Update time! [insert clapping and cheers]  YAY lol if you look into the back chapters I have finally figured out how to make the letter italic. It makes it sooo much better then before. I am very excited! Lol don't think of me as crazy as everyone else in my school ._.;  And since the last chapter seemed kind of well…small SO! I have made this chapter longer. But updates may take a while because school here is coming to a close and I have my grade 11 exams English, Biology and Math . SO I have that obstacle. Also I am going on a trip soon so I will try and update a chapter before I leave… Well on the next chapter!

            The air hung heavily in the air making it very hot and sticky out side. The sun shone brightly down drying up whatever was left of the rain. It almost seemed impossible for anyone to even think of travelling but there stood a small boy. His blond hair shone in the sunlight, which hung over his closed eyes. If you were just some normal passer by he would look as if he was in a deep sleep standing. As odd as that sounds that was half true only half. Yes he was in a sleep like state but it wasn't natural if you look a closer look you could see the tiny trail of red leaking from his eyes. Soon the boy stirred slightly but not opening his eyes. It looked as if he tried to open them but could not even after much of his left energy.

"W-Why cant I open my eyes" He spoke to himself. Sheik could feel the liquid trailing down his cheeks not knowing what it was from. Taking the back of his hand he wiped it off his face them carefully licked the back of his hand. 'Blood? But how?' franticly he wiped the blood from his eyes hopping that it was just a scratch. He wasn't sure in where he was all he knew was that it wasn't where he had left off. The thing around him seemed to feel different not to mention sound different.

"You there boy are you ok?" A voice called to him from somewhere he couldn't see. Startled by the voice he spun in the direction of the voice falling over in fatigue.

"I… I can't see…. My eyes… they wont open…"he sobbed trying to hold back his tears but missed.

"By Nayru boy your eyes are bleeding! You are lucky I found you I am the lakeside professor" the man spoke up seeming to walk up to him quickly. Then the thought struck him as memories flowed before his closed eyes. This man was the exact person he had started this journey to find! How did he end up at Lake Hylia anyways? Last time he checked he was about a day away from the lake but how did he get here so fast?  He felt a pair of hands on his shoulder guiding him forward.

"You are the exact person I came in search of!" Sheik exclaimed happily.

"Really? What is your name boy?" the man asked as the sound of the door opening then closing behind them. Sheik then quickly explained the whole ordeal he had been through the past few days.

"Oh dear me that is quite a story there Sheik" The old man lead him to a chair and pushed him down to the chair.

"Yes… well I only have two more days left before…… you know" Sheik trailed off.

"Well you made it just in time then I will start right away" his voice seemed to sounds distant and the clinking of flasks and other glass items hit together.

"So you can help me!" he said excitedly almost jumping from his chair. The Professors footsteps could heard walking up to him.

"Yes but your eyes…. I don't know what I can do about them…" the man sighed. A warm cloth could be felt go over his eyes then wrapped in place around his head. He could feel the man tie wrapping behind his head tightly.

"So I am blind till you figure out what's wrong?" Sheik asked slightly nervous. He had never had to rely on his sense of hearing before or just his touch also. This was a bit unnerving for him.

"Yes… don't worry you can stay here as long as you need to" the man chuckled then walked to somewhere he didn't know. Sheik was still a bit nervous about not having his eyes.

"Don't worry boy knowing Sheikah they have excellent hearing so after I lead you around my house you will know where everything is" he laughed then walked away. Sheik wasn't sure about all this but he knew that he was safe and this man was anything but a threat. He just hoped that the Professor would be able to help him in time.

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            The next day as the man said he knew where everything was Sheik could walk around the house without bumping into anything.  They had started his treatment to get rid of the poison that was in his body. It was painful every so often and he was to be hooked up to different things early in the morning, mid afternoon and while he slept. At the moment it was mid afternoon and he was sitting on the table in the laboratory. He was shirtless with his arms crossed over his chest trying to resist the urge to pull all the tubes and wires from his body.

"Remember now Sheik do not touch the tubes what you cannot see it that it is draining your body of all the evil toxins in your body" Professor explained. Sheik sighed as he fidgeted on the table swinging his legs back and fourth. He was listening to every move the Professor made in the lab knowing where he was at all times. Not that it really mattered if he knew where he was.

"How much longer do you think it will take till all the toxins are gone?" he asked looking forward not towards the man.

"Not too much longer but once it is all gone you will feel it because by the looks of it you haven't eaten in a while because you haven't felt the need to am I correct" he asked walking up to him. He nodded; it was true he hadn't eaten since he received the wound. The thought never occurred to him though he knew he wasn't eating at all because Zelda kept reminding him that.

"But what does that have to do with anything?" Sheik asked again.

"Well once it is all gone your body will slowly break down and you will feel extremely hungry and tired," Professor explained walking up to him pulling a few of the tubes from his back. This sudden attack made him yelp not realizing he was behind him. The Man could be heard laughing behind him as he pulled the rest of the tubes out of him.

"Could you warn me next time please?" Sheik grumbled grabbing his shirt pulling it over his head. He jumped down from the table landing on his feet walking towards to kitchen where Professor had headed.

"Don't be so jumpy Sheik there is nothing to be scared of unless there is something you aren't telling me?" he asked. Sheik sighed there was something he had never told him that he should have. He knew Impa would be looking for him extremely angry with him that was what was worrying him.

"No…I'm fine don't worry…" he replied sitting down in one of the chairs. He could hear dishes clank against each other as he washed them from lunch. Then there was a creaking noise just outside the window then a splash of water.

"What was that?" Sheik stood up walking towards the side door. The sound of dishes falling back onto the counter could be heard then the footsteps of the professor.

" Not sure… You stay in here and I will check the front shop" Then his footsteps faded behind the door that was soon closed. Sheik walked back to the chair he had left and strained his ears to try and hear what was going on.

"I don't know whom you are talking about" he could hear the professor say. Then there was a stomp of someone's foot then a heavy sigh.

" I know you know something sir I was told that he was heading this way! Now tell me if you have this boy under your care!" he heard a female voice this time. If Sheik could open his eyes they would go huge. It was Impa out there looking for him. How could she know he was here he never told anyone where he was going. Sheik not wanting to take any chances felt his way over to the side door of the small house. Once finding the door he turned the knob opening it feeling the warm air rush him.

"He's back here miss he never told me he had ran away" He heard the professor say to Impa. Panicking knowing Impa would be very cross with him he ran out the door forgetting he could see where he was going. Once outside he took a few steps forward not bothering to hear where he was going. He felt his foot slide down something finding there wasn't any ground beneath his foot.

" AHH!!!!" he screamed falling down the slope landing into the lake. Once in the water he thrashed around trying to stay afloat. Now that he had calmed down a bit he floated there trying to think on what to do. He had no clue which direction land was so panic started to rise in him again. He could stay floating there forever he wasn't that good of a swimmer.

"Sheik! Are you alright?" The professor yelled down at him. Sheik looked up towards the voice trying to keep his head above the surface.

" I can't see…. I don't know where to go" he called up sighing as he kicked his legs to stay up. Another splash was heard right beside him causing the waves lap hitting his in the face.  Then he could feel someone grip the back of his shirt pulling his through the water. By the way the person had him by the shirt he knew it was Impa so he knew better then to say anything. Once back on shore and inside the house he sat at the table drying out his hair with a towel. Everyone was quiet has he heard Professor walk back up to him most likely with bandages. He felt his old wet ones being slowly unravelled off his face letting the air hit them.

"What happened to him?" a small voice asked that he had not heard before. He felt a moist cloth being dabbed over his eyes cleaning off the dry blood off his face.

"I don't know Princess…when I found him his eyes were bleeding" Professor sighed as he started to wrap his eyes up again. Sheik was shocked to know that the princess had gone with Impa to find him.

"Do you know what's wrong with his eyes?" He heard Impa asked sounding a bit worried.

"No I don't…. but what he had before is almost gone if I drain him over night it should be gone… but he hasn't eaten since his injury so he will be very tired" Professor sighed as tied the bandages behind his head.

"Good… what time do you have to do that?" Impa asked impatiently.

" Right before he goes to sleep but after affects will be bad." The professor told her walking away from him.

"Right before the full moon…which is tomorrow night " Sheik spoke up quietly. He could tell everyone was looking at him because he hadn't spoken up since he was dragged from the water.  He felt bad that he had left the others without telling them but what choice did he have? He could he have told Impa that he had some kind of vision that a guy had told him to go the lake? No he couldn't they would think he was crazy or something.

"Well Professor if I could I would like to talk to Sheik…alone…" he could hear Impa whisper to the man. He had a feeling she was doing this so he wouldn't know what was going on but he knew. He could hear everyone's shoes scuff against the wooden floor then distant whispers.

"Sheik…I want to know why you left…" Impa whispered to him sadly. Sheik sighed sadly lowering his head slightly.

"It was something I had to do on my own Impa…. I am almost nine you know…" He said simply. He knew this answer wasn't going to get him anywhere even though it was his birthday in a few days he guessed.

"That doesn't mean anything Sheik…you don't realize how you put yourself in danger there are things coming that are going to change the course of the world and you will be needed" Impa put her hand on his shoulder. Sheik didn't have a clue in what she was talking about but knew she was serious.

"I'm sorry Impa… I guess I should have told you what I knew…." He sighed again as he slid off the side on the table to his feet. He could hear Impa pace in front of him seeming worried about something she hadn't told him.

"What's wrong Impa you're pacing…." Sheik asked quietly. He heard Impa stop what she was doing then walk up to him putting her hands on his shoulders.

" How can you know what I am doing?" She asked quietly. Sheik tilted his head up towards her general direction.

" I can hear your boots against the floor… I guess since I cannot see my sense of hearing has gone up" He smiled at her.

" I see…. What am I doing to tell your mother?" Impa sighed pulling a chair up then sitting he guessed. He paused and considered this though. What were they going to tell his mother? That he was now blind for some unknown reason?

" Well I guess after you are done your next treatment we will head back to the castle" Impa sighed. Truthfully he really didn't want to go back to the castle it was far to boring there for him plus he wanted to go home.

"Can't I go home? Even just for a while…" Sheik asked slowly walking over to where he heard Impa last. He could hear her sigh heavily making some kind of gesture that he couldn't see but heard the fabric move.  She must have remembered that he couldn't see her and spoke up.

"No Sheik we cant…." She replied simply.

"Please Impa I haven't seen her for a while…" he sighed sadly not understanding. Just then the door was opened behind him causing him to jump turning in the direction of it.

"Its time for Sheiks final treatment…. Then he will have to go to sleep right after" The Professor came into the room dragging the contraption that drained him behind him. Sheik sighed heading towards the table was but missed it bumping into something soft. The Soft thing giggled putting their hands on his shoulders turning him around leading him to the table.

"You should be more careful silly," Princess Zelda laughed lightly.

"Sorry Princess…" he whispered feeling the table with his hands then pulled himself up onto it. Suddenly he head the professor pull the machine up then pulling off his shirt he started to put the tubes into his back and chest.  He could hear the hum of the machine to his left as he felt the toxins get pulled from his body. This time it felt different he could feel all his energy being pulled from him. Breathing started to get harder to do making him gasp out for air every so often.

"Is he ok?" He heard Zelda asked quietly. He couldn't hear a response everything seemed fuzzy to him. Sheik was having a hard time concentrating on anything at the moment as he felt all his energy drain from him.

"Alright almost done…how do you feel?" The Professor asked. Sheik could barely hear the question.

"I-I-I feel really tired…" He mumbled his head feeling heavy. After a few minuets he could feel the tubes being taken off of him.

"There all done… now you better get some sleep boy" He felt someone pick him up then carry him away from the table. As the person carried him he slowly fell into a deep sleep.

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 ok that was the end of the chapter which was long I guess. I hope you liked it!