Hey, readers! This is purely sentimental crack for Grink, a couple I've had a soft spot for for a long time. Also, TTToa and Undersc0re, this is for you two. Thanks for all the encouragement! Glad there are some more Grink fans out there I can relate to. Enjoy!

Chapter one

Groose's POV

I sat alone on the foot of the bed, my head in my hands. I almost couldn't believe myself. I was so depressed. I shouldn't let anyone get under my skin so much, I thought to myself. Not even Link.

After my stupid infatuation with Zelda before I finally grew up a little and got over her, I promised myself that I wouldn't ever let someone affect me so much again.

"But look at me now," I moaned out loud, frustrated with myself. "Link, what are you doing to me?" I stood up and stalked to the other side of the room, and looked at my reflection in the mirror.

I had washed my hair earlier that night, so my trademark pompadour hairstyle was brushed down loosely over my broad shoulders. I looked so different. I was wearing only my boxers; clothes were annoying at night.

Especially if Link is here, I thought, wondering what it would be like to lay in bed with him, feel his warm, naked body against his, to feel his hard muscles and run his fingers through his golden hair... Then I shook myself.

Groose, what the fuck are you thinking!? He's your friend, the closest friend you've ever had. Just because he's hugged you a few times doesn't mean he actually wants you.

And that one time he kissed you, which was obviously an accident. That didn't mean he wanted to kiss you. Or that he liked it.

And that time you got thrown against the wall by Demise and he ran to your side and held you in his arms and cried out your name, that didn't mean anything.

Neither does the fact that he keeps on visiting you up here in the sky when he has better things he could be doing down on the Surface.

Or the times he's come to visit you at night and found you in a cold sweat, freaking out at a nightmare about the Imprisoned, and held you while you cried, whispering softly in your ear, stroking your hair gently, staying with you all night long while you just lay there...

He probably thinks you're a coward and a fool.

He obviously doesn't care about you. He obviously has a thing for Zelda. I mean, it's obvious. He did go on a quest to save her. Sure, he saved everyone. But still, it all started with her.

I continued to berate myself, trying to convince myself that it was stupid to feel the way I did.

"Not you," I said to my reflection. "Not Groose, the old bully, the jerk who cheated and lied and hurt people his whole life. A guy like Link would never have feelings for you." I stared into my own golden eyes and felt hot tears threatening to spill over.

"I'm so pitiful," I grumbled, angrily wiping the tears away with the back of my large hand. "The old Groose never would have cried over another dude."

The old Groose never would have had it in him to save Zelda or help Link in his quest, either, a quiet voice in the back of my mind whispered.

I sighed and crossed the room back to the bed and collapsed onto it, staring up at the ceiling, my hands above my head playing with my silky red hair. It was relaxing. Not as relaxing as when Link messes with it, though, I found myself thinking. Ugh. There you go again, Groose.

"I'm so hopeless," I groaned and closed my eyes, ignoring the tears that were now flowing freely down my cheeks. "But I can't help it. I can't help that Link gets under my skin, that he's perfect, that he's so infuriating, and fucking adorable..." Did I just say all that out loud? I did, didn't I? Good thing no one is here to listen to me say stuff like thi-

"Adorable, huh?" My thought was interrupted and I gasped and sat up straight, shocked to see none other than Link standing at the foot of the bed.

"What the fuck, Link!?" I shouted at the smug little twerp, standing there with a damn sexy smile on his face and a strange look in his eyes I've never seen before. It almost looked like...

"Don't you think I'm the one who should be asking you that question, Groose?" I couldn't answer him. All I could do was sit there, completely embarrassed and freaking out on the inside.

What if he hates me now? I called him fucking adorable. Does he think I want to fuck him? I mean, maybe I do, but I don't because that would ruin our friendship. I know he doesn't want that. Dammit he probably thinks I'm some sort of pervert or something!

"I should go," I said, standing up and tripping over my clumsy feet toward the door. Link crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at me. He looked so sexy.

"Um, go where? This is your room?" I blushed and punched the wall, trying to hide my embarrassment the only way I knew how: through violence.

"Fine, then! Why don't YOU leave?" I shouted at him, pointing at the door. He was silent for a moment before answering.

"Do you want me to leave?"

"YES!" I screamed. No, I cried inside, broken because this was so awful. "GET THE HELL OUT OF MY ROOM!" Link stared at me hard, hurt evident on his handsome features. He stepped forward, toward the door. His back was to me. I closed my eyes, not wanting to see him leave...

"No..." It was only a whisper, but it spoke louder to me than anything else he said that night.

"What?" I said, feeling a muscle twitching under my eye. "Did you just tell me no?" Link turned around and faced me.

"Yes. I did," he said defiantly. "I told you no. And you know what else? I want you to listen to me. I have some stuff I need to say and you need to listen, whether you want to or not. I need you to hear this. Dammit, I need to hear this."

Needless to say, the green clad man had my undivided attention. My jaw dropped and I stared at him in shock as he began to let out what he had to say.

"Groose, you're an idiot if you don't know how I feel. I've done everything I possibly could to show you that I care. Every time you yelled at me, beat me up, told me to stop flirting with Zelda because I didn't have a chance, it only made me more determined to show you how I feel. But I was scared. Scared you'd think even worse of me than you already did. And I knew you liked Zelda. For the record, I never had feelings for her. Ever.

"She's my best friend. That's all she ever was to me, Groose. I promise you. After she was lost, it killed me to see you so upset. I had to get out of here, try to save her. Even if I wasn't sure if I'd ever find her. Being gone, searching for her forever would have been better than watching you fade away. I couldn't stand seeing you like that. And when you finally changed, when you finally found your courage, and followed me down to the surface, I was so afraid for you. You had no idea what it was like down there.

"I couldn't protect you. I wasn't ready. It was already my fault we were in that situation to begin with. I couldn't lose both you and Zelda. So I convinced Impa to let you help her in any way you could, let you be of use. I knew you could help. And you did. I was so proud of you and your Groosenator. You did great," his voice faltered for a moment before he continued.

"But that moment when Demise grabbed you and threw you against the wall and you fell..." He shuddered and reached out, taking my hands in his. "I was so afraid I'd lost you, Groose. Just when I was finally the slightest bit hopeful that you might actually care, just a little. You saved Zelda, you saved me, you saved us all. But I almost lost you. At that moment, I could think of nothing else, other than the fact that I love you." What...?

Did he just say... He loves me?

I lost it. Just, completely at a loss for words. Sure, words came out, but I'm not saying I was very eloquent.

"What!? You love me? Like... You mean, you actually care about me? Like, you have fe- you actually like m- you, the hero of legend, love me...?" Link laughed, wrapping his arms around my waist. I held my breath.

"Of course I do!" He said, burying his face in my naked chest. His skin on mine felt amazing, just like I thought it would. I stared down at him and he slowly looked up at me, his blue eyes gazing deeply into my golden ones.

"Hey... I... I love you, too... Link," I managed to say, tears choking me up and streaming down my face. Link reached up a slender hand and wiped away a tear before cupping my cheek and stroking it gently. Then he tilted his head up and pressed his lips against my jaw... My eyes automatically shut and I leaned into his touch. His lips felt sooo soft...

"Mmm, Groose..." He murmured into my neck as he kissed me there, finding my pulse and nibbling gently on the sensitive spot. I gasped in pleasure. I could feel myself growing more and more aroused.

My breath caught in my throat and my heart began to beat faster than ever before as Link- MY Link, my hero- began something we both knew we wouldn't be able to stop...

Not that we wanted it to stop.

Originally this was going to be a one shot. But it looks like I'm going to make it a two or three chapter story. I hope you all like this. The next bit is going to be very, very lemony... Brace yourselves. And don't forget to review! Let me know what you think!

I totally ship Grink. Just... Aaahhhhhh aaaalllllll da feels!

Read and review, please! Thank youuu!