I'm sorry this took so long. Laziness, and writer blocks, got in the way... but it's up now. Please enjoy!

The famous Disclaimer: I don't own either LOZMM… or "The Bells"… or the Yaqui Legend… Geez! I don't anything!

As the Moon Falls

My legs felt as though they were on fire. I had to get to Clock Town I had to! Anju…. I'm coming! I held the Sun Mask in my hands. Not even the cold sweat could loosen my grip. Fear kept my hand clamped shut.

"Hey Kafei! Get on!!"

I looked up to see the "messenger in green". He was on a red horse moving fast. His hand held out waiting for mine. "No matter how fast you run, you'll still run out of time! Get on!" So I took his hand and he pulled me up. You trusted him and so I shall as well. We were running out of time. I could hear the bells of the Carnival of time; this time they resembled bells of a funeral march.

Hear the tolling of the bells Iron bells! What a world of solemn thought their melody compels! In the silence of the night how we shiver affright at the melancholy menace of their tone! For every sound that floats from the rust within their throats is a groan.

"Hey!"

"What is it?"

"I realize this is none of my business… but, why a Sun mask?"

"…."

"Like I said it's none of my business. Sorry for asking"

"Anju has the Moon mask."

"Sun and Moon…"

"Yeah, it was her idea…the marriage of the Sun and Moon. She's the girl I want to go old with…. "

After saying this, my thoughts traveled back a year or so back to North Clock Town.

"The moon's so pretty tonight." You said with a smile in your voice.

"Did you know there's a myth where the sun falls in love with her?"

I turned my Head toward you in interest. You smiled and continued.

"The sun loved the moon. He wanted her for his wife. She said 'I will marry you but only if you give me a gift. Anything suites me as long as it's in my measurements'. 'What would you like?' asked the sun. 'It doesn't matter as long as it fits me' said the moon.

The sun agreed and went in search of the perfect gift for his lover. He had found it but could not find it in her measurements. Every time he thought he had the right size, it would turn out either too small or too large. He could never give her the gift, for the moon's wealth and beauty is durable, but the sun's does not last."

I sat silent for a moment.

"I think it's rather unfair." You said in reflection to your own musings. "The poor sun never had a chance…."

"Well, why don't we give them a chance?"

This time you turned toward me in curiosity.

On our wedding day! You'll bring the moon and I'll bring the sun! We'll give them the chance to meet up again when we get married. I said with a smile.

"During the Carnival of Time, when the Sun and Moon share the sky!"

And the people-ah the people- they dwell up in the steeple all alone. And who tolling tolling tolling in that muffled monotone

"The door's locked! Why is the door locked?!!" I screamed to no one.

I tried moving it with my shoulder, yet it refused to give. Link, as I later found was his name, Used a grappling hook I think and hooked on to the over hang, grabbing my hand once more. Oddly the door on the second floor was open. The both of us crashed through it.

"(hah hah) Anju! Anju where are you!!"

In turn your door swung open and you appeared. Your eyes went wide and for the first time in a long while, I remembered what I've been turned into. I'm a freak. An ageless freak… I'm sorry. I didn't want you to see me like this… I'm sorry…. My racing feet slowed to a miserable shame-filled crawl. I'm sorry …. I'm sorry for what I look like. Please don't be mad at me….

"Ka- oh Kafei! (hic) y-you're here you're here at last! Goddess! Goddess I've missed you!"

You fell to your knees, and hugged me tight, crying hard into my shoulder.

"You're alive. You're ok! I was so scared."

I offered a weak smile. You didn't care what I looked like. Of course you didn't. why didn't I see that before. "it's ok. Anju… I brought the sun mask."

"With that, you pushed yourself away and went back to your room, asking me to follow you. Link joined me.

You wiped away you tears and smiled as you also pulled out your own Moon mask.

"(sniff) Right, erm… what's …. Young man, what's your name?"

"Link ma'am"

"Link thank you for your help. Will you please be the witness?"

I stepped out of the room and pulled out the Ocarina. Everything washed out to white.

feel the glory in so rolling on the human heart a stone – they are neither man nor woman-They are neither brute nor human- they are ghouls.

It was once again the first day of the repeating three. Tatl floated lazily by my ear

"Why did you bother helping them? You'll just restart the three days again."

"I wanted to."

"All your efforts were wasted. Everything restarted. It's like you didn't do anything!"

"That's fine. I'll help them again later."

"You'll have to do everything over and over till the day you take down the skull kid…."

"I know."

Tatl huffed in aggravation and hid in my hat for a while.

It couldn't be helped; any of it. I realized this but, still wanted to help them. The same three days passed again and again. All the while I could practically feel the skull kid's eyes bore down on me, from on top of the moon. It was as though he enjoyed the daily miseries because he is miserable

And their king it is who tolls and he rolls rolls rolls. A paean from the bells! And his merry bosom swells. With the paean of the bells and he dances, and he yells Keeping time time time in a sort of runic rhyme to the peaen of the bells of the bells

I hold all remains of all four beasts you sent to hold captive the sealed giants. All four are now free. I know your reasons for fulfilling such ludicrous ambitions. You were always the type….

Keeping time time time in a sort of runic rhyme to the throbbing of the bells of the bells bells bells to the sobbing of the bells Keeping time time time. As he knells knells knells In a happy runic rhyme to the rolling of the bells of the bells bells bells bells bells bells to the moaning and the groaning of the bells

No matter how long it takes, it can't last forever. No matter your efforts skull kid, I will continue to stop you. After all, time does not affect me either.