Fan Fiction ❯ Shattered Dreams, Broken Soul, Unbound Love ❯ Epilogue: The Start of a New Beginning ( Epilogue )

By: Squall-sama

Parings: Link+Sheik, SheikxLink

Warnings: NC-17, Angst, Link bashing, Sheik bashing, SAP, LEMON, FLUFF…

Disclaimer: Don't own them, don't sue me, Nintendo is the rightful owner so pick on somebody else who doesn't know what they're doing.

Notes: I know Sheik has blond hair but he's special in this and he has Silver hair-so deal with it! Actually, I have a really good explanation to why he has silver hair, in this chapter! =^_^= Woo! On a further note, I have no freakin' clue why I decided to make Sheik uke, but I like it! *grins evilly*

And hey you guys, no pun intended in half of this! It just sort of…came out!! HA!

Extra Notes: * * * * same scene different POV-sort of

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Thanks: Since this is the final and last installment of Shattered Dreams, Broken Soul, Unbound Love I really have nothing further I can say. I got over 80 reviews for this fic and I just wanted to tell all of my reviewers how wonderful they have been and how much I enjoyed their support. I never would have expected any of my fics-especially this one, to do as well as it did! I just wanted to thank you all one last time before this ended-and an especially big thanks and hug to Spryte, Eoko, and Mina Tsukiyono! *hugs you all* Thank you!!!

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~Part 10-Epilogue: The Start of a New Beginning~

A soft sigh escaped smiling lips, as long, elegant fingers slowly trailed their way over perfectly toned shoulder muscles and a delicately rising chest; deftly grazing over pert, pink nipples, which grew hard at the touch. The curious fingers slowly made their way down the taught, flawless flesh of a lithe belly, stopping to play with the cute little naval on the muscular abdomen. The adventurous appendages paused at the hem of the midnight-blue silk sheets that covered the lithe bodies, just at the fine curve of the waist then slowly made their way back up the lovely frame to sketch out playful circles around the two pink nubs upon the steely torso. Another sigh floated from the same smiling lips as they neared the silky flesh of a long slender neck, latching themselves to the fine stem, delicately suckling and licking at the sweet skin, bringing a moan forth, from the owner of the assailed body. The teasing lips didn't stop though, they just continued their torture until they left delicate love-marks in their place to show that this sweet specimen belonged to them alone.

Another sweet moan escaped sleepy lips as the owner's neck was ravished lovingly, with kisses of every kind. Then brilliant sapphire eyes slowly opened, fluttering in their sleepiness; they just stared for a moment, trying to clear away the blurriness of the night's exhaustion, until the owner of those beautiful eyes registered the sweetest, most comforting sensation touching his neck. Sapphire met ruby in the most mesmerizing gaze either one had ever experienced; a soft hand slowly reached up and stroked the silky cheeks of the sapphire-eyed owner and brushed away a stray strand of golden hair-stroking the fine curves and lines of the innocent face that held such trust and purity for the owner of the ruby eyes. The smiling lips, opening slightly, as if to say something, but only moved in closer to those of the other until they were blowing soft puffs of hot air into one delicately pointed ear with a blue hooped earring in it.

"Ahhhhh…… Good morning my love-my beautiful Hero of Time…. Did you sleep well…?" A sharp intake of breath was the only response and the tantalizing lips continued their teasing as they licked and nibbled lightly at the blushing ear.

"Hmmm, I'll take that as a yes; you are so beautiful my sweet… do you know that…?" A sharp shake of the head and another deep breath was the reply this time; a soft, low chuckle bubbled out from the teasing lips. "So naïve, but you are so very beautiful…" But then quite suddenly, as happy as the owner of the rosy lips and ruby eyes had been, he became very solemn and sad.

"You don't know how worried I was for you…. I was so scared that I might never have been able to touch you… or look into your wide blue eyes… or… kiss you……"

With his last words, the pouting lips met those of his lover's, in a demanding and powerful joining, yet at the same time, it was so very gentle and full of the love and devotion they both shared for each other despite the inexperience of one. They reluctantly pulled away from each other, needing the support of life's air after that mind-blowing kiss; innocent sapphire eyes slowly opened to meet ruby orbs once again and they seemed to smile with so much passion for the innocence in those of the sapphire holder. Then, quite suddenly-even before he knew he was saying it, the word slipped from his red lips,

"I love you, Link…." Link blinked his big blue eyes a few times and stared at his ruby-eyed lover for a moment, not sure what to say, then it slowly slipped from his lips as well,

"I-I love you too… Sheik." Sheik smiled again and wrapped Link in a tight, possessive embrace, not wanting to let Link go in fear that he might disappear or be taken away by some inexplicable force of evil again. Link just stared out, past Sheik's shoulders at their surroundings, not sure of what to do, but when Sheik refused to let Link free, he found himself melting into the Sheikah's warm, loving embrace-liking the way Sheik's strong arms felt around his body and how their heat mingled together to create a sense of surreal calmness. He realized now, that what he had fought so long to gain and acquire, was now within his grasp, but he had no clue what to do with it; Link frowned at himself, upset that he knew nothing of feelings-his love and devotion for Sheik and what to do with them, to make it better. Sensing the trepidation and slight tensing of the boy's muscles, Sheik pulled away slightly, eyeing Link with concern, which the boy in question returned with the same level if not, higher, confusion.

Sheik sighed kindly and smiled sweetly at Link, reassuring the boy that everything would be alright; Link tried smiling back, but failed, only succeeding in a dry quirk at the corner of his lips. Sheik gently brushed the back of his fingers across Link's pink cheeks, kissing the soft flesh after his fingers had touched it. Link slowly turned his head up, realizing Sheik wanted at his neck and under-chin, giving the boy better access to his sweet skin; Sheik smiled, noting what Link had done voluntarily, but it would still take quite a while for the innocent boy to get used to this way of living and affection. Sheik nuzzled at Link's neck, drawing a short sigh of pleasure and confusion from the boy; Sheik sat up and stared pointedly at Link as the said boy did the same back to him, only with fear with his eyes.

"My love, do not be frightened… I understand you are scared and untrained within love's eye, but that is what I am here for." Link blinked for a moment, unsure exactly of what Sheik had meant, when he looked back at Sheik with the same innocent confusion written across his features, Sheik smiled warmly and continued, "Do you want to know the true reason why I was born and sent to this world under the Goddesses…?" Link frowned but nodded hesitantly. "I was sent here because of you." Link raised his eyebrow, showing Sheik how strange his words were to him, Sheik chuckled and continued on,

"When the Goddesses created this world: the rich earth to hold life, the bright skies to give light, and the wild life, to cultivate this planet, they created one special being in particular-the first human to set foot upon the land they created, and as you might remember, that human was given the burdensome task of caring for the True Triforce and as the curse of time's flow had its ageing affect upon him, he created worthy descendants to pass on the Triforce to care for, yet each descendant had the same soul-the same brilliant life, so in a way that creature that cared for the Triforce was immortal…

"Within each timeline, each era, the beautiful young man kept the same soul and same spirit-with the same task in mind-always to protect. He had a great burden to control, so with that great burden he was given a gift-a way to alleviate some of the stress of controlling such enormous power and attraction to danger-a lover, of the sorts, to care for and please him when he was weary. That was all this lover was, a stress relief, but in time, this lover became more than just sex and release, he became the Triforce holder's life-mate and partner in everything he experienced. They became inseparable, two souls entwined; the being who protected the Triforce fell deeply in love with his partner as did the said young man. But, as was Time's cursed flow, the bearer of the Triforce died, though his partner lived on-being the Goddesses child and immortal, but he was never left alone for too long, when his lover, reborn, would find him again and they would continue on with their perilous lives…

"Link, you must know by now, that you are that protector of the Triforce, you are the immortal descendant of that first being entrusted with the True Triforce… and I-I am that lover." At the same time it seemed, Link was shocked yet knew it to be true, he looked into Sheik's eyes and found the confirmation he had been searching for, and he realized now, why he had become that monster while fighting Ganondorf; the true side-the immortal soul living within his body had come forward because his lover was being harmed-even though he was within a different body, and he lived in a completely different time-line, he was still the same being he was when this burdensome life began those thousands of years ago… and, Sheik had always been there to guide him and protect him and shelter him with his love-now he knew, now he understood why he felt such an affinity for the beautiful boy-because they had always been bound: Body, Heart, and Soul.

But Link frowned anyway, he was still confused about certain things, he decided he would ask Sheik about them. Sheik watched with avid consideration and always kept that calm, loving smile on his lips.

"Sheik…" Link began slowly, unsure how to phrase the questions without sounding stupid or rude; Sheik made a small noise, confirming he had heard Link and was waiting. "… well-but, I… but why were you… a little kid, just like me, that time when you… well-err… you know…?" Link began to blush furiously, even just remembering only being kissed made the boy rather flustered and embarrassed. Sheik chuckled kindly at Link's embarrassment but replied in a gentle voice,

"I appeared to you as a child because I thought I would have frightened you if I were not young like yourself then-you probably would have never even paid any heed to me if I had stalked right up as I am now and tried to speak with you, correct?" Link blushed again and nodded. "See, so I made myself look as a child to you, so you would be more comfortable and less afraid of me-I suppose that kiss spoiled the whole point though, huh?" Sheik winked at Link, and Link tuned his face down trying desperately to hide his growing embarrassment, but then he asked again,

"But how did you make yourself look a child-you don't really have the powers of a true Sheikah, do you?" Sheik looked almost hurt by that comment, but smiled anyhow,

"Now, I may not be Impa's true nephew, but I am still the Goddesses child and I have many different magical abilities and powers, I just chose the Sheikah guise as my appearance because I thought it suited me more appropriately-and I like them." Link's mouth dropped slightly-just because he liked them!? Then another question that had been nagging at his mind, popped up again and he quickly asked before he forgot again.

"Sheik? Um… why-why do you have… silver hair, instead of blonde? You-you had blonde hair when you-when Princess Zelda was using your soul as her disguise…" Sheik smiled at Link's innocent and naïve nature and answered the boy calmly again.

"I have silver hair because that is the true color of it… my hair was blonde, because when I was fused with Princess Zelda, a few of her natural traits became dominant, and her blonde hair was one of them…… I won't go into detail about the other traits though…" Link giggled and finally understood why Sheik's hair was silver instead of blonde, like he had always seen it… or, perhaps Sheik's hair really was silver when he was little too, because he was still alive then… but, now that he thought about it, it did make sense, since the Goddesses were his mothers' after all and they did have those silver streaks in their hair; and they did carry a striking resemblance to Sheik when he thought about that as well-now it all fit. Sheik smiled down at Link sweetly, happy that he had finally gotten the boy to at least smile. He unconsciously ran his fingers through Link's hair again, causing the boy to stop laughing and stare at Sheik indecisively, still a little shy and uncertain about Sheik's overly-friendly actions.

Sheik frowned, worried and saddened that Link was still frightened of him… but, on the contrary, Sheik thought, Link was probably more afraid of his actions rather than him. Sheik sighed again and slowly brought his face down to Link's, touching their noses lightly, looking strait into Link's wide sapphire eyes.

"Link, I want you to know something…" Sheik began, speaking softly to calm Link, "… I will never harm you in any way-ever. Not if I can help it, and even then, I will try my hardest to keep you from pain…. This is supposed to be a wonderful, happy, loving experience-no pain, no tears…. We are supposed to smile and accept the pleasure given to one another, by each other, not be frightened of it. If you are scared that will be what will make the experience bad, and you will be hurt…

"I love you with all of my heart and soul-my entire being… and I want nothing more than to make you happy, and be close to you again. I just want you to know that and want that as well, but I will never force anything upon you, alright?" Link nodded slowly and swallowed the lump that had been forming in his throat.

"I was created for you, and you alone, Link. You were brought into this world, unknowing and lonely-lost with only the single purpose of protecting all life and fighting for it; no love was involved in that life-style, no kindness or emotion was to accompany you on your tiresome journeys…. That is why I am here and you are finally with me now. I will do what ever you wish of me-always, I love you. You fought so hard to save me when I did not deserve it; you risked your life numerous times just to see me again, and I wish to repay you for those acts of infinite kindness.

"Will you, my precious Hero of Time, let me reward your selfless act of devotion and kindness toward myself and all those who were too unkind and greedy to do it themselves-and properly?" Link thought for a moment, trying to figure out what Sheik meant by that, a small crease forming on his brow, but as he was thinking he felt what he thought was, a small kiss on his collar bone. Link looked down to see Sheik, smiling up at him from his neck and shoulders, where Sheik had started showing his consideration for the boy he loved, at. Link looked a little frightened, but then suddenly realized there was nothing to be frightened of; he and Sheik had been lovers since the beginning of time and Sheik had assured him, numerous times, that he would never hurt or do anything Link did not want him to do, and told him how much he loved the Hero of Time. Link realized how much Sheik truly did care for him and he soon felt a warm peaceful sensation envelope him and he finally realized how much he had missed and loved the Sheikah as well.

Link looked back down at Sheik, who stared up at Link with wide, hopeful eyes and was rewarded with the sweetest, most loving smile Sheik had ever seen grace Link's lovely features. Sheik smiled as well and leaned up to reward Link with a kiss but found himself receiving the kiss instead of giving; Link had met up with Sheik half-way and they were now locked in a lovingly, sensational kiss. Sheik pushed against Link, back into the pillows, until Link was laying comfortably on the bed and Sheik was straddling Link's lithe waist. Sheik reluctantly pulled away and trailed soft kisses down Link's fine jaw-line and graceful curve of his neck; involuntary moans abruptly escaped Link's bruised lips, surprising both himself and Sheik, but Sheik immediately took that as a good sign and continued his way around Link's neck and over his shoulders, then back up the long curve of Link's neck to the heated flesh of his ear, devouring it with his lips and tongue, drawing more lustful moans from the innocent below him.

Sheik smiled when he found Link going mad with pleasure just because of a few simple kisses, he couldn't wait to find out how the Hero of Time would react to more… stimulating interaction. He decided to continue his way down the sweet, tantalizing form until he found what he had been looking for: two pert nipples, hard and pink with passion and awaiting more of Sheik's sensational torture. Link sucked in a sharp gasp of air when he felt a wonderful wet heat upon his right nipple and a rough tingling sensation upon his other; he forced himself to look down at what Sheik was doing to his body and he found the beautiful boy suckling on the nipple that felt wet and hot at the same time and fingering the other nipple that was receiving the coarse pleasure. Link sighed and reluctantly closed his eyes, dropping his suddenly heavy head to the cushiony pillows, and very willingly allowing Sheik to continue this new pleasure upon his inexperienced body. Sheik felt Link completely relax finally and he decided it was time to move on to better things; Sheik made his way down Link's taut stomach, leaving a warm feeling of feathery kisses in his wake.

When he finally made it to the pleasure-center of Link's body, the said boy, was wriggling and moaning madly with pleasure and lust for what Sheik was doing to him-this is almost too much, Sheik thought, and he absolutely couldn't wait to finally take his lover and make him whole again. Sheik gazed down upon the prize that awaited him, and he could think of nothing more inviting and luscious and absolutely beautiful than the straining, dripping manhood between Link's thighs, buried delicately within a small tuff of golden curls. Sheik sighed with love for the boy below him and he slowly took the first step, gently nuzzling the thick organ, which already stood stiff, and now grew as hard as a board. Sheik breathed in Link's musky yet sweet scent deeply, savoring the intoxicating aroma and swooning slightly from the high that enveloped him. After the moans and helpless whimpers that escaped Link's throat and lips, and breathing only his lover's scent, Sheik was driven over the edge and he plunged in, caressing and suckling and kissing at Link's body with a fevered pace.

Sheik's mind was not of his own any more, only his body and heart knew what to do and they took over kindly, showing Sheik the way to his lover's passion; Sheik buried his face within the silky golden curls that lay between the joining of Link's long, slender legs, nuzzling and kissing kindly at them and the prize within. He found a particularly sensitive spot upon the fragile, soft skin of Link's inner thigh and paid special attention to that area until Link was practically crying for Sheik to stop and do more. Sheik complied, smiling almost predatorily, but moved back up, slipping his tongue out and licking at the sensitive flesh of Link's puckered rose between the two tight cheeks there, all the while running his hands and fingers down and up those strong, lovely legs, drawing more moans of delight and pleasure from his lover above. When Sheik reached up and spread Link's thighs, revealing the secret opening to his lover's body, Link tensed and gripped at Sheik's arms for dear life-Sheik frowned slightly, wondering why Link was so frightened all of a sudden, but when he moved back up to calm the boy with a kiss, the tenseness dissipated and Sheik smiled at Link, so proud of how he was handling everything.

Link's breath came in short gasps and his face was flushed as he watched Sheik slowly move back down between his legs, never causing him any pain or fear, Link was just unsure, especially after that nightmare Ganondorf had put him through… but he knew his Sheikah would never hurt him. His sapphire eyes glazed over and took on a darker, almost midnight color to them when Sheik looked up at him with that same lust-filled eyes, begging for permission to continue-he nodded and wound his long finger within the silken silver locks of that lovely hair. Sheik smiled and moaned at the sweet feeling of someone else's fingers running through his hair; he reluctantly sat up, pulling away from those teasing fingers and reached into the drawer of the nightstand next to the bed and pulled out a bottle of scented oil he had found earlier. Link gazed at his lover questioningly, but soon found out the reason for the oil when Sheik began to lather down his hands and fingers with it-the sweet scent of lilies permeating the room as more oil was poured into Sheik's skilled hands. Link gasped and tightened his muscles involuntarily when he saw Sheik's fingers heading back down towards his backside.

Link pouted innocently, not wanting to upset Sheik, but still slightly frightened at what was to come…. Sheik gazed up at his frightened lover with sympathetic eyes-this had to be an effect of one of Ganondorf's tricks, he thought, but he would soon rectify that problem; Sheik leaned up and whispered in Link's ear,

"Please, do not be frightened my love… it will only hurt worse if you are tense and fight it. I do not wish to harm you, please, relax and I promise it will feel the world of wonders…… Trust me…?" Link swallowed hard and stared at Sheik for a moment, gazing intently into his lover's red eyes, he finally nodded, albeit reluctantly, but he trusted Sheik-with his life, otherwise, why would either of them be here now? Sheik smiled kindly at Link and kissed the frightened boy, then lowered his body back down in between Link's legs once more. Link tried desperately to calm his body and relax, but he was still tense and Sheik could never even hope of touching Link with his body this tightly strung-Sheik realized the only way to get Link through this would be to distract him and that's what Sheik did; he slowly trailed loving kisses down Link's thighs and back up over his high pelvic bones, leaving little love-marks behind. These slow, loving ministrations were enough to calm Link and Sheik took the opportunity to move his hands to Link's hips, and he slowly nudged at the tight pucker hidden there. Link tensed up once more and Sheik stopped, not willing to hurt the boy, there had to be another way… Sheik smiled and looked up at Link who had his eyes squeezed shut and was panting from lust and passion, he would calm this boy down if it was the last thing he ever did.

Sheik slowly massaged Link's thighs with his oil-slicked hands and within a moments flash he engulfed Link's rigid member within his hot, greedy mouth, receiving a sharp cry of shock and pleasure from the boy above-this would do it. Sheik smiled around Link's large organ and slowly swirled his talented tongue around it, extracting more moans and cries of pleasure from the panting boy. When Sheik had Link's full attention drawn to the pleasure he was receiving from his front, he slowly slipped his fingers back to the tight, puckered opening, waiting for the boy to relax a little bit more…. Link moaned loudly and Sheik knew he was close-Sheik took the next step and slowly, very slowly pushed one finger within that tight hole. Link cried out, bucking up into Sheik's hot mouth, and he tensed, squeezing his inner tissues around Sheik's long finger.

Sheik frowned and pulled away from Link's hard member, moving up to kiss the panting boy and sooth his fears. Link wrapped his muscular arms around Sheik's body, holding him close and tight, reveling in the safe comfort his weight brought. Sheik soothed Link's tenseness with soft caresses from his other hand and sweet 'cooing' sounds, surprisingly calming the boy quickly, with his caresses and endearments. Link was soon moaning and whimpering again, and found himself rocking against the intruding digit within his body and wanting more…. Sheik smiled happily and slowly added a second finger to the first, pushing in slightly, until Link sucked in a sharp breath of air and gritted his teeth; Sheik slowed and let Link adjust to the new feeling until he was once again, rocking against the fingers, begging silently for more.

Sheik complied, immediately, adding one more finger, and letting Link accept that one as well, before delicately stroking the boy's soft tissues and stretching the tight passage that would soon be taking him…. Link moaned and threw his head back when Sheik hit that sensitive spot, deep within-Sheik knew Link was finally ready. Sheik slowly eased his fingers out of Link's body, causing the boy to cry out from the loss, but Sheik quickly sat up and positioned his straining member before the tight bud, only remembering to cover his weeping organ with the scented oil when Link stared at him with pleading, innocent eyes. Sheik huffed with lust as he rubbed the slick substance over his aching member thoroughly, when he finally finished, he looked back up to see Link gazing at him with such devoted abandon, it almost made Sheik cry-how could he have ever been so lucky? Sheik placed his aching need before Link's tight opening and stared back up at the boy of his dreams and asked silently for approval, Link nodded and reached up, wrapping his arms around Sheik's neck, bringing the boy down to place a strong, loving kiss upon his sweet, ruby lips.

As their kiss became more passionate, Sheik leaned forward and slowly, in one agonizing, desperate moment, slipped his hard member within the tight passage of his lover, both gasping at the utterly wonderful sensations their joining brought forth. Link swallowed and gasped for air, clutching frantically at his lover's back as Sheik gripped blindly at Link's hips, holding the boy in place as he impaled his rigid organ within his lover's body. Finally, finally, when Sheik had fully sheathed himself within Link's tight body, he stayed very still, wanting Link to adjust to the new feeling of being completely filled, and unsure of what he might do if he could not control his own needs. When he felt a slightly stronger pressure around his organ, Sheik looked up to meet Link's desperate gaze which told him that his lover was ready… Sheik smiled slightly and kissed Link as he quickly pulled out of Link's body, until only the tip of his member was inside that tight hole. Link cried out but accepted the pleasure mixed with pain very willingly, moaning loudly when Sheik pushed back in, then pulled out again, then pushed back in.

These slow, torturous movements soon became each boy's life-link, their only grip upon what their reality was-each other; Link arched up to meet each thrust completely, throwing his head back, revealing his neck for Sheik to assault with strong, loving, kiss after kiss; Sheik soon found his control slipping and was meeting each bend and twist of Link's luscious body with a sharp thrust within the tight passage of his lover, gripping Link's thighs with a bruising force. The two gorgeous lovers soon found their rhythm and created their own, beautiful chorus of moans and whimpers and cries of ecstasy, as thrusts and kisses were met, one for the other. Link cried out each time that sweet spot deep inside was hit and he felt his insides tightening and a hot tingling sensation building up within him, Sheik felt Link's body begin to tense with the coming release and shakily pulled his hand away from its death-grip around Link's hip and gripped Link's weeping member, causing the said boy to cry out abruptly and arch into the touch, moaning and groping at Sheik with blind passion. Sheik gasped at each thrust within his tight lover's body and leaned down, burying his face within the crook of Link's sweaty neck, feeling his own release building close as well.

As their pace grew more frantic and their joining more desperate, Link knew he couldn't hold back any longer, and with a loud shout he released his hot, pearly passion into his lover's hand and over their chests in thick spurts; Sheik eyes flew opened as Link's velvety insides clamped down around his painful organ and that was all it took to bring him over the edge in the most mind-blowing, passionate release he had ever experienced… he lost all reasonable thought and bit down into the soft flesh of his lover's neck, bringing a small cry from his lover, but all he heard at that moment was the blood pounding in his ears as he released his hot essence within his beautiful lover, pumping it all into the tight body of the boy he loved. When Sheik had expended all of his seed within Link's body, he slumped forward and fell on top of Link and just lay there, taking in deep breaths and reveling in the afterglow of their love-making. Link moaned as he felt Sheik shift his weight atop him, staying within his body still, but Link didn't mind, he liked the warm weight atop his body, Sheik wasn't heavy or too light-just right. For a long while they just lay there, entwined around each other and coupled together in the most intimate of ways; Link wrapped his arms around Sheik's waist as the said boy slowly began to drift off into the most peaceful sleep he had experienced in a long time; Link gazed down at his lover tiredly and smiled when he saw Sheik sleeping peacefully upon his chest, arms wrapped protectively around his body and their bodies still bound together.

Link decided to follow Sheik and soon he was dreaming of all the wonderful things that awaited him and his lover in their future together…

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Sheik woke up first, blinking away the sleep and exhaust he suddenly felt, then he remembered the night before and he shot his now, wide-awake gaze up, at the thing he had been looking for, Link. The boy was still sound asleep, breathing in deeply and evenly, looking so fragile and absolutely beautiful in slumber-like a true God would be…. Sheik smiled adoringly at his lover, when he tried to move, he remembered how he and Link were joined still and knew that would cause his lover discomfort later. He silently berated himself for being so lazy, but as he hit himself internally, Link began to stir and he slowly cracked open his sleepy blue eyes, feeling Sheik slipping his now limp organ out of his body…. Link hissed and tried to keep from flinching but he couldn't help it and Sheik was immediately apologizing for his clumsiness and the pain he caused Link. But Link would have none of that and he put a long, sword-calloused finger to Sheik's soft lips, silencing the boy from any further words.

Sheik stared at Link helplessly, wanting to cry for harming the boy he loved, after he had promised that he would never hurt Link, but Link effectively silenced that emotion as well, placing a gentle, loving kiss upon his lips and pulling his body back down on top of Link's. When they pulled away for lack of air, Sheik stared at Link questioningly, but smiled when he saw the devotion and understanding within the once shy boy's eyes. Link had matured a little with their intimate binding, and Sheik could see that in those deep sapphire depths, he was more relieved and overjoyed at that fact, but his happiness was destroyed when he saw the deep red mark that had been left on Link's shoulder from the vicious bite Sheik had given him in his release. Sheik gasped and reached for the bruise, stopping short when Link flinched slightly at the soft touch.

"Link, forgive me? I promised you I would not harm you, and look! I have made such an angry bruise upon your beautiful skin… I hate myself… I am so sorry!" Link frowned sympathetically for his lover, he knew Sheik did not mean to do it-it was to be expected, especially after their love-making. Link touched Sheik's sad face and lifted his head to look into the two ruby eyes that held a slight watery sheen within them, Link brushed away the beginnings of tears at the corners of Sheik's beautiful eyes and kissed each spot lovingly, running his fingers back into Sheik's hair like he remembered the said boy liked. Link pulled Sheik against his body and held the boy tightly, breathing in the sweet, flowery scent that was the Sheikah's own special aroma; he felt Sheik relax within his embrace and he quietly whispered,

"How can I forgive you when you've done nothing wrong, except love me? You have given me more than I could ever dream of-more than anyone else has ever given… and I love you so deeply for that, Sheik." Sheik looked up at Link with wide, happy eyes and smiled sweetly before he kissed Link again, bruising the boy's tender lips. He understood now, why they had risked so much for each other, and why he felt he could die for the boy within his arms: they were inseparable; their love was true and strong, bound by their souls and hearts and nothing, not time, or evil, or mother Goddesses, and especially not some tiny bruise, would ever separate them throughout eternity forever, again.

"I love you Hero of Time…"

"I love you, Sheik of the Sheikah…"

~owari~

So… what do you guys think? One less fic for me to torture guys with, huh? *grins evilly* Good thing my other's are so long!! *laughs*

Wufei: *face drops and rolls eyes, groaning* Why me…?

Duo: Well… at least he isn't gonna write a sequel to this one… right? *looks worried*

*grins and thinks about what a good idea that would be* That's not such a bad idea-and I'm sure all the readers out there wouldn't mind either!

Duo: *eye twitches* I-I didn't mean it!! No, no! no sequels-PLEASE!!!!!!

Wufei: Wonderful! Now you've really done it Maxwell! Baka!!!

Heero: *groans as well* When will you learn to keep your damn mouth shut, Baka!?

Duo: *cringes* Sorry….

Quatre: *bounces out happily* Well look at it this way guys! We'll all be one big happy family again!! We don't have to worry about being starved and ignored in that creepy place in the back of his head! *dances around cheerfully*

Heero, Duo, and Wufei: *lips twitch*

Wufei: I think it's better hiding back there then being tortured here….

*Heavyarms come flying out of nowhere in a pink tutu*

Heavyarms: La lala!!! Yay! Now I might just have the chance to get a bigger part in these creepy little things!

Wufei and Heero: *faints*

Trowa: *comes walking out of the shadows* That's something I thought I'd never see… *shrugs* Oh well… at least I get spared the brunt of his evil…. *walks off again, disappearing into the shadows*

Duo: Ok, that was creepy…

Quatre: Well, since we're all gonna be stuck together again, for Allah knows how long-who wants to be roomies with me!?

Duo: *cringes* Uhg… why did I have to go and open my big mouth….