-Chapter 5-
The next few months for Sheik, Zelda, and Link went something like this:
For Sheik:
Sheik's days were filled with the constant routine. Wake up, train a bit with the Sheikahs, go find Link and help him train and listen to his constant whining, and then go see if Zelda had found anything. After that he was free to do whatever he wanted, which usually consisted of minor hobbies or sleeping. Eating was thrown into his daily routine randomly, mostly depending on when he was hungry and when he could actually eat. Night training for Link was thrown in on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Waking up was probably his least favorite thing about the day, because it was just the start of what he had to come.
Training… well, it wasn't terrible. There wasn't much else to say upon the subject.
Training Link wasn't terrible either, considering Link learned quickly. But the problem was that he learned so quickly that they were running out of things to do at the training grounds of Hyrule Castle, and Sheik knew that Link would need more training than what was offered there. So with that weighing heavily upon him he also had to worry about Link's constant complaining. He would be fine one minute, and the next would be asking when the training was over. Sheik desperately hoped he stopped soon, or Hyrule would be helpless if he were to have the title 'Hero' thrust upon him.
Seeing if Zelda had found anything was usually depressing, because she never did. But she did seem like she was on to something. But she could have just been lying to make Sheik feel better.
Then came his favorite part of the day: the part where he didn't have to do anything. He usually slept then or tried to catch up on his desperate hopes to learn how to play a musical instrument. Or he would think about things.
Night training was just like regular training with Link, just instead of yelling, fierce arguments in hushed voices. Link was terrible at sneaking around.
And then the eating… well that was just eating. Everyone had to eat sometime.
The months for Zelda were filled with research, training, and more research.
The research wasn't going all too well, but she did find out soon what LiteHart was, but promised not to tell anyone, for fear of her mother finding out.
And after a while of reading the journals and other books she had found in that library, she had realized how much trouble the princess of Hyrule tended to get herself in. She vowed that when trouble came this time around, she would be ready.
She took up the matter with her mother, who thought it a great idea, and just told Zelda to go to the training grounds. But fearing complications that might arise that could cause problems with Link's training, Zelda decided to find some discarded servants clothes and train in that. If she disguised herself as a servant girl, then know one would recognize her.
And so that was exactly what she did.
And for Link, well, Link was Link and Link didn't think any of the past few months exciting, except the fact that he was flying through the training levels at the Castle with ease.
"How'd I do?" Link asked. They were in the middle of another training session. He lowered his sword.
"Great" Sheik said, lowering his own weapon.
"Alright!" Link said, punching the air "so what next?"
Sheik didn't reply, he was staring off to the side with a look of shock on his face.
"Sheik?" Link asked "you alright?" he looked to where Sheik was looking, but found nothing.
Sheik slowly sunk to a knee and bowed his head. Link was still looking to see if he could find what Sheik had been looking at. All he saw was some servant girl coming their way.
"Sheik… what the--" Link's sentence was cut off as Sheik pulled him to his knees also.
"Sheik, what is going on?" Link hissed
"Shh!!" Sheik hissed back.
Link looked up at the servant girl that had stopped a few feet of way from them. She looked at them, and then looked around. Finding no one else around besides her, her eyes widened.
"Shoot" she muttered
"Thanks a whole lot Sheik!" the princess said dryly as they headed up the stairs.
"Sorry" Sheik muttered "You may be able to fool any plain old guards, but you never would have fooled me."
"You didn't have to express it though"
"Alright, I'm missing something" Link said. Sheik turned to him, and Zelda did the same.
"Missing what?" they asked simultaneously
"Who are you" he asked, pointing to Zelda "and how do you two know each other?"
Zelda turned to Sheik.
"Is he really that clueless?" she asked. Sheik just shrugged and turned back to Link. He seemed completely clueless.
"I guess he is" Sheik replied
Sheik stifled a laugh as Zelda rolled her eyes and turned around to face Link. She was on the step above him, but that only made her about the same size as him.
"I'm the princess" Zelda said.
"oh" Link said. Sheik looked between the two of them, noting how the two looked almost exactly alike. Their eyes were only a few shades of blue off from each other and Zelda's hair was a slightly lighter shade of gold than Link's. If Sheik didn't know better, he would think they were related.
"Now that that's cleared up" Sheik said, and the trio started back up the stairs.
And after a while of climbing Zelda stopped and pushed open a door to a room that only had a few crates in it. Zelda sat down on one of the crates and Link did the same. Sheik remained standing.
"Alright" Zelda said, casting a glance at Sheik. Their eyes met, and Sheik caught the drift of what Zelda was up to. He nodded. "This is happening way before we, sorry, I planned. We weren't supposed to meet for at least another year."
Link looked at Zelda "Why? I'm just some random kid that lives in Kakariko, why would I need to see the princess?"
Sheik had to stop himself from laughing, for Link was more than just some random kid.
Zelda sighed. Sheik gave her a glance and said "It's your choice, not mine."
"You're a hero Link" Zelda said "or at least are destined to be."
"Why?" Link asked
"Every once in a while, there needs to be a hero to protect Hyrule from evil, and" Zelda began, but Link cut her off.
"No, I mean, why me?" Link asked
Zelda bit her lip. It seemed as if she knew the answer to that question, but couldn't say it. Whether it was because it might trigger some memories or because of something else, Sheik did not know.
"I don't know" she whispered lamely
"Well that's just great" Link said "and I finally get all the training!!" he flashed a smile at Sheik, who weakly smiled back.
"Now forgive me Link, for not having some long speech about what trouble Hyrule is in, but I have no idea what trouble it is in, or will be in." Zelda said. Sheik cast a warning glance at her, notifying her she was treading on a thin line.
"I don't mind" Link laughed
Sheik turned to Zelda, "why were you in the training grounds anyways?" he asked "disguised as a servant girl, I might add."
"I thought it would be cool if I had some fighting skill, and didn't think doing so as the princess would be a good idea" Zelda explained.
"Fair enough" Sheik said
Zelda laughed, though it was slightly bitter. "All the guards would laugh and watch the 'poor little servant girl' attempt to train herself. They'd offer help, but I would deny it. Oh how I wished they knew who they were really dealing with." But she shook her head "enough about me. We shouldn't being seeing each other anytime soon anyways so…" then Zelda laughed, for real this time "wow did I sound like my mother. I'm growing up already!!"
Sheik laughed at this, and Link did too, nervously.
"Anyways" Zelda said, standing up. Link shot to his feet as she did so "I'll be off now. I have a few things to read." She cast a twinkling eye at Sheik, who smiled at her.
"See you princess" he called.
"Wow…" Link said after she had gone "the princess…."
Sheik smiled at Link "Yeah"
"She's beautiful" Link muttered
Sheik smacked himself in the forehead.
