Revelation of Lies will be updated every Tuesday/Wednesday and Saturday until completed.
Disclaimer: Don't own it.
Warnings: Minor violence in later chapters and boyxboy (Link x Sheik). If you're not a fan please don't read.
~*~*~ Chapter Eight ~*~*~
Kahael doesn't want to relinquish the grey mare's reins when the reach the edge of Castletown. He feels very strongly about the little mare, and doesn't want to give her up. Link can see his inner battle, and he smiles softly at him.
"We can go out together again tomorrow," the man says, and Kahael sighs and lets go of the reins, letting Link take them from him.
"I would like that," Kahael says softly, and the man smiles at him again and it makes Kahael's insides feel funny. He looks away because he can't handle looking into Link's intense blue eyes any longer.
"Then it's a date," Link says, and he goes to step away to bring the horses back to the stable but Kahael says "wait," before he can go. He turns to look at him and Kahael fiddles with the hem of his shirt before meeting up and looking in Link's eyes again.
"Can I see you again, tonight?" he asks, and he blushes. He has no idea what he's thinking, but whatever it is, he knows it's not rational. The smile Link rewards him with is more than worth the embarrassment he felt though.
"I…would really like that," Link says, and Kahael gives him a small, shy smile. "I can meet you out by your camp, if you'd like?"
Kahael nods. "Okay."
They part, and Kahael feels like he floats all the way back to the camp. His feels ridiculously happy, and he doesn't know why. He can tell that he felt very strong for Link at one time, and he wonders what the dynamic of their relationship was. He tries not to dwell on the issue though. He's sure it will reveal itself soon. Being around Link is helping him to paint the picture of his life in his mind. He doesn't have much of his memory back, but he is getting tiny pieces, bit by bit.
Kaylu spots him and skips over to him quickly. She catches on to his good mood immediately and smiles at him.
"What has you so happy?" she asks as they walk back towards camp together.
Kahael grins a little. "I spent the day with Link today," he admits, and Kaylu practically squeals in her excitement. "And he told me about my past and I remembered bits and pieces about what he was speaking of."
"That's great!" Kaylu exclaims, and hugs him tightly. For the first time, Kahael returns it, just as tight.
"He's coming to see me again, tonight," he says with a slight blush tingeing his cheeks.
"Invite him for dinner!" Kaylu says immediately. "I want to meet him, please Kahael, please?"
"I have no idea what is going to happen," he says. "He says my name was Sheik."
"Sheik?" she repeats, looking at him, scrutinizing. "I don't see it."
He laughs, feeling more light-hearted than he had felt since waking up in the desert. "Either do I," he admits.
When Link meets him at the base of the large stone stairs leading to Castletown's east entrance the man greets him with a smile. Kahael knows Kaylu is watching, no matter how discreetly she's trying to be about it. He's aware that most of the gypsies are watching and whispering, but he ignores their gazes and focuses on Link's. In the setting sun the man looks remarkable. He's tall, taller than Kahael, and his shoulders are much broader than his own.
"Hi," he greets shyly, smiling at the man.
"Hello," he says softly. He reaches a hand out very slowly and brushes a piece of Kahael's hair back from his face and tucks it behind his ear. "Sheik…he would have hit me if I tried to do that to him," Link admits.
Kahael sputters a little, "Would I have?" he asks in disbelief.
"Sheik was much more…guarded," Link admits. "You smile more."
"Was I unhappy?" Kahael asks, looking over to where the gypsies are making a light, modest supper.
"Not unhappy, no," Link says, and takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. "The Sheikah customs, your race, are very strict and you abided by your rules."
"I'm breaking a lot of them right now, aren't I?" Kahael asked, frowning.
"Yes, Sheikah's are never supposed to reveal their faces to outsiders, skin is not permitted to be seen outside of immediately family and betrothed…"
"So basically my family will disown me?" Kahael asks, but he can't bring himself to be that upset. His family must not love him that much if they never even came looking. Link has never even mentioned them before. "Was I really that stuffy?"
Link laughs. "At first you scared me," he admits, and that makes Kahael blush. "But you're a softy underneath and…you let your rules slide, a lot, with me."
"I wish I could remember everything," Kahael says wistfully and looking at Link. "I wish I could remember you."
"It's coming, slowly," Link says. "What did you want to do tonight?"
"Well…Kaylu really, really wants to meet you and she said, maybe we could eat dinner with them?"
"Sounds like a plan," and with a grin, he grabs Kahael's hand and pulls him over towards the gypsies' camp.
Link had sat through various questions from the gypsies during dinner. He told them many stories of his adventures, and told them much about Sheik and their adventures together, which made Kahael blush and laugh as Link told them. Kaylu, after discovering who Link was, seemed a little reserved. Kahael figured she was just shy. She spoke so fondly of Link on the journey to Castletown. She was probably star struck. It made Kahael grin a little. Kaylu was rarely quiet.
They sat around the fire telling stories quite late into the night, later than Kahael was used to. He yawned, and Link smiled at him, wrapping his arm around him and pulling the younger man into his side. Kahael allowed the gesture, and a few of the girls beside him grinned at him. Link sat side by side with Kahael on Kahael's bedroll by the fire. The night air was chilly, and he was grateful for Link's added warmth.
Once the fire was nearly burnt out and most of the others had disbanded from the circle to sleep for the night, Link started to rise to leave.
"It's late, I should go-"
"Stay," Kahael said softly into the darkness. "With me."
Link hesitated. "Are you sure, Kahael?" But he returned to sitting on the bedroll beside the younger man. Even though it was his name, at least for now, it sounded wrong coming from Link's mouth.
"Yes," Kalael answered, looking into Link's blue eyes intently. He man shifted so they were face to face in the darkness, only the slight flickering of the fire to illuminate their faces.
"Okay," Link breathed, moving forward ever-so-slightly. Kahael closed the distance between them, merging their lips together in a soft, gentle kiss that made the little hairs on the back of Kahael's neck stand on end. Link's right hand cupped his neck gently, his thumb stroking the tan skin of his neck tenderly while his left hand rested on Kahael's hip.
When they broke apart Kahael had to take a deep breath. Without speaking they climbed into the bedroll and lay down to sleep. Kahael's back pressed into Link's chest with Link's arm slung over his waist. Kahael was warm and felt safe.
It was the best night of sleep he had gotten since he awakened in the desert.
Link held Kahael close and he could feel the younger man drift off to sleep in his arms, but Link's mind was racing too fast for him to sleep. Here his Sheik was, sleeping soundly in his arms without any memory, or very few, of who he was. In the Castle, Zelda slept. The very Zelda that claimed to be his Sheik. Link had no doubt in his mind that the boy who slept in his arms right now was his Sheik.
Why would Zelda lie to him? Link closed his eyes and pulled Sheik close and hugged him tight, afraid to lose him again.
He was going to get answers in the morning.