Wild-Roze : Okay , I told u I waz concentrating on this fanfic !! And it is currently 01:57am , u guys had better appreciate this , cos I am pretty shattered at this end of my computer.

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Wild-Roze : Oh , uhh , hi Xin ! What are you doing here ?

Xin : Hey , don't ask me ! You're the one who is writing this !

Wild-Roze : Oh yeah , so I am ! Ahem ! I had better get on with it then !

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Xin : WAIT !!!! Can I say it ? *Puppy eyes *

Wild-Roze : *Sigh* sure , knock yourself out .

Xin : Okay ! *Whips out a GIANT frying pan and slams it into their own head* *Falls unconscious *__*

Wild-Roze : -__- I didn't mean literally , dummy !

Disclaimer : I don't own Zelda or any of its characters , but I do own Zaila and Tairo , so u can all back off !

Royal Connections

Link was quite pleased that Ruto had turned out to be the sage of Water , at least this way he wouldn't have to see her whenever he went to the Zora Domain . What was it that Sheik had said ? One in a forest , One in a Mountain , one under a great Lake , One in the House of the Dead , and one in the Goddess of the Sand .

He groaned , he had always found the Graveyard a dreary place , and without Zaila with him , everything seemed dark and oppressive . He wondered what had happened to her after she had left him knee deep in water outside the Water Temple .

She had probably gone away , to start a new life somewhere , possibly she had joined the Gerudo Thieves , she would fit in well there , or maybe she was hiding out in the forest , or perhaps her and Tairo had gone to live at Lon Lon Ranch . He sighed . Whatever it was , he was sure she would never want to see him again . Didn't she understand that he was still completely in Love with her ? Evidently not .

Also , not only did he need her , but Hyrule needed her . She was a Hero Of Time , and had a duty to fulfil , not she had turned her back on that duty , and was allowing the Land to fall under the tide of evil which was sweeping the world .

He jogged up the steps to Kakariko Village , the Graveyard was beyond . His eyes were met with a terrible sight , the beautiful little town was wreathed in flames , towering pinnacles of heat which hungrily roared up the sides of buildings , and licked at the dry timber .

The white paint curled off the walls of buildings , blackening and crumbling to ash . In the centre of the Village , stood the well , and before the well , stood a familiar figure .

"Sheik !" Yelled Link , he ran up to the slender boy .

"Get back , Link ." He hissed .

At that moment parts of the well was blown away , as something huge forced its way up , and out of the small cavity .

A blackish purple haze rose ominously from the dark depths of the well , great power and force radiated from it , and the evil seemed to roll off it in waves . As quickly as it had appeared , the thing vanished , dispersing off in the direction of the graveyard .

"Link ," Said sheik , turning to face the blonde haired boy . "Terrible things have happened here to day ."

"I can see that ." He muttered .

Sheik looked at him , and sighed .

"I know what is weighing on your heart , Link ." The elf looked up sharply at this .

"What do you mean ?"

"I mean that , I know about Zaila , I know where she has gone ."

"Link came forward and grabbed the boy by his collar . "Tell me !" He yelled .

Calmly Sheik removed Links hand from his collar .

"Alright , I have a lot to tell you , you might want to sit down , I'm going to tell you about Zaila's Past ."

Link sat down , the flames around them had vanished with the monster , and the charred buildings stood as the sad ruins of the once glorious town .

"Well , years ago , before you or Zaila were even conceived the Royal family had a dilemma . There was no Heir to the Throne . The King and Queen , had tried many times , but were unable to produce a child . Records were researched , to see if there was anyone legitimate to the Throne . There was no one .

Far to the West the Gerudos were ruled by Ganondorf , he was younger then , he still was cruel , but he wasn't so bent in the direction of World Domination . He disliked the Hylians , and it made the rest of his people hate them too .

But the biggest mistake that Ganondof made , was , to indulge , once , in a prostitute . He found out , nine months later , that he whore had in fact been a Hylian woman , and that she had just given birth to twins . He knew that he would loose the respect of all his people if any of them were to find out .

So one night , he rode off into Hyrule , when he found the mother , he killed her , and then turned to slay the two baby girls . But when he saw them something seemed to spark . Either he showed a small compassion to his two tiny daughters , or his mind was already working on a plan .

One was named Evea , and the other was named Aruna , Evea had pure white hair , and Aruna had blonde hair with blue eyes . Ganondorf favoured Aruna , so he left Evea on the doorstep of an orphanage , and left Aruna on the doorstep of the castle .

He planned to use the child , in later years to gain entrance to the castle . But it seemed he made the wrong choice . At first his plan went well , the child was found by the queen , and raised to be the Princess , her name was changed , her new name , was Zelda ."

Link blinked once in surprise . "Z-Zelda ?! She is Ganondorf's daughter as well ?"

Sheik ignored his comments and carried on .

"As she grew up amongst the Royal family her heart became as pure as the Day Star , and though Ganondorf tried many times to brainwash her in her sleep through telepathy , it never worked .

Evea , who was left in the care of the orphanage was re-named Zaila , she hated the orphanage , and as soon as she was able to take care of herself , which was when she was about five , she ran away .

She lived easily on the streets adapting well to living rough . But she was the one Ganondorf should have picked to live at the castle , if he had then this World would have fallen prey to the King of Evil long , long ago ."

Link was in a slight state of shock .

"B-But , where is Zaila , err , Evea now ?"

Sheik didn't meet Link's blue eyes .

"Well , she loved you Link ," He said that with only a small amount of what could have been jealousy in his voice , "When she saw Ruto and heard what she said , all rational thinking left her mind , and her love turned to hate . She rode away from Lake Hylia , and travelled North , she went to Ganondorf's side , and has become the Princess he wished he had made her before , the Princess of Evil . Her heart has turned into a black , withered thing without remorse or pity .

She is waiting for you to complete the Temples , waiting for you to challenge Ganondorf , waiting to kill you Link ."

Sheik looked at him to see his reaction . His fists were clenched at his sides , and he was shaking . He was shaking in anger .

"Fool !" He yelled suddenly , "She is SUCH A FOOL !! How could she do this to me ? To Hyrule ?"

He turned to the Sheikah boy .

"Tell me how to get into the Shadow Temple ! Zaila is waiting for me , and I don't want to disappoint her !"

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A pair of blood red eyes gazed out over the blackened land of Hyrule . A cruel smirk danced on the pair of lips , and a hand was raised . Thunder rolled and lightning sliced the sky . Clouds rushed in and covered the Night Star and its brothers of the Night . On the hand , which was the left hand , the Triforce symbol appeared .

Zaila smiled as she saw , half of the Triangle representing courage . When Link was dead , she would kill Ganondorf , and take the Triforce of Power , then she would take the other half of the Courage Triforce . She would use them both , and with them , she would be the one true ruler of Hyrule .

Wild-Roze : Yeah , I know it was short , but if you remember ages ago I mentioned that Zaila , or should I say Evea had a connection with Zelda , or should I say Aruna ? Is she really gonna kill Link ? And will he have the courage to harm the woman he loves ? U R gonna have to review this chapter if u wanna find out , u review , I write ! R&R !!!!

Xin : *Groan*