Legend of Zelda: Guardians of The Night Chapter 14, a legend of zelda fanfic

Chapter 14: The Calm after The Storm

Cat's P.O.V.

I stepped out onto the roof of the house we were staying at. I just broke up with Kado a few moments before. The thoughts of Link and Jade…It brought a song to my mind,

"Hands touch,
Eyes meet.
Sudden silence,
Sudden heat.
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl.
He could be that boy,
But I'm not that girl."

As sad as it sounded, it was true. I may have loved him, but I wasn't the girl in the end.

"Don't dream,
too far.
Don't lose sight of,
Who you are.
Don't remember that rush of joy.
He could be that boy,
But I'm not that girl."

Sadly, I knew all of that to be true. If I wanted to be happy, I had to forget the feelings I had for Link…Even though I almost gave my life for him…

"Every so often we long to steal
To the land of what might have been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in"

It was always that way with my life. I'd dream of what I wanted, but once I came back to reality, I knew it would never be real, as much as I wanted it to be.

"Blithe smile
Lithe limb
She is winsome
She wins him
Gold hair with a gentle curl
That's the girl he chose
And heaven knows
I'm not that girl"

Yep, Link chose her instead of me. What did he see in her that was better than me? More so, why did he choose her in the first place? I guess It was something that I just couldn't see…

"Don't wish
Don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn't born for the rose and pearl
There's a girl I know
He loves her so
I'm not that girl"

The song was right. I was never meant to get what I wanted. I was meant to be alone, to watch everyone else be happy. I would just always be the shadow on the wall, much like Dark Link.

Just at that time, I felt an all too familiar aura. It was the aura of Link.

I said, "Link, I know you're there."

He popped his head out from the stairway.

He asked, "How did you know it was me?"

I replied, "You have an aura that makes you stand out. I felt it, and that is how I knew it was you."

He nodded and came out of the stairway.

Link's P.O.V.

I walked out onto the rooftop to see Cat sitting and staring at the stars. I smiled and walked over to her, hoping she'd be happy to see my presence. I sat down next to her, but she just continued staring out into the night.

I asked her, "Want some company?"

She didn't say anything. I sat next to her, and she moved closer to me, which probably meant yes.

She stated, "Why did he do it?"

"Why did who do what?"

She replied, "Why did Dark Link do what he did? Why did he take over your body to get to me? A better question, HOW was he able to take over your body?"

I thought over what she was asking. I tried my best to answer her questions.

"Maybe he wanted something from inside you that he could only get from taking over me. Maybe he believed if he damaged you enough, you'd hate me forever, and that would keep us from continuing. How he was able to take over me is something I don't even know. All I know is he did, and I wish he never had. You didn't deserve the treatment he gave you. I'm so sorry, Cat…"

She looked at me shocked. I could tell that she had been crying ever since we got back, because she had a tear stained face. She smiled, but tears came down anyway. It killed me to see her that way…

She said through her tears, "It's not your fault, Link. There's no need to apologize. He was the one who did it, not you."

She grabbed me into a hug. It was so surprising that I didn't know what to do. After a few seconds, I wrapped my arms around her and smiled. It felt like an eternity. I didn't want to let go, but I knew I had to eventually. When we both let go, she was finally happy again.

She said, "I'm sorry. I don't know where that came from."

"It's no problem, Cat."

She looked into my eyes and said out of nowhere, "I'm breaking up with Kado."

I replied, feigning shock, "Really? Why?"

She replied, "Because I feel nothing for him. He doesn't deserve me, really."

At that point, I knew I had to say it. I knew I had to reveal to her what was going on between Jade and I.

Cat obviously realized that I wanted to say something, because she asked,

"What's wrong Link? What do you want to say?"

I tried to think of how to word it, and then said, "You remember how Jade and I's personalities changed around each other at first, right? I know you were thinking that something was going between Jade and I…"

She nodded, so I continued,

"There was nothing actually between us. We just wanted to piss of Kado. I'm sorry if it upset you in any way."

She looked at me stunned. I was afraid of what she'd say. I was afraid she'd hate me after that.

She asked, "So, it was all just a plot to upset him. Well, your plan went too far, apparently, since you hurt me as well. I thought that…you know…that you actually loved her…"

I frantically thought, 'Ohshitohshitohshitohshit! What am I going to do? Do I tell her? Okay, stay calm Linky-boy. Just play it cool.'

"No, no, no! It was nothing like that. I don't have feelings for Jade that way. Even though we argue a lot, I think of her as a friend, and nothing more."

She sighed as if from relief. The sparkle in her eyes came back. The girl I liked, no loved, was back.

I smirked, and said, "You know, I've wanted to sing something for you ever since that time I heard you sing…"

She asked, "You sing?"

I replied, "There's a lot you don't know about me."

She exclaimed, "Then sing, sing away!"

She was giggling away from excitement. It gave me all the confidence I needed to sing for her.

I began to sing,

"Watch my life,
Pass me by,
In the rear view mirror
Pictures frozen in time
Are becoming clearer
I don't wanna waste another day
Stuck in the shadow of my mistakes

Yeah...

Cause I want you,
And I feel you,
Crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger,
Like a burning,
To find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken,
And I'm faded,
I'm half the man I thought I would be:
But you can have what's left of me"

I looked over at her. She was just listening intently to my voice as I sang, so I continued,

"I've been dying inside,
Little by little,
Nowhere to go,
But going out of my mind
In endless circles,
Running from myself until,
You gave me a reason for standing still"

She was completely entranced in the song. I hoped that she liked the song,

"Cause I want you,
And I feel you,
Crawling underneath my skin
Like a hunger,
Like a burning,
To find a place I've never been
Now I'm broken,
And I'm faded,
I'm half the man I thought I would be:
But you can have what's left of me

It's falling faster,
Barely breathing,
Give me something,
To believe in
Tell me: It's not all in my head"

She smiled at me, as if she wanted me to finish, so I did,

"Take what's left
Of this man
Make me whole
Once again

I've been dying inside you see
I'm going out of my mind
Out of my mind
I'm just running in circles all the time

Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left of me?
Just running in circles in my mind
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left
Will you take what's left of me?"

She gave me a round of applause.

She exclaimed, "You have an excellent voice, Link! Nice job!"

I smiled and asked, "You really think so?"

She obviously didn't see the meaning of me singing this song to her, which I suppose was a good thing.

She was going to lean over to tell me something, but she somehow slipped and fell over…right on top of me…

I was so shocked that I didn't know what to do. I knew we both had to have been blushing madly. I wanted it to last longer, but she scrambled up as soon as she figured out what happened.

She yelled, "I'm so sorry, Link! I don't know what happened…"

I said sheepishly, "Eh heh, it's fine. Don't worry about it."

After that, we sat in silence while watching the sun rise. I wanted that moment to last forever, but I knew it wouldn't.

Jade's POV

Cat and Link had been gone for too long. I didn't want to think what they were up to. It sent a horrible grimace on my expression, one that Kado didn't miss. He smirked, dropping the coin he'd been twirling onto the table. It spun for a few seconds, rapping against the wood loudly. I slammed my hand on it and narrowed my eyes at him.

"Do you mind?" I snapped, massaging my head and shutting my eyes.

"What?" He asked, perturbed, scraping the silver coin off the table, "I'm not doing anything."

"That noise," I hissed, opening my eyes to look at him. The coin was in his hand again, ready to be twirled. I snatched it and shoved it inside my pocket. "There."

It was quiet for a few seconds as I rested my head against the back of the wooden chair, until the same noise started up again. "Kado…" I growled.

He chuckled. "Yes, Jade?"

"Where did you get those coins?"

"From my piggy bank," he remarked playfully.

I sighed, then dug the coin back out of my pocket to watch it gleam in the dim candlelight.

"It's an American coin," I murmured sadly, "Nineteen-ninety-one…"

"Hmm," Kado voiced, "Isn't that the year of your birthday?"

I glared at him, "Dow did you know?"

He shrugged, "I know a lot that you don't know that I know… Savvy?"

"Uhuh…" I leaned forward, placing the coin on its tip and trying to flicking it, "So… You just agreed with the goddesses to help us, or what?"

He leaned along with me, face only a foot away from mine. "No, not exactly." His gaze was pensive on the coin that now tittered back and forth as if it were something very important. "I didn't know what to do at first. I actually thought I had lost it…" He smiled absentmindedly, "You should have seen the look on my face when they came to me."

"The goddesses?"

"Yeah, all three of them. Out of nowhere, asking me to help people I didn't even know existed. They gave me some time to think, though, and I wouldn't have done it if weren't for Din…"

"Din?" I cocked an eyebrow at him, "How's that?"

His gaze finally met mine, and I saw a familiar glint in them that suddenly made me ache. "Yeah, Din. She was- she is beautiful. I didn't think anyone could be so- so…"

"Okay, okay," I interjected with a wave of my hand, "I get it. So you fell in love with her."

He laughed, surprisingly, "No, I didn't. But she dazzled me."

"Like Cat did?" I questioned, and to him, it was probably a little too sudden.

He didn't sound hurt, however, when he responded, "Yeah, I guess so. It wasn't the same, though. It felt more real. Din was like- like a major celebrity that has everything you don't, and has everything you want. But, you know you can't have either so you have to just watch from the sidelines where you know they don't think you exist."

"But," I pointed out, "They noticed you."

He chuckled, "I guess so." Then, he looked up at me, almost expectantly.

I had nothing else to say, nothing to say about what had happened between Cat and him. It seemed wrong to ask, anyway, as if we weren't busy as is trying to finish this whole ordeal.

We sat in silence for a few more minutes, listening to the crackle of the candle flame and the chirping of crickets and the sound of chickens clucking and cows mooing. In addition to it came a soft hum of murmured words, too low and blurred together to be understandable, but singing nonetheless. Turning to Kado, I realized he had heard it, too.

"What's that?" He asked, glancing around the lone room.

I shrugged, "It's too low to be Cat singing- maybe it's the cuckoo lady…"

Kado smiled, "I don't think she'd be out this late at night singing."

"Malon?" I offered, then slumped my shoulders again, "Nah, her voice isn't that low. Her voice is like…like….super…"

"Squeaky?" Kado stepped in with a laugh.

I joined him. "Yeah, took the words right out of my mouth." And then, "Thank the goddesses I'm not the only one who thinks that."

Kado snorted, "Want to go see who it is?"

I thought about it for a moment, glancing down at my booted feet crossed on the opposite chair. I was still sore all over, but getting out of the house was better than nothing.

I shrugged, "Yeah, sure."

We exited the house quietly, shutting the door without a sound, and crept around the perimeter. No one. But the singing had escalated in volume, meaning we were at least a bit closer.

"Sounds like a guy," I whispered in a tinge of unhidden excitement.

Kado nodded in agreement, as he scoped the area out. And then, suddenly, he looked up, toward the roof. I gave him a confused look that he didn't see. Instead, he took hold of my wrist and dragged me along with him. Back into the house.

I huffed. "What are we doing?"

"They're up on the roof," Kado replied wryly, dragging me up the wooden stairs to the second floor where in the very back against the wall a small, white door stood. It camouflaged well with the walls, but its painted white handle was a little harder to miss. Kado grabbed this and pushed it open, revealing a dark passageway of stone steps. "Through here," he murmured.

The stone steps led high up where another door awaited. It was left open, though, revealing the night sky and a partial of the moon to gleam down and reveal the way. We slowed down here, motioning to each other to stay quiet and low and look ahead.

Kado had been right. They were here. On the highest point of the roof, gazing up at the stars as if they were a couple and not partners in search to the end of a quest. I shook my head in mock exasperation, then smiled at Kado. Did I also mention that we had found the singer, as well? He sat next to the girl, mouth barely moving from what we could see, but moving nonetheless and singing softly and without hesitation.

I rolled my eyes, faking a silent gag. Kado placed a hand over his mouth to silence the erupting laughter. Seeing his face made me break out along with him, causing us both to fall against each other on the stone steps and gaze up at the stars. It was both comfortable and uncomfortable all at once, with Kado's warm shoulder against mine and his hand still over my wrist. I lost feeling over the stone jabbing my back, or the soreness of my neck. I thought I could stay there forever, but it didn't last for very long.

Kado realized it, also, and we sat up quietly, too busy trying to bustle away from the rustling couple. He pointed back down to the entrance to the attic, and I nodded my head. We stood up and went the way we had come, closing the door behind us and filing down the wooden stairs.

"I can't believe it!" I whispered, racking with laughter, "It- i-it w-was Link!"

"I didn't know heroes sang," Kado added, pulling me back into my chair and sitting himself where I had before rested my feet.

"I didn't know Link could sing…" I finally huffed out, just as the attic door cracked open. Composing myself, I called out, "Is that you, Cat?"

"Yeah," she responded, "And Link."

"Oh?" I voiced innocently, sending Kado a knowing look.

He smiled. "Yo, Link. We heard this amazing voice from outside. Do you know who it could be?"

"Uh…" He stuttered, then sudden whispering between him and Cat. "Uhm… No, no, not at all."

Kado and I broke into a sudden mirth, holding each other for support.

"Link!" I called out between laughs, "Link, Link, Link, you can sing!"

Looking up over Kado's shoulder, I saw his face turn a bright red. Cat placed a hand on his shoulder, one already in his own hand. I smiled knowingly, and she blushed.

"Don't even!" She suddenly snapped, rushing down the steps.

I let go of Kado to face her.

"You- you tricked me!" She exclaimed, jabbing a finger in my face, "You lied to me! And you didn't say anything to me!"

"What?" I remarked, shocked, "Why are you mad at me? It was Link's idea, too!"

"Yeah, well," she said indignantly, "That's different."

"Mhmm," I nodded my head, "That's because he's your loovve…."

She suddenly jumped forward, tackling me to the ground and trying desperately to cover my mouth. I laughed hysterically, then when she reached her hand over my mouth I bit it.

"Ow! Hey!" She cried out, pulling away.

"That's what you get!" I said, sitting up and wiping my mouth. "Now, don't make me do it, again."

She glared at me, wiping her hand before standing up and dusting off her tunic. "Whatever," she mumbled, pouting, "All right, fine, I'm sorry."

I smiled wearily, "Me, too." Then, I turned to Link, my smile widening, "So, how are you?"

He narrowed his eyes at me, still a little bitter I assumed. "I'm. Fine."

"Oh," I shrugged, "Okay."

"Jade?" Kado voiced from behind me, "You want to get up off the floor, now?"

I turned to him, "I don't know. It's pretty comfortable."

"There's a bed upstairs." He responded.

I jumped up. "You got me there."

"Yeah, I'm beat," Cat sighed, climbing the stairs up after Link. "'Night, guys."

"'Night," I called back, then turned to Kado to wish him a goodnight as well. I stopped, though, when I realized he was standing already- and a little too close. Narrowing my eyes at him suspiciously, I said, "Well, that was more fun than I've had since…since…um…"

"Can't remember having this much fun with anyone else? Well, I…"

I cut him off, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Not this time, man, not this time."

He smiled sincerely, "Good, I was getting tired of it. But, then again, seeing you angry is too much fun to miss."

I rolled my eyes, turning around to walk away, "Goodnight Kado."

He called after me, hand suddenly on my arm again, "Goodnight, Jade." Then, he let go, and I smiled a smile he didn't see, and walked up the stairs, ready more than anything for another long sleep.

Cat's P.O.V.

There was an annoying silence between us. I had all intention of breaking it.

"Uh…Link?"

He replied, "Yes?"

"I'm sorry about how Jade and Kado acted. I thought we actually had some ALONE time for once."

He sighed, "It's not your fault that our partners are so obnoxious. Thanks for apologizing, though. Good night, Cat."

"Good night, Link. Hope your dreams are pleasant."

And after that, we all went to sleep. At that time, it was a time of peace and silence. Though, we all knew the peace amongst us would break soon enough.

GDL: I was originally going to write this chapter by myself, but my co-writer couldn't exist. She wrote Jade's p.o.v. I wrote everything else. R&R!