"So, Zelda," Link said, some time later. They had been getting to know each other, mainly Link talking about the forest, and getting distracted by anything that he heard or saw. "What's it like here at the castle?"
Zelda shrugged. "Not bad," she said slowly. "It's a bit dull I suppose, but, I have my friends, Sheik and Malon."
"I met Malon outside of town! She was very nice!" Link said with a smile. Zelda gave him a warm smile, and sighed.
"I wish they'd get here soon," Zelda muttered. She stifled a gasp. "I almost forgot!" She stood from the steps, and rushed up to the window.
Link stood, and walked to her. "What is it?"
"Inside," Zelda said, "there's that man, Ganon! He has a meeting with my father, the King! Take a look!" She stood to the side of the window, and motioned Link to look.
Link stepped up to the window, and peered through. "He's the one who represents the cloud in my dream!"
"He's from my dream," Link said slowly. "He's the one... Who was chasing you!"
"Ha! Take that!" a sudden voice came. "Screw you guards! I made it past! You're all idiots!" Link and Zelda turned around to see Link's body, on the grass. He was laughing maniacally, while he sprawled out.
"My body!" Link squealed.
"Oh my goodness Sheik! Are you alright?" Zelda said, rushing up to the boy, with Link following close behind. They both bent down to the boy, who looked greatly injured.
"Those dumb guards kept on trying to kick my out when I attempted to sneak in..." Sheik moaned.
"He's here Zelda! His is!" Link said, clapping. "But, what did you do to my body! You made me all hurt!" Sheik finally took time to glare at Link.
"You," he hissed darkly, "happy go lucky as ever! While I did your job for you!" Link looked confused, and tilted his head.
"Huh?" he said, innocently. Sheik hissed again.
"Wait, what?" Navi squeaked. "They really did switch bodies? Are you sure Princess? Have you lost it too?" Zelda shook her head.
"I'm still perfectly sane," she replied to the fairy. "The same with them... Though, Sheik I could worry about." She looked down to her friend, who was glaring, and muttering to himself, something about stupid guards, and Link being something very vulgar.
The pre-teen, who had been sprawled out before, stood, with the other two following.
"You!" Sheik hollered pointing accusingly at Link. "You took my body!"
"No! I promise I didn't!" Link said, his eyes going big and sad with fear. "I just woke up like this! I swear!"
Sheik lowered his hand. "You aren't going to cry, are you?" he asked. Link shook his head sniffing, and obviously holding back tears.
"Are you serious?" Navi asked, dumbfounded. "This is the real Hero of Time? I'd rather have this kid here!" She flew to Sheik.
"I somehow value your company now," Sheik said, staring at the fairy.
"You guys!" Zelda snapped to Sheik and Navi. "Don't pick on him!"
"Wait a minute..." Sheik said, staring suspiciously at Link. "Where are my bandages?! This kid dresses me like an idiot!"
"B-but you aren't hurt!" Link stuttered, upset. "I don't see why you need them!"
"They're a fashion statement!" Sheik hollered, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Wait," Link said, pausing, and looking to Sheik's head. If his eyes weren't already red, they would have turned red. "What the hell have you done with my hat?" He was suddenly angry, his eyes squinting into a glare. Very angry, and his voice showed it.
Sheik looked at him, taken aback. "E-excuse me?" he asked.
"I said what the HELL have you done with my hat!" Link hollered, grabbing Sheik by the collar of his tunic, and lifting him into the air.
"I chucked it! It looked stupid!" Sheik stuttered, scared. That wasn't the best answer. Link, using his newly found power, chucked Sheik toward a wall. He went flying, screaming. After hitting the castle wall, he fell into the mote.
"Sheik!" Zelda shrieked, rushing to the water's edge. Link headed to the waters edge as well, jumping into the water.
"Why would you do that?" he hissed to Sheik. "That is my HAT!"
"Oh Din!" Navi squealed. "I see a reason now, why he would be the Hero of Time!"
"It's still in your hut!" Sheik yelled back weakly, rushing to his feet, to run if needed. The water was only waist length on him, while he was in Link's body. It was only a bit higher for Link in Sheik's body.
"I don't CARE!" Link yelled. "You left my hat! You left it!" As Sheik jumped out of the water, Link followed.
"Guys!" Zelda said frantically. "Please stop! We'll send guards to go get your hat!"
Link's eyes turned back to innocent, and happy. "Really!?" he said, gasping in disbelief.
"Yes, yes!" Zelda said, sighed. "Now, it's getting late! We should get some rest! And with Sheik in his condition he could use it..."
"They won't mind if Link stays here, but what about me? What would your father say? You can't tell him I'm from the forest! Kokiri don't leave the forest! They think there's some curse or something... They think they'll die if the leave," Sheik protested. Zelda thought.
"Impa!" she called suddenly. A tall woman, with white hair, and red eyes walked up to them. She was rather muscular for a woman, which scared Link.
"Yes Princess?" Impa asked, her voice deeper than the women Link had usually met. Though, the women he usually met were little girls.
"Would you mind escorting these two to Kakariko? Carry Sheik, he's in no condition to walk," Zelda told the woman. Impa nodded.
"No, seriously, I can walk," Sheik said quickly. Impa was another Sheikah. They were the only two left. She was a really nice woman, no matter how creepy. He hated to worry her. "I'll walk," Sheik continued.
"Alright," Impa said.
"Both of you, come back in the morning. Come through the secret entrance, they obviously don't like Sheik very much... Or, you, Link I should say," Zelda said. "I will protect the Ocarina of Time!" The two blondes nodded.
"Oh!" Sheik said, putting his hand down the shirt of his tunic. "I've got that Spiritual Stone! From the Deku Tree!" Out came a shimmering green stone, with gold around it. "Keep it safe, with the ocarina," he told the princess.
"Sheik!" Zelda said, smiling. "Thank you!" She snatched the stone, and tucked it in her gown. "Now you must leave!" They nodded again, and left with Impa for Kakariko.
The trio (unless you were to include the fairy, but, who cares about her?), walked across the bridge, and up the steps into Kakariko. By the time they arrived, it was already night time. "Now, you go rest at my house Sheik, you should know where that is," Impa said.
Sheik nodded. Impa had let him stay there his whole life! Of course he knew where it was!
The duo (not including Navi), headed off to the house. "This is probably where you woke up," Sheik told Link.
"Oh! I know that place!" Link said happily, clapping his hands together.
"Are you bipolar?" Sheik asked blankly.
"Bi-what?" Link asked, tilting his head. Sheik shook his head.
"Never mind," he said. Link shrugged.
They headed into the house. "There's two beds," Sheik told him, pointing to both of them. "I usually live here alone though, so, that bed's free." Link nodded, and hopped, cat-like onto the free bed. He cuddled up to the pillow and smiled.
"Sheeiik!" Link whined. Sheik's eyes shot dagger's at Link.
"Yes?" he hissed. He still didn't forgive this boy for hurting him, not wearing his bandages, and having to be the Hero of Time (Not that those last two were his fault, but Sheik didn't care).
"I'm hungry," Link said, nuzzling up to the pillow.
"Come to think of it, so am I," Sheik said slowly. "I'll make some stew... It shouldn't take too long." He looked to Navi.
"What do fairies eat?" he asked, puzzled. Navi sighed, and flew onto Sheik's bed.
"I'm not hungry," she squeaked.
"I mean, seriously, where is your mouth?" Sheik asked, starting cut up some carrots. "You're just a shining ball with wings! Do you, like, soak food into you or something?"
"That is the stupidest thing ever," Navi said dully. "We do have mouths, thank you."
"Where?!" Sheik asked, fascinated.
"My friends from the forest told me that they eat grass, like cows! That's why they live in a forest!" Link said, giggling, and yawning lightly.
"We aren't cows!" Navi snapped. "And, I'm not telling you where my mouth is!"
Sheik threw the chopped carrots into the boiling pot of gravy, and started stirring. Next, he took out celery. "Awe! Come on! Don't be a spoil sport! You've got to tell us now!" Sheik complained. Navi squeaked in protest.
"Tell us Navi!" Link said, chuckling, and shutting his eyes. Sheik grinned, stirring the pot once more, after adding celery, and pre-cooked cucco.
"C'mon! What'll it hurt?" Sheik asked, snickering.
"No!" Navi snapped again. If she were to change from her normal blue colour, she would probably turn red, for embarrassment.
"Aw," Link whined.
"Fine! Be that way," Sheik said, turning from the stove, and sticking his tongue out at the fairy. He took two bowls out of the cupboard, and two spoons out of a draw, and started filling both bowls with stew. He put the spoons in each bowl, and headed for Link. He went to give him the steaming bowl, but quickly thought before he did, and pulled his hand away.
"Be careful, it's very warm," Sheik warned. He knew he as stupid enough to burn himself, so he made sure he knew.
"Oh! Alright!" Link said, smiling. He took the bowl cautiously. "It smells tasty!" he said, taking the spoon in his fingers, and holding a spoonful up to his mouth. He blew lightly, and then put it into his mouth. "Thank you Sheik," he said, swallowing. "It burnt my throat!" He frowned.
"Be more careful, stupid," Sheik muttered, taking a spoonful from his own bowl. Link nodded, looking to his bowl.
"Did Zelda tell you about the prophecy and everything?" Link asked, stirring his spoon around the bowl.
"Yeah," Sheik said with a nod. "Oh..." He set his bowl down on the side table, and put a hand down his tunic. He took out a brown, carved piece of wood with holes in it.
"Your friend Saria told me to give this to you, and to teach you a song... In case you needed to talk to her," Sheik said, extending his hand with the ocarina in it.
"She did?" Link asked, putting his bowl on the side table, beside Sheik's. He took the ocarina in his hands. Putting it to his mouth, he blew lightly.
"Hold on," Sheik said, scrambling up. He rushed to his closet and took out his harp. He sat down back in front of Link. "Play after me!" He stared playing the golden harp, his eyes closed. The melody was very upbeat and beautiful.
Link started to copy on his ocarina. He loved ocarinas! Saria had taught him to play, and had always let him borrow hers. They'd always play together. After he learned it, Link looked at his ocarina stupidly.
"What are you doing?" Sheik asked, perplexed. Link shrugged.
"I dunno, I just though I'd stare at it," he answered simply. Sheik stared at him. He shrugged.
"To each his own," he murmured.
Link nodded. "I'm gong to try it out, and see if it works," he said. He played the song once more.
"Hello? Link?" said the girl's voice. "Can you hear me?"
"Oh my Godesses!" Sheik hollered. "The air is talking!"
"In a way," Saria answered. "The songs makes my voice carry to you!"
"Saria!" Link said energetically. "How're you!?"
"I'm fine," Saria sighed. "You have to come back, Link... To visit me sometime. You left so abruptly! And, in your place was this Sheik character."
"Hey, I'm not bad either!" Sheik said defensively.
"You're not Link," Saria told him.
"Have you forgotten?" Sheik asked. "I switched bodies, to, technically I am." He pointed out.
"True enough," Saria reasoned. "How is it going, both of you?"
"Good! I just met the Princess! She's so nice! And I just met Sheik too! He made me dinner!"
Saria chuckled. "That's good!" she replied.
"I'm not that great," Sheik muttered. "Thanks to Link." Link whimpered a sorry.
"What happened?" Saria asked.
"Nothing... But, in Link's house, on the floor, his hat's there. Guards from the castle are coming to get it, straight away in the morning. Take it out to them, will you? You can get there through the forbidden wood, without being caught, right?" Sheik asked.
"You can get everywhere from the Forbidden Wood. That's why it's Forbidden," Saria told him. Sheik nodded.
"We'd better get some rest," he told the forest girl. "Say your goodbyes Link. We can talk to her later."
"Goodbye Saria!" Link told her cheerfully. She returned his goodbye, and they stopped communicating.
"Finish your stew before it gets to cold," Sheik said, grabbing his own bowl.
In the Morning...
Link yawned, and rolled onto his back. He kicked the comforters off of himself, and revealed his half naked self. He sat up, to see Sheik at the stove, in his tunics. "Good morning," he said groggily. Sheik turned to Link.
"You're up!" Sheik said, shocked. "It's pretty early still. I'm just making eggs, I borrowed some cucco eggs from Anju, the lady that cares for the cuckoo's here." Link nodded, and rubbing his eyes.
"Hey..." he asked, getting out of bed. "How do you get into your clothes every morning?" Sheik looked puzzled at him.
"There's a hidden zipper, didn't you notice?" he asked. Link sighed.
"I looked for ten minutes yesterday... I couldn't find a zipper!" he told him. Sheik started to laugh.
"How'd you manage to get into them?" he asked, snickering.
"I went in through the collar... It took about fifteen minutes," Link admitted, blushing. Sheik burst into a fit of laughter again.
"Must have been a scene," he grinned. Link sighed once more, but nodded.
"The zipper is at the front, it's hidden by the Sheikiah eye," Sheik told Link. Link picked up the clothing, and it only took his two minutes to put it on this time. Sheik clapped cheekily. Link stuck out his tongue.
Sheik laughed, and dished out the eggs on separate plates. He handed Link his plate and the fork, and stared eating his own, turning the stove off . "Eat quick, we have to leave for the castle soon," Sheik told him.
Link nodded, and took a piece from his egg. "What... Do we have to do? I mean... Where?" he asked.
"We've got to find the three Spiritual Stones! Two are left now," Sheik answered, as if he were stupid.
They finished up breakfast, and headed for the castle. "The draw bridge should just be opening... Zelda should be in the courtyard, she always gets there at this time. She loves that place!" Sheik told Link, heading for the drawbridge.
Like Sheik predicted, the draw bridge was just opening when they arrived. They walked through, and into the bustling town.
"The noise of this town," Sheik muttered. "I can never get used to it!"
"Tell me about it! It's wonderful!" Link said excitedly.
"That's not exactly what I mean," Sheik sighed, as they walked toward the castle. They made it into the courtyard, using their masterful sneaking skills.
"Zelda!" Sheik said, rushing up to the princess. The princess looked with a smile.
"Hello!" she greeted. She looked to Link.
"They brought your hat," she told him. He looked like he just won the lottery.
"Yay!" he said, jumping in the air. He rushed up to the princess, and held his hands out. She passed him the hat, and he put it on instantly. He smiled to Sheik.
"It looks stupid on my body," Sheik told him bitterly. Link frowned, but skipped up to Sheik. He took the hat off of his head, and placed it on Sheik's.
"You wear it!" he said with a smile. It was as if he had just given out the best present ever. Sheik rolled his eyes.
"Whatever," he mumbled. They both looked to Zelda.
"Teach Link my lullaby later," she told Sheik. "But, go to Impa, she'll tell you where to go! Goodbye my friends!" After a heartfelt goodbye, sort of at least. "Take this!" Zelda told them, giving them an envelope. They nodded, and left with Impa.
"See that mountain?" Impa asked. The boy's nodded. "Go there... Don't fail us!" Suddenly the Sheikah woman backed up, threw something down, and was gone.
"Helpful," Link muttered sarcastically. Yes, Link can be sarcastic!
With that, the two boys', and the fairy nobody cares about, went off on they're journey to find the remaining two Spiritual Stones!
Well! There's the fourth chapter! Already! Depending on whether or not I get computer access, and when I come back, I'll have the fifth chapter up in a couple of weeks!