Begonia walked out on the balcony to see if there was anything interesting happening in the market below. The same people...same selling, same buying, same Gorons...wait a minute, who was that? That wasn't a Goron. Somebody heavyset was walking around the market. Begonia got a hunch that whomever it was, they weren't interested in shopping. He was obviously male, but she couldn't see his face. Uh-oh, there was that feeling...they had the powers of Darkness with them. "Not good..." she whispered and rushed out of the inn and into the market.

She knew that if it was him, she would have to somehow lead him away from the market. She knew that he could cause problems if he were to get mad, so she needed to find out who exactly this man was, and fast. When she officially made it out of the inn, she quickly scanned around the marketplace with her eyes. When she caught sight of him, she whispered to herself "...he IS looking for me! I gotta find a way for him to notice me and get out of hyrule castle town..." There! She saw a good distraction.

Moving fast, she dodged between the busy people running around the market. The small Goron child turned to her with a pudgy smile. "Would you like some..." Whoops. She crashed hard into their display, hot spring water spilling everywhere. The Gorons let out cries of anger and dismay.

"Watch where you're going!" The oldest one glared.

"Sorry...my bad..." she started to say, but she turned to leave. The stranger was looking in her direction; She turned and fled out of the market and into Hyrule field.

Finally making it a bit away from the market, she found herself staring in awe at the vastness of Hyrule field. She never actually had the chance to really look at it; she's lived in the desert all her life.

"Well, I guess since I'm already here, I might as well explore a little bit!" She grinned and ran towards a patch of flowers. She looked at them with awe as well, after all, flowers don't really grow in the desert. Turning her head at the sound of a sparkle, she saw a gorgeous golden lady bug sitting on a flower and decided to look at it. During all this, however, she didn't know that she's being watched by a man on a horse.

The horse shook it's enormous head and stomped it's foot. The sound startled her and she jumped up and turned around. The creature was huge, and it's eyes were a startling red. She recognized it at once, along with the rider.

She made eye contact with the rider, a little stunned to see him there "G-Ganondorf? What are you doing here?" He said nothing, all he did was stare back at her. She was having a hard time reading those fierce eyes of his, what was he thinking? Finally, he swiftly dismounted his horse and walked toward her. Begonia turned away from him, afraid of what he might do. But to her surprise, she felt a strong pair of hands gently grip her shoulders.

"Begonia...I was looking for you." he said to her in a hushed voice.

"..Well, you found me..." she said with a nervous chuckle. He turned her around to stare at her, she just couldn't look at him, not right now. He towered over her, and he brought his hand below Begonia's chin, turning her head to face him.

"...Come, Begonia, come with me."

When he realized that he was still touching her face, he quickly pulled it away, turning towards his horse. Begonia looked at the horse, fearing that she would have to ride it. Ganondorf mounted his horse and held out a hand towards Begonia. She hesitated at first, but complied. She took his hand and let him pull her up, he placed her in front of him on the horse. With his left hand around her waist, and his right holding the reigns, he let out a loud "HAH!". The horse darted forward in the direction of home.

The wind was urgent and wild and she had a hard time sniffing out which images to follow and which words to hear. There was Hyrule field, then the market, then...as soon as the image of the dark horse and her sister appeared in her mind, she let out a gasp. Ganondorf!

"Link, He's back!" she cried, hysterical.

Link wasted no time. "Where are they headed?" Lear tried to force her way through the wind's endless images and shouts.

"To the east; they're heading back towards the desert! They're rounding Lake Hylia right now. We can still cut them off if we ride fast!"

Link hesitated. "Lear...I want to save your sister, I really do! But...what if she doesn't want to be saved?" Lear didn't need to think too hard about this. She'd already thought through the matter that her sister might be happier in such a place. But how?

"Alright. We don't cut them off. But let's follow them and see what he could possibly want with her."

Link was already turning Epona around towards the lake with a bold air. "I agree. But if anything, anything at all, looks threatening...you'll know what to do." Lear nodded. If anything, she and Link could take on monsters and villains. She feared the fact that the King of Evil could be different.

Ganondorf kept his arm around Begonia's waist, his horse galloping with great speed. He wondered why she had left. Was she unhappy? Now wasn't the time to ask, but he made up his mind that he would confront her about it. For a moment, he looked down at Begonia sitting in front of him, he could sense her fear. He pulled her closer as they gained speed. Begonia was nervous, here she was, riding on her biggest fear, and Ganondorf had his arm around her waist. She doesn't have any clue what's going to happen when they arrive at the fortress...She almost didn't want to know.

Link and Lear continued their way to the fortress, almost making it to Lake Hylia. They stop for a moment as Lear listens to the wind. "Lear, how close are they to the fortress?"

Lear opened her eyes and looked at Link. "They're just outside of the fortress. I think we should try and find where they'll be inside, and spy on them." Lear couldn't help but wonder what will happen. Either Ganondorf will punish her for leaving, or maybe...he cares about her? She brushed away that thought. She really doesn't want her sister to be involved with him.

Link interrupted her thoughts. "There's an alcove on the west side that's lightly guarded. We can take care of the small fry there and then find out what's going on. Do you have your cloak ready? We can't afford to be seen." He lead the way to the west entrance, where they easily took care of the Boblins on guard with excellent sharp-shooting. Slipping on their cloaks and trying to catch Boblin scent on their tunics, they entered the fortress.

Lear tried to keep her mind focused. Usually she gained help from the wind to do this, but here there was no wind. The fortress was claustrophobic to her; no breeze, no water, no green.

Begonia followed Ganondorf as he walked through the halls. She knew exactly where they were going. The organ room. Ganondorf strided with smooth steps, Begonia noticed, his cape flowing behind him. He was much taller than her, and so he towered over her. Ganondorf stopped, he had made it to the large oak door. He opened it and walked in, closing it after Begonia. She stood there by the door, watching him as he walked over to the other side of the room. He stopped, turning so that Begonia could see him with his hand to his chin, apparently thinking about something. She was getting really nervous.

Link and Lear were lost. "Link, you never get lost. Where are we?" Lear peeked down one corridor, then the next. Nothing but dead ends or circles.

"Oi, just because I'm the man means I can't get lost?" He gave a sheepish smile. "Navi, help us out!" Navi spiraled out from under his hat.

"You two, sometimes I wonder why you were chosen to be heroes anyway." Navi muttered to herself, very annoyed.

"So..." Lear tried to catch Link's eye. "If she doesn't want to leave, what will we do?"

Link gave a crooked smile. "We..?"

Lear shrunk. Whoops, letting him know your feelings, real smooth..."Well, yeah, y'know...you, uh, promised. Yeah, you promised to help my sister and I, right? So...you'll stay and help?" She wondered how completely hopeless she truly sounded. "Or, do you have some other hopeless girl to help?" She hoped not, and the thought made her inside feel like ice. He was smiling and trying not to laugh.

"Not that I know of. No, right now this is my commitment. I did make a promise, after all."

She tried to act suave. "Oh...good. I was, y'know, just wondering. In case, somebody needed you more." He opened his mouth to say something, but Navi cut him off.

"Hear that? There are lot's of Boblins nearby, which means something, or someone, is being heavily guarded. Let's go!"

Begonia decided to step forward a little bit, taking a few steps before Ganondorf began to speak. "Begonia" She froze. Uh oh. He continued "Why did you leave?" Begonia hesitated for a few moments before she started to explain. However, she didn't want to say anything about Link, that might anger him.

"U-uh...well, you see, there was an intruder...and I stopped her. We fought, and it turned out that she was my long lost sister." Ganondorf raised an eyebrow at this. She had a sister? She never told him about her...family. "...and then the boblins chased us out, we fell over a waterfall, went to the inn in the Hyrule market town...and yeah..." She said the last couple parts pretty quick. Ganondorf turned and faced her, he then began to laugh loudly. Begonia glared. He was laughing at her!

"Why are you laughing? It isn't funny! I could've died y'know!" She yelled.

Ganondorf stopped laughing and put on a deadly serious face. "The real question, should be WHY did you not inform me of an intruder? And WHY did I feel dark magic somewhere in my fortress that day?" Begonia froze. He felt her try to use her power that day? Wait...that would mean..."Yes, Begonia, I, like you have the ability to control shadows. However, unlike you, my power isn't under-developed." Begonia was offended, and began to yell at him.

"'under-developed??' How dare you say such a thing?"

Link and Lear continued to run, following the bright light bouncing ahead of them. The corridor opened up to an outside balcony where boblins guarded every window. A whiz shot by Lear's ear and she ducked involuntarily. Link's bright feathered bow took out one Boblin after another, and Lear joined in the fray. "Ok, let's explore the windows and see what we can find." His nimble feet easily jumped across the gap from one ledge to another. Lear was slower and hesitated at each one. Link waited patiently. "Don't hesitate, just jump and don't look down!"

"That phrase is so over-used and it doesn't help one stinking mite..." Lear growled through clenched teeth.

As they explored one window after another, the fortress widened and there were less of them to explore. After yet another failed attempt that found nothing more than a store-room, Link skidded to a stop. "Hold up," He hollered, "I hear two people arguing." His hearing was much more acute than Lear's and she struggled to keep up with his tracking.

Ganondorf smirked. "Yes. Under-developed. The power you used that day was the equivalent of a child's power." He laughed again, this time not as loud, and much slower. He enjoyed seeing her get mad. To him she seemed...cute when she was angry. He didn't deny his own thoughts, indeed he thought she was beautiful. There was something about her that was special. He couldn't say what though, however he just knew it. His thoughts were interrupted by Begonia's yelling.

"Y-you fiend! For your information I've been training since I could first walk!" He smirked again. He would get another chance at insulting her abilities, but on the inside, he knew that she had potential.

"It would seem that you've wasted many years of training. You can't even make your own shadow dance."

Outside the window, Lear barely contained her anger. She'd helped in her sister's training, and that insult was a slap to the both of them. She knew that if he pushed her enough, she would give in and favor the power of shadow. Next to her, Link was tensed and his eyes were a bright electric blue. She didn't want a fight, not now. Who knew what would happen? Perhaps she could summon a little wind to cause a distraction, turn the tables in their favor on the fight...There's not going to be a fight, She thought, Not now...

She hoped she was right.

Begonia was so offended. She could not believe what she was hearing!! She worked hard with her training. She was so angry, she couldn't speak. But another part of her couldn't bring herself to saying that she loathed him. Did she really? Or did she feel something different? She had no idea, but right now, she knew that she was ticked. "O-Oh You!! You are so HORRIBLE!" she shrieked "You are so mean!! I LOATHE YOU!!" she yelled, now out of breath.

Ganondorf was shocked by her outburst. Of course, he didn't show it on the outside, he always made sure he didn't show his feelings. But she loathed him? He stared at her eyes. Wait... he thought. there's something...about her eyes... He knew right then, that she didn't feel what she vocalized. "Loath me, hm? Your eyes tell me something different" he said as he strided over to her.

"Link..." Lear warned. He moved closer to her and tried to keep her steady. "No, no! Don't give yourself away, it's too dangerous! I told you that we'd strike if anything close to harm came of her; stay strong, don't move yet..." She clenched her fists and tried to calm her nerves. If anything dangerous happened...

Ganondorf's eyes grew more intense with every step, and before she knew it, he was standing before her. When she looked into his eyes, at that moment, they became soft. He laced his fingers around her wrist and place his other hand onto her back. Begonia froze. She couldn't do anything but stare into those fierce, yet soft eyes of his; their bodies were so close that she could feel the color rising in her cheeks as he began to whisper to her.

"Ok Lear, get ready. I don't like how close they are, he could have a knife or another weapon concealed..." They both readied their swords and waited.

"...it just so happens...my dear...that my feelings for you are not of loathing, but of love." As he finished, he quickly brought his lips upon Begonia's. So tender. So soft was this kiss…her knees buckled. He swooped Begonia off of her feet as they kissed, holding her as if she were his bride. To the both of them, it seemed like a dream that she was in his arms and he was kissing her. But it was so real. And when he slowly broke this kiss, their lips were only inches apart. He softly spoke to her...

Both Link and Lear froze. "Did they just...?"

"Yeah, they did.…"

Suddenly a roar and snarl were hear only a couple of feet behind them. They both whipped around, accidentally bumping into each other as they did, and found themselves face to face with several Lizalfos. "INTRUDERS...MASTER, INTRUDERS!" Their snarls were loud and the sounds came crashing into the room below the window.

"Begonia...tell me of your true feelings...I know they are not loathing...".It took her a moment to answer, but when she did, she hesitated.

"I-I...l-love you..."

With this, he smiled. "Just as I thought Begonia...your eyes denied all your spoken words of loathing..." He kissed her again, but with more passion. Just then, they were interrupted by the sounds of the snarls and growls from outside. Ganondorf broke the kiss and quickly set Begonia down onto her feet. He cursed under his breath and looked at Begonia. "It would seem that we have intruders. Stay here, I shall return shortly..." He exited, leaving Begonia in a daze.

Lear turned towards the window to see Ganondorf walking forward. "We need to get out, NOW." Link shot several Lizalfos down, but they continued to advance. Swords were drawn and they fought together to cut down several other foes. "Lear, jump!" Link shouted and continued to fight the roaring enemies. She looked from Link to the ledge that dropped down several feet. They could try to run..."Link, you're coming with me! C'mon, hurry!" He looked back and barely parried a sword aimed for his head. Shoving the nearest lizard into the others as hard as he could, he turned and ran towards her.

Link and Lear both used their horse whistles, calling for Epona and Fala to come to them. They kept running, not wanting to look back. "...I am SO glad we're wearing cloaks" Link said as they ran. Just then, the sound of whinnies were heard, and they saw their horses running to them. When they were close enough in range, they jumped onto the backs of their horses and galloped away.

As Link and Lear galloped away, Ganondorf walked outside where he saw a bunch of lizalfos scrambling to get to their feet, growling as they did. Ganondorf looked around. He didn't see any intruders, nor did he sense any nearby. He angrily turned towards his minions. "You interrupt me, just to have me come out here for nothing??" He growled and raised his hands into the air. He formed a large shadow ball and hurled it at the lizalfos with a roar. When the smoke disappeared, he pivoted on his foot and went back inside.

A/N: Yay! This is our longest chapter yet. Of course, we have so much written that I could keep posting chapters, but I won't be doing that. :P

And another note: Sorry if it seemed a bit cheesy...but it has to be done! The next chapter is...very fluffy. Be warned!