Ahhh, Next chapter. So Layla and Link are somehow pissed at each other. Ah well. Maybe things will get fixed? Who knows?

She looked around and saw nothing but a figure a bit in the distance, along with a huge building. She smirked to herself. She didn't need that stupid guide after all. She quietly ran toward the building. As she got closer, she noticed as she expected, the figure was Link. He was examining the building closely and looking through a tiny hole. She raised an eyebrow and walked closer.

"You!" She yelled to him. He jumped and turned around. "You have my scythe," she crossed her arms. "Thought you were just leaving it outside. Link shrugged.

"Well, I thought it might come in handy later." She felt her face get hot with rage.

"HANDY, IS IT? WELL UNFORNTUNATELY FOR ME IT WAS MY ONLY MEANS OF GETTING BACK TO THE FORTRESS! Now if you would just kindly HAND IT OVER..." Layla held out her hand.

"You could have got the Spirit Guide to lead you back. ...I know what it is. You want to steer me wrong don't you? Think you'll have a nice time making me confused, will you? Well...I'm not giving it back." said Link.

"Don't be ridiculous! I just came for my scythe, that you, like a BASTARD, took. So I had to walk through the desert to this temple, and my hair and clothes are ruined!" Layla tugged at her ripped shirt. He hair was sand-ridden, rough and scraggly, like she'd never taken care of it. Her skirt had a huge rip up the side, and her shirt had a nicely EXPOSING one down the middle. Her tugging had got Link's attention. He was staring.

"STOP THAT!" Layla screamed. She held her hands over her shirt. "I have to fix this now, see what you've done!?" Layla mumbled as she tried every which way to fix it, finally settling on tying it in a knot at the top corners, though that still exposed much of her chest. "Damnit."

Link chuckled, causing her to glare. "It's NOT funny!" She whined. "Just give me back my damn scythe so I can go back to the fortress!" Link gave her a look and sighed.

"You can't get back, you'll get lost. It's amazing you got here without that guide. You'll just have to wait for me to take you there." Layla scoffed.

"You don't have to play hero with me, I don't need your help." She stated. Link just rolled his eyes.

"Well, either way, I'm not giving you back your scythe until I'm finished here, I don't want you to get hurt. So you can go back if you want, but it will be without this," he held up her scythe before turning around and examining the whole again. Layla blinked for a moment.

"What are you looking at?" She asked, putting a hand on her hip, trying to redirect the conversation. It was obvious until he damn well felt like it, she wasn't getting that scythe, or getting back to the Fortress.

Link sighed. "Nothing. Can you just come on?" maybe you can help me in here, somehow." He turned and walked trough the opening which led to the indoor part of the Spirit Temple. Layla followed and looked around.

"Well this is certainly a colorful place." Link glared.

"A colorful place where Twinrova is hiding. Those two evil twins have done something with Nabooru, and we need to free her."

"We? Excuse me, Link, but I'm not helping you! I'm just here for the ride." Layla said, crossing her arms. Bad idea. The rip got longer. She let her arms down.

"Without your help, I probably wont make it through here. That means no scythe." Link pointed out. Layla scoffed.

"Uh, wrong. All I have to do is nick your rupees and sword and run off with my scythe as well. Leave you here for dead." Link scowled.

"Glad to see you understand the fate of Hyrule rests with me."

"Yeah yeah. FINE. I'll come with you. I'll even help you if you need me to. Just don't make me do any more than I need to."

"Alright so we have a deal." Link said.

"Uhm...sure." Layla said. They shook hands and walked up the flight of steps to the next room.

When Link and Layla reached the top of the flight of stairs, there was a big block of stone there.

"Looks like fun. Go ahead and push it Link." Layla snickered. Link looked at his forearms. The silver and ruby on his gauntlets glittered. He threw his weight against the block and pushed. Amazingly, the block moved. Link entered a door to the right and Layla followed. There was three doors, two barred, and two unbarred. One unbarred was the one they came through. There was also a weird thing in the middle of the room with an eye that was revolving.

"I'll take care of this. Said Link. He shot an arrow at the eye, it closed, he lit a bomb and set it next to the beamos. He ran back next to the door, Layla very confused, and the bomb blew up, killing the beamos. Link looked up at a crystal switch on the ceiling. He cocked an arrow and shot it at the crystal switch. A clang sounded and the bars on each door flew up. Link looked around. He grabbed Layla's hand and dragged her through the door on the left.

"Hey! EASY! That's my scythe hand." she said gingerly, rubbing her wrist. Link let go of her and walked forward a few steps cautiously. A wolf rose from the floor. "Wolfos!" Layla said. "I can take it! Gimme my scythe!" Link threw her scythe and she sidled around the Wolfos as it advanced on Link. She raised her scythe, and quickly brang it back down into the Wolfos' back. It gave a great howl and fell to the floor. It burned up into blue flames.

"Good job." said Link. Layla nodded. Link looked around. He gasped and plodded over to the Triforce symbol. He read the inscription and took out an odd instrument Layla had never seen before. Nevertheless, Link played a song on it which consisted of 6 notes and a chime sounded. A Treasure chest dropped on the other ledge. Link thought for a moment.

"Come here." he said. Layla walked cautiously over to him. "Grab onto my waist." he said.

"What? Nuh uh! No way!" Layla protested. "Gross!" she stuck out her tongue.

"Look, do you want to help me or not?" Link growled.

"I guess...I do..." said Layla.

"Then grab my waist. Just do it." Layla put her arms around Link's waist, above his belt. Link got out a strange instrument and shot it at the chest. They flew at the chest at amazing speed and Layla tightened her grip around Link. They landed surprisingly well on the ground at the other side. Layla let go of Link and sat down on the ground. Link walked over to the chest and opened it. He pulled out a compass.

"What's that for?" Layla asked.

"To NAVIGATE." Said Link, sarcastically. "Come on, say it with me! NAAAAAAAV..."

"Yeah, SHUT UP." Said Layla. "Not like I don't know what a compass is for." She muttered to herself. Link got out a decrepit old piece of parchment and held the compass up to it.

"Map says we go this way." He pointed to the door they came through.

"But we just came through that way!" Layla complained.

"But there's no other DOOR." Link said.

"Oh. Right."

Link and Layla traveled back through the beamos room and to the main entrance room. Link led Layla through a main doorway.

"Why didn't we come through here in the first place?" Layla asked.

"The map." Said Link.

"Right. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalways the MAP." Said Layla. They entered a room with five white rupees and a bunch of boulders. Link sat down.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING??" Layla asked.

"Changing." Said Link simply. He pulled off his pack and began rooting through it.

"B-but!! I'm right here!"

"Chill out." Said Link. "Just my boots." He pulled off his soft leather boots and donned a pair with wings on them.

"How pretty." Said Layla sarcastically. "But I doubt—"Link had walked off the ledge they were on and into the air. He collected the rupee that was suspended there and walked back quickly. Right before he reached the ledge, they gave out. Link had quick reflexes and caught himself, though. He pulled himself up.

"You doubt what, now?" he smirked.

"Nothing." Said Layla. Hover Boots, of course.

"Help me get the rest." Layla nodded, and they traveled around the room dodging boulders as they collected silver rupees. A chime sounded when they got all five and the door on the far side opened. Link and Layla dodged some more and got to the other side, Layla very short of breath.

"Can we...rest...a second?" she asked. Link nodded and they sat a bit.

"Here." Link pulled a bottle out of his bag full of milk. Layla drank up. She only drank half the bottle though, and Link corked it again and put it back in his bag. "For later." He said. Layla nodded, feeling completely re-energized. They went through the door and link kicked open the chest and grabbed the small silver key.

"AGGGHHHHH!!!" A scream was heard. Layla was being swallowed by the Like-like that had dropped from the ceiling! Link drew his sword and slashed at the Like-like three times, and it melted away, a shaking Layla spitting out Like-like goo.

"Are you okay?" Link asked. He knelt down. Layla said nothing and clung to his tunic, shaking uncontrollably. "Layla."

"L-Link..."

"Layla?"

"LINK!" Layla shook violently and clung some more. "I couldn't breathe...I was going to die...so scared...L-L-Link..."

"Calm down. It was just a Like-like."

"Just a Like-like...haha...just a Like-like."

"Layla??" Link was concerned.

Layla broke down in tears. "Oh god, Link I...I don't think I can do this! Layla quivered and shook. "I can't! I just can't do it!"

"Layla, calm down, it's alright. I'm here." Link tipped up Layla's tear-streaked face. Layla stared at Link. Link stared at Layla. "Er...the Like-like is...gone." said Link. Layla shoved herself back, off of Link.

"Er, yeah..." she said blushing furiously.

"So uh..." said Link, a slight tinge in his cheeks as well. "Let's go?" he stood up and offered a hand to Layla. Layla stood up by herself.

"I don't need your charity." She said.

Link sighed. "Well, let's go." He looked around. "Guess we have to backtrack." Layla nodded and they backtracked all the way back to that room with the damn beamos.

Link destroyed the Like-like and unlocked the door that was previously...er...locked. They were in a room with four statues and a switch with a barred door. Link looked around. "Armos." He said.

"What?"

"These are Armos. They are temporarily alive statues...now usually, I would have to awaken one to get through, but..." he stood on the switch and the bars lifted. "Layla, you go through. I'll get you soon."

"But what if there's something dangerous in there?"

"You have your scythe don't you? Use it!"

"But how will you get through?"

"I'll be fine, now go!"

"Hmpf. Alright." Layla walked through the door, expecting the worst, but all there was was a staircase. "Okay, looks safe enough. But what if there's something invisible here?" Layla walked up, sidling along the wall, and tripped! "OHHH MYYY GOOOOOOOD!!" Layla screamed. She backed up, back to the door. She stood there, terrified. The door lifted. A hand was on her shoulder. "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" Layla jumped almost ten feet in the air.

"Good Lord, Layla, chill out. Are you okay?"

"I tripped on a thing. It's invisible. What is it? Get your thingy out. The...uh...see invisible stuff thingy." She said twitchily. Link nodded and got out that pretty magnifying glass again.

"Lens of Truth." He said.

"Wha?"

"My 'See Invisible Stuff Thingy' is called the Lens of Truth." Said Link.

"Oh. Okay..." Layla said. "Lens of Truth." She repeated. Link suddenly started laughing. "What? WHAT?" Layla asked.

"This is what you tripped over, Layla!" Link choked out. He kicked something invisible and as he drank the small bottle of potion, a small chest appeared. He kicked open the other one and managed to gasp out that Layla should take the other just in case. Layla, very cross by this point, nodded and took it. Link stopped laughing after a bit and they stood in front of the very heavy stone door.

"What's in there?" Layla asked.

"I don't know, but it's definitely something dangerous." Link said.

"I'm scared."

"Don't be. I've handle most of these things before."

"Right..."

"Here we go." Link shoved open the door and they stepped through. At the end of a hall lined with pillars, with a red carpet going to a throne near the end, sat the ugliest thing Layla had ever seen. It seemed like...well...a very ugly suit of armor, actually. "Iron Knuckle. Shit." Said Link.

"What?"

"That's an Iron Knuckle. Huge, possessed suits of armor. Very dangerous. Teamwork could prove helpful here. I know you're not gonna like this, but you're gonna need to be the bait. You scythe won't prove very useful."

"BAIT?"

"SH-SH-SH QUIET! Do you want to wake it up?"

"Sorry..." Layla scowled. "Fine. So what do I just keep out of it's reach?"

"Right, and I'll attack it from behind." Link explained.

"Alright." Link stood behind the throne. A few minutes passed.

"WELL!?" said Link.

"What? It's sleeping."

"WAKE IT UP, STUPID!"

"STUPID?"

"YES! STUPID! NOW JUST TOUCH THE THING TO WAKE IT UP!!" said Link angrily.

"T-touch?"

"Yes...touch?" said Link.

"Th-that means I have to get close to it...right?"

"Yeah..."

"I can't do it."

"Yes you can." Said Link.

"Nope. Can't." said Layla.

Link sighed. "Oh Merciful Farore!" he said, exasperated. He reached behind the Iron Knuckle to wake it up. The thing gave a grunt and stood up, it's glowing red eyes staring straight at Layla.

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!" Layla screamed and backed up. Her hair stood on end. "Oh Great Merciful goddesses, please keep me safe from the monster before me. Oh Great Merciful goddesses, please keep me safe from the monster before me. Oh Great Merciful goddesses, please keep me safe from the monster before me." Layla repeated the prayer over and over until the Iron Knuckle was too close for comfort. Suddenly, the Iron Knuckle gave a grunt of pain and turned.

There stood Link, looking smug as part of the Iron Knuckle fell to the ground in a heap. "Didja miss me?" he asked nobody in particular. The Iron Knuckle swung it's axe around and missed Link. He flipped over the monster and hit it again. "You need to get back around it, Layla. Go around that pillar." Link had dropped his guard.

"LOOK OUT!" cried Layla as she sidled around the pillar. Link turned, but it was too late. The Iron Knuckle had swung it's axe and hit Link in the side. Link gave a cry of pain, but got up again and gave a sigh as Layla tapped it on the metal shoulder with her scythe. The Knuckle turned and set it's sights back on Layla.

"Not too bright, these things." Called Link as he hit it again and it fell on it's knees.

"Yeah, I can tell." Called Layla again, making a face at the Knuckle, its axe now swinging in her direction. Link was bleeding badly, and he had begun to pant. He hit it one more time, and the Iron Knuckle swung. It missed the first time, but Link panted some more and—

"OH MY GOD, LINK!" cried Layla. Link lay on the ground, bleeding from both sides, and one of his arms.

How's that for a cliffy? Gotta keep you interested though, right? smirks Review please!