Floofy - Mmyes...I don't know, I guess...all that time playing OoT I thought...SOME of them have to be lesbians, so...yeah. But I like homosexuals. Lesbian or gay, they're awesome. I have tons of friends that are gay/bi/lesbian. Myeh, enough about me.
Gameboyguru - Righteous fury, hell yeah! That's what this chapter is ALL ABOUT! . I love that inside joke. Meep, right? .
A/N - Hello! Guess what!! Link will finally get to doing something in this chapter, besides crying. It's snowing where I live. .
Link: EEEYEEEESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Layla: ...You COMPLETELY DEFILED HIM.
Zara: AND YOU LOCKED ME IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT!
Coolies: Actually that was Cameron.
Zara: BUT YOU MADE HIM DO IT!!
Coolies: ...Or DID I...??
Reviewer #1: Scuse me. Get on with it.
Reviewer #2: Or else I shall use Floofy's BAT TO BASH YOU!
Coolies: ALRIGHT ALRIGHT! (types quickly)
(A/N - This chapter takes place 3 months after Zara was put into the solitary confinement chamber.)
It is now winter, and this is what everyone has been doing lately:
Cameron and Nathaniel have been traveling the land of Hyrule, getting better acquainted with everyone, and traveling back to their own land to tell of thier travels as well, but now they are back in Hyrule.
Link and Navi have been doing some research, figuring things about Cameron and what kind of magus he was, (by the way his powers worked of course) and figuring out he was a premagus, basically a magus who was quite skilled in preventing things happening against him, also able to control the mind sometimes. Link has also been sharpening his skills against the monsters Ganondorf has unleashed upon the land, before facing the monster himself.
Zara has been inprisoned in the chamber for three months now, Cameron keeping just barely alive with meals and he actually gave her a blanket and pillow, to keep her alive, just so the experience would be more painful for her. Cameron told everybody that she was in the castle with the Princess and King, because the king was sick, and they had chosen her specifically to help. This made everyone proud, no matter how true it was not.
Layla was moved back into Cameron's quarters when he got back, angry that she was using her own room when she BELONGED to him. Obviously, Zara did not show up for the debate with Cameron the next day, so nobody really beleived her when SHE HERSELF told them again, but eventually, Cameron took her to Nika and Nabooru and announced to the them that they were "happily" with a child. So, coincidentally, that was when Layla actually got big.
Nika and Nabooru have been discussing the pregancy, and Link and Layla's relationship, and wondering if what they did was wrong, but ALSO questioning the legend, because Layla did seem sort of happy with Cameron, (but that was only because he MADE her, unbeknownst to them) so they are completely undecided.
Nathaniel was finally back from traveling for a bit with his older brother, and dreaming. He didn't really remember what of, but it must have been something good, because he was quite angry when he was awoken by a childish poking on the nose. He opened his eyes to see Link bent down by his bed, blue eyes staring back.
"Hey, man. Can I talk to you for a second??"
"Well...sure, Link, wait a second while I get into some actual clothes..." Nathaniel stratched and was careful not to kick Link as he swung his legs over the edge of the bed and got up out of it, wearing some of those slightly loose pants he was always in. Link watched axiously as Nathaniel's slim, tan figure walked around the other side of sleeping Cameron's form, exposing the larger prince's pale, bare back and long golden hair.
Link leaned against the smaller bed on his other side and carefully turned his head to look atthe exhausted Layla. She was fast asleep, and still as beautiful as ever, even with the swelled stomach from the pregnancy. How long had it been now? (A/N - And I DID my research, you don't necessarily look pregnant after three months.) Six months? The child of that bastard Cameron would soon be born, and Layla would probably become more depressed than ever, with a baby she didn't truly want or love, and all because Cameron was a RAPIST.
Nathaniel was now dressed and in a dark green pair of pants and a lighter green shirt with trim the color of his pants. Nathaniel walked past the bed and looked back at Link, motioning with a jerk of his head: "Let's go."
Link took one last look at his beautiful Gerudo, longing to touch her, to hug her, to kiss her, but nodded and got up with great carefulness, still scared that he would wake up Cameron or Layla, for that matter.
Once they were outisde, Link and Nathaniel stepped inside the great hall in hopes of having an encounter with anyone friendly. No one seemed expecially MEAN to Link or Nathaniel, especially Zara. But there was no sign of the nurse anywhere right now. Link and Nathaniel stepped their way quickly into the ravenous breakfast mob and grabbed some eggs and bacon to eat on the wall of the hall to prevent injury. (O.o those crazy hungry Gerudos...)
"Anyway, what's all this about, Link?" Nathaniel said, before biting int oa peice of bacon.
"Wwwwelllll...Link said hesitantly, before setiing down his plate and shooting forward, his face inches from Nathaniel's, the desperate look in his eyes almost scary. "Nathaniel, PLEASE. You HAVE to get Layla away from your brother. I love her, I can't LIVE without her! You have to understand! You grew up with him, you know your brother is evil...!" Link left off in the middle of his speech and sat back, huffily picking at his eggs.
"Link, I..." Nathaniel said, hesitant to do anything about this, to be mutanous against his brother.
"Please..." Link implored Nathaniel. Nathaniel stared back at Link, at a loss for words. He got a good look at his face and noticed how much it had changed. Of course, Link was still very handsome, that would always be evident, but his once burning brightly blue eyes had nothing but smoke behind them now, his once still pink from youth cheeks were, well, less pink now. His hair had grown much longer since he arrived, and it hung out of his hat in places.
"Link, my brother is a very powerful magus, you probably already know that, by now." Nathaniel said, Link nodding enthusiastically while he said so.
"Premagus." Link said, chomping at his meal, almost finished.
"Exactly. And...I don't want to get in the way of you and Layla's relationship, but she WAS engaged to him first, and helping you would be basically illegal. I would help you, I would, but for fear of what Cameron would do to us both, I think we should just lay low until somebody else decides it's wrong." Nathaniel bit his lip at Link's amazed face.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!! Nahaniel, I...you..."
"Link...I'm sorry."
"So THAT's how it's going to be, is it?" Link said, standing up with his plate. "Fine. Pussy. Look me up if you have the gall change your mind." he spat. He put his plate onthe table behind him with such force that it spun in smaller circles until it finally stopped. Nathaniel bit his lip. Had he made a mistake?
A couple days later, an attack was made on the fortress. About 100 soldiers from the Sheikah tribe were apparently back for thier treasure. Link, Nathaniel, and Cameron helped the Gerudos fight them off. Surprisingly, though he was extremely powerful, Cameron was wounded by one of the more powerful Sheikah mages. As he lay grabbing his burnt shoulder, Nathaniel came up behind his brother, saving him, and grabbed the Sheikah mage, caputring him in a strong hold. As the mage mutters curses, Nika and NAbooru congratulated Nathaniel.
"Now if you will please put this insufficient soldier into the dungeons?"
"With pleasure." said the usually very kind prince with malice.
Cameron was helped into the infirmary to be cared for, and since Zara was 'at the castle', Judith was there to help him with a couple other nurses.
Actually, Zara was in solitary confinement, finally working up what little strength she had to bagn upon the door, hoping that somebody would let her out this time. Occasionally, Cameron would come down, besides to feed her, and she would bang against the door, yelling and cursing at him, but all he did was kick the door and tell her to "Be quiet, wench." Today, somebody other than Cameron was coming down the echoey steps to the dungeons.
Zara took a deep breath. She banged her fists into the door and yelled. "HELP! SOMEBODY, WHOEVER THE HELL IS OUT THERE, HELP MEEEEE!"
As Nathaniel swung the door to the Sheikah's cell shut, he finally acknowledged the screams on the other and of the hallway and went down to inspect what it was. He went all the way to the end and saw that it was coming from behind a very heavy, stone door, and it was a woman's voice. But not just any woman's voice.
"...Zara??" he gasped in shock.
"...NATHANIEL??" came from behind the door.
"Zara, how are you...I thought you were at the castle, helping the king with his sickness!!"
"What sickness?? The king is in excellent health, I saw him less than a month ago!!"
"Well...who put you in here??"
"Cameron!!"
"WHAT?? WHY?" Nathaniel exclaimed, in distress.
"Be-because I told the truth about Layla's rape!!"
"Zara, what did I tell you???"
"I'm sorry, I couldn't take it anymore!!"
"It's alright...the important thing is to get you out of here."
"I doubt Cameron will give you the key, but you can try."
"I WILL get the keys. Hopefully he'll be too weak to stop me, he's injured. ...I have to go, Zara, but I'll be back. ...I love you."
"I love you too, Nathaniel."
"CAMERON!" yelled the smaller prince, storming into the infirmary rather loudly. He was shushed by the nurse at the entry desk and snapped his head towards her. "Oh, shut UP! HONESTLY!" he said, his cheeks red and his eyes burning with a purple fire. He stalked quickly past room after room until he found his brother's and threw back the curtain. "WHAT THE BLOODY DEVIL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING--"
"Nathaniel...calm down, or else you'll have to leave..." Judith said, laying a hand on his shoulder. NAthaniel finally caught his sense and began to take deep breaths to calm himself.
"You're right, I'm sorry Judith. Can you...give my brother and I some time alone, now, please?" Nathaniel implored.
"...If you promise not to maul him for whatever you're mad at him for."
"I promise." said the prince, cracking a weak smile at Judith, who had become quite good friends with Nathaniel, after he became involved with Zara. Judith nodded and left, and Nathaniel immediately strated in on Cameron again.
"What the bloody hell do you think youre doing, locking Zara in solitary confinement like that?"
"She's a traitor, I could do nothing else." Cameron said, cooly inspecting his hands.
"A trai-- HOW?? Zara has done nothing but serve the Gerudos faithfully for all her life!!"
"Can you prove that??"
"Well--no--but...I trust her, and that's what she told me!"
"Nathaniel, don't you remember what father said?"
"And what was that?"
"After mother was convicted of conspiracy against him, he told us that he wasn't devastated. And do you remember why??"
"Because he knew..." Nathaniel said, quietly.
"Right. He knew. He told us, that in future relationships, 'Don't ne so in love that you don't know when the rain comes.' Remember?"
"But...NO! I DON'T CARE! Cameron. give me the keys right now and I will just forget this whole mess."
"Mmm, no, sorry, can't."
"What?? WHY??"
"Because you know too much. I wouldn't want you to have any way to blackmail me now would I? Besides, If YOU go in with her to Nika and Nabooru with her and she explains this all, then she has a witness. And then they'll start beleive people about the rape, and you know, all sorts of things."
"I can just go tell them where she is!! You'll never get out of it then!"
"Nathaniel." Cameron started slowly. "I have her LIFE in my hands. Even THREATEN again, and she's DEAD. Understand??"
"Ca-cameron!!" Nathaniel sputtered.
"Goodbye."
"Bastard." Nathaniel got up, knocking over the chair he was sitting in, and walked out of the infirmary. Once he was outside the door, he looked around for anywhere he could go, and stood motionless before knowing exactly where hecould go for a remedy to all this.
He walked across the compound, the the alcove that held Layla and Link's quarters, pulled out his sword, and walked into the entrance to Link's room, where he saw Link aon his bed, bouncing Navi in his palm. He looked up."Nathaniel?" he looked up in surprise.
"Look, man, I'm sorry about last week, I--"
"Link." Nathaniel said, stopping it.
"Yeah?"
"Let's do it."
Uhmmm. I know this chapter is a little short, but I don't exactly know WHAT they're going to do about Cameron, so I just think I'll give you this chapter and then...I don't know...tink something up. It'll probably up a few days after this one, though.