Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!! Er…I know in the last chapter I said that I upped the font a couple of sizes, and I did, but it didn't come out on the site. Sorry. The spacing got all messed up as well, so sorry about that too! I'm going to try to do spacing differently this time, and if it doesn't come out, I'll know for sure that my Word program is…well, dumb. Anyways…I'd like to say a gigantic THANK YOU to everyone that reviewed my story so far. When I went on today, I said to myself that if I didn't get any reviews, I wouldn't write. But I did get some, and they made my day! So, here I am, (it's 11:03 p.m. EST) and I'll probably be here at least 'till midnight working on this chapter for you guys. Thank you so much! Oh! And as a side thingy, you should all rent Tomb Raider the movie because I saw it today and I thought it rocked! She's (Lara Croft) wicked cool, an action-adventure role model for anyone! (Alright that's enough ranting and raving I'll go back to Link and Arden now…)

Disclaimer: I don't own Link, (soon, though…I mean...uh…) or Zelda. I don't even own Ocarina of Time! I just "borrow" it from my friend Kel for extended periods of time and…oops…going off on a tangent again…but I do own Majora's Mask!

*Link*

I could feel the sunlight burning on my closed eyelids. I heard someone's heavy breathing next to mine, then remembered Arden. I smiled, picturing her face in my mind. I opened my eyes and turned my head. Her body was pressed up against mine, more like molded, and she had my arm locked close to her. She stirred, and I froze. I didn't want her to wake up then. I wanted to lay there forever with her.

*Arden*

I was awake, but I didn't open my eyes. I was close to Link, real close. He smelled good, like the deep forest or something. I could feel him breathing; steadily, methodically. I had my arm across his chest. It was hard and muscular, definitely sexy. I don't know why I was feeling all of these things so suddenly, or why I was laying next to him. What happened last night?! I moved, and my gash ached and burned. Oh. That's what happened.

I was so warm lying there with him, feeling his skin close to mine. He slowly got up, and I moved down into the warm spot he was just laying in. He chuckled.

"Hey sleepyhead," he said playfully. "Get the crap up, lazy." I giggled.

"Fuck you," I replied, opening my eyes.

"Mmm, maybe later," he said. "I'm not in the mood right now." I sat up slowly, and he threw my tunic over my head. "Get dressed, you skank," he said, putting his green garbs on. I pulled mine over my head, then laid back down quickly, throwing the other blanket over my head. "Come on! I wanna show you the rest of Hyrule today!" he said. I hated when people nagged at me.

"Alright," I said with an over-exaggerated sigh. I stood up, and buckled my tunic. I pulled my boots on, and started to put my gear on.

"You're so slow!" My immediate reaction was to slow down, almost to a stop, which I did.

"Noooooo…I'm….nooooot…" I said very slowly. I walked in slow motion around Link. "C'mon…Liiiiink…aren't…weeee…going…now?" He pushed me, and whistled for Epona. She came near, and he threw the now-folded blankets back on Epona's back. "Can I drive?" I asked excitedly, jumping up and down.

"Drive?" Link laughed. "Alright," he said. I jumped on Epona and grabbed the reins. Link got on behind me. I pushed my heels into Epona's side like I saw Link do yesterday, but I apparently did it too hard, because she took off. "Link!" I exclaimed as we flew across the bridge. "Make her stop!" He cracked up.

"No! You're the one that's in control here!" he said, laughing.

"Damnit, Link, you bastard, make her slow down!" Link grabbed the reins from behind me and slowed her down. How in the hell he did that was beyond me. We trotted along slower now, at a much more comfortable pace. I felt safer because he had his arms out on either side of me, so I leaned back against him. He chuckled again.

"So much for taking control," he said. I felt my stomach grumble. I couldn't remember the last time I had something good to eat or drink.

"Link, I'm hungry," I said, placing my hand over my gut.

"Always thinkin' with your stomach," he said cheerily. I grumbled. "It's alright, I'm hungry too. Let's go get some grub." He turned Epona towards Castle Town. He stopped in front of the drawbridge and jumped off. I did the same, and followed him into the middle of the town square. He led me to a back alley and through a dark doorway. I didn't remember there being a tavern in the game, but at this point, I was willing to believe anything. "Whaddya want?" Link asked me, taking a seat at the bar. I sat down next to him.

"I dunno, what's good?" I asked him, taking a look around. There were some strange looking fellas all over the place. One had red eyes, not bloodshot eyes, red eyes. He looked familiar for some strange reason, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it then. Link was waving a hand in front of my face.

"Hello? Arden, come in, are you there?" I focused back in and slapped his hand out of the way. "What do you want?" The bartender was standing in front of us.

"Uhm…wine?" I said, a wee bit shakily. I was expecting the guy to ask for some I.D., but he didn't, of course; we were in Hyrule. "Red wine," I said, with a little more confidence.

"Alright," Link said with a sigh. "I guess I'll have the same." The bartender looked at us funny, but Link just turned away as a woman passed by. "Ma'am, could you get us two house specials?" he asked sweetly. Little turd. Manipulating women to do whatever he pleased. Hah.

But he was a very cute little turd…

"S-sure thing!" the young woman squeaked. She turned and headed straight to the kitchen. The bartender placed two goblets in front of us. I took mine up to my lips slowly, and tasted. It was the best wine I'd ever had. (Not that I was a wine connoisseur by any means, but it was still pretty good!) I took another sip, eyes smiling.

"Good, eh?" the bartender asked. I nodded in agreement. "That's our best wine. I could tell yous guys were used to good treatment or sumthin', so I gave you the best," he said proudly, flashing a toothless grin. I half-smiled a thanks.

"Thank you," Link said, turning away. He gave me a strange look, but it faded when the food came.

"What is this?" I asked. "It smells good." Link shrugged.

"It's either goose or chicken, and potatoes, whatever they have as the special today." We both ate our fill at a steady pace. I don't know what it is about Hyrule's food and drink, but whatever it was, it was fabulous. Link paid for our meal, again, and we headed back out onto the field. "Come on, I want to show you my favorite place to go swimming," Link whispered to me as he slowly walked past.

"Swimming? Again?" I asked, a bit nervous. "We just went swimming!" I exclaimed, hopping onto Epona behind Link. "And aren't you supposed to wait a half an hour or something after you eat to go swimming?" I yelled as we sped off towards the south. Link just laughed. He led us towards a rocky part of the field, and at that point I knew where we were going, Gerudo Valley. We slowed down as we traveled over the short bridge, and stopped completely in front of a tent.

"Come on, let me show you!" Link said excitedly, grabbing my hand. I had to run to keep up with him. He stopped short at the edge of the great chasm. He whistled for Epona, and began to take off his gear as she came near. I looked over the edge carefully, and almost pissed my pants.

"Holy shit, no way, man! Link, we can't jump here!" I exclaimed, stepping back slowly. I wasn't too bad with heights, but this was ridiculous.

"Why not?!" Link asked, as he secured the last bit of his gear on Epona. "Scared?" he teased. I hated being called a scaredy-cat.

"Hell no, but…we could be killed!" I exclaimed again. He walked up to me, slowly, and looked deep into my eyes. I felt awkward with him this close to me again, but I didn't cower away. He put his hands on my shoulders.

"Arden," he started, very calmly. His voice deepened as he continued to speak. "Don't worry. I wouldn't let anything happen to you, ever. You can feel safe with me," he said. I almost thought he was sincere until he cracked up. I quickly stepped away from him.

"You are such a jerk!" I yelled, his boisterous laugh growing louder each second. He was on the ground on his side, laughing. I whipped off my gear as he laughed, and secured it onto Epona with his. I ran at him, and gave him a quick kick in the gut.

"Oww!" he exclaimed. I started to run, and he got up and followed. "I'm going to get you, Arden!" I heard him yell. I had hid myself behind an enormous grey boulder. I could hear his footsteps echoing throughout the entire canyon. I was giddy and nervous all at the same time. "Arden!" he exclaimed, seemingly further away. The footsteps stopped, and I thought I was safe. I peered around to my left, then to my right, but he wasn't there. Before I knew it, I was rolling on the ground with Link again. He was on top of the boulder the entire time. We fought and kicked and screamed, basically made more ruckus than last time. It seemed twice as bad as it was because everything echoed in the canyon.

"Aaah! You!" I exclaimed, rolling around, trying to scramble away from his strong grasp. Somehow, I flipped him, (I think he let me), and I pinned his hands above his head. I straddled his body, and had to put my entire body strength into holding him down. He finally stopped struggling, and we just sat there, panting, smiling. I leaned close, slowly, my feelings confusing me inside. I stopped briefly in front of his face, and looked into his stormy blue eyes. He closed them, and leaned up for a kiss, but instead I leaned down to his ear and whispered:

"I know you want me, fairy boy, but I win this time." I moved my face back in front of his, smiled, and stood up. He jumped off, and with a devilish grin on my face, picked me up. "Damnit, Link, put me down!" I exclaimed. He walked over to the edge of the cliff, and I panicked. "Oh God, Link, no! Please don't drop me! I'll do anything! Don't…" I closed my eyes, and waited for his grip to let go. Instead, he placed me down on the ground. I opened my eyes. He was smiling, but it wasn't the same devil-smile he flashed before. This one was a boyish one, one that I knew I was falling in love with. He gave Epona a couple of pats, and she took off. "Where's she going?" I asked. "She has all our stuff!"

"Don't worry," he said. "She knows where to go. Now, are you jumping, or not?" he asked. I took a deep breath, and looked over the edge again. I smiled, took his hand, and we jumped, simultaneously, like we knew exactly what the other was thinking.

*Hits her head repeatedly with a cactus* Writer's block sucks. I got to the point where Link and Arden were complaining about being hungry, and just blanked out. I left the story alone for like two days, but I got inspiration again and now I have the whole idea for the story down now! (Well, at least in my head I do…) Sorry if I haven't been updating as often as usual, but I've just been really tired and not in the mood. But, now that I've got chapter 4 up for your reading enjoyment, I feel a bit relieved. Well, thanks so much for being patient!