Ok, this is the part where I say "I'm sorry, sorry, sorry!" -stress- erm, I was meant to have this out BEFORE the start of the week (therefore, before I got back to school) but I couldn't manage and technically I'm not allowed on the computers after school, I was pushing it really hard last night when I stayed up until 11pm (2 hours past bed time) on the computer on which I am banned from (cause it's a school night) and I got caught by dad, (thankfully it wasn't mum or she would've ripped my head off. Aaaah...the stresses of life as a 14 year old.

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Moments later Link had mounted Tomus and once again he set of on a seemingly never-ending gallop across the winter grass once more, with all due speed, so fast that eagles couldn't catch them.

The rain stopped, almost as if someone had turned off a tap – it just stopped. Tala came back onto the bridge to see a black figure on the horizon, coming this way.

"That must be Link returning," Saria said, "in that case, I'm off to bed, goodnight," the Kokiri yawned before walking off.

Tala squinted slightly at the figure, from what she could tell he was on a horse, she never knew Link had a horse, but he did seem to appreciate animals, so it didn't come as a great surprise to her.

As the figure came nearer Tala could see that it wasn't Link, by the time she realised it was Ganon it was too late, he was already there.

Tala span around, looking for somewhere to run instinctively, but it was hopeless, even her…as a werewolf who could naturally run a bit faster then ordinary humans….there was no way she'd be able to outrun a horse. If she raced over the bridge she'd only put innocent lives in danger – it just wasn't worth it.

Whatever Ganondorf wanted he was going to get, as simple as that, there was no avoiding it, it wasn't a full moon, Tala couldn't fight him. She peared into his dark red eyes with hatred, his flaming red hair stood on end, Ganon grinned menacingly as he dismounted his powerful black stallion – one of many that he kept in his hideout.

Tala snorted, "If tonight were a full moon I'd rip you to shreds," she hissed through gritted teeth, this made the olive-skinned man laugh.

"I'd like to see you try," he bellowed, 'you are just as much of a traitor as I am, you fought against your family – killed one of your own,"

Tala sighed, sure, she had killed her own uncle, so what? She was only protecting the "Hero of Time", 'Some hero…' she thought, 'hope he doesn't appear now and screw everything up'

"They betrayed me, by joining you," she told him firmly as she warily watched him draw closer to her, if he wanted to kill her there was nothing she could do, so she would do exactly that – actually, she'd rather die, get it over and done with before Link gets here…

"Stupid girl," he grinned as he grabbed her wrist, she winced, but she didn't try to pull back or run. Ganon unsheathed a pure silver sword, he fondled with the blade a little in his spare hand, showing it off no doubt, he then proceeded by forcing Tala to her knees by bending her wrist in the right direction causing her to whimper slightly "pity your friends told me your little secret…that the only way to kill a werewolf is to penetrate them with a silver blade…"

Tala's eyes grew wide as she watched the silver weapon in his hand with fear, "Hurry up and god damn kill me then," she growled, "I'd rather be dead then in the same dimension as you," she spat angrily.

"Touchy…" he grinned, liking her attitude, he drew the blade to her neck, Tala could feel the sharp edge rubbing against her skin, of course, she could've leant into the blade and killed herself, but she didn't, the will to live was still there, she didn't want to die, much less commit suicide. "Pity touchy doesn't get you that far, much less wisdom or courage for that matter, only power matters in this world,"

Tala closed her eyes and sighed, her head hung low in defeat, well at least she had tried her best and even though it was the end for her perhaps she had given Link…and therefore the entire world a second chance at this, hopefully the loss of herself would not go in vain.

A thunderclap…the appearance of a shadowy figured on horseback a few yards away, "Let her go," the man hollered atop his mighty stallion that was drenched in a thick layer of shiny sweat, the horse stamped and snorted, exhausted, yet it managed to trumpet out a triumphant whinny. Obviously…the man was Link.

'Take one step closer and she shall be beheaded," Ganon yelled at his nemesis, the usual evil glint was in his furious eyes.

"No! Don't!" Tala screeched, "Don't listen to him! Take him out! Don't worry about me -" but Ganon had cupped his hand that had been holding her wrist over her mouth to stop her for shouting anymore words of advice.

Link stopped, frozen as if unable to move, what could he do? Who should he listen to? Ganon obviously had plans, but the will to obey his orders was so strong, it was almost enough to make him run off, scared and confused. But obviously Tala was trying to tell him something…is this why she pulled away from him before? Decisions, decisions…

"What do you want?" Link asked the 'Desert Man'.

Ganondorf laughed manically, "Would be nice if Tala switched places with you…you know, an eye for an eye…? Or isn't she worth the life of the "hero"" he taunted. Tala glanced over to Link, her expression pleading for him to forget about her and to concentrate on Ganon.

"Of course," Link said mildly, trying to keep his cool. He was completely lost now, many misleading directions, only one which would be the right to choose…should he sacrifice Tala, his newly found friend, before he even got to truly confess that he cared about her as more then a friend – all, just for the safely of the rest of the Earth, a better future for all generations to come.

Or should he sacrifice himself instead? That way Tala would be spared, but for some reason Tala didn't want that...why? What 'courage' did he have if he was afraid to die to spare the life of an innocent soul?

Oooh! I found the line button XD -jumps- oh, sorry fo the cliffy, I'll try to update, but chances are it'll be on the weekend -stress stress- if I don't take a break soon I swear I'm going to breakdown ...

Anyways, review and you shall make my happy and comfort me during these 'difficult times' -grins- :D