The Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction ❯ Gerudo Forest ❯ Chapter 28 ( Chapter 28 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

“You did well.” Ganon said with a look of pride but Melissa didn't feel like she had done much at all. Most of the battle she had just stood over Darunia. “What are you talking about? You did all the work.” She thought to him feeling upset that even as a dragon she was a weakling. She was exhausted and ready to get back to normal. Trudging back to the hall she spit out the piece and shifted trying to ignore the shooting pain it caused. Redressed she returned to Ganon's side to show him what she had found. “What is that?” he asked looking down at what she held. “I think it's what Agahnim was after.” She said turning it over in her hand. Darunia began to stir. “What did I miss.” the goron asked as he sat up. Putting a hand to his head the goron let out a groan before he shakily stood and joined them to look at what she held. “I wonder what it does.” She said feeling it's smooth edges. It looked to be some sort of gold colored metal. It wasn't any particular shape. Maybe it was apart of something much bigger. As she held it close to her face it began to light up. “May I look at it?” Ganon asked holding out his hand expectantly. “I guess so.” She replied even though she felt strangely attached to it. She reluctantly agreed to let him hold it but before she could hand it over it turned into a white mist which floated around them and disappeared. They all looked at each other surprised for a moment. “What the hell! All our work was for nothing?” She complained feeling a little more than disappointed. After all they had went through they were still empty handed. “ Do not discourage. The shard has been transferred to it's temporary bearer.” They heard a male voice boom. They all turned around searching for the source. Melissa then spotted the head of the goron statue. It's eyes had that same eerie glow that the Spirit Temple statue had. She approached it wondering if there were statues like this at every temple that could talk. “Shard of what?” She heard Darunia ask. “It is a shard of the fourth triforce piece. Many years ago an evil sorcerer set his sights on it and when he touched it it became two. The evil man absorbed the dark half but could not take the light half being so corrupt. To keep the other half safe the sages broke the light half into pieces and sealed them away. One for each Temple.” The statue responded. “Why could the sorcerer not take the whole piece? I have never heard of a piece that would split in two.” Melissa asked curious. “This piece is different. There must be a balance to the one who touches it. The man lets pure evil rule his heart. Therefore he can not possess the whole piece.” The statue head answered sounding weaker. Even the glow from it's eyes seemed to be fading. “So it's kind of like ying and yang. One must be good and bad?” Melissa asked confused. “ The piece is neither good nor bad. It is a harmony.” The statue said not really making any more sense than before. “Before you said the piece had returned to a bearer. Who is this person and how may we find them?” Ganon asked bringing the subject to the main point everyone was wondering. “Time is short for me and I am afraid all I am allowed to tell you is that three pieces have already been reclaimed. One from the forest, one from the desert, and now from fire.” The statue's eyes barely had any light to them now. “ You need not seek the bearer for they are already...” The statue cut off not having the energy to finish. Even though it was an inanimate object she couldn't help but feel sorry for it. “Already what?” Ganon said kicking the head to see if her could jar it back to life and have it finish the sentence. It was no use though. What ever spark of life the statue had held was already gone. “So when he said that three have been reclaimed... does that mean that Agahnim has two of the pieces?” Melissa asked looking at Ganon. “I don't know. He does have control of both the Forest Temple and our Temple.” He responded looking just as confused about what they had learned as she. This was starting to feel hopeless. If Agahnim truly had those pieces she had no clue how they would get them back. The three of them made there way back to the village. Darunia was to exhausted to argue when Ganon wanted to stay in Melissa's room. When Darunia had tried to get him to leave Ganon just sat in the chair by her bed and gave him a just try and move me look. The goron sighed and let him be. Once alone Ganon got up and insisted she show him how bad he had hurt her. “I'm not going to undress in front of you! Forget it!” She said tensing as he came close. “I have ointment to treat you. Would you rather be sore?” He asked pulling out a bottle from the saddle bag he had left in her room. “Quit being unreasonable.” he said grabbing her arms sending a jolt of pain through her. He lessened his grip when she winced. “I promise you this is for your own good.” He said rolling her on her back and slipping her top down revealing how bad it really was. He said nothing but went straight to massaging the fowl smelling substance onto her back. It stung at first but as he worked it started to feel better. “ I did not mean to hurt you.” He said quietly. “I said it's okay. Most of what you see now is probably from all the rocks that pelted me.” She said turning her head to the side to look at him. He had that serious look on his face again. The one he used when hiding how he was feeling. He had stopped rubbing and just stared at her back. Melissa pulled up her top the best she could without showing anything. “Why are you so forgiving of me?” He said when she finally sat up. “What do you mean?” She asked confused. “ Never mind. It doesn't matter.” he said looking away. “Are you okay?” She asked getting up pretending to check his temperature. He gave a halfhearted laugh but then looked down at his hands. She wondered what he was thinking. Then she got an idea. “Your turn.” She said with a grin. Grabbing his hands she pulled him to the bed and he looked confused as she started trying to unhook his armor. “What are you doing?” He asked alarmed at her irrational behavior. Removing the armor proved difficult but she figured it out eventually. She then stripped his shirt off letting her eyes linger maybe longer than she should. “Turn over.” she said giving him a warm smile and he obligingly turned onto his stomach getting the idea. She proceeded to massage a few knots out of his shoulders as he lay there. When she could massage no longer she continued by raking her fingers up and down his back singing to him. He let out a contented sigh which made her happy that he was finally relaxing. He eventually drifted off to sleep with that peaceful look she loved. She wondered how he could look so at ease after the fight they had just been in. She sat in the chair and rested her arms. She hoped that Darmani wasn't getting in trouble for helping her. She had noticed that the tremors had stopped. That was good news for the little goron. They could finally repair the track without worry and Darmani could finally race again. She couldn't believe all that had happened today. Her mind drifted to the three soldiers that the wizard had sacrificed. He clearly needed to be stopped but then she wondered if he had told her the truth. Could he really send her back? She knew better than to trust someone as evil as that so she pushed the thought from her mind. Deciding to rest her eyes for just a little bit she fell into another nightmare. It started out as a normal dream but soon changed giving her that same feeling the others had. In the dream she was standing in a glen. An ancient tree stood before her. It dwarfed the surrounding trees it was so big. It's root system wound into the surrounding earth creating an almost Celtic pattern that seemed to form what looked like the gerudo symbol. It's branches on the other hand were full and the beautiful shade of green that you usually saw after rain fall. They arched to the sun as if it longed to be free from the earth and were reaching for the sky. Sun rays filtered down to the ground showing it carpeted with moss and desert lilies sprung up here and there. Could this possibly be a glimpse of what the gerudo desert was like before the wizard destroyed it. It was beautiful and she wished she could share it with Ganon. She called to him but got no response. She wanted him to see this. He needed to see this. All of a sudden the wind picked up and the sky turned dark blocking the sun with menacing clouds. About this time she started to feel the fear creeping up her spine. She spun around looking for the invisible foe in a panic. She called desperately for Ganon but there was still no response. She had called him into her dream a few nights ago so why couldn't she do it now? A hooded figure now stepped into the glen. It laughed evilly. She tried to run but her feet were now glued to where she stood. Why was it, when faced with something scary in a dream, that you either seemed to run in slow motion or that you couldn't move at all? It approached her and stopped only hands breath away. “Finally we meet face to face so to speak.” the figure spoke. She recognized the voice which only made it worse. Lifting his hood Agahnim peered at her with his one visible red eye. Finally able to move she started to inch away. “What do you want from me?” She said stumbling backwards over a root that came out of nowhere. “Why my dear don't you already know?” he said with pretend kindness. “You have something that belongs to me.” He said looking at her expectantly like she should know. “I don't know what your talking about.” She said truthfully. “I know you found a fragment. If you give it over to me I can send you home. Don't you want to go home?” He said closing the gap between them. He must have meant the triforce piece. She wasn't about to tell him anything. “I'm sorry but you must have the wrong person. I really don't know what your talking about.” She said feigning ignorance. Agahnim glared at her. She knew he wasn't falling for it. “Don't mock my intelligence.” he said angrily causing the ancient tree to burst into flames which in turn spread to the other trees. This left her stuck in the center of a ring of fire with the evil wizard. “You try my patience guardian.” He said seizing her by the neck Even in a dream it felt awfully real. All she could do was scream. She woke to being shook by Ganon. “Melissa! Wake up!” She heard him shout. When she was awake enough to realize where she was she clung to him. “We need to leave. It's just not safe here. He's invading my dreams.” She said sobbing into his chest. “What are you talking about? Who's invading your dreams?” He said with a serious look on his face. “Agahnim. He's been giving me nightmares since last night.” She then told him about the dream she had. When she had finished he looked angry. Not at her of course. Just angry that he had no way of protecting her from this. “How am I ever going to sleep again? Ever since the day he pointed me out behind the crates he has been making my dreams turn sour.” He tried his best to soothe her. “It will be okay. I promise.” He said lifting her head to look him in the eyes. In his arms she felt safe and her fear began to ebb. She was very aware of how close his face was to hers and blushed the dream all forgotten. He traced his finger down her jawline chuckling as she looked away. Picking her up out of the chair he laid her down on the bed positioning himself over her. He paused hesitantly before leaning in to kiss her. When she didn't resist he kissed her again this time longer and deeper. What was she doing? She should stop this but for some reason she didn't want to. He let his kisses go lower moving down her neck before she came back to her senses. She put her finger to his lips to stop him. “What's wrong?” he asked looking at her longingly. “You shouldn't be doing this. Please just stop.” She said pushing him up off of her. “And why should I do that?” he asked running his hand down her thigh with a playful smile. “ I just had a horrible nightmare and you think this will make me feel better?” She asked rolling away from him to the other side of the bed which wasn't far to go because of how small it was. “I don't know. Is it?” He smirked. She didn't dare admit to him or herself that it kind of did. “ Just stop it.” She said moving to get up but he wouldn't allow it. Gently he pulled her back to him chuckling as she squirmed. Grabbing her hand he put it to his chest holding her trembling hand over where his heart should be. She could feel each strong beat under her palm. “ You can deny it to yourself but even the goron can see it. I know you feel something for me. The wizard even offered you a way home yet you did not take it.” He said trying to read her expression for some insight on what she was thinking. “I just didn't trust him is all.” She said taking back her hand holding it to her own chest. She could feel her heart beating as well. It was fast and wild threatening to escape from her chest. She wondered if he could feel it as well. “I thought myself incapable of feeling this emotion because it was a weakness, but now I am unsure. This is all because of you.” Ganondorf spoke softly now holding her attention. What was he trying to tell her? That he liked her? That couldn't be right. Not in the short amount of time they had spent together. He just wanted the sword of kings right? This had to be some trick and even if it were true she was not free to love him back. “Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you?” he asked looking a little frustrated. She understood pretty much but what could she say to him? He could see the turmoil in her face and sighed. “Stubborn woman. How long will you make me wait?” He asked lifting her lips to his giving her a gentle kiss which was interrupted by a knock on the door. She didn't really want him to leave her as he got up to answer the door. Was she really developing feelings for him like everyone was telling her she was? She pondered these question while Ganon spoke with the goron at the door. When he came back to her side he held two garments. It was her outfit she had ordered. She sprung up excited everything forgotten for at least the moment. Grabbing the new one from Ganon she held it up to give it a proper look. “They didn't do half bad.” She heard Ganon comment. “This is the first thing I can truly call my own.” She said with pride. He laughed at her silliness. “It's not the only thing.” He said giving her a look. She blushed again and tried to mask her feelings which only made him laugh more.