The Legend of Romeo and Juliet Chapter 7: The Red Cheek Romeo, a legend of zelda fanfic

A/N: Yay, this chapter didn't take 4 months! In fact, I happily got this done in a few days!

Yes, this is the final chapter of the story, so I hope you all enjoy it. I can be lazy afterwards, so I know I'm enjoying myself right now!

THIS STORY HAS TWO ENDINGS BECAUSE OF MY SPLIT LIKING OF YAOI AND NON-YAOI!! SHOUNEN AI (boy love/yaoi/blah blah) IS A LIL' DOWN THERE! IT'S UNDERLINED SO FIND IT!!! IF YOU ARE A NON-YAOI LOVER…read on, and you can stop when it says Shounen ai.

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Chapter Seven: The Red Cheek Romeo

The Quad R's had yet to have their fill, for the finale of a fantastic and legendary High School story was soon to come. The dance plan had gone fairly well and encouraged the team into a proud bliss during the few hours before the play. At one point, the events from the dance threatened to cancel the play entirely, causing Black Jack of the Quad R's to expand his already large and colorful vocabulary. Luckily, thanks to the honor roll sealed within the school's main computer and that he was never traced to the Festival of Time Dance problems, Skull Kid used his reputation with the office to reconsider the principal's choice to cancel the play.

And so the dance was on and the plan was ever in progress on opening night. From the enthusiastic aura that surrounded the twins, the wooden faced teen couldn't help but grin at the upcoming event. The play was in their hands, and now was the time to do what they wished for the end of their revenge.

"Wow…it's packed." Link gawked at the audience still filling up the auditorium. It was opening night, and, sad to say, the Hylian considered retreating more than once in the hour before. What kept him from leaving completely was his dignity, the firm hold around his waist, and the blocking of the exit by his shadow friend.

"Yer not scared, are ya, Linky-boy?" The shadow teased and elbowed Link's arm lightly, flashing his smirk and snickering as he gazed at the crowd from the curtains. He knew from experience that big pranks become legends when preformed in front of a large audience. In his eyes, it wasn't just for laughs, it was an art.

The Hylian pointed at Dark Link with his index finger and gave a cocky and celebrity-like smile. "Me? Scared? Shadow it is you who is scared, for I, the courageous Link will triumph in the faces of the audience!"

An awkward silence passed until Dark snorted and his shoulders started to shake. Link's ears drooped a bit and he looked away, seeing his small shield of fake courage was shattered so easily. The shadow finally stopped and smiled. "You're terrified, aren't you?" He chuckled again at seeing Link nod and uneasily look back through the curtains. And after all those rehearsals, you think someone would've noticed he had stage-fright. Dark placed a hand on Link's shoulder and gave a squeeze, causing Link to look back at him. When he did, the shadow grinned so widely, Link couldn't help but laugh. "That's better. Now if you get scared out there, here-" He fumbled in his pant's pocket for a moment then pulled out a small ball. "-Mr. Stinky will always be there for you." The Hylian practically fell from the comedic offering, but took the gift nonetheless.

And here I thought he was about to confess his great loyalty to me. Link sighed and nodded in thanks.

A whistle caught their attention from the 'touching' moment, causing the twins to turn their heads away from the curtain. Skull Kid motioned to step away from the stage and carry on in the back. "You guys, take your positions. Dark…" He sighed and looked regretfully at the grinning shadow. "…You know what you need to do." Dark Link chuckled and, once playfully slapping Link on the back and winking to the wooden teen, he marched off to the dressing rooms.

The lights faded as the last scene was being prepared for, the audience restless from the high school play. While Zelda lay in her fake satin gown on the table faking death, the real tension was behind the scenes.

"You asshole, wait'll I get out of here! I'll rip you in pieces and knock you back into the second dimension! I swear I'll-" The shadow placed his finger to his lips and 'shushed' his victim that was suppose to be out on the stage, reciting his lines.

"Tsk. Tsk. Bobby, you should know when you're beaten." The shadow gave a heartwarming smile that only made the fallen Romeo call out a series of curses. "Now let's see what we can do about that mouth of yours…" Hogged tied, Bobby yelled again until he saw Dark Link pull out duct tape and ring it around his fingers, smirking. "Wilt thou provoke me? Then have at thee, boy!" Thus, Bobby's colorful swearing ceased as the shadow exited the boys' bathroom stall.

With his hands in his pocket, he walked out and started. Skull Kid was helping Link prepare for the death scene. "Just remember the plan and the lines and you'll do fine. Hopefully, although doubtfully, the audience won't get too confused seeing how a completely different Romeo has come at the end of the play, but…hey, that's tragedy."

Link smiled and took in a deep breath, but a sudden tanned hand slapped him on the shoulder, causing the Hylian to let out a yelp and twirled around. He sighed, with a hand on his chest, and shoved the shadow a bit in the shoulder. "Watch it. Next time you scare me I'm whacking you with my sword."

Dark Link bit back a laugh and playfully snatched Link's prop sword and twirled it in his finger. "Oh, no, please, the dreaded plastic would kill me. Oooh!" The three laughed until silence came over them and Link took in another deep breath.

"Well, I'm off." Link smiled at hearing the shadow make kissing noises behind his back and what sounded like the shadow being shoved. With his friends at his back, this was easy. He smirked at the thought and walked onto the stage, the spotlight now stalking him as the Hylian moved over to the table and began to recite his lines.

Once or twice, he mentally laughed when he saw Zelda crack open her eyes at the sound of his voice and give a distressed look. A few of the cast members that he supported their pranks gave them thumbs up from the crowd, urging Link to do what he had to do.

"Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here's to my love!" He drank down the plastic goblet, remembering the endless and horrific time at rehearsals as he readied himself. "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick…Thus with a kiss I die." And he fell to the ground, holding his smirk and lolling his head in the right position.

The three minutes before it was time felt like years. Soon, the other cast members were done with there part and trotted off the stage, leaving Zelda alone kneeling over Link's happy self. "What's here? A cup closed in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after? I will kiss thy lips. Haply some poison yet doth hang on them to make me die with a restorat-URMPH!" Happiest as he was in all his days, Link had leant up fully and smacked his lips with Zelda's and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, causing the princess to lose her balance and fall completely on top of Link.

The happenings next came in a blur. The audience had gasped and started whispering loudly to one another, the play instructor nearly fainted into the snack table behind the curtains, and somewhere at one point, a loud slap erupted. The princess huffed, shot up and started storming off the stage. Link held himself up with his elbows with a goofy smile, showing off the glowing hand print on his face. "Hey, aren't ya happy I ain't dead? Juliet, baby!" He stood up and his grin was whipped off his face as he realized he was all alone of the stage and the audience had gone completely silent. He tried to smile and stand straight, but his nervous chuckling was only making it worse. "Ummm…and that's all folks…heheheh…hmm?"

A pair of arms came around his shoulders as his best comrade and wooden friend had their arms around his shoulders and were forcing him into a bow. A clap came, and soon a few people were clapping. More cast members ran onto the stage, some shocked and some cracking up with laughter as they joined the Quad R trio and bowed. With this the whole auditorium boomed with applause. Link cocked his head to see Skull Kid laughing and waving, and turned to glance at the shadow. Dark gave him a wink and forced another bow out of him with a pull. Opening night turned out to be pretty fun. Heh hah, who knew? Link laughed and smiled at the crowd before him.

"I can't even begin to- Who would ever believe- How could you ruin the play?!"

The shadow sat in the middle with his legs crossed on the desk while Skull Kid and Link sat in the desks to his left and right. "Your principalness, please, consider the fact that the tickets for the second performance sold twice as fast thanks to our presentation. It was a show to remember throughout high school legends and will surely inspire many of the self conscience teens that being in a play is fun. I'm positive-"

"That will be enough out of you Dark Shadow Link, I swear. Skull Kid! And you, I thought you could handle being with these barbaric students, but in truth they've gotten you turned against your honors. And Link, do you know that Miss. Zelda might file charges against the sexual abuse you demonstrated in front of all those people." The instructor rubbed her temple well the principal chastised the three students. He went on to explain how it had been hours before the janitor discovered Bobby in the bathroom, hog-tied and duct taped.

The play had past, but as soon as the cast members cleared the stage, Skull Kid, Dark Link, Link were all taken from the stage and immediately sent to the DETENTION room. The principal clicked the door's lock and turned to them slowly in an almost sadistic manner. "A week!-no…A month's worth of detention, everyday after classes and if I hear another complaint or peep, I'll double it!" He continued as the instructor bawled behind him, crying her eyes out as if her favorite band had just broken up over the intercom. Skull Kid looked deeply embarrassed, yet you could see in his hollow and bright eye that there was some pride. Dark Link was smirking; the same victorious smirk he wore when the most rewarding of deeds is done in his strange, little universe. And Link sat in his chair looking down and fumbling in his pocket. He pulled out something that was given to him as a gift before the prank scene began. His smile turned into a smirk and he winked at his friends. "Long live Mr. Stinky."

"Eh-wha?" The principal and the instructor tried to open the door, but with it being locked, they were too late.

And thus, with that night's legendary prank finale, the legend of Romeo and Juliet at the Hyrule High School comes to an end. Will the trio learn from this punishment? Was it so great that no scheme could compare? Will the opening night of Grease be even better? One can only wait.

SHOUNEN AI VERSION

Skull Kid motioned to step away from the stage and carry on with their tasks in the back. "You guys, take your positions. Dark…" He sighed and looked regretfully at the grinning shadow. "…You know what you need to do."

The shadow nodded and looked back at Link. The Hylian was staring out at the crowd again, doubt covering his features. And after all those rehearsals, you think someone would've noticed he had stage-fright. Dark put his arm around Link's shoulder and gave a squeeze, causing Link to look back at him. When he did, the shadow grinned so widely, Link couldn't help but laugh. "That's better. Now if you get scared out there, here-" He fumbled in his pant's pocket for a moment then pulled out a small ball. "-Mr. Stinky will always be there for you." The Hylian practically fell from the comedic offering, but took the gift nonetheless.

And here I thought he was about to confess his great love to me. Link sighed and nodded in thanks.

"But seriously, Link." He pulled the blonde closer to him, his tone suddenly softening from its usually cocky and tough ways. The shadow leant down, smiling a bit from the blush creeping on Link's face and nudged his nose next to the Hylian's ear. "I'm right here. Right behind the curtains if you need me." He gave and chuckle and squeeze his arms around Link's shoulders tighter. "My little Linky's finally becoming an official prankster." Dark Link leaned back and grinned, his hands still gripping Link's arms gently. "I'm proud of ya." And with that the shadow winked and started back to the dressing rooms, grinning at Skull Kid as he walked by.

"What was THAT about?" The wooden teen padded over to Link, both of them watching Dark Link disappear in the shadows of the back stage. Silence came over them as Skull Kid nudged Link. "Well?"

The Hylian only blushed and shook his head, smiling.

"Tsk. Tsk. Bobby, you should know when you're beaten." The shadow gave a heartwarming smile that only made the fallen Romeo call out a series of curses. "Now let's see what we can do about that mouth of yours…" Hogged tied, Bobby yelled again until he saw Dark Link pull out duct tape and ring it around his fingers, smirking. "This is what happens when you mess with my Link. To those who threaten him the slightest bit of discomfort-" The shadow stretched out a piece of sticky, gray duct tape, his smirk glowing with mischievous. "I shall show thee no mercy." Thus, Bobby's colorful swearing ceased as the shadow exited the boys' bathroom stall.

With his hands in his pocket, he walked out and started. Skull Kid was helping Link properly fit into Romeo's outfit. "Just remember the plan and the lines and you'll do fine. Hopefully, although doubtfully, the audience won't get too confused seeing how a completely different Romeo has come at the end of the play, but…hey, that's tragedy. Darn it, this button won't secure."

Dark Link bit back a laugh and playfully snatched Link's collar and pulled him close, fumbling with the buttons. "Oh, no, please, the dreaded plastic would kill me. Oooh!" The Hylian blushed a bit again, and turned away. The buttons came and soon an awkward silence came over the three, especially the two standing so closely in front of each other.

"Well…I'm off." Link smiled and turned to walk onto the stage, but his arm was caught and his body forced around. Skull Kid gawked at the couple; the shadow having his arm snaked around Link's waist and arms while the blonde lightly gripped the shadow's jacket sleeves. They were in a deep kiss, one that you would never find at a play or act. A real kiss that's been held up for too long.

Slowly they pulled back, both smiling and Link splashed over in crimson blush. "There's some poison for the road, buddy." The shadow chuckled and turned Link back around, nipping him on the ear for good luck and shoving him forward. "Go get 'er, Romeo."

His smile turned into a cocky smirk as Link nodded and gave the two a thumb up. "You got it, Ex-Romeo." And with that, Link walked onto the stage, the spotlight now stalking him as the Hylian moved over to the table and began to recite his lines.

"D-Dark?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you really just…"

"Yep."

"You're g-g…"

"Correct."

"You…and Link?"

"Right-o."

"But…for how long?"

The shadow cocked his head back with his hands in his pockets and smiled warmly. "Who knows? Sometimes things like this build up, so you never know when it started. You just can't help it when those things finally pop up." He grinned at the Skull Kid, barely consoling the shocked state the wooden teen was in.

"Good Goddesses…you're both impossible!" Dark Link only laughed at his friend's comment and turned back to the stage with a smile.

Once or twice, Link mentally laughed when he saw Zelda crack open her eyes at the sound of his voice and give a distressed look. A few of the cast members that he supported their pranks gave them thumbs up from the crowd, urging Link to do what he had to do.

"I can't even begin to- Who would ever believe- How could you ruin the play?!"

The shadow sat in the middle with his hand entwined under the desk with Link's. Skull Kid sat on the other side of the shadow, trying to keep a straight face at the scene before him. "Your principalness, please, consider the fact that the tickets for the second performance sold twice as fast thanks to our presentation. It was a show to remember throughout high school legends and will surely inspire many of the self conscience teens that being in a play is fun. I'm positive-"

The play had past, but as soon as the cast members cleared the stage, Skull Kid, Dark Link, Link were all taken from the stage and immediately sent to the DETENTION room. The principal clicked the door's lock and turned to them slowly in an almost sadistic manner. "A week!-no…A month's worth of detention, everyday after classes and if I hear another complaint or peep, I'll double it!" He continued as the instructor bawled behind him, crying her eyes out as if her favorite band had just broken up over the intercom. Skull Kid looked deeply embarrassed, yet you could see in his hollow and bright eye that there was some pride. He looked to the side at the others, slightly grinning. Dark Link was smirking as he tugged on Link's pant pocket and winked. And Link sat in his chair beaming while fumbling in his pocket. He pulled out something that was given to him as a gift before the prank scene began. His smile turned into a smirk and he winked at the shadow. "Long live Mr. Stinky."

"Eh-wha?" The principal and the instructor tried to open the door, but with it being locked, they were too late.

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A/N:

There are a few lil' fun things in here incase people are confused or just like it when I babble. I doubt it's the later of the two. D

1) I dedicate the duct tape Dark Link used to Ria the Sheikah…it's a joke that got stuck into my head so much to the point where it popped up in my story.

2) Grease, if you're not familiar with it, is a famous play/musical. My sister played the lead female role, Sandy, in High School, and I've been thinking about it ever since I typed High School.

3) …I heart Mr. Stinky. He was popular at my old school and I want to make sure he knows I remember him. D