Part of Your Realm: A Twilight Princess Fanfic

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

* Castle Town*

You leisurely perused the lively stalls situated in Castle Town's main square. The sun and its audaciously blinding rays were now at the top of your list for reasons why you couldn't wait to convert. You scowled to yourself as you continued to get lost in the activity around you. All of the time you had spent here, and you never actually visited the main square of Castle Town.

The more you meandered, the more you began to regret your visit. You dawdled along, sandwiched between throngs of vendors and curious customers, feeling more alone than you ever thought possible. Everyone here had someone.

Whether it be a parent, sibling, child, friend,

Or lover.

Your eyes rested on the petrified statue of the Triforce standing proudly in the midst of the square, offset by a grand fountain. Surrounding it, sprinklers drizzling crystalline water drops only served to remind you of Link's eyes.

And the importance of the golden symbol he bore on his hand.

You thought of Telma and Renado. You thought of how apparent their love was. Here you were traveling down the same road where fear seemed to be the tour guide. But the longer you stared at the Triforce statue, the more you couldn't help but succumb to fear.

Ilia's prestige as the mayor's daughter, combined with her deep history as Link's friend, made her a daunting rival. The advantages she seemed to possess certainly stood at the apex of your fear. Her biggest advantage was that at midnight she remained in her cute little Hylian body, while you turned into a creature of the shadows.

You felt claustrophobic. You had to get out of the main square, where your thoughts suffocated you more than the surplus of people. Telma insisted you take the day off. But with nothing to do but think, you decided to go back to her and beg to work.

As you ran back towards the bar, your body met with a force harder than the cinder block walls that constructed Castle Town. Its impact forced you to fall back on your behind, amongst the sidewalk.

You squinted upwards to see the frightened eyes of Aryn.

How wretched! You wished right then that you were in your Twili form. Then you could disappear into the comfort of the shadows. You jumped on your feet, readying yourself to run. He called out to you. What he said next made you freeze in your current stance.

"Y/N! Wait! Please! I will not try anything! Mr. Link would have my head if I did!"

"Link?" You gawked at hearing his name.

Aryn slowly nodded; his eyes darted around with caution. His persona conveyed a sense of paranoia. "I don't know if he told you, but regardless, I'm sorry. I do owe you that much."

You blinked in confusion. "Told me what?"

"Ah shucks." He placed a hand on his forehead in self-annoyance. "I didn't know Mr. Link wouldn't say anything. We made such a ruckus; I feel it couldn't be much of a secret." He began frantically searching the crowd. When he decided the coast was clear, he continued. "Mr. Link and I had a mini scuffle in the alleyway the other day."

A scuffle? Link fought with Aryn? Why would he keep that from me?

Aryn nervously blabbered on. "Some words were exchanged. In short, I wasn't even allowed to say your name. I don't know what's going on with Ilia and Mr. Link; all I know is that I've never seen anyone get so mad over a girl. In fact, I better be going because if he sees me close to you, he will turn me into the castle. Anyway, sorry."