Nabooru stood contemplating Link's disturbing words, hearing the thought of
danger echo in her mind. No matter what the cost to her was, she would not
fear this 'danger' Link spoke so hazily of. Dismissively the young Gerudo
shrugged her shoulders and chuckled to herself, wondering if perhaps the
heat from the sun had gotten to Link's brain. Surly he was being over-
cautious, as not once since she ventured outside did she see anything
foreboding in the least.
When Link heard her chuckle, his eyes pierced into hers sternly until Nabooru turned her back to him in discomfort, shaking her head in dismay. She heard the rustle of his garments as he moved toward her slightly, saying coolly.
"Nabooru, there is nothing to chuckle about now. I was serious when I told you that if you leave this place you will be in danger-"
"What kind of danger then?"
She challenged authoritatively, before whisking around to face him once more. Link stepped back in surprise, his mouth curving into a slight frown with irritation. Hastily she continued with a smirk crossing her lips, undaunted by his lack of response or humor.
"Don't give me that kind of look, Link. I suppose you are irritated because I am a woman who challenges what you say instead of running away to cower?"
Her voice was consumed with obvious confront, though Link also stood his ground well. The hero of time folded his arms across his chest smoothly, until he responded with an icy tone in his voice that chilled her hot attitude.
"Nabooru, you know that was not what I was implying. I nearly died coming her to warn you..."
His last words caused Nabooru to fall silent, and feel foolish for being so ungrateful. Indeed, the young Hylian man had done more than enough for her during his quest to defeat Ganondorf. Link had tried to help her retrieve the silver Gauntlets, before Kotake and Koume captured her...and he risked his life to go though time and inside the Spirit Temple to save her and release her from Ganondorf's control. She owed him more respect, but it was possible her lack of conversation with men in general besides Ganondorf had scarred her.
The former Gerudo King had never treated her with any genuine respect, and the only reason why he allowed her to become the highest guardian of the Spirit Temple was because he had a deep twisted affection for her. Nabooru knew this easily, not only because it was evident in his malicious smirk, but also because he once tried to sneak into her room while she slept. Fortunately she awoke just as he crept upon her bed, something to easily notice since he was rather large, and Nabooru was able to get away from him without a scratch. How she did it she would not say, but she would never allow scum like Ganondorf to take away her purity.
"I apologize for my outburst. I know this is going to be very foolish, but if there is a danger out there, then I want to go and see for myself."
Nabooru said boldly, before walking swiftly to the door. When she was about to pass Link, he reached out and grabbed her arm as quick as lightning, his pale eyes locking into hers and strength holding her in place – for the moment. In surprise Nabooru paused, before wriggling her arm free while Link said warningly.
"Don't go out there! I'm telling you this now, you were lucky you did not get attacked when you came to my aide-"
"Link, I can take care of myself. I'm just going to take a quick little peek ok? Your being far too over protective."
Before he could stop her again, she marched out of the Temple and into the blinding light. Nabooru figured if something attacked her now, she had it coming to her for not listening – but she was quick footed and intelligent, and she needed not a man to look after her. The young Gerudo woman stood outside the entrance to the temple, her eyes scanning the empty desert cautiously.
Nothing. The wind blew steadily, rustling her crimson hair as the hot sun continued to mercilessly beat down on her tanned skin. She took in a tense breath, waiting in mock for some sort of huge monster to spring out of nowhere and attack her. The only sounds she heard were the cries of birds in the distance and the dry blowing sand across the ground. With a soft 'humph', Nabooru smiled slightly to herself before saying with a hint of displeasure in her voice.
"I was right after all. It seems the desert sun really did get to Link...I was expecting at least something to appear-"
The moment she spilled those words, Nabooru saw two figures appear in the air far away. Anxiously the Gerudo flattened one hand and placed it over her brow to block out the sun and see better, and what came to her view caught her by complete surprise. At that moment Link appeared from out of the Temple, his steps hurried as Nabooru said in disbelief.
"No! It can't be..."
"That's what I was trying to tell you about! We have to go back inside!"
Link cried desperately, his blue eyes widening at the sight of the two figures flying toward them at lightning speed. Nabooru did not move from where she stood, too caught up within her shock to notice Link was beckoning her back inside the temple. The woman continued to stare as though frozen in place, her mind reeling as she came upon her full realization – the figures were none other than Kotake and Koume.
She watched tensely as the two sorceresses appeared closer, riding on rugged looking broomsticks. The sisters were twins and one of Ganondorf's minions, though Nabooru could not comprehend how they were...alive. She quickly noticed a pale halo shone over each of their heads, but their forms looked far from ghostly. To look upon their hideous faces once more as a reminder of what they did to her seven years ago made her flinch, especially to see their greenish olive colored skin, dangly jeweled earrings and bulging eyes.
On their heads they wore gleaming white turbans with a studded jewel on the front that matched the elemental powers they had. Kotake's gem was a glittering light blue color to symbolize ice, and Koume's was a brilliant red to symbolize fire. Nabooru wanted nothing other than to strangle them both for the grief they caused her, as well as for betraying the Gerudo race and powers of the Spirit Temple. Her mouth gaped slightly when two unison bone chilling cackles filled the air, as the twin sorceress sisters flew near the steps of the spirit temple and made a wide circle over the sand similar to vultures circling their prey.
"Nabooru! Please just listen to me, we have to go back inside!"
Link urged once more, though this time he did not touch her. Nabooru was too preoccupied with the twin sisters to notice, especially when Kotake's eyes fell upon her until the old witch said to her sister with a malicious laugh.
"Koume! Look who we've just found!"
The other sister turned and flew beside Kotake, both of them staring at Nabooru silently for a short moment. Instinctively the Gerudo leader took a few hesitant steps back, her throat tightening in fear as her eyes looked into theirs, obviously perplexed about what she should do. Koume responded to her sister as they hovered in the air, seeming to speak to both Kotake and Nabooru at the same time.
"Well if it isn't Nabooru, the Sage of Spirit, and just the person we've been looking for!"
Nabooru's eyes narrowed in suspicion, her mind reeling over what they were taking about. Looking for her? Why? Without waiting for them to say anything further, the young sage blurted out angrily to Link's dismay.
"Well here I am then! What do you want you old hags? I thought having Link do you both in was enough to keep you away from me for a while, but I suppose you want to die all over again?"
The hero of time shook his head in exasperation, before grabbing Nabooru's arm once more and yanking her back toward the temple entrance. Stubbornly Nabooru refused to go with him, instead holding her ground as Kotake responded blatantly in rage.
"How dare you address us that way you insolent girl!"
"Yes how dare you!"
Koume then remarked, though Nabooru was not impressed by their rage as they glared at her, their sweeping black robes swaying in the wind. She thought they looked rather ridiculous, especially since there were halos glowing over their heads like light beacons. Instead of following Link's advice to retreat inside the temple, she remained where she stood in hopes of figuring out why they came and exactly how they were able to exist among those still living.
"Are you two going to just float around there and waste my time, or do you actually have a purpose for being here?"
Nabooru called to them, and her eyes widened further when she saw Kotake raise one hand, where upon a small glowing ball of blue light appeared as she stared at the Gerudo with hatred burning in her beady eyes. It was then Nabooru decided she might consider Link's proposal to get out of there, because she had a feeling she would be in extreme vulnerability if she stayed for much longer.
"You'll regret you said that to us! I suppose before we kill you we might as well tell you we didn't come for the conversation. You have something we want enough to use most of our powers to remain in this realm, and the only way we can get it..."
Kotake said warningly, as the ball of glowing blue light grew larger and stronger. With glee Koume summoned a ball of red glowing energy in her hand, before remarking after her sister.
"Is by killing you, and that pathetic boy who tried to protect you from us! I thought we finished him off earlier, but he's proven to be quite the nuisance..."
With a short shout, both of them threw their energy balls directly at her. Nabooru watched with a glassy frightened gaze as the two balls of power combined into a larger whole, making it nearly impossible for her to avoid it. In utter shock and terror Nabooru turned to flee, feeling her heart pound rapidly in her chest as the light grew closer to where she stood, knowing it would be too late...
To her surprise, she felt the wind being knocked out of her literally, as Link pushed her away to one side and threw himself in front of the attack's path. In a daze Nabooru looked up from where she lay sprawled out on the ground, a short gasp escaping her lips, to see Link grab his mirror shield and place it in front of him. The hero of time braced himself by placing one foot in front of the other; his eyes narrowed in concentration as the energy ball flew toward him and collided into his shield.
The shield's glassy surface barely managed to deflect the attack, and within seconds of impact a thunderous explosion sounded followed by a flash of white light. Nabooru felt the ground beneath her shake as though struck by a tremor, and looked up at the goddess carved into the stone and noticed it was shuddering from the force of the quake. Bits and pieces of stone fell from it in small bursts, though it eventually resided when the light faded and Nabooru noticed Link was lying on his back near the entrance.
She heard him let out a muffled groan, and instantly she flew to her feet and ran to his side, ignoring Kotake and Koume who were busy preparing another burst of energy to strike them with. If she didn't retreat, and fast, they would be killed. Link's flaxen hair was in a mess, and there were singe marks against his fair cheeks. His muscles contracted and swelled as he struggled to sit up, his tense feelings reflecting clearly on his smooth handsome face.
"Link! Are you ok?"
The words escaped her lips in a rush, as her golden eyes looked at his face, now pale with exhaustion and shock. The hero of time sat up slowly, shaking his head for a moment, until he responded hastily.
"Yes, I'm fine. Nabooru, we have to get out of here! I'm not strong enough to take them both on right now-"
"You don't need to tell me that again! I can't believe those two are still hanging around here after you fried them last time!"
The Gerudo leader interrupted, watching Link as he staggered to his feet, his hand gripping hers roughly before he began to run toward the temple. Nabooru did not enjoy being towed along behind him like some sort of helpless damsel, so determinedly she kept up his pace easily as her feet dashed across the hard stone. From behind, she could hear Kotake and Koume's gasps of surprise until Koume snapped at her sister.
"We don't have time for this! Let's just kill them quickly so that we can finish our task and live again!"
It was evident their arguing always seemed to get the best of them in the situation, no matter how important, and the other could never help but bicker back. Fortunately it was enough to bide some time for Nabooru, though she was not confident it would last before they would snap out of it and resume their task more enraged than before. What was meant by 'live again'? It confused her greatly, but there was no time to think about it now. Kotake was already responding heatedly to Koume's statement, and neither was paying much attention to the two fleeing from their watchful eyes.
"Why should I listen to you all the time? You're always telling me what to do! I'm tired of hearing your mindless ramblings!"
"Mindless ramblings? I have to tell you what to do because you can never think for yourself!"
"I can so think for myself! You just never give me the chance because you're so greedy to avenge our death and revive Ganondorf and take the credit for it!"
"I am not! We're twins and we should work together!"
"Well that's a novel concept, except that we've allowed them to get away!"
Their bickering silenced, especially when Nabooru was within a foot from the entrance. The Gerudo turned around with an amused chuckle, and forcing Link to stop and wait for her. With a contemptuous glint in her eyes, she looked at Kotake and Koume for a second before saying hotly.
"Its no wonder you two are a disgrace to the Gerudo race. Not only are you incompetent in completing your tasks, you can't even get along with each other."
The desert sage could feel the iciness of Link's glare, and knew she was pushing her limits with his patience. Why did he have such minimal tolerance for having a little bit of fun with those trying to seek their lives? Did he have no sense of amusement at all? Dismissively she folded her arms across her chest, before glancing at him carefully without looking overly intrusive.
Upon hearing her words, Kotake and Koume began bickering once more in anger, though it was not in a form of argument, for once. Nabooru wanted to grab their brooms and smack their turbans off with it, but was far too interested in what they had to say about her than anything else, and ignored Link's constant tugging at her arm and urgent whispers.
"Nabooru! Can't you just listen to me for ONCE and stop messing around out here with those two, who could kill you at any given time! Where's your common sense!!!"
Link snapped angrily, before Kotake interrupted sourly to her sister.
"That's it! Let's just dive in and get her Koume, she won't be fast enough to outrun us that easily."
"Good idea Kotake, I want to whip that little brat the first chance I get and burn her soul with my fire!"
With a thrust of their brooms, both of them came hurtling toward Link and Nabooru at breathtaking speed. Finally having enough of Nabooru's incessant behavior, Link turned and shoved her inside the temple until diving in after her. Surprised, Nabooru let out a wail, feeling the ground rush toward her as she hit the floor inside the Spirit Temple. Since Link practically had to leap out of the sorceress's way as they came flying toward him, he accidentally landed directly on Nabooru, who was so shocked she didn't even see him coming.
The witches were about to fly inside the temple after them, until they both came in contact with what appeared to be an invisible barrier blocking them from going inside. With a jolt of energy, both were sent hurtling backwards yelping with rage, until they flew away muttering words neither Link nor Nabooru herself could understand.
For a moment Nabooru remained lying on the floor, with Link dazed on top of her, before for the full realization of just how wrong it actually was occurred in her mind. The Gerudo pressed her hands against his strong chest, before pushing hard against him and abruptly shoving him off and face fist onto the floor next to her. With bitter astonish, her lips moved fervently as she said warningly.
"The moment I think I have endured enough for one day – this. You better not have been trying anything Link...its no wonder being stuck inside this temple makes me nervous, especially since I'm only with you..."
Secretly, Nabooru was impressed by the strength in his muscles and the feeling of his hard chest, but she had not exactly wished to have it pressing against her in such an unexpected way. In response to her comments, Link got up off the floor, glared at her once more and snapped in disgust.
"I was not doing anything of the sort, what do you take me for anyway? I'm not that desperate. You nearly killed us both, and for what? To prove some foolish confirmation that I wasn't lying?"
He shook his head in dismay, before rubbing his brow with one hand. It was evident he was not accustomed to the hot dry weather in the desert, and wearing a warm tunic and white tights did not help make him feel any cooler. Reluctant to respond to him, since she knew he was obviously being slightly arrogant, Nabooru darted to her feet and turned her back to him. Her eyes closed restfully, her thoughts drifting to what the two sorceresses spoke of...Ganondorf. Was it possible they were trying to kill her for some hidden reason? She did not understand black magic, but at the time she wished she knew what they spoke of. To make matters more strenuous, she had to spend her days with Link until they somehow figured things out, and she had a feeling her stress was merely beginning
Author's Note: Fast update eh? Well, I thought this chapter could explain some really needed information. Some people think a LinkXNabooru fic would not work, because when Link was a kid Nabooru was like 18 or something and it would be disturbing because of the gap in age. I made it work because Nabooru was captured when Link was a kid, and her spirit was imprisoned inside the metallic armor monster thing and so she did not age, until Link released her as an adult and she was back to normal again. If you noticed she didn't look any older/different when Link broke the curse, that helps make my pairing work. Besides, they are both awesome characters, who wouldn't want to see them as a couple for once? I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and please review!
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When Link heard her chuckle, his eyes pierced into hers sternly until Nabooru turned her back to him in discomfort, shaking her head in dismay. She heard the rustle of his garments as he moved toward her slightly, saying coolly.
"Nabooru, there is nothing to chuckle about now. I was serious when I told you that if you leave this place you will be in danger-"
"What kind of danger then?"
She challenged authoritatively, before whisking around to face him once more. Link stepped back in surprise, his mouth curving into a slight frown with irritation. Hastily she continued with a smirk crossing her lips, undaunted by his lack of response or humor.
"Don't give me that kind of look, Link. I suppose you are irritated because I am a woman who challenges what you say instead of running away to cower?"
Her voice was consumed with obvious confront, though Link also stood his ground well. The hero of time folded his arms across his chest smoothly, until he responded with an icy tone in his voice that chilled her hot attitude.
"Nabooru, you know that was not what I was implying. I nearly died coming her to warn you..."
His last words caused Nabooru to fall silent, and feel foolish for being so ungrateful. Indeed, the young Hylian man had done more than enough for her during his quest to defeat Ganondorf. Link had tried to help her retrieve the silver Gauntlets, before Kotake and Koume captured her...and he risked his life to go though time and inside the Spirit Temple to save her and release her from Ganondorf's control. She owed him more respect, but it was possible her lack of conversation with men in general besides Ganondorf had scarred her.
The former Gerudo King had never treated her with any genuine respect, and the only reason why he allowed her to become the highest guardian of the Spirit Temple was because he had a deep twisted affection for her. Nabooru knew this easily, not only because it was evident in his malicious smirk, but also because he once tried to sneak into her room while she slept. Fortunately she awoke just as he crept upon her bed, something to easily notice since he was rather large, and Nabooru was able to get away from him without a scratch. How she did it she would not say, but she would never allow scum like Ganondorf to take away her purity.
"I apologize for my outburst. I know this is going to be very foolish, but if there is a danger out there, then I want to go and see for myself."
Nabooru said boldly, before walking swiftly to the door. When she was about to pass Link, he reached out and grabbed her arm as quick as lightning, his pale eyes locking into hers and strength holding her in place – for the moment. In surprise Nabooru paused, before wriggling her arm free while Link said warningly.
"Don't go out there! I'm telling you this now, you were lucky you did not get attacked when you came to my aide-"
"Link, I can take care of myself. I'm just going to take a quick little peek ok? Your being far too over protective."
Before he could stop her again, she marched out of the Temple and into the blinding light. Nabooru figured if something attacked her now, she had it coming to her for not listening – but she was quick footed and intelligent, and she needed not a man to look after her. The young Gerudo woman stood outside the entrance to the temple, her eyes scanning the empty desert cautiously.
Nothing. The wind blew steadily, rustling her crimson hair as the hot sun continued to mercilessly beat down on her tanned skin. She took in a tense breath, waiting in mock for some sort of huge monster to spring out of nowhere and attack her. The only sounds she heard were the cries of birds in the distance and the dry blowing sand across the ground. With a soft 'humph', Nabooru smiled slightly to herself before saying with a hint of displeasure in her voice.
"I was right after all. It seems the desert sun really did get to Link...I was expecting at least something to appear-"
The moment she spilled those words, Nabooru saw two figures appear in the air far away. Anxiously the Gerudo flattened one hand and placed it over her brow to block out the sun and see better, and what came to her view caught her by complete surprise. At that moment Link appeared from out of the Temple, his steps hurried as Nabooru said in disbelief.
"No! It can't be..."
"That's what I was trying to tell you about! We have to go back inside!"
Link cried desperately, his blue eyes widening at the sight of the two figures flying toward them at lightning speed. Nabooru did not move from where she stood, too caught up within her shock to notice Link was beckoning her back inside the temple. The woman continued to stare as though frozen in place, her mind reeling as she came upon her full realization – the figures were none other than Kotake and Koume.
She watched tensely as the two sorceresses appeared closer, riding on rugged looking broomsticks. The sisters were twins and one of Ganondorf's minions, though Nabooru could not comprehend how they were...alive. She quickly noticed a pale halo shone over each of their heads, but their forms looked far from ghostly. To look upon their hideous faces once more as a reminder of what they did to her seven years ago made her flinch, especially to see their greenish olive colored skin, dangly jeweled earrings and bulging eyes.
On their heads they wore gleaming white turbans with a studded jewel on the front that matched the elemental powers they had. Kotake's gem was a glittering light blue color to symbolize ice, and Koume's was a brilliant red to symbolize fire. Nabooru wanted nothing other than to strangle them both for the grief they caused her, as well as for betraying the Gerudo race and powers of the Spirit Temple. Her mouth gaped slightly when two unison bone chilling cackles filled the air, as the twin sorceress sisters flew near the steps of the spirit temple and made a wide circle over the sand similar to vultures circling their prey.
"Nabooru! Please just listen to me, we have to go back inside!"
Link urged once more, though this time he did not touch her. Nabooru was too preoccupied with the twin sisters to notice, especially when Kotake's eyes fell upon her until the old witch said to her sister with a malicious laugh.
"Koume! Look who we've just found!"
The other sister turned and flew beside Kotake, both of them staring at Nabooru silently for a short moment. Instinctively the Gerudo leader took a few hesitant steps back, her throat tightening in fear as her eyes looked into theirs, obviously perplexed about what she should do. Koume responded to her sister as they hovered in the air, seeming to speak to both Kotake and Nabooru at the same time.
"Well if it isn't Nabooru, the Sage of Spirit, and just the person we've been looking for!"
Nabooru's eyes narrowed in suspicion, her mind reeling over what they were taking about. Looking for her? Why? Without waiting for them to say anything further, the young sage blurted out angrily to Link's dismay.
"Well here I am then! What do you want you old hags? I thought having Link do you both in was enough to keep you away from me for a while, but I suppose you want to die all over again?"
The hero of time shook his head in exasperation, before grabbing Nabooru's arm once more and yanking her back toward the temple entrance. Stubbornly Nabooru refused to go with him, instead holding her ground as Kotake responded blatantly in rage.
"How dare you address us that way you insolent girl!"
"Yes how dare you!"
Koume then remarked, though Nabooru was not impressed by their rage as they glared at her, their sweeping black robes swaying in the wind. She thought they looked rather ridiculous, especially since there were halos glowing over their heads like light beacons. Instead of following Link's advice to retreat inside the temple, she remained where she stood in hopes of figuring out why they came and exactly how they were able to exist among those still living.
"Are you two going to just float around there and waste my time, or do you actually have a purpose for being here?"
Nabooru called to them, and her eyes widened further when she saw Kotake raise one hand, where upon a small glowing ball of blue light appeared as she stared at the Gerudo with hatred burning in her beady eyes. It was then Nabooru decided she might consider Link's proposal to get out of there, because she had a feeling she would be in extreme vulnerability if she stayed for much longer.
"You'll regret you said that to us! I suppose before we kill you we might as well tell you we didn't come for the conversation. You have something we want enough to use most of our powers to remain in this realm, and the only way we can get it..."
Kotake said warningly, as the ball of glowing blue light grew larger and stronger. With glee Koume summoned a ball of red glowing energy in her hand, before remarking after her sister.
"Is by killing you, and that pathetic boy who tried to protect you from us! I thought we finished him off earlier, but he's proven to be quite the nuisance..."
With a short shout, both of them threw their energy balls directly at her. Nabooru watched with a glassy frightened gaze as the two balls of power combined into a larger whole, making it nearly impossible for her to avoid it. In utter shock and terror Nabooru turned to flee, feeling her heart pound rapidly in her chest as the light grew closer to where she stood, knowing it would be too late...
To her surprise, she felt the wind being knocked out of her literally, as Link pushed her away to one side and threw himself in front of the attack's path. In a daze Nabooru looked up from where she lay sprawled out on the ground, a short gasp escaping her lips, to see Link grab his mirror shield and place it in front of him. The hero of time braced himself by placing one foot in front of the other; his eyes narrowed in concentration as the energy ball flew toward him and collided into his shield.
The shield's glassy surface barely managed to deflect the attack, and within seconds of impact a thunderous explosion sounded followed by a flash of white light. Nabooru felt the ground beneath her shake as though struck by a tremor, and looked up at the goddess carved into the stone and noticed it was shuddering from the force of the quake. Bits and pieces of stone fell from it in small bursts, though it eventually resided when the light faded and Nabooru noticed Link was lying on his back near the entrance.
She heard him let out a muffled groan, and instantly she flew to her feet and ran to his side, ignoring Kotake and Koume who were busy preparing another burst of energy to strike them with. If she didn't retreat, and fast, they would be killed. Link's flaxen hair was in a mess, and there were singe marks against his fair cheeks. His muscles contracted and swelled as he struggled to sit up, his tense feelings reflecting clearly on his smooth handsome face.
"Link! Are you ok?"
The words escaped her lips in a rush, as her golden eyes looked at his face, now pale with exhaustion and shock. The hero of time sat up slowly, shaking his head for a moment, until he responded hastily.
"Yes, I'm fine. Nabooru, we have to get out of here! I'm not strong enough to take them both on right now-"
"You don't need to tell me that again! I can't believe those two are still hanging around here after you fried them last time!"
The Gerudo leader interrupted, watching Link as he staggered to his feet, his hand gripping hers roughly before he began to run toward the temple. Nabooru did not enjoy being towed along behind him like some sort of helpless damsel, so determinedly she kept up his pace easily as her feet dashed across the hard stone. From behind, she could hear Kotake and Koume's gasps of surprise until Koume snapped at her sister.
"We don't have time for this! Let's just kill them quickly so that we can finish our task and live again!"
It was evident their arguing always seemed to get the best of them in the situation, no matter how important, and the other could never help but bicker back. Fortunately it was enough to bide some time for Nabooru, though she was not confident it would last before they would snap out of it and resume their task more enraged than before. What was meant by 'live again'? It confused her greatly, but there was no time to think about it now. Kotake was already responding heatedly to Koume's statement, and neither was paying much attention to the two fleeing from their watchful eyes.
"Why should I listen to you all the time? You're always telling me what to do! I'm tired of hearing your mindless ramblings!"
"Mindless ramblings? I have to tell you what to do because you can never think for yourself!"
"I can so think for myself! You just never give me the chance because you're so greedy to avenge our death and revive Ganondorf and take the credit for it!"
"I am not! We're twins and we should work together!"
"Well that's a novel concept, except that we've allowed them to get away!"
Their bickering silenced, especially when Nabooru was within a foot from the entrance. The Gerudo turned around with an amused chuckle, and forcing Link to stop and wait for her. With a contemptuous glint in her eyes, she looked at Kotake and Koume for a second before saying hotly.
"Its no wonder you two are a disgrace to the Gerudo race. Not only are you incompetent in completing your tasks, you can't even get along with each other."
The desert sage could feel the iciness of Link's glare, and knew she was pushing her limits with his patience. Why did he have such minimal tolerance for having a little bit of fun with those trying to seek their lives? Did he have no sense of amusement at all? Dismissively she folded her arms across her chest, before glancing at him carefully without looking overly intrusive.
Upon hearing her words, Kotake and Koume began bickering once more in anger, though it was not in a form of argument, for once. Nabooru wanted to grab their brooms and smack their turbans off with it, but was far too interested in what they had to say about her than anything else, and ignored Link's constant tugging at her arm and urgent whispers.
"Nabooru! Can't you just listen to me for ONCE and stop messing around out here with those two, who could kill you at any given time! Where's your common sense!!!"
Link snapped angrily, before Kotake interrupted sourly to her sister.
"That's it! Let's just dive in and get her Koume, she won't be fast enough to outrun us that easily."
"Good idea Kotake, I want to whip that little brat the first chance I get and burn her soul with my fire!"
With a thrust of their brooms, both of them came hurtling toward Link and Nabooru at breathtaking speed. Finally having enough of Nabooru's incessant behavior, Link turned and shoved her inside the temple until diving in after her. Surprised, Nabooru let out a wail, feeling the ground rush toward her as she hit the floor inside the Spirit Temple. Since Link practically had to leap out of the sorceress's way as they came flying toward him, he accidentally landed directly on Nabooru, who was so shocked she didn't even see him coming.
The witches were about to fly inside the temple after them, until they both came in contact with what appeared to be an invisible barrier blocking them from going inside. With a jolt of energy, both were sent hurtling backwards yelping with rage, until they flew away muttering words neither Link nor Nabooru herself could understand.
For a moment Nabooru remained lying on the floor, with Link dazed on top of her, before for the full realization of just how wrong it actually was occurred in her mind. The Gerudo pressed her hands against his strong chest, before pushing hard against him and abruptly shoving him off and face fist onto the floor next to her. With bitter astonish, her lips moved fervently as she said warningly.
"The moment I think I have endured enough for one day – this. You better not have been trying anything Link...its no wonder being stuck inside this temple makes me nervous, especially since I'm only with you..."
Secretly, Nabooru was impressed by the strength in his muscles and the feeling of his hard chest, but she had not exactly wished to have it pressing against her in such an unexpected way. In response to her comments, Link got up off the floor, glared at her once more and snapped in disgust.
"I was not doing anything of the sort, what do you take me for anyway? I'm not that desperate. You nearly killed us both, and for what? To prove some foolish confirmation that I wasn't lying?"
He shook his head in dismay, before rubbing his brow with one hand. It was evident he was not accustomed to the hot dry weather in the desert, and wearing a warm tunic and white tights did not help make him feel any cooler. Reluctant to respond to him, since she knew he was obviously being slightly arrogant, Nabooru darted to her feet and turned her back to him. Her eyes closed restfully, her thoughts drifting to what the two sorceresses spoke of...Ganondorf. Was it possible they were trying to kill her for some hidden reason? She did not understand black magic, but at the time she wished she knew what they spoke of. To make matters more strenuous, she had to spend her days with Link until they somehow figured things out, and she had a feeling her stress was merely beginning
Author's Note: Fast update eh? Well, I thought this chapter could explain some really needed information. Some people think a LinkXNabooru fic would not work, because when Link was a kid Nabooru was like 18 or something and it would be disturbing because of the gap in age. I made it work because Nabooru was captured when Link was a kid, and her spirit was imprisoned inside the metallic armor monster thing and so she did not age, until Link released her as an adult and she was back to normal again. If you noticed she didn't look any older/different when Link broke the curse, that helps make my pairing work. Besides, they are both awesome characters, who wouldn't want to see them as a couple for once? I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and please review!
Special Thanks:
Flaminchica: Hey! I haven't gotten a review from you in a long time! Nice to see your back and in action, and thanks a lot for reading this story. I hope my fast update will keep you reading and coming back for more lol
Warior: No doubt I will continue! Glad you think its interesting, wouldn't want my readers to get bored!
Lunatic Pandora1: lol I love that word 'W00T!' awesome! Yay, nice to know there's someone else out there who finally believes Link and Nabooru can be a couple! I know you don't get much idea they could like each other right now, but it's the first 2 chapters so wait patiently and you'll see. By the way, I'll be watching for your LinkXNabooru fic...
Dream][Walker3: Thanks for the review, and I will keep up the good work and the quality of my writing!
Shadow reaper2: Thanks! I think description is one of the most important parts of a story, because you can visualize the characters and their emotions. I hope to get more reviews from you!
JediWanda RitoAnn: Yay! You like Link and Nabooru fics too! Why are there so few of them though? Argh! They are both awesome, there should be way more! Thanks a lot for commenting on my details in the story, I'm glad you find them appealing! Hope you come back to read further into their 'relationship' (hehe its just the beginning, you'll see less bickering and more fluff later)
Number42: Big hopes for my fic! I guess that means I should not disappoint then, and I hope I didn't in this latest chapter. I know some parts may seem a bit non serious, but its Nabooru we're talking about here! She's so awesome, she can totally kick butt!
Great-Divide: Ok! More is what you're going to get then, since this chapter is longer than the last. I'll try not to make my chapters too long though, but there was a lot of dialogue to write for this. Thanks for the review!
Demondemon69: Here's the update! I hope its hurried enough for you, lol but I won't go stingy on my writing skills...I hope. May not have as much overall landscape description, but it's a desert so...not a whole lot to go on that one lol. Lots of action in this chapter, and I hope you enjoyed it!
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