CHAPTER 8

"Where are we going?" I asked after awhile.

"Castle Town," Link replied not looking at me.

"CASTEL TOWN!?" I exclaimed. That was the last place I wanted to go. "Why are we going there?"

Link didn't answer.

"You tricked me!" I screamed, realizing what he had done. "How could you?"
"It's for your own good," he told me.

"No it's not!" I shrieked, grabbing Epona's reigns. "You don't know what's good for me!"

"Sheik!" he shouted grabbing my arms.

"TEEYA!" I hollard, snapping the reigns against the horses back. Epona reacted instantly. She galloped in the opposite direction.

"What are you doing?" he demanded, trying to get the reigns back. "Give me those!"

"No way!" I shouted. "I'm not letting you take me back to Impa. We're going to go where I want to go!"

We rode off who knows where. It wasn't till a bit later that Link was able to get the reigns from me. "Give me those!" he ordered, jerking them out of my hands. "What's your problem?"

"I will not let you take me back to Impa!" I shouted starting to slide off the horse who by then had stopping running. "I hate her. Going back to her will only make me hate her worse."

"Why?" he asked, grabbing my arm before I could get far. "Why do you hate her? What did she do to make you hate her?"

I didn't look at him. I tried to wrench my arm away from him but he held it fast and I couldn't. "Let me go!" I shouted at him. "I don't have to tell you anything!"

"Why not?" he wanted to know.

"Because you wouldn't understand!" I gave my arm a jerk what caused Link to fall off Epona. He fell onto the ground. Since he was still holding onto my arm I went with him. I tried to get back up. "Let me go!" I screamed when I realized he wouldn't release my arm.

"Not until you tell me why you're so angry!" he said.

I punched him in the face. "I don't have to tell you anything!" I yelled at him. "It's none of your business!"

"You're hurting Impa," he said. "She is your mother. Why do you want to hurt her?"

"Because she hurt me!"

"You're making her cry!"

"I don't care what I'm doing to her! She deserves it!"

"You are pathetic!"

He sat up and so did I. We glared at each other. His words had hurt. I suddenly felt depressed. I looked away.

"You have a lot of psychological problems don't you?" he asked me. "I bet when you were younger you wetn through some kind of trama."

"Yes that is true," I admitted. "But I can't tell you what it was."

"I understand." he suddenly seemed nicer.

You'd better be nicer too, I told myself. He's stronger than you. Not by much but stronger. Don't get into any fights.

I calmed down. "I hope you do." was all I said.

He put a hand on my shoulder. "You know you shouldn't hold onto painful memories for so long," he told me.

"Easy for you to say!" I snapped, shrgging off his hand. "You haven't lost what I have!"

"What is that?" he prompted.

I didn't say anything. I didn't even meet his eyes with mine. I stood up. "It doesn't matter," I said briskly. "I'm not going back to the Kakariko Village or Impa." I looked down at him. "Link, don't ever do that again."

He stood as well. "I won't," he told me flat out. "If I had known it would cause you to try to kill us I wouldn't have bothered."

I felt better at that statement for some reason but I had no intention of smiling. "Well... well now you know," I said.

The Hero of Time shook his head. "You're really something," he muttered.

I heard him. "What is that suppost to mean?" I demanded.

"Nothing," he told me.

"It better be."

Link started walking toward Epona without me. "Can we not argue?" he asked as he went. "it can get real annoying yelling at you."

I shrugged. "Whatever," I said.

I followed him over to the horse. We didn't argue anymore. We didn't talk either. We just rode Epona around Hyrule field in silence.

"Where are we going?" I finally asked.

"Kokori Village."

"Why?"

"Because I live there."

I froze. "I am not going there!" I shouted.

He stopped Epna and looked over his shoulder at me. "I really don't care," he informed me. "You wanted to come with me so wherever I go you're coming too, understand?"

He sounded a lot like Impa. I glared at him. "Then I won't go with you," I said in a low voice. I started to slide off Epona's back. "Good bye."

He grabbed my arm before I could. "Sheik, I'm going home to talk to my best friend about something," he informed me. "I didn't say we were going to go to my house even though I have no idea where you got that idea."
I stopped in mid slide and looked at him. "Whatever."

"So are you coming with me or not?" he demanded.

I remembered my deal with the Gerudo. I hope all of this is worth it, I thought. I nodded. "Yes, I'm coming with you." I scooted back into place.

Link nodded and we headed into the forest.

When we entered the forest village a little girl with green hair came running up to us. "Link!" she exclaimed as she ran and saw us get off Epona. "You're back!" she looked happy.

"Saria!" he exclaimed, waving to her. "How are things at the Forest Temple?"

Saria stopped infront of us. "The Forest temple is just fine," she told him. "Not a Moblin or ghost for weeks."

"That's good." he smiled at her and she blushed.

She then noticed me. She stared at me with her mouth open wide.

"What are you staring at?" I demanded scowling down at the shrimp.

"Um nothing," she said quickly.

"So I'm nothing am I?" I demanded.

"Sheik, cut that out!" Link ordered, scowling at me.

"Sheik?" Saria said looking confused.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that, Shrimpo?" I asked.

Saria back up a step the ran away.

"What's your problem?" Link asked, glaring at me.

"I don't like her staring at me," I replied.

"Well you didn't have to be so nasty to her," he informed me.

"Whatever."

Link shook his head and started walking away. "Where are you going?" I asked.

"I'm going to talk to Saria," he sad sounding annoyed. "I know you made her feel like crap so I'm going to talk to her and make her feel better."

"But what about me?"

"What about you?" he snapped. "Do want you want. I don't care what you do anymore. Go jump off a cliff."

I men tally kicked mysaelf. How was I ever going to get that sword from him if I kept on starting fights? I'd better get myself straightened out. "I'll go and apologize to her," I said, starting to follow him.

He gave me a suspiciouis look. "Why the change of heart all of a sudden?" he questioned. "Does the nasty Sheika have a concious after all?"

I ignored his snide remark. "I'm just suddenly feeling bad for what I said to her," I said and actually I really ment it. "What's wrong with that?"

"Noithing."

"Good. Then stop talking to me."

"Gladly."

Stop being so rude! I told myself. You'll never get the sword from him at this rate!

"I'm sorry."

"Excuse me?"

"Can't you hear?" I asked. "I said I was sorry."

"I don't believe it."

"You don't have to but I am."

Link sighed in disgust. "You are something you know that?' he asked.

"I know." I walked past him before he could reply. "Where does Saria live?" I questioned, looking around.

He pointed to one of the tree houses. I headed toward it and stepped inside. I saw the green haired girl sitting on her bed playing her ocarina.

"Hello," I said.

She looked up at me, startled. "Uh hello," se said standing up. "Is-is there something you want?"

I nodded. "I wanted to say I was sorry for being so rude to you earlier."

She blinked. "Really?"

I nodded. "Really." and I ment it. "You'll have to forgive my attitude. Almost eveyone I know thinks I'm mean even when I'm trying not to be."

"Okay," she said, her blue eyes getting big. "I guess I forgive you then."

I smiled. "Thank you very much."

She smiled too. I then turned and left the house, giving her a little wave. She was a sweet girl, I decided. Unlike mean old Zelda.

I found Link waiting for me outside of the house with his arms folded. "What?" I demanded, annoyed at the way he was acting.

"Did you apoligize to her?" he asked.

I walked past him. "Of course I did," I told him. "What kind of person do you think I am?"

"I don't know," he ssid sarcastically. "You're hard to read."

"I prefer it that way," I retorted over my shoulder.

"Why?"

I turned to him. "Because I don't want people to be able to read me!"

Link stared at me curiously. "Why don't you want people to be able to read you?"

"Because," I said suddenly emotional. I had to look away. "If they can I have nothing to live for."

"Why?"

"Because they'll try to help me and make it worse!" I snapped, pointedly. Then I stopped. "It was a mistake to come with you." I started to leave. "I have to go."

"Wait!" he called after me.

I didn't try to stop him from following me. I was too upset to care. I hadn't expected him to follow me but he was. I was a little surprised.

"Sheik," he said, walking beside me. "Can we talk?"

I shrugged. "Whatever."

A/N

Sheik's a bit nicer in this one.