Disclaimer: Zelda and any related characters do not belong to me - they are owned by some very lucky people who are probably swimming in gold right now, while the only thing I do own are the original characters and the story plot.
Chapter 2 - ~Link's POV~
I had cried myself to sleep, and woke up with an aching body and a thumping headache. At first I thought that I was back home, and that everything had been a nightmare. I was almost convinced that Lea would jump into the room, and tell me about the wonderful dreams she had had, when I opened my eyes, and reality rushed back to me. I shrunk back when I saw tired blue eyes and a worn expression stare back at me. His hair a depressing mess of gold and his blue tunic (1) torn and worn at the edges. He looked pathetic.
What I didn't realize was that he was me, or rather my reflection, until I spoke up. Our lips moved in unison, but only one voice sounded. I laughed quietly at my dimness. 'Mirrors,' I thought, 'Just mirrors.'
Suddenly the door opened with a long squeak, and Kayoé stepped inside.
"Good, you're awake," she said simply, and knelt in front of me. I glared as furiously as I could, but found it very tiring and stopped. There wasn't much point, anyway. Instead, I decided to use my voice.
"What do you want with me? Why not just kill me and get it over with? Or do you enjoy seeing me like this?" I growled. Slight amusement flashed across her face, as she lent forward. Her lips brushed against mine, then towards my left ear, her warm breath tickling it.
"You really wanna know?" she whispered, sending a chill up and down my spine. Suddenly, I jerked, and my vision started to blur, and the room disappeared. Although I had my eyes wide open and focused, all I could see was black... empty space, and deep oblivion.
A giggle or chuckle of some kind echoed around me.
"Hey!" I yelled in frustration, but the only reply I got was a burst of thundering laughter. The thumping in my head got worse and worse, until it had become unbearable. It was as if the laughter had brought out this pain, which had now become alien and high pitched, like a sound only a monster could produce. I pressed my hand over my ears and screamed. My eardrums seemed to burst, and I felt blood flowing out of them, seeping through my clasped hands. I screamed even more, in the hopes I could drown out the horrible sounds, and squeezed my eyes closed, praying for this to end, praying that this was not real.
Suddenly, I stopped screaming and opened my eyes, realizing that the monstrous giggles had stopped. I let my blood-stained hands drop beside me, and stared into oblivion.
Suddenly and quietly, I started laughing insanely, myself. It gradually became louder, and the uncontrollable urge increased. I laughed and laughed... It was as if I had never done anything else. I laughed at myself, at my patheticness, and at the fact that my family had probably been mercilessly slaughtered.
And then I stopped. I just did, staring into the emptiness. I closed my eyes, and leaned forward, my arms barely able to support me.
"You got your answer?" Kayoé's toneless voice snapped me back to reality. I reopened my eyes slowly, taking in what had just happened, and found myself back in the dungeon. My breathing had become heavy, and I had a thin layer of sweat on my forehead. I tried to wipe it away, but the chains on my wrists would not allow this. Instead, Kayoé produced a handkerchief and wiped it away for me.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" I accused, as she did so.
She smiled softly, and shook her head, "No." A flare of hope lit up in me. Maybe I had a chance of getting out of here, or at least find out where Zelda and Lea were.
I was about to ask her, when she placed a firm finger on my lips. She shook her head once more, and stood up. With a snap of her fingers, she produced a loaf of bread and a glass of water in front of me. At the same time, the chains on my wrists disappeared. I stared at the food, rubbing the light wounds created by the chains.
Before Kayoé left, she turned back and said, "Eat, if you ever want to get out of here," and shut the door behind her.
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(1) - I know Link's default is green, but I prefer that blue, under-water
one, whatever it's called.