Authors Note: Bear with it!


The first soft light of the day loomed through the gray stone windows, illuminating the room from its dull, candle-glow state. The dark-haired, middle-age woman at the front of the room was quite thankful the sudden brightening and made a silent note to herself to give extra praise in Temple later this morning. If the room remained dark, how would her students have seen her lesson? The troop of girls who filled rows desks and tables were all diligently scribbling away, copying down the writings that the women had place upon chalkboard. The sound of ink covered quills against paper was blissful nirvana to her as she watching in pride at her students' working hard……all but one…

"Miss Meeko, what exactly do you think your doing?!" the women yelled in an even tone, causing a mid-teenage girl in the second row to jump in response.

"Mis-Mistress Yuenka…I…I was just writing down your lessons!" the young girl replied as she recomposed herself in her sit.

"Miss Meeko…" the mistress said flatly after walking to Meeco's desk, "My lesson didn't include illustrations of your number one heartthrob…now did it, Miss Meeko."

The classroom erupted in feminine giggles as Meeko's secret habit was reviled and Meeko just prayed for a quick, painless DEATH!! Oh my Goddesses, why did Mistress Yuenka have to pick on her of all people! It wasn't Meeko's fault that she always had that guy on her mind……that perfect guy…with the bleach white hair in permanent bedhead state…sigh…with the skintight mask that covered the lower half of his perfect face…sigh…and Meeko couldn't forget his dreamy ruby colored eyes…sigh… Holy Din!! Give her strength so the girl doesn't faint!

"Miss Meeko" Yuenka related flatly, breaking Meeco from her fantasizing, "I would very much appreciate...if you save your doodling for personal time…and……pay attention in my class!!"

"Yes Madam!!" Meeko responded hastily in fear, then stood up and bowed respectfully, "It won't happen again, Mistress Yuenka!"

Embarrassed beyond possible believe, Meeko descended into her chair and substituted her sketchings with a clean piece of parchment. Meeko had idea as to why the Mistress cruelty was always reserved for her specifically. Since Meeko was old enough to understand, she was told that she was the Yellow Maiden, the Sage of Light's decedent. She was possessor of a mysterious power, which could only be matched by the other five Maidens. But that wasn't an explanation for Mistress Yuenka's hatred. Meeko always thought that have the Maiden of Light under you would be a great honor…and a teacher would strife to make her the best Sage Maiden in history. Mistress Yuenka just made her feel like crap……

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Mistress Yuenka class had lasted forever to young Yellow Maiden!! And Meeko couldn't get herself to stop blushing since the mistress called her out……and to make matters worst Yuenka continued the onslaught with question after question about holy chants and temple locations. Meeko's only solace was that her best friends didn't have the same morning classes as her. That way none of them would bring up the matter.

"Hey, Meeko! Did Mistress Yuenka give you a hard time again?!" So much for that……

"You guess it, Rin" Meeko replied with sigh as the two proceeded to the dining hall, "She must have asked me to repeat the Bolero of Fire Sonnet seven or eight times…"

"Wow. You must of really pissed her off this time."

"Hey! What makes you think that it was me, huh!?" Meeko angrily retorted, but Rin just give Meeko her 'Don't Try with Me, Missie' look and she got the truth, "Ok, Ok! Maybe I was drawing…again while in class and she found out…"

"Sigh……Meeko when are going to stop this 'boy crazy over one boy' business." Rin wearily voiced as she remembered her friend's predicament, "You can't limit yourself forever! There are ton of other guys out there."

Rin has had to deal with Meeco's obsession for almost two years now. The poor girl just couldn't stop! Luckily the matter never effected there friendship. Meeko and Rin had been b.f.f.'s even since they enrolled in Hyrule's Cluster for Young Temple Maidens. The two were never to far from one another and they did everything together. And their diversities only reinforced the two girls' bond...be it Meeko cheering for Rin during Rin's athletic meets or vice versa with Rin supporting Meeko on her singing competitions. Nope…no one could find a closer pair than those two on the entire Cluster grounds.

The only thing Meeko and Rin ever disagreed about was……boys (Sigh...teenage girls...why am I writing about teenage girls...). This was one divergence of opinion that the two could never find common ground on. Rin had always been the fussy one, change her 'Perfect Match' almost everyday, but usually stay within the realm of one type of boy a week. Oddly Rin's weekly choices coincided with the first cute guy she saw that week (quite unusual for a teenage girl). That particular week had been no different. On Monday morning Rin had a nice little chat with the delivery boy from a local farm that she said was a quote: "dreamy looking guy with sparkly blue eyes and finely tone muscles that made her want to scream!" So of course, she found her temporary flavor of man (farm boy) and let her daydream commence. Meeko on the other hand was the totally opposite. There was only room for one man in her life……a snow topped Adonis…that swept Meeko off her feet and on to his horse to gallop off into the sunset………well not really, but that was Meeko fairy tale end and her goal in life. One day Meeko will marry the great Sheikah warrior, Izunoo!!

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It was another day for Link and needed every minute of it if he was going to reach his destination in time. After his meeting with the Great Deku Tree the other day, Link was told to precede to Hyrule Castle to learn more about the dark mage that threaten the world. Link a deduced that from Kokiri Forest it would take until dusk to get to Castle Town if he left by morning…and if he had horse...On foot it would take Link until late evening on second day……sigh. There was no use to cry over it. Link just had to press on and hope for clear weather. At least there was plenty to think about, especially with what the Deku Tree said:

"Hero of the coming era…listen well to what thy have to impart to you. The timestreamer, Rinkar, has long since sought after the secrets of an indefinable force know as Eternity. This aether force is where the passage of years occurs…and is the very hand of time, itself……"

"Sorry to butt in, but…" Link interrupted, he needed to get grasp of this stuff before the tree starts runner with it again "So, you're saying that time is Eternity?"

"Think of pass seconds as water in a river" The Deku Tree began to explain, "Eternity is flow of the river. A person is like a stone in the river, constantly being shaped by the water's flow… and that is Eternity. Rinkar wishes to pervert the flow of time…and become the Lord of Eternity…"

"…Lord of Eternity…" Link didn't understand a lick of what it, but nodded he head and the Deku Tree continued.

"Rinkar's ambition risks the Past, Present, and Future of all those who feel the touch of time… if he is not stopped……we are all forsaken…"

Even if Link didn't completely comprehend the whole 'Eternity' thing, he could at least identify the 'world in peril' part. The Deku Tree said the Princess of Hyrule could help him find more information on Rinkar, as well as help defeat him. If the myths from Link's time were true then this era's princess was named Zelda just like in his era. In fact…Link had heard that every Princess of Hyrule was named Zelda! But that just seem stupid. What if the royal family had more than one daughter, what if there was twins…wouldn't that be confusing? 'Hey, Zelda. No the other the Zelda!' Wait minute, what if there were only boys?!

"My, my……Aren't you a humble excuse of a hero?" a light voice said from out of nowhere. Link was immediately jerked out of meaningless reflections and took a defensive pose, his hand gripping the halt of his weapon, "Already expecting a fight…You're not as stupid as you look!"

"At least I'm not a disembody voice" Link called back, twisting and turning to locate this new enemy, "Are you going to hide the shadows all day…or are you going to show your ugly face."

"Ha……your quite defiant for being at a disadvantage…maybe you are an idiot."

"Are we going fight or what?" Link asked, checking over his shoulder once again. If this guy's going to attack Link, then attack Link! The anxiety was killing him!!

"Ha ha ha……now, now…let's be civilized about this…" and just as the voice finish his statement, a boy around Link's age appeared out of the shadows. The new arrival was dressed in an array of purples: a light violet, short sleeved shirt under a dark purple, form fitting tunic and a pair of dark purple pants. The entirety of the getup was to match the boy's long, lavender hair that reached down to his shoulders. And above the teenager's depraved smirk, in complete contrast to his purple, sat two blood red eyes, "…My name is Kafei……"

Reaching behind himself, the boy drew out a foot and a half long weapon attached to ring at its base. Link could see that the odd instrument was made up of four blades. Each one was edged on a single side and they were arranged in a way in that neither side of the weapon had more than two edges on either side. The strange implement didn't seem that deadly to Link, it looked more for show than for a fight. But Link's opponent, Kafei, looked more than confident in his weapon as he stretched out his arm and weapon away from his left side. There was a short pause before Kafei spoke again……

"You do know that it is proper to introduce one self after someone has introduced their self……" Kafei stated with a frown.

"Sorry…" Link replied, already smiling at the comment he was about to make, "But I'm not at liberty to tell you my name…"

"………That has to be the most unintelligent statement I've ever heard…" Kafei declared flatly.

Oh, that was it! Link unsheathed his sword and unlatched his shield, positioned himself for an attack, and let the whoopass out of the can!! Charging toward the other teenager, Link pulled the razor sharp blade behind him and prepared for a vertical slash…while Kafei stood his ground, not moving a muscle. At the moment of Link's strike, Kafei finally shifted his arm forward in a sluggish kind of motion, no way could it stop Link's swift cut. But as Kafei moved his arm he also switched a tiny lever in the ring of his weapon. Then a loud clanging of metal against metal sounded through the air…the two blades had meet mid-strike, inches away for Kafei's head.

Link now found his sword and himself battle against a newly transform instrument. Each of the four blades had now situated themselves around the ring-base, creating a cross-form weapon…and the odd edging of the object now faced in one direction.Throw Link back a few feet (surprising Link with his strength) and holding his weapon a distance away from him, Kafei begin to turning the weapon by the ring.

The blades moved faster and faster, in motion of windmill, until the weapon became a fuzzy circle of black metal. Than Kafei leaped forwards, covering the length between Link and him instantly, thrusting the weapon at Link. Link only had the space of second to react and rapidly shifted his shield to halt the spinning blades. Sparks flew as the weapon hit the metal surface of the shield, the force of impact pushed down on Link were so great it almost knocked him to the ground. Fortunately, Link held true and shoved Kafei back and thrust forward with his sword. Kafei easily dodge the thrust.

For few minutes, this process continued with one side jump forward only to be blocked and countered, few instants of dodging the other's blow. Link was breathing heavily right then……he didn't know how much longer he could keep the attack up without getting hit, but being hit once by those whirling razors would slaughter him instantaneously. This needed to end now. Think back to his training with specter of the Hero, Link position his sword next to his head and coiled his body for the attack. With a great cry, Link flung himself through the air and brought the sword down at a neck breaking speed……only to be stopped by a perfectly composed Kafei…who look like he was halting a feather from dropping to the earth. With cocky laugh, Kafei once again switched the lever on the weapon, retracing the blades and snaring Link's sword between the black metal. Kafei thrust his free hand straight into Link's chest, sending Link flying away from Kafei and his sword.

Landing on his feet, Link stared in shock as Kafei removed Link's sword from the blades. How could have Kafei stop such a mighty blow?!, the hero thought in horror. Only the largest, most powerful of Ganondorf's minions had been able to handle the Jump Strike technique…and they all had trouble doing it. Kafei mockingly swung the sword to and fore, laughing at Link's misfortune as he admired the feel of the blade.

"You should be more careful with this! You might put someones eye out!" Kafei exclaimed, tossing Link's sword behind him.

The blades began to spin again and Kafei bent down, readying for one last charge as Link raised his lone shield to defend as best as he could. Run forward, Kafei unleashed an assault of twirling slashes and cuts, each one more devastating than the last. Pain went up Link's right arm as he held his shield against ever attack, until one slash had pushed the shield far enough to pass over and on through Link's unprotected shoulder. Screaming in agony and grabbing hold of the blood shoulder, Link took several steps back. The blades had cut deep…through the tunic and chain mail…and into the bone. But even though Link was wide open for another attack…Kafei jumped back a few feet as Link nursed his wound. There was a small hiss sounded near Link's head. Looking down upon his shield, he found slip of paper that was being consumed by a small flame. Link's instincts quickly took hold, Link un-tether the shield and threw it with all his might. With huge amount of force, the shield exploded four feet away from Link, throwing him into the air and then landed on his damaged joint.

Kafei made his way to burn covered Link, taking in his victory slowly with each stride. All could Link could do was glare at him……his whole body was shrieking in pain as Link's vision started failing him. Kafei had stop in front of the hero……well on top of Link, actually. Adding insult as well as injury, Kafei had taking a few stomps on Link's still smoldering back before stepping to his side.

"It was fun…when at lasted…" A disappointed Kafei related. Raising his weapon above him and press the lever, the blades came back together…pointing directly down at Link's head, "To bad……you were nothing more than a want-to-be hero. Sigh All well…"

NO!! How could this end like THIS! Link's the Hero of Time, the MAIN CHARACTER!! Link clenched eyes shut, praying for some unknown power to push itself forward and give Link a second wind. Every move he made was barred by pain, he couldn't hope to roll much less stand and he didn't have time to crawl. This was it……he would never get to see her ever again…

With black grin across his face, Kafei strike downward……only to have his weapon knocked out of his hand! Flipping through the air, end over end, the blades hit and stuck into earth. Kafei twisting all around and found his troublemaker……

"You…" Kafei said in a low voice, filled with loathing, "What are you doing here…"

"Oh didn't you know!" The man said amusingly, "The coolest characters always arrive at the last possible second!"

Link looked up to see a visage of a man with shaggy white hair and a mask that covered his lower face and neck.

"Izunoo……"


Note: How many of you started to freak out at the begin...Well was thinking about how to add these new, original characters so I thought 'Just start talking about them randomly.' But really, it came out well. Now I have to ask everyone here not to use my character's with out asking...or I well found you...and gut you...thank you.

edited 8/25/08: Didn't gut anyone...yet.