Now to fulfill my first actual request. I was asked to do a story in Sheik's POV. And here it is.
Just telling you, Zelda and Sheik are the same person. I know that in some stories, they're made out to be different people, and that's cool, but it won't fit into this story so well. So, Sheik is Zelda in disguise, that's all.
Now, one more thing… This is the same piece of the story as the last chapter. It happens at the same time, but this time, it's a different point of view.
Character- Zelda/Sheik
Setting- Sheik is waiting for Link to come back after seven years. He is in the Temple of Time where he will meet the young Hero for the 'first time'.
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Waiting Game.
I sit with my back against the rose window.
I've been here for… how long now?
I can't even remember.
I look out of the window to the sky.
Well,
That didn't help much.
You can't see the sun from the market anymore.
So I don't even know what time it is.
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I lean back against the window.
I look down to the floor below me.
The white marble gleams back to me.
The pedestal sits in the middle of the stony triforce…
Empty.
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It's been empty for seven whole years this day.
Yes…
This day seven years ago.
That's when he left with it.
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Today.
Today I know he's coming back.
He has to.
Today won't be like yesterday.
Or the day before that…
Or the one before that.
And before that…
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Oh!
Who'm I kidding?
Impa's right.
He's not coming today!
Just like he wasn't for the past seven years!
And he won't come tomorrow either.
Or the next day,
Or the next…
Or- or ever!
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How could I have ever been so stupid?
Why didn't I just listen to Impa?
How could I have clung to hope for so long?
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Wait…
There is hope.
There has to be or else I'll have nothing.
He's still alive.
I know he is.
I can feel him out there.
Link, why did you have to go?
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My dream couldn't have just been a coincidence.
Impa said it was…
But it can't be.
On the seven year mark… Link will return.
Today.
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I look down to my hands.
Covered in bandages and cloaked in coloured skin.
I look to what I have become.
What I was forced to become.
How could you have let this happen to me?
How could you have just abandoned me?
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What am I thinking?
It's not his fault at all…
How can it have been?
He's perfect.
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It's me…
Me that caused this.
And where is he now?
Gone…
Because of me.
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He has to come today.
He has to.
To end my pain.
I have to apologize.
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I have my speech all planned.
Everything that I'll say to him when he gets back will be perfect.
I've had seven years now to rehearse.
He has to come back so that I can finally stop.
Finally stop worrying about him.
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What will he do when he sees me?
What will he say?
Those are the only things that have been on my mind since my dream.
Will he know who I am?
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I shut my eyes.
Try not to think.
That's what's best.
Clear my mind…
Like a real Sheikah.
I don't want to think anymore.
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A blue light enters through my eyelids.
I snap my eyes open.
They hurt in the intense light.
I squint to see into it.
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This is it!
After all these years.
This is it…
This is Link coming back.
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A huge tunnel forms and a dark figure descends.
That's him then.
My heart stops.
This is the moment that seven years has led up to.
I sit, frozen, and watch him come to a stop.
He lands on the floor.
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Move.
Go now.
This is my chance.
Why can't I move?
I-
I have to talk to him.
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I get up.
My legs are shaking.
I look down from my high perch.
Even from here I can tell he's changed.
He's grown.
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His back is turned to me.
He's playing with his sword… The Master Sword.
This is it… my chance.
I jump down to the ground.
It quite a way down, but I've done higher.
I land some three meters behind him.
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His body goes rigid.
I didn't mean to scare him.
I see his fingers twitch.
He's going to go for his sword.
I force myself to remain still.
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He whirls around at me and draws his sword.
He points the tip to my face.
I focus on the tip of the blade
I keep looking at it…
Anything to distract myself from my eyes meeting his.
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I can't help it anymore.
My eyes slowly follow the blade upwards.
I look into his eyes…
For the first time in seven years.
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His eyes are cold and hard.
He stares at me, his blade still pointing in my face.
I open my mouth to speak.
But…
What's my speech again?
I-I can't remember it.
What do I do now?
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I keep looking at him.
Oh Farore, how he's grown.
He's taller than me now.
His hair is longer.
He looks… great.
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I tear my mind away from those thoughts.
I am a boy now.
A sheikah boy.
The only reason why I'm here is to help him.
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So I better start helping.
"Welcome back, Hero of Time." I say.
It sounds strange…
Me calling him that.
He looks me over in disgust.
Please don't look at me like that.
"Who are you?" He demands.
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Oh, Din.
Can't he see?
Can't he tell it's me?
Zelda.
I wish that he could see through this disguise.
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I have to tell him something.
I have to tell him who I am now.
"I am Sheik, survivor of the sheikah."
I say it in my deep voice…
In my fake voice.
I decide to elaborate.
"You have been chosen to find the sages, and I will guide you."
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"How do I know I can trust you?" He asks.
Good.
At least he knows not to trust anyone.
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"Because I'm the only one to trust."
He laughs at this.
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"You're no hope." He says
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I sigh.
I know I'm not.
I caused all this.
"It is not your task to tell me whether or not I am of hope." I say smoothly.
He grimaces at me.
I try not to appear as though I'm staring at him.
But I can't help it.
I haven't seen him in so long.
This is a huge and welcome shock.
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I clear my mind.
The Sages, tell him about the Sages.
"Hero, you must locate the six Sages. It is their power that can defeat Ganondorf."
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"Yeah. Yeah, I gathered that when I woke up. Are you going to tell me where they are or not?" He snaps.
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For some reason…
It feels good to have him yell at me.
Like all this time I've deserved it…
But no one's said anything.
Part of me wants him to yell at me for hours.
But I must move on.
I can tell him where the Sages are… just not exactly.
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I clear my throat.
"One in a deep forest, one on top a huge mountain, one under a huge ocean, one in the darkness of shadows and one in the Goddess of sand.
The first sage is a girl I'm sure you already know."
I hate doing this to him.
Being cryptic and all…
But I have to keep up my character.
I can't just go and give away seven years of my work…
Just to tell him who I am.
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His face twists in thought.
Come on…
You can figure it out.
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"Saria! Is she all right? Where is she?"
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He got it.
Good.
At least I don't have to worry about being too cryptic.
I however do not answer his question.
I don't know if she's all right…
She's probably in the forest temple… like in my dream.
All I know is what I dreamt.
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"Tell me. You said you'd help."
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"You must awaken her as a sage." I tell him.
That's all I can tell.
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"You mean to say that she doesn't know that she's a sage yet?"
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"That task belongs to you." I say
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"Where is she?!?"
He's getting angry with me.
I'm so sorry for this Link.
I can't help it…
I have to.
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"You cannot enter the Forest Temple equipped as you are. You must go to Kakariko and find the object of your need."
That's right.
In my dream.
He needs to go.
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"Fine." He says viciously.
He turns and heads out for the door into the market.
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Wait!
He hasn't been here.
He doesn't know how much this world has changed.
I have to warn him.
Er…
How?
Think mysterious… Think sheikah.
Got it.
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"Brace yourself,
for the world you knew,
is no more." I say.
That sounds pretty cryptic to me.
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He keeps walking.
I don't think he likes me very much.
But then again…
If Saria was his friend.
I suppose he has every right to be mad.
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I need to follow him.
I don't know what he'll do when he sees…
What's left.
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I walk through into the main vault of the temple.
He's already at the doors.
He opens them.
The red glow enters the temple.
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I see him stop moving.
I hope he doesn't take this too hard.
I walk up beside him.
His face is blank.
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How I wish I could pull him into a hug.
I wish I could touch him.
I wish I could comfort him.
I wish…
I wish I could apologize to his face but…
Not yet.
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"This is all that is left of your world. We have fallen apart." I tell him.
I keep my distance from him.
He doesn't move.
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"No. This isn't real. I saw this place not ten minutes ago! Everything was fine. Fine!" He says.
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No it wasn't.
Maybe for you…
But…
For me… For everyone.
It was a lifetime ago.
I can barely remember how it used to look.
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I look at his face.
It's twisted.
Oh, I can't even imagine what it must be like for him.
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He's thinking.
I can tell.
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"Where's Zelda?" He demands.
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I don't answer.
How can I?
Do I tell the truth?
No… I can't.
I can't lie to him either.
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"Where is she?!?" He yells at me.
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Right…
I'll tell him.
But I can't say everything.
"Gone." I say bitterly.
It's true.
I am gone.
Just not completely.
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"No." He says, "Zelda would have never let this happen."
He points to the market.
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"She didn't do it willingly." I tell him.
He has every right to hate me…
To hate Zelda.
Look what I've done.
To the land… To me… To him.
What kind of person am I?
Will he ever forgive me?
Will he ever care like I do?
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I don't want to think about it.
I think that I've had enough for one day.
I dig into my pocket for a deku nut.
"Until we meet again, Hero." I call to him.
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"Call me Link." He says.
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I throw the nut to the floor.
I appear at the top of the temple.
'Call me Link.' His words echo in my mind.
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I can't call him that.
Not while I'm like this.
No.
When I call him Link…
He'll call me Zelda.
Nothing else.
That's how it has to be.
Thanks a lot for reading! I'm still open for requests if you guys have any! Until next time. Bye!