Title: Broken Promises
Game: Zelda
Rating: G
Genre: Romance
Summary: As peace and order returned to Hyrule, he left. But a certain princess has sworn to herself that she will find her best friend and bring him back.
Warning: none
Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time belongs to Nintendo.
A/N:
Yeah, here's the other chapter I finished. Read and review.
Chapter 5
It was getting late and I wasn't making any progress by just wandering around this damned forest. I swear I knew every single tree in this area. I only realised it was night when I heard the wolfos cry. I hadn't even realised that my vision wasn't that good due to the darkness. I guess I could blame it on the fact that I was too annoyed at myself for getting lost here and leaving Hyrule in the first place.
Looking around, I found a tree that I could stay in. I didn't trust Hyrule Field at night and it was a place I actually knew. I'd be damned if I left myself vulnerable to whatever lurked this place at night. But in any case, I had my needle daggers.
I was curled up on a branch and half asleep when I heard voices. I almost fell out of my bloody tree in shock. I stayed on my branch and tried to watch the people, but I couldn't that well because there were all these leaves and branches in my way. I was too far away to hear them, either. I watched one of them leave and I figured there was only one other person there because I didn't hear that much noise.
Creeping closer to their camp, I was careful to stay silent, but almost fell out of the tree again when I realised who it was sitting there.
Zelda. Of all people. The one person I was running from.
I quickly figured that the other person was Link and I was right. He came back shortly after and I watched them eat and talk. I kept watching them until they fell asleep. I waited a little longer until I was sure they were in deep sleep before I allowed my feet to touch the ground.
"Zel…" I whispered ever so softly, touching her hair.
She didn't seem to stir, so I immediately knew I would be able to get away without being detected. Only problem was, I didn't want to run. Not yet.
She mumbled in her sleep and rolled to her side. The side facing me, nonetheless.
I let myself sit next to where she lay, just listening to her breathe. Goddesses, it felt good. I soon lost control… should have known I would.
Bending over her, I placed my hand on her cheek and kissed her soft lips.
She stirred slightly, "Sheik…"
I didn't know if she was talking in her sleep or if she was conscious of what I was doing, but I didn't care at that moment. I just kept kissing her, all over her face. I loved it, yet… I felt sad.
"I'm so sorry, Zel…" I whispered, stroking her hair, "I didn't want to leave. Believe me, I didn't want to leave. I had to, though. I knew it was wrong. We're best friends, Zel. Best friends. But I still love you…"
Only then did I realise that the moon was no longer against my skin. That someone was standing in the way. I jumped slightly and moved away from Zelda quickly, to meet the eyes of the person standing in the way of the moon.
Link chuckled in amusement at Sheik's panic.
"Oh, Link. It's only you…" the Sheikah breathed.
"Of course it is. I'm sorry if I scared you. I could tell you were certainly in the middle of a profound confession there," Link replied, grinning.
Sheik's face went red, "You heard?"
"I've learned to be a light sleeper since I started going out on quests. I woke up as soon as I heard you come here."
"Oh…" Sheik said and rubbed the back of his neck, "So much for stealth, eh?"
Link grinned and then looked at Zelda, "Want to go somewhere else, a bit farther away from Zelda? I don't think you'd want her to wake up."
Sheik nodded and they noiselessly walked a short distance away.
"Why don't you go back?" Link asked.
Sheik sighed, "I can't."
"Just because you're afraid of your love for Zelda?" Link asked, raising his eyebrow.
Sighing, Sheik looked away, "It's wrong."
"Why is it wrong? You love her, Sheik. That's all that should matter," the hero said.
"I know that's all that should matter… but… I'm afraid of what she'll think of me," Sheik whispered.
"She cried when you left," Link said.
"What?" Sheik looked up.
"She did. She was so upset, Sheik. Even if she isn't willing to admit it, you broke her heart when you left," Link said.
"Isn't willing to admit…? What do you mean, Link?" Sheik asked.
Link sighed, "I don't know if you wanna hear this or not…"
"Tell me," the Sheikah insisted.
"All I've spent today doing is bugging her about how she cares for you. I can tell that she loves you, Sheik. But she's denying it… she even told me that…"
Sheik looked at Link expectantly.
The Hylian sighed, "She even told me that she liked me."
Sheik didn't know what to say, "Oh…"
"But I know she's just kidding herself," Link added.
Sheik's heart sank, "What if she's not in denial? What if she really does like you?"
Link smiled and shook his head, "She doesn't. I know it."
"But still!" Sheik cried, holding Link by the shoulders and shaking him, "What if she doesn't return my feelings? That's why I'm running, Link! I hate opening myself up, you know that. By going back to Hyrule, I'm only opening myself up to pain and rejection if I tell Zelda how I feel about her!"
Sheik's loud voice caused Zelda to stir.
Glancing at her worriedly, Sheik sighed, "I'm sorry Link, I can't go back. I can never go back."
"But Shei-" Link began, but the Sheikah had already run off into the night.
"Damn it," he said, kicking at the ground, "Shouldn't have told him that."
"Link…?"
He looked up to see Zelda walking towards him.
"Hey. I couldn't sleep," Link lied, smiling at her.
Zelda gave him a slightly inquisitive look, a faint blush settling about her cheeks, "I know this is a weird question Link, but did you kiss me when I was asleep?"
Link shook his head, "No, not me."
"Funny…" she muttered, "I swear someone kissed me."
Link grinned, but said nothing.
Zelda folded her arms, "Don't tell me you think I was dreaming about Sheik kissing me."
Link shook his head, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you the truth."
"Try me!" she said, sounding extremely annoyed.
Link grinned again, but shook his head, "Don't worry about it, Zelda."
There! Finally, some SheikZelda-ish stuff! ; don't worry, that's not the last you shall see of it, either. Anyways, review.
