Chapter 8~The Search Begins

"Kill him."

Pit drew out his bow, splitting it into his customary twin blades, holding them in front of him defensively. The orb twisted and convulsed, falling to the floor with a thud as it began to rise up. A leering face grinned back at Pit, a carbon-copy of him, except with glowing red eyes. Dark smirked as he played on his ocarina once more, causing the shadow to lurch forward, blades extended towards Pit.

"Dark, don't do this." He pleaded. "I am not your enemy here!"

"Yes you are!" He hissed. "You came here with my brother!" The music grew more haunting, and the shadow swung at him. Pit deflected the blow with his own blades, keeping his eyes focused on his enemy. He wasn't quite sure how he was going to win this battle.

But he didn't have to worry about that. As he contemplated his offensive more, the music stopped abruptly as Dark let out a loud cry of pain. Sheik had grabbed onto the rattail on the nape of his neck and was tugging quite fiercely.

"Pit, could you please leave for a moment?" She asked through clenched teeth. Pit gulped and nodded, scurrying out of the room, terrified of the angry look on the blonde's face. She turned her fierce gaze to her husband, who cringed in fear.

"Sh-Sheik…"

"What in Nayru's name were you thinking?!" She hissed, tugging harder. "Pit is a friend!"

"B-but…" She tugged harder, silencing him, before letting go of the hair, breathing deeply, closing her eyes to fight back her tears.

"You could've killed yourself." She whispered. "Do you know what that would've done to me?" He sighed and kissed her cheek.

"I didn't realize…" He hugged her close. "I'm so, so sorry, love." He kissed her hair. "Please forgive me."

"Of course I will." She giggled and kissed his cheek. "Idiot." Dark chuckled and tweaked her nose.

"There you are, Sheik." He teased. "I was wondering where you went." Sheik rolled her eyes and snuggled back into his side.

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

At that moment, Pit burst back into the room. "Sheik! I found-." He stopped and blushed furiously, ducking his head. "I-I…sorry… Am I interrupting?"

"No, of course not." Sheik smiled brightly and sat up. "You found them?"

"I believe so, yes." He swallowed. "The only problem is…it's in the Underworld."

"Which means?" Dark hissed as he sat up, clutching his chest. The blonde helped him and kissed his cheek.

"It means that this kidnapping is not just the desire of a Hyrulean villain." Sheik murmured. "The Underworld is the realm of Pit's nemesis, Medusa." Pit nodded.

"I barely escaped last time I went there." He shivered.

"Then let's go find them." Dark stated firmly, moving to get out of bed.

"Not until you are fully healed." Sheik said sternly. "And you are nowhere near that." Her husband pouted.

"Can't you fix that?" He whined. "I hate being confined!"

"Dark…" Her voice was warning. He pouted more and sighed.

"Fine. We'll wait." He muttered. She smiled brightly and kissed his cheek, hearing their stomachs rumble.

"Pit, could you go get us some food?" She asked sweetly, crimson eyes glimmering brightly. The brunette nodded and dipped his head before heading for the kitchen to make them some soup. Dark gently tugged her back to lie down next to him.

"You stubborn woman." He murmured deeply, lips grazing her ear. She shivered.

"Stop that." She lightly flicked his nose. He chuckled and kissed her finger tip.

"But I like teasing my wife." He grinned and kissed her temple. "My beautiful, stubborn wife." She blushed deeply and rolled her eyes, secretly enjoying the affection he gave her.

"Whatever." She scoffed, unable to contain a happy smile.

"You know you love it."

"I never said I didn't."

~((EE*33))~

Link stirred and groaned, feeling like he had just been trampled by a herd of horses. He sat up, rubbing his temple as he reached to find his lantern. He stopped when he realized that all of his stuff was gone, including the Master Sword.

'Where is it?' He panicked, searching the ground for his stuff. He stopped when his gloved hands met the fabric of a dress. A soft moan escaped her lips as she sat up.

"Link…?" She whispered. "Where are we?" He hugged her tightly.

"Thank Farore." He murmured. "I'm glad you're all right." She returned his hug, trembling. "I don't know where we are, Princess." She sighed softly.

"I'm frightened, Link." She said faintly. "This place is not in Hyrule. I know that much."

"Don't worry, Zelda." He soothed. "We'll get out of here. I'm sure Pit and Sheik are looking for us right now." Her petite form trembled, causing him to frown and hold her more tightly. "Princess, please…"

"Link…" She looked up at him. In the dim lighting, he could see her eyes dripping tears. He kissed both of her cheeks, tasting salt on his lips.

"I promise on the Master Sword, Zelda. We will get out of here." He gently took her right hand with his left one, kissing her knuckles. A soft, golden glow began to fill the room as their pieces of the Triforce brightened, resonating with each other. Zelda's lips turned up in a faint smile.

"The Goddesses are watching over us." She whispered. He nodded and very gently kissed her nose.

"And we are together." He whispered back. "And that's all that matters." He smiled crookedly, affection lighting up his azure eyes before they disappeared into the dimness as the glow faded. "How about you rest? We'll need our strength if we're to get out."

"Only if the hero rests as well." She giggled faintly. He rolled his eyes and kissed her hair.

"If the Princess wants it that way." He chuckled, laying back on the cold stone ground, letting her lay on top of him. "I love you, Zelda."

"I love you, too, Link." She blushed, having waited so long to hear those words come from his mouth. She closed her eyes and drifted to sleep, the hero following not long after.

~((EE*33))~

The man watched them with a smirk on his face, knowing that their efforts would be in vain. "Oh, how adorable." He cackled. "I can't wait to crush their hopes and dreams right before their eyes!" He ran a hand through his silky, silvery hair, grinning from ear to ear.

"Not yet." An older, female voice spoke, accompanied by a slight hissing. He pouted and sighed.

"You spoil my fun, Medusa." He sulked.

"Do not forget who brought you back, Demon Lord." She smirked triumphantly. He glared at her and made a move toward her, but was stopped by her minions. "And do not break our deal. I would hate for you to lose your head."

"As you wish….m'lady." He scowled and turned around. 'One day….'

Well. I'm back. Yay. Busy schedule and such.

Anywho, OMG DID I REALLY JUST ADD HIM INTO THE STORY?! *beats up a pillow* Grahhhh!

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