Hiya peeps! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack! (Like you all wanted me to come back and say hi. Yeah. Right. You're in it just for Arden and Link, aren't you! Don't lie! I see your lies! And I also see dead people…no I don't.) Some people have said that they want Link to kiss someone *coughcoughzeldaofhyrulecoughcough* and other have said that they want him to do…something else *coughcoughstormchildcoughcough.* Well, I dunno what's going to happen exactly in that area, cause I've never written anything like that before. I can do the kiss scenes fine, but I'm a novice when it comes to writing about doin' the nasty. But if it happens, it happens. You'll just have to wait and see!

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*Arden*

We were gently placed down in the temple, and I let go of Link immediately. He put his ocarina away, and I gazed up at the temple's simple beauty.

"Come on, Arden, let's go get Epona," Link said, and walked out of the temple. I followed him, arms crossed, looking down at the ground. I didn't know what to say—whether I should bring up the topic of how I was going to get home, or what else there is to do in Hyrule, or about Link and I. I wonder what's going on back at home now…probably still the same, mom and pop gone, the maids and butlers cleaning and keeping house, staying clear of my room, of course. I ordered them away so I could have peace and quiet. Hah, I wonder if they're worried about me. Probably not. Probably haven't even noticed that I was gone…that I am gone. How long have I been here? Two…three…four days? Let's see…the first day we got my stuff and went swimming, the second day was the jump and Lon Lon Ranch and the Shadow Temple and Hyrule castle, and the third day was today, leaving Hyrule castle and Gerudo Valley and the Spirit Temple. Wow, we've done a lot these past few days. Well, I guess I could consider Link my best friend now, since I don't really have any friends back home, cause they're all in it for my money. But Link met me when I didn't have anything 'cept the clothes on my back, and was still my friend. God, he's such a good guy. Not only is he handsome, but he's got a good heart and mind as well, which is very hard to find these days in guys. (Well, from my experiences, it is!) I looked up and watched him trod along. He had somewhat of a bounce in his step; always seemed to have energy. I then realized that I was dog-tired, slacking behind him as we continued along. We reached the field, but instead of calling Epona, he kept on walking. I sighed.

"Link, can't you just call Epona?" I whined, shuffling up to his fast pace.

"Why? We can walk. It's not that far," he said, continuing at his quick pace. I groaned.

"Yeah, but I'm tired. I'm not as strong as you are, and I don't have that much energy left." He made a whimpering noise, and I wanted to hit him, but I didn't. Too tired.

"Come on," he said. "Suck it up. You need to build stamina." Why? Why would I need that?

"No I don't," I replied.

"Want me to carry you?" he asked, giving me one of his sly grins. Jeez, I wasn't that tired.

"No," I snapped, crossing my arms over my chest. "No way." He raised his eyebrow up at me.

"Fine then. Suit yourself," he said, and continued walking. Man, I didn't want to sound that rude or mean.

"Link, I'm sorry," I said with an over-exasperated sigh.

"For what?" he said coyly. He damn well knew what for. Cripes, Arden, you get into these things yourself.

"For bein' a bitch," I said, and hugged his torso. I knew I blushed then, I felt it, but I didn't care. I think he was a little shocked because he didn't move, but he softened up after a few seconds. He put his arms around my waist.

"It's alright," he said, assuringly. I whined.

"No it's not. I'm a bitch all the time, and I have no reason to be," I reasoned, letting go of our embrace.

"Really, it's okay. I'm used to it by now," he said, laughing. Okay, now I have a reason to be a bitch!

"Jerk!" I said, and pushed him. I ran away from him, through the field, but he caught up real quickly because I was so tired and sluggish. We just kept on running and pushing eachother until we reached the entrance to Gerudo Valley. When we entered there, our voices echoed twice as loud as before, but we didn't care. We were crossing the first bridge when out of nowhere Link started to tickle me, that crazy bastard. I, of course being ticklish every single friggin' place he put his hands upon, went nuts and burst into a fit of giggles, racing across the log thing. I tried to retaliate, but he was too strong and too quick, like usual. He sun was setting, and it created a pinkish-orange glow that filled the area. Kinda romantic, I know, but our fun was soon brought to a halt when we realized that Epona was missing.

"Shit," he said, turning to me. "Where is she?" I had never seen him look so worried before.

"I dunno," I said with a shrug. "Maybe she went for a walk." Okay, dumb response, but what else am I supposed to say? We walked on a bit, and then we realized that we weren't alone in the canyon. There had been a whole slew of Gerudo guards lined up around the bridge, and there was a new gate up, blocking the area before the entrance to the fortress. Link fell silent, and drew his sword and shield. I didn't know what to do, so I did the same. He approached, cautiously. There were a few guards dressed in white, obviously running the show. As we drew nearer, one of the leaders spoke up.

"So you guys were the ones making all that racket the other night!" she screamed, almost laughing. Another one piped up.

"And here they are again!" she bellowed, roaring with laughter, just like the first.

"Who do you people think you are? Making noise! Disturbing the peace?!" the first one barked.

"Those Hylians," a third one scoffed. "They think they own the world." I couldn't believe what I was seeing—or hearing for that matter. Link spoke up.

"Why have you blocked the bridge?" he asked sternly, in a deep, anger-sounding voice. The only time I had heard side of him was when we first met, and he held that sword up to my neck.

"By orders of Queen Navala!" the second one shouted. "None shall pass." I think I heard Link growl.

"Why? How can we conduct our trading with your people if you have the entrance blocked?" Link hollered. The others just laughed.

"Maybe if you and your little girlfriend hadn't disturbed the peace," the first one started.

"Then maybe you wouldn't be in this situation right now!" the third one barked. Okay, that ticked me off.

"Where's the horse!" I screamed. She just laughed.

"So, the little thing does have a voice!" she continued. Little? I wasn't little! I was definitely taller than all of them!

"Where is the fucking horse?!" I shouted, louder this time. They just laughed even more. Then we heard a neigh in the distance.

"Epona!" Link cried as they brought her out. She was across the bridge, behind all the guards.

"Oh, this horse?" the second one said.

"It's ours now," the first one said, chuckling to herself.

"Give me back my horse!" Link screamed, advancing towards them. The guards burst into ear-piercing cackles.

"You were stupid enough to leave it here, so it's ours now!" the third one said, walking over to Epona and patting her, just to tease Link.

"But this is public grounds!" Link cried, his anger intensifying.

"Not anymore," the first one said. "The Queen runs a tight ship here now, so you can't leave your trash here anymore." Alright, that did it for me. I don't know how Link kept his cool, but he managed to do so. I didn't.

"You fucking piece of shit!" I cried as I ran at the first guard, sword raised. Epona was a beautiful creature, certainly not a piece of trash. And I think she was Link's best friend, well besides me, I hope…

"Arden!" Link bellowed, trying to stop me. But I was already too far ahead.

"GUARDS!" the second one screamed, raising her hand. I heard the clicks of crossbows being raised up, and I knew they were pointing at me. I stopped dead in my tracks.

"Not so tough now, aren't 'cha?" the first one scoffed, moving out from behind a purple guard. Bitch. I could have taken her down if it wasn't fifty billion to one. I just growled.

"Come on, Arden," Link said, rather calmly, taking my arm.

"Now you two get out of here before I tell them to fire," the second one said sternly. I sighed, and let Link lead me out of there. This was the first time that I saw Link give up on something so quickly. Once we were out of the area and back into the field, I piped up.

"Damnit, Link, you should have let me kill her!" I whined, kicking a small stone across the field.

"No." Link said. "I would have liked to see you do it, but I don't want so see you get hurt, or killed."

"Why? Wouldn't it be a burden off your shoulders?" I said, half seriously and half sarcastically. He stopped and turned to me.

"How could you say that?" he said, grasping my shoulders. "Arden, you mean everything to me," he said, then blushed. The sun was almost completely set by now, but I could see the pink in his cheeks. The volume of his voice dropped, I think out of embarrassment. I was dumbfounded.

"Huh?"

"I…um…Arden, you're…well…Arden…I…" Was he going to say it?! Those three words?! I almost pissed my pants. "Arden, you're my best friend, and I wouldn't be able to live without you." Well, not exactly what I was hoping for, but it was still breathtaking.

"Link…" I started, then paused. "Link, I had no idea." He just looked into my eyes. "I'm sorry for offending you." He smiled. "But there's one thing I don't get," I said.

"What's that?" he said, letting go of me.

"Why did you give up so easily? Usually you'd fight right then and there." He smiled again.

"I haven't given up. I'm just waiting for night to fall." Just then we heard a wolf cry, just like in the movies. I smiled.

"Oh! Then we can go in and get Epona?" I asked, starting to walk again. He nodded.

"But there's some stuff we need to get before we go. Remember that house is Kakariko that I said I owned?" I nodded. "Well, we're going there now!" he said, taking off like a rocket towards Kakariko. I followed as quickly as I could, and soon enough, we had reached the gates of the town.

Sorry I didn't get anything up over the weekend! I thought I was going to have time, but my relatives from O Canada came down for the entire Easter weekend. And I got the Tomb Raider movie that I said you all should see, so I've been watching that instead of writing…(I know I'm bad!) Oh! And I also got GameCube the other day, and I've been playing that too…so yeah! There are my excuses, even though they're not good ones…Well, if it takes me long to get chapters up, you guys will just have to wait. "Waaaaaaaaaaa." I know. Get over it. Toodles!