He sighed as he woke. Where? The dungeon? An alley? No... Too soft for that. Maybe he was sleeping in grass or some mud? But it was warm and not wet... And it spelled like lavender...

His head throbbed as he tried to remember the events prior to blacking out. Did he drink to the point of blacking out? No. He didn't have the taste of liquor and vomit in his mouth. Then what was with the headache?

Oh right. The moron with the chair. Asshole anyway. But that didn't explain where he was. A scent reached his nose. Light, sweet, food. Food? Actual food? He didn't believe it. Maybe he woke up from the blow to the head and got drunk maybe he found a prostitute and they went to a hotel? He didn't want to believe it but at this point it seemed like the only plausible explanation.

He finally opened his heavy eyes. It was bright and clean, no where he had ever been before. He slowly sat up and looked into a mirror. There was bandages around his head, his left shoulder, wait... Why was he shirtless? Link stood up deciding to investigate. He noted his boots by the door and his weapons bag next to that. Did someone clean his boots?

There was humming, quiet but there. It was nice. It reminded him of his mother. There was a woman standing over a pot of boiling something.

That was the same woman from the stall...

The woman turned and squealed dropping the wooden spoon. "Oh my... You startled me." She smiled softly and picked up the spoon. "How do you feel?"

He blinked as she picked up the spoon returning to the... Soup? He reached up and rubbed a rather large bump on his head.

"Fine I guess. I'm actually surprised."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. This is the first time I haven't woken up hung over in such a long time."

"Alcoholic? Me too."

"I'm sure I'm worse than you."

"Oh really stranger?" She challenged, her tone dropping a little.

He looked to her, clearly skeptical. "Why am I here?" Link watched her think for a second eager to end the previous conversation.

"I remember seeing you yesterday and I was positive I saw you somewhere else and I was right. You're the man who fights in the cage fights at the bar. Well anyhoo, you fought Avar a guy known for killing other guys. When you started to get an advantage his buddy hit you with a wooden stool. They then looked through your bag and took your money. They dropped you outside and that's where I found you."

"So you have a habit of picking up random guys and putting them in your bed?"

Her tone dropped a little. "No. I felt bad for you. Thought it would be nice to have some comfort in your life but I was mistaken." She turned back frustrated. She helped him and now he was acting like she was a creepy kidnapper.

He realized he was being rude and suddenly felt embarrassed. "I'm sorry... It wasn't right for me to judge like that. I do appreciate this." She didn't say anything. "I'm Link by the way."

"Nice to meet you. I'm El... Twilight. My name is Twilight."

"Well then Twilight. I'm sorry I upset you."

"Apology accepted. Here." She put a cup of soup in front of him. "Then maybe I'll take a look at your injuries."

"I don't need your help. I've been able to do this by myself the past few years."

"Maybe you need some help sometimes. besides, your head is pretty bad. Allow me to heal it."

"I'll just find a fairy fountain."

"Good luck. Those only come from Hyrule and they're doing badly I hear."

He stiffened a little. "Really. What gives you that idea?"

"Have you not seen all of the Hylians here? They come to my shop seeking medical attention. They're claiming demons." The last word left her mouth like it was acid.

"Oh..." He swallowed hard. Link took a spoonful of the soup and ate enjoying the flavor. It was sweet and amazing. He hadn't had a home cooked meal in such a long time.

"What's that?" She pointed.

"What?"

"That. On your left hand." He looked and realized his triforce was out in the open.

"Nothing."

"Neat tattoo. I got one too. Isn't that the symbol for Hyrule or something?"

"Y-yeah... I got it thinking it was a good idea at the time... now it's just a burden. I am not loyal to Hyrule anymore..." He suddenly lost his appetite.

"That's how I feel about the one I got. I was young, and dumb." She smiled softly. After he finished his soup, she unwrapped the bandages and he didn't notice how bad his arm injury was.

"Did I get stabbed?"

"I don't know." Twilight lightly cleaned his wounds before re-wrapping them.

"Thanks. I should go though."

"So soon? You're injured and shouldn't be sleeping on the street you know."

"I'll... get a hotel room tonight."

"You don't have any money."

"Why do you care about me?"

She blushed a little. "I don't know." She couldn't deny he was attractive. He was very attractive... She took a deep breath. "I just do."

He blushed a little as well. "I appreciate it..."

She smiled softly. "That's good."

He spent the day with her. For once he was forgetting about the accident and the pain. He felt happy like nothing else happened. Her laugh was enchanting, her eyes extraordinary, his head was swimming with lustful thoughts which he hadn't felt since...

"Ilia..." He whispered suddenly.

"Ilia?" She asked a little confused. They were talking about Agitha the insect girl, before he whispered that.

"Oh... s-sorry. I just had a memory come up suddenly."

"So then. This Ilia. A girlfriend?"

"I don't want to talk about her. It's a tragic story down that road."

"Oh. Well if you ever need to talk about it, please let me know. I can be a great listener." She smiled reassuringly. "And I promise not to judge."

"Thanks Twi. This is honestly the most fun I've had in such a long time." He smiled softly.

"No problem." She kissed his cheek making him blush again. He couldn't deny he was feeling something. It might have been lustful but he felt it.