Stuff at the end.
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Link blew through the top of the hot springs. His face was beet red along with his entire body. Link jumped out the hot springs, cursing as loud as he could. "What the hell was that for?" Link shouted at his friends.
"We save your life and you yell at us? Remind me never to save your life again," said Dark with a grin.
"You want to be thrown head first into boiling water?" Link asked as he rubbed his arms.
"No," said Darmani casually. "Try to and you die."
"Wait, those bastards left me to die!" Link shouted as he ran toward the exit. Darmani and Mikau grabbed him by the arms, stopping him. "Let go of me and let me kill them!"
"What's that going to accomplish?" Dark asked Link, staring into his eyes.
"First, they'll be dead! Second, Deity will have two less people that can be used to kill us!"
"Look at it this way, Deity thinks you're dead," Dark stated. Link stopped fighting back.
"So, I can't kill them then?" Link asked, hoping they would say he could.
Dark shook his head. "Let them think you're dead. It could give us the surprise factor."
"Fine, but next time I see them, it'll be with a sword in them," Link declared. Darmani and Mikau let him go. "Let's head back. I need to lie down and sleep for awhile."
The four of them made their way back to the Goron Shrine rather quickly. They opened the large shrine doors and entered it. As soon as they stepped in, swords were pointed at their necks. Two Gorons quickly grabbed Darmani, preventing him from doing anything stupid.
"Whoa the punishment for sneaking out is death? Damn that's harsh," Dark commented, staring directly at the sword pointed at his neck.
"Shut up scum," one of the Gorons hissed. He pushed the sword closer to Dark's throat. Ironically, Dark gulped.
"Hey, we're guests remember? Don't you remember giving my blonde friend the really hot food?" said Mikau. Another Goron pointed a sword to his heart; Mikau was pale as he stared at the weapons.
"Shut up! One more word and you die!" the Goron bellowed.
Link batted the sword aimed at his throat away. All of the Gorons looked at him as if he had just declared war on them. "We didn't do anything wrong. What do you want with us?"
"You four are charged with stealing the Goron Ruby and the mask of Goht the Beast. The punishment for this crime is death or a lifetime in jail. We will let the Elder decide your fate. And if you ever touch my sword again, I will not hesitate to kill you."
"You know," said Link quietly, moving closer to the Goron. "I hear that a lot and yet I'm still standing here alive and well. I've been stabbed, slashed, had stitches torn out, almost froze to death, and yet I'm still alive and well. So please shut the hell up!"
The Goron's face twitched. "Have you ever had your body dipped in lava? I doubt you'll live through that punk."
Link started laughing. He backed away from the Goron, turned around having his back facing the Goron. In a flash, he turned around and decked the Goron sending him tumbling to the ground. Every sword in the place was turned to Link, which was probably the stupidest thing they could have done. Darmani, having been released from their hold, jumped onto the fallen Goron Link had previously hit and began to punch him.
"Don't threaten my friends!" he shouted, sending a fury of punches directly into the Goron's face.
The Gorons, having realized their mistake, jumped onto him, trying to hold him down. As they tried to regain their hold on Darmani, he shouted curses Link and Dark had never heard before.
"What should we do?" Link whispered to Dark as the Goron's continued fighting with Darmani.
"Two options. One, we run like hell. Two, we don't."
"You know, I'm kind of leaning toward option one but I'm not leaving here but I'm not walking home. I'd rather jump off a cliff."
"Aww, poor Linky doesn't want to do the walk of shame?"
"You'd be doing it with me, so, shut the hell up."
"What are you two talking about?" The Goron bellowed, clutching his bloodied nose.
"We're discussing how ugly you are," Link shot back. The Goron delivered a punch straight to Link's gut, causing him to fall to his knees.
"You should count your blessings while you can boy. You and your friend are definitely going to die. All the things you do or say will just be added to your sentence."
"We didn't steal the ruby or the mask! We don't even know what they hell they are!" Link shouted back, still clutching his chest.
The Goron snarled. "Shut up scum. I should just kill you right now to save time."
Before Link could bark an insult back, the Goron Elder walked towards them. "Stop Darunia, these four didn't steal the artifacts. They are innocent," he declared, making the four of them sigh with relief.
"Sir, I'm sorry. I just lost my self control when I heard the artifacts were stolen. I apologize to the boys too," he said, bowing to them and the Elder.
"We are not judged when everything in life is fine but when things take turn for the worse," he stated, placing a hand on his shoulder. Darunia lowered his head further. "Boys," he said turning to them. "I am sorry, we lost ourselves when we heard our cherished artifacts were stolen."
"No problem," Mikau stated, glancing at Darmani's angry face.
"Link," the elder said moving closer to him. "A boy that looked exactly like you told me to tell you 'He'll meet you with the artifacts at the place of truth in two days'."
Link's face tightened. "I'll get them back for you I promise."
The Elder's face didn't change. "He also said to bring your friend who thought he was the strongest."
A grin grew on Darmani's face the size of watermelon. "Hell yeah! I'm going to whip some Deity ass!" he shouted, giving a fist pump in victory.
"I see," the elder said randomly, staring at Link and his friends. "Rest, it is late. Darunia will train you two tomorrow. Your friend will not sit down and hand the artifacts back to you. But tonight rest, you four have been through a lot."
The four of them nodded and headed toward their room. They climbed the stairs, each looking as if they had been through a war. "Link!" a shriek feminine voice shouted. Link turned around and was greeted by Zelda, embracing him.
She quickly realized what she had done and let Link go with a bright red face. "Sorry…I thought something bad had happened to you," she said, trying to think of an excuse that made up for her actions.
Link didn't say anything; he was too concerned about what he was going have to do in a few days.
"Um, Link? Are you okay?" she asked, staring into his bright blue eyes.
"I'm fine," he shot back. "I just have a lot on my mind. I need to get some sleep. Bye." He walked away from Zelda and straight into his room. Link collapsed on his bed, falling asleep instantly from the amount of stress he had.
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Zelda blinked a few times trying to understand what had just happened. The first thing that came to her mind was the sad fact that maybe Link didn't like her. She lowered her head and went back to her room, trying to determine her feelings for him and his feelings for her.
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=0 That was fun to write. I thought the few sentences at the end might make a few people happy. Expect an update in a week or so. Thanks to all those who reviewed, I promise never to abadon this story as long as someone wants to read it. Peace.