Disclaimers: I do not own Zelda or any of it's characters. :'( Oh woe is meh...
Warnings: This is shounen-ai. That means that Link and Sheik are all googly over eachother. And I consider Sheik to be male, so NYAH! XP No actual yaoi in this one, sorry. Teh smex is in part two! So...go read part two! Rated T for mild language.
Notes: PLEASE REVIEW! Pleasepleasepleeeeease! This is my very first fanfic ever and my first posted one. So pleeeeease review. I'd love to hear what every one thinks AND I'd like to know how I can improve! I'm not sure I've got a hang of how to do things around here... Plus It"ll make me feel all yummy to know that some one out there likes what I do. :) Love ya'll!
Lostal
Hero of Mine
Chapter Three: The Fire Temple
Link had seen some hot Summer days when he had lived in Kokiri Village as a child, but it didn't even come close to comparing to the intense heat of Death Mountain Crater. The Goron Tunic Darunia's son, also named Link, had given him would protect him from the heat, but only enough so he didn't get burned. It didn't keep him cool.
As he entered the crater, he spotted a bridge around a boulder. Approaching it, he let out an annoyed groan.
"Broken. Stupid gorons, don't they know how to build a damn bridge?" He looked around for another way to get across, when he spotted a wooden beam above the other side of the bridge. It looked secure, and Link saw no other alternative, so he aimed his hookshot at the beam. It stuck firmly, and he swung across. Replacing the weapon in his pouch, he carefully made his way down the wobbly, creaking bridge.
A flurry of blue and white fell from above and landed in front of Link, rocking the bridge and startling the young man.
"Holy shit—Sheik! Why do you keep popping up from nowhere?" Sheik smiled.
"I am Sheikah…it's what I'm trained to do," he said with a small laugh. He placed one hand on his thigh, the other at his side, resuming the same stance he had held when Link first saw him. Link sighed and walked up to him.
"I suppose you're here to help me again?" he asked, stopping only a foot in front of the slighter man.
"I suppose I am…" Sheik replied softly. There was a moment of awkward silence, then Link sighed and looked towards the entrance to the temple.
"Who in their right mind would build a temple inside an active volcano?" he muttered, more to himself than Sheik.
"Some one who wanted it hidden away," Sheik answered, smiling up at Link, as though amused. Link raised a brow as they looked at each other.
"So…what did you come to do?" he asked.
Sheik chuckled softly and walked around Link, causing the bridge to tilt slightly. Link turned, his eyes following him. The harp Sheik had used at the Forest Temple was secured onto his back.
"I came to do what I am supposed to do…"
"Oh, really?" Link said with a smile, crossing his arms and switching his weight onto one leg. "And what would that be?"
Sheik turned around and walked back over to Link, a playful smile in his eyes. "To teach you the Songs of the Temples. And to be annoyingly mysterious," he added right as he passed the other man. He turned to face Link.
Link grinned back at him. "Well you're very good at both."
Sheik smiled again and looked Link up and down. Tilting his head to one side slightly, he said,
"I liked you better in green."
Link raised his eyebrows. "Oh, so you like me, huh? And better in green…I'll have to remember that." He grinned obnoxiously.
Sheik smiled. "Don't flatter yourself…" he said softly, mimicking sweetly what Link had said so bitterly in the Lost Woods. Without giving Link time to respond, Sheik pulled the harp off his back. "Shall we…?"
Link smirked and pulled out his ocarina. He watched intently as Sheik plucked the strings in a sharp, upbeat tune. He repeated it once, then stopped to wait for Link. Link placed his instrument to his lips, and they began to play. Just like the Minuet of the Forest, Link played this new song perfectly with Sheik. And just like before, they sounded beautiful together.
"Bolero of Fire," Sheik said as he replaced the harp on his back. "That will transport you here whenever you play it." He began to step back.
"No, wait!" Link said quickly, grabbing Sheik's wrist. "Why do you always just…disappear?"
"I—" Sheik began, but was cut off by a loud rumbling sound coming from inside the crater. Both Link and Sheik began to look around, searching for what had caused the noise. After a moment, the noise died down.
"Well…" Link said. "That was interesting."
"Whatever, just let go of me," Sheik said, trying to pry Link's fingers off his wrist.
Link shook his head. "Nope. Not until you tell me why," he yanked Sheik's wrist, pulling the boy closer, "you always leave so quickly."
"Link, this is no time for talking!" Sheik hissed at him. And just as he was about to twist out of Link's grasp, the magma beneath them exploded, and Link was thrown forward. He knocked Sheik over, landing on top of him. Other places inside the volcano began to bubble and explode.
Link raised his head, shaking it. "Ow…" He blinked a couple times, then stared down at Sheik. Sheik glared up at him. It was then Link realized the positions they were in. Sheik, sprawled out on the bridge, one hand holding himself up, the other holding the edge of the bridge. And Link, sprawled on top of Sheik, his own legs between Sheik's. Link smiled deviously.
"Hm…well hello. This is a rather promising position," he said, sitting up onto his knees. Sheik tried to sit up, but Link was too close to him to allow him to do so. So instead he just glared. Link smirked.
"You know…" he said. "The Fire Temple can wait…I mean, it's not going anywhere, right?" He grinned.
"Link, get off."
"No."
"I'm serious, Link"
"Me too."
"Get off."
"Oh, c'mon, Sheik…"
"No…"
"You know you wanna…"
"I said NO, dammit!"
"Just a little one?"
"Link…"
"Pleeease?"
"NO!"
"Have it your way…"
And with that, Link leaned forward and, pulling his face cover down with one hand, pressed his lips to Sheik's. Sheik tried desperately to pull away, but relaxed when Link placed his free hand on his back. Holding to the edge of the bridge with one hand an gripping the sleeve of Link's tunic with the other, Sheik found himself lost in Link's kiss.
"Hey! Listen!" Navi squeaked at the two men. Neither one heard her. "Link! Stop fooling around, you need to get to the Fire Temple!" Ignoring his fairy, Link pulled Sheik a little closer. Then Navi squeaked in alarm. "Link! The volcano! It's erupting!"
This jerked Link from his trance. He pulled away from Sheik and looked out into the magma. The bubbling of the red-hot liquid was everywhere, and the level was rising.
"Oh shit…"
Link's momentary loosening of his hold on Sheik gave the boy the opportunity to back away and stand. He quickly pulled his face cover back up an grabbed Link's arm pulling him up.
"Come on! You have to get inside that temple!" Link nodded and ran after Sheik. They came to an opening in the side of the crater, with a hole in floor. "Jump down. That will take you to the Temple. Hurry!"
"But what about you?" Link asked, grabbing Sheik's arm. "This thing's gonna blow any second!"
Sheik pulled free from Link's grasp and glared at him. "I'll be fine, just go!"
"But—"
"GO!" Sheik said and pushed him into the hole.
Link landed with a thud and a groan, hoisting himself up with his elbows. He looked up, hoping to see Sheik looking back down at him, only to see nothing. He sighed, then stood. He didn't even know why he bothered…
