Disclaimer
Don't own. Can't sue. Nuff said.
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Hey folks, what's up? I know it's been a long time since I last updated, I've been busy with school and all that kinda stuff. But guess what? School's out, it's summer, lots more free time to write. Look forward to more updates during the next two and a half months, I promise! Thanks for the reviews I've gotten, and now, I give you the next chapter to "Legend of Zelda: The Missing Stones"!
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Previously....
"I couldn't leave you. I knew you didn't want to marry him. Besides, you can help me. So, until you can prove yourself as useful," he spat, stressing the word, "you will be prisoner. Maybe for a few weeks, maybe a few years. Depends on if you help me." His eyes shot to her again, more warmth there, and a slight smile graced his lips, confusing Ria as she squirmed in the saddle.
"Also.....you interest me. It gets lonely travelling to save Hyrule."
"Oh shit!" she cursed, her heart pounding in her chest as she knew exactly what he was talking about.
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Two days. Two agonizing, slow, back-killing days of nothing but horseback riding.
Ria, needless to say, was fed up.
A small fire burned away in the dark night, casting shadows around her and Link, sitting across the fire from her. She tilted her head a bit, her black hair falling to the side as she regarded him with a puzzled expression. He had asked to use her dagger, and she agreed, frowning in her boredom. He sat there, sharpening his arrows in boredom as the fire slowly died out on them. Ria's eyes traveled up to the starry sky, wondering if anyone had survived Link's enraged attack and escape. 'It wasn't exactly a great place,' she thought grimly, 'but it was my home, even if for a little while.'
A soft breeze sifted through her hair, and Ria sighed, strands of her onyx hair lifting slightly, dancing wildly around her face. She inhaled deeply, the scent of Death Mountain filling her nose, making her aware of how close they really were. The fire flared up quietly, then died back down, making Ria and Link dart quick glances. Their eyes locked, and Link quickly resumed sharpening his arrows. Ria flicked her nails in boredom and sighed, leaning back and twisting her head around to gaze over at the mares. Nothing. She turned the opposite way, where her tent was set up. Nothing. She sighed again and leaned forward, wrinkling her forehead in thought.
"You can go to sleep if you want, Lady Ria" Link said suddenly, startling Ria out of her trance. She jumped slightly and looked up at him in shock, earning a deep chuckle. She shook her head slightly and combed her fingers through her hair, growling softly in her annoyance. Link shook his head and laughed again, sliding Ria's dagger into it's beautifully carved sheath. It glittered in the red firelight, small rubies and diamonds intricately inserted in different places to add to the eye's amazement. He ran a finger along the edge of it and looked up at her. She was sitting silently on her saddle on the other side of the fire, gazing in sadness at the logs burning. 'She looks so alone,' he thought, his mind softening towards her. 'I probably shouldn't have been so rough with her. I mean, she did say she wanted out. And that she would help me.' He sighed and stood, attracting Ria's attention, making her swing her emerald green eyes to him. They shone lightly in the firelight, her sadness clear as day. Link rubbed the back of his neck nervously and held the dagger out to her, an apologetic smile trying to break free on his face.
"Lady Ria, huh?" she smirked.
Link smiled nervously, rubbing his neck with his free hand as he once again offered the dagger, about a foot away from her. She reached up tentatively and closed her fingers around it, her knuckles brushing against his. She glanced up at him, and their eyes locked for the second time that evening. Link smiled nervously, wishing he hadn't said anything, and released the small blade. Ria smiled at him and chained it to her belt, watching him fidget with his gear.
He was so interesting, she thought. 'First he acts like he'll kill you without a second thought, then he's reduced to a school boy with a crush!' she laughed inwardly, checking her knapsack for her belongings. She had several daggers strapped to the inside, and a good sized sword sheath strapped to the outside. There was a single sapphire inserted in the hilt of the sword, cut precisely and glittering. Several small pouches, bulging at the seams, were strewn in the bottom of her knapsack, and she smiled. All her jewels and jewelry, she was lucky to have. Ria darted a glance over at Link, grateful he had listened back at her apartment. She had begged him before they left to let her grab some of her precious materials. She had rounded up all of her jewels and jewelry, and as many daggers that her knapsack could hold, throwing some sturdy denim leggings, underwear, sewing supplies, and all the furs that she could roll up and filled her knapsack to the rim. She checked the pouches dangling from the side and found all seven. Her spices, organized in neat, small bottles in the green bag. Her medicine, also in bottles, in the red bag. All her other first aide things, bandages and wrappings and such, in the blue bag. The black bag was filled with oddly colored liquids, her poisons for emergencies. She had spare bottles in the bland, brown bag. All her ruppees were in the yellow bag, which came out to be a hefty amount. And horse treats for her darling mare, Avalanche, in the white bag. Everything was there. Everything was in order.
"Boo!"
Ria shrieked and whirled around, her dagger slashing upwards and meeting the blade of the Sword of Time, Link's taunting smile glittering behind it. She yelled obscenely and swung her fist at him. He leaned back out of her reach and dropped his sword on the ground, near where Ria had dropped her dagger. She jumped forward, trying to pull at his tunic. He hopped about, laughing at her display of frustration. She bellowed into the night and froze in her tracks, and Link smiled and tipped her chin back.
That's it!
She swung upwards, her knuckles connecting with his chin and knocking him backwards. He hit the ground with a thud, sprawled out by the fire. She perched one fist on her hip and smirked at him, her green eyes dancing with mischief.
"I win," she said clearly, bending down over his waist. His wallet was there, and she snatched it up before he had a chance to react. He yelped and grabbed for it, but Ria grabbed it and ran, swiping up and using her dagger as leverage to help hoist her into a tree. She hopped up higher and higher, then nestled herself on a branch just out of his reach. Her nimble fingers opened the wallet and counted out what he had in ruppees.
"Wow, ain't you something?" she called down teasingly. ""263 ruppees! I think that since I won this round, I will take....ohhh....20 ruppees. Not that much, hmm?" She smiled playfully at him and extracted a red ruppee, closing the wallet and tossing it back down. He snatched it up and tucked it in his belt, growling angrily about money-grubbing women. Ria's laughter rolled over him as she swung down from the tree branch, landing in a crouch. She winced as she stood, pulling up one foot to examine the soles of her boots. 'Really do need to buy some new ones,' she thought grimly, taking them off as she walked to her tent for the night. She didn't even glance behind her to wish Link a good night, much less keep track of where he was.
He slunk behind her, his boots kicked off for a stealthy effect. 'She's being careless,' he thought with a smirk. 'After insulting me like that, she should know better than to just turn her back and walk off without a second thought!' He crept closer until he could see the woven strands in her belt. Her hand gripped the red ruppee lightly, and she glanced down at it. 'I should probably play fair with him,' she thought as she flicked open the top three buttons of her tunic collar, preparing to slip it over her head.
Link lunged forward, angling his attack to knock her onto her sleeping furs. She yelped and rolled over, Link's muscular body laying over hers. She kicked her feet and attempting to roll him off, but he held fast to her wrists. She growled in frustration and lay still, listening to Link laugh. She squirmed and growled, threatening pointlessly. Link sat there in slight amusement, smirking down at her and waiting for her to calm down. She was laying face-down in the dirt, with her arms at her side and palms up. Right under his belly.
She slowly started to wiggle her fingers against his tunic, and seeing as how he didn't respond, went full force. She tickled him harshly, and he yelled and laughed, rolling off her. She got up and pounced on his chest, tickling him madly. He kicked his feet and tried to get away, but she was practically sitting on him, preventing further movement.
"No fair! Dirty tricks!" he laughed, trying to grab her wrists. She snatched them away and came in at a different angle, her soft nails causing him to gasp for breath. He grabbed her upper arms and lunged for her, and they started to roll, each trying to gain the advantage and be on top. Dirt and dust flew up in a cloud, blinding them both, but still they brawled.
Link grabbed her wrists again and held them at her side, rolling her onto her back. He towered over her, with a wicked smirk for his victory. His knees were locked around hers, so she couldn't kick, and her eyes were wide in shock.
"Dirty tricks, huh?" she growled out, making him laugh again. He leaned back and looked at her in what little bit of dying firelight there was left. Her skin glowed a golden color, and her emerald green eyes were like deep pools of mystery to him. He shuddered slightly and closed his eyes. No. 'No lust allowed,' he reminded himself silently. 'She's just as dangerous as you are! Besides, she probably hates you.' He opened his eyes again and glanced down at her. He smirked as an idea made itself available. He could still toy with the idea of a female partner, and he could test her to see how she would react to it.
"So, you win, huh?" he drawled out in a low voice. Ria glanced at him suspiciously and caught the gleam in his eyes. Oh no. Not this. Anything but this! She squirmed and tried to get away, desperately. Link held fast to her.
"If you insist that you win, fine, Lady Ria," he said again in the same low purr. "But, in my mind? I win..." Her mind raced and she closed her eyes, trying to relax, not noticing him.
Link leaned down and captured her lips in a gentle kiss, just as the fire burned itself out.
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o.O Omigod! Link, how could you? I swear people, I can't control him. He just does what he wants! Poor Ria. I wonder where this will go? Well people, there is only one way to find out. Yup, you guess it.
Review!!!!
~Ria Shadowflare
Don't own. Can't sue. Nuff said.
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Hey folks, what's up? I know it's been a long time since I last updated, I've been busy with school and all that kinda stuff. But guess what? School's out, it's summer, lots more free time to write. Look forward to more updates during the next two and a half months, I promise! Thanks for the reviews I've gotten, and now, I give you the next chapter to "Legend of Zelda: The Missing Stones"!
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Previously....
"I couldn't leave you. I knew you didn't want to marry him. Besides, you can help me. So, until you can prove yourself as useful," he spat, stressing the word, "you will be prisoner. Maybe for a few weeks, maybe a few years. Depends on if you help me." His eyes shot to her again, more warmth there, and a slight smile graced his lips, confusing Ria as she squirmed in the saddle.
"Also.....you interest me. It gets lonely travelling to save Hyrule."
"Oh shit!" she cursed, her heart pounding in her chest as she knew exactly what he was talking about.
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Two days. Two agonizing, slow, back-killing days of nothing but horseback riding.
Ria, needless to say, was fed up.
A small fire burned away in the dark night, casting shadows around her and Link, sitting across the fire from her. She tilted her head a bit, her black hair falling to the side as she regarded him with a puzzled expression. He had asked to use her dagger, and she agreed, frowning in her boredom. He sat there, sharpening his arrows in boredom as the fire slowly died out on them. Ria's eyes traveled up to the starry sky, wondering if anyone had survived Link's enraged attack and escape. 'It wasn't exactly a great place,' she thought grimly, 'but it was my home, even if for a little while.'
A soft breeze sifted through her hair, and Ria sighed, strands of her onyx hair lifting slightly, dancing wildly around her face. She inhaled deeply, the scent of Death Mountain filling her nose, making her aware of how close they really were. The fire flared up quietly, then died back down, making Ria and Link dart quick glances. Their eyes locked, and Link quickly resumed sharpening his arrows. Ria flicked her nails in boredom and sighed, leaning back and twisting her head around to gaze over at the mares. Nothing. She turned the opposite way, where her tent was set up. Nothing. She sighed again and leaned forward, wrinkling her forehead in thought.
"You can go to sleep if you want, Lady Ria" Link said suddenly, startling Ria out of her trance. She jumped slightly and looked up at him in shock, earning a deep chuckle. She shook her head slightly and combed her fingers through her hair, growling softly in her annoyance. Link shook his head and laughed again, sliding Ria's dagger into it's beautifully carved sheath. It glittered in the red firelight, small rubies and diamonds intricately inserted in different places to add to the eye's amazement. He ran a finger along the edge of it and looked up at her. She was sitting silently on her saddle on the other side of the fire, gazing in sadness at the logs burning. 'She looks so alone,' he thought, his mind softening towards her. 'I probably shouldn't have been so rough with her. I mean, she did say she wanted out. And that she would help me.' He sighed and stood, attracting Ria's attention, making her swing her emerald green eyes to him. They shone lightly in the firelight, her sadness clear as day. Link rubbed the back of his neck nervously and held the dagger out to her, an apologetic smile trying to break free on his face.
"Lady Ria, huh?" she smirked.
Link smiled nervously, rubbing his neck with his free hand as he once again offered the dagger, about a foot away from her. She reached up tentatively and closed her fingers around it, her knuckles brushing against his. She glanced up at him, and their eyes locked for the second time that evening. Link smiled nervously, wishing he hadn't said anything, and released the small blade. Ria smiled at him and chained it to her belt, watching him fidget with his gear.
He was so interesting, she thought. 'First he acts like he'll kill you without a second thought, then he's reduced to a school boy with a crush!' she laughed inwardly, checking her knapsack for her belongings. She had several daggers strapped to the inside, and a good sized sword sheath strapped to the outside. There was a single sapphire inserted in the hilt of the sword, cut precisely and glittering. Several small pouches, bulging at the seams, were strewn in the bottom of her knapsack, and she smiled. All her jewels and jewelry, she was lucky to have. Ria darted a glance over at Link, grateful he had listened back at her apartment. She had begged him before they left to let her grab some of her precious materials. She had rounded up all of her jewels and jewelry, and as many daggers that her knapsack could hold, throwing some sturdy denim leggings, underwear, sewing supplies, and all the furs that she could roll up and filled her knapsack to the rim. She checked the pouches dangling from the side and found all seven. Her spices, organized in neat, small bottles in the green bag. Her medicine, also in bottles, in the red bag. All her other first aide things, bandages and wrappings and such, in the blue bag. The black bag was filled with oddly colored liquids, her poisons for emergencies. She had spare bottles in the bland, brown bag. All her ruppees were in the yellow bag, which came out to be a hefty amount. And horse treats for her darling mare, Avalanche, in the white bag. Everything was there. Everything was in order.
"Boo!"
Ria shrieked and whirled around, her dagger slashing upwards and meeting the blade of the Sword of Time, Link's taunting smile glittering behind it. She yelled obscenely and swung her fist at him. He leaned back out of her reach and dropped his sword on the ground, near where Ria had dropped her dagger. She jumped forward, trying to pull at his tunic. He hopped about, laughing at her display of frustration. She bellowed into the night and froze in her tracks, and Link smiled and tipped her chin back.
That's it!
She swung upwards, her knuckles connecting with his chin and knocking him backwards. He hit the ground with a thud, sprawled out by the fire. She perched one fist on her hip and smirked at him, her green eyes dancing with mischief.
"I win," she said clearly, bending down over his waist. His wallet was there, and she snatched it up before he had a chance to react. He yelped and grabbed for it, but Ria grabbed it and ran, swiping up and using her dagger as leverage to help hoist her into a tree. She hopped up higher and higher, then nestled herself on a branch just out of his reach. Her nimble fingers opened the wallet and counted out what he had in ruppees.
"Wow, ain't you something?" she called down teasingly. ""263 ruppees! I think that since I won this round, I will take....ohhh....20 ruppees. Not that much, hmm?" She smiled playfully at him and extracted a red ruppee, closing the wallet and tossing it back down. He snatched it up and tucked it in his belt, growling angrily about money-grubbing women. Ria's laughter rolled over him as she swung down from the tree branch, landing in a crouch. She winced as she stood, pulling up one foot to examine the soles of her boots. 'Really do need to buy some new ones,' she thought grimly, taking them off as she walked to her tent for the night. She didn't even glance behind her to wish Link a good night, much less keep track of where he was.
He slunk behind her, his boots kicked off for a stealthy effect. 'She's being careless,' he thought with a smirk. 'After insulting me like that, she should know better than to just turn her back and walk off without a second thought!' He crept closer until he could see the woven strands in her belt. Her hand gripped the red ruppee lightly, and she glanced down at it. 'I should probably play fair with him,' she thought as she flicked open the top three buttons of her tunic collar, preparing to slip it over her head.
Link lunged forward, angling his attack to knock her onto her sleeping furs. She yelped and rolled over, Link's muscular body laying over hers. She kicked her feet and attempting to roll him off, but he held fast to her wrists. She growled in frustration and lay still, listening to Link laugh. She squirmed and growled, threatening pointlessly. Link sat there in slight amusement, smirking down at her and waiting for her to calm down. She was laying face-down in the dirt, with her arms at her side and palms up. Right under his belly.
She slowly started to wiggle her fingers against his tunic, and seeing as how he didn't respond, went full force. She tickled him harshly, and he yelled and laughed, rolling off her. She got up and pounced on his chest, tickling him madly. He kicked his feet and tried to get away, but she was practically sitting on him, preventing further movement.
"No fair! Dirty tricks!" he laughed, trying to grab her wrists. She snatched them away and came in at a different angle, her soft nails causing him to gasp for breath. He grabbed her upper arms and lunged for her, and they started to roll, each trying to gain the advantage and be on top. Dirt and dust flew up in a cloud, blinding them both, but still they brawled.
Link grabbed her wrists again and held them at her side, rolling her onto her back. He towered over her, with a wicked smirk for his victory. His knees were locked around hers, so she couldn't kick, and her eyes were wide in shock.
"Dirty tricks, huh?" she growled out, making him laugh again. He leaned back and looked at her in what little bit of dying firelight there was left. Her skin glowed a golden color, and her emerald green eyes were like deep pools of mystery to him. He shuddered slightly and closed his eyes. No. 'No lust allowed,' he reminded himself silently. 'She's just as dangerous as you are! Besides, she probably hates you.' He opened his eyes again and glanced down at her. He smirked as an idea made itself available. He could still toy with the idea of a female partner, and he could test her to see how she would react to it.
"So, you win, huh?" he drawled out in a low voice. Ria glanced at him suspiciously and caught the gleam in his eyes. Oh no. Not this. Anything but this! She squirmed and tried to get away, desperately. Link held fast to her.
"If you insist that you win, fine, Lady Ria," he said again in the same low purr. "But, in my mind? I win..." Her mind raced and she closed her eyes, trying to relax, not noticing him.
Link leaned down and captured her lips in a gentle kiss, just as the fire burned itself out.
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o.O Omigod! Link, how could you? I swear people, I can't control him. He just does what he wants! Poor Ria. I wonder where this will go? Well people, there is only one way to find out. Yup, you guess it.
Review!!!!
~Ria Shadowflare
