A/N- Thanks for the reviews, omegarulesall, unknown () and The-Saiyan-From-Hyrule. 8D Yeah, I'm a dork wad.

Disclaimer- I don't own Zelda or Stay Gold

Malina breathed happily. After four or five hours of travel, they where finally out of the forest, which was a relief. Why? Well, because it is dark and scary during the night while you're in the forest. The only thing that ever makes it better, is when you have someone with you, which Malina did.

Yuumei closed her eyes and stopped her mule. Malina watched, slightly confused. She had done that ever once in a while. Then she would sing a song, a different one each time, mind you, in her language and then they would be on their jolly way again. Malina didn't understand, but she thought that it would be rude if she asked.

"Kawariyuku no ga hito no

Kokoro no tsune dato iimasuga"

"Ne darling, your soul

Yasashiku kagayaki tsuzukeruwa

Daisuki dakara, zutto

Nannimo shinpai iranaiwa

My darling, stay gold"

"Mujakini waratte kudasaina

Itsuno hi mo..."

Malina frowned as she heard this. It sounded just like that song that Impa would play for her each night, the song that she called Stay Gold... but that was entirely impossible.

"I know the way now." Yuumei began to explain. "Singing just clears my mind. After that I can use my magic to tell the route. I don't use it unless I'm lost, which I am all the time. It's rather unfortunate, but I couldn't find my own bed in my own room until I was eight. And then I had to move, which didn't help me too much."

Malina giggled at this. "I've lived in one place all of my life, but it probably wouldn't matter since I have a photographic memory." Yuumei pouted at her.

"Lucky." Malina couldn't help but laugh again. But she blinked at she saw Yuumei. The woman's skin was red. Malina looked at her own and saw that it had turned pretty red as well. Yuumei noticed the worried look on her face.

"Don't worry too much, Malina... I've heard that too much stress can be bad for your health." Yuumei stated. "And besides, it's just the moonlight shining down on us." Malina looked straight up and saw the moon. It was blood red. Now, that wasn't scary at all.

"Yuumei..." Malina said softly. "Who is this person or people that we're going to go meet?"

Ceris glanced around the town, his dark brown ones taking everything. The people of Kakariko were coming out of their homes nervously. Not a big surprise, really. The red moon was still up, it was still night, and it had been that way for almost a half a week. Ceris had gone out, but that's because he had a sword.

Ceris brushed his light blond hair back and left the pole that he had been leaning against. He was a typical fifteen-year-old. Full of attitude, hating his parents, and completely in love with weapons. Not to mention in love with any beautiful girl that he happened to come across. However, there weren't too many of those in Kakariko.

The boy entered the inn and was greeted by the sounds of men that were about to get drunk. Nowadays, men got drunk whenever they wanted because it was night all of the time. Ceris didn't mind too much since he had grown up with a father who was drunk all of the time. Which slightly explained why he hated his parents. Unfortunately, there are many reasons as to why he feels this way about them.

"Ah, Ceris." An elderly man called. "There you are. I was wondering if you were coming! Please, sit down!" Ceris sat down next to the old man, whose name was Marit. Marit used to be sword master, but was just an old retired man now.

"So, is the Princess of Areu here yet?" Sparrow, one of the men that were sitting at the table, said softly. Ceris shook his head as he sat down. Sparrow sighed and nodded. He was the only man at the table that had not met the Princess of Areu yet. Even Ceris, the youngest of the group, had met her before him.

Allow me to explain. On this table, there is a painting of the Triforce. This is very significant, even though it seems to be average. There are only four of these tables and they are spread all across Hyrule. One is in the Forest Temple and is no longer in use. Another is here, in Kakariko. There is one in the Zora's Domain, and one in Hyrule Castle. They signify the Knights of the Night, a secret service of sorts.

Per place, there are five members. In the area of Kakariko, there is Ceris, Marit, Sparrow, Shina, and, lastly, the Goron Chief. That is the only thing that doesn't change in the Knights of the Night. The Goron Chief, the Zora King or Queen, and the King or Queen of Hyrule have always been part of the Knights of Night.

Ceris looked about and frowned. "Where's Shina and the Goron Chief? I thought that they were supposed to be here over an hour ago, just like me." Ceris was, and is, the youngest member of the Knights of Night. He joined when he was only eleven.

"Yes, well, you know Shina." Marit murmured. Shina was the only girl in the Kakariko section of the Knights of Night. For that she was very well known. The girl was seventeen and deadly. Let's just say that she had a way with her hands, feet, and any other part of her body that she was able to move. She also had a slight problem with being overly into books, and would forget the time, and, sometimes, the place that she was.

"And what about the Goron Chief?" Ceris asked. Sparrow replied to this question.

"He said that he wanted to come, but he had many pressing matters of his own to deal with and wouldn't have time for our little meeting." Sparrow was the most quiet of them. He had soft brown eyes and stringy brown hair that went down to his shoulders. Sparrow was an expert with the bow and arrow. He could tell you when the first one was made if you asked. He mostly kept to himself, and Marit was his father.

Marit was the eldest of the group. He had white hair that went half way down his back and the same brown eyes as Sparrow. His were more hard though, having seen more hurt than the young man that sat next to him. Marit was an amazing planner for battles and such, even if he was too old to be of any more help than that.

"Heya!" A girl said, sitting next to Ceris. She had brown hair like almost everyone around there, but her hair was in braid with a ribbon used as a strand of hair. She had mischievous blue eyes and a tall, willowy figure. A very pretty girl, many boys thought. Ceris thought she was a scary girl who was constantly trying to beat him up when they were training together. And most of the time she succeeded. Shina was just like that.

"Shina, you're late." Marit said flatly. "Do try to be more on time, dear." Shina blushed and looked down. Although the Knights of Night had no leader, Marit could easily have been the leader if he had wanted to. However, he was quite happy with just being an old man that planned out their small plans that kept the whole country at peace. Yes, you could say that the Knights of Night were fairly important people.

"Is this meeting under way, then?" Shina asked. "Cause if it ain't, I'm gonna go back to my book." She brought the thick, leather-bound book out, grinning. Marit tapped the young woman's hand, a look of annoyance on his face.

"Shina, do try to be more serious. In case you haven't noticed, we have a slight problem on our hands. Has anyone besides myself noticed that it has been night for the past few days? The world has not stopped, it just seems to be that the sun was blotted out." Ceris nodded, Sparrow began playing with his fingers and Shina put a bookmark in her book.

"There has been no contact from the castle for the last few days whatsoever. I do think that... that Vaati is back." Ceris stood up, Sparrow dropped the glass he had been holding, and Shina got in a defensive position. Vaati had been a major problem for the Knights of Night ten or so years ago, about the time that the Princess of Hyrule had been born. He had been put in an eternal sleep, though, and was thought to still be in that sleep.

"That's impossible!" Ceris cried, sitting himself back down. "Weren't you one of the people that were there when that happened?! He has to still be asleep!"

"Yeah, old man!" Shina growled. "Don't lie to us! I don't like it when people lie to me, and you know it! This is one of the few times that I'm going to side with the runt!" Shina poked Marit in the shoulder. He brushed her off, his face still calm.

"It is not impossible. Vaati is very powerful. He had the Book of Power in his grasp. It is possible that with its power, someone freed him. They would have to have magical abilities, but it is entirely possible to do with the Book of Power. We must go to the Zora's Domain, very soon. We may not even have time to wait for the Princess of Areu." Marit brushed his long, white beard slowly. Ceris sighed.

"But with her power-" He began, but Marit cut him off.

"There is no time to waste. In fact-" But just as Marit had cut Ceris off, someone entered the inn. A woman and a girl. As you had probably guessed before you even saw the last line, it was Yuumei and Malina. Upon seeing them, Ceris stood up. Yuumei smiled as she saw him and walked over to him.

"Hello, dear friends," She said warmly. Ceris grinned and stretched out his hand to her. Yuumei took it and shook it. Shina saw Malina, who was hiding slightly behind the older woman.

"And who's this runt?" Shina asked bluntly, pointing to Malina. "I don't remember you having a kid or nuthin'." Yuumei blinked and turned around to Shina. She smiled at Malina and murmured something softly to her.

"This is Malina. She was lost in the forest, so I had to help her. She doesn't have anywhere to go, so I decided to take her in for now." Yuumei smiled again and noticed Sparrow. "And I seem to remember you not having a fifth member. Who's this?" Sparrow turned slightly red as he noticed how beautiful Yuumei was.

"I'm Sparrow." Sparrow said quietly. Yuumei seemed a little taken back by his quiet nature but quickly shrugged it off. Marit grabbed a chair and invited them to sit down, which they did.

Malina watched all this, her eyes focusing on them one at time. Who where these people? Yuumei had explained so little. She had told Malina that these people were all part of some sort of organization. But what? Malina felt herself drowsing off. It was hard to stay awake when you didn't know the time and you had been traveling for so long...

Despite all the worries and burdens that had been placed on the young girl's shoulders, she fell asleep while sitting there.

A/N- I have not much more to say, except for everything while be explained in time. Oh, and R&R.