Disclaimer: Same thing as the first chapter. I own Hannah and Sarah. Nothing else. I'll put these up as new people come in. Expect them too be on the bottom from now on though.

Link was going to take Zelda back to the castle first. Then he was going to take me back to the Trading Post where my brother was probably fuming over my being gone so long without any word. I was going to be explaining a lot to him. First, why I was gone for so long, then where I was, who Byrne was, and why I have him with me. Alfonzo is gonna need a lot of explaining to as well, what with his sister being my best friend, she's probably panicking too. See, what they don't know is that I can fend for myself just fine. My brother always wondered why I kept muscle tone when I "barely ever left his sight". Save the few times he did notice.

I didn't get too much sleep because of my constant sneaking out, but it was all worth it. I spent a lot of time training. Not as much as Byrne here…but definitely a lot in my own life time. I wasn't 100 or so years old like him, but my soul has stored quite a bit of knowledge. Enough to be more than some sages. I had ancestors dating all the way back to just about 500 years before the great flood. That's about…6, 700 years ago?

I chuckle lightly. Outside I couldn't see, but I could definitely hear Teacher freaking out as Link brought Zelda to Hyrule castle. He started asking a ton of questions so I zoned out. Looking in front of me I see a still sleeping Byrne. He'd been asleep since we had left the Dark Realm. The portal was still there, and the tracks didn't end, so we blocked off that turning point on both ways. Anyone going through there would find that they had to either go to Aboda village, or kick it in reverse. And that isn't pleasant when you have a freight car.

Looking closer at Byrne I notice a swelling in the center of his chest. Walking up to him, I put my hand on it. I barely even passed over it when a pained groan escaped him. That wasn't a good sign. I sigh as I realize I may need something they sell here after all. Linebeck wasn't going to be too happy about that either. What I needed was pretty expensive.

"I'm sorry, I'll be right back." I reluctantly turn to the door to leave.

I barely caught Link leaving Castle Town.

"Oh, good. I caught you. Look, there's something I need from one of the shops. It's to help Byrne heal some of the injuries I can't reach." He sighs and waits by the engine. "Thank you."

I rush off to the shop I was looking for. It didn't take me long to find it, even though this place was known as castle town, didn't have as many shops as people would wish. I went in and pointed at what I needed, produced the rupees, and left quickly with it. The salve that I needed was about 6000 rupees. Why so expensive? Well, not only was it barely ever needed, it was proven that it dispelled fowl and dark energy. The swelling area on his chest was from not only getting launched at a pillar by dark energy, but when he was taken into the void of the dark realm, that's where all that dark energy had been centered. His body wasn't taking well to it either. I hurried back to the train.

"Ok, I'm on." I called from the passenger car.

I heard him yell all 'aboard' as the train started to pick up speed. I didn't care much about the signs, but if he blew the whistle for no reason or got hit by something, I wasn't gonna be too happy. Usually I manned the cannon, but at the moment, I had to take care of Byrne's wound.

I almost slipped his mask off. The only thing keeping it there was my respect for privacy. I wanted to know if he was injured anywhere like around the jaw maybe, but I couldn't do it efficiently unless I could see. I could do it by feel, but it wouldn't be very pleasant for him. I just left it and moved to working off his shirt. First I removed his Gauntlet. His hand underneath was actually a tad bit paler than the rest of his skin. Just barely. I could barely tell, but it did tell me that he wore that gauntlet quite a bit.

I moved his fingers, felt the wrist, and put pressure in several places on his forearm. Nothing seemed to be broken, just badly bruised. If it weren't for the gauntlet, he would have probably had quite a few fractures. After setting his gauntlet on the seat behind me, I worked to lie him down. His breathing and heart rate jumped around a bit as I did this until I placed my hand on the back of his head. He calmed down considerably.

I shook my head as I got him on his back. His eyes told me he was in pain still so I did my best to keep my hand there. Unfortunately, I needed both of my hands to get his shirt up. I mutter an apology and move so I can move his shirt up. The hardest part I'd have to say was just getting it untucked (if that's a word). After that I could just slide it up, careful of the welt on his chest.

It was right in the center. I sigh and take my jacket off. It wasn't much of a jacket seeing as it was more for my arms and neck than the rest of my body. Nonetheless I folded it into a pillow and propped his head up with it. The pain seemed to decrease some.

Must be his back. I thought. I would have to check that later when he was awake.

When I finally got all of his chest exposed, I'd have probably gone to nosebleed heaven if it wasn't for the wound I had to take care of. Nosebleed heaven could wait.

Taking just a bit of the salve into my hand, I apply it to the welt. After a moment, the salve started to turn a deep black and felt really gross to the touch. I didn't have anything to wipe it off on damn it. I sigh and open the window with my not black hand. The moment the black salve on my hand came in contact with the light, it just evaporated. That was bad. That was really bad.

Going back to Byrne quickly, I work to get the black salve off his chest without hurting him. He didn't even flinch at my touch. I got it all off and held it out in the sun. the black disappeared and what was left was a small amount of very white and almost sparkly salve. Coming back to Byrne, I apply this different, and relatively stronger salve to the welt. It almost immediately dispelled any evil and/or dark energy from the welt. It was definitely less tender and from the look of it, it as going to heal in a matter of days. In fact, I took some of the salve to my own injuries. Like the one on the back of my head.

He still didn't understand why I had no hard feelings for the cheap shot he got on me the first time we met. He jumped over me and got me right in the back of the head with that stupid magic beam when I had moved. My excuse for no hard feelings was because I wasn't his enemy, I was an obstacle. I was in the way of his goal for power. No hard feelings because he wasn't trying to kill me, he was trying to subdue a problem. I happened to be that problem.

I sigh as the whiter, cleaner salve was worked into the scar on the back of my head. It didn't even soak into my hair. My really thick, long hair. It just went straight to my skin and stayed there. It felt good to finally get rid of that headache. That stupid migraine that made it hard for me to think straight and rationally.

My thoughts come to an abrupt halt when I here a familiar sound. A sound I was not in the mood to hear. I close the window as the unwelcome pirates come into view. We always had to replace the glass when they showed their ugly miniblin faces. Do you know how expensive that is?

I sigh and leave the passenger car through the back. Using the void to produce my favorite weapon of all time, sorry- a hand shaped claw over my left hand, I climb on top with ease. In the distance, and gaining fast, were 2 normal pirate Tanks, and one with a flag.

Fuck…

"Link!" I called. I had one hand on my belt, the other still had the claw. Turning I see Link's surprised face. I just point behind-ish me and he sees the pirates.

A cannonball had already been launched and was headed for me. Link didn't get to his cannon in time to shoot it and I already knew it was coming, so I put my left hand in the way. The Void claw made it a softer catch and a harder throw as I threw it back. Along with a cannonball Link shot, we took out one of the Tanks. 1 down, 5 more shots to go.

"Stop the train."

"WHAT!"

"Just stop the train, trust me. We can both take on the Big Blin."

And with that, Link slowed the train to a stop. A very slow stop seeing as we were in no hurry. In the distance, I could see the turn we needed to get to in order to get to the Trading Post.

Almost there brother. Almost there.

When the main Tank finally got to us (we shot down the other Tank), we both stood around the still sleeping burn. Every time a Miniblin so much as thought about touching Him, I kicked it in the face, knocking it out the window it came from. I hadn't taken either of my swords out yet, but with the number of Miniblins boarding now, I needed both hands and a leg to keep them off me and Link and away from Byrne. When one of the stupid pirates finally got it's filthy hands on Byrne, I flipped. The flat of my blade connected with the side of it's head almost immediately. I had both my swords out now, and with the look on my face, no Miniblin was getting any closer.

For a moment, they looked scared, but when Link flew passed me, they suddenly looked confident. Behind me, I could hear the grunt of the Big Blin. Sheathing one sword, I turned and grabbed Byrne, who was amazingly still unconscious. Or at least was able to maintain the ruse. I pull him with me as I jump back and away from the club wielding pirate leader. I overestimated the jump and slammed into the back of the passenger car. Byrne's weight plus my own strength knocked the air out of my lungs. At least I didn't hit my head.

Looking before me, finally getting that air back, Link was having trouble keeping everything up on his own. He'd only done this once before, but this time, Big Blin and his crew were that much more determined. According to that look in all their eyes, they were willing to die to get back to us. And die they would.

Pulling my last sword out, I keep my parrying knife in mind. If I could get to it at some point, I could send that ridiculously powerful poison into it's system. Silently, I run up and duck the swing from the Big guy. Quickly, I slice into it's wrist. This caused it's grip to loosen so much, it launched it's own club out the window. Unfortunately for me, I was under said wrist when I cut it. Now I had disgusting black blood all over my right shoulder and soaking into my skin, clothes, and hair.

Losing it's club and seeing it's own blood really pissed it off. With a roar, it bashed it's good fist in my direction, but I was already gone. I could hear and see Miniblins freaking out themselves at the sight of their leader's blood. Some of them fled back to their Tank. Some of them died on the spot…er - fainted. The amount of blood leaving it's body caused it's movements to be wobbly, even shaky, as it tried to reach for me. Turning towards it, I sliced open the reaching hand.

From here, I could see it's eyes. In those eyes, I saw anger, rage, hate, and…fear. But it wasn't just fear that surprised me. There was a pleading sadness to them too. Behind me, I heard a gasp. Actually, there were 2. My ear twitched as I heard Link and Byrne move. Link was unsure what to do. Byrne was just watching. Neither knew I was capable of such…harm.

Instead of killing it on the spot, I let it fall. it was unconscious from it's own blood loss. I sheathed my left hand sword and walked up to it. Putting my hand over it, I teleported the dieing Big Blin back the main Tank. The unconscious and any dead Miniblins went too. The last of the still conscious went running. I felt tired. I didn't like hurting things and I rarely ever did unless I knew they wanted to hurt me. Or if it was something like Ganon, Malladus, Cole, Majora…they had a place in my heart where no matter what they said or what their actions said, I would kill them on sight if they ever managed to live…

Behind me I heard Link step forward.

"You're not gonna kill him?" I couldn't tell if the sound in his voice was from confusion, fear, or happiness.

"No. I…saw…something in his eyes." I practically whispered it. "If he survives, he'll either come back to kill me out of pride or some honor in his kind…or be thankful I spared his life and stop stealing passengers from you. Or at least when I'm on board. After all, he owes me."

The last bit was filled with venom and anger. How was I going to explain this to my brother.

I sigh and turn toward a very tired and confused looking Byrne.

"Is this what hell is like?" I barely heard him say it.

"No. You're very much among the living." I walked towards him as I said this.

"How?" He spoke louder and looked me in the eye.

"I saved you." I sat down next to him, against the back passenger door. "I was the only one who could. Ever since we got out of the Dark Realm I've been taking care of your injuries. And my own."

"Why?"

I saw the question coming…but I still didn't have an answer.

"I…don't know. When Anjean said I was the only one who could save you, I just…went and did it…um, sorry about your arm."

"What?"

I poked him in the shoulder and he flinched away, a look of pain on his face.

"I had to relocate your shoulder after I got you out of the Void because your gauntlet was loose and when I grabbed it I plummeted to the ground with a very hard stop, almost completely pulling your arm out of the socket, it was swollen for only a little while but it's definitely tender…sorry." I looked down, a blush setting in after my rambling…

He shook his head with a sigh. Link had already started the train toward the Trading Post.

"I have so much to explain to him…my head's going to explode if his doesn't first…" I muttered to myself. Byrne was completely uninterested. Probably because he thought I was human. Oh was he wrong.

"What do you think I am?" I asked him suddenly.

He just looked at me and thought for a second.

"A woman who can easily fend for herself. Strong, determined, lucky."

I giggled when he said lucky.

"What?"

"Just, I'm anything but lucky. Luck may be the reason why I'm not dead, but it isn't why I'm happy and living life the way I'd like. At least with what I have. Besides, that's not what I meant. Thank you, but not what I meant."

"What do you mean then?"

"Do I look human to you?"

He wasn't expecting this question at all. His eyes trailed off and I could hear him close his mouth in thought.

"Why?"

"Just answer the question. When we first met, did you see it as, you were bested by 2 human children and a woman?"

"Your point?" His eyes said yes.

"I know after everything that happened, this doesn't really help…but I'm not human. I'm a mix of a lot of things, but not human." I pulled back my hair to expose the feathery ears I got from my mother. She was a demon.

He recognized them immediately.

"You're…"

"Yeah." I pulled my hair over my ears as best I could. "My mother was a demon. The mother of 2 children, she left after I was born. You can't tell with my brother, he looks exactly like dad. But I got my mother's ears, father's hair as far as the olive green and the calic goes, and then I look like my grandmother the rest of the way."

"I'm…sorry about your mother." he looked at where my ears were.

"Don't be…what?"

"Why do you hide them?"

"Oh. A lot of people…a lot more than I'd like, recognize that their the mark of demonic blood. Unfortunately, they're all stupid and don't realize that the demon I am is only half, and they're more like fallen angels anyways. They were once divine…and then…they were dragged down to the mortal world. The rest of the story, I don't know."

I heard a sigh escape him.

"Oh and, Link and Zelda already know. So does Hannah and Alfonzo, Sarah, Niko too. Apparently Cole didn't know…otherwise he would have been after my blood line instead of Zelda's."

I heard him turn back to me in surprise.

"Why? Why would he have needed you?"

"He would have succeeded if he had gone after me instead…well, if he somehow managed to kill me first."

"Why?" he raised his voice. He got my attention better.

"Well, I was hoping we'd get to know each other better before I explained this…" I showed him the back of my hand. On it was a grey inverted triangle. You could see lighter lines going out from the corners of it to make the triforce, but you could only see them if you were looking for them. "This is called the Void. It is a power much stronger than that of the Spirits and even Malladus," I heard him gasp. "but first I must attain the last piece of it. A very long time ago, as in centuries before the great flood, it was split into 3. With the death of my ancestor's twin sister, Zora blood was mixed with hers and she got hold of the 2nd piece. No, she didn't kill her. Namihime died for her sister, Hinote.

"I was named after my oldest ancestor, her, and my grandmother. We all had the Void at one point. But only the very first one had the whole thing. Ever since then…the second Hinote's oldest sister, Kyoushu, holds the last piece of it. She never died. She's still alive now, but I don't know where."

I turned my head slightly to see him in the corner of my eyes. His eyes were wide as he stared at my hand. I quickly covered my ears as Link blew the train whistle, the locomotive coming to a slowing stop.

"Ow…" He looked at me, remembering that the hand had an owner. "Sensitive hearing comes with the ears."

He nodded, still a bit out of it. Outside I could hear my brother and Hannah yelling and freaking out. Probably from the damage on the train. I sigh as I remember the blood on my shirt.

"Fuuuuck…" I mutter as I look at the blood. With a deep sigh I crawl over to the chair Byrne had slept on and unfold my short little jacket. It was enough to hide my chest, but my brother would still see the stains on my skin and wonder. "Can you…?"

I look at him and make a motion with my hand for him to turn around. He got the message and turned around completely, his back facing me entirely. With that, I slipped off my blood stained shirt (I was sad, I loved that shirt) and pulled the jacket sleeves on. The left sleeve covered my Void (fingerless glove sleeve) while the right sleeve just ended at my wrist. I had trouble trying to get the zipper, but when I finally got it, I realized how much the jacket actually covered. My belt rubbed against the skin on my hips as I stood up, and I never realized just how toned my abs were until I did so.

"Ok, I'm decent." I muttered as I looked over my shirt. That stain was never gonna come out. At least not through normal washing…maybe Midna could help…I huff and turn toward a staring Byrne. "What?"

His eyes finally got up to my face, a slightly familiar look in them.

"Nothing." I just shake my head.

"Here, let me help you up." I offer my hand. He looks at it for a second and then takes it. It wasn't easy to help him up, but it wasn't hard. I just didn't expect him to have as much trouble as he did to get up. "Hey, how does your back feel?"

A groan of pain escaped him as he stood to full height. That was maybe a foot taller than me.

"Soar." I turn him and poke his back in several places, the last one eliciting a gasp from him.

"Oh, I missed a broken rib." I hissed as I felt just how bad it was. "Or…I didn't miss it, I may have caused it when I moved you."

"You mean when you somehow slammed your body and mine into the back wall here?" He asked, finally finding his voice.

"Hey, it was a miscalculation. I was in a hurry to move you out of danger…I got hurt too you know." I felt slightly annoyed. Using the Void, I push my left hand painlessly through his skin and under his rib cage.

"I know. What are you-" He was cut off by his own cry of pain when I reset his rib. Pulling my hand back, I lick my index finger and apply the saliva to the now aching spot on his back.

"Sorry. If I told you I was going to do that, I was afraid you'd be tense." I said this while I put pressure on a few pressure points. "There. It should heal in a matter of days. Is it numbing?"

He nodded, having lost his voice once again.

"Century of training, and this still hurts you." The look I received from him was enough to give Moink a heart attack. "Hey, I would have fainted from that much pain. You're still standing." I put my hands up in defense. To be honest, the look was just a bit more intimidating to me than I would have liked.

"Come on. My brother is probably throwing a fit already."

When I stepped out I saw more then Hannah and Linebeck. Sarah and Alfonzo were here too.

Shit…now I have to explain it to Alfonzo now too… The thought ran marathons in my head as I helped Byrne down. I gulped as all eyes went to him and I. In fact, only one set of eyes went to me. That was Link's.

Alfonzo was surprised. Hannah was curious. Linebeck…I'll leave that one to speculate. And Sarah was just like Hannah, but a lot more innocent. Then they all went to me, save Alfonzo, who was still confused and turning angry. Then, as if to save the day, the postman came in with a letter.

"Is Alfonzo here?" We all turned to him.

"That's me." his voice made him sound like he was suffocating.

"Here, you have a letter from Princess Zelda." He didn't have anything else to say for once. With a few sound effects, the postman was off.

The look on Alfonzo's face went from angry surprise to a confused defeat. I gulp again as he looks up at Byrne. I look at Byrne for the first time since we got out and I see a look in his eyes that I didn't think I would ever see. It was like he was apologizing with them. Alfonzo walked up and looked him in the eye, dwarfing me.

"The princess has explained everything. I hold nothing against you, but if you hurt any of my friends, don't think I won't try again." Byrne just nods, holding back any snide remarks about Alfonzo's humanity. I sigh and move on from the 2.

Finally stepping off the platform, I get tackled by both Hannah and Sarah.

"Oh my god, where have you been!" Hannah.

"Yeah nee-san, why'djyou leave?" Sarah. I wasn't actually her older sister, I was just like one to her.

"Can't…breathe." I really couldn't breathe, but at least this time it was little Sarah over my lungs instead of Hannah's fat ass…

"Nope, you're explaining everything first." Hannah really liked sitting on me just to get information out of me. "Like why you're only wearing your jacket?"

I held up my blood stained shirt.

"Oh." She was speechless for a second.

When I saw Byrne's boots a few feet from my face, I knew he was probably laughing on the inside.

"Need any help?" yep, he was barely able to hide that laugh of his. Damn his laugh.

I practically buried my face in the ground in hopes to hide from the world. I would have sighed if it weren't for the restriction on my lungs. I never really tried to get them off before. Probably because I was afraid of hurting either one.

That last thought completely went away when I felt something squishy against my stomach. Something that resembled the feeling of a ChuChu. A…yellow…chuchu…

When I felt the tingly sensation of it getting ready to electrocute me, I jumped up with a half scream and landed on the closest object…which happened to be Byrne. I found myself clinging to his shoulders like a scared cat (minus the claws), as Hannah and Sarah found themselves on their backs a few feet away. In my spot was a Yellow ChuChu, not exactly looking very happy. Byrne wasn't exactly prepared for my suddenly jumping on him and found himself teetering back. I moved my feet though and helped him catch his balance. I still didn't move from behind him though. I found myself almost near tears. I just hated ChuChus. Hated them. Despised them with a passion. And that's what really sucked. They were my biggest weakness. Just the feeling, whether I'm touching one with my hands or slicing through one with my sword, I hated that feel.

I couldn't bring myself to move even though I already heard someone kill it. I just couldn't move. When I felt hands on my shoulders, I meeped and turned. After my touch left him, Byrne turned around to see my brother holding a wide-eyed, almost crying, girl. He didn't understand how he was looking at the same woman who bested him in battle. The same woman who looked Malladus in the eye without so much as blinking. The same woman who could almost destroy something 3 times her size, was absolutely terrified of a ChuChu. A Yellow ChuChu.

He started to wonder for a second, how all that power could be held inside a young girl. A young girl like me. How could I have deserved such a thing. He stopped thinking about it when I blinked any tears away.

Hannah came up and apologized.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that was there." I just nod and look up at Byrne for a second. Linebeck rubbed my back as I took a deep breath.

"We have quite a bit to talk about Hinote. You're explaining everything." He poked me in the side, eliciting a squeak from me.

I scoot away from him, my hands covering my sides.

"No, bad." my more confident voice made everyone smile. Even Byrne. The only reason I noticed it was because of his eyes.

"Oh yeah. I know where to start explaining." I stole my shirt back from Hannah and held it up.

I watched all the color drain from my brother as his jaw hit the ground.

"What happened?" His voice squeaked. It was only then that he noticed the blood stains on my skin. And it was only then that I realized how gross it felt too…

He started to drag me toward the house as I shook my head.

"And Link needs a new passenger car."

"If he has the treasure, deal."

"And Byrne is staying with us." He finally stopped when I said that.

"Why?" He looked me in the eye, full height, all serious.

"I promised someone I'd take care of him until he was fully healed. I promised them I'd give him a reason to continue his life in this world. If he ever considered leaving it" I was at full height as well, all serious, not blinking.

When someone 5'2" looks into someone 6'2" 's eyes, who do you think is more intimidating? Oh yeah, did I mention the taller one is also 3 or so years older. Linebeck finally dropped the look and went around to get in the house.

I sigh as Byrne walked-er-limped over.

"Am I not welcome here?" He asked. His voice sounded sincere.

"No, he's just very protective over his little sister is all." I look up at him, a soft smile on my face. "Don't worry, you'll grow on him before you know it."

A surprised blush went over his face as I smiled sweetly. He looked the other way in hopes to hide it, but I already saw. He and everyone else followed me inside.

Anyone notice the lack of A/N? I feel proud of myself. This chapter is over 2 times as big as chapter 1. Even without the disclaimer and this.

I hope it wasn't too cheesy or anything at the end. I typed the last 3 sentences with 1 hand. I burned my non-dominant hand, so chapters will be slower for now. Or at least typos will be noticeable.

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