Link swung the oiled door open and walked inside. The kitchen was old and shabby, and smelled of grease and rotten meat.
"I can't believe she's going to buy food from here…" Saria complained.
"Well, I don't know about you, but I'll eat anything right now. Anyway, we need to find Jade."
Saria was about to say something but Link strode off, elbowing his way through the crowded kitchen. With a sigh, she followed.

-Room 12- (Link's POV)

After they bought some food, they went to find their room.
Link set the large paper bag down, and quickly unpacked the food inside. He then proceeded to shove multiple baked potatoes in his mouth, and downed it with a glass of water. The girls watched in amazement as he put two chicken drumsticks in his mouth and spit out two clean bones.
"How can you eat so much?" Jade asked, bewildered.
Link spoke through a mouthful of beef;
"I hav'n ea'n in th'ee days."
Saria gasped.

When their bellies were full, Link laid on the comfortable cot.
"Saria, I've been meaning to ask you something."
"Yeah?" She said distractedly.
"How'd you get older?"
"Oh. I don't really know, I just started growing all of a sudden."
"What about the transformation?"
"Well,It just –" She was cut off.
The door banged open as Link leapt to his guilded sword. As he drew it 5 burly men rushed in, swords drawn.
"There you are!" A familiar voice shouted.
A sudden realization hit Link like a brick wall.
The Bandits were back.
Link scowled.
"Get out, or I'll have to kill you!" He shouted as he drew his master sword.
Saria and Jade shrunk back to the corner as the leader shouted:
"Nope, I'll just kill you all!"
"Whatever."
And the fight of his life began.

Link leapt through the air flexibly, pulling two deku nuts out of his pouch and flinging them into the ground in mid air.
The bandits were blinded as he landed catlike in the middle of the bandits. He quickly put his sword behind him. It began lighting up bright red. He grimaced as the magic was drained from him.

The leader quickly recovered from shellshock and turned around to see Link charging his sword.
"No you don't!" he yelled as he swung his sword at the young warrior.
Link quickly saw this blow and rolled to the side, still charging the sword.
"Almost…" he muttered through heavy breathing.
The leader struck again, this time Link attempted to dodge a moment to late.
The blade pierced through his gut and ripped through the side of his torso, leaving him almost severed in half. Crimson blood splattered through the small room, covering the floor in blood. Link cried in pain as he dropped the sword.
"Well, beaten again! But this time you won't escape."
Saria and Jade screamed in unison as they saw Link fall to the ground.
"I think I'll leave you alive long enough to watch your friends die!"
One of the bandits went over to Saria and jade, pulling the blade back, preparing to decapitate the both of them in one blow. The bandit cackled maniacally as he saw Link's eyes widen.
Suddenly, as the blade began to head downward towards the girls, it was as if time stopped. A newfound strength flowed through him as he climbed up to his feet again. He charged at the "executioner" and stabbed him in the heart.
Time flowed normally again as the man fell to the ground, dead.
The other bandits stared at Link in disbelief.
"Come get it." He said defiantly.
Two of the bandits scurried out of the door, screaming at the top of their lungs.
"God or not, I'm going to kill you, runt!" the leader yelled angrily.
"I'm quaking in my boots." He said sarcastically.
"You should be!" He yelled, and the two bandits charged.
Link pulled out a bomb, and the bandits stopped In their tracks.
"You wouldn't." The Leader said in disbelief.
After all the pain you caused me, I would." He motioned at his giant wound.
The leader said:
"I'll be back."
And they left Link to Lick his wounds.

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Link lay motionless on the cot as Saria cleaned his wounds.
Jade sat on they bed, watching the entire operation, her eyes wandered dreamily.
"Hold still!" Saria exclaimed as Link squirmed under the cool cloth.
"I'm trying!" He snapped irritably.
Saria sighed,
"Well, this is hard to say, but,I can feel a huge bruise on your, well…"
Link's jaw dropped as he blushed furiously.
"You felt down there?!" He exclaimed, exasperated
"I had to… Anyway if we don't put ice on it, it's going to very painfully swell." She suddenly giggled.
Link grinned.
"I know it's funny, but there is NO way I'm letting a girl down there!" He exclaimed.
"There's not a healer here, though!"
"What about renado?" He asked Jade.
"He's in the forest getting herbs." Jade said distractedly.
"Okay, fine. But knock me out first!" He said, half joking, half serious.
"Don't worry, I'll just pull your pants down, then –" Then suddenly a fit of giggling hit her. Jade joined in too.
Link sighed.
"Okay, go. But if you break anything…" He said threateningly.
Saria laughed hysterically as she went to get some ice.
When she returned, she went, sat on the end of the bed next to Link, and slowly pulled the top part of his pants down, then looked away quickly.
"It's bruised pretty bad down there." She said quietly, slipping the ice in his pants.
Link grimaced from the icy coldness.
"That's cold…"
"Yeah…" She replied.
Saria finsished bandaging him before he said:
"I'm beat. I'll see you guys in the morning."
"Wait, what about sleeping?" Saria and Jade asked in unison, quickly glaring at each other.
Link Sighed.
"What about it?" He asked irritably.
"There are only two beds." The girls said in unison again, trading glares before returning their eyes to Link.
He knew where this was going.
"One of you sleep on the floor." He said curtly.
"We can't do that, there's blood all over the floor!" Saria pointed out.
"Uh, I guess we'll have to share a bed, then, huh?" Jade asked suggestively.
"yeah, whatever. You two share a bed. Good night." He rolled over.
"But I need to sleep in your bed so I can tend to your wounds." Saria said.
"But I should sleep in his bed so He'll stay warm, you're too small." She said insultingly.
"Yeah, but I won't take up as much space, so He'll be more confortable."
"you got to stick your hand in his pants, I should get to sleep with him!" She yelled.
"I need to be where I can take care of his wounds!" Saria said again.
"You know you only want to take care of a certain bruise!" Jade shot at her.
Saria blushed furiously.
"Well-" She began to insult Jade, before Link yelled;
"Quiet!"
"You two, sleep in my bed, happy?"
"Jade And Saria both looked at each other, then smiled.