Polly -- Honey, the story isn't over...

DragoonKnight -- I'll take up on your offer as soon as I must, thank you.

Floofy -- I feel your pain, sweety. u.u It's a thing only us phenominal writer's suffer from. (full of herself)

Raine Ishida -- I believe all stories have a bit of tweaking involved, yes?

A/N - Okay well. I do have lots of ideas for next chapter, but that little thingy last chapter was less than mediocre, and it wasnt hardly long enough to fill the gap, the lapse of time between Chapter 11 and Layla's 8-months-into-pregnancyness. So yes. Thats gonna be next chapter. This chapter WILL tie into the story, there will be references to the rape, a bit. So yeah./ But this chapter will mostly contain just Miss Nika and Nabooru.

Caution: There are relationships in this chapter that may offend people. Crazy homophobes. I have no problem with it. Pshh. If you dont like it you are BANISHED. BANISHED, DO YOU HEAR ME??

After her talk with Layla, Nabooru walked into her quarters with Wolfie, patting her pet's head and scratching it behind the ears slowly.

"What is going on with my empire? I remember when I was young..." the now 30 year old Nabooru sighed. (XD) "I used to train honorable young ladies, all beautiful and strong, and happy to have a husband. Many would have died to have a husband like Cameron. And now Layla...oh, she's so ungrateful!! Cameron is rich and everything a girl could want. I just don't understand her." Nabooru was laying back on the bed when she head footsteps and yawned. It was only Nika.

"What's wrong, Nabooru? You were just as happy as can be, and now you're Gloomy Gloria." Nika said, sitting on the bed next to her. Nabooru sat up and sighed.

"Cameron apparently raped Layla."

"...No, he didn't." Nika said.

"Well, Layla said he did."

"But...he didn't, right? Cuz he's a virgin."

"Thats what he told me. I was with you when he was talking with us at the wedding." Nabooru commented.

"Yes."

They sighed in unison.

"There is a chance he could be lying."

"A big chance. Cameron isn't exactly the most respectful lad ever."

"Layla seems to hate him, anyway." Nabooru whispered.

"You do know about her and Link, right?"

"Nope, I don't."

"They defeated the Spirit Temple together."

"I Know that, I was at the feast."

"Nabooru! Have you forgotten the legend?" Nika scolded. Nabooru sat up and gasped.

"Spirit Temple. The Legend of the Spirit Temple...when you are in the Spirit Temple, your spirit is free to roam. Until you breach it's walls, the spirit will not come home." As Nabooru continued the Legend in poem form, Nika joined.

"If you are there with the one who you are meant for, the spirits will merge and become one forevermore." they ended in unison.

"So they're destined to be together?" Nabooru bit her lip.

"Yep..." Nika said.

"Just like us..." Nabooru titled up Nika's head and leaned in to kiss her. Nika accepted the short kiss with a small grin. She remembered how it all started.

She was just 15, and the beautiful head of Gerudos, Nabooru, was training her group today. Nika finally got to see her, after hearing stories and legends and all other things. Rumors floated around too, bad ones, but Nika never believed them.

As she swung forward with her two scimitars, she watched the flow of the greatly trained Nabooru's movements. The twenty year old moved with unprecidented grace that Nika had never experienced before. Her scimitars flashed and her beautiful golden red hair swung behind her. Nika watched her fellow group members and sighed. None of them would ever spin and swing with the grace of Nabooru. She was so beautiful.

A fortnight later, Nabooru had been training Nika's group for quite a while and had told them all to form a line. They all stood straight and tall, stiffly in fromt of thier queen. Nabooru paced up and down in front of them, stopping once in a while to inspect a certain person. Once, Nika thought Nabooru was stopping to look at her, but only slowed and sped up again to inspect the next girl.

As she inspected, the Queen recited a speech: "I am choosing a new chambermaid for myself today, for my new one has been impregnated and will henceforth be taking care of herself and her soon-to-be child. One of you will do just fine." As she went down the line from the beginning, picking girls off one by one for imperfections, Nika glanced over to her friend Sophitia. Her older sister had had a child about 12 years ago. ...She'd never seen the newest addition to the Gerudo race, but she wished to. Nabooru was still quite far from them in the line, so Nika took the chance to ask Sophitia:

"After this, can I come see your sister's child?"

"What, you mean Layla? You mean you haven't seen her yet? Oh wait till you do, she's adorable!! ...And by that I mean sure." Sophitia giggled. Nika nodded as Nabooru neared. A few girls stood behind the line, and a few stood before it. Nabooru stopped right beside Nika and Sophitia.

"You. Back." She told the girl on Sophitia's right. The girl stepped back begrudgingly. Nabooru took a step sideways and looked over Sophitia. "...Hmm...you stay where you are." Sophitia looked confused but obeyed. Now, the queen sidestepped and stopped right in front of Nika. Her eyes narrowed and she put a tan fist up to Nika's angular chin and grasped it in between the side of her hand and her thumb.

Nika gulped and took this opportunity to take in all of Nabooru's good looks up close. So...pretty. Her golden eyes were sharp and burning, with alertness of a bobcat. The rest of her looked catlike as well. Her long, painted burgundy nails shone from the desert as she reached up and pushed some hair out of Nika's face. Her skin was flawless, her nose straight and perfect, if a little large, and her peircings added gracefully to her majesty. The red of her hair was speckled with orange and gold as it swished behind her as she shifted to inspect Nika meticulously. Finally, she picked up a hand and inspected carefully the short, unpainted, rounded nails on Nika's left hand.

"Very well. Good, in fact. ...Step forward, dear." As Nabooru took another few steps towards the next girl, Nika took the first breath she had since Nabooru had steped in front of her. She was worried the slightest breath may imperfect Nabooru's vision of her. But she was releived. She had a chance to be with this...this GODDESS every day for a period of time!! She shivered with delight.

Later, Nabooru had picked out girls, had them leave, pulled more girls forward, and had now a group of five in front of her. Zara, Judith, Sophitia, Nika, and Mesutira stood next to eachother, naive and insecure, wondering who would be picked out next.

First, Nabooru was inspecting Zara.

"Mm, no offense dear, you're not as muscular as I expect. However, you will make an EXCELLENT nurse when you are older. Persue that, yes?"

"Oh, uhm...yes, Miss Nabooru, yes." Said Zara, bowing her head and shuffling to the side to leave.

Nabooru moved on to Judith. "Hmmmm...bridge guard. Not really the leading type, dear, I'm sorry. But you will do good in battle, I feel it." Nabooru smirked. Judith tittered and left to stand with Zara.

"And yoooouuu...Sophitia, I'm correct?"

"Uhm...yes...Miss...Nabooru." said Sophitia slowly.

"You seem...fit enough for this...step forward and stand behind me." Sophitia nodded and followed Nabooru. She gave Nika a thumbs-up, saying 'You're a shoo-in!'

"And Nika. I see you around the great hall all the time...always helping, directing...eager to...please..." Nabooru spoke softly to Nika and Nika breathed slowly, trying not to die but still trying not to pant. "Would you do anything to serve me, Nika?"

"A-anything for you, Miss Nabooru, ma'am."

"Indeed? Step forward." Nika shuffled around to the back of Nabooru and stood next to Sophitia.

"Well, Mesutira..." Nabooru said to the now shivering and slightly heavier than the rest Gerudo. "You are the only one left. Tell me, your biggest mistake?"

"Well...the time I...mrrfmmm..." Mesutira trailed off, blushing furiously.

"Speak up, girl, speak up!" Nabooru pushed Mesutira's chin upward from underneath and Mesutira 'meep'ed.

"The time I flipped over the Grand Table and broke all the plates, Miss!" Mesutira cried out.

"Well, that won't to at all." Nabooru stood up straight. She towered over short and chubby Mesutira. "Stick to combat. Get rid of that GUT of yours." Nabooru said rather cruelly. Mesutira's lip quivered and she ran off, probably going somewhere to cry. She was always a bit of a cry-baby.

However, the task at hand was much more important. Nabooru was now staring down at Nika and Sophitia. "Congratulations." She told them. "You two are the last two girls in my sight, therefore, tomorrow, you shall compete in battle for the place of my chambermaid. I want you out here at dawn. Good evening." Nabooru swished her way out of their area and diappeared. A little stunned, the girls said nothing as they went to visit Layla and her mother.

"I'm back! Chenia, I'm here again!" Sophitia called out. Chenia, now a jolly mother, came around the corner, she shy looking child of 12 looking around her skirt at the two teenagers.

"Hello, Sophitia! I see you've brought Nika as well! How are you, dear?" asked Chenia happily.

"Well, thank you. I came to see this Layla Sophitia keeps telling me about!" Nika replied. Chenia nodded.

"Of course! Come here, Layla, say hello to the girls." Layla shuffled out from behind the woman's dress and nodded.

"Hello." She said. Her hair was long and at the front was cut into bangs, one peice of which would not stay put, and sprung up joyfully. She was small and lithe. She would be a warrior, Nika could feel it. She had come up to her and Sophitia. "Nika...I've never seen you before."

"Oh, well, you know, I'm usually...places. I'll be seeing much more of you, promise."

"Okay!" Layla skipped away to her mother.

"Well, better get some sleep before tomorrow, may the best girl win, Sophitia?" Nika suggested.

"Right! See you tomorrow!"

The next day, Nika and Sophitia both were waiting with scimitars sheathed in the warm dawn sunlight and the morning mist for Nabooru. Nabooru came out a few minutes after, took a seat atop the rock in the middle of the compound, and blew her whistle. The girls ran at eachother, swords raised.

"Rrgh!" Nika's swords clashed with Sophitia's as she pushed against her. She smirked, as was natural for her when she was fighting. She would win. Nika took a chance and slashed her sword up and then the other one, but Sophitia had the same idea. They clashed and slashed and moved back and forth, and got tired out. But Nika swore she wouldn't lose, even if her life depended on it.

Eventually, both girls were exhausted, and both knew they were equally matched in power. Nika just stared into Sophitia's eyes and sophitia stared back as they pushed eachother. Sophitia jumped suddenly and Nika ducked, swinging her sword around and hitting Sophitia's ankle. Sophitia's eyes watered and she yelled "OW!" as she fell to the ground.

Nika ran to her, and saw that she had created a gash along her ankle. Nabooru jumped down from her place.

"Let's get you to the infirmary, Sophitia." said Nabooru. She and Nika walked Sophitia to the infirmary before leaving for Nabooru's quarters. When they walked in, Nika was amazed.

The room was huge, tapestries and fine silks hung everywhere, the room looked positively...flowy!! Nika drew a long awed breath and stood by Nabooru's bed. She then realized she didn't know what to do.

"You can sit down, you know." Nabooru said, suddenly a lot less professional.

"Th-thank you." Said Nika, sitting down.

"And don't be so nervous." Nabooru came out of the room she had left into wearing a much more confortable looking outfit than the tight one she had been wearing before. "You were chosen. Very good." She smiled at Nika and Nika blushed, remembering how beautiful Nabooru was.

"Yes. Of course." Nika smiled back and sat up straight.

"Now." said Nabooru. "This is how it goes. ..." She began explaining all the rules to Nika.

The rules weren't so much rules as ways to behave. Nika was to always put Nabooru's needs in priority, and do whatever she said. She was to stay as close to Nabooru as possible, always, and cater to her every whim. For most people, this would seem like slavery, but to Nika, it wasa blessing. She envied Nabooru so much, it felt like she loved her. Or...was it even envy? Could she love Nabooru?

The next day, Nabooru went around introducing Nika to all the important people as "Nika, my new chambermaid." they all nodded and smiled warmly at Nika and Nika felt very...accepted. Maybe this was her place in life. She wasn't particularly skilled in any department, whether it be medical or combat skill. SHe wasn't necessarily BAD, she just wasn't extremely skilled or better than another part in one part. Maybe...she was destined to become Nabooru's chambermaid.

For weeks, Nika was Nabooru's little servant girl, and she enjoyed it. She felt blessed to be able to be in the presence of her queen every hour of the day, and to be so open with her. She wasn't exactly a slave as she was more of a close friend. She could talk to Nabooru about anything. Nabooru didn't even care if she just walked around naked with Nika in the room. They were both adult women, who really minded, if no one else was there?

Nika minded. Nika always felt very self-concious of herself every time she way Nabooru's heavenly body. Her stomach was flat and toned, and her shoulders and back were wide and muscular. She had substantial sized breats that complented the rest of her curves perfectly, bringing out the perfect rounded shape of her hips and backside, and her legs were thin and also toned with years of battle in them. Nika felt imperfect and...also a little excited when Nabooru just walked around like that.

Nika was definitely a friend. She slept in the same bed, had deep talks, ate right next to, and knew Nabooru better than anyone, she was sure of that. She was Nabooru's chambermaid. Thanks be to the Great Goddesses.

One day, Naboor uwas very stressed out over something. She just laid on her bed and mumbled quietly to herself while counting things off on her fingers. Nika was concerned.

"Ah...Miss Nabooru?"

"I told you just to call me Nabooru Nika now what is it?" Nabooru said quickly and went back to her mumbling, as if she was using two brains at once.

"Yes, Nabooru...uhm...what's wrong."

"The Spirit Temple is wrong, Nika, the Spirit Temple. Those damned twins, Twinrova, have been resurrected again, and now they're haunting the Spirit Temple and if I don't find a person to...help me...get...through it..." NAbooru kept talking slower and slower, and sat up. "Nika, are you willing to go through the Spirit Temple with me?"

"Anything for you, Nabooru." the teenaged Gerudo answered.

"Excellent!" Nabooru hugged Nika and ran out after saying "You won't regret this now stay here!" quickly, just like before, but livelier.

When Nabooru returned, she brought armor and weapons with her, and she and Nika donned it all and got ready to traverse the Haunted Wasteland together. They were sent off warmly with many good-lucks, and with that, they were off. They found thier way to the Spirit Guide's place and he led them the rest of the way to the Colossus. When they got there, Nika was a little nervous, but Nabooru was fearless. Nika felt empowered when with Nabooru, so she followed close behind as they walked towards the now haunted temple. When they entered, Nika took notice of how much cooler it was in the temple, and felt as if she was having an out of body experience, but deicded it was nothing and shook it off.

And they began.

The trip through the Spirit Temple was full of dangers, close calls, and enemies. Awkward times, bonding moments, and snappish quarrels, but by the time they reached Twinrova's room, Nika and Nabooru were closer than they had ever been before.

The battle was feirce, but finally they finished off Twinrova and Nabooru and Nika sat, panting, on the floor of the platform where Twinrova had disappeared and a light had reappeared in their place.

"Well, I guess it's over then..." Nabooru said.

"Mmhmm..." Nika agreed. The girl laid her head on Nabooru's shaky shoulder as they caught thier breath.

"You know, Nika, I feel closer to you than I ever have before for some reason."

"Well, you do know the Legend of the Spirit Temple, don't you?" Nika inquired.

"Oh yes...that." Nabooru said awkwardly. They looked at eachother and blushed, and stepped into the light, not saying a word.

They were greeted at the Fortress with roaring applause and a feast in thier honor, but Nika and Nabooru finished their meals quickly as usual and retreated to Nabooru's quarters, because they were more exhausted than ever before tonight.

After NAbooru had taken her shower, Nika followed suit, and they lay on the bed in thier nightclothes, watching the ceiling look like it was rising and falling above them.

"Nika...I've been thinking about the legend..." Nabooru began. Nika closed her eyes and answered:

"Mmhmm."

"And I'm wondering...maybe it's true."

"Of course it is...what made you ever doubt it?" Nika asked.

"Well, I just found it a little abnormal, don't you? I mean it says the one you'e meant for...and...we're both girls...so.." Nabooru said, in possibly the most vulnerable moment of her adult life. Nika couldn't answer though, she felt a little worried herself. Did Nabooru not feel the same way? Would she think Nika perverse if Nika were to profess her love for her? Did she already knew? Would she get rid of her? Nika just shut her eyes tighter and tried to forget it all. She was wrong.

"I don't know..." she answered. Suddenly, something moved by her, and the light that moved through her eyelids was now blocked by something. She opened her eyes, and Nabooru was bearing down on her, smiling.

"I know you love me." she said, fondly. She pushed a peice of hair out of Nika's eyes. "I know your stares when I walk around naked, I know your pitifully stifled squeals of delight when I call you 'Nika Dear'. But this is all fine, because...I love you too, Nika." Nabooru said.

Nika's eyes shone with unshed tears of happiness. Could her dream of 5 months have finally come true? Could she and Nabooru be...together? Nika didn't have any time to even answer this question herself, though, becuase before she had another thought, her queen and flopped on top of her, pulling her into an embrace and a kiss. Nika returned the kiss with fervor and feverishly ran her hands all along Nabooru's toned back as they flopped sideways into the center of the bed and continued on into the night...

And from then on, Nika and NAbooru were forever meant for eachother, and surprisingly, the other Gerudos accepted it. Mostly because Nabooru was thier queen, and whatever she did was right. Besides, many of the other Gerudos had been having small affairs with eachother and not been telling anyone about it, because they thought they would be exiled. Things happen when you're stuck guarding the same hallway with one person for months.

And things happen when you fall in love with your chambermaid.

Nika smiled. Whenever she remembered that story, she chuckled. Nabooru heard it and looked over at her.

"What are you thinking about?" she inquired.

"Us."

"Ah."

"It's getting late."

"Yes...shall we sleep?"

"Yes. I'm exhausted." Nika replied. They crawled into bed together and it was Nabooru's turn to chuckle.

"Who was to think I would fall in love with my chambermaid?" she wondered aloud. Nika rolled over and placed a warm hand on Nabooru's stomach.

"Mmm...me." she smiled.

"Of course, you..." Nabooru said.

"Goodnight, my queen."

"Goonight, princess."

(A/N - THEY'RE SOOOOO CYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! .)

The next day, Nabooru and Nika decided that it was best that they confront Cameron and seriously speak with him about the supposed rape. He walked in, early morning, and Nika was still drinking her coffee when he entered. She put it down and gave shifty look to Nabooru. Nabooru decided it was best that she began.

"Morning, Cameron." she said.

"Good morning, Nabooru. What is it??" she sat down opposite her.

"Well, I guess I might as well get right to the point. Layla says you raped her, so, did you?"

"I should say not! I am a man of MORALITY! And Layla and I decided that we would wait until she was ready to get her pregnant!"

"Okay...is she pregnant?"

"No!! She hasn't really felt ready yet..." Cameron said, acting very quiet and like cared for Layla in any way suddenly.

"Mmhmm."

"Are you lying?" Nika piped up.

"WHAT?? No!!" Cameron's green eyes shone with honesty shrouding lies.

The queen and her lover looked at eachother.

"Are you SURE?" Nabooru said, with the word sure, she laid her palms flat on the table and bore deep into Cameron's heart.

"I did not rape Layla." Cameron said. "She is not pregnant."

"Very well. You are free to go." Once Cameron was gone, a new presence was replaced immediately. They looked behind them and made sure Cameron was out of earshot before running up to the two head Gerudos.

"I heard everything and I have to tell you, he's LYING." Zara said quickly.

"Impossible."

"Zara, what makes your word any more beleivable that Cameron's?"

"Because I'm Layla's best friend!!" Layla said, quite shocked at the queen's ignorance.

At this, the queen and Nika reconsidered.

"Come back tomorrow and you and I and Cameron and Nika will all figue this out, alright?"

"Alright..." Zara said, a bit defeated. She walked out and was immediately snatched away.

"Hello, Zara." said a familiar voice. Zara gasped and struggled to free her wrists.

"Very good, very good. But you're not free yet." Cameron said, twirling her around.

"Let me GO, Cameron!!!" she cried.

"Uhhhhmmm...No." Cameron said. He flung her over his shoulder and brought her towards the Great Hall. He ducked and darted through the great hall with ease, and then opened the door to the dungeons.

"Cameron!!! What are you doing?? You're not going to put me down here, are you??" Zara asked, full of fear.

"No, silly." Cameron said, wlking at a quick pace further and further down the hall of cages. "I'm putting you down here, of course." They had stopped in front of a door that was rarely used. Above the door was a plaque, carved with the words 'Solitary Confinement.' Zara put all her strangth in struggling away from Cameron, but it was to no use, and he opened the door and threw Zara into the small, dark, cold room with nothing but a slot for food and a hard slat of concrete slightly higher than the rest. His last words to her were: "Have fun. DON'T INTERFERE."

The door closed and Zara could see nothing.

A/N - Well then. Yeah I would give you a long, witty authors note, but I'm tired from midterm studying, and also I think all this Romanian Techno is rotting my mind. twitch So, yes, review. Next chapter will also be very eventful. I think.

I don't even remember.