"And we walked down the block to my car and I almost brought him up,
But you stop to talk about the movies that your family watches every single Christmas,
And I wanna talk about that, and for the first time, what's past is past"

Oh my Farore! Thank you to TheBlueAlienRobotZombie, ShadowNinja1011, Hanyoualcehmist1, PrincesscharmingKnight, shhimaninja16, Joseph Kuo, Bleachshowlover1, zeldax, DarkGarrett, Franne, and Christmasloot! Well now we know that a certain someone is in town looking for Zelda, no prizes for guessing who! So for the first time we'll hear a chapter from the dirty minded, but caring older brother of Zelda… Sheik!

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"Well that kiss was… interesting…" Saria says, carefully flipping her green hair behind her ears.

"Oh please, we were just playing a game!" Zelda says, laughing casually.

"Sure," Midna says sarcastically, "I totally believe you."

I watch as Zelda rolls her eyes, and just at that moment the lights suddenly flicker and power up, allowing us to see properly again. Zelda smiles. "Well look at that, the powers back!"

"Cool! Does anyone want a margarita?" I ask, picking up a jug from the kitchen side.

"Sounds great!" Midna replies, a grin on her face. "What's taking Link so long with that cake?"

Then, as if on que, the front door is pushed open and Link pokes his head around, looking at me quickly. "Hey Sheik, can you give me a hand with the cake?"

I raise one eyebrow, "You're carrying a cake over, how hard can it be?"

"Come on!" He replies, giving me an urgent glance.

I sigh, putting the jug back onto the side. "Fine, Saria, can you make the margaritas?" I ask.

She nods and makes her way over to the kitchen. I walk over to the front door where Link is standing, hands on hips. The two of us step out into the hallway and the second I close the front door; Link grabs me by the elbow, dragging him over to his apartment.

"Link! What's the rush?" I ask, laughing lightly.

But he doesn't give me a reply, just pulls me into his apartment and slams his front door, before turning to look at me, pressing his back up against the wood, a look of panic in his blue eyes.

"Sheik, something's wrong…"

"What are you talking about?" I ask, "And where's the cake?"

"This isn't about cake!" He replies, frantically gesticulating. "I think Ganon's in the city looking for Zelda…"

I feel my stomach twist inside me, my jaw dropping. "What? How do you know?"

He runs his hands through his hair, pushing it into a scruffy position. "I was going to get the cake and some guy stopped me! He asked me if I knew a Zelda Harkinian and if I could tell him where to find her."

"And?" I ask, the panic evident in my voice, "What did you say?"

"I sent him to the other side of town…" He replies.

My palm slaps onto my forehead as I feel myself getting hotter, "Are you sure it was Ganon?" I ask.

He shrugs, "I don't know, he didn't tell me a name, just said that he was someone special."

"Oh goddess…" I mutter, burying my head in my hands.

He rubs the back of his neck awkwardly. "What does Ganon look like?"

"Uhh…" I stumble, recalling his image, "He's a Gerudo, tall, quite muscular, he normally wears a leather jacket because he rides a motorbike?"

"It was definitely Ganon." Link says, closing his eyes.

And that's when it all hits me, we all knew he was bad for Zelda from the moment they got together, and the longer they were together the worse it got... the memory of the autumn evening is still fresh in my memory, like it happened just yesterday…

I close the door, locking the cold breeze out of the house. I drag my coat from my shoulders, throwing it onto the banister. "Hey Zelda! I brought back your car, thanks for letting me borrow it!" I call out into the silent house, but there's no reply. I frown, wandering through the living room. "Zelda?" but she's nowhere to be seen. I enter the kitchen, but the room is dark, empty. From above my head the creaking of floorboards can be heard, I dash back out of the kitchen, through the living room and to the staircase, jogging up the wooden steps and pushing the door open to Zelda's bedroom. At first the room looks empty, the curtain billowing from the draft from the open window. I frown, walking across the room and pulling the window closed, and that's when I see her, huddled in the corner, her fragile body shaking from the heavy sobs. Her long golden hair falls in wet rat's tails around her shoulders, and she hugs her knees, her head buried in her arms, hiding her face. The room is dark but I can still see the purple taints on her wrists.

I swallow hard, whispering her name into the darkness, "Zelda…"

Her sobs silence suddenly, but she tightens her defensive position. "Please," I whisper, "It's just me."

I reach out, my fingers curl around her smooth skin and I feel her tense. I carefully pull her arms away and find myself staring at her face. Her shining blue eyes surrounded by a bed of purple, black, and blue skin. Her mascara trails down her cheeks, leaving a path down to her lips, dry and cracked, blood seeping into the deepest cavities. She looks down, unable to maintain eye contact, tears still pouring.

"What did he do to you?" I ask, though I already know the answer.

"He did nothing…" She whispers, "I walked into a wall…"

"Why are you lying to me?" I mutter, my voice slicing the cold air like a blade.

She remains silent for a few moments, though the tears just fall faster and heavier, like raindrops in a storm. She throws her head back, pushing herself up against the wall, despite the fact that it makes her body shudder with pain.

"Zelda… your back…"

"No…" She whispers.

"Show me your back," I say the words softly, but firmly, she knows I'm serious. She closes her eyes and turns her back to me before lifting her white shirt, revealing her slightly tanned skin, moulded by deep red ridges, like mountains rising from her cracked skin. Some of the cracks are silvered, nothing but old scars, but others are fresh and sore, and as I carefully run my fingers along them, I watch my sister shudder.

"What did he do?" I repeat, my voice firmer this time.

She lowers her shirt, covering the painful scars blistering her skin, turning back to face me. She falters for a few moments, but eventually words leave her lips, barely audible. "He used his belt."

I feel the anger boiling in my veins as I'm brought back to the present, my hands clenched into tight fists. "He can't do this…" I growl.

"I know," Link mutters. "But what can we do?"

That's when there's a loud knock at Link's front door. I turn to him, giving him a worried look. He shrugs, unsure of what's happening.

"Ganon?" I mouth.

He just shrugs again, but his face is just a worried as I am. He walks slowly to the front door, unwillingly pulling it open. I grit my teeth, ready to finally stand up to Ganon, but my efforts are to no avail as Midna stands on the other side, arms crossed.

"Geeze what is taking you guys so long?!"

"Midna thank goodness you're here!" I gush, "I need you to take Zelda out, I don't care where just get her away from here!"

"What? Why?" She asks, looking between me and Link, confusion in her blood red eyes.

"Ganon turned up," Link says, swallowing hard.

Midna nods, seeming a little distant. "Ok… oh goddess no! Right, let's just stay calm… I'll take her and Saria out, I'll tell them… it's a birthday girly night out, ok?"

"Perfect," I say, "Don't come home before midnight… Ganon might come back."

"Gotcha!" She replies, making her way back over to her own apartment. I turn to Link, taking a deep breath. "You go out into the city, try to keep an eye on him, ok?"

"Right…" He murmurs, "What about you?"

"I'll stay here, in case he comes back looking for her."

I glance nervously at my wrist watch, the digital face reads 03:26AM. I swallow hard, glancing out of the window. From the out in the hallway loud girly laughter can be heard, I grin, a little relieved, she got home ok… I jump up from the armchair and run over to the front door, pulling it open. I'm greeted with three girls giggling.

I smile, "Looks like you had fun tonight!"

"You're right about that!" Zelda says grinning. "We went to this new club, 'Puzzles', it was amazing! Hey, where's Link?"

"Oh… he went out to…" I think for a moment, what does a person do at three thirty in the morning? "He's gone to pick someone up from the airport…" I lie.

Zelda smiles, seemingly buying my bluff, "Cool, well thanks anyway Midna, I had a great night, I hope you enjoyed your birthday!"

"Definitely!" She replies.

I turn to her, raising my eyebrows. "Is everything… alright?" I ask, hoping she gets my message.

She smiles knowingly, "Yeah, I think so."

But that's when my world comes crashing down around my feet. The thud of heavy biker boots can be heard on the stair case, and Ganon emerges from around the corner, looking as arrogant and smug as he always did.

"Hey Zelda," He says. "It's been too long, can we talk?"

"Well? What can you hear?" Midna hisses.

I hush her, pressing my ear up against the door, about an hour ago Ganon turned up, insisting that he should be able to talk alone with Zelda. He told her he wanted to apologise, and she turned into that teenage girl again, like putty in his hands. I sigh, listening intently to their conversation.

"I can't deny that I still have feelings for you Ganon… but I'm finding it so hard to forgive you, you hurt me, in more ways than one."

"I'm sorry Zelda," He says, putting on his best caring, compassionate voice. "I was nothing but a dumb kid back then. I wouldn't do that to you, not now."

"How do I know that?" She asks.

"Well!?" Midna cuts in.

I scoff, "He's trying to persuade her to take him back."

"That… that… gahh!" She growls in frustration. I hush her again, still trying to listen to their conversation.

He sighs dramatically, "I can't force you to trust me, I understand that I have to earn your trust again."

"Well at least that's changed…" She mutters, her voice slightly softer.

"You can't tell me you didn't miss me, that, even though I did some stupid stuff, that you didn't love me."

"Of course I loved you," She says, speaking a little quieter now.

I feel my jaw setting, he can't do this to her, not again.

"Do you still love me?" He asks. I can just imagine him holding her hands, he spent years with Zelda… he knows exactly how to win her round.

"Of course I do, I'll always love you Ganon, but how do I know you won't hurt me again?"

"Hold on…" he murmurs. Before I realise what's happening the door is yanked open and I lose my balance, finding myself lying on the floor staring up at Ganon.

"Do you mind leaving us alone to talk in peace?" He says, clearly frustrated.

I sit on the sofa in Link and Saria's apartment, nervously twiddling my thumbs. A mug of coffee sits on the table in front of me, stone cold and untouched.

"I'm so nervous…" Midna gushes, burying her head in her hands.

"You and me too," Saria says. I just nod in agreement, too worried to even speak.

At long last, the front door opens and Zelda and Ganon make their way in. Zelda is grinning like a little kid with a lollipop, and Ganon's hand is wrapped tightly around hers.

Dear goddess no…

"I have some really good news everyone!" Zelda says.

Please no…

"Ganon and I got back together!"