A/N Ah, the great third chapter! At this rate, I should have it finished in 20 years!

3.

"DO NOT DISTURB!" read the brand new sign outside of Princess Ruto's private quarters. And just to make sure, two armed guards were stationed outside. Armed as in they had arms, because Zora's hadn't quite got the grip of using weapons.

Despite the sign, Dark Link was determined to get passed in order to see the Princess. Unfortunately, there were no shadows for him to slip through. His renowned wit would have to suffice on this occasion.

"Get out of my way," he ordered the guards. The two Zora's looked at each other, shrugged, and stepped aside. Dark Link opened the door and stepped through.

Ruto was reading Restoree, as usual. She had been completely enthralled with it for nearly a month, now, and soon she would reach the fourth page. However, right now, Dark Link's very rude interruption had distracted her and she would have to read that part again. She glared up at him, demanding some form of explanation or apology, or some combination of both.

'He is the most pure form of evil, I can sense it,' she thought. 'He will stop at nothing to disrupt my private reading time. Evil, I tell you.'

But Dark Link was down on one knee. His fist was clenched around something, and he was looking calmly up at the Princess. "Princess Ruto of the Zora's, will you-"

"CAN YOU NOT READ!" she screamed out, startling him so much that he fell backwards.

Dark Link, sprawled across the floor, swore loudly. "I... The sign...?" he asked after he had regained his composure.

"Yes, the sign!" She stood up, holding the book way over her head, as if threatening to drop it on him if he did not provide a suitable answer. Or maybe even if he did.

"I read it, but... uh... It said 'Do not disturb', not 'Do not come in'. So I came in," he replied. He closed his eyes tightly to prepare for the book that was inevitably going to land on his head. Luckily, nothing had happened by the time he opened them again.

She was still glaring down at him, but she had placed the weapon down on her bed. Dark Link hoped it was because she had accepted his excuse, but in reality it was just because she didn't want to damage the book. "That's what it meant... But I suppose that you wouldn't understand; you don't have the amazing intelligence that I do. Okay, you're forgiven. This time," she stepped back away from him, and held out a hand to help him up. He took hold of it, and soon he was back on one knee.

"So what was it that you wanted?" she continued.

Link's shadow smirked and opened the hand that had been clenched shut. In it was the sparkling blue stone known as the Zora's Sapphire – the Spiritual Stone of Water. "I told you I would get it. Now we can get married."

This time it was Ruto's turn to fall back in shock. "But... I gave that to Link... What did you do to Link to get that? Did you hurt him? You hurt him, didn't you? No... No, Link's much too strong for you. You must have stolen it from him while he was sleeping... ADMIT IT! Oh my Goddesses! That's why he hasn't come back, isn't it? ISN'T IT?"

Dark Link was glaring by this point. "He is not too strong for me! You want to know how I got this? He had abandoned it in the Temple of Time! It's been there for five years! Link doesn't love you, and he's not coming back!"

"LIES, ALL LIES!" she screamed at him.

Dark Link was so frustrated that he had started reaching for his sword. Luckily, he managed to control himself in time. "Here. If you believe he's coming back, then you take it. You can give it to him again, next time you see him," he mumbled, placing the sapphire down on the book before walking out the door.

Back at the Water Temple, Dark Link was muttering to himself as he plotted. "We'll be married by the time Link wakes up... I'll make sure of that... It'll crush him so much that he won't have the will to live! I just wonder why he agreed to marry her in the first place..."

After dwelling on that thought for a few more moments, he cast it aside and started laughing. Evilly. The way all evil villains do when they've randomly announced their evil plan for anybody who is listening.

A/N So, enjoy, review, and most of all... No, that was it.

Crazymark.