Gerudo Forest

Gerudo Forest Chapter 17

He ran Trinexx straight through the gorge to Hyrule field and she could only wonder where Ganon was taking them. As they rode on Melissa began to notice that there were more towns than she remembered being in the game. They passed by a few before her hunger made her ask if they were going to eat soon.  

" I am hungry to but we can't stop at a town. I am too easily noticed. " He responded passing the next village.  

"Can't you change into Armos for a while?" She asked.  

"I could but I have no clothes to fit that form." he said tapping his armor with one hand.  

"Yes you do." Melissa said with a smile remembering she had his clothes in her bag. She pulled them out of the bag to show him.  

" Where did you get these?" He brought the horse to a stop. 

"They raided the temple." Melissa said with anger creeping into her voice. "A Merchant was selling them. I got them back for you."  

"Well well. You did well today." He said approvingly. "You might become a good thief yet." 

"I am not a thief!" Melissa said indignantly. " It's not thievery if it didn't belong to them in the first place. Plus I kinda used some of the bits off the clothes to purchase these back." She said the last bit a little more quietly.  

He looked a little upset."The clothes I gave you have been passed down for generations. They are heirlooms of our people."  

No wonder he was upset.  

"I didn't know." Melissa said upset for not realizing. "I promise I won't tear any more of them up."  

He looked skeptical but he dropped the issue. Jumping off of Trinexx he began loosening his armor letting it fall to the ground. As he took off the protective under shirt he began shifting before her eyes. Maybe shifting wasn't an accurate description. It was more like he was becoming younger. His armor must have been hot because she could see beads of sweat on his skin. He smiled one of those cocky smiles when he saw her watching him again. She turned her head and let him complete his change and get dressed before she looked again.  

" You can look now." He finally said but Melissa didn't want turn her head.  

She was getting too used to his company and seeing him shirtless was becoming way too common. When she had played the game she had never thought of him the way she was now. She didn't like it. She felt like she was losing control of her senses again.  

She felt his hand on her face pulling it to look back at him. She was blushing again and he let out a deep chuckle in amusement. He had taken his crown and hair down. It draped over his shoulders. Beautiful wasn't usually a word someone would use to describe the man in front of her but at that moment it described him perfectly. He brushed her hair over an ear smiling before turning to gather his scattered clothes and armor.  

After he had packed it into Trinexx's saddle bags they turned around heading back towards the last village. It was quaint and peaceful town. Something you would see in a painting really. They ended up having to eat at the local pub where they got a lot of stares from the patrons. Melissa was sure it was more at Ganondorf than her because he was so tan.  

"So where are you from?" asked the waitress. 

"Oh have you heard of Termina?" Melissa asked? 

" You mean that city on the other side of the mountains?" The lady asked interested. "Yeah! I have heard of it. Isn't by the sea?" She asked.  

" Yeah it is." Melissa said not quite remembering it being close to anything in particular.  

"That must be where your husband got his tan. He has such unusual eyes." She said looking Ganon up and down.