Just as with "Tying the Knot" and "Making It Happen,"I'm just going to post the disclaimer at the beginning of every chapter.

Darunia: Disclaimer! Selphie Louise does not own the Legend of Zelda or any of its characters. They are the property of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo.

Tingle: The characters she does own are Selphie, Iggy, and Jiji. The characters of Kage, Yugi, Mable, and Raven belong to Kearra. The character Ravick is the property of Selphie's friend, Patrick.

Part 1

Chapter 1

"Sigh… You know, I'm actually pretty glad we didn't finish the assignment," Jiji said. She lay back on the blankets. They were incredibly comfortable compared to what they were used to. Back in Ikana, where the encampment was that they trained to become Garo, they had to sleep outside with no blankets, no pillows, nothing. Just them and the hard ground.

"Feh… It's more comfortable, at least," Iggy said from his position perpendicular to her.

Link lay on the other side of the fire with Yugi. A lot had happened between those two in the short time they explained Yugi existing. Link grinned over at them. "Personally, I'm very glad you didn't complete your orders," he smirked. Yugi rolled her eyes and Jiji stuck her tongue out at him.

"Go to sleep, Hero, you never know when another assassin might be coming after you," Yugi said.

"Especially if we don't get back soon," Iggy said, staring up at the sky.

"Hmm?" Link and Yugi looked over at him. "What's that supposed to mean?" Link asked.

"I think he's referring to the fact that the Garo will probably send another couple of trainees before they decide to give up on you," Jiji replied. "Unless we go back to them with proof that we got the job done."

"I thought you guys were staying though?" Yugi said.

"As nice as this place is-," Jiji said.

"We have to go back," Iggy finished off, somewhat monotone. "We've put too much work into this training to give up on it now." Yugi nodded slowly.

"But what about the proof you need?" Link asked. "I'm sure I could just give it to you," he offered.

"Eh, nuh-uh," Jiji said.

"Why not?" Link inquired.

"Because they want your head…" Jiji answered slowly.

"Ah…" Link said, his hand drifting toward his neck. "What'll they do if you return and haven't killed me?"

"Er… I really don't know," Jiji said, almost nervously.

"They'll just chastise us," Iggy shrugged. "Maybe a bit of a beating, nothing too incredible though." 'They probably didn't expect us to do it anyway, seeing as I'm along…' he thought.

"I don't know, Iggy…" Jiji said softly. "No one's ever actually failed to complete their field assignment… maybe it's worse than that…" She hadn't even thought of the idea of being punished for it. Now, thinking about it, she wasn't so sure on how wise it would be to return to Ikana after failing…

"Don't worry about it right now," Yugi said. "It's getting late. We should all go to sleep." She put her arm around Link as the two went to sleep. Jiji nuzzled into her blankets and stared at the fire in thought. However, she soon drifted off and fell asleep.

Iggy meanwhile remained awake, staring up at the sky in silence. He was lost in his own thoughts. He'd worked so hard and come so much farther than he would have thought possible in his training. The boy was not exactly a natural born fighter, and he'd for the most part had a lot of problems keeping up with the others in his class, at least until Jiji helped him. There was no way he could give up now. Everyone thought he was useless, a disgrace to their race. He had to prove them wrong! Even if he had to…

He glanced across the fire at Link. Could he really do that? Link had treated them so well even after they had attempted to kill him. Not to mention he was the greatest hero thus far in time, was he not? Could Iggy really kill him just to become a Garo? Did he even want to become a Garo? Beyond proving that he could, what reasons did he have for becoming a Garo?

Iggy closed his eyes. Jiji. He didn't only want to become a Garo for himself. He wanted to become a Garo so that he could stop relying on her… and maybe she could rely on him.

Iggy sat up and pulled off the blankets. His sword was lying nearby. He picked it up and pulled it out of its scabbard, walking around the fire. He held it over Link's head, trying to make sure it wouldn't hurt Yugi. Bringing it up, Iggy froze, staring down at the man below him. Iggy tried to bring the sword down… He tried again and again, but he couldn't get his arm to move in that downward arc.

He sighed, returning to his side of the fire and sheathing the sword and dropped it on the ground again. He sat down on the blankets and pressed his palms against his eyes groaning. "What am I thinking…?" he murmured to himself.

Jiji stirred nearby and rolled over, looking at him. "Iggy?" she mumbled sleepily. She sat up and turned to him, rubbing at her eyes a bit. "Iggy, what are you doing? You should try to get some sleep."

Iggy shook his head. "I can't sleep," he said, not even uncovering his eyes.

Jiji cocked an eyebrow at this and finished rubbing her eyes. "…Rupee for your thoughts?" she asked.

He shook his head again. "Probably not a good idea…" he replied softly. Jiji stared at him for a moment or so longer. A few seconds later she sat next to him on his blankets.

"Blue for your dreams?"

Iggy removed his hands from his face and looked at her. He opened his mouth to speak but closed it and looked away again. "You wouldn't understand…" he said.

"Wouldn't understand what?" Jiji inquired. Iggy remained silent. "…Well, duh, I'm not gonna understand. Not unless you tell me," she cajoled.

Iggy sighed. "I wanna be a Garo…" He fell silent.

"And?"

"'And' what?"

"And everyone in our class wants to be a Garo. What's different about you that I wouldn't understand?"

"…Why…"

"'Why' what?"

"No, that's it. That's how I'm different, because of why I want to be a Garo." He went silent again.

"…Are you going to tell me why?"

"No."

"Why the hell not?"

"…It's kind of embarrassing…"

"Oh, Iggy!" Jiji exclaimed exasperatedly. "Do you honestly think I'm gonna care?"

"…Actually yes…"

"Rrr!" she growled. Jiji stood and went back to her blanket. "You're incredibly stubborn. Do you know that?" She lay down and pulled the blankets over her. "I'm going to sleep, and I suggest you do the same thing." She spoke no more but went straight to sleep.

Iggy sighed and looked over at the fire, which now was nothing more than a few dying embers. He lay down as well and folded his arms behind his head, staring straight up at the sky. He tried closing his eyes, but nothing worked. Sleep was just not an option. An hour or so before dawn he stood up again and moved over to Jiji, lightly shaking her.

"Jij? Jiji!" he whispered.

"Mmn…" she moaned. "Fimormints…" she mumbled, words running together. Iggy frowned and gave her a good poke in the arm. She jumped, "M'awake!" She looked around and saw it was still dark. "Why am I awake?"

"Cause we're leaving," Iggy said. "Come on. Let's go back to Ikana."