Chapter 2:

Link stared down at the girl beneath him. She didn't look too hurt from the fall she took, but she did look tired, angry, and frustrated. That was when he noticed the garments she wore meant she was one of the Gerudo.

Link had tried to avoid the Gerudo as much as possible. They might have proved to be useful in the past but they were still rotten, lying, thieves. Many of them obeyed their old leader Ganondorf.

This one obviously was causing trouble. He noticed the pouch hanging from her bare shoulder that wasn't empty. She wore jewels that made Link wonder how they became hers, and she was panting, obviously in a rush to get away from someone.

'Well, well, well, who are you running from missy'

It soon became clear, a Hylian soldier trotted down the stairs and was headed toward the girl.

'Ah. So what have you been up to?'

The girl jumped up and winced in pain as her right leg supported her weight. Her escape would be cut short because the soldier was already behind her.

"Ma'am, are you all right?" He said respectfully.

She faced him, standing in front of Link, "Yes, I got overexcited when I heard my cousin...um...Dominus was here." She pointed towards Link.

'You're a thief and Dominus is the best you can think of'

Navi had gone underneath Link's hat when the girl fell so the soldier wouldn't be able to prove he was from the forest.

The soldier opened his mouth but the Gerudo spoke first, "That's why I ran out of the bazaar so fast, I haven't seen him in years." She stepped back so her back was almost touching Link's chest. She felt her pants caress his hand.

The soldier smiled and held out his hand, reveling a simple golden ring, "Well madam you dropped this while inside the bazaar, I wanted to return it to you."

The girl took the ring and said thanks, as she put it on her finger she let out the deep breath she was holding, and began to walk away.

'Lucky, Lucky, Lucky.'

Navi came out of her hiding place and followed Link as he went after the girl.

"Hay, what did you do that made you want to run away? You can tell me since I am your loving cousin and all."

She spun on her heels, and for the first time Link got a good look at her young face. Her greenish brown eyes stared at him annoyed. Some strands of hair come out of her braid and fell onto her dirt -covered face.

"Shoo kid, I have no more uses for you." As she began to turn again she stopped and glared behind Link.

"Terri, I think you should thank the boy, he probably saw you and could have ratted you out."

Link turned to see the new the voice. He was stunned when she saw the beauty behind him. Her bright green eyes seemed to put him in a trance. They went well with her long bright red hair that flowed down her back. Her creamy skin covered curvy body was also covered in Gerudo clothing.

She grinned towards Terri, taunting her, "I mean you could've been on your way to Hyrule court for not stealing successfully."

"What do you mean, I got the jewels!" Terri shot back

'No need to scream.'

The other thief walked forward, her hips swayed as she walked past Link and the partner he forgot about for a second. She stood next to Terri, who faced Link and looked at her rival out of the corner of her eyes.

The lovely thief whispered something into her rival's ear that angered Terri and caused her to almost charge the lovely thief. Link watched in grief as the girl stroll away.

"Curse you Verena." Terri mumbled and spat where Verena once stood. She looked at Link and noticed Navi, "A fairy? You're from the Forest aren't you." It wasn't a question she could judge people well.

"Yes, I was raised in the forest."

She raised an eyebrow, "Raised? As in you're not originally from there?"

"Partly." He didn't have time to chat with a stubborn thief, he had to see how Hyrule was doing. He turned around to visit more of the village he had missed, but as he walked away the thief grabbed his shoulder, and spun him around.

"Hay, do you always walk away without finishing a conversation?"

This time Navi spoke up, "So now you want to talk to us? I thought you had to go count your rupees."

She stared down Link and Navi, "Well, in life if you don't hurry up you will get left behind and loose all you have."

Link looked her right back in the eyes, he wouldn't let her strong characteristics win. "What do you want thief."

She smiled at the words he chose. She took a step closer until they were only a few inches apart. She was challenging him. "I just thought you could use some manners."

"Are you sure you want to use that as an excuse?" He matched her smile with his own.

"Fine, I can tell that you can take care of your self, or you'll have your fairy take care of you." With that she left, she walked toward an inn that allowed travelers to stay a few nights.

"She and the other one must be staying there. Perhaps they plan to steal more than jewels." Navi flew in front of her friend as she said it.

Link took in what she said. Why would a Gerudo stay in Kakariko Village? Link new something had to be up, he wouldn't forget Terri or her beautiful rival Verena, he would remember them since he also was staying at the village inn.

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'That annoying kid he can't treat me like that!'

Terri just realized she didn't even know the boys name, no matter she didn't care, he was scum, and a name can't change that.

She walked her way up the wooden stairs up to her room inside the cozy inn. Her leg only hurt a bit, nothing would be too bad. She was regretting not bringing out her swords on the forest boy, just too warn him not to mess with her.

She groaned as she opened her bedroom door, she was too tired to do anything else that day.

The room was fine, she was just glad she didn't have to share it with Verena. The wooden floor was rough and covered with a colorful rug, on the rug was a small table for eating with a pair of wooden chairs. In the corner was a dresser with a mirror for her to store things in. However she was lazy and just tossed her bag that held secrets on the table. It slid to a stop near the edge. The young Gerudo instantly fell on the room's bed in the corner below the single window. As she landed on the material she felt herself fall into a deep dreamless slumber.

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Hours later the sound of falling pots awoke Terri from her boring sleep. She stood up and picked a brush off of the floor to fix her hair. It had come out of its braid, no matter she'd just restore it. While she did she noticed the sun setting out of her window. The sky had turned to a beautiful combination of orange, pink, and red. It was like someone painted the sky. Terri loved the colors in sunsets whenever she had free time she would watch the sun rise or set.

The Gerudo walked off of her bed and walked out of her room to go downstairs. The pots in the kitchen had fallen as dinner was being made, rumors said the cook was clumsy. She was going to skip the food and grab something before the night ended, her body was full of energy from the nap, and she couldn't stay still now.

When she opened the door the quiet evening feeling filled the air. No one was out, most were inside eating dinner with their loving families, their children, wife, husband, siblings. They made the thief's soul grow cold. As she walked to a place where she could climb up the inn to the roof she remembered her family. She had very little to remember.

She was told that she was wound in the desert near Gerudo Valley when she was still an infant. Nabooru found her. Nabooru was the second in command to the Gerudos, when Ganondorf died she would have been first in command until a new male could take over. But she disappeared before she could take the duty. She never returned from the Spirit Temple.

Terri was now on top of the roof. She tried to be quiet so no one could find her. The depressed Gerudo relaxed and looked at the sunset. Terri missed Nabooru, she was the one who believed in Terri and knew she would succeed in life. Now that Nabooru was gone, and she was alone.

As the sun disappeared and the sky grew dark Terri got bored.

'Time to head in, it'll be cold tonight.'

As she climbed down from the inn she had to be careful she didn't slip in the growing darkness, no one could help her if she fell. She made it a few feet from the bottom and let go of the rough wall, and landed with a thump. Terri stood still from a second she had thought she heard something, when all fell silent again she turned around and was met with two daggers pointed at her. One at her throat, one at her heart.

Terri stopped breathing, she couldn't get her scimitars out in time, and she was trapped.

'Hell no'

She knew who her attacker was, it was a teenage boy a few years older than her. He was a friend of one of the male Gerudos in training. She could see his scared face through the black robes he wore

"How are you Terri?" he asked.

"I've been better, I'd be way better if you weren't here."

He smiled and shook his head, "You will never learn to be respectful when you're in danger, will you."

'I don't even know this guy's name, how does he know me?"

Terri was frightened but she never showed it, "What do you want?"

"You get right to the point, that's a shame I wished to get to know you. Well I would like those jewels you stole from the bazaar today."

"Get your own" She regretted saying that when he pressed the blade closer to her throat.

She swallowed hard, "I don't have them with me."

His smile faded, "Your going to regret that choice."

"And you will regret causing trouble!"

A blade from a familiar voice appeared behind the cloaked boy, and curved around his throat. It was the Forest boy, Terri saw the fairy.

He continued, "Let her go and leave this place." His voice was dead serious.

The attacker's face was filled with anger, but he dropped his knives, while saying, "You'll see me again when this kid isn't around thief."

The Forest boy released his grip and let the attacker pick up his daggers and leave.

Terri stared at her rescuer, she stared him right in his blue eyes. She had to admit she was grateful.

She made a bowing gesture and said, "I am grateful you are a kind person, and that you have good timing."

He sheathed his sword and returned the gesture while responding, "I guess you didn't deserve what he would have done. And he was willing to kill for the jewels, you stole the without harming a soul."

"You don't know I didn't harm anyone." She was joking of coarse.

"I know more than what you tell me Terri"

She realized she didn't know his name, "Who are you?"

"This is Navi my partner, and my name's Link."