A/N: Hello everybody! Sorry if that last chapter was too confusing. I really hope I'm not losing it with this story… anyways besides the last chapter being so confusing I found a lot of typos. . I was getting in the moment and I guess I didn't re-read it as well as I could have. Anyways, this chapter should clear some things up. So here it is! Chapter 10! Oh and by the way, I do realize my chapters are getting shorter. However, I find it's much easier for me to write more shorter chapters then longer ones that I update less frequently. So yeah… enjoy.

Once again... i don't own zelda or any of it's characters... blah blah blah

Chapter 10: A Choice of Betrayal

Dark could not explain his sudden urge to want to visit Ganondorf. Something was calling him to his lair, but he couldn't exactly pinpoint the reason. He knew that it was something that needed to be done nonetheless and he knew that there could be consequences. Death was certainly one thing that Dark was not afraid of. The evil king could stab him right through his throat upon their meeting and it would not bother him. He could banish him to the fires of hell where he would burn for eternity and that would not faze him. Dying was just not something Dark was scared of, and that was one of the differences between him and Link. Even so, it wasn't as though Link was frightened to die. It was his will power to live, the will to continue what he was fighting for. He wouldn't die for the sake of Hyrule and its people. Dark had nothing to live fore… until now; although, he still wasn't sure of this reason yet.

He knew exactly how to get to the Dark Lord's castle. Although he knew the area around him decently by now it didn't matter. No matter where he was, he would always know how to get to Ganondorf's castle. It was something that was imprinted into his mind like a code. I'm doing this for YOU! So that everyone can be free from the evil of Ganondorf and so that the chains that bond you to him can finally be broken. I will not rest until he is dead! Link's words came back to him instantly as he thought about why he would always remember how to get to Ganondorf's lair.

"I guess that's one of the chains Link was talking about…" Dark muttered as he approached the broken bridge that led into the once beautiful Hyrule town. He could not turn back now that he had mustered the courage to come this far. He just kept wondering what exactly he was going to say to the Great King of Evil once he had gotten there, "Well, here goes nothing." And with those words he hopped across the dam and into the broken town of ruins.

Link had found his way easily around the well. It wasn't a very large dungeon. The atmosphere gave him the creeps, but that was about as dangerous as the place got. Navi kept telling Link that she could sense spirits trying to speak to them but Link had other things to worry about. There was a few redeads here and there but nothing too out of the ordinary. What bothered him is why a place like this would exist in the first place. It was as if it were a tomb of pure evil. He supposed that was the point after all, in order to seal the evil spirit Bongo Bongo here. But under a well? And in the middle of a peaceful village? It didn't make sense. A lot of things were beginning to not make very much sense and it had Link at his wits end.

He still didn't even know what he was searching for. Navi said that the 'spirits' kept talking about an eye of truth but he had no idea what that meant. He could have asked around the village but he didn't feel up to it. He didn't even feel like looking for the map and compass that happened to be in all of the dungeons to help lead him through. He just felt like winging it and would see where it'd take him. Link was definitely not in the hero spirit today. Eventually he found himself in a small room. It looked much like a cave with stone rock walls and ceiling. The floor was just damp dirt, probably still moist from the water that had once filled this place. Unlike any ordinary cave however, there were four long pale arms protruding from the ground.

The flesh on the limbs looked rotten and wilted like skin that has been underwater for too long. The hands attached to these wretched appendages had long bony fingers with nails that looked painted; however, Link knew that this horrific creature had not been painting its fingernails. It was the blood left behind from previous victims.

"I don't know about this Link…" Navi muttered nervously. Link didn't say anything; he hadn't said anything since they had returned to the past. He dove with his sword drawn attempting to side slash one of the hands; however, the arm was faster than Link expected and grabbed ferociously onto Link's hair pulling his head back and exposing his neck. He gasped at how careless he'd been and his eyes grew wide with shock as a monstrosity of a creature started to erupt from the ground. It had a human-like head but it was anything but… its jaw was hanging from its face as if it had been dislocated and it had sunken dark holes for eyes. Surprisingly, the small arms on its actual body didn't look anything like the limbs coming from the ground. They were short and stubby with no actual hands attached.

The monster made its way towards a very disturbed Link. Its head was jerky and its jaw swayed as if it were barely attached. It moved slowly towards Link as if it was mocking him, knowing he was scared to death. But he wasn't scared. Disgusted, yes. But scared, he was not. The creature was now close enough to Link he could smell it's putrid odor and just as the beast was about to chomp down on Link's shoulder he wiggled out of the monster's grip and rolled away from it and began slashing immensely. He let out all of the fury he'd been building up the past couple of hours. The creature turned to retreat injured and bloodied. Link ran after it but just as he dove to do a jump attack it disappeared into the dirt.

Link was beginning to grow angry. He didn't want to play games with this monster.

"Is this what you want?" Link shouted running at a nearby arm. Navi gasped. Those were the first words he'd spoken since they had returned to the past and they were words of pure anger and hatred. Of course, it grabbed his golden locks once again. This time, hard enough it almost ripped his hair out, "Come out, you coward! You got me right where you want me!" The creature surfaced once again and started to move towards Link. Just because the creature had a grip on Link's head didn't mean he couldn't move his arms. He waited for the beast to come close enough to bite him and when it opened its ghastly mouth Link plunged his kokiri sword, which was more like a dagger through its throat and out the other side. The monster wailed but before it could get away he thrust the blade upward slicing its head in two. Then it fell to its defeat gurgling up a suspicious green liquid before it ignited into green flames as all the monsters did. Except for Dark, that is. But Dark wasn't a monster.

Navi stayed her distance with her eyes wide with shock. She'd witnessed Link kill many creatures, but none with the ferocity she'd just seen. And she'd definitely never seen him encourage a monster to attack! It was like he was a whole new person. Link walked casually over to the chest that had appeared and opened it to reveal the lens of truth.

"I suppose we're done here." Link stated dully and pulled out his ocarina. First he played the sun song, for the sole purpose he felt this place deserved some holy light to shine upon it. The restless spirits here needed something to ease their souls and that was all he had to offer. He then played the Prelude of Light so he could return to the Temple of Time. Once they had arrived, Link again looked down at his hands. He gasped at what he saw.

"They're… they're the same." He whispered as he gazed at the callouses and scars. Even the eight cuts, four on each palm from his fingernails were still there, "How can this be?" He thought that if he'd returned to the past his ailments would disappear with his older body. He'd never returned to the past until today, and now he knew that whatever happened in the future he would carry to his childhood. He knew that there was never any going back for good. They stole an innocent child's life to do their dirty work…

Dark's words were back. He tried desperately to shake them away.

When he'd first awoken from his seven year sleep he felt trapped in a foreign body but now… he felt awkward with his small arms and legs, his high pitch voice, his weak weaponry, and shorter height. He thought of the days he used to play in the forest with the other Kokiri children, when he was defined to just being a nobody. Now everyone knew who he was and they put him on this high pedestal to always meet their expectations and there was nothing he could do to change it. As much as he hated this idea that Dark had put into his head, he couldn't ignore the facts. And as much as he thought he missed being a child, he was more than ready to return to his older age.

He placed the sword in its place and let the time fly.

Dark looked around disgusted with the wreck the Hyrule market place had become. It was infested with redeads but Dark paid them no mind. He walked carelessly past them and towards the castle. They knew better than to mess with a soul darker than theirs. Soon enough he arrived to the castle's entrance. It's so dark here… Dark thought. And he didn't mean the lighting, he meant the atmosphere. It was thickened by evil. To Dark's surprise he didn't even need to speak with the stalfos guards. They moved out of his way at their own will as if they had been expecting him…

"I've been expecting you." Ganondorf smirked upon Dark's arrival. Dark couldn't help but chuckle at the significance of that statement. So he had been right, "Why are you here, Dark Link?"

Dark was taken back at how polite the Dark Lord was being.

"I have manners." Ganondorf grinned. Dark gasped. Had he said that aloud? "Dark, there is something you need to understand. I can see right through you. My eyes can see what is in your heart and what is in your soul. And because I can see these things I will ask you once more. What are you doing here?"

"How do you know I'm not coming to pay my respects?" Dark sneered. He was going to test these magical eyes of his. Ganondorf just laughed tremendously, his voice echoing throughout the entire building. The guards standing on either side of him began to laugh too. He silenced them with a wave of his hand and continued.

"I've been watching you Dark. Just as I've been watching the Hero of Time. You have been with him, have you not?" Ganondorf questioned with an eyebrow raised even though he knew very well the answer, "I see you've grown quite fond of that blonde haired pip squeak. So I will ask again, WHY ARE YOU HERE?" He bellowed. He was growing impatient.

"I've come to find some answers." Dark replied standing strong in the face of such an evil soul.

"You're wondering what you are… are you not?" Ganondorf asked, "You are the Hero's darker being. You are everything he can't be in order to be the sacred Hero of Time."

"But what does that mean? What is my purpose then?" Dark cried out raising a fist.

"Well… your purpose was to defeat Link. Obviously, you failed. Although, I do know that you gave your life intentionally. In spite of me to! What an act!" Ganondorf laughed smacking his knee. Dark curled his fists in frustration.

"So, what of me now! I'm alive aren't i?" Dark shouted. He didn't know what came over him. Was he turning his back on Link? Or was he just trying to figure out what to do with himself…

"Dark, I am not your creator. Technically I cannot tell you what to do." Ganondorf said shooing him with his hand.

"What?" Dark screamed, "What are you talking about?"

"The goddesses created you when they split the hero into two halves. He could not be the hero of time if he was not purely innocent. You hindered him from fulfilling his duty so they got rid of you. I thought it was a shame to waste such talent so I took you in… but you shamefully disrespected me."

"The goddesses… made me…" Dark whispered looking at the floor. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, "I can't believe this."

"And to think that Link wanted the Great Fairy to rid you of evil!" Ganondorf cried in hysterics. This guy found everything funny.

"What do you mean…"

"Link was supposed to take you to the Great Fairy to do away with any dark spirits you held. You aren't a saint Dark, but you are clearly not evil if you are the hero of time's other half. He wasn't evil before you two were separated so why would you be evil now?" Ganondorf asked snootily. Even, if he did know everything he didn't have to be a jerk about it.

"Link thought I was evil…" Dark whispered taken back that he had no idea of Link's intentions.

"Well that brat of a fairy did. If Link wanted the Great Fairy to mess with you he would have done it while you were there in Death Mountain. I see everything Dark." Ganondorf had a wicked smile on his face as he said this. He was trying to seem threatening, "I see you two are rubbing off on each other… he's made you soft and you've made him cold."

"What do you mean?" Dark asked curious.

"That man has had an incredibly hard time controlling his emotions ever since you two got into it on Death Mountain Trail. You've filled his head with questions and emotions he's never felt before… until now. He doesn't know what to do with himself. It's quite funny really." He chuckled putting a hand to his mouth to suppress laughter. Dark found this quite feminine for some reason, "I guess I'll have to thank you for that. Since he's so distracted he's becoming weak."

Dark gasped realizing what he had done.

"Don't fret, Dark. I don't understand why you love that boy so much anyways… I have a feeling he's about to do something to betray you."

"Love?" Dark asked taking a step back.

"Like I said Dark. Nothing gets past me." The Dark Lord smirked, "Let's see what your little puppy love crush is up to right now, shall we? He's returned from the past… the only place I can't see what he's up to, and now he's in the Temple of Time… meeting a special friend." Ganondorf grinned. He motioned Dark to come over towards him to stare into a glass ball that had been lying before him on a table. He had wondered what the object was and now he knew. This is what he used to spy on Link. The ball was quite large and constantly surrounded by a dark purple smoke. He looked wearily at Ganondorf who motioned him to look at the magical sphere. He saw Link stepping towards a familiar figure in blue. Sheik.

"Sheik… what are you doing here?" Link asked bluntly. He was still showing very little emotion. On a regular occasion, he would have been quite happy to see his friend Sheik. But Dark had changed that.

"I've come to see how you are doing. I had a feeling that you were distressed." Sheik answered.

"What do you care?" Link sneered crossing his arms, "If you don't mind, I need to make my way to the shadow temple before my master gets upset."

"What are you talking about Link?" Sheik asked taken back by his sudden darker attitude. Link tried to shake his head out of this demented state but he couldn't. He couldn't ignore how he felt. Link, you can't hide from this forever! Don't pretend you don't feel the same way!...

"You don't care about me or my feelings Sheik. So tell me, why are you here?" Link questioned with a threatening scowl.

"Where the hell did you get these ideas?" Sheik demanded pointing a finger at the hero, "Did that son of a bitch feed you some bull shit?" Sheik shouted referring to Dark.

Back at the castle, Dark was growing furious. He clenched his teeth as he heard those words from Sheik's mouth. Stick up for me Link…I'm watching you…

Link didn't say a word. He just stood there silently with his hands at his sides gazing at Sheik emotionlessly. Sheik ran up to him and began furiously shaking Link's shoulders.

"What has gotten into you, Link? What is wrong?" Sheik asked. When Link still refused to speak, Sheik slapped him cold across his face. Link's eyes widened at the impact and then narrowed as he pulled his sword. Sheik gasped and took a few paces back, "What are you doing? Snap out of it!"

Kill him Link… He's only caused you trouble… Dark thought as he moved closer towards the glass ball.

"Link! What has happened to you? Why are you behaving this way?" Sheik shouted. Link only walked closer with each word, sword still drawn, "How can you not think I care about you? I've helped you this entire time! I care more about you than you need to know…" Sheik whispered. Link wasn't buying it.

"You treat me like a dog. Fetch the princess and be a good boy." Link muttered.

Oh no… What have I done… Dark thought as he watched the evil in Link's eyes. No… it's for the best…He needs to stick up for himself…

"Well, this is surely a turn of events! Maybe we should bring the hero to our side, Dark." Ganondorf laughed.

"Shut up." Dark muttered as he continued to watch what was happening. Any other time, Ganondorf would have beaten Dark senseless but he was enjoying this.

"Link, stop! Please!" Navi cried out but he wouldn't stop. By this time he had Sheik cornered, "Oh my goddesses, please help him!"

"Link, if you thought that I really didn't care about you then why am I letting you threaten me?" Sheik asked nervously, "You have your sword drawn and you are ready to kill me yet I stay. You know very well, I could be out of here in an instant, even cornered as I am now. Yet, I stay. How is that not showing that I care for you and your sanity?" Sheik whispered. Link gasped as he realized what he was doing. Link's hateful expression dispersed and his eyes widened as he came back to reality. He could see the hurt in Sheik's eyes. His sword fell with a clank as it hit the floor.

"Sheik… I… I'm sor-" Link started but was cut off when Sheik lifted his fingers to the hero's chin.

"Don't apologize… I know." Sheik whispered moving closer. Link felt uncomfortable with how close they were at this moment but before he could pull away Sheik pulled down the cloth covering his face and planted his lips softly upon those of Link's. His eyes shot open in shock and before he could break the kiss, Sheik had stopped and stepped away from him.

"I did not realize… how much pain you held… within your heart." He stated with a solemn look. He threw a small spherical object to the ground and it exploded into a cloud of smoke. Link did not try to go after him. He knew he was gone. Link stood there bewildered at Sheik's gesture. He had not expected it at all. He had no idea that Sheik had cared for him… like that. Link was not angry anymore. He sat down, resting his back against the wall and began to reflect upon what had just happened. The slightest of smiles began to form upon his face as he closed his eyes and began to rest peacefully.

"NO!" Dark shrieked furiously pounding his fists on the table. Hot tears began to form around his crimson eyes yet he held them back.

"What did I tell you, Dark?" Ganondorf roared with laughter, "I knew that boy was no good. He betrayed you just as I predicted. If he had to choose between you and that Sheikah he'd choose him in a heartbeat, don't you agree? Look at him… he's smiling!"

Dark just stood there shaking with fury. Why Link?… Why?… How could you do this to me? You son of a bitch!

Dark knew that he and Link had not known each other for that long but he had already grown attached. He thought that they had something special between them but now he knew that he was wrong. All the time he thought he was growing closer to Link, that Sheikah was pulling him two steps back right under his nose! Maybe he hadn't been forward enough… maybe it was his fault that Link hadn't chose him. He filled him with ideas that he would leave him. He was rude and selfish. Maybe Dark had put this upon himself.

I'm getting carried away… I need to talk to Link before I jump to conclusions.

"What do you say Dark?" Ganondorf questioned holding out his hand, "Shall you join my side again?"

A/N: Wow, okay. I'm sorry, but I don't care if you guys don't like this chapter! I'm proud of it! I actually like it a lot… more so the end than the beginning. Anyway… I hope you guys are enjoying this even if I say I don't care. DX I'm a liar… Please leave a review please. :D Bye!