"I've been spending the last eight months,
Thinking all love ever does is break, and burn, and end.
But on a Wednesday in a café, I watched it begin again…"
Ahh oh my gosh I love you guys so much! I'm smiling from ear to ear right now from last chapters reviews! So thank you to Princess Zelda-figure skater (my BEAUTIFUL beta!), Franne, shhimaninja16, PrincesscharmingKnight, Bleachshowlover1, Pantherstar101, prettyguardianofhyrule, TheBlueAlienRobotZombie, GreenAndBluePatches, H3R0 0f T1M3 72296, zeldax, ShadowNinja1011, Zeldachic459, Christmasloot, and Ai Da Beast! As promised, I've got a chapter for you all from someone else's point of view, this time we hear from Zelda! Let's hear how Sheik and Midna explain their situation…
"You might not want to go in there…"
Link quickly turns to face me, his back pressed hard against my front door, blocking my path home.
"What?" I ask, tilting my head a little to the right in confusion. "Link, let me in!"
"Let's go to my apartment!" He mumbles hurriedly, taking me by the shoulders and steering me towards his front door.
"Link, what are you doing? What's going on? Link!" But my relentless questions fall on deaf ears as he unlocks his apartment, bustling me inside before quickly closing and locking the door behind him. His cheeks are tainted red as he turns to look at me, uncomfortably squirming where he stands.
"Link, what in Hyrule is going on here?" I demand.
"Now Zelda, there's no need to panic," He reasons.
I sigh. "I'm not panicked, I just want to go home!"
He laughs lightly, as if the situation is somewhat comical. "You really don't want to do that…"
I laugh in retaliation, "I assure you I do!"
"No," He argues, "No, you REALLY don't!" His eyes are widened a little in warning.
I frown, watching as he walks past me over to the kitchen counter. He picks up the kettle and begins to fill it with water, acting as if he's not hiding something from me.
"Cup of tea?" He asks, casually.
I cross my arms, scoffing. "Link, I really did have a wonderful time today, but I'm tired, let me go home!"
He sighs, slowly putting the kettle back on its stand and leaning against the counter, rubbing the palm of his hand against the back of his neck, slightly upsetting his long dirty blonde hair. The way he casually leans pushes his shirt up against his chest, his muscles show through the thin fabric and I swallow hard, trying to tell myself not to stare.
"Ok…" He says, sighing awkwardly, his piercing blue eyes meeting mine. "I don't want you to panic, but it might not be the best idea for you to go home right now."
I sigh, waving my arms to show my frustration. "Why?"
"Midna's kind of… hooking up on your couch…" He stutters awkwardly.
I feel my eyebrows shoot up dramatically. Midna doesn't have a boyfriend… who in Hyrule could she be hooking up with? She's not the kind of girl to just fall for a one night stand, she's smarter than that, she wouldn't do that for just anyone, so who could it be?
"Who is it?" I ask bluntly.
I watch as Link shifts uncomfortably, but he won't answer my question. He turns around, pulling the cupboard open and putting two mugs down on the chopping board, dropping a tea bag in each of them before closing the cupboard again.
"Link!" I say, feeling my patience wearing. "Is it someone I know?"
He sighs, "Look, it's really not my place to say."
I frown, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means I don't want to tell you…" He mumbles, looking down at his feet. I cross my arms pointedly, giving him my worst look, forcing him to cave in and tell me.
"It's Sheik, all right!" He shouts, turning back around to pour the mugs of tea.
I swallow hard, not wanting to believe what I'm hearing. "Not Sheik-Sheik! Not my brother Sheik, surely?" I ask, stepping a little closer to him.
He swallows hard, his electric blue eyes refusing to meet mine. I feel my stomach churning inside of me, oh goddess… "Eww, eww…. EWW!" I turn around, holding my hands up to my head with my eyes screwed shut.
"Look I'm sorry…" He says, "I didn't want to tell you…"
"It's not you but… urgh… get out of my head!" I screech, walking over to the living area, feeling my legs fold out from underneath me as I collapse onto the couch.
He sighs, following me into the living area, a mug of tea in each hand. He holds one out to me, and I take it groggily, resting it on a coaster. "How… What? Why?" I ask.
He shrugs. "I really don't know, I only saw them for a second, I didn't really ask any questions…"
"How could she? How could HE? I mean… that's my best friend, and my brother!" I grimace, resting my head in my hands.
"Just… don't think about it," He says, taking a seat next to me on the sofa, crossing his legs, one foot resting on his other knee.
"Believe me… I'm trying!" I groan.
He sighs, "Well you're welcome to stay here until they're done."
"Thanks," I reply as he passes me the TV remote, looks like this might be a long wait…
We sit on the sofa under a warm fleece blanket, watching The Big Bang Theory. I let out a little laugh, but we're rudely interrupted by a loud knock at the door. Link sighs, throwing the blanket back and clambering to his feet. I turn the volume down on the TV, watching Link open the front door. I find myself grimacing as I see Sheik stood on the other side, hands on hips, smiling like hasn't a care in the world.
"Hey Link, wanna go for a beer?" He asks casually, thrusting his hands deep into the pockets of his loose jeans.
"Uhh… Sheik…" Link begins,
But my brother just ignores him, cutting him off. "I know, I know, I'm working tonight, but I've got the late shift so as long as we're done by ten and I don't get too drunk, I should be fine."
"No Sheik, I mean… Zelda's here," Link says, nervously gesturing in my direction.
Sheik pokes his head around the door frame, I give him a sarcastic smile and wave.
He nods, giving me a little wave in return. "Hey Zelda, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, you know, I thought I'd drop in and see how Link was doing. I fancied a cup of tea… oh yeah! And there was the whole thing about you screwing my roommate!" I turn to him, glaring daggers at him. "Are you done yet?"
His face drops, he tries to laugh it off, acting casual. "Zel, what are you talking about?"
I don't buy it for a single second. I cross my arms, still giving him my worst look. "Save the lies Sheik, Link saw you!"
Sheik turns to look at Link, his mouth hanging open in shock, he stands in silence for a few moments, unsure of what to say, looking a little like a rabbit caught in the headlights. "I…" He stutters.
I shake my head, scoffing loudly. "Don't bother with the excuses… how could you Sheik? That's disgusting!"
"I didn't mean for it to happen," He says, his voice a little quieter, more serious.
I take a few steps closer to him. "How does that happen exactly? How do you go from 'Hey there, friend!' to 'Let's get naked!' huh?"
He sighs, looking away guiltily. "Please don't make a big deal out of this…"
"Tell me!" I demand, stepping yet closer to him.
He sighs again, but this time he meets my eye. "It started about… six months ago, I came over to see you and you weren't in, we got to talking and… It went from there…"
I stare at him in disbelief, trying not to let my eyes pop out in utter shock. "Six months… you have been screwing my best friend behind my back for SIX MONTHS!"
"It started as just sex… but it's more than that now Zelda, I love her," He says, desperately.
"You LOVE her? You LOVE her? So what… are you trying to appeal to the romantic in me? That part of me is gone Sheik! You know that better than anyone else! Even if it did start as 'just sex', that still means you were screwing her! " I argue, feeling a lump begin to rise in my throat.
He stops, staring at me silently for a few moments. "Zelda… you're obviously hysterical and over tired right now, we'll talk about this in the morning." He says, turning to walk away.
"No!" I screech. "Stop treating me like a little kid! I may be your little sister but I'm not a baby! Tell me why the hell you thought it was ok to sleep with my best friend for six months and not tell me!"
He sighs dramatically. "I didn't tell you because I knew you'd react like this!"
I turn away from him, tearing up a little. He always does this when we argue, makes me feel so stupid compared to him, it's one of the things I hate about being so close to my brother.
Link watches in silence as his front door is thrown open and Midna rushes in, looking around in a panic. "What's with all the shouting?"
"You!" I scream, pointing an accusatory finger at her. "That's what it's about, you shacking up with my brother for half a year!"
She turns to look at Sheik momentarily, then back at me. "Zelda I…"
"Of any guy you could have… why did it have to be him?" I ask, feeling my voice waver as I speak.
She sighs, looking at Sheik, her eyes softening. "You can't help who you fall for."
"Of for the love of Din!" I spit, turning away, crossing my arms in an angry fashion.
Midna sighs. "Can you please just be an adult about this Zelda?"
"Oh you know plenty about adult stuff don't you?" I say. I know it's childish but that's just how I feel right now.
"Really Zelda? Are you really going to play that card?" Midna asks, clearly getting irritated with me.
"Playing a card? How about the 'I'm not the one who screwed your brother' card!"
"That's because my brother is eleven!" She says, loud and clear, annunciating her words as if I'm stupid.
"Don't talk down to me." I hiss slowly.
She rolls her eyes. "Couldn't you just be happy for me?"
"Maybe… if you hadn't lied to me for six months! AND keep on rolling your eyes my 'kindest, sweetest best friend', maybe you'll find a brain there that tells you not to screw with my brother!" I shout.
Sheik takes a step closer to me, hands held up in defence. "Zelda calm down…"
"No, leave her!" Midna says, acid in her voice. She turns tail, storming right out of Link's apartment and across the hall to our own. I follow her in a strop, Link and Sheik not far behind me, but she grabs the door handle and slams my own front door in my face. I wrap my hands around the handle, rattling it, trying to force the door open.
I sigh, banging my fist on the wood. "OPEN THIS DOOR!" But the only reply I'm met with is silence. I scowl, turning to look at Link. "Give me your key."
"But…"
"GIVE ME YOUR KEY!"
He does as I ask, and I try to put it in the lock, but Midna's left her own key in the other side. I sigh, kicking out at the door in frustration.
"Hey… calm down…" Link says in a soothing tone, "You can stay with us tonight."
"Zelda…" Sheik begins, but I just shake my head, making my way into Link's apartment with him, closing the door behind me.
An hour later, and I find myself lying in the dark, curled up underneath a duvet in an unfamiliar bed, wearing a spare pair of Saria's pyjamas.
"Sorry…" Link mumbles, clambering into bed next to me, "Saria only has a single bed, there's nowhere else."
"I don't mind," I say sourly. "I can manage to share a bed with a guy without feeling the need to put out for him, unlike some people."
He sighs, looking down at the sheets. "Zelda, I really don't think they meant to hurt you."
I just sigh, rolling over so my back faces him, flicking the beside light off as I snuggle down.
"Goodnight Link."
