Okay, people. I've got time for a quick update today. Expect Angel of Death and my other fics to be updated at least once a week. The last rehearsals of my school's play are wrapping up and we've got to stay till late… . Not to mention the one-act starts NEXT week… Please be patient, folks. The story will progress, but it needs time (Guy in background: LOTS of time!! Lazy ass… Megun-chan: SHUT UP!! ::chibi Megun-chan's come up and beat the guy with mallets). Anyways… updates shouldn't take THAT long.. I've got the first book out of two written already. It's been written for well over a year. And I haven't even finished the first chapter of the second part!! Writer's block is TERRIBLE, ain't it?

Disclaimer: I own nothing that has any relation whatsoever to Zelda. I don't even own Romani's smart-mouth cow joke in the beginning of the fic. That was my dear friend JJ's idea.

Scroll II:

Can You Keep a Secret?

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"So… bored… need… fun…"

"Ahhh… need… something… anything… to do."

"Moo!"

"Okay, who let the cow in?"

"ROMANI LET THE COW IN, GRASSHOPPER!!!!!"

"Ohhhhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooooo…"

Perched upon a horse, her arms wrapped around her older sister's waist for support, was the cheerful Malon look-alike who always speaks in third person, otherwise known as Romani. Cremia, her elder sister, had her hands firmly on the reins, a big grin on her face as well. The horse they were on was one similar to Epona and was dragging a cart full of Chateau Romani.

"Surprise!" Cremia smiled, "Glad to see us?"

"Yay!" Romani jumped off the horse and threw her arms around Link. "Romani is happy to see Grasshopper!!"

"Ummm… yeah, I honestly am," Link said. "Long time no see. What are you two doing here?"

"Didn't ya notice?" Cremia jerked her thumb back at the cart. "I doubt these people've ever tasted something like this!"

"Can it cure headaches?" Ralph moaned, rubbing his head.

"If you want it to," Cremia smiled. "Come on, I've got enough for ever'one!"

"Yeay!" The Skull Kid cheered.

Within an hour, they were all settled around a campfire, with the exception of Link. He sat a distance from the group, sipping his Chateau quietly. After the others had gone to sleep, Romani and Cremia included, Link quietly stood up and mounted Epona, heading to Lake Hylia. Unknown to Link, Romani and the Skull Kid were still awake and watched him go with confused looks.

~~~

Link parked Epona near the fallen pillar, and swam out to the island. His lungs didn't hurt anymore, but when he touched his chest, he felt a bruise there.

He sat for awhile, just thinking. He didn't want to fall asleep, should the dream return. Finally, to keep himself occupied, he got up and threw rocks into Lake Hylia. A childish thing to do, yes, but the only thing.

"Link, are you okay?"

"Why is Grasshopper still up?"

Link jumped out of his skin. He turned, ready to hit the newcomers with a rock, but saw Romani and the Skull Kid jump back in fear, both of their faces illuminated by a purplish light-courtesy of Tael.

"Sorry," he said. "Why are you two still up?"

"We're a little worried," the Skull Kid answered, helping himself to a seat upon the dead tree. "You haven't been acting like yourself, really."

"Why do you say that?" Link asked.

"Well, Romani and Skull Kid noticed that Grasshopper didn't speak to Ralph today at all."

"And I think you were hiding something when you told us about your dream." The Skull Kid wrapped up.

"Why do you think that?" Link asked. The Skull Kid grinned and held up the Mask of Truth.

"You little…" Link sneered, but smiled at the same time. "I'm fine."

"No," Romani replied, "Grasshopper is not fine. Grasshopper didn't act like he did when Romani first met him."

Link sighed. No use hiding anything. "Can you… keep a secret?"

"Romani can," Romani nodded. "She doesn't know about Skull Kid."

"What's that supposed to mean?!" the Skull Kid yelled, swinging upside down from the tree he was in.

Link sighed, and heaved another rock into the lake. "To tell you the honest-to-goddess truth, I left a part of that dream out, Skull Kid?"

"I knew it!!" the Skull Kid cheered.

Romani just cocked her head. "Romani is confused."

Link told her about the dream.

"Is that why Grasshopper has Band-Aids on his hands?"

Link nodded. "Then… someone-"

"Ganondorf," The Skull Kid interrupted.

Link looked at him blankly. "I'm not even going to ask how you knew that," he said. "Someone asked me if I was ready."

"What did Grasshopper say?"

"Ready?" The Skull Kid snorted, "Ready for what?"

"Well, I said yes, Romani. And then Ganondorf asked if I was ready for death."

Both Romani and the Skull Kid were alert now, the Skull Kid sitting back on the branch.

"Then…" Link put a hand on his chest, "Someone stabbed me in the chest."

"Who?" Romani asked, her face growing pale. The Skull Kid just looked at Link.

"Is that where your chest injury came from?" he asked. "And your hands…"

Link nodded. "The person who stabbed me… do you already know who it is?"

Both kids shook their heads.

Link took a few deep breaths, and closed his eyes. He never thought something like this would be so hard to say. For Din's sake it was only one word. He opened his eyes, determined. Then he said it:

"Ralph."

SPLASH!!

Link and Romani turned around. The Skull Kid had fallen backwards into the water. He came up, sputtering and disbelieving but alive.

"You-you're kidding…" the Skull Kid looked up. "Ralph?! Link, you've gotta be…"

Link shook his head. "I saw his face before I 'died'. Besides, he's the only other person who has a sword, so it makes sense."

"A-are you sure…?" The Skull Kid wasn't convinced, "I mean…"

"It was definitely a boy, Skull Kid," Link shot back, "And he was definitely human. And let's face it, there's no way on earth it could be Ganondorf."

Romani whispered. "No wonder Grasshopper didn't talk much to Ralph…"

Link turned around and began to walk toward the bridge.

"There, I said it. Happy?"

"Grasshopper?"

"Hey, Link…"

Link blinked, "Remember, you can't tell anyone. Not Din, Nayru, Ralph, Navi, or even your sisters, Romani and Tael."

"O… okay,"

"…"

Link sighed. "Come on, let's go back."

~~~

Since it had gotten too dark for the Sages to return to the Temples, Zelda let them stay overnight in the castle. It still didn't help Saria sleep any better. Despite the comfortable beds and warm blankets, she tossed and turned hours after everyone else had fallen asleep. Or so she thought…

Someone whacked her with a pillow. "You're just not used to it, that's your problem," Nabooru's voice came from the other side of the room. "It's okay. Now shut up and get some sleep."

Saria sighed and lay on her back, forbidding herself to turn to either side. Surprisingly enough, she fell asleep rather quickly.

~~~

Saria ran through the unknown streets alone, in the dark. She ran through an alley and found herself out in a wide-open street, gazing at the sky. It looked peaceful enough, only…

It was just like when the Moon was going to crash into Termina; on the horizon, the sky was a blood red. However, unlike that time, she couldn't see any stars. There were dark storm clouds covering the night sky. It looked ready to rain anytime.

Saria took one look behind her and continued to run. No matter where she went, however, she saw no one at all. She stopped once to look in the window of a store, but stepped back in horror when she saw what was inside.

Skeletons were lying in the shop. Most of them were collapsed on the ground, but there were one or two propped up in chairs. She looked into other windows, desperate to see another living person, but they were all the same.

The sound of thunder brought Saria's attention once again to the sky. As she had thought, it began to rain. But when Saria got this rain on her hands, her eyes widened in fear once again. When it hit her skin, it ran down in a deep red, almost as if it was…

Blood.

The blood-rain only lasted for a few minutes before it stopped, but it was enough to send Saria scrambling for cover. She almost ran into one of the stores, but remembered what she saw inside them. In the end, she was alone on the streets.

Then, she heard a sound she hadn't heard before. It sounded like a deep whistling, like winds at very high speeds.

She saw it then. How could she have missed it before? A giant cyclone of red wind towered above her. Before she knew it, Saria was off her feet and hurtling into the twister. As she was, she heard a voice that still sent chills up her spine.

"In this city of fate… Sage of the Forest, are you ready to face the Angel of Death?"

Saria screamed.

~~~

"What's wrong, Saria?! SARIA!!!!"

Someone exceptionally strong was shaking her shoulders. Saria's eyes snapped open and she jerked out of her bed, causing Darunia to jump back in shock. She looked to see the other Sages, except for Nabooru, gathered around her bed, all worried. A light switched on, and Saria saw Impa by a lamp.

"Are you all right?" she asked.

Saria took a few deep breaths. "A… a dream," she decided finally. "I'm okay. Really."

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in…" Ruto said warily.

The door creaked open, and Zelda walked into the room.

~~~

"…So," Zelda sighed. "It… it has finally come, hasn't it?"

She and Saria were standing outside the girls' room in the moonlight hall. Zelda, as usual, was facing the window, Saria right behind her.

"Why don't you tell me what happened?" Zelda asked. Saria told her as much as she could remember.

"Strange…" Zelda said. "That twister… and Ganondorf's voice. Almost just like what Link claims to be his dream."

"Huh?" Saria looked up from the ground. "What do you mean?"

"He was hiding something, Saria," Zelda replied. "I just absolutely know it."

"Why?"

"Because I had a nightmare as well," Zelda closed her eyes. "I fear something bad will happen to Link…"

"What?" Saria was slightly taken aback.

"I saw…" Zelda's voice shook. "I saw everything in my dream. Link was fighting… someone… in a misty forest. Then, that blood-red tornado came through, and after I could see what was going on, Link was already…"

Saria put a hand to her mouth. "He… died?" Saria felt her throat contract, and a tiny sob escaped. Zelda's dreams had never been wrong before… what if she was right this time?

Eurgh… what a horrible ending. But expect a lot of suspenseful things like that. Especially cliffhangers. I love cliffhangers.