Chapter eight! I'm on a roll! I'll let Sheik have this chapter all for
himself.
Sheik: Thank you so much!
Mfangirl: Shut up, Sheik.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda, if I did, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction. I am making no money of this; I am only using the characters from the game.
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"Honesty is a hard attribute
To find when we all want
To seem like we got it all
Figured out"
- Trying, Lifehouse.
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Sheik chuckled quietly to himself when he was out of earshot from Nabooru and Malon. It was fun to see Nabooru again. It had been a few months since last time, and she always had some way of cheering him up. Ever since he had come to Gerudo Fortress, shadowing Ganondorf, she had been a friend of his. One of the precious few he had.
Ganondorf.. Yes, that had been years ago.
¤¤Flashback¤¤
He had waited till nightfall before he sneaked into the large fortress that housed Ganondorf and his followers. After many hours of searching through the desert he had found it, built into the very stone itself. It loomed over the desert like an ominous storm cloud. He had stood petrified for what seemed like hours before finally striking up the courage to enter.
It was hard, getting inside without getting caught by the guards that swarmed the place, but he had made it, if barely. It was just a matter of keeping in the shadows, really. Sure, it was a close call a few times, but he made it.
Sheik had just about reached the throne room, where he knew Ganondorf must reside, when a hand grabbed him by the neck. Before he could react, he was pulled into a small room. Cursing himself for his thoughtlessness, he turned around quickly to meet the eyes of a young redheaded girl.
"Well, well, what have we here?"
¤¤End of Flashback.¤¤
That was how it had begun, his and Nabooru's friendship. An unlikely beginning, but so was their friendship. Shaking off his memories for a moment, he had now reached the newly built gate at the other end of Gerudo Valley. /Thank god for the suspiciousness of the Gerudo. If those gates wasn't there, whoever attacked the Ranch could attack here at any moment./ But he didn't need to worry about that, thanks to Nabooru.
Speaking of Nabooru, he wasn't quite sure about what she was up to, she had had a positively devious look on her face when he left. She was planning something, and he couldn't for the life of him figure out what.
He reached the gate, and glanced at the Gerudo's guarding it. He recognized one of them, Kalira was her name. She was old enough to be Sheik's grandmother, and that was what she acted like. She was the first Gerudo after Nabooru herself to warm up to him. Sheik smiled at the old woman when she waved at him, and waved back. He halted Jazirah in front of her.
"My lord, it has been a long time." She greeted.
"Kalira, you have known me since I was twelve. Please, tell me why you insist on calling me lord?" He asked.
"Well, it ain't because you deserve it." Kalira retorted." You leaving already?"
Sheik nodded, and looked over her shoulder at the group of redheaded girls gathered behind her. They looked at him as if he was some kind of exhibition. When they noticed he was looking at them, they re-doubled the intensity in their stare.
"Uh, exhibit A is getting nervous." He piped up after a minute or two. Kalira turned around and sent a glare at the young girls.
"Get back to work! You've got better things to do than to check out boys!" She barked.
Immediately, he girls got back to work, blushing furiously. Sheik himself was blushing a bit too, thankful that his veils hid it. He wasn't used to girls looking at him. Maybe it was a remnant of the days he had spent in hiding during the years that princess Zelda had pretended to be him.
He snapped out of his musings when Kalira turned back to him, and apologized for their behaviour.
"It's alright."
"No, it's not, they should know better. By the way, where's the girl you came with?" She asked.
"Once again, the speed at which news travel in this place amazes me. She is staying here, while I go back to Hyrule to try and get some information. Try to keep Nabooru in check while I'm away?"
"Of course! Good luck!"
"Thank you."
With that, he left Gerudo Valley, and headed off towards Hyrule Castle Town. Sighing, he looked back over his shoulder, and wondered how many new scars he'd have when he came back next time. He had a feeling things weren't alright in Hyrule at the moment. The attack at Lon Lon Ranch was only the beginning. He had noticed other things over the months he had spent in the Castle Town. Things that, when considered separately, weren't strange at all, but when put together made an entirely different picture. Something was seriously wrong, and it was up to him to fix it.
The problem was, he had no idea where to start, but he couldn't tell that to anyone. He must seem like he knew what he was doing, like he was invincible, because if he didn't people might start to loose faith. He couldn't let that happen, it was too dangerous for them. Ganondorf may be gone, but evil certainly remained. The attack on the Ranch was enough to prove that.
Much as he hated to admit it, he was going to need Kalira's well-wish before this was over. He wasn't all comfortable with it, but he had a feeling he'd need help, lots of it, and soon, if he would ever be able to solve the mystery.
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And that's it for chappie eight. I'm sorry if I haven't updated fast enough, but I have several fics going at the same time, and I have to update them too. I hope you liked this chapter.
- Metallicafangirl.
Sheik: Thank you so much!
Mfangirl: Shut up, Sheik.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda, if I did, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction. I am making no money of this; I am only using the characters from the game.
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"Honesty is a hard attribute
To find when we all want
To seem like we got it all
Figured out"
- Trying, Lifehouse.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Sheik chuckled quietly to himself when he was out of earshot from Nabooru and Malon. It was fun to see Nabooru again. It had been a few months since last time, and she always had some way of cheering him up. Ever since he had come to Gerudo Fortress, shadowing Ganondorf, she had been a friend of his. One of the precious few he had.
Ganondorf.. Yes, that had been years ago.
¤¤Flashback¤¤
He had waited till nightfall before he sneaked into the large fortress that housed Ganondorf and his followers. After many hours of searching through the desert he had found it, built into the very stone itself. It loomed over the desert like an ominous storm cloud. He had stood petrified for what seemed like hours before finally striking up the courage to enter.
It was hard, getting inside without getting caught by the guards that swarmed the place, but he had made it, if barely. It was just a matter of keeping in the shadows, really. Sure, it was a close call a few times, but he made it.
Sheik had just about reached the throne room, where he knew Ganondorf must reside, when a hand grabbed him by the neck. Before he could react, he was pulled into a small room. Cursing himself for his thoughtlessness, he turned around quickly to meet the eyes of a young redheaded girl.
"Well, well, what have we here?"
¤¤End of Flashback.¤¤
That was how it had begun, his and Nabooru's friendship. An unlikely beginning, but so was their friendship. Shaking off his memories for a moment, he had now reached the newly built gate at the other end of Gerudo Valley. /Thank god for the suspiciousness of the Gerudo. If those gates wasn't there, whoever attacked the Ranch could attack here at any moment./ But he didn't need to worry about that, thanks to Nabooru.
Speaking of Nabooru, he wasn't quite sure about what she was up to, she had had a positively devious look on her face when he left. She was planning something, and he couldn't for the life of him figure out what.
He reached the gate, and glanced at the Gerudo's guarding it. He recognized one of them, Kalira was her name. She was old enough to be Sheik's grandmother, and that was what she acted like. She was the first Gerudo after Nabooru herself to warm up to him. Sheik smiled at the old woman when she waved at him, and waved back. He halted Jazirah in front of her.
"My lord, it has been a long time." She greeted.
"Kalira, you have known me since I was twelve. Please, tell me why you insist on calling me lord?" He asked.
"Well, it ain't because you deserve it." Kalira retorted." You leaving already?"
Sheik nodded, and looked over her shoulder at the group of redheaded girls gathered behind her. They looked at him as if he was some kind of exhibition. When they noticed he was looking at them, they re-doubled the intensity in their stare.
"Uh, exhibit A is getting nervous." He piped up after a minute or two. Kalira turned around and sent a glare at the young girls.
"Get back to work! You've got better things to do than to check out boys!" She barked.
Immediately, he girls got back to work, blushing furiously. Sheik himself was blushing a bit too, thankful that his veils hid it. He wasn't used to girls looking at him. Maybe it was a remnant of the days he had spent in hiding during the years that princess Zelda had pretended to be him.
He snapped out of his musings when Kalira turned back to him, and apologized for their behaviour.
"It's alright."
"No, it's not, they should know better. By the way, where's the girl you came with?" She asked.
"Once again, the speed at which news travel in this place amazes me. She is staying here, while I go back to Hyrule to try and get some information. Try to keep Nabooru in check while I'm away?"
"Of course! Good luck!"
"Thank you."
With that, he left Gerudo Valley, and headed off towards Hyrule Castle Town. Sighing, he looked back over his shoulder, and wondered how many new scars he'd have when he came back next time. He had a feeling things weren't alright in Hyrule at the moment. The attack at Lon Lon Ranch was only the beginning. He had noticed other things over the months he had spent in the Castle Town. Things that, when considered separately, weren't strange at all, but when put together made an entirely different picture. Something was seriously wrong, and it was up to him to fix it.
The problem was, he had no idea where to start, but he couldn't tell that to anyone. He must seem like he knew what he was doing, like he was invincible, because if he didn't people might start to loose faith. He couldn't let that happen, it was too dangerous for them. Ganondorf may be gone, but evil certainly remained. The attack on the Ranch was enough to prove that.
Much as he hated to admit it, he was going to need Kalira's well-wish before this was over. He wasn't all comfortable with it, but he had a feeling he'd need help, lots of it, and soon, if he would ever be able to solve the mystery.
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And that's it for chappie eight. I'm sorry if I haven't updated fast enough, but I have several fics going at the same time, and I have to update them too. I hope you liked this chapter.
- Metallicafangirl.