Thirty Three and a half: Sneaky Sheiky
I'll tell you how I got here, even though Lyx wouldn't want you to know. I snuck out of a little trunk that she keeps me in, and stumbled my way over here. I thought since you don't see quite enough of the splendedididify that is my own very amorous person, if I do say so myself, I should keep you all posted on what exactly is happening, why there was no update yesterday and so forth. Yes, I, Sheik, will save the day! Aren't you excited? I am. So allow me to clear up some confusion.
After my ordeal with the killer termites from outer space, I had to mend the poor broken Dalmatians back to health because I, Sheik, am so very giving like that. And then I called off the press, who were rabid and begging for my photograph and my story, and…
…oh, wait, that's not what you wanted?
Well let's see. Business in the order of… business, I suppose. First off: the results of the poll are in. Somewhere. I think Lyxie misplaced them, so we'll get back to this one after she finishes digging around on her desk, which is currently covered in controllers, a teething ring, too many papers with random scratching on them, headphones, water bottles, CDs, books, collectable dragon figurines, plants, paintings, markers, a screwdriver, and a rooster alarm clock. Whew! It may take her a while.
Second order of business: I'm going to tell you the highlights of everything that has been going on so far in book two. I know that updates only come once a week, and as it is, people are prone to forgetting my glorious deeds, because seven days is an awfully long time. So here goes:
From Link's side: Link has seen Zelda's hand but doesn't know what's going on. After multiple road blocks keep Link from being with Zelda romantically, he decides that it's time to do some investigating- especially when the night after he kisses her, her scarred hand is bound the next day, presumably hurt. When spring break comes around and the whole family plus Zelda take a trip to the Harkinian house, he does some investigating- poking around Zelda's mother's room, where he finds a quilt that intrigues him. When he turns the quilt over, there is embroidered the name of five women, the last two Zelda's mother and Zelda herself. Underneath he finds a crest, which he traces with his fingertips- and is shocked by, much like his shocks when he and Zelda make contact. A sudden urge to see Zelda overwhelms him and he goes to her room, only to find her in a strange, disconcerting state. He touches her and his head is filled with fragmented images- he passes out. When he wakes up, Zelda tells him a story of a hero and a princess doomed to reincarnate until they can repair the tether that binds them together. After hearing this story, Link has a nightmare about himself, Zelda, and Sheik in a palace, fighting over some strange relic that kills Zelda. When he wakes up, he finds Zelda at his door and allows her in, uncertain why she's there but somehow knowing that she had a bad dream too, much the same is his- his need to see her is so great that he doesn't much care. With her in his bed, comfort and exhaustion overwhelm him and he falls asleep.
From Zelda's side: Zelda is ripped apart by her longing for Link, but her fear of what he may be, and the fear of endangering him. She learns, slowly, to live and deal with the Triforce embedded in her hand, and takes comfort in her soon-to-be-stepbrother, in almost nightly phone calls (which the reader does not see, only hears about). After attempting to create and overcome as Sheikah obstacle course, Zelda is discovered by Link, and Impa in turn finds out, and tells Zelda that once she and Sheik are living with her, she will begin training them in the Sheikah way because it will be necessary for the downfall of the Triforce of Power. On Link's birthday, Zelda has a strange dream that she's not sure what to make of, and when she wakes up she's in Hyrule with her mother. After spending several days in Hyrule learning about the country, herself, her mother, and her future, Zelda returns to the Tudor's house, where only fifteen minutes have elapsed. Unable to sleep, however, Zelda walks out to the beach, where she is strangely shortly joined by Link. After he confesses his love to her, a single kiss confirms Zelda weeping, fears of herself and him, as Zelda's hand is ripped open by the contact. She returns to Hyrule, where her mother fixes her hand and gives her a thick book of Hylian mythology to read and sends her back to the real world. At the end of the day, Zelda calls Sheik to ask if he did something, to which he replies no, but he underwent the same pain. Upon returning to her father's house the following Saturday, Zelda has a long discussion with Sheik about her hand, Hyrule, the future, and the guests in her father's house. At the end of the day, she takes her half of the Ocarina of Time and pays a visit to Hyrule, where she spends more time with her mother learning about the country, the people, and the legends. She begins to feel funny midway through her second day there, but the feeling is gone by that night. When she returns to the real world ten minutes after leaving, she finds Link unconscious on her bed. She wakes him up, and, to quell his anger, tells him the story of her descendant and the hero of time, hoping that he'll realize the truth. He doesn't. When he leaves and Zelda slips into sleep, she has a nightmare about the destruction of the Triforce of Power, and somehow shares the dream with Link. She goes to his room, and though he falls asleep, she is unable to fall back asleep. The next day, she pays a short visit to her mother to discuss such things, and is left in a state of confusion.
What a mouthful! Hopefully, though, you all aren't confused, and are maybe getting more of a grip or understanding of things. Everybody knows, though, that this story is secretly about myself. Eh? Eh? I, Sheik, am the king! Okay, not really. But it's fun to pretend.
Poll results are in! Here we go, yay!
Question 1- Who do you think has the Triforce of Power?
"hacker"/"computer stalker" 11
Sterling 10
Khail 7
Ganondorf 4
Sheik 3
Hasn't appeared yet 1
Ganondorf/Khail 1
Question 2 – Who do you think was the man in Zelda's strange dream? The woman?
MAN:
Khail 6
Ganondorf 4
"hacker"/"computer stalker" 3
Ganondorf/Khail 2
Sterling 2
Sheik 1
Tingle 1
Haft 1
Link's father 1
WOMAN:
A Past Zelda 3
Lulu 1
Zelda 1
Navi 1
Tatl 1
Impa 1
Link's mother 1
Number of people who had no idea for one/both questions: 14
Now note everybody, that's not a totally accurate census, since Lyxie lost her magical red marker and refused to continue taking down the statistics of the poll in anything other than her beloved marker. I told her she was being ridiculous, but alas, she refused to listen. No fears, though- those were the mostly accurate results.
If you have any unanswered questions, I am terribly sorry. Feel free to send them over and I will answer them as quickly as possible. I love answering questions! It's educational.
Onto more serious matters. The reason why Lyxie couldn't update yesterday is.. well… several reasons. For one, she was physically unable to update, as she was out of town anyhow- at a water park, off celebrating independence day with her friends, who are all bizarre goons. To read more about that, you should look at her livejournal. Unfortunately, even had Lyxie been home, there would have been no update. The reason for this: the stress amount in her life has tripled due to lots of things out of her control. Now, she's got a very good grip on it all so there's no reason to worry, there just may be a bit more of a wait until the story is continued as she's just trying to keep things together and get through every day. Writing is, unfortunately, one of the last things on her mind. Don't you all feel not-loved? I do.
There will probably be another update just like this next Monday- Lyx is, unfortunately, leaving tomorrow for camp, and she won't be back until Saturday… but she'll probably sleep all day Sunday. Again, if you want details, you can check them in her journal. I dare not bore you with the paltry details- I personally find them boring, and as Sheik, my word is law. Law, I say! Now somebody bring me a lollipop!
This half-update has now been concluded. If you have any questions, now is the time to ask them and I, Sheik the all knowing (because I do know everything) will answer them for you… assuming the question is prudent. Don't bother asking me "who has the Triforce of Power?" or "when will Zelda and Link get together?" because if you do, I will have to throw bacon at you. Yes. Bacon. And possibly scrambled eggs, too. How do you like that? Yeah! I bet you don't! Good! So ask me any questions of substance, possibly plot holes that the genius has created, and I will gladly fill them in for you because I, Sheik, am magnificent like that. Magnificent I say!
This concludes my fabulous discourse. I shall see you all on Monday, then! Fare the well!
Salutations,
Sheik, the King of all things Sheik-ish.