As long as her Grasshopper was happy, she was happy. She reached out at pushed a stray strand of dirty blond hair out of his eyes. He seemed so content with what he was thinking about. Agitha couldn't help but wonder what was going through his mind…
Everyone was gone. That's all he knew. Not why, not where he was, not even who specifically. He just knew he was all alone.
Wolf Link sat cross-legged in the empty field, leaning against a tree. He'd given up on crying about it a while ago. But how long was he even here? A few minutes? Hours? Days? He didn't care anymore. Loneliness can easily play with one's mind.
"Link?"
He flinched at the unexpected sound of his name. He peered around the tree cautiously to see a woman smiling at him. He recognized her right away.
"Cia?" He blinked, dumbfounded at her sudden appearance. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, everyone kind of left me, so…" She let out a half-hearted giggle. "I saw you sitting here and I came over to talk. Are you gonna leave me too? I can't really blame you if you want to…"
"N-No! Everyone left me too," Wolf Link stuttered.
Cia met his eyes hopefully. "Really? Well, why don't we be lonely together?" She grinned and sat down next to him, laying her scepter across her lap. "I wonder where everyone went."
Wolf Link frowned bitterly. "Away."
"People can be terrible sometimes," the sorceress sighed. "But I'll never leave you."
Wolf Link's face became red at her promise. "Oh… W-Well, I won't leave you either."
Cia smiled sheepishly. "Thanks." She looked around the empty field they were in. "This place is pretty boring. What do you say we make some place all our own?"
"We can do that?" Wolf Link asked doubtfully.
"I'm a sorceress," Cia pouted jokingly. "I can do whatever I want. Watch." She picked up her scepter and waved it lazily, a large temple instantly appearing before their eyes. The field around it became a rose garden and the light blue sky above became dark and dreary.
Wolf Link raised an eyebrow at its demeanor. "A bit depressing, isn't it?"
Cia punched his arm playfully. "Come on, now. Don't judge by appearances. It's just for us. No one will bother us out here. We can be together forever." She realized what she said and shook her head. "O-Only if you want to… I mean, we don't have to."
"I wouldn't mind…" Wolf Link admitted timidly. "If it's just the two of us, anyway."
Cia smiled once more and leaned against him. "Yeah. I wouldn't mind either." She rested her head on his shoulder affectionately. He averted his gaze, not knowing what to do. Before he knew it, Cia had wrapped her arms around his middle. "You're not used to this, are you?" she giggled. He didn't answer, too nervous to say anything. "That's alright. Words aren't necessary for this sort of stuff."
"I guess," he replied automatically.
"Hey, Link. Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
Cia looked up at him with a mischievous grin. "Have you ever kissed someone before?"
Wolf Link's eyes widened in shock. "N-No, I don't really think that's a good idea-"
"You didn't answer my question," Cia smirked. "You haven't, have you? That's alright. Neither have I. Wanna try it out now? Hey, don't make that face! It's an innocent thing. I'm not asking you to sleep with me or something."
Wolf Link's blush deepened when she brought that up. "I know, but…"
Cia moved over to sit on his lap, sliding her hands around his neck. "Don't worry. I'll do all the work."
"What is wrong with him?"
"I'm not sure, Your Highness," her housekeeper said in a dull tone, her nose stuck in a manual for being a castle maid. (Apparently more interesting than listening to her queen complain.)
"This is serious, Abbie!" Zelda held her head in her hands, possessed by worry. "Hey left a note for Ilia, but he never leaves without telling me where he's going. What if someone's abducted him?"
"Your Highness, I believe the Hero of Twilight is more than capable to overpower a kidnapper," Abbie sighed, flipping a page of her book.
"But what if he was drugged?" Zelda rambled, pacing around her chambers. "What if he wasn't consciousness to fight off the abductor? What if…" She gasped in horror. "What if the abductor is doing immoral things to him?!"
Abbie finally looked up from her instructions on how to properly prepare a bed. "Excuse me?"
"He's just so cute and endearing… No one would be able to resist!" Zelda placed a hand on her cheek, thinking of the possibilities. "Can you imagine what the kidnapper could be doing to him? Like bondage and sadistic activities and… No! I'm supposed to be the one doing that to him!"
"You're a pervert, Your Highness," Abbie said uncaringly, going back to her manual.
"Have you not seen him?!" Zelda slammed a fist into a wall. "Damn his good looks! Why must the Goddesses bless him with such… Abbie, what's the word I'm looking for?"
"Hotness?" Abbie suggested. "Sexiness?"
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Zelda hit her fist against her palm. "You know, I think I should check on him. It has been quite a while. If he's sleeping right now, I'll be able to contact him."
"Your Highness, I doubt he'd be sleeping in the middle of the day," Abbie said, blowing a strand of purple hair out of her eyes.
"Oh, please, he's Link," Zelda scoffed. "Tell me when he's not sleeping. Come along. We're going to the study."
Abbie momentarily shut her book to accompany Zelda to her study, who had temporarily regained her regal composure while outside of her room. She clasped her hands in front of her and walked tall through the hall, a peaceful and benevolent expression on her face. She strode towards her destination at a quickened pace and shut the door behind her and the maid. Once the door clicked in place, she let out a groan of pure frustration.
"I swear, he had better be sleeping!" The queen trudged over to her desk and fell back into the chair. She conjured up a light green sphere of energy into her hands. This type of magic would usually be too straining for her, but the act of watching Link specifically had become routine to her. The image of him sleeping peacefully next to one of her citizens – Agitha, she believed – likely having a wonderful dream.
"See, Your Highness?" Abbie said from across the room, back in her manual again. "He's just fine."
"I suppose, but I don't recognize the location," Zelda frowned. "I'm going to ask him about it. You're excuse, Abbie."
The housekeeper mouthed an exasperated "yes." She hastily exited the room. Zelda rolled her eyes and began to cast the spell that would enter her into Link's mind. Her magic certainly did come in handy with him. She would occasionally enter his body itself – much like possession – and would do…things. Anyway, she felt the world around her beginning to melt away, being replaced by a large temple surrounded by roses. She willed the green ball of magic away, gazing at her surroundings with a confused expression.
Link's dreams were usually haunted by nightmares of the final battle or other events in his adventure. Other times he would dream about Zelda. (He was cute like that.) But…what was this?!
"Oh, come on, now you're just being stubborn."
Zelda quirked an eyebrow at the unrecognizable voice. It sounded like a young woman, but who exactly? And why was she in Link's dream?
"N-No, it's not right!" she heard Link argue desperately. "So please get off."
WHAT?!
What does he mean by "get off?!" Zelda thought furiously. Oh, hell no, I'm going over there!
She marched out from behind the temple. She halted when she was Link on his back with a woman laying seductively on top of him.
"Princess!" he gasped. "It's not… I mean…"
"I knew it!" the queen shouted, her face turning red in anger. "You get off of him!"
The woman glared at her in intense hatred. "What are you doing here?! Of all the damned times. No matter." She flicked her wrist and sent a ball of dark energy towards Zelda, who simply obliterate it with a shield of light magic.
"Link," she called to him sternly. "This is an illusion. It's not real. She's not real."
To her surprise, tears began to fill Link's eyes. "I thought you'd left me…"
"What?!" Zelda gasped. "Why would you think that? You left me! I was so worried. Where are you, anyway? Why are you fantasizing about this woman?"
"I'm not-"
"Because he likes me better," the woman cut Link off. "It's simple as that. He just needs a lover who's a bit more…" She glanced at Zelda chest. "Well-endowed."
The queen's mouth was agape in shock. "You-" She snapped her mouth shut when she remembered Link was in her presence. She was about to say something along the lines of "whore," but she was quick to stop herself. Instead, she summoned her bow and arrows of light and decided to let them do the talking. The mystery woman jumped to her feet, readying her scepter.
"Stop!" Link jumped in between them. They both lowered their weapons, perplexed at him defending the other. "Look, this is over something really stupid. Cia just wanted to kiss me but I got all nervous."
"That's what you were embarrassed about?" Zelda asked. "Oh, that's adorable!" She blinked in realization and readied her weapon once more. "But that's not what this is about! I'm the only one who's allowed to force themselves on Link!"
"I beg the differ." Cia stomped the ground, emitting a bolt of dark magic around her in a circle. Zelda wasn't quick enough to put up a barrier, being too distracted by Link's flustered expression, and felt a shot of electricity flow through her body. She screamed loudly as her body began to disperse from the dream world. The last thing she saw was Link calling her name and Cia hugging him from behind.
Zelda bolted up in her chair in a cold sweat. Her eyes darted around the room in a panic, searching for any sign of Link, only to find she was back in her study.
"Dammit!" She pounded her fist on the desk. She was right. Link was in danger. And she couldn't do anything about it! Her eyes darted to a rather thick and dusty book with a red ribbon sticking out of it. She snatched it up and opened it to the bookmarked page: the spell she used to possess Link's body. No matter where he was, she could overtake his mind whenever she pleased. A scheming smirk crossed her lips as she read it over.
"Don't worry, Link," she said aloud. "I'm coming to save you."
*One of my favorite Zelda characters, TP Zelda, has joined the cast! I hope you all enjoy her! ^^ She's probably one of the easiest characters to write for, behind only Young Link. Speaking of which, we've had another Young Link-less chapter! D: But don't panic. He may or may not make another appearance, but you bet your obsessive link fangirl (AKA me) TP Zelda's making another appearance. ;)
K bye.*