Ch 1
Ashley grows restless in the night of her summer vacation; she tosses and turns in her bed. She is having the worst nightmare ever. She can't get out of it; she can't just open her eyes and scream her lungs out. She can't just wake up and tell Link, who is sleeping right next to her, what is happening. The dream appears, and in her mind, it seems to be real. She can't tell why, but she then sees something. Something is coming closer and closer to her. Trying to take her away, from what she has, and keep it for itself. It's dark and gloomy. She sees the dark figure. It looks like her enemy, Ganondorf, but she can't really see its face. Suddenly everything stops and a voice comes. Its evil tone seems familiar, "I'm back. Watch yourself, Shana." Ashley opens her eyes, sits straight up in her bed, and screams, waking Link up. He falls out of the bed screaming along with her. "W-w-what's wrong?" Link asks, worriedly. Ashley is in a state of shock and doesn't answer Link. "Shana? Are you okay?" Link gets back into the bed, pulls up the covers, and sits next to Ashley. He puts his arm around her shoulders. She finally answers in a quaking voice, "Y-y-yes. I'm fine. Link?" He kisses her on her cheek, "What is it sweet?" "I'm scared." "Of what?" "Ganondorf." "He's dead, Shana. And you know that. You killed him." "No. He's alive... again. I think I saw him in a..." "Dream? Is that why you were tossing and turning in the bed?" "Nightmare. And yes," she lowers her head. Link hugs her, "You know I'll always be here to protect you, Shana. You know that." "I know." "I'm sure it was just a dream, Shana. Don't worry about it. It's not real. Remember?" "NO LINK!" Ashley yells at him. She then speaks softly, "It... was...real." Link's eyes widen, he believes what Ashley is saying. Ashley looks at Link with tear-streaked cheeks. She hugs him and cries into his nightshirt. Link comforts her by holding her tight, "Shana, if Ganondorf's back, wouldn't he be here? Wouldn't he be-" She interrupts Link by shaking her head in his nightshirt. She lifts her head and says, "I don't know...all I know is that he's alive. That's it." "But how?" "I can feel it. I guess." Link kisses Ashley on the lips, "Go back to sleep, we'll figure this out in the morning. Okay?" Calming down from her crying, Ashley nods and slides into the covers, turns on her right side, her back facing Link, and lays her head on her pillow. She whispers to Link, "Cuddle with me. I want to know that you're here with me." "All right," Link slides under the covers, lays his head on his pillow, facing Ashley's back, and puts his arm around her waist. She feels Link's warm arm on her waist. She remembers her first kiss with him and how he became real. She wonders how it just happened like that. She remembers that year, that... day, the day when she killed Ganondorf. The day when she restored peace to Hyrule and came back home. Where she belongs. She opens her eyes and looks at her watch. 3:22 A.M. on July the 15? Hmm. Strange, I thought it was the 3rd. She sighs, finally falls asleep, and has no other dreams that night.
Ashley grows restless in the night of her summer vacation; she tosses and turns in her bed. She is having the worst nightmare ever. She can't get out of it; she can't just open her eyes and scream her lungs out. She can't just wake up and tell Link, who is sleeping right next to her, what is happening. The dream appears, and in her mind, it seems to be real. She can't tell why, but she then sees something. Something is coming closer and closer to her. Trying to take her away, from what she has, and keep it for itself. It's dark and gloomy. She sees the dark figure. It looks like her enemy, Ganondorf, but she can't really see its face. Suddenly everything stops and a voice comes. Its evil tone seems familiar, "I'm back. Watch yourself, Shana." Ashley opens her eyes, sits straight up in her bed, and screams, waking Link up. He falls out of the bed screaming along with her. "W-w-what's wrong?" Link asks, worriedly. Ashley is in a state of shock and doesn't answer Link. "Shana? Are you okay?" Link gets back into the bed, pulls up the covers, and sits next to Ashley. He puts his arm around her shoulders. She finally answers in a quaking voice, "Y-y-yes. I'm fine. Link?" He kisses her on her cheek, "What is it sweet?" "I'm scared." "Of what?" "Ganondorf." "He's dead, Shana. And you know that. You killed him." "No. He's alive... again. I think I saw him in a..." "Dream? Is that why you were tossing and turning in the bed?" "Nightmare. And yes," she lowers her head. Link hugs her, "You know I'll always be here to protect you, Shana. You know that." "I know." "I'm sure it was just a dream, Shana. Don't worry about it. It's not real. Remember?" "NO LINK!" Ashley yells at him. She then speaks softly, "It... was...real." Link's eyes widen, he believes what Ashley is saying. Ashley looks at Link with tear-streaked cheeks. She hugs him and cries into his nightshirt. Link comforts her by holding her tight, "Shana, if Ganondorf's back, wouldn't he be here? Wouldn't he be-" She interrupts Link by shaking her head in his nightshirt. She lifts her head and says, "I don't know...all I know is that he's alive. That's it." "But how?" "I can feel it. I guess." Link kisses Ashley on the lips, "Go back to sleep, we'll figure this out in the morning. Okay?" Calming down from her crying, Ashley nods and slides into the covers, turns on her right side, her back facing Link, and lays her head on her pillow. She whispers to Link, "Cuddle with me. I want to know that you're here with me." "All right," Link slides under the covers, lays his head on his pillow, facing Ashley's back, and puts his arm around her waist. She feels Link's warm arm on her waist. She remembers her first kiss with him and how he became real. She wonders how it just happened like that. She remembers that year, that... day, the day when she killed Ganondorf. The day when she restored peace to Hyrule and came back home. Where she belongs. She opens her eyes and looks at her watch. 3:22 A.M. on July the 15? Hmm. Strange, I thought it was the 3rd. She sighs, finally falls asleep, and has no other dreams that night.