I'm back by popular demand! (Yeah, right…) Alright, I don't really have any comments today, so I'll just get right down to the story. Okay? Okay.
Disclaimer: *blinks* do you actually think I own Zelda?!
*Arden*
I tried real hard to keep up with Link as we scampered through Kakariko, I really did! But, I was tired, and I just stumbled along a good distance behind him. When I climbed the stairs to his house, I saw him trying to open a lock. He had a skeleton key in his hand, but the lock looked rusted. After a few seconds fiddling with it, he got it open, and swung the door open. We walked inside, and it was really dark. I couldn't really see anything through the dimness, but there was a lot of junk in there. He lit a torch thing on the wall with some sort of match, then brought a candle to it that he grabbed off the wooden table that was in the middle of the room. He then stood on the table and lit the candles on the shabby wooden chandelier. The room was brighter now, but still a bit dim. But I guess things would be without electricity.
"Here," he said, handing me a lit candle. "Light the wall torches around the room with me." I took it, and lit all the ones to the left, while he lit the ones to the right. It was just a big room, his house, but it had a second floor. It reminded me of a cabin or something, y'know, when you're roughing it out in the woods. There was a bed with a red blanket on it against the far right corner in the room. There were two wooden chairs on opposite ends of the table, and I saw tons of weapons strewn about. There were boots, shields, and swords galore, bows, arrows, knives, and more! (HAH! I MADE A RHYME IN TIME! Wow…I'm okay…really.) And the books! Oh, the books! There must have been five bookshelves in a row packed to the brim with books and papers and the like. I did notice that there was a fireplace and a sink, which made me feel a bit better about Link. I walked over and tried to turn the faucet on, but nothing came out.
"Gross," I said, turning to Link. He was rummaging through boxes of crap.
"What?" he said, whirling around to face me. I made a face at the faucet. He laughed.
"Oh! I don't stay here, so I told them to turn the water off."
"Alright," I said.
"And a nice full tub and toilet can be installed in a jiff, but I didn't see a need to because I'm never here," he reasoned, going back to digging through that box.
"Well you are now," I said, walking towards him. I pinched his ass as I walked by, then sat on the bed. He purred, but it didn't seem to faze him. The bed made crunchy noises as I shifted my weight on it, and I could tell that it was a straw mattress. It was kinda comfy, actually. I stood up and threw my weapons on the table, then curled up on the bed.
"Arden, I may be a while, so you can take a nap if you want to. I have some…um…late night errands to run," he said, now facing me. I was already half asleep, though.
"Mhm," I mumbled. I could hear him talking, but it was just murmurs to me.
*Link*
"I need to get some more supplies and stuff, just incase, you know?" I said to Arden. I heard her breathing steadily, heavily, and I knew she was asleep. I sighed. "Now, I'm just talking to myself. Standing here, talking to myself. You're a loser, Link," I said, shaking my head. I heard Arden giggle a bit, and I wondered if she was awake and heard what I said. She wasn't though, so I went back to digging through the box. I pulled out two of the sharpest and smallest knives I could find, and put them on the table. I also grabbed some rope off the wall. I had to dig through two more boxes to find my hookshot, but I did eventually find it, and I figured I'd give it to Arden to use, cause I had my longshot. I turned and looked at Arden. She was sleeping peacefully.
"Arden, you're an angel when you're asleep," I whispered, walking over to her. The candles around the bed lit up just enough that I could make out her face. Her head was resting against one of my pillows, and her auburn hair was spread across it. I wanted to kiss her, so bad, and just lay there with her, but I didn't want to disturb her. I quietly went out of the room and out into the town. I knew only a few places would be open at this time of night, so I headed to the back of the village. Kakariko wasn't much of a village anymore, it had been growing by leaps and bounds. There was a bank there now, which is where I stopped first. I made a withdrawal, and then went over to the potion shop. I bought some new potions and re-stocked some of my older supplies. There's no way of telling what could happen when you mess with the Gerudos. I also re-filled my water supply on the way back, and picked some wild Hylian flowers that were growing in a corner.
"For Arden," I said to myself, and walked back to the house. About an hour had passed since I left, and when I walked through the door, Arden was snoring. I held back my laughter, and threw the rest of the crap on the table. With the flowers in my hand, I walked up to a sleeping Arden. I shook her gently, but she didn't move. I shook her harder, and she mumbled something, and then turned over. I sighed, and started to talk.
"Arden! Arden, get up, sleepyhead!" I said, shaking her harder.
"No…" she mumbled, pushing me away.
"Come on, Arden, it's time to go!" I said, louder this time.
"No!" she yelled. Goddesses, you know I love her, but she's a pain in the ass when you're trying to get her up.
"Come now, Arden!" I bellowed back, pulling her up.
"NO!" she screamed, and punched me, right where the sun doesn't shine. I don't think that she meant to hit me there, but that's where she hit. It hurt like a bastard. I doubled over onto the bed, curling up into a ball, trying to get rid of the pain. I think at that point she realized what she had done.
*Arden*
I heard him whimpering. Oh, boy, I had done it this time! I sat straight up, and put my hand on Link's back.
"Oh my God, Link, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hit you there…or that hard," I said, slowly rubbing his back. He was breathing heavily, and still moaning. "I'm really, really sorry!" I said sincerely. He sat up, and his face was red. I held back my laughter, and looked into his eyes. He was angry, I could tell, and embarrassed, but to my surprise, he hugged me. I hugged back. "I am really sorry," I said, squeezing him tighter.
"It's alright," he whispered. His voice was a bit hoarse. "I'll survive," he said. He just held me there, and I couldn't figure out why. We just sat there for the longest time, in each other's arms. I thought we had to go right away, but I think Link had changed his mind or something. He started to run his hands up and down my back, slowly, making sure he hit every single curve. He put his face into my neck, and with his strong hands, glided my hips onto his lap. He was sitting Indian-style, and I put my legs behind him. I didn't know what in hell he was doing, but I just sat there, and let him do what he wanted to me, like putty or clay. I felt his hands start to travel up and down my back again, harder this time, but not hurting in any way. He went all the way down to my rear, stopping briefly, then back up to my shoulders. He started to massage them, soft at first, then stronger and stronger. I felt like I was gunna melt, cause I loved getting my shoulders massaged, but I my attention was soon drawn to my neck again. I think I felt his lips against my skin, briefly, and then his breath again. What in the hell was he doing?! Or trying to do?! Trying to turn me on? Make me horny? Well, if he was, it was certainly working. I felt his hands move around to the front of my body, and then they traveled down, over my chest, massaging gently, and down my stomach. I let out a gasp when he reached the buckle to my tunic. Why was he doing this? I thought that we were going to save Epona! Yes! I must focus on saving Epona! But it's so hard!!! It feels soooo good!!!!
"Link," I said softly. "Link, baby, what are you doing?" Oh, Link, you have no idea…this is going to hurt me more than it's going to hurt you. "Link, I thought we had to leave." He groaned, and lifted his head off of my neck. He sighed.
"I know." I put my hands on his, which were over my belt buckle. "I'm sorry, I--"
"Shh," I said, and got up. "Don't worry about it." We geared up, in silence, and headed outside. It was pitch dark, and we could barely see anything in front of us.
"Perfect," he said, and headed towards the exit. I grabbed onto his tunic for dear life. I couldn't see a gosh darn thing, but right at that point, all I wanted to see was Link. And maybe Epona…
"What's your plan?" I asked as we raced across the field. I wasn't as tired anymore, and I was able to keep up with his strenuous pace.
"We're going to sneak in, you first, just incase we get caught."
"Gee, thanks," I said, a bit sarcastically.
"No, no, trust me, it'll be for the better," he said, assuringly. "If we get caught, then you can make a bigger scene, giving me the chance to escape."
"Oh, great. So, basically I get fed to the dogs and you get out free. Sounds fair to me," I said, again with the sarcasm.
"Damnit, Arden, why do you always have to be so difficult?! If you get caught, I will be able to save you. If I got caught, would you be able to save me?" He had a point, but was he being sexist?
"Well, that is if I would want to save you," I retorted. He sighed.
"There's no time for fighting now. So, let's just see what happens, alright?" I sighed, too.
"Fine by me," I said, and continued to hustle towards the canyon. Once we reached the death zone, he told me to stay put and keep quiet. I did so, and I didn't complain for once, and he went off into the darkness. I heard two quiet cries of pain in the distance, then running back to my direction. I just hoped that it was Link that was coming towards me.
"C'mon, Arden, quick!" he whispered. I got up and followed him. "There's only a short amount of time before the two guards wake up and realized what hit them!" We ran to the edge of the cliff, and because of the gates on both of the sides, Link took out his longshot. I took out my hookshot. "That's not gunna make it," he said. "Come here," he whispered, demandingly. I obeyed, and he scooped me up. We flew across to the other side and through the entrance to the fortress. We stopped just before the long flight of stairs.
"Phew," I said, leaning against the stone.
"Alright, now for the hard part," Link whispered.
"Hard part?!" I exclaimed.
"Shhh!" he scolded. "This place is crawling with guards. Now just shut up and listen." Jeez, he was never this harsh before. Maybe cause we were in a life or death situation. I decided to just keep my big mouth shut. We listened for a while, and then we heard a quiet neigh in the distance.
"Is that Epona?" I mouthed, barely letting any sound emit from my lips. He shook his head no.
"No, it's too high," he whispered. We listened for another five minutes or so. We heard another neigh, and Link said that it was Epona. He knew where she was in relation to the whole fortress, and had already set up a plan on how to retrieve her and escape before the sun even started to come up. I gotta hand it to him, he's got one smart mind, and really good hearing, too!
"So where are we going?" I said softly.
"There are guards about every ten feet in this place. Because it's so dark out tonight, they'll have a hard time seeing, so I'll go first, and you can stay ten feet behind me at all times, watching my back." I understood, and then nodded.
"What are you going to do about the guards?" I asked.
"You'll see," he whispered, and unsheathed his sword. This is going to get pretty interesting! We crept silently up the side, and he knocked out one guard after another with the butt-end of his sword, much like he did to me. God, Link was so quiet and stealthy that he was able to sneak right up behind a guard and have her not even notice! Course, if it were me, I would have smelled that really good smell, (ladies, you know what I'm talking about!) that only guys have…you know! That aroma! (Yeah you do! Don't deny it!) Well anyways, I would have smelled that coming a mile away and caught him, especially Link, cause that boy smells so good, it's too hard to describe.
"Arden!" Link whispered from around the corner of the building. He brought me out of my girly thoughts. Damnit, and I was having fun, too! Well, anyways, I snuck up with him on two other guards, and we knocked them out at the same time. Big fun!
"Tee-hee," I whispered. Link smiled and shook his head.
"Come on, you dork. Let's go so we can get the hell out of here," he said quietly, and headed up the hill at the back of the fortress. I followed, and there were no guards there, surprisingly. I thought it was too easy, but Link just rushed out to where Epona was. It was really quiet, and it something didn't seem right, but Link looked happy as he mounted his horse, and I didn't want to interfere. They were both joyful, I could tell, so I turned around to leave for a second and give them some space. When I turned, I had three swords being held up to my neck, and there was a whole army of Gerudos as far as the eye could see.
I knew we were some serious shit this time.
"Nice try!" One of them said, cackling. I realized that they were the three from the bridge earlier today.
"Yeah! It's too bad that your pretty boy over there was too busy with his horse to watch over you!" the second one said, laughing.
"Let her go!" Link demanded from atop his horse. Yeah, yeah, please let me go! I motioned towards my sword, but they stopped me.
"Try it and you'll in a lot of pain," the third one said ominously. I dropped my hands at my side.
"Let her go! Your quarrel is with me!" Link screamed, pulling out his bow. He aimed an arrow at the first guard.
"If you do it," the first one said, "then you can kiss your precious little bitch here good-bye!" Link was silent, and he put his bow and arrow back. I gulped.
"Now, if you're a nice boy, nobody here will get hurt, is that understood?" the third one barked back at him. Link nodded.
"Now then," the first one said. "It's either going to be the girl or the horse. Your choice."
"What?!" Link exclaimed. "You can't possibly be serious!"
"Oh, I'm serious," the first one said. I was so scared that he was going to pick the horse. But I knew he would pick me, and I knew that we would soon we out again on the field, trying to figure out a new way to get Epona back. I focused back on his face. He looked into my eyes, then gave his answer.
"I'll take the horse." He said it coldly and cruelly. I wanted to die right then and there, right at that very moment. All the Gerudos started laughing.
"Alright then!" the second one said.
"Guess he likes his horse better than you, pretty!" the first guard said, howling with laughter. I couldn't even look at Link.
"Guess so," I mumbled, solemnly. I wanted to cry, but I held my feelings in and toughed it out. I glared up at him as he was leaving.
"I'll come get you!" Link called as he raced out of the place. Yeah. Right. Use me to get the horse. Use me to get the horse to get rid of me. Well now, Linkypoo, your problem has been lifted off of your shoulders and into the hands of the devil. Now I truly know how he feels about me. I held back my tears as they shackled me and led me into the fortress.
Yeah, yeah, I know it's been a while, but tough cookies! And I'm going to leave you hanging there! I'll get the next one up when I get the next one up. And I'm not being bitter! I swear! I'm just tired…