A/N: Yeah, I like Latin. Literally translated it means "Freezing Cold Heart", but poetically translated I like to call it "Heart in Ice".
And, yes, it is a Zelda crossover, (Zelda r0xx0rs! I grew up playing it!), and uh..B02 spoilers, and uh...yeah. On with the story!!
Footsteps. The Beast heard footsteps. But where, and who? Feebly, he opened an eye. There was nobody there. You're going insane, he told himself. He closed his eye, only to be roused again, this time by a crash, and a female voice, cursing.
"Dammit, Tal! Don't flit about in front of my eyes! Ah, wonderful, I've tripped on the hem of the cape and it's come off.."
Before his eyes appeared a young woman of medium height, with long strawberry blond hair and deep blue eyes. She wore a blue tunic and plain, brown boots. Next to her on the floor lay a red cape, and on her back she carried a sheathed sword. He noticed that her ears were very long, and pointed, and she wore earrings that looked like 3 triangles joined together. Flying about her was a pale gold light.
"Sorry about that...and, uh, I really do hate to irritate you further, but this doesn't look like the Forest Temple..." said the Light. The young woman cursed again, then looked around. She saw the Beast and drew her sword.
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"Stay back, demon..." I growled at the thing, drawing my sword.
"I couldn't hurt you even if I wanted to..." said the monster, weakly. He (At least, I think it was a he...)tried to stand. It clearly pained him.
"Don't...." I said, cautiously sheathing my sword, then..."Who are you?"
No answer.
I decided to introduce myself, first. "My name name is Ayrasei, daughter of Link, son of Aram, son of Jiten...and so on. And he," I gestured toward the light sitting on my shoulder, "Is my fairy, Tal."
"You didn't have to say your whole lineage, Aryasei..." Tal muttered. "A fairy?" asked the monster, mildly surprised.
I nodded, and said, "If you'll not tell me your name, then at least tell me something I can call you!"
If the monster had been human, I swear he would have smiled. "They call me the Beast, here."
"It's a pleasure to meet you..."
For a whole week, Aryasei stayed with the Beast. She ate very little, he noticed, and drank only water. One day she said she had to get out.
"You can't leave here...it's dangerous!"
"I need to get water, Beast...I need it to live.." I said, softly.
"And she has the cape!" added Tal.
"I'll be fine!" I said, "Really I will! And I'll be back tomorrow, as soon as I've filled up my water bottles!" The Beast sighed. "Be careful..."
I smiled. "You know I will."
When I got out of there, I found myself in a narrow alley. It was dark, perhaps the moon had just risen. I started to walk, looking for a place to find water. An inn, perhaps...
It was then I noticed that Tal and I were being followed, by four or five people. After walking a block or two, I mentioned this to Tal.
"Tal...we're being followed..."
"Aryasei, you're paranoid. For all you know, they could be going the same way we are!"
"Then why haven't they passed us or fallen behind us?"
After several more blocks, I turned to tell Tal we'd better go into the next tavern we saw, but I didn't see him anywhere. "Tal! Where are you, you parasitic airborne piece of sh--"
"Stow it, sister!" snapped Tal, "I'm right here! Anyways, I flew ahead and came to warn you--"
"About that group in front of us that's helping the group behind us surround us?"
"Dang! How'd you know?"
"Because," I said, patiently, "They're right in front of us."
It was difficult to see, because the alley was so dark. All of the people were very pale, however.
"Come with us," said one.
"No..." I said, drawing my sword, but before I could so much as do anything, someone behind me clopped me on the head, and everything went black...
Aryasei didn't come back the next day, or the day after. The days turned into weeks, and the Beast convinced himself that Aryasei had been naught more than a pleasant dream that eased his suffering.