Fan Fiction ❯ The Fragile Web ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

Well, I wrote a Zelda fic. Being me, it is, naturally, Yaoi.

I'm ignoring the existence of Majora's Mask, because I don't know anything about it… you can't really write something you know nothing about, right? Also, supposedly, once Link went back to his real time, the future where he fought Gannondorf ceased to exist; I'm ignoring this too, for obvious reasons; so you can think of it like the timeline diverged at the end of OoT.

I am _not_ going to bash Zelda, I have absolutely nothing against her; yes, she's relatively useless, yes, she tends to be the stereotypical "damsel in distress", but it's not like it's _her_ fault!

Finally; this story will be an actual adventure story, not just a poor excuse to get two bishounen into bed together, and there will be some original characters.

Disclaimers:

Only my characters are mine; if you've actually played the game, you should be able to tell the difference.

I'm not making any money off of this, sadly, because if I were, I could save it up and buy "Animation: Master".

Don't bother trying to sue me, you'll only get $5.58, a Pilot G-2 gel pen, a Goody comb, a handful of vacation pamphlets, a Spring 2002 Sailing Schedule for The Washington State Ferry (from the last time we visited my dad's family), a Plasmadyne: Animation Science business card, and a half-empty bottle of Cocculus (homeopathic remedy for motion sickness).

Warnings:

Will have Yaoi, will have slight Yuri, but nothing graphic. Will have a little violence, maybe some language. Will have a few OCs. Will probably frustrate you with the slowness of the updates.

~flashback/memory~

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The Fragile Web

Prologue

`I wonder what's going on in Hyrule,' Link thought. `Things should really be going to hell right about now.' He sighed, felling a pang of guilt at not being able to help out, but Zelda had been very specific in that matter before closing the Door of Time.

~"You'll have to leave Hyrule as soon as possible, you can't change the path time took; even if you're trying to help, you would only create a paradox, and that would be even more destructive than Gannondorf." Zelda smiled at him then. "You know already how things will turn out. Don't worry."~

"Is something wrong?"

Link came back to himself, realizing, to his chagrin, that he'd gotten so caught up reminiscing that he'd stopped walking altogether.

"Sorry," he said, with a laugh. "I got a little caught up in my thoughts." His traveling companion regarded him seriously, before turning to face him fully.

"You seemed sad," the boy stated. "So I'll reiterate: Is something wrong?"

"I was just thinking of home," Link told the other blonde. "A little homesick, you know?" The other boy's crimson eyes clouded slightly.

"No," The boy said softly, turning and continuing along the path. "I wouldn't know."

"Smooth, Link." Navi commented, from Link's hat. "Real smooth."

Link resisted the urge to whack his head against the nearest tree, settling for cuffing himself upside the head instead; then he ran to catch up.

"Sorry! I wasn't thinking! That was insensitive of me." Link caught the other boy's arm. "I'm sorry, Sheik."

"It's not like it's your fault," Sheik replied. "I'm lucky just to be alive; so loosing my memory is a small price to pay, I suppose."

"Still..." Link sighed as they continued walking.

"We've been traveling together for how long now?"

"Um..." Link thought about it. "Seven months, I think...maybe eight... Why?"

"You don't talk about your home or your family much," Sheik observed. "If you're homesick, why don't you go back?"

"Well," Link said. "I kinda can't right now."

"What? Are you in trouble or something?"

"No, nothing like that...well, actually...sorta yes...but probably not the way you'd think... It's really complicated."

"How much trouble can a twelve-year-old get into?" Sheik asked, amused.

"You'd be surprised," Link said, shaking his head. "And I was ten when I left, actually."

"This would be easier if I remembered what I used to know about you," Sheik said. "We're supposed to be best friends, right? But it's like I've only known you for these last three weeks."

Link looked at his feet guiltily before responding. "Like you said, you're lucky to be alive; I'm just glad for that. You'll probably remember eventually."

`Just don't remember too soon...please Sheik, not until Gannondorf has been defeated. Don't remember at all; I don't want you to hate me for lying to you...about everything...'

A/N: Yup, that's right! This is a Link/Sheik (my fave Zelda pairing)! Don't worry, I actually have a logical explanation for how Sheik could _not_ be Zelda.

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