Oh yes, another one! I am writing another fanfiction!
This one is, as you might have guessed, Ocarina of Time based. For all those of you who could see through Sheik's disguise... Have you ever wondered what would happen if the secret got out sooner than intended? For all of you who struggled with becoming a teenager and growing up... Have you ever wondered how Link would cope (or not cope, as the case may be) with becoming a teenager practically overnight?
Well, I may not have the official answer to you questions, but I do have this...
Sypnosis
Link was always glad for the help he recived from Sheik, despite the many questions he wanted to ask him. When he returns to Kakariko village to find it burning, and they are attacked by an invisible force, Sheik's secret is revealed. What will Link do now? LinkxZelda/Sheik Also a humourous look into how Link copes with growing up so fast.
Well, I say it's 'humourous', but the funniest part is my attempt at comedy. (Really, feel free to laugh at me. I know I do.)
Chapter 1 - The Curious Sheikah
Okay, so this is just something I suddenly came up with, and thought, 'hey, let's write that!' It's supposed to be a little comedy-like... It's probably not that funny, as humour has never been one of my talents. It's not going to be long, but I hope it'll be good.
Basically, it's LinkxZelda/Sheik... This story is written going by the theory of Sheik is Zelda in disguise, so if you don't believe that, please don't complain if you decide to read this.
This story also takes a (possibly) humourous look at how Link copes with growing up so quickly, which is why he's depicted the way he is... Unlike my other fics. I wanted to try something new. *shrug*
Be warned, short chapters! It's also a short story!
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"I've been waiting for you, Hero of Time..."
Link spun on his heel. Before him stood a figure whose face was half hidden by a torn scarf. Whoever he was, he was dressed like a fighter, but one intending to engage with a more agile form of combat than his own. He opened his mouth to speak, ask him who he was, but he spoke first.
"When evil rules all, an awakening voice from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, who dwell in the five temples." His voice was oddly melodic, but maybe that was just the riddle-like phrases he was using. Whoever he was, he spoke as if from a well off family.
"One in a deep forest..." Link continued to look him up and down.
"One on a high mountain..." His frame looked a bit delicate for a fighter...
"One under a vast lake..." His eyes blazed a deep scarlet red.
"One within the house of the dead..." Yet they held a distinctive softness.
"One inside a goddess of the sand..." Link only realised then that he had been telling him something important. He mentally shook himself and was relieved that Sheik didn't seem to have noticed his lack of concentration.
"Together with the Hero of Time, the awakened ones will bind the evil and return the light of peace to the world..." He managed to stop himself from audibly sighing when his 'destiny' was brought into the conversation. He was only ten! He glanced down at himself. Make that seventeen.
"This is the legend of the temples passed down by my people, the Sheikah. I am Sheik. Survivor of the Sheikahs..." A Sheikah? That was when he recognised the red symbol on his front, the all-seeing-eye of the Sheikah. Wait, did he just say his name was Sheik? That's just Sheikah... Minus the -ah.
"As I see you standing there holding the mythical Master Sword, you really do look like the legendary Hero of Time..." He was caught up for a moment wondering why this sounded like Sheik had seen him before. Has he been watching me for this seven years or something? "If you believe the legend, you have no choice. You must look for the five temples and awaken the five Sages..." Link resisted the urge to sigh again. He heard the word 'Temples', and that was all he needed to know. All of this saving the world business was fun as a kid, and he was rather eager, but now, he just felt like sleeping. Even though he'd technically just slept for seven years. Old habits are difficult to break, he thought with a mental smirk, and apparently I've had that habit for seven years.
"One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you know..." A girl I know? Saria? Link wondered what Saria would look like now, after seven years. She had always been taller than him. Suppressing a groan, he hoped that Saria hadn't grown much and was still taller than him. "Because of the evil power in the temple, she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred Realm..." Which means I have to be her wake up call, he thought.
"Unfortunately, equipped as you currently are, you cannot even enter the temple..." He felt a stirring of hope... "But, if you believe what I'm saying, you should head to Kakariko Village..." That was then crushed.
"Do you understand, Link?" He started guiltily and stared at Sheik. He'd only been half listening to what the Sheikah was saying. He barely noticed his automatic response of a nod until Sheik nodded in response. Mentally kicking himself, he recalled what he could remember about that conversation that wasn't about sizing up Sheik. Something about equipping myself in Kakariko Village...
With a sigh, he turned and made his way out of the Temple of Time to head to the Village, trying not to look over his shoulder at the odd Sheikah boy.
Basically, it's LinkxZelda/Sheik... This story is written going by the theory of Sheik is Zelda in disguise, so if you don't believe that, please don't complain if you decide to read this.
This story also takes a (possibly) humourous look at how Link copes with growing up so quickly, which is why he's depicted the way he is... Unlike my other fics. I wanted to try something new. *shrug*
Be warned, short chapters! It's also a short story!
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"I've been waiting for you, Hero of Time..."
Link spun on his heel. Before him stood a figure whose face was half hidden by a torn scarf. Whoever he was, he was dressed like a fighter, but one intending to engage with a more agile form of combat than his own. He opened his mouth to speak, ask him who he was, but he spoke first.
"When evil rules all, an awakening voice from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, who dwell in the five temples." His voice was oddly melodic, but maybe that was just the riddle-like phrases he was using. Whoever he was, he spoke as if from a well off family.
"One in a deep forest..." Link continued to look him up and down.
"One on a high mountain..." His frame looked a bit delicate for a fighter...
"One under a vast lake..." His eyes blazed a deep scarlet red.
"One within the house of the dead..." Yet they held a distinctive softness.
"One inside a goddess of the sand..." Link only realised then that he had been telling him something important. He mentally shook himself and was relieved that Sheik didn't seem to have noticed his lack of concentration.
"Together with the Hero of Time, the awakened ones will bind the evil and return the light of peace to the world..." He managed to stop himself from audibly sighing when his 'destiny' was brought into the conversation. He was only ten! He glanced down at himself. Make that seventeen.
"This is the legend of the temples passed down by my people, the Sheikah. I am Sheik. Survivor of the Sheikahs..." A Sheikah? That was when he recognised the red symbol on his front, the all-seeing-eye of the Sheikah. Wait, did he just say his name was Sheik? That's just Sheikah... Minus the -ah.
"As I see you standing there holding the mythical Master Sword, you really do look like the legendary Hero of Time..." He was caught up for a moment wondering why this sounded like Sheik had seen him before. Has he been watching me for this seven years or something? "If you believe the legend, you have no choice. You must look for the five temples and awaken the five Sages..." Link resisted the urge to sigh again. He heard the word 'Temples', and that was all he needed to know. All of this saving the world business was fun as a kid, and he was rather eager, but now, he just felt like sleeping. Even though he'd technically just slept for seven years. Old habits are difficult to break, he thought with a mental smirk, and apparently I've had that habit for seven years.
"One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The Sage is a girl I am sure you know..." A girl I know? Saria? Link wondered what Saria would look like now, after seven years. She had always been taller than him. Suppressing a groan, he hoped that Saria hadn't grown much and was still taller than him. "Because of the evil power in the temple, she cannot hear the awakening call from the Sacred Realm..." Which means I have to be her wake up call, he thought.
"Unfortunately, equipped as you currently are, you cannot even enter the temple..." He felt a stirring of hope... "But, if you believe what I'm saying, you should head to Kakariko Village..." That was then crushed.
"Do you understand, Link?" He started guiltily and stared at Sheik. He'd only been half listening to what the Sheikah was saying. He barely noticed his automatic response of a nod until Sheik nodded in response. Mentally kicking himself, he recalled what he could remember about that conversation that wasn't about sizing up Sheik. Something about equipping myself in Kakariko Village...
With a sigh, he turned and made his way out of the Temple of Time to head to the Village, trying not to look over his shoulder at the odd Sheikah boy.
Chapter 2 - Teenage Crushes
Link muttered something rude under his breath as they passed into another part of the Lost Woods. It was odd that none of the Kokiri had changed a day since he left, but Mido seemed to pick him out regardless.
"What is up with you?" Navi asked. "That's not like you at all. You've been acting strange since you got the Master Sword."
"I feel strange," Link muttered in return. "Why, did you think that after seven years, I wouldn't have changed at all?"
"Well, no, but I wouldn't expect you to be so... moody." She sighed.
"I don't know, Navi, I just feel like more than just my body has changed." He shrugged. "I'm thinking about things differently now, too."
"Ah," Navi's tone became knowing with a dash of mockery. "Raging hormones."
"Wait, what?" He stopped in his tracks and stared at his insane fairy companion.
"You know, Link! You're not a kid anymore! You're an adult! Adults are different to kids. Like... They start to become interested in one another." She bobbed up and down excitedly. "Oh, oh! I know! Who do you have a crush on?"
"What?!" Link was taken aback by such a comment. "No one!"
"Oh, come on, you met loads of girls." Navi began to act dramaticly enough to be auditioning for some kind of play. "Saria, the childhood friend, Ruto, the damsel in distress, Malon, the farm girl... Oh! How about Princess Zelda? Go for the high-society girls." She winked at him.
"Oh, shut up, none of them." He looked away, his cheeks feeling slightly warm.
Navi squealed. "Oh, I'm right! You have a crush on the Princess!"
"What?! I don't! Navi, you little-!"
"You've gone bright red!"
Link growled and turned away. "You know, I never thought I'd be jealous of Mido - He doesn't have to put up with this growing up crap!" With that, he stormed off in the direction of the Sacred Forest Meadow.
Navi gave one last squeal and followed him, singing quietly to herself. "Link and Zelda, sittin' in a tree..."
"What is up with you?" Navi asked. "That's not like you at all. You've been acting strange since you got the Master Sword."
"I feel strange," Link muttered in return. "Why, did you think that after seven years, I wouldn't have changed at all?"
"Well, no, but I wouldn't expect you to be so... moody." She sighed.
"I don't know, Navi, I just feel like more than just my body has changed." He shrugged. "I'm thinking about things differently now, too."
"Ah," Navi's tone became knowing with a dash of mockery. "Raging hormones."
"Wait, what?" He stopped in his tracks and stared at his insane fairy companion.
"You know, Link! You're not a kid anymore! You're an adult! Adults are different to kids. Like... They start to become interested in one another." She bobbed up and down excitedly. "Oh, oh! I know! Who do you have a crush on?"
"What?!" Link was taken aback by such a comment. "No one!"
"Oh, come on, you met loads of girls." Navi began to act dramaticly enough to be auditioning for some kind of play. "Saria, the childhood friend, Ruto, the damsel in distress, Malon, the farm girl... Oh! How about Princess Zelda? Go for the high-society girls." She winked at him.
"Oh, shut up, none of them." He looked away, his cheeks feeling slightly warm.
Navi squealed. "Oh, I'm right! You have a crush on the Princess!"
"What?! I don't! Navi, you little-!"
"You've gone bright red!"
Link growled and turned away. "You know, I never thought I'd be jealous of Mido - He doesn't have to put up with this growing up crap!" With that, he stormed off in the direction of the Sacred Forest Meadow.
Navi gave one last squeal and followed him, singing quietly to herself. "Link and Zelda, sittin' in a tree..."
Chapter 3 - The Minuet of Forest
With a lot of quiet grumbling, Link finally passed all of the Mobins. He was battered and bruised, and his shield was rather worse for wear, but there were no serious injuries. He gave a sigh of relief as he realised that he was once again open to Navi's barrage of confusing questions and prying now that there was no reason to be quiet anymore.
"Hey! Look!" Navi floated over to the floor, where there was a raised stone platform. It had the symbol of the Triforce on it, and another somewhat familiar symbol was carved onto it. "Do you recognise that symbol?"
"Yeah, that's the Triforce." He replied.
"Not that one! The one in the circle!" She bobbed up and down in frustration when he said nothing. "It's one of the symbols from the Chamber of Sages!"
With that said, Link recognised it. He looked around, but the only way out of the area other than the way that had come was on a high ledge. "I guess that must be the Forest Temple, then." He sighed. "Let's get this over with..." And he began to walk towards the ledge.
He paused as he recognised the tree stump Saria used to sit on. When she played, and he considered playing her song, just to talk to her. His thoughts were interrupted by a figure jumping from the wall above.
Sheik fell to the floor and walked slowly towards them, his steps small and his eyes closed as he spoke, making it seem like he was reciting something from memory. "The flow of time is always cruel... Its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that doesn't change with time is a memory of younger days..." He stopped, and his gaze strayed to the stump.
Link couldn't resist another opportunity to scrutinize the mysterious Sheikah. Link had always thought he was pretty short, but Sheik was shorter. Despite the ragged scarf he wore, his blonde hair was surprisingly neat. Definitely from a well-to-do family, he grumbled to himself. He walked lightly on his feet, but Link guessed that from the way that he was dressed, he needed to for his style of fighting... if he even did fight. His get-up was completely clean.
"In order to come back here again, play the Minuet of Forest." Sheik took a harp from some hidden pocket somewhere, and as he began to strum a melody that was as light and sweet as its echoes were haunting, Link noticed how small his hands were, with delicate fingers, and, yep, as he suspected, well cared for nails.
Sheik repeated the melody once again. "Play the Minuet of Forest!" Link clumsily took his Ocarina from his pouch and attempted to play it. He got only two notes right. He tried again, and this time only got one. Patiently, Sheik played the melody again. Link tried to replicate it and once again, failed. "Listen carefully." Sheik played the song again, slower.
After two more miserable attempts, Link growled at himself. "Sorry, I used to know which note was which..." He apologised. He tried again, with no avail.
Obviously trying Sheik's patience, he tried again two more times before asking him to repeat the melody. Trying not to get flustered over his blunders, he tried to play it again, but through his embarrassment, played even worse than before.
Sheik walked towards him. "Give me that." He leaned forward and took the Ocarina. He smells like... Strawberries. "Play it like this." He repeated the Minuet on the Ocarina of Time, his fingers playing over the instrument expertly was if he'd played the very same Ocarina before. He leaned forward, glaring into Link's face as he played it again, slowly, making sure he was paying attention. He finished and handed he instrument back.
Link took the Ocarina and shuffle back a little, feeling a little too warm for his tunic. He guessed it was because he was so embarrassingly bad at playing the song. Raising the Ocarina to his lips, he haltingly repeated the melody once, then played it again, almost as smoothly as Sheik had.
Sheik backed away, and with a nod of approval, he threw something to the ground that exploded in a flash of white light, leaving Link dazed. Deku nut! He gave his head a shake and blinked his eyes clear, but Sheik was gone.
Navi sat on his shoulder, her expression sly and slick with teasing. "Did you just play the same Ocarina he did without wiping it first? Wow, Link, I didn't know you swung that way."
Blushing bright scarlet, he shoved the Ocarina roughly back in his pouch and pulled out the hookshot. "Let's. Just. Go." He hissed through clenched teeth.
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Can I just point out that I don't intend this to seem like Link is attracted to Sheik thinking he's a man (Although having only been a teenager for a couple of days, I'm not saying he isn't confused), but rather it's one of these 'Attracted to them but can't work out why - subconsciously knows they're someone they don't seem to be'.
"Hey! Look!" Navi floated over to the floor, where there was a raised stone platform. It had the symbol of the Triforce on it, and another somewhat familiar symbol was carved onto it. "Do you recognise that symbol?"
"Yeah, that's the Triforce." He replied.
"Not that one! The one in the circle!" She bobbed up and down in frustration when he said nothing. "It's one of the symbols from the Chamber of Sages!"
With that said, Link recognised it. He looked around, but the only way out of the area other than the way that had come was on a high ledge. "I guess that must be the Forest Temple, then." He sighed. "Let's get this over with..." And he began to walk towards the ledge.
He paused as he recognised the tree stump Saria used to sit on. When she played, and he considered playing her song, just to talk to her. His thoughts were interrupted by a figure jumping from the wall above.
Sheik fell to the floor and walked slowly towards them, his steps small and his eyes closed as he spoke, making it seem like he was reciting something from memory. "The flow of time is always cruel... Its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that doesn't change with time is a memory of younger days..." He stopped, and his gaze strayed to the stump.
Link couldn't resist another opportunity to scrutinize the mysterious Sheikah. Link had always thought he was pretty short, but Sheik was shorter. Despite the ragged scarf he wore, his blonde hair was surprisingly neat. Definitely from a well-to-do family, he grumbled to himself. He walked lightly on his feet, but Link guessed that from the way that he was dressed, he needed to for his style of fighting... if he even did fight. His get-up was completely clean.
"In order to come back here again, play the Minuet of Forest." Sheik took a harp from some hidden pocket somewhere, and as he began to strum a melody that was as light and sweet as its echoes were haunting, Link noticed how small his hands were, with delicate fingers, and, yep, as he suspected, well cared for nails.
Sheik repeated the melody once again. "Play the Minuet of Forest!" Link clumsily took his Ocarina from his pouch and attempted to play it. He got only two notes right. He tried again, and this time only got one. Patiently, Sheik played the melody again. Link tried to replicate it and once again, failed. "Listen carefully." Sheik played the song again, slower.
After two more miserable attempts, Link growled at himself. "Sorry, I used to know which note was which..." He apologised. He tried again, with no avail.
Obviously trying Sheik's patience, he tried again two more times before asking him to repeat the melody. Trying not to get flustered over his blunders, he tried to play it again, but through his embarrassment, played even worse than before.
Sheik walked towards him. "Give me that." He leaned forward and took the Ocarina. He smells like... Strawberries. "Play it like this." He repeated the Minuet on the Ocarina of Time, his fingers playing over the instrument expertly was if he'd played the very same Ocarina before. He leaned forward, glaring into Link's face as he played it again, slowly, making sure he was paying attention. He finished and handed he instrument back.
Link took the Ocarina and shuffle back a little, feeling a little too warm for his tunic. He guessed it was because he was so embarrassingly bad at playing the song. Raising the Ocarina to his lips, he haltingly repeated the melody once, then played it again, almost as smoothly as Sheik had.
Sheik backed away, and with a nod of approval, he threw something to the ground that exploded in a flash of white light, leaving Link dazed. Deku nut! He gave his head a shake and blinked his eyes clear, but Sheik was gone.
Navi sat on his shoulder, her expression sly and slick with teasing. "Did you just play the same Ocarina he did without wiping it first? Wow, Link, I didn't know you swung that way."
Blushing bright scarlet, he shoved the Ocarina roughly back in his pouch and pulled out the hookshot. "Let's. Just. Go." He hissed through clenched teeth.
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Can I just point out that I don't intend this to seem like Link is attracted to Sheik thinking he's a man (Although having only been a teenager for a couple of days, I'm not saying he isn't confused), but rather it's one of these 'Attracted to them but can't work out why - subconsciously knows they're someone they don't seem to be'.
But for now I have to get caught up with my Fic. I skimmed through them, they look really good.
