Transformation ~ Link x Reader

Part 3 - Confrontation

"Alright. Well, rest up for now and I'll get dinner for you." He stood up and helped me get comfortable before leaving the room temporarily. Once the sun had gone down for the day, the two of us talked a bit more before falling into dreamless asleep.

I woke up, but found myself still quite tired, and didn't open my eyes quite yet. Thank God for instincts.

There were quiet footsteps in the room, sounding like pacing, along with someone muttering, "She has to wake up soon, right? If not, I'll have to wait another......to......her." Some parts were mumbled too quietly for me to hear. After several minutes, they started pacing faster.

"Come on...come on...if I can't get her out of her sleep before that idiot gets back, I'll be done for."

I realized just then that Link was no longer next to me. I managed to stop my breath from hitching in my throat.

I hear the front door shut quietly. The pacing stopped, and whoever was standing there dove under the bed to hide the fact that they were there.

The nearly silent footsteps stopped in the doorway. Slowly opening my eyes, I lift my hand and point to underneath the bed.

Link, who was in the doorway, walked silently over towards me, winking to say he had understood, but made himself sound unhesitant and comfortable to whoever was there.

Suddenly I felt something sting the arm that happened to be hanging off the bed.

My ears picked up very slight movement that Link wouldn't have been able to detect. Though my shoulder hadn't really fully healed, I shifted and leaped off the bed to the hero's side.

"(Y/n), You're not supposed to..."

Hearing something, I grip the back of Link's tunic in my teeth, and yank him so he fell on his back. An arrow whizzes past, just skimming my ear.

The shadow Link emerged from underneath the bed, and seeing me glaring at him, he smirked and said, "Did you enjoy the dreams? I sure did."

I felt the blood drain from my head, making me feel a bit light headed. However, he couldn't know that and I held my ground.

Nudging Link to his feet, I took a fighting stance and growled menacingly in shadow Link's direction.

"Aw, aren't you just cute?" he chuckled sarcastically, and rolled his eyes.

"Leave her out of this, Dark Link. This is between you and me," Link growled with a dark look on his usually gentle features.

"Oh, no, Link. She got dragged into this when she tried to tear my arm off!" Dark Link shouted, pointing his sword in my direction. "This isn't just you and me trying to kill each other anymore. This is much more."

Dark Link glared at me, and I shot him back with the scowl, trying to look braver than I felt. In fact, I felt so nervous, it was killing me.

Transforming back human, I say, "Tell me, Dark Link. You said this is much more than you and Link trying to kill each other. If it's not that, enlighten me."

"It's me trying to kill you to torture him," He huffed, as if it was obvious.

"Do you really think it'll be that easy to kill her? If so, you're in for a rough couple of months," Link smirked.

"Whatever. Just be sure to keep looking behind you...you never know when I'll strike." With that, he throws a Deku Nut at the ground, and the flash blinds the two of us.

Opening my eyes again, my eyes adjust rather slowly. But once they did, I see that Dark Link was no longer there.

I breathe out heavily, and sit down on the bed.

"Heh. I guess I shouldn't have transformed. Now my arm is sore again," I laughed half-heartedly while massaging my injured shoulder.

"Geez, (y/n). You can really be a pain sometimes," Link says, raking his fingers through his hair, as if trying to calm his nerves by doing so.

"So can you!" I retort playfully, sticking my tongue out at him.

We both laugh and head outside to make sure he was really gone.

~~Time skip: two weeks after the encounter with Dark Link~~

"Link, cut it out! That's COLD!" I shrieked as he splashed cold well water on me. I splashed some at him, but it was such a small amount that he didn't really notice it.

After a few minutes, I was completely drenched from the waist up, and Link was laughing hysterically. Yes, he was a little wet, but it only looked like he had gotten caught in some rain for 15 seconds.

"UGH! I...I... I can't think of anything to call you! There's no words low enough!" I was trying my hardest not to laugh along with him.

Snatching up the bucket of water the two of us were sent to collect, I stomp away in faux anger.

"Hey, wait up!" Link stumbles after I, still laughing.

"You need to walk faster, slowpoke!" I retort lightheartedly.

My arm had healed, but it could get injured easier due to lack of use, so it was aching by the time I made it back to Corona's house.

Link swooped in and stole the bucket of water out of my grasp.

"Hey! I almost made it this time!"

"You were starting to wince again!" he protested with a wink.

"At least let me carry the stupid bucket! Just because I get sore doesn't mean I should stop! It means I should keep going; that it's getting better!"

"You're just going to re-injure myself. I have to have my 'sidekick' at full strength," Link laughed, placing the bucket fluidly on the ground next to the door.

I laughed, punching him in the arm playfully and running for it. I sprinted up towards Death Mountain. Link caught up quickly, and tackled me on the dirt trail.

After a short struggle, he had pinned me on my back, and he was on all fours above me, breathing hard, and I were breathing harder.

"Okay, okay...you got me. Get off." I try to shove him off, but he wouldn't budge.

"You know...I have to get you back for punching me."

"You mean the tackle didn't count?!" I exclaim.

"No..." he leaned down slowly...

Everything seemed to slow down as our faces became closer. However, right before our lips touched, I noticed a glint in Link's eyes that caused me to abruptly shove him off. Jumping to my feet and backing away quickly, I see the glint again, and it made my stomach drop painfully.

Red. Crimson red.