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A Man's Duty	By : galassia Category: Zelda > General Views: 5314 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Nintendo in any way. All non original characters belong to Nintendo and not to me. All parts of the story that are in the game Ocarina of Time belong to Nintendo. I make no money nor do I get any monetary like gain from the story.

Chapter List
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Special Note: Some liberties have been taken with the original storyline. In this story Sheik is his own person and not Zelda. I do realize that Sheik in game canon is actually Zelda and I have no problem with that canon. However, for this story Sheik is a man and his own person. It includes or will include sexual themes between two men, cross-dressing, death, violence, angst and possibly more. If either the themes of this story or the fact that Sheik is not Zelda and a man bothers you, don't read it. You've been warned and I really don't care if you get pissed off for reading something you don't like and were warned about in the first place.

”I think I. I think I... love him.” Link replayed the thought in his head over and over as his feet touched down against firm earth. He blinked, shaking his head as Sheik landed on his feet in front of him, Navi holding desperately onto one of the dangling crimson jewels in the Sheikah’s ear. He tried to push that line of thought from his head but sighed softly when it was unsuccessful. Tilting his head slowly, he slowly took in his surroundings. It was dark, though there was a faint light in the distance. “Hey, uh Sheik, where are we exactly?”

“We’re in a cave technically. It is underneath the graveyard, under the gravestone of the old grave keeper Dampé.” Sheik replied softly, eyes smiling softly at Link in dim light. “Here you will be put to the test and your reward will be an item to help you in your quest. I will not be able to help you with this, but I will be with you none the less.”

Link nodded his head slowly, feeling a bit uneasy as he listened to Sheik. He wondered idly if this was some type of tomb, and shivered at the idea. He took a deep breath and turned to face the light in the distance.

Sheik nodded his head lightly as Link turned away, approving of the Hero’s efforts to ready himself for his task.

“What’s he gotta do exactly?” Navi asked, panting somewhat as she let go of the jewel her hands were so tightly wrapped around. She frowned at the lines dug into her tiny hands and glanced at Sheik’s face.

“That is not my place to tell. He will find out shortly.” Sheik said, smiling behind his cowl. “If you are ready, Link, walk to the light ahead.”

“I’m ready… at least I think I am.” Link said somewhat unsure of it when the words passed his lips. He walked forward, once he got fairly close to the light he blinked as a ghostly, somewhat misshapen figure appeared before him, holding a lantern. “Who is this?”

“It is Dampé; this is his burial spot after all.” Sheik said, following somewhat leisurely after Link.

“Heh heh heh, young man! Are you fast on your feet?” The ghostly figure of Dampé said, hollow eyes focused on the Hero. His white skinned mouth twisted into a grin, “I may not look like it, but I’m confident in my speed! Let’s have a race! Follow me if you dare!”

“A race?” Link asked.

“No time for questions, Link!” Sheik cried as Dampé began to float quickly away from the trio, heading into a small corridor in the cavern.

Link inhaled sharply and ran forward just as the ghost began dropping large flames onto the ground from his lantern. “What’s he doing?!”

Sheik followed after Link, keeping close to the Hero. “He is giving you a trail to follow but do not grow slow because of it.”

Link nodded, following the ghost down the straight corridor before quickly turning right. He ran straight for only a moment or two before turning after the ghost who turned left. Tilting his head he frowned as he sees the glittering glow of rupees covering the ground in the other direction. “There are rupees everywhere!”

“Indeed there are.” Sheik said, not bothering to mention the fact that they were there to entice Link, to throw him off his objective. Guide and Guardian he very well may be, but there were some things one must learn on their own. He knew very well that should Link fail in the race Dampé would allow the Hero another chance. In actuality he would give Link multiple chances, but there was no point in him mentioning it.

Considering for a moment the race, Link nodded his head, sure that he would be able to catch up to the ghost if he took a moment to gather some rupees. After all, he would need to have money if he were to buy supplies. He quickly turned around and headed in the direction away from the ghost.

“What’s he doing?!” Navi exclaimed in Sheik’s ear questioningly, her voice a mere whisper to anyone at a distance.

“He is making his first mistake.” Sheik said softly, stopping in his tracks. Link bent and gathered the rupees into his hands, shoving them into a pouch at his side when he heard a large thud. He blinked and lifted his head; face making a look of horror when he saw that the passage the ghost had taken between two glowing fuchsia flames had been closed off.

Navi hung her head, “He sure messed up…”

Sheik merely smiled beneath his cowl, “A lesson learned the hard way is often the most remembered Bug.”

Link, following Navi in actions, hung his head. He sighed softly, kicking at the rocky ground beneath his boots and looked up at Sheik and Navi with a look of devastation. “Look at me, I already messed up! Now I won’t be able t’get whatever I’m supposed t’get here!” He blinked as his world grew dark and looked around quickly as the lights returned. He was shocked to discover himself back where he began, Dampé floating ahead of him. “What the?”

“It would appear you will be given another chance.” Sheik says, his smile growing behind his cowl.

Link’s face brightened as he looked at Sheik, a sigh of relief escaping his lips causing the Sheikah in front of him to blush behind his cowl. Link claps his hands together and looked back to Dampé, “That’s great.” He said, taking a step toward the pale ghostly figure. He blinked and quickly started moving when Dampé began the race again without a word.

Sheik followed after Link, keeping a small distance between himself and the Hylian. His eyes focused on Navi when he felt the fairy pull against one of the silvery chains dangling from his ear. “Yes, Bug? What is it?”

Navi looked up to Sheik with a look of suspicion, “You knew the old ghost would give Link another chance, didn’t you?”

Sheik nodded, keeping a pace about five feet behind Link as the Hero weaved down the corridors, “Yes, I knew he would give him another chance,” he answered softly, “more than just one extra chance if he needs it too.”

“How did you know?”

Sheik shrugged his shoulders lightly, raising Navi a few inches before lowering her back down, “I raced him myself a few times.”

Navi nodded her head lightly, turning her attention to Link just as the blonde turned a corner accidentally running into one of the large flames Dampé kept throwing behind.

“Ack!” Link cried out, stumbling back for a minute as the flames licked at his skin. He frowned and shook his head, quickly starting back up again, “That really hurts..”

“Well it is fire, Link…” Navi cried out to him, grinning.

Link rolled his eyes, “Thanks for the lesson, Nav.” He took a deep breath; running through the gate that last time had barred him. He ran, cutting left to follow the specter down a long straight stretch.

Sheik smiled and looked down to his shoulder at Navi, “He is determined. That’s good.”

Navi nodded slowly, watching as Link wound his way through the maze-like path, following the ghostly grave-digger. She sighed, “But he’s messed up already… twice.”

Sheik raised an eyebrow, “Twice? He did stop for the rupee’s that was a mistake, which he learned from. What other mistake do you think he made? Please tell me you don’t consider running into the fire a mistake.”

Navi nodded her head, eyes following Link as he ran through a darkened doorway, “I do... it cost him time.”

Sheik shook his head, “It did cost him time, but as long as he keeps up with Dampé there is no restriction on time. This time at least. It was no mistake; it was an accident and a learning experience for next time.”

Navi blinks, “Next time?! You mean he has to do this again?”

Again Sheik shook his head, “No, he doesn’t have to do this again. But it would be well worth his while to do so. The item he will get now he must have for his quest, but when he gets it, Dampé will offer other items. He won’t have to have them, but they will be helpful. Besides, it is a good test of his endurance and an easy way to train it.”

Navi nodded slowly, “Oh, okay. I get it.” She glanced up at Link again and laughed softly with a bell like sound. “He could use the training... he’s getting tired.”

Sheik nodded, keeping his pace behind the Hero, “He is... that’s not his fault though. His body has been in stasis for seven years, he is doing leaps and bounds beyond what any normal person would do.”

Link grumbled lightly as he entered a large room filled with boulders, he glanced back, “I can’t hear exactly what you two are sayin’ but quit talkin’bout me! It’s not nice!” He huffed and made a quick left followed by a right, through another of the doorways with the two fuchsia flames. He took a deep breath, panting somewhat as he entered another large room, with huge monoliths. “I am so out of shape. I don’t know if I can do this…”

The Hero shook his head, as he watched the ghost go forward through the room. He considered for a split second before turning right at a monolith rather than going straight. He grinned as he gained a bit of time on the ghost when he made it around the monolith. He blinked when he ran into an area with three raised areas he had to choose from. The flames told him that Dampé went left, so he followed suit.

Navi smiled as Link climbed up the platform and began to run once more.

Sheik looked to Navi, “If you want to stay with him, you had best go. He will not need me anymore for this so I am going to head to the end now.”

Navi considered for a moment, “You’re sure?”

Sheik nodded, “He is nearly finished.”

“I’ll come with you. Let him know that he finished something without needing help.”

Sheik chuckled and rather than going left quickly jumped forward. He ran down the straight stretch and upon reaching a cliff with a narrow path leading to the right around to a doorway, jumped across the gorge to the other side and walked into a doorway, the end of the race.

Navi blinked, “Wow, well aren’t you quite the acrobat?”

Sheik shrugged, “A lifetime of training with my people has that effect.”

Link glanced back, blinking when he saw neither head nor tail of Sheik and Navi. He frowned but continued on, wondering if this too was supposed to be a distraction to keep him from completing the race. He sighed and ran down a hallway before reaching a giant pit with a small path around its right edge leading to a doorway. He buckled down, running as fast as he could down the path, keeping on the edge of it to make better time. When he reached the top and ran through the door he nearly collapsed. Panting hard he leaned forward, bracing himself on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. He frowned when he looked to see Sheik and Navi in the corner without so much as a bead of sweat upon their brows.

“The time of this race was 01:07!!” Dampé exclaimed, “Hehehe, young man… You were very quick to be able to keep up with me! Hehehe! As a reward, I’m going to give you my treasure. It’s called the Hookshot! Its spring-loaded chain will pull you to any spot where its hook sticks. Doesn’t that sound cool? I’m sure it will help you!”

Link looked up to the ghost, a smile on his now tired face, “Thanks! That does sound really cool!”

Dampé seemed to almost grin as he continued, “I live here now, so come back again sometime. I’ll give you something cool! One more thing! Be careful on your way back! Heheheh….” His laugh rang out as he disappeared in a flash of smoke.

Link blinked and looked to his right when he heard a sound. He grinned when he saw a chest appear, rushing over he opened it quickly and blinked, “What’s with the weird music? Why is there always music?”

Sheik looked at Navi, who shrugged, before looking back to Link. “It is a jest of the Goddesses Link.”

Link nodded slowly and shrugged as well as he reached into the chest. He pulled out the hookshot and looked it over, grinning. “Wow, this thing is really cool looking….” He gave a self satisfied little chuckle before smiling brightly at Sheik and Navi, “Hey, what did he mean be careful on the way out?”

“Well, I would expect he means that you cannot go out the way you came in.” Sheik said with a smile.

“Really? Then how do I get out?” Link asked jumping down from the platform. He looked to another doorway and shrugged, walking through it. He winced as he walked into a large blue block. “Ow…”

Sheik shook his head, wincing slightly for the teen, “I suppose I should have warned you about the path being blocked, hm?”

“That would’ve been nice… yes.” Link said with a somewhat muffled voice as he rubbed his nose and mouth. He sighed and looked the block over, “This thing looks familiar… but I don’t know why.”

“Looks like the pattern in the Temple of Time to me...” Navi said as she fluttered off Sheik’s shoulder and onto Link’s, leaning against the Hero’s shoulder.

Link grinned at Navi, “You’re a genius!” He exclaimed as he pulled the Ocarina of Time from his tunic.

“Are you just now realizing this? Of course I am.” Navi said with satisfaction, her glow brightening.

Sheik chuckled, “Now now, Navi. One as small as you shouldn’t get a big head, you’ll topple over.”

Navi turned to look at Sheik and blew a raspberry before jumping slightly when Link began to play the ocarina. She turned back and when he had finished playing the Song of Time, cheered when the blocks disappeared in a flash of light.

“Shall we leave then?” Sheik asked, walking forward to stand beside Link.

Link nodded his head slowly, “Yep!” He smiled and walked forward, climbing up to a set of stairs before taking the stairs to the exit, Sheik not two steps behind.
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