A/N: I have forgotten to say this earlier: The picture I have in use is from dA by an artist lychi and the picture's name is just simply Zelda. I'm sorry that I forgot to inform this important piece of information. T.T

Also, another note: I do NOT own the characters or places unless said otherwise. Nintendo has the rights. =P Honestly speaking, all I have is the idea for the story, few monsters, creatures and bit of changing the places. Oh, and couple of OCs here and there. ^^; I'm certain everyone can figure out which belongs to me and which doesn't. =)

-.-.-.-.-.-

Summary: Dark has bit too much of books already so Link decides to take him to buy a bookshelf. Will they find one?

Christmas Calendar: As at last year, the calendar will be only in DeviantArt. I can be found from there by same name as in here. It will be one Journal whcih I will update on daily basis. And the first is already out. If you don't want to comment in dA, you can do it in here or through e-mail. =)

I know I'm bit late, sorry! Buut... HAPPY 97th INDEPENDENCE DAY OF FINLAND! ^.^

-.-.-.-.-.-

Enjoy the chapter! ^.^

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

SITUATIONS FROM THEIR LIVES

CHAPTER 13: Bying a bookshelf

Dark had already gained that of much of books that he and Link were running out of room for them. The darker Hylian looked quite sheepish since he knew to have been buying books whenever he could and especially if he found something that really got his interest. Not to mention about all of those books he had borrowed from the library. Though, he was very precise with them and returned them fully in time as well as keeping excellent care of the books.

Link sighed while sitting down to the bed after having rounded couple of bigger stacks of books. "We need a bookshelf for you." He half mumbled while looking at the different sized mountains of books. The Shadow frowned a bit and marked his place in his current book before putting it down.

"A bookshelf? That wooden thing with planks where you can place stuff?" He inquired before grinning. "I was waiting when you'd say we'll get one of those!" Dark nearly shouted and sat up while looking thoroughly eager.

Link chuckled and shook his head. He had known for certain to get the darker Hylian thoroughly excited about the idea. "Yep. That's exactly what we'll be going to buy." The Hero confirmed and stood up. "Come on then. Let's go and find the perfect one for us." He told and nodded towards the door. Dark nearly squealed and almost bounced up and down on the bed like a absolutely excited five-year-old kid before dashing after Link.

"Where do we buy it? How much will it cost? What color will it be? How many planks will it have? How tall will it be? Is all of the books going to fit in it?" Dark inquired nearly in one breath while following the Hero. Link chuckled at the flood of questions.

"Calm down, Dark. I'll take you to the place where we'll buy it. I don't yet know how much it'll be. Nor do I know of its color or the amount of shelves. It shouldn't be too tall so you'd be able to get the books from the highest shelf too. And yes, all of the books will get fit in there." The Hero answered as calmly as he could.

Link led Dark into the Market where the shops where. There were several places where bookshelves were sold but the Hero walked straight into one specific place. He had used the same shop several times before and he knew the people who worked there as well as the owner. Not to mention he knew where the wood was coming from as well as whom did the work for all of the things sold in the shop.

Dark looked around in full awe. It was the first time he was in such shop. He nearly lost Link from his sight but he very swiftly took slow run to catch up with him again. "Big place, isn't it?" Link inquired and chuckled a bit when the darker Hylian just simply nodded. The Hero gently took a hold of Dark's arm and led him further. "The bookshelves are here." He told while leading him through few other sections of the huge place.

"S-should we check the prices of other places too? O-or at least the outlooks of the shelves?" Dark inquired bit quietly. He felt like he could get lost in the shop forever which was the reason he held on to Link quite tightly.

The Hero shook his head. "No need. If you want the best, this is your place." He told calmly and glanced at the Shadow. "Unless, of course, you don't find a bookshelf you like. That's when we check from others too." Link continued swiftly. He wanted for Dark to choose the bookshelf and be happy with the choice. After all, it was Dark who actually needed it.

Dark nodded and blinked a bit once they reached the right section. He hadn't waited for so many and different looking bookshelves to be in sale. "A-are all of this...?" The dark Hylian inquired bit quietly.

"Yep. Though, those are only for show. The actual thing will be in a box and we gotta put it together on our own." Link answered with a nod. "These are just for the customers to know what the bookshelf will look like, what's the size and so on." He explained and let Dark take the lead. The Hero stayed bit further off while the darker Hylian went to check the bookshelves.

Dark stayed quite far off from the bookshelves at first. He wanted to get to see what kind of models were in sale. The dark Hylian was fully silent while bit frowning and looking at each of the ten different bookshelf. He glanced at Link whom just simply nodded before going closer. Yet, one of the bookshelves had already piqued his interest. Nonetheless, he wanted to have a full checkup on all of the choices before making up his mind.

Dark walked slowly from one bookshelf to another. He took his time with each of them to take in on their outlook. Once he had checked all of them without touching, he returned to the first one and glanced at the Hero again. Link nodded once again while staying silent. The dark Hylian took once a deep breath before gently and carefully touching the first one.

Dark checked the smoothness of the surface, the size of the shelves and the height of the bookshelf as well as the possible decorations. He carefully went through all of the given choices before backing off a bit again. Yet, the dark Hylian very soon realized that his gaze returned time after time again into one specific one.

This bookshelf was made of red wood. It was about Dark's height and had each of the shelves in equal height from each other. There were no decorations other than in the feet of the bookshelf. The feet looked bit like flames, or at least that's what Dark saw in them. In all reality the decoration was nothing more than some fancy swirls with few parts that could've taken as leaves.

Dark eventually walked back to the bookshelf and carefully touched its side again. As it was only for show, it was already filled with different kind of books and other stuff. Yet, the dark Hylian had already made his choice. "I want this one." He told confidently and turned to look at Link bit uncertainly.

Link nodded with a smile and walked next to Dark. "Alright. Let's see then... The production number is..." He started and took a grip of the price tag which had all of the information of the specific kind of bookshelf and which was hanging from one of the shelves, having a long and thin yarn that was held in its place by one of the books.

"No... You don't get it. I want this one." Dark told bit desperately. Link was tad surprised and raised his gaze into the darker Hylian. "Not one in a box. This bookshelf is what I want." Dark stated bit more firmly.

The Hero blinked few times before frowning. "And why exactly? This one could've been here for months. It's not in the best of condition for certain either." Link told bit uncertainly.

The darker Hylian slumped slightly and unconsciously had very slight puppy-dog-eyes when he raised his gaze back up. "The color of the wood is perfect. There won't be any of work on putting it together. I like the look of it being already used. If we take one from a package, the coloration won't be the same. And maybe not even the flame decoration in the feet of the bookshelf." He listed as carefully as he could.

Link listened silently and nodded slowly. "Anything else?" He inquired while still feeling uncertain of trying to buy the already on show being bookshelf. "You do realize that we might not get it bought. Not to mention that the coloration of the bookshelf might look different in our room compared into here." The Hero told as carefully as he could.

Dark sighed and turned his gaze into the bookshelf. "But I want this one..." He mumbled bit sorrowfully. "It would look perfect in our room." The dark Hylian whispered even quieter while carefully checking the surface of the bookshelf.

Link sighed bit heavily but nodded. "Alright. I'll see what I can do." He told and left to find the seller. Dark smiled a bit and watched after the Hero for a while before turning his gaze back into the chosen bookshelf of his.

Link found the seller from doing slight inventory of the sold things. As he heard the Hero coming towards him, he raised his gaze up before already nodding with a smile. "Found what you were searching for?" The seller inquired calmly.

"Kinda." Link answered and glanced towards Dark. "My brother has actually hit his eyes into one of the bookshelves that's already in display." He explained while fully hiding his slight uncertainty by acting much calmer than what he felt. The seller nodded slowly while frowning a bit.

"You mean he's not wanting to buy one in the box but actually the one that's been here for about, um... Six to eight months?" The guy inquired quite confused. Link just simply nodded. "Aaand he's not wanting any of other?" He asked while frowning even more.

The Hero shrugged as calmly as he could. "He's quite adamant about this." Link replied and turned to look at Dark. The dark Hylian was fully checking the bookshelf out but it was clear he wanted it. "That red wood bookshelf. What's your price for it?" The Hero inquired and turned his gaze back into the seller.

"Well..." The guy started before he already headed towards Dark. "I can't say anything until I know the condition and the actual price and all..." He explained while glancing at Link whom followed him. "You've made up your mind, my friend?" The seller inquired once he got close enough.

Dark jumped a bit in surprise since he hadn't heard anyone coming since his full notion had been in the bookshelf. He turned around very swiftly and looked bit uncertainly at Link. The Hero just nodded while smiling a bit. The dark Hylian nodded back before turning his gaze into the seller. "Yeah. I want this one." He finally answered into the question.

"Alright." The guy answered while deciding to try and see if the customer actually would go for a bookshelf of a better condition. "You want to carry it home yourself or would you like someone to bring it?" The seller inquired with a gentle smile.

Dark fully looked uncertain and he glanced again at Link before turning his gaze back into the guy. "Um... I want this one. Not one from a box." He answered while having fully realized what the seller was trying. The dark Hylian wasn't certain at all about his next words but he hoped that Link would back him up. "Um... I... I and the Hero can carry this on our own and, um... We can come to build another one into this one's place..." He suggested as calmly as he could but fully failing to keep his voice strong enough.

The seller turned to look at Link at the suggestion. The Hero nodded straight off. "Do we have a deal?" He inquired calmly. The seller glanced at the bookshelf and from there into Dark and then into Link for couple of rounds. He wasn't certain at all about the situation since nothing like this had ever come into his way before.

"I..." The guy started before sighing heavily. "I need to think about the price." He finally told and moved next to the bookshelf. He checked the price tag before starting to check the bookshelf's condition as well as trying to remember how long it had been there already. Dark watched quite interested how the seller checked the bookshelf very carefully through. Link smiled while partly keeping his gaze in the darker Hylian.

Eventually the guy turned towards the duo and crossed his arms over his chest. "150 rupees." He stated very confidently. "It's half-price." The seller explained straight off. "I could ask for more since the bookshelf is in surprisingly good shape considering it's been on display for six and half months." He continued before waiting for the duo's choice on the situation.

Dark slumped fully while looking quite desperate. "I... I don't have that much..." He mumbled while looking longingly at the bookshelf before turning his gaze into Link. "W-would you loan me the money. Please?" The dark Hylian begged while nearly showing puppy-dog-eyes before turning his gaze back into the bookshelf. "I really want it..." He whispered sorrowfully.

The simple truth was that he hadn't thought to find a bookshelf he'd like so quickly. He honestly had thought to check all three places and compare the information of them as well as the prices. And now he really wanted that one bookshelf.

Link watched Dark in silence before sighing and turning to look at the seller. "Hundred and fifty? That's your strict price?" He inquired while already having made his choice of paying the price and letting the darker Hylian have the time to gather the money to pay him back someday.

The seller nodded. "If you want someone to carry it for you, it'll cost a bit extra." He told calmly while not showing it but being actually ready to lower the price a bit more. There were very rare times when he saw a customer truly fall for something like what Dark had. It was so plainly clear that the dark Hylian had made his choice and would find a way to pay the price to get the bookshelf.

"So, we can have that one..." Link started and pointed to the bookshelf Dark had chosen. "...for 150 rupees?" He finished calmly. The seller nodded his confirmation. "Alright. I guess Dark can start to get the books off of there while I handle the payment, right?" The Hero continued while slightly raising one eyebrow.

The seller nodded straight off. "Of course. You two are going to carry it like that or...?" He inquired bit uncertainly.

"We'll carry it like that. Might take an hour or so but once we've gotten it to its rightful place, we'll come back to build a new bookshelf for display." Link confirmed before nodding to Dark. The darker Hylian was staring quite shocked at the Hero and having his mouth bit open. "So, get working, Dark. Get that bookshelf empty so we can take it along." Link told calmly before following the seller to handle the needed papers and the payment.

Dark stared after the Hero for a while before blinking couple of times and letting the information sink it. The bookshelf was his. Link had just confirmed they'd take it home. The dark Hylian felt like his legs couldn't hold him but as the realization fully struck, he smiled very widely and turned towards the bookshelf. He started to take the books off quite swiftly but also with full care and making the stacks in specific way so he could put them back the right way too.

The bookshelf was nearly empty when Link came back. "You're doing excellent work with it." He complimented while crouching down to help with the last books off. Dark blushed a bit while smiling slightly shyly.

"I'm going to be in debt to you for a long while." He half whispered but frowned when Link chuckled. The dark Hylian gasped a bit in surprise when the Hero hugged him.

"Not a chance. You'll pay me back when you can." Link told but in all reality he had already made a simple decision. The bookshelf was going to be his present to Dark since the dark Hylian's chosen birthday wasn't far. "Now, how about we carry it home?" Link suggested while standing up. Dark nodded eagerly and soon they were carrying the bookshelf out of the shop and into the streets towards the castle.

As they headed towards the castle, people fully turned to look at them. It was very rare cases when someone carried fully worked bookshelf instead of packed one. Link nodded to people with a smile while Darky actually blushed a bit at the attention they got. He hadn't thought to be such interest for people but he had a feeling the bookshelf had something to do with it.

The stairs of the castle were what brought bit of trouble since Dark didn't fully see them as he was the one in back. Yet, they took them slowly step by step. Eventually they reached their room which was when they had to put the bookshelf down to get the door opened. Luckily the bookshelf got through the door and they found enough of space for it between the stacks of books.

"So, where do you want this?" Link inquired once they had closed the door and taken a short rest. The Hero had sat down to a chair next to the table while Dark was at the bed. The dark Hylian didn't think even a second when he already pointed to the corner on left from the door. Link raised an eyebrow at the choice. "You've been thinking this through pretty well, haven't you?" He inquired and grinned slightly as Dark blushed and nodded. "Alright then. Let's clear the area and get things ready." The Hero stated and stood up.

It took about an hour as they cleaned the corner and put the bookshelf into its rightful place as well as cleaned it too. After that Dark started to fill it with the books but Link stopped him quite quickly. "We got another job before this since I know you'll be putting lot of time into this task." He told with slightly amused grin. The darker Hylian blushed and nodded before already following Link out of their room and back to the shop.

The seller had already brought the next bookshelf into the right area in a box. The two Hylians nodded to the guy before straight off heading to the right area. Dark very carefully opened the box before taking the instructions out. Link carefully took the pieces out and already started to work with it since it wasn't first time he was putting a bookshelf up. He had helped people with their tasks after he had brought peace back to Hyrule. There had been lot of people who for one reason or another couldn't work this kind of things through and he had offered to help. Yet, before he got further than getting the pieces out, Dark already came over. "I got this." He stated straight off and pretty much pushed Link off of his way.

In the end the Hero couldn't do anything else than give the needed things over as the dark Hylian worked very precisely with the bookshelf. He made each of the shelves to be in same height from each other. Dark was working with the first bookshelf in his life but his way of working was like from someone who built bookshelves for living. It took nearly two hours before the new bookshelf for display was up and on its place. After that the dark Hylian put the books back in the exact same order as they had been in the first one.

Once the work was fully done, Dark stood up and checked his work. "There. I think it's all done now." He told and turned around to look at Link. The dark Hylian fully waited for the Hero's judgment of the situation and work.

The Hero was bit leaning against the sofa behind him while having been watching Dark's work with a slight grin on his face. "It's amazing job, Dark." He complimented happily and grinned a bit more as the darker Hylian blushed. The seller came over at then and looked bit awed at the situation.

"You done already?" He inquired bit startled. Dark just nodded and moved next to Link bit worriedly. The seller walked over to the new bookshelf on display and checked it fully. "Wow. You're fast and precise with your work..." The guy complimented while being taken off guard quite well.

The dark Hylian blushed a bit more and dropped his gaze down while feeling bit uncertain. He gasped slightly in surprise when Link gave him one-armed hug. The Hero was grinning quite proudly. "That's Dark for you." He stated happily and the seller nodded slowly. "And before you ask it, I'm quite certain he's not too interested of a job in doing the furniture. He got the talent but not the full interest." Link continued very swiftly.

The seller looked bit disappointed but nodded. "Any of chances I could request a quick job for good price now and then?" He inquired while feeling bit hopeful. The Hero chuckled and shrugged.

"M-maybe." Dark answered bit uncertainly before glancing at Link. "I-it depends on lot of things but I'm willing to help." He continued with slightly more confidence.

The seller nodded and smiled. "Alright. I'll keep that in mind." He told before glancing at the clock. "Though, unfortunately we won't be open than for an hour or so, so, um..." The guy continued bit sheepishly.

Link chuckled again and nodded. "Got it. See you around." He said before starting to lead Dark out of the shop. The dark Hylian nodded and waved to the seller with a slight smile while following the Hero.

The duo walked back to the castle and into their shared room in silence. Dark had lot to think about and Link knew it was best to give him the chance and time to get his head straight. "I'm going to wash up." The Hero told once they reached their room. The darker Hylian just simply nodded before already starting to work the books into the bookshelf.

Even though Link hadn't taken long with the washing up, Dark was nearly done with his work by the time the Hero came back. "You really are fast..." Link whispered as he looked at the bookshelf and the couple of small stacks of books. The darker Hylian blushed and kept his gaze in his work. "Your turn or do you want to finish your work first?" The Hero inquired while sitting down to one of the chairs around the table. Dark just simply shrugged while continuing to work the books into the bookshelf.

Link stayed silent and just watched the darker Hylian's work. Dark carefully picked up a book, checked its size and skimmed through the back cover before turning his gaze into the bookshelf. Right after that he already put the book into there before picking the next one. It seemed like a slow work but the dark Hylian was surprisingly quick with it.

Once the last book found its place in the bookshelf, Dark took couple of steps backwards. He tipped his head to side a bit and skimmed it through. The bookshelf had lot of free shelves in there and only two and half shelves of books. The dark Hylian gave a slight nod, smiled and headed into the bathroom after that. When Dark had vanished into the bathroom, Link stood up and walked to the bookshelf.

The Hero was quite amazed of how well the books were sorted out. If he had put them into the bookshelf, he would've put them in the order he took them up. No sorting out whatsoever. But as he checked the work, the books seemed to be in alphabetic order. First by author and then by the book's name if there were more than one from same author. But that wasn't the only way of sorting. The books were also there in two different sections. First one was for story styled books while the second was for informational books. And both were sorted out in alphabetic order. And even that wasn't all. The books were sorted out by themes too. With informational books it consisted of historical, mythical and environmental way. With story styled books it was by fantasy, adventure and couple of romantic books as well as for short stories. Also, the half filled shelf was for the books that had been borrowed from the castle's library.

When Link heard Dark come back, he turned to look at the darker Hylian. "How did you manage this in such a short time?" The Hero inquired quite awed.

The darker Hylian shrugged but grinned slightly. "The stacks of books were already in specific orders. I only needed to check what each stack was about and that's it. It was basically just putting the books into the shelves and make sure they're in right order." He explained calmly.

Link was quite startled before already half groaning and facepalming. He felt like a total idiot for not having thought about it. In all reality he had thought the stacks of books being quite unsorted and all.

Dark frowned quite confused at the Hero's way of acting. "Link? You okay?" He asked bit worriedly. Link took once a deep breath and nodded.

"Yeah... You just keep proving that you're much wiser than what I give you credit for." The Hero answered with a slight smile while letting his hand fall and looking at the darker Hylian.

Dark nearly deadpanned at that. "I'm not sure if I should be offended by that..." He mumbled before grinning. "I might make things look unorganized but I do like things being in specific way. Easier that way and much easier when searching for something specific." The dark Hylian explained with a shrug.

Link chuckled and nodded. He could easily understand that part. "You're fully right about that. Everyone got their own logic in different things." The Hero concluded and walked to the bed.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

I know in the "blue print" there's a wardrobe in the place of the bookshelf but let's say that's an old version. ^^; They got both the wardrobe and the bookshelf on that area. =)

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

A/N: So, review, please! =D Even anonymous ones are accepted but if you got a account in here or at DeviantArt, inform of the penname so I can leave a review reply! Otherwise the review reply will be on my profile page or in the next chapter! Thank You!

Still in working:
1) Do a drawing from one of my stories and I'll write you a story OR I can give bit of preview from upcoming chapters or next stories. =)
2) Send questions to Dark and/or Link! Also, other characters will be answering if you want to send a question for them! =)