Hey! This chapter be for Smileey! So happy you missed me. But I am back and hopefully I will start to update everything again. (I want to have a few chapters ready for The Vessel sequel before I start posting that. And I also want around ten chapter, so ten one-shots, ready for 100TC before that gets updated again. But I am slowly getting there.) As you can see, I made this little collection because my docs is getting out of hand again... 20+ stories is a bit much, right?

Enjoy!

"Link! Dinner time!" I rush down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"Someone mention food?" My mom chuckles.

"Sure did. Would you go tell the neighbor boy to come here. What's his name? Shink, Shade, Sean? Starts with a 'S', right? Anyways," Mom waves the spoon around and bits of food go every where. Silly woman. "I told Impa, his aunt, that when he came to stay with her, he was welcome to eat dinner here when she was away for business."

"Do I get extra desert if I go get him?" I pout. Mom shoots me down.

"Link James Courest, go get that boy now and stop thinking with your stomach!" Ouch. Full name.

"Buuut Mommmmmy! My stomach needs food or I'll die!" She hit me upside the head and I yelped cause it didn't really hurt, but it sure did surprise me.

"You eat enough to last months without. Now go get that boy before the food gets cold." I jumped and hurried for the door.

"Yes. ma'am!" As I pull the door shut, I hear my mom.

"And don't call me that! I'm not that old!" I chuckle.

It is a short walk across our front yard and over to the house next to ours. I knock on the door and hum a tune as I wait. Then the door opens and food is no longer on my mind as I stare at the beautiful boy before me. Words fail me and I turn away from his crimson stare with a blush.

"Umm... Do you need something?" I gape like a fish. Even his voice is beautiful. All wispy and kinda poetic even though he is talking normally.

"Uhh... Yeah... Food... Aunt... You... Eat..." I stumble over my words and only a few seem to slip past my quivering lips. Why do I suddenly want to ravish another guy?!

"Oh, I see." He steps out, slightly pushing me back on the porch, and locks the door. The boy is halfway across the yard before he realizes I'm not following. He turns and looks at me. "Are you coming or not?"

I nod and hurry after him as the boy takes that as a sign to continue walking.

"Link, dear, you haven't touched your plate." I push the food around the plate and sigh.

"Not really hungry." My eyes flicker up to the boy, Sheik. His red eyes are on me and then he winks. I look away and try to focus on anything but him.

"What! Not hungry?" I flinch when my mother pulls me into her embrace. "Are you feeling well, my little baby?"

I blush when Sheik snickers. "I'm fine, Mom." I wiggle out of her hold and race from the kitchen.

"Linky! Come back and let your mother love away your boo-boo's!" I flush further, but continue up into my room.

"What is wrong with that boy? He never misses a chance to eat." I chuckle as the woman sits down, a dejected look on her face. Then she gazes at me. "Sheik, did I say something to make him not want to be here?"

"No. I suspect he doesn't like being around me." I bite my lip to keep from smiling, because I've never met someone so easy to read, but I guess she takes it as a sigh of distress because the woman hurries to get up.

"Oh, dear. Don't you worry. I'll talk to him." Then she is up the stairs as well.

"I won't need to worry about anything other than your son." I speak to no one as I'm the only person in the room, but I can't help being a little giddy. I don't recall ever being on the receiving end of a crush.

"Link James Courest! You let your mother into your room right now!" I hold the door against my mom's attempts at pushing it open, but she is slowing getting it as my feet slip on the wood floor and hers hold on the carpet. Curse my desire for wood floors. But I really like them. And trees. And wide open spaces. And Sh-

I yelp and throw my hands out in order to not hit the edge of my bed with the force of a gun. I turn back to my mother and pout. "Mom! You almost killed me!"

"Link, you get down there right now and apologize to that boy!" I cock my head to the side and stare blankly.

"Why should I apologize?" I'm hit over the head, once again not really hurting but scaring, and I whine. "Mom! What was that for?"

"Sheik thinks you hate him. Now go say you're sorry for being a bad host." She huffs and crosses her arms across her chest.

I sigh. "I don't hate him..." My eyes scan the room for anything to look at while my mother studies my face.

Then I yelp, a habit around her, as my mom pulls me into a hug. "Oh, Linky! You're in love! Oh, I'm so excited! I'll go call Impa right now and tell her the good news. And you should go tell Sheik. No wonder you didn't eat. You finally want something more than food!" I cover my ears as best as I can as my mother squeals.

She skips from the room and I flop back on my bed, hands covering my face. Then the door closes. And a shadow is cast over me. I peek through my hands and see Sheik. I groan and hear him chuckle. I look again to see him watching me and end up looking away because he is giving me that look again. It makes me feel all weird.

"You're easy to read." I turn over and push my face into my bed, trying to ignore the boy as he sits next to me. "Well, that isn't very nice. I just wanted to talk."

His breath hits my ear and I muffle my pleased sigh by pushing my face further into the bed. Then yelp when I flip over the side, a very distinct feel in my side. I jump up and scowl at Sheik. "You just kicked me!"

He stares at me, innocently. "And if I did?" My ears drop as he pouts. Why is this guy so cute?!

"Well... Just don't do it again..." I fizzle out and walk over to my dresser to get some pj's. I'm suddenly extremely tired.

"Hurry up or we'll be late, Link!" I hurry to get my shoes on and run out to my mother's car.

My mom chuckles as I scramble to lock the front door behind me. "Wouldn't want to keep Sheik waiting, now would you!" I wince. Keep him waiting. He'd kill me.

It's been about six months since I last saw Sheik around Christmas time. And it was months before that, that he headed back home to Termina to go to school. He had spent most of the three months of summer with us, since his aunt took the opportunity to take every job offered to her. Now why would that be... I can't help but think back to my mother squealing about me maybe liking Sheik in a way that is not platonic. Then school happened for about five months until winter break came around, leading to Sheik staying with us again. He left after giving me a Christmas present I would never allow my mother to see. Gods forbid she finds the box of 'goodies' under my bed. I'd hate to have a talk with her about how 'that' works between guys.

Did I mention the kiss he gave me on New Year's. Yeah, he left the next day so we have plenty to talk about when we are away from my mother.

"We're here, Linky. Time to see your boyfriend." I know I'm turning red as my mom pinches my cheek. "No need to be ashamed, honey. Sheik is quite the cutie."

"Mom..." She giggles and we get out of the car to head into the airport. I hurry through the crowd because I know Sheik hates them and I'm slightly afraid someone will try to kidnap him. The boy is too cute for his own good.

"Hello Link." I will take the shame to my grave for jumping three feet into the air and squeaking like a little girl when Sheik whispered in my ear. Then he was in front of me and I cringed. Sheik was scowling. "You're late."

I bit my lip and longed for a way to sink into the ground. Anything to avoid Sheik's gaze. "I know, I know. Forgive me?" I looked to him and a shiver went down my spine. He looked positively evil. An adorable evil, but still evil.

"Anything you want." I gulped. Afraid for my life... no, not my life. My innocence. And then nothing registered in my brain because Sheik was flush against me, his mouth against mine. He pulled back and clung to me. "I missed you."

"Y-Y-Yeah." My head was currently floating away.

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