Life was strange. Why was everything so complicated? He had no clue what to do with the girl after she had passed out so he just sat down again and waited for the man she was supposed to wait for to appear.

It looked like she came from a different world. Her clothes were definitely not from around here and she had a weird jewel around her neck. Her hair had a weird shine of blue and she smelled of sweet things. Her eyes flickered under her lids and she shifted in an effort to awake.

Her lids flew open to reveal shining blue sapphires. They looked startled as they took in her surroundings but when they fell on him and Navi they closed and refused to open again. She had fainted….again.

With a sigh, our hero bent to lift her over his shoulder and started towards the entrance of the graveyard. He'd just have to take her home since that guy that her friend was talking about had never shown up. And this was now his life.

Very strange indeed.

Her life, on the other hand, had taken a very scary turn. It had been hours since she had fallen into this new world and she dreamed of the nasty things that Kikyo would do to her friends.

She had fainted more than she would have liked to admit and she felt rather foolish for it. In front of Kikyo, in front of some stranger, and then again in front of the stranger. What was her life coming to when she couldn't face a human (or in Kikyo's case, a corpse....)?

She felt weird, sitting in that little tree house, looking at someone else's possessions. She felt the forest around her and knew she was close to the place she first awoke to. The jewel was pulsing on a table a little ways away and she felt light headed.

Pushing the covers of the bed away, she stood rather fast and immediately fell back to the bed. Trying a little slower this time, she pushed herself to her feet and tottered toward the jewel. It glowed blindingly pink and looked out of place in the tree house.

'Whoever removed it most have been very pure in heart,' she thought as she reached out to take it. She didn't notice the jewel's purity dim as she picked it up and placed it around her neck.

"So you're finally awake, huh?" someone asked from behind her and she spun around.

"Please don't faint again," he teased and Kagome suddenly felt foolish. Seeing, he didn't help the tension in the atmosphere leave, he shifted nervously.

"My name is Link," he said and she looked up at him, as if testing the name with his face to find a match.

"You can purify the jewel," she stated more to her than to him. He just blinked in confusion. She shook her head.

"I'm Kagome," she said and surveyed the tree house.

'Why is there a cow in his tree house?' she asked herself when her gaze feel on the cow in the corner of the circular tree house. He noticed it and quickly said, 'Present.'

'Okay,' she thought and turned her attention to the door. A flap was covering her view of the outside world. But she could still feel the forest's energy beyond the flap, radiating. It was a wonderful feeling and she relished in it for a minute longer before cutting her self off from the feeling.

"Now what?" Kagome asked as they stood in silence. He shrugged.

"I don't know," he admitted. It was awkward having someone in his house, he felt a sense of helplessness that he'd never felt before and it scared him. He looked around desperately trying to find something to say, something to do.

"How about I show you around?" he asked her in a rush as she started to read the little memento he left for himself so he would remember his records in the things he did such as the biggest fish he caught and the highest points he got for archery on horseback. He didn't know why, but he didn't want her, or anyone, to know them.

She turned around, "Um, sure." He walked towards the flap with her trailing behind and pulled it back slowly letting the sun sweep through along with the sounds of the forest and land on her. She smiled brilliantly and followed him down the ladder, making sure he was a good deal from the bottom before climbing down.

"Is there a pond or lake nearby that I can bathe in? I really need to wash my clothes," she asked as they walked up the slight hill to see the village.

"Yeah, we can buy you some new clothes then I'll take you there," he says as he leads her towards the shop, pointing out things and telling her what they are along the way.

When they entered the shop, the first thing Kagome saw was a little kid jumping behind the counter; up, down, up, down. Link greeted the little girl leaning against some barrels and headed to the counter.

The little girl watched Kagome curiously, mouth agape as she followed him closely. She shifted nervously, but remained silent as Link did all the talking.

"Hey, I'd like to buy a tunic for my friend," he told his childhood friend. He raised an eyebrow but went and retrieved one anyways. When he came back, Link paid two hundred rupees for it and they left.

Kagome chewed on her bottom lip in worry, 'Two hundred rupees?' It sounded like a lot to her, but he just went and spent it like nothing, like he could find it anywhere. Even in the tall patch of grass they were walking by and under the small rocks.

When he cast her a queer look, she quickly blurted, "I'll pay you back!" He paused in mid step for a moment before chuckling.

"There's no need too, rupees are easy to come buy!" he told her, "It's nothing, you can find them anywhere! Even in that patch of tall grass and under those small rocks." She raised an eyebrow in disbelief. He started walking again, an amused look on his face as they left the Kokiri village behind through a small tunnel that looked vaguely familiar to Kagome.

When they made it through the tunnel, the sounds of the forest became distinctively clear. A bridge lay before them leading to another dark tunnel. On both sides of the wooden bridge were trees evenly spaced in the fog. They reached up to the sky and disappeared. All that could be seen of them was their rough bark and an occasional branch.

The bridge was creaky and swayed slightly in the breeze. Every step they took echoed against the unseen walls surrounding them. They entered the tunnel; staying close together in the cold, damp dark. He could feel her warm breath on the back of his neck causing him to shiver. It made his spine tingle and his stomach flutter. Why was she affecting him like this?

"Would you quit breathing down my neck?!"

…

"Are we there yet?" Kagome whined as they walked across the fields of Hyrule.

"No, now stop asking," he growled. He had long since lost his patience. After the stress of what that freaky girl said, waiting for forever for that girl who never showed up, and then this. He shook his head. They walked on in silence for several minutes.

"Are we there yet?"

"No." His tone was bland as he hiked up the hill with her stumbling behind him.

A couple minutes later, "Are we there yet?" She loved annoying him. It was so much fun!

"No!" They slowly made there way up the steep hill.

"Are we there yet?" she asked him. He grumbled under his breath.

"No." They reached the top and slid down the other end.

"Are we there—" he cut her off.

"If you ask that question one more time…" he trailed off leaving the threat in the air between them as they continued on towards Lake Hyila. She paused at the threat. He wouldn't really hurt her, would he? She had only been with him for a short while and she wasn't sure what he was capable of, but he could purify the jewel. Doesn't that make him good?

'Better play it on the safe side…' she thought as she followed him up a ladder and against a narrow ledge, back down the ladder, and up a couple more hills. Why was it taking so long to get to a place to bath? How often did they clean themselves if it took a day to get there?

The sun began to set as they walked off, drawing closer and closer and closer.

"…We're there, right?"

…

"This is it?" Kagome gasped.

Link nodded, "This is it." He had already defeated Morpha in the water temple (shadow Link is so cool!!!) and refilled the lake with the clear beautiful water. The sun was setting right behind the lake, shifting it into colors of orange, red, and purple. It was breathtaking.

She smirked, "This almost makes the journey worth the effort." He blinked at her in surprise before bristling slightly.

"Well, you could have used the waterfall in the village…" he trailed off as she turned a fierce glare at him.

"You dragged me all the way here when I could have bathed there?" Yes, she loved the view of the lake, but it was so open and so far away, how could she bathe everyday here? And what about peeping Toms?

"—but it's in the middle of the village and I don't think you want everyone in the village present for your cleansing ritual." He smirked at her before motioning her to the lake's edge, successfully stopping her from saying anything.

"I'll be up in that shack on that hill if you need me, and before I forget, stay away from the Textites. And I would suggest remaining over in this area. The scarecrows can be a bit troublesome and thought I've never seen the fisherman leave the fishing pond, there's a first time for everything." With that, he turned and headed towards the mad scientist's lab, planning some trouble by diving even deeper than normal people.

She watched him cautiously, making sure he tightly closed the door and waited several minutes until she was sure he wasn't coming back before ridding herself of her dirt worn clothes and jumping in. The cool water rushed over her as the moon rose high in the night sky.

'That's weird,' she thought as she looked at it, 'yesterday was a new moon, but it's already full.' She contemplated it for a couple of minutes before shrugging it off and scrubbing herself clean. When she felt thoroughly cleansed, she washed her clothes and put on the tunic Link bought her.

It was smooth, made from the pelt of a deer apparently. It had been dyed a nice soothing green to blend into the colors of the forest. It came along with boots, a white undershirt and white leggings, and a belt to hold it up.

She looked over the edge of the lake at her reflection and smiled. She finally looked like she might fit in. She wrung out her hair and combed through it a little before turning towards the cabin Link entered. She slowly walked up to the door and knocked politely, but there was no answer. She knocked again before swinging the door open and entering.

Weird music seemingly drifted in the air around her as she closed the door behind her. She glanced around at all the weird pots, tanks of animals, and such before her eyes landed on a bobbing head.

She jumped, placing a startled hand across her beating heart as he started to laugh, "Well, hello." His voice was creaky and wheezy, noticeably aged with years of use. She took several minutes to catch her breath before opening her mouth to speak.

But he raised a bony hand and pointed a stiff, shaky finger behind him at a big pool of water. She raised an eyebrow but walked towards the edge to peer through and see Link walking across the floor like he was a higher density than the water. He walked across and picked up a weird, red, glow thing (20 rupee) before rolling towards a box and breaking it open. When it appeared everything had been taken from the bottom, he walked over to a bunch of bars and kneeled in front of them, staring at something.

"It is one of my most prized possessions," the weird, creepy, old guy wheezed right next to her ear causing her to jump and almost fall in. She steadied herself before turning to face him, "What is?"

"The ferocious beast he's studying. It is not dead, oh no. It can stay alive for years without moving. He best be careful." With that said, the old man shuffled away back to his post, Kagome looking at him with horror.

Does Link know what's down there?

…

And there it is, the missing chapter of Abandoned. Please review and tell me what ya think.

I have a special anoucement: I have finally defeated the game! I finally found that last damn capenter in the Fortress and beat the Sand temple. The shadow was my favorite though, the guy with the drum is so cool!!!

And teachers! Urgh! They just don't understand anything!!!

Ha!!! One more thing! MusiqMistress, I believe you owe me a story! HaHaHaHa, cackle cackle, chuckle chuckle, insane laughter.

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K005: We should make a petition!!!! lol, maybe that would be taking it just a little to far, ne? Thanks for the inspiring review!

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Midnight-Kitsune17: I like pie....You made me feel very good, I'm glad I helped inspire you, you inspired me too. I'm going to have to read your's after all of my finals are over. School's rough. If you can live through it, you can live through (almost) anything.

Silver starlight Kitsune: Really? That's great stuff right there! Nice cover up! It would have been funny if he read it and came to fanfiction to read the rest. I would be laughing so hard! But, teachers just can't get it through their thick heads/glasses, can they? Thanks for the review!

Obasan-Kitsune: I am terribly sorry it took so long, writer's block sucks!

Fornax: You know, I've heard your YYH/Inu fics are really good, I've been meaning to read them. Which would you say is your best? And about chapter 4, which part confused you? I'll try to do my best to unconfuse you.

Dagorwen of Ithilien: I don't know why but your name makes me think about the Odysessy...oh crap, I have a big exam over it tomorrow! So sorry it wasn't long even after it took so long to get out. Forgive me!

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