An: This chapter is longer than the first one, partly because by the time I was done the same amount as the first one, there wasn't a whole lot of stuff that had happened, so it's longer.

And I would like to say thanks to Volter, who is my only reviewer, and as far as I know, my only reader as well so far.

A lone man led a tired horse along a path of Hyrule Field. The beautiful mare kept her steady pace beside her master, occasionally lifting her head to tag at his worn hooded cape, telling him she was thirsty. He sighed and brought his hand up to gently stroke her soft nose

This man was a stray traveler; he constantly wandered the lands with his now tamed beast. He had no parents, or if he had, no memory of them. And neither did he know his race; he had yet to find anyone that had similar characteristics as him. This is the reason for his wandering, his quest to find out who, and what he is, and where he belongs.

"We'll find some water soon Epona, Don't worry." He assured her while they continued down a path for a while until they came to a small bridge. The sun was setting, but the man could still see well enough to notice the rather large staircase that was carved into the side of a cliff, just beyond the bridge.

Before he had time to let go of Epona's reigns, she jerked her head up, and galloped over to the stream ahead. The man was puller by the strong animal for a few steps as he lost his balance and let go. He quickly regained his footing, and moved onto the small bridge. Leaning on his elbows, he stared at the sunset reflected off the crystal clear water.

He stayed like that for a while just listening to the peaceful sounds of the stream and Epona's drinking, when he noticed a young couple running down the stairs. They were stopping occasionally to share a kiss or touch, and the girl couldn't stop giggling.

She, in his opinion, was fairly pretty, even though he had long known he wasn't attracted to females. She had thick red hair that fell half way down her back, and even from the distance he was at, the caped man could still make out the colour of her bright blue eyes. She wore a long cream dress with blue designs around the bottom and ends of her sleeves. Around her neck was an orange bandana, and her feet were covered with muddy work boots.

The boy she was with, on the other hand, the caped man didn't find very attractive. He had short black hair, hazel eyes and a cold stare. He was wearing what looked like leather pants, which were barely kept from falling by his hips, and a muscle shirt that was too tight. A small hat covered part of his hair and he had high-heeled boots on.

The two jumped down the last few steps and walked to a near by tree. They quickly disappeared behind it and judging by the sounds they made, the man guessed that that was their favourite make-out spot.

He heard shot clicking sounds and turned to see Epona walking towards him. She closed the distance between them as she rubbed her wet nose against his cape, leaving a giant damp spot. Understanding what she meant, he patted her neck. "You're welcome, Epona." He whispered softly, "It's getting late, lets find somewhere so sleep, shall we?"

Epona gave a small whinny telling him she agreed and he chuckled. "Alright then, let's go." He grabbed the horse's reigns and led her towards the stairs and began to climb them. On the way by he saw a sign that read: 'Kakariko Village' and there was an arrow pointing up to the stairs.

Kakariko Village had many little houses all around, with various shops, small inn and another large building that the caped man wasn't quite sure what it was used for. There were gates at the exits to the village and a guard posted at the back one. Each of the houses looked very similar with slight differences, the inn was further down and with the unknown building beside it.

The man passed by some trees at the entrance with two boys playing around them. Both boys immediately stopped to watch the stranger and his horse walk by. "Wow," one boy said, "What a pretty horse."

"Yeah," the other replied, "I'm surprised Malon isn't all over him, or the horse. Where is she anyway?"

"Who knows? Well last time I saw her, she and Maze couldn't keep their hand off each other."

"Maze? Isn't he one of those people from Ganon's business?"

"I think so …"

The rest of the boys' conversation was cut off because the newcomer and his horse walked out of earshot as they continued the rest of their journey to the building marked 'Sunset Inn'.

The inn was small but cozy; there was a wooden counter after the small entrance space, which was where a man who looked to be in his late thirties was sitting. Behind him was a door, and left of that was a long hallway with a spiral staircase at the end.

The caped man walked the small distance to the counter, and pulled back his hood. His sapphire met with emerald, as he nodded and said a small greeting, his long blond hair swaying slightly, then falling back by his eyes.

"Welcome to Sunset Inn," the man greeted the young blond from behind the counter, "would you like to stay the night, Stranger?"

"If there is a stable near by," he replied coolly, resting his hands on the counter top. "My horse is tired and hungry from our long journey."

"You are in luck then, my friend, there is. Lon Lon Ranch is just West of here. Run by Talon and his lovely daughter Malon. They would be willing to provide a stall for your horse, for the right price of course Mr. …" he trailed off realizing he didn't know the blonde's name.

"Link," The younger man provided. "Just Link." He thanked the man and turned to leave. He brought his hood back up to rest on his head, coveting his blue hat, but his long blond bangs could still be seen.

Just as Link had been about to reach for the door, it swung violently open startling him. He was also rather shocked by the image that was before him for he had thought this village to be a peaceful one, but apparently not.

The blond, who had opened the door, collapsed on the floor with a dull thud. He was wearing skintight purple and blue one-piece outfit, and the bandage that 'masked' his face only had a small part of it going from the top of his head, across the bridge of his nose, to behind his ear.

"Sheik!" The man behind the counter yelled out. "What in Din's name happened? Who did this to you?"

AN: Oh my god SHEIK! ... Why am I putting him through so much pain? Well, I could always make up for it by writing lots of yaoi. thinks about it Don't look at me like that. You know you want to read it.