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The Crypt => Boulevard of broken dreams => The Sweetest Goodbye => Fandom => Topic started by: MissyLooni on September 30, 2018, 01:08:25 am
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Ah this is an au that had been in my head for a few months. Involving Fire Emblem characters and Legend of Zelda.
There are two rival colleges in this rather large town.
There is the Emblem University which specializes in its Science and Military, and Health programs along with an amazing football team.
Then there is the Triforce Academy which is known for it's Law, Journalism, and Performing Arts and also a good football team.
It's kinda the same thing with our other fanfic, there's more than one hero. I have the same characters and for the most part so does namari.
Unless we discus us having a different idea.
I pretty much have the back stories figured out for the zelda cast but not for the emblem men, which, namari that can be up to you to come up with if you'd like!
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(i'll figure out backstories later lol.)
Ike grabs Sothe and Soren from behind as they exit class, " eyyy, so, i heard there was gonna be a giant party tonight... booze, chicks, cute boys, the works. only problem is it's kinda being thrown by TA."
Sheik sighs softly as he leaves class, looking at Zelda and Paya, " i hate these parties, why am i going again?"
Paya blushes, " b-because we want you with."
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Soren glances back at ike, unimpressed, "and? Like that has stopped you from crashing other parties in the past?"
Zelda rolls her eyes, "that and its being held by some jocks from the football team. Having you there will ensure our safety from being bothered."
Link leaves his class and strolls down the hall, smiling when he sees his cousins, "hey! Think i passed my chem test for sure!"
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Ike chuckles, " you know me too well, yeah i plan to go. so, you two planning to come with or what?"
Sothe rolls his eyes, " dude, you are so going to get yourself in over your head one of these days."
Ike snorts, " says the guy that pickpockets TA fans at football games."
Sheik sighs, " then why even go? seriously..."
Paya looks down, " but i wanna go..." she gives Sheik puppy eyes before Link comes over, " oh! congratulations!"
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Link looks at them and tilts his head, "Thanks Paya! Whatcha guys talkin about?"
Zelda looks over at Link, "Paya and I are going to the party tonight and we want sheik to come along but he is being difficult."
Link adjusts his backpack, "Ah I know which one you're talking about. Isn't the quarter back hosting that one? Piggy?"
Zelda sighs, "Yeah. Its why I want sheik to come with."
Soren crinkles his nose and looks away, "No. Thank you. I would much rather study."
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Paya nods, " yeah, he's being stubborn though and those football guys are so creepy sometimes..."
Sheik rolls his eyes, " oh fine, i'll go with. You coming too Link? come on, help me out, keep me sane."
Sothe snorts, " while i have no intention of studying, i'd really rather not go to the party either. you have fun Ike."
Ike sighs, " you guys are lame. well i plan on going anyway."
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Link nods, "Of course im going. I always go to those dumb parties."
Zelda smiles, "You always do make sure those idiots get home safely. You and that.... van you drive..."
Link pouts, "The mini mystery machine is more than just a van zelda."
Soren pats Ike on the back, "Get home safely then."
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Paya smiles, " he's like a momma hen to everyone."
Sheik snorts as he tries to hold back laughter.
Ike grins, " i usually make it back one way or another, don;t worry about it."
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Link blushes at Paya's comment and rubs the back of his head. He notices sheik and he pouts, "Dont laugh. What I do could potentially be saving lives ya know."
Zelda nods, "You're not wrong link. A lot of car accidents happen because of drunk drivers."
Soren pats Ike's back, "Just dont drive. I know you wont but I will always say it just to make sure."
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Sheik nods, " yeah, but still, she's not wrong." he grins.
Paya giggles softly.
Ike rolls his eyes, " how am i supposed to get back otherwise? it's a good ways off you know."
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Soren scowls, "Take an uber. Or a taxi for pete sakes."
Link's ears turn red at the tips and he huffs, "Glad to know you find that so amusing. Anyway, I'm gonna head back to the dorms. Get that essay for Fine arts started before the party."
Zelda blinks and frowns, "That was just assigned today. It's not due until monday."
Link shrugs, "Nothing wrong with that. Just means I wont have so much to do later."
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Ike sighs, " alright fine fine. anyway, im off to practice, then to the party. see you later!" he jogs off towards the football field.
Sheik rolls his eyes, " you know how he is, come on, lets get back home. i know you girls are going to need all the time before the party to get ready and then some, so the sooner we start the sooner you can stop asking me if i like your outfit."
Paya blushes, "w-we do not!"
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Zelda chuckles, "its fine to admit that we do that paya. It just means we think sheik has good taste in fashion. C'mon paya, i parked in the south lot today."
Link waves at them, "see ya at the party guys!" He turns and starts walking away.
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Paya sticks her tongue out at Sheik, " meanie..." she looks at Zelda and nods, " well yeah, i rode with you this morning." she hurries After Zelda, waving to Sheik and Link.
Sheik sighs, glancing at Link and waving, " see you soon." before heading to the lot as well, locating his motorcycle and pulling a helmet on before starting it up. He drives out of the parking lot and back to their place.
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Zelda drives her and paya home to begin getting ready.
Link heads to the dorms and begins working on his homework, spending as much time as he can on getting ahead of his classes.
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A few hours later the party is just starting, Ganon and a few of his football buddies getting some beer from the keg and chatting as they wait for everyone else to arrive.
Ike having finished practice and showered, is riding down the freeway to where he'd heard the party was.
Sheik, having been dressed and ready to go for hours was sitting boredly as the girls debate on outfits. Paya had finally settled on a cute blouse and long skirt combo.
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Zelda finishes getting her make up on. Her outfit being a short summer dress with black leggings, "paya your outfit is so freaking cute."
Link finishes up his work and gets dressed, debating whether he should wear contacts or not. They were easier to keep track of instead of glasses but they bothered his eyes sometimes... he decides not to risk it and puts on his glasses. He brushes his hair before tying it back and grabbing a loose jacket before heading out to his van.
Its not long before people start to arrive at ganons party, immediately high fiving the football guys that are there for their recent victory a few days prior
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Paya blushes and smiles, " you think so? you just look plain drop dead gorgeous Zelly."
Sheik groans, " both of you look good, can we go now?"
Ganon grins, basking in the praise and chest bumping some of the other players.
Ike zips through town, not really wanting to be one of the first people there, that would be too obvious, but wanting to try and blend in with the biggest amount of ingoing people as possible.
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Zelda looks at sheik and grins, "now thats no way to speak to your future president."
Soon the house is filled with loud people and even louder music.
Link hops in to his van and heads for the party
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " i'll change my speech when it happens miss president." he gets up, " now, keys please. if i have to be the designated driver, im going to be driving us there." he holds out his hand.
Ike parks his motorcycle a block away and walks to the house, grinning when he sees the party getting underway and slips in with another group of people. He makes his way over to the booze and helps himself before finding a group to blend in with that are too busy talking to pay him any mind as he enjoys his drink.
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Zelda grabs her keys and tosses them to sheik, "thanks for being designated driver by the way."
Link gets to the party, parking in the drive way. He is one of the few people who get that privilege since everyone knows he will be leaving with their friends in case they need a safe ride. He walks up to the house and grins when a large group of people see him and start cheering.
Axel is one of these people who even slaps links back, "YO! TEAM MOM IS HERE!!"
Link blushes and rubs the back of his head, laughing off the nickname that he earned months ago.
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Sheik grunts and heads for the car, getting in and starting it.
Paya giggles and grabs Zelda, pulling her out to the car, " this is gonna be fun!"
Ganon looks over when he hears the cheering, " hn, sounds like the small fry is here. Hey, grab me another beer." One of his buddies grabs him one.
Ike glances over at the cheering, raising an eyebrow, ' team mom?'
Sheik drives the girls to the party, parking on the street and pocketing the keys.
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Zelda gets out and smiles when she sees the van, "Link is already here. I hope the nickname I gave him is catching on."
Link grabs a soda and happily meanders far from the louder people, sipping his soda. He enjoys watching the large groups of people making fools of themselves
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Sheik guides the girls in, finding a seat and plopping himself down to keep an eye on his sister and cousin.
Paya giggles, " im sure it is, it suits him so well."
Ike raises an eyebrow as he sees a cute blonde boy grab...soda? lame. If he would ditch the ponytail and the glasses he'd be quite the cutie. He makes his way towards him and smiles, " hey there, you here with anyone?"
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Zelda quickly grabs a mixed drink and scans the area, spotting link. She smiles and is about to go over until she sees a man approach her cousin, "Hey, Paya. Come here."
Link jumps a little, not used to people actually approaching him. He looks at Ike and blinks, "Uhh... not necessarily? You must be new, name's Link."
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Paya looks at Zelda and follows, " what's up Zelly?" she had also grabbed a drink, holding it carefully.
Ike grins, " uh yeah, you could say that. Im Ike, pleasure to meet you cutie."
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Zelda points over to the boys, "Looks like some guy totally has the hots for Link." She sighs and shakes her head, "It's a shame Link is with Noah. This guy is a lot hotter."
Links eyes widen and he turns bright red, "Oh- oh dear. I- I am very terribly sorry. I have a boyfriend."
Zelda tsks softly, "Although to be honest I wouldnt mind if they broke up. That Noah kid is such an air head when it comes to anything and Link deserves someone better." She sips her drink and shakes her head.
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Paya peers at the new guy, " no kidding, he really is hot..." she blushes and takes a sip of her drink.
Ike sighs, " pity, though you really ought to ditch the hair holder and the glasses, you'd be a total babe if you did." he grins.
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Link huffs, "Well luckily I'm not here to, 'be a total babe'. I'm here to make sure everyone gets home safely." Link looks to the side, trying to avoid eye contact with ike, his ears bright red. He was not as mad as he was acting. Not towards Ike anyway. He was just upset that strangers paid him more attention than his boyfriend.
Zelda takes another long sip, "If i had known prince charming was gonna show up and hit on Link I would have tried herder to get him to dump Noah sooner. It was Link's birthday a week ago and Noah was too busy or whatever. Didn't even send a text."
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Ike chuckles, " well that explains the soda, why not have some fun, loosen up." He tilts his head, still smiling.
Paya sighs, " i know, talk about a total blow off. Poor linky...maybe we ought to talk with him? try and get him to see that he can have better."
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Link glances at Ike, frowning, "I dont come to these parties to loosen up. I do apologize that I may not be the best company if you're looking for fun. There are a lot more people here though."
Zelda sighs, "We can try. Last time I tried it somehow looped over to Sidon and he was upset for the rest of the day. I know that Sidon was his highschool dream boy but I had no idea he was still sensitive about their break up. I wonder if thats why he is clinging to his unfulfilling boyfriend."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " you sound like exactly the kind of person that does need to loosen up. come on, relax. doesn;t mean you have to drink. i think i saw a hot tub outside, we can always go sit in there for a bit."
Paya sighs, " yeah he was pretty hung up on him, not that i can blame him, Sidon is..." she sighs softly as she blushes and gets a faraway look in her eyes.
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Zelda looks at Paya and chuckles, "You like that tall drink of chocolate milk too, huh?"
Link blinks and hesitantly nods, "uh yeah, i guess that would be nice..." link rubs the back of his head, "ah didnt bring any trunks though."
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Paya blushes even brighter, " n-n-n-no!"
Ike chuckles, " neither did i, but guess what, boxers work just the same." he grins.
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Zelda smirks and giggles, "its too bad he went back home. You two would be super cute together."
Link sighs, "Alright, show me to this hot tub."
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Steam is just about coming off of Paya, and she's holding her drink in front of her face to hide it, " wh-wh-wh-what?!"
Ike pats him on the back, " that's the spirit!" he downs the rest of his drink before heading out back, stripping down to his boxers unabashedly before climbing into the hot tub.
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Zelda laughs and downs the rest of her drink before grabbing another one, "Mipha is in your calculus class right? Maybe chat her up and see if there is anyway you could figure out if he's coming back any time soon?"
Link follows Ike and blushes as his eyes trail over Ike's body. He closes his eyes and shakes his head before setting his soda aside and he begins removing everything but his boxers, being meticulous enough to fold his clothes. He even removes his glasses and hair tie so they dont get ruined by any chemicals used in the hot tub and sets them on his folded clothes. He blinks a bit before going over to the hot tub and getting in.
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Paya shakes her head quickly, " i-i could n-n-never!"
Ike watches Link undress and climb in with him, " daaaamn boy, i thought you'd look good but fuck i was not expecting this. im surprised your boyfriend isn;t here, if you were mine i'd keep a close eye on you, you're too cute to leave unattended."
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Link snorts softly and shakes his head chuckling, "Noah is busy... a lot. So he couldnt make it. But he knows I wouldn't do anything. And that's good. Trust is good. Thank you for the... I guess you could call that being complimented. So thank you."
Zelda laughs some more, "Get a few more drinks in you. Maybe then you'll get the balls to ask!"
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Ike shakes his head, " this Noah guy needs to get his priorities in order it sounds like." he sighs, " pity, i wouldn;t have said anything if you wouldn;t have." he grins.
Paya shakes her head, " y-y-you'll be the d-d-death of me Zelly!"
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Zelda calms down long enough to go back to drinking. She finishes her second cup and pats Paya's back, "Maybe I'll ask for ya!"
Link blushes and lowers into the hot tub, "I'm sure you would be more than happy to show me a good time, however there is no way I could. Regardless of the person, cheating is cheating."
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Paya sputters and groans, "i-i can;t even with y-you right now Zel..." she takes a big gulp of her drink, hoping it will calm her nerves.
Ike snorts, " is there even really a relationship to cheat on? kinda sounds like there isn't."
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Zelda smiles at her, "Hey, sidon would be good for you if he plans on coming back and sticking around."
Link sighs, "There is. He just works at his part time job and has a full schedule at school. Regardless, I dont have to explain my relationship to you. No is no."
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Paya blushes, "y-you th-think so?"
Ike shrugs, " fine fine. at least im not trying to grab you or anything, i've kept my hands to myself."
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Link raises an eyebrow, "Uh, yeah it is a good thing. A lot of the guys here, including my cousin, would not like to hear me call for help." He smirks, "You'd get your ass handed to you for sure."
Zelda nods, "Of course! You're both incredibly kind. Not to mention your future kids would be fucking adorable."
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Ike blinks and chuckles, " good to know you've got people to back you up, im no pushover though. anyway im just saying, even though im asking, im still respecting your choice by not trying anything."
Paya squeals and hides behind her hands, "Z-Z-Zelda!"
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Zelda smiles and keeps drinking, "just ssyin'."
Link leans back and smiles, "good to hear it. So, what classes are you taking? Or are you just taking generals right now?"
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Paya shakes her head, hurrying to the drinks and grabbing another.
Ike hums, " oh you know, a little of this and that..." he kept it vague, not wanting to tip off that he wasn;t really supposed to be here.
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Zelda goes over to the couch where sheik is still sitting, one hand on her hip, "having fun there?"
Link snorts softly, "how vague. You like to be mysterious, dont you?"
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Sheik takes a drink from a bottle of tea, " not particularly. i did notice Paya was getting awfully flustered, you teasing my sister again?"
Ike grins, " you got it. the boys love it." he waggles his eyebrows.
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Zelda smiles, "she has the hots for link's ex. I thought they would make a cute couple if he ever came back. "
Link chuckles and shakes his head, "then you should find some boys who do. Seriously, i can't be as much fun as what you could be getting. I won't be upset if you leave. "
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Sheik sighs, " of course she does... well, maybe they would. Is he bi though? we know he likes guys since, well, Link, but we'd have to see if he's into chicks too. Don;t get her too worked up, you know how she gets. If he was interested he'd probably be a good match with how shy she is..."
Ike shrugs, " eh, giving you a hard time is fun right now, so im good. besides, evidently if i don't get you to have some fun, you'll just sit in a corner all night alone."
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Zelda nods, "thats why i told her to talk to mipha but again, shy."
Link raises an eyebrow, "there is nothing wrong with sitting in a corner."
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Sheik snorts, " yeah...telling her to ask a girl she doesn't talk with much about when her brother is returning is a tough one even if she wasn't cripplingly shy. Why don't you ask? "
Ike rolls his eyes, " except that it's antisocial and boring. "
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Zelda hums, "i offered as well. She just got even more flustered."
Link sighs, "considering I've had a pretty exciting childhood i'll take boring and antisocial anyday."
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Sheik sighs, " probably because you offered when she was already worked up? just do it, don;t ask her. she doesn;t deal with that sort of thing well."
Ike raises an eyebrow, " so... because you had an exciting childhood, you're just gonna sit in a corner alone for the rest of your life and let life pass you by?"
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Zelda sighs and finishes her drink, "yeah yeah."
Link smirks, "look whose catching up."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " and you're tipsy already. of course you are."
Ike snorts, " that sounds dumb as hell. i mean, if you wanna just waste your life, that's your choice i guess, but me? life is short, i have no intention of wasting it."
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Link shrugs, "more power to ya. Have all the fun you want."
Zelda smirks, "maybe baby!"
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Ike pouts, " wow, you really are a buzz kill. im gonna get another drink." he gets up, his wet boxers sticking to his skin and showing off every inch of his package as he climbs out and walks inside to get more booze.
Sheik sighs, " why do i agree to this shit again?"
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Zelda sits down next to sheik, "Because you love us."
Link watches Ike leave, sighing softly as he mutters more to himself, "Its what I have to do to stay safe..." He takes this time to get out of the hot tub and grabbing his clothes and sneaking off to dry off in peace
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Sheik snorts, " yeah yeah. i shouldn;t let you guys even be here drinking."
Ike comes back and sees Link is gone, sighing and climbing back into the tub with his drink.
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Link manages to get dry enough to put his clothes back on. He goes back to the main area and relaxes when he sees Sheik and zelda. He goes over to them, "Heya. Not drinking too much are you?"
Zelda looks over at Link and smiles, "Not yet. Where'd Prince Charming go?"
Link blinks, "Who?"
Zelda huffs, "That cute tall guy that was flirting with you before."
Link turns red and he frowns, "Ah. He seems like a guy who enjoys too much fun so I scrammed first chance I got."
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Sheik snorts, " she's a horrible liar, she's already tipsy." he raises an eyebrow, " so you ditched the guy because he likes to have fun? no wonder you're still with Noah...he's ultra boring, perfect for you."
Paya finally had calmed herself down with a few drinks, coming back over with her face slightly flushed, " hi Linky!"
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Link huffs, "Noah has a good job and he is going for an amazing major that will guarantee him a high paying job in his field. Thats security."
Zelda blinks and just stares at Link, "You.....dont need someone else for security. You have your own money too ya know."
Link looks down and rubs his arm, "I... never feel right using it. I'd rather try to make it with something i've worked for."
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Sheik sighs, " Impa wants you to have that money. She wants nothing more than for all of us to be able to live easily and comfortably. Our family worked hard so that we'd be able to have that money. so stop being a pussy about it. anyway that sounds an awful lot like you only like him for his money."
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Zelda snorts, "Honestly wouldnt be surprised. Not much else likable with that kid. Did you know he didnt even text-"
Link groans loudly, cutting zelda off, "Yes zelda, EVERYONE knows he didnt text me on my birthday. YOU have made sure that everyone knew that." he shakes his head, "Its honestly not that big of a deal."
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Sheik huffs, " if he doesn;t care to take two minutes to text you on your damn birthday, then he doesn;t really value you all that much. i don;t care if he worked from sunup to sundown that day, it takes two. fucking. minutes."
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Zelda nods, "And considering the only times I've seen him he's been nose deep in his phone then it shouldnt even be a thing to debate. Like, he already HAS his phone on him!"
Link groans and lowers his head, "You guys are really making my night a bummer."
Zelda gives him a sympathetic look, "Link, you're making YOUR life a bummer."
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Sheik nods, " no kidding. seriously Link, you deserve so much better. ditch his ass, and find someone who will treat you with respect like you deserve."
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Link sighs and pulls out his phone, "I'll just- maybe call Noah and see if he can come." He places the phone up to his ear and pauses briefly. He looks defeated as he pulls his phone away, "When to voicemail..."
Zelda snorts, "Straight to voicemail?"
Link shrugs and puts his phone away, "It rang...like twice and then voicemail."
Zelda snarls, "Little bitch declined your phone call. What an asshole."
Link whines softly, "No! He's just busy!"
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Sheik sighs, " Even if he is busy, the least he could do was tell you as much. he's just being an ass. dump his ass. do it over text, if he won;t talk to you then that's all he deserves."
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Link shakes his head, "No. I'm not doing that. That's too cruel."
Zelda makes a soft grunt sound, "WELL all this talk is ruining my buzz. Tell ya what. We'll wait til tomorrow to discuss this but for now let me drink." She goes back to the kitchen to grab more liquor.
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Sheik huffs, " too cruel? the guy ignored you on your birthday, and just ignored your call. he's the cruel one, do you even get to talk to him outside of school more than once or twice a month? scratch that, does he ever talk to you even IN school more than once or twice a month. and by talking i mean more than 'hi' or 'hey'. at least five words to make a damn sentence." he crosses his arms.
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Link blushes and raises his shoulders, "Yes we do. We have a brief hour between our classes that match up so he..." Link turns even more red and he sits down on the couch, ".....He...he doesnt love me...does he..."
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Sheik sighs and puts his arms around Link, " i don't think he really does Link. im sorry."
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Link covers his face with his hands, "of all the nights where I am designated driver..." He pulls his phone back out and sends a quick text to Noah, telling him it's not going to work out before putting his phone away, "There. You guys win."
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Sheik hugs Link close, " i know it sucks, but better to get it over with than to drag it out..." He grins, " but on the upside, you're now free to go talk to that guy who was flirting with you..."
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Link makes a face and shakes his head, "Yeah, no thanks. He seems way too much for someone like me. Maybe if I see him again out in the real world and not in party mode I could probably try, but you know I have never been one to be the fun cousin. That's zelda's job."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " alright whatever. At least you're not with that scumbag anymore."
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Link sighs, "he's not a scumbag. I knew some scumbags alright? There is a huge difference between emotionally inept and a scumbag."
There's vibration in links pocket followed by a lovey dovey ringtone, causing link to tense up, "oh no... he's calling me. "
He pulls out his phone and stares at the screen, "what do i do?"
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Sheik grins and reaches over, plucking the phone from his hands, " i got this." he presses to answer it and lifts it to his ear, " hello? Link doesn;t particularly want to talk to you, anything you have to say, you can say to me."
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Noah's voice sounds angry over the line, "the fuck? Who the hell is this?! Put link on the phone, damn it!"
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Sheik snorts, " i would be his cousin, Sheik? the one that knows several forms of martial arts and isn;t afraid to use it on anyone who hurts my family? Yeah...see, we were talking things out, and we remembered that you never talk to him unless you want to fuck, you forgot his birthday, and rejected his call earlier. And he figured out that you really don't care about anything but his ass, so he's dumping you. So have a good life, and if you ever try to contact him again, i'll make a personal visit to you, got it?"
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Link is pale and wide eyed as he watches sheik, only knowing what he's saying and not noah.
Noah snarls, "damn it im not having this conversation with you. Put link on the phone right now!!"
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " sorry, but i can't do that. see, you had your chance to talk to him earlier, and you declined it. he's done with you, get it through your skull."
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Noah huffs, "fine. I dont need a phone to talk to my boyfriend."
The line quickly disconnects.
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Sheik grins and hangs up, " ooo, i think he might be coming to talk with you. goody, i can get his ass kicking over with right away."
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Link takes his phone and looks at sheik, "wha-what? What do you mean he's coming to talk to me?!"
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Sheik shrugs, " evidently he didn't get the hints that you've dumped him and he's not welcome, as he said, and i quote, ' i don't need a phone to talk to my boyfriend.'" he snorts, " don't worry, i've got your back."
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Link groans and put his phone away, "i dont want to cause a scene here... not at ganons place."
Zelda comes back with two drinks and raises an eyebrow, "what did i miss?"
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Sheik grins as he looks at Zelda, " oh, I convinced Link to break up with Noah, which finally got him to actually call, which i answered, and now i guess he's coming here since though i was about as subtle as our host himself, he didn;t get the message." he looks at Link, " eh it's a great place for it to happen, too many people for him to really spazz out, and most of them drunk enough already that the likelyhood of them remembering that it happened is slim. not to mention they'll probably start cheering if i start beating his ass."
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Zelda snorts, "you kidding me? If jeremy finds out that some asshole that upset Team Mom was gonna try and weasel his way in here he would get all the guys together and they'd have a good ol' fashion beat down themselves. That kid is fucked if he shows up here. Hold on this is gold, let me find paya and tell her." Zelda leaves to go find her cousin
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Sheik grins, " no kidding that this shit is gold."
Paya is off talking to one of her few girl friends, glancing over when she sees Zelda, " Zelly! w'as up?"
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Zelda smirks at paya, "how drunk are you?"
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Paya blinks slowly, " 'v only had like...thsh many." she holds up 2 then 3 fingers, squinting at them and putting one back down.
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Zelda chuckles, "ah paya. So, good news, sheik convinced link to text noah that they are through."
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Paya blinks and smiles, " oh tha's such good news! Linky! Liiiiinkypoo!" she hurries over to him, hugging him, " oh im sooo haaaaaappy for you Linky!"
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Link gives an even louder groan.
Zelda follows her back to the couch and smiles, "even better news is that he was apparently being an ass over the phone and has decided to come here to try to talk to him. But we won't let that happen. "
Link looks tired as he sighs, "maybe... i should go outside and talk to him..."
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Paya blinks, " tha's no good. sheiky can whoop his butt tho."
Sheik looks at Link, " yeah, im gonna give that one a hard no... not alone anyway. if you want to talk to him while i stay nearby to make sure he doesn;t try anything, i could do that."
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Link looks at sheik, "i dont want you or anyone to hurt him. He's never hurt me physically so i dont want him hurt physically."
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Sheik nods, " i suppose, but if he doesn;t get the idea to back the hell off, or if he lays a hand on you, i make no promises."
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Link sighs and covers his face with his hand, "Oh my god..." He gets up and goes to the front door to wait for Noah.
Zelda follows him, "Yeah I aint missing this for the world."
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Sheik follows after, " oh this is gonna be such a fun shitshow."
Paya giggles and follows after the group.
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Link gets outside of the house and crosses his arms as he waits, hoping Noah's BMW doesnt pull up, the cold wind causes Link to shiver slightly.
Zelda steps out and follows link, taking a sip from her cup, "God its cold out here. Oh I see the hot tub from here. We should go in there after we kick Noah's ass."
Link looks at Zelda, "No one's ass is getting kicked, for the last time!"
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Sheik leans against the doorway, eyes peeled, " he's not getting his ass beat if he keeps himself civil, and doesn;t try to touch you. otherwise all bets are off."
Paya snuggles up to Zelda, " hot tub sounds really good..."
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Link sees a silver bmw pull up to the side of the street and he groans, "Oh god why couldnt you have waited until tomorrow..."
Noah gets out of the car and hits the lock button on his car several times.
Zelda snorts softly as she listens to his car beep like, six times, "Oh god he's one of those guys."
Noah crosses the street and makes a bee line straight for Link, "Talk. NOW. What the hell is going on?"
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Sheik snorts, " yeah he's obnoxious, that much is obvious." He rolls his eyes at Noah's words, " seriously dude i told you like five times, he's dumping your ass. Also, i suggest not taking that tone or talking to my cousin that way."
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Noah glares at Sheik before looking at Link, "Let's go to my car and talk okay? I want this to be a private conversation." He puts his hand on Links back and tries to lead him away from the party.
Link shies away from Noah's hand, looking away, "Noah, I came here to have fun. I dont really wanna talk about this."
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Sheik quickly steps forward and swats Noahs hand off Links, " if you want to talk to him, you can do it here. otherwise take the hint that he doesn;t want you, and leave."
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Noah glares at sheik, "Fucking touch me again punk. I dare you."
Zelda smirks, "Touch him sheik."
Link looks at sheik, "Dont."
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Sheik shrugs, " keep your hands off Link and i won't."
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Noah huffs, "He's my boyfriend, I can put my hands on him anytime i want!"
Link shakes his head, "Noah just stop! We're not together anymore!"
Noah pushes Link to the side, "Shut it!"
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Sheik grabs Noahs wrist and twists it, " don;t you dare push him. And he's not yours, get it through your fucking skull. He's not yours anymore."
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Noah gives a sharp cry of pain and tries to pull away from sheik, "FUCK!"
Link stumbles but manages to catch himself and he flinches when he hears Noah.
Zelda keeps her hold on Paya, not getting involved since she knows Sheik's got this.
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Sheik keeps his grip on Noah, " i don't want you ever going near Link again, got it? this is your last warning." he lets go of the others wrist.
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Noah holds his wrist and snarls, "FINE. Who the hell wants to be with a slut like him anyway!" Noah storms back to his car.
Link looks down and sniffles softly.
Zelda's eyes narrow and she pulls out her phone, quickly taking pictures of Noah's car, "Thats an awfully nice, new car he has. It would be bad if it wasnt so nice in the morning."
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Sheik sticks his tongue out, " don't let the fucking door hit your ass on the way out!" he shakes his head, " Don;t worry Link, he's just hurling insults to try and hurt you."
Paya giggles, " what a pussy!"
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Zelda looks at Paya, "C'mon, lets go inside. I gotta talk to Jeremy."
Link numbly nods and wipes his eyes before heading back inside
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Sheik puts his arm around Links shoulders, leading him in. " you'll be much better without him around..." he guides Link over to the couch and gets him to sit before going and getting a couple of sodas, handing one to Link.
Paya sits next to Link on his other side, leaning against him, " he was so...laaaaame. and we loooove you Linky."
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Link takes the soda and opens it. He watches Zelda disappear in to the crowd and he sighs, sipping his soda, "Yeah... I know... I think once I'm done bringing people home and i get back to my dorm I'm gonna have a few drinks before bed..."
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Sheik frowns but nods, " whatever you need to do buddy..."
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Zelda soon comes back, looking quite smug, "alright, now that the drama llama has left the building why dont we go back to having fun!"
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Paya is dozing off against Links shoulder.
Sheik chuckles, " you mean you go back to having fun. Looks like paya is out and me and link are the drivers. "
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Zelda looks at paya and smiles, "i hope she had a lot of fun. Well, you two keep watch over her. I'm gonna go cause some mischief!" Zelda runs off in to the crowd.
Link watches her go and sighs, "she better not cause too much trouble since she wants to be president so damn bad."
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Sheik nods, " though better she get it out of her system now than to be a scandal if she does get elected. "
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Link snorts, "she does get pretty crazy when she's drunk. If we were mean to each other we would have so much we could tell impa to get her in trouble."
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Sheik laughs softly, " oh you have no idea how many videos and pictures i have for blackmail material down the road. not that i'd ever actually show Impa, but it certainly works to get my way..."
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Link sighs and wraps his arm around Paya's shoulder, "You'll be set for when she's president then."
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sheik laughs softly, " oh yes indeed i am. and considering she and Paya guilt trip me into going to these parties with them all the time, i'd say she has it coming. not that i plan to be too mean..."
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Link snorts, "Yeah? What would you want from her? Get away with murder or something?"
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Sheik shrugs, " i dunno, haven't decided yet. make her let me use the student council rooms for my own entertainment when the student council isn't there perhaps."
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Link looks at sheik, "What on earth would you use that room for?"
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Sheik chuckles, " that's for me to know."
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Link shakes his head and hangs out on the couch, watching the party continue for a few hours.
Zelda stumbles back over to sheik and groans, "'soooooooOOOOOo tired...."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " you ready to go home then Zelda? Paya is still crashed..."
Ike is totally smashed, making out with a cute boy. He pulls away after a bit to stumble to the drink table.
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Zelda nods, "I can't feel my toes..."
Link shakes his head, "She's done. You need help getting her to the car?"
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Sheik nods, " yeah... can you get Paya?" He grabs one of Zeldas arms and slings it over his shoulders to help her walk, guiding her outside.
Ike sees Link and walks over, drink in hand, " eyyyyyyy i's tha cutie...."
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Link looks at Ike and blushes, "Oh god... Uh... I'll talk to you in a minute okay?" He picks Paya up, bridal style and follows sheik to the car
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Paya mumbles as she's picked up, snuggling into Link
Sheik gets Zelda into the backseat, placing a bucket he'd grabbed earlier on her lap just in case, a second one waiting for Paya.
Ike pouts, " meanie..." he flops onto the couch.
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Link gets paya into the car, next to zelda and sighs before looking at sheik, "see ya sometime in the morning."
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Sheik puts a bucket in Payas lap, " see you in the morning." he climbs into the drivers seat and heads home.
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Link watches the car drive off and he sighs. Now he had to deal with this mystery guy who doesn't seem to take the hint. Link heads back inside and raises an eyebrow at ike, "you look like a mess..."
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Ike looks up, " ooo he's back." he grins, " yeah but im a hot mess amiright? ahhhh i love par'ies with booze...free booooooooooze."
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Link raises an eyebrow and sighs, "my god.... did you drive here tonight?"
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Ike digs in his pocket and jingles his motorcycle keys, " well duuuuh. how else would i get 'cross town?"
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Link blinks and quickly snatches ike's keys, "yeah. You're not driving tonight. Where do you live?"
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Ike whines, " nuuuu...." he groans and flops back, " dun wanna go home...more boooze." he starts to get up.
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Link huffs, "you're gonna give yourself alcohol poisoning. I'm gonna go make sure no one else needs a ride but then i'll come back and then we can figure out where on earth you live." With ike's keys still in his hand he leaves in to the crowd.
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Ike snorts, " naaaaaw." he stubles his way over to the booze and manages to get some, flopping back onto the couch to drink.
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After a while link comes back, "okay, jeremy has a ride from scotts sister who is also picking scott, Brent, alex, and kevin..." link looks at ike and shakes his head, "everyone 'cept you has a ride. And no one even knows you. You have to be new in order for no one to know you but then you'd have to live on campus which... if you drove across town..." link shakes his head, "come on man, give me your address. I need to take you home. "
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Ike snickers, " how 'bout i go wherever you're goin?"
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Link groans, "no, seriously ike. Where do you live?"
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Ike huffs, " dun wanna." he lifts the drink in his hand to his lips.
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Link glares at ike, clearly done with his evening. Swiping at ike's hand he snatches the beverage from him and sets it on the coffee table, "thats it. I'm done." He wraps an arm around ike's waist, using his other hand to grab ike's arm and slinging it over his shoulder, he manages to pull ike up, "to my van with you."
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Ike whines when his drink is taken, grumbling when he's forced up, " ooo, be rough with me daddy~"
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Link tenses up quickly, his body feeling frozen for a moment before he gives ike a serious look, "Do not EVER call me that."
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Ike blinks, " huh?" he shakes his head, " sorrrry, don need ta get...pissy."
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Link huffs and leads Ike outside to his van and opens the back, "Get inside..."
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Ike climbs in, " bossy bossy...."
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Link shakes his head and closes the door before getting in to the driver side. He turns on his car and buckles up before driving off to his dorm, parking as close to the main door as he can. He turns off the car and starts helping Ike inside, "Come on, lets get you to a bed.."
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Ike grins, " ooo baby. yeah take me to your bed." he leans against Link as he stumbles inside.
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Link gives a loud sigh, "im not having sex with a drunk person." He gets to his dorm and gets inside before leading ike to the bed and laying him down, "bathroom is just off to the left. PLEASE dont puke on my bed."
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Ike grunts, " lame. im not gonna barf." he lays down and grumbles.
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Link gets the covers over Ike and leaves his bedroom, going to his couch and laying down for the night
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Ike falls asleep quickly and starts snoring.
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In the morning Link finishes getting ready for the day, putting contact lenses in and tying his hair back before grabbing a glass of water and some pills before going to his room to check on ike
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Ike groans and sits up, " fuck my head..."
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Link goes over to him and holds out the cup and pills, "Good to see you up. Here, for your hangover."
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Ike takes them and downs the pills and water before looking at Link, " oh right, the blonde cutie with the barely there boyfriend. um, hi. sorry if i uh...made you do something not entirely faithful?"
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Link frowns and shakes his head, "I slept on the couch. Besides, kinda have to be in a relationship in order to do something unfaithful so no worries there..." He goes over to his computer chair and grabs a blue scarf, "You hungry at all? When you feel up to it I can take you to a cafe nearby to grab a quick bite and some coffee before dropping you off at your ride."
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Ike looks confused, " wait, i swear you said you had a boyfriend, or was that just to keep me from bugging ya?" he gets up and groans, " yeah, i could use food. give me a minute though, i gotta take a wizz. bathroom?"
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Link points to the hall, "first door on your left. And yeah. I did have one. But after my cousins pointed some shit out it was pretty clear that the guy only wanted me around when he was horny. So i broke it off." Off in the distance the romantic ringtone starts playing causing link to snarl, "trying i guess. Trying to break it off." Link leaves the room, muttering something about changing the ringtone.
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Ike blinks, shakes his head and goes to the bathroom. Once he's done he comes out and goes over to Link, " so, you're trying to break up with your boyfriend and he's not accepting it? you could hand it over to me and i can say im your new boyfriend if you want."
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Link hits the ignore button before looking at ike, "its fine. I'm just gonna let sheik know he's called me 4 times now and that he's not taking a hint. Sheik will take care of him."
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Ike chuckles, " well good to know you have someone to take care of him for ya. So...we gonna go to breakfast or what then?"
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Link nods and grabs his wallet and keys, "of course." He goes to his door and opens it, waiting for ike to step out.
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Ike steps out of the dorm, looking around, " so, the guy was using you for sex? what an ass. i mean, usually im with someone for sex, but we're both aware that that's all it is. i don't use people. unless you count crashing parties for booze using people, in which case i don;t use people in relationships anyway."
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Link locks his dorm and sighs as he heads for his van, "Yuuuuup. And now that I told him we're done he's suddenly acting like im the one making a huge mistake and how no one would love me like he does." He gets to his van and looks at Ike, "In all honesty I hope he's right. I dont want that kind of love." He unlocks his van, "yeah you certainly did crash that party. Do you even go here? No one knew you when i was trying to figure out where you lived."
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Ike snorts, " no kidding? im sure you can get any guy you want, you're cute and evidently very responsible." he sits in the passenger seat and chuckles, " uh, yeah...um, i may or may not go to EU."
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Link gets in his van and closes the door, "I had a guy I wanted but he..." Link shakes his head before he tenses up and just looks at Ike, "...y-you....YOU WENT TO A TA FRAT PARTY! ARE YOU AN IDIOT!?"
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Ike blinks and chuckles when Link freaks out, " nah, just a little questionable in my choices when it comes to crashing parties. Though my friends might agree with you." he grins, " im not afraid of your piggy and his goons."
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Link manages to turn his van on before giving a heavy sigh as he pulls out of the parking lot and starts driving, "dont call him that. He can be a jerk sometimes but he hasnt done anything to deserve that nickname." Link appears a lot more stressed now as he mutters under his breath, "cant believe this. If i get caught hanging out with an EU i'll never hear the end of it..."
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Ike gives Link a weird look, " i think some of the other EU students who have run into him in a bad mood would disagree, but im not gonna let some bully jock whos full of himself scare me off of a good time."
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Link sighs and pulls in to a small cafe, "i'm just gonna do myself a favor and pretend i didnt hear you say you were an eu student..." he turns off his van and steps out
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Ike snickers, " whatever you say boss." he gets out and saunters towards the cafe, " so, if you're single now, does that mean i have a chance?" he waggles his eyebrows.
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Link groans softly, "quite the opposite actually... not gonna bother with people anymore." He gets inside and looks at ike, "order whatever."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " so dramatic. 'oh no, someone used me and was a dirtbag so im going to be forever alone. eeeeeeehhhhh.' i mean seriously." He raises an eyebrow, " well i do have to watch what i spend, kinda have to be careful. football may be getting me through college but the part time job only pays for so much." he looks over the menu.
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Link looks at Ike and frowns, "I offered to pay. I have plenty of money so go nuts." Link looks down and huffs, "And its not just one person. I have been used most of my life by multiple people. Sue me if I just want to figure out some stuff first..."
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Ike eyes Link warily, when he's told to spend all he wants and takes another look at the menu, " i... well i guess i'll take a breakfast sandwich, a coffee, and some hash browns then?" he sighs, " fair enough. well, if you ever just wanna hang out, me and my buds are pretty chill. no expectations, just a place to relax."
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Link quickly orders what they both want before handing the girl at the register a gold, fancy looking credit card, "I... I'm not sure if I could but... I'll keep that in mind."
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Ike snorts, " sure you can! i mean, Sothe might try and pull some shit, but that's just how he is. Soren is chill. the two of them are like brothers to me."
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Link looks at Ike and frowns, "I mean, sure i physically can but... I dont know..." link shakes his head, "Like i said... I'd think about it..."
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He rolls his eyes, " dude, you think too much. you really need to loosen up a little."
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Link looks at Ike and nervously looks down, "I understand you are trying to be helpful but... I would appreciate it if didn't..."
The girl comes out with their order.
Link thanks her and takes his coffee and food.
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Ike grabs his food and walks over to a table, " why? i mean i know im from EU, but are you really going to ignore that im trying to maybe be your friend because of that?" He starts eating.
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Link sits down across from him and he frowns, "You've been trying to do more than just be my friend..."
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Ike shrugs, " im interested, so sue me. you're hot, and you're mature. doesn't mean i can;t be your friend."
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Link shakes his head, "I dont think I could knowing I'd be constantly pestered about entering a relationship..."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " not constantly, occasionally. i've only asked once this morning, and offered to pretend to scare off your ex once. last night i had alcohol, so im not counting that."
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Link snorts softly, "Yeah, im not counting anything you said and did last night."
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Ike chuckles, " good to know we're on the same page with that." he just about inhales his sandwich and hash browns, sighing and drinking his coffee slowly.
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Link finishes his parfait and bit of toast before sipping his espresso
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Ike sighs, " i promise not to be annoying about it. i mean, i am interested, im gonna check once in awhile. but im not going to stalk you or constantly nag you."
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Link looks at Ike and sighs, "I'll consider it. I'm sure we'll see each other again regardless since you seem to have fun crashing parties."
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Ike snickers, " fuck yeah! gimme your phone quick." he holds his hand out.
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Link blinks and hands ike his phone
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Ike takes the phone and quickly inputs his own number under 'Hot party crasher' before texting himself and handing it back, " no getting rid of me now."
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Link takes his phone back and makes a face, "...........okay..." quickly changes it to ike
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Ike chuckles, " well, since it's a weekend you wanna hang out some?"
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Link hums and checks his calender app, "i.... think im free today. certainly dont have anything on my calendar."
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Ike pumps his fist, " yes! alright, so what do we want to do? i mean we gotta go get my bike, but after that obviously."
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Link finishes his espresso and hums, "I... dont really do much. I'm boring, remember? You'll have to think of something."
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Ike hums softly, " good point. how about the aquarium? i know one of the guys that works there so i can get us in free."
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Link nods, "That sounds like fu-" his ringtone goes off again and he glances down, his face souring before he quickly denies the call. He looks back at ike, "fun. sounds like fun."
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Ike blinks, " lemme guess, the ex? well, you could always take a picture of us having fun together and send it to him, let him draw his own conclusions that are probably wrong." he grins, " also, you should totally ride with me on my bike, it'll be fun."
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Link looks at Ike and frowns, "I've....never been on a motorcycle before..."
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Ike smiles, " relax, i got you. seriously i've had this thing for years, first big ticket item i saved up for. well, the only one really. but she gets great gas milage and she's gotten me from point a to point b since i got her. i even have a second helmet i keep with for passengers."
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Link nods, "The helmet does make me feel better."
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Ike finishes off his coffee and stands up, " alrighty then, shall we?"
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Link nods and throws his trash away before heading out to his van
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Ike tosses his trash and gets into the van, " booyah. this will be great, don;t get me wrong, my buds are awesome, but it'll be nice to hang with someone new."
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Link glances over at him and smiles before driving back to where the party had been. It doesnt take him long to pull up to the street and park, "so did you park close to the house or farther away?"
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Ike points, " a block that way. didn't want to be too close just in case, ya know?"
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Link nods and drives where ike tells him to until they come up to a motorcycle, "this it?" Link casually pulls out ike's keys that he took last night and holds them out to him
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Ike nods, " yup! that's my baby." he takes the keys and hops out of the van, opening up the rear compartment and pulling out two helmets, one he straps onto himself and the other he holds out to Link.
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Link gets out of his van and locks it before taking the helmet, "thank you." Link turns his phone off before putting the helmet on.
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Ike slings his leg over the bike and settles into the main seat, inserting the key and turning it on, listening to the motor roar to life, " love that. come on then, sit behind me and hold on tight."
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Link nods and carefully gets on behind ike, wrapping his arms around ike's waist, "i hope you're a safe driver..."
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Ike chuckles, " i've never gotten into an accident, does that count?" he reves the engine before putting the kickstand up and pushing off, speeding out onto the road.
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Link yelps softly and clings tighter
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Ike leans expertly into the turns, making his way quickly uptown to the aquarium. He parks in the lot and puts the kickstand down, grabbing his keys and taking his helmet off, " well?"
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Link keeps his eyes closed tight, his face buried in ike's back, "that was terrifying."
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Ike laughs softly, " once you get over being terrified it'll be an adrenaline rush, come on now, the aquarium awaits!"
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Link shudders and lets go of ike. He gets off the bike and removes his helmet, giving it back to him
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Ike takes the two helmets and locks them into the storage compartment. He then heads for the aquarium front, looking at each ticket booth before going to a specific one, " Eagen! my man!"
The guy behind the counter gives Ike a wry grin, " Hey Ike. got another one you're taking here? you're lucky they don't care if we let friends use our passes." he shakes his head and grabs a card from his pocket, scanning it twice and handing him two bracelets. " have fun! oh, and Jenna is in with the penguins today, i don;t think she's fed them yet. you might be able to sweet talk her into letting you help if you hurry."
Ike puts one bracelet on and hands the other to Link, " nice! how does that sound? want to see if we can help feed the penguins?"
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Link takes his bracelet and puts it on before looking at ike and nods, 'another one? I'm honestly not surprised.'
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Ike grabs Links hand and pulls him quickly through the aquarium, " we can come back and check the rest later, if we want to try and get to feed the penguins we gotta hustle." soon he reaches the exhibit and peers into the window of the employee door, grinning when he sees Jenna, knocking on the door to get her attention. She looks up and scowls, setting the bucket of fish down before coming out. Ike smiles, " so, heard you were gonna be doing some feeding. need a couple extra hands?"
She crosses her arms before looking at Link, " i could. He's new, never seen him before at school." she looks at him questioningly.
Ike chuckles, " ah, probably because he goes to TA."
Her eyes widen slightly, " holy fuck you've got balls. come on in then, lets this done. hate having to smell these fish..." She opens the door and Ike pulls Link in, going around the corner and into another door to the enclosure. Penguins look over and squawk, the area cold. Jenna brings a couple of buckets of fish in and set them down, " most will take fish from your hand if you hold it by the tail and dangle it in front of them. the emperors won't, and one of the rockhoppers. Watch him, the rockhopper that is, he'll try and get into the buckets. try to not let him get too many fish, he's kinda chunky." she grabs a fish and holds it out to the penguins gathering, one taking it from her. She tosses a few to the largest ones in back, the emperor penguins.
Ike chuckles and starts feeding the black and white birds, the forewarned rockhopper making himself known as he shoves others aside and tries to literally dive into the bucket. Ike quickly grabs him and sets him back on the ground, giving the critter a fish to placate him for a bit.
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Link follows them in and smiles when he sees the penguins, "oh my gosh... they are so cute..." he grabs a fish by the tail and starts feeding some penguins that get close
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Ik chuckles, " see? thought you'd enjoy this." he catches the obnoxious rockhopper again as he jumps into the bucket and sets him to the side with another fish, " this guy is persistent!" he tosses a few to the penguins in the back before feeding a few more up close, the buckets swiftly being emptied.
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Link smiles and keeps feeding them, "Who knew I'd be having fun while holding a gross fish?"
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Jenna looks over and chuckles, " my sentiments exactly."
Ike rolls his eyes, " well, sometimes the best things in life require getting a little messy." he soon empties the bucket, giving the last one to the obnoxious rockhopper.
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Link also finishes up and smiles at Jenna, "Thank you for letting us feed them."
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Jenna nods, " yeah no problem, as Ike pointed out, it gets it done faster, and holding onto dead slimy fish isn;t my favorite part of this job. now off with you two." she shooes them from the enclosure.
Ike chuckles and leads Link back out, " alright, now that we've done that, where to first? seals? dolphins? the tunnel aquarium?"
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Link chuckles and smiles at him, "The tunnel sounds cool. Honestly I've never been to an aquarium so it all sounds like fun."
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Ike smiles, " well good, im kinda glad you haven;t been here. It's one of the few places i can fudge in for free." he laughs softly and leads the way to the tunnel, the glass above showing fish from that location and biome swimming, paying no attention to the visitors below. Ike points to a huge fish, hovering off to the side and occasionally breaking the surface to breath, " that's an arapaima, one of the biggest species of freshwater fish in the world. that sucker can get around 9 feet long. these are south american fish in this section."
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Link watches the giant fish with fascination, "that's actually really freaking cool..." he chuckles and smiles at ike, "that's why that guy mentioned me being another one, huh? "
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Ike smiles and then blinks, confused before he blushes, " oh uh...yeah. I can't really afford to take people out to someplace nice, wish i could, unless i want to be eating ramen for the rest of the week. I'll admit i've taken people here with me, none of them really lasted long though. I don't have as much time to devote to a relationship as i'd like, between college and work..."
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Link shakes his head, "its fine. Just teasing ya." He looks down and sighs, "but you're at least doing a good job. Its been a while since someone besides my cousins took me out anywhere. "
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Ike grins, " good, at least im making it a good day for ya. sounds like you have some awesome relatives, and the more you talk the more im glad you dumped that other dude. even if he's broke ass like i am, he could make a cheap date with a picnic lunch at a park, bring some kites to fly, it's corny but it's something anyway."
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Link snorts softly, "Nah he is actually well off. His dad owns a company that is doing very well. If you were out front you would have seen his BMW that he showed up in last night. He cares more for that dumb thing than his own mother honestly."
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Ike crosses his arms, " then he has no excuse for not giving you the wine and dine treatment." He shakes his head and grabs Links hand, pulling him to the next section where jellyfish and sea horses are in tube shaped tanks.
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Link blinks when he is pulled, gasping softly when he sees the seahorses and jellyfish, "oh-! Oh my gosh! Look at them!" He smiles, "some of them are so tiny!"
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Ike chuckles softly, " yeah, these guys are really cool. there's pygmy seahorses over in this one, they're really tough to spot though." he peers in and points, " there, on that coral branch i think that's one."
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Link looks at where ike's pointing, spotting them, "holy crap they're so cute!"
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Ike laughs softly, " yes they are. they've got some leafy sea dragons too, their populations have been declining in the wild. plus they're really hard to find in the wild since they've got such good camouflage. and look at the glowing jellyfishes!" He drags Link around, having seen all this before but enjoying the reactions that Link has.
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"Glowing jellyfish!? You serious?!" He looks at the tank, smiling, "you... you are serious... holy shit..." Link stands there for a bit, enjoying himself before glancing over at Ike, "So... tell me more about yourself. I hardly know anything about you besides the fact that you play sports and that you like to crash parties. I'm sure you're not that two dimensional right?"
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Ike grins, watching Link enjoy everything. " pretty cool stuff huh?" he blinks, " oh, yeah i suppose i haven;t told you much about myself. what do you want to know? I go to EU, i got a full ride thanks to my football skills, otherwise i probably wouldn;t have been able to go. I live with two roommates in an apartment, both guys i grew up with. not related by blood but they're brothers to me. i work at a retail store cashiering and stocking shelves. ummm." he rubs his neck, " what else?"
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Link snorts and laughs softly, "do you have any hobbies? Are you even taking any majors? What do you like to do for fun?"
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Ike blinks and chuckles, " alright. Um, i enjoy tinkering with cars when i've got spare time, guess you can call that both fun and a hobby. keeps me and my buds vehicles up and going anyway, which is good. Im majoring in engineering, again, cars, but in minoring in sociology."
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Link nods his head, "all valuable skills to have... sociology? Thats an interesting minor to have. At least for someone who seems to be a motorhead like yourself."
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Ike chuckles, " i know, it's an odd combo. but...while i don;t personally want to be a social worker or anything like that, i want to understand everything that goes into it. im so grateful to the social workers to helped me and Sothe and Soren, and to the foster family that took all three of us in even though it was more than they could handle. but we had clicked and they saw that, and did their best to keep us together. i want to be able to do what i can to help other kids."
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Link turns pale and he looks at ike, "you.... were in the foster care program?"
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Ike nods, " yeah...don;t feel bad though, i mean, it sucked what happened, but my foster parents were great. 3 young boys just puts a massive strain on resources, so while we didn't have much luxuries, and there wasn;t always as much food as we'd like, it was fine." he rubs the back of his neck, " sorry, didn;t mean to get all sob story on ya."
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Link shakes his head and looks down, rubbing his arm, "its not... there's no reason to apologize. Its fine.... i just... i was in it too. For a few years anyway..."
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Ike blinks and grins, " oh? small world then. Pity we didn;t meet back then, maybe you would have ended up being one of my brothers too. though that would make what we're doing now a little awkward. ah well."
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Link nods numbly before looking back at the aquarium, "um... so how long have you been going to eu?"
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Ike smiles, " im in my second year. how about you? i've given you my info, now you get to tell me. hobbies, interests, major, so on."
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Link looks at ike and smiles, "i enjoy cooking and baking. Anything involving food really. I like to hang out with my cousins but i'm sure you could have figured that out. My major is in communications. While my minor is in psychology."
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Ike nods as he listens, " food huh? good to know. sorry, i won't be able to spoil you much in that department. can;t cook worth crap and i can;t really afford to treat you to anything good."
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Link snorts softly and smirks, "thats fine. I'd rather do the cooking anyway."
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Ike nods, " fair enough. so, shall we move on? the shark and ray tank is next."
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Link nods and looks at Ike, "That sounds like a good idea. I've never seen a ray before."
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Ike nods and heads for the next section, sharks and rays swimming overhead. A saw toothed shark meanders along the bottom, searching for something good to eat.
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Link follows Ike and watches the sharks, "So would you consider this just hanging out or are you slipping this more in to a date?"
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Ike shrugs, " i mean, i usually take dates here, but since you're not comfortable with that i guess this is just hanging out. i guess if it's not a date i don;t have to feel obligated to pay for your food." he chuckles softly.
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Link chuckles, "Thats fair considering I have already payed for your breakfast."
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Ike rubs his neck, " and i still feel a bit guilty about that. But i'm trying to make it a fun enough day to make up for it anyway." he chuckles.
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Link shakes his head, "No need to feel guilty. I have too much so finding a way to spend it is fine by me."
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Ike blinks, " oh? got rich parents then? wait, then why uh... no offense but...the van?"
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Link laughs and shakes his head, "No i dont have any parents. And hey, ouch, I like my van. I call it the mini mystery machine. Its the perfect size for getting plenty of drunk idiots safely home."
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Ike rubs his neck, " you get what i mean, rich...were parents. or foster parents maybe. i dunno. well regardless i've never had a rich friend before." he chuckles, " the mystery machine huh? i guess it is pretty good at transporting drunk idiots, considering i was one of those."
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Link sticks his tongue out playfully, "The MINI mystery machine." He chuckles and sighs, "I suppose.... two thirds of my life is already on the internet so if you really want to know how I got my money you could always google the Hyrule Homicide when you get home. That way you can decide if you actually want to be my friend afterwards."
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Ike chuckles then blinks, " uh...okay? I mean, if you killed people you wouldn't be here so i doubt it's anything that would deter me." he pulls out his phone, " wifi...yup, got it. how about we grab some lunch? i can read about it while we eat, if you're okay with that."
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Link looks a little nervous but he sighs, "If you want to read it now thats fine. It's a pretty long article."
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Ike shrugs, " hence why i was gonna do it while we eat so you're not just staring at me looking at my phone."
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Link blushes and nods, "Where do you wanna get lunch?"
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Ike shrugs, "well, i'd say here since i can usually get some stuff that's about to get tossed out for free, but it's up to you what you wanna have. there's some pretty good food here at the food court."
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Link shrugs, "Food here is fine. Just so we dont have to move much. But it doesnt have to be free. I have no problems buying."
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Ike chuckles, " well i figured at least you'd buy your own, just because im fine with questionably fresh food doesn;t mean you are. you don;t have to buy for me though." he starts heading out of the tunnels and to the food court.
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Link follows ike and shrugs, "Yeah but I like everyone to enjoy good food. So if paying a couple of bucks ensures better quality then why wouldn't i?"
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Ike shrugs, " up to you, but seriously im fine with freebies." he enters the food court and looks around, " so, we've got asian, italian, greek, there's a sandwhich shop, and a burger shop, and a few others... what do you wanna get?"
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"Greek sounds interesting. I'm assuming its a gyro place of sorts?"
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Ike nods, " that's the main one, but there's some greek style salads and other stuff that they offer, not that they usually sell much of it."
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Link nods, "I like gyro's. What do you plan on getting?"
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Ike shrugs, " well... if you're paying i guess i'll go for that too. otherwise i'll go see what's ready to get tossed."
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Link sticks his tongue out, "oh ew please dont do that..." he grabs his wallet and opens it up, pulling out a crisp fifty dollar bill, "please get whatever you want thats NOT going to be thrown out." He holds the cash out to ike.
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Ike rolls his eyes and takes the cash, " it's not that bad. seriously they toss it out way before it actually goes bad." he glances around before heading to the burger place, getting a burger and fries before coming back and getting some gyros as well, taking the laden tray to a table, " mmm, smells great." he bites into a gyro and pulls out his phone, looking up the article and starting to read.
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Link sits across from ike, taking small bites of his gyro, glancing up at him nervously. This was always a tough call when making friends. Either they dont care and he can stay, or they will freak out in some manner and he has to bail.
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Ike eventually swallows hard and puts his food down, " dude...i had no idea. im so sorry. i know how you feel, god that's rough though. get your ass over here." he gets up and moves to sit next to Link, hugging him.
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Link blinks when he's hugged, chewing slowly, "It's... okay? It happened a long time ago. Usually people just dont want to be my friend after they find out."
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Ike blinks, " seriously? assholes... guess they just don't know what it's like to lose parents... and just because it happened a long time ago doesn;t mean it doesn;t hurt."
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Link snorts softly and looks at ike, "Thanks... Suppose I wasnt expecting a hug. You wanna let go?"
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Ike shakes his head, " nope, don;t wanna. i know the feels, you need hugs."
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Link sighs and shakes his head, "You act as if thats the worse thing to happen to me."
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Ike blinks, " uh...well i don;t know what else has happened. i just know what's in the article."
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Link smiles, "And I wont tell ya either. You gotta be friendship level 25 to find out the rest of my tragic backstory. But, no, my dad killing most of our family and then my mom trying to kill us both is not actually the worst of it. Surprising I know."
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Ike winces, " jeez. well you definitely beat me in the tragic childhood backstory department. not that it's a contest."
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Link shakes his head, "Everything happens to everyone differently. Doesnt mean that I've had it worse nor does it diminish someone else's hardships. Too be fair I could be dead so I'm honestly pretty okay with my life right now."
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Ike nods, " yeah... guess we're both lucky to be here, alive." he lets go of Link, moving back over to his spot and digging into his food again.
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Link goes back to taking a few bites of his food, "So, will i get to hear your tragic backstory someday? You dont have to tell me though. You just mentioned having one so I am curious."
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Ike blinks, and chuckles, " oh, right. well, i got an article too." he takes his phone and pokes at it before sliding it over to Link, " here."
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Link curiously takes the phone and begins reading. After a while he blinks and frowns, setting the phone down, "Oh geeze....shit man im sorry..."
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Ike takes his phone back and puts it in his pocket, " shit happens...anyway, what's done is done. we're here in the now, and right now i got some freaking awesome food and a pretty awesome guy to eat it with." he chuckles and takes another big bite.
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Link looks at ike, taken aback slightly at being called awesome before he lowers his head and starts chuckling, "yeah i guess i agree with you there."
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Ike chuckles softly and keeps at his food, soon polishing off the tray and leaning back, " oh man... been awhile since i've had a meal like that. thanks. oh, here's your change by the way." he grabs the money left over from the 50 and puts it on the table.
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Link looks at the change and shrugs, "you can keep it. I dont really need it."
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Ike frowns and slowly pockets it, " i don't feel right taking money i haven;t earned..."
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Link shrugs, "you became my friend. Not an easy task so as far as i'm concerned its earned."
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Ike blinks, then frowns, " i don;t want to be paid to be your friend."
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Link tilts his head, "then dont think of it like that. Its more like, a quest. Like in a video game. You completed your quest and the reward is me not wanting to carry change around."
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Ike sticks his tongue out, " i guess... still feels weird though."
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Link shakes his head, "you're doing me a favor. I only have my wallet on me and i dont carry around change or small bills."
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Ike looks at him and shakes his head, " rich people...must be nice." he leans back, patting his full stomach, " man... i haven;t pigged out like that in ages"
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Link smiles, "well its good for you to eat a lot. You're in sports so you must burn a lot of calories. " link starts cleaning up his area, "is there anymore to the aquarium or anything else you want to do?"
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, probably. i don;t usually get to eat my fill though." he grabs his tray and dumps his garbage, " yeah, there's a bunch more stuff. there's some touch pools and a dolphin show. not to mention the wildlife recovery section, they bring stuff in that needs long term recovery and house them here."
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Link smiles and dumps his tray, staying close to ike, "sounds like this may be an all day adventure. Are you sure you want to spend that much time with me?"
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Ike smiles, " well it's my day off, might as well spend it with a friend. anyway it kinda seems like you could use it, and i enjoy being able to help people out. Not that im only hanging out with you because of that, you seem like a decent guy, if a little too uptight." he chuckles.
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Link shrugs, "i have my reasons for being uptight. Not gonna deny it."
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Ike shrugs " yeah, maybe. but it's also unhealthy to be like that all the time. so, while you're here with me, you can let loose and relax for awhile."
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Link pouts, "i have relaxed once in a while."
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Ike rolls his eyes " yeah sure, whatever you say. anyway, if you want to call it a day im okay with that, we can always come back here another day. But i've got nothing planned for today, so i don't mind staying here and showing you the rest of the place either."
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Link opens his mouth to say something, however he closes it quickly. He rubs his arm and sighs softly, "i... dont really want to leave..."
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Ike grins, " well, then we'll stay for awhile longer." he grabs Links hand and pulls him out of the food court, heading to the dolphin show.
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Link's eyes widen slightly when ike pulls him and he walks close to the taller man, "where are we going?"
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Ike grins, " dolphin show starts soon." He heads to the area, finding them a seat in the middle. The trainer is getting ready, talking to the dolphins and petting them as people still arrive and get seated.
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Link looks around before looking at ike, "they can do tricks?"
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Ike nods, " yeah, lots of cool stuff." The show starts, and the trainer greets everyone and introduces themself and the dolphins before taking a whistle into their mouth, gesturing and giving it a short burst. The two dolphins roll onto their sides and wave, earning a fish each. They then take turns jumping through hoops, doing flips, fetching items, and other tricks and stunts as the trainer commands them to.
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Link's eyes widen as he watches the performance, staying silent in awe of the skill between the dolphins and their trainers
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The trainer gets in the pool and does some tricks with the dolphins, being launched into the air for one. Soon the show is over and the trainer bows, the dolphins bowing as well. Ike grins, clapping and looking at Link, " awesome aren't they?"
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Link quickly starts clapping and nods, "holy shit yeah! They're amazing!"
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Ike chuckles, " well I'll have to see about getting you in to visit them one day, bring our swim suits. They're really friendly, and totally smart. They can actually be kind of naughty at times, depends on their mood." He gets up and stretches, " alright, the touch pools next?"
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Link jumps up to his feet and nods, now totally invested, "yeah! Do you think they'd actually let us swim with them?!"
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Ike nods, " absolutely, I've done it a few times. Gotta have a trainer there just in case, but the dolphins are super sweet, usually." He chuckles.
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Link smiles as he starts walking away from the seating area, "that would be so cool!! Dude, i could make zelda and paya SO jealous!!"
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Ike laughs softly, " well if you can keep it under wraps until I can arrange it, you can really shock them when you send them a picture."
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Link nods and laughs, "god i hope i can. I'm honestly really excited for when that day comes."
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I'm puts his hand on his chest over his heart, " should only take a week or two, since I can only get out here on Saturdays. Scouts honor I'll try to make it happen as soon as possible though."
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Link looks at Ike and gives a fond smile, "I know you will. Just dont force yourself to make it happen if you cant. If something comes up and you cant make it thats fine. "
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He nods, " well worst case we'll have to postpone it. But honesty it's not usually an issue to arrange it though."
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Link shrugs, "Just lettin' ya know. I'm pretty used to waiting so I'm cool with it. I'm sure you'll have an actual reason for needing to postpone."
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Ike nods, " yeah... I try not to do things like that though. If something is important you make time for it." He smiles and heads to the touch pools, one pool with Ray's swimming around, another shallow pool with starfish, sea cucumbers, and other harmless sea creatures.
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Link stops when he gets to the touch pools and smiles at the creatures, "How cute."
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Ike snorts, " well, some of them anyway." he picks up a sea cucumber, the jelly-like creature jiggling and squirming a bit as it's handled.
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Link chuckles and gently touches some of them, "I think they're all cute..."
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Ike smiles, " well i suppose that explains your attraction to your ex then." he grins and snickers.
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Link frowns and gags softly, giving Ike and uneasy grin, "Hey now, I'm trying to have a good day. I even turned my phone off for this."
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Ike laughs softly, " im just teasing, here, this thing is kinda cute." he picks up a starfish and puts it in Links hands, the little suction feet grabbing onto him.
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Link grins and chuckles, "Oh gosh that feels so weird..."
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Ike smiles, " yeah they're pretty cool. there's not much else for big stuff here, just some small sections around you haven;t seen. anything else you wanna do today?"
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Link shrugs, "not that i can think of. You?"
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Ike scratches his chin thoughtfully, " well, i suppose we could just drive around, or we could head to my place and hang. it's not much, and it's messy, but we have netflix."
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Link snorts softly, "you sayin' you want to netflix and chill?"
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Ike chuckles softly, " well, not in the way it usually means. not that i'd be opposed to it, just saying i was trying to...make it a more casual thing."
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Link waves his hand dismissively, "just teasing ya. I know you didnt mean it like that."
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Ike relaxes, " good. I don't want you to feel like I'm pressuring you. So does that sound good? Otherwise I'm open to ideas. "
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Link shrugs, "i suppose. Although you're not the only one who can get in to places for free. But i doubt you're up for a little active fun."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " depends on what you mean. i can't say if im into it or not unless i know what it is."
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"My cousin sheik knows this guy who works at that activity center where that rock climbing wall is and the laser tag. Granted, I could just pay for us to get in but i figure if you can get me in to the aquarium for free then I could always get us in somewhere fun for free."
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Ike chuckles softly, " awesome. i don't care either way free or not, as long as im not the one paying anyway. laser tag sounds awesome and so does rock climbing."
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Link nods, "right? We usually hit up laser tag now and then but rock climbing is something just sheik and i do while the girls go to the sauna."
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Ike grins, " sounds like fun. glad to hear you actually do get out and have fun sometimes."
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Link blinks and pouts, "well... yeah. Of course i do... its just.... been a while."
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Ike chuckles, " oh settle down, im just teasing. we're just having fun today."
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Link nods, "so... did you want to go today? We can always go a different day. "
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Ike shrugs, " im good with it if you wanna. otherwise settling down to relax for the rest of the day works too."
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Link blinks, "i guess i feel the same way. Um im not really good at making decisions either."
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ike laughs softly, " well, how about we chill for the rest of today and save the laser tag for another day? maybe i can get Sothe and Soren to join us, and you can get your cousins. be more fun that way."
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Link nods, "sounds like a plan."
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Ike smiles and heads out of the aquarium, " alrighty, lets go get your van and then i'll lead you to my place. or i guess we could probably shove my bike in the back of your van."
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Link nods, "your bike would definitely fit. Wouldn't be the first time i've had to shove a giant bike in her." Link follows closely behind ike. "But you would look cooler driving your bike then riding in a van. "
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Ike chuckles softly, " indeed i would, but carpooling is far more efficient if we're going to the same place anyway."
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Link nods, "for gas and the planet it would be better."
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Ike nods, " yup, more important than 'cool factor'. lets go then." He heads to his bike, handing over a helmet for Link and strapping his own on before climbing onto his bike.
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Link quickly gets the helmet on and sits behind ike, wrapping his arms around his waist, "ready."
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Ike starts the motor and kicks off, darting out onto the street and swiftly taking them back to Links van. He parks behind it once they arrive and gets off, tucking his helmet under his arm, " alrighty, lets get this baby in the back."
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Link takes his helmet off and hands it to Ike before going to his van and unlocks it. He goes to the back and opens it, pushing the seats down until they disappear.
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Ike puts the helmets away before pushing the bike over, grunting as he hefts the front wheel up into the back, and pulling it the rest of the way in before carefully laying it down. He hops out and walks to the front, looking inside the van, " cripes, i didn;t notice earlier, but you gonna offer me candy or a puppy before i get in or what?"
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Link turns bright red before glaring at Ike, "oh hush you. If I didnt offer those things to you then, I aint gonna offer them to you now."
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Ike snickers and climbs into the front seat, giving the other directions to his place.
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Link gets in and starts driving to Ike's place
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Once they reach his place he directs Link where to park, before hopping out and getting his bike out of the back and parking it as well, " now, fair warning. this is a place inhabited by 3 guys who don't do much cleaning or cooking." he grabs his key and heads into the apartment building, going up a few floors and unlocking a door, leading the way into a very messy apartment.
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Link follows Ike, blinking when he sees the mess, "Oh... wow you weren't kidding."
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Ike shrugs, " nope. Hey! Anyone else here?"
Sothe sticks his head out of one of the rooms, " so you're alive, good to know. whos the blonde?"
Ike chuckles, " a friend i made at the party. it was awesome, pity you missed it."
Sothe rolls is eyes, " yeah, sure. pity. wait you met him at the party? that means he's TA right? dude you're playing a dangerous game... but whatever, that's your problem, not mine. just keep him quiet if you two decide to fool around." he vanishes back into his room.
Ike blushes, " uh, sorry. um, he got the wrong idea i think.... netflix?" he hurries over to the tv, turning it on and opening the streaming service.
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Link blushes as he follows Ike, "I'm sorry but keep ME quiet? I'll be as loud as I fucking want."
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Ike coughs, " that's uh... that's not what he meant." he sits on the couch, " so, what do you want to watch?"
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Link sits down, "I know what he meant." He brings his knees up to his chest, "You like comedy?"
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Ike nods, " comedy is good." he quickly selects a comedy show and starts it up.
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Link smiles as he watches the tv
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Ike chuckles at the tv, watching for a few hours before getting up, " you hungry? we've got cup ramen, frozen pizza, or canned spaghetti."
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Link blinks and frowns, "...uh... we could order some food."
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Ike frowns, " but that costs money. and you've already bought me food twice today."
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Link frowns and pulls out his wallet, pulling out a stack of hundreds and fans them out as if he's about to make it rain, "I dont care."
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Ikes jaw drops, his mouth opening and closing as he tries to formulate a response and fails.
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Link puts his cash away and crosses his arms, "Pick a place that delivers. We'll get enough to feed your room mate if he's hungry."
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Ike blinks and slowly shakes his head, looking on his phone and finding someplace nearby, " so... we've got pizza, sandwiches, chinese... you're buying so what do you want?"
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Link shrugs, "I usually never get take out so I dont know whats good. but i'm also not picky so pick something you guys will want. You'll be the ones eating any left overs."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " dude, we'll almost literally eat anything. Pizza is cheap and good though, and we can get pasta there too. otherwise there's lots of variety from chinese..."
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Link shrugs, "Im mainly curious as to see how the delivery driver is going to react."
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Ike rubs his eyes, " no shit... poor guy. well, lets go chinese. bigger variety." he starts clicking on things to order them, racking up a hefty bill.
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Link stretches and yawns, "Make sure you get a LOT."
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Ike nods, " that's what you said to do, so i am. so... you thinking like a hundred bucks worth?"
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Link shrugs, "if they would let you id tell ya to buy out the restaurant. But yeah thats fine."
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Ike shakes his head, " crazy rich people... alright, we've got about 80 bucks worth of food and the delivery fee, so he'll get a heck of a tip as well."
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Link nods and hands ike two hundred dollars, "the guy gets all of it. And hey, ouch. At least i'm not hoarding my money on a yacht somewhere. Im spending it on the economy and making a minimum wage employee have an amazing night."
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Ikes eyes bug out, " geez... im gonna order a couple more things then, i mean i feel like over a hundred dollar tip is absurd." he presses a few more buttons, then completes the order, " alrighty, that'll probably take awhile, but we'll have a buttload of food."
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Link frowns, "why is it absurd? He needs the money, i have the money. I don't need the money so i'll give it to him. Everyone wins."
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Ike chuckles, " dude he's still gonna get like 80 bucks, that's probably twice what he'll make on tips for the night anyway."
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Link shrugs, "yeah but like, he still has to deal with a lot im sure. Just let me feel good about making someone happy darn it."
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Ike chuckles, " chill, you still are. you're giving the guy a huge fucking tip. sorry, i already placed the order. i guess i just felt like a tip more than the order amount was over the top."
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Link sighs, "i suppose."
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Ike puts his arm around link, " seriously, you're making it fucking rain for this guy. relax, he'll be ecstatic, and probably very confused." he flops onto the couch, " stop worrying."
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Link smirks, "i'm team mom. Its my job to worry."
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Ike snorts, " so that was you they were chanting about? i heard that at the party, had no fucking idea what they meant though."
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Link nods, "yeah. I only ever go to those parties to make sure everyone gets home safely. And if they end up crashing at my place i make sure they are fed and okay before i get them back to their vehicle. Or home. Depending. Oh! And i always have snacks somewhere on me so everyone just started calling me the mom friend, or Team Mom. It comes with its perks."
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Ike chuckles softly, " god you do sound like a mom. oh yeah? perks huh. well perks are nice, but booze is nicer."
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Link shrugs, "having an entire army of beefy guys to protect you is nice too."
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Ike chuckles softly, " sounds like it. well im glad you've got a system that works." his phone rings and he answers it, " hello? yeah sure thing." he presses a button, then hangs up, " i'll go help the guy bring the chow." he gets up and heads out of the door, meeting the delivery boy halfway and taking the armload of food. He piles it onto the table and heads back out for the rest, also placing it on the table before handing over the cash, " here ya go."
The delivery boy stares at it, mouth open, " um...i don;t have change for this..."
Ike chuckles, " don;t need it. off you go." he pushes the shocked boy out of his apartment gently and closes the door. " he'll snap out of it in a minute im sure."
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Link nods and gets up, "and then he'll write about it on facebook or something." He smiles and looks at their haul, nodding in approval.
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Ike nods, " this is a fuck ton of food..."
Sothe blinks as he smells food, coming out of his room and gaping at everything, " holy fuck, did you rob a chinese place or what?!"
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The door down the hall slowly creaks open and soren peaks his head out, "the fuck is going on out there?"
Link looks at sothe and blinks, "no.... its paid for."
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Sothes eyes narrow, " bullshit, we don;t have that kind of cash. Ike...if you've gotten into drug dealing i swear i'll kick your ass so hard you'll be tasting my foot."
Ike swallows hard, " seriously Sothe, it's him! he's rich, and apparently very free with it. he covered the meal, it's for all of us."
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Link blinks and looks between them, "uh... yeah? I mean." He looks at sothe, "do you... want proof? I mean, i know ike didnt know who i am but my last name is wolfe and my cousins are zelda hyrule, sheik hyrule, paya hyrule."
Soren steps out of his room, wearing pajama pants and a baggy sweater. His headphones pushed down around his neck, "whats going on and who is that kid?"
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sothe walks right up to Link, looking at him closely, " this will do as proof enough." he holds up Links wallet, opening it and looking at his drivers license. He carefully inspects it before handing it back to Link, " very well..." he grabs a container of food and a fork, going over to the couch and sitting.
Ike sighs, looking at Soren, " this is Link, he's a friend of mine as of last nights party, yes he's TA, he bought us food, dig in." he grabs a plate and fills it with a few different things before sitting to eat.
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Sorens eyes widen when he takes a good look at link, "holy shit it really is him. Uh... thanks..." soren goes over to ike, trying his best to keep his voice down, "are you insane?!"
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Ike chuckles, " no more than normal, why? i mean yeah he's TA but he's still a decent guy."
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Soren shakes his head, "you are hanging out with someone who has more money than bill gates. You do realize those kind of people dont just hang out with plebs like us, right?"
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Ike shrugs, " usually i'd agree, but he really does seem cool. just give him a chance, please?"
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Soren grumbles, "he's gonna be nothing but bad luck... but you can keep him as long as we keep getting food."
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Ike laughs softly, " deal." he pats Soren on the back, " now will you settle down and eat?"
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Soren huffs and takes a plate full of food before looking at link, "thank you very much."
Link blinks and nods, "you're welcome."
Soren takes his food back to his room and closes the door.
Link slowly looks over at ike, "he's weird..."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, so is mr. take your wallet from your pockets before you even realize he has it. we're an odd group, but we're family, by bond if not by blood."
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Link frowns and shrugs, "he at least gave it back. But whatever. Ive met weirder people."
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Ike nods, " yeah, he knows i would have kicked his ass if he didn't" he looks over at Sothe.
Sothe waves a hand dismissively, " hey, while the cash was tempting, he did just buy us chow. im not a total ass."
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Link takes some food and starts eating, "gotta make sure people are fed."
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Ike nods, " hear hear. i've eaten like a king with this guy around." he puts an arm around Link, chuckling.
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Link snorts softly and gently shoves at ike, "oh hush. You really want to eat like a king then i'll bring you over to aunte impa's place and show you how they eat."
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Ike blinks and looks over, " well, i certainly wouldn;t say no if you wanted to introduce me to your family. they might get the wrong impression though." he grins.
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Link scoffs, "nah. Maybe zelda. But i'm just gonna tell them you're my friend. I'm sure they'll be happy that i actually have a friend."
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Ike chuckles softly, " well at least they look out for you." he soon polishes off his plate and goes for seconds, " but on a serious note, don;t feel like you gotta do any of this, food is great and all, but you're not obligated to feed me."
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Link blinks and shrugs, "i wasnt going to eat any of the items you offered to me."
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Ike blinks, " well doesn;t mean you had to get so much. you coulda got stuff for you and i'd have eaten our own food."
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Link shakes his head, "would have been too awkward. I'm fine with this."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " whatever. you fuss too much over things like that." he digs into the second portion on his plate.
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Link shrugs, "My fussing gets you free food. be grateful."
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Ike chuckles softly, " indeed i am grateful, it's delicious and much appreciated."
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Link pulls his phone from his back pocket and frowns, "s'pose i should turn this back on and see how many times that idiot has tried to call me."
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Ike chuckles, " probably about 50 times. pity he couldn't be bothered to give you a tenth of that attention before."
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Link scoffs, "Right? I honestly feel like an idiot. Want to spend time with him? Too bad, he's busy. Horny? Suddenly he has all the time in the world." Link turns his phone back on and sets his down, awaiting the buzz to let him know he has missed calls and/or messages
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Ike shakes his head, " naw, love just blinds people, whether it's real or not. you wanted it to work so you turned a blind eye to the issues."
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Link blinks and looks up at Ike, turning slightly red, "o-oh... yeah that... makes sense..." Link smiles and feels his phone buzz and picks up his phone, "Yeesh... welp you were close. Also, apparently my siblings tried to contact me too. whoops."
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Ike snorts, " god he's clingy. ouch, maybe call your cousins back, make sure they know you're alive."
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Link hums softly, "I'll.... call sheik. The other two wont be nearly as calm to talk to." he dials sheiks number and leans back against the couch
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Sheik answers almost immediately, " Link?! Where are you? are you alright? nobody has been able to get ahold of you all day."
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Link hums softly, "yeah sorry. Uh i'm hanging out with a friend today. Sorry i turned my phone off, noah had been calling non stop and i just wanted to have a few hours without my phone going off."
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Sheik is quite for a moment, " understandable i suppose. please try to keep in mind that we worry about you and send me a text or such before you do something like that? im glad you found a friend to spend time with though, i'll let the girls know you're alright."
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Link gives a nervous chuckle, "Sorry...I know that I should have let you know given who we are but... it was nice I guess? I even ate delivery food which was different. And thanks for letting the girls know. Thats why I figured I'd call you instead of them."
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Sheik nods, " indeed." he wrinkles his nose, " delivery food? ugh...well, whatever makes you happy i guess." he snorts softly, " oh i don;t doubt they'll still give you an earful, but yes, obviously im the least...loud to call."
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"and the least embarrassing. I'll leave my phone on for the rest of the night and my gps is turned on so if it makes you feel better you should be able to see my location from your phone. Were we still on for self defense practice tomorrow?"
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Sheik chuckles softly, " no kidding. awesome that'll settle the girls down, knowing where you are. i'll deal with Noah later. and absolutely we're on for defense practice tomorrow."
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Link smiles and rubs the back of his head, "Just dont have them come to my location. You know how Zelda is when it comes to messy places. Yeah, I'll be over around noon tomorrow kay?"
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " just where are you? and who are you with?"
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Link blushes and clears his throat a bit, "Uh....you remember last night at the party I was being um... talking to someone whom Zelda described as Prince Charming? I'm at his place. He took me to an aquarium today after I brought him back to his ride and now we're chillin at his place."
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Sheik blinks, " ...well, that was fast. just... be careful alright? i know the girls are going to be all over it, but you barely know the guy. also, rebounding hook ups aren't usually a good idea..."
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Link turns even more red and he quickly turns his back towards Ike and hisses softly, "Its not like that! I told him straight up that we're just going to be friends and he's cool with that."
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Ike blinks and cranes his head as he watches Links strange behavior.
Sheik snorts, " whatever you say dude, but going out someplace like that and hanging at his place? the girls aren;t gonna believe that you aren;t hooking up with him."
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Link covers his face with his free hand and groans softly, "Yeah yeah well the girls are free to think whatever they want. Doesnt mean anything happens. Anyway, I'll let ya go and I'll see ya tomorrow."
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Sheik nods, " alright, just be careful and use protection." he chuckles and hangs up.
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Link drops his phone and rubs his face, trying to will the amount of blush on his face away, "oooh my god sheik."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " what? you're acting pretty weird over there."
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Link looks over at ike, "i'm fine. Just getting teased by the mature cousin. " link puts his phone in his pocket and settles back in to his spot
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Ike raises an eyebrow and chuckles, " oh? giving you shit for being out at another guys house?"
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Link groans and nods, "Yeeaaahh. I'm sure once he tells the girls ill be getting texts from them..." he brings his knees up to his chest, "either that or they will both wait until i go over to their place tomorrow and bother me about it then."
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Ike chuckles softly, " well i'd offer an escape but i have to work tomorrow. so you're on your own for that."
Sheik texts the girls to let them know what happened.
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Link shakes his head, "its fine. I have to go over there tomorrow anyway. Sheik has been teaching me self defense on sundays and id rather not miss that."
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Ike blinks, " shouldn;t you learn that kind of thing from an actual teacher? he's around our age yeah?"
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Link shakes his head, "you've never seen sheik in action. He puts most teachers to shame honestly."
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Ike chuckles, " well that'd be something to see im sure. regardless whatever floats your boat." he starts putting leftovers into the fridge, " man... i can;t remember the last time i got to feel full all day."
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Link looks over at ike and frowns, "thats... unsettling..."
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Ike looks over, " what? what's unsettling?"
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Link frowns, "you cant remember the last time you were full all day?"
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Ike blinks and shrugs, " i mean, we get by. but it's not like we can afford to pig out like that. three young guys like us? we'd never be able to afford that kind of food bill."
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Link looks down and nods, "I see..."
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Ike sighs, " and it's not like i can go to the aquarium and get free food all day. i've got some places i can go to get stuff for free or cheap that's gonna get tossed out, but again, not an all day thing. not a big deal, we get by."
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Link pulls out his wallet and starts to hide a few bills in odd places, placing quite a few under the couch cushion
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Ike glances over and sees him trying to stuff money somewhere, " hey! what do you think you're doing?"
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Link flinches and quickly puts his wallet away, "Nothing!"
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Ike huffs, " we don;t need your pity. i mean, taking food is one thing, but we aren;t going to start taking a bunch of money from you. "
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Link looks at Ike and pouts, "You're not taking money. It's just getting left behind. A gift, if you will."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " seriously you've only known me for like, two days. what if im really a drug addict and im just going to use that money to buy more drugs?"
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Link scoffs softly, "Considering your room mates reaction to all the food we got I HIGHLY doubt you're involved in drugs."
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Ike sighs, " oh yeah... well, thanks... but we don;t need that kind of charity."
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Link shrugs, "Then save it for when you do."
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Ike huffs, " you're lucky i only saw where you put that last bit of cash..."
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Link crosses his arms and sits on top of the couch cushions where he stuffed the money, "And ya aint getting to it."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, walking over and grabbing Link, lifting him up and moving him over, setting him down before reaching for the money.
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Link yelps when he's just, picked up like he weighs nothing, "He-hey!" He scrambles to plop himself back on to the couch cushion, clinging to it, "No!"
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Ike chuckles, picking him up along with the cushion he's clinging to, " it's futile, you're too light shrimp."
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Link squeals when he's picked up again and he laughs as he twists his body and shoves the cushion into ike's face
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Ike grunts as the cushion gets shoved into his face, " brat! take this..." he shifts so he can hold Link around the waist with one arm, using his now free other arm to tickle him.
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Link laughs and struggles against Ike, desperately trying to free himself, "NO! No! Uncle, Uncle!!" His face turns red from laughing too hard
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Ike chuckles and tosses him gently onto the part of the couch that still ha a cushion, " ha. knew i'd win." he snatches up the wad of cash, raising an eye at it.
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Link sits up and tries to grab at it, "No!! Dont look at it! Give it back!"
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Ike holds it out of reach, " sure i'll give it back, if you pocket it instead of hiding it in my house."
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Link blinks before pulling back, "Okay so i dont need it."
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Ike snorts, looking at the wad and his eyes widening, " holy fuck dude, are you nuts?! why do you even have this much on you!?"
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Link blinks and tilts his head, "Its just a small amount. Thats not that much."
(probably enough just in ike's hand for them to not worry about rent for the month. XD )
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Ike sputters, " this is enough to pay our rent for the month, and that's just a small amount?!"
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Link shrugs, "In comparison to how much I actually own, yes that is a small amount. I am not sure how I would be actually able to spend enough of it to make a dent by the time I die."
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Ike gapes, mouth opening and closing as he stares at Link. He finally finds his voice and shakes his head, " damn...rich people are fucking crazy..."
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Link blushes, "I cant help it! I didnt even have this money until recently so even I dont know what to do with it."
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Ike sighs, " jeez..." he takes the cash and carefully tucks it into a hidden nook, " well, i do appreciate it but seriously, you're gonna get hurt if you flaunt it like that."
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Link frowns, "Again, self defense class with sheik. Plus, it's already kinda too late for any warnings."
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Ike blinks, tilting his head, " uh.... okay..." he sighs and sits back down, " so, netflix? or you wanna head home? it's getting a bit late after all.
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link stands up and smiles, "i'll head on home. I have a long day tomorrow and you have work so an early night is for the best."
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Ike nods, " fair enough. i guess i'll see you out then." He gets up, " and don;t worry about me and work, i can take care of myself just fine."
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Link shrugs, "still, i feel like its rude to stay late when someone has work. Just how i was raised." Link heads to the door, smiling, "i did have a lot of fun though."
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Ike nods, " fair enough i guess. im glad you had fun. let me walk you out to your car, it's... not the best neighborhood." he opens the door and heads down to Links van with him.
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Link gets to his van with ike and blushes, "thanks. It's appreciated."
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Ike chuckles, " don't mention it. i brought you here, it's only right that i make sure you get out safely. drive safe, and i'll keep in touch okay?"
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Link nods, "yeah. Sounds great. Just dont show up to any more of ganons parties okay? Some others may be better but that was still a dumb move." Link gets in to his van and turns it on, rolling down his window, "have a good night!"
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Ike chuckles, " no promises. free booze is a powerful temptation. besides, it's fun crashing parties." he waves, " yeah you too!" he turns and heads back into his apartment.
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Link heads back to his dorm
Soren is waiting in the kitchen, headphones sitting on the counter instead of on his head for once
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Ike walks in and blinks, " Soren, what's up? you don;'t take your headphones off for no reason."
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Soren huffs, "are you sure hanging out with a kid like that is a good thing? Ignoring the fact that he's a TA and just focusing on who he is and what family he comes from, are you sure you want to take those risks? You do realise that the chances of you being kidnapped have gone up like, 38 percent just by hanging out with him."
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Ike smiles softly, " maybe so, but doesn;t he deserve to have friends too? besides, who the hell would want to kidnap a broke ass guy like me?"
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Soren rolls his eyes, "you may be broke, but if the kid is gonna be your friend then he's gonna want you to be safe. Some dudes kidnap you and want money in return? Kid will hand over whatever amount they want. He seems to have a big heart, which sucks for someone like him but you need to think carefully about this. That family is cursed."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " you're looking way too much into this. he's got a few cousins, im sure they'd have tried to kidnap them already if shit like that was going to happen. besides, if he's cursed, he fits right in, because i'd say that im cursed, and probably you and sothe if you think about it too."
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Soren turns slightly red and he slowly pulls out a blow pop, unwrapping it, "i am most certainly not cursed, thank you very much. And i'm just trying to warn you since i care about you." He pops the sucker in to his mouth, grabbing his headphones
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Ike sighs, " yeah, love you too buddy." he waves as the other puts his headphones on and drowns out the world. He rests his chin on his hand and looks outside, " even if he is cursed, i think i'll wait and see for myself."
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Soren heads back to his room for the night.
Morning soon comes and link hurries to get ready. Luckily besides a long shower he doesnt need much else when it comes to visiting his cousins. He puts on a pair of sweatpants so that he can move easily during his training with sheik and a short sleeved shirt. He ties his hair back and puts his contact lenses in before grabbing his laptop case and his keys, heading out.
Zelda sits on the couch in their living room, brushing her hair.
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Sheik is up early, already dressed for the upcoming training session and sipping some tea.
Paya stumbles out of bed, eyes barely open as she makes toast and shoves it in her mouth before heading back to her room.
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Link soon drives to the mansion, being let through the gates by the guard. He drives up to his usual parking spot before turning off the van and getting out.
Link gets up to the door and punches in the code to disarm the door before unlocking it with his key and stepping inside, "hey, i'm here!"
Zelda blinks when she hears link in the foyer and she smiles, "oh he's on time for once! He must be in a good mood~"
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Sheik blinks and glances over, " color me surprised. so, ready to get started then?" he sets his cup down and gets up, starting to stretch.
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Link closes the door behind him, listening to the lock re-set. He takes his shoes off and hangs his light weight jacket up before heading to the living room, smiling, "mornin' Zelda."
Zelda smirks, "mornin. So, did you two fuck yet? "
Link face turns bright red and he quickly glares at her, "dude, no. We're friends. Thats it."
Zelda shrugs, "sidon was your friend too. "
Link scowls and sets his stuff down on the couch, "...yeah, cool. Dont talk about him in front of me. "
He huffs and leaves the living room to go over to sheik, "let's get started before zelda ruins my whole mood."
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Sheik chuckles, " thankfully self defense training is a good way to blow off steam." he starts walking Link through the stretches to keep him from getting injured before starting his lesson.
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Zelda hums softly before going to Paya's room with a cup of tea, "Paya I saw you grab some toast but no tea. would you like a cup?"
Link nods and stretches with sheik before they begin sheiks lesson
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Sheik carefully explains and demonstrates each move befores having Link preform it, guiding him through each.
Paya is nibbling on the toast slowly, eyes closed. " hmmmmm?" she opens her eyes a bit and blinks, " oh, Zelly." she yawns, " um, yeah, teas good. ugh, how is Sheiky such a moorning person?" she grumbles a bit and sits up, taking the tea and taking a drink, sighing happily.
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Zelda chuckles and shakes her head, "The morning isnt too bad. Granted im not up as early as him. He gets up early enough to actually see impa leave in the mornings."
Link nods, listening intently and doing his best to perform the moves with sheik's guidance
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Paya groans, " 's not even light out when she leaves..." she finishes off her toast and the tea, yawning, " i definitely stayed up too late...Linky here training with Sheik yet?"
After a decently long session sheik stops them, waving Link over to the couch to sit and take a break. " seems like you're in a pretty good mood. yesterday went well then?"
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Zelda nods, "yeah, link is already here. Got some teasing in too since he is in a good mood today."
Link follows sheik to the couch and plops down, "my day was fine, thank you. Nothing happened. He's just a friend." Link was quick to defend himself, not wanting to be relentlessly teased by his cousins.
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Paya giggles softly, " oh i bet he didn;t like that much."
Sheik snorts, " never said it did. but i hardly think you'd be in such a good mood if you didn;t do anything at all for the whole day."
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Zelda smirks and sits on the edge of Paya's bed, "Yeah he gave me such a glare."
Link blushes and rubs his arm, "He... took me to an aquarium. He was even able to get me in to the penguin enclosure to feed them. It was... a lot of fun. And he's fine with us just being friends. I cant remember the last time I had that much fun..."
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Paya grins, " i bet! i wonder what they did all day?"
Sheik blinks, " wow, talk about connections. sounds like fun, and he sounds like he's being respectful of your wishes at least. Im glad, you could use some friends outside of us."
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Zelda shrugs, "Im sure if we dont tease him about it he'd tell us. Otherwise im sure sheik already knows. Link always had a better connection with sheik than us."
Link nods and smiles, "Yeah it's nice to have someone new to hang out with. We'll probably hang out some times on saturdays. He works on sundays so those days are no go. But thats fine."
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Paya nods, " not to mention he's...diplomatic about it." she giggles.
Sheik nods, " well, so long as you make sure you're careful i see no problem with it. but keep in mind, you don't know this guy, and well...our family can draw unwanted attention. im not saying he's using you, but just be wary."
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Zelda stands up and stretches, "Im sure the boys are done with their little play date by now so im gonna go see what they're up to now."
Link nods and looks down, "Yeah, i know..." link smiles and looks at sheik, "if it makes you feel any better I already have some dirt on him so I kinda have the upper hand right now. Hopefully, anyway."
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Paya gets up and quickly gets dressed, " what's the plan for today? we gonna go do something fun?"
Sheik raises an eyebrow, " oh? care to share this information?"
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Link shakes his head, "nope. Thats my business to know. I cant share everything with you guys."
Zelda hums softly, "Mmmm not sure. I personally didnt have anything planned but if the boys come up with something fun and not sweaty or gross I wouldnt mind."
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Sheik shrugs, " fair enough, i can do my own background check later."
Paya nods, " yeah." she heads for the living room, " Liiiiinky! hi." she hugs him.
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Link blinks and pouts, "well... dont... dont say anything but he actually goes to Emblem University...." he glances at paya and waves, "morning."
Zelda follows paya down and stretches
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Sheik blinks, " ... wait what?" he tenses as the girls enter the room, " i see you finally got up Paya."
Paya sticks her tongue out at her brother, " not everyone likes to get up at the ass crack of dawn."
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Zelda laughs, "paya even i wake up before noon at least."
Link glances at sheik before looking away, "so what are you girls up to today?"
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Paya shrugs, " im a night owl, i can;t help it." she plops onto the couch, " i dunno, we don;t have anything planned. you got any fun ideas?"
Sheik gives Link a look, he'd talk with him about this later, " we haven;t decided on anything yet."
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Zelda stretches and shrugs, "you know how i am. No plans on sundays. Its one of the rare lazy days i have."
Link frowns at sheiks look, his mouth gone slightly dry. He knows that look and he really doesnt want to talk about it but he also didnt want sheik prying in to ike's life, "we could always just have a lazy day."
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Paya hums thoughtfully, " that could work. oh! we can have a movie marathon! popcorn and goodies and we can order pizza and stuff!"
Sheik was careful about his family, anyone who was a new friend trying to get close to them would be thoroughly looked into. if they had any dark secrets, the young man would find them.
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Zelda smirks, "that sounds like fun. What about you boys. You in?"
Link looks at sheik, "i suppose we do have a short time to relax before finals start."
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Sheik considers it and nods, " i've got all my homework and studying done for now. sure why not."
Paya squeals happily and bounces, " Zelly! lets go to the store and get some goodies!"
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Zelda chuckles and grabs her keys, "sure, sure. You guys wanna tag along or are ya cool here?"
Link shrugs, "i'm fine."
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Sheik waves a hand, " you ladies have fun. i'll stay." and get the answers he wanted from his cousin.
Paya drags Zelda out to the car, laughing and hopping into the front seat, " oh this is going to be fun! we haven;t had a movie day in ages."
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Zelda nods and gets in to the driver seat, "I think we deserve a lazy day. especially on a sunday! And all four of us together. it'll be like when we were in high school again."
Link waits until he hears the girls leave the house before he quickly lowers his head, "Don't bother him sheik. Ike is a good guy okay? Stupid, i know, but still a good guy..."
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Paya nods enthusiastically, "yeah it's been ages since we've done this." She bounces slightly, excited.
Sheik crossed his arms, " you know I won't do anything without reason. And stupid seems accurate seeing as an emblem student came to a TA party. I'll be doing some digging however, no sense in being careless. "
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Link pouts and huffs, "give the guy some privacy okay? And yeah, he's an idiot. Even his friends had been calling him stupid for going to the party. " link pauses slightly before smiling, "he's a lot of fun."
Zelda drives to the store and parks, "if it werent for the fact that tomorrow was monday i would say we should try to convince link to spend the night."
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Sheik snorts, " you know i won;t do anything without good reason,i have no intention of risking my family though. as for the stupid part... obviously if he's a EU student crashing a TA party..." he blinks and raises an eyebrow, smirking slightly, " oh? fun in what way?"
Paya gasps excitedly, " oh we can drive him to school tomorrow, we should totally have him stay over anyway! this is going to be great!" she hurries into the store, grabbing a cart and filling it with chips, popcorn, candy, soda, and other goodies.
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Zelda follows closely behind paya, humming softly, "Well... he DOES have changes of clothes at home. And we havent changed anything from the room he had back when he stayed with us."
Link looks at sheik and blinks before turning pink, "Not... not like that. Dude, he just.... likes to keep moving and do things that are fun and he has a motorcycle and when noah kept calling he joked about taking a picture of both of us and sending it to noah to make him think I got a new boyfriend already. I didnt let him, but it was a funny thought."
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Paya grins, " if i have to guilt him into staying i will."
Sheik chuckles, " i never implied anything, just shows where your mind is." he blinks, " he has a motorcycle? and he got you to ride with him? you've never ridden with me, you must really like him. as for noah, it would serve him right if you did. however he has his coming to him, don;t worry."
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Link smiles, "he tends to be a bit pushy. A lot more than you on certain things. But it was good. It was fun. He had a passenger helmet so that kinda helped!" Link chuckles softly, "i really... dont get noah, now that i think about it. He has been awfully determined to get a hold of me despite what he was like during our relationship. In fact i daresay this is the most nonsexual attention he's ever given me."
Zelda chuckles and shakes her head, "just dont push him too much. You know how he feels about being pressured to do anything."
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sheik snorts, " im glad he at least had the minimal safety gear. and Of course i try not to push you too much, im simply looking out for my family, not trying to control them." his eyes narrow, " Noah has still been bothering you then? i had hoped he'd be halfway intelligent...looks like i'll have to pay him a visit after all."
Paya nods, " i know, but it would be soooo much fun!" she rolls the cart full of goodies to the checkout and pays for everything. " i think i got everything we'll need, can you think of anything else Zelly?"
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Zelda looks the items over and nods in satisfaction, "and then some, paya. We shouldnt have to leave the house for a few days with how much food we have." Zelda chuckles softly and grabs her keys from her purse.
Link scratches the back of his head and sighs, "yeah he's been a little ridiculous." Link pulls out his phone and tosses it to sheik, "he left a lot of voicemails. All ranging from begging me to come back to, i'm the worst person in the world and no one else will be there for me, kind of shit. I didnt delete any of them since i figured you would want to hear them. Guess you could say i dodged a fucking bullet."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " well this is just junk food. We haven't had a movie day in so long I wanted to make sure it was a good party."
Sheik nods, " indeed. I never did like him much
Thank you for saving these messages, if they're as you say, I think he may have given me enough to get you a restraining order. Which will be highly amusing at school."
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Zelda smiles at paya and sticks her tongue out, "i'm just teasing ya. You know i love ya."
Link blinks before he turns pale, "oh shit thats right.... i completely forgot that we pass each other in the hall...."
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Paya huffs and loads the vehicle, " meanie."
Sheik nods, I will walk you to your classes until the restraining order goes through then. I'll get on that directly." He pulls out his own phone and starts texting their lawyer.
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Zelda laughs and gets in her car and starts it up.
Link sighs softly and lets himself sink in to the couch, "man this sucks."
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Sheik hums softly as he explains the situation to their laywer and uses Links phone to send the messages and voicemails, " well, I did attempt to warn you about him, however what's done is done, we must deal with the results."
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Link frowns and looks down, "i know.... i was just...i thought you were being overprotective..."
Zelda begins driving home with paya
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Sheik nods, " I'm aware. Regardless there's little we can do about that now. Jed thinks we have a solid case from what I've told him, and will be going through the messages today. He'll file the request as soon as he has everything compiled. He thinks he can get it finalized within the week, so as I said I will walk you to and from classes until then."
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Link glances at sheik, "will you be okay with your classes though?"
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Sheik nods, " my teachers know i don;t deviate without good reason, i will speak with them and let them know just in case i happen to run a bit late due to it. if they will not be reasonable i will speak with the principal on the matter, and perhaps have Jed speak with him as well, we have more than enough reason to justify such measures. and anyway, considering our family's position, i highly doubt it will come to that. they tend to look the other way for minor infractions. and considering my record and reasoning, i doubt they would consider it."
Once they get home Paya jumps out of the car and starts carrying things inside.
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Zelda grabs the rest of their shit and walks to the door, kicking it open, "we're back!!"
Link nods and smiles, "thanks. You're the best." He hears zelda and stops talking
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Paya winks at Zelda and exclaims loudly, " oh man, wouldn't be the best if this turned into a big sleepover like we used to? those were so much fun, i miss having Link spend the night once in awhile."
Sheik nods, a smug grin gracing his lips, " Im aware of that fact. sounds like the girls are back and Paya has a goal in mind." he heads to the girls and takes some of the bags, taking them to the kitchen.
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Zelda holds back the urge to laugh as she heads to the kitchen.
Link sighs softly and heads to the kitchen as well, "hey. So whatcha get?"
Zelda smiles as she starts putting ice cream away, "about half the store. Hope we didn't intrude on boy time."
Link shakes his head, "nah. No boy talk here."
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Paya grins, " well i made sure to get everything we might want to make this a proper party! ice cream for shakes, chips, popcorn candies, the works."
Sheik puts anything perishable away and puts the soda in the fridge as well, " looks like we'll be eating junk food for a year Paya."
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Zelda snorts, "yeah and cookies. The big ones. And fudge and bananas and anything else you may want to make a sundae with."
Link shakes his head, "jesus paya. What kind of expression did the cashier give you girls?"
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Paya laughs softly, " i think she thought we were planning a big party for a bunch of people, her eyes were pretty wide. especially when it came to the total..."
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Zelda looks at link and smiles, "So, we're gonna be watching movies and possibly playing some video games too. It's gonna be a late night. You think you can handle that long drive back to the campus dorms?"
Link frowns and glances at paya, "Ah. yeah I seem to notice that you two seem to want me to spend the night."
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Paya makes puppy eyes at him, " oh would you? it's been ages since we did a sleepover and it would be so fuuuuuuuun."
Sheik laughs silently, watching the girls at work.
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Zelda grabs on to Links arm and pouts, "And you always leave right before impa comes home! Dont you think it'd be nice to see her too once in a while?"
Link groans, "Dont guilt me in to staying over....."
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Paya latches onto his other arm, " but auntie Impa wants to see you too... and you never sleepover with us anymore, it's been so long and we all used to have so much fun..."
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Link gives an exasperated sigh as he looks at sheik, "Dude, help me out here. I have a terminal disease caused by two parasites that are latched on to my limbs."
Zelda huffs, "We arent parasites! We just want to see our cousin more!"
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Sheik snorts, " you're not in any actual danger, therefore im so not getting involved."
Paya pouts, " you're so mean...all i wanted was to spend more time with you..."
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Link sighs, "unlatch from me and let me check if I brought my pills before I make a decision, okay?"
Zelda blinks and pulls away slightly, "Oh yeah. Suppose that would be important."
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Paya lets go and takes a step back, " you should always keep some on you, what if something were to happen and you get stranded somewhere overnight?"
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Link snorts, "Where on earth do I go that would end up with me stranded where my pills arent nearby? Im the cousin that doesnt do anything fun, remember?" He grabs his keys, "Besides I usually do have some in the van. But only because they somehow get forgotten in there."
Zelda rolls her eyes, "Cool. The creepy, beat up van with no windows in the back and an inflatable mattress built in it ALSO has stray pills in it."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " well yeah you're the boring cousin, but what if like, you get stuck in a blizzard or something. you never know!"
Sheik covers a laugh, " yeah, because that doesn;t make it sound even more like a date rape van."
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Link gives Paya a look, "Really? You think the mini mystery machine cant get through a bunch of snow?" He looks at sheik, "Dont say that about my van!"
Zelda sighs, "Honestly I'm surprised that thing STARTS in the winter time."
Link groans softly, "If you guys keep teasing my van then I'm not spending the night."
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Paya pouts, " i didn;t make fun of your van! but if there's enough snow even your van will have trouble. im just saying maybe it's not a bad idea to have some emergency supplies just in case."
Sheik shrugs, " im allowed to have my opinion. anywho, you guys figure it out, i'll see about getting some movies lined up."
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Zelda smiles at Paya, "Lets let him check the van okay? I'm sure he's tired of being teased all the time."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " fine." she goes to the kitchen and starts making some popcorn.
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Link quickly goes to his clunky van and digs through his center console until he finds his spare prescription bottle with a few pills in it. He nods and shoves them in his pocket before closing the door and heading back inside, "alright you guys are in luck. I can spend the night."
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Paya squeals in excitement and flies out of the kitchen to hug Link, " yay! it'll be just like old times!"
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Link yelps when he's suddenly hugged by paya. He sighs softly and pats her back, "Yeah. Yeah. You're welcome."
Zelda giggles and heads to the living room.
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Paya smiles, " auntie Impa will be so happy to see you too, she asks about you and your health often." she lets go of him, " this is going to be the best!" she goes back to the kitchen to check on the popcorn.
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Link looks at paya and watches her go to the kitchen. He frowns and follows her to the kitchen, "She.... asks about me?"
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Paya looks at him and blinks, nodding, " of course she does. you hardly ever call, and she almost never sees you these days. it's a little easier to keep tabs on us 3 and how we're doing since we stay here, and she worries about you especially with all you dealt with... i know she wishes you'd rely on her more despite the fact she'd never say it. it's not her fault she's not exactly a kid person and yet now she's got 4 with plenty of issues."
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Link looks down and rubs at his arm, "i...i know she has had a difficult time with raising us. I could tell it was hard on her even before she took me in. And when i was brought here... i never felt relief. Just guilt for being another kid to watch. Even now i try really hard to be self sufficient and on top of my health so she doesnt have to worry." Link rests his arms and head on the center island in the kitchen and groans softly, "but now i feel like an asshole for not calling her..."
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Paya sighs, " i know it's tough, but even if it is hard on her i don;t think she regrets it. we're family, as dysfunctional as we are. she wants us all to be happy and healthy. Though it wouldn't hurt for you to give her a call once every few weeks if only to chat, she likes hearing about the fun stuff we do and the things we learn."
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Link looks up at Paya before smiling. He stands up straight and nods, "Yeah... I'll try. I'll let her know about Noah. I know she also didn't like him so I'm sure hearing I dumped him would put a smile on her face."
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Paya giggles, " oh she'll be glad to hear that for sure. She always got such a look on her face when she heard about you two being together."
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Link nods and grabs some snacks, "Why dont we see what movie sheik and zelda are fighting over?"
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Paya giggles, " yeah no kidding. Knowing them Sheik will have some documentary and Zelda will have a romance drama." She heads for the movie room.
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Link shudders and follows, "god i hope not."
Zelda huffs as she glares at sheik, "whats wrong with fifty shades of grey?! Its a great movie!"
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " yeah, for you and Paya. alone. do you really want Link watching something like that? seriously think for a minute, that could easily trigger some bad memories. Into the wilderness is a much better choice."
Paya winces, " okay... that's worse than i thought."
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Link winces at their arguments and sighs softly, "right?" He goes up to them and huffs, "paya and i dont want to watch either of that. Why not a disney movie? Those are always good. Didnt coco just come out? I'm sure you guys probably have that movie already."
Zelda huffs and pouts, "...fine... not fifty shades of grey...."
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Sheik sighs, " fine, we'll watch Coco. we did get it just a bit ago." he grabs the case and sets it aside, " we'll start with that and pick another when it's done."
Paya smiles, " oh i've heard that's such a good movie! i just hadn't gotten around to watching it."
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Link nods, "sounds good to me. Noah was supposed to take me to see it but honestly id rather watch with you guys anyway."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " like he'd have let you watch much of it anyway. i'd bet my whole saving account he'd have used it as a reason to fuck during the movie, and guilt you if you wanted to actually watch it."
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Link blushes and looks at paya, "i get it. He was terrible. As mean as i'm about to sound i would like to request that we stop mentioning him fucking me please."
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Paya shrugs, " im just saying he'd done it before. or so i assume from when he took you to see Rango and you could hardly remember any of it." she saunters to the kitchen and gathers some snacks for everyone and drinks.
Sheik sighs and pops the movie into the player, grabbing a remote and turning all the speakers and the big screen on, " anyway..."
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Link turns even more red before he sits down in one of the over sized theater seats they have, crossing his arms and huffing.
Zelda frowns and sits down next to link
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Paya passes snacks out to Sheik and Zelda before sitting in one of the plush seats, snuggling in and putting her treats onto the tray built into the arm.
sheik sits and uses a remote to turn the lights off and start the movie, skipping previews.
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Link grabs his snacks and enjoys the movies, not really playing attention to the time
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They watch a few movies and enjoy the time, and before long the front door open and shuts, and Impa sets her things down by the door before walking to the living room, " good evening kids! have you all had dinner?"
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Zelda pauses the movie so she can turn around in her chair, "Not necessarily. We've been eating but its not been actual dinner. Snacks. Movie night since we've managed to convince Link to stay over."
Link peeks over his chair and nervously waves, "Hey auntie."
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Impa blinks, " Link, it's good to see you. I didn't even notice your van was here... well anyway, it's great to see you. Im famished, and while you might not be hungry junk food is not suitable nutrition. I'll have the cook make a proper dinner, and you and i can catch up in a bit Link." she hangs her coat up and goes to the kitchen, talking with the cook and soon the scent of cooking food wafts from the kitchen as they scramble to make a healthy and tasty meal.
Paya stretches and gets up, " yeah, im not all that hungry but i guess having something actually real food might be good."
Sheik nods, " yeah, some veggies to help tone down the sugar high would be good."
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Link nods, staying quiet.
Zelda stretches and yawns, "Yeah, a break will help us as well. We can take an intermission."
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Soon a bell is rung to let them know the meal is ready, and Impa Sheik and Paya sit at the table.
Impa gestures to a seat next to her, " please sit by me Link? it feels like it's been about half a year since we've gotten to really talk."
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Zelda happily pops a squat at the table, smiling at the healthy food in front of her.
Link nods and sits down at the table next to impa. He didnt know why he always clammed up around impa. She was family and she was the only adult who took actual good care of him. Got him to see a therapist, who he still sees every thursday, got him stable and on medicine that was needed for him to function. She was so amazingly strong that it was intimidating. He wasnt used to being around an actual, successful adult and it made him more nervous than it should.
But, she was always cool about how she approached him. Never made comments or pointed out the obvious frayed nerves. Just acted like everything was normal until he calmed down and was able to be himself. He really should be around more often... even his therapist suggested that more exposure would help him not be so anxious around family.
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Impa watches him from the corner of her eye carefully, waiting for him to relax a little as she eats, but not making it obvious that she's watching him. Once she sees him start to lose a bit of his tension she smiles softly, " so, Sheik of course keeps me updated, however i'd like to hear from you how things are going? You've been doing very well in class, has there been anything interesting you've learned or that's happened?"
Sheik and Paya dig into the meal happily, enjoying the skillfully cooked meal.
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Zelda happily eats her meal, enjoying every last bite.
Link swallows a bit of food before humming softly, "i learned that creative writing is anything but that. And last week in psychology class we talked about learning disorders. Mainly going over the difference with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia."
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Impa chuckles, " ah yes, creative writing. such an amusing name for something that tends to have such strict limitations." she nods, " im glad they're actually teaching about that sort of thing these days. they never used to."
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Zelda makes a fast and looks at link, "the fuck was that last one?"
Link glances at zelda, "dyscalculia. Its a specific disorder where instead of words being jumbled, like dyslexia, it's numbers and fractions. "
"So someone could actually be unable to do math..."
Link snorts, "a lot of people without discalculia can't do math either. " he clears his throat and looks back at impa. He knew she never liked Noah. She never said anything but link could tell. Everyone could tell, "i uh.... i also dumped noah... friday night."
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Impa nods, " interesting..." she blinks at that last one and hides her pleasure at the news, " oh? im sorry to hear you two had a falling out, i know you were...fond of him."
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Link makes a soft tsk sound, " 'Were' being the key word...." he frowns and huffs, "But now he's being a dick..."
Zelda takes a large bite of food before looking at Link, "Yeah but at least you already have another guy trying to get with you. Only this time this new Prince Charming is really, really hot."
Link's eyes widen and turns bright red before glaring at Zelda, "Just a friend! He's only a FRIEND."
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Impa raises an eyebrow, " he's harassing you? do i need to talk to our lawyer?"
Sheik chuckles, " already on it, i got this."
Impa blinks and looks at Sheik before smiling, " well thank you, if it gets out of your capabilities let me know." she looks back at Link, " well, if you've made a new friend im glad for you, just be careful, it seems to have happened rather quickly."
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Zelda smiles, "i think he wants to be more than friends."
Link slouches in his seat a bit, huffing, "y-yeah well I just want to be friends. "
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Impa sighs, " well that sounds like a tricky situation. i wish i could advise you, however we all know im not exactly the most romantically inclined person here." she chuckles softly.
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Link huffs, "id rather we not have this as a topic..."
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Impa blinks, " if that's what you'd prefer. So, what has you here so late Link? not that im unhappy to see you, it's just unusual."
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Link shrugs, "the girls decided this should be a sleepover... cant really say no to paya's puppy dog eyes." He smiles a little
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Impa chuckles softly, " well im glad for it then. It's good to see you kids having fun like this."
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Link nods, "i'll try to visit more often. Try being the key word. Especially with finals coming up soon."
Zelda groans softly, "for the last time that F word is not allowed in this household."
Link smirks, "its not that bad if you actually do the work."
Zelda huffs at link, "says the kid who has more fun with homework than sleep."
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Impa nods, " i understand, your school work and studies are very important, and i don;t want you fall behind. not that im telling you to spend all your time studying, i know you already work hard and im sure you'll do fine."
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Link smiles at impa, "i wont fall behind. If i do then zelda wont have any help when she starts falling behind."
Zelda pouts and sticks her tongue out, "its not my fault! I keep getting teachers that like to pile on the homework!"
"And yet last time it was finals paya told me you had binged on netflix for 16 hours and then slept for 3 before realizing you had half an hour to complete an assignment that you were given two weeks prior..."
Zelda huffs, ".....i. hate. Homework..."
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Impa raises an eyebrow and looks at Zelda, " that wasn't the story you told me missy."
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Zelda groans, "i got it done didnt i? Its not like i actually failed my classes. I just didnt get an A+ in all of them."
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Impa makes a disapproving sound, " you didn;t fail, but it was pretty close on a few classes. I don;t except you to be as diligent as Link, but it wouldn;t hurt if perhaps you all got together a few times a week for a study group."
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Zelda whines softly and looks at Paya and Sheik, "Guys, help me out here. We dont need a study group."
Link rolls his eyes, "It would give us more time to hang out."
Zelda huffs, "I want to hang out with you and do fun stuff. Not study."
Link shakes his head before glancing at Impa, "I dont mind studying with them. Thursdays are out though. I still see Ms. Aria on thursdays with my therapy."
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Sheik shrugs, " im fine with a study group."
Paya nods, " well it's not as much fun as regular hanging out, but i could use a bit of help with my math."
Impa smiles, " it's settled then. and of course we won;t mess with your counselor appointments. perhaps something like wednesdays and fridays. or if you want your fridays for fun, mondays and wednesdays. i'll let you work it out."
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Link nods and goes back to eating
Zelda sighs and nods, "Okay, okay..."
Link and zelda soon finish eating their meal
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Impa Sheik and Paya finish their meal, sipping at some tea.
Impa sighs softly, " it's nice to have the family all together for once."
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Zelda looks at impa and smiles, "Maybe we could do this more often? It is nice to be able to see everyone at the same time."
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Impa nods, " it would be lovely if we could. if you all settle on days for your study groups, perhaps i can see about getting home a little early on those days so we can have a real dinner together."
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Zelda smiles and nods, "Well that would be awesome! it certainly would motivate me to actually want to have a study group."
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Impa nods, " well you kids get that sorted out and i'll see what i can do. it'd be nice to get dinner at a reasonable time once in awhile."
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Zelda nods, "It'd be good for you to take a shorter day at your job for your stress too im sure."
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Impa smiles, " don't you kids fret about me, im fine. Besides, we all know i don;t really do it for the money, after all we all have enough to live comfortably. Im just one of those people who doesn;t know what to do with themselves when they're not working." she chuckles softly.
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Zelda smiles, "I know but still... You've done a lot for us so we just want to do what we can to make your life a little bit easier."
Link nods, "I've always appreci-" Link is caught off when he hears his phone going off in the living room. The familiar lovey dovey ringtone causing Link to slouch in his seat as he gives a frustrated sigh, "......sheik...."
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Impa chuckles, " i know, you kids do great, really." she blinks at the pone and raises an eyebrow.
Sheik gets up and goes to get it, " hello, you've reached Links phone where he doesn't want to talk to horny scumbags like you, so please don;t bother to leave a message, and kindly go fuck yourself before i call the police for harassment."
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Noah's voice is gravely and rough on the other end, "Just let me talk to him. I just want to apologize and smooth things over."
Link looks down and he sighs softly as he listens to whatever sheik is saying
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Sheik scoffs, " you can;t bullshit me. i've heard the messages you've left, and that's hardly apologizing or smoothing anything over. It's done, he doesn;t want anything to do with you, and i fully intend to pursue a retraining order based on the level of harassing you've been doing. I already have a lawyer looking into it, so you may as well just stop now."
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Noah snarls, "You fucking little brat, a god damn lawyer isnt going to keep me from seeing him! One of you shit fucks keyed my car! I know one of you did! Who else would do it!?"
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Sheik laughs softly, " no proof, no case. Seeing what a lovely person you are, i can think of quite a few people it might have been. And of course a lawyer can keep you from seeing him, once those papers go through if you violate the order all he as to do is call the cops and you'll be in deep shit. So again, you should quit while you still can go to school, otherwise you're going to have to transfer to avoid violating the restraining order. or get your classes rescheduled to make sure you're the proper distance from him at all times. good luck dealing with that."
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"Link wouldnt call the cops. We both know he isn't that type of person."
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Sheik chuckles, " to avoid you? im glad you're willing to call his bluff, that's going to make this soooo much more fun. enjoy breaking the retraining order and having a criminal record! im sure that'll look great on all your future background checks." he hangs up, looking smug.
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Link covers his face with his hand at the last part, his face hot and red in embarrassment. He honestly couldnt believe that this was the same Noah that he fell in love with and now everyone got to be a witness to the man's sudden, cruel behavior.
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Impa clears her throat, " while i can;t say i approve of baiting him in such a way, otherwise you handled it well Sheik. Please keep me informed on what's going on with it, and let me know if anything gets out of hand. And Link, if he causes you trouble, please don;t hesitate to call me?"
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Link makes a small nod motion, not really wanting to say anything at the moment.
Zelda glances over at sheik, smirking, "did jeremy key his BMW yet? I'm betting he did. Wish i could have been there to see it."
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Sheik chuckled, " well i couldn't say if it was Jeremy or not, but someone did. He thinks it was us, which is fine by me. There's no proof one way or another after all, and since we're until fire from him anyway might as well not let anyone else get shit from him."
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Zelda chuckles and shakes her head, "thats what you get for messing with team mom."
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Impa raises an eyebrow and opens her mouth to ask before she thinks better of it and shakes her head, " you know what? im not even going to ask on that one. Im just glad you kids are sticking together like this. you know, i think my siblings would all be very proud of all of you... you're growing up into fine men and women."
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Zelda blinks and smiles sweetly, "awww impa, dont make me cry! This foundation is my favorite..."
Link blinks and looks down, not used to being praised
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Impa chuckles, " it's night time anyway, you'll be taking it off soon enough. Im proud of you all too, i know i don't say it often... but you're all good kids."
Paya gets up and hugs her, " love you too auntie Impa!"
Impa looks a bit flustered, " yeah yeah, well im going to hit the hay, try not to stay up too late since you guys have school tomorrow." she stands up.
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Zelda takes the opportunity to also hug Impa, "We all love you very much Impa!"
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Impa still looks somewhat uncomfortable but pats both of them on the back, " and i love you all as well."
Sheik nods, not joining the hug however.
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Zelda looks at the boys and pouts, "Aww come on. You two should be hugging her as well. It's be funny to get her in a group hug."
Link backs up a bit and shakes his head, "No thank you. I'm sure auntie knows quite well that I love her without me having to hug her."
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Impa chuckles, " i already know you guys all love me, okay we can let go now." she tries to pull away from the girls.
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Zelda removes herself from impa, giggling, "Alright fair enough. You sure you dont want to watch a movie with us before bed?"
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Impa smiles, " thank you for the offer, but i have a meeting early. we all know how i am when i haven;t gotten enough sleep. So i'll have to pass this time. you kids have fun though."
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Zelda smiles and nods, "alright. Have a good night then."
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Impa nods, " and you all as well." she heads to her room.
Sheik sighs, " part of me wishes she wouldn;t work so much, but then the other part knows she goes stir crazy when she's not doing something."
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Zelda nods, "yeah... i wish we could find her a hobby... or a boyfriend."
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Paya giggles, " oh god, can you imagine her being in love? that would be so cute. He'd have to be really tolerant though, she'd be so awkward im sure."
Sheik covers his face, " oh god there they go..."
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Zelda nods and looks at paya, "and she's pretty tall so she'd have to find someone equally as tall. And buff. And nice."
Link gags softly and stands up, "yup i'm out." He goes to the living room
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Paya hums softly, " well it'd certainly be ideal to find someone tall and buff, though the buff part could be negotiated on. and of course he has to be nice."
Sheik nods, " right behind you." he gets up and follows link.
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Zelda nods, "And not be nosy, and to make enough money to where impa isnt paying for everything."
Link shakes his head and sits down and the couch, leaning back, "What time is it anyway?"
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Paya hums softly, " well if he's nice to her and us and is a really good guy, i wouldn;t blame him if he didn;t make a lot of money. If he at least attempts to pay now and then and genuinely feels bad that she pays for most of it, i'd call that good enough for me. And yeah, i don;t want him too nosy either, but i'd understand if he was curious about the situation."
Sheik checks his phone, " quarter after nine."
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Link nods, "Alright. I'm gonna be done with the beverages since it's starting to get late. How late are you going to be up tonight?"
Zelda frowns, "Curious is fine. Nosy isn't. Curious is asking appropriate questions that most people dont know. Nosy is finding him going into areas he's not allowed in."
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Sheik shrugs, " another hour maybe. i like to be up early and see Impa off."
Paya nods, " yeah, good point. well we'll just have to look hard for a perfect guy for her! she deserves it."
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Zelda nods, "Yes! I agree"
Link nods, "I'll probably head to bed once you do. Otherwise I'll be stuck with the girls all night and I really dont want to be the only guy around them."
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Paya nods, " not just any guy will do, for everything our auntie has had to deal with, she deserves a prince charming."
Sheik nods and chuckles, " fair enough."
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Zelda nods, "I wouldnt accept anything less for Auntie!" She peeks over towards the living room and giggles, "I dont think the boys want to help us find Impa her dream man."
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Paya shakes her head, " i doubt they'd help, even if she deserves it...buttheads."
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Zelda shrugs, "To be fair, the boys wouldnt know what kind of guy Impa would want anyway. Girls are best helping girls."
Link turns the tv on to watch a little bit to pass the time
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Sheik sits back and watches what Link is watching.
Paya nods, " true, they'd probably pick someone who'd be all wrong. best left to us girls who actually have a sense for these things."
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Link makes a soft huff sound but doesnt take his eyes off the tv, "....you know we can actually hear you, right?"
Zelda smirks and leans back in her chair, "well its a good reminder for you two to know whose in charge around here."
Link snorts softly, "impa. Impa is in charge. And if for whatever reason she isnt then sheik is next in command."
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Paya huffs, " well you guys did say you didn;t want anything to do with it. doesn;t our aunt deserve to find someone to make her happy? just because she got saddled with 4 kids doesn;t mean she should be alone for the rest of her life..."
Sheik sighs, " how about you two not meddle in her life? she seems fine as she is. if she wanted a boyfriend im sure she'd go dating."
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Zelda groans, "she probably feels like she cant go dating because she has 4 kids and a job!"
Link's eyes twitch and he brings his knees up to his chest, "okay, for one thing, impa has already stated that she has a job to keep her busy. She could quit it any day if she really wanted to. Second, all 4 of us 'kids' are actual adults. We can take care of ourselves. And we do a pretty damn good job with keeping tabs on each other. If she expresses the desire to date then we can support her decision but until that happens trying to get her a date she may not want will only be annoying."
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Paya nods, " not to mention she's not great with people...and at her age guys don;t really just ask people out anymore. If she met someone really sweet, it might help her relax once in awhile."
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Zelda looks at paya and whines softly, "are you turning against me paya?!"
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Paya blinks, " of course not! im saying it'd be good for us to help her find someone because the chance of someone asking her out are probably pretty slim. and she'd never use a dating site. And because she's not great with people the chances of someone getting to know her well enough to even think about asking her out is slim too, so it's up to us."
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Zelda bites her lip and nods, "okay... yeah you have a point. We'll just have to take care of everything for her."
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Paya nods, " we'll have to work hard to find someone worthy of her, and then try and get them to spend time together. maybe we should consider people we already know, like our teachers first? i dunno."
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Zelda hums softly, "we DO have a lot of cute teachers."
Link blushes as he listens to the girls talk. He couldnt deny zelda's bold claim. A lot of the professor's at their academy were highly attractive. However, he half wondered if it was appropriate for any of the staff members to date their aunt considering their family owned the school.
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Paya nods, " though as much as we want someone attractive, we need someone mature and kind foremost."
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Link snorts softly and shakes his head, "they dont exist."
Zelda huffs and raises an eyebrow, "your commentary is unnecessary."
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Paya huffs, " just because you didn;t listen when we told you noah was a dick doesn;t mean all guys are that way. i mean, just think about..." she blushes brightly as she thinks of Sidon.
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Link snarls softly, "Dont. Bring up sidon."
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Paya blushes brightly, " i-i-i didn;t! maybe i was thinking of that new guy you spent all day with!"
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Link raises an eyebrow, "Ike? Yeah. No. You havent personally met him so i know you wouldnt have made that face thinking about him."
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Paya sputters and shuts her eyes, " i met him at the party! shut up!" she scurries out of the living room to her own room.
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "She has the hots for my ex. Holy shit."
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Sheik chuckles, " can;t really blame her, he's kind of anyone and she's kind of a pushover for that."
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Link leans back and sighs, "...If sidon comes back... and doesnt leave again like he did.... then I can see them being a couple... He's strong and can protect her. But he wouldnt hurt a fly if it is unwarranted. I know she'd be safe with him... even I felt safe with him."
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Sheik nods, " and he's very encouraging, he'd help boost her confidence i hope. she's far too skittish."
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Link nods, "but thats if he ever comes back. And if he does I at least want to punch him just once. Then I'll let him date Paya."
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Sheik chuckles, " fair." He gets up and stretches, " well since Paya ran off i m doubting we'll be watching another movie. might as well call it a night."
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Link nods, "Yeah, I gotta bet ready for bed." He gets up and grabs his bag. He heads to the room that had been his after he was saved. Nothing was changed. It was cleaned and and dust free but it was the same. He tosses his bag on to his bed and goes to his private bathroom, flicking the light on. He brushes his teeth and pops a couple of pills in to his mouth before heading back to his room and stripping out of his clothes
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Sheik goes to his own room and also gets ready for bed, going to sleep.
Paya fidgets for a bit before taking a shower, trying to soothe her nerves with hot water.
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Link gets in to bed and goes to sleep
Zelda yawns and goes to bed.
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Sheik gets up early as usual, making sure tea is made and a simple breakfast is ready to go out the door with Impa.
Impa is up and dressed, heading to the kitchen and smiling at Sheik, " good morning, and thank you." she sits ans enjoys a cup of tea before grabbing the bag of food and heading for the door.
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After an hour of sheik being awake, link finally pulls himself from his bed. His first instinct is to touch the lower mattress and he sighs in relief to feel it's dry. "Thank god..." He gets up and gets dressed. He digs in to his bag and pulls out his pills for the day, making sure he has all of them before popping them in to his mouth, swallowing them dry. He stretches and yawns before grabbing his bag and heading downstairs.
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Paya sleeps in as late as possible as usual.
Sheik eats a hearty breakfast, sitting and sipping at some tea while watching the news.
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Link sees sheik and yawns, "mornin' zelda aint up yet?"
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Sheik glances over, " no, she usually doesn't get up yet. She gets up before Paya does though, that girl waits until the very last minute."
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Link nods and stretches again, "alright. Well, im gonna head out. I like to head to campus early and work on extra homework at the CAS. "
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Sheik frowns, " im not sure that's a good idea. I need to stay with you to keep Noah from bothering you remember? If he knows you like to do that... i'd be willing to bet he's either there, or will be shortly."
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Link pauses and frowns, "oh...." he looks disheartened before going over to the couch, "i... forgot."
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Sheik sighs, " i think it'd be better if you studied here. otherwise i suppose i could go with you, Zelda can deal with waking Paya."
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Link snorts softly, "theres no way id trust zelda to wake up on her own and then wake up paya in time for class..." he looks up at the ceiling and shrugs, "its... its fine. I can study anywhere so dont worry about it." Link pulls out his phone and begins texting on it.
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Sheik nods, " sorry, it'll just be for this week. you should come here in the mornings until we get that retraining order finalized. then i need you to promise me the moment noah bothers you, you'll call the cops alright?"
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Link frowns and nods, "alright...im sorry that you have to do all this."
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He shakes his head, " don;t be, i'll do whatever i have to to keep you guys safe. having you sit here and keep me company in the mornings is no hassle."
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Link smiles and nods, "i suppose."
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Sheik nods and takes his pill, washing it down with his tea before sighing softly, " it's nice and quiet this early... i love my sister and Zelda, but it gets tiresome being the only guy around here."
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Link chuckles, "You could always come over to my dorm room. Its pretty spacious as far as dorms go."
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Sheik sighs, " yeah, but then who'd keep them out of trouble?"
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Link hums softly, "I suppose convince them to join a club. make them stay at the college a bit longer."
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sheik chuckles, " well that would keep them out of my hair for awhile."
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Link sighs and pulls out one of his texts books and opens it to a page that has a sticky note in it, "You deserve a day off just as much as Auntie Impa does."
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Sheik nods, " it would be nice, however i can;t simply leave those girls to themselves. they have little sense of responsibility."
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Link smiles, "Neither do ! if you think about it. I did turn my phone off for most of saturday."
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Sheik snorts, " don;t remind me or i'll get anxious about you being off on your own as well."
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Link chuckles, "Well... luckily for me Noah is a beta so he cant really do anything to affect me in that sense. "
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Sheik nods, " yeah...i still don't trust him." he sighs softly, wishing for probably the millionth time he was not an omega.
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Link leans against sheik and gives an uneasy smile, "yeah i know. It's best to stay on the side of caution."
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Sheik nods, " yeah, always best to be careful."
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Link is quiet for a minute before he sighs softly, "I know I've said it a thousand times and i'll probably say it even more in the future but... thank you... if it wasnt for you always being careful and always watching out for us i wouldnt be here."
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Sheik looks down and nods slowly, " i just wish i could have prevented it entirely..."
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"I know you do... trust me im pretty sure you're not the only one who thinks that. But what happened, happened and its no ones fault except for the man who did it. I'm just happy i'm here with you guys now. I'm thankful that you guys never gave up on me."
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Sheik growls, " i wish i could have castrated that fucker..."
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Link blinks before giving a sad smile, "i know... honestly when the trial finally ended.... and impa told me he would be in prison for life i was... disappointed that he wasnt given the death penalty. I really thought.... since there were at least 26 different bones-" link grimaces slightly and swallows a bit before shaking his head, "since i wasnt the only victim he'd get sentenced to death but then i found out that other prisoners dont take too kindly to those who hurt kids. Knowing that he is probably wishing for death every day is pretty good for me now."
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Sheik shudders, " to think you almost joined those bones...i hope he spends every day of the rest of his life in misery."
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"I try not to think about it... and as silly as it sounds i try really hard to make every day a memorable day. Even if it was filled with classes and homework i try to enjoy every minute of it... for the kids who cant. " link sighs and shakes his head, "that must sound kinda lame though. "
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Sheik shakes his head, " not at all. but don;t feel obligated to have to live like that for them, if it gets to be too much of a burden. you have to think of yourself first and foremost."
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Link looks at sheik and smiles, "i do. Dont worry about that. You think I'd listen to you if i wasnt trying to take care of myself? "
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Sheik snorts and grins, " you'd listen to me because i'd kick your ass if you didn't. I don;t need to be an alpha to be second in command in this household."
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Link shakes his head, "you're right. You dont need to be an alpha. You're strong and smart and incredibly kind. So, naturally, i listen to you because i respect you and am in awe of how amazing you are. I've never taken your secondary gender into consideration when it comes to the family status."
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Sheik blushes slightly, " kissass." he chuckles softly and shakes his head, " anyway... if you want to get to studying, the library is a nice quiet place in the house."
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Link nods, "when do you normally leave for class?"
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Sheik glances at the clock, " in a few hours. by that time zelda will be up, and we'll get Paya up and going. we don;t usually get there very early."
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Link nods and fiddles with his phone a bit, "alright. I'll set a timer just so i know when to pack up my things. See you in a few." Link gets up and grabs his bag, heading to the library
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Sheik nods, " see you later." he turns on the news and sips his tea while he watches it.
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Link studies for a few hours in the library.
Zelda continues to snore away, sleeping well past her alarm clock
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Sheik spends an hour doing some exercises, then gets a quick shower before heading into Zeldas room and turning the lights on, and opening the blinds, " you overslept again." he goes to Payas room and does the same.
Paya groans and pulls the covers over her head, " 10 more minutes..."
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Zelda groans loudly and slowly sits up, "dont wanna..."
Link is already packed up and standing by the door, waiting for everyone.
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Sheik sighs and yanks the covers off Paya and tosses them in the hall before going to zeldas room and doing the same, " up!"
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Zelda groans and starts getting ready for class, "i dont have speech today so im not gonna wear too much make up. No point in trying to impress xander when i wont see him..."
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Sheik snorts, " don;t care, just get ready."
Paya slowly gets up and gets ready, still half asleep at the kitchen table.
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Zelda yawns and pouts, "so cruel..." she finishes getting ready and goes downstairs to join paya. She grabs a cup of coffee and begins gulping it down
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Sheik puts tea in front of Paya, who starts slowly drinking it, " cruel perhaps, but if someone did not shut their alarm off, we would not need to hurry."
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Zelda gives sheik a half hearted middle finger as she finishes up her coffee, "where's link?"
Link calls out from the foyer as he keeps texting from his phone, "waiting for you slowpokes!"
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Sheik snorts and grins, " hurry up." he heads for the front door, " suppose i should ride with you Link."
Paya finishes her tea and sighs, " come on, lets go Zelly."
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Link looks up at sheik and grins, "unless you want to step out of zelda's hot pink porsche. Up to you though. "
Zelda grabs her bag and keys and heads for the door.
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Sheik snorts, " normally i take my bike thank you. i meant because i need to stay with you." he goes and gets into Links van.
Paya goes to Zeldas car and climbs in.
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Link shrugs and gets in to his van and starts it up, smiling when he feels the familiar rumble of the engine, "she is getting pretty old...." link starts driving to the campus
Zelda gets into her car and starts it up before heading to school behind link
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Sheik nods, " eventually you'll have to get something newer."
Paya dozes in the front seat.
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Link pouts and sighs, "i- i know... I've considered swapping out the engine with a newer one with less miles but when i was looking this engine over i noticed the K frame was rusted. When that goes i'll have no choice but get a whole new vehicle...."
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Sheik looks out his window, " uh, yeah cool. we can get you another rusty crapbucket if you really want."
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Link raises an eyebrow and frowns, "you.... really dont care do you?"
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Sheik blinks and shrugs, " it's a vehicle. i mean, they're cool and all, i love my bike, but if it starts to not work i can just replace it. it's a machine, not something im particularly attached too."
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Link snorts, "but its so much more satisfying to fix something with your own hands and customize things to your style. Make them one of a kind. To KNOW the way the machine works! Its thrilling!"
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Sheik shrugs, " eh whatever. to each their own."
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Link smiles and sighs, "i wish i could be a mechanic... that'd be so much fun." He pulls in to the student parking lot and parks the van before turning it off.
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " and what exactly is stopping you? If that's what you want to do, do it."
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Link frowns and hunches his shoulders a bit, "ah... all the classes are usually filled with alphas ya know? It can be a little intimidating." He hops out of the van in time to see zelda park her porsche.
Zelda sighs and turns off her car, "here we are..."
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Sheik sighs, " ah, yes. that would make it a problem. however im sure we can find a private teacher for you, a beta or another omega so you can learn."
Paya jolts awake and grumbles, climbing from the car dragging her bag as she heads towards the school.
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Link hums softly, "maybe... we'll see. I don't want to over schedule myself. School is tough as it is. Then Thursday's are no go. And now we may have study days coming up." He heads inside before pulling out his cell phone and turning his tracker on.
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Sheik nods, " i don;t mean right now, it can be in the future. i know thursdays are no good, we'll see about the study days. at least you can work on homework during that." he grabs his stuff and heads in, " lets get you to class."
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Link nods and heads to class. He texts ike a quick good morning before turning his phone on silent
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Ike grins when he sees the text and texts back before quickly putting his phone away.
Sheik heads to his own class, making it just before the bell and slipping into his seat.
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After the first class ends link waits in his class for sheik, not wanting to roam the halls alone. He pulls out his phone and smiles at the text from ike. He starts texting ike back, letting him know that he hopes ike is having a good day
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Sheik hurries to Links class once his gets out, escorting him to the next class.
Ike smiles when he sees the text, thanking him and telling him he hopes he's having a good day despite it being school. he puts a few pukey faces after indicating his dislike of classes.
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As link walks beside sheik he chuckles at ike's response before texting back that he's getting escorted everywhere so it's been slightly more interesting than normal
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Sheik grabs Links arm and pulls him aside before he walks into someone else since he's paying attention to his phone, " maybe wait to flirt until you get to class."
Ike makes a frowney face, replying that he wishes that creep would just go suck a bag of dicks and go away.
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Link yelps when sheik tugs him and he blinks and blushes, "ahaaaa sorry, sorry....." he chuckles nervously and runs the back of his head. He gets to class and sits down in his seat before going back to his phone, 'it's okay. Sheik is working on a restraining order so soon noah will have to leave me alone'
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Ike smiles, Good! can;t happen soon enough from what i've heard. wish i could be the fly on the wall when he realizes it's actually real.
Sheik shakes his head, smirking when Link doesn;t deny the flirting and drops him off at class before hurrying to his own.
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Link glances up to see the professor still hasnt arrived yet so he goes back to his phone, 'i'm sure he'll be just as outraged as he was when he found his expensive car was all keyed up. Zelda said she talked to some guys but really no one has proof that any of us did it. I dont have time to explain it right now but a lot of the voicemails he left me are creepy enough to warrant a restriction order... kinda glad he's only a beta.'
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Ike snorts, seriously? niiice. i mean, kinda sucks that his car got messed up, car didn;t do anything. but he totally deserves it. Thought from the way he acted he'd be an alpha. a weak one, but still. want me to go all dominant on his ass?"
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Link covers his face as he tries to hide his chuckles, ' OMG NO. Oh jeez. That'd be the last thing i need. Let's just have the legal system take care of him first. Thank you though.'
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Ike makes a pouting face, aw, you never let me have any fun. he puts a winking face. well if the legal system doesn't do the trick i can always be the back up plan.
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Link smiles and shakes his head, ' of course i dont let you have any fun. I'm too serious, remember?' link glances up to see the professor enter the classroom and he quickly lets ike know before putting his phone away
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Ike laughs softly, right, total stick in the mud. have fun. got free period after this class, so i can bug you lots.
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Links doesnt get the text until class is over and he glances at his phone. He smiles softly and waits by the door, ' hey i have an hour between classes as well! So we can text all we want!' link pauses slightly and frowns as he remembers that typically this brief hour link spends it in a janitorial closet with noah. Link wasnt sure if sheik had a class but if sheik could at least escort him to the CAS then link would at least be in a room with other kids.
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Sheik is there to meet up with Link, " i know this is your off period, but maybe the library or someplace with people?"
Ike grins as he sees the text, that's awesome! how lucky is that? now i've got someone to bother, my roomies both have classes right now so they tend to get pissy if i bug them. what are you up to this upcoming saturday?
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Link looks up at sheik and nods, "actually if you could take me to the CAS that would be great. Michael is working today and he's good. He never liked noah so he'll keep him at bay."
Link looks back at his phone and smiles, i dont blame them. I dont think i'm doing anything. Why?
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Sheik nods and heads with him, dropping him off there.
Ike chuckles, well we could hang out if you're free. don;t have anything particularly fun planned, but we could go hang at the park or something. rent rollerskates maybe.
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Link waves sheik good bye before going over to one of the teachers and after quickly explaining the situation he takes a seat at one of the empty tables and goes back to his phone, I've never rollerskated before. Is it fun?
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yeah it's fun. takes a good bit of practice to get the hang of though, expect a few bruises and a sore ass.
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Link snorts softly, ' i think i can handle having a sore ass.
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Ike snickers, oh baby
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Links eyes widen and he turns bright red he's about to respond when he sees the teacher from before walk in front of the table, his back facing link.
He blinks curiously and leans to the side to look around Michael and he inwardly groans when he sees noah, glaring up at the tall Alpha.
No words are exchanged but the atmosphere reeks of 'challenge me' energy.
Link nervously frowns and raises his phone just enough to take a picture of noah being cut off by the teacher just in time for him to turn around and leave. Michael nods as he watches noah leave before turning around and heading back to the other students.
Link chews on his lip and sighs as he texts ike finally, 'you know i didnt mean it like that.
He quickly pulls the picture he had taken and sends it to sheik.
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Ike chuckles, I know, take a joke.
Sheik frowns when he sees the text, shaking his head but glad that someone had stood up to the beta.
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Link continues to text ike, 'when did you wanna meet on saturday? Could start the day early with some coffee but its up to you.'
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Ike smiles, early is fine by me. just not like, super early. maybe like 9-10ish?
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Link nods thats cool. Anywhere you want to meet for coffee?
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anywhere that's cheap and i can get something to eat, or that's not classy so i can bring my own food lol Ike chuckles and rests his chin on his fist.
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Link hums softly, do you know bridgette's cafe? Its a really nice place. Not money nice but, like, good people nice. Coffee is good but i mainly go there for their pancakes and french toast.
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Ike grimaces, haven;t been there, but are they cheap? i don;t exactly have much i can put out for food. unless they'll let me bring my own, which i will totally do.
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Link deadpans and sighs shaking his head, they arent spendy. However, ....you are hanging with someone who has link follows that sentence with an emoji of money
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Ike sighs, i don't want you to always be buying for me. feels like im using you for your cash.
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...you're not if i'm insisting on paying
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Ike sighs, yeah but still...i feel like a bad alpha letting you do this all the time.
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Link makes a face and sticks his tongue out, 'yeah cool. You have a common secondary gender. What does that have anything to do with us being friends?
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Ike grumbles, it's like a guy letting a girl buy meal and stuff all the time. not that im saying you're like a girl, but i guess it just makes me feel a bit...unmanly
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Link pauses and frowns, his mood quickly dropping, '....ah you know. Maybe i do have something going on saturday.
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Ike grimaces, im sorry, i didn;t mean it that way. though if you don;t want to i totally understand. sorry...
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' i just.... i know you didnt mean it but it makes me really uncomfortable when alphas constantly bring up their class or remind me of mine. Its a big red flag for me. Dont treat me like that just because you're an alpha.
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Ike sighs, sorry. i guess im just not comfortable with relying on others, even if you were an alpha i'd want to pay some of the time. i just don't really like mooching off people. makes me feel like a scummy person.
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Link blinks and smiles softly, ' then just say that. I'm way more okay with you saying that you've been independent long enough to feel weird about someone else paying all the time rather than, IM A BIG ALPHA. I DO THIS.
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Ike chuckles softly, i guess i always thought of it as being part of me being an alpha, but yeah, im a stubborn pain in the ass and im fully aware of this.
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Link nods, ' alright. How about this? I have no problem getting us some good, inexpensive breakfast and in repayment you make sure i have a good time doing whatever. I dont care about the activity but as long as i'm having fun i'll take that as payment? Otherwise, homework is always fun too.
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Ike chuckles softly, deal. will entertain for foods. sounds like a fair trade to me.
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considering i dont know what fun looks like it'll be a perfect trade. So i'll meet you at bridgette's between 9 and 10 on Saturday morning?
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Ike smiles, oh good, then i don;t have to work very hard to entertain you. sounds like a plan.
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Link smiles and keeps texting ike small, mundane things. Eventually the hour passes and link sighs, gotta head to next class. What class do you have next?
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Ike texts back, chuckling softly to himself as they chatter over texts. he sighs when the bell rings, automotive. i actually like the class, but still not as fun as texting you. thanks to it i can keep my bike up and running though.
Sheik arives at the main doorways of where Link is, spotting him and waving.
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Links eyes widen at his phone and he frowns, auto. Soooo lucky!
He looks up and sees sheik and quickly goes over to him, "hey."
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Ike blinks, you into mechanics then? he tilts his head, wondering why the other wouldn't be able to take the class, not thinking about the fact that it tended to be a high testosterone hobby.
Sheik nods, " lets go." he walks Link to his next class.
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Link nods at sheik, following him, yeah of course! How else would i keep the mini mystery machine alive?
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Ike chuckles softly, well why aren;t you taking the class then?
Sheik gets Link to his class, then heads to his own.
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Link sits in his seat and frowns, ....ah... the teacher for that class.... only accepts alphas or betas. He doesnt think... an omega would make a good mechanic.
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Ike blinks and scowls, what a cunt. tell you what, im not any sort of pro or anything, but i'd be happy to teach you what i know and what i learn?
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Link smiles and chuckles softly, thanks but currently i'm gonna focus on my full schedule first before i shove more things into it.
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Ike shrugs, fair enough. though since im free on saturdays most of the time, feel free to schedule that for some mechanical lessons.
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Link snorts softly, alright alright, i'll keep that in mind.
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Ike smiles, good, you do that. gotta go, teacher's here. he sends that off and quickly puts his phone away, ready to get to work.
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link smiles and puts his phone away. The rest of the day goes by just as boring and link does his best to get through as much of it without getting bored as he can. When the last class is over with he gets up and grabs his bag, heading out of the room with the other students
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Sheik meets Link outside of his last class shortly after the bell rings, " alright, well care to give me a lift home or do i have to ride with the girls?"
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Link looks at sheik and smiles, "Yeah I can give ya a ride." He heads out to his van, knowing that sheik would follow
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Sheik follows and climbs in shotgun.
Ike gets on his bike and speeds home, hurrying back to change into his work clothes before driving off to work.
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Link drives sheik back in to the mansion and puts the car in park, "Alright. Thanks for following me around all day."
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Sheik gets out and nods, " yeah, no problem. i suggest you come over here early in the morning, or stay at home to study until the paperwork goes through."
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Link blinks and sighs, "Oh... yeah. Yeah, okay."
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Sheik nods, " see you in the morning then." he heads inside.
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link nods and leaves, heading back to his dorm
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Sheik heads to the library to study, knowing the girls are probably not coming home right away.
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The next few days are roughly the same and the week goes by quickly for link. He sighs as he leaves his last class, thankful that its friday
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Sheik gets home on friday and checks his phone, glad when he sees a message from their lawyer. He texts Link, paperwork went through, you officially have a restraining order on Noah.
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Link looks at his phone and smiles, "oh... thank god."
aaaah! What a relief! Thank you sheik.
Link gets in to his van and heads to the dorm
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Sheik smiles, it's active now, but we'll be getting the papers for you to keep with you in a few days. or the copies of them anyway.
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Link gets to his dorm and heads inside. He looks back at his phone and sends sheik a quick reply before pulling up ike's texts, guess what? Papers went through. I officially have a restraining order!
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Ike glances at his phone once he gets home and grins, excellent! now if that dickbag comes anywhere near you, you can call the popos on his ass! you'd better record it if you get to see his reaction.
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Link smiles yeah. Just wish i didnt have to call the police...just wish the papers are enough to keep him at bay.
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Ike sighs softly, i hear ya. i hope it keeps him away, but if it doesn't, it'll be youtube gold for sure. we could get rich off the views. well, you're already rich, maybe you could give it to me so i can get rich.
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Link snorts, i could just... make you rich
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Ike rolls his eyes, yeah but that would just be taking your money. this way, i could make my own fortune, and we can both be rich.
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Link laughs softly alright alright! I'm gonna work on some homework and then i'm hitting the hay. Having an escort is exhausting and i need my beauty rest!
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Ike blinks and smirks, trust me, the beauty rest is not needed. but i'll let you do your boring homework and sleep anyway. see you in the morning.
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Link blushes and he shakes his head quickly. He gets up and goes to his kitchen, grabbing a glass and filling it up with water before taking small sips from it. He sets the cup down and frowns, "what on earth does he mean by that..." link sighs and looks at his phone, aahahahahaaaa... thanks i think? See you in the morning.
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you're very welcome Ike puts his phone away and gets to work on his own homework, wanting to not have to worry about it for the weekend.
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As it starts to get late link finishes everything he had before getting ready for bed. He pops a pill in to his mouth and snuggles in to his bed, excited for tomorrow
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Ike goes to sleep once all his work is done, somewhat late at night.
Early the next morning he gets up, making his way out to his bike after googling the place they're to meet and driving over there on his bike. he gets there about 9:40ish, parking and going in, still yawning.
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Link is already there, sitting more towards the back in a booth by the window. His hair pulled back in a low ponytail, no glasses in favor of his contacts, a pink baggy sweater and a pair of light blue denim jeans. He looks over at the chime from the door and smiles when he sees Ike, "Mornin'!"
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Ike smiles and walks over, yawning slightly as he slides into the seat across from him, " good morning to you as well."
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Link watches ike yawn and chuckles, "Jeez are you gonna save me some of that oxygen? You need me to order you some coffee?"
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Ike smirks, " nope, all mine. Sure, coffee sounds great."
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link nods, "Do you want me to order you food as well or do you want coffee first so you're awake enough to read their menu?"
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Ike hums softly, " whatever, i trust you to be able to order something decent. plus im not picky."
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Link smiles and gets up and goes over to the counter, chatting with the girl behind the counter
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Ike leans back as he tries to wake himself up more.
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After a bit Link returns and sits down, "They'll be out soon with our order. Do you seriously not wake up this early?"
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Ike yawns, " not on saturdays... i stay up late to get all of my homework done, and usually that's most of my homework from the week too."
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Link tilts his head, "do you work after classes too?"
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Ike nods, " either work or football practice. and seeing as football is what's paying for my college, gotta keep up on that."
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Link blinks and nods, "fair enough."
Soon a waitress comes over with a large pot of coffee and a couple of mugs. She sets a bowl of single serve creamers down on the table as well as the mugs before pouring each cup full, "your order is just about ready!" She smiles and walks back to the kitchen
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Ike smiles, " thanks." he pours some cream and sugar into his before taking a large swig, " ow hot, but so good..."
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Link chuckles and takes his cup, taking small sips in between blowing on it.
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Ike grins sleepily, " so, ready for some random ass shit today?"
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Link chuckles, "sure am. What do you have plans for?"
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Ike chuckles, " not much really. head to the big park, maybe rent some rollerblades, play on the playground equipment like oversized children, there's a water area there too, which is pretty fun."
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Link smiles and takes another sip, "sounds amazing."
The waitress comes back with a large platter of food and sets them down on the table, "here we are~ is there anything else i can get for you two?"
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Ike grins, " syrup for the pancakes? everything looks beautiful otherwise." he take a swallow of coffee and pulls a plate towards himself.
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The waitress nods and leaves, returning with a container of syrup, "here you are hunny~" she smiles at ike and leaves.
Link smiles and starts taking a few bites of his food
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Ike drizzles syrup on his pancakes before taking a large bite, making a pleasured noise.
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Link takes a few more bites of food before going back to his coffee
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Ike quickly chows his way through his food, seeming much more awake after sugar and a few cups of coffee, " man that hit the spot. dunno how long it's been since i've had pancakes."
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Link chuckles as he finishes the smaller portion of food he had, "Good. I'm glad you got enough."
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Ike blinks, " oof, sorry i didn;t realize you had a small amount. did you get enough?"
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Link blinks before chuckling, "this is actually a lot more than i normally eat so dont worry, i got plenty. "
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Ike nods, " oh good. gotta say, sugar and carbs are my jam." He grins, " wanna have some more coffee before we go or we good?"
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Link smiles, "i'm personally good, but you can help yourself."
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Ike stretches, " nah im awake enough." he gets up, " so, we gonna take my bike, or we gonna shove her into your van like before?"
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Link smiles and gets up, "your bike is faster." He tosses more than enough to cover the bill and then some before heading outside
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Ike hands Link the extra helmet and straps his own on, slinging his leg over the bike and revving it up.
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Link gets the helmet on and hops on behind ike, wrapping his arms around ike's waist
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Ike grins and speeds off towards the park. soon he gets to it and parks, taking his helmet off, " here we are, best park around."
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Link gets off and removes his helmet, "is that so? Well, show me why then. Gotta back that claim up."
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Ike chuckles and puts both the helmets away. He then clears his throat, " this way please. to our right, we have wide open ample grassy fields with both flat, and hilly areas, perfect for sports, flying kites, rolling down hills, sledding, and many other activities. to our left, a beautiful large pond, or small lake depending how on how wish to define it, with boat and fishing gear rental, and a roped off swimming area as well, for any small body of water aquatic enjoyments. And ahead we have state of the art playground equipment, as well as a water area perfect for cooling off on those hot summer days. and slightly past that is a small roller skating area, and a little further yet is a more advanced rollerblading slash skateboard area." he shows off like a tour guide, grinning the whole time. " and what would you like to try first?"
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Link starts laughing and he shakes his head, "alright, alright you sold me on the park. Lets play on the equipment and make parents concerned."
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Ike chuckles, " i like the way you think." he grabs Links hand and tugs him towards the equipment, running over laughing and climbing up to a slide, letting go of Link before he goes sliding down, having to shove himself through a narrow part designed for a much smaller body, " weeeee!"
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Link snorts as he watches ike before getting on the equipment and climbing all over it
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Ike finds the monkey bars and easily pulls himself up between them, climbing on top and looking down with a grin.
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Link looks over at him and chuckles, "of course you have to be on top."
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Ike waggles his eyebrows, " you know it baby." he grins.
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Link snorts and shakes his head. He jumps down from his spot and goes over to a large construction of thick rope and tunnels before climbing in
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Ike hollers, " but i'll let you be on top if you wanna!" he laughs and jumps down, running over to where Link climbed into the tunnels.
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Link turns bright red and looks at ike, "dude! Children are present! And no! Friends only."
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Ike laughs, " im just joking, and it's not like they have any idea what i mean."
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Link shudders and shakes his head, "Your crazy. The parents will notice if they havent already." He playfully shoves Ike
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Ike chuckles, " so? what are they going to do? explain to their kids why it's naughty?"
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Link shrugs, "No... but..." he bites his lip before shaking his head, "It's whatever."
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Ike chuckles, " settle down, im making sure that unless they're old enough to know, they'll just assume it's nothing bad. after all, you could be on top of the money bars too. im just trying to have some fun, you know?"
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Link blushes and rubs his arm, "I... i suppose..." link frowns, "I'm sorry....I'm just used to being super paranoid over what I do in public when sheik or impa arent around. I'd just hate to give any paparazzi's a story for their stupid magazine's..."
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Ike blinks, " oh right, forgot about that. sorry, i'll watch what i say and do a bit more. or try to anyway, if i get out of line just let me know."
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Link blinks and glances at ike, "You sure you're okay with that?"
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Ike nods, " yeah of course. i don;t want you to have to deal with unneeded shit just because i like being obnoxious."
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Link snorts and smirks, "You remind me of my 17 year old self."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " whatever. anyway, we gonna hide in these tunnels and whisper like we're doing naughty things or are we gonna go have some fun?"
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Link chuckles, "for you that could be both." Link quickly gets out of the tunnel before climbing up on the rope jungle gym
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Ike waggles his eyebrows and then climbs out, " you know it." He quickly climbs to the top of the rope jungle gym and hooks his knees on one of the ropes before danging upsidedown by just his knees.
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Link laughs and continues to play at the playground for a good hour or so with ike
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Ike keeps playing around, after awhile climbing down, " want to do something else? the water area is free, we can cool off there."
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Link looks over at him, "Uh sure." He climbs down carefully.
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Ike grins, " great!" he grabs Links arm and tugs him towards the water area.
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Link lets him be dragged by ike, glancing at the equipment of the water area
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Ike goes over to the large concrete area with grates, going over to a button and pushing it. water starts intermittently spraying around the area.
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Link watches the water spray and he takes a step back, "Are you planning on cooling off, or getting yourself soaked?"
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Ike blinks, " well i was gonna cool off, that way we don;t have to sit around here for too long to dry back off. unless you want to do that, which is totally fine by me."
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Link snorts, "I just wanted to make sure you weren't going to get me drenched. It would not be a good idea."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " why's that?"
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Link balks and blushes, "This sweater would not do well soggy, im only wearing a light tank under neath, and my pants are skin tight so if they get wet it would be uncomfortable."
(game grumps are live streaming the hopeful end of skyward sword and they are doing the final fight with ghirahim where i gave up at so im enjoying arin fighting him)
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Ike nods, " gotcha. minimal sprinkling then, duly noted." Ike places his hand over one of the streams of water and angles it so it'll spray Link lightly.
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Link ducks his head a bit and closes his eyes tightly. Even though the water was light and his actions were a bit exaggerated, he couldnt help the sudden reaction.
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Ike chuckles softly, " scared of a little water? alright i'll stop." he moves his hand so he sprays himself down, " damn that feels good. alright, lightly sprayed, check. what next?" he pulls his hand from the water and shakes the water from it.
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Link watches Ike and blushes a little before clearing his throat and looking away, "Ah...I suppose we could enjoy the lake a little."
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Ike nods, " sure, sounds good to me. free stuff would be swimming or just hanging around the lake. but i didn;t bring trunks. or we can rent a boat, row or paddle, or rent some fishing gear and see what we can catch."
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Link shrugs, "I dont mind either way. Although swimming is out of the question today. I dont have any trunks either and this isnt a private party where underwear is suitable." He smiles, "I have not really done anything that involves water though... like fishing or anything like that so i'm pretty much a newbie."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah i think swimming is a pass for me too. so that leaves boating or fishing. either is good with me. i can help show you how to fish, or if ou just wanna chat and hang on the water, paddle boats are pretty straight forward. you just push the pedals like a bike."
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Link hums softly and smiles, "We can do the boats. I feel like if I wanted to go fishing I'd like to go on an actual lake. Maybe be dressed a bit more appropriately for such things."
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Ike snorts, " you don;t have to dress a certain way to fish. the fish don;t give a shit what you're wearing. this place is stocked mostly with little sunnies and stuff to amuse kids. paddle boat sounds good to me." he walks over to the rental booth, " heyo! we'd like to rent one of the paddle boats? not one of the giant swan ones preferably."
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The guy behind the booth looks over at ike, "certainly! I got quite a few-" he glances behind ike and pauses briefly when he sees link, obviously not used to seeing one of the kids from the richest family at the park, "u- uh y- yeah quite a few back here that are normal. " he quickly sets up a normal paddle boat up.
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Ike blinks, looking a bit confused by the reaction before looking back at Link, " figured we wouldn't want one of the giant swan ones. they're a bit uhh... obnoxious." he laughs softly and pulls out his wallet, starting to count out the money for the rental.
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Link glances at ike and his wallet, frowning slightly, "I can get it."
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Ike blinks, " i was going to use some of the money you had left at my house... but if you're sure."
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Link nods, "keep that for rent or save it in case you get sick and can't go to work, ya know? I can take care of this." He pulls out his wallet.
The rental guy gets the boat situated before going back to his counter, "all ready for you two."
Link goes over to the counter and pays for the rental.
The worker shakes a bit as he touches links money, "Th-Thank you sir!"
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Ike chuckles, " alright alright." he puts his money away and smiles, " dude you don;t have to be so nervous. he's not gonna bite."
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Link looks at ike and shakes his head, "its alright. A lot of people are like that."
Link looks at the guy and smiles, "thank you."
The guy looks between link and ike before nodding
Link grabs ikes arm, "c'mon, lets go enjoy the lake."
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Ike blinks and lets himself be dragged along, " well yeah sure." he smiles as they get to the boat and climbs in carefully to avoid rocking it too much, " alrighty... just try not to tip us."
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Link watches Ike before carefully getting in to his side, "Considering Im sure you're twice my weight in muscles alone I dont think it's me who could tip this thing over."
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Ike laughs softly, " true, a kitten looks like it'd weigh more. i just meant the weight shifting." once Link in in he starts peddling, starting the thing going forward out onto the water.
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Link blinks as he gets his legs in the pedals and moves as well, "it sure is nice out here."
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Ike nods, " yeah, it's a great day for this. clear and sunny with just a little breeze." he paddles them out to the middle and stops, " now this is a nice place to chill, no people to pester you out here huh? except me that is." he chuckles softly.
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Link looks at ike and smiles, "thats alright. I think if i had to be pestered by anyone i'm glad its you."
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Ike chuckles " well, im happy to be your official pesterer then."
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Link smiles before looking up at the sky, "im glad to be here. Its so peaceful...."
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Ike smiles gently, " im glad... you know, there's some food places not far. we could go get something to eat and bring it out here on the boat."
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Link looks at ike, "....you sure? There aren't any ducks around, right? I don't want them to accidentally get a hold of human food. " he glances around the lake, trying to see if he can spot any
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Ike looks around, " i mean, there's a few. but if we're careful it ought to be alright. we could try and get some lettuce for them if you want, that's okay for ducks right?"
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Link thinks about it for a minute, "that... should be fine. Lettuce definitely wont expand in there stomachs."
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Ike nods and paddles the boat back to the shore near the rental hut, " we'll be back for another go in a bit!" He gets out and holds his hand out to Link to help him out, " so, do we wanna get fast food, pizza, sandwiches... what are you craving? we can get the lettuce at the convenience store."
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Link takes ike's hand and carefully gets out of the boat, "not pizza. Too greasy. Fast food or sandwiches would be fine."
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Ike nods, " alright. so like burgers and fries or should we just get some sandwiches and chips? i suppose sandwiches are a little less messy, and either way we can grab a few sodas to drink out there. im good with anything, so whatever you want."
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"Burgers and fries are good. Havent had fast food burgers in sooo long."
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Ike nods, " alright. well we can go cheap mcdornalds, or we could go to 4 dudes. they're more expensive but also super good. i've been there just once, but it was great."
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"Mcdornalds is fine. Think i had them once. back when I was 6 or something."
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Ike chuckles and heads for the fast food place, it being just a couple blocks away. He opens the door for Link.
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Link says a quick thanks as he heads inside, "sooo i'm gonna let you pick food for me."
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Ike nods and looks over the menu, " hm, lets just get a little variety to make sure you get something you like okay? so... lets get a grilled chicken sandwich, a bacon cheeseburger, some nuggets, and two fries and two drinks? it's not as much as it sounds like, and i'll eat whatever you don;t want."
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Link snorts softly, "ike, i bought a hundred dollars worth of chinese. Im sure it'll be fine." He hands ike his credit card, "get whatever you want."
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Ike laughs softly, " well i don;t want a hundred bucks of food to carry around." he takes the card and goes up, placing the order and adding a couple other things on for Link to try, and a couple shakes as well. he hands the card back once it's done and waits, gathering up the bag of food and the shakes, handing the empty cups to Link, " think you could get us a couple sodas? i'll do some root beer."
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Link nods, "any ice or no?"
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Ike shakes his head, " nah i'll pass. oh right, we'll have to swing by that gas station and get the lettuce for the ducks too. this is gonna be great." he holds all of their food, grinning.
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Link fills up the cups and puts the lids on them. He snags a couple of straws before going over to ike, "lead the way."
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Ike nods and heads to the nearest gas station, sweet talking a head of wilted lettuce that was going to get tossed out anyway from the manager before heading back to the lake, extremely pleased with himself.
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Link snorts as he watches ike the entire time, amused with the sweet talking. He follows closely behind ike, chuckling, "well you certainly had a victory back there."
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Ike grins and chuckles, " what can i say? i've had a lot of practice talking my way out of sticky situations. And knowing how to charm people into giving out freebies is also a very useful talent." he sets the food into the boat and climbs in, getting things arranged before taking the drinks so Link can get in. " plus now the ducks get chow that would have just been an addition to a landfill. win win in my book."
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Link smiles at the thoughtfulness of ike's actions before carefully getting in, "you're right. That is a win win."
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Ike waits until Link is settled in and hands his drink back, keeping his own, " alright, lets get out to the middle and enjoy our picnic." he grins and starts paddling, being careful with their food.
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Link chuckles and takes a sip of his soda as he helps paddle
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Once out in the middle Ike grabs the food and sets it between them, " alright, since you don;t know what you like, feel free to try everything. i'll eat anything you don;t like or whatever you decide not to eat. and of course one of the shakes and fries is yours, can't forget that." he pulls out his own fry and munches a few while he waits for Link to decide what he wants.
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Link blinks and looks at the burgers curiously. He hesitantly grabs a regular cheeseburger and his fries, "eh. Never been too picky. I suppose thats a silver lining when it comes to being a starving child. You learn not to be a picky eater real quick."
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Ike blinks and tilts his head, " starving child? i mean yeah some families in foster aren;t the best, but starving?"
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Link flinches slightly and looks away, "ah... well... ahhhh... after the incident with my father and the.... murders it was just my mom and i and...she didnt make the best money. Our family never really did. Apparently my grandparents didnt like my mom so they had cut her out of the family wealth entirely."
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Ike blinks, " oh... sorry to hear that... u, well seriously, have whatever you want, im not picky either. don;t forget you have ice cream too..." ah shit, he hadn;t meant to bring up painful memories. he grabs a sandwich and bites into it, hoping a full mouth would keep him from asking more stupid questions.
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Link looks at ike and frowns before shrugging. "Its fine. What happened, happened. I know.... the article didnt go in to much detail of our life. Impa kind of paid off a lot of people to ensure the public only knew the bare minimum...so its not your fault for not knowing." Link bites in to his burger, chewing slowly before swallowing, "if you want to ask questions you can. Usually i'm okay with spilling the beans on a lot of unimportant shit. But if i cant tell you, i just wont."
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Ike nods, " yeah, i hear ya... i don;t blame your family to want to keep a lot of it under wraps. if you want to share, i'll listen. im not going to pry though. i know things can be tough."
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Link chuckles, "well, unless there's a reason for it, i probably won't tell ya. If you ask or something happens to where i need to give you some info i will but otherwise i kinda have a family therapist that i've been seeing for a long time."
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Ike nods, " fair enough." he finishes off the sandwich and goes for the chicken nuggets, opening a BBQ packet and dunking the meat into it before munching it.
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Link finishes off his burger before digging in to his shake, "thank you for the food by the way. "
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Ike snorts, " don't thank me, all i did was order it. you bought." he eats the nuggets and grabs another sandwich, taking sips of his drink inbetween bites.
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Link smiles, "Yeah.... but i probably would never have had this again if i wasnt hanging out with you."
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Ike shrugs, " well it's not like it's anything fancy or great. it's cheap greasy fast food. not exactly something i'd jump for joy over. but chilling out on the lake and having chow is really peaceful."
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Link chuckles and continues eating
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Ike soon polishes off whatever Link didn;t want to eat, laying back and patting his stomach, " man... hanging out with you is the best, i might actually gain a little weight if i keep this up."
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Link snorts, "wouldnt be fat though. You'll get more muscle if anything."
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Ike shrugs, " nah, actually coach and the nurse have been pestering me to get a little more body fat, im pretty lean right now. couldn;t really afford to eat as much as it'd take though, so if i get a little padding they'll stop bugging me."
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Link looks at ike and frowns, "really? Well, if your body needs it..." he looks back at the water and nods, "well, if you're gonna be my friend you're gonna have to be healthy. So i'll feed ya food. "
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Ike chuckles, " well don;t worry about it, i mean if we keep happening to do things like this it's great, but i'll be fine. just because my body fat is a bit low doesn;t mean im unhealthy, just wouldn;t have as much reserves if i got sick or something."
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Link looks at ike, "exactly! You gotta be ready for the 'what-ifs'! Id feel terrible if you got sick."
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Ike shrugs, " well yeah, but i'll be fine. seriously you don;t have to fuss over me. it's more than i should be asking that you're feeding me so much already."
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Link pouts, "i... have too much money and i don't care about how i spend it. Let me do this. "
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Ike wants to protest but stops himself, sighing, " alright... fine. you can fatten me up." he grins, " but if i can;t get a date because you made me chubby, im blaming you."
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Link snorts before full blown laughing, "You? Chubby? Doubt it. But I suppose if for whatever reason it does happen I'll just have to take responsibility."
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Ike grins, " alright then." he grabs the lettuce and opens it, starting to tear off chunks. Ducks from around the lake had noticed them eating and were slowly surrounding the boat. He tosses a bit to them and they dive after it eagerly. He holds it out to link, " here."
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Link takes the lettuce and blinks. He glances back at the water and his eyes widen slightly, "Holy crud They are quiet when they want to be..." He tears the lettuce off a bit before tossing it out in to the lake
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Ike laughs softly, " good thing they're harmless. otherwise if they were hunting us we'd be dead."
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Link quickly looks at ike, "ducks are NOT harmless. They can get quite vicious when they need to be. We have some ducks at campus near the statue of grandpa and they tend to attack the students if they get too close. Problem is most students have to walk past that area to get to a certain class."
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Ike winces, " okay i get it. sorry, i meant more dangerous like, a lion or something. not life threatening. um, suppose you could like try and get rid of the ducks maybe?"
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Link shakes his head, "nope. I want them there. They shit on that stupid statue all the time and sheik and i are hoping that someday ganon ends up needing to walk through that path."
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Ike laughs softly, " fair enough. we can always put some food there to make them shit more, and could try and uh... reroute ganons path sometime."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "don't worry about ganons path. Sheik has been looking into it for me. But yeah, leaving food there would help. If it ever happens i'll let you know. Send ya pics. "
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Ike chuckles, " take a friggen video. afv for the win."
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Link snorts, "pretty sure id be dead if i did that."
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Ike snickers, " hey, at least you'd go out in style. well, if nothing else take a video so that i can enjoy the scene."
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Link snorts, "i'll send ya something." He tosses more lettuce out to the ducks and sighs
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Ike blinks when he hears the sigh and looks at Link curiously, " you alright?"
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Link nods, "yeah... just enjoying myself...kinda wish i could do this everyday. It's very relaxing."
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Ike chuckles, " it wouldn;t be as nice if you did it every day. but i get what you mean, we can certainly do this again if you want to. almost feels like we're alone in the world, out here on the water like this..."
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Link nods and watches the water ripple around their boat, "i should try to get the others out here. I think the girls would love to do something like this. "
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Ike chuckles, " probably. you'd need a bigger boat though, the rowboat maybe. this is made for two people."
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Link smiles and looks at Ike, "Paya and zelda would go together. Sheik would refuse and sit around, keeping a watch on all of us. I would... probably sit by sheik."
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Ike snorts, " or you could come out on the water with me. and we can like, race us against the girls."
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Link blinks and looks at Ike, "You'd hang out with me.... while my other family is around? Im gonna warn ya, they can be a little too much."
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Ike nods, " why not? i mean, i don;t get many days off, but if you want to let them in on our little outings, that's fine with me. i think i'll manage."
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Link blinks before smiling softly, "Alright.... I'll let them know that you're interested in something like that."
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Ike nods, " alright. maybe next weekend? who knows. otherwise if you want to keep this just between us that's fine too."
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Link chuckles, "I'll ask them. Maybe they'll stop asking me about you once they hang out with you."
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Ike chuckles, " alright. they've been that curious?"
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Link nods, "A little bit. It's rare for someone to want to stick around me. If there is, they tend to not be on the... nefarious side... So! they tend to be hyper critical over who suddenly shows up in my life."
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Ike blinks, " fair enough i suppose. do i have to worry about them like, trying to spy on me or anything?"
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Link freezes slightly and turns pale, "Ahhh...we-well..."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " okay, note to self, don;t let them into my apartment unless i want them having video of what i do in my room at night..."
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Link shakes his head, "Sheik doesnt have to get in to your apartment to find out about you. I already gave him a warning and he promised not to dig too deep. Just enough to know that you wont intentionally hurt me."
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Ike chuckles, " alright. well i don;t have much for skeletons in my closet. i mean, i've got my own issues and he'll probably find that pretty easy, but i don;t like, sell drugs or pimp on the side."
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Link smiles and shakes his head, "He cant really judge on personal baggage all things considering."
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Ike nods, " yeah i know. just letting you know im no perfect little angel. but im fairly clean all things considered."
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Link smiles at ike before glancing up at the sky, "and there's no way you'd be a dick to me. I can tell." His eyes catch something to the west and frowns at the dark clouds crawling towards the town, "We....should probably cut this boat thing a bit short."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah i try not to be a dick to anyone in general." Ike frowns and looks over, " ah, yeah probably should cut this short. so... someplace indoors if you want to keep hanging out." he quickly paddles to shore.
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Link collects their garbage as ike paddles to the shore, "We should uh... probably get back to my van."
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IKe nods, " yeah probably the best idea. Oof riding home in the rain after this is gonna suck, but i've done worse." he hops out of the boat once they get to shore and helps pull it up onto the beach before going over to the rental hut and letting the guy know they were done. he then helps collect all the garbage and toss it in a bin. He then pulls Link to his motorcycle and and handing over the spare helmet before clipping his own on and swining his leg over the bike and starting it.
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Link gets the helmet on and quickly hops on behind ike, "if you can beat the storm we can get your bike in my van like we did that one day."
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Ike nods, " i can try. Hold on!" he revves the bike and takes off, driving faster than he normally would, darting through traffic as he tries to outrun the storm. Before long he reaches Links van, screeching to a stop behind it, " lets get this sucker in there and get out of here before the storm hits!"
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Most of the sky has darken and the sound of rolling thunder can be heard in the distance, light rain just barely beginning to sprinkle a bit
Link quickly hops off the bike and tosses ike his helmet as he goes over to his van and unlocks it, "alright! Just in time." He opens the back doors and gets out of the way so ike can put the bike inside.
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Ike hauls his bike into the van and hurries around and hops into the front passenger side, " awesome, just in time. so, where to then?"
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Link makes sure the back is closed up tight before getting in to the driver side. He's slightly damp and he turns on the vehicle, letting the heater warm him up, "damn the rain is cold today." He looks at ike and smiles, "well, either my place or yours if you wanted to keep hanging out."
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Ike nods, " yeah it's cold. brrr. thanks, i would not have enjoyed driving in that. as for where to go, it's up to you. If we go to my place it'll be pretty quiet, Sothe is usually out, and Soren doesn;t usually come out of his room much. but if you wanna hang at your place i know that my place is kind of a crap shoot."
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Link chuckles softly, "how about my place. I'll get us some hot cocoa going and we can watch something while we're wait for the storm to pass. "
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Ike shrugs, " sure, might as well get the girl grill session over with sooner rather than later."
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Link chuckles before shaking his head, "oh god no. Not their place. My place. I live at the dorms by myself. The same place you spent five minutes in when you got shit faced and i had to get you in to a bed. "
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Ike blinks and nods, " ah gotcha. sounds good." he grins, " awww, you want to take me back to your place allll aloooooone."
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Link blushes before playing shoving ike, "knock it off ya weirdo. " he starts up his van and begins driving back to campus
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Ike laughs softly, " naw, you like it." he grins and gently nudges Link, careful to not disturb his driving.
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Link pulls up to his designated parking spot, the rain starting to downpour. He turns off the van and glances at ike, "ready to get drenched? "
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Ike waggles his eyebrows, " you know it baby." he laughs softly and gets ready to dash for the door.
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Link smirks and runs out his door, quickly locking the vehicle before running to the entrance of the building and quickly getting inside
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Ike bolts with him, getting inside with the other and shaking his head and flinging the water from his hair all over, " damn that's a hellofa downpour."
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Link chuckles and gets his ponytail out so he can shake his own hair out. He walks down the hall to his dorm
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Ike follows him down the hall, " i hope it dies down before nighttime. i'd hate to make you drive me all the way home in this weather. suppose i could sleep here, but that's only a backup."
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Link snorts, "its fine. " he reaches his door and unlocks it before going inside, "ignore the mess. I wasnt expecting company." He holds the door open for ike into his spotless apartment, the only sign of a 'mess' being a plate in the sink and a blanket bundled into the corner of the couch
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Ike walks in and raises an eyebrow, " uh, right...'mess'. whatever cleaning fairy got rid of your mess, give them my address."
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Link blushes and goes inside, closing his door, "there is a mess. I normally never have this blanket out here and normally my sink is empty." He huffs before going to the bathroom and grabs a couple of towels, tossing one to ike, "whatever is wet that you want dried you should give to me. I can pop them in my dryer."
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Ike chuckles, " well im soaked so pretty much everything, but i think you'd rather not have me strip here totally." he pulls his shirt and pants off, wrapping the towel around his waist after using it to dry off a bit to preserve his modesty.
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Link shrugs, "i have plenty of blankets for you to hide in." Link takes ike's clothes and tosses them in the dryer before he begins stripping.
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Ike shrugs, " well i guess take the rest then." he pulls his boxers off and tosses those to him as well.
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Link does his best not to look at ike's boxers as he tosses those in along with his shirt, pants and socks. He heads to his room and grabs a fluffy blanket, holding it out to ike, "here."
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Ike takes the blanket and sits on the floor, wrapping the blanket around himself to cover himself entirely, " thanks."
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"Yup." Link pulls his underwear off and tosses them in the dryer and he turns it on before going to his room for a change of clothes, "feel free to turn on the tv! Remote is on the coffee table!"
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Ike grabs the remote and turns the tv on, " hey Link, we're naked alone in your apartment." he laughs internally, while also being glad that he had a blanket covering him as the thought did make him react.
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Link blinks and gets pajama bottoms on and another fluffy sweater, "yeah? What of it?" He heads to the kitchen and gets his kettle going, "cocoa or tea?"
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Ike snorts, " you really don;t have a dirty mind at all." He shakes his head and flips channels, " um, cocoa i guess. haven;t had that in an eternity."
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Link shrugs, "i do have a dirty mind. I just know that nothing would ever happen."
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Ike pouts, " awww, talk about crushing my hopes and dreams." he chuckles softly, joking.
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Link snorts and goes over to ike with a cup of cocoa in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, "here you go." He holds out the cup for ike, "and its good to have your hopes and dreams crushed every once in a while. Builds character. Puts hair on your chest."
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Ike snorts, " yeah i think i've built enough character, and while im no gorilla, i think i can call myself good on the chest hair department." he takes the mug and takes a sip, " hoo man that's sweet. i forgot how sweet this stuff was. god, i think last time i had some was like, 6 years ago?"
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Link sits down next to ike and chuckles before taking a sip of his tea, "yeah thats why i stuck to tea. And to be honest i'm kinda glad you're not a gorilla. The over abundance of hair is... not really appealing to me. Too many adults in my life with too much hair has made it not entirely attractive to me. Some hair is fine. Not everyone is a smooth as a baby's ass but when it gets to the point that your chest hair can get caught in a zipper i have to call it quits."
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Ike chuckles and nods, " well, hopefully my hair quantity is satisfactory." he lets the Blanket drop a bit to expose his chest, waggling his eyebrows.
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Links eyes dart to ike's chest and he quickly looks away, bright red, "dude. Watch the tv. "
(At least ike is just being a shit and not an alpha asshole. Dude could be putting out pheromones to send links body in to overdrive if he really wanted to fuck him. )
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Ike laughs softly, " made you look~ and i am watching tv." he snickers and leaves the blanket uncovering his chest, leaning back against the couch while looking at the tv.
(yup. he's being an ass, but not trying to be a total jackass.)
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Link tries not to look at ike and just pay attention to whats on his 85" flat screen smart tv. Of course he looked. Ideally, ike is the perfect kind of person link enjoyed being with. He has muscles, he's taller than link, he had a good amount of hair on his chest, and as conceited as it sounds the fact that ike is an alpha is a perk. All alpha's have larger than normal dicks and... yeah. Not that he's seen ike's dick, but he was sure that ike would have a good dick. Links face continues to get redder as the dirty thoughts keep popping up in to his head
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Ike watches the tv, glued to the channel he normally never got to watch, while sipping at the cocoa. He'd probably be getting an even worse boner if he knew what Link was thinking about, but for now he had totally forgotten he had his chest out and was just relaxing.
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Link looks at his tea and sips from it. He is going to have to check his calendar to make sure he wasnt getting aroused do to his heat. He was more than certain he wasnt due until next week, but it was always good to just double check.
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Ike shifts and the blanket falls a bit more, exposing some nice abs. he sets the empty cocoa mug aside and cheers at the tv.
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Links eyes glance at ike's abs and he turns even more red. He inwardly curses at himself for looking. He looks out his window and huffs when he sees that its still storming out
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It goes to commercial and Ike glances down, " oh whoops. blanket slipped a bit, glad it didn't go any further." he chuckles and pulls the blanket up to cover himself back up. " so... seems like its gonna be nasty out for awhile."
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Link pulls out his phone and checks the weather, "ah. Says it'll stop raining at 5am... sooooooo you can spend the night if you want. And in the morning before you have to go to work i can help you get your bike out of my van. If thats okay with you."
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Ike grimaces, " ooo, yeah that'd be great. this downpour is not something i'd like to go out in if i can avoid it. there should be enough time for me to get home and get my work clothes in the morning. that'll work if you're alright with that?"
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Link nods, "yeah thats fine. This couch doubles as a hide-a-bed so either one of us could sleep on it. I slept on it last time."
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Ike winces, " oof. sorry, you should have put me on that instead. i shouldn;t be kicking you out of your own bed. the couch will suffice just fine for me. anyway since im going to be staying overnight, we should probably think about dinner. not to be greedy or anything."
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Link smiles and gets up, "the couch isnt that bad. It's mattress is one of a kind and it can warm up when i turn it on. One of the best things i bought for myself. "
He heads to his kitchen and hums softly, "what do you want for dinner? "
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Ike chuckles, " fancy. never been on a bed that fancy before." he shrugs, " im good with just about anything. im not gonna complain when someone else is making or buying."
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Link looks through his fridge and cupboards before looking at ike, "ever had homemade pizza? "
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Ike blinks, " uh, no. can;t say i ever had. unless frozen pizza from the store counts."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "no frozen pizza doesnt count." He pulls out a large container of flour and some other ingredients
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " yeah... then no. how do you even make homemade pizza?"
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Link starts combining dry ingredients into a bowl before adding wet ingredients, "....well, it's mostly about a good crust, and a good sauce. I'm working on the pizza dough now and then in a bit i'll work on the sauce. "
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Ike blinks, " huh... well i mean you don;t have to go through all that trouble. im good with anything."
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Link smiles, "it's no big deal. I have all the ingredients and it's delicious. Why not enjoy it with good company? "
He finishes the dough and sets it in a greased up bowl and sets it aside to rise. He preheats his fancy gas stove before turning on the gas range and grabbing a pan, "what kind of toppings do you want?"
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Ike gets up and makes his way over, " if you insist... what all do you have? i mean, cheese is a must. as for the rest... im good with anything." he lets go of the blanket with one hand and opens the fridge to look in, curious, and the blanket slips from his other hands grip, exposing him totally. " oh shit!" he blushes and scrambles to pick it up and cover himself back up, " uh.. sorry?"
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Link had looked over at him as ike had opened the fridge, "well yeah of course chee-" he sees the blanket slip, along with ike's dick and he turns bright red. Even after ike gets the blanket back over his groin link is almost glued to staring at the spot, "oh...oh my god...."
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Ike is blushing somewhat, " sorry about that... i swear im not trying to flash you..." he blinks after he realizes Link is still staring at his blanket covered groin, and raises an eyebrow, " hey buddy, eyes up here. i know it's a glorious sight and all but you don;t have to stare." he grins, trying to lighten the situation.
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Link flinches when he snaps out of it and he turns even more red, "i-! E-excuse me-" link quickly leaves the kitchen and goes in to his bathroom. He yanks the faucet handle to its coldest setting and begins splashing himself in the face
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Ike blinks and looks after him confused, before shaking his head and going back over to the couch, " oookay, think im just gonna sit here and keep myself from causing another scene."
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Link wipes his face with a towel and shudders. He's definitely going to check his calendar... he shakes his head and drops the towel before exiting the bathroom, "its fine. Its fine." He sees that ike has moved to the couch and he sighs softly, "i'm.... sorry for staring. That was widely inappropriate and i'm sorry if i made you feel uncomfortable."
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Ike looks over and chuckles, " don't worry about it. just don't do it too much or my ego won;t be the only thing swelling."
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Link clears his throat and rubs the back of his neck, "right... um... SO. TOPPINGS. i have just about everything so if you had to choose, what do you want on a pizza?"
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Ike laughs softly and grins, " alright alright. um, how about ham, pepperoni, and onions?"
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Link nods and goes back into the kitchen and pulls some stuff out off the fridge and then freezer. He tests the sauce quickly before turning it on low heat and he begins cutting up the toppings
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Ike feels bad about making Link do everything, but he also didn;t want to accidentally end up flashing him again.
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Link soon gets the toppings chopped and sliced. He pulls out a ball of mozzarella and pauses when a loud buzzing sound is heard, "dryers done if you wanna grab your clothes! The set of closet doors by the bathroom is actually where the washer and dryer are."
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Ike gets up, " thanks! now i can snoop without being a potential flasher." he heads and opens the closet, reaching in and grabbing his clothes. he quickly pulls his boxers on before he drops the blanket and gets dressed the rest of the way.
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Link goes over to the pizza dough that has now risen. He gives it a quick punch to release the air before pulling the dough out and giving it a quick toss.
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Ike goes over, now dressed and watches Link work, " jeez..."
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Link blinks and looks at ike, "yes?"
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Ike shakes his head, " just marveling at the fact that you're tossing pizza dough like some fancy restaurant person."
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Link snorts and chuckles, "you want me to show you?"
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " show is fine, but unless you want that on the ceiling i think i'd better stay hands off."
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Link smirks and keeps tossing the dough, "back in high school.... omegas had to take certain classes in order to graduate. Life classes they call it.... but really it was, 'you're gonna be having kids so you have to learn how to take care of them' so... cooking, sewing, child care. Its stupid. And its something i didnt really like... not during such a hard time in my life. I did like cooking... but i felt like that was more like a good life lesson for everyone. Not just omegas."
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Ike nods, " makes sense... they didn't really 'make' alphas take certain classes, but they made it difficult to graduate if you didn't. shop and automotive classes, economy studies which included telling us how to interview for jobs and how to negotiate salaries and whatnot. guess they were setting us up to be the breadwinners."
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Link hums softly as he finishes tossing the dough into a perfect circle and he lets it flop on the counter, "People pull this shit and then they wonder why omega's today are taking suppressants and hiding their secondary gender...."
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Ike chuckles, " no kidding. oh, i forgot about alpha classes. been taking those for as long as i can remember. of course those are more about self control and whatnot than anything else. of course it's a good day if a fight doesn;t break out, i can;t figure out why they haven't realized putting that many alphas in the same room isn;t a good idea. guess maybe that's part of it though, learn how to put up with each other and our own testosterone without trying to constantly beat each other up." he laughs softly.
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Link chuckles, "sounds like a class ganon should take. He could use a class about self control." He pinches the edges of the dough to form the outer crust before grabbing his pan of sauce and a ladle, "pizza has always been my favorite thing to make."
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Ike snorts, " oh i don;t doubt he's been made to take it. though obviously some alphas do better with it than others. not to mention it takes kind of a special alpha teacher to be able to handle that many alphas in one room, and try to get them to do what they want. we don;t take orders well, even from other alphas. that's why a lot of alpha required classes aren;t listed as required, but the amount of credits you get from them are so high it's nearly impossible to graduate without them, so it's kind o the whole ' making them think it's actually their own idea' kind of thing." he watches intently, " interesting... if we ever get to a point where we both have more free time, maybe i'll have to trade some auto lessons for cooking lessons."
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Link smiles at ike, "id like that... a lot actually." He grins as he spoons the sauce on, swirling the ladle around to ensure an even layer. He puts the pan and ladle in the sink before grabbing the ball of mozzarella and begins cutting it into even slices.
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Ike watches, " yeah? me too. we'd both be able to learn some useful stuff. i can;t cook worth shit, and neither can Sothe. Soren can kinda, but he tends to be a recluse and hide in his damn room."
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Link chuckles, "and pizza is a good way to start for a beginner, and you can make any kind of pizza. Even dessert pizza. It used to be my favorite think to make if i had leftovers that i didnt necessarily want to eat by itself or throw away." He layers the mozzarella before looking at ike, "your toppings are in that bowl on the counter. Do you want to put them on while i wash my hands?"
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Ike blinks, " uh yeah, sure." he grabs the bowl and carefully sprinkles the toppings on, going overly slowly to not make a mess."
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Link washes his hands and checks the oven temp before grabbing the wooden pizza peel, "how's it going? " he turns to look at ike
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Ike carefully puts the last of it on, " there... i think i managed to not fuck it up too badly." he chuckles softly and steps aside, " woah, kinky?" he eyes the paddle.
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Link rolls his eyes and chuckles, "you wish. " he gets the pizza on the paddle before easing it into the oven. He closes the door and sets the timer, "alright. Good to go."
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Ike chuckles softly, " nah, im not into getting spanked." he watches the other put it in the over and nods, " alrighty. pizzzzaaaaa. one of the main food groups."
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Link chuckles, "pizza is life. You get just about all your food groups in pizza. "
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Ike nods, " one of the main sources of sustenance for a bachelor like me."
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Link sets the paddle down and smirks, "Even more of a reason for me to teach you how to make it."
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Ike snorts, " yeah... but then it's a long process and requires having ingredients on hand instead of just buying a frozen pizza."
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Link shakes his head laughing, "cans of tomatoes are cheap and spices go a long way. It's really just the extra toppings if you wanna go all out. But in all honesty it's cheaper in the long run and any future boyfriends you have will be impressed. "
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Ike chuckles, " fair enough. i mean, my good looks and charm get most guys pretty easily, but yeah, i show some cute little omega a fresh home cooked meal... fuck im betting he'd jump right into bed with me." he laughs.
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Link blinks and turns red, suddenly wishing he hadnt mention other suitors. Link goes over to his fridge and glances at Ike, "Anything you want to drink with the pizza? I have water, milk, lipton green tea, or apple juice."
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Ike stretches, " hm....guess i'll go with milk. not much of a tea drinker, and apple juice makes me feel like a child."
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Link snorts, "alright. Milk it is." He pulls out the milk along with a bottle of lipton green tea before closing the fridge. He grabs a cup from the cupboard and sets it on the counter. A particular loud boom of thunder catches link off guard and he flinches hard, closing his eyes tightly.
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Ike blinks and glances at the window, " whoooo man, that was an intense one."
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Link shudders and looks out the window as well, "Yes, well, if it can wait until after our pizza is done to get insane that'd be grreeeeaaaat."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, if the power goes out then we'd only have half cooked pizza. that's no good."
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Link sees the flash from another lightning strike and he quickly closes his eyes and hunches over just in time for another roar of thunder.
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Ike looks over at Link and blinks when he sees him hunched over, " hey, you alright?" he gets up and goes over, gently putting a hand on Links back.
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Link gives a nervous chuckle and looks up at ike, "sorry... I'm fine... just don't really like storms is all..."
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Ike nods, " well, we all have things we fear... come on, lets go sit maybe?" he guides Link over to the couch and grabs the blanket he'd used earlier to cover them both, keeping an arm around Links shoulders.
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Link blushes and smiles softly, "well, now you're being too kind." He can smell ike's scent. Something so foreign but comforting at the same time. He half wonders if ike can smell his scent... or if it bothers him at all. Not everyone likes the smell of apples.
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Ike chuckles, " hey, im not a total ass who's going to make fun of you or leave you high and dry when you're scared. im not sure what else i can do to help, but if this helps it's hardly a burden to do. after all, we're just waiting for pizza, which you hand made for me, to bake. i can sit here for awhile."
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Link snorts softly, "even if my fears are stupid and irrational?"
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Ike shrugs, " if they're your fears, then they're never stupid. perhaps irrational, but nobody ever said we were rational creatures." he sighs softly, relaxing back against the couch. as he takes a deep breath Links scent makes it's way to his nose, and he can;t help but inhale again to test it. Was that...apples? perhaps not a scent he would have actively chosen, but it was pleasant enough. sweet with a hint of tart, making him think of the crisp crunch and flavor that went along with the fruit. " anyway, it almost sounds like you WANT me to make fun of you for being scared or something."
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Link blinks and looks away, "i... don't. I'm just used to it. I have a lot of things I'm afraid of so it's not hard to pick something to tease me about. Being teased is something I've grown accustomed to, so I just expect it now."
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Ike looks down at him, his face serious, " well, anyone who teases you about that sort of thing is an asshole. i may give you shit about a lot of things, but im not going to tease you about something serious like that. well, not in the moment anyway. maybe i'll tease you a little bit later, but im not going to actually bully you over something like that. Alphas are supposed to protect and keep the rest safe and put their minds at ease, not bully others."
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Link looks at ike and blinks before smiling, "well, thank you for being the rare kinda of alpha that actually still has morals."
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Ike chuckles and rubs the back of his neck, " guess i just don;t like seeing people suffer for stupid shit."
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Link opens his mouth to say something but the loud beep of his oven gets his attention, "oh. The pizza's done."
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Ike gets up, leaving the blanket around Link, " i'll get it." he heads to the oven and after much effort gets the pizza out of the oven and on a cooling rack to cool.
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Link hums softly as the smell of home backed pizza wafts in the air, "damn that smells good."
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Ike grins, " hell yeah it does." he grabs a pizza cutter and cuts it up, putting a couple slices on two plates and brining it over, setting one plate on Links lap, " here ya go."
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Link smiles at ike and takes his plate of pizza, "try to let ot cool a bit before you bite in to it. Id rather you not burn your mouth."
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Ike pouts, " man... you never let me have any fun." he chuckles and sits next to Link, pulling the blanket around himself again.
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Link smiles and shakes his head before looking up at the tv, a commercial playing at the moment
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Ike settles in and puts his arm around Link, waiting a bit for the pizza to cool before picking a slice up with his free hand and biting into it, making a pleased noise.
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Link blushes when he feels ike wrap his arm around him and he cant help but lean against him a bit. He told himself he wouldnt do this again. That Ike was going to be just a friend. But damn... this was very nice... it was the kind of warmth and comfort that he craved from noah, but this felt so much better.
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Ike doesn;t notice Links inner struggle, watching the tv as he eats, " damn this is good. i may have to get stranded here because of storms more often, if this is how it ends up." he laughs softly.
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Link chuckles, "Or i teach you and you make your roommates impressed that you can cook."
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Ike rubs his chin thoughtfully, " hm, several lessons to learn how to make something, with the high likelihood of the dough still ending up on the ceiling, for roommates who will probably make fun of me, or getting you to make it for me. such a difficult choice."
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Link laughs softly, "you dont have to risk the dough being on the ceiling. You could always just roll it on on to the counter."
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Ike shrugs, " see? i didn;t even know that. what would i roll it with? one of those... wooden things you see on tv? don;t have one."
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Link smirks and gently shoves him, "you're so silly, I'll get you one. They're fairly inexpensive. "
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Ike sighs, " yeah but that doesn't change the fact that i have no idea how to use it. getting you to make them seems so much easier. for me." he grins.
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Link snorts softly, "I'm not always going to be around you know. "
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Ike chuckles, " me neither, we all die sometime. but presently i don;t plan on ditching you anytime soon."
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Link looks down and takes a bite out of his pizza.
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Ike raises an eyebrow before shrugging and eating some pizza.
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Link goes back to watching the tv, scooting as close to ike as he can as the thunder continues
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Ike waits until between thunder crashes to hurry and grab the rest of the pizza, snuggling close with Link to comfort him as he munches the delicious food.
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Link finishes eating his pizza and stiffles back a yawn as he begins to calm down
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Ike looks down and chuckles softly, having finished off the remaining pizza, " if you're tired you can go to bed ya know."
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Link shakes his head, "I'm not that tired... relaxed. But not tired."
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Ike chuckles, " well glad you're comfy....this is rather nice. comfy, relaxing..." he sighs softly.
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Link nods, "I'm usually not this relaxed....ever..."
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Ike blinks, surprised, " well... im glad i could do that for you then..." he chuckles softly, " funny how things like this happen huh?"
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Links nods and smiles, "yeah. It's nice. Thank you."
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Ike smiles, " yeah, hanging around you has been nice too. you're low key compared to the guys."
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Link snorts, "its weird hearing that. I know I'm low energy but didnt think someone like me with my status could be low key."
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Ike chuckles, " well, for now it is anyway. when i start getting mobbed by journalists i might change my mind."
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Link shrugs, "that may happen.... and then you might decide to leave..." he looks down and frowns, obviously speaking from past experiences
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Ike rolls his eyes, " not gonna happen. now i might decide you're not low key, but im not gonna ditch you over something you have no control over."
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Link bites his lower lip and looks at ike, "honest? Like, you wont... you wont change your mind and leave when it starts happening?"
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Ike nods, " i promise. im not going to leave just because things get inconvenient."
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Link blushes and he looks down, smiling softly, "I'm holding you to it, okay?"
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Ike nods, " i wouldn;t expect any less. i'd lose all respect in myself if i ditched someone who clearly needs a friend over some bullshit like that."
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Link hums softly and leans against ike, "thanks...."
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IKe blushes softly, ' come on... down boy, this is no time for that...' " y-yeah. no problem."
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Link continues watching tv, having no idea of the issue ike has. He hums softly as the thunder and lightning start to calm down while the rain still pounds
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As it gets later Ike checks his phone, texting his roomates to let them know he won't be back that night. Once it starts to get late he yawns, " well, as cozy as this is, i do have to get up in the morning for work, so i should probably try and get a reasonable amount of sleep."
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Link slowly opens his eyes as ike starts talking. He yawns and stretches, "mmmm what time is it?"
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Ike chuckles, " did you actually fall asleep on me? it's about 10."
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Link shudders and rubs his face, "not for long... maybe 20 minutes or so..."
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Ike chuckles softly again, " no worries, im only teasing you. i need to get some rest myself though, so if i can get a blanket for the couch i'll be set."
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Link stretches again and pushes himself up, "hold on... couch can unfold...." he pulls the coffee table to the side, up against the wall so its out of the way.
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Ike gets up and helps, " you know i don;t need it unfolded. i can just sleep on it as is."
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Link chuckles, "its soooo much better unfolded." He removes the cushions and begins unfolding the mechanism, allowing it to become a queen sized bed with a thicker than normal mattress, "alright, now extra pillows and some blankets are actually in this closet over here." Link goes back in to the hallway and soon comes out with a set of sheets, two pillows, and a thick blanket.
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Ike chuckles, " im sure it is.... ah whatever, im not going to argue it with you, you're too stubborn." he shakes his head and helps get it set up and helps grab the stuff, getting the bed made up.
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Link soon finishes making the couch look like a beautiful bed and he smiles, "the lamp next to you is a smart lamp by the way. If you have a specific time you want to be up just let it know."
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Ike blinks, " uh, okay? i have no idea how to do that, i can just set my alarm on my phone."
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Link shrugs, "just lettin' you know. Need to brush your teeth or something? I have a lot of extra stuff in case you need to."
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Ike blinks, " i suppose i probably should. you get guests that often?" he smirks and waggles his eyebrows, though inside his alpha rages at the thought of someone else claiming him.
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Link snorts and shakes his head, "I'm team mom remember? I take care of everyone and sometimes they end up crashing on the couch." Link heads to his bathroom, waving to ike to follow him
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Ike follows and grabs a spare toothbrush, squeezing a bit of toothpaste onto it and brushing his teeth. he rinses and spits into the sink, wiping his face off. " alright...mind if i sleep in my boxers? jeans are a bit uncomfy, but i totally understand if you're not okay with that."
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Link begins brushing his teeth, going through the similar steps before chuckling, "you're on the couch so its fine. Besides, you were half naked in my bed the first time."
He goes to his weekly pill case and he pulls put a small pill, leaving the other five in there to take in the morning.
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Ike snickers, " just checking." he strips down to his boxers, waiting until the other leaves to use the restroom before setting on the couch and setting his alarm.
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Link finishes and turns the light off before going to his room, "night!"
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Ike smiles, " goodnight!" he sets his alarm next to him and pulls the covers up, soon falling asleep.
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Link strips down to his boxers before crawling in to bed, he takes his time to quietly jerk off before falling asleep
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Ike falls asleep fast, not waking until his alarm buzzes next to him. He grabs his phone and swipes to turn it off, yawning and getting out of bed to stretch, morning wood jutting out proudly. He briefly hopes Link is still asleep before making his way to the restroom, knowing it'd go away in a bit on it's own.
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Link is curled in the fetal position in his bed, snoring softly
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Ike does a typical morning routine, then gets dressed and glances into Links room. He hated to wake him but he needed to get his bike out. He goes in and gently shakes his shoulder.
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Link jerks slightly, making a soft gasp before his eyes snap open. He looks a bit disoriented before his eyes focus and he slowly sits up, "mornin....." he yawns and stretches
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Ike pulls back at the jerk, looking worried, " hey sorry about that... um, i kinda need your keys, to go get my bike out, and then the apartment keys to bring the keys back when i've got it out."
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Link blinks tiredly before getting up, "ss'fine...my keys are on the counter... van key is the longest one... apartment key is the green one..."
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Ike nods and goes to the keys, grabbing them and heading outside. he gets his bike unloaded before going back in and putting the keys back on the counter. He goes to Links room and peeks in, " thanks! i gotta get going but thanks for letting me stay."
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Link is now fully dressed and he looks at ike and smiles, "anytime. Sorry if i was a little weird when you woke me up. " he goes over to ike and chuckles, "hope i didnt punch you or anything?"
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Ike shakes his head, " naw, i think i just startled you. thanks again, talk to you soon." he heads out and starts his bike, zooming home and changing before going to work.
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Link says his goodbye before sighing softly. Sunday.... he was late to his training with sheik. He goes over to his phone and sighs when he sees its turned off, "damn it... thats why my alarm didnt wake me up. Battery died." He sighs and plugs it in and turns it on before going to the bathroom to get refreshed. He was going to get an earful if sheik had tried to call him.
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Sheik was up and somewhat worried, having tried to call his cousin when he hadn't shown up. it was still early though, and the girls weren;t up yet. so he tries again.
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Link hears his phone go off and he goes over to it and answers it, "hey sheik. Sorry for being late. Phone died sometime last night. "
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Sheik lets out a sigh of relief, " oh good. i hate to be paranoid but you were hanging out with that guy yesterday... you still coming over?"
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link smiles and chuckles, "Of course I am. Sorry. He had to spend the night thanks to the storm last night."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " oh? alright... i'll see you soon then." he hangs up and shakes his head before brewing a pot of tea.
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Link finishes getting ready, popping the rest of his pills in his mouth before heading out to the mansion, soon arriving, "Hey~! Im here!"
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Sheik looks over from where he's seated with his tea, " nice to see you. the girls should get up sometime soon. maybe."
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Link chuckles, "I'm that late huh? Been a while since i slept passed seven am"
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Sheik nods, " that's not a bad thing however, changing your schedule and relaxing now and then can be good."
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Link shrugs, "i don't like not doing anything. You know i like to keep busy. Keeps my mind off things."
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Sheik nods, " but sleeping isn;t being idle."
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Link shrugs, "no but...i cant control my dreams so..."
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Sheik hesitates and nods, " ah, yes i get what you mean. well, then shall we get to our lessons then?"
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Link nods and sets his bag down before heading to the room that sheik uses for lessons
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Sheik follows and takes his stance for the lesson and proceeds to start teaching.
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Zelda yawns and gets out of bed, scratching her head
Link nods and follows instructions carefully
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Sheik walks him through the steps and moves, telling him what he needs to know.
Paya snores softly as she still sleeps.
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Link watches sheik and follows what sheik is doing
Zelda goes to the kitchen and starts making coffee
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After awhile Sheik stops, " have you had breakfast yet?"
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Link pauses and shakes his head, "nah i kinda rushed to get here. "
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Sheik chuckles, " fair enough. lets get you something to eat." he heads into the kitchen, " good morning Zelda."
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Zelda hums softly as she keeps drinking coffee
Link chuckles as he follows sheik
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Sheik goes to the little chefs office, letting them know they wanted food made and the chef comes out and puts together a large waffle and egg breakfast, serving them all up.
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Link chuckles as breakfast is served and he sits down to easy
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Sheik starts to eat, " so, Link had a certain friend stay overnight last night again." he glances at Zelda, knowing she'd have a field day with it.
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Link and zelda both begin choking on their coffee.
Link coughs and glares at sheik, "are you serious?!"
Zelda clears her throat before smirking at link, "Ooooo~! Do tell me more~ did you two fuck?"
Link groans and lowers his head
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Sheik chuckles, " that's what you get for waking up late with a dead phone and worrying me this morning."
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Zelda hops off her seat and goes over to link, sniffing him, "you do smell different!"
Link jerks away from zelda and huffs, "we did not have sex! We watched tv on the couch but thats it!"
Zelda giggles, "but you shouldnt smell like him unless you two were reeeallly close~"
Link snarls, now more agitated, "stop making me regret having a friend!!"
Zelda flinches at her cousin's unusual aggressive behavior and pouts, "jeez. Sooooorry. Have your heat coming soon or what?"
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Sheik frowns, " you should be careful, hanging around him this close... you need to let hi know you can;t hang out until after it's over. it's bad enough you have to be around alphas at school before it actually starts, but being in close proximity for long periods of time... bad idea."
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Link groans, "its fiiiiiine! I have another week and a half according to my calendar. Sunday I'll have to be careful and wear some stuff to keep my pheromones from going crazy and then I'll have to be out on Wednesday until I'm better. Please trust that i watch my heats very carefully."
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Sheik huffs, " yeah but being around an alpha that you seem to be fond of... or spending that much time around him in general can induce it faster."
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Link frowns and sighs, "its fine. Thank you for being concerned for me but everything is fine. I dont feel sick or uneasy around him unlike other alphas."
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Sheik frowns, "...that worries me even more, if im going to be frank. he's got you totally smitten."
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Link flinches and groans, "no, we're just friends! He's not like other alphas ya know? He's not a giant dick-" link blushes slightly when the sudden thought of ike's dick from yesterday popped in to his head. "Uh... he's not an asshole so it would only make sense that i feel safe around him. He doesnt make any mean comments about my omega status and he even offered to teach me how to work on vehicles once our schedules were better."
Zelda watches as link had turned red mid conversation and his small pause in talking as she slowly raises her eyebrow
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Sheik also notices the pause and the red face, "... and just exactly why did you get flustered when talking about him being a dick?"
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Link quickly pushes himself out of the chair, turning bright pink, "NOTHING." He quickly grabs his plate of half eaten food and sets it in the sink to be taken care of by the staff, "SO NEW TOPIC. Amanda is having her usual Halloween party next month and she said she'd be really happy if we went. I was thinking that'd be fun. She doesnt like ganon and his gang so he isnt allowed in her home so we could actually relax once in a while at a party you know?"
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Sheik snorts, " i will be asking you again later. clearly something happened. the party will be lovely as usual."
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Link clears his throat and gives a soft laugh, "uh yeah sure."
Zelda slowly smiles, "you saw his dick, didnt you."
Link flushes bright red and he quickly shakes his head, "no i didnt."
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sheik slams his hands on the table, standing quickly with his eyes blazing, " that bastard... i'll cut the damn thing off!"
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Link squeaks and quickly goes over to sheik, trying to put out a calm scent, "hey, hey! None of that now! It was an accident and he was pretty horrified when it happened! It rained in the middle of us being at the park so we had to go back to my place to dry off. I mean, gosh we all live in the same freaking town so i know you guys had to deal with that storm too!"
Zelda nods, "yeah that was pretty bad. Our lights even flickered a bit from the lightning."
Link nods, "yeah, so i gave him a blanket and told him to give me his wet clothes so that i could dry them. And i mean, the blanket slipped and i.... i may have stared longer than necessary but he had quickly grabbed the blanket again and even he was bright red as he spewed out apologies and i could even smell the embarrassment coming off him. So, yeah it was an honest accident."
Zelda raises her eyebrows, "you stared?"
Link blushes, "it was.... it was pretty big."
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Sheik slowly sits back down, "...alright." he sighs, " you seriously stared at it though? cripes... you've got it worse than i thought."
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Link whines softly, "i couldnt help it! It was bigger than sidon's! You know what kind of an alpha has a dick like that?!"
Zelda snorts softly, "dude. Hate to say it. But maybe if you only want to stay friends with this guy you should seriously consider taking suppressants just to make sure you stay safe and think clearly."
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Sheik nods, " i have to agree, i don;t know if it's your hormones or what but you're showing some seriously dangerous behaviors here. i know you don;t like to take suppressants, but it might be a good idea for a bit to make sure your feelings about this guy are purely logical and not just you reacting to him." he blushes slightly at the mental image of the size Link conjured, otherwise keeping his composure.
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Link groans, "but then id have to schedule a doctors appointment..."
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Sheik crosses his arms, " better that then making a wrong assumption about you and him and your body and ending up pregnant."
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Link shudders and hugs himself, "dont say that word... i dont like that word..." he hadnt been okay with the 'p' word since his time with his foster parent, but luckily for him he never had to explain it to his family. It was embarrassing that they already knew but his feelings about it were getting better since he started seeing his therapist
Zelda leans on the counter, "what is it about doctors that you dont like?"
Link looks down and huffs, "they are just.... i dont know... its intimidating... and i feel stupid around them and i dont like how empty and cold the buildings always feel..."
Zelda hums softly, "weeell.... sheik, you like your doctor right? Maybe link can see your doctor and you can go with to make link more comfortable."
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Sheik sighs, he just didn;t want anything bad to happen to his cousin again. he looks at Zelda and nods, " absolutely, my doctor is great. She works with me to figure out what's best, and listens to me. and she's the furthest thing from scary and intimidating. paya is scarier than she is. sweet as a damn kitten. and of course i'll go with."
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Link frowns and sighs, "i dont have a choice in... do i..."
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Sheik crosses his arms, " well it's either this, or stop seeing him. if you don;t see him then it won't be an issue. i just...don;t want you to make a mistake."
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Link huffs, "i wont though. Every time something like that happened to me it was because the adults around me failed. Ive never been the one to make that kind of a mistake."
Zelda frowns and sighs, "that's not what sheik meant. We are just concerned about your heats. Despite your best effort, they havent been all that timely. Didnt your last one come super late?"
Link crosses his arms and looks down, "does it matter? Doctor's didnt think suppressants would be good on my body anyway considering what its been through so why fuck it up even more than i already am."
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Sheik sighs and rubs his temples, " im not saying you have to stay on them, and maybe there's another option we can look at, the doctor will know more. i just... want to make sure you really like this guy and it's not just the timing and your hormones talking."
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Link sighs, "well.... after my heat my hormones will return to normal right? I'll just not see him until my heat is done. How about that? But the day im in the clear I'm gonna go fucking see him."
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Sheik huffs, " fine. stubborn...i don;t like this new obsession with him, it worries me."
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Link waves his hand in a dismissive manner, "its fine! He's someone knew who is nice and isnt afraid of the attention we grab. He even said he wouldnt mind meeting you guys despite me saying no."
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Sheik grumbles softly, still not liking it, " he seems too good to be true..."
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Link frowns, "you said that about sidon too..."
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Sheik huffs, " and look how it turned out! I hope he stays gone so my sister finds some other guy to pine over, instead of risking falling for someone who likes to up and leave!"
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Link flinches and looks down. His eyes begin to water and he sniffles.
Zelda bristles back before looking at sheik, "aw shit link... dont start crying on us..."
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Sheik makes a frustrated noise and storms from the room.
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Link goes over to the couch and burrows his face in to a pillow.
Zelda shakes her head and goes up to paya's room. Despite her younger cousin being a beta paya was very good when it came to comforting link whenever he had started the water works. Zelda always assumed it was because paya was a cryer too, "paya! Link is crying again. Make him stop."
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Paya blinks sleepily and mumbles before slowly getting up and shuffling out to where Link is, sitting nest to the couch and putting her arms around him, " i know you're upset, and that's okay. im here for you..."
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Link sniffles and leans against her, "it feels like no one trusts me to make decisions about my own body..."
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Paya blinks, " of course we do Linky. im not entirely sure what all happened, but im sure they had their reasons for what they said. i know Sheiky just worries a lot, and he doesn;t like it when there's a situation he can;t control."
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Link huffs, "he doesnt trust ike. Thats stupid. Ike is like, the NICEST alpha i have ever met!"
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Paya blinks, " well, you know how Sheiky is with his secondary gender. maybe he's just worried if this guy is pretending, he won't be able to prevent something bad from happening."
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Link sniffles and nods, "i guess.... i forget he's an omega sometimes..."
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Paya nods, " i know he wishes he was an alpha, so he could always protect his family from everyone and everything. he doesn;t like it when things are beyond his control, it's not that he doesn't trust you, he's just scared. scared that something might happen and he wasn;t strong enough to keep us all safe and happy. don;t take it too personally, please? he loves you, just like he loves me and Zelly, and that's why he hovers and frets. he acts all aloof and like we're a bother but that's just to hide ow much he cares and how much it scares him that he can;t always keep us 100% perfectly safe at all times. why else would he tag along to parties where he doesn't even do anything fun? to keep an eye on my and Zelly, and you too."
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Link sniffles and nods, "i just... dont want to take suppressants...i cant... its terrifying for me..."
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Paya nods, " i understand. he's only trying to figure out what's best for you. suppressants make him feel like he has control of the situation, which is why he thinks it'd help here, it's about control, making it a scenario he can anticipate and therefore plan for."
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Link huffs, "and that doesnt work for me...i have calendars and my schedule and those work for me. Sometimes a situation doesnt need to be controlled..."
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Paya nods, " i know, but he's scared... understand that. he just wants you to be safe."
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Link sniffles and leans against paya fully as he cuddles, "yeah...yeah i know...."
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Paya smiles and snuggles into him as well, " he acts tough but he's a big ol fraidycat. he can;t help it, he had to grow up to help auntie take care of us so fast..."
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Link sniffles and nods and his eyes flutter, "he needs to relax once in a while...."
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Paya nods, " agreed. but that's for another time. i love you cousin." she smiles.
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Link nods and smiles, "i love you too..."
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Paya yawns and lays her head next to him, softly snoring before long.
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Link also falls asleep.
Zelda quietly shakes her head at them as she goes to the kitchen to grab some tea for sheik
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Sheik is in the library, pacing as he tries to calm his nerves.
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Soon zelda finishes making the tea before heading to the library, "hey. Made you your favorite." She holds out the cup for him
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Sheik stops his pacing and sighs, taking the cup, " thank you." he sits, sipping at it, though still obviously tense.
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Zelda watches him and sighs, "have you done your research on this ike guy yet?"
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Sheik shakes his head, " no, i've had my hands full with making sure Noah has no chance of getting anywhere near Link, and making sure the restraining order went through."
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Zelda hums softly, "well, link will be here all day today so maybe today would be a good day to figure out if you want to put a little faith in this mystery guy."
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Sheik huffs, " i will do some digging. but the way Link is behaving and gushing over him raises some serious red flags."
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Zelda nods, "yes i understand your fears. But he does seem hurt by your words... this will be a very... delicate situation for sure."
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Sheik sighs, " you can say that again..." he shakes his head and takes a gulp of the tea.
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Zelda sighs, "if it werent for the fact that he is being comforted by paya right now id maybe suggest to him taking a few days off early just in case. Alpha's at our school are really a pain in the ass. Especially ganon."
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Sheik sighs and nods, " well im glad she's helping him. perhaps if we suggest it to her she can figure out how to convince him to do it anyway. we have all day to try."
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Zelda nods, "i mean... we could also wait until impa comes home. She can usually tell when link is about to have his heat sooner than any of us. "
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Sheik nods, " true... ugh why does he have to be so difficult about this? im just trying to keep him safe."
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Zelda frowns, "because we are always keeping him safe. And he feels like it doesnt help. I mean, isnt it interesting how the more you push to keep him safe, the less he comes over to visit?"
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Sheik sighs, " i hate it when you're right...damnit."
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Zelda hums softly, "i feel like... if we dont smother him and we let him make decisions on his own... and just let him know that our doors are always open that he will make the right decision. That he wont feel judged if he makes a mistake and he will come to us for help when he needs it."
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Sheik stays quiet for a bit, drinking his tea, " ...fine. but im going to do a background check on that so so through that if he even stole a piece of gum as a kid i'll know." he growls softly.
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Zelda snorts and chuckles, "alright, alright. Fair enough. Just don't be too harsh on whatever you find just because he's an alpha. It wouldn't be fair for him when we consider how much we let noah get away with just because he was a beta."
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Sheik snorts, " im not making the same mistakes i did with Sidon and Noah, im going to dig so far into his past that his parents heads will spin."
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Zelda sighs and shakes her head, "sidon wasnt a terrible alpha. He was actually very kind. We just... werent expecting him to up and leave. At least he left to go take care of his sick mom....apparently."
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Sheik sighs, " i know, but he didn;t even give Link closure by breaking up with him first, all of a sudden he was just gone."
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Zelda sighs and looks down, "yeah... it was probably the second hardest thing link went through. I wouldnt be surprised if thats why you were so lenient when he showed up with noah."
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Sheik hesitates and nods slightly, " yeah... i thought it was too soon...but he seemed happy."
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"We also thought a beta wouldnt be so pushy like this."
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Sheik nods, " usually alphas are the manipulative ones. i should have done better..."
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Zelda shrugs, "link chose to break up with Noah and we are lucky that he wasnt physically abusive. It seems he is possessive but none of it surfaced until after what he wanted was taken away."
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Sheik snorts, " he was mentally manipulating him though, making him feel bad if he tried to take up Noahs time and grateful that Noah bothered to spend time to fuck him."
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Zelda sighs, "yeah... we're lucky link wasnt too far in to the brain washing this second time. "
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Sheik rubs the back of his neck, " that's why im worried, he seems to think this guy can do no wrong."
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Zelda shrugs, "maybe emblem university has different men than our academy."
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Sheik sighs, " perhaps. but how attached Link is to him already makes me nervous."
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Zelda nods, "yes that is interesting. It's certainly the fastest attachment I've seen him have. "
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Sheik nods, " see? it's strange. this guy comes out of nowhere, and now suddenly he's this amazing guy, who's super nice and is doing all these things for Link, and has no flaws apparently. does that not seem the slightest bit strange?"
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Zelda sighs, "well... yes. It is odd. He had just showed up at the party and hasn't really left links since. "
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Sheik sighs, " can you really blame me for being worried here?"
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Zelda sighs, "i never blamed you for being worried. I just think that for now we give link the space he needs and figure it out from there."
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Sheik nods, "alright alright... we'll see how it goes."
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Zelda nods, "I'm gonna go down to get more coffee. Dont stay in here all day okay?"
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Sheik nods, " i'll come down later, after i finish my tea."
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Zelda heads back downstairs and goes over to the coffee pot, pouring another hot cup
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Sheik soon finishes his cup of tea and sits to relax, trying to work through the situation in his head and figure it out.
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Link is still sleeping peacefully against paya.
Zelda gulps down her coffee
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Paya is also still asleep, happily cuddled with Link.
Sheik finishes his tea and heads to the kitchen for more, smiling softly at Zelda, " they still crashed?"
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Zelda nods, "yeah. They both seem pretty dead."
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Sheik chuckles, " my sister does have that effect on people. im surprised you were able to even get her out of bed."
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Zelda shrugs, "when she knows link is crying its almost like a switch for her to get up and comfort him until they both fall asleep. "
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Sheik chuckles and shakes his head before going and grabbing a couple blankets, carefully covering both the snoozing teens before going back to drinking his tea.
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Zelda chuckles and drinks more coffee, "so, what are your plans for the day?"
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Sheik sighs, " im not sure, i doubt Link will want to do with training today which was the original plan. so maybe i'll start doing some digging on this Ike guy."
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Zelda nods, "yeah he might still be too miffed with you too train. "
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Sheik nods, " that's what i figured. i suppose we could go out someplace, do some rock climbing or hiking."
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Zelda smiles and nods, "that wouldnt be such a bad idea."
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Sheik nods, " we'll ask them when they wake up."
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Zelda sits down on a different couch as she turns on the tv, keeping the volume low so as to not wake her family
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Sheik picks one of the armchairs and sits, glancing over to check on Link and Paya now and then.
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After a few hours link starts to stir, making soft sounds as he shifts a bit
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Paya starts waking when Links movement disturbs her, eyes flutters open as she yawns, " mmmm Linky?"
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Link mumbles something before cracking an eye open, "sss'fine paya..."
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Paya giggles and places a kiss on his cheek, " someone's being a sleepyhead with me."
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Zelda looks over and chuckles, "if its one thing you two have in common its the fact that you both love sleep. "
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " well it helps calm him down and you woke me up so there."
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Zelda chuckles, "didnt say it was a bad thing."
Link stirs a bit more from listening to paya talk and he slowly rubs his face, making more sounds, "mm'wake..."
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Paya throws her arms around Link, " morning Linky!"
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Link blinks and becomes even more awake when paya hugs him, "is it even morning still?"
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Paya blinks, " probably, maybe. i dunno really."
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Link sighs and shakes his head. He gets up and begins gathering his things.
Zelda blinks and looks at link, "what are you doing? "
Link shrugs, "i come over for training and obviously i fucked that up today so im gonna head back to my place. "
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Paya throwa her arms around him, "nooooooooo! we never get to see you as it is sunday is our only day! please? we can find something fun to do...."
Sheik nods, " Zelda and i were discussing a possible outing, rock climbing or hiking perhaps."
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Link stumbles when paya glomps him and he yelps softly. He's about to protest some more until sheik mentions rock climbing, "i... suppose... that would be good."
Zelda chuckles and shakes her head
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Paya squeals, " YAY!" she squeezes Link tightly.
Sheik chuckles softly, " just because our morning plans fell through does not mean we need to give up on the whole day. and... you may not have been the only one to blame."
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Link blinks and looks at sheik. He gives a soft smile, "we... both havent been at our best... I'm sorry..."
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Sheik nods, looking away, " so uh...what did you want to do?"
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Link chuckles, "you know im always up for rock climbing. "
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Sheik grins, " sounds fun to me."
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Zelda stretches, "i could always climb for a bit. And by climb i mean talk to the cuties there."
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Paya blushes, " i-i could climb. i'd be too shy to talk to the guys there though..."
Sheik nods, " sounds like we're all in agreement then."
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Link chuckles, "good thing i always keep my climbing gloves in the van. I dont like using the ones you can rent there. Its really.... gross."
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Sheik nods, " understandable." he goes and grabs their own box of climbing equipment, " so, perhaps we should all ride in the van? we can go out to eat for lunch."
Paya gets up, " hold on, i haven;t had anything yet this morning, lemme get some toast at least..." she hurries to the kitchen and finds some of the leftover breakfast in the fridge, quickly heating it and sitting down to happily munch her meal.
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Link chuckles as he watches paya head to the kitchen. He looks over at sheik, "sure. The van is always pretty discreet since none of those dumb paparazzi would ever assume rich people own it. One of the many reasons why i love it."
Zelda pouts, "hold on, are you saying my car is not discreet?!"
Link looks at her and raises an eyebrow, "its a hot barbie pink porsche..."
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Sheik chuckles softly, " yeah... not many people in this town own one of those..."
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Zelda grumbles softly as she crosses her arms. She gets up and begins to get ready
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Paya finishes breakfast and goes to get dressed, coming back out ready, " alright!"
Sheik chuckles and shakes his head, " we're not usually low profile, that's for certain."
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Link chuckles and heads to his van, unlocking it, "everyone climb in."
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Sheik gets in the front passenger seat before either of the girls can claim it.
Paya pouts, " how come you get front?"
Sheik smirks, " because im older."
Paya huffs and climbs in, " meanie!"
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Link chuckles as he gets his seat belt on.
Zelda hops in next to paya and smiles, "thats alright. Let the boys have the front."
Link waits until everyone is in and buckled up before he turns on the car and starts driving
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Paya grabs onto the back of Links seat and peers over his shoulder, " yay fun day!"
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Link is startled and he glances back at paya, "calm down there. Just because I'm a safer driver than zelda doesnt mean i wont crash us."
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Paya giggles, " sorry, didn;t mean to startle you." she sits back down.
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Link chuckles and keeps driving until they get to the rock climbing center
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Paya squeals when it comes into view and bounces in her seat.
Sheik chuckles and shakes his head, " settle down it's not like we don't come here often."
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Link smiles and parks the van before turning it off, "alright, alright lets go."
Zelda smiles and quickly hops out of the van
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Sheik grabs the box of their equipment and heads in, Paya bouncing behind him.
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The guy who works there looks at them and just nods his head in acknowledgment.
Link nods his head.
Zelda smiles and winks at the guy
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Paya blushes and hides behind Zelda as they pass the guy.
Sheik pulls his gloves out and puts them on, grabbing the chalk and coating his hands before hooking himself up to the equipment.
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Zelda ties her hair back and gets her gear ready, "paya, think a race to the top is called for?"
Link gets his gear on and smiles as he pulls out his phone. He takes a quick selfie with him and the wall he's about to climb behind him before sending it to ike. He sets his phone down so it wont be a distraction.
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Paya grins, " i think so!" she gets her gloves on and stretches before getting geared up.
Ike feels his phone buzz and takes a peek at work, grinning and sending some thumbs up before getting back to work.
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Link gives a quick stretch before getting the gear on and he starts climbing
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Paya waits until Zeldas ready before starting their little race.
Sheik is climbing one of the hardest walls, slowly making his way up.
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Zelda hops on to the wall and starts climbing.
Link happily climbs up the wall until he reaches the top, breathing heavily. Rock climbing was always something he loved doing with his siblings. He felt sweat drip down his neck and he lets himself carefully glide back down to the ground so he could get himself hooked up to a harder wall
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Paya's tongue sticks out the side of her mouth as she concentrates on trying to climb faster than Zelda.
Sheik slowly reaches the top and smacks the button, rappelling down before moving onto a harder one.
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Link watches sheik and chuckles, "dude, you're running out of rock walls to climb at this rate."
Zelda keeps climbing, trying not to slip
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Sheik glances down from partway up, chuckling, " guess we'll have to request they make a few more difficult ones then."
Paya loses her grip and falls off, yelping and clinging to the rope as she dangles in the air, giggling nervously. she twists until she can grab the wall again.
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Link chuckles, "they might if you pay for it." He gets to a harder one and begins strapping in before he starts climbing
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Sheik grins, " well gee, too bad we're not some wealthy people with money to throw around for our own amusement."
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Link snorts before looking at sheik, "what, you gonna buy a yacht with that money?" He shakes his head and keeps climbing, the more he sweats the better he feels. He does notice the slight shift in his scent being a bit sweeter. He mentally huffs as he considers maybe taking off early.
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Sheik laughs softly and grunts as he jumps for one of the handholds, slipping off and having to prop himself back on a lower one.
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Link keeps climbing.
Zelda begins to struggle making it up the last few feet, her arms shaking a bit
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Paya slowly makes her way to the top and hits the button, " i win!"
Sheik struggles, eventually making it past the part giving him difficulty and continuing up.
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Zelda groans and sighs, "how on earth do you climb past your boobs?!"
Link makes it to the top of his wall before pushing the button and making his way back down
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Paya blushes, "wh-what does that have to do with it!?" she hides behind her hands as the rope slowly lowers her down.
Sheik rests partway up, clinging to a couple good handholds.
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Zelda huffs as she lets the rope lower her, "I'm just saying that there are a lot of obstacles and your tits are one of them!"
Link gets his gear off of him before going over to the counter and buying a few bottled drinks.
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Paya turns bright red, "d-don't say that s-so loud!"
Sheik sighs, " quit teasing her Zelda, you know how she is."
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Zelda pouts, "its just not fair!"
Link looks over and sighs, "paya come here. I bought some water and iced tea of you're thirsty."
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Paya clumsily untangles herself from the equipment and hurries over, grabbing a tea and hiding behind it, sipping at it.
Sheik glances down from part of the way up, " refreshments sound good, i suppose i can keep going after." he heads down and unhooks himself, walking over and grabbing a water, " thanks."
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Zelda huffs and untangles herself before going over and grabbing a tea, "sorry for teasing you paya..."
Link snorts, "I've never seen you so jealous before zelda. "
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Paya peers out, " i-i-it's n-not my f-fault i c-climb b-better."
Sheik drinks his water, " easy does it, you can go sit for awhile if it makes you feel better Paya."
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Link nods and puts an arm on paya's shoulder, "come on paya, lets go sit for a bit, okay?" Link goes over to the tables and sits down.
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Paya nods and follows, sitting next to Link and leaning against him.
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Link sips his water and rubs her back, "let me know if you get hungry at all okay? I can grab ya something."
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Paya nods, " ...kay. not hungry..." she snuggles into Link and takes deep breaths as she tries to calm down.
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Link continues to rub her back, giving the stink eye to any other person who gets relatively close to them, even if the person is just walking by minding their own business
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Paya soon calms down a bit, " y-you don't hafta be m-mean to people... im okay..." she smiles at Link.
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Link blinks and looks at paya. He frowns and sighs, "sorry if im making faces again. I always do that, dont i?"
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Paya giggles, " you look so fierce when you're worried."
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Link smiles softly, giving her a one sided hug, "well i gotta protect my family. I know sheik says it's his job but then who is protecting him, ya know?"
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Paya giggles, " just don't tell him that." he hugs Link tightly before getting up, " okay... i think im good."
Sheik had finally reached the top of the wall, panting as he rests up there for a bit.
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Link smiles and shrugs, "anything for my cousin. Im gonna stay sittin for a bit. You go see if miss b cup over there wants to race again? "
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Paya blushes, " i think i'll pass on the racing... i've had enough of her screaming about my uh... size...for one day..."
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Link chuckles and sits back, "Aright. Alright. Well, I'm gonna sit for a bit okay?"
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Paya nods, " of course! you want me to sit with you Linky?"
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Link shakes his head, "nah Its fine. I just pushed myself a bit."
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Paya frowns, " you okay? need me to get you anything?"
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Link shrugs, "I'm fine. Just been an interesting night so I'm a bit tired..."
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Paya raises an eyebrow, " oooooh?" she sits next to him and scoots close, " dish the deets!"
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "its not that crazy. Just the crazy storm.... you know how i get with storms..."
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Paya nods, " oh right, the storm.. poor Linky being all alone... i wish you'd move back home, then we could do a big sleepover in the livingroom together when it storms, like when we were kids. all of us in a blanket fort whispering and giggling until we finally all fall asleep, snuggled together."
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Link shrugs, "it's whatever. Ike was with me so he helped me feel better. "
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Paya raises an eyebrow and smirks, " oh? you got to snuggle with someone better then?"
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Link blushes and scratches his neck, "yeah i guess... in a weird way. It was... really nice. " he turns even more red, his scent becoming sweeter
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Paya blinks and leans in, giving him a sniff, " uh... do we need to get you back home? you um....it smells like your heat is getting close..."
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Link flinches and moves away, "it's fine! Im just getting kinda embarrassed. "
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Paya nods, moving back, " sorry... i just want you to be safe, you know? i can understand, i'd be pretty flustered if i'd been...snuggling with...a hunk..." she turns red and hides her face.
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Link turns a darker shade of red and he hides his face, shaking his head, "don't remind me! "
Zelda blinks and sniffs the air. She frowns and looks over at paya and link seeing them do the same thing. She sighs and looks over at sheik, "yo sheik!"
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Paya giggles softly, " sorry sorry!"
Sheik glances over and nods, letting the rope lower him down before removing it. He walks over to her, " you think we need to be worried?"
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Zelda tsks softly, "considering im a beta and i can smell him from here? ... i dont want to ruin his day by bringing him home early though." She looks at sheik, "you got your blocking cream on you right? Maybe take link to the bathroom and clean up his neck before putting some on him to see if it works. If it does we can stick around for a bit longer."
Link whines softly, "you are so not sorry!"
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Sheik nods and goes over, " hey now, lets not get too excited here... Link? come with me please?" he takes Links hand and takes him into the bathroom. He wets a papertowel and starts gently cleaning Links neck.
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Link blinks and follows sheik. He's confused until the wet paper towel touches his neck, "ah.... sorry. Didnt mean to make the place stink like a bakery..."
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sheik smiles, " you're fine, just settle down. we just don't want it causing trouble." he carefully cleans Links neck and pulls out his own blocking cream, rubbing it into the skin and sniffing him, " i think that'll suffice. for awhile at least."
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Link nods, "i think....if it gets worse tonight i wont go to my classes. I'd rather go but... i have quite a few annoying alphas throughout the day so id rather play it safe."
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Sheik nods, " i think that's a good plan. best to not take chances." he smiles, " shall we go have the girls give you a sniff to see if we can stay awhile longer?"
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Link nods, "if we can I'd like to. Especially if I'm gonna end up cooped up for a week..." link heads back out
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Sheik nods, " i completely understand." he heads out with Link, " oi! Zelda, give him a check."
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Zelda looks over and nods before walking up to link and giving him a big sniff, "nothing. Not even your usual apple scent. We're good."
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Sheik smiles, " excellent. we're good as long as you don;t get yourself too excited then."
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Link nods.
Zelda looks over at paya, "try not to get him too flustered, okay?"
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Paya blushes, " you're one to talk..." she grumbles and hugs Link, " im sorry Linky..."
Sheik shakes his head, " anyone getting hungry yet?"
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "its fine paya." He looks at sheik and nods, "i could snack."
Zelda nods, "same."
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Paya kisses him on the cheek, " you're the best."
Sheik nods and heads to the food area, ordering up some appetizers for them to snack on and bringing them over. mostly junk food like nachos and fries.
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Link sits down at a table and smiles, "thanks sheik." He starts eating some food.
Zelda sits and nibbles on some nachos, "yeah, thanks cuz!"
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Paya hugs Sheik and sits down, munching some fries.
Sheik smiles and sits, eating a few chips, " of course we should still have a real meal of something halfway healthy."
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Zelda snorts, "later. Maybe when we head back home."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " well don't come crying to me if you can;t fit into your prom dress you spent god knows how many hours picking out."
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Zelda turns bright red and she huffs, "we still have plenty of time for me to stay in shape."
Link laughs softly and shakes his head
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Sheik chuckles, " if you say so~" he eats a fry, smirking.
Paya giggles, " a healthy meal when we're done will be nice. we probably shouldn;t stay out too long since... well, Link."
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Link blushes and huffs, "I'm fine. Just gotta not think about stuff. "
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Sheik nods, " right, because not thinking about the things that are giving you trouble is easy." he eats a few more chips before getting up, " im going back to climbing."
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Link nods, "yeah I'll still be climbing."
Zelda shrugs, "think I'll hit the treadmill."
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Sheik snickers, " sure thing." he heads back to the wall he just climbed, starting in a different spot to make it just as difficult.
Paya debates, trying to decide which she wants to go to, " i think i'll go for the treadmills as well."
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Link smiles at paya before rubbing the top of her head, "if you get bored dont hesitate coming back over to the walls okay? Maybe in a bit you and i can think of something fun to do together."
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Paya smiles, " sure! that sounds great. i'll just keep Zelly company for awhile." she gets on the machine next to Zelda and starts a brisk walk.
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Link smiles as he watches paya before shaking his head. He goes over to a wall thats slightly harder than the previous one he was on and gears up before climbing
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after about a half hour Paya gets bored and wanders back over to where the boys are.
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Link had already completed the wall he was on and was in the middle of an even harder wall when he noticed paya coming back over. He pushes himself off the wall and lets the rope gently bring him back down, "hey paya. Done with the treadmill?"
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Paya nods, " yeah. you didn;t have to come yet because of it though."
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Link smiles and shakes his head, "its fine. My arms were getting kinda tired."
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Paya giggles softly, " alright. well what do you want to do then? we could go to the arcade section."
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Link nods, "that sounds like fun." He takes his gear off and wipes his forehead
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Paya bounces along behind him, " ooo, maybe that racing one? or we could shoot zombies."
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Link chuckles, "how about racing first? We can always do both."
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Paya nods and goes to a coin machine, cashing some bigger bills and grabbing a cup for the quarters. She bounces over to the racing machine and loads it up for both of them. Her tongue sticks out the side of her mouth as she messes with the pedals and tries to get a feel for it.
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Link sits down in his race car and tests the gears out a bit before nodding, "alright. Ready to go."
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Paya starts the game, squealing when things go wrong for her.
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Link laughs when his car steers off the road and he crashes
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Paya pouts when she gets shoved off the road by another vehicle and her car blows up, " no fair!"
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Link smiles at her, "Nothing's fair in war." His car resets and he starts driving again
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " meanie!" she waits until hers resets and she gets back on the track.
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Link keeps racing her for a little bit
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Paya loses spectacularly but gamely jingles the cup, " wanna go again?"
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Link nods, "Why not? Best two outta three?"
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Paya grins, " bring it on! even though this is probably going to be a short 2 out of 3 since i doubt im going to win." she laughs softly and pays the machine.
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Link snorts, "you dont have to win against the machine. just against me. and i suck at this too."
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Paya giggles, " well we'll see. im still pretty terrible. ready?" she plays with her steering wheel.
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Link nods, "As ready as i'll ever be!"
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Paya starts the race and tries her best, yelping as she get sideswiped by a npc car.
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Link keeps driving, laughing and drifting across the road
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Paya squeals and gently elbows Link, trying to cheat a bit.
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Link chuckles and elbows her back
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Paya squeals and goes off the road, " no fair!"
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link snorts softly, "You started it! You tried to cheat first!"
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Paya whines, " but you were winning!"
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link shakes his head, "Too bad. cheaters never win!"
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " says the cheater who's cheatering back!"
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Link chuckles and boos softly when he crashes and his screen says game over
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Paya grins and gleefully gets back onto the road, only to soon get smashed into by another npc and also getting a game over, " this game is hard!"
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Link snorts softly, "i think we just suck."
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Paya giggles, " or maybe a bit of both? Let's keep a little pride intact. "
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Link gets up and looks at paya, "How about we try that shooting game?"
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Paya nods and gets up. " kay. " she heads over and loads in quarters, picking up the cake gun and shouldering it, " I hope it's not too gorey. "
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Link takes his gun and shakes his head, "Its zombies so.....dont get too hopeful."
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She makes a face, " why do all the multiplayer games have to be weird? " she shoots a zombie and squeals as blood sp!atters, " gross! "
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Link quickly aims before firing, getting several headshots, "not gonna lie. I play this particular game a lot."
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Paya makes a grossed out face again, " why do boys have to like this kind of thing so much?"
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Link rolls his eyes, "it's not just boys. Ive seen girls play this game too."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " maybe a few, but the target audience is obviously boys. i mean look at that girl character, she's barely wearing anything and she's got ridiculous proportions."
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Link shakes his head, "thats very typical and i understand where you are coming from. But some lesbians i know like this game too."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " oh that's typical." she shudders softly when she explodes a zombie, " oh ick."
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Link huffs, "okay then i like this game. Is that very typical?"
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Paya giggles, " oh don;t get so uptight about it, you're a guy, guys usually like this kind of thing. why are you getting upset?" she makes a grossed out noise as brains splatter, " the shooting i get, but the gore?"
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"Well its just to go along with the theme. And im not getting upset!" He gets a few more headshots in
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Paya looks at him, then keeps quiet as she keeps going with the game, not wanting to upset him further.
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Soon the next wave of zombies appear on the screen and link starts having a bit of difficulty to keep up
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Paya squeals and shoots, missing most of the time but managing to help keep the horde back somewhat.
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Link is about to shoot a few more zombies when a musky odor catches him by surprise causing him to miss his targets. He inwardly curses at himself before glancing behind him, four larger men were leaning against a different arcade game and they were watching Link and Paya. Link tsks softly before draping his arm over Paya's shoulder, "Hey, do you wanna get us some more quarters? I feel like we're gonna be at this for a while."
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Paya blinks, " uh yeah, sure." she sets the gun down and grabs the cup, going over to the quarter machine.
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Link scowls and quickly sends sheik his location in hopes he gets to the arcade before paya comes back with quarters. He turns to look at the guys and huffs, "The fuck are you guys looking at?"
One of the buff dudes snorts and walks up to Link, "Well we were looking at a couple of cuties. Apparently one has the mouth of a sailor though."
The guy to the left smirks, "Quite alright. I dont really care what kind of mouth they have as long as they can still fit my dick in it."
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Sheik blinks as his phone buzzes, pulling it from his pocket while hanging from the wall and checking it. He growls and quickly drops down, running to the arcade as quickly as he can.
Paya scoops the quarters into the cup and starts back, smiling until she sees the guys next to Link, " L-Link?"
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Mike looks over and smirks, "Ah girly came back~"
Link's eyes dart at Paya and he bristles, "Thats not enough quarters. Go. Get. More."
Jeff, Nate, and Steve begin to crowd Paya, "Damn she's hot. How big is your mouth sweetie?"
Link snarls and quickly uses his sleeve to wipe the cream off of his neck, scratching his gland to cause it to release his pheromones.
The guys pause briefly, sniffing the air before looking at link, moving away from Paya
Mike drools a bit before shuddering, "Shit you're an omega~"
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Payas eyes widen, " Link! L-leave him alone!" she freaks out and scrambles for her phone, starting to call Sheik.
Sheik runs around the corner and his eyes narrow when he sees the guys, " hey, care to fuck off assholes?" he walks forward, grabbing Payas phone and canceling the call before tossing it back and walking towards Link and the guys.
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Link doesnt physically acknowledge sheik as he keeps his stance, still glaring at the guys.
Mike turns to face sheik and he snorts, "Hey, we're just trying to talk here. This aint got nothin to do with you."
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Sheik moves between Link and the guys, " when my relatives are involved, it does have something to do with me. come on you two, lets go." he back up a bit, trying to force Link back while keeping himself between Link and the guys.
Paya nervously backs up, heading back towards where Zelda is. Zelda! she quickly calls Zelda, knowing her cousin was far fiercer than she was, and while usually getting a girl involved was not ideal, Sheik might need backup.
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Zelda hears her phone go off and she gets off the treadmill. She hums softly as she answers her phone, "hello~?"
Link glances at sheik before giving a loud huff. He tries taking a step back for sheiks sake.
Jeff steps to the side and grabs sheiks arm, "hey now we're all just tryin to havea good time! Maybe you could join us. Plenty of dick to go around, ya know?"
Steve gets to the other side, sniffing the air, "damn im so horny right now. Lets just take them out back or something."
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Paya speaks fast, in a panic, "therestheseguysandLinksentmeawayandthey'rebeingcreepyandSheikisherebuttheresthreeofthemandidon'tknowwhattodo!" she gasps for air.
Sheik looks at the hand on his arm, before grabbing it and using his grip to throw the male.
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Zelda flinches at paya's voice and she sighs, "alright alright i get it. Where are you?"
Jeff easily gets tossed and he makes a loud thud when he hits the ground.
Mike blinks when he sees his bud tossed like that and he glares at sheik, "alright kid you really wanna get fucked up that badly huh?!" He goes to punch sheik
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Paya winces, " the arcade! sheik just threw one of the guys...."
Sheik blocks the punch and grabs the guys arm, twisting it roughly, " what i want is for my family to be left alone."
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Zelda hums and picks up a soccer ball as she starts walking, "okie dokie."
Mike gives a cry of pain as his arm is twisted.
Nate and steve quickly go to jump sheik
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Sheik quickly moves backwards, forgetting Link was right there and grunting as his movement is blocked, " damn!" He ducks down and kicks at their legs, trying to buy himself time and space.
Paya panics, " oh no!"
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Links eyes widen and he tries to back up as much as he can until he bumps in to an arcade game
Nate backs up a bit to avoid sheiks attack before grabbimg at him
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Sheik growls at the situation and lunges forward, ramming his shoulder into Nate's stomach.
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Nate gets the wind knocked out of him and he groans as he's curled up.
Steve goes to grab sheik, trying to keep him from moving
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Sheik growls as he's finally grabbed, trying to get a rip on the other to get the upper hand.
Paya shrieks, " brother!" she digs her hand into the cup of quarters and starts pelting Steve with them.
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Steve doesnt seem bothered by the quarters as he keeps his grip on sheik, "calm down will ya?!" He's about to squeeze sheik as hard as he can until a soccer ball pelts him so hard in the side of his head that he drops to the ground.
Zelda watches steve hit the ground and she huffs, "man you guys always have all the fun."
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sheik quickly gets to his feet and lunges, aiming a kick to the guys head to knock him out.
Paya looks over, " Zelly!"
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Zelda taps on her phone a bit before putting it away, "kay so anyone besides the weirdos hurt? Paya? You okay? "
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Paya nods, " im okay... Link sent me away before anything happened." she looks at the quarter mess, " keep the change dummys!"
Sheik shakes his head, " what were you thinking Link? seriously that could have been bad if i hadn;t run here..."
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Link looks down, huffing, "i didnt... want them near paya..."
Zelda looks at link and frowns. She sighs before going over to sheik, checking him over, "you okay too? No bites or anything?"
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Sheik shakes his head, " you really think i'd let one of those creeps mark me?" he looks at Link, " maybe next time you both try to leave? and call me, instead of trying to attract them to you. especially right now. using your scent like that..." he shakes his head, anger still bubbling up in him over the situation and how badly it could have gone.
Paya gets between them, " i-i know it was bad but he was just trying to protect me. lets just go home and relax okay?"
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Link looks away and wipes his face. He didnt want to leave but there was no way he'd be allowed to stay, "its nothing im not used to already."
Zelda looks at link and sighs, "i know you think that but it doesnt mean we'd feel good knowing something happened to you. Come on, we gotta scram."
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Sheik grits his teeth, " it's like you think we don;t care about you at all..." he shakes his head and storms from the building to Links vehicle.
Paya winces and heads slowly out to the van.
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Zelda reaches out to grab links hand.
Link quickly jerks back, shaking his head, "no. I cant right now zelda."
Zelda sighs and nods before following paya.
Link looks up at the lights and takes a shuddering breath. He waits briefly, clearing his throat before heading to his van. He quickly gets in and shoves the key in to the ignition
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Sheik keeps his face pointed away from Link, not looking at the other.
Paya climbs in and sits quietly.
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Zelda gets in and glances at paya.
Once everyone is in link starts driving back to the mansion. The grip on his steering wheel is tight and he does his best not to show his emotions. Soon he pulls in to the driveway and he puts the van in park so his cousins can get out.
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Sheik gets out, " i doubt you'll listen, but i think it would be best if you stayed here during your heat. you'll be safer with us than at the dorms... just... think about it. we do care about your safety, regardless of what you think." he goes inside.
Paya sighs, " i mean, he's not wrong? at the dorms there's more chances of alphas giving you trouble. here there's only Impa, and she's murder anyone who tried to mess with you. please think about it?"
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Link clears his throat and he shakes his head, "No. I dont want to be here right now. Not when sheik is like that..." it took nearly everything in him to make his voice not crack as he spoke.
Zelda cant help but frown when she hears the way Links voice wavers while he talks. She opens her door and steps out, turning to look at link, "You gonna get home okay? I know what runs through your head when you're like this..."
Link nods but doesnt look at zelda, "I'll be fine... I'll text you when I get home, okay?"
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Paya flinches, " Link don't go...he was just worried about you...please at least wait a bit until you calm down? i don't know what i'd do if you got hurt because you weren;t thinking clearly while you drove..."
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Link closes his eyes and he sniffles, "Paya.... I have to go."
Zelda sighs and goes over to paya's side and opens the door, "Hey, come on. Let's go inside."
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Paya lowers her head and nods, " yeah... okay..." she sniffles and heads inside.
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Link waits until his cousins are inside before driving back to his dorm. He parks and gets in to his dorm before locking the door and going to his room for a good long cry
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Sheik heads to the exercise room, putting some boxing gloves on and beating the shit out of a punching bag.
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Zelda sighs and gets a text from link. She sighs and looks at paya, "we wont see him at school this week and he doesn't want sheik around, but you and i are free to visit after class if we are worried about him. "
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Paya winces, " oh sheik is not gonna be happy about that..."
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Zelda sighs, "well, what are we gonna do? I suppose if one of us at least check in on him that should be okay... I'm just happy link isnt waiting until Wednesday which was his original plan..."
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Paya nods, " maybe you should...that way if someone is giving him trouble you can at least provide some help. i'd freeze up..."
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Zelda shrugs, "either me or both of us. You're good at taking care of link. "
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Paya nods, " yeah but i don't want to upset Sheik further...if we both go but he doesn't, i know he won;t say anything but he'll be hurt..."
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Zelda frowns and nods, "yeah thats fair... man if only boys werent so difficult."
Link finishes emailing his teachers about his leave of absence for the week before crawling in to bed
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Paya nods, " I know Link is frustrated, but sheiky just was scared he'd get hurt... i know that's why he got upset."
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Zelda nods, "oh you dont need to tell me. I know. Im sure link justs.... he trusts sheik enough to know that he'd be okay. That sheik wouldnt let anything happen to him. Its a massive amount of trust to put in to someone and it hurts when its not reciprocated."
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Paya nods, " yeah...I can understand it though, Link really put himself in danger confronting them like that, and then using the scent of his heat... " she shudders, " what if he hadn't gotten there in time? "
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Zelda sighs and nods, "yes that was a bit... reckless. But im sure he wasnt thinking of himself at the time. I know he would give up a lot for our sake."
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Paya nods, " i know...but still, im a little mad at him for doing that too, im just not as...outspoken as Sheik."
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Zelda sighs and leans back, "Oh trust me, im upset too...but this has always been Link's way of doing things. He's always been that kind of self sacrificing idiot. It makes me.... worried though... of how he must view himself. "
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Paya nods, " oh i wish those two weren;t so stubborn. what he said too, that he was used to it...augh it makes me so upset."
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Zelda looks at paya and shakes her head, "its not right for him to treat himself like that... yeah I'll pick up any homework he gets in class and that will give me the excuse of checking on him too."
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Paya nods, " okay... oh i won't have a ride unless i go with you or sheik, so i guess i better go with anyway. Sheik won;t be happy about it but he'll have to cope i guess."
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Zelda blinks and sighs, "Ah... forgot about that. I could always bring you home first maybe?"
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Paya sighs, " that would work, but i don;t want to make you have to drive me all the way home and then go out and go home again..."
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Zelda nods, "Yeah true. meh. maybe link will be in a better mood and will want sheik around. You know how he gets."
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Paya nods, " maybe...we could text him and hint about the three of us stopping by and see what he says."
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Zelda snorts, "yeah if he can even respond to his phone."
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Paya sighs, " im sure he's not in that bad of a state yet..."
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Zelda shrugs, "maybe... but he also wasnt supposed to go in to heat until Wednesday and it did hit him pretty quick.... i just worry. Sometimes i wonder if he could take that birth control shot. I heard a lot of omega's will schedule an appointment with their doctor to get the shot right before their heat since it lasts for up to two weeks. Then they hire an alpha to spend their heat with so that their heat doesnt get nearly as bad and it goes away sooner."
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Paya hums softly, " well we could mention it to him. but we don't know any good alphas that we'd trust to stay with him, and the idea of hiring a random one just kinda creeps me out."
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Zelda shrugs, "....well it's a reputable company and they have some pretty strict contracts. Some alphas even go through company's that work with hospitals. "
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Paya nods slowly, " i suppose that would work. still seems kind of weird, but i guess if it'd help him we can talk to him about it."
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Zelda nods, "later though. We want to make sure that the decision he makes is clear and focused. The company doesnt even make appointments for omega's if they are too close to their heat cycle in case the omega is not thinking clearly."
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Paya nods, " oh certainly i wasn't thinking for right now. maybe the next one if we decide to."
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Zelda nods, "its certainly something to put research in to since he doesn't want to take suppressants."
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Paya nods, " yeah, im not sure im super comfortable with an alpha, even a professional one being around Link in that state...but i guess it's worth looking into."
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Zelda nods, "i know i know but he needs something to help his body."
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Paya nods, " still, you'd pretty much be hiring a random guy to plow our cousin..."
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Zeld shrugs, "I'm sure its a lot more intricate then what you're imagining. Plus i wouldnt hire a rando. Link would. And if it makes his heat go from 7 to 9 days down to 2 to 3 then it may be something worth inspecting."
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Paya nods, " yeah i guess so. still, if he needs a birth control shot it probably means there will be some hanky panky going on."
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"Well yes, it is a purely sexual thing. However im sure link would meet the alpha before hand to see if they are even compatible. Again, something worth researching."
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Paya nods, " yeah i guess so. it's kinda weird to be talking about literally buying our cousin a prostitute." she giggles softly.
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Zelda snorts softly, "apparently it's not weird enough for it to not exist." She clears her throat, "so uh... who wants to be the one to tell sheik that link doesnt want him checking on him this week? "
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Paya grimaces, " um, maybe we should check and see that Link does in fact not want Sheik to visit first..." she pulls out her phone and texts that they were planning to visit after school, leaving it vague as to who all would be going.
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Link flinches when he hears his phone go off. He looks at it and huffs. He questions who is all going to visit
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Paya sighs, typing back that it would be her and Zelda, and Sheik if that was okay.
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Link makes a soft snarl and replies that he told zelda that sheik was not allowed over.
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Paya sighs, replying that she had hoped he would have changed his mind, and that Sheik was worried about him too, but that she understood why he didn;t want to see him.
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Link rolls his eyes and doesnt bother replying. He sets his phone down and curls back under his covers
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Paya sighs softly, " okay, guess it's just me and you visiting. he's very much against Sheik visiting still... i'll tell him, he'll take it better from me."
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Zelda nods, "maybe link will come around further in to his heat...."
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Paya sighs, " maybe... oh why do boys have to be so obnoxious?" she huffs and crosses her arms.
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Zelda chuckles, " cuz they're boys."
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She makes a face and flops her head back dramatically, " well we'll have to try and talk some sense into them."
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Zelda stretches and nods, "yeah, have fun with that. I have an assignment due tomorrow that i never did so im gonna go do that. " she gets up and heads to her room
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Paya blows a raspberry before heading to her own room to work on some homework.
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The next day zelda starts getting ready for school, actually being awake before sheik checks on her
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Sheik blinks in surprise when he sees his cousin awake so early, " i wasn;t aware hell was freezing over today, why up so early?"
Paya already having been woken by Sheik was stumbling to the kitchen to eat and wake up.
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Zelda hums softly and manages to get her hair in a ponytail, "I'm heading out real quick to check on link. I'll be back in time to bring paya to school."
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Sheik frowns, " ...wish him well for me. if you're not back in time i'll take Paya with me on my bike."
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Zelda nods, "i'll let him know. And thanks, im sure i'll be back in time but its good to know i dont have to rush in case. Im sure he'll still be himself but i wanna make sure he has plenty of water close to him and some granola bars since i know he doesnt like to move much."
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Sheik nods, " alright. go ahead now." he makes a shooing motion at her and sits, drinking his tea.
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Zelda playfully sticks her tongue out before leaving. When she gets to links dorm and tries the handle, nodding in approval when she sees that its locked. She uses the spare key link gave her to unlock it before heading inside. The smell wasnt strong yet. Just a faint apple scent which was a good sign. She made her way to links room, tsking at the large ball of blankets on the bed, "hey link. Just me. You in there?"
A soft groan rumbled its way out of the blankets and zelda chuckles. She goes up to the bed and straightens out the blankets and uncurling link from his fetal position.
He huffs softly when he's pushed into a sitting position and he rubs his face, "what."
"Mornin' princess. How ya feeling? Any slick yet?"
Link's face wrinkles and he shakes his head, " 'm tired... no slick yet... what time is it?"
Zelda glances at her watch, "still before ten. Have you eaten?"
Link shakes his head, "not hungry."
Zelda rolls her eyes and goes to the kitchen, grabbing a tall glass of water and a few granola bars, a loaf of bread, and some bananas before going back to link, "yeah not gonna cut it." She sets the cup down on the nightstand before dropping the food on to his bed, "you need to eat something. Where's your phone?"
Link shrugs before lazily grabbing a banana and begins slowly peeling it.
Zelda looks around before finding links phone under his bed. She checks to see if there are any unanswered texts or phone calls
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Sheik and Paya get ready, and as the time gets closer Sheik watches the clock and the driveway for Zelda.
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Zelda sets it by links water and nods in approval when link manages to eat a banana, a slice of bread and some water, "thats good for now. I'll stop by after class with your homework okay?"
Link nods and curls back under the covers.
Zelda sighs and goes back home, parking in the driveway and giving her car a quick honk to let sheik and paya know that she's home
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Sheik was grabbing his keys to take Paya to school when Zelda beeps, " oh good, she can take you. have fun." he heads out and starts his bike, driving to school.
Paya grabs her bag and jogs to the car, hopping in, " how did it go?"
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Zelda starts driving to school, "he's still himself but it's already exhausting himself. And pretty sure he's been in that bed since yesterday. Managed to get him to drink some water and eat a bit of food. "
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Paya sighs, " well it's something at least." she peers out the window, " ugh school is so boring..."
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Zelda snorts softly, "chill its college. You are the one who chose your own classes."
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Paya sighs, " yeah i know, but it's not like i have any grand plans for my future or anything, im going because i didn;t want to get left behind by you guys..."
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Zelda frowns, "no plans? Come on that cant be true."
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Paya nods, " what would i even be good at? im so shy and uncertain...i'd freeze up and stutter just about anywhere that requires me to make decisions for myself or deal with people much..."
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Zelda shrugs, "well, what do you like to do? What do you enjoy? "
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Paya blushes, " well... i enjoy being around you guys... i like animals, and gardening..."
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Zelda blinks and hums, "you could go in to environmental science. That involves animals, no people, and it's a good field. "
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Paya nods, " kay...i can try it..." she sighs, " what would i do without you guys?"
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Zelda snorts softly, "Probably would have a lot more of your life figured out."
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Payas eyes go wide, " o-oh i doubt that. i'd probably be a nervous wreak... it'd be a miracle if they hadn't sent me to an institution by now..."
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Zelda shrugs, "But you wouldnt have anybody to hold your hand so you would have to figure things out on your own."
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Paya makes a whining noise, " oh im not sure if i could stand that..."
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zelda chuckles, "You dont know that. You've never had a chance to try it."
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Paya shakes her head, " and i don;t want to! i like being with you guys, with Sheiky and you and Linky and auntie Impa."
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Zelda sighs softly and parks her car before getting out, "I'm just saying that it'd be good for you to feel a bit of that freedom in case something ever happens to us."
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Pays eyes widen and she starts shaking, eyes tearing up, " d-don;t even say that! nothing will happen, you can;t let anything happen!" she wails and flings herself on Zelda, hugging her tightly.
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Zelda nervously looks at her and hesitantly rubs paya's back, "I'm sorry, i didnt mean it like that."
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Paya clings to her stubbornly, " d-don't leave m-me alone... y-you g-guys are all i h-have." she sniffles, tears running down her cheeks.
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Zelda gives a long sigh, "Im not gonna leave you."
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Paya sniffles, " better not..." she slowly lets go and walks towards school, wiping her face still sniffling.
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zelda shakes her head and follows paya in. The school day drags on longer then usual
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Paya manages to get through the day after calming herself down, and she waits at the car for Zelda at the end of the day. " we gonna go visit Link?"
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Zelda nods and gets in her car, "I have his homework so i gonna see if he ate or drank anything since this morning."
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Paya hops in and nods, " alright. should we bring him something that might get his appetite revved up?"
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Zelda hums, "Not really sure what he likes. I do think it'd be good if we got him some like, gaterode or powerrode or some other kind of liquid that will get him nutrients." Zelda starts driving, "But he should still be able to eat something today. maybe tomorrow we can pick stuff up."
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Paya hums, " or maybe those like breakfast drinks, those have a lot of vitamins and stuff, and they don;t need to be refrigerated. meal in a bottle sort of thing."
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Zelda nods, "That would be a good idea too." She parks her car at the dorms and heads inside the building until she gets to links door
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Paya nods and gets out of the vehicle, following Zelda in and going into Links room. " Linky!"
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Link doesnt come out of his blanket fort, just making some soft grumbling sounds
Zelda goes into links room and sighs, "Time to get up."
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Paya sighs, going over to the bed and tugging at the blankets until she can see Links face, " oh come on, aren;t you even the tiniest bit happy to see us?"
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Links eyes squint when light finally hits his face and he makes a soft whine, "Too tired..."
Zelda sees that link emptied his glass of water and there is at least one granola wrapper on the floor, "cool. we need to get you to eat more. Jeez when sheik takes care of you he never mentions how little you tend to eat."
Link gives zelda a half hearted glare before trying to curl back under his covers
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Paya sighs, " silly..." she goes into his fridge and fixes up a sandwich, bringing it over to Link and setting it in front of his nose, " eat up."
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Link whines again and moves away from the sandwich.
Zelda hums softly before pulling out her phone, texting sheik, hey. we're at the dorms and link doesnt seem to want to eat. do you normally have this issue?
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Sheik feels his phone buzz and reads it, sighing. yeah he's stubborn. make him some tea, that usually settles his system and perks him up a bit.
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Zelda gives sheik a quick thanks before looking at paya, "I'll go make him some tea. Apparently he wont eat until he has some first."
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Paya blinks and nods, " kay."
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Zelda goes to the kitchen and turns on the stove where a kettle is already resting. while she waits for it to heat up she grabs a mug and rifles through links cabinets until she finds where he stores his tea. She picks an appropriate tea and puts the bag in the cup just in time for the kettle to start whistling. She pours the hot water in to the mug and lets it steep before going back to links room with the mug, "Alright. Lets try this. Can you see if you can get him to sit up more? I dont want him at a funny angle trying to drink something hot."
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Paya nods and gently eases Link out of the blankets and sitting up, " come on now, we've got something that'll make you feel better."
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Link finally lets paya push him up to a sitting position and he lets out a large exhale.
Zelda grabs links hands and carefully transfers the mug into his hands.
Links eyes blink slowly before he brings the cup up to his lips and gives short sips
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Paya smiles as Link starts drinking, " there we go... isn;t that nice?" she keeps her hands close in case Link decides to let go of the mug.
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After about half of the tea is consumed link lowers the mug and gives a soft sigh
Zelda looks at paya and smiles, "we can probably try the sandwich now."
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Paya nods and gently takes the mug away, setting it aside before offering the plate with the sandwich again, " here, something good to eat."
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Link takes the plate and starts nibbling on the sandwich.
Zelda sighs and sits down at the foot of the bed, "this is gonna be a long week."
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Paya nods, sitting as well, " yeah... but that's usually how it goes with omegas, kind of high maintenance but they're great people to have around otherwise." she giggles softly, " even sheik is despite him taking suppressants."
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Zelda snorts, "yeah. They say alpha's are top dog but in all honesty i would not want to go up agsinst an omega when they are protecting family."
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Paya nods, " yeah, omegas can be terrifying when they're trying to protect family. even an alpha doesn;t like to face them then. that's why i hate these two getting so upset at each other, i know Sheik is just trying to protect his family..."
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Zelda sighs, "and in a dumb way, so was link. But he cant just hold on to his knife and trick an alpha to get close enough for him to stab all the time. Eventually that tactic isnt going to work."
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Paya nods, " yeah...those guys were creepy too. they talked about taking us out back..." she shudders.
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Link pauses in eating his sandwich to make a soft growling sound.
Zelda glances at link before looking at paya, "I'm sure link was very protective and tried to get you out of the situation without causing you to panic..."
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Paya nods, " oh he did great. i was worried about him too though, i don;t want anything to happen to my Linky." she hugs him.
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Link gives a soft exhale before he finishes the sandwich, "tea..."
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Paya grabs the mug and hands it back, " here you go, or did you want some fresh?"
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Link takes the mug and goes back to drinking it.
Zelda hums, "that answers that. "
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Paya giggles, " no kidding. well i suppose that's an effective way to answer at least."
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Link finishes off the tea and sighs softly
Zelda chuckles, "do you want more? It seems to be doing a good job at keeping you alert and you do need to stay hydrated."
Link nods and holds the cup out to zelda.
Zelda takes the cup and goes to the kitchen.
Link looks around briefly, huffing, "where's my phone..."
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Paya blinks and looks around, pulling her own phone out and texting his to find it, grabbing it and handing it over.
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Link takes his phone and checks his messages to see if Ike had texted him at all
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Ike had sent a few messages, mostly just telling the other to take care of himself when he heard the other was going into his heat.
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Link smiles and blushes as he reads Ike's texts, deciding to respond back, ' im still alive. hasnt hit me completely yet but luckily my cousins are here making sure im not dead.'[i/]
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Ike pulls his phone out and chuckles, good to know. i'd be sad if you'd died already. glad you've got people to take care of you, good luck dealing with it.
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Link rubs his phone against his cheek, "I wanna see ike..."
Zelda comes back with the tea and blinks, "Link what are you doing?"
Link hums softly, "Missing ike...."
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Paya looks at Zelda with concern on her face, " you can see him after your heat is over Link, it'll be done soon enough and it'll be perfectly safe for you to see him."
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Zelda holds the mug out to link, "how about we dont think about boys right now?"
Link takes the mug and sighs, "He's just so nice...He's like the nicest guy..." he begins to space out as he begins sipping the tea
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Paya nods, " uh huh, isn;t this tea good? did you want anything to put in it, like honey?"
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Link shakes his head, "no honey....only tea..."
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Paya nods and rubs his back, " okay, well you can have as much tea as you want, just let us know okay?"
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Link nods and keeps sipping
zelda smiles, "Do you think maybe you wanna go back to the house at all? You still have time to move since your heat hasnt kicked in fully."
Link shakes his head
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Paya nods, " well if you did, we'd be there to make you all the tea you like. and you can curl up in your old room with those big fluffy blankets."
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Link huffs, "Sheik is there."
Zelda sighs, "Sheik wouldnt bother you if you dont want him to. I mean, he has his own key to get in to your dorm but he hasnt shown up yet because you dont want him around and he's trying to respect that regardless of how worried he is..."
Link pauses briefly before looking away
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Paya nods, " yeah, sheik would leave you be if that's what you wanted. he just wants you to be safe and comfortable just like we do."
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Link huffs and shakes his head.
Zelda takes her phone to text sheik, link seems hesitant on coming home still however i feel like it would be a good idea if you or impa get links room ready in case he decides he needs to move.
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Sheik reads his phone and sighs, alright, i'll get things ready just in case. He heads into Links room and gets things set up and ready.
Paya sighs, " alright. did you want any more tea?"
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Link shakes his head, "no... just tired."
Zelda nods and sighs, "Think you can survive until we see you tomorrow?"
Link nods
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Paya sighs and gets up, " i guess we should go then, we'll see you tomorrow okay?"
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link nods, "thank you for visiting me."
Zelda smiles, "Anytime. if anything happens and you need us just text us okay?"
Link nods
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Paya smiles, " of course we'd visit, we love you. try to take care of yourself!" she heads out of the dorm and sighs, " i wish he would have come over..."
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Zelda glances at paya as she follows, "He wasnt straight up against it like earlier today so we may still have a chance. regardless, i informed sheik to set up links room just in case."
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Paya perks up, " oh good! you think of so many good things!" she heads for the vehicle, feeling better.
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zelda gets in to her car and starts it. when paya gets in to the car she drives back to the mansion before heading inside, "well you have to consider that if he's hesitating now then that can only mean that there is a high chance that he'll be begging to be home once he starts getting feverish."
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Paya nods, " good point. i wish he didn;t have to go through his heat... it's always so rough."
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zelda gets in the house and goes to the kitchen, "Im telling ya, hiring an alpha to fuck him might be the way to go."
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Sheik makes a strangled noise when he hears that, " please don't tell me i heard what i think i heard."
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Zelda blinks and turns when she sees sheik. "Ah. didnt know you were in the vicinity to hear me. but yeah you heard me right. a lot of omega's nowadays are getting birth control shots before sharing their heats with a professional stud to lesson the days and the intensity of their heat cycle's. i just figure it might be the natural way to help link since he seems so against suppressants."
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Sheik grunts, displeased. " i suppose that may be a valid option, though i can;t say it's an option i like the thought of considering his history..."
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Zelda shrugs, "like i told paya, its something to do research on. "
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Sheik nods and sighs, " i suppose, especially considering he prefers to let it run it's course..."
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Zelda nods, "and from what i heard the contracts are quite a few pages long and detailed in order to protect both the alpha stud and the omega client. And the alpha's go through serious background checks and mental checks to make sure they dont hire a weirdo."
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sheik sighs softly, " i'll look into it, get a copy of the contract to look over and look at reviews."
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Zelda nods, "thanks. And its only an option if link wants it to be."
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Sheik nods, " of course, however having all of the information before he decides is helpful in allowing him to make a fully informed decision."
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Zelda nods, "of course!"
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Sheik nods, " well his room is ready, i leave it to you girls to work on him. i have homework to do, and then i need to continue researching this Ike character, and of course now the program you mentioned."
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Zelda chuckles, "Well you have some time on the program so no worries on that."
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Sheik shakes his head, " if they're any sort of quality it'll take time to go through the process, so the sooner after his heat he starts, the more likely it'll be that we'll have things set up for his next, assuming he goes with it."
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Zelda nods, "And you know it can always be something to do after that heat as well. we have time."
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Sheik sighs, " i prefer to be prepared. besides, it's been proving difficult to get anything besides the most basic information on this guy...which makes me wary."
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Zelda blinks and tilts her head, "What?"
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Sheik nods, " age, gender, present town of residence, simple shit is fine, but anything else is nowhere to be found. can;t find records on relatives, can;t find where he was born or lived previously, there's nothing."
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Zelda frowns and crosses her arms, "Well now that is unusual."
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Sheik nods, " which makes me more wary about the guy. no normal person has this sort of information lockdown. personally i think we need to get Link away from him."
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Zelda sighs softly, "Link... isnt going to enjoy that."
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sheik shakes his head, " no, but i'll do what i can to have a report written up by a professional. hopefully what they find, or the lack of and their own opinion on that, will help convince him. i can afford to hire someone for that after all."
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Zelda frowns and sighs, "He.... he will be even more mad than he is right now. I just want you to understand that."
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Sheik snorts, " well i'll tell him that i tried to simply find some basic information first, but failed which was suspicious on it's own. hopefully he will understand that the situation required further digging."
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zelda shakes her head and sighs before walking away, "Im going to do my homework."
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Sheik growls, " well what do you suggest i do? leave him with someone who likely has criminal connections considering the amount of coverup here?"
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Zelda sighs, "Maybe you could personally get to know ike?"
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Sheik snorts, " yeah, if Link will let me anywhere near the guy."
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Zelda chuckles, "maybe dont make it sound like you want to investigate the guy's ancestors. Just... seem genuinely interested in what makes him happy about the guy and approach it that way?"
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sheik sighs softly, " i can try. though obviously i won;t be able to get any information that way until Link is over his heat...or perhaps now would be the best time to try and meet with him, when Link is unable to try and stop me."
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Zelda shrugs, "Up to you cousin. good luck either way."
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Sheik grumbles, " what a pain..." he heads back to his room and gets back to seeing what he can dig up.
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Soren blinks when he notices that info is trying to be accessed again and he huffs before blocking it again
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Sheik sighs, frowning at the lack of information, trying to access it another way, paying this time through a site in hopes of getting something at least.
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Soren glares and starts rerouting the address site to a youtube page of 'never gonna give you up' meme page
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Sheik blinks as he watches the video, too dumbfounded to click out for a few minutes. He then growls and chews on his thumb, closing it and trying to decide what to do next. this was definitely a really fishy situation...he quickly goes to his ip blocker and alters where his computer will say his ip is from before trying again with another site.
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Soren's left screen gives a pop up notification and he blinks, taking a look at it, "the fuck. Different ip address but... still trying to access ike's info..." soren bites his cheek and quickly grabs a usb stick and shoving it in to his computer, "alright. Think you're so great? Gonna play dirty? Well, so am i." He quickly attaches the virus to the site sheik is trying to access, while blocking most of the information on the site
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Sheiks expensive anti-virus alerts him and he quickly shuts down the site, letting the program isolate the virus and deal with it. He huffs and glares at his computer, " this is some seriously questionable shit..." he sighs, " makes me even more worried...i'll have to risk it and meet up with him to talk with him anyway."
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Soren keeps the virus active on the site just in case. He huffs and crosses his arms, "damn it. These sites are usually never targeted like this... i knew ike could never have been friends with that damn kid..."
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Sheik sighs and changes his ip again just in case, then starts researching on the alpha services for omegas.
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Soren goes back to his homework.
Link shudders and starts sweating. He can feel his slick starting and he groans, "fuck..." he pushes himself out of his bed and goes to his bathroom, stripping his pants and underwear, a trail of slick forming. "Wish this wasnt a part of the heat..." he sighs and gets in to the shower to wash up
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Sheik prints out some papers and looks into the info, getting as much information as possible before heading to Zeldas room and knocking.
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Zelda looks up from her desk, "come in!"
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sheik enters the room and sets some papers on her desk, " this is the information i got on the stud services, seems to be fairly solid. as for our Ike issue, someone is actively blocking me from accessing any information, even tried to give me a virus. so that screams of danger to me, but i'll still try to meet up with him in person. he may be an alpha, but he has no idea what sort of martial arts training i've had."
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Zelda takes the papers and looks them over, "coolio." She listens to sheik and blinks for a moment before looking up at him, "someone is actually able to keep you from getting information? From what i heard from link this ike person shouldnt be smart enough to get passed you..."
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Sheik snorts, " no, he shouldn't be able to. so unless he's playing the fool, someone else is protecting his information. now doesn;t it seem suspicious?"
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Zelda hums softly, "a bit but to be fair link's information has been protected all these years by impa and he isnt suspicious, right? We cant rule out that maybe this ike person went through some form of trauma too. Im not saying to not tread with caution but just be sure you keep your mind open when you finally meet up with him, okay?"
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Sheik grunts, " Impa does not send viruses to people." he sighs softly, " i'll have my tracker on my phone, and i'll have the police on speed dial in case anything happens. this seriously had me worried..."
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Zelda looks at sheik and sighs, "you wanna borrow my alpha mace?"
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Sheik sighs, " might not be a bad idea. i can;t imagine what sort of shit he must be into to have someone monitoring anyone trying to access his information like that."
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Zelda sighs and hands her mace over to him, "again, could be some form of trauma like link. We really don't know. "
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Sheik pockets it, " and again, how many trauma victims have someone actively monitoring their information at all times and attack people who attempt to access it?"
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Zelda shrugs, "how many trauma victims do we actually know? "
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sheik raises an eyebrow, " that's not a normal thing for anyone to have. it means they have things they want to hide."
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Zelda sighs, "everyone has something they want to hide sheik. Even you. "
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Sheik bristles, " i simply keep it hidden, i haven;t attacked people who looked for it. it's not my fault they assume based on what they see."
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Zelda rolls her eyes and sighs, "I'm just saying not to rule anything out. You're right that he could be trouble but don't immediately put him on the chopping block either. "
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Sheik grumbles and nods, " ...very well." he pulls out his phone and checks Links location history, figuring out Ikes address and marking it down and texting it to Zelda. " alright, no sense in putting it off. the more times i meet with him while Link is down and out, the more likely it is i'll get enough information to figure this out one way or the other."
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Zelda waves, "good luck."
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Sheik nods and heads outside, getting on his bike and heading to the address, having no idea that Ike was at work. He get to the building and finds the correct last name, ringing the buzzer.
Sothe grunts from his bedroom, he was sleeping since he usually worked late shifts, " S-ren....g't th door...."
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Soren groans softly and gets himself cozy in his snuggie before going over to the buzzer and hits the talk buzzer, "who is it?"
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Sheik sighs, " im here to see Ike? i need to speak with him."
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Sorens eyes narrow, "yeah? Well he isnt here."
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Sheik grunts, " very well... where is he then? or when does he get back?"
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Soren snorts, "depends. Who's askin?"
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Sheik's eyes narrow, " Im Links cousin, someone Ike has been spending a good deal of time with."
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Soren's eyes widen and bites his lip, "uhhh fuck another one? What on earth do you want from ike?"
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Sheik growls, " All i want to do is speak with him! I want to know that this Alpha who is suddenly very interested in my Omega cousin is safe!"
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Soren blinks at the outburst and huffs, "oh yeah? And what if i have the same wishes? Your family is cursed after all and even after i gave ike a warning about having out with your cousin he still chose to ignore me! "
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Sheik's eyes narrow, " my family is NOT cursed. If you want him to cut ties, then we seem to be in agreement. I want my cousin to have nothing to do with someone who keeps such hostile company as you!"
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Soren snarls, "HOSTILE?! The only one who is hostile around here is you!"
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Sothe growls and gets up, " God fucking damnit Soren, take the damn yelling contest outside!"
Sheik snarls, " you are the one who was hostile first! i merely stated i wished to speak with Ike!"
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Soren whips his head around to look at sothe, "I'm not going out there! Its one of those damn rich kids! I told you this is what happens when we let that idiot go to those dumb TA parties!"
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Sothe growls and goes over to Soren, opening the door and shoving him outside, " i don;t fucking care who it is, deal with it where your bad attitude isn;t going to wake me up!" he slams the door and locks it, going back to his room to sleep.
Sheik blinks, " what just happened?"
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Soren stands there, completely frozen before turning around and grabbing the handle, trying to turn it, "you locked the door?! No! Nonono! Sothe let me in!" He starts pounding on the door, "you cant do this to me! I dont do outside! Let me in!"
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Sothe pulls his covers over his head and growls, ignoring the other.
Sheik watches the other panic, blinking.
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Soren soon stops and he leans against the door, "..... shit... I'm stuck out here until ike comes home...."
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Sheik snorts, " well, maybe you should have just talked to me like a normal person instead of being hostile and yelling."
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Soren huffs and turns to glare at sheik, "I'm just trying to keep ike safe. He and sothe are the only family i have."
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Sheik huffs, " as am i. My family may be slightly larger than yours, however they are everything to me and i will not stand by while there is a risk to them."
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Soren huffs and leans against the wall and crosses his arms, "we unfortunately have something in common..."
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Sheik huffs, " you're just a ray of sunshine aren't you?"
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Soren grumbles softly and slowly slides down the wall until he's sitting. he brings his knees up to his chest and shudders, "you're not gonna go away, are you..."
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Sheik crosses his arms, " i see no reason to. If i can;t get his whereabouts from you, then i will either wait until he returns, and or try and get what i want to know from you."
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Soren snorts softly, "I am not telling you anything. If the idiot wants the world to know about him then he has to be the one to physically tell people."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " then i suppose im waiting here with you then." he sits against the wall as well.
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Soren huffs and curls even tighter in his ball.
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Sheik sighs, " this is going to be awhile... are you hungry?" he pulls out his phone, deciding he'd order something to eat while he waits.
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Soren shakes his head, "no. not taking food from you."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " right, because that'll sure show me." he places an order and puts his information and location in, tucking his phone into his pocket when he's done.
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Soren ignores sheiks comment as he begins to nervously pick the threading of his clothes. He didn't even have his phone with him or a book, anything to keep his mind busy while he waited for ike
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After a bit a delivery vehicle pulls up and sheik gets up, going over and grabbing the boxes and signing. " thanks." he sits back down with a bottle of soda, a small pizza and breadsticks, with a side order of brownie bites. He pulls out a slice of pizza and takes a bite.
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Soren shudders and begins laying down on his side. He needed to go inside so badly. every sound was getting to him and he wasnt sure how is wasnt dead already.
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " you going to be okay?"
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Soren's quiet for a moment before sighing softly, feeling defeated, "I'm... not an outside person...I take my school classes online and my part time job is with computer software so I dont need to personally be there...this is very overwhelming and yet underwhelming for me at the same time..."
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Sheik sighs, " so... would having something else to focus on help? like food? i've got plenty. i suppose i could also let you listen to some music on my phone..."
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Soren slowly glances over at sheik, "Why would you be nice to me after I have been nothing but 'hostile' towards you?"
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Sheik snorts, " maybe because despite how obnoxious you are, im a decent person and i can see you're having trouble."
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Soren shudders and shakes his head, "Thanks but no thank you. I'll be fine... Ike shouldnt be too long now..."
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Sheik takes a few of the breadsticks from the box and puts it in the pizza box for himself, before closing the box and sliding it over to Soren. He goes back to eating his own food like nothing happened.
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Soren doesnt move for a few minutes before he slowly reaches over and grabs the box, slowly bringing it close to him. he quietly begins to munch on the food
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After about another half hour Ike comes back, walking up to the door and blinking to see Soren and some vaguely familiar guy sitting outside with food. " Soren? what are you doing out here?"
Sheik sees Ike and Stands, " finally. i need to speak with you."
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Soren jumps to his feet and quickly grabs the handle, "Sothe kicked me out and he locked the door! Let me in, let me in!"
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Ike blinks and chuckles, " dude what did you do to piss him off?" he looks at Sheik, " and yeah, uh sure. come on in." he gently nudges Soren out of the way and unlocks the door, opening it and holding it open.
Sheik nods stiffly and goes in, leftover food in hand.
Ike waits until they're both in before also going in.
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Soren quickly goes to his room and grabs his headphones and his phone, feeling better once he's inside
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Ike shakes his head and shuts the door, " sorry about the mess. what did you need to talk to me about? feel free to sit." he plops into a chair.
Sheik stays standing, " i needed to speak with you, i am Links cousin. I... wanted to know more about you and your background if you are going to be around him."
Ike blinks, " uh yeah, sure."
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Soren peaks out his door, watching sheik and ike
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Ike glances over and sees Soren, " you can come join us if you want."
Sheik looks over and scowls slightly, " oh very well... anyway, im rather curious, seeing as i've been unable to get anything beyond basic information on you...to the extent of my computer being attacked."
Ike blinks, " what? i don't understand..."
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Sorens eyes widen and he hisses, "it was you?! You were trying to get ike's information?!"
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Sheik blinks, then glares at Soren, " you're the one that sent me a virus?!"
Ike pales and quickly gets up and gets between them, " woah woah lets not get too crazy, and also lets not wake Sothe..." he looks at Soren, " you're sending out viruses to people?"
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Soren growls softly, "it's sent to anyone who tries to access your information. The only device that doesnt activate the virus is yours, ike. Its your information. Its up to you to decide if you want others to know. Im just trying to keep devious people out of your business."
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Ike crosses his arms, " Soren, i don;t have anything to hide. you're making it look shady." he shakes his head and grabs his laptop, signing in and handing it to Sheik, " since my computer won't trigger it, have at it."
Sheik looks suspiciously at Soren and Ike before taking the computer and starts to quickly look up what he wanted.
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Soren glares at sheik as he watches him carefully.
Link shudders as his body finally begins to calm down, "wave one done..." he starts cleaning up any excess slick and sighs, "maybe i should have just gone to the mansion... there's no way i can keep up with cleaning once the heat progresses..." he grabs his phone and begins texting ike, hey did you get off of work yet?
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Ike blinks as his phone buzzes and looks at it, texting back, yeah just got home, what's up?
Sheik glances up and sees Soren glaring, sticking his tongue out before going back to reading over the information.
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Link smiles and begins to feel a bit calmer, not much... starting to regret not staying at the mansion while i wait for my heat to pass...
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Ike frowns, you could still go there, im sure they'd be happy to help you.
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Link frowns and sighs, I'm still a bit sore at sheik. We kinda had an argument on Sunday and i kinda don't want to be an unintentional ass towards him.
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Ike glances over at Sheik, well considering the dude is here talking to me, i think he's more worried about your safety than anything else lol
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Links eyes widen and he fumbles with his phone, wait- WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S WITH YOU?!
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Ike winces, "oops" calm down, i guess he came over here to talk to me. calm down, it's alright.
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Link groans and instead of texting he just starts calling ike, "pick up."
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Ike blinks and answers, " what's wrong?"
Sheik looks over, looking confused. he shakes his head and goes back to reading.
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"What do you mean he came by to talk to you? Are you hurt?" Link stood up and paced a bit in his living room. He tried not thinking about how listening to ike talk made him feel relaxed
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Ike chuckles and shakes his head, " he's here presently, no im not hurt, everything is fine. i guess he just wanted to know more about me to make sure you'd be safe around me."
Sheik's head snaps up when he hears that, " is that Link!?"
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Link sighs softly, "oh thank goodness...i was so worried..." he shudders and blushes, "sometimes he can go a bit overboard..."
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Ike chuckles, " thanks for worrying, but everything is okay. did you want to talk with him?"
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Link hesitates before sighing, "no i... I'm still a bit sore at him....i wanna wait until I'm better. "
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Ike nods, " alright."
Sheik bites his lip, " Link! im sorry!" he quickly ducks back down to look at the computer screen.
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Link pauses briefly and he frowns, "....did he just..."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, i think he did."
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Links quiet for a minute before his eyes begin to water, "okay... okay i want to talk to him. "
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Ike holds the phone out to Sheik, " he wants to talk to you."
Sheik blinks and takes it, " Link? are you alright?"
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Link sniffles, "I'm sorry too....i don't like fighting with you..."
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Sheik nods, " i don;t like fighting either... i just... don;t want to see you get hurt. are you okay? everything going alright with your heat?"
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Link sighs, "i... I'm fine. Zelda and paya have been trying to get me to eat and drink... the slick has started which is gross...but I'm managing..."
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Sheik nods, " good, im glad they got you to eat and drink some. and yeah, it's gross but that's just life. If you need anything don't hesitate to call me okay?"
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Link smiles, "i never hesitate when i need you."
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Sheik snorts, " yeah yeah, unless you're being stubborn. remember we can come get you and take you to the mansion to wait out your heat there too, it'd just have to be soon if you wanted to, before you get too bad."
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Link chuckles, "its one of my-"
He hears a knock on his door and he pauses, "well now who could that be?"
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Sheik blinks, " who could what be? Link, if someone is at the door don;t open it. if it's one of us we have the key, it's not safe for you to open the door right now."
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"I wont open it. Im just gonna take a peek through the peephole..." link hesitantly goes up to the door and takes a peek. He quickly stumbles back and hisses softly, "sheik, its noah."
He watches as the doorknob starts turning.
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Sheik snarls, " i'll be there as soon as i can." He throws Ikes phone back at the alpha and darts for the door, quickly calling the police as he runs.
Ike blinks, " wha?" he gets up and runs after him, not entirely sure what was going on but having heard enough of the conversation to make him worried.
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Link panics and looks at his phone, "sheik? Sheik?!" Links eyes dart to the door as he sees it open, "h-how..."
Noah huffs, "what, you think i wouldn't make a copy of your key when you werent looking? " he closes the door and locks it behind him
Link backs up, feeling his back hit the wall, "you are in deep shit you know? Sheik knows you're here."
Noah snorts, "don't worry, i won't take long. You humiliated me, now i plan on humiliating you. "
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Both Sheik and Ike hop onto their bikes, starting them up and racing towards Links place, Sheik putting his phone away after informing the police of the situation and being assure there were officers being dispatched. Ike leans down on his bike and goes as fast as he can, weaving through traffic ignoring pissed off drivers from his reckless behavior.
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Link shudders and glances around the room. He was too far in to the living room to make a move anywhere. Not with noah being close enough to block off the hallway to the bathroom, the only door with a lock, and with the main door being behind him. He can only watch as noah walks forward, closing the gap between then even more.
Noah smirks, "you smell really good you know? When i didnt see your van at school i thought that was odd since you never miss a day, even when you're sick. Then it struck me that you were more than likely having your heat. I figured you'd be with your cousins but then i overheard zelda declining to hang with one of her friends, saying she was already planning on visiting you. To find out you were all alone while dealing with something as painful as your heat made me realize this my one last chance to leave my mark before you get away."
Link flinches and he begins breathing heavily when noah gets too close. He can feel noahs hand touch his neck and in a split second link reacts by grabbing the table lamp next to him and whipping it at noah as hard as he can.
He can hear the shatter of the lamp as it makes contact with noahs head and he watches the guy hit the ground.
The rest of the lamp drops from his hand and he makes a dash for the door. He knew of a few omega neighbors he had that would help him.
Noah had made a sharp cry and hit the floor when the lamp struck him. One side of his head bleeding heavily wasnt going to stop him however and he managed to quickly grab links foot causing him to also hit the ground, "You son of a bitch!"
He quickly crawled on to link, straddling his waist in an attempt to keep him pinned.
Link gasps and starts twisting his body so that he can push noah off, "get off!"
Noah grabs on to links wrists and keeps them pinned on the floor, keeping him from moving too much, "just relax. This will be over soon." He leans down, not even caring that his blood is dripping on link and he presses his lips against links gland on his neck, "smells so good~"
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Ike and Sheik soon reach Links dorm, running inside. Sheik quickly unlocks the door and throws himself at Noah, tackling him off Link.
Ike is close behind, eyes blazing and pheromones emitting strongly. He gets between Link and where Noah and Sheik are, ready to jump in if need be.
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Link scrambles to his hands and knees, quickly crawling behind the couch to hide. He frantically touches his neck and sighs in relief when he doesnt feel a bite mark. He sniffles and brings his knees up to his chest, hugging them tightly as he starts to hiccup. The adrenaline was wearing off and he was beginning to realize just how close to being fucked he was.
Noah tries to throw a few punches at sheik to get him off.
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Sheik jumps off him to get away from the blows, backing off now that Link is safe.
Ike sees sheik move away and steps in, grabbing Noah by the neck and lifting him, " so, you're the one causing trouble..."
Sheik hurries over to Link, " he didn't bite you did he?"
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Link sniffles and shakes his head. A sob escapes his throat and he quickly grabs on to sheik, hugging him desperately.
Noah tries to struggle but his actions are sluggish under ike's grasp, "fucking... damn it...."
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Sheik holds onto Link, making comforting noises and rubbing his back.
Ike snarls, " you've messed with the wrong person. Not to mention I think I'll be keeping you here until the cops arrive." He squeezes the others neck a bit tighter
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The cops soon arrive and they start trying to figure out whats going on by asking questions and getting a pair of handcuffs on noah.
Link continues to sniffle and hiccup as he starts calming down.
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Sheik gently pushes Link over to Ike once Noah is contained, talking to the officers and telling them what happened and about the restraining order.
Ike sits next to Link and holds him, letting out a soothing scent to help calm Link down.
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Link soon becomes a bit dazed and tired once he's calmed down. He leans against ike and hums softly.
The officers finish getting the information down and hand sheik a card, telling him the case number is at the top of the card and that if they have any questions they will call. Once everything is done they take noah with them to the station
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Ike runs his hand through Links hair, " you feeling alright now?"
Sheik takes the card and pockets it, " hope you rot in a cell Noah!" He waves before going over to Link and Ike, " alright, I know you're cozy but maybe a good idea to separate you two. Don't need him getting too clingy. Link, I think maybe I should take you with me to the mansion, we can take your van."
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Link hums softly before looking up at sheik, "yeah... i know... he... apparently made his own copy of my key without my knowledge so i... dont really feel safe here right now... I'm sorry. I just- i just wanted to feel like i could take care of myself. But i guess i cant."
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Sheik snorts, " him being a obsessive psychopath isn't your fault. But I'll get your locks changed before you come back." He holds his hand out to help Link up.
Ike gets up and brushes himself off, " glad that'll he the end of that creep."
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Link shudders and takes sheiks hand, getting himself to stand up. His knees are weak and his face flushes, holding up his hand to run through his hair. His looks at ike, "thank you for helping and im sorry you had to get involved. Im sure you had other things to do tonight..."
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Ike shakes his head, " don't worry about it. I had just gotten off work, so I had the rest of the evening off. Worth it to be able to take that punk down. Take care okay?"
Sheik looks at Ike and hesitates before nodding, " thank you for your aid." He looks around, " anything you need me to pack up here that you want with?"
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Link nods, "i will. Take care of yourself too." Link looks at sheik, "my medicine container in my bathroom and my big fluffy purple blanket. I just finished getting it ready for my heat so i want it. "
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Ike nods and heads home.
Sheik gathers up the medicine container and the blanket, folding it carefully. He gathers those into his arms and grabs Links keys, " alright, anything else?"
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Link gets his coat on and wraps his neck in his favorite scarf to help keep his scent from wafting everywhere. He looks at sheik and shakes his head, "thats all i want..."
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Sheik nods and heads out of the room, locking it behind them before heading down to Links van. He puts the stuff into the van before loading his bike in and starting it up, " the girls will be happy to see you."
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Link is quiet as he gets in to the passenger side of his van. He knew they would ask questions and he... didnt want to tell them. Or impa. He was afraid that they would make him live at the mansion again out of fear for his well being and he really liked being on his own. Having his own space helped him feel normal and kept him from feeling like a burden
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Sheik starts up the vehicle and starts driving, heading back to the mansion.
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Link curls a bit in his seat and he shudders. He rubs he face against the window, enjoying the cool glass on his fevered skin
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Sheik glances over, " we'll be home soon." he drives as quickly as he can without breaking any laws, quickly arriving home and shooting Zelda a quick text to let her know he had Link with him. " alright, lets get you inside okay?" he gets out and grabs Links stuff, going over and opening his door.
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Link slowly unbuckles his seatbelt, "shit...."
Zelda comes running out and goes over to sheik, obviously worried, "Hey, what happened? I thought you were going to talk to ike."
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Sheik shakes his head, " i'll tell you after we get him settled." he helps Link inside and to his room, putting the medicines into the bathroom and the blanket onto the bed. " let me know if you need anything alright?"
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Link gives a numb nod and curls up underneath his blanket
Zelda follows sheik, helping if need be.
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sheik makes sure his phone is close to him before leaving the room and closing it behind him, " so, yes i went to see Ike."
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Zelda blinks and nods, "okay? I mean, did it go well? Dont skip out on the details. What on earth happened?"
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Sheik chuckles, " okay, obnoxious dude that i guess lives with him answered since he was at work, started getting loud, so their other roommate locked him outside with me, we waited until Ike got home, then he let us inside and i got to look up his information. rude guy was the one attacking me online by the way. Guess Link was texting Ike, then called him after Ike told him i was there, and i talked to Link, then fucking Noah went to Links dorm and had copied the damn key. me and Ike went over there, took his ass down before he could mark Link, and now he's arrested."
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Zelda blinks before snarling, "fucking noah...."
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Sheik nods, " indeed, that was less than ideal. but we'll be pressing charges, Noah is going to have a lot of jailtime over this. i mean breaking and entering, assault, harassment, violating a retraining order, attempted rape, attempted marking... lots of fun charges we can get him on."
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Zelda huffs, "i knew we shouldnt have let link be on his own..."
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Sheik sighs, " look, as much as i'd prefer he stay here with us, we also can;t force him. and it's not his fault his ex is fucking insane. we need to just play things by ear and see how it goes, no sense in upsetting him more right now."
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Zelda sighs and leans against the wall, "...i suppose..."
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Sheik chuckles, " he's had a long day, lets just take care of him for now alright?"
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Zelda nods, "I'm glad i told you to get his room ready. I'd like to skip class tomorrow to keep an eye on him but i have lab. Cant miss those. "
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Sheik nods, " im glad you did too, though we would have managed regardless. I can have most of my assignments sent to me via email, so i can stay tomorrow just to make sure he's alright after that shit today."
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zelda nods, "We should probably let impa know soon too. before she gets home. Maybe she can stop by the convenient store and pick up a few of links favorite easy snacks. Im sure we have plenty of green tea though, right?"
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Sheik nods, " yeah, we have lots of tea for him. i'll text Impa and let her know Link is here, and i'll tell her what happened when she gets home."
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Zelda nods, "and as per usual im sure once link knows impa is home he is gonna want to see her. "
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Sheik nods, " yeah, she can be rather comforting in stressful situations." he pulls his phone out and lets Impa know to pick up some of Links favorite foods on the way home.
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Zelda nods and sighs, "Do you want to let paya know or should I?"
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Sheik sighs, " you might as well. i'll stay around here in case he needs me."
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Zelda nods and heads to paya's room, knocking on the door, "Paya? You decent?"
Link shudders as another wave rolls over him. He curls up tight in a ball, shaking, groaning. Sweat begins to bead on his skin and he rubs his face in his pillow
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Paya opens the door, papers strewn on her desk of her homework, " what's up Zelly?"
Sheik hears the groan and goes into the room, " you need anything?"
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Zelda leans against the door frame and sighs, "Link is here in his room. Apparently Noah had made a copy of links dorm key without links knowledge and tried to mark him. Failed. but the psychological damage is probably done already. Anyway, noah is arrested and link is here."
Link whimpers, "hot.... too hot....."
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Paya gasps, " oh my gosh!" she wrings her hands, " oh... im glad he's okay... what a horrible person Noah's been! oh i hope he stays in jail forever!"
Sheik nods and gets some ice and water, bringing the bowl and a washcloth. He dips the washcloth in and wrings it out before wiping it across Links forehead.
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Zelda nods, "Yeah. I'm not really sure what will happen after but im just glad that Link is safe and in his room. Sheik is not going to any of his classes tomorrow just to help make sure link is going to be okay."
Link shudders at the cool feeling on his forehead and he hums softly
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Paya nods, " yeah... okay...im glad he'll have Sheik to watch over him..."
Sheik smiles and pulls the blanket away, wiping down Links arms and legs down as well to cool him off.
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Zelda nods, "Yeah. And sheik has already informed impa. So im sure link will soon have impa doting on him. She may not always know what to do when we get emotional but she does know how to keep link calm and soothed during his heat."
Link sighs and does his best to help move his limbs for sheik
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Sheik does his best to wipe down Link to cool him off, " anything else?"
Paya nods, " yeah, Impa's so good about that... not to mention that she's an alpha, so they normally find comfort."
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Link shakes his head, "I feel better right now... Thank you..."
Zelda nods, "Yeah. I'm glad we have at least one alpha in this family."
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Sheik nods, " no problem." he sets the bowl aside, " can i get you some tea?"
Paya nods, " yeah, she's really the best..."
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Link nods, "tea sounds great..."
Zelda sighs and stretches her back, "Alright, well i just wanted to let ya know what happened so I'm gonna leave ya to your homework okay?"
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Sheik nods and goes to the kitchen, quickly brewing some tea and bringing two cups to Links room, handing one over and sitting to enjoy his own.
Paya nods, " thanks... poor Link."
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Zelda nods and heads back to her own room
Link takes his cup and sighs and smiles softly as he takes a careful sip
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Sheik smiles, " nothing better than a cup of tea." he leans back in his chair and sighs softly.
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Link is quiet for a minute before he sighs softly, "you dont... you dont think noah would try to press charges, would you? I mean.... i did break my favorite lamp on his head..."
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Sheik grunts, " if he does, he's an idiot. im sorry about your lamp, we'll get another. but anyway we have so many charges against him, and we can blow the lamp thing off as self defense, he was after all attacking you after breaking into your room. i fully plan to press every charge against him we possibly can. including perhaps having to use the lamp." he smirks.
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Link sighs and sips his tea, "i... want a shower... eventually...i feel so dirty thanks to him..."
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Sheik blinks and nods, " yeah we can do that. whenever you feel ready, i can bring a stool in so you can sit too if you don;t feel up to standing."
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Link nods and sniffles, "thank you....for everything..."
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Sheik nods, " you're welcome. we're family, i know you'd do whatever you could for me as well. all we have is each other, so we need to stick together."
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Links eyes water and looks at sheik, "can you sit next to me... so that i can uh lean against you...?"
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Sheik blinks and chuckles, " yeah sure." he gets up and gets onto the bed, settling in with his mug and putting a few pillows behind him and the headboard to prop himself up.
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Link leans against sheik, head on his shoulder. He begins to feel comfortable and he closes his eyes.
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Sheik sighs softly and pulls out his phone, playing on it and enjoying his tea.
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Link finishes his tea and he lowers his cup as he dozes off.
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Sheik takes the empty mug and sets it aside before going back to enjoying his own tea, content to simply stay there as comfort for Link while he sleeps.
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Link is out for a few hours, only waking up when a hard shudder passes through his body and he gives an audible gasp as his eyes flutter open.
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Sheik had dozed off himself, arms crossed as he leans back, head resting forward against his chest.
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Link whimpers softly as his body gives a soft contraction, his pajama pants starting to become damp as slick forms, "shit.... sheik..." Link nuzzles against sheik to wake him up, whimpering, "Sheik... bathroom..."
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Sheik snorts and wakes, looking sleepily at Link, " hmmm? oh!" he gets up and helps Link to the bathroom.
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Link gives a soft yelp when he's shifted so suddenly. He makes it to the bathroom with sheiks help just in time to kick off his pants and his now wet underwear and sit on the toilet to wait for this round of slick to end, "This has got to be the most annoying part...why on earth does so much slick have to be produced...."
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sheik shrugs as he stands by, " beats the hell out of me. this is part of why i take suppressants."
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Link sticks his tongue out, "as long as im in here did you wanna get me a stool? Might as well be a good time as any to take that shower..."
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Sheik nods and heads out of the room, finding a small stool and bringing it into the bathroom, setting it up in the shower."
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Link watches and sighs, "thanks." he waits until he feels the wave pass before he flushes the toilet to get rid of the slick inside before carefully getting in to the shower, "I should be good from here."
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Sheik nods, " alright." he heads into the bedroom to sit again while he waits.
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Link sits on the stool and gets the water to come on through the spout and adjusts its temperature until its comfortable enough to change the flow to the shower head. He sighs and gives himself a thorough scrub, enjoying the feeling of being clean. He hesitantly touches his neck again, shuddering at the idea of being marked by noah before going back to washing himself. He shakes his head and soon finishes getting cleaned up before turning off the water and slowly standing back up, stepping out and grabbing a towel. He wraps himself up around the waist before stepping out of the bathroom and going ove to his dresser for new pajamas.
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Sheik glances up from his phone when Link gets out, " feel any better?"
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"Mmm yeah... that wave finished off pretty quickly and im clean now...feel a lot better." He gets fresh pajamas on before going back over to his bed and snuggles in his covers. His hand instinctively reaches to his neck again to feel around for any marks.
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Sheik sighs when he sees Link feeling his neck, " no marks, he won;t be able to hurt you again."
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Link shudders and looks down, "i know.... its just crazy you know? If i hadnt decided to text ike... or even talk to you... if i hadnt heard you apologize over the phone... i would have been in bed... he could have slipped in without me knowing. Thats such a scary thought. For the second time you saved me from a life ending close call..."
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Sheik winces, " yeah... not a fun thought. we would have figured it out, one way or another. don;t think like that." he hugs Link.
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Link shudders and hugs sheik back, "Thank you, thank you, thank you. I... I was so scared. I was so fucking scared."
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Sheik rubs Links back, " it's alright, you're here, you're safe. you'll be fine."
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Link sniffles and rubs his face against sheik's shoulder. He let his body relax in sheiks arms as he tried to not think. "When is impa supposed to be home?"
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Sheik pats Link gently, " she'll be home soon. i let her know you were here, and to pick up some of your favorite snacks. im sure she got off work early when she heard you were here, so it won;t be long."
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Link nods and let's himself slowly drift off again, "mkay..."
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Sheik sighs softly and runs his hand through Links hair.
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Link falls back asleep, twitching now and then in sheiks arms
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After awhile Impa comes home, a couple bags of Links favorite treats. She sets her work bag down and heads into Links room, knocking gently before she opens the door. She sets the bags down and walks over to the bed.
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Link tiredly opens his eyes and when he sees its her he holds his arms out towards her
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Impa chuckles softly and goes over, sitting on the bed and pulling him into her arms, " hi honey, i heard you had a rough day." she looks at Sheik, " i've got it from here."
Sheik nods, looking at Link, " you okay if i go?"
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Link looks at sheik and nods, "Yeah. Im good. Thank you again..." Link hugs impa. He immediately felt calmer than before with her at his side.
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Sheik nods, " yeah no problem." he heads out of the room to start working on his homework.
Impa shifts to get onto the bed more and hold Link close, " it's alright, i've got you. you can sleep easy."
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Link shudders and sighs softly, "Im sorry. I just wanted to be less of a burden on you guys... but now I caused even more trouble..."
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Impa sighs, " hush, you're fine. what happened happened, it's not your fault nor do i hold it against you. you've never been a burden and you never will be."
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Link sniffles and snuggles against her before blissfully passing out for the rest of the night
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Impa settles in to doze while holding Link, staying with him all night.
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It's early morning when Link wakes up, groaning and squirming slightly as he wakes.
Zelda is still snoring in her own bed
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Impa jolts awake and tenses before she realizes it's Link, " Link honey? you need to use the restroom?"
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Link whines softly and nods, squirming to get up
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Impa quickly gets up and picks Link up, carrying him to the restroom and plopping him onto the toilet, " here we go."
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Link tiredly blinks and carefully scoots his pajama pants off before using the restroom. after a while he makes sure he's dry and that he isn't dripping with slick before getting his pants back on and washing his hands in the sink, "did you... stay with me all night?"
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Impa nods, " you seemed like you needed the extra company, so yes. i've contacted work, i'll be taking the next couple of days off to stay with you."
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Link dries his hands and his lip quivers as he looks at impa, "auntie.... you didnt have to..."
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Impa snorts, " of course i didn't, i don;t really 'have' to do anything. but you're my nephew, and you need me here, so here i am."
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Link goes over to her and hugs her tightly
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Impa hugs him back tightly, " im always here for you, you know that right? you and the others are far more important to me than my job, and no matter what i want you to be able to count on me if something happens okay?"
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Links eyes water, "i just... wanted to be able to take care of myself. Thought having my heat by myself for once would show that I'm not that useless...."
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Impa holds him tightly, " you're not useless, it's not your fault that happened, and yes omegas are vulnerable during their heat but that's normal."
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Link shudders and sniffles, "I'm worried he might press charges because i broke my lamp on his head but sheik said he would be stupid to do so..."
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Impa nods, " and Sheik is correct. what you did was self defense, plain and simple. you defended yourself from what is clearly an attacker, violating their restraining order. If he's stupid enough to attempt to press charges, i have no doubt they will be dismissed."
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Link sighs softly, "its good hearing that from you... i know sheik wasnt wrong but it still feels better when you say it..."
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Impa nods, " fair enough, it's more certain feeling when a grown up says it right? anyway, i brought goodies last night, want to see if there's something you'd like to try and eat?"
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Link shrugs, "not really hungry...maybe some tea first if thats okay."
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Impa nods and pulls out her phone, quickly calling their chef and giving orders. After about 15 minutes the chef comes in with a tray with a teapot and a few cups, setting them on a table before leaving. Impa pours the tea into the cups and holds one out to Link, " shall we go sit on the bed? get comfy?"
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Link carefully watches the chef until he leaves. He takes the cup and nods before going over to the bed and getting his blankets to form almost a nest before getting in
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Impa chuckles softly and settles herself next to the nest and sips at her own cup.
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Link sighs once he's comfortable and starts to sip his tea. He looks around as he starts to daydream a bit, not really paying attention to anything
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Impa finishes off her tea before long and pulls out her phone, checking and replying to emails as long as Link doesn;t need her attention.
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Link finishes his tea and curls into his nest ball for warmth. He snuggles against Impa and sighs softly as he settles down for another nap
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Impa rests her hand on his head for a bit before going back to her phone.
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Link is asleep for a few hours before he begins to fidget. His face is flushed red and he begins to sweat as he shudders in his sleep
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Impa looks down and sighs softly, calling a ordering new ice water before taking the damp rag and wiping down Links forehead, pulling away the blankets to wipe down his body.
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Links eyes tiredly open when he feels the cold cloth touch him, "mmmm.... i-impa...."
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Impa smiles gently at him, " Sorry to wake you sweetie, but you're going through a sweat out and im just cooling you off honey."
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Link shudders and he whines softly, "feel so empty....want... need..." he squirms a bit and bites his lip
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Impa sighs, " i know honey, you'll just have to cope sweetie. do you want some snacks?"
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Link rubs his face against impa and nods, "y-yesh..."
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Impa gets up and goes over to grab the bags, bringing them onto the bed and opening them, " look, i got a lot of your favorites."
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Link's body gives another shudder and he quickly starts looking through the bag, trying desperately to distract himself, "you even got fruit snacks..."
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Impa nods, " i did say i got a lot of your favorites." she pulls out one of the packages of fruit snacks and opens it, holding out the now open package for him.
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Link takes the package and nibbles on the gummy. Another shudder passes through him and he groans softly as he curls up a bit
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Impa reaches over and strokes his hair, " i know honey, anything i can get for you?"
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Link shakes his head and whimpers softly, "It's... gonna be bad today....If you... If you want to leave before it hits hard now's your chance."
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Impa snorts, " only if you want me to leave. I was there when your cousins were born, i've seen it all honey."
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Link whimpers and groans, "I... i might say something weird... it'd be embarrassing.."
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Impa chuckles, " im aware, it's not your fault and i understand. i won't take it personally."
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Link shudders and rubs his face against the blankets, moaning softly, "aaaahh~ too hot~"
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Impa wets the cloth again and gently wipes Links body with it to cool him down.
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Link whines and covers his lower half with his blanket, trying to hide his obvious boner. He was so embarrassed that his body was doing this despite the fact that it was a normal reaction during someone's heat
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Impa ignores the obvious hard-on, not particularly bothered by it.
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Link shudders and feels semi-relieved at the cooling cloth however the need to be fucked doesnt go away. His breathing becomes heavy and he whimpers some more
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Impa calmly keeps trying to cool his body, knowing that's really the only relief she can give him presently.
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Links body starts rocking gently against the bed, trying to get some sort of friction. He groans and looks up at impa, "i- i need a- a couple of hours... by- my myself. "
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impa nods, " alright. don;t hesitate to call me if you need me to come back." she gets up and leaves the room.
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Link waits until impa is out of the room before he digs his hand down his pants, stroking his dick furiously so that he can cum quickly.
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Impa takes the time to get a meal for herself and make sure everything in the house is in order.
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Zelda boredly attends her class, sighing every now and then
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Sheik and Paya are also in class, Sheik impatient for the school day to be over so he can get home.
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After a few hours link finally orgasms enough times for his body to calm down. He doesnt feel nearly as hot and his head is more clear. He looks down at his sheets and groans softly at the mess he made, "I'm...disgusting..." he carefully wipes his hands on his now dirty pj pants before slowly getting out of bed and moving his blanket so he can get strip the bed.
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After a couple hours Impa goes back in, seeing Link working on the bed. She quickly calls one of the maids, and they bring fresh bedding in and get the bed made before taking the soiled sheets away.
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Link flinches and looks away in embarrassment when the maids take the soiled sheets.
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Impa waits until the maid is gone before looking at Link, " you should change your pajamas. don;t fret, we all know this is normal in a heat."
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Link looks down and rubs his arm, "i know its technically normal... doesnt make it any less embarrassing..." he goes over to his dresser and grabs new pants before going to his bathroom to change
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Impa chuckles, " only because you're young and not used to it yet." she sits on the freshly made bed.
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Link soon comes out in his new pants and he climbs back on to the bed
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Impa smiles at him, " feeling a bit better now?"
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Link nods, "so much better." He snuggles into his blankets and sighs softly, "if it werent for the fact im already on a bunch of different pills already i would probably give suppressants a try...but unfortunately a lot of my current shit relies on my hormones so taking a pill that would change that would cause my other pills to not work and i really dont feel like not being able to take my pyscho pills. I was a real fucking shit before we got that figured out."
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Impa chuckles, " you're fine honey. there's other options too these days now, i've heard some medical companies use alphas in their employ to reduce heat time and severity for omegas."
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Link blinks and looks at impa, "wait-what? But wouldnt that make an omega pregnant? Who would want that?"
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Impa nods, " normally yes, however they inject a birth control shot just before the heat, which simply prevents pregnancy instead of altering the heat cycle."
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Link blinks and looks down at his hands in his lap, "That... would be something to consider.... after I look in to it a bit more."
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Impa nods, " certainly. it's not something to rush into, but it is an option. they're coming out with new things every day, it's impossible to know what will work for you and what won't."
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Link nods, "and obviously if I ever do go down this route I would want said alpha to have his history gone over to make sure he doesnt.... know me." link blushes and rubs his arm
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Impa nods, " of course. and we'd carefully check their background to make sure they'd be safe for you. but anyway that's for something to look at after your heat is over. right now we want to focus on you getting through this presently."
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Link nods and snuggles against impa and sighs softly, closes his eyes
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Impa puts her arm around him and gently strokes his hair.
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Link smiles and looks up at her, "im glad you're here though... its a big relief."
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Impa smiles, " im glad you're here, i always worry about you, and if you're here i know you're safe."
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Link chuckles and sighs as he starts to drift off asleep again, "Lemme know... when sheik gets home..."
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Impa nods, " of course. you sleep well now."
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Link falls back asleep for a few hours
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Soon enough school gets out and Sheik heads home. he gets home and goes to Links room after dropping off his bag in his room. he knocks gently, not wanting to wake Link.
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zelda takes paya and both girls head home, "Man cant believe I have three days to complete this assignments. This teacher sucks."
Link snores softly, his cheek pressed against Impa
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Paya sighs, " no kidding. we're going to have to bust ass to get this done in time."
Impa hears the knock and glances at the door, then looks down to see Link still very much asleep. she checks her phone and notes the time and that everyone should be home, and quickly texts sheik that Link is asleep and to tell the girls that they can see him later.
Sheik blinks as he gets the text, nodding and going to meet the girls, " Try to be quiet, Link is asleep."
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Zelda blinks and nods when sheik tells them, "alright. Well, paya and I have an assignment to get done anyway so we'll work on that for a bit."
Link keeps snoring for another half hour, an impressive amount of drool starting to form
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Sheik nods, " alright, have fun." he heads to his own room to work on his homework.
Impa watches the puddle growing, trying to halt it's spread with the tissues within reach.
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Eventually Link gives a hard snort that causes him to wake up and jerk in to a sitting position, his eyes arent even open, "mmm?"
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Impa chuckles softly, " good morning drooly boy. Sheik and the girls are home."
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Link blinks and notices the drool stains on him, impa, and the tissues, turning bright red. "...how is this more embarrassing than the puddle of slick I made..."
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Impa chuckles, " because this is more avoidable." she mops up the wet and tosses the tissues into the trash.
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Link shudders and turns away from her, "Mm' sorry....." He grabs his phone and checks the time, "Is sheik home?"
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Impa shakes her head, " if i had been overly concerned i would have woken you. your cousins have barfed and literally shit on me, i've had worse." she chuckles, " yeah, they got home awhile ago."
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Link blushes, "well i never plan on shitting on you. Cant say anything about the barf since thats already happened." He texts sheik, letting him know he was awake
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Impa laughs softly, " it's alright, things happen."
Sheik gets the text and heads to Links room, knocking before opening the door, " hey?"
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Link looks over and smiles when he sees sheik, "hey. How was your day?"
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Sheik walks over and sits, " pretty good. i mean classes are boring as usual."
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Link hums and scoots next to sheik, his body naturally wanting to be near both the other omega and alpha, "classes are always boring. Glad it was boring though. Better than hectic."
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Sheik nods, putting an arm around him to help comfort him, " yeah, there's always that. "
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Link smiles and hums softly, "has anyone been collecting my homework? I dont want to fall to far behind."
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Sheik chuckles, " yeah i got it. it's in my room, didn;t think to grab it when you texted me."
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"That's alright. As long as it's here. Thank you for getting it." Link sits up and sighs softly, "can someone get me something to drink? I feel very dehydrated. "
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Impa gets up, " i'll bring some tea, you two can chat." she heads to the kitchen to prepare it.
sheik watches her go and looks at Link, " yeah, i know how you get with your assignments."
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Link chuckles and smiles, "Yeah, I am pretty anal about my homework." He glances down and rubs his arm, "so...i mean.... you met ike...."
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Sheik nods, " yeah... he's...halfway decent..." he grumbles softly.
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Link smiles and hugs Sheik, "Good. I told you he wasnt terrible....His roommates are a little weird but he is cool."
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Sheik grumbles, " stupid asshole sending a virus to my computer... his roommate is a butt."
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Link blinks and pulls away from the hug to look at sheik, "...what?"
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Sheik huffs, " i was trying to look up some basic background information on him, and the jerk sent me a virus!"
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Link blinks again before tilting his head, "Which one?"
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Sheik blinks, " uh, what was his name... i think Ike called him Soren? he had long hair."
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Link makes a soft, ah and nods, "Yeah he seems to be the type. I think when I was over there Soren was asking Ike what the hell he was thinking. I... think he is just the over protective person of that group."
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Sheik huffs, " well he's an ass about it."
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Link sighs, "Well... im sure you would destroy anyone who tried to look too deep in to my past..."
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Sheik grumbles, " yeah but i don't do it in a super sketchy way..."
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Link snorts, "Because you can just fuck 'em up directly since you have money and lawyers to keep you from getting in trouble. Im sure if someone doesnt have access to that stuff they have to do it in a way to keep themselves from getting in to trouble."
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Sheik grumbles, " still an asshole move..."
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Link snorts and goes back to hugging sheik, "meh. He's kinda like a ruder version of you."
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Sheik grumbles and glares at Link, but doesn;t budge, " don;t go there, i don;t want to get compared to him." he reaches over and ruffles Links hair to show he's not really mad at him, just grumpy.
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Link giggles and settles against sheik, sighing softly, "okay, okay. Mmmm~ you always smell like tea... its nice..."
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Sheik chuckles, " yeah, not a scent a lot of people like, but i guess it suits me."
Impa comes in with a pot of tea and several cups. She sets the tray on the table and pours two cups before coming over, handing them each to Link and Sheik before getting one for herself.
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Link takes the cup and sips carefully. He smiles and looks at impa, "Thank you, auntie."
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Impa smiles, " you're welcome nephew of mine." she reaches over and ruffles his hair affectionately.
Sheik sips at his tea and sighs happily.
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Link chuckles and gently bats her hand away, "Gosh its a wonder everyone thinks I have permanent bed head with how much you guys mess with it."
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Impa smirks, " i could pinch your cheek instead."
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Link sticks his tongue out, "Nope~!"
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She reaches over and gently grabs his cheek, " too late~"
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Link snorts and playfully swats at her hand, "Aw c'mon! stop torturing the sick!"
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Impa snorts, " i don;t consider a heat to be an illness. it's simply a body cycle."
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Link chuckles, "well, I get fevers, i become dehydrated, i lose my appetite, I only want tea. sounds like an illness to me."
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Impa snorts again, " yeah yeah, i still say it's not an illness, but you keep dreaming." she takes a drink of her tea.
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Link smiles and sips his tea, relaxing quite a bit, "Hey sheik? When you arent busy do you wanna bring my homework in here?"
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Sheik nods, " yeah, i can do that. anytime you want me to actually, though you'd have to get off me first." he chuckles.
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Link snorts and scoots a few inches away from sheik, "Okay, okay!" He chuckles and sips more tea
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Sheik gets up and finishes his tea, setting the cup on the table before heading to his room. He grabs the assignments and brings them back, handing them over to Link.
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Link takes his homework and sets his tea down, grimacing at some of the papers, "Man, Ms. Ellay really likes to overload the work..."
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Sheik nods, " yeah... i was so glad when i didn;t have her this year because of that. she's a workhorse for sure."
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Link sighs and pushes himself off the bed and going over to his desk, setting the papers down. "Well it was either her or mr. Quiznack for this semester and he.... i dont trust alphas like him."
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Sheik nods, " yeah i hear ya. rock and a hard place... especially when you're not on suppressants."
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Link nods and rolls his eyes, "Yeah right? Since Im good with homework I decided to go down the obvious route." Link sits down at the desk and begins working, in hopes to get some done before the next wave hits
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Sheik nods, " and while lengthy, at least her assignments tend to be simple enough."
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Link nods, "Yeah. hopefully I get a good chunk of this done."
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Sheik nods, " well, want me to leave you to it then?"
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Link nods, "Yeah, you can go focus on your own work. I should be fine for the next hour or so."
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Sheik nods and gets up, leaving the room.
Impa settles down in a chair and checks her phone, replying to e-mails.
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Link keeps up with his homework, the time ticking by. He manages to get through about half of his assignments in two hours before a sudden, hard contraction rips through his body, causing him to gasp and his head hits the table.
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Impa quickly looks up at the thump and gets up, hurrying over and getting Link away from the table, " you alright?"
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Link lets go of his pencils and wraps his arms around his lower abdomen, "faaahhhh.....aaah~! Au-auntie..." he whimpers and rocks a bit in his seat before lifting his head up
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Impa carefully picks him up and takes him over to the bed, " shhh it's alright honey. it'll pass. do you want some painkillers?"
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Link sniffles and nods, "hu-hurts... want aaah~ fuck~" He squirms in her grasp, wanting to find some sort of friction
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Impa sets him on the bed before grabbing some painkillers from the bathroom, bringing those and some water, " here you go honey. do you want me to leave?"
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Link doesnt waste time tossing the pills back and swallowing them dry. He shudders, "ho-honestly i dont know... it hurts so bad..."
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Impa frowns, " i'll stay put then honey. let me know if you need anything." she strokes his hair, worried.
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Link nods and turns to his side, hugging his blanket as he tries to control as much of his body's twitches and spasms as he can, "fuck it usually doesnt hurt..."
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Impa frowns, " im not sure what the problem is honey, do you want me to call a doctor?"
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Link shudders, "i....i don't know.... it just- just hurts. "
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Impa tsks softly and pulls out her cellphone, dialing their family doctor and quickly telling them what's going on.
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The young woman over the phone frowns, informing impa that she will be there shortly to check on link
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Impa nods, " alright." she hangs up and looks at Link, " someone will be over shortly to see you okay? we'll figure it out."
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Link gives a throaty whine and presses his damp forehead into his pillow.
The family nurse makes it to the house and rings the bell to be let in
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Impa had already let a maid know that the doctor was coming, and the maid lets her in and leads her to Links room.
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She enters links room and sets her bag down, "well it certainly smells like a normal heat." She gets a pair of disposable gloves on and a privacy sheet, unfolding it carefully, "now hun, dont mind the intrusion but i will need to check your vaginal opening, okay?" She looks at link, waiting for his consent.
Link shudders and he huffs before nodding and shoving his face into his pillow.
The doctor nods, accepting that answer before using the privacy sheet to cover links lower half. She dips her hand underneath the cover.
After a few minutes link makes a soft yelp, his cheeks bright red in embarrassment when he feels the doctors hand in him.
The doctor feels around for a bit before pulling her hand back. She peels the glove off, turning it inside out in the process, "how much fluids has he been getting?"
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Impa blinks, " we've been giving him tea whenever he'll take it. not that he usually will much during his heats."
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The doctor pulls the sheet back and begins folding it up, "well that needs to change. He's unusually dry for being in heat so i want him to drink anywhere from half a gallon to a full gallon of fluids a day. His body doesnt make slick out of thin air. So if he's dehydrated then he wont make slick, if he doesnt make slick then his body thinks something is wrong and will try to agitate the glands to make more, thus the pain. He should be lucky he didnt tear anything and start bleeding out."
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Impa nods, quickly calling the maid and ordering several jugs of water to be brought up. " thank you, he doesn't normally have this issue."
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She blinks and nods, "i can always take a sample of his hormone levels if need be, otherwise a good rule of thumb os to judge how much stress the body's been put through. Is he close to finals or anything?"
Link huffs, "not yet. But i did have an incident with an ex yesterday..."
She looks at link and then at impa, "that could be it. Stress on an omega before or during heat can cause a hard swing of hormones that can cause such abnormalities."
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Impa snorts, " well i'd certainly call what happened stressful. thank you, i think that explains the problem." she grabs the jugs of water from the maid and pours some into a cup for Link, handing it to him.
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Link groans and sits up slowly and starts taking small sips
The doctor nods, "Just keep an eye on him and if he does start bleeding I would advise an urgent all to a hospital."
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Impa nods, " will do. i don;t plan to take chances." she watches him closely, making sure he drinks it.
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The doctor nods and heads out
Link huffs as he keeps drinking
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Impa frowns, " don;t get huffy, would you rather bleed out?"
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Link shakes his head, "No of course not.... Water is just so... bland though."
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Impa chuckles, " well we can mix it up some, but we want to keep the electrolyte ratio down. Lemon is out since it's a diuretic, but we can add a bit of lime juice, or i know we have some flavor packets."
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Link makes a face at the word lime, "yeeeah. Flavor packets would be preferred...or at least iced water would be better."
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Impa chuckles, " i'll see what i can do, but iced will take longer to drink, and you need to just suck it up and chug that honey." she calls the maid and instructs her to bring the flavoring packets, knowing they have a stash since the girls liked them.
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Link sighs and looks down. He was so embarrassed to have a doctor to come all the way out here just to tell impa that he was dehydrated. He supposed the diagnosis did make sense however it did little to ease him
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Impa takes the basket of different flavoring from the maid when she brings it, taking it over to Link, " alright...we have these liquid flavor things you squirt a few drops into the water with... and we have these little power packets too. good to see the girls have been spending their money wisely..." she adds dryly, then smiles to take the edge off the statement.
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Link takes the watermelon packet and adds it to his water
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Impa sets the basket aside, " i think we can keep this in here for now. we'll get you back in proper shape soon enough."
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Link sighs and nods, "thank you... I'm sorry you had to call the doctor just to find out im dehydrated..."
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Impa snorts, " don;t you fret over that dear, it's nothing to worry about. your health is. i have no intention of losing another family member." she leans over and gently presses her lips to his forehead, " got that?"
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Link smiles softly and nods, "yeah.... yeah okay. I'm glad to have you here..."
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Impa smiles, " and im glad you're here with me. now back to drinking that water." she grins and mimes chugging a glass.
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Link chuckles and shakes his head at how silly impa is before going nack to his water
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Impa smiles and sits back, glad to have dealt with the issue and kept Link in a happy mood.
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Link continues this daily routine of drinking water for the rest of the week whenever he is able to. He's happy about the fact that he is no longer in pain but the increase amount of slick, and sheets he had gone through was something he was not excited about.
Sunday rolls back around and link slowly opens his eyes from another nap. The smell in his room is too much for him right now and he sighs as he sits up, "i wonder if this means my heat is ending..."
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Impa comes in, wrinkling her nose slightly at the strong scent in the room. " i think we need to air this out..." she goes over to the windows, throwing them all open. " do we need to change the sheets again?"
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Link shakes his head, "No im good, finally... Headache went away too and im starving."
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Impa smiles, " good. craving anything in specific or just whatever i can get in here quickly to get into your stomach?"
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Link hums softly, "uhhhhh i could go for whatever. Although i could not be starving long enough for some sloppy joes." Link gives a bashful smile as he chuckles
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Impa laughs softly, " i'll see what we can do. here, munch this while i get the chef to cook some up." she pulls the bag of treats and snacks she'd gotten before over and hands him a granola bar to munch on, grabbing her phone and ordering the chef to make the meal.
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Link happily takes the granola and munches on it. He sighs and walks over to the window, sniffing the fresh air
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Impa watches Link, smiling to see him up and about. after awhile a bell rings in the house, " that would be dinner ready. want to eat with the family or want me to bring you a plate up here?"
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Link looks at Impa, "I wanna eat with you guys." Despite the constant interactions between Impa and sheik, he felt very isolated and lonely in his room and was excited to be back to his old self
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Impa nods, " lets go then." she heads to the dining room and takes a seat.
Sheik and Paya are there chatting, munching some sweet potato fries that are already on the table.
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Link follows impa down and sits himself in his usual seat.
Zelda sees link come down and smiles, "hey! Feeling better?"
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Paya grins, " Link! you're out of your room! im so glad."
Sheik smiles, " good to see you looking more like yourself."
The chef brings out plates with the burgers on them, placing two dripping sloppy joes in front of each person.
Sheik scoops a serving of fries onto his plate and grabs some cooked veggies before taking a bite of his sloppy joe, " mmm, been awhile since we had this kind of junk food."
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Link gives a soft smile, "yeah im feeling a lot better. Thanks for putting up with me again."
Zelda chuckles, "anytime cuz." She takes a bite of sloppy joe and smiles, "mmmm~"
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Paya giggles, " you don't have to thank us for that, we love having you around!" she takes a big bite of her sandwich, filling falling out onto her plate.
Sheik shakes his head, " i swear to god Paya i should make you eat those with a fork..."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head before quickly digging in to his own food
Zelda smiles and keeps eating
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Impa eats carefully, clearly not used to trying to keep her meal from falling apart.
Sheik eats, letting it be messy and using a fork to scrape up the fallen bits.
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Zelda quickly finishes her meal, her lips covered in the sloppy sauce
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Soon e3veryone is done eating and Impa wipes her lips with a napkin, and she looks over all of them with a smile, " well, it's been ages since we last had dinner all together. this was nice, even if messier than i prefer." she chuckles and stands, " i'll let you kids chat some now that Link is feeling better, excuse me." she heads to her office, catching up on some emails and paperwork.
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Link and zelda watch her leave.
Zelda looks at Link, "Have you been able to get any homework done during your heat?"
Link blinks and nods, "Surprisingly, yes."
Zelda snorts softly, "More like unsurprisingly."
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Paya makes a face, " the teachers go easy on omegas in heat, why not take advantage of that and skip a few assignments? they let it slide for the others."
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Link frowns and shakes his head, "Absolutely not. Just because I am an Omega does not mean I want people to make things easier for me. Or harder for that matter."
Zelda looks at him and her face deadpans, "....you finished all of it, didnt you?"
Link turns a bit red before looking away, "Homework is a good distraction."
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Sheik chuckles softly, " maybe next time i ought to see if they'll give you some upcoming assignments too, so you can get ahead."
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Link looks back at sheik and smiles, "that actually sounds like fun."
Zelda groans and rests her head on the table, "you're such a nerd!"
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Sheik snorts, " well if he's stuck indoors for his heat anyway he may as well get ahead so he can hang out with us afterwards. if he has no homework to do he has no excuses." he smirks.
Paya tilts her head, " that makes a lot of sense, in a twisted nerdy way."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, " I would still come up with excuses~" He sticks his tongue out in a teasing manner so his cousins know he isnt serious
Zelda looks up at him and shakes her head, " You'd probably find more homework to do. Maybe one of ours if we ask nicely~"
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Sheik scowls at Zelda, " and if you tried, i would tell Impa. you'll do your own work."
Paya giggles, " come on you guys, lets not get Sheik all worked up."
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Zelda pouts at sheik, "Oh come on! You know I never actually would. As much as I hate homework I also want Link to not do homework all the damn time."
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Sheik snorts, " i am aware, im also aware that sometimes you leave things until the last moment and then have to scramble to get them done, in such times temptation is at it's greatest."
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Zelda pouts, "yeah, well, link and i only have a couple of classes that are the same so its not like he would know how to do my homework for me anyway."
Link watches them talk, amused by the whole thing
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " he's a smart kid, and while im not saying you're not, im fairly certain he could figure it out fairly easily regardless."
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Link looks at sheik and blinks, "I love the fact that every time you and zelda fight it always turns into weird compliments towards me."
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Sheik blinks and looks over at him, " eh? does it really?"
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link chuckles and nods, "Remember last month? You and zelda were arguing over hair products because you felt she always over did it and she felt that you never tried anything so you shouldnt have an opinion on it. "
Zelda giggles, "Yeah and then we all somehow ended up agreeing that Link puts in the perfect amount when you do use products. Huh. Never noticed that."
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Sheik blinks and chuckles, " oh yeah, i forgot about that. i guess that does tend to happen... odd. anyway still, i've got my eyes on you Zelda, you try and pawn off your homework and you'll never hear the end of it from Impa."
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Zelda sticks her tongue out, "Of course you would! Tattle tale!"
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Sheik snorts, " only if you cheat. there's no point in going to college if you plan to fudge your way through it."
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Zelda sighs, "I'm only doing this because it will help me become president. And then once im president there are going to be a lot of changes around here!!"
Link raises an eyebrow, "you havent even taken your political courses yet...."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " and nobody will vote for a president who doesn't actually know what she's talking about since she didn't actually do the work for her classes"
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Zelda pouts, "You wanna eat those words? Look at the president we have now. Most people dont even know how he wipes his ass but they still voted for him."
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Sheik sighs, " partly because he's a famous man with many ties to large businesses, and therefore many people with power and money. the system is very broken, we had options between two bad people and honestly the public doesn;t even get to actually choose. we just think we do. anyway im not going to argue this with you further, the bottom line is i will not tolerate you pawning off your work onto Link, and will do whatever i must should you. end of discussion." he gets up, walking off to his room.
Paya blinks, " oooo sheiky's in a mood now."
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Zelda blows a loud raspberry at sheik before huffing, "He acts like I actually would. "
Link sighs and gets up, "Right... Im gonna head back to my room, thank you. I want plenty of rest before school tomorrow."
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Paya blinks, " but didn;t you try and get Link to do that one big project for you last semester when you forgot about it and wanted to go to that party the day before it was due?"
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Zelda huffs, "Well he had already been through the same project the year prior. He already knew what to do."
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Paya scowls, " yeah but still, it was your project to do."
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Zelda huffs, "I aint gonna sit around and be placed on a spike here. Im going to my room!" She gets up and storms off
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Paya blinks and sighs, " oops..." she gets up and goes to her own room.
Ike sighs and heads back home, taking a quick shower before plopping onto his couch and texting Link to see how he's doing.
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Link gets settled in his room and sighs. He sees the blue light blinking on his phone to let him know he has a new notification and he blinks curiously before picking up the phone, Hey! I'm finally over my heat. Just in time too to start off school again.
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Ike chuckles softly, you're gonna go right back? man i'd milk it and get a few days off.
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Link snorts, you kiddin me? There is no way I'm going to stay cooped up for extra days when I've already been stuck in my room for a week.
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Ike chuckles, good point. so how are you feeling now?
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Link smiles and blushes. There was no way he'd mention to Ike that the entire time he went through his heat he was constantly jerking off and using his dildos, pretending that it was Ike the entire time, I feel great. no fever, scenting gland has finally calmed the fuck down, and I was hungry enough to actually eat.
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Ike smiles, good, sounds like you're recovering nicely. maybe we can actually hang out this weekend or sometimes soon then perhaps.
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Link chuckles and shifts on to his stomach, sure!! just to be on the side of caution I will suggest nothing sooner than wednesday. So wednesday, friday, or saturday.
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Ike snorts, as if i have time before saturday anyway, unless you want to just see me for a hour or two at night before i sleep.
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Link blushes at the mental image of ike sleeping and he sighs, saturday it is then. Anything you wanna do?
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Ike hums softly as he considers the question, not in particular. i'll mull it over, worst comes to worst we can always go to the park or such again.
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Link chuckles, well soon it'll get too cold. Going to the mall is also an option. Id just need to get the okay from sheik on that one first. The mall makes him nervous.
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Ike chuckles, nah, when it gets cold you just bundle up. screw the weather, it doesn't control me. mall works too though. somehow i can understand why it makes him nervous, he's kinda uptight.
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Link snorts, he thinks malls are the WORST place to be. Too loud, too messy, too many people, too many opportunities for us to get kidnapped.
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Ike hums thoughtfully, well he's not wrong...but they're also fun, so i mean pros verses cons? up to you though.
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up to me? Well, I hope you do realize that going to the mall means shopping. Both paya and I are impulse shoppers. Another reason why sheik hates the mall LOL
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Ike chuckles, well you can buy what you want, i'll have to just tag along without buying though.
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Link smirks, you could hold my bags!
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Ike laughs softly, only if i get paid in a meal.
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Link hums softly and smiles, of course! I look forward to it~!
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Ike smiles, it's a date then, see you saturday.
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Link blushes and chuckles, See ya saturday!
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Ike sets his phone aside and stretches, yawning before he pulls out his homework and gets to it, grumbling softly.
sheik soon exits his room, going to their inhome gym and working out.
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Zelda sighs as she starts doing her homework.
Link smiles and sets his phone down before curling into his blanket
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The week goes by fairly uneventfully, Ike texting Link every chance he gets, and the date for Noahs court case being settled for early the next week. Noah had attempted to have Ike charge for assault, however Impa had quickly intervened to keep him out of jail, and while he'd have to appear in the case, she had no doubt she'd be able to get him off easily.
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Link made sure to keep in touch with Ike constantly. He had panicked when he heard about Noah's stunt and after a quick anxiety attack in front of his family Ike's safety was ensured. Thankfully the rest of the week went by uneventfully afterwards and Link was, for once, happy to be leaving the college campus on friday. Sheik had already changed out Link's dorm lock however Link still found himself gravitating towards the mansion and his old bedroom. He walked to his van and sighed. He had to get ready for tomorrow and get some sleep so he considered staying at the mansion again but his favorite and more recent array of clothes were at his dorm and he didnt feel like driving multiple times. He knew he was being silly but he was just in a mood.
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Ike had his homework caught up for the week, and headed home to lounge for his two days off before he'd meet with Link tomorrow. He'd managed to sweet talk his dolphin trainer buddy into agreeing to a private meeting, and that was set up for the next weekend. he was excited to spring the news onto Link, and knew the omega would be thrilled.
Sheik goes to his bike which is near Links van, looking over at him, " so, coming home or heading to the dorms?"
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Link gives an exhausted look and sighs, "not sure... all of my nice clothes are at the dorm but..." he trailed off softly, barely finishing his sentence. It was obvious that he didnt feel safe alone, again. There was no need to bring it up further
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Sheik frowns, " well, we can always take a trip over there. otherwise i can go get your stuff as well."
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Link gives a nervous chuckle, "it... its a lot of clothes...maybe i'll just spend the night at your guys place and just wake up supremely early and go back to my dorm to get ready..."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " i mean, it's up to you what you want to do. but im here to help if you want it."
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Link groans softly and rubs his face against his van, "To be honest I just wish I felt safe in my own dorm...I mean, I'll have to eventually..."
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Sheik sighs softly, " i know. and no, you don't have to eventually. Impa would be glad to have you move back, and so would the rest of us. but i do understand you wanting to be independent."
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Link looks at sheik and smiles softly, "Yeah... I... I like the freedom and the feeling of being on my own. Makes me kinda feel like im a proper adult I guess. Plus, it's weird if I want to have sex in my bed if I were to move back to the mansion. I dont really need that again. Awkward enough trying to sneak Sidon inside all the time."
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Sheik closes his eyes, " did not need to hear that. but seriously, Zelda brings guys back if she wants to have fun, the rooms are soundproof enough. and anyway, you could always just get a hotel room for the night..."
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Link waves his hand dismissively, "hotels rooms are over rated. Plus, i gotta be careful that it aint a set up or some shit. Just safe to do it where i live before kicking them out."
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Sheik shrugs, " well whatever makes you comfortable. you know you'd have more than enough money to rent an apartment closer to home if you wanted your own place."
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Link sighs, "yeah but... the dorms were supposed to be like that... but safer. Since paparazzi's arent allowed on campus its so much easier to move around when i know there wont be any eyes on me."
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Sheik nods, " true. well we could always have a small place built on the mansion property. or you could repurpose the poolhouse into a little apartment for yourself if you wanted. there's options."
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Link shakes his head, "I'll just put on my big boy boxers and get over it." Link stares at the sky briefly before sighing, "I'll spend the night at the mansion just because I still have my medicines there but in the morning i'll get my things packed up and head back to my dorm..."
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Sheik frowns, " at least wait until after the trial? i don;t like the idea of you being there alone without being sure that Noah won;t try something again. i hope the fucker rots in jail." he sighs softly.
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Link is quiet for a moment before sighing, "You changed the locks and cleaned up the mess in the living room right? It should be fine. How's he gonna get out of jail? The bail was set so high that it'd be impossible, even for his rich daddy to bail him out before the trial. Im sure Auntie had something to do with that."
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Sheik nods, " yes i changed the locks and cleaned everything up. i know the chances are nest to impossible... i just worry. i wish you lived closer to home at least." he sighs, " just... be careful alright?"
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Link nods, "When I'm by myself Im always careful. Its only when I'm with you that I act out." Link smirks and chuckles
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Sheik huffs and sticks his tongue out, " well as much as i wish it were not so, i suppose i will not always be around to protect you."
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Link freezes slightly before giving a nervous chuckle, "Awww c'mon cuz. don't say that...You managed to get across town to protect me from Noah so anything else would be just as easy for ya." Link rubs his arm for a bit before clearing his throat, "Anyway, enough of the weird chit chat in the parking lot. I'll meet ya back at the mansion, okay?"
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Sheik sighs, " only because you were on the phone with me at the time. i'll see you back home, drive safe." he walks over to his bike and climbs on, starting it and heading home.
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"You drive safe too, alright? Not everyone looks out for motorists." Links hops into his van and turns it on. He sighs softly and frowns before getting his seatbelt on and begins driving out of the parking lot
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Sheik soon arrives back at the mansion and parks his bike in their garage, heading inside and grabbing a snack from the kitchen, tea and some homemade granola bars from their chef.
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Link pulls up to the mansion and parks in the driveway before getting out and heading inside. He grabs some water and heads straight to his room.
Zelda is in the kitchen already munching on some food when she sees sheik, "Hey, how was your classes?"
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Sheik shrugs, " typical. got some homework, but i doubt i'll have much trouble."
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Link plops down at his desk and starts working on his homework so he doesnt have any for the weekend.
Zelda huffs, "man why do teachers give out homework for the weekend? That should be our special breaks!"
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Sheik snorts, " to keep our brains from rotting or something. i agree it sucks, but there's not sense complaining about it."
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Zelda huffs, "well, when I'm president I'm gonna change some of this shit. Did you know in finland they dont give homework? At all?"
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " uh huh, yeah you do that. but to get to be president, you better get your homework done here and now, nobody wants a college flunkout for a prez."
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"To be fair, most of our presidents were flunks if they even did go to college. "
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Sheik shrugs, " well you have different standards since there's never been a woman yet, so people are going to be way pickier."
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Zelda snorts, "Then I'll just become a dictator. Easy peasy. " Zelda giggled, obviously joking
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Sheik snorts, " don't make me assassinate you." he jokes back, smirking.
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Zelda smiles and shakes her head, "you'd never assassinate me!"
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Sheik rubs his chin thoughtfully, " i suppose it depends on what you do as a dictator. sometimes one must set personal ties aside for the greater good." he strikes a pose, then opens one eye to look at her and snickers.
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Zelda snorts and shoves sheik playfully, "oh fuck off! Why dont you go and do your own homework! '
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Sheik snorts, " i was going to until someone started a tirade about the evils of homework." he grins and quickly grabs his things, hurrying to his room before she can retaliate.
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Zelda calls out after sheik to make fun of him some more before going back to her homework.
Link happily finishes his homework before going to his shower.
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Sheik settles into his room and works on his light homework, most of it having already been done during his free period, and enjoying his snack and tea while he works.
Ike gets home and texts Link, heya, excited for tomorrow?
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Link pauses and grabs his phone, Hey! Yeah! super excited! I've been looking forward to this all week!
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Ike grins, yeah? that excited for a trip to the mall?
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Link smiles and chuckles, not the mall itself, but to hang out with you. It's something I've been looking forward to all week.
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Ike blushes, aw you flatterer you. i've been looking forward to it too, it'll be interesting to see what rich kids do in a mall.
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link snorts, luckily for you I'm not an every day rich kid. You wont be getting the true experience. However, if you ever want one I can set you up for a day at the mall with my cousins, Paya and Zelda.
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Ike makes a face, thanks but im not into girls, so i'll take a hard pass on that one.
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Link snorts, well you're gonna have to meet the rest of my family sooner or later since we're hanging out on the reg. Might as well appease the girls and do something they'd love to do.
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Ike sighs, well yeah i know i have to meet them. you're not leaving me alone to deal with two giggling girls who will make me into a human packmule.
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Link smiles, i would never leave you alone with them! I would come with! With sheik!
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Ike sighs in relief, good, that would just be cruel.
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Link chuckles and lays down on his bed, so, refresh my memory since its mainly been playing keep up with classes, were we hitting up a coffee shop or were we just gonna meet at the mall somewhere?
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Ike chuckles, i think we were gonna meet at a coffee shop and you were going to pay me for my eventual packmule services when you shop with foods.
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Link smiles and hums softly, aaahhhh... yup i remember now. Bridgette's okay again?
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Ike nods to himself, yup, works for me.
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Link rolls on to his stomach and rubs his face in his pillows, happy that the sheets and pillow covers were changed out while he was at school, i really am looking forward to tomorrow.
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Ike grins, yeah, i have fun hanging out with you. i have no doubt tomorrow will be fun as well.
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Link glances at the time and sighs, well, i'll be getting ready for bed here so i'll see you in the morning at bridgettes. 9:30? Or is 10 better?
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Ike yawns, 10 please. see you then, sleep well.
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Link chuckles, goodnight ike, see you in the morning.
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Ike smiles and sets his alarm for the morning on his phone, heading into his room and crashing.
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Links alarm goes off at 8:30 and he quickly turns it off before heading in to the shower
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Ike's goes off at 9 and he stumbles half awake into the bathroom, showering and dressing with his eyes barely open. At 9:30 he shakes himself awake enough to get out the door, speeding towards the meeting location and letting the wind wake him fully.
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After taking a shower, picking out another outfit, blow drying his hair, and taking his medicine he finally gets into the van and heads to the cafe. He gets inside at 9:48 and happily takes a seat in the same booth he was in last time as he waits for ike
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Ike parks outside and walks in just a few minutes before ten, glancing around and spotting Link, grinning and walking over. He plops into the seat across from the omega and smiles, " good morning sunshine."
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Link smiles up at Ike, "Mornin'! How's your week been?"
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Ike chuckles softly, " pretty mild if we don't count my almost being arrested. seriously, even if your aunt hadn't gotten me out of it it's not like they would have held me long, you can;t really blame an alpha going apeshit in that kind of case. most would have beaten the hell out of him or killed him outright in a blind rage."
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Link's smile fades and he nervously looks down, "Ah... yeah. I'm sorry... again. If it hadnt been for me that wouldnt have happened to you..."
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Ike frowns, " hell no! don't you dare apologize for his shitty ass and his fucked up behavior. i'd have gladly sit in a cell overnight to kick that guys ass."
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Link looks at ike and rubs his arm, "but couldnt this hurt your scholarship or something? "
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Ike huffs, " only if they can prove i acted of my own violation and not just alpha instincts. i've got a good record for keeping myself under control, in a situation that extreme i doubt they'll fuss much over me losing the battle with instinct. hell, even if i didn;t like you that's almost an impossible situation to ask an alpha to control themselves in."
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Link shudders, "i suppose... i just....i worry. I dont want my bad luck to affect you..."
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Ike snorts, " i've had bad luck for most of my life, i can handle it. there are things worth dealing with some shit for."
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Link blinks and looks at ike, "Are you saying I'm worth the bad luck?"
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Ike grins, " maybe i am. also giving assholes like Noah what they deserve is also very, very worth it."
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Link cant help but grin, his cheeks dusting a soft pink before he looks down and pushes some of bangs behind his ear, "Well, I guess I can stop feeling bad then!" He chuckles and looks back up at Ike, "Ready to eat then?"
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Ike grins," good!" he rubs his hands together, " oh i was born ready to eat. bring on the chow!"
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Link gets up, "Lets go to the front and order what we want, okay?" Link heads to the counter and smiles at the girl behind the counter
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Ike gets up and follows, flashing the girl a charming grin before looking over the menu, " i'll go with the lumberjack breakfast. coffee for the drink."
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The girl nods and punches ike's order, "and would you like that in regular size or hefty?"
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Ike hesitates, " aw hell, go for the hefty." he glances at Link to make sure that's alright.
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Link smiles at ike before glancing at the sign, "i'll have the triple berry parfait and to drink i'll take the caramel cloud cappuccino."
The girl nods, "alright is that for here or to go?"
Link pulls out his card, "for here." He pays for their food.
The girl hands link a receipt and smiles at them, "alright, we'll have your food brought to your table when it's ready!"
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Ike chuckles, " like it'd be logical to make that to go? my meal would take like 3 boxes, what am i gonna do, eat it while i walk?" he heads back to their table shaking his head at the mental image.
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Link blinks and frowns slightly before following ike back to their table, "well, too be fair, she doesnt know and she probably has to ask regardless of how silly it is..."
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Ike shrugs, " true, still it's kind of amusing even so."
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Link sighs and looks at the table, "I guess...." He glances out the window and watched a few birds hop about on the sidewalk causing him to smile softly
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Ike glances outside, " they're fun to watch aren;t they? you know, we can always take a bag of seed out to the park and watch the feeding frenzy."
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Link blinks and snaps out of it before looking at Ike, "Ah! It's okay! We dont have to. Sorry, I spaced out there."
A waitress comes by the table and begins setting their food and drinks down in front of them with all the needed condiments and such, "Here we are~ Is there anything that you guys need at all?"
Link shakes his head, "No I'm good. Thank you."
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Ike chuckles, " just saying it's something we can do sometime if you want." he looks at the girl and smiles, " i think we're good, thanks much." he rubs his hands together, " if this doesn;t put a few pounds on, im not sure what will." he digs in eagerly, the food vanishing at a surprising rate.
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Link eats his food slowly, enjoying the taste of his food before sipping his coffee
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Soon the meal is gone and Ike leans back, sipping his coffee and sighing happily, " oof... im actually full. thanks, i really appreciate it."
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Link smiles and sips his coffee, "You are very much welcome. Can't start off the day right if we dont have a good breakfast."
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Ike chuckles, " well i manage, it's been ages since i've had a breakfast like that. usually it's ramen or something else cheap. a few eggs if we had the extra cash to get those."
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Link blinks and frowns, "it still hurts to know that you live like that. Hopefully with what cash i hid around your apartment you guys are at least making sure you're eating properly? It doesnt have to be until you are full, or a wide variety of quality ingredients, but something better than ramen would put me at ease a bit."
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Ike scowls, " i still don;t like that you did that... i mean, we at least can get a few things to add in. though we took most of what we found and well...my foster parents have been in a bad way for awhile, so we've all been working to help them get out of debt. so that's where what we've found mostly went. it's alright though, we get by."
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Link freezes slightly when ike mentions foster parents and his stomach does an uneasy flip. He swallows nervously and sets his cup down, trying to keep himself calm, "i...cool.... you said before that... that they were good to you guys... right?"
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Ike nods, " more than i can ever say. the debt they have is because of us, instead of giving us back when they realized how ever their head they were with 3 boys, 2 of which are alphas, they took out loans to help pay for everything we needed. not to mention the medical bills when Shanon got ill... so yeah, we do all we can to help them keep afloat."
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Link nods and rubs his finger against his cup, "good... I'm glad that they at least treated you well...suppose it doesnt matter what you do with the money once it's in your possession and i certainly dont deserve the money i do have so im glad its going to good people."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " i don't give a piss if you deserve the money or not, it's still yours. i just know you'd be mad if i tried to give it back, so might as well put it to good use..."
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Link looks at Ike and frowns, "You may not care, but I do... but I at least can agree to it getting put to good use. Now, I suggest we end this topic and go do whatever it was that we were going to do today."
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Ike nods, finishing his coffee before getting up, pulling his wallet out, " at least let me take care of the tip?" he tosses some cash onto the table.
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Link blinks and nods, "thats fair."
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Ike sighs in relief, not wanting to fight over it but wanting to not feel like a total mooch, even if it was paltry compared to the actual cost of the meal. He heads out to his bike, " so should we load her up and just go in your van?"
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Link waits until ike starts to head out first before slipping a twenty on the table before quickly following him, "sounds like a plan!" He unlocks his van and opens up the back, the seats still folded completely down as usual.
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(that little sneak lol)
Ike packs his bike into the back of the van and gets into the passenger side, " alrighty, to the mall!" he points the way, looking like a total dork and grinning as he knows it.
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Link snorts and he cant help but laugh as he climbs in, "you dorkfish!" He turns on the van and starts heading to the mall
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " a dorkfish huh? that's a new one. are they at least handsome and charming?"
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Link chuckles, "well considering you would be the only dorkfish i know id have to say, yes."
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Ike blinks and grins, " well, i just got you to admit you think im handsome and charming. score one for the dorkfish." he smirks.
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Links eyes widen and he flushes bright red, "a-aahhh... s-so uh so you uh did... hahahaha" link tightens his grip on the steering wheel and pulls in to a parking near one of the mall entrances.
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Ike smirks, satisfied with the result of that conversation. He helps locate a parking spot and hops out once they're parked, " alrighty...so we looking for anything in specific or we just wandering?"
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Link clears his throat and wills his blush away as he hops out and locks his van, "Uh, I mean, wandering for sure. I normally never get to be at the mall so I want to look around for sure."
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Ike nods, " fair enough. we start at one end and make a loop, then head into the middle areas? that way we cover the whole place?"
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Link nods and smiles at Ike, "Sounds like a plan! It also sounds like a good bit of exercise."
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Ike chuckles and nods, " yeah, we'll definitely get our cardio in today." he heads into one of the entrances, " jsut try not to load me down too much early on, we can always swing back to grab things."
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Link chuckles, "don't worry. I don't think there's much i would want. "
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Ike nods, " alright, well don't take that as you can;t get anything, after all you paid me for my packmule services in food already." he chuckles, walking briskly towards the first row of stores.
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Link follows ike, smiling, "i did, but i paid by the hour and we potentially have a long day so id rather have a marathon than a race. " link keeps his eyes on ike, not wanting to take the chance of looking at anyone staring at him
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Ike chuckles, " well you paid for a few hours worth at least then."
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Anyone and everyone that are staring keep their distance when they can clearly see that ike, an alpha, is with link.
Link smiles, "again, we potentially have a long day!" Link keeps walking glancing around before clearing his throat, "so uh. A girl in my class. Lana. She uhhh... Halloween is coming up and she typically throws a huge party. Her parents are never home since they work for the government bit they do have guards so this isn't a party you can just sneak in to... a-and she hates the jocks so it's a party with expensive alcohol, their mansion has access to the ocean so their yacht is just a short walk down their dock, a-and ganon is never there..." he nervously glances at ike, "the girls and sheik always go but i don't since its a large event but... if you were interested i... i would go and have you be my plus one. IF you were interested of course. "
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Ike listens to Link ramble with half a ear for the first part, figuring he was just making small talk. Until Link invites him with anyway, " wait what? you're...inviting me to that huge party they throw every year that i've never been able to crash? i mean if you want to go, i'd be more than happy to go with, that party is the talk of the town for weeks before it happens, so i've always tried to sneak in without any luck." he grins, " man im going to be able to give the guards so much shit, this last year especially they gave me so much trouble since i've tried every year for a few now."
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Link blinks and grins, "i figured as much. Yeah it's invitation only and i know she invites a few kids from your university since she has a few friends who go there, another reason why she doesnt invite ganon and his goons. It'll be nice to see what all the talk is about."
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Ike nods, " yeah dude, i'd totally be down for that! i love me a good party, booze and the lack of pigface is just icing on the cake."
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Link smiles and nods, "alright! I'll text you the details later. You dont have to, but she does encourage costumes since it is a Halloween party."
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Ike rubs his chin thoughtfully, " a costume huh? i'll see what i can do. im not exactly the artsy sort, and i can;t afford to buy a premade one... we'll see."
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Link shrugs, "just let me know if you need any help, okay?"
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Ike chuckles, " well it's not a need, so i'd hate to bother you with a costume. im sure i can find a plaid shirt and call myself the bounty man or something. maybe find a pig nose and wear a shirt with ganons jersey number on it." he smirks.
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Link snorts and shakes his head, "a plaid shirt would make everyone think you're a lumber jack. But even if it's not buying i could always help. Like, crafting things together and all that. "
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Ike chuckles, " that's the point, the bounty man is a lumberjack. so if i bring a roll of the papertowels to show off the resemblance, it'll be great. and yeah sure, if you wanna help me figure out an outfit and put it together that'd be fun."
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Link blinks, "OH! I thought for whatever reason you meant like a bounty hunter. I didnt realize you were talking about the brand bounty paper towels. That makes sense."
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Ike blinks and laughs softly, " i suppose a bounty hunter would be cool, but nah i was going cheap and low tier shit."
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Link snorts softly, "well im sure sheiks closet would be able to help you make a convincing bounty hunter if you didnt want to spend money."
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Ike laughs softly, " i mean that'd be cool, but uh im not sure his clothes would fit me. he's small for a beta, and im... well im built a little bit heftier than he is. no offense to him."
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Link glances at ike, "oh i was thinking more accessories."
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Ike blinks, " i mean sure? i'd have to have something clothing wise that'd slightly fit the look too."
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Link chuckles, "well nothing of mine would fit you thats for sure. Maybe we could try thrift stores if it'd make you feel better."
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Ike nods, " sure, might as well. so is that what you want me to go with? i really don;t care what i dress as, i could always just rub some dirt on a raggy old shirt and wear a sign that says 'will party for booze'."
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Link chuckles, "i dont really care what you go as. You dont even have to dress up. I just figured if you had anything in mind i could help you with it."
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Ike shakes his head, " nope, nothing planned. though if you wanted to be corny we could do some stupid couples outfit. not as a couple obviously, but just for fun."
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Link hums, "well we arent a couple so no dice. Besides i think i already have a costume in mind. "
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Ike shrugs, " well whatever. honestly i would wear a garbage bag if it'd get me in."
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Link chuckles, "again, you certainly dont have to wear a costume. As long as you're not naked you'll get in."
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Ike chuckles, " tempting but i think i'll avoid going as a nudist. i'll try to at least wear something vaguely resembling a costume, to be respectful to the host. wouldn;t do to have her toss me out before i get to rub my actual invitation in the guards faces..." he grins.
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Link chuckles and playfully shoves at ike, "what, dont want to fit the usual jock mold? Show up in only a white sheet and call yourself a greek god?"
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Ike rubs his chin thoughtfully, " i mean, that'd work. could ask to see if cute boys wanna see my godly fruits." he waggles his eyebrows.
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Links eyes widen slightly and he feels a slight ache in his chest, "oh god please don't. That was so corny i think it just gave me indigestion." He forced out a grin and chuckles
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Ike laughs softly, " ah, well we wouldn't want the one who is so generously taking me along with to have an upset stomach during the party, so i suppose i can refrain."
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Link chuckles as he enters the first little store, "darn right! "
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Ike follows along behind, still amused. " well im sure there's plenty of other things i could do for a costume."
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Link smiles at ike before turning to the clithing racks of the store
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Ike leans against a heavy rack to wait while Link browses.
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Link looks through some of the shirts, frowning when he notices how boring some of them look, "not a very good year for fashion. "
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Ike peers over, " they'd probably still look good on you. though i can;t say im very fashion forward, so im no judge."
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Link snorts, "well to be fair i usually get that same reaction from sheik. He knows what looks okay on me but he's just so meh on clothes shopping. And i can't go with the girls otherwise they're wasting time using me to play dress up; so i normally go alone or just buy what i want online. "
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Ike chuckles, " i can;t say i blame you. usually i do most of my clothes shopping at thrift and secondhand places. if it fits it works, what it looks like isn;t really a concern."
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Link glances at ike, "i do care what i look like... but i tend to have eyes on me so im kind of hypercritical of what i wear..."
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Ike nods, " fair enough. well i'll help where i can, but im not very fashionable so not sure how much that counts for."
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Link chuckles, "thats alright. If im really on the fence about it i'll send a pic to sheik just to see what he says."
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Ike nods, " fair enough." he pulls out his phone and scrolls through messages, humming softly.
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After a while link picks out some clothes and tries them out. A few he will definitely keep, a few he will definitely put back. There is a couple he isnt sure on and pouts and he snaps a quick pic of himself before sending it to sheik, asking if it looks alright
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Sheik checks his phone and tells him which ones are good and which ones to burn.
Ike keeps an eye on Link, making sure nobody bothers him.
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Link snorts and gets his clothes that he wants before going back over to ike, "got a few cute things. " he smiles at ike, "was there any certain places you wanted to check out?"
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Ike glances over and smiles, " good. and nah, im good. wherever you wanna go is fine."
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Link smiles and nods. He heads to the cashier and pays for his items before going back over to ike, "lets go to a different store then!"
A few girls watch link and ike carefully, wanting to know what link bought so that they could also buy said items
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Ike nods and follows, humming softly to himself.
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Link happily walks beside ike, "so how about some video games?"
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Ike grins, " video games are amazing. so yeah, that sounds like fun." he takes Links bags from him, carrying them effortlessly.
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Link chuckles, "thank you!" He keeps walking towards a gaming store, "i love playing video games. What do you play?"
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Ike grins, " shooters, rpgs, that sort of thing."
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Link hums, "pokemon anything. Seven days to die. Final fantasy. "
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Ike nods, " good stuff there. i've heard the newer games are fun, i've only got old consoles though. can't really spend money on that sort of thing, and i don't have much time to play anyway."
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Link blinks and frowns before looking down, "Ah... that sucks, im sorry."
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Ike chuckles, " i mean yeah it'd be nice to have fancy stuff, but i've lasted this long without it, i'll be fine."
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Link looks at Ike and twiddles his fingers together a bit before sighing, "Yeah but I feel bad to talk about games when you're unable to know what im talking about."
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Ike shakes his head, " don't fret over it. just because i haven;t played them doesn;t mean i don't like hearing about it. anyway i watch some lets plays and whatnot, it's almost as good as being able to play myself."
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Link hums softly before shrugging, "Well, I have all of the consoles that come out and the newest ones I have can play the older games anyway so I dont really need the others... so... I could give you the consoles that are collecting dust... It's not necessarily buying you things so it should be okay, right? "
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Ike blinks, " i mean, yeah i guess so? you don't have to do that though, im sure there's good reasons for you to keep them."
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Link shakes his head, "collecting dust. I dont really know what to do with some of them. I'm not going to just throw them away. That's not good for the environment."
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Ike makes a unhappy noise, " donate them maybe? im sure there's some kids out there that would really get some enjoyment out of them. i work a lot so im not sure how much i'd be able to play anyway."
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Link grunts, "If there are little kids who need a gaming console then I'll but a shit ton and then donate them. They dont deserve my VERY used console."
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Ike sighs, " stubborn... i would very much enjoy it then. i can check thrift stores and such for games, i may not have much to spend on games but i can splurge for myself a little now and then."
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Link nods, "Yeah, we can come to an agreement that I wont buy you games but you can at least have my consoles."
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Ike sighs, " alright alright... now lets drop that subject before you start giving me more expensive things that i can never pay you back for. or at least not for a long time anyway."
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Link snorts, "Yeah right, like I would ever make you pay me back for anything I give you."
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Ike snorts, " never said you would, but i'd eventually like to pay you back for your generosity."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "There's nothing I need so don't worry about it... Just..... having someone to talk to that's not family is more than enough for me...."
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Ike sighs, " well, im glad you feel that way but that doesn;t mean i'll stop looking for ways to pay you back, got it?"
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Link cant help but give a soft smile, "As long as its not money related. Seriously. It would probably upset me more than make me happy."
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Ike huffs, " well that does limit how i can repay you, but i also don't want to keep using you."
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"You're not though. You're not using me. I've been used most of my life so i think i have the ability to decide if I'm being used or not." Link pouts and puffs his cheeks out, "i dont feel pressured to help you and you arent guilting me into giving you things."
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Ike makes a frustrated noise, " you are infuriating. i feel like im using you. you keep giving me things and money and paying for things and i can't even do anything for you in return."
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"I dont... i dont want you too though...i just... want to be a nice person. " link looks dejected as he slows his pace, "i dont give people things with the expectation of that kindness being returned. "
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Ike sighs, " i know i know...i can't help it, you just keep giving and there's little i can do in return. it's very one sided, and i feel....helpless."
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Link looks at ike, "I'm sorry... i didnt mean to make you feel like that... i know it feels like its not enough to you but i really do enjoy your honesty towards me. Your friendship. Your time. I don't get that from others. It's the only thing id ever want from you. "
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Ike chuckles nervously and rubs the back of his neck, " you're gonna make me blush. i'll try to keep that in mind, though if there's anything you need, don;t hesitate to call on me. im glad i can provide some needed companionship though."
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Link nods, "dont worry. Im sure i'll be coming to you for plenty of things. And im sure we'll be hanging out a bit more when we get our breaks. Maybe not as much as I'd like since you will probably be picking up extra shifts but it'll be a bit more than what i get now."
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Ike nods, " you got that right. But I'll make time for you, don't worry. Unless you guys have work for me at the your cousins place, then I can work and hang out. " He chuckles
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Link chuckles and smiles, "I wish we did but for the most part we really only have maids and chefs. Not sure if there would something needed done around the place. Though if I hear anything otherwise I'll let ya know."
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Ike shrugs, " worth a shot. Could be the pool boy" he chuckles
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Link snorts, "Already got one, sorry." Link sticks his tongue out playfully
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Ike clicks his tongue, " oh well. Anyway yeah, once we're on break we'll have a bit more time to hang out. "
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Link smiles and chuckles, "I look forward to the mischief we will be causing in the near future."
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Ike waggles his eyebrows, " oh you don't even know the half of it. poor sheltered rich boy, i can show you the sorts of fun shit you get into when you don't have cash to entertain yourself with."
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Link raises an eyebrow and looks at Ike, "Pretty sure I've done worse than you."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " well maybe? im not talking about being destructive, that's not fun that's just mean."
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Link hesitates slightly before turning a bit pale, "we-well i uh i wasnt talking about that either! I didn't always have money growing up so there were things I did to entertain myself too..."
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Ike blinks and shrugs, " well alright. we'll see. anyway regardless we'll have fun."
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Link nods, "yeah! We'll definitely find something fun to do, ya know?"
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Ike nods, " heck yeah we will. so, which store did you want to go into next then?"
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"Best buy. For the games!" He smiles and stops walking as he nears the store
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Ike chuckles, " alright alright." he heads towards the store, keeping near Link.
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Link heads inside and beelines it straight for the video games, ignoring the people there
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Ike follows behind, stopping when they get to the game section and looking over the array, " ooo nice. they're doing some remasters it looks like."
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Link hums as he looks around the games, "yeah but it looks like they havent really come out with anything new. Which is strange considering we should at least be hearing about some releases since christmas is approaching."
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Ike nods, " yeah... it has been a kinda slow game year. maybe they're waiting to surprise us with a new release. they like to do that sometimes."
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Link nods, "We'll see. I hope so. Sometimes I prefer a slow year if it means I get a really good game instead of a year filled with... games that end up at walmart for ten bucks."
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Ike laughs softly, " i hear ya. though some of those 10 dollar bin games are decent."
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Link snorts and chuckles, "I guess. They're pretty good material if you want to get drunk and just have a good time."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, plus you appreciate lower quality games when you can't afford the better ones."
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Link chuckles, "maybe i should stop buying the expensive games and stick to the cheap games for a year just to learn how to enjoy the expensive ones"
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Ike bumps his shoulder into Links, " smartass. you wouldn't last a week playing the lower quality classics."
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Link laughs, his cheeks turning slightly pink, "you're right! I have expensive tastes when it comes to video games!"
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Ike snorts, " well if you enjoy it, go for it. makes no difference to me."
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Link hums and looks at ike, "anything you're interested in?"
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Ike blinks, " plenty, but i can;t afford new games. not these kinds anyway, i'll wait until people get tired of them and i can get them used for half or less."
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Link looks at Ike, "do... you have a switch?"
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Ike blinks and snorts, " of course not! i've got the old wii, but there's some good games on it. i can;t drop a few hundred dollars on a console. im sure i'll be able to get one used in a few years after people get tired of them and move onto the next one."
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Link pouts and looks down, "damn... i was hoping to have a new smash partner. It's not as much fun just playing the computer."
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Ike chuckles, " sorry. i mean if you have a second controller i could play you on yours, no promises that i'll be much good though."
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Link nods, "of course i have more than one controller. They came out with this adorable pink and green design that made me think of watermelons so i just had to get it! And then the pikachu set was cute too! Oh but the jet black ones were so sleek and-"
Link stops talking and turns slightly red in embarrassment, "i just realized that i have more controllers for one console than i have friends..."
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Ike laughs softly, " well whatever makes you happy. i guess that means some of our free time can be spent at your place playing your switch if you want."
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Link nods, "yeah we could!" He looks at all the games and curiously looks at ike, "when's your birthday?"
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Ike smiles and then blinks, " huh? oh, April 20th. what does that have to do with anything though?"
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Link shrugs, "no reason. Just curious." He continues to look at the games, humming slightly as he moves in to a different aisle
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Ike blinks and shakes his head before following. Rich people really were eccentric, but whatever. he could live with a little confusion.
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Link looks at ike and tilts his head, "where did you wanna go after this?"
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Ike shrugs, " im good with whatever. this is your little shopping trip."
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Link pouts, "i mean, yeah... but i dont want to bore you."
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Ike chuckles, " you're fine. it's amusing to watch how you act. plus im glad you're enjoying yourself."
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Link blushes before looking down, "i see... we could... go to the sporting good store. I do a little outdoor activity."
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Ike blinks and nods, " yeah sure!" he heads out of the store they were currently in, heading towards the sports store, making sure he sticks close to Link.
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Link smiles and sticks close to ike, "admittedly though i mainly play tennis or golf. Rich people sports, i know."
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Ike tries to keep a straight face, " oh? never would have guessed. we already know i've got football as one of my mains. i do some basketball too, but not as much. i've played most sports at one time or another, even did track for awhile. it was okay, lot of running and jumpng like football, but it's kind of a lonely sport. i prefer the teamwork of football."
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Link chuckles, "i prefer to not get dirty. Plus no one really wants to play sports with an omega so the lonely, rich people sports work well for me."
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Ike winces, " oh yeah, the whole omegas and sports thing... i wish things weren't so segregated."
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Link sighs and nods, "yeah it is kinda weird... and like, its even weirder that we have secondary genders. Human biology is weird in general."
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Ike nods, " indeed. i mean, seriously. you grow another person inside of you, by sticking part of you in another person and moving around until you squirt some liquid in. seriously, it's all rather weird."
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Link blushes slightly and clears his throat, "uh... ye-yeah..."
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Ike chuckles, " sorry. but if you think about it it's all pretty strange. even just humans in general are strange, i mean, all the things that muscle can do, i mean im talking right now thanks to special muscles. it's kinda mind blowing if you really think about it."
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Link shrugs, "i suppose we never consider all the work our body does just to keep itself alive. We dont even have to think about breathing. We just do it."
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Ike nods, " and then when we do think about breathing, we start doing it manually and our manual rhythm is way off from the natural one." he chuckles, " kinda like when you think about your tongue and then it doesn't feel like it fits in your mouth, like it's too big."
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Link stares at ike before his face starts scrunching up. He looks down as he starts opening and closing his mouth a little, "welp. Now thats gonna bother me for a bit. "
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Ike laughs softly, moving his own tongue around, " i know what you mean. im in the same boat don;t worry."
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Link snorts and playfully punches ike's arm, "you ass! Did you do that one on purpose?"
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Ike snorts, " no, as i was thinking about it and talking about it then i got the same sensation. okay maybe i had thought about it slightly before and could have stopped, but it's only fair you must suffer as well." he smirks, laughing and holding up his hands to block any more incoming attacks.
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Link playfully shoves him the best that he can, laughing, "i knew it!!"
Link could feel the stares of everyone and he quickly settled down a bit before glancing at some aisles with camping equipment, "im gonna check out camping supplies."
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Ike laughs, blocking attacks, " mercy!" he grins, lowering his hands as the assault ends and follows after Link.
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Link feels better in between the large shelves and away from people as he begins browsing yhe camping tents, "have you ever gone camping?"
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Ike sighs, " uh, yeah. but not for a long time. my uh... my dad took me a few times when i was young. foster parents didn't have time for that, and it would have been hellish with 3 crazy boys to keep track of." he chuckles.
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Link nods and smiles, "must have been fun when did go."
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Ike nods, " oh yeah, it was. all the memories i have save a few were really good..."
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Link nods and looks at the floor, "id like to go camping some time. Seems like something that'd be really fun. Going somewhere far away that no one knows who you are but they strike up a conversation over trivial things. I think i would have a lot of fun camping."
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Ike blinks, " well im sure that's something we can arrange to do sometime. there's also lots of insects and being crammed into a tent with other people. plus shitting outside."
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Link snorts, "get a bigger tent. Use some citrus oils, spray yourself with toxic bug repellent, and boohoo use a leaf. Aint that bad."
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Ike snorts, " says the guy who's never been camping."
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Link shrugs, "i was promised a camping trip once. Im still wanting to have one."
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Ike chuckles, " alright alright. we'll make it happen. i don;t have any supplies, but if i know you at all you'll probably be the crazy person with his van full of gear when the time comes."
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Link happily nods, "if i provide the supplies then im counting on you to bring the knowledge!"
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Ike nods, " will do, though im a bit fuzzy on that front. Either it can just be us, or we can make it a group thing too. bring your cousins, and i can bring Sothe and Soren. Soren won't go without a fuss, but it's good for him."
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Link nods, "I'm sure sheik would come. Not sure about the girls... maybe paya would come because i asked her too..."
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Ike shrugs, " well it's worth putting out there. just saying, it's an option. more people means more fun."
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Link nods and chuckles, "zelda is not a bug person so i'll need to make sure we have plenty of bug repellents."
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Ike nods, " there's bug zappers we could bring with too. that would also work."
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Link nods, "yeah. That'd be great. I'm so excited!"
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Ike nods, " there's also more than one way to camp. you can rough it, or you can go to a fancy campground with wifi and electricity and actual bathrooms. im good with whatever."
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Link blinks and tilts his head, "mmmmm i dont... necessarily want wifi... maybe just porta potties. If we could find a decent in between that would be preferable. Otherwise zelda would just be on her phone the whole time!"
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Ike chuckles, " i'll browse online and see what i can find. it won;t be for awhile anyway, it's too chilly now and it won;t be warm enough for awhile. not for it to be enjoyable anyway."
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Link nods, "definitely a summer thing. But hey, at least by then my family will have known you long enough to trust you to go places with us."
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Ike nods, " yeah probably. though i think they've at least settled down a bit after the noah thing. speaking of which, you nervous?"
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Link looks at ike and frowns, "of course..." he sighs and looks down, "this whole thing is a mess and i'm so sorry that got involved in it. "
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Ike shakes his head, " im not! so quit fussing. i'll be there at the courthouse as well, so just try and keep your cool alright?"
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Link shudders and looks down, "i dont really like the courthouse... nothing good ever happens there..."
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Ike blinks, then sighs, " well yeah it sucks, but we'll get through it."
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Link hesitantly nods and rubs his hands together, "ah lets just not talk about it for now, okay?"
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Ike nods, " alright. i just hope you'll be ready for it in time."
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Link nods, "i usually am." He looks over at some camping grills, checking out the specifications, "what are your thoughts on butane versus propane? I personally find propane safer to use."
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Ike rubs his neck, " i have no idea. my dad and i actually did a real campfire. wood plus flame you know? so im going to trust you on this one."
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Link hums, "just thinking about if sheik wants to have tea. This way we can just have, like, a little kettle and it'll be easier. Definitely propane. Butane is smaller but has a higher concentration so it lasts longer. But because of this it is a bit unstable and tends to explode if handled incorrectly."
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Ike nods, " i agree then, i have no idea how to properly handle it so lets go with the non explodey option."
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Link chuckles and looks at ike, "explodey could be fun depending on the situation."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, but not a canister of explosive gas please."
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"Awwwww~ now who's being no fun?" He laughs and shakes his head before moving to some firestarters.
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Ike rolls his eyes, " fun is one thing, getting my head blown off by stupidity is another. im all for standard stupid shit, but that's a special kind of stupid shit."
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Link shrugs and gives a goofy grin, "unfortunately back when i was fun i did do stupid stuff like that."
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Ike sighs, " we need to find you an inbetween, where you're fun but not kill yourself stupid."
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Link shrugs, "i consider that right now. Im at least being more active with you around."
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Ike blinks, then smiles, " well, you have been pretty fun, so i guess goal achieved. glad you're enjoying yourself."
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Link sticks his tongue out at ike, teasingly, "just pretty fun?"
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Ike chuckles, " well i have to dock some fun points since you started out trying to be a stick in the mud."
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Link smirks and shrugs, "didnt know you too well then. Thought you were someone who was just gonna hurt me."
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Ike clutches his chest, " you wound me sir. but i hear ya. still, points docked, it's the rules." he smirks and winks.
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Link blushes and chuckles, looking away, "fine fine~"
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Ike grins, " so, did you want to get any of the camping stuff now, or are we just looking? just curious."
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Link shrugs, "i suppose right now im browsing to see what they have. Wont buy now but it's good for me to know if this is a good place to get stuff or if i should try other places."
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Ike nods, " fair enough. we should also kind of start planning i guess. we'll want at least two tents, one for the guys and one for the girls. then we have to consider if we should split the guys up, you're an omega after all, not that im trying to be an ass but im not sure you ought to be in the same tent with two alphas. either you and sheik can take one, or me and sothe can be in the separate one. though the second option would put Soren with you and Sheik, which would probably have him freaking out."
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Link blinks and looks at ike, "why would soren freak out? Does he....would he not want to go camping?"
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Ike chuckles, " well that, and he's a total introvert. he doesn;t particularly like being outside, and he also doesn;t like strangers much. he actually doesn;t really like anyone but me much in general, but that's another story. getting outside would be good for him though, and interacting with other people, especially with me and Sothe there to help give him an anchor."
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Link slowly nods and frowns, "thats odd behavior for a beta." He blinks shrugs, "then again i have some odd behaviors for an omega."
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Ike shrugs, " he's got his reasons. And I respect that. But yeah he's an oddball." He chuckles, " so, probably best he texts with us. It'll be forcing him from his comfort zone enough just making him go with."
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Link nods and smiles, "he also doesnt have to go. I mean-! He is more than welcomed too!! I just dont want him to ne really upset and not have fun if he feels like he's forced!"
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Ike chuckles, " that's sweet of you, but unless i make him go out once in awhile he won't. and just like me insisting that you come have fun with me, it's good for me to force him out of his comfort zone and to interact with people sometimes."
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Link blinks and nod, "okay....i suppose that makes sense. "
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" sometimes you gotta make people be social for their own good." Ike nods, " or he'd just never leave the house. and that's not good for him either."
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Link nods, "i get it... i just dont want him to hate me... he already seems to not want me around. "
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Ike sighs, " he's just... overprotective. and untrusting. he'll get used to you, don't fret. besides, he can;t blame you for it when im the one hauling his ass out of the apartment."
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Link frowns and looks down, "okay... if you're sure." Link smiles, "sheik will want to be with me since i am the omega of the family. Impa may or may not join as well. Depending. "
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Ike blinks and pales a bit, " your aunt might go? because that's not...intimidating at all..."
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Link chuckles, "yeah but she will want to make sure im safe too. And who knows, your relationship with her may change when summer rolls around."
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Ike sighs and nods, " yeah i can understand that. and maybe, but regardless she's friggen scary. female alphas man..."
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Link frowns and shrugs, "she's only like that because of all the shit she's been through. That and the military school she had to go through."
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Ike blinks and chuckles, " yeah that'd do it."
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Link sighs and keeps browsing, "kinda sucks that my grandparents forced their kids to go in to military school. Like, i get why some of those things can teach you important lessons but it should still be a choice. And if you choose not to go then you shouldnt be punished for it..."
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Ike blinks, " i can agree with that. it did make her a formidable woman at least."
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Link shrugs and rubs the back of his head, "....well i guess...just wish my grandparents werent jerks about it..." he sighs and heads over to some tennis rackets
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Ike nods, " yeah i hear ya. but hey, you can't control other people, only yourself. so try not to fuss too much over it."
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Link nods, "sorry... sometimes when i think of impa and my cousins i get mad. It's been better though. I used to get mad at myself and blame myself but now i dont because i know there was nothing that i did."
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Ike gives him a quick one armed hug, " it's tough to deal with things like that. i know for a long time i wondered if it had been something i did that made my father...well, do what he did. but we can;t let that rule us."
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Link nods and smiles up at ike, "it was never your fault just like it wasnt mine... terrible things just happen and we grow and learn because of it."
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Ike nods, " yeah. just you remember that too." he takes a tennis racquet from the shelf to look at.
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Link nods, "i try. Some days are harder than others, but i try." He grabs a more expensive racket and grips it tightly, testing out the weight, "not bad. Not great but not bad."
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Ike puts the one he has away, " i can;t tell, so i have no idea anyway. never was much for tennis."
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Link chuckles, "i can. Although im not nearly as good as Zelda is. She gets intense. Sheiks just as good as her but he claims to think of tennis as boring and too easy. I only really see him play when zelda annoys him enough."
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Ike laughs softly, " im sure that's an entertaining match to watch."
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Link nods, "it gets pretty intense sometimes. Which is why i typically take paya to either do some light tennis playing or to the golf field. Depending on what she decided to wear."
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Ike nods, " you haven't talked about her much. she seemed a bit shy at the party, but i could be wrong."
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Link nods, "well yeah she is super shy. A lot of things intimidate her and a lot of people assume she is an omega but she is actually a beta, thankfully. We are all over protective of her since she isnt the type to fight back. She..." link shrugs, "i dont talk about her much because she doesnt talk about me much. We both dont like the public eye on us so we dont talk about each other to other people much."
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Ike nods, " must be tough for her, and that is fortunate. with her personality being an omega would be really dangerous. and i understand, you don;t have to talk about her with me, i get it."
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Link smiles, "....well, she also thought you were cute so you may be okay. But i'll stay on the safe side. "
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Ike blinks and laughs, " well too bad for her, she seems nice enough but im not really into girls."
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Link snorts and chuckles softly, "she figured that when she and zelda saw you flirting with me at the party."
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Ike laughs, " hey now, i could have been bi. i just happen to not be. also, totally not sorry for hitting on you."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "well you still got a friend out of it."
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Ike nods, " indeed i did. and helped a social hermit out of his shell a bit." he winks and grins.
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Link blushes and looks down, "i... i wouldnt call myself a social hermit."
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Ike's grin vanishes, " okay, that was a bit harsh."
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Link shrugs, "its fine... i mean, you are right... i dont talk to others much."
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Ike nods, " and that was more what i was going for, not insulting you. i am sorry. um, so should we look at some tents?"
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Link nods and goes over to the tents, "it's fine. I accept your apology. "
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Ike sighs in relief and follows, " okay, so we'll need 3 tents then. one for the girls, one for you and Sheik, and one for me Sothe and Soren. and i suppose if your aunt goes with either she'll have her own or sleep with the girls."
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Link nods, "i'll have to convince zelda not to show up with an rv"
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Ike chuckles, " an rv would get pretty cramped if we all tried to fit in. we could always pick a spot that requires walking to it, which would mean she can;t take an rv there. or just tell her we've got accommodations under control and bring the tents ourselves."
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Link gives a hard chuckle, "who says the rv is for everyone?
She would find a way to make it and then hoard it all for herself until sheik finds a way in and kicks her out."
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Ike laughs, " that would be interesting for sure."
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Link looks at a few larger tents before smiling, "oh and some marshmallow sticks. And lanterns. And we could all have some fun when its dark by buying some light up lightsabers!"
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Ike chuckles, " all good things, yes. we can also buy some glow sticks to have fun with. glow in the dark stars to throw at each other, random crap like that."
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Link smiles and grabs some lanterns, "and we will need plenty of lights for at night."
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Ike nods, " indeed. we'll want to make sure we have some good rope as well. to get any food we have up high enough to keep any unwanted visitors away from camp."
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Link looks at ike, "we could also maybe go to an actual campground where animals arent that big of a deal."
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Ike nods, " true, with more people around they're less common. however it's always better to be prepared, even the best campground can have critters come and steal. and more popular also means if they are in the area, they're far more used to people and more bold."
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Link shrugs, "suppose so. I still wouldnt mind. Gives us a higher chance of a working toilet."
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Ike laughs softly, " well depends on what you consider a working toilet. like a porta-potty or a building that is actual bathrooms."
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"Porta potties will suffice in a pinch. Just no leaves."
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Ike blinks and chuckles, " says the guy that was telling me to use leaves and not whine about the inconveniences of the outdoors."
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Link chuckles, "im an omega. Im VERY delicate and only deserves the BEST." Links tone is filled with sarcasm as he jokes about his secondary gender.
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Ike blinks and then bows, " my apologies, i will ensure you only sleep on the softest of inflatable beds and wipe your ass with the finest forest leaves."
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Link laughs and playfully shoves ike, "oh god dont bow in public! Thats so weird!"
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Ike yelps as being bent over and being pushed overbalances him and he falls to the side. He blinks from the ground and laughs, " so? who cares?"
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Link blinks and looks worried for a minute, "ah jeez i didn't mean to push so hard. You okay? " link holds out his hand for ike
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Ike chuckles and grabs the others hand, getting up, " im fine, it was a combo of bad balance in that position and being surprised at being pushed. not a big deal."
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Link hums softly, "if you're sure. Although it wouldn't be a bad thing for me to be that strong. " link chuckles
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Ike chuckles, " indeed. but don;t worry, only thing bruised is maybe my pride a little." he laughs, " alright then, shall we seek out the finest softest bed for our precious mega then?"
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Link snorts and shakes his head, "sure why not."
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Ike grins and heads over to the bedding, looking at sleeping bags and pads to put under them and such.
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Link feels them and huffs, playfully, "not soft enough! I could feel a pea underneath that!"
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Ike chuckles, " well as we know, a mile high pile of these and you would still feel that pea as if it were a boulder. but maybe we can find something more suited to your delicate tastes." he walks over to a soft cotton rollup mat.
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Link goes over to the mat and touches it, "oh! Thats soft!"
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Ike nods, " very, though the price tag is a bit painful..." he winces at the high numbers.
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Link shrugs, "Thats okay for me. I would rather us be comfortable when we go camping. then we can enjoy our trip more."
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Ike nods, " well it's certainly something we can consider. especially if the ground is uneven pads can make it much more comfortable."
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Link nods, "Air mattresses are also a thing if we want that over cots and sleeping bags."
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Ike nods, " though with those you need to worry about them getting damaged."
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Link shrugs, "They make patches. I feel like universal patches should just be something that everyone has."
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Ike chuckles, " fair enough. i don;t have much preference either way, i can sleep on just about any surface."
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Link makes a face, "You can. But I tend to be a bit more picky about what I sleep on."
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Ike nods, " hence why we're looking into our options."
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Link nods and continues looking at the different kinds of camping supplies
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Ike also looks through supplies, picking up some grilling cages and showing them off. " these are great for hotdogs or hamburgers. or fish. or anything really."
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link nods, "They definitely seem useful. "
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Ike nods, " yup. roasting chow over fire is easier with these suckers than shoving it on a stick."
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link chuckles, "Then we can just focus on using the sticks for marshmellows and not cross contaminate hotdog juice and marshmellow ooze."
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ike chuckles, " i mean you can always burn it off in the fire, but yeah."
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Link snorts, "yeah but then the stick has ashy coal on it."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " oh poor rich boy can;t eat a little ash on it."
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link blinks and looks away, unsure if ike was making a joke or not, "i... dont like the way ash feels in my mouth..."
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Ike chuckles, " alright. well we'll try and keep our food char free if possible."
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Link stays quiet and he goes over to some other gear, checking out large military backpacks
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Ike blinks and frowns, following him, " so uh... i mean depending on how long we stay and how fancy we wanna get, there's all sorts of cookware and things that are good for camping. plus things like solar showers, which use the sunlight to warm the water up."
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Link looks at ike and nods, "It'll depend on the others as well. Maybe when we get closer to the date we could hold a meeting with everyone to see if they have any preference."
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Ike nods, glad Link is talking to him again, " sounds good. we probably ought to pick someplace with a lake or something, so we can swim maybe."
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Link nods again, "yeah! I wouldnt mind going swimming. The girls would love it too."
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Ike smiles, " i figured. it's usually a pretty popular activity. well that's about all i can think of right now. did we want to keep looking or should we go to another store?"
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Link nods, "another store. Im pretty done here."
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Ike nods, " off we go then!" he chuckles and heads out of the store, going along their previously agreed on path around the mall.
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Link follows closely behind ike, keeping his gaze to the ground. He doesnt have to worry about running in to people since they actively go out of their way to avoid ike and link at all cost
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Ike makes sure Link stays close by, used to people staying out of his way. he wasn't a small alpha after all, and he radiated confidence in himself.
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Link enters a small book store, feeling a bit better when it is pretty empty and quiet.
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Ike follows him in, wondering why he picked this but alright with it. not that he went into book stores often. He keeps close to Link, not really all that interested but happy to stay with the other.
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Link goes over to the cooking section and starts looking through recipe books
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Ike leans against the shelf nearby and looks around.
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Link pulls out a book and looks at ike, "you should get a Cookbook. And this one says, So, You're A In College. " he smiles at ike, "simple recipes and cheap ingredients for the broke college kid!"
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Ike chuckles and looks over, " yeah... im not much for cooking. plus i don;t usually have much time for it. and i guarantee whatever is in there, is more expensive than ramen."
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Link pouts, "but for sports you should be eating healthier! Its important!"
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Ike sighs, " yeah i know... but i can;t afford healthier, and as i said, no time."
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"Then i'll help! It doesn't sit right with me if i know you arent getting proper nutrition..."
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Ike makes an unhappy sound, " you've got your own studies and such to deal with, i can;t ask that of you. plus even if you did spend the time cooking, i can;t afford much for ingredients. and i feel bad that you're already doing so much for me."
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Link sighs and sets the book back, "i just want to help... i know you'd feel bad but, like, i feel bad if i know you're not eating well..."
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Ike rubs the back of his neck, " well...if you have some spare time and want to, i suppose i can try and scrounge up enough money for actual ingredients. just lemme know what all you need, i'll do my best to get it. then you can come cook up a few meals i guess."
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Link pouts, "i can pick up stuff. 20 bucks here or there isnt even a rain drop in the ocean, really. I'll even keep a low budget of what i can and can't spend if it makes you feel any better... you cant blame me for not wanting someone to be hungry when it can be avoidable."
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Ike makes a protesting noise, " i don;t go hungry, i eat. and i know it's not much to you but you still already have spent so much on me..."
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Link sighs, "yeah... but... if our positions were switched you would probably want to help out too. Because you're a great guy. "
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Ike blinks and blushes, " uh, yeah i guess you're right, i probably would."
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Link looks up at ike and smiles, "and you wouldnt do it because you pitied me, or you felt like you had to. It would just be something that made sense to you, right? You have a surplus, and im lacking. So it would be a no-duh kind of feeling for you, right? "
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Ike rubs the back of his neck and grumbles, " yeah i guess so..."
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Link nods, "i wont kill myself, or change my schedule to fit your needs but if i have a bit of time id love to make you something. "
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Ike sighs, " alright alright you've got me...i'll let you help." he grins wryly at the other, " you should get a job as a lawyer."
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Link chuckles, "runs in the family. "
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Ike sighs, " well, unless you want to behave like the broke college student and cook from that book, you ought to put it back. was there anything else you wanted to look at in here?"
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Link shakes his head, "not really... its just normally quiet so i can sneak in here and take a few minutes before goong back out."
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Ike blinks and nods, " ah, i get it. just kind of a refuge for a minute. fair enough." he plops down onto the floor to sit.
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Link nods, "do you want some tea or anything? Lana is working today so she probably has some on tap."
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Ike chuckles, " im not much of a tea drinker. thanks though. im good just chilling."
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Link nods , "fair enough." He sits down next to ike and smiles
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Ike puts an arm around Links shoulders, " nice and cozy in here, quiet."
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Link chuckles, "bout as cozy and quiet as the mall can get"
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Ike chuckles, " aint that the fuckin truth. even bathrooms tend to be noisier than this."
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"It's why i normally use the family bathroom if i can. Large, single toilet so you just go in and lock the door, much cleaner. I can get away with it since i'm an omega. "
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Ike tsks with his tongue, " nice little trick there. oh well, they'd never let that kind of behavior pass for an alpha like me."
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Link shakes his head, "ypu also dont have to deal with the anxiety of walking into a small, lockable room with a bunch of alpha who all stare and make baby jokes at you."
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Ike nods, " true enough. a lot of alphas are dicks. i can understand how that would make you uncomfortable."
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Link nods and leans against ike, giving a goofy smile, "yeah but you're not... i'm glad i met you."
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Ike blinks and blushes, smiling, " thanks. im glad i met you too."
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After a while link sighs and gets up, "alright, break time over candy store next."
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Ike chuckles and heaves himself up as well, " ooo, got a sweet tooth huh?"
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Link chuckles, "well, i DO need to restock the van if im going to use it like the creeper van everyone claims it to be."
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Ike barks out a laugh, " good to know. so do we need to get chains and whips while we're at it?"
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Link snorts, "nah. Rope works just as well." He starts walking towards the candy emporium
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Ike laughs softly, " well i bet the child sized cages probably stay good for a long time. we better make sure you've got a good stash for bait. sure we shouldn;t get a puppy while we're at it?"
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Link pauses briefly and sighs, "...i always wanted a dog."
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Ike blinks, " well why not get one? i doubt your family would care."
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Link snorts, "dorms dont allow pets. And im certainly not going to move back in to the mansion just to also bring a dog. That would ve very disruptive and rude."
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Ike blinks and shrugs, " your choice dude. could always get an apartment or something, you can certainly afford it."
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Link nods, "i want to but i'll have to wait until the end of my school year. First years gotta live on campus in the dorms."
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Ike nods, " fair enough. that's not too long though. you'll be able to have a pup of your own before you know it."
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Link nods, "it'd be nice to have a big dog. Something that will take down an alpha if need be."
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Ike blinks and raises an eyebrow, " i suppose that's a good thing to consider for an omega. Big dogs are hard to keep though."
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Link nods, "yeah i know. They need lots of exercise, food, and are prone to certain diseases. But honestly any dog will be work. And it's not like i don't have money to give the dog whatever it needs. I just need to make sure to give it all the snuggles i can. Money cant buy snug- well... actually theoretically i could buy the services of someone to snuggle the dog... but you get what i mean! "
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Ike chuckles, " well it'll be one pampered pup, that's for sure."
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link chuckles and smiles, "i try to pamper. "
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Ike nods, " pets are pretty cool. never had one personally, but there was a dog down the street that me and the guys went and played with a lot. it was fun."
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Link smiles, "Never had one either. too poor to afford one and take care of it properly... then my foster f.... he... didnt like animals."
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Ike frowns and nods, " yeah, i understand. so... candy?" he gestures into the store.
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Link snaps out of it and quickly nods, "Yeah. Lets buy out the store!" he chuckles jokingly as he heads in to the store
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Ike chuckles, " woah now, don;t want to get cavities." he follows the other in, glad to have gotten away from an obviously distressing topic.
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Link starts going down the aisle's looking the candy over happily
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Ike looks things over, chuckling at the many gummy shapes.
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Link grabs the fifty pound gummy bear and holds it out towards ike, "I dare you to eat this."
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Ike blinks and makes a face, " uh, i mean i've eaten a few gummies before, and certainly eaten enough to regret it... but i think i'd probably barf."
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Link chuckles and sets the bear back, "oh yeah? How about the giant gummy worm?"
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Ike snorts, " same food, different shape. how does that change the quantity?"
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Link shrugs, "probably easier to choke down. Could imagine you're giving a terrible blowjob to a really big dude."
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Ike makes a strangled noise, " oh god. yeah i think i'll pass."
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Link chuckles, amused by his own dirty joke, "alright alright"
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Ike shakes his head, " i mean if that's your thing, go for it. but i'll pass. though im not opposed to some sucking." he waggles his eyebrows.
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Link blushes and shakes his head, "hard pass."
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Ike chuckles and walks over to another display of sugar candies, looking at the patterns put inside the candy.
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Link grabs smaller, less offensive gummies before heading over to the taffy
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Ike sighs softly at the candies before wandering over to the chocolate section.
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Link happily picks up some taffy before looking at ike, "get what you want, okay?"
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Ike looks over and blinks, " oh, naw. i don;t usually do candy much. gotta be careful with my teeth, alcohol is bad enough, can;t really afford to add candy into the mix."
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Link blinks and frowns, "dont do... are you that paranoid about your good looks or what?"
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Ike blinks, then barks out a laugh, " fuck no, it's more the expense. can;t really afford cavities you know? they're expensive as shit."
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Link blinks and frowns, "ah... guess thats another thing i dont necessarily think about..."
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Ike nods, " yeah... dentist and doctor visits are on an as needed basis. no yearly check ins if we can avoid it. besides, the school keeps an eye on my health because of me being an athlete and all."
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Link looks down, "cripes... you guys dont have health or dental at all? What if something terrible happens?"
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Ike rubs the back of his neck, " we manage. it's way too expensive to afford that kind of thing. so we just are careful."
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Link shakes a bit, "but... you can be as careful as you'd like but it wont change how other people drive. Especially since you ride a motorcycle...thats so scary to think about..."
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Ike sighs, " im sorry i brought it up. don;t worry about it, i'll be fine okay?"
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Link shudders and looks down, "you don't have to apologize for giving me an answer to my question..."
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Ike sighs, " yeah but i feel bad for worrying you. guess when you have money those kinda of things are more of a given huh."
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Link sighs, "its... been a while since ive had to worry about it. And even when i did have a reason to worry i still didnt since i was just a kid." Link rubbed his arm and looked away. He was starting to feel like maybe this friendship wouldnt work out.
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Ike sighs, " fair enough. anyway don;t fret over it. it's not a big deal, really. it's fun just looking at everything."
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Link gives a numb nod before going back to the candy
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Ike sighs and heads to the counter where they have fudges on display.
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After a while link has an armful of candy, "im gonna need this later."
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Ike chuckles when he sees it, " alright. well, lets go ahead and get that purchased and head to the next store." he heads up to the counter.
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Link nods and heads up to the cashier and buys the candy before heading out with ike, "ready?"
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Ike takes the bags of candy and lings them on his arms with the other bags, " yup, lets go."
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Link nods and heads to the next store, a clothing store for sure but the lights are dim and the over all feel of the store is secluded from the rest of the mall
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Ike follows him in, blinking as they enter the moody store, " looks like a good place for angsty teens."
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Link snorts and shakes his head, "they usually have some funny buttons and other things."
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Ike blinks and shrugs, " okay. whatever floats your boat." he follows closely behind.
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Link goes over to the way back and looks through some of their fish net clothing, "its been so long..."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " kinky. bet you looked good in those."
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Link nods, "i did. I wont lie. I was complimented a lot by a lot of adults when i wore this kind of stuff. "
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Ike grimaces, " because THAT'S not creepy at all."
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Link blinks and shrugs, "eh. I got used to it. Although after a while i got annoyed by it and just decided to dress in sweaters."
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Ike chuckles, " can't say i blame you. not all attention is the right kind of attention."
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Link shakes his head, "its always the wrong kind of attention." He goes over to some pins and buttons and chuckles at them, "some of these can be pretty funny."
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Ike leans over to look at them and chuckles, " they are pretty funny."
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Link picks up a button with a star on it, "this one is a 'you tried' star. I feel like i should slip this on to zelda's backpack when she goes in to her finals."
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Ike covers his mouth as he tries to not laugh, " im not sure she'd find that as funny as you would."
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Link starts laughing, "yeah but the others would find that funny too." He sets it back before picking up another button of a terribly drawn star, "i dont think you tried at all."
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Ike chuckles, " there's a sothe one for sure."
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Link blinks and looks back at the star before smiling softly, "hey, i'm curious about your roommates...you had mentioned that the three of you were brothers, right? Foster brothers, that is."
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Ike nods, " yup, that's right. Sothe and Soren were there long before i was, but we all kinda just clicked when i got there.
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Link sets the button back down, "and you three...kept yourselves together? All this time?"
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Ike nods, " yeah...both of them say im the glue that holds our group together, im not so sure about that but we're family in all but blood."
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Link looks at ike and smiles, "id.... like to get to know them better if they'll let me...."
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Ike smiles, " i'd like that. don;t take it too personally if they aren;t thrilled with the idea. Soren doesn;t really like people in general, and Sothe... well he doesn;t think highly of many people. they'll warm up to you somewhat though after they get to know you."
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Link nods, "i'll work hard to be the person that they feel is worthy of their time."
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Ike chuckles, " don;t drive yourself crazy about it. they're difficult people at the best of times."
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Link shrugs, "i just want them to know that i mean no harm despite what they might think."
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Ike nods, " im sure they'll appreciate that, eventually." he chuckles, " anyway... ooo how about this one? Soren is a perfect fit, ' who needs sunlight when you have internet?'"
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Link laughs, "is he really that bad?"
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Ike chuckles, " oh you have no idea. anything he can get without going outside, he will. he'll pay other people to get it if he can't. i swear there's been weeks at a time he hasn;t seen the sunlight."
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Link chuckles, "sheesh what a neet. That honestly cant be healthy though."
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Ike nods, " i agree. that's why i try and make him go out once in awhile. he's got a lot of anxiety, but he's gotta work through it. i know it's not easy, but he can;t let it rule his life either."
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Link frowns and nods, "its a shame you guys dont have health insurance... i have a lot of anxiety too but i take pills for that so i'm not nearly as bad as i used to. He could benefit a lot from medication..."
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Ike sighs, " im sure he would, but pills are expensive. again, we make do. not that i want to downplay his condition at all, but he just has to deal with it."
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Link frowns and looks down, "sorry." Link goes back to the buttons as he tries to find another funny one
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Ike sighs, " don't be, it's not your fault. and i know you're trying to help." he picks through some of the buttons, reading them.
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Link looks up at ike and nods, "i know... just wish i could actually help..."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah well, i'd hate to get where we're relying on cash from you, and then something happens to cut it off. then we'd be in worse shape. but hey, once we get through college then we'll have more time to work, which will increase paycheck sizes. and we've kept loans to a minimum, so we won;t have much to deal with there. Soren and Sothe both will likely get some pretty good job offers once they graduate, they do some good paying work now, but i know the companies are uncomfortable that they're not graduated. so really, things will only get better."
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Link stares at ike for a bit before he gives a soft smile, "thats... a really nice way to think of it. You're a very optimistic person."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, Soren and Sothe say overly so, but it helps keeps us going."
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Link smiles, "yeah i get that. That was always paya. At least the cheerfulness and optimism."
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Ike nods, " there's one in every group i suppose."
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Link chuckles, "every group SHOULD have one in all honesty."
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Ike nods, " agreed. they keep things positive."
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Link snorts, "they also do a good job at keeping everyone's sanity as well."
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Ike nods, " we sure do! and annoy everyone with our obnoxious amount of optimism."
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Link looks at ike and he cant help but laugh softly, shaking his head and putting the buttons back.
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Ike smiles and helps him put them back, making sure everything is orderly.
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Link glances up at ike before clearing his throat, "um. I know I've said this before, and i'll probably say it again but... thank you. For being my friend. Its nice to have someone to talk to."
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Ike blinks and smiles, " yeah, no problem. im glad you're here as my friend too." he slings an arm around Links shoulder and gives him a quick squeeze before letting go.
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Link blushes at the hug and chuckles, "jeez. Where to next?"
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Ike blinks and hums, " i dunno, i guess we're almost to the food court, and we have been at this a few hours."
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Link blinks and makes a soft ah sound, "i suppose most people do require sustenance." He chuckles, "lets get some lunch."
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Ike chuckles, " well you are paying me for my packmule services with food, so i guess it's paytime." he hefts the bags and heads for the food court.
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Link chuckles and follows ike to the food court, "get whatever you want. "
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Ike sets their bags down at a booth and heads to a stall, making sure Link is there before he orders a hefty meal.
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Link glances at the menu and picks something on the lighter side before paying for their meals.
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Ike rubs his hands together, " i've never tried that meal, but i've heard it's really good. too far out of my price range before you know? plus kind of a made-to-order thing instead of made ahead of time, so none of them ever got to the end of their sellable period where i can get it for cheap so it doesn;t get tossed."
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Link blinks and looks at ike, "thats sad, you know that right?"
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Ike chuckles, " hey, it's still edible and i have no problem with getting super cheap food."
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Link gives ike a gentle shove, "you cant honestly get upset when i want to treat you to things when you keep giving me a reason to treat you."
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Ike chuckles, " hey, just because it's a little on the aged side doesn;t make it bad. it's called being resourceful." he bumps Link with his shoulder.
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Link blushes and sighs, "i just don't think it's fair that nice people have to go through so much shit... so... i just want to even the field a bit. Give some good to those who deserve it, and give asshole's a hard time. "
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Ike chuckles, " i suppose that makes sense. though i guess i kinda figured for a lot of nice people, hardship is what makes it so we have that understanding and empathy."
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Link looks at ike and blushes, "you really are a great guy ike."
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Ike blinks and looks at Link, " uh, thanks? i mean, i think im pretty decent, im not sure about great but i guess im glad you have such a high opinion of me."
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Link clears his throat and grabs his tray when the food is ready, "uh... our uh food is done..."
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Ike blinks and nods, " yeah.. right." he grabs his tray, " thanks." he heads back to the table and sits, taking a bite of his meal.
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Link follows ike and sits down across from ike and starts eating his food, "so um... are you bored of the mall yet? We could do something else."
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Ike blinks, swallowing his food before he responds, " if you want to, im good though. Oh! i wanted to tell you. what do you have planned next weekend?"
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Link blinks before humming and pulling out his phone, "ummmm... it doesnt... say anything in my phone so im pretty sure im free."
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Ike grins, " well then, how does swimming with dolphins sound then?"
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Link's eyes widen and he pauses mid chew and he slowly swallows, "are.... are you serious? Like, this isnt a joke, right?"
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Ike laughs softly, the biggest shit-eating-grin on his face, " totally real. talked to my friend, and got it all set up."
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Link shudders and forces down his food so that he can give a huge grin, "i... i dont know what to say.... that sounds like so much fun and i... oh gosh i... if this all ends up being a joke i will tell impa to kill you, you know that, right?"
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Ike grimaces, " well, good thing it's not a joke then. i promise i'd arrange it and i did."
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Link nods and fidgets in his seat, "dolphins! I cant believe it! I get to actually swim with a dolphin! When are we going? Morning, or maybe afternoon? Is it Saturday or sunday?! Oh gosh will i need a swimsuit or do they provide something special thats meant for the dolphins habitat? A dolphin! Ike i cant honestly believe that you got me to swim with a dolphin!"
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Ike laughs softly, " morning, on sunday. people tend to be gone for church, so they work with the dolphins during the slow times. they'll have wetsuits for us, and we'll have to rinse off before we suit up and go in to remove any chemicals we might have on us. which will make putting the wetsuit on a pain in the ass, but it's what we need to do. the ones we'll be seeing are often used as therapy dolphins, so they're used to people and very good natured. But there's a new young female that we'll be working with as well, and we're being used to get her used to being around different humans than her trainers." he watches Link, enjoying the expressions of joy and excitement on the others face.
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Link grins from ear to ear, his cheeks turning slightly pink from the strain of how much he's smiling, "i- im so excited!! Oh gosh, thank you! Thank you, thank you!! "
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Ike laughs softly, " i knew you'd be excited. just keep that day open okay? now eat, you're just about bouncing out of your seat."
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Link nods and happily goes back to eating, still bouncing a bit
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Ike goes back to his meal, unable to hide occasional chuckles at Links excitement. He digs into his meal, closing his eyes as he enjoys the flavors.
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Link digs into his meal and giggles softly, "this whole week is gonna go super slow now, you know that right? Im so excited that everything else will be super boring. The week wont go fast enough."
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Ike shakes his head, " well, the anticipation will just make it that much more exciting. i suppose i could have just told you to keep that day open and made it a surprise, but i figured it'd be better if you knew."
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Link jerks his head up to look at ike, grinning, "im definitely excited! I could really use it after the crappy week I've had. "
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Ike smiles, " im glad it comes at a good time. it has been kind of a shitty week huh?"
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Link sighs, "yeah but... you have to deal with that court case...so... the fact that you're doing this for me is really great and i appreciate it."
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Ike sighs, " like i said, i'd deal with a hundred court cases to get a scumbag like Noah to get what he deserves."
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Link smiles at ike and chuckles, "well, again, i'm glad you came to my rescue when you and sheik did."
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Ike nods, " im just glad your cousin was being nosy and was there at the time. he seems capable but im not sure he could have done it alone. He's small for a beta, and Noahs bigger than average. not a good combo."
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Link pushes some hair behind his ear and clears his throat, "yeah... yeah noah is unusually large for a beta."
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Ike nods, " so yeah, i was glad i was there. i don;t like it when people take advantage of others, i'd have been pissed if i learned something happened to you."
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Link nods and smiles, "well im glad to have you with me."
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Ike blinks and blushes, " well im glad to be here. now uh, we should finish our meal before it gets cold with all this sappy talk."
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link blinks and chuckles before nodding, "Wouldnt want good food to get cold." He goes back to eating
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Ike nods and digs back in, food vanishing quickly as usual.
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Link soon finishes his meal and hums happily, "That was pretty good. although I feel like I should be taking a long run."
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Ike leans back and sighs happily, " well, we can do some more walking around the mall. or we can go do something else if you want."
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Link hums softly, "Well i think I have tortured you enough. we could go for a nice jog or something at the park."
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Ike chuckles, " alright. we might wanna drop your candy off at your place first though, wouldn;t want it to melt int he vehicle or anything."
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Link blinks and rubs the back of his head, "oh! Yeah, good idea."
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Ike chuckles softly, " might as well unload the other stuff while we're at it as well. but the park does sound like fun."
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Link nods, "yeah, and we shouldnt stay cooped up on such a gorgeous day!"
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Ike chuckles and nods, getting up and grabbing the bags, " well, what are we waiting for?"
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Link quickly gets up and tosses their garbage away and sets their trays back down before going over to Ike, "Lets go!"
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Ike laughs softly and heads back into the mall, heading towards where Links van is parked.
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Link follows ike out, feeling a bit calmer with the constant stares no longer there. He gets to his van and hops in before turning her on
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Ike sets the bags in the back, making sure nothing is getting crushed, and gets into the passenger seat, " alrighty, off we go. "
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Link nods and gets his seatbelt on, "Seatbelts." he starts driving towards his dorm
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Ike buckles his seatbelt and leans back, looking out the window.
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Link pulls in to the parking lot and turns off the van, getting out, "....." he pulls out his dorm keys and bites his lip
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Ike hope out of the van and grabs the bags, heading for the front door before he looks back, " you coming or what? "
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Link shudders and nods. He goes over to the main door and opens the door to get into the building, making sure ike gets in before heading down the hall to his dorm door. He looks down at the new key sheik had given him, nervously unlocking and opening it.
Everything was cleaned up and the lamp link loved had been replaced, "They really did clean this place up..."
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Ike blinks as he notes the others behavior, leading the way. He goes into the dorm and into the room, " wait, you haven't been back yet? Are you...okay? "
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Link brings his hands up to his chest and frowns, "I...have kinda been terrified to be back here despite sheik making sure that I would be okay. Change of locks, replaced lamp, cleaned the carpet of the.... blood. I'll be... fine though. I have you with me right now so I know I'll be fine."
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Ike frowns, " ah...you know i don;t think they'd think any less of you if you stayed with them a bit longer. you did just go through a very traumatic experience. that shit takes time to get over..."
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Link sighs and goes to his kitchen, "trust me, i'm well aware that they would love to have me back at the mansion... but i can't. I feel too out of place there. "
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Ike blinks and raises an eyebrow, but then shrugs, " if you say so." he sets the bags down. " i'd offer to let you stay with me and the guys, but i doubt that'd be a good idea."
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Link shakes his head, "its fine. I have a new lock and i sure as hell aint gonna start giving anyone a key any time soon. Learned that lesson."
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Ike nods, " how did he even get a key anyway? maybe you ought to do some of that fancy keyless stuff."
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Link blushes, "well...we were dating and sometimes I'd get sick and he would come over and take care of me."
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Ike slowly nods, " fair enough." he looks around, " well, i can;t tell anything happened here. anyway did you want to stay a bit or head to the park right away?"
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Link shakes his head and sets some of the bags on the couch, "No need to stay here. Park is perfectly fine."
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Ike nods and heads for the door, waiting for Link before going out into the hallway.
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Link steps out and locks his door before smiling at Ike, "Lets go~" He heads back to his van
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Ike smiles and heads to the vehicle, getting in and buckling up.
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Link gets situated in his vehicle before heading to the park, "Its so nice today. Not gonna look forward to it getting cold."
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Ike nods, " yeah, the winter can get dreary. but i just try and tell myself without it, things wouldn't be as healthy. it gives the trees and plants time to recover."
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Link smiles and looks at Ike, "Thats a very sweet way to look at it."
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Ike rubs the back of his neck and blushes, " well it's either that or go crazy because i hate it. i'd prefer romanticizing it a bit."
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Link chuckles and pulls into the parking lot and turns off the van, "It's still something im not used to from an Alpha. I like it." He gets out of the car and smiles at the park, watching the kids play on the equipment
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Ike chuckles, " well im an oddball and we all know it." he hops out and saunters towards the park, inhaling the fresh air.
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Link locks the van before following Ike, "There's a nice path around the lake we could take."
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Ike nods, " sounds good to me. lead the way."
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Link smiles and heads to the path, passing by a few people who are jogging. He stops at the path and looms out at the water, smiling at the ducks and geese
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Ike follows closely, spotting a bench near where Link stopped and gesturing to it, " looks like a great spot to relax and look out over the water."
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Link snorts, "i thought we were walking, not relaxing."
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Ike chuckles, " oh yeah. either way." he heads back along the path, looking at the plants alongside the path.
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Link walks next to ike, enjoying the fresh air, "So, how's work going?"
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" good. it's hard work, but it pays decently enough. with any luck i'll get drafted once i graduate, then i'll really rake in some cash. it's not super likely though, so we'll see." he chuckles.
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Link smiles and gently nudges ike's arm, "Nah, you'll totally get drafted. You're an extremely hard worker and dedicated and everything they would want in a player."
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Ike chuckles, " if that was all that's needed im sure yeah. but they want skill too. im good, but im not amazing. all the hard work in the world can;t overcome that if they decide im not good enough."
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Link pouts, "But you are good enough! I-.... ah guess i cant really say that since I havent actually seen you play."
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Ike laughs softly, " i'll tell you what, i'll have Sothe record me the next time there's a match okay?"
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Link looks at the ground and sighs, "Sure.... I wish i could just watch you in person though....."
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Ike hums, " maybe we can arrange it. you'd have to wear something to hide your appearance a bit though. even if we're not playing against TA, sometimes the players come to the games to watch us anyway, get some insight into our strategies for that season."
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Link nods, "It would be awful if anyone who recognizes me sees me at your college..."
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Ike nods, " yeah that'd be trouble. most people from my school wouldn;t care, but if pigface found out it'd be rough,"
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Link shudders, "I wish you were this careful when it came to crashing the frat parties."
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Ike laughs softly, " i can take care of myself. besides, causing a little trouble is half the fun."
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Link huffs, "But he could actually really hurt you. I dont want that."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " im a big boy, i think i can handle myself. besides, it wouldn't be the first scrap i've gotten myself into."
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Link looks upset, "But.... but ganon doesnt play fair. Please just do your best to stay away from him and his stupid friends."
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Ike scoffs, " i'll be fine. seriously you worry too much, what are you, my mom?"
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Link looks down and frowns, "i.... no... I just care... im sorry."
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Ike frowns and sighs, " i know you do, but you really don;t have to fuss. im a big strong alpha remember? i gotta blow off some steam sometimes or i'll go nuts."
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Link rubs his arm and gives a numb nod, "Fine... I guess i cant really stop you anyway..."
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Ike chuckles, " anyway im fine. it's not the first time i've face off with piggy."
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Link flinches at the nickname and he keeps his eyes to the ground, "Again with that nickname."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " sorry, you don;t like it? it's kind of automatic for me, a lot of the guys at EA call him that."
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Link visibly shivers, "I have seen the outcome when ganon finds out someone calls him that... its not pretty."
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Ike snorts, " im not scared of that oversized bully."
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Link sighs, "i am. Even sheik tells me to just avoid him at all costs. Like, dont get me wrong, he'll do his best to knock the fucker out but just knowing that sheik would rather i not give him a reason to fight the guy is intimidating."
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Ike frowns, " okay, i'll try to avoid him, happy? im not gonna stop having fun because you're scared though, i mean, we're friends and all but still..."
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Link nods, "just try. Thats good enough for me. If it weren't for the fact that he also has connections I'd say fuck it, ya know? Let him deal with the consequences. But he hasn't thanks to his dad. "
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Ike shrugs, " wo cares that he has his daddy to back him up? i'll be fine. now lets talk about something a little less irritating."
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Link keeps his eyes low to the ground and nods, "That'd be best."
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Ike hums softly, " so... this party we're going to, your cousins going?"
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Link nods, "Yeah. I mean, the girls always go and Lana normally has her own security guards watch the house to make sure everything is safe. But if i finally go then sheik may end up coming too."
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Ike chuckles, " oh i know about the security guards. im gonna so rub my invitation in Ricks face! glad to hear you'll have your family there with you too though."
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Link nods, "I hope that if sheik does choose to come that maybe he can actually enjoy himself a bit as well."
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Ike smiles, " yeah, no offense but he seems a little....uptight?"
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Link hums, "He has to be. Not only does he protect me but he also has to deal with zelda and paya. He was personally trained by impa on how to fight."
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Ike blinks, " impressive. i assume your aunt knows how to fight very well then? i mean she looked intimidating as all get out, but she didn;t exactly bust out karate when i saw her."
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Link chuckles, "She doesnt have to use physical moves to make you do what she wants you to."
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Ike chuckles, " true enough. i was just saying that because you said she taught him how to fight."
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Link nods, "Yes of course. They fight within reason though. luckily. self defense and shit you know?"
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Ike nods, " oh definitely i get it. just because i know how to throw a punch doesn;t mean i smack people down all the time."
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Link chuckles and keeps walking, watching as a large group of ducks are settled on the path
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Ike eyes the ducks, " oh lovely, we get to walk on duck poo." he makes a face and laughs, " ah well, good thing i don;t wear expensive shoes."
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Link blinks at ike's comment and he stares at him, his tone playfully sarcastic, "gee... lucky you." He looks down at his shoes, knowing full well he was about to step in duck shit with four hundred dollar shoes...
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Ike laughs softly, " well, if you don;t want to get duck shit on expensive shoes, don;t wear expensive shoes out to parks with lots of ducks." he heads into the flock, shooing the birds out of the way.
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Link pouts softly as he watches ike. He steps off the path and walks as far away from the annoying poultry and their shits as he can, walking around them until het gets back on to clean sidewalk.
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Ike glances back and chuckles, " do you want me to carry you? keep your precious shoes clean."
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Link snorts, "well it would have been a knight in shining armor moment. But thats fine. Walking on the grass wont kill my shoes or my wallet. "
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Ike chuckles, " well, im sure there will be more ducks, i'll make sure to be the knight in shining armor next time."
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Link gets close to ike and playfully shoves him, "you better!"
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Ike lifts his hadns to block the others attacks, " okay okay! jeez, didn;t know i had to be a knight for everyone im friends with." he smirks.
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Link chuckles, "you only have to be a knight for me. I need constant protection after all."
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Ike bows, " of course, i can;t forget you are a delicate omega in need of a big strong alpha to protect you." he chuckles softly.
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Link snorts, "or a gun. A gun would work just as well."
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Ike rubs his chin thoughtfully, " a gun would work, but the gun can't carry you over duck shit. nor can it flex so you can enjoy manly muscles." he flexes his arms and torso dramatically.
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Links train of thought is suddenly frozen when ike flexes, his face turnibg bright red, "umm.... maybe you shouldnt do that."
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Ike blinks, " huh? why? it's not like im shirtless and causing a scene. just having some fun." he chuckles softly.
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Link snorts, "you're more dangerous than you give yourself credit."
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Ike raises an eyebrow and smirks, " oh? can;t handle the muscles? maybe i should take us over to the water area so i can flex with a wet shirt and really get you going."
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"Careful there. You may get every omega in a five mile radius to seek you out."
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Ike chuckles, " who says i don;t want that? i mean, i am single and looking to mingle."
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Link tsks softly and rolls his eyes, "because you could easily do so when you're not hanging out with me. "
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Ike shrugs, " eh, most of my free days are with you. i generally spend the rest of my free time either working or doing homework."
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Link blushes and looks away, "well... if you did ever find someone... and you had to spend less time with me... I'd understand. "
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Ike smiles, " i'll keep that in mind. you won;t get tossed to the wayside though, i promise. i don;t ditch friends for a relationship."
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Link blinks and nods, "good to know. Probably for the best. Sheik still has a bit of a sore spot for the last person who just left." He forces out a smile as he looks away
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Ike blinks, " well, i don't want to get on his bad side. he's a little fiesty and i'd rather not test myself against him."
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Link chuckles, "He probably wouldnt kick your ass... if anything else he would just look at me and say 'I told you so' or something like that."
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Ike frowns, " im not sure if that's better or worse. i mean it'd be to you, but still. ouch."
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Link shrugs, "he'd be right though. I never made good choices when picking people. That's how I know you're different. You chose me."
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Ike blinks and blushes, " aw come on now, im sure it's not that bad. anyway it'll be fine, you've just have a bit of bad luck."
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link chuckles, "Dont I know it. Thats been my families whole life."
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Ike sighs, " your luck will turn, it has to eventually."
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Link looks up at him, "Ya think so?"
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Ike nods, " yeah, i mean my luck changed. things gotta turn around for everyone eventually. just gotta keep hoping, you know?"
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Link smiles, "Okay... well... I mean. I met you. So its gotta already be improving."
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Ike chuckles, " flatterer. you keep saying things like that to me and im going to get a swelled ego."
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Link chuckles, "Like you dont have one already?"
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Ike snorts, " hey im not that bad, give a guy a break."
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Link snorts, "Alright, alright. I suppose with everything you've done for me you deserve one!"
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Ike sticks his tongue out, " and apparently everything i have to put up with. and i don;t even get laid to put up with your sass." he chuckles.
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Link rolls his eyes, smirking, "You could, just not with me."
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Ike nods, " true. i gotta spend some time to actually find someone first. it's been awhile, i probably should try and do that soon. i've been getting a little pent up."
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Link cant help but blush a bit at the and he clears his throat, "Best a conversation to keep to yourself."
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Ike shrugs, " hey, sex is part of life. and im a young alpha in my prime, i've got needs."
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"Yeah, I have needs to. I just dont mention it out in public. for good reasons."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " prude." he shifts uncomfortably, " man, this talk reminded me how long it's been. i might need to make a restroom break."
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Link turns even more red and he shudders, "Maybe... we should call it early then? Then you can have the whole rest of the day to be in the bathroom."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " dude, it doesn't take that long to jack off. gimme five and i'll be good to go."
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Link pouts, "Yeah but alpha's usually have a smell to them afterwards that lasts for a bit. Like, a weird musk to them. It ends up bothering my own body."
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Ike frowns, " oh, well fuck. ah... damnit." he runs his hand through his hair, trying to figure out a solution, " i guess i can deal with some cold water to stave it off for a bit."
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Link pouts, "No, seriously ike, if you want we can end the hang out now... I have kept you for all of the morning and afternoon so I dont mind..." he tried to hide the fact that he would be upset by this. He didnt want Ike to suffer though if the alpha really felt like he had to... take care of business and Link was concerned that the alpha's post... rest would stir his own hormones up.
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Ike sighs, " i don;t really want to, but maybe it would be best? we'll have next weekend with the dolphins. cold water will help keep it under control for a bit but i don;t doubt there will be some pheromones i can;t control anyway. i don;t want that to mess with you."
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Link nods, "yeah... next weekend and texts. It'll be fine. "
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Ike sighs, " im sorry. i didn;t mean to ruin today."
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Link frowns, "you didnt ruin today. I still had a blast this morning and i get to see you and dolphins next weekend! Honestly i'm still riding off that adrenaline high just thinking about dolphins."
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Ike smiles and chuckles, " well im glad. lets head back to your van so i can get my bike, and we'll head out."
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Link nods and starts heading back to his van
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Ike picks Link up as they head over the once again duck infested path, laughing as he jogs past the shit covered sidewalk before setting the other down.
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Link gives a loud yelp at first, but then realizing what ike is doing he just ends up clinging to him and laughing with ike until he's set down, "holy crap! I didnt think you'd actually do that!"
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Ike bows, " knight in shining armor, at your service. and your expensive shoes are still duck poo free."
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Link laughs and shakes his head, "alright alright mr knight. Lets go. Our chariot awaits."
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Ike laughs and heads to the van, waiting for it to be unlocked before he hauls his bike out. " alrighty, we're clear. drive safe alright? there's crazy people on the roads, like me."
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Link chuckles and nods, "please drive safe. I still need you to see the dolphins."
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Ike laughs, " i'll take you to see the dolphins even if i have to do it in wheelchair." he puts his helmet on and revves his bike, waving before he peels from the parking lot. He heads for a gay club he knows of, hoping to find a quick hook-up there.
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Link watches him go and sighs before getting into his van and heading back to the dorms
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Ike lets some pheromones loose when he enters the club, enough to let others know he's looking for a partner but not enough to sway any omegas just from that little contact. After about an hour of chatting with a few different guys he takes one of the omegas home with him for a romp.
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Link gets into his dorm and locks the door behind him before going to his bed and sighing. He lays down and starts playing on his phone
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Sheik texts Link, how are you doing?
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Links blinks and sighs, fine. Just got home. Bought a lot of stuff
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Sheik nods, glad you had fun. kinda surprised you're home so early. hows... the dorm?
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the dorm is fine. Looks like nothing ever happened. Kudos to the cleaning crew since they managed to get the bloodstains out of the carpet.
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Sheik chuckles, actually they couldn't. it's new carpeting.
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Link blinks, oh... well they did a good job installing it then. Couldnt even smell that new carpet chemical.
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Sheik chuckles, yeah, had it washed after it got installed to keep it from being too obvious.
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uh... hey guess what?
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Sheik blinks, what? you know i don;t like guessing games.
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next weekend... ike is taking me to swim with a dolphin!
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Sheik blinks, really? how's that gonna work?
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Link hums softly, apparently he knows someone at the aquarium and sundays are super slow so they'll let me in the water with a trainer i think. Idk im just excited.
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Sheik chuckles, well however it works im glad you're excited. just be careful, and remember dolphins apparently can get a little uh... frisky.
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Link chuckles what a dirty mind you have!! Who are you and what did you do to my cousin?!
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Sheik snorts, hey, im just saying that's what the internet says. i hope it's not true, but i'd rather you be warned before a dolphin tries to get a little too friendly."
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Link rolls his eyes i'll have a professional trainer with me so i think i'll be fine
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Sheik shrugs, if you say so. im glad you'll be having fun though, i know you like dolphins.
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yeah! I can't wait! Oh. Also, he's gonna be my plus one at lana's halloween party
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, is that so? so you're gonna go this year with him then?
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yeah! I really hope we have a good time. I normally dont go so im excited to see what all the action is about. Plus both lana and cia have friends from EU that will be coming so it'll be safer for him
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Sheik sighs, perhaps i will go this time... if only to make sure you don;t get into too much trouble.
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Link chuckles, you think i'll get into trouble with the amount of guards she always has working?
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Sheik snorts, if there is a way for you to get into trouble, you will find a way to do so. it has a habit of seeking you out.
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Link laughs well now that i don't seek it out anymore, trouble must have gotten lonely
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The beta rolls his eyes, you may not seek it, but you certainly put up enough welcome signs inviting it to visit.
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Link pouts, awww rude it's not like i try anymore
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Sheik chuckles, right, but as i said, you certainly don;t take steps to discourage it either.
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Link huffs a bit, not my fault we're cursed...
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Sheik sighs, fair point. i suppose this means i need to get a costume now.
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Link chuckles, go as a ninja
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Sheik rolls his eyes, don't tempt me, then i'd just say i was there and don't, because ninjas aren;t seen.
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Link laughs softly well, i'm going as tinker bell so maybe you should be Peter pan
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Sheik snorts, oh god no. shouldn;t that be your new friend?
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Link hums idk he doesnt know what im going as
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Sheik sighs, you probably ought to help him with a costume. from what i know of him, he can;t exactly go buy one.
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trust me, i'm trying. He doesnt like it when i try to spend money on him
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Sheik chuckles, i suppose i can see that. maybe instead of obviously spending money, say your friend gave it to you and it's too big, but maybe it'll work for him. or something. it's kind of obvious, but it'll help him save face at least.
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Link rolls his eyes i doubt that'll work
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Sheik rolls his eyes, the point isn;t to fool him, the point is to make it an excuse, that way even if he still does feel bad, he can;t directly say it's because you bought it for him.
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Link huffs, i'll try but he doesnt tolerate my bs haha. He wasnt amused when i tried to hide money around his apartment and tried to get me to take it back
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Sheik sighs, well duh, not only were you two earlier in, but you were literally shoving stacks of cash into his apartment. material goods are less...shameful than taking a bundle of money, especially if they're presented as something that will just go to waste otherwise.
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well i did pay him for carrying my bags today. He thinks its only in food but i did hide some stacks in his motorcycle so i cant wait for him to find that.
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Sheik snorts, again, blatant money is probably gonna upset him.
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Link shrugs it'll take him a bit longer to find it. And as long as i'm not near him when he does he cant make me take it back. He'll probably text me a crazy amount though
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Sheik shakes his head, you're nuts. well, i gave my advice. im glad things are going well at the dorms. though you're always welcome to come back too you know.
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Link makes a face I'll uh... i'll come by to grab my stuff tomorrow. I appreciate the offer but you know i wont.
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He sighs, yeah, i know. but the offer is still there.
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i know. And i appreciate it. But im just letting you know that it would take a lot for me to decide to move back in
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Sheik rolls his eyes, if what you went through isn;t a lot, i shudder to think of what would count
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Link chuckles yeah you wouldn't want to know
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Sheik sighs,somehow it sounds like you'll be dead before you'll just come back. you know we could always give you the poolhouse, it'd make a nice little apartment.
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Link huffs, im not gonna be dead and i won't live in the pool house. Who said anything about it happening to me? If anything ever happened to you guys then.... yeah.... i probably would come back but! Nothing wont happen to any of you. You're all a lot stronger than me
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fair. though just because im strong does not mean something can't happen. of course im not having to save your butt, so less chance to get into trouble. i do worry about Paya though
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Link nods yeah... i worry about her all the time
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Sheik sighs, i worry about all of you. Zelda's attitude is going to get her into trouble someday. and you as well, but you're too far away for me to keep an eye on, so i just....worry.
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Link groans slightly come on now, don't make me feel bad about not wanting to live with you guys.
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i absolutely will if it'd bring you back. the girls would be ecstatic, and you know Impa would like seeing you more as well. we're all the family we have, we should be togther.
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Link bristles a bit and huffs, then im done talking to you tonight
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Sheik frowns and sighs, if that's how you feel. have a good night.
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Link huffs and sets his phone down before rolling onto hos side and grabbing one of his pillows. Damn it why did sheik have to piss him off so much
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Sheik groans and lays back, stubborn Link!
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The next day link huffs as he walks up the sidewalk of the mansion, purposefully late for his and sheik's usual lesson
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Sheik is waiting inside, sighing over a cup of tea.
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Link heads inside and sets his things down
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Sheik doesn't look up from his tea, " so you decided to come then, wasn;t sure you would."
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Link huffs, "said i needed to grab my shit, didnt i?"
Zelda looks up from her coffee exasperated, "oh my god are you two butting heads AGAIN?"
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Sheik flinches and gets up, " fine then." he heads to his room.
Paya looks over sleepily, " hmmmm? wait, why's Sheiky leaving?"
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Link goes up to his room and starts grabbing anything he left behind, checking the bathroom and huffing again when he sees his medicine container. Of course he had left that...
Zelda pats paya's back, "dont worry about it. I'll be right back okay?" She gets up and follows sheik to his room, "hey, you wanna tell me whats going with you two now?"
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Sheik sighs, " he's being stubborn again. i said i worry about him since i can;t be there to protect him, which is true, and that we're family, we should be together."
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Zelda sighs, "so... you tried to convince him to move back here.... well... we know he doesnt like to be here if he can help it. I wish he'd tell us why but we all know how he gets." She leans against the wall and sighs, "and we cant ask his therapist either. Confidentiality and all that... maybe you... could ask his new friend ike. Ask if links mentioned anything him or at least see if ike cant figure it out by asking. Link seems to trust him a bit."
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Sheik groans, " great... now to deal with the guy he clearly has a crush on but refuses to admit it."
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Zelda rolls her eyes, "well, you dont have to. It was only a suggestion. "
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Sheik grumbles, " why don;t you go talk to him this time? i already dealt with them once."
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Zelda raises an eyebrow, "got his number? Cuz i don't think it would be wise for a little lady like myself to just figure out where he lives and then go. "
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Sheik nods, " yeah, good point. we exchanged numbers after that crazy night where we went to help Link. i didn;t really want it, but i guess im glad i have it now." h pulls out his phone and texts it to her.
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Zelda looks at her phone and nods, "coolio. Thanks." She heads off to her room, immediately texting ike, hey big boy~ was wondering if i could have a minute of your time?
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Ike grumbles as his phone buzzes, reaching over the omega in his bed to grab it. He blinks at the screen, squinting if he tries to recall the number and failing. As appealing as this is starting off, it's early and i have no idea who this is. are you one of the omegas i gave my number to last night or...?
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Zelda raises an eyebrow, oh my. Was honestly not expecting that kind of a response. Shouldnt be surprised though you are an alpha after all. This is zelda. Im sure i don't have to introduce myself any further
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Ike blinks and groans, whoops. yeah sorry, had uh... it had been awhile. Links cousin then? sorry about that. what did you need?
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Zelda's whistles, good to know you arent pressuring my lil cousin into doing anything unsavory. But while we're on the subject of link i was just curious about your conversations.
If he may have said anything to you that he wouldn't talk to us about.
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Ike chuckles softly, i've flirted a little, but no i haven't pressured him at all. things he wouldn't want to talk to you about? not that i know of...and that's kinda vague. he's never really said like, 'hey don't tell my cousins this okay?'.
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Zelda pouts, okay well... sheik has been trying to get him to come live with us again at the mansion. Our place is better and bigger than his dorms and safer but he adamantly refuses so... i was wondering if maybe he's said something to you or if you could try to figure out whats going on in that head of his. Certainly cant ask his therapist obviously but you're not a therapist
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Ike chuckles, well i have to agree he'd probably be safer and happier overall there. he did mention feeling out of place. maybe i can pry deeper sometime, we'll see.
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Zelda nods, satisfied with her answer, sounds good. Thanks a lot! But, if he doesnt want to say why thats fine too. I dont want him upset at you because he's feeling pressured.
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yeah i hear ya. im not going to dig too deep. i know when to back off, usually.
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okie dokie~☆ im gonna go see if i cant convince link to not be an ass to sheik again. Have fun with your pile of boy toys~♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ she sends the text, full of emojis before sighing and heading to links room, "liiink?"
Link folds up his blanket that was washed after his heat and looks up at zelda, huffing, "what?"
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Ike blushes, i don;t have a pile! not that the thought wasn't appealing. but one needy omega was about all he could handle at once, the kinds he met up with at those places were insatiable.
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After a few minutes of arguing zelda snarls and grabs links ear, giving it a good twist, causing him to yelp and whine loudly.
"FUCK! ALRIGHT ALRIGHT!!" Tears start forming in the corner of his eyes.
Zelda, with a firm grip still on his ear, starts dragging him towards sheiks room, "sheeeiiiik~"
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Sheik had finished his tea and was working on homework before he hears Zelda. he looks up and goes to the door, opening it, " Zelda? Link?!"
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Zelda stops at the door and smiles before letting go of link, "sorry to bother you, but link and i had a chat. And he came to his senses and wanted to apologize."
Link rubs his red ear and frowns, looking at the ground, "i... i'm sorry for acting like an ass."
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Sheik sighs, " im sorry Zelda did this. the apology doesn;t mean much if it's forced." he looks hard at Zelda. " i just want you to be safe and happy..."
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Zelda shrugs, "i dont feel bad."
Link looks a bit deflated and he sighs, "i... am sorry though...i..." he rubs his arms, "i am sorry. I didnt mean to be an ass but i just really wish you understood that i want to live on my own and that i enjoy it and... that it bothers me to constantly feel pressured to live here."
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Sheik sighs, " yeah sorry... i just worry about you being out there alone. if i hadn;t been at Ike's place when you called him and Noah came...you probably would have gotten off the phone before Noah opened the door, and i would have had no idea... i... i can;t protect you if im not there!"
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Link sighs, "and... you have to understand that there may come a time that you still can't protect me even if you are with me. "
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Sheik nods, " of course, if it's out of my ability then that's understandable. but the incident with Noah couldn;t have happened were you here. we have too good of security. but regardless, mainly it's so we can all be together here, for each other. i know you didn;t grow up with us, but i wish you could have. same with Zelda and Paya. Impa as well."
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Link sighs, "yeah but it didnt happen and i didnt grow up with you guys. Its not comfortable for me to be here and to be constantly reminded of that."
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Sheik crosses his arms, " we don;t care that you didn't grow up with us, we still want you to be part of our lives!"
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Link flinches and his eyes water, "cool to know you heard only what you wanted. "
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Sheik sighs, " i don;t know why the house reminds you of before, and im sorry it does. i wish i could change that."
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Link sighs and huffs, "I'm not staying here and that's final. I love you and I love the others but i feel better mentally when i'm on my own."
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Sheik sighs softly, " alright..." he turns and heads back into his room.
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Link gives another huff before going to his room to finish packing, dragging his things to the front door
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Sheik shakes his head and looks at Zelda, " well, i guess it's just you me and Paya then. i wish he'd let us be closer as a family... but if he wants to be alone then i'll let him."
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Zelda pouts, "thats not a good enough answer for me. Im sure he doesnt want to be alone. If he did then he wouldnt have fun once he gets over whatever bothers him. Ike said he'd ask link later...hopefully ike can get something else from him than we can."
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Sheik snorts, " well i hope so. but it pisses me off that he'll confide in that guy over his family."
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Zelda sighs, "i talk a lot about my problems to strangers on the internet over you guys any day. There's something... relaxing about talking to someone who doesnt know you and cant judge you for it. I guess thats why there's the appeal of therapists."
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Sheik sighs, " i guess so. and... as infuriating as it is... that Ike fellow does seem to be of a gentle nature. encouraging and confident. now that i think of it, im not surprised he's attracted to him, those are the same qualities Sidon has."
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Zelda chuckles, "link always liked big beefy alpha's with even bigger hearts."
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Sheik nods, " though i wouldn;t call either Sidon or Ike beefy, just tall and well toned."
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Zelda nods, "fair. But i have seen him drool over alpha's who were pretty big."
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Sheik nods, " indeed... though he has never really pursued them."
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Zelda snorts, "cuz they're all assholes."
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Sheik nods, " agreed. part of why i don;t date..."
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Zelda giggles, "alright i'll leave ya be. Im... gonna go do homework unfortunately "
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Sheik nods, " yeah, i have one more assignment to finish off myself."
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Zelda heads off to her room and sighs.
Link gets everything in his van before going to his van and heads back to his dorms
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Sheik heads back to his desk, working on his assignment.
Ike nuzzles the omega in his bed, waking the other for another round.
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Link gets back into his dorm and locks the door before going over to the freezer and grabbing a pint of ice cream out, grumbling loudly
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Sheik soon finishes up and heads out, taking his motorcycle out.
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Link plops onto the couch and turns on the tv, taking large bites of ice cream
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After sating his needs Ike gets up, the omega heading out after making Ike promise that they'd meet up again soon. Ike then settles down on the couch, deciding to text Link. heya
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Link pauses mid bite when he feels his phone go off. He sighs and pulls it ot off his pocket, blinking when he sees its ike, hey. Whats up
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Ike takes a bite from a bowl of ramen noodles he just made up, nothing much. just kinda getting going for the day.
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Link snorts, funny. Im just getting ready to end the day
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Ike raises an eyebrow, but it just started? i mean, i know i slept in but it's still pretty early i though
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Link huffs and snuggles further into his blanket, yeah well sheik made me mad and now i don't want to go out. Just sitting on the couch eating ice cream until i fall asleep
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Ike snorts, oh come on now, that's not healthy. what were you fighting with him about anyway?
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he really wants me to move back home and he doesn't understand why i dont want to!!
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Ike tilts his head, to be honest i don;t really understand it much either. why don;t you want to live there?
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Link is quiet for a minute before sighing, i... went through a lot while i was in foster care. I was pretty messed up when impa got me back and i spent a lot of time in that house. And they've never changed anything. The furniture is in excellent condition so no need to replace it. The rooms are already where they are best so nothing's been changed. I walk in there and every time it feels like the first time. Its awful to remember.
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Ike blinks, so... that reminds you of back then? that the house is the same?
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Link curls in his blanket, yeah? What of it? I mean, since everything is the complete same. Even the paintings havent changed!! How weird is that?!
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Ike nods, well i guess that's their comfort area. if it doesn;t need fixing why change it? im sure they'd change things if they knew though. he quickly sends a text to Zelda, it's the whole house. furniture, paintings, the rooms, everything reminds him of when he first came there.
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Zelda looks at her phone and nods before relaying the info to sheik
Link pouts, i couldnt ask them to do that though. Its their house.
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Sheik blinks as he looks at his phone, " are you fucking kidding me? THAT's what it is? fucks sake..." well, guess we're redecorating the house. i'll let Impa know, you and Paya should go shopping for new decor.
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Zelda squeals and quickly lets paya know
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Sheik then calls Impa, quickly filling her in.
she hums, " go ahead, but keep it tasteful thank you! hire a professional, i love you all but the girls can go a bit overboard, and i'd still like to be able to bring clients home without them having a heart attack." she texts Zelda, decorate your rooms as you please, but the main areas please keep them refined! Sheik will be hiring a interior decorator, please consult with them.
Sheik quickly finds a decorator willing to pull long hours on short notice for an absurd amount of money, telling Zelda which furniture store to meet them at first. He then starts calling to find painters and people to move everything, as well as a charity to pick up all the furniture and decorations they're getting rid of entirely instead of just moving.
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Zelda smiles and nods, no problemo auntie! she heads to the store to meet up with the others
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After getting the painters set up for when they decide on colors, and getting the rest of the services they needed lined up, he also heads to the store to meet with them.
Paya bounces in her seat, " oh this is exciting! And he thinks this is gonna help Link be more comfortable? talk about double win!"
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Zelda nods, "i'll admit we... kinda just have our cleaners come in and steam clean the rugs, curtains, drapes, couches and all that so we havent had a need to get anything new in a while so the house is probably a bit over do... but according to ike it sounds like link can only associate all of the familiarity of our home with the memories of when he started living with us. I suppose that explains why he always rearranges his room at the mansion or his whole dorm around every time something bad happens to him. Its like... i guess he's trying to manually reset his way of thinking maybe?"
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Paya nods, " he does do that doesn't he? i guess i never really paid much attention to it. oh he's gonna be so surprised!" she squeals softly.
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zelda nods as she starts picking things out, "Yeah. hopefully he'll want to come around more often."
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Paya nods, bouncing on a couch, " ooo i like this one!"
The interior designer walks in, seeing the girls, " hello, are you two some of the clients im meeting here? that's a lovely couch. here, did you want to come here and look over some of the designs i put together quick? i was given some layouts of the house and i got some color swatches here and furniture layouts i tossed together i can run by you."
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Zelda looks at the designer and nods, "Yeah we are the clients." she goes over and looks at the swatches, "Ooo these are pretty~"
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" oh im so glad you like them!" she continues to work with them, getting everything planned, and once the color designs are settled on Sheik calls the painters to get them going on changing the paint, and telling the movers what furniture to put outside for the donation place to take and which to put aside to be put in a different place. soon furniture is picked out and shipped to their place, and the house is well underway being totally redecorated.
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Zelda takes paya home after everything is picked out and smiles happily, "We always did have that older, more victorian style furniture so this more modern stuff will give the house a breath of fresh air."
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Paya nods, " yeah, and im so excited for the new paint in my room! i was fine with my old furniture, but that new dresser and bedframe is so cute!"
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Zelda nods, "And ive been wanting to get a few things for my room as well."
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Paya squeals, " oh i can't wait until Link comes over! im so excited!"
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zelda giggles, "well, first we have to convince him to come back over."
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Paya nods and sighs, " i wonder how we can convince him to come back? he seemed pretty upset...."
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zelda sighs, "I dont know.... we'll figure it out."
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Paya nods, " well maybe we can say we need help with homework and try to get him over that way. and maybe say sheik is somewhere else? since that's who he's mad at..."
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Zelda blinks and nods, "That would work. And technically for you it wouldnt be a lie." she smiles, obviously teasing
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Paya blushes and sticks her tongue out, " well if it'll help Link and Sheik get along I'll take it. "
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Zelda chuckles and gets home, opening the door, "same. I just dont get it. They fight but they also rely on each other as well. Its so weird."
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Paya shrugs, " boys are weird. "
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Zelda nods, "yeah they are."
Link is passed out on his couch, ice cream finished
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Ike texts Link again, you still alive out there crankypants?
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His phone dinging wakes him and he rubs his face before looking at his phone you brought me back to life. And im not a crankypants
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Ike chuckles, whatever you say. You should get out, I'd offer to hang with you but i don't want my...pheromones to mess with you. Not sure if they're still bad or not.
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Link shrugs, who cares at this point ya know? Di what you want. Take a shower if you think it'll help.
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Ike nods, not a bad idea. oh! i think Sothe has some pheromone suppressant cream, i can use that too. i'll be back, you decide where you wanna go. he gets up and takes a quick shower, sneaking into the other alphas room and grabbing the cream before he goes back to his own room and drying off, then getting dressed and applying the cream.
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Link blinks and frowns, wait- what? Dont you have work today though?
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Ike chuckles, yeah, not for a few hours though. he grabs his keys and heads out to his bike, driving over to Links dorm.
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Link panics and jumps up from the couch, "oh noooo no no no no! " he nearly trips over his blanket as he grabs the empty pint of ice cream and chucks it in the garbage.
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Ike takes a bit to get there, but parks out in front of the dorm and saunters in, knocking on Links door.
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Link finishes cleaning any mess there might be except for the blotch of chocolate around his lips from the ice cream that he wasnt even aware of before quickly going to the door, "who is it?"
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Ike chuckles, " it's your favorite alpha here to drag you out of your slump!"
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Link opens the door and gives a nervous chuckle, "i mean, close second but you should know that auntie impa is my favorite alpha."
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Ie chuckles, " sorry, favorite male alpha. i don;t dare try and take the top spot from your aunt." he blinks when he sees the other and covers his mouth to laugh a bit, " you uh... you missed a spot." he uses his thumb to wipe the chocolate off the others face.
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Links eyes widen and he turns bright red, "ah! Shit! " he quickly pulls away and starts wiping his face, "sorry- sorry!"
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Ike snorts, " why you apologizing? it's not a big deal." he licks the chocolate from his thumb.
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Link catches ike doing that and he turns even more red, "its... so embarrassing though."
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Ike shrugs, " whatever." he looks at the other, " by the way, am i okay? my pheromones aren't too strong are they?"
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Link clears his throat and nods, "yes. You're just fine. Thank you for asking."
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Ike sighs in relief, " good, i didn;t want to mess with you. so, where we gonna go to get you out of this slump?"
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Link blinks and tilts his head, "suppose thats up to you. You are the one who came to me."
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Ike rubs his chin, " we could continue the walk we started yesterday now that im not going to mess with you."
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Link shrugs, "we could. I mean... we could always stay inside and watch tv? Im fine with not leaving."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " as nice as that sounds, that's not exactly 'get out of a slump' activities. if you're sitting around eating ice cream you need to get up and go outside, sunshine and fresh air will do you good."
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Link snorts softly, "drinking water also does a body good but no one ever tells you that you can actually make yourself sick from too much of it."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " yeah, though the amount you'd need to drink is absurd. come on now, you're just moping around and being cranky."
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Link huffs, "of course im being cranky. Im upset. And i want to be upset."
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Ike rubs his chin, " there's a place in the next town over that lets you pay to break shit. that can be good therapy i hear. im not sure i have enough time though."
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Link blinks and looks at ike, "ah... a... another time maybe. Although that does sound like fun...." he rubs his arm and sighs, "the range isnt too far away and they let you do all sorts of stuff... i mean, we probably wont have time to fire a gun since that requires a class first but you dont need the class for bows, crossbows, or axes. Throwing axes is fun."
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Ike nods, " sounds like a good spot to work off some frustrations."
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Link perks up a bit and smiles, "Do... you wanna go throw some tomahawks? "
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Ike nods, " yeah lets try that!"
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Link nods and quickly goes to his room to grab his shoulder bag before going back over to Ike, "Lets go!"
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Ike laughs softly and follows, glad to get the other excited for something other than moping around.
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link gets outside and looks at ike, "Bike or van?"
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Ike looks over and grins, " i think the bike might be a good choice this time. a little adrenaline to get your blood pumping." he holds the spare helmet out.
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Link nods and takes the helmet and quickly puts it on, obviously a bit excited
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Ike puts his own on and climbs on, turning the engine on and waiting for Link to get on behind him.
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Link gets on behind Ike and wraps his arms around Ike's waist, "Ready when you are!"
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Ike grins and kicks off, peeling from the parking lot and driving out onto the street, heading for the range.
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Link gives the initial startled squeak but he quickly closes his eyes tightly and laughs when he feels the acceleration of the bike
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Ike weaves through traffic skillfully, trying to make it feel exciting while also being careful and as safe as he can. He reaches the place soon enough, parking and taking his helmet off.
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Link can stop giggling from the sheer adrenaline, "I havent haha... i havent felt this giggly since the rollercoaster i went on last year..."
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Ike grins, " glad i could entertain." he puts the helmets away and pockets his keys, " lets get to that hatchet throwing."
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link takes the helmet off and puts it away before heading inside
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Ike follows him in.
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Link steps inside and smiles when he sees a tall but thin guy behind the sign in counter, "Zack!"
Zack blinks and looks up, giving a wide grin, "Well if it aint link. Been a while since you been here. Staying outta trouble?"
Link snorts, "Yes. You know of this. The old man knows of this. How is he by the way?"
Zack shrugs, "He got a big heart and talks about ya a lot. He'll be glad to know you stopped in. He misses ya."
Link rubs his arm, "Yeah I miss him too... out of everyone I had to apologize to I think I cried the most when i talked to him."
Zack chuckles, "Hey man its in the past. We all knew you were going through some demons."
Link clears his throat a bit, "yeah i... yeah. Uh. hey, all this talk is great but kinda on some time restraints at the moment. Kinda just wanna throw some axes with my friend. That cool?"
Zack nods, "Oh hell yeah, sorry to keep ya. Shoulda told me you were coming in with a buddy." He hands link two clipboards with papers on them, "You know the drill. sign the forms and i'll get ya setup here." He glances behind link and blinks when he sees ike, an alpha. He cant help but frown a bit, his own alpha instincts making him want to push ike away from link, however he doesnt, knowing his lack of alpha strength would land him in the hospital for sure.
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Ike stays back respectfully as the two chat a bit. When he notes the others look when he sees Ike, Ike raises an eyebrow. He then tilts his head a bit and grins, trying to put the other at ease. He really didn;t want to get into a fight with another alpha, even if it looks like he could easily kick the other alphas ass. He takes one of the clipboards from Link and reads it over quick before filling it out.
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Link is oblivious to all of it as he fills out his own form, "thats a lot of penalties for stealing the axes..."
Zack snorts, "has to be. Some super rich person just so happened to steal quite a few years ago."
Link gives a nervous chuckle, "wont happen again, thats for sure."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " oh? and this super rich person wouldn;t be someone here would it? why would you steal axes? and for that matter, what did you do with them?"
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Link chuckles before handing the clipboard back to zack, "well i did say i uh... had too much fun years ago. Its why i'm so boring now. And you dont wanna know what i did with them."
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Ike shakes his head, " jeez, troublemaker. Alright, let's throw some sharp objects! "
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Link chuckles before walking over to a station. The walls surrounding are thick chain link fence to keep stray axes from going anywhere besides the long narrow path where a thick board of wood with an outline of a person is bolted to the wall
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Ike looks at the outline and raises an eyebrow, " that's not disturbing at all." he stands back, " go ahead, you first."
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Link grabs some fingerless gloves, putting them on and dusting his hands to keep them dry before grabbing a small hand axe, "i'm gonna be a bit rusty so id stay a good distance away in case."
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Ike nods, moving behind a chain fence there to protect observers, " ready."
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Link aims briefly before taking the one step forward and hurling the axe, it landing where the neck is. He blinks and tsks, "missed the head..."
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Ike grimaces, " remind me to not piss you off when you have sharp objects at hand..."
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He goes down the aisle and rips the axe out of the board before going over to ike and holding the axe to him, "your turn!"
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Ike steps out and makes sure Link is behind the safety of the fence before trying to throw the axe, wincing as it bounces off, " well that sucked."
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Link blinks and goes in, taking the axe and going back to ike, "here, you need to hold it like this and how you throw it is key. Even the slightest tilt will cause it to turn a lot."
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Ike nods, " well i've never thrown axes before..." he takes it and holds it, " like this?"
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Link nods and raises ike's hand a bit more, "so keep this steady, focus on where you want the axe to go, take one step and throw the axe."
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Ike nods, lifts it a bit, and waves Link off to safety before he takes a step forward, throwing the axe hard. it sticks into the target cleanly, embedding pretty deep.
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Link smiles and claps his hands, "yeah!! Thats an awesome throw!"
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Ike bows, going over and having to brace his foot against the wall to yank the axe out, " i had a good teacher. have at it." he hands the weapon over and gets behind the fence.
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Link takes the axe and gets into position before throwing the axe, it digging itself deep into the wood, ahhh... still not a head shot"
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Ike chuckles, " well it still looked pretty good to me." he takes it turn, it barely turning too much and bouncing off again.
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Link chuckles, "practice makes perfect. It helps to think about someone who may deserve the axe." He takes his turn, the axe landing low, and in the crotch area. Link blinks before shrugging, "i'll take it."
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Ike winces and covers his own crotch, " fucking hell man. that hurts to even look at." he frees the axe from the poor target and throws, it sticking lightly.
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Link chuckles and rubs the back of his head, "sorry. I may been thinking of ganon with that throw." He takes the axe out of the board
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Ike snorts, " well that's a relief at least. even if you're peeved at your cousin he doesn;t deserve that. and i would hope it's not me you're thinking of, even if i did make you get out of the house today when you were dead set on moping."
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Link chuckles, "as mad as i am at sheik its mainly out of hurt. I could never wish something awful on my family. And you havent done anything to warrant an axe to the dick."
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Ike sighs, " i guess it confuses me why you don't just tell them why you don;t like their house. im sure it confuses and upsets and hurts them too."
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Link frowns, "i dont want them to spend money and things like that. They'll go overboard. Its stupid for me to have this issue anyway so i dont like the fact that i'm even bothered by it."
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Ike sighs, " i can understand you not wanting them to spend money, but i guess it's kind of like you spending money on me. and we all have our issues, there's no shame in it."
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Link huffs, "there's a difference! They already have nice furniture! And professional cleaners come in once a month to take care of the rugs, carpets, drapes, stairs, all of it! They don't know what it's like to not know where you're next meal is coming from or if you'll come home one day to find out you're gonna have to do homework in the dark because the electric bill wasnt paid!"
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Ike shrugs, " but im sure they'd be happy to change it so that their family doesn;t have to remember horrible things everytime they're there."
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Link pouts, "but... thats not their job..."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " and it's not your job to give me cash. you do it because you're kind hearted and want to see me and my family thrive. they'd bend over backwards to keep you happy."
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Link looks down, "why do you have to make sense..."
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Ike chuckles, " because im awesome like that."
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Link sighs and looks at ike, "well i already knew you were awesome. Go again. "
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Ike laughs and throws the axe, " im also obnoxious and overly positive."
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Link snorts, "yeah you are. "
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He chuckles, " but that's part of my charm~"
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Link chuckles, "what are you, a knight in shining armor?"
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Ike snorts, " more like in rusty armor riding a broom because i can;t afford a horse, but something like that."
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Link shrugs, "you got a bike. "
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Ike chuckles, " true. so the horse is a little rusty too. and old."
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Link chuckles, "saves money on gas though. I bet you use a lot less than my bull."
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He laughs softly, " yeah, i get pretty good mileage with my little rusty old steed."
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Link sighs softly and blinks before glancing at the time, "when did you have to go to work?"
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Ike glances at the clock, " ah, i should probably get going."
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Link nods, "do you want to just head out? Zack can give me a ride home."
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Ike blinks, " i have enough time to take you home." his alpha instincts flared up, being around the guy was fine, but leaving Link alone with him? not so much.
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Link shrugs, "alright, just didnt want you to be late"
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Ike nods, " i have time." he shoots a glance towards the other alpha, " lets go."
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Zack blinks when ike looks at him and he looks away quickly
Link chuckles and shrugs, "alright lets head out." He starts heading out
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Ike gets his helmet on and hands Link his, waiting until the other climbs on the bike behind him before speeding to Links dorm and dropping him at the door, " text ya later!"
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Link nods when he's dropped off, handing the helmet back and going inside
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Ike speeds home and quickly changes before going to work.
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Link goes to his fridge and pulls out a bottle water, quickly chugging it as he heads to his room
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Ike gets to work, clocking in on time and starting his job.
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Link gets on the bed and curls up
Zelda smiles at how updated their house finally looks, "this is nice~"
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Paya nods, " yeah! it's like a totally new place! we gotta have a party to welcome Link back, i'll make my avocado dip!"
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Zelda cant help but look away to keep herself from grinning, "good idea hun. I think we have plenty of chips for it."
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Paya claps excitedly, " we'll just hide Sheik's bike and say he went out. oh this is going to be great! we can get all his favorite stuff! maybe even invite that alpha he's been hanging with lately."
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Zelda smiles, "well i have his number. Lets just figure out when you want to hold the surprise okay?"
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Paya nods excitedly, " oh... maybe soon? this week! not too soon, otherwise he might still be grumpy, but i can;t wait until next weekend!"
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Zelda giggles, "alright, alright. Should we try Wednesday? Id prefer friday honestly since it'll be after his therapy appointment and he's usually a lot calmer then but friday is also a little too close to the weekend for you im assuming."
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Paya nods, " yeah! wednesday sounds good! and you're right, i'd just die if i had to wait that long!"
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Zelda giggles, "alright, i'll contact the alpha before school tomorrow."
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Paya squeals happily and hugs Zelda tightly, " thankyouthankyouthankyou!"
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Zelda laughs and pats paya's shoulder, "alright, why dont you go figure out what we'll need and when i see sheik i'll let him know of the plan, okay?"
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She nods and runs off, starting a list of party foods and such.
Sheik is in his room, listening to some music as he goes over some upcoming class material.
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Zelda goes up to sheiks room and knocks on the door framework
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Sheik looks up and presses pause on his music, " come in."
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Zelda enters sheiks room and smiles, "house looks freaking great."
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Sheik nods, " indeed. it's a nice breath of fresh air. i didn;t realize how stale it had gotten here."
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Zelda hums, "indeed. Makes the house not feel like its a prop in a haunted movie!" She giggles softly before sighing, "so... paya wants us to have a party on Wednesday. A surprise party. For link. She even plans on making her avacado dip. It'll be for link with the disguise of him helping her with some homework and uh. Depending on his mood you may need to put your bike in the garahe so he thinks you're not home."
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Sheik blinks and sighs, "well it's a good idea. I'll make sure my bike is away. Paya and her dip...well it always is cute anyway. This just gonna be a family thing or what?"
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Zelda shakes her head, "paya thinks we should invite links alpha friend. Ike."
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Sheik makes a face, " I suppose he'd probably enjoy that... "
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Zelda nods, "i planned on texting him in the morning."
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Sheik hums, " if I recall he works most days. We may want to offer him compensation for losing those works hours if we want him to attend. "
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Zelda nods, "completely reasonable."
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Sheik nods, " not that i particularly want him to attend, but this is for Link, so we'll do what we can. may want to inform him as soon as possible so he can try and take time off."
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Zelda shrugs, "I was planning on early tomorrow but maybe if I just send him a text that should be fine. I just dont want his phone to go off if he is already at work. I also feel like the family should properly meet this alpha. If you could, you tend to stay up late enough to see impa so if you can tell her thatd be great."
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Sheik nods, " yeah, i'll talk with Impa. see if she can get work off, i know she'd like to join us. and a text ought to be alright."
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Zelda nods, "Alright. I'll head off to my room. Have fun with your homework."
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Sheik chuckles, " oh im just getting ahead for next weeks classes. im already done with all my homework."
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Zelda makes a face, "Oh... ew.... thats something link would do."
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Sheik laughs, " well i got nothing better to do today, so might as well free up my week a bit."
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Zelda shakes her head, "Still weird. Alright have fun~" She heads to her room and takes out her phone, hey ike, this is Zelda as im sure you know by now. The house has been finished and we were hoping to get link over here on wednesday for a little party and we were hoping you could come over and join us since we believe you to be a positive influence on him. Please take off work for this. We will properly compensate you for hours you missed at work so please be sure to inform me of what your pay is and what your hours were going to be for this wednesday. Also, if for whatever reason your employer refuses to give you said time off please inform them that I will be getting a hold of them.
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Ike gets the message after a couple hours and goes on his break, blinking at the message. he chuckles softly and goes to his boss, " hey, something came up, can i get wednesday off?"
The woman in charge raises an eyebrow, " wait, you want it off? mr.hounding me for hours all the time? i suppose so, Trent has also been wanting hours, let me give him a call and confirm, though im fairly certain we can manage it regardless. wednesdays are slow." she waves at him dismissively, " just don;t make this last minute stuff a regular thing."
Ike grins and texts back, yeah im good to go. i had 5 hours scheduled and i get 12 an hour.
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Zelda nods excellent. You will receive 60 dollars at the time of the party. I'dbe more than hapy to supply more, however im positive link has already been a bother with his money so i will keep it to the appropriate amount. I also can give you our address or have a driver pick you up at yours.
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Ike chuckles, yeah he keeps hiding money around my apartment and i found some in my bike too. give me the address and i'll ride there.
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Zelda gives him the address, be here no later than 5 please.
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Ike nods, i can do that. i'll head over there about an hour after classes get out if that's okay.
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that is adequate. Thank you ike
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Ike chuckles, putting his phone away and enjoying the rest of his break before getting back to work.
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Zelda lays down on her bed and smiles, knowing that on Wednesday they'll finally get to properly meet ike
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Wednesday rolls around, and Paya had texted Link partway through classes saying she had a really tough assignment due the next day that she just didn;t understand at all and she needed his help. She told him Sheik planned to be gone that afternoon, so could he pretty please with sugar on top come help her?
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Link sees the text and sighs softly, telling that yeah, he'll be over a little bit after classes
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Paya squeals and texts zelda and sheik to let them know she got him.
Impa is at home, car hidden in one of the garages as she directs some staff in setting up snacks and preparing food.
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Zelda smiles at her text and heads off to her next class
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After school Paya rushes to zelda car, bouncing as she waits.
Sheik gets home as quickly as he can, hiding his bike in preparation for the party.
Ike heads home and showers before he heads over to the address he was given.
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Zelda laughs when she sees paya and quickly takes her home.
Link sighs and gets in his van and starts heading to the mansion
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Paya is bouncing in her seat the whole way, and rushes inside once they get home to make sure everything is perfect, and her 'avacado dip' is front and center on the table of snacks.
Impa chuckles softly when she sees her so excited.
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Zelda laughs as she gets inside and starts getting her and paya's backpack put away before going over to impa, "so, how does the house feel? Pretty lively huh?"
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Impa nods, " it's been awhile since things have felt this fresh. and you kids usually have parties when im gone, so this will be nice i think."
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Link pulls up into the driveway and looks around as he turns of the vehicle. He doesnt see sheiks bike so he gets out and sighs as he heads up to the house, sticking the key into the lock
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Impa hears the click, " quickly! he's here!" She looks to the door, ready to welcome him in.
Paya is bouncing in excitement near the door.
Sheik is off to the side, watching as well.
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Zelda stands next to impa, smiling.
Link opens the door as usual, sighing, "Hey, I-" he looks up and blinks in confusion a bit when he sees that everything is different. His eyebrows furrow before he hesitantly steps outside to look at the house numbers again, door wide open, before he takes a cautious step back in, "UM..... The fuck happened to the house?"
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Paya flings herself at him and hugs him, " surprise!"
Sheik chuckles softly, " you're at the right place."
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Link yelps when Paya practically tackles him but he manages to keep his ground and hugs her back, still confused, "I dont... i dont get it. why is the house all different?"
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Paya squeals excitedly, " we did a total redecoration! so you'd feel more comfortable..."
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Link blinks before frowning a bit, "It...looks awesome but... you guys didnt have to do that for me."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " of course we didn;t have to, but we wanted to!"
Impa walks over and puts a hand on his shoulder, " if something as simple as redecorating can put you at ease here, we're glad to do it. plus the girls had a lot of fun."
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Link's eyes water a bit as he looks up at impa, "Really? You're not just saying that to make me feel better?"
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Impa raises an eyebrow, " would i say that sort of sappy crap for no reason? we want you to be happy here, the girls had a great day picking things out, and frankly it's a rather nice change of pace. the girls and the interior designer did a fantastic job."
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He wipes his eyes quickly, sniffling, "man now i feel like an asshole..."
Zelda snorts softly, "you've been much worse. This is nothing."
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Impa chuckles softly, " well you're a stubborn little runt that's for sure." she messes up his hair.
Ike pulls into the driveway and parks, heading up to the door and whistling softly as he looks at the mansion, " holy shit..." he shakes his head and rings the doorbell.
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Link damn near jumps out of his skin when the doorbell rings and he blinks as he looks at it, "Auntie Impa, were you expecting a client to come over?"
Zelda giggles, "Ah. no. Hold on." She goes over to the door and opens it, "Hey! Welcome to the mini party. It's so good to finally meet you properly." She steps aside so that Ike can come in.
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Impa chuckles, " not quite."
Ike steps in, looking around shyly, " uh, hey guys. hey Link, i hope you're not too peeved at me?"
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Link's eyes widen and his stomach does a sudden flip when he sees that it's ike, "Wha..... wait what? What are you doing here? Dont you have work? and what do you mean peeved? Im so confused"
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Ike chuckles, " well... they didn;t find out from the tooth fairy. and Zelda told me she's comp me for work today if i'd agree to come join the party."
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Links head whips over to zelda and blinks before looking at Ike, "you.... you're here... at the mansion... in front of my family..."
Zelda chuckles, "Okay Link, dont think about it too hard. Dont want smoke to start coming out of your ears." She looks at Ike, "He might be a little shocked for a bit considering we typically dont invite other people over, even if they are 'friends'. Safety reasons of course."
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Impa nods, " why don;t we just go enjoy some food? Paya made her specialty." she puts her arm around Links shoulders and steers him to the table of snacks.
Paya bounces, " i made my avacado dip!"
Ike blinks, " yeah, no problem." he heads for the food, " avacado dip?"
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Zelda grabs her phone, quickly texting ike, yes avacado dip. if you want to keep your balls do NOT call it guacamole. She is really proud of herself and no one here wants to ruin it for her
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Ike blinsk when his phone buzzes and pulls it out, reading the message puzzledly. so... it's guac then? i don;t get it, but okay? no calling it guac
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Zelda looks at her phone and nods in approval before going over to the large table of the snacks
Link smiles and starts eating some of the snacks, looking comfortable for once
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Ike takes a bite from the guac, blinking as he thinks to himself that it's literally just guac.
Paya bounces over, " isn;t the avocado dip yummy? i made it up all by myself!" she bounces slightly in excitement.
Ike blinks, then chuckles. " ah, yes the avocado dip is great." he pulls out his phone and texts zelda again, i think i get it now. how is she not an omega?
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Zelda looks at the text and smiles, not entirely sure on that one. honestly we still sometimes wonder if she's just an incredibly late bloomer
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Ike covers his mouth to stifle his laugh at the text, well it's possible. but usually you can smell it even early on somewhat. she smells all beta to me.
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Zelda shakes her head doing her best to not laugh.
Link looks over and rolls his eyes, "zelda quit texting the boys in your class."
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Ike chuckles, " sorry, that would be me. had to clarify a few things." he puts his phone away, " so...you're not mad at me i hope?"
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Link looks at ike and pouts a bit before sighing and shakes his head, "no... i technically didnt tell you not to tell anyone so.... i cant really be mad."
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He chuckles softly, " don;t worry, if i thought it was something that was important to keep secret, i would have. but it seemed like something your family should know. and they asked for my help in figuring out what your deal was, so i did."
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Link pouts, "zelda, using people i like to hang out with is unfair."
Zelda shrugs, "you didnt give that rule until now."
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Ike frowns, " hey come on, this was important. it's like, saying you don't want me to tell them if you were struggling financially. yeah it's a pride thing, but they're family."
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Link huffs and looks down. He's quiet as he begins to feel even more upset.
Zelda can quickly see the look on links face and she sighs, "how about we just drop it. Kay? We have all this good food that needs to be eaten. And i have some games in the game room for all of us to enjoy. So lets have a good day!"
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Ike nods, " yeah! come on, you gotta show me the no doubt ginormous tv you guys play games on."
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Link is thrown off by ike's excitement and he quickly forgets that he was upset, "we dont really use a tv. Couldnt find one big enough so it's a giant white wall with a projector pointed at it."
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Ike blinks and snorts, " seriously? holy balls you rich people are crazy. come on, lets see what awesome games you have. im betting you have some that aren;t even out yet. not that i care, i just want to check it out."
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Link chuckles and grabs a plate, "hold on, lemme get more food and snacks first. " he quickly piles on his food before heading to the gaming room
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Ike grabs a plate and piles it high before following, " good idea. i can always use the calories."
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Link laughs and enters a large room with several lounge chaurs with cups holders built in and little buttons to change positions and to massage any part of the body
Zelda looks at impa, "what do you think of him? The alpha."
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Ike's jaw drops, " dude..." he walks in slowly, amazed.
Impa sighs, " im not sure yet. he seems alright, and he did protect Link as well as help us figure out why he was not comfortable here. so i'll let him stick around, for now."
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Link sets the plate on the coffee table, "is it really that cool?"
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Ike nods dumbly, trying to look at everything, " looks like a friggen theater in here. these are fancy ass chairs." he sits down, pushing a button and yelping when it starts massaging, " holy hell!"
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Link chuckles, "i suppose its alright. I personally prefer the sauna. So, what console do you want to use? "
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Ike shakes his head in disbelief, " of course you have a sauna. honestly i don;t care which console, all of them are ones i haven;t played yet."
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Link blinks and shrugs, "well i guess it depends on what kinda game you wanna play. And we do have the old school ones too. Those get hooked up with a special converter."
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Ike chuckles, " nah, i'll spoil myself today and play something new. how about that new grand theft auto?"
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Link nods, "sure!" He grabs the remote and after pressing a few buttons the lights dim, the projector turns on and a small red dot appears on each arm rest, "lift up on the arm rest with the red dot and your controller will be in there." He grabs his controller from the chair before closing the armrest again
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Ike blinks and slowly lifts up the arm rest, grabbing the controller, " wow.... im gonna say it again, you guys are nuts."
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Link snorts, "hey i didnt build this. The only contribution i made to this place was throwing a bed in a room and calling it mine."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " crazy rich people." he presses buttons on the controller to start the game.
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Link keeps eating his snacks as they play the game
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Ike also munches his snacks, grunting with his mouth full as his ass is kicked, not familiar with the controls yet.
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Link chuckles as he keeps playing.
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Ike whoops as he does a good move, " man these graphics are awesome!"
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Link chuckles, "to be fair, ive been enjoying the vr experience more than anything."
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Ike groans, " of course you guys have vr. fucking hell. that shit looks amazing."
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Link gives a soft chuckle, "i mean, what else would you expect? "
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Ike chuckles, " i tried to not think about it too much."
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Link shakes his head, "unfortunately this mansion does have almost everything. So go ahead, make your comment about rich people." He smirks as he keeps playing
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Ike laughs, " im not even going to try and guess what all you guys might have." he swears as he crashes, " woah those are some intense flames. gotta get a new car now..."
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Links character is just running down the street, smashing in windows of any car thats parked
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Ike snorts, " hey, what if i wanted the window of my next car to not be smashed?"
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Link chuckles, "then earn money and buy one at a dealership."
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Ike grumbles, " then i gotta kill hookers, and that takes forever to get enough money. plus the cops get pissed." he hops into one of the broken window cars, " at least this one is cool."
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Link shrugs, "you could always get a job. I'll hire you and pay you well."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " what am i gonna do for you?"
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Link chuckles, "My guy runs a business of killing prostitutes. He could use a guy like you."
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Ike laughs softly, " sure why the hell not."
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Link chuckles, "where are you even? "
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Ike pulls up his map, " i am....south."
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Link laughs and starts going south, "seriously? Look at the town name."
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Ike scrolls until he spots it and tells the other.
((haven't played that game in years, leave me alone lol))
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Link snickers and goes to pick ike up
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Ike sticks his tongue out, " hey, they didn;t have maps this big before."
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Link keeps playing the game, chuckling
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Ike finds a shop, " okay, im at the repair shop next to the strip club."
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Link goes over to ike and hires him, "alright, imma need you to steal a car, do you know how to hotwire a car? "
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Ike blinks, " uh, they have that in the game now? it used to be that everyone used to just leave their keys apparently. or the character just hotwired it automatically."
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Link nods, "yeah you have to get good. At least we're using a console and controller instead of hotwiring the car in vr."
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Ike shakes his head, " that i can imagine would be very difficult. alright, show me what im supposed to be doing."
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Link sets his controller down and goes over to ike, leaning over him a little, "okay so on your screen you see it says press the square? The buttons will change constantly on screen so pay attention to them. You'll just press and hold down on the button until you feel it vibrate, then you'll let go and the screen will show you which button to press next and you'll just repeat a few times until you either succeed or not. It all depends on how fast you can do it. And it will get harder as you go on."
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Ike nods, focusing as he copies the others instructions and getting the car to start. after a couple fails the engine roars to life and he cheers.
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Link chuckles and goes back to his seat, "in the vr version you actually have to pop the panel under the steering wheel, get all the wires out and find a certain color to cut and connect with another different kind of wire like in real life. Its pretty crazy."
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Ike shakes his head, " that's crazy."
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Link chuckles and keeps playing, "yeah it is."
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Ike gets into his new car and starts driving, " so, where am i going boss man?"
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"Go northwest into las Santos county. There's a strip club there and i need you to collect payment from the bar owner. He's late on rent."
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Ike gives a salute, " got it." he speeds off to the destination. He soon arrives and parks outside the place, heading in to talk with the owner.
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The npc crosses his arms and tells ike up get lost, he aint paying
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Ike hums softly, " well, guess i'll just have to... convince him." he has his character pull out a crowbar, asking the npc again to pay up.
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The npc begins to get angry, telling to get the fuck out of his building before he calls security
Link hums as he hears the interaction, "kill him."
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Ike nods and shoves the guy out to the back of the building, killing him in the alley to keep from having a bunch of people see it. " that's one way to teach them a lesson."
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Link chuckles, "looks like you're the owner of a strip club."
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Ike blinks, " wait what? but you own it i thought?"
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"The building. Not the actual business. "
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Ike nods, " gotcha. so... i guess im paying you rent now? well this guy had a good chunk of cash, i better give you what he owed. and get those ladies to work. we need to get some guys in here too, no fair that only the ladies get to be strippers."
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Link nods, "agreed. Tell ta what. I'll give you a break on this month if you can guarantee that we'll have some cute men in here. Pronto."
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Ike laughs, " deal. i'll get right on that." he quickly goes and hires some recruiters, sending them out to find some new employees.
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Link keeps playing for a few hours
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Ike also keeps playing, getting the strip club bustling and with several cute guys also working there, some more petite and a few more muscular men to round it out.
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Link glances at the time and frowns, "it's... getting kinda late..."
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Ike blinks and glances at the clock, " yeah it is. damn. well this was super fun, thanks for letting me play and having me over!" he sets his controller aside and gets up, stretching.
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Link nods, "yeah. Thanks for... coming over. Sorry if my family weirded you out. "
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Ike chuckles, " it's fine, all families are weird." he pats the other on the shoulder, " see you sunday?"
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Link blinks before his whole face lights up and he nods, "yeah!! Of course! Wouldnt miss it for the world!"
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Ike nods, " alright. i'll text you when i get home." he heads out and waves to the rest of the family, " thanks for having me over!" and heads outside, starting his bike and driving home.
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Link follows ike until they reach the main door and he waves as ike leaves, sighing softly, "...."
Zelda raises an eyebrow, "did ya have fun with ike?"
Link blinks and glances at her, "yeah. We made ourselves a fortune in grand theft so id say it was good."
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Sheik blinks and chuckles, " as long as that's just in a game i can live with that."
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Link smirks, "dont look in the underground garage."
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Sheik shakes his head, " don;t even go there. alright, we have school tomorrow, you better get going unless you plan to stay the night."
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Link blinks and looks around the room, "i... dont have any of my stuff for tomorrow....so... i'll go to the dorms tonight. But... maybe next time."
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Sheik blinks, then smiles, " well like i said before, maybe you should keep a dose of pills with just in case. and we wouldn;t mind you keeping stuff here either. i hope you'll be back here soon. maybe saturday? i heard you and Ike had something planned for sunday morning, so we won;t be meeting up for our usual training."
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Link looks at sheik, "yeah i... he's taking me to swim with a dolphin. I... i mean... i could spend friday night here and then we will have early saturday to... do our normal sunday routine."
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Sheik nods, " if you want to. we can skip this week if you want to as well though. not that im saying we don;t want you here, you're more than welcome to stay over." he chuckles softly.
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Link nods, "i know... i just... i'm out of ice cream at my place and i know where paya keeps her hidden stash."
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Sheik laughs softly, " everyone knows where paya keeps her stash. the frozen pea bag was a good hiding place for like, a week."
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Link chuckles, "She should really change it up sometime."
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Sheik rolls her eyes, " and we should tell her her avocado dip is guacamole. you know how she is."
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Link chuckles, "I would never tell her about the guac. thats not harming anyone. her losing ice cream though is dangerous."
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Sheik laughs, " i always replace it if i take it. she hasn;t noticed so far."
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link laughs, "Yeah cuz you replace it. Zelda doesnt."
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Sheik sighs, " yeah she knows i check it and replace it if she does take it. poor paya gets so upset when it's gone."
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Link shrugs, "She should change it then. common solution to a common problem."
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Sheik shakes his head, " or don;t steal her ice cream. anyway you go on, get home." he shooes Link.
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Link chuckles and gets to the door, opening it. He stares outside for a minute before looking at sheik, "Hey.. im sorry for being an ass..."
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Sheik chuckles, " and im sorry for being pushy. how about you tell me what's really bothering you when you have an issue? then we can try to resolve it."
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Link gives a hesitant nod, "I'll try to do better."
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" that all we can ask. now go on, get before Paya tries to send her leftover dip home with you." he chuckles.
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Link snorts and gives a wave before heading out and back home
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Sheik waves as he watches the other go, then heads to his room and gets ready to sleep.
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Next day link goes to class as usual, waiting excitedly for sunday to roll around
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Sheik goes to class as normal, as does Paya and Ike.
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The day is fairly uneventful as is friday and it goes by way too slow for link. He's incredibly thankful that his classes are done for the day
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Sheik makes sure they have ice cream stocked for Links visit, knowing it was an excuse by still wanting the other to be comfortable. Paya of course is ultra excited.
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Link goes to his dorm and grabs a change of clothes, his pills, and some other things before going to the mansion
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Sheik distracts Paya by asking for some of the leftover dip, to keep her from harassing Link when he gets there.
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Link pulls up and hops out, grabbing his things and heading inside. He smiles when he sees the inside, enjoying that everything is different before taking off his shoes and hums softly.
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Paya hears the door and runs over, " Liiiiink!" she hugs him, " hi."
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Link blinks and chuckles when she hugs him, "hi paya. How are you?"
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Paya smiles, " im great! that party was so fun, did you have fun? i know Zelly and i had a blast picking out the new furniture and stuff. Oh! you should see my room! i totally redecorated and i love it!"
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Link chuckles, "I would love to see your room."
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Paya grabs his hand and drags him to her room, showing it off. " tada! "
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Link looks around and whistles, "very beautiful!"
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Paya hugs him again, " i just wish i had known sooner our house upset you! please don;t keep things like that secret? i love you, and i want you to be happy." she pouts.
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Link's face flushes red in slight embarrassment and he sighs, "i know you guys mean it and you guys will do anything to help me but i... i felt bad asking for you guys to do something so expensive when your current furniture was still perfectly good..."
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Paya blinks, " yeah, but we donated most of it. and it was super duper fun!"
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Link sighs and looks down, "I suppose..."
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Paya crosses her arms, " plus it's not like we had to redo the whole house. you just rearrange things sometimes right? we could have done that. that and a little fresh paint would have been cheap and effective i think."
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"Rearranging would have been more than enough. you didnt have to spend so much money on me."
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Paya throws her hands in the air, " exactly! so there's no reason for you to have not told us! we redid everything because we wanted to!"
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Link blinks when she throws her hands in the air, "...what..."
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Paya huffs, " if we knew, we could have rearranged things without buying anything. so there was no reason for you to not tell us."
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Link huffs, "Well then you guys did find out. and instead of just rearranging you bought a whole new house."
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Paya huffs, " it was fun! and it was way overdue. and anyway that's our choice, we didn;t have to we wanted to. the only thing you did was influence us to make the change because we want you happy. i don;t know why you seem to want to keep us from knowing about things that will make you happier." she sniffles.
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Link flinches and looks away, "I just dont want you guys to go out of your way for me."
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Paya looks down, sniffling softly, " ...i just want to be there for you..."
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Link rubs his face and groans, "Please dont start crying..."
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Paya turns away, wiping at her face, " ...im gonna go see Zelda." she runs from the room and to Zeldas room, shutting the door behind her and flopping onto her bed.
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Zelda blinks from her desk and looks at her bed, "Paya? Whats gotten into you?"
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Paya makes a frustrated noise, " Link is so mean! he's so frustrating and i just want to slap him silly sometimes!"
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Zelda blinks and frowns, "Oh? What did he do now?"
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Paya huffs, " he still refuses to let me be there for him! or any of us for that matter. i know he'd be there for me if i was uncomfortable with anything, so why he's so stubborn and won;t just talk to me is so frustrating!"
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Zelda tilts her head, "is... this something new or is he still being despondent over the furniture?"
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Paya huffs, " the furniture! he still says he wouldn;t say anything about it. and it's like, we didn;t even have to buy all new stuff, just moving stuff around would be fine. but even then he wouldn;t tell us!" she grabs Zeldas pillow and screams into it, muffling the sound.
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Zelda sighs and goes over to her bed, sitting down next to her, "i understand how that is frustrating. But we shouldnt dwell on such things for now. After all, we did figure it out and he did come over without us begging. So thats a good sign. He shows appreciation in his own ways and getting him comfortable here is a good first step to get him to open up to us more."
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Paya lays there grumpy, " i guess so...it's still very, very frustrating."
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Zelda smiles, "staying focus on the positive will only help reinforce his desire to be with us. After all im sure his time in foster care made him view getting nice things like this to be a bad thing
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Paya grumbles, " i hate it when you're logical zelly..."
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Zelda giggles, "really? Do you? Its gotten you out of some math assignments in the past."
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She sticks her tongue out and gets up, going to find Link.
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Link is sitting on his bed, staring at his hands, wondering what he's even doing here.
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Paya knocks on his door and peers in, " Link? im sorry i got upset at you. i really am happy you're here, i just... i get a little frustrated and hurt that it seems like you don't trust me... but the main thing is you're here with us, and i'll try to remember that."
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Link looks at her and frowns, "i... paya i'm sorry too... i dont mean to make you guys upset...and... i mean... i dont trust a lot of people so its not like its just you guys..."
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Paya nods, " still... i know you'd be there for me and do whatever you could for me, so it hurts when i can;t do the same. i still love you though." she hurries over and hugs him, " even if you are a stubborn dummy-head and i want to slap you sometimes."
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link chuckles, "Its okay. I want to slap myself too sometimes." He hugs her back
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Paya hugs him tightly, " well i forgive you. and i hope you can forgive me too. there's not much i can do, but being there for my family is one of the things im actually good at. so i just gotta keep trying."
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Link smiles and nods, "I will always forgive you no matter what."
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Paya smiles and hugs him again, " yay. and did i mention i really am happy you're here? and we didn;t even have to beg you!"
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link rubs the back of his head, "i...didnt think you guys were begging..."
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Paya raises an eyebrow, " oh i've totally begged you to stay over before."
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Link shrugs, "you tend to beg me to do a lot so you dont really count."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " i do so count!"
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Link chuckles and pats her on the shoulder, "sure ya do."
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Paya giggles, " so, what do you wanna do first? we have all night to have fun!"
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Link chuckles, "ah well? You know im not picky. Im fine with anything."
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Paya gets a mischievous look in her eye, " aaaaanything?"
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Link crosses his arms, "within reason paya. I know you wont make be do anything too bad but id prefer not to be tortured."
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Paya giggles, " well Zelly and i would have a blast giving you a makeover. we used to do that to sheik, he hated it."
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Links face falls slightly and he huffs, "yeah thats a no go for me. Cant risk you guys taking pictures and putting them on your social media pages..."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " fine fine. i was just going extreme since you were being so indecisive. how about...we go swimming? zelly's been too busy with goofing off then getting behind on school work and having to scramble to catch up to swim much with me. And sheik isn;t super fond of swimming. makes him paranoid."
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Link nods, "Sure we can go swimming."
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Paya hugs him again quick and runs to her room to change into her swimsuit.
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link chuckles and closes his door real quick so he can change into his swimsuit
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Paya changes and hurries to the pool, jumping in happily.
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Link heads down and smiles when he sees paya. he chuckles and goes over to the shallow end and steps in
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Paya pops out of the water and smiles, " yay you did come. lets get some of the floats!" she climbs out and runs over to the shed full of already inflated giant toys, pulling out a giant swan with difficulty and shoving it into the pool.
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Link snorts, "Of course the giant swan."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " i could get Zelly's giant flamingo if you prefer."
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Link raises an eyebrow, "i'll get my giant rainbow unicorn. "
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Paya giggles, " good luck, it's been so long since you swam with us it's kinda in the back."
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Link blinks and frowns, "what? A-all the way in the back?"
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Paya nods, " well it's been forever! me and Zelly had a party with some girls like a month ago and we didn;t want to use yours just in case. i know that rainbow one was kinda hard to find. so yeah... it's a little buried."
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Link pouts and glances at the shed and huffs silently, "i'll just have to steal yours then."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " do what you want, the rest of them are easy enough to find, so it's not like it matters if they pop. we just didn;t want anyone wreaking yours."
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Link rolls his eyes, "i doubt anyone would have wrecked it but thank you for thinking of me."
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She sticks he tongue out, " as i said, that's the hardest one to find so better safe than sorry. the cost wouldn;t matter if we could get it easily, but that's not the case. i think it was a limited release?"
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Link nods, "yeah, i skipped class just so i could be the first to buy it."
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Paya giggles, " Impa wanted to get mad, but you had been so well behaved she told the principle to stuff it."
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Link chuckles, "well... it was the only thing i ever really wanted at the time. And i certainly wasnt going to make anyone stand in line to get it."
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Paya smiles, " and that's why we're careful with it. it's special to you."
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Link smiles at paya and chuckles, "alright alright."
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Paya smiles and carefully climbs onto the swan, wobbling a bit as she gets her balance. " you're welcome to grab any of the others too if you want, there's a bunch. Sheik got one of those bucking bull ones not too long ago."
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Link chuckles, "a bucking bull? He's barely out here to enjoy the pool i thought."
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Paya nods, " yeah, but we kinda goaded him into it, for the party we had. so of course he had to prove himself. it was entertaining at least."
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Link chuckles, "alright alright. Closest to a stud i'll ever get anyway." He goes to grab the inflatable
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Paya rolls her eyes, " and i thought i was the dramatic one. what about that cute alpha you've been seeing? he seems like a really nice guy."
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Link pauses slightly and frowns, "ike. His name is ike. Call him ike. Not alpha. And he's just a friend."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " well Ike is a cute alpha and while you might only be friends now, that doesn't have to stay that way. I think he'd be a good match for you."
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Link sighs, "We thought Sidon would be good for me too. look how well that worked out."
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Paya huffs, " well i highly doubt this one will go running off randomly...and just because one didn;t work out doesn;t mean another won't... you gotta give him a chance." she looks away, " and Sidon had a good reason at least, even if he did bad with it." she blushes a bit.
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Link snarls, "i'm not mad that he had to go help family! Im mad that he told me we had to break up since we would have no way of getting into contact again and not even four months later i find out from mipha that she's been talking to him all this time! Thats what pisses me off. The lying. I don't want to be lied to again and again. I have enough trust issues as it is ."
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Paya's eyes widen, " i... i didn;t know that..."
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Link bites his lip a bit and frowns, looking down, "i... didn't want you guys to find out. Especially you. It was quite obvious that you... liked him and i didn't have the heart to say what really happened..."
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She looks down and nods, " im sorry... i... i do like him... a lot. but i guess i don;t want that kind of person." she sniffles, feeling her chest ache. she had hoped that she might have a chance, but for him to do something like that...
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Link sighs, "i'm sure you will find a much better person. You are the sweetest, cutest girl i know and i know you'll find someone who will treat you like a queen."
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She hugs the swan, " maybe... but i get so shy...people hardly know im there, and i just can't be the one to ask. not only that but they'd need a lot of patience to deal with me...." she sighs, " anyway we're here to swim, im sorry i started a bad conversation."
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Link goes over to her and hugs her, "well, ike seems like a really nice guy, as you mentioned, so im sure he also hangs out with really nice people so maybe i can... mention something? I wont say anything like you being desperate but just that you're looking for a nice guy." He sighs, "you dont have to apologize either. At least you now have a bit of information that sheik and zelda dont have."
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Paya hugs him back, " okay. i am sorry i upset you though. i love you, you know that right?"
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Link smiles, "i dont doubt your love for a second paya."
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She giggles, " good! you better not." he kisses him on the cheek quick, " now lets get back to enjoying the water instead of fussing over boys."
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Link nods. "Agreed!"
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She jumps off the swan and dives under the water, swimming to the other side of the large pool before she surfaces.
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Link also swims about, happy to be spending time with paya
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She swims with him for about an hour before her fingers start to get pruney and she climbs out, " i don;t wanna get too wrinkly. ima gonna go use the shower in the poolhouse quick, okay?"
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Link looks over and nods, "okay! Wanna relax in the sauna after?"
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Paya nods, " yeah! that'll be perfect!" she hurries off and washes the pool water off, then heads to the sauna and turning it on to get it started heating up.
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Link chuckles and gets out of the pool. He goes and gets washed up as well before getting in to the sauna, humming at how hot it is
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Paya plops herself in the sauna and gets comfortable, pouring some water over the artificial stones to make some steam.
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Link sighs and smiles, "not a bad way to die honestly."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " we're not gonna die silly."
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"No. But if i were to die id want this to be the way i go."
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Paya giggles, " yeah, this would be one of the better ways. i'd kind of like to do a few things before i die though..." she blushes.
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Link snorts, "what, like have sex?"
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Paya blushes brightly, " m-m-maybe...."
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Link shrugs, "the act itself is alright. It really depends on the person you're with. So lets work on getting you someone special first."
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Paya is beet red and covers her face, "o-okay....."
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Link chuckles, "there's no need to be embarrassed about talking about it. Its pefectly normal."
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Paya looks down, " i-i've never done it though...."
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Link shrugs, "but you've at least masturbated before right?"
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Paya turns even darker red, "n-n-n-n-no!" her eyes are wide.
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Link's eyes widen and he turns red, "wait- what?! But you're in your 20's!"
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Paya huffs, " it's too embarrassing! i-i just freeze up at the thought!"
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Link turns even more red and he clears his throat, "ummm...i uh i see..."
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Paya grabs one of the towels and covers her face, trying to pretend they weren;t having this conversation.
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Link clears his throat and looks away
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Her voice is muffled by the towel, " okay NOW i want to die here."
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Link bursts into laughter at paya's comment
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She slumps down in her seat slightly, feeling slightly better that he found that amusing but still getting over her embarrassment. After awhile she pulls the towel off, " okay, i think im done with the sauna." she gets up, flushed from both the heat and the conversation. She heads out and showers again, this time using an exfoliating scrub to clean her skin while her pores are open from the heat, then finishing with cold water to close them up and rinse off the sweat from the heat.
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Link gets out of the sauna and showers as well, humming happily after his good laugh
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Paya dresses in a cute sundress once she dries off, heading back inside.
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Link just throws on some sweat pants and a sweater before heading inside.
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Sheik walks out with a mug of tea, " have fun swimming with Paya? i know it's been a bit since she went, she says it's boring alone."
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Link nods, "yeah, and then we used the sauna. It was lovely."
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He smiles, " good, im glad to see you enjoying yourself here. Impa should be home for dinner tonight, after you said you'd come she decided to make it an early day."
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Link blinks before blushing, "oh... she didnt have to do that."
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sheik shrugs, " no, she didn't. but she wanted to. remember we were already talking about trying to get a family dinner night going."
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Link rubs his arm and nods, "Alright.. well, I look forward to it then."
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Sheik chuckles, " good, because she's looking forward to it as well. Zelda's in her room, probably struggling with her assignment if you wanna see her. i was just going to head to our gym and do some exercises."
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Link nods, "I'll help her get that done. Have fun with your exercise."
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Sheik smiles, " thanks, i will. and i have no doubt she'll welcome the help."
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link nods and heads to zelda's room to assist her in homework
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Paya is in there, " oh it was so awkward i wanted to die! i know he's our cousin but stiiiiiilll."
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Link pauses before getting the doorway. He blinks and frowns, listening to the conversation.
Zelda shrugs, "Well its easier for him to talk about that stuff. He sees it as something normal, like doing homework. Or brushing your teeth before bed. If it really bothered you that much just tell him to stop."
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Paya sighs, " it kinda went fast for that. im not mad at him or anything, you just know how i get... and it's supposed to be normal for people, i just... uuuugh." she flops backwards.
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Link blushes more for causing paya to feel awkward and he closes his eyes before going back to his room
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She covers her face with her pillow, " should i be... you know...masturbating?"
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zelda chuckles, "Paya, honey, that is completely up to what you're comfortable with. if you're not comfortable with it then dont."
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She sighs, " b-but i... i want to eventually....with someone else...."
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Zelda shrugs, "well there are plenty of people who just dont masturbate. Its not weird nor is it something you have to do."
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Paya nods slowly, " okay..."
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Zelda smiles, "everyone is different so everyone is going to have their own comfort zone. I just want you to understand that whether its with yourself or someone else and you're uncomfortable its always okay to not do whats making you uncomfortable."
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Paya sighs, " if i went with that i'd never leave my room..."
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Zelda snorts, "sure you would."
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she rolls her eyes, " okay, i'd rarely leave my room and i'd rarely leave the house. and i'd never do anything without you guys with me. you know how i am."
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Zelda shrugs, "just need to build up your confidence a little."
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Paya sighs, " easier said than done..."
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Zelda shrugs, "we'll get there. Slowly but surely."
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Paya sighs and lays there, grumbling softly.
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Zelda chuckles, "well you either go slowly and make sure you're comfortable or just... not?"
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Paya sighs, " why must life be so difficult?"
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Zelda hums softly and leans against her chair, "i suppose it hasnt been easy. But we could be in a worse spot. "
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Paya nods, " i don;t know how to get less shy and anxious though."
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"Thats just your personality. You're always going to be an introvert. "
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Paya sighs, " yeah but how am i ever gonna meet anyone?"
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"Thats what your siblings are for. We'll weed out any losers."
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Paya giggles, " yeah but i have to have some potential suitors before you can weed any out."
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Zelda shrugs, "not necessarily. If i see some cute boys who seem decent i can throw them your way."
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Paya sighs, " if they're interested in you then they probably won;t like me... you're so confident and pretty, and im so shy... and pretty plain..."
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Zelda snorts softly, "you? Plain? Paya you're definitely not plain. You're a sweetheart and devoted and you put others before yourself and you have huge boobs and silver hair. You're amazing. "
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Paya blushes, " y-yeah but im not super pretty like you."
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Zelda rolls her eyes, "again, boobs. I have tiny boobs. I could pass as a guy if i ever cross dressed."
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Paya sighs, " boobs don;t do any good if the person attached to them isn't pretty or attractive."
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Zelda rolls her eyes, "but you ARE those things paya. You're just not around people who look physically worse off then you."
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She sticks her tongue out, " so i find people who are and then maybe someone will like me because im better in comparison? that seems... weird."
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zelda sighs, "I didnt mean that but okay. I meant that you see that you have it a lot better than you think you do. a confidence boost."
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Paya fiddles with her hands, " maybe...i mean we have things pretty good, but that doesn;t mean that people will like me. unless they just want my money."
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Zelda rolls her eyes, "Again, you're incredibly cute. And probably the most normal out of all of us."
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Paya blushes, " im not sure that's true...normal people don;t have crippling anxiety."
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Zelda laughs, "you'd be surprised hun. maybe not nearly as bad as yours but close."
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Paya sighs again, " i wish i knew how to make myself less anxious."
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Zelda hums, "How are your meds? Do you think maybe you should talk to your doctor about increasing your dosage of anxiety meds?"
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Paya shakes her head, " we tried that before, i just felt doped up... i was barely there. i don;t want to be like that again."
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Zelda sighs softly, "Well... is there anything you can think of that we can do to help you?"
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Paya shrugs, " i...i don;t know. i guess maybe i could see about trying some different meds and see if one works better with a lower dose like what i have, but that'd take months and the side effects can be... unpleasant."
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Zelda shakes her head, "i'm not talking meds. Im saying us, your family, what can we do to try to help you come out of your shell? "
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Paya sighs, " i know, but i don't know. if i knew i'd tell you, but i don't."
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Zelda nods, "well we're here for you. So if you think if it tell me right away."
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Paya nods and hugs her, " thanks Zelly, i love you guys. dunno what i'd do without you."
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Zelda chuckles and hugs her, "i dont know what you would do without us either. But you dont have to worry about that since it will never happen."
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She nods, " it better not... because if i die of anxiety because you guys aren;t with me im going to haunt your butts forever."
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Zelda laughs, "maybe thats how you get over your anxiety? You haunt the shit out of everyone."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " if im dead it doesn;t do me a whole lot of good though."
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Zelda laughs and gives paya a noogie
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Paya squeals and flails, " not fair!"
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Zelda laughs, "well thats what you get! "
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Paya shrieks, giggling and struggling to get away.
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Zelda smirks and lets go of paya
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Paya throws one of Zelda's pillows at her head, " cheater!"
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Zelda gives a squeal and throws the same pillow back at her
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Paya shrieks and throws all the pillows on the bed, " Assault!"
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Zelda laughs and gets off of her chair, throwing her over sized plushed teddy bear at paya
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Paya squeals and the bear hits her, tumbling her backwards, " so not fair!"
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Zelda gives a maniacal cackle as she dumps more stuffed animals on paya
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Paya's yells become muffled under the pile, and she starts grabbing stuffed animals and throwing them blindly in Zeldas direction.
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Zelda ducks and tries to shield herself from getting thwamped by fluff as she starts chucking them back, "SAY UNCLE."
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Paya squeals, " uncle uncle damnit uncle!"
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Zelda stops and giggles, "good talk."
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Paya unburies herself and huffs, crossing her arms for a bit before throwing one last stuffed animal at Zelda and running from the room.
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Zelda quickly dodges and sighs, "silly girl."
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Paya runs to Sheiks room, ignoring his confused look to hide in his closet in case of Zelda following. After a bit she creeps out and heads to the movie room, setting up a video game and playing.
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Zelda goes back to trying to do her homework
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The day goes on normally and evening rolls around, Impa coming home at a reasonable time as dinner is being set up.
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Link is still in his room, sighing softly as he finishes up with his own homework
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Sheik heads to Links room and knocks, " hey, Dinner time, Impa's home."
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Link gets up, "alright. I'll be down."
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Sheik, Paya and Impa all get to the table, settling down and starting some small idle chatter as plates are brought out and a lavish dinner is placed in front of them.
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Zelda is already sitting with them, tying her long hair back before taking a sip from her glass
Link comes down a minute later doing his best to seem content as he sits in his usual spot.
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Impa looks over and Smiles, " ah so he finally joins us. im glad to see you here you know. how are you enjoying your stay this time?"
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Link looks at impa, "its different. It feels different. I have been enjoying it more than i usually do."
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Impa nods, " well that's a start anyway, im glad. and other than that, how has your week been? everything going alright at school?"
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Link nods, "caught up and then some with homework. "
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Impa chuckles softly, " of course you did. well if you enjoyed it i can't complain, but honestly i wouldn;t mind seeing you get a bit behind if you were having fun."
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Link glances down at his food, "i... dont think i could handle being behind. I can be caught up and still have fun. After all im going to swim with a dolphin on sunday thanks to ike."
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Impa nods, " yes, Sheik told me about that. im glad you are getting to experience some new things. I do hope you'll be careful as well though, as friendly as dolphins seem they are wild animals. i want you to have fun, but i also want you to come back safely, alright?"
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Link nods, "Ike said i'll have a professional trainer with me the entire time."
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Impa nods, " that is a relief to hear. im glad."
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Link cant help but smile, "I've been so excited about it all week."
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Impa chuckles, " i bet. that is indeed an exciting and unique experience."
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Link cant stop smiling as he starts eating his food.
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Impa takes a few bites, " well make sure you treat that boy to a good lunch after that, you two will probably be ravenous after swimming."
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Link snorts, "I try to treat him anyway i can but he gets upset sometimes when I go overboard for whatever reason."
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Impa chuckles, " well you may tell him this time it is a strict order from me to have a good lunch. and i can understand him getting upset, it is a matter of pride. it's a tough thing to deal with for alphas, especially as young as he is."
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Link pouts, "but we're friends. And i certainly dont need this money."
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Impa chuckles, " i understand you want to help, he's just proud and finds it hard to accept so much help im sure. if he is struggling financially, perhaps we can figure something out for him."
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Link nods, "He has to work to pay the bills but he is also in a scholarship for football so he has to do well with that...i cant imagine what happens if he ever gets sick."
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Impa nods, " that is a difficult situation. if he does get sick we can always cover it and say a charity did it. but perhaps i can get a fund set up for them, Sheik, perhaps give me some info on his family and their situation later."
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Link blinks and glances at sheik, "Im sure sheik already has plenty."
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Sheik nods, " yeah i'll send you what information i have."
Impa nods, " if we can;t find a program that will help him legitimately, perhaps we can set up a trust for them to use under the guise of one." she smiles, " i'll find something believable if there isn;t something to help them."
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Link nods, "alright. If you think it'll work."
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Impa sighs, "im not certain, but it's at least less obvious."
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Link nods and goes back to eating
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Impa takes a few more bites, " otherwise perhaps we can find another way to fund him, make a job for him here or such. or since he seems trustworthy and interested in you, and Sheik did say they were looking into possibly seeing about getting you alpha services for your heats, perhaps we can convince him to get certified there and then he'd not only be helping you, but he'd be making good money as well."
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Link was in the middle of sipping some water when impa mentions the heats and he jerks and starts coughing, his face bright red
Zelda quickly moves her plate away from link just in case
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Impa chuckles softly, " ah to be young and embarrassed about such simple things again."
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Links head whips to sheik, giving a glare, "dont tell her things like that!!"
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Sheik huffs, " someone needs to keep our guardian informed. your health and how you choose to handle your heat is important."
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Link huffs, "Yeah great but now because you open your mouth its getting brought up where we eat!"
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Impa frowns, " now now, it's not his fault i brought it up. my apologies, we can discuss it later."
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Link glares at his plate and huffs, "i dont want it brought up again. You guys wonder why i never mention anything to anyone but like, if i mention it to one person it gets passed around the house constantly. Like its the new thing that has to be brought up and its weird. It makes me hate saying anything and its why i prefer to live in my own place. So i have some privacy..."
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Impa frowns, " im sorry...it's the only way i can feel like i know how you're doing. Your health is important, and i know since you don;t like suppressants this is a good option to keep you healthy and happy."
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Link crosses his arms, "you think i dont know that? That i hadnt considered that? I have the internet and i have money so if i really was going to do something like that i easily could without anyone's involvement. Hell how do you know that i havent done it already?"
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Impa sighs, " you're right, even if i wish i had a more active part in your life, to perhaps make up for not being there before, i shouldn;t be prying so much."
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"I dont mind if you ask me questions or if we have conversations about other things but i dont like whats going on currently. I dont like the eavesdropping and snooping which then turns into a phone game around here."
Link turns to look at sheik, "you tell me that you dont like it when i keep secrets from you yet anytime i tell you anything 3 to 5 business days impa finds out. Why would i want to tell you anything when not only do i know you'll just snoop for yourself but you'll also tell the girls! Why would i want to tell anyone anything when it isnt going to stick to just one person! Im trying to have an actual friend here and now at the dinner table i have to listen to a proposition of him fucking me for a week. Im not even hungry anymore." He gets up from the table, red faced from the anger and embarrassment, pushes his seat in politely before heading back to his room.
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Impa grits her teeth, upset and frustrated as well. She gets up and leaves the table as well, emotions roiling. She was not mother material, she proved that often enough. She wanted to be more active in Links life to hopefully prevent more tragedy, but she was failing at that too, the same way her own inaction failed to stop most of her family dying.
Sheik sighs and puts his forehead on his hands.
Paya's lip trembles and she looks down, trying to not cry.
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Zelda stares at her plate, giving a heavy sigh.
Link gets to his room, slams the door closed and begins packing his things. He knew it. He knew coming here was always a bad idea. He never belonged in the first place so why bother even trying? He felt a hiccup escape his throat and he does his best to not give in to the tears that threatened to spill. The only thing his side of the family dud was tear this place apart.
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Impa calms herself down slightly and goes to Links room, opening the door, " now you listen here, im sorry. Am i the best at this whole... mothering thing? no, i was never meant to have children. But i do love all of you as if you were. Yes, Sheik tells me everything. Because not once, but three times i've failed to keep my family safe by standing on the sidelines. MY inaction got almost my entire family killed, and i'll be damned if im going to let anything more happen to you if i can prevent it!" Her eyes blaze, " I was wrong to bring that up, and i admit it. Again, the whole motherly thing? it's not a natural instinct for me. If you were all still young enough for me to justify a nanny to help me get through all this i'd have one in a heartbeat. Thank god for nannies otherwise im fairly certain i'd have fucked up with Sheik in the girls even more spectacularly than i did just now at dinner. I don't know how i can make it up to you, dinner, your mother... everything i've failed at, but i want to be there so i can at least try."
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Link flinches when his door is opened and he sees its impa. He looks at the floor and rubs his arm as he listens to what she's saying, "I...dont want you to constantly try to make things up to me. You never did anything wrong. It's not your fault that every time you tried to help you were pushed away..." Link sniffles and wipes his face, "I genuinely just want privacy... if you know something about me i want it because i told you...living away from you guys is the only time I have any privacy...I understand the need to share everything back when I was a snot nosed brat but i-.. im not anymore. I take my meds, i go see a therapist, i pay bills, im old enough to drink and yet I dont as a choice and yet i'm still not treated like an adult..."
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Impa sighs, " i... will try and back off. but please...please keep close with us. I've lost so much already, i can;t lose any of you."
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"I want everyone to back off. If everyone wants me to open up to them then I need to know that my privacy is safe..." Link huffs as he stares at his bag, "And... you wont lose me. I have always been good at avoiding death."
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Impa crosses her arms, " Link...you got lucky. that may not be enough one day. i should have spoken up, if i'd insisted that your mother not be cast out maybe... maybe everyone would still be alive. if i had insisted she let me help, maybe she wouldn;t have killed herself. if i had insisted you stay with me and the others, maybe you wouldn;t have gone through such horrible things. im not going to stand aside and let the same thing happen to you. none of us have ever told anyone outside of our family here anything you've told us, at least it stays within the family. but im sorry..."
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Link huffs, "But maybe I want to tell sheik things because me and him are similar. Things that are embarrassing and I dont want to be repeated! Or the girls for that matter! I appreciate you wanting me to be safe but it's suffocating."
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Impa crosses her arms, "...i am your guardian, you can trust me. but i understand you not wanting the girls to know everything. we can limit the transfer of information to them at least. But i need to be kept up to date on what's going on with you."
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Link huffs, "But thats the problem. I dont trust you. At least not enough to tell you things. If you guys just kept to yourselves maybe I would be more willing to just update you myself."
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Impa winces, " i would not pry so much if you would tell me things...i don;t know any other way to keep you safe. what am i supposed to do? i failed before, and it cost you all your parents, my siblings, and my parents. i... i just don;t know what to do." she sits down, covering her face with her hands as she takes breathes trying to steady herself."
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Link frowns and hesitantly pushes his bag away. He didnt mean to make Impa so upset. he just didnt understand... "All im asking... is for my consent into my life. For you guys to ask me and respect the information I give you. If I knew my privacy was being respected then I would be over all the time. I wouldn't hesitate to tell you anything. I dont think it's that much to ask for..."
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Impa sighs, " somehow i doubt that. you lived away from us and yet you didn't trust us enough to even tell us the house made you uncomfortable. i should head back to work, i left early for this failure of an evening and im sure there's plenty for me to do...plus as long as im at work the press tends to stay there in hopes of seeing something instead of pestering you all." she gets up and takes a few deep breaths. " i won;t stop trying to stay in your life and keeping you safe. i can't. i will still protect all of you the best i can, even if you don't want me to. that is my job as the alpha of this family."
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Link's anger rose again when it became evident that impa wasnt listening, "Of course i didnt say anything! It didnt matter! Sheik still found out and told the girls! You got Ike involved too! Thats why i feel like i cant tell you anything! Whats the point when my privacy is going to be invaded anyway!?" He cant help the tears now. He can feel his face being hot and wet and he can smell his own pheromones from the amount of distress he was experiencing. He shuddered and grabbed the rest of his things, slinging his bag over his shoulder, "You know what- whatever. I'm out. I'm going home."
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Impa looks at him harshly, " this is something that's apparently been an issue for years. YEARS. you had plenty of time to tell us. i've tried to give you time to tell me things, to come to me with your troubles and ongoings, but you never do! i understand you wanting to share things in your own time, but unless you plan to cut us out of your life entirely, then you have to eventually. how long did you plan to wait? a few more years? then tell us why you never wanted to be here? i already regret all the time wasted over something so silly, but you simply don;t trust me at all..."
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Link flinches under her gaze and whines, "i- ive been trying to come over more. To get comfortable here. But every time im over i fuck things up! Especially right now! Im always fucking up and it's obvious that i don't belong here! I could very well end up finishing this family off like my father! "
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Impa sighs, " you don;t fuck things up. you do belong here, you help Sheik be more understanding, you help Zelda be more responsible, and you help Paya challenge her comfort zone. And you help me be more patient. you are not your father, and you never will be. as much as i hate him for taking away my family, he also made your mother happy for a very long time. in a twisted way, he wanted you and your mother to be happy im sure. perhaps he thought if he did it, then you two would get the life he thought you deserved. he just didn't count on how stubborn my sister was. we all love you here and want you to be here."
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Link stares at the floor, sniffling, "i dont... i dont do any of that... besides, why would anyone want me here? Every time i come here i ruin something. We couldnt even have a decent dinner thanks to me and now you're leaving..."
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Impa sighs, " yes you do, and no im not. come on, dinner may be a bit colder than it was but it's still there. we can still have the rest of this dinner, if you're willing to give it a try."
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Link wipes his eyes and sniffles, "they dont want me there...."
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Impa crosses her arms, " and what gives you that idea? i never heard them say anything like that, the girls seem nothing but excited when you say you're coming over. And Sheik even seems to perk up somewhat, though he's not in general as exuberant as the girls."
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"I-i ruined dinner... we... we'll go down there and they'll be really quiet and it... it'll be awkward..."
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Impa shakes her head, " we'll start a conversation. it'll be fine, im sure they'll be more relieved we worked things out than anything else."
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Link chokes back a sob and his shoulders shake, "im sorry. I shouldnt have said anything..."
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Impa sighs, " we both ought to have done things differently now come here." she grabs him and pulls him into a hug.
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Links bag drops to the floor and he wraps his arms around impa, hugging her tightly as he sniffles
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She gently kisses the top of his head and hugs him tightly, " you are ALWAYS welcome here with our family. and you will always be part of our family even if you choose to be away from us."
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Link pulls away and wipes his face, "despite what my dad did?"
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Impa pulls away to look at him, " what your father did has nothing to do with you. i will NEVER blame you for his choices. you are you, and you are my nephew and i love you very much."
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Link hiccups and nods, "okay..."
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Impa hugs him tightly again, " now, lets get back there and reassure your cousins that you're not leaving us again. im sure Paya is a wreak."
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Link nods and wipes his face some more, his eyes puffy from all the crying as he heads back to the table
Zelda keeps staring at her food, picking at it with her fork quietly
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Paya just stares at her plate, sniffling softly and trying to not cry.
Sheik eats mechanically, trying to set an example to keep going.
Impa heads in and takes her seat, " things have been resolved for the time being. Link, will you consider still staying the night? i understand if you'd feel more comfortable back at the dorms."
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Link nervously takes his seat, not daring to look up at his cousins in fear, "i... it would depend if you guys still want me...to stay..."
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Paya quickly looks up and jumps from her seat, running around to his spot and hugging him tightly, " of course i want you to stay!"
Sheik nods, " couldn;t have said it better myself."
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Link looks up in shock, his eyes beginning to water again, "e-even after... the terrible stuff i said?"
Zelda sighs softly, "too be honest there is a bit of truth to what you said and... despite how it went down you DID finally speak up about something that was bothering you. Im just sorry we made you feel that way."
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Sheik snorts, " terrible is overkill. yeah we're nosy, and you were a bit harsh, but shit happens, and we understand your frustration."
Paya squeezes him, " still love you don;t care."
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Link sniffles and hiccups.
Zelda gets up from her seat and goes over to link and paya, hugging them both, "i love you too link."
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Paya nuzzles her cousin, " we love you no matter what."
Sheik sighs and gets up, " okay fine i guess we're doing this." he hugs around Zelda.
Impa chuckles, " of course right after i sit." she gets up and goes over, engulfing all of them in a hug as well.
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Link squeaks when he feels the massive group hug and he cant help but go from crying to a soft chuckle, "o-okay! Okay! I get it!"
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Impa chuckles and lets go, going back to her seat.
Paya dn Sheik also let go and go back, Paya digging into her meal with gusto now.
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Zelda giggles and goes back to her seat and goes back to eating
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Sheik goes back to his own meal, actually enjoying it.
Impa chuckles, " one happy family, that's what i like to see."
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Link glances at everyone before digging into his meal
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Soon dinner is done and plates with a decadent tart are brought one, one being set in front of each person. Impa smiles, " oh, the chef's outdone themselves, this looks wonderful."
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Zelda stares at the tart, drooling a little, "holy shit that looks soooo~ good!" She quickly grabs her fork and starts eating hers
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Paya digs into hers and hums happily, " yummy!"
Impa chuckles and takes a bite, keeping herself dignified.
Sheik also takes a bite, " i have to agree, this is really good."
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Link happily eats his, going at a normal pace though.
Zelda has already finished hers, "yum!"
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Paya soon finishes hers as well and sighs happily.
Impa uses a napkin to dab at her lips, " i'll have to let them know that was a favorite."
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Zelda nods, "definitely!!"
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Impa smiles, " now, im sure you all have a lot of fun to catch up on. I'll see you all in the morning." she gets up and heads into the kitchen, telling the cook that the new recipe was a hit.
Paya smiles, " im so glad everything got worked out! should we have a sleepout in the cinema room? that would be fun."
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Zelda smirks, "we could put up some sheets and pillows and have a fort sleepout."
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Paya nods, " yeah!" she looks at Link, " please?"
Sheik sighs, " i'll go with if we're doing it..."
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Link blinks for a second before nodding, "yeah i dont mind."
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Paya squeals and runs off to find sheets to make a fort.
Sheik shakes his head, " well guess we're doing a sleepout."
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Zelda chuckles, "well we have a huge gated yard too. Be glad she doesnt want to camp in the backyard with a tent."
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Sheik chuckles, " she's too much of a fraidy cat for that."
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Zelda nods, "i know but maybe its something we can teach her not to be afraid of. I mean gosh at least we're still in the yard."
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Sheik nods, " yeah... we definitely need to get that girl to push her boundaries more."
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Zelda nods, "one thing at a time with that girl."
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Sheik nods, " yup..."
Paya runs past them with her arms full of sheets and blankets as she runs into the cinema room to start setting up the fort.
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Zelda sighs, "i'm going to grab my blankets and pillows. I dont want to sleep on too much floor."
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Sheik snorts, " you kidding? im getting my air mattress." he heads to his room and gets the camping air mattress and bedding before going to the cinema room and setting up his bed under the fort Paya is constructing.
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Link grabs all of his favorite pillows and blankets, creating to the cinema room.
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Paya soon has an elaborate fort up and her own little nest of blankets and pillows set up. Sheik also has his bed ready and is settling in.
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Zelda has her pillows, overly large teddy bear and blankets.
Link is settled as well, his area a bit more simple
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Paya smiles, " this is awesome! lets watch a movie." she grabs the remote and turns on the giant screen, putting a disney movie on.
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Link chuckles and gets settled into his blankets
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sheik lays on his stomach and watches the movie, " despite that bit of drama, it's been a good day."
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Link blushes when he hears sheiks comment and he looks away.
Zelda watches the screen, "we should get some snacks."
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Sheik grunts, " yeah, but i just got comfortable."
Paya scrambles up, " i'll get it!" she runs off and promptly comes back with an armload of bags of chips and candies.
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Zelda chuckles, "alright how about soda's or fizzy water to wash that down? Should i get it?"
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Paya nods, " good idea, and please, i already ran. probably nothing with caffeine since we plan to actually sleep."
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Zelda nods, "alright. Unless anyone has a specific request i'm grabbing whatever doesnt have caffeine in it."
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Sheik waves, " tea please."
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Zelda makes a face, "what a joy kill." She chuckles and leaves
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Sheik chuckles, " don;t we know it."
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She comes back a bit later, one arm carrying a bag full of drinks and her other hand carrying a mug of tea, "a-alright weirdo take your hot leaf water."
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Sheik takes the mug, " many thanks." he takes a sip and sighs happily.
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Zelda chuckles and hands paya a bottled beverage, "no caffeine."
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Paya takes it, " thank you!" she opens it and sips at it.
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Zelda looks at link, "you want something?"
Link shakes his head, "cant. Its after six."
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Paya blinks, " oh yeah... that sucks. i suppose you should limit the snacks then too huh."
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Link nods, "it's why i havent grabbed anything. "
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Paya pouts, " i wish that wasn;t an issue. but at least you can watch the movie! and hugs!" she bounces over and glomps him.
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Link yelps qhen she glomps him and he gives a soft chuckle, "paya its fine, it helps with my weight anyway so i wont complain."
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Paya pouts, " like you have to worry about your weight. if you get any thinner you'll break!"
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Link chuckles, "no i wont. Dont be so silly."
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Paya pouts, " if the guys you drool over are any indication you just might..."
Sheik chokes slightly on his tea, " Paya!"
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Links eyes widen and he turns bright red before quickly looking back at the screen and pretending he never heard paya
Zelda blinks and frowns, "paya, let's not tease link tonight okay? "
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Paya blinks and blushes, " okay sorry." she bounces back to her nest of pillows and opens a drink, sipping at it and crunching her snacks.
Sheik shakes his head and sits cross legged to watch the movie and enjoy his tea.
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Link and zelda watch the movie, link only half paying attention
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Sheik lets his eyes slide over to Link, " you doing okay?"
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He snaps out of it and glances at sheik, "yeah of course. Why wouldnt i be?"
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Sheik shrugs, " just asking. you seemed...distracted."
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Link snorts, "you're imagining things. "
Zelda shushes them and goes back to the movie
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Sheik rolls his eyes and turns his attention back to the movie.
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Zelda goes back to enjoying the movie
Link watches it for a few minutes before glancing at his phone
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Sheik notes that and grabs his own phone, texting Link, waiting for a text from Ike im guessing?
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Link yelps when his phone vibrates and he turns bright red, NO! I just- im doing a little reading. Thats all.
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Sheik covers his mouth to hide his laughter, busted
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Link looks away, his ears bright red, giving away how much he's blushing, i really am reading though.
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Sheik chuckles softly,it's fine, i know you're excited for sunday. He's probably just busy, don;t take the lack of texts personally.
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Link turns even more red when sheik doesnt believe him so he takes a screenshot of the yaoi manga he's reading and sends it to sheik
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Sheik glances at his phone when it buzzes and turns bright red, quickly deleting the image, you're seriously reading that stuff here? god the girls would have a field day
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Link huffs, I TOLD YOU I WAS READING
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Sheik shakes his head, well quit reading porn while we're watching a movie!
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Link huffs, Then believe me next time and dont tease me!
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Sheik rolls his eyes, whether i believed you or not you're still reading porn.
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Link huffs, yeah but if you had at least believed me you wouldnt have seen it
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Sheik rolls his eyes, perv. reading porn while anxiously waiting for a text from that alpha. and in the same room as your cousins.
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Link's eyes widen and he huffs, I am NOT waiting for a text from him! He'll be working tonight, you and i have early sparring in the morning and them afternoon he will be texting me for sunday updates!! I just dont like this disney movie!
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Sheik snickers and tosses a pillow at Link.
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Link snarls and grabs the pillow, hitting sheik with it albeit lightly
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Sheik makes a soft 'oomph' as he's hit, grabbing onto the pillow and grinning over it at Link.
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Zelda hears the pillow connect with sheik and she curiously looks over at him
Link huffs, "dont give me that face you little turd."
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Sheik chuckles softly, " little turd huh?" he yanks the pillow away and swats Link with it.
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Link yelps and grabs the nearest pillow, hitting sheik with it
Zelda blinks and scoots away
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Paya also moves away, " uh, okay?"
Sheik laughs and smacks him back.
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Link grabs another pillow in an attempt to hit sheik twice as much.
Zelda blinks and grabs her pillow, throwing them at paya
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Sheik blocks, grinning and sticking his tongue out before hiding behind his pillow to avoid another hit.
Paya squeals and grabs a pillow, hurling it at Zelda.
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Both zelda and link block the pillows before chucking more at sheik and paya
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Paya dives behind Sheik and the siblings work together, Paya blocking incoming attacks and supplying Sheik, while Sheik aims and throws the pillows at both Zelda and Link.
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Zelda and link dont really have a plan. They just keep laughing and chucking pillows at the other two
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Soon Paya calls for a truce, though Sheik was still up for more. They both laugh softly as they set their pillows aside. Sheik grins, " now it's been what feels like an eternity since we've done something like that.
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Zelda sets her pillows down, "all together, yes."
Link watches the others carefully, still ready to strike just in case
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Sheik passes pillows back to their owners and getting his settled back in place. Paya does the same, getting her nest comfy and yawning as she gets tired.
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Link gets his pillows back, sighing, "i cant believe we just had a pillow fight."
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Sheik chuckles, " one of the many fun activities you get around here."
Paya nods sleepily, " that was fun..."
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Zelda yawns and stretches, "certainly does tire you out rather quickly..." she pushes her things next to paya's nest so that she can sleep next to her cousin
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Paya snuggles into her little blanket and pillow nest, glad to have Zelda close by, " yeah...it was fun though...g'night."
Sheik yawns, grabbing the remote and shutting the movie off, " lets get some sleep."
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Link chuckles and double checks that he's taken his meds before getting up, "just gonna use the restroom and then i'll be back. " he heads to the nearest bathroom, making sure to be quick to use it before washing his hands and heading back to the room. He goes over to his area and curls up in his nest.
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sheik nods, making sure his tea mug is in a cup holder before pulling the blankets over himself.
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Link yawns and curls up tightly before falling asleep
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Sheik and Paya both soon pass out.
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Link and zelda are dead asleep, link not stirring until early morning, used to his internal clock waking him up
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Sheik also wakes up early, getting up and picking his way out to use the restroom and get his morning tea.
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Link also gets up and heads down to the kitchen to grab some water.
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Sheik sits at the table, eyes closed as he waits for the kettle to boil.
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Link grabs a glass of water and his medication for the day, making sure none of them fall out of his hand
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Sheik waits until the kettle boils and pours himself a mug, prepping his tea and taking his own meds with the first swallow.
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Link chokes down his pills and gulps down the water
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Sheik sighs softly, eyes closed as he enjoys his tea and waking up.
Impa walks into the kitchen, pouring coffee and tea into two separate thermos as she preps for the day.
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Link fills up his cup with more water, muttering a soft morning
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Sheik makes a soft grunt.
Impa chuckles, " good morning boys. im off then, have fun both of you." she quickly places a kiss onto each of their forehead before heading out the door.
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Link closes his eyes tightly when impa kisses his forehead and he blinks in confusion. He looks at sheik once impa leaves, "does she do that often?"
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Sheik shakes his head, " not normally."
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Link rubs his forehead and sighs before making some espresso, wanting something stronger than coffee, "ready for training this morning?"
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Sheik snorts softly, " gimme a half hour. you're not normally here this early."
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Link chuckles softly, "sorry for being awake." He grabs his small cup and starts taking small sips to keep himself from burning his tongue
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Sheik chuckles, " i'll forgive you this once."
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Link smirks and keeps sipping his espresso
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Sheik finishes a mug and starts another, appearing more perky as time goes on.
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Link is quickly wired by his one cup of bean juice and he watches his cup in the sink before setting ir on the dish rack to dry
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Sheik finishes off the tea and gets up, " alright, lets get to it then."
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Link nods and heads to their usual room that they train in
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Sheik follows and starts the next session, following the same training regimen that he was taught.
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Link pays close attention to what sheik teaches him, doing his best to learn as always
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Sheik teaches for about an hour and a half before stopping, sweating, " alright, i think that's enough for one lesson."
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Link lays on the floor, panting and sweating.
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Sheik chuckles softly, going over and holding out a hand to help him up, " we should both get a shower."
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Link takes his hand and gets hoisted up, grunting, "i feel so gross. I hate sweating."
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Sheik chuckles again, " yeah, but it's good for you."
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link snorts, "How good? Because you'd think i'd be in better health with how much i sweat."
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Sheik shakes his head, " depends on what you think is good health. your mental health is a different issue, you appear to be in fairly good health presently."
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Link sticks his tongue out at sheik, "you did not say anything about what kind of health."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " i would think it would be obvious that physical exertion usually comes with physical benefits."
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Link snorts, "you're so serious all the time."
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Sheik snorts, " well someone has to be."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head, "imma take my shower now." He heads to his room
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Sheik nods, " me as well." he stretches and heads to his room, taking a brief shower and drying off before going to get some actual breakfast.
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Link goes to his shower and takes a quick shower before getting dressed and styles his hair before heading back downstairs
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Breakfast is being served and Sheik piles a plate high with food, chowing down.
Paya is predictably still asleep.
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Link sits down and starts filling his plate with some things before eating a little bit
Zelda is sitting in her usual spot, no food on her plate yet, just coffee
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Sheik makes sure to eat a healthy breakfast, including plenty of fruit. He enjoys a few more cups of tea while he's at it, fresh brewed.
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Link has a few pieces of sausages and eggs on his plate with some cut up strawberries, staying away from the breads
Zelda keeps drinking her coffee
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Sheik finishes his breakfast and sips at his tea, " so, we gonna wake Paya up and go do something, or we gonna chill around here?"
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Zelda hums and sips her coffee, "do i have to move today? Its a saturday..."
Link snorts and chuckles, shaking his head, "i dont really care if we do something today or not."
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Sheik snorts and rolls his eyes, " if it wasn't a question, i would have told you to get your ass moving."
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Zelda groans and rests her head on the table, "i dont even know why im up. "
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Sheik rolls his eyes again, " then go back to sleep. Link and i are big boys, we can take care of ourselves."
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Zelda whines, "but link is never here and now he is and i wanna spend time with him"
Link blinks before chuckling and shaking his head
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Sheik sighs, " well, i guess that's why you're up then. now you know." he shakes his head, " maybe i ought to get an apartment...the peace and quiet sounds great right about now."
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Link snorts, "now you know why i like my dorm?"
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Sheik chuckles, " yeah... i couldn;t leave though, the girls would never get anything done."
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Link snorts, "sure they would. You cant enable them forever."
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Sheik sighs, " i know, but Zelda is so irresponsible, and Paya is so shy... somebody has to watch out for them."
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Link smiles and glances at zelda before shrugging, "maybe they just need the right motivation."
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Sheik sighs, " perhaps. we'll see." he finishes his tea and gets up, stretching, " i think i'll hit the climbing walls."
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Link watches sheik and smiles, "Mind if i join you? I could use some movement."
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Sheik shakes his head, " nah, you can come if you want. though im not sure how happy Zelda will be considering she just had a fuss over wanting to spend time with you instead of sleeping."
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Zelda groans, "If you guys can hold off for an hour I can join..."
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sheik grumbles, " an hour? i want to get going, i am motivated!"
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Zelda whines, "Plleeeeeeaaaaseee?"
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Sheik Sighs, looking at Link, " what do you think?"
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Link shrugs, "i still need to get properly showered and dressed. If she can get ready by the time im ready then she can come with."
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Sheik sighs, " alright. i'll be in my room waiting for you slow pokes."
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Link chuckles, "i wont be that long." He heads to his room.
Zelda meeps and quickly chugs her coffee, hissing softly when it burns her mouth and she runs to her room
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Sheik laughs softly, shaking his head at her behavior before heading to his own room and looking over a few things from an upcoming project.
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After a while link comes downstairs, freshly showered and in his usual baggy tank and yoga pants for rock climbing.
Zelda is only minutes behind, stumbling down the stairs as she hurries
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Sheik peeks out of his room and chuckles, " wow you actually made it Zelda." he heads towards the front door, " Links van then? since all three of us are going."
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Zelda huffs, out of breath, "i try..." she pulls out her brush from her bag and starts brushing her hair.
Link heads to the door and goes over to his van
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Sheik goes out and gets into the front passenger seat, " Hopefully Paya won;t be too upset she missed out, it's still pretty early though i doubt she'll wake up before we get back."
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Link chuckles, "if she's awake then we'll do something special for her."
Zelda gets in the van
Link buckles up and starts driving to the rock climbing arena
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Sheik nods, " yeah, otherwise if Link says he wanted to go and is super sorry im sure she'll settle down." he gets out when they get there and head in, talking to the guy behind the counter before getting climbing gloves on and his harness before starting up one of the more difficult walls.
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Link rolls his eyes and gets out with zelda, "Oh come on. She doesnt always calm down once something involves me."
Zelda shrugs and gets her gloves, "She kinda does though."
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Sheik chuckles, " if you are the one guilting her she will." he grunts as he jumps for the next handhold, clinging tightly to it.
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Link pouts, "Im not going to guilt her. Thats not fair."
zelda gets to an easy section and starts climbing, "It gets things done though."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " only a little. just enough to get her to stop pouting if she's awake before we get back. just say you wanted to spend time with your cousins but didn;t want to wake her since she looks comfortable. it's both true, and will get her to settle down."
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Link sighs and gets his gear on, "i... suppose." He goes over to the difficult wall and starts climbing
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Sheik shrugs, " up to you though. we can always just buy her something."
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Link snorts, "She has her own money to buy whatever she wants."
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " yeah but if we get her something then she'll forgive us, or at least forget she was upset."
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Link sighs as he keeps climbing, "alright i suppose. "
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Sheik reaches the top and hauls himself up, panting softly and covered in sweat, " maybe i should have waited on the shower, because i think im gonna need another one."
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Zelda giggles and smirks, "both of you are going to need to take two showers."
Link huffs as he keeps climbing, "its not like thats a bad thing."
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Sheik nods, " yeah, i'll take multiple showers a day if it means keeping in shape."
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Link keeps climbing, huffing softly as he gets closer to the top
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Sheik climbs down, stretching before looking at a slightly easier wall and deciding to go for it.
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link manages to get to the top and sits down, panting softly
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Sheik gets to the top of the second wall and pulls himself up to rest, " whew... it's a good workout."
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Link sighs and drops down, the line supporting him as he lands gracefully, "You can say that again."
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Sheik looks over at Zelda, " how are you doing?"
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Zelda huffs as she struggles to make it, "i need full concentration here!! Dont talk to me!!"
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Sheik laughs softly, rappelling himself down and heading over to the counter and buying a drink.
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Link removes the line from his harness before removing the harness itself before leaning against the wall, sighing softly
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Sheik takes his own harness off and hangs it up, taking a few deep drinks from the bottle in his hand. " well, guess we're just waiting on Zelda then."
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Zelda snarls as she is just mere inches from the top, "SHUT UP!!"
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Sheik laughs softly, " you're doing great!"
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Zelda manages to drag herself up, huffing and groaning softly, "im... im gonna kill you...."
Link chuckles and shakes his head, getting a drink for himself
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Sheik laughs softly, " well all i'd have to do to get away is climb a wall apparently."
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Zelda huffs and quickly sits up, giving a not so serious glare, "i'm gonna make you regret saying that."
Link leans back and sips his drink. He pulls out his phone and starts texting
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Sheik takes another swallow of his own drink, " sure."
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She pouts and grabs the rope before jumping down, landing gracefully
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Sheik finishes his drink and tosses the bottle into a recycling bin, " alright, we done then?"
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Link nods, "i am. Got a good work out."
Zelda whines softly, "i cant feel my arms! "
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Sheik chuckles, " good thing you're not driving then. you'll be fine. lets get back then."
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Link chuckles and goes to his van, getting in
Zelda groans and follows, laying in the back
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Sheik climbs in and whistles softly to himself, settling in the front passenger seat.
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Link drives home, smiling at the bit of exercise he got
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Once they get home Sheik heads in, checking on Paya who's still out. He chuckles and goes over, " Paya, it's time to wake up."
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Link and zelda head inside and zelda quickly goes to her room to shower
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Paya groans and rolls over, wrinkling her nose, " ...you stink."
Sheik snorts and shakes his head, " im gonna go shower, you get your butt up." he heads to his own room and showers.
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Link gets to his room and starts taking a shower as well.
zelda gets out and starts drying her long hair
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Paya grumpily snuggles back under the blankets.
Sheik showers quickly, then gets out and dries off, only really needing to rinse the sweat off.
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Link gets dried and into a fresh change of clothes before lying on his bed, pulling out his phone
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Sheik also puts on new clothes, heading out to the kitchen and brewing up some high caffeine tea and bringing it to Paya.
Paya smells the tea and blearily sits up, reaching for the tea and sipping at it with her eyes still closed.
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Zelda heads downstairs and turns on the tv, texting some friends boredly
Link stretches and yawns before opening his laptop tho do some homework.
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Paya looks around once she has enough caffeine in her to peel her eyes open a bit, " ...where's Zelly and Linky?"
Sheik snorts, " already up and about probably in their rooms."
Paya grunts and squirms out of the bed, somehow managing not to spill her tea. She hurries to Links room and flops onto his bed.
Sheik shakes his head and goes to his own room, deciding to look up a few things.
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Link blinks when paya enters his room, "hey paya, good to see you awake."
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Paya nods, sipping her tea with her eyes barely open, " mmmm. morning Linky..."
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Link smiles and chuckles, "despite all of us going to bed at the same time you slept so late."
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Paya makes a grumbling noise, " Sheik wakes up too early...."
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Link snorts, "paya, all three of us were up before you."
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Paya grumbles, " people wake up too early..."
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"hey, save some of that beauty rest for the rest of us, okay?"
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " nuh. i need all i can get."
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Link laughs, "No you dont! How many times have i told you that you're beautiful!?"
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Paya rolls her eyes, " im so plain."
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Link shakes his head, "No. You're not. absolutely not. are you calling me a liar?"
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Paya pouts, " no, im calling you biased."
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Link hums, "Yeah i am biased. but im also gay. we're supposed to know what looks good, right?"
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " gay guys can still be biased."
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Link snorts, "Trust me, you're hot. you just dont see it because you look at yourself all the time and you're used to how you look."
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Paya blushes, " b-but then why... why hasn;t anyone ever tried to ask me out or anything..."
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Link snorts, "You think they're gonna risk their balls with sheik around?"
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Paya pouts, " cock blocked by my own brother..."
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Link chuckles, "Are you surprised? it is sheik after all."
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Paya flops face first onto Links pillow with a groan, " not fair..."
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Link shrugs, "Maybe a dating site is more your style. Up to you though. "
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Paya blushes, " m-maybe... i suppose then it'd be easier f-for me to talk to them. and they won;t know me so the chances of them just trying to get close because of our family and money is less."
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Link nods, "Thats a good way to think about it. Just also make sure you stay alert around anyone you chat with alright? Creeps can sometimes be on the internet too and as much as i want you to find someone who truly loves you i also want to keep you safe. Not in an extreme way like sheik though."
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Paya sighs, " but if i go to a good site there should be less of that right? im not good at telling when people are being like that..."
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Link shrugs, "Sometimes if you go on sites that you have to pay for it helps weed out a good amount of creeps."
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Paya snorts, " of course i'd go on the sites i have to pay for. im not going to those cheap sites."
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"Yeah, mainly creeps on the free sites. But, if you feel like you need a second opinion on someone you can always ask me. Im pretty good at figuring that shit out without scaring them away like sheik does."
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Paya giggles, " he can be pretty intimidating. maybe i'll try it..."
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Link nods, "and i'll keep my mouth shut about it. So dont worry, he wont find out about it from me."
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She gets up and hugs Link, " im glad you're here..."
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Link blinks and blushes a bit, "a-ah really? I mean- i... i'm glad? I uh... i just want to make sure you get some confidence so you can find yourself."
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Paya nods, " of course! I love Sheik but i can;t talk to him about this. I can talk with Zelda but sometimes it's nice to talk with multiple people... anyway you're different, you're shyer like me, Zelda is so... confident. i can;t be like her."
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Link snorts, "Me? Shy? When have I been shy? I like to think of it more like, reserved."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " you get what i mean. you're not like me, but you're the closest."
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Link chuckles, "Yeah, okay, i am the closest."
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Paya hugs him again, " Sheik and Zelda are just so strong and confident, it's impossible to try and match them. maybe... maybe i can get closer to matching you. like, confidence wise."
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Link smiles, "You can if you feel like it'll help. just dont lose yourself while doing it, kay?"
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Paya nods, " i'll try... there's so much to try and get used to and so many things are just terrifying..."
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Link smiles, "yeah it can be. if you're alone. but you have us. we'll keep you safe."
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Paya nods, " yeah... i don;t know what i'd do without you guys."
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link chuckles and ruffles the top of her head, "you'll be just fine. i'll keep ya safe."
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Paya giggles, " you gotta be here with me to do that."
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Link shrugs, "to be fair, nothing will happen to you when you're in here, however outside of the house is where you actually could have an issue and thats usually when im around you."
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Paya nods, " yeah... but you're gone often and i go out with Zelly sometimes. she likes going shopping."
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Link shrugs, "then let me know and i'll come with if its outside."
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Paya blinks, " really? but... you like to study and such back at your dorm..."
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Link snorts, "paya, there's only so much studying i can do before i run out of homework. Plus, thats really the only thing i can do at my place aside from being on the internet."
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She nods, " okay...i'll text you when we go out."
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Link nods, "maybe.... a good hour before you guys go out. In case i need to look good."
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Paya raises an eyebrow, " what, trying to find a boyfriend again?"
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Link shakes his head, "not a boyfriend. That entails commitment. I dont want that but i still have needs."
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Paya blushes and nods, " ah... s-so a fling."
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Link nods, "fling, one night stand, casual sex, a quickie. All the same."
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Paya blushes brightly and buries her face, "o-okay! i-i get it!"
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Link snorts, "just dont tell the others. They dont need to know."
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Paya blinks and frowns, " but... who's going to make sure that person is safe and not going to hurt you? what if they seem nice but then they're not when you...take them home."
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Link smiles, "Its okay paya, i do this all the time. Who better to tell who is a creep or not than me? Im an expert."
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Paya shudders, " b-but what about Noah? what if there's someone like him... who seems nice and then... tries to do something bad..."
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Link sighs, "i had my guard down because i thought he loved me. Thats different when you know its a complete stranger. One of the many reasons why i have sex at my place is that i have quite a few hidden weapons to use if i end up feeling unsafe. Besides, I've been having casual sex for a long time and nothing happened yet. Dont worry about me."
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Paya whines softly, " o-okay....please be careful...."
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Link smiles and pats her head, "i'll be fine paya. I promise. "
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Paya nods and hugs him, " kay....im going to hold you to it."
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Link chuckles and hugs her, "i wouldnt expect any different."
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Paya hugs him tightly. When she lets go she smiles, " so, what should we do today?"
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Link shrugs, "Up to you. I already did what i wanted to do today so whatever you want to do I'll consider."
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Paya blinks, then hums softly blushing, " well... maybe since you kinda want to find someone... maybe we can go out and look for boys..."
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Link blinks and snorts softly, "Uh... well...we could try. Thats usually more like an evening thing."
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Paya nods, blushing brightly, " o-okay. i, uh, maybe we can go shopping just you and me then? get some cute outfits for uh, tonight."
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Link blinks and smiles, "How about you and I go shopping just for fun and then we will properly plan for a night out some time in the future. Cant just rush in to it. Besides, I have to be in top shape for tomorrow since I'll be with ike, swimming with a dolphin."
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Paya nods, " okay! that sounds like fun, i wish i could go too... not that i want to intrude on your fun with your friend."
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Link smiles, "If its as great as I think it will be im sure it wouldnt be hard to convince some people to let you in there as well."
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Paya squeals and hugs him, " oh that would be so fun!"
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Link laughs and pats her shoulder, "Alright, alright, i'll try my best but no promises okay?"
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Paya nods excitedly, " of course, but still i really really really wanna go! oh you have to tell me all about it as soon as you get back okay?!"
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Link nodd, "i will, dont you worry about that. Come monday i probably wont shut up about it."
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Paya whines, " monday is too long though... i can hardly wait now even though i know it's not until tomorrow."
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Link chuckles, "gonna have to deal with it."
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Paya pouts and flops onto his bed.
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Link goes back to what he was doing
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Paya sighs and flops over, " so we gonna go shopping or what?"
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Link nods, "Yes, give me two seconds to send this email and then we'll be off."
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Paya nods, " alright." she sits, looking around boredly.
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Link finishes up before stuffing his phone in his pocket, "alright. Lets go to the mall."
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Paya bounces up and runs to her room, getting her phone before hurrying back, " oh this will be so fun! just the two of us. it's been forever since we did that!"
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Link smiles and heads to the front door, grabbing his keys
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Paya hops into Links car, " i wanna get something for Zelda. i never get to go shopping without her so it's a perfect time to find a gift for her."
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Link gets in and heads for the mall, smiling, "could always just get her something online."
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Paya rolls her eyes, " she's always all over any packages we get."
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Link snorts, "she should be aware that opening a package without her name on it is illegal. She cant be president with that kind of track record."
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Paya giggles, " try telling her that. anyway it's just easier to get and hide this way. plus even if she didn;t open it she'd know i got something and it'd be impossible to keep hidden."
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Link tsks softly, "what a little turd. Another reason why im glad i dont live with her."
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Paya nods, " she can be a pain, but i still love her and she's fun to be around. we all have our quirks, ya know?"
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Link is quiet for a moment before smirking, "you ever hear of an amazon bomb?"
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Paya blinks, " ... not one of those things that spray glitter and stink spray? oh my god she'd kill me!"
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Link laughs as he gets a parking spot, "i'll put my name on it."
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Paya shakes her head, " oh she's gonna be so mad..." she gets out of the van, biting her lip nervously.
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Link gets out and smiles at her, "lets go!"
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Paya follows him in, still worrying but brightening at the thought of getting to do some shopping with Link.
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Link hums, "where do you wanna go shopping?"
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Paya hesitates, " that's a good question. what can i get Zelly? she's got such a specific fashion sense i don't dare get clothes or shoes for her. jewelry is borderline. oh, maybe a new jewelry case, i noticed her other ones are getting quite full. and maybe a jewelry set to go with it."
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Link looks at paya and smiles, "thats very observant and thoughtful. Lets go."
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Paya smiles and heads to a store she thought might carry nice jewelry cases, looking them over before selecting a well made large one in a lovely solid wood. She buys the expensive case and heads to a fine jewelry store, looking over the real gemstone sets they have.
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Several employees talk to paya, hoping to be the one to sell her something for good commission.
Link watches and shakes his head, laughing
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Paya mostly ignores them, carefully looking at some of the pieces she thinks might work, " Linky, what do you think of this? I think the blue would bring out her eyes, and this new style is pretty nice."
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Link comes over and wedges his way in, looking, "Oh thats very nice. I think she would love it."
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Paya looks up and her eyes land on the nearest employee and smiles, " can i have this one wrapped up please?"
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The employee grins and nods, "Yes yes of course!" She quickly starts getting the jewelry professionally wrapped up
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Paya holds out her credit card, smiling sweetly, " thanks!"
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The employee finishes the purchase and hands paya her bag and receipt, "A-anytime! Thank you for shopping with us today!" She's bright red as she smiles and gives a polite wave
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Paya smiles and tucks the card and the receipt back into her purse before walking out with her purchases, " lets drop these off at the van. oh im so excited! she's gonna love this!"
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Link smiles as he follows paya, "She certainly will. you always were great at being able to pick out gifts for others."
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Paya blushes, " you think so? i mean i try to pick things people will like but that's what everyone does."
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Link shakes his head, "You've always been spot on. Even with someone as picky as me. I always loved your gifts."
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Paya hugs him, " aw, you're too sweet. now i gotta make sure i work extra hard to get you an amazing gift next time!"
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Link chuckles, "you dont have to~" He opens his van so paya can put her things away.
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Paya pouts, " of course i do. if you think im the best gift giver then i have a reputation to uphold."
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Link snorts and shakes his head, smiling, "Out your things in the van and lets get back inside."
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Paya makes sure the display is carefully secured so it won;t jostle around, and tucks the jewelry away out of sight so it's not a temptation to anyone. " okay!" she bounces back over to Link.
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Link shuts the door and locks it up before heading back inside the mall
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Paya follows, humming softly, " lets go get a cute outfit for each of us! maybe i can go look for a halloween costume too, i haven;t done that yet."
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Link gasps softly, "Halloween! Thats a great idea! Let's go! "
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Paya giggles, " okay!" she hooks her arm in his and walks fast towards the halloween store.
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Link chuckles and walks fast to keep up with her
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Paya goes into the halloween store, looking around, " so many new costumes this year! what do you wanna go as?"
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Link chuckles, "i'm going as tinkerbell."
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Paya wrinkles her nose, " that'll be interesting, especially if we do it well. im not sure what i wanna do yet, if you'd picked something else i might have done something along the same lines, but i don't wanna be a peter pan character."
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Link chuckles, "you dont have to try to collaborate with me. Although wendy was always such a pretty character. That being said you can be anyone you want."
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Paya shakes her head, " nah, i want to be something else. im not sure what yet. something cute. maybe a character from one of the new movies from this year?"
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Link chuckles, "i could see you going as a pokemon. I know thats big this year. Like a skitty or something."
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Paya stops to think, " that would be super adorable! i think that's a good idea. they don;t have that here though, i should order one to be custom made online right away so they have time to make it."
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Link chuckles, "alright then. Glad i could help. If you cant find one let me know. Wouldnt be the first time i worked with fabrics."
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Paya nods and bounces excitedly, " i can at least find some cute additions though, like maybe a little bell collar, pink shoes and gloves, maybe a wig... what do you think?"
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Link nods, "for sure. And if we can find some rabbit ears i can stretch them and alter them to look like skitty."
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Paya claps excitedly, " oh this is gonna be fun!" she runs off into the store to start finding some of the things.
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Link chuckles and follows after her, "if you cant find anything in the right color than go with white so it can be dyed."
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Paya nods, " okay!" She looks through some cute shoes and tries on a pair of knee high boots that are a pastel pink.
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Link smiles and watches his cousin dog through the accessories
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Paya shows off the boots, " aren;t these perfect? oh right, we gotta find your stuff too. come on!" she grabs his hand and runs off to try and find things to make up tinkerbells outfit.
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Link yelps and follows behind paya
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The hyperactive girl quickly picks out a cute green dress, holding it up to Link, " oh, i think this would do nicely!"
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Link hums and looks the sparkly green dress and holds it against him, "A bit long, but I can always cut it shorter."
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Paya nods, " right? plus then you can cut it jagged like hers is anyway."
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Link nods, "I'll just need some sparkly shoes, wings which will be easy to find here, and some skin colored tights which im sure i have a pair back home."
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Paya calps happily and runs off, finding a few pairs of fairy wings that might work, " hmm.... these ones are cute... but these ones are so detailed and fancy..."
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Link hums and picks the fancy ones, "These are a bit thinner and look more like tinkerbell's. plus they look like they'll sit closer to my back which will be nice in a crowded room."
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Paya nods, and continues helping him get his outfit ready, before getting as much for her own as she can before lunchtime rolls around.
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Link sighs, looking a bit tired, "Paya, its time to eat lunch. im hungry."
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Paya blinks and checks her phone, " oh, it is. sorry...guess we can call it good. should we get something to eat here?"
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Link nods, "That'd be easiest. come on. food court time."
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Paya nods and makes sure everything they wanted was paid for before bouncing towards the food court with their bags.
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Link follows, "do you want me to take some of those bags? "
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Paya hands Links stuff over, " sure why not." she soon arrives at the food court and looks around humming thoughtfully, " what do i wanna have..."
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Link licks his lips, "i know what i'm getting. Some good ol' msg in the form of chinese."
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Paya laughs softly, " chinese does sound good." she heads over to the stall and orders a meal.
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Link orders his food, and licks his lips when he gets his tray
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Paya sits with hers and digs in, sighing happily at the yummy food, " mmm, i love our cook but sometimes fast food is just so good."
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Link nods as he eats his, "our food is.... refined aaaand on the healthier side but this stuff is so much better. Like a treat."
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Paya nods, " yeah, junk food is so nice sometimes..." she shoves another bite in her mouth and makes happy noises.
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Link takes a bite out of his eggroll and shudders, "soooo good~"
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Paya chuckles, " careful now, don;t wanna get the alphas around excited."
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Link swallows before smirking, "I certainly wouldnt get excited with just one egg roll in the mouth. they're pretty small."
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Paya blinsk and blushes brightly, " oh god Link!"
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Link snorts, "hey you started it."
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She shakes her head, face bright red, " i meant you moaning, not that you were blowing your eggroll!"
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Link shrugs, "its a great eggroll."
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Paya hides behind her hands, " im starting to rethink going out shopping with you..."
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Link chuckles, "no you're not. You love me!"
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Paya groans, " i do, but right now i kind of want to die..."
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Link shrugs, "No one's paying attention. Name one person looking at us."
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Paya snorts, " as if im going to look, and even if i did i don;t know their names."
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Link hums and looks around, "Hmmmm~ nope~ no eyes. you're fine."
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Paya peeks out, sighing in relief and shaking her head, still red as she keeps her eyes down and eats the rest of her food.
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Link frowns and looks away, sighing, "Sorry I am that much of an embarrassment."
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Paya shakes her head, " no, sorry i just take awhile to recover...." he soon finishes her food and looks around nervously, relaxing a bit more as she sees nobody is still looking.
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Link sighs and decides he's not that hungry anymore, staring at the dumb posters that are scattered around the food court
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Paya opens one of the bags and smiles at their purchases, " what should we do now?"
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Link snaps out of it and looks at paya, "Ah. i guess its up to you. Im fine with whatever."
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Paya tilts her head, " i guess we should probably head home and take stock of our costumes. oh, and you can help distract Zelly so i can get her gift inside and hide it."
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Link nods, "That can be done. Its not that hard to distract her."
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Paya nods, " just showing off your costume should do it. alright, it's a plan."
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Link chuckles and gets up, "Lets head home then. Im sure sheik will have some words about my costume as well."
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Paya shakes her head, " i doubt they'll be nice words... he doesn't like any of us attracting too much attention." she gets up and stretches, " i think we did good work today though."
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Link nods, "great work if i do say so myself." He starts heading to his van before getting inside
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Paya puts their stuff into the van and hops in, bouncing slightly with excitement.
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Link starts driving back home, humming softly
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Paya looks out the window, enjoying just being a passenger.
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Link gets into his parking spot and turns off the van, "alright, give me my bag. I'll go in first."
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Paya hands over the bag of the costume stuff, " my costume stuff is there too, i don;t care if she sees that. i'll be in after like, 5 minutes? think that's enough time?" she starts gathering the other stuff together to take inside once the coast is clear.
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Link nods and grabs the bag before running in, "I GOT MY COSTUME!"
Zelda walks over and smiles, "oh yeah? Lemme see!"
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Sheik looks over and raises an eyebrow, " oh? and what will it be?"
Paya sneaks in one of the side doors, hurrying to her room and hiding the gifts before heading back out and going in the front.
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Link hums, "tinkerbell! I found this green sparkly dress and im gonna cut it so it ends at my thighs~"
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Sheik slowly raises an eyebrow, " no offense Link, but is that wise? you're going to get a lot of gay alphas worked up with that."
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Link blinks and frowns, "well, i technically am hoping to get a few numbers so im sure it'll be fine. "
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Sheik seems like he's about to say something and stops, sighing, " well i suppose her party is a better place than most, just only wear it to the party please?"
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Zelda makes a face, "she... does always have the best security guards that money can buy...although i'm not sure i like the fact that you want to cut it that high up..."
Link shrugs, "i'll be wearing tights."
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Sheik relaxes a bit, " ...very well. i don;t like it but i won't try to stop you."
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Link smiles, "good because i wouldnt let you stop me anyway. Im perfect to be tinkerbell."
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sheik snorts and shakes his head.
Paya comes up behind them, " and im gonna be skitty!"
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Zelda looks at paya and smiles, "Really? A skitty? How cute~ How did you get that idea?"
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Paya hugs Link, " Linky helped! look look!" she grabbed her stuff to show off the pinks items she got to start the outfit off.
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Zelda hums, "Im sure there will be some things you'll need to get online then. better do it now since sometimes the shipping takes forever."
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Paya nods, " yeah im planning on it. im going to custom order some cute skitty parts. maybe special gloves to look like paws, oh i need a tail, and a special dress... im gonna work on that today."
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Zelda giggles, "Guess i better put some serious thought in what im going to go as."
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Paya nods, " you should go as a pokemon too! then we can match! we can make sheiky do it as well!"
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Zelda hums, "I could but i dont know much about pokemon. Maybe you could pick one out that i match to for me?"
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Paya hums softly, " espeon and sylveon or glacion come to mind...i'll have to think about it."
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Zelda hums, "the eevee evolution huh? I suppose glaceon wouldnt be terrible. I always looked great in light blue. which one would sheik be."
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She hums softly, " well we can go fierce like his personality, or we can go opposite and go cutesie. though i think he'll be more likely to go along if we made it dignified. maybe like, lucario?"
Sheik scowls, " im not even planning to dress up, im just going to keep you all out of trouble."
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Zelda hums, "Umbreon is pretty cool. But so is Absol but im just not sure if that matches him completely."
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Paya nods, " umbreon would work for him, and i think absol would work too. if he does umbreon though you two would be part of a theme and then i'd wanna change mine to be an eeveelution too...."
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Zelda hums, "....well, you could be sylveon. That would roughly have close enough colors to what you already have. "
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Paya nods thoughtfully, " that would work. that would be fun, we can all match! except Link, who's gonna be a party pooper." she sticks her tongue out at him playfully.
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Link blinks before pouting, "sorry, i already know what i wanted to be."
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Paya giggles, " it's okay, i can make you join us next year. we can switch which ones we are."
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Link shrugs, "you'll have to remind me."
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Paya nods, " okay!" She hums softly, " im gonna go order the rest of the stuff for my sylveon costume, and look for stuff for sheiks too since he won't."
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Link chuckles before following paya, "Im assuming its in her room then?"
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Paya blinks and tilts her head, " huh? oh, no. i put it in the study, she never goes in there."
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Link snorts, "Good call. That's like, the last place she'll ever be."
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Paya nods grinning, " right? plus i made sure it was way in the back, among the stuff Impa piles up for taxes."
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Link snorts, "perfect. Well, imma gona head to my room. See ya." He heads to his room
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Paya nods and hurries to her own room, getting on the computer and working on ordering costumes for her and Sheik.
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Zelda heads up to her room to skype friends
Link sits down at his desk and happily texts ike, i'm so excited for tomorrow!
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Ike soon gets off work and smiles at the text, yeah? me too. we'll have to be there around 10ish, so be up and ready.
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Link chuckles and pushes some of his hair behind his ears, of course i'll be up! I'll probably be awake before you! haha!
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Ike chuckles, probably. im on a little break now, but im heading to my second job soon so i'll be up kinda late.
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Link blinks and frowns, second.... job?
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Ike chuckles, yeah there's two i bounce between. i can usually fill most of my free time that way between one or the other. and this one i work mostly in the back hauling stuff so i can usually get a shift whenever i need one, they always seem to need the extra help.
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Link sighs, but is that okay? For your health? That seems so excessive
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Ike sighs, im fine, i've been doing this for a long time and im still fine. you get used to the long hours after awhile. besides, how else am i gonna earn money?
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Link bites his lip before sighing haha... i know impa said something... embarrassing about hiring you to work here... and uh... the pay would be enough... so you would only need this one job. But it was SO weird and i have no idea if you would actually be interested!!
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Ike blinks and tilts his head, raising an eyebrow, i have no idea since i don;t know what it is. i know rich people do weird shit with their money, does one of your cousins want me to give their pet pony a milk bath or massage their dog or something?
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...pool boy
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Ike snorts, well that's really not that weird but yeah sure. you guys would pay that much? and didn;t you say you already had a someone that took care of your pool?
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Link rolls his eyes, yeah but it was impa saying all this about you working here. I honestly dont know if you'd do that or not. It still felt weird though
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Ike chuckles, i can take orders. don;t worry, if you hire me i'll work hard.
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Link sighs yeah but... then i'll have a friend who will also work for me. Isnt that odd to you?
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Ike shrugs, kinda, but i've made friends with managers and stuff of places, that's kinda similar. plus i've taken plenty of odd jobs from friends. point is i can be professional, i won;t let the fact that we're friends keep me from doing a good job. it's up to you in the end, but im game.
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Link shudders and frowns, it has nothing to do with me. If you really want to work here then you can ask aunti impa. I wouldnt be upset if you did take a job here. High pay, health and dental insurance, the fact that you can gloat to your friends that you're working for rich ass people
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Ike blinks, ah, well since you were mentioning it i thought you might be trying to scout me out. i'll talk with her. and it's not like im gonna gloat, obviously i'd be nice to work a little less and get paid well, but a job is a job regardless of who i work for. besides, any corperation is rich ass people im working for if you think about it.
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Link blushes and sighs, not... trying to scout you out. On one hand you working here would make your job life easier and you can have more time for your sports, personal stuff, and even your roommates. Well, at least the one thats always in his room anyway. If i can see it would be dumb to not take that kind of offer in your position. .....but on the other hand im afraid that...my family will get to know you more than i do. Which sounds really stupid now that i typed this out...
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Ike laughs softly, well you're welcome to hang around, and anyway i'll be working, not socializing. well i assume so anyway, i suppose if they want to pay me to chat im down for that. it's a good deal if she's willing to hire me, im not going to let it slide by. maybe tomorrow after our dolphin thing i'll head over and see about talking with your aunt
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Link blinks and nods, sundays are usually best... the building is never open on sundays just because this whole state used to be a highly religious go-to-church thing but that was a long time ago. Some places still dont open on sundays but its more out of convenience nowadays.
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Ike chuckles, funny how old traditions linger like that. alright, i'll be doing that. did you want to meet at my place or at the aquarium?
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Link hums, the aquarium is fine!"
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alright, see you there. i do gotta get ready though, so gotta run!he pockets his phone and gets changed before heading to his next job.
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Link cant help but smile and he settles on his bed sighing softly. He'll have to text impa if she ever figured out if she even wanted a new pool boy after sidon left. Maybe a quick nap and then he'd ask
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Paya gets her and Sheiks outfits ordered and bounces to Zelda's room, " have you ordered your costume yet Zelly?"
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Zelda nods from her vanity in her room, "yes i did that right away. Im just going through my makeup so i know which colors to pick from for my costume. "
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Paya goes over, " you're so good with makeup, im sure whatever you pick will look stunning."
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Zelda smiles, "thanks. I do love it. If you like, i can do yours too."
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Paya nods, " duh! i do alright with my makeup but i know you'll make it amazing."
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Zelda smiles, "its such a shame you and i are the only ones in this family that appreciate what make up can do for you. Its not just about hiding things or making your eyes pop. If you're good at contouring you can change the entire way that your face is shaped and it is amazing."
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Paya nods excitedly, " boys just don;t get it sadly..."
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Zelda sighs, "I've seen link use light stuff to just make everything more even on his face but he doesn't go any farther than that. Sheik... doesn't get it at all. "
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Paya sighs, " not that Sheik really needs it, he's got great skin. so i guess i see why he's not into it. we're totally going to make up his face for his umbreon costume though." she giggles.
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Zelda giggles, "i'll make him look even better!"
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Paya nods excitedly, " it'll be amazing!"
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Zelda nods, "indeed. I'm going to grabe a snack from the kitchen."
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Paya gets up, " ooo i want something too. maybe a some shortcake and strawberries, mmmm."
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Zelda hums and heads to the kitchen, "i was thinking of some angel cake with fresh fruit and syrup of said fruit. "
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Paya gives out a longing sigh, " oh that also sound wonderful. lets have that, yum."
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Zelda blinks before smiling, "alright alright." She gets to the kitchen and asks their baker for said dessert before patiently waiting
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The baker nods, whipping up the fruit and syrup fresh, and taking some angelfood cake they'd made that morning, putting it all together before taking two dishes of it out and setting it on the table for the girls.
Paya sighs at the sight, " oh this looks wonderful." she takes a bite quickly, " and tastes even better!"
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Zelda smiles and thanks the baker before biting into her slice, "man they can never get anything wrong, can they. It always tastes amazing."
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The baker chuckles and heads back into the kitchen, preparing other fresh foods.
Paya nods, " i love having personal chefs.... the baker makes such good stuff, and then the chef is able to take that and make it into even better stuff...."
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Zelda hums and keeps eating, "so good~ i dont think i could ever eat food from anywhere else like other people do. "
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Pay giggles, " i enjoy other food sometimes, Link and i had chinese earlier and it was so yummy."
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Zelda wrinkles her nose, "gross..."
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Paya sticks her tongue out, " it was yummy!"
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"But it's so bad for you. All that msg? Bleck."
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Paya shrugs, " it's only once in awhile... it's not like i have it all the time. just a special treat."
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Zelda shakes her head, "I mean.... i'll have a bag of baked chips and some chocolate but all that is so bad for you. But its your body I guess. Luckily we are pretty active so at least we can work that shit off."
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Paya nods, " i know it's bad...but im careful..."
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zelda shrugs, "thats entirely on you and i trust whatever decision you make."
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Paya sighs and picks at her dessert, not feeling as happy about it. she gets up leaving half of it, " i... i think im going to go swim."
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Zelda blinks in confusion, "oh. Do you want me to save your other half so you can have it for later then?"
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She rubs her arm, " i better not. since i had that chinese food i'd better be careful about what i eat today."
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Zelda shrugs, "just use the work out room downstairs. "
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Paya shakes her head, " i will, but maybe after a few laps. i don't feel like having it anymore anyway."
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Zelda shrugs, "alright, if you say so. "
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Paya goes to the pool, swimming, " can;t let myself get fat..."
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Zelda goes back to what she's doing.
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Sheik wanders to the tv room and starts a video game.
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After a few hours link wakes up from his nap and he stretches, yawning
Zelda is on the couch, boredly watching sheik
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Paya works out, self conscious.
Sheik runs around in red dead redemption, doing some quests.
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Zelda huffs, "you're not doing anything fun. Why not go kill a bunch of people?"
Link stretches and goes downstairs, yawning again. He should really get going. He wanted to relax in his own bed for a bit before waking up early
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Sheik snorts, " because then i'll get a reputation for being an asshole. makes life more difficult overall in the game. now, i could do this..." he lassos someone and hog ties them, tossing them onto the back of his horse, " as long as i get rid of the only witness, which is this guy, there's no problem."
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Zelda snorts, "such a shame you cant actually have a job as a ninja. I swear to god you were born in the wrong time period."
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Sheik snorts softly, " maybe, but i also kind of like modern tech and not dying of smallpox and such."
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Zelda nods, "fair."
Link gathers up his things and texts sheik that he's heading out
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Sheik blinks and glances at his phone, " oh for cripes sake, he's not even gonna say goodbye?" he pauses his game and gets up, " Link's heading out, im going to see him off." he quickly heads for the front door.
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Zelda makes a disgruntled sound before getting up as well, "when has he ever actually said goodbye on his own?" She follows sheik.
Link adjusts his laptop strap carefully as he waits for his cousins, knowing they would show up
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sheik stops when he sees Link, " so, were you just gonna leave or do you actually plan on saying goodbye to us?" he shakes his head.
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Link shrugs, "if i didnt want a goodbye i would have just left without telling you. " he holds his arms out for a hug
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Sheik snorts and gives him a quick hug, " i swear im going to start calling you a tsundere, you're acting like it."
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Link hugs sheik and pouts, "no i'm not! So cruel!"
Zelda laughs and hugs link
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Sheik frowns, " Did you already say goodbye to Paya? i thought she was with you."
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Link blinks and frowns, "no i havent seen her. I'll text her." He pulls out his phone to let her know he was at the front door to leave
Zelda shrugs, "we were eating some angel cake a while ago."
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Paya gets the text and runs to the front door, sweaty and in workout clothes panting softly, " Linky! you're going already?"
Sheik blinks, " whew Paya, how long have you been working out?"
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Link blinks and takes a step back, "uh yeah i planned on sleeping early tonight at my place before going to the aquarium.... how... long have you been working out?"
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Paya rubs her arm, " uh, just a little while, like a few hours, no biggie. anyway um, have fun." She steps back and waves, " okay bye..."
Sheik raises an eyebrow, " Paya, you shouldn't work yourself so hard."
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Link shakes his head and goes up to paya and hugs her tightly
Zelda frowns, "paya, don't work so hard, you'll get yourself hurt or sick. "
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Paya yips and hesitates before hugging him, " you're gonna be all sweaty now..."
Sheik sighs, " what got into you? you never get into crazes like that unless something happened."
Paya rubs her arm, " oh, i guess i just realized i've kinda been eating a lot of junk lately..."
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Link snorts, "i care more about you than your sweat. And who cares about the junk food? You have a fast metabolism so who is gonna notice?"
Zelda blinks and frowns
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Paya rubs her arm, " I-i know but still... i don;t want to get fat. anyway it's not a huge deal, you go ahead."
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Link nods and smiles, "just drink plenty of water to stay hydrated!" He gathers his things and heads out. Once he gets home safely he sits down on his couch and texts paya, you know if you ever want to talk, i'm always listening, okay?
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Paya nods and watches him go.
Sheik waits until Link is gone and gently leads his sister, " lets get you cleaned up and get some fluids in you okay?"
Paya nods, letting her brother take care of her. When she gets out of the shower and is sitting sipping her drink she gets the text, kay. sorry to worry you, i guess i just got freaked out by zelda saying all that stuff was bad for me when i told her about our lunch
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Link makes a tsk sound and rolls his eyes, you really going to listen to a girl who thinks if she doesnt brush her hair exactly 100 strokes then it'll fall out? You are fine. Having an unhealthy lunch once in a great while is fine. Look at me. I have it 3 times a week and you still think i look okay. I hope.
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of course you look okay! better than okay.i guess i just get worried sometimes...sorry Paya winces, she'd really messed up this time, everyone was worried about her now.
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Link smiles, if we really thought it was an issue sheik or myself would have brought it up. Next time zelda says something silly just remember that she gets jealous of you and that she is probably just projecting her insecurities on you.
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Paya sputters and chokes on her drink, causing Sheik to look worried, " s-sorry! just something Link said..."jealous of ME?!?!?!?
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Link blinks, uh yeah? You have a fast metabolism. She doesnt. She's the only one who ended up getting grandpa's slow metabolism. Doesnt help that her dad was also a big guy. And all that exercise she puts herself through isnt easy. She's also a B cup. You're...idk DD? G? Somewhere that size. Huge.
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Paya slowly nods, i... guess so. i guess i shouldn;t mind what she says so much.
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Link nods, good. All of our bodies are different so dont take anything she says to heart.
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Paya nods, snuggling into her brother and drinking her tea.kay, i love you link, you know that right?
Sheik puts an arm around her, trying to protect her from everything as he always does.
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Link smiles softly, i love you too paya. Now get som rest okay?
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Paya giggles, As if Sheik will let me do anything else? he's in full over-protective big brother mode.
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Link blinks before sighing, That sounds nice. Lucky. it always felt nice to have someone who is strong be protective over you.
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Paya raises an eyebrow, he tries to with you but you don;t let him. but i bet you're not thinking of Sheiky huh.
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Link blushes, it's different with sheik! it feels annoying when he does it. besides, im talking like... being on the couch and its a bit chilly so you share a blanket.... you know yeah you're right. im not thinking about sheik.
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Paya giggles, well i hope you find a suitable boyfriend soon. maybe some big strong alpha who happens to be stubborn and has been a good friend recently?
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Links eyes widen slightly and his face flushes bright red up to his ears, aaaaaahahahahahaha no. Absolutely not. He's a friend. Im no longer dating 'friends'
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Paya snorts, and how else are you going to get to know a prospective boyfriend? make them fill out an application and then go straight from meeting them to dating them? being friends with them is a good way to get to know them and if they'd be a good match.
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Link frowns, yeah but.... if things dont work out then I've lost a partner and a friend. I... i cant do that again.
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Paya sighs, he doesn;t seem like the type to cut things off just because things went less than ideally. i think you two could still be friends afterward and just realize that you weren;t compatible
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Link frowns and sighs, its not possible. I like the confidence you hold in other people but i cant take that risk again.
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Paya tilts her head, but then how are you ever gonna find someone?
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Link frowns and sighs, i don't
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Paya huffs, you're being stupid and it's frustrating. i know you've been hurt a few times, but that doesn't mean you should give up. if i gave up everytime i got scared of something i'd never get anywhere.
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Link sighs and rolls his eyes, its fine paya. No need to continue this conversation
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Pya sighs,fine bye then.
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Link frowns, he hadnt meant the whole texting but just that certain topic. he sighs heavily and shakes his head. he didnt even want this conversation to be about him, he was trying to make paya feel better. alright... good night paya. love ya and have sweat dreams
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Paya snorts, nice typo, fitting for earlier. goodnight she sets her phone aside and snuggles against Sheik, who is confused but just accepts it.
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Link rolls his eyes and sets his phone down, deciding to take a late shower
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Paya sighs and dozes off, tired from the stress she'd gone through.
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Link takes a shower before going to bed, waking up early and getting ready
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Ike wakes up early as well, he showered last night to avoid stinking up his bed so he just did a quick wash of the problem areas. he yawns but gets onto his bike, driving to the aquarium.
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Link finishes making himself look good before grabbing his things and heading to the aquarium himself, giddy as he pulls into the parking spot
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Ike gets off his bike, hair messy. he sees Link and chuckles, " you do know your hair ain;t staying nice looking right?"
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Link blinks and blushes a bit before pouting, "I cant risk looking unsightly. You'll never know if some asshole with a camera shows up."
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Ike chuckles, " well then i guess we'll have to try and style your hair after it gets messed up with the swimming." he heads into the building, waving to the guy yawning at the ticket booth who waves them on in.
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Link follows ike, trying his best to not act so giddy although he cant keep himself from smiling
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Ike makes his way to the dolphin tanks, Where a girl in a wetsuit is already waiting, " there you are. he can swim right? im not going to be held responsible." she goes over and looking Link over, " okay... i think he'll fit into a medium. come on you two, lets get geared up." she leads them to a changing room and hands them each a wetsuit.
Ike nods and shuts the door, stripping and getting changed without thinking about it in front of Link.
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Link takes the wetsuit and blinks before looking at ike to ask where they should change.
His eyes go wide and his face flushes a dark, sickly red before he takes several steps back and closes his eyes, covering his face, "oh god-!"
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Ike blinks and blushes, " oh yeah, forgot you're not one of the guys im normally in a changing room with." he gets the suit pulled up and covering his waist, " there, all covered. i'll uh, keep my back turned."
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Link glancing at ike and shivers, "how... chivalrous of you...turn around now. im not going to begin undressing until i see your back to me."
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Ike chuckles, " sorry." he turns around and keeps his gaze on the wall, finishing getting the wet suit the rest of the way on.
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Link begins stripping, making sure to keep his eyes on ike until he starts getting the wet suit on over his waist, feeling a bit more relaxed once that area is covered
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Ike stays obediently turned away, " sorry about that, it's early and im used to just changing with the guys for football and whatnot, so stripping down in front of another guy isn't an issue. clearly im not totally awake, hopefully today will make up for it though."
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Link sighs and gets the wet suit all the way on, "Its fine. at least its the first time i've been half naked, alone in a room with an alpha and it not involving sex so there's that at least."
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Ike blinks and blushes, " ah. well, glad to have uh, let you enjoy a new experience?" he shakes his head, " anyway, lets go meet a couple dolphins shall we?"
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Link makes sure he looks alright before nodding, "i'm ready so lead the way."
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Ike nods and heads out to the girl, whos leaning over the pool and talking with the dolphins, petting them and giving them a few fishy treats. she looks them both over real quick and nods, " it'll do. alright, We have Osono here, and Kiki is the smaller female. Kiki is newer, and we've noticed she's not as used to people as the rescue we got her from said she was. But that's alright, she's sweet and just needs work. come over here and pet them and let them get to know you, give them a few treats. then we'll get in with them. Ike, make sure Osono remembers you and get acquainted with Kiki." she steps back to watch.
Ike grabs a couple fish and kneels down, reaching out to the larger one who nudges his head, " hey there big girl, remember me? i know it's been an upheaval since Mara left us, but i see you're getting along pretty good with your new buddy huh?" he holds out the fish and Osono gently takes it, eating it and clicking.
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Link blinks and watches ike, "mara? A different dolphin i take it?"
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Ike nods, " yeah. She was older than Osono, and passed away a few months ago. dolphins do better in pairs or groups, and are very social, so Osono had a rough time and of course they had to scramble to find a new female companion for Osono. Thankfully Kiki had been rescued, she was wild but her tail is badly damaged from netting. So she isn;t able to be released, but instead she was brought here to see if they would be compatible friends. they get along well, and while Kiki is a bit skittish she takes cues from Osono, so she's been learning."
The girl crosses her arms, " the rescue said she was from a pod that was used to being around people, playing with swimmers. And they said she was super friendly while she was recovering. Guess she's still taking some time to get used to things here, we've only had her two months." She takes a fish and puts it in Links hand, " come on now, Kiki's been patiently waiting for you to pay attention to her. Give her the fish and go ahead and put your hand in the water, she'll decide if she wants to be friendly."
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Link shudders slightly, "what uh... what does she do if she doesnt decide to be friendly?" He hesitantly kneels down, holding out the fish for kiki to take, "this has quickly become intimidating."
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The girls snorts softly, " well, they are wild animals. if she decided to be aggressive she could potentially do a lot of damage. but she's never done that, the worst she's done is spray water and swim off. that's a pretty good sign she doesn;t like you, and then there'd be no getting into the water with her. And anyway we watch our animals carefully, we'd never permit a dolphin with even the slightest sign of aggressive tendencies to be a therapy animal." The dolphin plays with the fish a bit before taking it and swallowing it, clicking and bobbing her head in the water, nose hitting Links hand lightly. " Well that's a decent sign, seems like she's alright with you anyway."
Ike is rubbing Osono's tongue with his hand, the dolphin appearing to have fun gently grabbing his hand and letting him try to grab her tongue, clicking and bobbing her head slightly.
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Link blinks and looks back at the girl, "I suppose you do have a point..." He looks back at kiki when she bops his hand and he gently rubs her, "She is very pretty..."
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The girl chuckles, " well you're only seeing her head right now. once you see her back and tail you'll understand why she couldn;t be released into the wild." Kiki enjoys the attention, clicking softly. The girl nods, " alright you two, switch off. both of you need to get the approval of both dolphins before we can get into the water."
Ike nods and gives Osono a light slap before moving over to Link, grabbing another fish and offering it to Kiki, " hey there little girl, wanna be buds?" Kiki eyes him for a moment, not sure she wants to give up the attention she's getting from Link yet before snatching the fish, bobbing her head up and down and splashing them with some fish juice before eating it. Ike grimaces and wipes fish juice off his face, " well, that was nasty."
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Link had backed up when Ike came over, luckily avoiding the juice, "Oh... ew." He chuckles and goes over to Osono, grabbing a fish and offering it to the dolphin, "Hey there Osono. Name's Link. Nice to meet you. I hope."
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Osono watches Ike go, but gladly takes the fish from Link and rubs her snout against his hand happily, whistling softly.
Ike sighs and grabs another fish, playing a little tug-o-war with Kiki, " well, i think we've all made friends here."
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Link smiles as he rubs Osono, "hey there girl~ arent you a sweetheart."
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The dolphin whistles softly again, enjoying the attention.
The girl nods, " alright, i think that'll do. we can go ahead and get in the water now." she scoots off the edge into the pool, and Osono leaves Link to go brush up against her.
Kiki quickly snatches the fish away to eat it before following Osono, her clicking sounding excited. Ike chuckles and sits on teh edge of the pool before dropping into the water and swimming. " come on in, it's alright. i've never swam with Kiki, but Osono is a sweetheart and will help teach her manners im sure."
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Link nods and carefully gets into the pool, sticking close to ike as he watches
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The dolphins swim around them and bump against then, clearly getting playful as the humans are now in the pool. the girl grabs a few toys and tosses them into the pool, Kiki grabbing a large ring and bringing it over to Link to play with him.
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Link looks at the ring and blinks, hesitantly grabbing it, "a ring?"
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The girl chuckles, " yeah, you can either toss it for her or just play tug of war. they make fun toys to keep the dolphins happy." Kiki grabs the ring in Links hand, trying to pull it free.
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Link blinks, smiling as he tightens his grip and tugs it gently, "Well alright then~!"
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Kiki shakes her head as she tries to get the toy back, towing Link around the pool by it. Ike laughs softly and floats on his back, letting Osono push him around.
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Link smiles and lets go so that Kiki 'wins'
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kiki darts off around the pool with her prize, whistling and clicking excitedly. she then tries to poke Ike with the toy, excited to play with new people. Osono seems a bit miffed about being pushed aside but just swims over to Link and pushes her head under his arm.
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Link chuckles and pets Osono, "hey there osono. You just want some good rubs huh."
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The dolphin whistles softly and closes her eyes, enjoying the attention. Ike laughs as Kiki drags him around the pool by the toy, clearly enjoying herself.
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Link cant help but keep smiling, laughing softly as he keeps giving her rubs
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Osono twists so her belly is up, enjoying the scratches and petting.
Kiki eventually tires of towing Ike and swims under him, blowing bubbles. Ike yelps, " oh that tickles."
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Link looks over and smiles before looking back at osono, "kiki is a bit wild for me but osono you're perfect."
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Ike laughs softly, " yeah well Osono is an old gal, they think Kiki is only about 6 years old, so she's just barely an adult. this is why we're letting her get used to us and get to know her, that way they can figure out how best to work with her."
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Link looks at Ike, "Kiki is only six? Whats the average lifespan of a dolphin?"
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Ike nods, " well, they can live around 40 years, but usually they only live 15 or so on average. in the wild anyway. Osono is 20 this year right?" he glances at the trainer, who nods. " so yeah, that's why she's so much calmer, she's an old gal."
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Link smiles and makes a soft hum sound, "i see. Thats really cool. And i bet they are so spoiled~"
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Ike chuckles and nods, " pretty much. Osono was born in a zoo so she's really used to people. Kiki is wild born, but she went through some rough times apparently." he lifts the dolphin as she noses him around, lifting her tail to show the scarring and chunk missing off her tail.
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Link sees her wound and frowns, giving a soft tsk, "ah, poor thing. At least she's in good hands though."
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Ike nods, " yup. she'll be taken good care of for the rest of her life. since she made buddies with Osono anyway, if they hadn't been a good match another park would have likely taken her."
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Link hums softly, "but a good park hopefully. Either way she's not in the wild with an injury like that. "
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Ike nods, " well hopefully. but these guys don;t have much control over that. anyway she's here, she and Osono get along, so she'll stay here."
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Link smiles softly at ike before looking at osono, feeling his chest tighten a bit, "i'm glad that she's here then. "
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Ike nods, scratching Kiki's side much to her delight. " so, is this everything you dreamed it would be?"
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Link chuckles, "You kidding? I'm petting an actual dolphin~! This is awesome~"
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Ike grins, " good. i kept my word then." He laughs as Kiki rolls onto her back for her belly to get scratched.
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Link looks at Ike, "Thank you again for getting this arranged. This is seriously the best day ever."
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Ike grins, " no problem, i've been meaning to get out here and meet Kiki anyway, so it was a two birds one stone sort of thing."
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Link blushes and looks away, going back to focus on giving osono rubs and scratchies
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Osono gladly enjoys the pampering, looking like she's in haven.
Kiki gets bored of the scratches and grabs a buoy toy and drags it around, smacking it against Ike who grunts and grabs it, trying to wrestle it from the dolphin.
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Link has fun with osono for a while, enjoying giving her attention
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After about an hour and a half the girl climbs out of the pool, " alright you two, out. say goodbye. we don;t want these two tired out for the customers later, and we'll be opening in about half an hour. you can rinse off in the room next to where you changed, and there's towels there to dry off with."
Ike nods and swims to the ladder, climbing out as Kiki trails behind with the dolphin equivalent of a pout.
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Link nods and gives osono a quick goodbye before getting out, "The only downside is the pruney fingers."
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Ike laughs, " yeah, you swim with dolphins, you get pruney fingers. just how it goes." he heads to the shower, keeping the wetsuit on and quickly rinsing all the salt water off his skin, the suit, and his hair.
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Link follows ike until he gets to his own shower and also rinses off, humming softly
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Ike hops out once done and grabs a towel, briskly rubbing himself down to get as much water out as possible. nomrally he would have stripped first, but he figured he'd avoid surprising Link again.
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Link takes some time in the shower, always wanting to feel clean. He soon finishes though and steps out, grabbing a towel
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Ike is just about finished drying off by time Link gets out, " im gonna change." he heads into the room with their clothes and strips out of the damp wetsuit, hanging it up before getting back into his clothes. He comes out when done, " all yours."
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Link smiles and nods and goes into the room, closing the door and happily changing. Today really was a great day and he cant wait to tell paya all about it.
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Ike waits outside for Link, chatting with the trainer.
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Link gets himself looking good again before stepping out and smiling at them, "Done~"
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She nods, " well, glad you two could help, i think Kiki will have an easier time today. thanks Ike, and his friend." she waves them off before getting back to work.
Ike chuckles and walks with Link out of the park, waving to the guy in the ticket booth again, " well thats always a relaxing activity. such sweet creatures."
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Link hums and follows ike, "yeah that was amazing. Thanks again. I had a great time."
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Ike nods, " yeah me too. i doubt i'll ever be able to top it, but im glad you had a good time."
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Link shrugs, "i wouldnt ever expect you to. Most of the things we do are incredibly fun. Its nice!"
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Ike chuckles, " good. Well i guess i'd better speak with your aunt, see about that job. i can call you afterwards? i've gotta work this evening but i should have time before then."
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Link blinks before nodding, "uh yeah. Go ahead. Free all day." He internally sweats when he realizes that he forgot to text impa last night.
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Ike nods and smiles, " think it's alright for me to just head over and talk to her? i don;t have her number, but i suppose i could let Zelda know im going over there if you think it'd be better."
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Links eyes widen, "she.... she might not be home. She works constantly. If its easier i can ask her and have her get in touch with you. Its probably easier that way, yeah."
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Ike blinks, " but... yesterday you told me that her office is closed on sundays so today would be fine?"
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Link rubs his arm, "her office is closed but she's a workaholic! She'll bring it home and work on it in her study! Let me just- let her know first so she's not disturbed by her phone."
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Ike blinks and nods, " alright...perhaps we should both head there then? i can toss my bike in the back of your van."
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Link hesitantly nods, "sure." He walks over to his van and unlocks it
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Ike gets his bike and loads it into the back before getting into the passenger seat.
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Link climbs into the van and starts driving to the mansion
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Ike hums from the passenger seat, not that bothered by the inconsistencies in the others answers.
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They pull up into the driving and link turns the vehicle off. He pulls out his phone and starts texting sheik, hey! Is impa home??
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Sheik blinks and looks at his phone, yeah she's in her office, why?
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Can you guys distract ike for five minutes?
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, i suppose so, but why exactly?
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Link gets out of the van, not wanting to seem too weird by just sitting and texting, because i need to talk to impa about something real quick before HE does! Please, i'll tell you about my embarrassment afterwards!
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Sheik snorts, fine but you owe me. and im going to enjoy hearing the explanation for this He heads outside, blinking in fake surprise when he sees Ike in the vehicle, " you brought him along? didn;t know that you would. Say, didn;t Links van sound a little... off before he shut it off? you do vehicle mechanics right? I worry about his safety, i'd appreciate if you'd take a peek under the hood."
Ike blinks and nods, " of course!" he hops out and pops the hood, immediately checking all the fluids and looking for potential issues.
Sheik waves at Link, letting him know to get going.
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Link gives an inward groan. Of course sheik would involve his beautiful van, "well... sure i guess. Just be nice to her. She's been with me through a lot." Link goes into the house, quickly heading to her office, "aunti impa?"
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Impa looks up from her papers, " Link? i don;t think we were expecting you today. is everything alright? come in come in." she gets up and makes sure a seat is open for him.
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Link rubs his arm and clears his throat, "we still dont have a pool boy do we? I know the maids hate taking care of our pool all the time."
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Impa blinks, " no, we have not hired a new pool boy. why?"
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Link clears his throat, "i think.... it would be really good if ike was our pool boy."
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Impa slowly raises an eyebrow, " and may i ask why you think this?"
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"The maids are tired of doing it since they sometimes get their uniforms wet with chemicals, everyone seems to want Ike around anyway since they want to know more about him, he's my friend, and working one really good job would be better than him working multiple jobs just to make rent when he also has to do well in EU to keep his scholarship. He's a very hard worker and extremely honest and he is my friend. Plus, if he's here then I'll want to be here more often which is what you guys want, right? It's a win-win."
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Impa leans back and crosses her arms, " well, it seems you've thought this through. though most of those aren;t reasons why i would want to employ another person except perhaps the first one, i suppose i can take the boys circumstances into consideration. and i know the girls and Sheik would be pleased to have you around more... have you spoken with him about this or is this just your idea?"
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Link rubs his arm, "I may have mentioned.... a few things. But i didnt want him to ask you about a job after that embarrassing conversation at the table. So i figured id beat him up here to say something to you first to avoid any mental trauma of that topic being brought up again."
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Impa blinks then bursts out laughing, " well, that would certainly explain it! i agree, as entertaining as that conversation would have been, it's best to avoid misunderstandings. very well, i suppose we now have a pool boy. you can fetch him in."
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Links face is slightly red when impa laughs. He wanted to feel more embarrassed than he was but it was rare to see her laugh like that so he took it as a positive thing before nodding and going back to his cell phone, sheik, its safe for ike to come up now.
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Sheik glances at his phone, " hey Ike, Links wants you inside."
Ike looks up from the car, hands covered in grease and a tool in his hand, " oh, right. well that should help anyway."
Sheik leads the way to Impa's office, the grease covered Ike following. Sheik grabs a towel on the way and tosses it to him, and Ike tries to scrub most of the grease off. Sheik opens the office door and shoves Ike in, who stands there shocked as the door closes behind him, " oh, uh. Hello miss Impa Links aunt ma'am. i um, was inquiring about a job?"
Impa raises an eyebrow at the grease, " yes... so i was told. you may begin as soon as you wish, i expect you here daily to clean the outdoor pool of debris, and to make sure the ph and chemical levels of both pools are ideal."
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Link looks at ike, "i can show you around the pool so you can get familiar with it."
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Ike nods, " yeah, sure."
Impa clears her throat, " also, i do expect some information on you young man. standard paperwork, your information, your current jobs and their wages, and do keep me up to date on when you have practices and games scheduled. obviously i don;t want to interfere with your sports since that is what provides your scholarship. i will have Sheik bring you the papers within the next few days."
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Link cant stop smiling as the idea of ike only needing to work one job and can get paid well
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Ike nods and heads out of the room, " wow she's intimidating, but at least she's nice to you guys. hopefully i can make enough here that i can cut back to just one of my other jobs."
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Link smiles and follows ike, "dont worry. She's very reasonable. In truth, i wouldnt be here if it weren't for everything she's done for me."
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Ike smiles, " she seems like it. doesn;t make her any less intimidating. she certainly makes that alpha aura work for her. it's a bit humbling being dominated like that, but it's probably a good experience." he laughs softly.
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Link blushes and chuckles, "honestly I dont see her use that aura often. Mainly on alphas and betas who act like their tough shit. Maybe on her job. Not sure. But she's always been careful not to show that side of her when around us which is always nice. Even when i was being a shit."
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Ike chuckles, " i'll do my best to avoid having her use it on me." he glances around, " so you guys seriously have both an indoor and an outdoor pool?"
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Link nods, "of course. But the indoor pool is mostly regulated by the indoor control system so it doesnt need someone for that. The outdoor pool... not so much." Link blinks before smiling, "i dont think i ever showed you....around here. Then again this is only your second time here. Do you want a tour?"
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Ike shakes his head, " rich people..." he chuckles, " nope, i just got shown some basic areas inside. the day was more about you anyway, so that was fine."
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Link blinks and turns slightly red, "well, regardless, i would have been happy to show you around. And i still am. Come on, we'll start from my room and i'll lead you to outside as we go. If you want to of course."
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Ike nods, " yes i would like to see everything. and don't get upset, i had fun. we played some awesome games."
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Link smiles and nods, leading him up to his room, "This is my room! I have my own bathroom, and plenty of ventilation and that wall over there only looks blank but it's actually where the flat screen comes out of."
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Ike blinks, " wait you have a tv that like, moves out when you want? holy shit, rich people... and god damn this room is huge. this is bigger than my entire apartment."
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Link shrugs, "....well if i need to be stuck in here for a week then i need to be comfortable and not feel... trapped. But yeah my mini fridge is in the wall too. I havent lived in here for a while so its cleaned out and turned off for now."
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Ike winces, " oh yeah, the omega heat thing. i feel sorry for omegas who don;t get that luxury."
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Link rubs his arm and nods, "i honestly couldnt imagine what it would be like. I guess it was always something i took for granted."
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Ike sighs, " well, im sure they manage. i mean, us alphas don;t have it nearly so bad, but believe me when Sothe and i get into our ruts it's not a nice apartment to be in. but anyway you were showing me around? not that im not enjoying being in this amazing room." he chuckles.
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Link shakes his head, "i feel somewhat bad for soren then. Anyway, i wont show you everything since you wont remember it all but i'll show you the important stuff. There's not much down this hall to the left, just more rooms that could be guest rooms. But they are always empty...." he steps out and points to the right, "i'm actually close to sheiks room. I wont point out which room since thats his privacy but i am close to him in case something happens and i need him. Then on the other side of the grand staircase is the girls room. Its harder to get kidnapped when you're not on ground floor."
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Ike blinks and nods, " wow, it's weird that you guys have so many empty rooms." he sighs, " it sucks that you have to think about which place is better to avoid being kidnapped. im glad you have Sheik in case you need him."
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Link shrugs, "this place has been in the family for a while so its kinda that style ya know? And its not just in the house. We have to consider what we do everywhere we go. Even when i'm with you. Even today at the aquarium i had at least four ideas as to how to get out of a situation like that. You get used to it i guess. Most of the phone stuff is on first floor though. I think the only room that is on both floors is the library. Its huge and its a project for the staff to keep clean so they do it in chunks."
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Ike shakes his head, " man, i wouldn;t take all the money in the world to deal with that. i mean, i suppose you can hire really good security with that money, but still. almost makes me appreciate my shithole apartment."
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Link shrugs, "I've been in worse situations so its not that bad. Anyway, so, down the stairs," link starts walking down the stairs
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Ike shrugs and follows after, "worse then here or worse than my apartment?"
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"worse than getting kidnapped I'd have to say. Not like it matters though. SO, if we go north on the ground pool you will come across the indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, and spa room. They all share the same main location since we dont want these hot pipes to run everywhere in the house."
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Ike blinks, " didn;t know you've had that experience. yikes." he follows and nods, " makes sense, lots of water pipes to deal with. so the outdoor pool i assume gets covered up for the winter?"
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Link nods, "i told you i had enough excitement. And yes, the outdoor pool does get covered. It has this machine that drags the tarp cover over it."
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Ike sighs in relief, " nice, i wasn;t looking forward to fighting that tarp." he decides not to comment on the kidnapping thing, there was nothing he could say to make it any better after all.
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Link chuckles, "with how big the pool is it would be impossible for someone to pull the tarp over. " he heads to the indoor pool and opens the door, the warm steam and the smell of chlorine immediately wafts out, "its a decent sized indoor pool and as you can see all those doors on that side lead to the sauna, spa room, ect."
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" why doesn;t hearing that surprise me that much?" he gapes at the size of the indoor pool, " decent sized? that's an understatement. jeez. at least i only have the one to fish leaves and stuff out of."
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Link chuckles, "the outdoor pool is much bigger than this." He steps out and smiles, "the game room is nearby. Its essentially an arcade. Id used to sneak out to play the arcades downtown all the time and impa got so frustrated that she had one made in an empty room no one was using just to keep me from getting into trouble."
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Ike grunts when he hears the outdoor one is a lot bigger, " sounds like im going to spend a lot of time keeping that pool clean..." he blinks, " seriously? geez you have a cool aunt."
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Link snorts, "she did everything and anything to try to keep me from sneaking out. To her, changing the house to fit my needs was much better than getting a phone call at 3am that i needed to be picked up from the station."
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Ike winces, " jeez Link... even i wasn;t that much trouble. sothe was, but not me."
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Link is quiet for a moment before shrugging, "what can i say? I was going through... a lot. Probably more than what any kid should. So i ended up doing a lot of terrible things. But no one here gave up on me and the amount of guilt I've felt in the after math has made me... want to try my best in school so i can earn my own money and live in my own place."
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Ike hesitates and nods slowly, " i understand. im sorry you went through so much. though i doubt your family would want you to struggle to separate yourself from them. from what i've seen they love you very much and would love to have you close to them."
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Link sighs softly and frowns, "i know. They would give up everything to have me live with them... and im trying to... make an effort. And trust me, i'm not struggling. Clearly. But i also want to be known as someone other than the rich kid who lives in the only mansion in the state. I just want to be me."
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Ike hums, " yeah, i can get why that would be frustrating. though while you might be able to ditch the 'lives in the only mansion in the state' bit, you'll never get rid of the rich kid bit. even if you gave away all your money you'd be the rich kid who gave it all away. but hey, at least you don;t ever have to worry about not being able to cover medical expenses or afford food or rent."
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Link rolls his eyes, "well yeah now i dont. The food thing really hits hard for me but i suppose being young i really didnt understand why our power went out sometimes. Or why mom never took me to the doctor when i got really sick. I know why now but back then i just thought that was normal for everyone." He frowns and sighs, "Dont tell the others that. I dont want them to know. They'll only feel bad even if there isnt anything they could have done about it."
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Ike nods, " well yes, you endured hardship when you were young. but now you don't have to worry about it. anyway this conversation isn;t really getting us anywhere... so beyond keeping up with the pool chemicals, and cleaning the outdoor one, what else will i be expected to do you think?"
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Link nods and hums, "not sure. I didn't really pay attention to what the last pool boy did with the pool."
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Ike chuckles, " fair. well im sure your aunt will have a more detailed list of duties im expected to do."
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link nods, "Yeah, im sure once you give her the information she needs then she'll have a more detailed list on what the pool boy does."
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Ike nods, " fair. well, i've still got some time to kill... can i see your arcade?"
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Link grins and takes ike's hand before leading down a few hallways, opening a set of double doors and switches on the lights, a giant room filled with arcade machines, ddr dance floors, ski ball, crane games and other large machine games, "here's the arcade!"
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Ike grunts as suddenly he's dragged through the house, laughing softly. He blinks as the room is revealed and gapes, " holy shit."
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Link chuckles and pulls ike in, "do you like the concrete sealed floor with the funky designs? They glow thanks to all the black lights we have. Go ahead! Play whatever you want! These games dont run with quarters or tokens."
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" duh it's cool! wow, this place looks awesome!" he bites his lip as he debates playing some games, " alright, no more than an hour though, i should get home and get some shit done before work." he heads to one of the games and starts it up.
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Link laughs and follows ike, "i'll time you then."
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Ike grins, " thanks, i appreciate it." he bites his lip as he concentrates on the game.
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Link sets a timer on his phone before going over to the skiball and pushing the release button to give him some balls
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Ike moves around to a few different games during his time, mostly sucking at them since he's never played them much.
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Link plays some of the crane games, chuckling at the old toys, "I think its about time i open this up and change out the plushes."
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Ike laughs, " well guess you better get to emptying it out by winning them all then."
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Link snorts, "i'll just get the keys later. Donate whats in here and buying new things."
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Ike shakes his head, " fair i suppose."
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Link hears a soft chime and he glances at the clock, "ah! Times up. Gotta let you head out."
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Ike sighs, " alrighty. thanks for having me, and i'll get that paperwork dealt with as soon as i get it." he heads outside at a jog, unloading his bike from the back of Link's van.
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Link follows ike out, goes to his van and pushes a button and his dashboard, "alright, gates are open. Drive safe okay?"
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Ike nods, " of course. oh, you've got a few hoses loose in your van, i got one tightened down but they probably need replacing." he crams his helmet on his head and waves before speeding off the estate.
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Link watches him leave and once he's past the gates link pushes the button again, closing them to keep unwanted weirdos out. He heads inside and sighs softly before heading to the kitchen to grab a small snack
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Sheik gets an alert on his phone about the gates opening and closing and looks out the window, noting Links van is still there and seeing the motorcycle leaving. he heads to the front of the house and sees Link going into the kitchen, following after, " so, what exactly was that all about?"
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Link looks at sheik, "ike will be our new pool boy."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " and... that was worth having you owe me to keep him distracted? what's the issue? i mean i know things have been a little... questionable with that since... well you know. but what's so bad about him cleaning our pool?"
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link blushes, "i didnt want him to go up to impa to ask about a job when we JUST had that dinner fiasco about her saying he could be..." link clears his throat and rubs the back of his head, "Id probably die of embarrassment if he came to me asking me about that."
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Sheik snickers softly, " oh, so you tell him about a job and if he didn;t specify what job... wow, that would have been super awkward and absolutely hilarious. kind of a shame. well you still owe me big time for entertaining your boy toy."
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link nods, "yes, i do, within reason of course. I doubt you'd do anything too bad but i would like to give you something as a form of thanks."
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Sheik nods, " well duh im not going to ask for anything too bad. i think i'll hold onto it for awhile until i figure out a fair exchange. always nice to have a 'you owe me' tucked away, and there's nothing i want."
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link snorts, "I know there's nothing you want. if you did want something you'd just get it."
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Sheik nods and grins, " yep, pretty much. alright, well i'll see you later cousin. the girls are gonna get a kick out of this one."
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link rolls his eyes and waves his hand, "Yeah yeah i know." He heads for the door once he's done in the kitchen, "See ya tomorrow at class."
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Sheik nods, " see you there." he heads to zelda's room to share the amusing tale.
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Zelda is happily talking to some friends over skype, giggling softly at a shared joke
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Sheik knocks on her door, " Zelda, you're gonna die laughing at what i've got to tell you."
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Zelda glances at sheik before raising a finger in a 'wait a minute' before going back to her screen, "hey, i gotta head off but i'll see everyone tomorrow. And dont forget to bring your part of the presentation so we can piece them together in time for Wednesday, k?" She pauses briefly before smiling, "alright alright. See ya!" She closes out of skype and closes her computer before removing her headphones and looks at sheik, "whats up?"
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Sheik waves to the girls on the screen quick, " hey ladies." and waits until she's done, then smirks, " so, we have a new pool boy."
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Zelda blinks and raises an eyebrow, "who in the world- we dont know any other boys and impa certainly hasnt put out any job offers."
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Sheik snickers, " oh we do know another boy. and i had to stall him while Link frantically had to speak with Impa in order to keep a certain 'job' discussion disaster from dinner the other night from being the mistooken job inquiry."
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Zelda blinks before her cheeks dust a slight pink, "oh my. Ike IS pretty hot. That'll be nice to poke fun with when i see link too."
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sheik laughs softly, " oh it was hilarious. he was freaking out. i guess he told Ike that there was a job opening, and forgot to tell impa that he had done that. of course Ike comes today to ask about it. freaking hilarious how flustered he was, he had to get me to stall Ike, so he owes me bigtime."
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Zelda snorts and chuckles, "so, any ideas as to what you'll have link do? "
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Sheik shakes his head, " not yet. i'll probably save it for when he's being stubborn and putting himself in harms way as he usually does."
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Zelda nods, "thats fair. Well how nice. It'll be nice to be able to stare at an alpha hottie again."
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Sheik blushes, " i don;t know what you're talking about."
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Zelda giggles and smiles, "not just for you, but for paya and myself as well. Its been a while since we have seen muscles around here."
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Sheik still red nods, " right, it's obviously for you two. well just don;t let paya fall for him, he doesn;t seem to swing that way."
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Zelda smirks, "i'll just remind her of sidon."
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Sheik bristles slightly, " well i don't particularly approve of her wanting him either. he's too unpredictable."
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Zelda blinks and pouts, "you know, no one had actually told me what he specifically did besides leave. Did link tell you at all? "
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Sheik sighs, " well he broke it off and told Link he wouldn;t be in touch, yet he was in contact with his sister all the time. who says if she does hook up with him he's not going to up and leave randomly again?"
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Zelda sighs, "tsk. Thats no good. I just thought he left. That sucks."
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Sheik nods, " i can't promise i won't ensure unspeakable things happen to him if he breaks my baby sister's hear the same way... or any other equally douchey way."
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Zelda sighs and leans back, "what a shame."
Link gets home and sighs as he gets settled on the couch
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " what, because he's attractive? there are plenty of attractive assholes out there. he just happens to be good at manipulating people to think he's a great guy."
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Zelda sighs, "its a shame that he's so good at manipulation. Even you didnt think he was too bad of a guy."
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Sheik nods, " he seemed great until he up and vanished... i won;t be so complacent if he comes back."
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Zelda frowns and shrugs, "enough about that. he's gone. now we have to focus on picking Ike apart."
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Sheik nods, " indeed, though it's impossible to dig up any information on him indirectly thanks to his roommate. i'll have to get any information we want out of him directly... or through one of his roommates perhaps."
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Zelda raises her eyebrow, "well, if this roommate is keeping you from getting access then obviously you need to get to him. Make a friend once in a while and lower his guard."
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Sheik snorts, " are you kidding? he's the most abrasive anti-social homebody i've ever seen. maybe one of them would warm up to you, you're cute. if either of them are straight it'll be like taking candy from a baby,"
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Zelda makes a loud laugh and shakes her head, "not gonna whore myself out cousin."
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Sheik snorts, " as if i'd even suggest that? that's disgusting. i was simply suggesting you flirt a little and see where it gets us."
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Zelda rolls her eyes, "same thing for me so not gonna happen."
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Sheik sighs, " well, fuck. i can try buttering up that beta, but i doubt it'll get anywhere. and i have no intention of revealing that im an omega just to try and get information." he sighs and rubs the back of his neck, " this is not an easy task, maybe i ought to hire a few private investigators."
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Zelda sighs, "how about. We just try to be friends with them. We dont need to be flirty or reveal anything. Just say, you're our cousins friend. We might as well try to get along for their sake. We dont have to be best buds or anything. Just make it feel less.... separated or something."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " right, except you didn;t see these other guys. Ike seems to be the only friendly one of the bunch. Soren is anti-social and crabby, and the other dude seems intense and doesn;t seem to like people in general. i mean, he locked his roomate outside because he was being loud."
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Zelda hums softly, "well id rather try to be friends than try to flirt."
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Sheik sighs, " well, we can give it a shot."
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Zelda hums, "if it doesnt work then it doesnt work."
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Sheik sighs, " i suppose... so you going in with this thing with me or what?"
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Zelda groans, "Yeaaaaaah why not."
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Sheik snorts, " so enthusiastic. i think we ought to do a full strike. Link says they do not have much for money, and therefore food is a problem. if we have the chefs make up a generous meal to take over im sure that will help soften them up to friendly chatter during and after the meal. we can always say our cousin was worried about their nutrition and therefore we decided to bring something for them. not entirely untrue."
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Zelda nods, "foods great but we should be sure we arent insulting them as well. Maybe try to plan a get together first or something."
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Sheik huffs, " we can try, but i doubt it'll do anything. i was thinking if we did it tonight Ike would be at work so we'd just have them to chat with."
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Zelda blinks, "did you want to do it tonight? "
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Sheik nods, " no time like the present. striking quickly gives less time for link to overhear the plan and try to stop us. and since ike was here today we can work that in as an excuse as well, saying perhaps he seemed worried about his room-mates."
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Zelda looks nervous, "i... suppose. Its a school night though so..."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " it's still fairly early, we're not going to stay out late. besides, it's not like you were going to do your homework anyway."
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Zelda sighs, "i mean... you're not wrong." She gets up and ties her hair into a high ponytail, "alright lets get this over with."
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Sheik goes to the chef and has them whip up a large meal, packaging everything up for easy transportation. He thinks for a moment, " will we take your car or have the driver take us and the food then?"
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Zelda sighs, "my car is fine." She gets her keys and heads to her cat
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Sheik gets a staff member to help him carry all the food out, piling it into her vehicle before getting into the passenger side and punching the address into the gps.
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Zelda takes a looks and tsks, "oh. Ew. THAT side of town? Good god. Alright, i'll set my phone to panic mode in case anything happens. That way im one tap away from getting a swat team to show up..."
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Sheik chuckles, " well they are apparently just above squalor level. we'll be on our guard, especially since this vehicle will no doubt attract attention."
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Zelda starts driving, grumbling, "you better protect me, got it? I dont want to die tonight."
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He rolls his eyes, " like im gonna just toss you to the wolves. of course im going to do everything i can to keep us both safe."
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Zelda soon gets to the apartment complex, parking in one of the visitor spots, "oh god this is dreadful. Alright, time to pretend and im happy about being here."
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Sheik snorts, " i think nervous but slightly excited might be more suitable. happy might be a little off." he gathers up the containers, carrying them to the door and buzzing the apartment.
Sothe groans, sitting up from bed and running a hand through his messy hair, " Soren, who is it."
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Soren peaks out from his door and huffs, "why should i? You never answer the door!"
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Sothe grunts, " because i work night shifts dumbass." he grumbles and gets up, not really caring that he lacks a shirt as he opens the door and looks at the two of them. He blinks as he recognizes Sheik, " you again..." his eyes flick over Zelda, " and a girl? um, what did you want? Ike's not here."
Sheik hold up the packages of food, " oh well that's a shame. anyway my cousin expressed some concern that you guys don;t get enough nutrition, and our chef went overboard and made too much for us, so we figured we wouldn;t let it go to waste and we'd share some of it. my we come in?"
Sothe blinks slowly and steps aside to let them in.
Sheik walks in and sets the containers on the table, " well there's more than enough here for all of us, and leftovers for you guys and Ike when he gets home."
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Soren hears sheiks voice and his eyes widen, quickly grabbing his phone to text sothe so he doesnt have to leave the room, WHAT IS THAT BASTARD DOING HERE?! WHY DID YOU LET HIM IN?!
Zelda nervously slips past sothe so that she can stick close to sheik
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Sothe feels his phone vibrate and rolls his eyes, going over to Soren's room, " you made me answer the door, so therefore i get to decide if i let them in or not. get your anti-social ass out here, they brought food." He grabs a stack of paper plates and hands one each to shiek and Zelda before setting the extra one aside for Soren and piling his own high with chow, plopping onto the couch to eat, " mm, s'good."
Sheik smiles and puts some on his own plate Sothe gave him, it would be awkward to just sit there doing nothing so this was working out as he planned. He sits on the couch and keeps a spot open next to him for Zelda as he takes a bite.
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Zelda does her best to not make a face when given the paper plate. She puts a small portion of food on it and takes a careful seat next to sheik
Soren grumbles softly and stays in his room.
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Sothe waits for a minute before his eye twitches slightly, " one moment." he gets up and sets the plate aside, barging into Soren's room, " quit being rude, this might be the best meal we'll get for awhile so stop pouting like a damn baby. they're related to Ike's friend, and i know he'd want you to at least to not behave like a kid!" he grabs him by the shirt and hauls him out into the living room, letting him go near the food. he then settles back down and grabs his plate, " apologies for Soren, he's an asshole. i mean, so am i, but i can at least act like im not." he takes a bite, swallowing before continuing, " so, i know you're Sheik right? who's this?" he points his fork at Zelda.
Sheik blinks at the events, " um, yes. This is Zelda."
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Soren yelps and nervously glances at the food. He looks at sothe and determines if he's eating and not getting sick then it should be okay, "i'm not apologizing..."
Zelda gives a polite smile, "a pleasure to meet you."
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Sothe snorts, " of course not... how dare i expect you to act like a civilized human. you sure you need the plate or will you just shove your face into the dishes?" he shakes his head, " anyway, you must be another of the family of the kid hm? Ike said there was several of you. Not that im dissing the food, it's great and appreciated, but i doubt that was really the reason you came out here."
Sheik barely keeps from choking on his food, " oh, um, that's very astute of you... really we just wanted to get to know you. If our cousin is going to be spending time around Ike, and therefore likely around you two as well, i just want to ensure he's safe. He's one of the few family members i have left."
Sothe nods, " understandable. Well, im probably not what you'd hope, i like messing with things. Ike makes me keep things on the legal side though, so usually when i put my skills to use, it's because i was hired to test out security measures. when im not breaking into places and trying to steal things without getting noticed, i do overnight stocking. Soren is a computer whiz, he can hack into just about anything. again, Ike insists we keep it legal, so he's usually hired to test anti-hacker security. not that much usually can stand up to him, but he can at least point out major flaws so your run of the mill hacker wannabe cant use sewer rat codes to get in easily. that's pretty much it."
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Zelda snorts softly, "So, what you're saying is, Ike is really the only decent one out of you three."
Soren glares at Zelda and huffs before looking at Sothe, "I told all of you that this would happen and no one would listen. I'm honestly insulted."
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Sothe shrugs, " i do what i have to to keep my family safe and provided for. i was taught young and well by my own parents, so it's what i know. Someone like you can't understand what it's like to live in the gutters, born with a silver spoon in your mouth. Soren and Ike may not be my brothers by blood, but i'll do everything in my strength to keep us all going." he glances at Soren, " do i look like i care what they think?"
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Soren huffs and crosses his arms, "i'm not insulted by them, i'm insulted that you two didnt listen to me. Now we have to deal with this. "
Zelda glares at sothe, "and i wouldnt want to know what your life is like. " she looks at sheik, "can we leave now? I'll be upset if my Porsche is damaged out there in this neighborhood. "
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Sothe snorts, " if we listened to you we'd be holed up in some shack in the middle of nowhere to keep from being found. no, i prefer this." he glances at the two, " leaving already? i suppose with such a fancy car i wouldn;t want to risk it either."
Sheik huffs, " seriously you're going to give up just like that? don;t you care at all what happens to Link?"
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Her face turns red and she crosses her arms, "i- i DO care! Its not like link will be friends with these two. Just ike. And as long as he's working at the mansion we can figure him out all we want."
Soren bristles and he looks at zelda, "what the hell do you mean? Working at what mansion? He doesnt work at a mansion."
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Sothe's eyes narrow, " indeed, he doesn't."
Sheik sighs, " settle down. we needed a pool boy, and Link wanted to help Ike out, so he told him about it. Ike's not working there yet, but we're making arrangements. And i don;t like having unknowns, you know how Link is, he'll try and be friends with Ike's family too, so one way or another these two are involved."
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Soren huffs, "he has a job! Two in fact! He doesnt have the time for another!"
Zelda glares at soren and stands up, "well no of course we wouldnt make him work three jobs! Thats ridiculous! He'd work only as a pool boy!"
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Sheik pulls Zelda back, " calm down! the idea is that it is in exchange of one or both of his present jobs. we plan to compensate him well, that way he can work less and earn good pay and benefits to help him and your whole family ideally."
Sothe narrows his eyes, " that sort of payment for pool cleaning? even if you guys are rich that seems suspicious..."
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Zelda sits back down and pouts, "its not that much. Link never comes over anymore unless we ask him too. Not only will this be good for you guys but link will want to be over more often."
Soren huffs, "honestly not surprised to hear that about link...."
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Sheik nods, " it's a winning situation for all of us. the maids stop complaining about having to tend to the pools, we get to see Link more, Ike works less and still keeps you all afloat. okay? no funny business involved, just everyone benefiting."
Sothe nods slowly, " be warned, you do anything to harm Ike and i won;t sit idly by..."
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Soren pouts and slowly gets food and starts to slowly eats, "....agreed..."
Zelda sighs, "look, i'm sorry for getting all upset. This... whole... thing is new for me and i am very uncomfortable..."
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Sothe nods and chuckles, " well, a delicate girl like yourself here among ruffians, no wonder you're uneasy. it's like a rabbit hanging with wolves."
Sheik smiles and relaxes as things settle, " im glad we have that sorted. By the way, if you two need anything, you can contact me. we're more than happy to help out if you get into a pinch."
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Zelda huffs, "i'm not delicate excuse you. "
Soren crosses his arms and pouts, "i personally would never ask for help. "
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Sothe smirks, " of course you're not. im sure you put your own clothes on and everything."
Sheik raises an eyebrow, " not even if Ike or Sothe was in the hospital and needed treatment you couldn;t afford? im just saying it's an option should you need it. if you really want we can work out a payment plan or such if the need arises."
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Zelda gets riled up again and she bristles, "excuse me? Knock it off! I dont appreciate being made fun of!"
Soren huffs, "if the other two get sick and need money then they'll get it themselves whether thats from you or not. I personally wont be accepting such things."
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Sothe rolls his eyes, " well, you ever wanna get shown some real life fun, give me a call."
Sheik sighs, " fine. im not trying to push it on you, im only saying that it's an option. it can be good to have options as a fallback."
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Zelda stands up again, "certainly not!"
"Unnecessary. Injuries happen outside of the home. I do not leave the home. Therefore im fine."
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Sothe raises an eyebrow, " what are you spazzing...oh, you thought i meant sex. well, i mean that's good too, but that wasn;t what i meant."
Sheik shrugs, " alright."
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Zelda turns red and huffs, "yeah, no, definitely not. I wouldnt call you for fun no matter what kind of fun you had in mind."
Soren wasnt expecting sheik to just shrug and say, 'alright' and it causes him to blink a bit before relaxing slightly and sighing, "alright." He grabs more food
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Sothe chuckles, " so uptight."
Sheik nods and glances over at Sothe and Zelda, his expression darkening, " i don;t appreciate you propositioning my cousin."
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Zelda huffs, "typical alpha. Their bark is always worse than their bite. Sheik, can we go now? Obviously this isn't going the way you wanted it to and whose case scenario if link wants to hang out with ike we'll just tell him ir cant be here. "
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Sheik sighs, " well, i think we did make some progress. and as if he's going to obey such an order? But yes, if you want to go we can."
Sothe raises an eyebrow, " well if you ever want to test that theory princess you know where to find me."
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Zelda glares at sothe, "like hell i will. If you even think of coming near me i WILL call impa."
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Sothe rolls his eyes, " chill out, if i want a romp there's plenty of willing out there. im not so depraved as to force myself on you. or hadn;t you noticed that each of my offers was having you contact me? i never once suggested i'd seek you out if you were unwilling." he stretches, " you're cute, but not that cute."
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Zelda makes a soft gasp and she glares, "Excuse me?! I'm at LEAST a nine!! How DARE you! Sheik! We're leaving!" she turns and heads straight for the door, grumbling and huffing
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Sothe bursts out laughing, " looks maybe, attitude... not so much."
Sheik shakes his head, " well enjoy the food you two, make sure Ike gets some." he gets up and follows.
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Zelda storms to her car, grumbling the entire time, "I dont like them! At All! Ike seems to be the only rational one!" She unlocks her car, getting inside.
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " well Soren had calmed down, and Sothe seemed forthright if not of the best conscience.... you sure you're not just mad that he's not fawning over you?"
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Zelda's eyes widen and she glares at sheik, "HE WAS DISRESPECTFUL. I could care LESS if he liked me or not! Personally im glad he doesnt! He is crude and brass and honestly I dont enjoy thinking about link being over there!! He's not great at defending himself!"
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " neither of them seems particularly interested in messing with Link one way or another."
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Zelda starts up the car and peels off back to the mansion, "yes but neither are very good role models! That damn alpha definitely looks like the kind of hoodlums that link used to hang out with"
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Sheik sighs, " maybe. but hopefully Link has matured since then and won't let them influence him."
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Zelda keeps grumbling as she pulls up to house and parks in their garage, "i dont like them."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " wow, you really didn;t like Sothe huh? you don't usually let guys get under your skin like that."
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Zelda huffs and gets out of her car, slamming the door, "he's definitely an asshole!! It doesnt help that i didnt even want to go in the first place..." she pputs as she heads back inside.
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Sheik laughs softly, " sounds like you've met your match."
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Zelda glares, "absolutely not. I also have concerns about the other one but i guess as long as he's not an alpha it should be fine. "
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Sheik chuckles, " well, they seem to be fairly simple in motive. Sothe im not as certain of, but Soren is a beta who appears to simply wish to keep his family safe and their information to themselves and overall be left alone. Sothe... i think as long as there's no threat to him he'll behave himself."
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Zelda stops in her tracks and gives sheik a confused look, "soren is a beta?"
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Sheik nods, " i think so. If i remember right Soteh and Ike are alphas, but Soren is a beta."
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Zelda blinks, "well duh ike and sothe are alphas but soren isnt.... he's built like a typical omega and since he's really protective of the other two i thought he was an omega. Plus he had a strong tea leaf odor so i also thought that was his omega smell. " sge sighs softly, "guess he must just drink a lot of tea."
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Sheik shrugs, " perhaps he is not what he claims to be, same as myself. im not certain, he and Ike both said he was a beta. plus as close as they may be, an omega in the same apartment as two unrelated alphas?"
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Zelda sighs, "if he says he's a beta than i wont argue. Its not my place."
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Sheik nods, " yeah i don;t plan to try looking into it. im just saying that i doubt he's an omega just because of his living situation. it'd be awful."
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Zelda nods, "yeah. Agreed. And with how he seems to be he'd probably try to kill you just for snooping."
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Sheik huffs, " he can try, but i think i can take him."
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Zelda chuckles, "again. The word i used was 'try' "
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Sheik snorts and crosses his arms, " well he'll fail. so what are you going to do about that alpha? he's gotten you pretty riled up."
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Zelda huffs, "i'm going to stay away from him. What else would i do?"
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Sheik shrugs, " i don't know, i've seen you do some crazy things before."
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Zelda sighs, "i would if it werent for the fact that i dont want to fuck up links chance at a friend."
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Sheik nods, " fair. though i doubt Ike would hold Link responsible for any drama between you and Sothe."
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Zelda shrugs, "no but im not gonna stress link out over it. Thats not fair for him."
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Sheik nods, " fair." he heads inside, " well, it was a start anyway. could have been far worse."
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Zelda grumbles, "could have been a lot better too."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " gee, i wonder which one of us said that those two were impossible to deal with."
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Zelda huffs, "they ARE."
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Sheik looks at her blankly, " yeah, and that's exactly what i told you before we went and yet you didn't believe me."
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Zelda shakes her head, "this is even more so than you lead on. "
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Sheik crosses his arms, " i dunno, i thought i was pretty firm that Soren was anti-social and wanted nothing to do with the outside world, and Sothe seemed like kind of a cocky asshole which wouldn;t be easy to make friends with. hence why i thought trying to flirt might work better, Sothe did seem somewhat interested in you."
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Zelda rolls her eyes, "No he wasnt. Quit reading into things. He was just being an asshole."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " really? because i distinctly remember him saying for you to call him if you wanted some fun. also he said that you were cute. it was followed by not that cute, referring to not being willing to attempt assault i suppose over it, but he definitely said you were cute."
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Zelda scoffs, "again, i'm sure he was just being an asshole. Alpha's are like that. They'll say anything to anyone with no care in the world. "
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He shrugs, " if you say so."
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Zelda heads to her romm, obviously upset
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Sheik sighs and goes to get some things done.
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Link gets some cleaning done around his dorm, morely out of habit since the place was already pretty clean."
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Ike works late and gets home, crashing right away to get enough sleep for the next day.
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The next day link follows his normal routine of college
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Everyone else follows the usual routine as well, and after classes Sheik takes a sheaf of papers for Ike over to his apartment.
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Soren finishes up with one of his online classes before pushing his chair over to another one of his computers, checking his emails for any new jobs
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Ike is at practice, playing football with his team.
Sheik goes to Ike's apartment and knocks.
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Soren flinches and sighs before getting up and leaving his room. He checks the peephole and grumbles when he sees sheik, "you again?"
He opens the door and huffs, "yes?"
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " im here to give Ike the papers he needs to fill out to apply officially for the pool boy job. more a formality than anything else." he holds out the papers.
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Soren blinks before hesitantly taking them, "ah... th...thank you..." he looks at the papers in his hands before sighing, "will this... ike...will he really be able to work less? I dont want him to take up another job and get himself burnt out like crazy. He never tells me when he's struggling since he doesnt want us to worry."
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Sheik nods, " that's the idea. that's why we want so much information, money isn;t really an issue, but i know he wouldn;t accept anything ridiculous. so Impa plans to offer just a decent amount above what he currently makes. plus benefits. and of course should we have extra food he'd of course be welcome to take it home, and we can also find other jobs to keep him on longer hours if he gets done with the pool duties so he doesn;t need another job should it not be enough hours. the idea really is to let him work less and earn more, putting him in a better situation."
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Soren blinks before giving a small nod, "i see... uh.. well... i guess... thank you. That means a lot to me. I still dont know why you're doing this for him but i do hope i dont live to regret it."
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Sheik nods, " i hope none of us regret it. He's one of the few friends Link has made, and that means a lot to him. so it would be ideal for all of us if it works out well."
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Soren sighs and looks down, "i will... do my best for ike's sake as well. So... i guess i owe you an apology for my behaviour. "
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Sheik blinks in surprise, " ah? well, apology accepted then. I know you don't want help, but if you need anything let me know. even if it's just good meals, it's no trouble to have our chefs make some extra."
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Soren snorts softly, "im just fine. Thanks. If you bring it i'll eat it but i'm not going to go out of my way to ask."
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Sheik chuckles, " i simply presented it as an example. anyway i suppose i should stop bothering you, i know you're not fond of me. thank you for taking the papers, please see that Ike gets them."
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Soren blinks and huffs, "dont make yourself sound so special. I dont dislike you because you're you. I dislike you because of your status. All rich people are the same and i dont trust them."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " interesting. well some would say all hackers are the same, or all thieves as we know Sothe leans that way...regardless my family is willing to look past what you've done to survive. im not sure what exactly you think im going to do as a 'rich person' but presently my goal is to help your family since it makes my cousin happy. and making sure my family is safe and happy is my primary goal for just about everything."
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Soren frowns, "and making sure ike is happy and healthy is my main concern. He may feel like you guys are different but that is only because is heart is open to just about anyone. Im not about to openly trust just because you give us food and ike a better job. "
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Sheik snorts, " i never asked you to openly trust me, no questions asked. trust is earned, not freely given. however i am asking you to give me a chance to earn that trust. if you guys need something, just ask. you lose nothing by asking and stand to gain whatever it is you need."
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"I could lose my pride."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow again, " you could. but you don't strike me as someone who will make his family go through more hardship than they have to purely for your pride."
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Soren hunches his shoulders and huffs, his face very lightly turning pink, "my family , correct. They come first. Especially Ike. Which is why im extra wary of you guys."
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Sheik sighs and shakes his head, " well, the offer still stands regardless. have a good day." he turns and starts to walk off.
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Soren pouts and huffs, mentally chastising himself for acting childish again. He didnt mean to be so rude this time around but he cant help it. They had only themselves for a long time so knowing ike was spending less time on himself and more time doing frivolous things scared Soren to no end. He sighs and watches sheik leave, making sure the other got to his bike safely.
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Sheik gets onto his bike and makes sure his helmet is secure before taking off, heading back home. He'd delivered the papers, it was up to the alpha to get them filled out. He gets home and puts his bike away before heading in.
Ike soon finishes practice and heads home, hair damp from the quick shower with the rest of the guys to wash of the sweat. He gets into the apartment and plops onto the couch, he had a bit of time before his shift started and wanted to relax a bit.
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Soren hears ike and sighs before going over to him, "Welcome back."
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Ike looks over and smiles, " hey thanks. oof i think im gonna have a few bruises from practice. nothing too bad though, im just gonna chill for a few before i gotta get into my work uniform..."
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Soren nods, feeling slightly guilty about intruding on a rare moment for ike to rest, "i see. Well um... one of the richies came over and delivered papers for you to fill out. I doubt you'll have time to do it now so dont worry about it, just know i placed them on the kitchen counter since you're room is close by."
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Ike blinks, " richies...oh, one of Links cousins i bet? probably the guy... Sheik i think was his name. thanks, i know you hate answering the door. i'll start working on them tonight when i get home."
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Soren nods, "see to it that you rest well. I'll be going back to my room. Have to start a test."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah yeah. good luck." he relaxes for about 5 minutes before getting up and changing into his work clothes, heading to his job.
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Soren goes back to his room and easily completes the test before taking up a few firewall jobs from some clients, determined to make a bit more money
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After the 5 hour shift it was pretty late when Ike gets home, grabbing the sheaf of papers and going into his room, leaving the door open as he sits at his desk and yawns, starting to fill it out.
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Soren finishes up another job and sighs as he rubs his eyes. Doing these side jobs were always touch and go for him. He couldnt advertise his services as much as he'd like since that was usually suspicious for law enforcement, and he had to be careful about what he chose. Some requests that he got were to create a firewall security system and, while he can easily do that, the people themselves were sketchy and he wasnt about to risk himself and his family over it.
He yawns and scratches his head, frowning at how greasy his hair felt. Good thing water is free when you rent. He gets up and stretches before stepping out of his room and into the kitchen for some tea. Tea, then shower, then back to the computer.
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Ike does about half the papers before yawning and deciding he'd finish the rest in the morning, shutting his door and getting to sleep.
Early first thing he gets up and grabs some of the leftover food that Sheik had brought the other night, eating it cold as he works on the rest of his papers.
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Soren is still awake, checking the system he has in place to protect their information before yawning and rubbing his face. Tea. More tea. He gets up again and stretches, his back and shoulders popping and cracking in protest before he leaves his room again and shuffles to the kitchen and turning one of the burners on and places a kettle of water down
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Ike blinks when he hears Soren up. He gets up and pokes his head out, " hey, what are you doing up so early?"
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Soren looks at ike before giving a weak grin, "ah... more like, what are you doing still... awake."
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Ike blinks then scowls, " Soren! get your ass to sleep. you're gonna get yourself sick!"
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Soren raises his hands defensively, "thats what i'm going to do. I am making some sleepy herbal tea now, i have no online classes, and i finished all of my client emails as well. Im good to sleep all day. After tea."
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Ike sighs, " alright alright... i really wish you wouldn;t get yourself on the night owl schedule, it's hard on you. i'll see you after classes." He knocks on Sothes door to make sure the other is up before heading to school.
Sothe grunts and gets up, yawning as he gets ready.
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Soren sighs and gets a cup ready as the kettle begins to boil
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Sothe grabs a slice of toast, eating it dry, " have a good sleep." he grabs his bag and heads to school.
Sheik and Paya head to school as usual as well.
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Link is already in his first class, getting his notes ready for the test he has
zelda hums softly as she walks slowly to her class, not really in a rush
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Paya scurries to her class and hides at a corner desk to learn in anonymity.
Ike gets through his classes, finishing the paperwork when he can. by the end of the day the papers are filled out and he heads straight to the mansion to hand them over. He buzzes at the front.
Sheik sees him on the camera and lets him in, meeting him at the door, " i'll give these to Impa when she gets home. im sure we'll be in touch soon."
Ike nods and grins, " thanks! i gotta get going or i'll be late to work." he heads home and changes in a rush before heading out again.
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Link heads back to his dorm, no reason to go to the mansion
zelda groans as she heads for her room, "Man today suuuuucked."
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sheik snorts softly when he hears her, taking the papers to Impa's office, " what are you whining about now?"
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Zelda whines, "i was asked out by a beta. What kind of president would i be if i had a beta husband."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " most people don't assume that you'll make bad choices simply based on the secondary gender of your partner. you'd be a president with a beta husband, whoop dee do. if that's the only reason you turned him down i feel bad for him. anyway weren't you just ranting the other day about how arrogant alphas are?"
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Zelda huffs, "most of them, yes. But it's not fair. There's an alpha thats too good to be an alpha, and link thinks they should only be friends. "
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Sheik chuckles, " yeah, but i also think he's not into chicks, so he wouldn't be interested in you anyway. regardless if Link thinks they should just be friends, nothing is stopping you from trying to woo him."
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Zelda huffs, "i'm not gonna go after a gay guy. That would be uncomfortable for everyone. "
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Sheik snorts, " as i said, we think he's gay. not entirely certain. maybe he's bi?"
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Zelda snorts, "i'm gonna shoto for full on gay. Granted, he's interested in link, and link is very girly."
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Sheik shrugs, " i suppose you could always ask him. then you'd know for sure."
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Zelda shakes her head, "too embarrassing. Plus if link found out i was asking his friend weird questions id get an earful from him."
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Sheik shrugs, " fair i suppose." he sighs, " well, guess you'll never know if he's a potential candidate or not. or i suppose you can hang by the pool in a bikini and wear sunglasses so you can watch him. if he starts checking you out, question answered."
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Zelda blinks before smiling, "not a bad idea honestly. More suitable for the indoor pool at the moment."
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Sheik nods, " yeah it's a bit chilly to do that outside, but you can always set up one of the sunning lamps and settle under that by the indoor pool. it'd be perfectly normal."
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Zelda hums softly, "i suppose one of us need to make sure he'll do a good job too."
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Sheik smirks, " crack that whip. if he swings both ways and can tolerate you, you've got a winner there."
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Zelda nods, "sounds like an excellent idea. And if nothing else if link does have feelings for him then maybe he'll actually start trying instead of pushing away."
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Sheik sighs and nods, " indeed. perhaps seeing someone else pursue Ike is the push he needs to realize what he wants. we'll see. regardless, as far as im aware he's single so therefore he's fair game for you."
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Zelda giggles, "i wouldnt mind seeing a handsome, well built alpha cleaning my pool with just some trunks on. "
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Sheik blushes slightly just thinking about it, " he's into sports, so he's probably pretty ripped...he seems confident too, so i don;t doubt he'll be showing a good bit of skin. well regardless, you'll have eye candy there."
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Zelda chuckles, "if only we could get him in a speedo. Id love to see just how big alpha's really are. "
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Sheik blushes brightly, " well, he's certainly got the confidence for it, if you put one out for him he might just put it on."
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Zelda giggles, "i'm sure you secretly wouldnt mind to see how thick he is right? Im sure even Paya would sneak a glance if no one else knew she was watching."
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Sheik turns tomato red, " no i would not like to do that thank you! what my sister does is her business, but i have more important things to worry about than... than alphas and sex! Besides, seeing as two of my family are already pursuing him, even if i had the slightest desire to get involved in such foolishness it would be extremely unwise. i think im going to my room." he quickly walks off
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Zelda pouts, "awww sheiky i didnt mean to embarrass you!" She gets up and follows him, "you dont have to pursue him, all im saying is if you're interested in knowing what we're dealing with this would be a good opportunity!"
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Sheik huffs, " it's none of my business! I have no intent to get involved with anyone, let alone some self important alpha, anything soon. As for the information you're seeking right now, i don;t see why it's pertinent to know at all!"
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Zelda tilts her head innocently, "curiosity of course~"
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Sheik huffs softly, " well that's your business. myself, im perfectly content without the distractions of a relationship. I need to focus and work hard if im going to take over the company when Impa steps down, and as a Omega i'll have to work doubly hard to earn the respect i'll need in such a position."
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Zelda blinks and tsks, "yeah but thats if people know you're an omega. You plan to take that to your grave so dont worry about it."
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Sheik nods, " true, though even if they assume im a beta im still in a weaker position for getting respect than an Alpha like Impa is. so i don;t have time for this silly stuff. you go ahead and pursue him, i'll make sure our family is safe and secure both physically and monetarily."
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Zelda shrugs, "but you are also close to impa so they may at least fear you enough to not bother you. "
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Sheik sighs, " perhaps, but i don't like the thought of counting on that. besides, eventually she will retire im sure, and then her influence will wane. i won't be caught off guard."
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Zelda snorts, "even if she retires i doubt people will step out of line just in fear. "
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Sheik crosses his arms, " i still have no plans to take any such chances. she won't always be there to protect us even if we wish she would. Someone has to step up as head of the family."
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Zelda pouts, "no fun. You sound like link with the whole, 'we wont be around forever' mumbo jumbo. Bleck."
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sheik sighs, " i don't like it anymore than you do, but the future won't wait just because we ignore it. we have to be prepared."
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Zelda sighs, "so gloomy. Im gonna head back to my room before i catch a nap." She turns around and goes back to her room
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Sheik shakes his head, " you do that." at least it would get him out of this conversation. Like he wanted to get himself all riled up by seeing an alpha in...well nearly all their glory. He had to keep himself calm, even the suppressants could only do so much if he wasn't careful. He heads to his room to calm himself down, that cousin of his...
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Link finishes making his salad dinner and sits down on his couch as he turns on the tv to watch some youtube
Soren finally wakes up after being out for most of the day, grumbling as he quietly leaves his room to make some tea
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Ike gets back from work, walking in the door and yawning as he beelines for the cupboard, grabbing out a bowl of instant ramen and putting some water in the microwave to boil.
sothe is also just waking up, coming out of his room scratching at his bare chest idly.
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Soren keeps to the corner of the kitchen, waiting patiently for the kettle while staying out of the way of his roommates
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Ike pours his water into the cup and steps aside as he waits for it to cook, " mmm hey Soren..."
Sothe grabs a slice of bread and squirts some ketchup on it before eating it.
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Soren nods at ike and rubs his face, "hey ike... how was work?"
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Ike digs into the ramen, " pretty good. lot to do as usual, they like to give me the heavier lifting jobs since i handle them the best."
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Soren nods, "just dont get injured on the job." He glances at sothe and makes a face, "are you.....seriously eating a ketchup sandwhich?"
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Ike nods, " yeah i know, im careful." he eats his noodles.
Sothe shrugs and soon finishes it, " anything else takes too much work to make of what we have."
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Soren sighs, "you know, im still finding small wads of cash in weird places around here. That rich kid sure found a lot of places to stash his shit when you weren't looking ike. Why dont you use it to order sothe a pizza. At least then i dont have to watch him eat ketchup."
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Ike sighs softly, " dang him... yeah, we can order something if you guys want. we should watch for a sale, get some of those microwave meals maybe. you know he's lazy and won;t wanna wait for pizza."
Sothe snorts, " he's not wrong."
Ike looks up pizza places on his phone, " what do you guys want then, meat lovers?"
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Soren makes a face, "....well for you two yes, meatlovers will be suitable. I can deal with something small, no meat, alfredo sauce preferably since spinach and mushrooms dont do well on normal red sauce."
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Ike chuckles and orders a small as Soren wants it, and a large for Sothe and himself loaded with toppings.
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Soren snorts, "might as well order 8 pizza's with how much you two eat."
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Ike sighs, " i wish. but we have to be frugal. and it's not like we'd eat it all tonight... anyway it's a treat, not going to be a standard thing."
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Soren nods, "fair." He sips some tea and relaxes a bit
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Ike finishes his ramen, waiting for the pizza to arrive. He chills on the couch in the meantime.
Sothe wanders to the fridge and makes another ketchup sandwich.
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Soren takes his tea into his room, planning on checking his emails in case he gets another job offer.
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Soon the doorbell rings and Ike gets it, paying and tipping the guy before bringing the chow in. He brings the smaller pizza into Soren's room and sets it near him before he and Sothe dig into the large.
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Soren gives ike a quick thank you as he sees the pizza being placed at his desk. He grabs a fork and knife and begins eating small bites
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Ike and Sothe demolish the other pizza rapidly, Ike showering and going to bed after, and Sothe getting his work clothes on before heading out.
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A week goes by and link sits patiently in his cousins living room, not wanting zelda to torment his friend when he comes over for his job
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Sheik had insured all the paperwork was dealt with and Impa had gotten Ike set up as an employee at a fairly generous wage, set to start today. Sheik was waiting to help walk him through his duties and such as protocol.
Ike was glad to have been able to give notice at his other jobs and start a new one, though he had gotten assurance from one of his jobs that if he needed, they'd likely be able to find some extra shifts for him. Regardless this was a good opportunity, if slightly unfair feeling. He gets to the house, old slightly tattered trunks on under somewhat worn clothes, the whole ensemble meant for hard work and clothes that would get ruined likely. He knocks on the door, and Sheik opens it to let him in. He walks in and sees Link, " oh hey, didn;t know you'd be here."
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Link looks at him, "well, it's your first day and.... i mean... my cousins do want me here more often so why not i guess."
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Ike chuckles, " fair enough. well im not here to hang, i best get to work."
Sheik nods and leads him to the indoor pool and starts instructing him on what he's expected to do.
Ike nods and strips down to his trunks before starting on cleaning the pool and checking the chemical levels.
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Zelda is already laying on one of their pool chairs, tiny bikini, sunglasses, and a sun lamp. She sips her water as she watches ike
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Ike glances at her and blinks, then shrugs and keeps working, doing a thorough job of making sure the place is clean and in perfect condition.
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She sets her glass down and leans back a bit, "boy those trunks have seen better days."
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Ike glances over, " ah, yeah sorry. it's all i've got though, and they still work so they'll do. I'll wear these until they're not wearable anymore, then i guess i'll have to spend money for new ones."
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Zelda hums softly, "we have quite a few speedos that would fit you. Technically they are meant for the pool boy so at the very least you wouldnt have to potentially....ruin.... your current pair."
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Ike blinks and considers it, " well im not much for speedos...but i suppose... you sure they'll fit? i know you don;t have any male alphas in your family, i can;t say i know what your previous pool boy was but uh, beta sized stuff won't fit."
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Zelda gets up and stretches, "our last pool boy was an alpha so dont worry about it. He was a pretty big alpha too so im sure you'll be fine. " she leaves the room briefly before coming back with a cardboard box. She opens it and pulls out a few sealed plastic bags with a single pair of speedos in each bag, "here, this is the kind that fit our last pool boy however these havent been open yet."
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Ike nods, " alright then." he blinks when she shows him bags of unopened speedos, " you guys seriously bought a bunch and never used them? or at least resold them... rich people." he looks through and grabs one he thinks will fit, heading into the bathroom and changing into them. They showed off more than he was normally used to, but it didn;t particularly bother him. he changed in front of the guys on his team all the time after all. And at least they held him in place so he wasn;t having to adjust himself from time to time. He steps out in the new swimwear and gets back to work.
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Zelda tries incredibly hard not to lick her lips, "Eh we thought we would have had our last pool boy for a long time but he up and left. Figured we might as well keep them around in case another alpha came by."
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Ike nods, " fair enough i suppose." he bends over as he uses a long handled brush to scrub at the floor as he gives the place an overdue deep cleaning.
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Zelda sits back down, her comically large sunglasses doing a great job at hiding her flushed face. FUCK he's hot.
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Ike hums softly as he works, kneeling now and then to get down close and make sure it's clean before moving to the next spot.
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Link hesitantly enters the pool room and his eyes widen when he sees ike, and what ike is wearing. His face turns pink and he immediately glares at his cousin.
Zelda looks over at link and grins, "awww link i havent seen you all day~ how's it going?"
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Ike looks over, " hey Link. Just doing some deep cleaning, the tiles need it." He waves his scrub brush before turning back to his work.
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Link goes over to zelda, trying to keep quiet, "what do you think you're doing? "
Zelda gives a sly grin as she raises her eyebrows, "why, what ever do you mean?"
Link deadpans, "you know that we got those when sidon was our pool boy. Dont act stupid. Why did you put ike in those?"
Zelda hums, "his trunks he had looked awful. And as an employer we should have uniforms for our employees so they dont get their things dirty."
Link huffs, "i'm telling sheik."
Zelda snorts, "what is sheik going to do? Ike got into those on his own. Sheik aint gonna do shit."
Link gives another huff before stepping back and averting his eyes away from ike before heading out to find sheik
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Ike doesn't hear the argument but sees Link leaving, blinking before sighing and getting back to work, that's what he was getting paid for after all.
Sheik's doing homework in his room, though when he hears Link knock on his door he calls out, " come in." he doesn;t look up, knowing it'd be one of the girls or Link, most likely the latter.
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Link nearly doesnt wait for sheiks voice as he opens the door, "what the hell is our cousin doing? "
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Sheik looks up and raises an eyebrow, " Zelda? last i knew she was lounging next to the pool."
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Link storms over to sheiks bed and plops down, "she's got him wearing the speedos!! The ones that had fit sidon! I walked in on seeing that! No warnings!"
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Sheik sighs, " i doubt she would have given him any that Sidon had actually ever worn, and we did give you the option of getting rid of them previously. There's no sense if letting them sit around rotting. Im sorry if it upset you to see him in tight swimwear though."
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Link turns bright red and huffs, "its not that it upset me- i just didnt want to see ike in anything that my ex wore. Id give you an example but you havent dated anyone..."
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Sheik sighs, " Sidon never wore them. they were purchased for him, but he never even opened them. I don;t plan to date anyone either."
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Link lays back on the bed, grumbling, "he wore a few.... just not the ones we kept..."
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Sheik nods, " exactly. so just because Sidon wore a few speedos does that mean no-one else is ever permitted to wear them? you're being unreasonable. Does Ike have any objections?"
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Link blushes, "he.... didnt say anything other than the tiles were overdo for scrubbing...as he was bent over... in full display..." he curls onto his side, shoving his face into sheiks bed
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Sheik blinks and blushes slightly, " well uh... at least he's being vigilant about his work. it doesn;t seem as if he has any issue with the situation, if he did then there would be reason to step in."
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Link shudders, "i know i wanted to help him but i think this will be bad for my health." Link gives a weak chuckle and sighs
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Sheik chuckles, " well im sure he'll change into something less... revealing once he's done. just don;t watch him work."
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Link groans, "yeeeeeah i suppose...." he's quiet for a moment before getting up, "sorry for just barging in to your room. I'll let you do your homework now. "
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Sheik chuckles, " apology accepted, i don;t mind your company i just do prefer not being charged in on. you may stay if you like."
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Link shrugs, "i suppose this is a rare moment for us. Talking and not butting heads."
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Sheik chuckles, " indeed. we're both very opinionated people, and proud. How have things been for you? Are...you okay in your apartment? i hired the best cleaning companies, it should look like nothing happened."
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Link nods, "it's fine. It really does look like they turned back time. Even got an exact copy of the lamp too so thats nice. Thank you for doing that."
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Sheik smiles, " well i wish it were possible to actually do so, but the best we can do is erase the evidence. im glad they did a satisfactory job, i didn;t see anything amiss but you know the place better than i do."
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Link nods, "at least i got to break something over his head... that is satisfying."
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Sheik laughs, " i bet. part of me wishes Ike hadn't held himself back. Then we'd have nothing to worry about. But even if we got him out of trouble it'd a bad reputation for an alpha to have... still, i plan to be keeping close tabs on Noah, restraining order or not he's trouble."
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Link chuckles and nods, "Thats why im not too worried about noah. Between you and ike im sure i'll stay pretty safe from him." he lies back on sheiks bed and hums, "Your bed is really uncomfortable..." Sheik never liked incredibly soft beds like link did. then again, no one really thought links idea of soft was normal
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Sheik sighs, " well im glad you feel safe. I'll do my utmost to ensure your confidence in me is earned. And while i dislike the idea of having to rely on anyone else... I hope your confidence in Ike is founded. In this case having an alpha watching out for you might not be a bad idea." he rolls his eyes as Link gripes about his bed, " not everyone likes to sleep on something that can smother you if you're not careful. i swear last time i sat on your bed i almost drowned in it."
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Link chuckles, "ike seems like a different alpha. Seems like he'd be an okay friend. " he rolls on to his stomach, "being smothered isn't a bad thing. "
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Sheik nods, " which is the reason i haven;t protested his presence, he seems like a decent sort. i've got my eyes on him though..." he rolls his eyes, " i prefer for my bed to not suffocate me thank you. that or anything else."
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link snorts, "anything else huh? Just makes me think of those weird people who like to be choked."
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Sheik snorts, " i just meant in general. not your oversized plushies, not that absurdly squishy chair you bought, not someone trying to kill me, all of the above. just covering my bases."
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Link chuckles his cheeks turning a bit pink, "Not what i meant when i mentioned being choked but eh."
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Sheik isn't able to stop a bit of color from showing on his own cheeks, " im aware of what you meant, i chose not to include it."
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Link gives a soft chuckle and looks at Sheik, "so mean~ ah anyway, not like i enjoy that. despite what i've been through i actually prefer things to be quite vanilla."
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Sheik closes his eyes, " Link, you're my cousin and i enjoy talking with you and spending time with you, but i really do not need to hear about your sexual preferences."
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Link blinks and frowns a bit before sighing, "alright alright i here ya. "
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He sighs, " thank you." he opens his eyes again, " there are just some things i'd rather not have to think about... anyway, if the thing with Ike becomes too much of an issue i'll look into it, but if he has no complaints i don't see it as much of one."
Ike had the pool area sparkling clean, and the pool totally clean of any debris and at the perfect chemical balance. " i think im about done in here.... Anything you can think of that still needs to be done Zelda? they weren't super specific on what all needed to be done.
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Zelda sits up and nods, "Did you check the filtration system to make sure it is clear of any debris? "
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Ike nods, " yup, cleaned out all of the filters and traps."
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Zelda hums softly and lowers her sunglasses, "I suppose then you're good. The pool certainly looks better than it has in a long time."
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Ike chuckles, " glad i did an alright job then. that didn;t take too long, and it hadn't been upkept. guess i won't have to spend much time keeping it clean. shame, im getting a pretty good paycheck." he laughs softly. " well, guess i better get changed and see what shifts i can get at my other job..."
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Zelda nods, "honestly its making everyone in the house happy so the pay is worth it for us. Its always hard on the maids since they hate cleaning the pool."
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Ike snorts, " yeah but you can't exactly pay me to sit around here doing nothing after i've finished cleaning, and that'll take no time at all."
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Zelda shrugs, "you're still getting paid for the full shift. If you're that concerned you could also blow up the old pool floaties to make sure none of them have any holes so we know if we should replace any."
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Ike rubs the back of his neck, " im not sure that's exactly legal to pay me for work im not doing, but i guess im not going to argue. i can play with some pool floats, that'll take time too since i don;t want to be passing out." he chuckles and pulls one out, sitting cross legged on the ground and starting to blow it up.
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Zelda nods, "It will take some time. They are pretty big. And you dont have to do all of them. Dont want you passing out either."
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Ike nods, " well i can;t say i think im earning my wages but if this is what my employers want, this is what i'll do."
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Zelda shrugs, "I suppose if you really wanted to feel like you werent earning your wages you could register yourself as a Stud for Omegas. They get paid a stupid amount of money just to fuck and a lot of rich and good looking Omegas hire Studs since its as safe as getting over a heat as it can get. Heck, even Link has started to look into it." She watches Ike carefully
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Ike coughs and blushes slightly, glad the inflatable toy was in his lap and covering the fact that the idea made him start getting hard. with his size any amount of that was obvious, especially with the speedo, "that's... an interesting idea for sure. im not sure they'd like my family background however. not to mention i have to make sure i keep up with my sports and grades to keep my scholarship."
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zelda snorts, "its not like you're getting anyone pregnant. Just gotta be a healthy alpha who is good at fucking and can follow through on policies to ensure the physical safety of both you and the client. However your sports and scholarships are a legitimate concern. A shame though. Studs make ludicrous money. So much more than any job we could give you."
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Ike nods, " perhaps i'll ah... look into it. I'll mention it to Sothe as well, he could use more legal ways of making money..."
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Zelda nods, "be good to put your personalities in your profile as well. Say Sothe for instance. " she scowls a bit, "some omegas want to have an asshole mate with them..."
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Ike chuckles softly, " yeah he's kind of an asshole, but don't be too hard on him, he's been through a lot. he's not so bad once you get to know him, but he does have plenty of rough edges. of course all three of us had rough childhoods so we've got our issues. He never had a home before he got picked up and brought to the orphanage, doesn't know who his parents where. apparently his earliest memories were a bunch of homeless people who kind of kept an eye on him, then he learned how to take care of himself once he was able. easy for a kid to steal, most people don't expect it. He's a pretty good guy if you can look past his flaws. anyway, enough mushy crap if he finds out i said anything he'll kick my ass." he laughs again.
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Zelda sighs, "i'll believe it when i see it. But, lets ignore the topic so you can use your oxygen for those blow up toys. "
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Ike snorts, " if you never give him a chance you'll never see it. not that i blame you, he's definitely difficult to deal with." he puts his mouth back on the toy and works on blowing it up.
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Zelda crosses her arms, "....well the first impression didnt really make me want to give him a chance. "
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Ike pulls his mouth off the toy, " all due respect but your attitude isn't all sunshine and rainbows either. again, he's been through some shit. He pushes people away to keep anyone from getting close to him, he's an asshole so he doesn;t get hurt again. the shit he's been through im honestly surprised he copes as well as he does."
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Zelda pouts, "i feel like i did my best in the situation i was put in. Im not like link where i can just openly accept everyone. Thats dangerous."
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Ike nods, " im not saying i blame you for it. im just saying it's all about perspective. anyway if you want to try and get to know him is up to you, not any of my business really." he finishes filling the toy and squeezes it gently, putting his ear close to it to listen for any air leaks.
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Link heads back down to the pool area and blinks when he looks around, "Oh wow its actually clean in here."
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Ike pushes the toy under the water slightly from the edge, showing off his ass in the speedo as he looks over, " hey. glad you think i did a good job." he chuckles. He turns back to the toy, watching for any bubbles leaking out as he pushes different parts under to check the whole thing.
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Links eyes widen and he turns bright red, "Uh... what uh.... what are you doing?"
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Ike doesn't look up, " checking the inflatables for any leaks to see if any need replacing. After i got done with my work so fast Zelda suggested it as something i could do if sitting around doing nothing and getting paid didn;t sit well with me, which it doesn't."
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Link sighs, "I am honestly not surprised." he gives zelda a dirty glare
Zelda winks at link and sticks her tongue out
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Ike blinks, " well it's something that's technically still working. otherwise i'd feel bad getting paid for nothing. i mean i can always stop and go see about what shifts i can pick up if you think it's a waste of time..."
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Link frowns, "I didnt say I thought it was a waste of time. I just was... not shocked that you would want to do more work."
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Ike shrugs, " it keeps things moving anyway. i think this one is good." he sets the inflatable aside and goes to grab another one, sitting to start blowing it up.
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Links sighs and shakes his head, "Well dont pass out now. And I'm going to get some food.If you get hungry we can feed you. You are entitled to a break after all."
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Ike grins, " sure, food would be great. don't worry, im taking my time so i don't get lightheaded."
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Link nods, "good. Anything you want? If you arent picky i'll just have the chef make some burgers. "
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" burgers sound great. like im going to get picky over free food." he chuckles softly.
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Zelda sits up in her seat looking at link, "I want burgers too!"
Link looks at Zelda and raises an eyebrow, "Didnt you say you were going to be a vegetarian?"
Zelda blinks and pouts, "Yeah but like...... the chef makes the best burgers I have ever had. Like, that sauce he adds instead of just ketchup is BRILLIANT."
Link chuckles and waves his hand dismissively, "Alright alright I got ya. I'll just tell him to make a full round. Easier since i dont know if anyone else has eaten." He leaves the room.
Zelda looks at Ike, "You're in for a treat. These burgers are Ah. Maze. Ing."
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Ike laughs softly, "i've heard you can make some decent veggie burgers with mushrooms as the base. im happy for any food so im sure it'll be great."
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Zelda sticks her tongue out, "Mushrooms are gross. ah but yes! you certainly can... just not the same to how juicy these burgers get."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah, good meat is a great reason to not go vegetarian. of course i just eat what i can get normally, but im looking forward to the protein."
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Zelda gets up and stretches, "Why dont you put your clothes on and come to the kitchen for the burgers. We normally dont eat in the pool room since its kinda unsanitary."
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Ike nods, " understandable." he gets up and heads into the changing area, rinsing off and getting his own clothes on before going to meet everyone else for the meal.
Paya and Sheik are already at the table chatting, And Impa was also just entering the room, having gotten home early to make sure the whole new pool boy thing was going smoothly.
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Link smiles when he sits at the table enjoying the conversation between paya and sheik.
Zelda smiles as she enters the room, "Oh man those burgers smell amazing~ I cant wait until they're ready~!"
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Ike plops into a chair, hair damp and clothes clinging to him slightly from the damp as well.
Paya nods, " yeah! im glad Link thought of it, they're always so yummy."
Sheik chuckles, " indeed. too much heavy protein isn;t ideal but i believe our chef is roasting up some veggies and such to go along with it too to balance it out."
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Link chuckles, "As soon as I saw it was michael on shift I knew we had to have burgers~" he glances at Ike and smiles at him.
Zelda sneaks a quick glance between ike and link before giving a grin.
Soon a few chefs come out with plates and food, different beverages and cups, different large platters of more burgers than anyone could hope to finish, lots of fixings and lots of other healthy veggies but also fries
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Ike grins back at Link, " it'll be interesting tasting a bit of the rich life." though when the huge amount of food was brought out he gawks at it, " holy shit. is there a bunch more people coming that i don;t know about? i mean, i can eat a lot but holy cow."
Impa chuckles softly and serves herself a burger, taking a large serving of veggies as well. She pours herself some wine, sipping it before spearing some food and bringing it to her mouth, every movement graceful and refined speaking of many years of fine table manners.
Sheik serves himself as well, taking some fries as well as the veggies and a burger, but sticking with tea for his drink.
Paya goes for the same, her plate basically identical to sheiks.
Ike is unsure of what to do, there was so much and it felt so out of place. Everything was fancy despite it being burgers, the glasses looked like actual fancy crystal, or at least regular glass, at home they just... washed and reused plastic cups, the cheap ones that you normally toss after using once. The burgers looked like they could be served next to caviar...and holy shit he thought that might actually be caviar among the burger toppings. this was way out of his league.
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Zelda gets a whole burger with a bunch of veggies along with a glass of her favorite champagne, grabbing a fork and knife to cut her burger with so she didnt have to touch anything greasy
Link sheepishly grabs a burger and fills it with the normal fixings of lettuce, onions, tomatoes and a bunch of fries and one of the coke cans, "Just take whatever you want ike." He squirts a mess of ketchup on his plate and smiles as he picks up the cheeseburger and takes a big messy bite
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Ike hesitates before loading his plate with a couple burgers and a pile of veggies and fries. he wasn;t usually much into veggies, but he knew that they had good vitamins and shit he needed. he loads up the burgers and starts eating, trying to focus on his plate and not all the fancy crap god why are there so many forks.
Impa does add some of the caviar to her burger, it made a nice topping. Soon everyone is just eating and chatting.
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Link doesnt touch any utensil as he eats his burger, ketchup and lettuce almost spilling out the other end
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Sheik looks at Link and shakes his head, " and this is why Link gets a plastic mat under his."
Ike tries not to laugh, mostly because it'd make him either waste some of the food or choke. or both. He keeps eating what's on his plate, steadily working through it.
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Link chews and swallows whats in his mouth before sticking his tongue out at sheik
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Sheik rolls his eyes, " that's gross, you've got chewed up food all over your tongue. don't make a mess."
Paya giggles softly and spears some veggies, nomming on them happily.
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Link snorts, "liar, i swallowed everything in my mouth. "
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " swallowing one's mouthful does not entirely remove the food debris, there was still crumbs and mush."
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Link stares sheik down for a minute before he grins, "well i could make it worse."
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Sheik makes a face, " please don't."
Impa chimes in, " yes Link, please. lets have a nice meal together? so both of you boys settle down. :
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Link blinks before looking down, frowning a bit before he just goes back to eating quietly
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Impa sighs softly, " it's lovely to have you here honey, but we want to have decent manners for our guest don;t we?"
Ike looks up startled, mouth full.
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Link sighs, "sure i guess." he didnt want to continue this conversation. They had and used manners all the time but no one seemed to realize a football playing alpha jock probably didnt have manners himself nor would going to extreme lengths of showing manners would probably make normal people uneasy. So. Sure. Sure he guesses.
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Impa sighs, wishing this had not suddenly gotten tense. " so, It was his first day on the job, Zelda i heard you were overseeing him, how did he do?"
Ike swallows his mouthful, a little nervous at the answer.
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Zelda hums, "he did very well. The tile finally is showing the actual grout instead of chlorine covered scum and he's been assessing our pool toys
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Impa blinks, " well, good job then. good, i would have hated regretting hiring you."
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Zelda nods, "he seems to be quite the handyman who can run out of work quickly because he has excellent work ethic so if we can find more work, whether it relates to the pool or not, I think he'd do well."
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Impa raises an eyebrow, " is that so? i'll keep that in mind then. what other skills do you have?"
Ike makes sure his mouth is clear and rubs the back of his neck, " i um, well i've been taking classes for automobile repair and doing really well."
Impa smiles, " well, if you're bored and want to earn more money, you're welcome to take a look at our vehicles."
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Zelda snorts, "goodness knows links van needs all the help it can get."
Link turns red and he huffs at zelda, "the mini mystery machine is just. Fine. Thank. You."
Zelda laughs, "only if you were going for an apocalyptic style."
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Impa looks at Link, " i would feel better if you had someone look it over just to make sure everything is running well, just to keep you safe. i know you don't want to get a better vehicle, but im sure it could use a tune up."
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Link sighs, "there's no better vehicle around than my van. She's been with me for a long while. A tune up, fine, i admit she should get looked at more frequently now that she's an old lady but her frame is pure steel. All the vehicles on the road are made with aluminum and fiberglass. If an accident happens those tiny cars are totaled but my vehicle will maybe have a dent or just a scratch even. She's safe."
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Impa nods, " that's fair. but no matter how sturdy her shell, if her innards are going there is still danger. im not asking you to give it up, im only asking that you allow him to do what he can to keep her in peak performance. regardless even if nothing else im sure the other vehicles can use work. regular oil changes and some pampering never harmed a vehicle."
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Link pouts, "he can look at my van all he wants, as long as you all leave my girl alone with the jokes."
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Impa raises her hands, " i will note i made no jokes about your vehicle, but i will ask your cousins to leave it alone." she casts a meaningful glance at Zelda.
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Zelda quickly looks away, shoving her mouth full with more food
Link huffs and keeps eating more food.
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Impa chuckles softly, " well i tried anyway." she finishes off her portion, " i believe i heard the chef talking about whipping something quick up for a dessert since we're all eating together for once."
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Link smiles and hums softly, swallowing his food, "i wonder what it could be~ his creme brulee his really good but so is his pecan pie~"
Zelda snorts, "those are easy to make though. I like it when he makes those little red velvet cupcakes with the sugar glass decorations and fruits~"
Link frowns, "yeah but its fall right now. the fruits wouldnt be in season or at least would be hard to get."
Zelda smiles and shakes her finger back and forth, "Yeah but we're rich link. we can get such things because we can just buy it."
link rolls his eyes, "But it would be easy to just make desserts with whats in season. Cheaper, and they would probably taste better anyway."
Zelda shrugs, "I dont really know why something being cheap or not is such a big deal to you. its fine. you have the money."
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Impa chuckles softly, " im sorry Zelda but i doubt he's doing cake or the fancy decorations since it's a bit last minute. he takes a lot of time making those."
The chef soon comes out with little individual dishes of cannoli filling and cinnamon sugar chips to dip into them. He puts chips and filling in front of each person," my apologies it isn't more elegant, but seeing as burgers are finger food i thought this would be suitable enough."
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Link smiles at the chef, "it looks very nice and im sure it'll taste even better. Thank you."
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Impa smiles, " it looks wonderful and something to dip sounds like a fun addition. thank you."
He bows and heads back into the kitchen.
Ike had put away more food than anyone else, being a male alpha and an active young male. He eagerly dips into the cannoli and takes a bite, " mmm, this is really good."
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Link happily eats the dessert, thankful at how simple it is.
Zelda pouts briefly that its not a lavish dessert but shrugs and starts eating it
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Paya and Sheik gladly dig in, though Sheik is more careful to eat it without being messy while Paya just enjoys it.
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Link smiles happily as he finishes eating and he sighs, "that was really good." he was incredibly grateful for the more simplistic meal and dessert since he was trying to make sure Ike wasnt too nervous or overwhelmed. Just the sheer amount of food on the table probably would throw anyone off so he was really happy that it wasnt one of their more lavish dinners where you probably would have to use the correct kind of utensil. it rarely happened anymore, the last time was when a small group of people who were 'friends', as impa put it, of grandma and grandpa stopped into town and wanted to 'catch up'.
When Link had asked who these people were and why we had to be nice impa had merely gave an exhausted sigh and had mentioned, old rich people just like to stick close to other rich people to confirm their status and thats why she used the term 'friends' lightly. And by 'catch up' it was really just an awkward dinner conversation that involved a brief second of saying 'oh we're sorry for your loss' and then them commenting about how much money they have and how much more successful they were going to be in comparison than those who are distracted with children.
Impa had been curt and polite the entire time through however that was the last time Link had ever heard anything about that family. Something neither Sheik nor Impa 'would know about'
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Ike finishes his portion and sits at the table, fiddling around with his silverware. did he just leave? was he supposed to wait until everyone was done? it was still a nerve wracking situation that he knew nothing about. it was less formal than he thought, though there were plenty of hints that it was often more extravagant.
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Link finishes his drink before looking at impa, "im gonna study for a little bit in my room before i decide to head out. Ah, but i'll make sure and say goodbye to everyone before I leave." He gets out of his chair and pushes it in before glancing at ike and smiling, "if you're done you better go back to those pool toys. They wont blow themselves up."
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Ike blinks and nods, " ah yes, right. not that i'd be able to get them all done today anyway, but i'd better get back to work." well at least that gave him a direction to go, quickly getting up and heading back to the pool room to sit on the floor and do his busywork.
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Link heads to his room, really wanting to get some reading done but he decided to take it to the pool so he can have ike's company while he reads
zelda smiles and sips her water, "that was really good. what are your plans for the night, auntie?"
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Ike waves when he sees Link, keeping his mouth on the toy to keep filling it with air.
Impa smiles, " yes it was good. really i don;t have much planned. i have some paperwork i was going to read over, but it's not urgent to be done tonight."
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Zelda nods, "i think a nice quiet evening relaxing would be good for you. Drink some tea or something."
Link grabs his homework and goes back down to the pool, "just wanted to grab my homework."
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Ike gives a thumbs up before pulling the toy away to take a breather, " whew. nice, good place to get some work done."
Impa chuckles, " you're starting to sound like Sheik. very well, i'll take the evening to myself."
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Zelda chuckles, "it's always good to take a moment for yourself. "
Link chuckles and sits down, pulling out his thick textbook
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Impa nods, " yes... i suppose so." she smiles and gets some tea brewing, " i'll be in the library i think if you need me, there's a book that Paya showed me awhile back i've been meaning to read that looked good." She takes the kettle once it's done and a mug to the library with her.
Ike keeps working, blowing the toys up and then testing them in the water for leaks.
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Link happily works on his assignments, looking over and watching ike every now and then, looking back at his books only when he thinks ike might see him watching
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Ike doesn't look over much, focusing on his work, giving Link ample time to oogle him. He lets his mind wander, and found himself getting surprisingly irritated when he thought about Zelda's words and how Link was considering using alpha services for his heat. He quickly splashes some water onto his face and head to cool himself off and keep his pheromones from getting out of control. He determinedly thinks of other things, his other jobs and how things would go from here. the gravy train would only last so long, so he'd need to make sure he kept in good with his other jobs so he'd have someplace to turn back to if it came to that.
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Link blinks and looks up when he hears the splashing and raises an eyebrow when he sees ike's wet, dripping face and hair, "is it too warm in here? Or did you need a little pick me up from lack of oxygen? You've been focused on those toys so I'd prefer you to take a break rather than pass out into the pool..."
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Ike looks over and smiles to reassure Link, " ah, no worries. just needed a pick me up, and it looked so refreshing. im fine, i won't push past my limits." he hated lying, but he wasn;t about to admit he was getting possessive over an omega that didn;t even have any interest in him. It was stupid, and he had more self control than that.
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Link tsks softly, frowning, "it'd be better if instead of using the pool water you just walked over to the shower stall. At least then you wouldnt get chemicals in your poor hair. But if it does get too warm let me know and we can adjust it. I know it's always a little humid in here but thats just what pool rooms do unfortunately."
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Ike chuckles, " eh it's not like i try and keep my hair nice anyway, a few chemicals won;t make much difference. anyway i'll shower tonight anyway." though the shower was an interesting idea, if he really got peeved that might help, though he didn;t want to risk breaking anything or letting Link hear him getting angry. anyway he'd mostly cooled off, and gotten his pheromones under control. " don;t worry, this is fine. i've worked harder in hotter conditions, this is like a vacation."
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Link snorts and chuckles softly, amused by ike's statement, "a vacation? Really? You're silly." He plays with his pen a bit before sighing, "i honestly am not surprised that you worked in less than ideal conditions. Its clear that you're an incredibly hard worker and you are very nice so...you being thankful at just having a job to pay the bills regardless of the work is very plausible." He blushes a little bit before looking back down at his book, "so even if its easier work, or short time, i'm glad i could find you something that i hope is a bit easier on you. Give you a little reprieve from what you're used to."
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Ike chuckles softly, " i guess so. im not sure how long this job will last considering i pretty much got it all caught up and this is busywork, but it's definitely a nice break for now anyway. i do appreciate you giving me even this job for a short time."
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Link nods, "well impa said she'd think of other work to keep you busy and while there might be a small break during the winter once the summer kicks in and we can open up our outdoor pool you'll be busy all the fucking time. That pool outside is so fucking needy."
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Ike blinks and chuckles, " well i don;t mind working hard, so if you guys still employ me at that time i'll do my best to keep it pristine."
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Link frowns and nods, "of course we would still keep you on. Its hard to find someone trustworthy even if its to clean the pool. And it wouldnt be to just keep it cleaned but also the sub pumps are a bitch. If they aren't at the exact levels needed then they dont want to work. "
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Ike chuckles softly, " well we'll see, i'd be happy if you did keep me on, but i never count on something like that. things change after all. but i'll do my best regardless."
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link nods, "it is always good to have a plan B just in case." he finishes his homework and closes his book, sighing softly as he relaxes, "Finally done with my work."
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Ike looks over and grins, " nice." and with him distracted the air filled toy he was pushing under the water to test it slipped from his grasp and smacked him fully in the face before he fell into the pool, popping up a moment later and laughing, " well shit, guess that's i get for not paying attention to what i was doing. oh well, i've done worse things than driven home in wet clothes before." he hauls himself back out and looks down at his soaked clothes ruefully.
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Link had burst out laughing, tears in his eyes as he holds his sides. He takes a deep breath to calm himself down a bit before getting up and going over to him, "Yeah you're fully soaked alright. You wanna throw those in the dryer for a little bit? I dont think anyone here has clothes that can fit you but you could always take a shower and hang out with a towel while you wait. at least i know the pool boy speedo fits ya."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah i guess that's probably the best idea. i appreciate it. im just gonna rinse off and get changed into that speedo then until these are dry." he heads into the pool shower, peeling the drenched clothes off and wringing the majority of the water out before setting them aside and washing off, putting the slightly damp from the pool work he did earlier speedo on and then wrapping a towel around his waist to preserve some sense of modesty. He comes out with the wet clothes, " thanks again...that was stupid of me."
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Link does his best to give a smile and not stare at ike's body, "oh-its alright! We all do stupid things from time to time. Let me show you to the laundry room so we-"
Link had taken a step back, eyes fighting to not stare at ike instead of paying attention to how close he was to the pool. His old, worn flip flops that had seen better days and had no traction managed to slip on the soaked tiles that surrounded the edge of the pool and before he knew it he too fell into the pool, giving a surprised yelp before his back hit the water
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Ike chuckles with him at the start until he glances over and sees Link slip, instantly leaping forward and diving into the pool, the towel falling off with the movement. He grabs Link and helps him up and out of the pool, " are you okay?"
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Link was clinging to ike as he was rescued. He knew how to swim and could have gotten himself out if needed be, but the shock of falling in made it quite difficult to think rationally. He shuddered, feeling cold and huffed, "i- im fine! Just feel like a drowned rat..."
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Ike snorts, " looks like it's a bad day for staying out of the pool." he carefully helps Link out of the pool before climbing out himself.
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Link's clothes clung to his small frame and as he crawled back onto the tile he couldn't help but stare ike's drenched body and the way the speedo practically shined from being wet, the fabric almost looked tighter as it barely covered ike's goods and services
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Ike is more focused on grabbing a few towels to notice, " i suppose i should run and and get someone to help get you some dry clothes and whatnot." he wraps towels around Link, the water was cold. " i'll be back in a minute." he uses a towel to dry off quickly, mostly focusing on his legs and feet so he didn;t track water inside before heading into the house, " Hey! hello can anyone hear me?"
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A maid nearby comes out from a hallway, feather duster in hand from doing her job. She blinks and her eyes widen when she sees ike, her face turning bright red, "u-uh ye-yes? You uh- you were the new poo-pool boy, yes?"
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Ike nods, " yes, um can you have a set of clothes sent to the pool for Link? im afraid he slipped and fell in. he seems unharmed but he's soaked."
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The maid nods, "yes right away! " her face still bright red as she hurries up the main flight of stairs.
Link decided that he'd rather not be in wet clothes and took off his shirt and pants so that he can properly dry with the towel
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Ike nods and goes back to Link, blinking when he sees the other with his shirt and pants off. He flushes and quickly looks away, turning his body so hopefully Link doesn;t see his very defined manhood twitch partly to life, " uh, toss me a towel would you?"
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Link looks over and nods, getting up and grabbing a towel before tossing it to ike, "thanks for going to get someone. I really don't feel like walking the mansion to my room, wet." He looks down at himself, his poor whitey tighty undies looking like a white tshirt on a girl after winning a wet tshirt contest. Painfully see through. He blushes and quickly grabs another towel and wraps it around his waist, tucking it tight so it doesn't fall
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Ike wraps the towel around his waist to hide his own man parts, " yeah i figured as much. a maid is getting some clothes, i think i may have gotten her a bit flustered since i didn;t have a towel on."
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Link gives a nervous chuckle as he looks away, "Well I dont blame her, she had a lot to get flustered over..." he clears his throat and rubs the back of his head, feeling awkward over what he just said
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Ike blushes again, " ah, well yeah i suppose so. Alpha's do tend to uh... be that way. anyway!" he moves all the inflated toys to a corner, " these are all good, i found a couple with leaks which are over there." he points to a couple off to the side.
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Link clears his throat and nods, "Ah. cool. uh. thanks for uh.... doing your job..." what the fuck was link saying now....
The maid comes in and quickly sets a fresh set of clothes on the closest dry table and gives a quick bow before running out of the room.
Link looks over and gives a sigh of relief, "Oh thank god." he goes over and grabs the shirt and immediately puts it on, grabbing the pants
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Ike nods, " ah, yup. that's what i do...my job." he plops into a chair.
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Link quickly gets his pants on, his face and ears bright red with how much he's blushing, "That- im sorry I sounded stupid. I- Sorry." He quickly grabs his homework before leaving the pool room and heading back to his room
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Ike rubs the back of his neck, well they had both sounded stupid but it is what it is. " ah crap, he left without telling me where i can dry my clothes. well, i suppose like i said before, i've done worse things than drive home in wet clothes..." he sighs and gets up, changing into his damp clothing.
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the same maid from before steps back into the pool room, blushing, "Um- Poo-Pool boy uh sir. Here! These are uh roughly your size. They are just khaki's and a white shirt but uh- if its just until your clothes are dry then please! U-Use them. The Landscaper is roughly your size and keeps plenty of spares here since his job tends to dirty his clothes enough as it is. You can either bring these back on your next shift or wait until your clothes have been cleaned!" she holds out a set of neatly folded clothes for Ike to take, "I thought if the master link needed a new set then maybe you would as well."
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Ike blinks and smiles at her, taking the clothes, " that was very thoughtful of you, thanks. i'll be sure to bring them back next time i come." he gives her a grin and takes the clothes back into the changing room, his boxers were still wet but at least he'd have dry clothes beyond that. he couldn;t not wear his boxers either, not with his size. he soon steps out in the dry clothes, " these are just fine, this was really great of you, seriously."
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The maid keeps her eyes on the tile and nods, face still red, "N-no need to thank me. You work at the mansion for now, and while you work here you will be taken care of to the best of our abilities. All you need to do is ask."
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Ike chuckles, " but i didn't ask, you went above and beyond and that deserves thanks. besides, it was a nice thing to do anyway and i appreciate it. anyway, i think im going to head out, thanks again."
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the maid blinks before nodding and moving out of ike's way, "of course. thank you for the hard work today."
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Ike nods, " and thank you for yours." he walks past her and out to his bike, starting it up and driving home.
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Soren is out of his room for once, although he is on his laptop, as he continues to do some work.
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Ike comes in and blinks, " hey, good to see you up and out of your room." he grabs some clean clothing from his room and changes into it before setting the borrowed stuff aside, and his damp clothes into the hamper.
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Soren shrugs and closes his laptop, "i decided some fresh air was tolerable for today. "
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Ike chuckles, " well that's good anyway. how's work going?" he sits next to the other.
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Soren blinks and sighs, "its going well. If anything a slight boost, however that was predetermined with holidays around the corner and everyone online shopping. Companies wanting to make sure that their sites are well protected and a scandal doesnt occur with weak security systems. What on earth was with that outfit is what i want to know."
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Ike nods, " good. and what was wrong with the outfit? maybe i liked it." he teases. " well long story short while playing pool boy i might have fallen into the pool after i'd already gotten dressed. so my clothes were soaked, and they happened to have a staff member who kept spare clothes there that fit me so i borrowed those."
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Soren snorts and shakes his head, "falling into a pool? Thats so like you. Thought I'd never see you in khaki cargo shorts. Pockets for days with those things."
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Ike laughs, " yeah not exactly my usual style. anyway i might take a leaf from that guys book and bring a spare set to leave there, not that i have much that way but i'll swing by the goodwill and scrounge up something cheap. better than riding a motorcycle home in wet clothes when the temps are dropping."
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Soren shrugs, "you could always use a small chunk of cash that the rich kid hid around here to buy the clothes. It can still be cheap if you want but as long as you're working at their place it would almost make sense to use his money. Call it a business expense if you will. He might even get a bit huffy to know you spent it for your job then using it any other way." He opens his laptop again, typing in his ridiculous password, "just a thought though."
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Ike snorts, " kind of an amusing one, though im not going to waste money on new clothes when i can buy the exact same stuff for a fraction of the price. that would just be stupid. but fair point, i could probably use some more pants and shirts, and of course i gotta get my boxers new, i do have standards." he grabs a couple twenties and tucks them in his pocket, " need anything while im out?"
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Soren waves his hand dismissively, "im fine. thank you though."
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Ike shrugs, " alright. don't get sunburnt." he heads out to the nearest thrift store, getting a few sets of 'new' clothing.
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Soren snorts softly when ike leaves, muttering softly to himself about needing to actually be outside for that to happen.
Link is on his bed, mentally screaming at himself for being an idiot
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Ike gets his stuff and heads home, prepared for his next day at work at the mansion.
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a couple of months pass with no real change in routine, the months getting colder as halloween approaches, zelda finished getting her costume on along with link as they get ready to head out.
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Ike is in the driveway, having decided to ride with them so he actually gets in the party, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans with a roll of brawny paper towels under his arm to show who he's dressed up as.
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Link smiles when he finishes and grabs his keys before heading to the front door while calling out to the others, "alright you guys! Got your weird pokemon costumes ready? Lets go!" He opens the door outside and smiles when he sees ike, "hey ike, you excited to finally get in to lana and cia's party?"
Zelda gets her glaceon outfit on before heading out of her room, "yeah yeah im coming!"
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Paya bounces in her costume as she runs out to the van, " im here!"
Sheik sighs as he drags his feet along behind.
Ike grins, " heck yeah im excited. free booze. plus now i can rub it in those guards faces that im actually allowed in for once." he laughs softly and climbs in the van.
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Link watches his cousins and chuckles at sheik, "oh come on now sheik. Lana's parties are one of the only parties where we can go without worry. She has like, fifty security guards and personal drivers to take anyone drunk home so we all can drink without worry. " he looks at ike, "yeah im sure all of the guards will be pretty surprised."
Zelda gets in to the van, "its one of the only parties that all of us can actually relax. If only sheik would let himself. "
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Sheik snorts, " there's no party i can relax at. the other students can be threats, the people they bring with them can be threats, and guards are no guarantee." he climbs into the van with a huff.
Ike chuckles, " oh im so going to enjoy this. im not sure what will be better, enjoying the high quality booze they have, or rubbing it in their face that im actually allowed to be there and enjoy said booze. although to be fair, sometimes the thrill of crashing a party to get the free booze is the highlight, which won't be tonight."
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Link waits until everyone is in the van before driving to the party, practically bouncing in his seat
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Ike watches and chuckles, " easy there, don;t bounce us off the road."
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Link laughs, "sorry. I normally never get to have fun at parties since i always feel like the one that helps the others. This is like a day off for me."
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Ike reaches over and pats his shoulder, " you just relax and get us there in one piece. im sure the host can deal with any issues should they arise."
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Link parks his van once they get to the mansion, large iron gates surround the property, spotlights lighting up the sky and party music can already be heard from the street.
Zelda excitedly hops out of the van, "the party of the year!"
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Ike gets out and holds a hand out to the girls to help them out of the van.
Sheik ignores the offered hand and gets out on his own.
Paya blushes but takes it and lets him help her down.
Once everyone is out Ike closes the door behind them, " lets get this show on the road!"
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Link and zelda get up to the door and smiles at the security officers, "Hey! Hyrule's are here and also I brought a plus one that we're allowed." He jerks his thumb towards Ike.
The two guards watching the front door nod at link at first, knowing full well who the four kids are however their eyes widen when they see ike.
Guard1 crosses his arms, "With all due respect sir, you're not trying to sneak this man in with the guise of knowing each other.... are you?"
Zelda blinks and huffs, getting into her best 'karen' voice, "I believe I informed Lana of our plus one guest months in advanced so the possibility of randomly sneaking in a guy we may not know is not only impossible but also OUTRAGEOUS. You will PERSONALLY make sure every guard here UNDERSTANDS that this year he is a GUEST just as we are! WHO IS YOUR SUPERIOR?" She quickly pulls out her phone, "You know what? Dont bother. Im contacting Cia. She will not tolerate this."
Both guards quickly begin to panic, guard1 especially since he's being targeted. He stammers out apologies and excuses as he backs up to get away from the heat of zelda's over the top wrath.
Guard2 quickly opens the door, begging eyes to Link to just go in with everyone, "I-I am so sorry for my partner, please enjoy the party and we'll make sure everyone knows that boy is supposed-"
Zelda quickly interrupts him, "HIS NAME IS IKE."
Guard2 flinches, "Th-that Mr. Ike is supposed to be here this year!"
Link sighs, knowing that this is something zelda loves doing and hesitantly gives Ike an apologetic look, "Lets just go in so that these guys are spared from her for any longer." he quickly heads inside.
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Ike grins at their struggles, saluting them, " Charles, Andrew, good seeing you." he laughs softly and puts an arm around Link, enjoying their discomfort, " oh man did you see them flipping out?"
sheik rolls his eyes, " i kind of feel sorry for them."
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Link chuckles, "She normally doesnt do this but it is something she loves to do to authority. Sorry you had to see that though. I know you've tried to get in but have you ever successfully found what room the alcohol is kept? Its in its own room."
The music is loud and the rooms are only slightly crowded. Thankfully the large sizes of the rooms made it easier for the large amount of people to space themselves out.
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Ike shakes his head, " nah, made it as far as the staff kitchen i think it was once before i got tossed out on my ass, that was about it."
Sheik stays close to Paya and Zelda, and Paya follows Link for now.
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Link leads everyone to a large room also crowded with not only people, but a long buffet style tub like cooler filled with ice and bottles of high quality, expensive booze, in the center is a giant iced swan, lavishly decorated and reeks of, 'i own too much money'
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " wow, when rich kids go out they really go all out. talk about a waste of good shit who are going to just be getting drunk anyway." he goes over and mixes up a drink quick for himself.
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Link chuckles and quickly mixes himself a drink, "Well we do technically start out sober enough to care."
Lana stumbles into the room and gasps, "LINK!!! Ohmigosh link you CAME! WOOOOOO!" She is clearly dressed as a magical girl. which one though no one has any idea. She bounces a bit before hugging Link, "Im sooooo sorry about Charles! I TOLD him you were approved for a plus 1 so I have no idea what the heck he was doing!"
Link yelps when he's hugged out of shock before giving a nervous chuckle, "I-its fine. Zelda had fun anyway."
Lana giggles and turns around to look at Ike, "Hello!!! I am the lovely Lana, the good twin! You must be Link's friend Ike! Nice to meet ya!"
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Ike laughs softly, " no worries, i had fun ruffling his feathers anyway." he gives an exaggerated bow to Lana, " it's a pleasure to meet the host of this grand party that i totally have not been trying to break into for the past several years." he grins in amusement.
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Lana smiles, "i figured it was you after what my guards said. I have not seen you around TA campus at all which is rare since i know everyone. Do you go to Emblem then?"
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Ike nods, " yup, that would be my school." he takes a sip of his drink.
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Lana nods, "cool! I have some cool friends from Emblem University. They're here somewhere. "
Cia, in a very slutty, very revealing 'witch' costume leans against the door frame with a tall drink in her hand, "lana. The dj finished up setting his light show up. We got twenty minutes for the lazy show and then the fireworks off our lake after."
Lana looks at cia and nods, "oh good! I'll be out in the back soon."
Cia nods and chews on her beverage straw, giving link and ike bedroom eyes, " 'sup link. Brought a friend i see."
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Ike chuckles, " well if they're 'cool' it's hard to know if i'll know them very well or not." he sees Cia and also gives an exaggerated bow, " i gather you're our second host of this party. pleasure to meet you." the bedroom eyes don't really bother him, but he doesn't seem interested either.
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Cia raises an eyebrow before snorting, "Link, who the fuck did you bring? This guy may look like a prince but he's acting like a jester."
Lana shoots Cia a glare, "Dont worry about it Cia. Go get lost for a bit, yeah?"
Cia shrugs, "Dont have to tell me twice. Just tell your baby friends to stay outta my way. Except for you Link. You're always welcomed in my room."
Link gives a nervous chuckle, "You know that wont ever happen."
Cia takes another long sip from her drink before giving a little wave, "See ya Jester." she turns and walks into the crowd.
Lana huffs and quickly starts making herself a drink, obviously annoyed, "She acts like she's so much better than me just because she is a couple minutes older."
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Ike shrugs, " frankly the fact that she even thinks i look the prince type is complimentary enough. the plaid is usually enough to put anyone off." he snorts in amusement. " Regardless, she could think i look like a hobo and i wouldn;t care in the slightest. i wonder how she'd react if she knew i was the guy who always tried to party crash." he chuckles and takes a swig of his drink, " anywho, nice to meet you both officially."
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Lana chugs her alcohol, quickly finishing it before looking at ike, "she probably already knows and just doesnt care. Anyway, have fun you guys."
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Ike grins, " will do." he downs his drink and mixes another, " this is some pretty smooth stuff."
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Link chuckles and grabs a drink, "while the goal is to get drunk, being able to enjoy it is also good too. "
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Ike hums, " i dunno, i kinda miss the alcohol burn. almost doesn;t feel like im actually drinking anything."
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Link snorts, "its probably more dangerous then to drink this stuff yeah? Makes you drink way too much then you think you should." He happily downs his beverage, excited to finally relax
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Ike nods, " yeah, im not sure that's a good thing though. this stuff seems like it'll sneak up on ya."
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Link shrugs, "thats why all of the drivers are on shift tonight. Homes, hospitals, what have you, they'll take care of you if need be. Hasnt happened yet but lana does take all of the necessary measures in case."
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Ike nods, " fair. though i'd like to see all the fancy stuff they've got planned before i get myself blackout drunk." he grins and takes another drink.
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Link nods, grabbing another bottle on the go, "their downstairs is where the bowling alley is, outside there's multiple things to see. They have an infinity pool as well which is pretty cool. I think they DID put the tempered glass gate up by the edge to make sure no one falls over but its still pretty cool."
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Ike blinks and looks at Link curiously, " an infinity pool? and they seriously have a bowling alley at their house?"
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Link nods, "the infinity pool overlooks the cliff side that faces the city. Day time is alright but its amazing to go at night when you can see the crazy lights that the city gives off. Do you wanna see the bowling alley?"
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Ike chuckles sightly, sounding a bit nervous, " i uh, actually have no idea what an infinity pool actually is. a pool in the shape of an infinity sign?"
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Link makes an ah sound, "an infinity pool typically has a low ledge on one side where the water tends to come just up to, or overflows out. Common infinity pools typically will line up to the ocean as well so it looks like you're in the ocean instead. But we dont have oceans nearby. Essentially the pools use the ledges as a way to blend the pool as if it goes on forever. So over the cliff the ledge is low so you can look down if you wanted to. Again, not tomight though. They fenced it up just so drunk kids dont fall over and plummet to their deaths."
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Ike blinks and shakes his head, " makes sense i guess. rich people and their fancy death traps." he grins, " well, you wanted to go bowling?"
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Link finishes his drink before grinning at ike, "heck yes i do! Lemme show ya!" He takes ike's hand and starts going through the crowds
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Ike blinks as suddenly his hand is grabbed by Links smaller hand and he lets himself be lead through the crowd, closing his hand around Links to keep from losing him in the crush of bodies and was for the moment uncomfortably aware of that small hand in his. Bowling, he could do that. If Link wanted to go bowling, they'd go bowling. whatever he wanted to do, they'd do. The irrational urge to give this omega anything he wanted was filling Ike's mind.
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Link gets down the flight of stairs, eager and excited as he could hear the music change. They get to the basement level and there is a long hallway that is finely decorated and link doesnt hesitate to go through the first door on his right.
The room was enormous, probably bigger than it even looked like since there was hidden machinery to make the eight, fully functional bowling lanes operate.
The room looked exactly like your typical bowling alley with the outer space carpet, flashing strobe lights, black lighting and mini arcade area.
Link felt great, the room smelling better than upstairs thanks to less people and he was incredibly excited as he smiled at ike, "whats your shoe size?"
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Ike blinks, looking around the room, " wow. this is actually a thing that exists, okay then. uh, size 12."
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Link nods and goes over to the counter where one of the workers was stationed, "hey mike. Need a size 12 and a size 8!"
Mike nods and pulls out the shoes for link, "just in time. Leave 3 just opened up. I'll set you up. "
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Ike takes the shoes and takes his own off, pulling the bowling ones on, " it's just two of us, should we really hog a lane to ourselves?"
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Link smiles, "if someone wants to join us we can add them. "
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Ike nods, " alright, that works." he heads to the lane and starts hefting bowling balls, trying to get a feel for which one he might want to use.
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Link switches his shoes carefully, not wanting to bend over in such a tiny dress
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Ike glances over and blushes, " uh, do you need me to help you?"
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Link looks at ike, blushing, "um... m- maybe... i didnt exactly think this through. My cousins may have had a good point that i could have just gone as peter pan instead of tinker bell."
He goes over to a bench and sits down carefully, "it should be fine if i just sit and you get my shoes on."
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Ike chuckles, though it sounds a bit strained, " yeah sure." he kneels in front of Link and gently lifts up his foot as he removes Links shoe and puts the bowling shoe on. He sets that foot down before repeating it with the other.
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Link tries to look away and he keeps his legs firmly closed so he doesnt accidentally flash ike.
"I either need to get another drink or find some pants because i am feeling a little embarrassed... sorry ike." He glances down at the top of ike's head and he keeps blushing hard from embarrassment
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Ike keeps his eyes firmly on Links feet to avoid seeing anything, " it happens. anywho, that has you done." he gets up and holds a hand to Link to help him up. " bowling now?"
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Link takes ike's hand and stands up, giving a hesitant chuckle, "highly doubt that 'it happens' but yeah. Bowling." He goes over to the computer panel and starts adding in two players. Player one shows Brawny while player two says Tink.
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Ike snorts softly, " just need a 'w' in yours and it's perfect at all times." he finds a bowling ball that suits him and heads up since he's apparently first to go, it had been awhile since he'd been bowling, too expensive, but he was decent at it last he knew. he sends the ball rolling down the lane and smacks a few pins off the end.
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Link snorts and Ike's comment, he couldnt deny that it wasnt true and a little funny. He was even a little disappointed in himself for not noticing first and taking the opportunity to put that in instead. He patiently waited, watching as the pins get ready for Ike's second throw
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Ike throws again and gets another chunk, a few pins left standing as he sits to wait for his next turn, " not half bad for not having bowled in...christ, i think it's been like 7 years or so."
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link smiles and gets up, grabbing the bowling ball he picked, "Ah then we might not be evenly matched. When Lana and I hang out we're usually down here bowling." When the computer indicates its his turn he goes up and throws the ball, watching as it knocks all but two pins, an even seven ten split
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Ike chuckles, " well i never said i came here to win. having fun is plenty enough for me."
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Link grabs his ball when it comes back and looks at ike, "well maybe i can see about lana inviting you and i over more often? She's pretty chill when her sister isnt around." He throws his bowling ball, knocking down the seventh pin and going back to the seats where you wait and sitting down
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Ike shrugs, " maybe. might have more free time now with the pool job, so if you want to im up for it." he does his own roll, getting a gutterball that just nicks one of the pins. His second throw takes out about 5 pins.
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Link nods, "of course! I want to hang out with you and lana's the second safest place for us to be with how many guards her parents have hired." He grabs his ball and happily gets a strike
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Ike smiles, " alright, we'll try and make that happen now and then. sounds like a plan to me." he blinks at Links throw, " nice!"
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Link grins happily and looks back at ike, "takes a couple throws to get the feel for the ball but im pretty much there now."
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Ike chuckles, " yeah i can tell you're going to absolutely slaughter me here."
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Link chuckles and he keeps bowling with Ike, using up half an hour to finish up the game since it goes faster with just two people
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Ike tries his best to keep up, though by the end he's not even half of Links score. " remind me never to bet anything on a bowling game with you."
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Link chuckles and looks at ike, "not a lot of people know i bowl nor would a stranger assume i know how by looking at me. Makes it fun to hustle assholes if need be. Lets put our shoes back on and get some more drinks. The live concert should be ready by now."
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Ike chuckles, " i'll keep that in mind if i ever need some assholes hustled at bowling." he gets his own shoes on and kneels down near one of the seats with Links shoes, ready to help him back into his regular shoes.
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Link blushes and sits in the seat, smoothing out his tiny dress so that it covers him well
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Ike quickly changes Links shoes, keeping his eyes on Links feet to avoid looking up into the others crotch, " alright, there we go all set." he stands up and holds out a hand to help Link up. " you said a concert next?"
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Link nods, "Yeah the outdoor concert has a light show and thats where a lot of the party is gonna gather because its the highlight of the event."
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Ike shakes his head, " rich people...well, this'll be the first time i've seen a live band at least, it just astounds me how people spend their money."
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Link shrugs, "well thank her parents for this party. This is all their stuff and money. They just stay in another country so lana and cia get full control of everything pretty much."
Link stands up and heads for the stairs to go up. It was feeling pretty stuffy downstairs so he was thankful that they were heading outside
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Ike shakes his head, " crazy." he follows Link up the stairs, blushing a bit as he's got a very close up view of Links pert ass in the tiny dress. He swallows hard, a small amount of his own pheromones releasing despite his best effort to keep himself under control.
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Link leads ike outside where more drinks are, hundreds of people dancing and cheering as a large concert takes place.
The sky had a laser lightshow while the ground had a thick layer of fog.
There were certain thick poles around the yard that were actually outdoor heaters to keep the fall chill out.
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Ike's jaw drops open as he sees the set-up, " what in the-? this is insane!"
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Link looks at ike at laughs, although it's nearly drowned out by the music. He grins and holds on to ike, shouting so ike can hear him, "isn't it wild?! Dance with me! "
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Ike shakes his head in disbelief before he grins, grabbing Link and glancing around to see what everyone else was doing as a dance before trying to get into it.
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No sane adult would call any of this dancing. If anything it was a rave mosh pit with a bunch of horny teenagers grinding on each other. They may be adults in age but once a sick party like this one occurs most college students quickly revert to their teen days. Link was no exception, however he did try to keep a little bit of space between them out of courtesy.
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Ike made sure to avoid body contact as well, he was already somewhat turned on, and the scent of omegas being aroused in the area was not helping in the slightest. he'd definitely be giving his current fling a call tonight to hook up if he wanted to keep his sanity. After a bit he leans in close to Links ear, " do you want a drink?" he speaks loudly so hopefully Link can hear him despite the noise.
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link flinches slightly, not from Ike being loud, but just feeling him so close to his ear. He looks at Ike and grins, "Yeah a drink sounds great right about now!" He could feel how hot everything was around him and wondered if the amount of people combined with the outdoor heaters was causing it.
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Ike quickly wades through the crowds to where the drinks are, getting one for himself and for Link. He makes his way back somehow without spilling the drinks and holds out out to the other before taking a drink from his own.
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Link takes the cup eagerly and takes a long sip, grateful that it was cold, "Thanks!"
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Ike nods, glancing around at the masses of gyrating bodies. He was trying to breath only through his mouth, people weren't being as good about keeping their pheromones under control as they should be. An alpha backs up and looks like he's about to bump into Link, and Ike's eyes flash as irrational rage overtakes him, lunging forward and shoving the guy away just as he brushes against Link, but before he manages to fully knock into him. Ike then quickly pulls Link closer to him, protecting him with his body.
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Links eyes widen slightly when everything happens too fast and before he knows it he's pressed against ike.
He looks up at ike and he feels his body shudder and his face flushes, "i-ike? Are you okay? "
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Ike growls, pulling Link away from the crush of bodies, " No, that alpha almost hurt you and if i don't get you away from these people im going to hurt someone."
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Link lets Ike move him around, more curious than anything, "You've.... never acted this way before dude. It's dancing. We bump into people all the time."
He was still holding his drink, making sure it doesnt spill. He hopes Ike calms down soon and lets him go. He's feeling even hotter and could really use his beverage to cool him down
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Ike frowns, why was he acting this way? " sorry..." he forces himself to calm down, and lets go of Link to keep dancing, though he wasn;t really into it, something was bugging him.
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Link hadnt realized just how much of his weight was being held by ike, keeping him stable, until he tried taking a step back and his knee buckled.
He felt himself fall to his knees, the impact was almost like a trigger of something awful.
Almost like someone having their period, and then they sneeze.
Link's eyes widen when he feels the sudden slick in between his thighs and his face turns beet red.
He wasnt supposed to have his heat. He had it every other month and he just got done with it two weeks ago!!!
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Ike frowns when Link collapses before the scent hits him, Link was in heat. " fuck." he quickly scoops Link up, and tucks him close. Ike leans forward with a shoulder, bulling his way through the crowd. He runs inside, bolting into a bathroom and locking the door before he scrambles for his phone, finding Zelda's contact and trying to call her.
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Link is doing his best to tuck into a ball and keeps his eyes closed to avoid looking at Ike out of sheer embarrassment.
Zelda feels her phone vibrating in her bra and she pulls it out before answering it, "Heeelllo?"
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Ike sighs in relief, " Zelda, Link went into heat, i've locked us in the bathroom on the first floor just in case any other alphas scented him. hurry please?"
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Zelda blinks before slowly looking over at sheik, "Um.... Ike what do you mean Link went into heat? He just got over it two weeks ago. And which bathroom? Lana has three on the first floor."
Link's whole body jerks as a wave of chills runs through him, causing him to whimper
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Ike grits his teeth, " i mean he went into heat. you think i can;t smell an omega in heat? The ones closest to the door from where the live band is."
Sheik looks sharply at Zelda, " wait what?"
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zelda nods, "Alright. we'll be right there." she hangs up and looks at sheik, "first floor bathroom near the back exit. get there now. Apparently link went into heat and is locked in that bathroom with ike. I'll get paya and the van so that we can get him home safely."
Link rubs his face against the cool tile, trying to relieve the fever. He cant help but pant softly and his eyes begin to glaze over, "I-ike...."
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Sheik swears and runs to the bathroom indicated, shoving his way through the crowds with more difficulty than the big alpha had prior. God damn it why wouldn;t people MOVE!
Paya was off to the side listening to the music and sipping a drink, too shy to really join in the chaos.
Ike glances over at Link, " oh fuck... don't do this to me Link okay?" he runs some cold water and wets a towel, holding it out to him, " here." his boner was very evident, but there wasn't a whole lot he could do about that.
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Link looks at the towel and shudders, "ike.... need..... alpha....want...." the smell of sweet apples easily fills the small room.
Zelda quickly finds paya and taps her on the shoulder, "hey we gotta go now. Apparently link is having his heat."
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Ike tosses the towel over Link and turns away, breathing only through his mouth as he struggles to keep himself under control.
Sheik reaches the bathroom and starts pounding on the door, " open up!"
Paya's eyes widen, " what? already?! oh my." she sets her cup aside and hurries towards Link's van.
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Zelda quickly follows paya and gets into the van.
Link slowly pushes himself up onto his hands and knees, wanting to be near ike.
He reaches out towards the alpha, his body screaming for the bigger mans body when he hears sheik pounding on the door.
It almost snaps him out of it enough to wrap the towel around his neck, trying to keep his scent gland from putting out anymore pheromones
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Ike snaps to attention when he hears the pounding and opens the door, the fresh air hitting him and helping clear the fog from his mind that screamed at him to claim the omega on the floor.
Sheik hurries in and helps Link up, " come on, we gotta get you home..."
Ike frowns, it would be too slow as Link was at the moment. " lead the way, i'll be right behind you." he scoops Link up again and holds him close to his chest.
Sheik blinks and nods before running to the van, Ike running close behind, keeping his focus on the smaller male running ahead and trying to ignore the body in his arms.
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Link made soft, pained sounds when sheik had tried to help him up only to suddenly yelp when Ike scooped him up. Feeling himself against ike instantly soothed the pain he was feeling and he leans his head against the alpha's chest.
Zelda backed the van as close to the doors as she could, keeping the vehicle unlocked as she waited for her family, aside from paya, "Paya. Text impa and let her know we're going to be home early and that link got his heat again. Im sure once he's calmed down she will probably have to convince him to go see a doctor. She cant just keep bringing the doctor home, he needs actual tests done."
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Paya nods, " alright. yeah he definitely needs to go in for tests after this one, i doubt even he can deny that." she texts their aunt quickly.
Sheik sees the van and sighs in relief, running to the back and waving Ike to get in.
Ike doesn't bother letting go of Link, just climbs in and keeps him held against him since it seemed to be soothing the omega.
Sheik presses his lips together at that but buckles the two in as well as he can before climbing in, " alright Zelda, get us home."
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Zelda nods and starts driving as legally as she can.
Link shudders at every bump in the road that the vans old shocks cant dampen. He rubs his face against ike's shirt, humming happily
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Ike groans softly as Link rubs his face against his chest, " you're killing me here Link..." it was without a doubt that the omega could feel the erection that Ike had no hope of containing. It was just going to be a thing, there wasn;t anything he could do about it. I mean cripes sake, he had an omega in heat in his lap clinging to him, he was gonna react.
Paya had noticed the tent in Ikes pants when she looks back to look at Link, and with a bright red face keeps her eyes carefully ahead. nope, nothing to see back there!
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Soon, despite it feeling much longer, zelda pulls into the driveway of the mansion, looking visibly relieved when she sees the main lights on. Impa was home and probably waiting for Link, if she wasnt at the door already. "Okay lets-" she had looked behind her in order to give directions, however she saw just how much Link clung to ike and the tent..... and Ike's face in general, "Ooooookay.... paya, and sheik. you two will need to help link inside. I know impa wont mean to be hostile towards ike but.... its her nephew in heat and there is clearly and alpha with a boner. Not that its your fault ike. Honestly, if anything, I am incredibly impressed with how much control you're showing..."
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Ike nods, carefully peeling Link off him, " don't worry, i get it."
Sheik and Paya get Link away from Ike and start taking him inside.
Impa sees them from where she was watching at the window and meets them before they've gotten far, picking Link up to carry him in, " i've called our doctor, they're on their way to come see him." she sees that there's still two bodies in the van and frowns before shaking her head and going in, taking Link to his room.
Ike takes off his plaid shirt, showing a plain white one under it, and balls it up on his lap to help make it less obvious that he's got an issue, " go ahead and go in, i'll just... sit out here for awhile."
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Zelda shakes her head, "impa's got him so there's not much the rest of us can do..." she doesnt look at ike as she keeps talking, "i'm sorry that we had to cut your fun night out. I can bring you back to the party. You're issue should be gone by that time. Unless you wanna go home instead?"
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Ike shakes his head, " nah im.good. I'll just chill in here until I can drive home without getting arrested. " He grins, " let me know how he's doing later will you? "
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Zelda sighs and nods, "of course. I apologize again.... although i'm sure when he's over his heat, link will also be apologizing like a mad man." She gets out of the van and heads inside, frowning a bit.
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Ike shrugs, " booze was good, a little crowded for my taste. " He waits in the van until his issue goes away and gets in his bike, driving home.
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Link hugs his pillow tightly, shuddering as he does his best to calm down.
Zelda goes inside and sighs before finding paya and sheik, looking at sheik, "I guess its a good thing you didnt drink after all."
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Impa is sitting next to Link, wiping his forehead with a cool cloth.
Sheik nods, " yeah...though this... no one could have predicted this." he hears the doorbell and goes to get the door, letting their doctor in and leading them to Links room to see the omega.
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The doctor starts checking Links vitals and looks over her chart before frowning and looking at impa, "i cant find anything wrong if im too be honest. Everything checks out to be your standard heat cycle. If it lasts for more than seven days then take him to the emergency room otherwise I'll schedule an appointment for him for the tenth. If it's his medicine's then we will have to adjust dosage sizes or try to find new medicine for him to stabilize his hormones safely."
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Impa nods, " i understand. im glad everything seems to be normal besides it being too soon. thank you for stopping by, i'll wire your payment tonight."
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The doctor nods and packs up her things, "He also smells like alcohol so I will say he will need quite a bit of water." She wishes impa a god night before heading out
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Impa nods, getting a large bottle of water with lemon for flavor, bringing it back to Link, " here you are sweetheart, drink." she brushes his hair back from his forehead, " what a night..."
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Link slowly opens his eyes and shudders, "Im...pa..." he carefully takes the water and starts sipping at a snails pace.
Zelda watches the doctor leave and she sighs, "Mmmmaaaaaaaannnnn... I almost got a cute guys number too..."
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Impa shushes him softly, " It's alright, you're home safe and sound. don't fret."
Sheik shoots Zelda an irritated glance, " you'll live im sure."
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Link continues drinking the water until half of it is gone and he pulls away to catch his breath, "I feel like shit..."
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Impa snorts, " well i can't say that's unexpected. obviously something is going on. Once you've gotten through this heat we'll have to take you in for some tests, but for now you just focus on resting and drinking plenty of water alright?"
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Link blinks before he frowns, "I..... what? Why tests? I dont want to have tests done."
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Impa raises an eyebrow, " would you prefer to have your heat come on randomly early and unexpectedly? because if we don;t find out the cause it could happen again."
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Link blushes and huffs, shoving his face in his pillow briefly before looking back at Impa, "Will.... i have to go alone?"
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Impa smiles, " no, if you want me to be there i'll clear my schedule and go with you. i'll be here every step of the way."
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Link sighs and nods, his body starting to relax, "It's always.... so intimidating to go alone... "
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Impa nods, " if you want me there, i'll be there. rest, i'll be back with more water in a few hours." she gets up and leaves the room.
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Link frowns after she's gone and curls back up under his covers
Zelda sits on the couch and turns the tv on
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Impa makes sure theres flavored waters made up to take to Link as needed, sighing as she wires the payment to the doctor and starts clearing her schedule for the day of Links appointment.
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Zelda hears impa and looks over the couch in the direction she heard her aunt, "Hey, how's link?"
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Impa looks over at Zelda, " he's frightened and not feeling well, not that i can blame him. he's resting now though. i'll be checking on him every few hours to make sure he's getting enough fluids and is doing alright."
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Zelda nods and sighs, "On one hand, I hope his meds are off since that is the easiest explanation but on the other hand if he has to go through another few months of having his meds changed around im worried we'd have to deal with psycho link again."
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Impa runs a hand through her hair, " hopefully it was just stress. then hopefully we can just get things settled and it'll fix itself. whatever it is, we'll get through it regardless."
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Zelda nods, "there were a lot of alphas there. Maybe his hormones just got triggered..."
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Impa nods, " perhaps. although we'll need to be more careful about what kinds of events to go to if that's the case. No crowded places if he's going to suddenly go into heat."
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Zelda winces and tsks softly, "oh he'd hate that..."
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Impa nods, " indeed, so lets hope that's not the case."
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A couple of days pass and link is more or less back to normal. He's not feverish and he's not producing slick, but every so often he can feel the random urge of wanting to be fucked. Like aftershocks of an earthquake. He's still nervous about the upcoming doctors appointment and adamantly denies anything is wrong.
Zelda is sitting at the table, doing her homework for her political science class
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Impa is glad the heat was short lived, but is equally adamant that he's going to the appointment, otherwise she'll have no choice but to restrict him to the house to avoid it happening again.
Sheik comes into the room and sits across from her, " homework, fun."
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Zelda glares up at sheik, "those two words should never be put together. "
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Sheik grins, " aw, is someone mad that they put it off until last minute and now have to scramble to get it done?"
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Zelda huffs, "it's not like it's easy! Even when i go over the lesson and read all of the notes the homework and tests are impossible. A part of me feels like i should just drop this class and retake it in the spring with a different professor since i'm not the only one in that class struggling."
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Sheik sighs, " if that's the case it might be a good idea. sooner is better, it leaves less of an impact on your gpa."
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Zelda sighs and nods, "It certainly would clear up my wednesdays. I'll bring it up to impa when she has a moment. see what she thinks."
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Sheik nods, " if you tell her a lot of the other students are struggling to understand the professor's way of teaching i think she'll be a lot more sympathetic."
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Zelda nods, "well its the truth! He had to give our last test a curve! I was the one who got the highest score and i STILL bombed!"
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Sheik winces, " definitely tell her that. yeah i'd say you need to drop the class."
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Zelda sighs and goes back to her homework, "right? Old fart needs to retire."
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Sheik hums, " you could put in a formal complaint, the data of that test should show there's something wrong with his teaching style."
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Zelda snorts, "wish i could. He's got tenure."
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Sheik shrugs, " never said he had to get dismissed, but they might talk to him about altering his course somewhat. it's worth considering anyway."
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Zelda leans back and stretches, "yeah, i could try."
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Sheik nods, " if nothing else talk to Impa about it, she has a lot of influence."
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Zelda chuckles, "you kidding me? She can do just about anything. Im glad."
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Sheik chuckles, " right? thankfully she uses her power for good and not evil. most of the time."
Impa walks in and grabs one of the bottles of flavored water and heads up into Link's room, " Link? how are you feeling?"
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Link is sitting at his desk and looks at impa, "Im feeling just fine."
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Impa nods, setting the water down, " im glad you've improved."
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Link sighs, "Do i still have to go to the doctor?"
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Impa chuckles, " if you want to be able to go back to school or public places again, yeah you do."
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Link frowns and sighs, "i see...." he frowns, "i dont..want my meds changed around."
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Impa tilts her head, " i know it's not going to be easy, but something's wrong if you're getting your heat so suddenly at the wrong time honey."
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Link looks at impa, "but.... but what if im an asshole again? I dont want to not be myself, auntie. It's terrifying."
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Impa hugs him, " we'll know it's not your fault sweetie, and we know how to help with it this time. i know it's scary, but we just want you to be healthy."
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Link shudders and hugs impa back. he was really terrified, "Ugh im so anxious now..."
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Impa smiles, " don;t be, i'll be right there with you, and no matter what happens we'll get through it okay? who knows, maybe it's something easily resolved. we'll never know unless we let them do some tests."
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Link frowns and nods, "i... suppose..." he takes the water she brought up and starts sipping it
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Impa smiles, " im glad we can see eye to eye."
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Link pouts a bit, "well.... at this rate im just agreeing since i have no other choice at this point."
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Impa chuckles, " well, you could refuse and i'd make you live here like a hermit. or you could defy me even there and risk going into heat randomly and not having your cousins around to save you next time. but yes, simply seeing the doctor is by far the most logical choice."
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Link huffs a little, "gee, those sound like some great choices..."
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Impa snorts, " i never said the other choices were good or appealing, but they are choices."
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Link sighs and sits on his bed, "I dont want to cause anyone trouble.... but both options i have will make me cause trouble. I sometimes really hate being me..."
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Impa chuckles, " there's rarely good options in this family, get used to it kiddo." she stands and stretches, " it doesn't get any easier, but having people you care about helps. Even with all the trouble that finds you, im very glad i was able to bring you into our family here."
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Link sighs, "I know. I know you would have been happier to take me much earlier. I know its not moms fault either but I wish she was a lot more vocal about her mental illness. How it could have stopped... a lot of things from happening."
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Impa nods, " there...there were many things i wish had happened, and many things that did happen. i will never stop regretting some of it."
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Link shrugs, "I could say the same thing auntie. Sometimes I think about how if I understood what mom was going through, and if i knew your number, would things be different if i had called you when i first noticed mom acting weird. Heck, just her telling someone in the family that she had a bipolar schizoaffective disorder could have potentially helped me get on medicine for it faster and we could have avoided a few burned buildings." Link tries to chuckle about it, although its clear his past actions still bothered him
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Impa sighs and hugs him again, " what's done is done regretfully, no matter how we wish we could change it. but we're here now, and we're a family, nothing will change that"
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Link hugs impa and nods, "I know...Im very thankful that im here."
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" so am i. so very glad you're here." she squeezes him slightly and pulls away, " i'd better head out before your cousins start thinking i have a favorite." she grins and winks.
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Link chuckles, "not a favorite. More like the most high maintenance."
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Impa laughs softly, " like i don;t have to worry about the rest? Paya would spend her life here in the mansion if we let her, Zelda is borderline trying to rule the world, and Sheik has such a protector complex he'd spend his entire life protecting the rest of you."
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Link chuckles, "paya is a concern but i dont think zelda will ever become president honestly."
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Impa nods, smiling, " probably not. but it gives her something to work towards. regardless, while you're all a handful in your own way i wouldn;t trade it for the world."
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Link grabs his phone and looks at impa, "i know. I know. You go tend to the others, okay? Im fine for now."
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Impa chuckles, " alright alright." she heads out of the room and sighs, running a hand through her hair as she heads to the kitchen to get something to eat
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Link sighs and texts ike, i know ive said it more times than i ever had before but i'm still sorry
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Ike texts back when he gets the chance, And i've said just as many times you've got nothing to be sorry about. it's not your fault.
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I know but... it was your first time getting in and I wanted you to have fun. We didnt even get to stick around for the fireworks...
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Ike sighs, eh, it was crowded anyway, not really my scene. it was cool to see what it was like though.
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you still gotta let me make it up to you. After my doctor's appointment we should have like, our own party. Not a big one like lana's but i definitely know someone who can get their hands on some pretty illegal fireworks and we can have our own show
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Ike chuckles, fine fine. just make sure you've got some good food and i'll consider it even.
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Link snorts softly, im almost offended that you would have to mention that. lol
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Ike grins, hey man, i live by my stomach. screw the fireworks, gimme some STEAK. burgers are fine too, but regardless, meat.
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Link chuckles, thinking about it just for you, i'll buy you some A5 legendary Wagyu. How about that?
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Ike is quiet for a minute, it'd be wasted on me, seriously. i just about die happy from cheap steaks, don;t waste your money on that stuff.
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ike its fine. Heck i'll even get enough for sothe and soren too so you dont have to feel bad. Im sure sothe would hit you if he found out he had a chance to eat wagyu and you said no
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Ike snorts, sothe hits me over a lot of things, it's just whether he wants to risk me hitting him back. seriously it's not something you need to do. we'd be living big on a few plain steaks, there's really no need to go expensive. it'd be a waste on us when we really don;t have the taste buds to appreciate something that refined.
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Link frowns and sighs, it...wouldnt be a waste though? You're my friend. You like food. Whats so wrong with me wanting to treat you to good food?
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Ike groans, it's not! im just saying that if you put like, a t-bone steak next to that wagyu and had me blind taste taste, i would not be able to tell the difference. ergo get my t-bone and lord will i be happy.
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oh. Oh you would taste a difference. There's a reason why only five cows are bred at a time when it comes to wagyu. Did you know the wagyu cows get massages, beer, and better health insurance than the top one percent of the world? Its crazy!! Wagyu is so good that cooking normal steaks in the fat of a wagyu cow immediately improves the steak like holy crap.
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i think you underestimate just how badly years of poor food has killed our taste buds.
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then i take it as a challenge and the need to feed you wagyu is even more important than before
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god damn it Link. alright fine. you do the thing.
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Link chuckles and smirks, HA! I win. A good thing too. I was about to just send you to japan if you werent going to let me buy wagyu
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Ike spits out his drink, thankfully away from the phone, where the hell did that come from! how does not wanting you to waste good steak on me equate to going to japan? hit some of the checkpoints between a and z please!
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Link laughs, wagyu is japan specific so if you felt uncomfortable me spending money on having the steaks shipped to america I would take us there to have them on a grill! Japan is so cool though. We all got bored last year and decided to go to Japan for the week and it was amazing!
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Ike rolls his eyes, uh, no. if im not having you ship it here, im certainly not flying all the way out there so we can like, sit at a grill in front of the other cows or whatever they do out there.
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link snorts, they dont... they dont sit in front of the cows to eat them ike. it's a type restaurant. oh like a hotpot place! hotpot is really good too! and ramen like you wouldnt fucking believe!
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Ike sighs, i'll take your word for it. lets just eat the damn beer cow and be happy okay?"
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Link smiles, i will! Thanks for humoring me
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Ike snorts, more like concede to your less obnoxious demands to spend absurd amounts of money.
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well.... i wanna be able to do something fun with you while i can so.... getting to treat you to some amazing steak will be fun for me
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Ike raises an eyebrow, you make it sound like there will be a time where we can't hang out.
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link frowns and looks down, sighing softly, if my tests come back normal at my appointment then impa wont let me do anything fun anymore until we can figure out what happened sooo.... it could be that way for a while....
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Ike winces, oh that sucks. but better to figure it out than to have that happen again. i mean, i almost did something and i've got really good control and knew what was going on. Another alpha caught unawares with less control... that would have been bad.
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Links thumbs twitch a bit and he sighs i know... and thats a scary thought but...i guess im scared. I know impa already tried to assure me everything was going to be fine but i'm on my medicine for a reason and i'm nervous about getting things switched around suddenly. It takes about a month to see how new medicine affects the body yet only a couple of weeks for me to have a wrong dosage of something to make me go crazy.
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Ike sighs, i'd be scared too. this is a rough thing to be dealing with. but you've got an amazing support system, and they'll do anything to keep you happy and healthy. you just gotta trust they'll do whatever they can to make sure you're safe.
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Link felt a little better after reading ike's text. He was used to his family telling him that everything was going to be okay and yes, he knew he would be taken care of by them, but it still didn't stop him from being scared. It was nice to have someone on the outside admit that what he was going through WAS rough and that they'd be scared too. He liked the validation that he wasnt the only one who was scared.... ....well besides paya. But she was scared of almost everything. thank you. That makes me feel better. I hope whatever it is it gets figured out soon because i don't want to stop hanging out with you
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Ike smiles, god he was so damn cute. no problem. i don't envy you dude, this is definitely some messed up shit you've dealt with lately. fingers crossed on the getting it fixed thing. If i wasn;t an alpha i could probably see you, but since it's a heat thing.... yeah best if i keep some distance.
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Link frowns and sighs softly, i'll be in my room, and i have a fantastic ventilation system so no pheromones get out from under the door so this wont affect your pool boy job... even though i know you're probably not worried about that haha... i just worry... but.... just because i cant see you in person doesnt mean that you could send me pictures maybe? Or.... i dont know if you do video chatting or anything...
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Ike chuckles, i think Soren has a webcam, not that he ever uses it. might be able to borrow his computer and chat with you. or... god i sound like such a fucking mooch, but if you guys have a spare i can borrow while im here i could like, after my work is done sit and chat with you on that so you have some company? i dunno.
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Link blinks and chuckles, well im sure you wouldnt be surprised if I told you we have a lot of tech here just sitting around. I wouldn't mind you borrowing a couple of things if it means i get to see you.
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Ike grins, guess that's settled then. i'll ask your cousins to maybe set me up a station somewhere so when im done with work i can head there and chat with you. im sure we could find some decent free online games to play if you wanted.
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Link smiles, if you ask to use the cyberpower intel i7 then it'll have a bunch of my games already on it. It was the pc i used before i got my new one so they both have the same games that we could play together if you're okay with that? There's a few that i never actually got to try with a second person that i would enjoy.
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Ike chuckles, that was about what he expected. of course he wasn't going to directly say 'hey lets play some games together that you'll probably buy or have bought already' but he figured this would be the case. i'll do that. why do you have two copies of the same game tho? nevermind, forget i asked. sounds like a plan.
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Link chuckles, knowing he'd get that question. Despite being told not to answer link decided that ike should know, it's not as bad as you think. Its a streaming service for pc games. My account is still on that pc so all of the games i bought are on it. I added my account on my new pc and redownloaded my games that i already bought. Thats how.
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Ike nods, makes sense. and two people can play the games at the same time on the same account? that seems... easily exploitable.
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i'd have sheik make you a new user or a guest to work around those things. most people wouldnt know how but sheik knows everything.
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Ike chuckles, fair enough. regardless we'll make it work one way or another im sure. i'll talk with him next time im there. how are you feeling today by the way?
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Link's heart skips a beat when Ike asks him how he is and he cant help but smile, all in all just fine. besides some random boners, my body is acting like a heat never happened.
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Ike blushes and laughs out loud, Dude, random boners are just part of a normal guys life. fuck i had to stay in the vehicle to keep your aunt from murdering me when we brought you home because damn dude i had the worst case of pheromone boner. had to sit in the car for like 15 minutes for that to go away.
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Link blushes and whines softly, thats not a random boner though! That happened because of my pheromones! And I normally.... dont get boners. So to just have one pop up randomly is very different for me!
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Ike snorts, still, i get random ass boners plenty. and yours isn;t random because it's messed up weird heat side effect, so there.
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Link pouts thats what i'm saying though. Aside from that happening, I've been fine.
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you also haven;t been around any unrelated alphas though, so it's hard to know what would happen then. the fact that you're getting those means there's probably still something going on. Ike sighs softly.
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Link raises an eyebrow ive been around plenty of unrelated alphas. Hell, i have to deal with ganon every monday Wednesday and friday during one of my classes. Not to mention the other alphas im normally around during the dsy.
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Ike rolls his eyes, not since this whole heat issue happened. you've been home. if you go around an unrelated alpha it might cause issues.
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oh. You mean NOW i havent been around them. Yes yhat would be a correct statement
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Ike chuckles, exactly, so who even knows what would happen if me or another alpha was around you since things evidently aren;t back to normal. i mean we could test and see but i don't think you want to deal with the potential effects of that
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Link shudders i dont want to go near an alpha that isnt you or impa while i'm in a still feeling the affects of my heat.
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Ike nods, of course. if you did want to try it as an experiment i'd offer myself since i have pretty good self control. but again, that would be up to you.
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Link thinks about it for a minute ummm we could try that. I'd have to ask impa first though. I know she would want to be nearby for my safety. No offense but thats just how she is.
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Ike snorts, well duh. we'd have your cousins around too just in case. i'd never do it on an impulse, im just saying i offer myself as tribute if you need an alpha to test yourself with to see if it's safe.
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Link nods, alright. if it comes up in conversation then i'll mention it. im sure if I had to have an alpha around for a test they would be a bit more relaxed if its you
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Ike smiles, yeah. well, i've got some homework to get done, barf. i'd better get to it. i should be over tomorrow to do some cleaning so i'll ask Sheik about the computer then. or if you ask i suppose it could be set up by then and we could get to playing games right away if you're bored.
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Link smiles and lays on his bed, that would be awesome~~~!!! I'll ask sheik before bed! Have fun doing homework!
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Ike sends a barfing face emoji, fun, right. alright hopefully we can game tomorrow then!
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Link cant help but keep grinning, letting his feet kick in the air before rolling on to his stomach and opening his texts to send a text to sheik, hey can you come to my room if you have a minute?
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Sheik glances at his phone and blinks, sure? be there in a minute. he sets his textbook aside and heads there, knocking before entering, " sup?"
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Link looks at sheik and grins happily, "do you think you could set up a temp area for ike to play my old gaming pc? He's gonna do that after he's off the clock here so i have some company since he wont be able to physically see me until my heat is figured out"
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Sheik blinks, " uh sure, i can do that." he tilts his head and smiles slightly, " im glad you're getting some company other than us, even if it can't be direct. want me to set up a webcam and headset for him?"
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Link holds his phone close to his chest and nods, "yeah, that'd be awesome!" Link wasnt aware of how bubbly he was being at the idea of getting to see ike again
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " alright, i'll do that. need me to set you two up a candle lit dinner over the cameras while im at it?" teasing him at this point, he so had a crush on the guy, and Sheik was considerably more trusting of him and would accept him as worthy for Link after he saved Links butt twice now. literally.
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Link turns bright red and he stutters, "I- How- We're friends sheik!! Friends!!!"
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Sheik chuckles, " so you say. He's not bad for an alpha, you could do far worse." he heads for the door, " i'll get that computer set up."
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Link is still bright red and he sighs, "Thanks." He curls up on his bed, getting comfortable as he starts playing some mobile games
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Sheik decides one of the studies will work and sets it up there, making sure there's a comfortable seat and a decent sized screen and that everything still works.
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Link wants to keep texting ike but he refrains from it, knowing the alpha is actually trying to do homework
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The next day Ike comes in and works hard, getting everything done as quickly as possible while still doing a good job. Once he's done Sheik shows him to the study where he's set up and shows him how to work any confusing bits before leaving. Ike texts Link letting him know he was signing on and sits down, putting the headset on.
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Link had, for the first time this week, took a shower, put on decent clothes, and put his contacts in instead of eother his glasses or just being blind.
He puts on his headset and turns on discord, texting ike if he had a discord and what the username was
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uh, nope. i don;t use the computer much, the one computer we have is Sorens, and he doesn;t let us really touch it.
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link nods and quickly instructs ike on setting up a discord, they also have a mobile app if that helps. but anyway, this will be easier for communication while playing games
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Ike nods and does what he's told to set up an account and is soon connected with Link on the app.
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Link calls ike up on discord using video since he knows the pc ike is using has a video camera
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Ike presses the button and blinks as suddenly Links face is on the screen, " woah hi."
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Link smiles excitedly and waves, "hi!! Sorry, we can cut the video and just keep audio when the gaming starts but just for now i wanted to actually see you."
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Ike chuckles, " no worries, just surprised me. it's good to see you, been awhile."
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"Yeah..." link cant help but grin, "its good to see you too. I miss hanging out with you."
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Ike grins, " saaaame. how've you been? not going too insane being cooped up i hope?"
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Link snorts, "terribly insane. They wonder why i dont like my room but when its the only thing you see for days you get kind of sick of it."
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Ike laughs, " i think you'll live. so, what super awesome amazing game we gonna play?"
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Link nods, "Whats your fancy? Shooter? Survival? Adventure?"
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Ike blinks, " uhhh.... i've... played some old shooters?"
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Link nods and starts up a game, inviting ike, "Sounds good lets get you in a game that may be alright. Halo is pretty oldschool if you wanna try it?"
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Ike nods, " yeah i've played some halo. probably an older one but i remember the controls, mostly."
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Link nods and gets ike in the game and starts playing
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Ike fails miserably at first but slowly starts getting the hang of it, chattering with Link about random things from school and practice and such.
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Link has a very easy time staying alive and shooting things happily, listening to ike and keeping the conversation going
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Ike thanks Link when he saves his ass, since the game is still new to him. He somehow manages to not die, but doesn;t get half the kills Link does. Once they're done with the mission he chuckles, " so you mentioned survival games? i can;t say i've played any of those."
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Link nods, "yeah there are a range of survival games i have. All from cartooney to horror to gore and all in between."
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Ike hums, " well, lets not do horror. maybe cartoony? just to start us off for shits and giggles."
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Link nods, "Waaaaaannaaaaa play some minecraft? or there is a new game that came out called Grounded or raft is kinda survival."
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Ike shrugs, " any of the above i guess. whatever you think will be fun."
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Link taps at his keyboard a little as he thinks, "lets do minecraft. Thats a pretty popular one." Link starts up the game and makes a server, inviting ike
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Ike nods, " sure thing. that's the blocky game right? i've seen that. looks pretty chill." he hums and gets into the game, " okay... punch some wood. what? what does punching wood do besides hurt your hand?"
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Link chuckles softly, "we need wood to build actual tools to... collect more wood and other supplies. Build a house, farm, be safe from monsters at night."
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Ike nods, " right, makes sense. but wouldn't the more logical thing to do be... i dunno, collect some sticks or something? punching a tree just sounds like a bad idea."
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Link chuckles, "Video games. they dont always make sense. although i havent played this particular game much so who knows. you might discover something that I wasnt aware of."
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Ike chuckles, " good point. this one seems to make less sense than most so... punch everything i guess?" he gets to work trying to collect things, " is that... a chicken? i mean i know this is blocky but... wow."
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Link grins, "kill the chicken for its meat. We'll need food eventually. "
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Ike blinks, " wow. that's uh... okay..." he chases the chicken around punching it, " why are you not dying? i thought punching a chicken would take one to two hits at the most! get back here!"
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Link manages to make a pickaxe and goes over to ike, "You want something that might help? I made a pickaxe."
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Ike hums, " considering i have no idea how to use that thing best, you should hold onto it for now. i got this." he manages to punch the chicken to death and grins, " well that was interesting. a feather and some chicken meat. so... alright, lemme smack some more trees and try to get some wood for us. what else do we do?"
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"Build a home before nightfall in order to protect ourselves from the zombies and spiders and stay away from creepers. They look like green dicks. They come at you, explode, and kill you, them, and your stuff."
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Ike blinks, " Jesus. Uh, well do I need to get a bunch of wood then? To make a house? That's gonna be a shot ton of free punching, can we get enough in time? "
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Link makes a few more items before running over to ike and dropping an axe, "use the axe. Then yeah."
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Ike blinks and grabs it, equipping it after some trial and error and starting to cut down as many trees as possible.
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Link keeps playing for a while, mainly building and doing.... everything
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Ike tries to help, but has no idea what he's doing and is most helpful when set to a task, which he does with gusto, deforesting until the ax breaks. " uh... the ax thingy made a cracking noise and it seems to be gone. is that supposed to happen? i got a bunch of wood though."
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Link hums and goes over to ike, dropping another axe, "the tools break over time. You can use better ore and enchant your stuff to increase durability, or make it stronger depending on what you're enchanting."
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Ike nods, " makes sense i guess. so uh, want all this wood or should i just keep chopping?"
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Link chuckles, "gimmie the wood~ im gonna make a sick-" he gives a soft gasp and he quickly jumps away from ike, "Creeper! There's a creeper coming up behind you! Come here before it explodes and kills you!!"
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Ike laughs before he gasps and runs towards Link before looking back at it, " what the? it looks like a green moldy dick. that's dangerous?"
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Link whines, "If you get near it it'll explode. its destroyed many of my homes in the past. I know if you hit it and quickly jump back you can either kill it before it detonates or make it explode while you are away from it. either way, they are fucking annoying when they silently creep up behind you."
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Ike nods, " alright... is there materials we can build out of that they can't destroy? oh, here..." he tosses out a few stacks of wood, " is this enough?"
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Link takes the wood, "more wood is always needed. And obsidian is the only thing however its a pain in the ass. I usually just use a bow and arrow to kill them from a distance or have a window of some kind by my door so i can see if any are out there before opening the door. "
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Ike nods, " alright. i'll get to work on that then. just tell me what to do." He makes sure the green dick is gone before getting back to deforesting.
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Link nods, "I already made a crafting table, so i can make sticks. if you see any spiders then kill them. i need their silk or string or whatever it is that they dropped and if you got any feathers from killing the chickens. I'll also dig up gravel so i can get some flint too."
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Ike checks, " i've got a couple feathers, not much. i haven;t seen any spiders, are they little? should i be checking the ground for them?"
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Link chuckles, "they're huge so no worries. You'll see them."
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Ike blinks, " okay? how huge we talking? like, hand sized, cat sized...please don't tell me they're some giant spider thing. i don;t have the spider fear as bad as most people do but i can;t say im fond of them. plus the only thing i've killed is chickens, im not sure how to kill other stuff."
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Link shrugs, "they're about... half the size of our little characters. But they're kinda cute in the day time. At night it's when they attack. "
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Ike hums, " so... what do we do at night then? just hide in the house you're making?"
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"For now. Once i get the materials we could get into beds and just sleep until day. "
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Ike blinks, " alright. well you just tell me what to do and i'll do my best to get it done."
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"Of course. We could also just run around at night too if we were feeling brave. Oh, also, if you see a really tall creature thats all black for the love of god dont make eye contact with it. "
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Ike snorts, " yeah i think i'll pass on the running around at night thing if things start attacking then."
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Link nods, "Once we start getting the chance for armor and weapons we can consider it."
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Ike nods, " sure, im going to pretend i fully understand everything you just said." he chuckles and keep cutting trees, as it's something he knows how to do!
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they play for a little while longer until link notices the time, "Ah, when do you need to head back home?"
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Ike glances at the clock, " i should probably get going, i do have some homework to do yet tonight. not too much though." he stretches and shuts the game down, " that was fun though, weird and oddly terrifying for cartoon blocks, but fun."
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Link chuckles, "alright well, thanks for playing with me. Get home safe."
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Ike nods, " will do. i'll text you when i get home. see you tomorrow on here!" he exits out and heads out to his bike, starting it up and heading home.
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Link smiles and hums softly as he closes the discord and goes back to his bed. That was such a good time...
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Ike gets home and sends Link a quick text before sitting down and working on homework.
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link sighs when he gets the text and wishes ike a good night. he sets his phone down and sighs before feeling hungry. it was late but his schedule was wonky anyway
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Ike finishes off his homework and goes to bed.
Impa is in the kitchen with a cup of tea, winding down for the evening.
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Link sighs and hesitantly steps out of his room and tiptoes to the kitchen to sneak a snack
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Impa glances over when she sees movement from the corner of her eye from the doorway, seeing Link and raising an eyebrow, " you're up late."
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Link squeaks when Impa acknowledges him and his cheeks turn light pink, "I.... I'm hungry."
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Impa chuckles at his reaction, " well try not to eat anything too heavy since it's late. im sure we can find something to tide you over until breakfast though."
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Link nods and continues to his victim, the fridge, and starts rummaging through it before grabbing some foods that he wants. Thankfully, some carrot sticks and celery sticks and a take-on-the-go ranch dressing cup for dipping and a bottle of water because its cold and he likes cold water
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Impa watches with amusement, " also, this is your house as well, there's no need to sneak. if you need a midnight snack, im not going to get angry."
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Link glances at impa before closing the fridge, "ah well...I know." They had this talk all the time, and while he appreciated her constantly reminding him of said fact, this mansion still didnt feel like home. It was hard to break a habit that was entirely based on feeling alone. He closes the fridge with his treasures and turns to leave the kitchen, "Have a good night."
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Impa nods, " this will always be your home, no matter what. sleep tight. come get me if you need anything."
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Link heads back to his room, enjoying his snacks
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Impa heads to her own room after she finishes her tea and goes to sleep at a reasonable time for once.
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A few uneventful days go by of link being bored at the mansion until ike is done working and his playing games with him.
He almost forgets entirely of his doctors appointment until its the day of, causing him to feel incredibly nervous and fidgety.
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Impa tolerates Links fussing with more patience than usual from her, trying to distract him with various things until his appointment time has arrived.
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After a few hours link finds himself sitting on the exam 'bed', his arm stinging and a bandaid just below his inner elbow from where they drew blood.
His nerves were shot and he kept glancing at the door, and then to impa wondering when this appointment was over so he could just find out if he was okay and go home
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Impa is reading a magazine as the exam is going on, pointing out something interesting in it to Link now and then to again try and distract him. " hm, maybe i should snap a picture of this to send to the chef, doesn;t it look good? im sure the doctor will be in shortly to give us some information, though im sure the tests will take a few days. some things they get faster though.:
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Soon Link's primary doctor, a young woman steps in, holding a chart. She was pale, with thin rimmed circle glasses, and her hair was black. It was currently in a tight braid making it look a little short than normal but link had seen it's full length before and knows that her hair goes a little past her knees.
How she keeps it properly brushed and smooth link will never know.
She looks up and smiles and both Impa and Link, "Hello you two. I wish it was good to see you, and it is, however I understand this sudden visit doesnt come without its reasons."
Link huffs as his hands fidget with the hem of his shirt, "Did any of my results come back yet? I- i know its only been twenty minutes since my nurse drew my blood for testing but i.... I cant stand being inside all day."
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Impa smiles at the doctor, " as nice as it is to see you as well i do wish it was under better circumstances. Yes, Link's been having some unusual Omega problems and we thought it best for him to be seen."
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The doctor nods at impa before looking at Link, "I did have the nurse expedite your test results since I know this is a very distressing time for you right now. And, if its alright, I'd like to ask some personal questions."
Link freezes and turns a bit pale before frowning, "How.... how personal?"
"I just want to know how long its been since you shared a heat with an alpha?"
Link relaxes a bit and sighs in relief, "That would be about three years ago.... maybe four."
"And before then, how many times did you share your heat with an alpha?"
Link sighs, "Since I first had my heat. Maybe there would be a rare occasion a little after i turned sixteen but other than that I always had some kind of an alpha partner up until my last alpha boyfriend." He didnt have to go into detail of when he started going into heat. He didnt want to.
The doctor nods, flipping a page on her chart and writing some notes down, "I will say we didnt get all of the test results back but I will say I think we got the most important one. The small skin sample from your gland shows that your hormone numbers are way above the normal range."
Links eyebrows raise and he gives her an incredulous look, "Are you saying my issue is im horny?"
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Impa snorts, " it's a little more technical than that. it more has to do with how your body reacts to having an alpha during your heat verses not. clearly your body isn't reacting well to having gone so long without an alpha to help...purge your body of the hormone buildup."
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The nurse nods towards impa, "thats a better wording than... horny. And have you spent your heats with anyone at all? Regardless of gender or secondary sex?"
Link sighs and shakes his head, "n...no. The very last time anyone else was involved intimately with my heats was my last alpha partner.... it still sounds like my body is just horny."
The doctor looks at link and gives him an empathetic smile, "i am sorry it feels that way." She flips through her chart to another page, turning it to show them a graph with several lines drastically going up or down, "We got a couple of more tests that came back as well. Your serotonin jumped about 23 percent and your dopamine dropped by 5 percent while your norepinephrine rose as well. " she goes over to her files and pulls out another graph with the same lines but much closer together, "your last appointment just before you started college shows that everything is in what has been your normal range. I know we havent received the last two test results back, but i'm fairly confident that we're seeing a change in these chemical levels because the medicine was picked out to match his omega levels which st the time were normal. Now that his hormones arent then that means his medicines will either need to all be adjusted or.... he can take start taking suppressants to lower his hormones back to normal."
Link groans softly in humiliation as he puts his head in his hands, "or i could get fucked. Sounds like i am either way."
The doctor sets the graph down and looks at link, "i'm sorry. I know that keeping up with all your medications is difficult on you mentally and physically. If you want i can wait until the last results come in and then let you guys know. Either way we need to lower your hormones or raise your meds before they stop working altogether. I suppose for the sake of your liver and kidneys i would.... suggest the natural method but, like i said, the two results will give me a definitive answer in a day or so."
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Impa sighs, " we'll have to discuss our options. thank you for the information." she stands, " you ready to go home?"
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Link sighs and gets up as well, "yeah..." he goes over to impa, keeping his eyes to the floor with a downhearted expression
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Impa puts a hand on his shoulder, " don;t be so down honey, this is pretty good news. it could honestly have been far, far worse." She gently guides him out and to the car to drive him back home.
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Link sighs and looks at her, "i know but this is so embarrassing."
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Imp snorts, " just wait until you have kids. even just having female exams is... well even for me it's awkward. But i know when my sister in law, Zelda's mother, had her, she said she could swear everyone and their cousin came through her room to take a gander at her lady bits. Though at that point she would have let a marching band come through and take a gander if it meant having Zelda out and into the world. Point is, it's their job, and they just do what they have to do to keep you healthy. she's not judging your past habits or your current ones, all she wants is for you to be healthy."
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Link turns even more red and he makes a soft whine, "Auntie!! I dont wanna hear about that!"
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Impa laughs softly, " you're gonna have to deal with it someday kiddo." she reaches over and ruffles his hair, " that doctor has heard way worse i promise you." she gets in the car and looks over at him, " So, anything you'd like to go get to eat? we can;t do sit in, but any takeout you want and we'll eat it before we get back. our secret just you and me, how does that sound?"
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Link blinks and looks at impa, "you mean it? I would love some take out!"
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Impa grins, " absolutely, you really think i'd joke about that? you did great and deserve a treat for the stress you've been through. and how often do i get to go out and do something with just you? it's so rare that you spend much time with us. so whatever drive through food you want, we'll get. then we'll find a nice park to sit in the car and eat at. i'd have us go outside for a picnic but it's too risky."
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Link grins and clutches his seatbelt strap in excitement, "culvers! I want some custard icecream!"
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Impa nods, " culvers it is." she starts the car and pulls out, driving to the nearest culvers. She pulls up to the drive through, rolling ehr window down, " I'll take a bacon cheeseburger basket, root beer no ice for the drink. And a medium concrete mixer, vanilla with cherry and blueberry." she glances at Link, " what do you want?"
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"I want a chicken strip basket, dr pepper, and a medium chocolate concrete mixer with brownie bites!"
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Impa turns back and relays the order before pulling up to the window and paying before they wait for their meal.
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Link plays with his seatbelt strap a bit more as he waits, thinking about the doctors visit again.
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Impa takes their food and hands the bag to Link, putting the drinks and ice cream in the cup holders before telling the car to guide her to the nearest park, driving there and picking a spot in the sunshine to park while they enjoy their meal. " not a bad spot. the weather is still decent as well."
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Link hums softly and munches on his food, "I like fall.... the air smells nice, less bugs, sweaters look great on me. Its a good season."
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Impa nods, "agreed." she carefully takes a bite from her burger and a spoonful of ice cream.
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He finishes eating and quickly goes to devour his concrete mixer
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Impa eats more slowly but soon finishes her burger and fries, savoring her own mixer.
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Link happily finishes his extremely chocolaty ice cream and gives a soft sigh, so happy to have chocolate in his system
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Impa sets her own aside when she's finished, " alright, now to dispose of the evidence and head back before your cousins start to worry." She grabs the trash and disposes of it before getting back in the car and starting it, heading back home.
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Once they get home link hops out of the car
Zelda has been waiting in the kitchen, worried for her cousin this entire time
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Impa walks into the kitchen and blinks when she sees Zelda, " have you been here the entire time honey?"
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Zelda gives a hesitant nod and sighs, "Omega shit is serious stuff auntie, so i was worried."
Link kicks his shoes off by the door and hangs his zipper sweater that he loves to wear when it starts getting cold before coming in to the kitchen and seeing zelda, "Dont you have class right now?"
Zelda pouts, "I took the online class today."
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Impa chuckles, " as long as she gets her classes done that's alright. they need to wait for a few more tests to be sure, but they think it's a hormone imbalance. there are options, and Link needs some time to consider them."
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Link flushes red when impa mentions the hormone imbalance and he sighs, "Im gonna go to my room." He leaves the kitchen and goes in his room and hides under his blankets
Zelda blinks and frowns when link leaves, "He's pretty upset by that i take it."
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Impa sighs, she'd tried to keep it as vague as possible to not embarass him. " yes he's upset. and frustrated. we'll get it figured out."
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Zelda gets a glass of water, "sorry auntie. Im sure this isnt easy for you either. Hopefully everything gets figured out."
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Impa smiles, " no, but link is finding it particularly difficult. it'll be alright, you get back to your studies."
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Zelda nods and gets back to her studies, waiting for the other two cousins to be done with school and to come back from class."
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Sheik and Paya finish classes, and Sheik drives them home in one of their less used vehicles, not wanting Paya on his motorcycle or to drive zelda's car.
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Zelda hears them come home and she perks up, hoping maybe sheik will be able to make link feel better
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Sheik and Paya come in after parking the vehicle, chatting softly and heading for the kitchen for a snack when they see Zelda, Sheik raising an eyebrow, " you look... upset. did the appointment go badly for Link?"
Paya covers her mouth, " oh no is he okay?"
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Zelda gently plays with her laptop keyboard, "um well... impa mentioned it had something to do with his hormones... and then link got upset and ran to his room. I dont know anything about omega stuff so i'm afraid if i try to make him feel better i'll just end up doing more harm than good."
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Sheik winces, " ah. i can try... though our situations are so different im not sure... well i'll see what i can do." he grabs a few of Links favorite snacks as a peace offering and some snacks for himself since he was peckish, as well as tea for them both before heading to Links room and knocking, " Link? it's me? can i come in?"
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A muffled yes is heard through the door.
Link is still under his covers
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Sheik gets the door open and brings the tray in, setting in on Links desk, " that bad huh? i got you some snacks and tea."
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Link pouts and peaks his head out from his covers, "sheik.... you werent there. It was so embarrassing. Im dealing with these problems because i'm horny. Thats so embarrassing!"
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He raises an eyebrow, " of course i wasn't there, Impa was with you. you should have asked if you wanted me with. As for because you're horny? i kind of doubt it highly."
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Link whines softly, "my hormones shot through the roof because its been a while since i mated with an alpha. Sounds like my body is horny to me."
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Sheik blinks and snorts, " kind of i guess? but that's just biology, you haven;t mated in a long time, you're in your prime, so of course it's gonna try and ramp up the potential for you to reproduce. that's not your fault."
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Link feels himseld calm down a bit, "its... not my fault.." he scoots a bit more out of his blankets and frowns, "but right now.... in order to fix this i either have to also start taking suppressants or mate with an alpha. I dont really want to do either right now..."
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Sheik sits on one of Links chairs, " sounds about right. often we need to do things we don;t want to. that's one of the reasons i take suppressants, i don't want to mate with an alpha. But i know you really don't do well on suppressants so that's not a great option for you. just think of it as a medical thing, hire one of those certified alphas and get it done, then you won;t have to do it for awhile. it's not like you have to date them or anything."
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Link hums, "I.... suppose. Will you make sure a thorough background check is done as well? just.... make sure none of them would have known my past kind of thing. I mean, i doubt it since impa was incredibly diligent with all of that shit but i- i cant risk it. Meeting an alpha like this is so nerve racking..."
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Sheik nods, " sure, if that'll set your mind at ease i'll run any candidates you want to consider through every check in the books and some out of it. why don;t you look through their site? it'll be like looking through eye candy." he grins.
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Link flushes red and he shudders, "ah.... i suppose that will need to be done eventually...." he gets up and grabs his laptop, opening it up, "And just so you know any potential candidate i do choose I will have to meet prior and spend... a date day with them to see if we match well. nothing worse than being stuck with an over aggressive alpha all week..."
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Sheik nods, " im sure that can be arranged. whatever we need to do to make you comfortable with this is what we'll make happen okay?"
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Link sighs a bit as he relaxes more, "okay...." he starts looking through the site, opening a new tab for some of the guys he is interested in, coincidentally they all had a kind smile in their profile and black, short hair
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Sheik pours a cup of tea and sets it near Link before pouring one for himself and sipping at it. The most important thing was to keep things calm and make this seem like it was no big deal so Link would relax.
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Link sips the tea and sighs and he goes to the first tab and goes through the guys profile, making a soft 'eh' sound when he sees the guys likes and dislikes, "he's cute but pretentious..."
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Sheik snorts, " you've never met the guy, how do you know he's pretentious?"
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Link moves his laptop so sheik can see, "look at his bio. 'Im a real alpha who knows how to show omega's a good time'? He must fuck really good in order to have such a high score. "
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Sheik laughs, " well by all means, go with one who's less cocky."
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Link snorts, "I want an alpha with a good cock, but not a cocky personality."
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Sheik blushes and laughs again, " a very important distinction. what about the next one?"
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Link goes to the next one and hums softly as he looks through some pictures of the guy and the bio, "Mmmm not bad... although his hands look a little small..."
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Sheik snorts, " don;t tell me you believe the whole 'big hands big dick' thing?"
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Link chuckles, "Well sidon had big hands and uh, also had a huge dick."
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Sheik closes his eyes, " that's seriously more information than i ever needed to know about him. anyway back to the subject at hand, even if he's not huge, it's not like you need a guy with a huge dick to tamper down your hormones. besides, i've heard smaller guys are usually more skilled. work with what you got instead of rely on size and all that."
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Link sighs, "yeah but... i like....feeling full. As weird as it sounds...."
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Sheik sighs, " well they didn't post their uh, sizes, but im sure that's something they get asked about sometimes. you can probably ask anonymously as well."
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Link nods, "oh trust me, i'll be asking."
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Sheik snorts, " well then add little hands guy to the list if you like him beyond the little hand thing. maybe he'll surprise you."
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Link chuckles and keeps that tab before going to the next one, a bigger built guy who has hundreds of photos of him at the gym, "athletic i guess."
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Sheik nods, " he's well built anyway. that's pretty nice."
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Link nods, "yeah... it's kinda hard to get into the mindset that this is... a temporary thing. Im not finding a life partner, just someone i think id want to fuck for a week, but my mind just keeps thinking 'oh hey i like to rock climb so we'd have that in common' even though that wont be something thats necessary."
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Sheik snorts, " well if nothing else, it'd be nice to have things in common besides fucking so you have something to talk about in between the waves of the heat. but yeah, it's not like they need to be a perfect match, it's just for medical reasons."
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Link nods, "yeah, but it also means i don't need to be so picky."
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Sheik nods, " yup, but i think being somewhat compatible will also make it easier and more comfortable."
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Link hums, staring at nothing as he begins to lose focus, thinking about being compatible with an alpha. The air around him starts smelling a tad too sweet
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Sheik clears his throat, " do i need to leave you alone with the computer and the pictures of the alphas?"
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Link snaps out of it fairly quickly and his face turns bright red in embarrassment, "n- no! " he gets up and quickly turns in his vents to filter out the pheromones, "damn it this is getting insane. I need to get these stupid hormones fixed."
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Sheik laughs softly, " that's what we're working on. alright, next candidate?"
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Link pulls up the next tab of another alpha. With black short hair, "this guy is a little on the older side so im a bit wary about it but he's attractive."
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sheik hums, " older isn;t a bad thing, means more experienced. probably better control." he notes the abundance of short black haired men and raises an eyebrow, " you've got a thing for black hair lately."
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Link blinks and gives a nervous chuckle, rubbing the back of his head, "a-am i? I suppose since noah was a blonde I might be wanting to get the complete opposite right now."
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Sheik nods, " every guy i've seen you look at has short black hair."
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Link shrugs and looks back at his computer, "ah. a coincidence then."
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Sheik snorts, not buying it even for a moment. He props his chin on his fist and munches some of the snacks he brought, " anyway, next one?"
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Link nods and goes to another tab of a black haired alpha
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Sheik peers at this one, " he's pretty cute."
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Link nods, "Yeah! he's got a nice smile too." he goes through the pictures and hums, "He is a dog person. i like that!"
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Sheik smiles, " so have we got a decent number of potentials then? email me the links and i'll work on background checks, and you should start setting up some meetings."
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Link nods and quickly sends off an email to sheik before he starts on the actual communication with the potential mates
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Sheik gets up and stretches, " i'll go get on those, let me know if you need anything alright? the meet should probably be here because of your condition."
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Link blinks and looks at sheik, frowning, "Would that be okay? The alpha being here? That might be embarrassing for the guy."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " he's going to have to be here for your heat. these guys are supposed to be professionals, and with your condition we can;t have you out with an unknown alpha. no, it needs to be here. im sure they've dealt with medical situations like this before."
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Link blushes and sighs, "I suppose..... I'll.... mention that in my emails so that they are aware."
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Sheik nods, " best they know it's a special situation."
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Link nods and keeps writing out his email, glancing at his phone now and then. He told ike his appointment was today so he wondered if the alpha was thinking about him. He may be working as well...
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Ike finishes up practice and showers off, pulling his phone from the locker and remembering that Link had that doctors appointment. He texts him, how's it going? how'd the doctor visit go? i just got out of practice.
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link hears his phone go off and he grins, grabbing it and happily reads ike's text, its been pretty rough today. found out my condition is horny so i'm currently seeing how I can lower my hormones back to normal. How was practice?
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Ike blinks and blushes, oh uh, wasn;t aware that was a medical condition... if uh, if you wanted i could help you with that? i have that condition from time to time myself. he sighs, he doubted he'd go for it but it was worth a shot. practice is fine, coach is happy i've put a few pounds on. im able to take tackles and whatnot easier with the little bit of padding.
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Link sighs, I take a plethora of medicine that is codependent to the level of my omega hormones and at the time my levels were low since I was....active. However it has been years since I shared a heat with an alpha and my pheromones are on a continual rise which is screwing up my other meds. I could up my meds, take suppressants or.... share a heat cycle. I dont want my liver and kidneys to hate me more than they probably already do so im going the more... natural way. And uh... I appreciate the offer but i couldnt. we're friends. Thank you though."
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Ike feels heat as rage through him at the same time disappointment hits him. friendzoned, again. And he was going to share his heat, with ANOTHER alpha. It made Ike wants to kill the guy and he'd never even seen him. He growls, earning a few looks from the other guys in the room, and quickly texts Link back, yeah sure. im busy today, gotta go. and quickly turns his phone off to keep from breaking it. he needed to go burn some steam off.
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Link blinks and frowns at his phone, unsure about the short reply, "oh...okay?" oh um sorry to bother you then. Have a good day!
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Ike texts one of the omegas he sees that enjoys things rougher and invites hm over, going home and heading towards his room obviously in a dark mood as he waits for the omega to arrive.
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Link frowns and is feeling a bit off. Ike texted him first so why was he suddenly saying he was busy anyway? He sets his laptop aside and curls up in his blankets
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Ike growls vaguely at Soren after he comes into the apartment.
Sothe lifts his head from bed, " the fuck's your problem..."
Ike growls, " Link's fucking some other alpha!"
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Soren hears ike and takes off his headphones and opens his door to look at ike, "is that why you're moody? The person who is your friend and not your boyfriend is having sex with another person? As if thats something you havent been doing as well?"
Soren loved his family but he had to admit, he did get very annoyed at their alpha attitude sometimes
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Ike snarls, " don;t get that fucking way with me. If he didn;t keep rejecting my ass i wouldn;t need to fuck someone else. if i ever find out what alpha he's with i swear i'll kill the fucker."
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Soren huffs, "stop boyfriend zoning yourself into every friendship you make with an omega! Thats so predatory and embarrassing! He probably keeps rejecting you because you, as his friend, have been asking if he wants to fuck instead of approaching him seriously and letting him know you would like to seriously date and not just screw around!"
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Ike hesitates and growls, " fine! fuck off." the doorbell rings and he grabs the omega, dragging him into his room and shutting the door for alone time.
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Soren huffs, "fucking hate when he gets like that." He goes back to his room.
Link has his laptop pushed away as he rests. He had sent the first email and is now waiting for a response. Completely unaware of ike's.... issues
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Sothe snorts, " you're a beta, you don;t understand how the hormones get. it's not entirely his fault. though he's being a little bit of a dick about it." he yawns, " no sense trying to sleep, might wanna put some headphones on..."
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Soren rolls his eyes, "so glad i'm not an alpha." He puts his headphones back on and retreats to his room
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After awhile the room quietly down and a very satisfied looking Omega leaves, Ike going and showering again. Was that the key? did he need to just... straight out ask Link out? Once he's sure all his hormones have been settled down he turns his phone back on and grimaces at Links text. hey, sorry just had something to deal with. can i come see you? fuck it, lets do this shit before he chickens his ass out.
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After a few back and forth communication with his first choice in alpha it becomes quite clear that it wont work out between them and he sighs and quickly sends a text to sheik to let him know. Link was just about to put his phone back down when it buzzes again and he blinks, oh uh... that should be fine. My family trusts you a bit more ever since the Halloween party. I'll turn my ventilation system back on so you don't have to deal with my dumb, stupid body.
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Sheik glances at his phone and removes that alpha from his background check list.
Ike grins and heads out, stopping by the store and buying some flower and chocolate before he rides over, going up to the door and texting, im here. can i... talk to you for a minute?
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Zelda hears the motorcycle and she frowns, "now who on earth?"
Link sees the texts and blinks, yeah of course. I'll be right out if you want?
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Ike takes a breath, yeah, please. he paces out front.
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Zelda frowns and texts sheik, asking if link mentioned anything about ike coming over.
Link frowns and shrugs before grabbing his blanket and wrapping it around his shoulders, covering everything from his neck down. He starts heading out of his room and down the stairs
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Sheik glances at his phone and frowns, no, he didn't. not that i have anything against the guy as long as he's not in direct contact with Link right now. why, did he come over?
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Zelda sighs, his bike is in the driveway but i havent heard him come in yet.
Link hobbles to the front door, his cheeks a little pink from his hormones acting up again and he felt a bit feverish. He was excited to see ike though. playing minecraft didnt seem to be enough for him so it was good to finally see his friend again.
Link opens the door, a weak smile on his face, "sorry that took a while. I'm feeling a little out of breath from the stairs...."
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Sheik frowns, that's... weird. im gonna go check it out. he gets up and heads downstairs towards the front door.
Ike sees Link and can;t help but inhale, Link's scent stirring him up again. " i know you've turned me down, but i wanted to ask properly. would you go out with me?" he holds the chocolates and flowers out.
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Link blinks and stares at the flowers and chocolates, starting to feel weak. "I..." YES! Yes of COURSE! But- He looks up at ike, nervously, unsure of everything, "You..... want to actually.... date me? Instead of just being a fuck buddy?"
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Ike nods, " yes! i mean, it's easier for me to suggest fuck buddies but uh... i do like you..."
Sheik arrives downstairs just in time to hear that and goes livid, " just what the actual fuck do you think you're doing?!" he snarls and storms over, shoving Link away from the door and getting between them, " what is wrong with you?! he's got a serious medical condition right now and he's not thinking straight, what the hell are you thinking?! Link, go to your god damn room."
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Having sheik suddenly push him out of ike's range snapped link back into reality and he rubs his forehead, "She-sheik dont get mad at him! I dont think he knew how serious my condition is right now. Its not his fault!"
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Sheik looks at Link, " go to your room. he should know better though."
Ike growls and starts to get angry but since Sheik isn;t another alpha it's not as intense as it would have been and when he hears Links voice he steps back, " ah, shit. i, yeah im going. still, here." he shoves the stuff at Sheik and quickly turns and goes to his bike, starting it up and driving faster than is really safe out of there.
Sheik snorts at the flowers and chocolate and holds them out to Link, " dumbass... here, at least enjoy these i guess."
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Link blinks when ike leaves and when he takes the flowers and chocolates he stares at them for a solid minute before his eyes widen and he turns bright red, "WAIT WHAT!? What just happened!?"
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Sheik snorts, " your dumbass friend tried to become your boyfriend at the worst time and i sent him packing. when you're thinking straight you can consider it, but until then there's no fucking way im letting a hormonal possessive alpha near you."
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Link shudders, "Oh no.... I dont want us to not be friends anymore.... ahhh this sucks.... why cant i just be friends with someone who is an alpha without them trying to fuck me...."
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Sheik snorts, " that's for you to figure out. personally i think he's decent when he's not being stupid. but that's me."
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Link frowns and sighs before going back to his room, feeling very conflicted
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Ike goes back home, growls at his roommates and shuts himself in his room.
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After a couple of days Links doctor calls and lets them know that links hormones are one hundred percent at fault and if they choose to go down the route for increasing prescriptions or adding suppressants to just let her know.
Link hasnt touched his phone since ike's visit. His stomach was twisted in knots and now the thought of having sex with any alpha was making him feel sick
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Sheik was trying to keep Link calm, working with him as much as possible and clearing all alphas Link even considers slightly from the site and encouraging him to keep working on it. " come on Link, look at this one. he's pretty cute, and look at those massive hands."
Ike's been in a sour mood, and has had multiple Omegas over in this timeframe. he even got kicked out of one practice for being too aggressive with another alpha and causing trouble.
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Link looks at sheik and sighs, "yeah he.... he has hands." He grimaces, "sorry. Im... tired. "
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Sheik frowns, " Link, we need to find someone you're willing to work with. We really need to get this taken care of."
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Link sighs, "yeah you're right. Sorry. Sorry." He sits up a bit more to look at sheiks screen, "what guy are we on?"
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Sheik pulls up the page of the next guy, " i know this is difficult, but the sooner we find a good match the sooner you'll feel better."
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Link looks at the picture and he shidders. "No. I dont like him anymore."
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Sheik sighs, " alright. you still want black haired guys or should we look at some others?"
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Link nods, "yeah lets try other guys. I dont want to look at black hair right now."
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Sheik sighs softly and starts pulling up other hair colors, pulling up a few that look like good matches, " how about this guy?"
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Link looks at the guy and shakes his head, "not into blondes."
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Sheik goes to the next one, " this guy's got some nice brown hair."
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Link nods, "he's... not bad looking..."
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Sheik nods, " and look, a lot of his profile looks like a good match. maybe you should ask some questions about him."
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Link sighs, "yeah... i guess i'll have to. Im not really sure what to ask though."
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Sheik reaches over and pats Links back, " we just gotta find someone you can put up with, it's like getting a shot. not exactly something you want to do, but it's for your own good."
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Link huffs, "makes me feel so nauseous though. Damn it, why did this have to happen..." he blinks before looking at sheik, "how big is he? "
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " who? this guy? they don;t list his uh... size."
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"Ask him. I can ask that right? Id like to know what i'm work with. Oh and how big his knot gets. "
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Sheik blushes and nods, asking about it, " you uh, you can read the response."
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Link looks at the message and nods, "average. Alright thats fine then. Um. Do we...i mean.. can you do a background check while i talk to him? "
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sheik nods, " sure thing." he takes the info and start researching on his laptop next to Link.
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Link takes a deep breath to calm himself down before he begins chatting with the alpha and gently explaining the situation he was in
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Sheik hums, " so far so good... his record looks clean."
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Link sighs and hesitantly asks the guy if he'd be comfortable with discussing things face to face although due to his condition it would be supervised
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Sheik glances over, " come on... say yes..." he pleads the computer, hoping that the guy will agree.
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Link reads the message, "he says, 'hahaha... isn't that a little weird? I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable but i also feel a little uncomfortable considering the location' "
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Sheik sighs, " well, let him know that it has to be someplace private and supervised since your medical condition right now you could go into heat around any alpha, and obviously that would be bad. maybe suggest a video call first if that would help?"
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Link nods and offers the solution for him if it made him feel better about it.
"Yeah he said that should be fine."
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Sheik sighs softly, " good. well that'll be a good start. this is a unique circumstance."
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Link nods and sets up a time with the guy, "He said he will be available tomorrow morning for a video call."
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Sheik nods, " good. lets move onto another candidate. might as well make sure we have a few options in case he doesn;t work."
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Link nods and sighs and he has to mentally prepare himself to talk to someone else again
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Sheik smiles, " you're doing great. things will be great once this is over and done with." he pulls up another, a redhead, " how about him?"
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Link gags, "NO."
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Sheik snorts, " no redheads or just no not him?"
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Link shakes his head, "No redheads."
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Sheik nods, " so no black hair, no blonde, and no redheads. so that leaves brown hair and dyed colors."
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link nods, "I could do dyed hair."
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Sheik nods and starts selecting all brown haired and dyed fancy color haired men and sending the profiles to Link.
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Link hums as he goes through them, "Kinda glad i dont see any of our classmates on here. oh god could you imagine ganon being on this site? ugh i dont think even they'd have him though."
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Sheik snorts, " he'd never qualify. though i agree it'd be a bit weird to see someone we know."
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link chuckles before showing sheik a picture of one alpha with a pastel green, blue, and purple hair thats buzzed on the side and heavy piercings on his face, "look at this guy!"
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Sheik blinks and tilts his head, " well, he's not blonde black haired or a redhead."
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Link grins, "You think he's got piercings.....elsewhere?"
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Sheik blushes, " maybe. if nothing else he probably has a tongue one, and i've heard that can feel...rather nice..."
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Link nods, "Hell yeah I remember this one punk i used to.... " he frowns and shakes his head, "Uh yeah it feels good."
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Sheik blushes brightly and clears his throat, " well, would you like me to add him to the list of potentials?"
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Link bites his lip, "maaaaybe not.... he might be too similar to my building burning days."
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Sheik chuckles, " you do know that boning a guy similar to a guy you did then isn;t going to suddenly make you go insane."
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Link glances at sheik, "yeah but if my meds are wonky and i suddenly wanna bone a guy from.... back before my meds then it makes me nervous."
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Sheik nods, " i guess i get that. it's more just finding someone that attracts you so we can get you back to normal. but if you prefer not this guy, that's completely fine." he pulls up another guy.
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Link nods, "maybe just someone that doesnt look so much like the people i used to hang out with."
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Sheik nods, " fair." he looks at the next one, " this guy has some crazy blue hair, but not nearly as crazy as that other guy. looks like a couple piercings and maybe one tattoo? pretty mild."
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Link nods, "yeah sure. I'll give him a shot."
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Sheik nods and adds him to the list, and then goes through a few more getting a list of guys ready to background check and handing it over to Link to talk to them while he does that. " hopefully we can get at least one acceptable one out of these."
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Link focuses on talking to the guys, hoping to get this awful feeling out of his gut
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Sheik glances over from where he's running the guys through checks and sees link, frowning at the expression on his face, " you...okay?"
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Link sighs, "I...i'm trying to feel better about this whole thing but I still feel gross about it. About hooking up with a random alpha."
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Sheik sighs, " i know it's rough. we just gotta think of it as a medical thing. like getting a shot. only this is... well hooking up with an alpha. and it's not random, it's a guy whose job it is to make sure you're taken care of so that you can feel better. one we've made sure is to your tastes and is safe."
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Link nods ands scratches his head, huffing, "You know... i was fine with this whole thing at first. excited even. but after what ike said... my head feels all funny now. Just why did he have to say all this weird stuff? I fucking hate it when alpha's think with their dicks first."
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Sheik sighs, " im sorry, i should have kept a better eye on things. please just try to put it out of your mind?"
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Link looks down, "im trying...i really am. And there's no need for you to apologize. i should never met him at the door."
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Sheik smiles, " i know you are. shit happens, we'll manage. i should have been more careful, and you shouldn;t have gone to meet him. and he shouldn't have been a moron."
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Link nods, "I know...I dont know what i was thinking. I wasnt. I guess thats half this problem. I think once everything is settled with my current problems I should have a serious talk with Ike and figure out what the hell he was thinking."
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Sheik snorts, " that's probably the problem, he wasn't. I mean i knew he had a thing for you, but right now? idiot... nobody ever said Alphas were great at thinking with the correct head though."
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Link sighs, "I mean he was pretty honest about wanting to fuck me from the beginning but I straight out told him I wasnt someone who liked....just fucking. I told him we could be friends as long as he wasnt weird about it ya know?" he brings his knees up to his chest, "I... dont want to lose ike's friendship..."
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Sheik sighs, " well it sounds like he wanted to give you want you wanted, but just picked a horrible time for it. if you decide to turn him down, im sure he'll get over it. He doesn;t seem like the kind of person who will abandon you just because you reject him."
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Link sighs, "You think it was my fault? Maybe I should have never told him that I was... hiring an alpha to take care of my heat. He seemed to get really upset at that. Even though he has no say in what i choose to do. And im sure he's been with plenty of omega's so he doesnt have any right to get so aggressive. Still.... maybe if it werent for me being an omega..."
Link almost couldnt believe what he was saying. He damn near never blamed anything that happened to him on just his secondary sex nor did he ever feel guilty for being an omega... but for some reason he did feel terrible about it now...
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Sheik sighs, " it's not your fault. i think alphas just tend to get... possessive. we already know he has an interest, so hearing that another alpha was going to get you... im sure it just messed with him. and yeah, i think he probably has been with omegas so he shouldn't get upset, but nobody ever said emotions are logical."
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Link nods, "fucking wish emotions could be logical. Make things a lot easier."
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Sheik chuckles, " right? now seriously, his deal isn't your fault. we need to focus on getting you feeling better okay?"
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Link lets his shoulders relax and he gives a soft exhale, "okay... okay yeah you're right. Sorry."
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Sheik smiles and nods, " good. and no need to be sorry, as we said, emotions are not logical. sometimes we just need to remind ourselves of that."
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Link nods and goes back to communicating with the potential alpha's, still wanting to get this over with
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Sheik goes back to his computer and runs all the potentials through every check he knows of, only finding one that he had to discard due to some questionable information. " wow, they do a pretty good job checking these guys. even the one i found some things i didn't like on was overall pretty good."
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Link nods, "well this company has to do their due diligence. They are hiring alphas to tend to omega's during a very vulnerable time for them so making sure background checks come clean and contracts are made and signed is very critical. "
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Sheik nods, " still, it does set my mind at ease somewhat that we're not tossing you to the wolves."
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link chuckles, "well to be fair, even if it was a slight weirdo the.... um.... deed is being done here, as creepy as it is for me to think about, so at least if i started screaming you guys are here to kick ass."
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Sheik blushes, " yeah, that is a point. once we get this dealt with you should be fine for awhile, maybe a year or so? before you'll have to hook up with an alpha again. probably better on your body to keep it up, but i don;t think you'll have to."
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Link nods, "Yeah hopefully. and who knows, maybe i'll get a boyfriend that can help me with this issue so the issue wont come back up ya know?"
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Sheik nods, " that would be the ideal solution yes, though i'd rather you use these alphas than just date some alpha simply because you need one for your heat."
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link shrugs, "I never said i would get an alpha boyfriend just to take care of my heats. im just saying it wouldnt be a bad thing if i found someone i did like and want to spend my time with. and if they were an alpha thats even better."
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Sheik nods, " and im just clarifying that i want your health and safety first. that's it. you're my cousin, it's my job to worry."
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link looks at sheik, "Its my job to worry too! you can always come to me for things as well you know. I know some stuff too."
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Sheik sighs, " yeah i know... i... i just hate relying on others."
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Link nods, "i know. You and impa act like carbon copies sometimes and she is the most stubborn person I've ever known. But sometimes its good to get a different perspective on a situation. Even if i dont give you any advice or ideas, i know its usually a good idea to talk to someone because once you put your thoughts out there and out loud you can find the solution easier."
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Sheik chuckles, " i guess i just hope to be half as strong and capable as she is. Most of my issues tend to be... omega related, but frankly i'd rather pretend that isn;t a thing for me. wish i had been a beta..."
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"Honestly i keep forgetting that you are one. I keep thinking you're a beta."
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Sheik snorts, " if only. thank gods for suppressants. i'd go insane if i had to deal with what you're dealing with, no offense."
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Link chuckles, "this is nothing in comparison to what i'm used to."
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Sheik shakes his head, " i don;t even want to think about it. anyway, back to work. any of the guys willing to come have a meeting ehre or at least video chat besides the one?"
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Link looks back at the messages, "one guy is willing to come here. The others prefer a video call. Dont blame them. Its probably sketchy to go to someone's place for a first time meet up much less the fact that its... us. With this giant mansion."
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sheik chuckles, " fair. well two guys willing to video call and one willing to come here is decent. when you gonna do the video calls? and we should get the tea room set up for the meeting. i'll be nearby but it'd probably be uncomfortable if i was actually in the room."
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Link nods, "both video calls will be done in the morning and the guy willing to come said he could stop by after work tomorrow around 3 if that was fine. I told him it should be okay. "
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Sheik nods, " should be just fine. hopefully one of these will work..."
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Link nods, "doesn't have to be perfect, just has to work..."
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Sheik nods, " pretty much. then once you're not at risk if you still need to use this service and the alpha isn;t the best match, you'll actually be able to meet them normally and have more options."
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Link nods, "desperate times call for desperate measures as they say."
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Sheik nods, " indeed. and regretfully you are in kind of a desperate situation."
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Link gives a weak chuckle, "that's usually the case unfortunately. "
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Sheik pats his shoulder to try and reassure him, " we've got this. we'll figure it out."
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Link nods and leans back in his bed, "I know. We always figure something out."
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Sheik finishes running the guys and nods, " alright, they're clear. now we just gotta have your meetings with them and go from there."
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Link nods, "yeah... all that work made me hungry. lets go to the kitchen."
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Sheik closes his laptop and gets up, " sure thing." he heads to the kitchen and hums as he looks in the fridge, " what do you have a craving for?"
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link follows sheik and hums softly, "iron. meat. of some kind."
The doorbell rings and zelda runs down the stairs, "Meeee! Thats me!! I ordered some stuff and its here!!"
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Sheik blinks as he watches Zelda streak by, " uh, okay" he hums softly, " maybe some steak kabobs? or we could order something like Zelda did."
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zelda glances at sheik as she goes to the door, "I didnt buy food silly." She opens the door and happily greets the handsome young man at the door, "Happily Ever After thoughts?"
The man nods and smiles, checking his list, "Yes that would be me. I have a package for Zelda."
Zelda grins, "That would be me~!"
He holds out a clipboard, "If you could please sign here."
Zelda happily takes the clipboard and signs her name before handing it back
The young man sets the clipboard on his hip where a hook rests for it before he takes a very expensive small box and holds it out to her, "Here you are Miss Zelda. Thank you for for being a customer."
Zelda carefully takes the box and glances at the guy's name tag, "Yes and thank you for delivering it to me.... Marth! Have a good day!"
She closes the door as the man leaves.
Link curiously looks back at her, " 'Happily Ever After....Thoughts'? the hell is that?"
She grins and begins carefully opening the box, "Its a custom jewelry store~!"
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Sheik blinks and rolls his eyes, " well regardless ordering food is indeed an option." he was slightly curious what she bought however Link was hungry and he was a little too so the sooner they settled on food the sooner they'd have it.
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She pulls out an expensive looking tiara and places it on her head, smiling as the jewels sparkle in the light, "Oh its so gorgeous~!"
Link blinks and raises an eyebrow before sighing, "Well it does look nice. dont wanna know how much that cost... anyway." he turns to sheik, "We could order something. I could do pizza if we add a little meat to it. we should see if paya is hungry too maybe. i'd feel bad ordering food if she is hungry too."
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Sheik blinks at the tiara and sighs, " it's her money... pizza would be fine, if a bit greasy. yeah we'll ask Paya too. Zelda, want pizza?" he glances over at her.
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Zelda nods, "Yeah pizza sounds A-Mazing~!"
Link texts paya, asking her if she wants pizza
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A squeal of excitement can be heard from Paya's room, and Sheik chuckles, " i'll take that as a yes." She texts that she wants chicken carbonara pizza.
Sheik hums, " i think i want hawaiian."
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Link nods, "Chicken carbonara for paya. hawaiian for you. Zel?"
Zelda hums, "Spinach and mushroom with alfredo sauce."
Link nods, "And i'll want sausage."
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Sheik snorts softly, " an interesting choice considering what we've been doing today."
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Link turns red and he sighs, "i... wanted meat but i dont feel like having pepperoni."
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Sheik chuckles and gently nudges him, " im just giving you shit, don;t fret over it." he pulls out his phone and puts the order in. " aaaand done. we should have food soon."
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Link is still red. he was trying not to be sensitive but he couldnt help but feel a little teased since this was a subject that made him nervous.
Zelda hums as she goes over to the island and looks at sheik, "hey! compliment me! I feel pretty with this tiara."
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sheik was just trying to lighten the mood and make it less uncomfortable, but nobody ever said he was perfect. He looks at Zelda and sighs, " it's very pretty, but why?"
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Zelda blinks, "Why what?"
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" why did you order a tiara?" sheik tilts his head, " im not sure you can realistically really wear it anywhere."
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Zelda shrugs, "Its gorgeous. Look at all the sapphires on it! it makes my hair pretty! And the kid that delivers his parents jewels is pretty cute too."
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sheik snorts, " there it is, the real motive. though it does highlight your eyes. still, seems a bit silly."
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Link snorts, "How much was that"
Zelda shuts up briefly, glancing at link, "Affordable for us."
Link rolls his eyes, "Too much then. I wouldnt wear it out. It makes you a bigger target than you already are."
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Sheik sighs, " that's a good point, not only does it scream 'steal me!' but it might put ideas in peoples heads about your worth."
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Zelda huffs, "you boys are silly. I wanted to look nice, and now i do. Quit trying to ruin my fun. "
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Sheik huffs, " as long as it's in the house go for it. but i'm not going out in public with you begging to get kidnapped."
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Zelda huffs and rolls her eyes, "let me know when the pizza is here. Im gonna show paya." She goes upstairs
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sheik shrugs and heads into the kitchen, getting some water heating for tea.
Paya hums as she works on a project, laying on her stomach on her bed.
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Link sits at the table and hums, "i dont get her sometimes."
Zelda knocks on paya's door, "paya! You busy?"
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Paya looks up, " um, not really. just working on some school work. come in."
Sheik sighs, " she's spoiled and doesn;t think logically. well, we're all kind of spoiled, only you've really had to deal with hardship. but at least im not careless."
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Link sighs, "its kinda why i dont want to... i dont want to say be involved but.... i dont know. I want to learn life skills and how to have a normal job and pays bills with earned money. Have some common sense i guess."
Zelda pops in and smiles, "look what i bought!"
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Pya blinks and sees the tiara, " oooo pretty!"
Sheik sighs, " i get that. none of us want to see you struggle though."
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Link shrugs, "i'm not struggling though. At least with money stuff. "
Zelda nods, "isn't it though! I love it! "
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Sheik sighs, " i know. plus, you've been separated from us for so long... we want you here with us, we're all we have left you know?"
Paya sighs over it, " it's so pretty... and it suits you so well! aren;t you afraid of wearing it anywhere though?"
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Zelda pouts, "oh dont be like the boys. Thats all that came out of their mouths. The Christmas Party at the college is my favorite event and i was hoping to go with this tiara and a beautiful dress to get a guy to like me. But they would let me explain that."
Link frowns, "well yeah but I can see you guys all the time now. I can not live with you guys and also still be with you."
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Paya blinks, " well that should be fine i guess. i just don;t want someone to steal such a pretty tiara."
Sheik sighs, " i know i know. it's just easier for me to keep an eye on you all if you're here."
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Zelda smiles, "the delivery boy is pretty as well."
Link snorts, "who's watching you?"
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Paya giggles, " so is that why you ordered it?"
Sheik sighs, " well i guess you guys kind of help watch my back, not that i usually need it."
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Link shrugs, "everyone needs someone to watch their back."
Zelda giggles, "maybe!"
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Sheik nods, " yeah i know... i just wish i could be as good of a protector of this family as Aunt Impa is."
Paya giggles, " well, you could always use some matching earrings~"
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Zelda smiles, "you too. Blue looks good on me but reds and purples look great on you. "
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Paya blushes, " you think so? maybe i should get something... maybe not as fancy as yours, but something to wear then during the christmas party."
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Zelda nods, "yes! Yes! And see marth! Go through the Happily Ever After Thoughts! The owners son does the deliveries as a favor to his folks and he's super cute!"
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Paya ducks her head slightly, " well, then you can answer the door. you've got a better chance of catching his eye."
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Zelda gasps, "nonono! You should definitely answer the door! He's so nice!"
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Paya blushes, " but if you like him then don't you want more chances to try and talk to him?"
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Zelda puts her hands on her hips, "i will get plenty of chances talking to him when i buy more stuff but you should also see him! "
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Paya blushes, " o-okay..."
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Zelda nods and smiles, "good!"
Link plays with his phone as he waits for the pizza to arrive.
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Soon the pizza does arrive and Sheik gets it, paying the delivery boy and tipping him generously before bringing it in and texting the girls to let them know. He sets the pizzas on the table and checks each one before putting at at each respective person's spot, " Link here's yours... Payas... and Zeldas. and last but not least, mine." He sits and takes a slice.
Paya hurries down when she gets the text and sits at hers, sniffing it, " mmmm pizza."
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Zelda follows behind paya and happily takes a slice of her pizza, "Score~!"
Link smiles and starts eating his pizza
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Sheik sits and pours some tea for himself and Paya before glancing at Zelda and Link, " did you guys want some?"
Paya takes her mug and take a sip before chowing into her pizza.
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Zelda shakes her head, "Just gonna grab some water."
Link goes to the fridge and grabs some cold tea, "I want sweat tea thats cold."
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Sheik shrugs and munches his pizza.
Paya looks over at Link, " how's the search been going? how are you feeling?"
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Link glances at paya, his face is turning red, "uh well... i'm sure the search would be going a lot faster if i want so picky... but at least i have 2 guys who are okay doing a video chat and then 1 dude who will come over for the... i dont know what you'd call it. Normally a date but nothing like this is a date. " he looks down, "as for how im feeling, i don't know. Sometimes i feel fine and then out of nowhere all i can think about is getting fucked. "
Zelda snorts, "isn't that everyone on this planet? "
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Paya blushes, " o-oh. well at least you've got a couple potentials? we could try and make it more like a date by having the chef make some good food and setting up some good lighting and such if you wanted?"
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Link shakes his head, "thanks but no thanks paya. That might make it even weirder. "
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Paya nods, " yeah i guess so. hopefully it goes well anyway."
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Link nods, "i think i'll treat it less like a date and more like.... an interview i guess."
Zelda shrugs, "thats kinda what dates are if you think about it. We just make them more fun."
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Paya giggles, " well it kind of is an interview. he's being hired for a job after all."
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Link nods, "and i would be asking questions and taking notes to pick someone who is best fitted...for the uh... job."
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Paya nods, " sounds like a good way to go about it to me. "
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Link keeps eating his pizza and drifts off into thought, thinking about ike, hoping the alpha didnt hate him
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Sheik and Paya each eat a few slices and then put the rest in the fridge, either to munch later or for the staff to take home if they wanted. Leftovers usually didn't get eaten when fresh food was always readily available.
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Zelda puts her leftovers in the fridge as well and so does link.
Zelda goes up to her room to look at the jewelry catalog
Link sighs and heads up to his room, still thinking about ike. The alpha hasnt texted him at all since that night, although neither had link, and it made the omega feel utterly alone despite his family constantly checking on him
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Ike was, he thought wisely, not contacting the other after his utter fuckup.
Sheik follows Link to his room, cracking his knuckles before getting back to work trying to find potential alphas that Link would find suitable.
Paya heads back to her room to finish her homework.
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Link curls up on his bed and boredly taps on his phone, playing some mobile game
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Sheik keeps up the work, sending Link the profiles of potentials until it gets late, " well, im off to bed unless you need anything." he shuts down his laptop and unplugs it. " see you in the morning."
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Link shakes his head, "no im good. Im pretty tired."
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Sheik nods, " alright. good work today." he heads to his own room and heads to bed.
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Link goes to bed, only waking up in the morning when the sweet smell of his own pheromones filled his room enough to warrant a headache.
He huffs and ignores the ache in his neck and in his lower gut as he gets out of bed and turns his vents on in hopes of kicking fresh air in and heat smell out.
His body was begging to be fucked senseless
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Sheik gets up and gets breakfast, planning to do online classes today so he can keep an eye on the alpha situation.
Ike heads to school, planning to head to the mansion after school to do his pool boy job at least.
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Link takes a shower to scrub his scent off of him and to look presentable before stepping out and getting dressed.
He grabs a notebook and pen and goes to his computer to start the first 'date'
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Sheik starts his classes, picking one of the rooms near Links just in case his cousin hollers for him.
Paya goes to school since she has no real reason to stay home.
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The 'date' goes pretty well. The guy seemed pretty understanding about links current position and he asks link a few questions and they even make some jokes
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Sheik is listening, and smiles when he hears that it's going well.
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After the first date link thanks the alpha for his time and gets ready for his next video date.
And the next video date is nearly the complete opposite.
Link could forgive the alpha for talking only about himself for the first 20 minutes since alpha's tend to be full of themselves however when it came time to questioning each other he was less than pleased with this guy's know it all attitude, and links answers to the alpha's questions quickly became short and curt, wrapping it up as soon as possible
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sheik winces when he listens, well, at least they had one good option so far.
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The guy chimes in, "okay okay i know we're running out of time but last question since this is important."
Link holds back a sigh, "shoot."
"When you pick me, what are your plans for the birth control part. Because personally I excel when i'm going in raw so i really need to make sure you are on the pill."
Link's eyes narrow. Yes the previous alpha did ask him what link was comfortable with and said that he would do whatever was more comfortable for the omega as that WAS an important thing to ask. But this guy. This guy obviously didnt listen when link said he was dealing with hormone issues apparently, "ahhh geeee.... a shame. I dont take that because of my medical issue, remember? But thats okay. You dont need to answer that. I dont think this will work out."
The guy nods, "totally understandable kid, but dont hesitate to give me another shot once you decide to get on the pill."
Link ends the call before giving an exasperated groan
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Sheik comes in once the call is ended, " well he was an asshole."
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Link sighs, "Yeah he's off the list for sure. I guess some Omega's like that though. Plus if he's great in bed they'll probably ignore all of the bullshit that comes out of his mouth."
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Sheik snorts, " yeah there is that. he's there to do a job, and as long as he does it and you can ignore the crap he spouts it works i suppose."
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Link nods, "yeah." he stretches and shudders, "I wont lie though, I thought i would be dealing with my pheromones during this whole process since it was really bad last night but listening to that guy talk for 20 minutes about himself really made everything come to a screeching halt so I guess in a way he did make me feel better."
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Sheik laughs, " well that'll make the in person interview easier. he due to arrive soon?"
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Link shakes his head, "It was an afternoon interview. He has an actual job so he said he would stop by after work. He's the guy who was a little bit older than us so, while im nervous about the age, I know you did a thorough background check on all of them so i should be fine."
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Sheik nods, " actually im less nervous about him than the others. he's been with the company a long time, so he's experienced and obviously does his job well."
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Link sighs, "Yeah but you know how I am with guys that are older. Im constantly terrified if they've been around and were old enough to know how the internet works back when I was unfortunately... on it."
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Sheik nods, " i know. it was also a long time ago, i doubt he'd recognize you even if he did watch those... regardless, it's worth meeting him."
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Link nods, "And you'll.... be like, in the next room or something right?"
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Sheik nods, " yup, i'll be within hearing and listening in. if it gets too creepy or if you call for me, i'll be right there."
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Link nods, "Sounds good. Think im gonna grab a small snack since i havent eaten yet." he closes his laptop and heads out of his room to the kitchen
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Sheik nods, " alright. i'd better get some of my classes done." he heads back to his laptop and works on his assignments.
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Link goes down and grabs some healthy snacks, munching before finding something else to do
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Sheik does his classes and goes to the kitchen to get lunch, sitting and enjoying the quiet as he eats.
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the days go by and soon link is getting ready for his in person interview. he even made sure to shower using neutral smelling soap and applied the a powder to his neck just to make sure it doesnt act up during the meeting. He knew sheik had his back but he couldnt help but be nervous
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Sheik makes sure the room they'd use for the interview is clean and feels comfortable with chairs across from a table for the two, some snacks set out for them both. He makes sure the room nearby is ready for himself and opens the door when the guy arrives, " hey, welcome. just this way okay? i'll let him know you're here."
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Link finishes getting ready and sits down on his bed
The guy nods and follows sheik politely
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Sheik shows him to the room, " help yourself to snacks. the remote is to the tv over there, feel free to put something on. i'll go get him." he heads out of the room and to Link's room, " hey, he's here."
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Link looks at sheik and nods, still looking kind of nervous, "okay." Link gets up and fixes his hair even though its fine, "how do i look?"
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Sheik nods, " i think you look fine. i'll be right nearby if you need me okay?"
The alpha sits at one of the chairs and looks around, whistling low at the fancy room. he then eyes the snacks and shrugs, grabbing a couple chips and munching them while he waits.
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Link nods again and heads down to the room, seeing the alpha he immediately feels nervous, "uh h-hi jake. Thank you for agreeing to meet here."
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He looks over and swallows so he's not talking with chewed chips in his mouth, getting up and holding a hand out to shake, " Link, a pleasure to meet you. It was an odd request for sure, but it makes sense given the circumstances. I put some cream on to hopefully keep my pheromones from triggering you."
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Link blinks when the alpha mentions the cream and he chuckles, taking his hand for the handshake, "that was kind of you. Admittedly, i put on my powder to keep mine under control for you too."
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Jake squeezes Links hand slightly, but not hard and shakes it before letting go. " i think it's best for all parties involved to keep our heads clear so i appreciate it." he sits back down.
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Link sits down in his seat and takes a deep breath, "okay. Yes. Keep our heads clear... I'm sorry, i may be nervous throughout this. This is a very new thing for me but i really appreciate you coming here."
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He chuckles, " no worries, it's not exactly a uh... typical thing to have to be meeting for. Normally i wouldn't have answered for someone as young as you, but you clearly seemed to be in need so i made an exception." he rubs the back of his neck. " so ah... you live here?" trying to break the ice.
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Link looks at the guy and nods, "yeah i um... technically do. My family mainly lives here and if they had it their way i would be living here permanently but its kind of intimidating so i prefer to be at my dorm. Its just hard to do that right now."
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He nods, " i can see that. you'd have the alphas at the dorm in a frenzy. well regardless it's a lovely home. huge. kind of jealous if im honest." he laughs softly.
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Link hums, "actually it is an omega only dorm for safety reasons, but i have a lot of equipment and comfort in my room here that helps me handle my heats as alone as possible. Aside from family checking in most of my heats are spent alone..."
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He nods, " that makes good sense. smart school. ah, yeah it's best to have certain things to help get through it if you're alone...anyway, were there any questions you had for me? I frankly have no problems with being the alpha to work with you through this, and i know you're in a difficult spot so i get it if it's a one time thing as well. Im sorry if this is too forward, but how does a cute omega like you not have a boyfriend to help you with this?"
Ike pulls into the driveway, sighing before he spots an unfamiliar vehicle. He gets off his motorcycle and stalks over, taking a sniff and smelling the faint smell of an alpha from it, and heads for the house growling.
Sheik hears the motorcycle and swears under his breath, getting up and heading towards the door.
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Link turns bright red and gives a nervous chuckle, "Its fine, I get that a lot. My past relationship was with a beta and that didnt go so well so I wanted to take a break from dating. Luckily because im kind of stubborn I never let him be involved with my heats. In fact I dont think I had anyone involved in my heat since I was in my teens which... probably is the root cause to my issue now. Although if i did have a decent boyfriend then I wouldnt be using this service, no offense."
Link couldnt hear the motorcycle and is unaware that Ike is even in the vicinity
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He laughs, " none taken. an obvious question deserves an obvious answer."
Ike opens the door and is met with an irate Sheik, " i don;t know why the hell you chose now and why you're in a snit but this has nothing to do with you! it's to keep Link healthy and so help me i'll fight you myself if you try and fuck this up!"
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Link chuckles, "I wont lie, there is... one guy I may like but... i dont know. We've been friends for a while and I have a great time with him but he's been acting strange ever since my condition started and im afraid that... that maybe because of me our friendship is over... I dont have a lot of friends so I was really hoping I wouldnt lose him but I think that happened anyway." Links smile slips for a second, thinking back on how much fun he had with ike nearly broke him right there, but he quickly snaps himself out of it and sighs, "Sorry. Im sure talking about another guy is the last thing you want to hear."
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He snorts, " well one bonus to me being older is im not as hot blooded as young alphas your age. shit happens. i don;t know much about your relationship but it sounds like you had a pretty good one before this happened. it's not the end of the world, let the hormones settle and talk it out."
Ike stops as he overhears the conversation, and hearing the pain in Links voice extinguished the rage that had boiled up in him. " ah... sorry i came to do my job..." he says it quietly so only sheik hears it.
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Link nods, "i hope so, because he really is a great guy. I wont lie, i thought of asking him out myself a couple of times but you always hear horror stories of friends becoming couples going south so i didnt want to ruin something that already felt great." He felt a little better when the older alpha gave him advice. "Um, so anyway, we should probably change the subject so i don't take up your whole night otherwise I could talk for hours. I was curious about your comfort with protection? Due to my issue currently it would be unwise for me to take any form of birth control but i can obviously supply condoms. I also know there is an alpha version of birth control but if you don't feel comfortable taking it thats fine. "
The first guy was fine doing a combination of both the shot in the arm since it lasted a week and also condoms since no one wants a kid to come out of this so if jake wasnt okay with that then link at least had a back up.
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He chuckles, " well just so you know it's possible to date someone and break up and still have a good relationship. i've done it." he smiles, " well lucky for you, long story short i've already got a couple kids, and after my wife and i divorced, yeah i know im young for all that right? Anyway the married life wasn't for me, and since i work for this company i got the boys tied off. we can still use condoms if it makes you feel more comfortable, but im clear. i can get my count tested and send you the results for proof too if you need it."
Ike backs up a few steps, though when they start talking about birth control he growls under his breath, but without the same intensity as before. He shakes his head and goes back outside, today was not a good day to clean pools. he'd break something.
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Link raises an eyebrow and smiles, "a divorce? You?" And this guy was tied? That makes things so much better. "Um yeah i would be okay with test results. That makes this whole thing so much easier actually. "
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Jake nods, " yeah... Me. And yes, that's part of why I had it done. Also, I'm not the best atvfatherhood. Don't get me wrong, love my kids, but I'm glad their mom wanted majority custody, and I have no desire to have more. I'll schedule that and have the results emailed to you asap. "
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Link nods, "i'm sorry you had to go through with a divorce but it does sound like it as well as it could have for you all things considered. And yes, results would be appreciated! Is there any questions that you have that i could answer? Any concerns with anything at all?"
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He nods, " it was for the best, honestly both she and i are much happier this way." he rubs his chin as he thinks, " not really. the job would be here from what it sounds like, otherwise seems like a standard gig. im good if you are?"
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Link nods, "yes it would be here. And um yeah im good. Honestly it sounds pretty perfect. When i get those test results we can set everything up."
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He nods and stands up, " alright then. i should be able to get that done within a day or two and get that to you. it usually goes pretty quick. i'll be in touch, good talking to you." he smiles and holds his hand out to shake again.
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Link nods and shakes his head, "yes! It was nice talking to you too! Thank you for your time!"
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He nods, " yeah, no problem. thanks for having me. uh, over here that is. i'll get those test results asap." he shakes his hand and lets go, " alright then, take care." he heads for the door, nodding to Sheik as he lets himself out and drives to the company headquarters where he can get that test done right away.
Sheik nods to him as well and goes to the room, " that sounded like it went well."
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link gets up after jake leaves and sighs, looking at sheik, "Yeah that actually went really well. I think I.... might choose him. He seems very kind and his tubes are tied so he'll be shooting blanks which will be nice too. He's going to get a test done to ensure his sperm count is zero and then send it to me in a couple of days for my comfort as well."
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Sheik nods, " that sounds really good. hey, i want to let you know, Ike came to work while you were talking with him. pretty sure he overheard you, acted like he did anyway. he was going to try and fight the guy until he heard you."
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links eyes widen and he turns pale, "O-oh no.... i-is he still here? I didnt even hear his motorcycle!"
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Sheik shakes his head, " nah, he left."
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Link frowns and looks down, "Why... is he acting like this? He doesnt text me any sort of explanation for his previous actions and now this?"
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Sheik sighs, " i think this time he might have been here to work and it was just bad timing. emotions are complicated, and he's trying to not fuck this up i think."
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Link sighs, "I guess.... Jake mentioned that too.... that everything between Ike and I should be okay once pheromones settle and all that."
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Sheik nods, " you two need to talk when this is over, but i think it'll be okay. so you like this Jake guy?"
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Link looks at sheik and nods, "He's very accommodating and he even put on a cream to keep his own pheromones in check so I wouldnt be bothered. He seems very understanding and knows what he's doing. I like that in this situation since I am pretty nervous about this."
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Sheik nods, " that's really good. i think his experience and age will be helpful in this case. we'll wait and see on that test but i think he's a winner."
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Link nods, "As soon as I get that test, and as long as its good to go i'll let the first alpha know he wont be picked and i'll schedule uh... the thing... not really sure what to call it."
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Sheik chuckles, " lets just call it an appointment. to make it less uncomfortable. unless you wanna call it a sleepover."
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Link blushes and clears his throat, "A-appointment is fine.... considering there is not much sleeping involved i dont think calling it a sleepover is correct."
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Sheik snorts, " the heat lasts long enough that you do sleep sometimes. regardless, we'll jsut have to wait for him to send you that test result."
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Link nods and sighs, "Im... gonna go take a shower. I need to relax a little."
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sheik nods, " alright. you've earned the relaxation. im proud of you you know?" she smiles and pats his shoulder before getting to his homework.
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Link nods, "thank you for helping me." He heads to his room and goes to his bathroom, hopping into the shower
Zelda soon comes home with paya, they had gone out for a girls night dinner so that they didnt accidentally embarrass link
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Paya is happy to come home with Zelda, " that waiter was so friggen cute. i think he was checking you out Zelly."
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Zelda smiles, "you think~? I hope so! I wanted to be extra cute today."
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Paya nods, " totally!" she heads in and sighs, " uuuuugh i don;t wanna do homework."
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Zelda sighs, "i know but its important. You got this. How about we make us tea and i'll help you with it?"
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Paya smiles, " would you? that would be great." she heads for the kitchen to start tea.
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Zelda nods, "yeah none of my classes assigned homework so im free to help." Zelda follows behind her
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Paya hugs her, " you're the best you know that right?" she gets the tea made and heads for her room.
(time skip to like, 2 days later?)
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Link had received an email a few days later, test results from jake showing there were no baby makers in his balls and link gave a soft sigh in relief before texting sheik, 'hey, are you home? I got his results and they look good.
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Sheik glances at his phone and smiles, that was good news, yeah im here. that's great. so are you gonna go with him?
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Link nods and sighs, yeah. i'll go ahead and let the first guy know that i wont go with him. its been a while since I shared my heat with anyone so I hope it goes well. He seems to at least be very accommodating so im sure he'll make sure that Im satisfied.
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Sheik blushes a bit, something like that. well im glad we'll at least be getting this done with.
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yeah! and hopefully this will get things settled in time for like, an actual boyfriend maybe.
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Sheik nods, hopefully. and if not, well he might not be a bad card to keep up your sleeve just in case.
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Link nods definitely. if i have to deal with this again he would be a great 'regular' to have
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Sheik chuckles, well lets wait until after to say that for sure, but i think he'll be a good backup plan.
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Link goes over to jake's contact information, i'll see about setting it up then with jake. get this over with
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Sheik nods, alright. you gonna get a shot to bring your heat on? just being in contact with a alpha letting his pheremones go might be enough to trigger it right now for you otherwise.
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Link shudders, i'd.... rather not force my heat to come up. It might bring up some bad thoughts. besides it acts up a LOT right now so im sure it'll be fine
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Sheik nods and winces, sorry. im sure just being with him for some time will bring it on. schedule a little extra time with him just in case and im sure he'll trigger it.
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oh definitely, I mean, without my powder stuff my gland would have gone crazy during our interview
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Sheik nods, alright, that sounds like a good plan then.
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Link nods and writes up an email to Jake saying that he would love to schedule a session with him and if Jake has a preference on what day he would like to start the appointment
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Jake sees it and hums softly, typing back that he'd informed work he'd probably need time off shortly and could start anytime after tomorrow if needed, his shifts would be covered.
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Link grabs his phone to text sheik, jake said he could start tomorrow. Do you think thats okay? I know my room is sound proof and i have my connecting bathroom but we also need to make sure staff and family is informed so uh... impa doesn't check on me and accidentally see some things. Plus it'll be nice to get my mini fridge stocked with plenty of Gatorade and protein bars since me exiting my room wont be a thing. Ah and some prepared meals for jake should be discussed with staff too. Dont want him here for a few days and not eat. I might be overthinking this...
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Sheik chuckles, i'll see to it everyone is informed. i'll have someone get you stocked up today, and we'll have food and drink and such placed outside your door for Jake to fetch a few times a day, okay? you worry about you, Impa and i will handle the rest.
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Link gives a soft relieved sigh yeah. Okay. Thanks sheik. link goes back to his computer and lets jake know that the day after tomorrow would be great
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The alpha says he'll come mid morning if that works.
Sheik smiles, no problem. He texts Impa, Zelda and Paya to let them know, and then works on informing the staff of the event and what would be required to make things run smoothly.
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Link replies that it is okay.
Zelda glances at her phone and nods before setting her phone down
Link nervously begins getting his bedroom cleaned up and ready with fresh sheets
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Sheik sends one of the staff out to stock up on protein bars and drinks and Gatorade and such, making sure they had a list of Links favorites. He goes around getting everything ready he can think of, trying to keep things under control so Link won't worry.
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Link cleans up his bathroom as well, making sure everything looks perfect. He even goes so far as to clean the filters on his pheromone vents. He so desperately wished that he could talk his emotions through with Ike like he had done about other things before but.... even link knew this is something he shouldnt say with ike already acting in a way. ugh but he missed ike so much
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The two days go by and the house is ready, with Links room stocked with easy nutritious foods and plenty of things that won't spoil. Jake arrives at the house around 11 with a dufflebag and is let in and lead to Link's room.
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Link had taken a shower, since it'll be a while until he gets another one, and gently was nervously waiting in his room, sending off a few online assignments that his teachers gave him for his courses since he's been stuck home.
((we can skip a week since rping a straight week of nothing but constant fucking might tire us out lol))
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A week of action ensued, and Jake showers as he gets ready to go now that Link's heat is over.
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Link laid on his bed, thoroughly exhausted and finally feeling his body return to normal. He thought he would be too nervous to get aroused at the start, however that was quickly proven wrong when his hormones went crazy as soon as jake had stepped in his room; hungry and insatiable for the hired alpha.
Admittedly he barely remembers the whole week. This is normal for omegas when they share a heat with an alpha that they are not paired with by biting.
Link brings his hand to his neck and feels no bite mark. Jake had been in control enough to not mark link and the omega was incredibly relieved.
He knew the company wouldnt register an alpha if they couldnt stay in control obviously but it was still nice to know that link really was in safe hands the entire time.
He wasnt sure what to really say to the alpha.... thank you? was that weird? he just did his job, and the maids also did their best to see to the needs of jake whenever they finished and link fell asleep for a brief moment so everything was even....
But link truly felt like the tight ball of string in his head that had been tense to the point of snapping had finally untangled itself and unwound and the omega could damn near cry in happiness.
He slowly pushes himself to sit up, ignoring the blissful pain in his back and hips. His blanket lightly draped over his lower half and the curtains were pulled down to block out most of the light.
He was just thinking about wanting food when he heard a soft knock at his door. Curiously he found a pair of pajama pants that he had taken off at some point and wormed his way back in them before going over to the door and opening it a crack.
No one was there so it had been a maid. He looks at the floor to find a neat and tidy basket that had jakes clothes that were dirtied during the week long activities cleaned, ironed, and folded to perfection ready to go for him in case he needed it.
Link carefully bends over and takes the basket before closing the door again and setting the basket on top of his dresser for the alpha when he got out of the shower.
He sat back on to his bed and grabs a gatorade, gulping down the drink eagerly
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Jake comes out after the shower, just a towel on. After all, it's not like they hadn't done far more than just see each other naked. " ah man, as much as i enjoy that, i'll definitely enjoy a full nights sleep tonight." he chuckles softly and notices the basket, " mmm, thanks. i did bring extra clothes, but that's awesome of you guys." he grabs a bar out of his duffle bag and bites into it, he'd really only been able to keep the edge off his hunger over the time, but he was used to that. Alpha's needed a lot of food, and Omega's didn;t give that much time to eat when they were in heat. He grabs the clothes and lets the towel drop as he puts them on.
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Link nods, not fazed by any nudity for obvious reasons, " I know the maids have been trying. They dont like when im in distress so since you're taking care of me it probably makes them want to take care of you as thanks." he gives a tired smile, "I do feel a lot better though. I havent felt this good in months. Thank you."
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Jake chuckles softly, " your welcome. yeah they've been great, they had lots of great food there that i was able to snag while you were crashed. haven;t eaten that good on a job in... well probably ever. those meal bars i bring with are good for keeping me going, but they taste like cardboard." he packs his things into his bag, running a hand across his freshly shaved chin as he checks for any spots he'd missed. " well if you need me again, you know how to get ahold of me. I also don;t mind chatting once in awhile just for fun, though just to be clear firstly i don;t date anyone i work with, and two im not looking for a relationship anyway. not that i think you're that into me, but i just like to get that out of the way." he grins.
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Link shakes his head, "no its good that you let your clients know that you arent going to date them. I'm sure it gets tricky sometimes with heats and omega's thinking 'you're the one' but thankfully I think I have my eyes on someone else. Either way if things dont work out and im needing to hire someone again I'll be sure to contact you. Maybe next time we can actually meet outside of the mansion." link gives a soft chuckle.
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Jake laughs softly, " yeah i try and make sure they know im not getting into things. and that sounds like a plan, if you need me anyway. we can go get coffee or something." he holds his hand out to shake Links hand. " it was good meeting you."
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Link smiles and shakes jake's hand, "It was good meeting you too. Have a good day."
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He shakes Link's hand gladly, " yeah you too." he heads out and heads home.
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Link gives a sigh of relief and he gets up and takes a shower himself, enjoying the hot steam on his body. Eventually he steps out after getting cleaned up and gets dressed and goes over to his mirror to style his hair. He wanted to go outside so badly. Hell he wanted to talk to someone that wasnt immediate family!!
He goes over to his phone and turns it on, he turned it off before the heat happened to not distract himself, and he texts sheik, jake's gone.
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Sheik glances at his phone, yeah i saw him on the way out. i gather you're feeling better?
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night and day sheik. I cant believe i hadnt noticed how terrible i felt until now.
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Sheik smiles, well im glad you're feeling better. he earned his fee and then some.
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link smiles and lays back on his bed, he is worth every penny and then some. He also said if I am in search of an alpha to contact him again so thats good. and he made me feel very safe. thank you sheik for helping me get this set up.
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Sheik blinks and blushes a bit, well im glad you have him as a backup plan should you need it again. and no problem, i'll do whatever i need to to keep my family healthy and safe.
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Link stares at the ceiling and sighs again i want to go outside
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, so go out? you're safe now.
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can i really? I figured you or impa would want to double check before i just throw myself out there
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Sheik hums, good point. I should check you and go with just in case this time anyway. Be there in a minute. He heads to Links room, wrinkling his nose at the mixing of pheromones lingering in the air.
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Link sees sheiks face and blushes, "um.... going outside for a while will also give the maids a moment to clean by bed..."
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Sheik nods, " yeahhh. Probably a good idea. And air the room out. So where to? "
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Link shrugs, "anywhere is fine. Maybe the mall? Its a weekday, middle of the day so it'll be less busy then normal."
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Sheik nods, " sounds good to me." he leans in and sniffs at Link, " seem fine to me. but if that changes i'll get us out of there."
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Link grins and double checks that he's decent before going downstairs and grabbing his van keys
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Sheik follows behind, getting in the van with Link.
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Soon they get to the mall and link hops out, "i wanna get some new pants too."
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Sheik nods, " sure thing. Pants. then maybe we should get some mall food court chow. something other than protein bars hm?"
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Links mouth waters and he shudders, "Oh i could so go for some msg right now too."
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Sheik chuckles, " i thought so. alright, pants, food, then we'll think about what we want to do next. might be a good time to christmas present shop for the girls."
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Link smiles and locks his car before taking sheiks hand to drag him a little faster into the mall, "Lets gooooO~!"
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Sheik yelps as he's pulled along, " im going im going!"
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Link laughs and he brings sheik to a store to start shopping
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Sheik brushes himself off once he's released, " goodness, it's not like i wouldn't have followed you to any store you wanted anyway."
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link chuckles and looks back at Sheik, "Yeah but like- i wanna get started sooner! I get to go shopping and you're with me so im pretty excited about that."
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Sheik shakes his head, " im glad you're excited to be out, but you're silly. anyway, you wanted pants. lets find you some pants."
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Link nods, "I dont have many fleece pants but with it getting colder i figured i could get some cozy pants~"
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Sheik nods, " that's a good idea. i think those are over here." he heads over to a section and starts looking at the fleece lines pants.
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Link chuckles as he follows sheik, "remember when i brought you shopping last time? How i told you i needed summer pants and you said, 'sounds reasonable' up until i went to the shorty shorts section? You were so red and you just immediately went to a different store because you didn't even want to see the cashiers reaction to the bedazzled shorts that had more fabric for the pockets than anything else. "
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Sheik blushes and covers his face, " i still can;t believe you got those. cripes sake..."
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Link chuckles and looks through the pants happily, "luckily you're safe today."
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Sheik snorts, " good, because i can and will haul your butt out of here to avoid having to deal with that again."
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Link gives a playful wink to sheik before going to another rack of pants
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Sheik snorts and pulls a pair off the rack to look at it for himself.
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A couple of Alpha's walk by, talking and laughing during their conversation as they head to their own destination in the store, not even paying attention to anyone.
Link pauses briefly as the two guys walk past them, waiting to see if anything happens and when nothing occurs he gives a soft relieved sigh
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Sheik also tenses, ready to act if needed. But when they continue on without paying them any attention he relaxes a bit, " well that's a good sign."
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Link looks at sheik and smiles in relief, "yeah. What a relief. "
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Sheik grins, " looks like Jake was just what you needed. Things can go back to normal. And now hopefully our pool boy can come back to work without looking like he's ready to barf or kill someone."
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Link winces and looks down, his cheeks tinting to a rosy pink, "he still hasnt texted me at all..."
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Sheik sighs, " i know it's probably hypocritical of him, but you just spent the week rutting with another alpha. of course he didn;t text, he knew you were...occupied."
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Link rubs his arm, "he acts as if i wanted to. If he was with any omega's then that was his choice. "
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Sheik snorts, " hence why i said he's being hypocritical. male alphas are weird."
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Link sighs, "I am sorry to ask this of you but would it be alright if you let him know its okay to come back for work? so he knows im.... done? I feel like it'd be weird if i did it."
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Sheik nods, " i will. im sure you two will work through this."
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Link nods, muttering a soft thanks as he goes back to shopping
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Sheik sighs and pulls a pair of pants from the rack, " how about these? they're cute."
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Link snaps out of it and glances up at sheik, "oh yeah. They're okay. Not a fan of their pockets though."
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Sheik blinks and looks at them, "what's wrong with the pockets?"
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Link makes a face, "they're kinda slanted on the side. i hate that. if you sit back funny then whatever is in your pockets will fall out."
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Sheik studies them closely, " i guess that's a good point. why do the cute pairs always have some stupid design flaws?" he puts them back.
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Link nods, "Sometimes id rather have no pockets then slanted pockets."
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Sheik keeps digging through, " yeah. though we could have a tailor alter those pockets so that they're not like that if you really liked the pair. or maybe just have a designer make us some custom designs. you know they would in a heartbeat."
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Link frowns, "i mean you can but..." he shrugs, "Im fine buying clothes and dealing with it."
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Sheik nods, " i know. just saying it's an option." he pulls another pair out, " these ones look decent, and the pockets look okay."
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Link nods, "Yeah those dont look too bad."
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Sheik nods, " we should set these aside to try on."
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Link nods and smiles, "Are you looking for any clothes in particular or is this for me? I know i dragged you here so im unsure as to who you're picking those out for."
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Sheik shrugs, " i mean i could probably use a pair of fleece pants, i can;t say any of these are really grabbing my eyes though."
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link chuckles, "Thats what i thought. some cozy pajama pants wouldnt be bad either. curled up in front of the fireplace? the best."
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Sheik nods, " indeed. my favorite pair of pajama pants are getting a bit worn."
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Link nods and smiles, "And the pajama pants can be worn even when you're not planning to sleep. I like wearing them on lazy days~"
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Sheik chuckles, " why do you think i've worn them down so much?"
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Link laughs and goes through the other pants, "pajama pants. A crowd favorite."
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Sheik nods, " the housewear of kings when company is not welcome." he snorts softly in amusement and pulls out a pair of curve hugging pants, " these are a little too flirty for me i think, but considering your choice of shorts... it might suit you."
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Link smiles and takes the pants, "yes! gimmie!"
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Sheik chuckles, " looks like we have a winner."
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Link nods, "i like this style. The fabric is slightly tighter at the back pockets to give your ass more support. Kinda like how girls sometimes get push up bras to make their boobs perky."
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Sheik snerks softly, " good to know." he pulls out a pair that are less show-offish but would fit him well, " i think i'll try these ones."
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Link nods and picks out a few more pants, humming softly, think this amount is good to try on for now."
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Sheik takes his pair towards the changing rooms.
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Link tries his on, enjoying the way his ass looks in a few of them before changing back and setting aside the ones he didnt like, keeping a few that he really loved.
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Sheik tires the pair he'd grabbed, satisfied with them and waiting for Link to finish trying his on.
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Link exits the fitting room and smiles at sheik, "I got some good pants that make my butt look super perky. not like i honestly need it though."
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Sheik laughs softly, " well i can;t say i spend a lot of time studying your butt so i couldn;t say."
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link chuckles, "considering i have to try to fit pants on my own ass every day im sure my own opinion of my ass is good enough thank you. you ready to pay and head home?"
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " thought you wanted to get chow here as well? not to mention this is a good chance to get some gifts for the girls without them knowing."
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link blinks, "I... suppose. i just wasnt sure how long you wanted to hang with me."
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Sheik gently nudges him with a shoulder, " shut up and lets go get some unhealthy food already." he grins and brings his pants to the checkout, paying quickly.
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Link blinks and chuckles before going to a check out and paying for his pants before heading to the mall part of the store to go to the food court
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Sheik heads to the food court and debates over the stalls before getting some asian food.
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Link goes to a burger place, ordering a big meaty burger
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Sheik finds an open table with Link and sits with his meal, digging in.
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Link happily eats his burger and sighs, enjoying the extra protein he's putting in his body, "you know what? If need be i think i'll choose jake every time i have a heat."
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Sheik smiles, " well if you need to, i think he's a good choice. he's clearly experienced and has good self control."
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Link nods, "He's big too. knows how to use it. "
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Sheik blushes, " well uh, im glad to hear you're pleased with him."
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link nods, "Yeah and at one point we had a very long.... session and when things finally calmed down he helped me to the shower and washed me since my legs were a little like jello. that was very nice of him."
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Sheik blushes darker, " that uh... that's very sweet."
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Link nods, "I wouldnt mind eventually having an alpha like that. "
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Sheik nods, " i hope you get someone like him then."
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Link nods, "same." He finishes eating, sipping his soda before sighing
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Sheik slowly eats his meal, sipping at his iced tea. He's soon done and sighs softly, " very good..."
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Link smiles at sheik, "break time over lets find something for the girls."
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Sheik nods, " i was thinking of finding some jewelry to match that silly tiara of hers. If we can get something that matches the color and the style reasonably she'll probably be over the moon about it."
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Link nods, "happily ever after thoughts right? Is t there store located in the mall? We could see if they have anything in that same style."
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Sheik nods, " i think so." he pulls his phone out and pulls up a map of the mall, " ah, over here." he points to where the shop is, " a bit of a walk but that's fine."
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Link smiles and nods, "Yeah, thats fine. I could use the walk."
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Sheik nods and throws his trash away before picking up his bag with his new pants, " lets go then."
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link tosses his things and heads to the store, making sure sheik is following him
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Sheik follows with, keeping close to Link and scanning around for anything out of place.
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They get to a very fancy jewelry store where a very sharp looking man with slicked back hair is manning the front while a beautiful woman in a matching suit as the man is cleaning some of the rings. Her hair is in a tight bun, wearing the store's personal earrings and hair pins to show off what the jewelry would look like on other people.
Marth steps out from the back, smiling at the woman, "Hey mother. I finished my homework. Do we have any deliveries at the moment?"
She turns and smiles at Marth, "Not at the moment sweetie. Might be a slow day if you want to go hang out in the mall."
Marth shakes his head, "I've been here far too often already, its a little boring."
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Sheik steps into the store and glances around, looking to see if he can spot anything similar to what Zelda had gotten.
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The dad sees sheik and link and smiles politely, approaching the two boys, "Hello, and welcome to Happily Ever After Thoughts! Is there something I can assist you in looking for?"
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Sheik looks at him and nods, " my cousin recently purchased a tiara and had it delivered. we were looking to see if we could find some other jewelry to match it as a gift."
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Marth overhears sheik and glances over, smiling, "Oh! Yes I delivered the sapphire tiara. That is awfully thoughtful of you."
The dad nods, "Very thoughtful. The style is called 'A Belle Époque' so we can start there. do you know what her preferences are in wearable accessories?"
Link blinks, "Um she likes necklaces. and she likes those big earrings. like hoops and sometimes the ones that just hang."
The dad hums, "There are two types of earrings that just hang. the drop style and the threader. Drop style still has a backing but the threader style is like a U shaped earring that has no backing."
Link crosses his arms, "i think it'd be the Drop style then...too be fair i dont really look at her ears."
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Sheik nods, " drop would be what she'd like i think. she does wear bracelets sometimes as well. might as well see the pieces that match."
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Link nods, "Definitely not rings though. She hates anything on her hands. its almost impossible to get her to wear gloves."
The dad nods and leads them over to the bracelets first, "We have a lot of the sapphire style bracelets so why dont we start there."
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Sheik nods and goes over to where they are, looking closely at them, " you don;t happen to have one of the tiara's on hand do you? any color, just so we can make sure we match the style of the settings. i know the color we need."
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The man nods, "certainly. We have this in an amethyst style." He opens a case to the left and pulls out a purple tiara, gently holding it for sheik to see.
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Sheik leans in and studies it, looking at the bracelets to gauge how well the designs match.
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Link doesnt really pay attention to jewelry enough to know what to even look for so instead he decides to talk to marth a bit
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Sheik looks between the tiara and the bracelets several times, Zelda had a discerning eye so he had to make sure it matched well. After several long minutes he points to one, " that one, can we pull it out so i may see it next to the tiara?"
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He nods and gently sets the amethyst tiara on a silk display pillow before gently taking the requested bracelet out for sheik to compare
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Sheik leans in close to inspect the two before nodding, " we'll take the bracelet. lets move onto a necklace and earrings? Link, you can do the bracelet and earrings and i'll do the necklace? that should be about the same amount."
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Link nods and looks over, "Sure"
The man nods and packages up the bracelet for sheik and leads them over to the case of earrings
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Sheik moves over to the earrings, going again through the process of carefully comparing the Tiara to the earrings in the case at length before picking out a set.
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The man nods and packages those up as well before leading sheik to the necklaces
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Sheik repeats the process and soon the necklace is picked out as well, and he holds his card out to the man, " thank you for your aid, it was most helpful."
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Link bids marth a goodbye before going over to sheik, "We all set?"
the man hands sheik his receipt and the items wrapped up and in a fancy black velvet bag
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Sheik nods, " indeed we are. i think Zelda will be extremely pleased with this. I still have to figure out what to get for Paya, but we have time still, im not concerned about that today."
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Link nods, "fair enough. i also dont see her with much jewelry so its something i will have to figure out im sure."
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Sheik nods, " yes, she's a bit trickier." he heads out of the store.
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Link waves at marth before following sheik, "Yeah she honestly strike me as the accessory type of girl but honestly its hard to pin her down for much aside from baggy sweaters to hide her boobs."
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Sheik snorts, " something like that. she likes exotic teas, so new flavors are always a pretty safe bet."
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link nods, "We could always go to a tea shop."
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Sheik nods, " yeah. did you want to do that yet today?"
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link nods, "Of course. might as well while we're here."
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Sheik nods and pulls out his phone, looking at the map, " looks like... there's two different high end tea shops, here, and over here." he points on the map.
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link nods, "Lets go to the one thats closer to start. the other one we'll pass by if we leave the mall so at the very least if we dont like the first one we can go to the second one on our way home."
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Sheik nods, " alright." he starts heading for the closer one.
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Link follows closely behind sheik, humming softly as they walk.
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Sheik glances over and smiles, " well you're certainly in a good mood."
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link smiles at sheik, "Im finally out of the house, im at the mall, and im spending time with you. of course im gonna be in a good mood."
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Sheik chuckles, " good point."
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Link chuckles as they enter one of the tea shops. it was very modern and the crisp day style lighting causes the white sleek tables to look even shinier as they hold special tins of different types of tea's in them
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Sheik starts looking at the teas, " she likes fruit flavors and some floral ones."
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Link nods, "I think i see her pick the raspberry and hibiscus tea a lot."
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sheik nods, " yes, that's a favorite of hers. always a good choice, she goes through a lot." he picks one up and sniffs it, " mmmm, she might like this vanilla orange hibiscus. it smells excellent."
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Link nods and smiles, "That sounds wonderful honestly. I might need to get some for myself."
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Sheik nods and puts a couple containers into his basket, " i want to try it too."
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Link looks through some others, "oooh pumpkin pie chai tea. I want that."
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Sheik chuckles and keeps going through, picking out ones he's never had but sound like a good combo.
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Link ends up getting one of nearly every flavor because he can't decide
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Sheik laughs softly when he sees the giant collection Link has gotten, " well, we'll be stocked on tea for awhile." he goes to pay for his basket of purchases.
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Link is behind sheik, smiling as he waits since there is only one register since its a small store.
The girl smiles at sheik as she hangs him his bath, "thank you for shopping with us! "
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Sheik takes his bag and thanks her before stepping back to let Link make his purchases.
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Link quickly buys his things before stepping out of the shop, "ooh boy this bag is heavy. "
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Sheik holds a hand out, " i can take one of the bags, you bought a lot."
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Link nods and hands sheik one of the bags, "thanks. I wantes to buy a lot to stock pile since winter is coming. "
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Sheik nods, " fair enough. though we can always come back and get more."
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Link nods, "Of course! But i dont want to! Not when it starts to snow."
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Sheik nods, " true. the other shop is near where we parked, do you want to drop this off at the car and come back in to look at the other place to see if there's anything we can;t live without?"
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link shakes his head, "Not today. i actually want some of this tea now~!"
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Sheik laughs, " alright, home for some tea tasting it is." he starts walking towards their vehicle.
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Link gets to his van and tosses his stuff inside before hoping in and turning on the car
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Sheik sets his stuff down in the vehicle and buckles up. " i think the girls will be very happy with this stuff."
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Link nods and heads home, "yeah i think so too. Im sure they might be a little disappointed that they were in class, mainly zelda, but the gifts will quickly appease them. "
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Sheik chuckles, " we can just not tell them we went out? we ought to save the jewelry for christmas at least."
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Link nods, "fair. " he pulls into the driveway and shuts everything down before hopping out
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Sheik grabs several of their bags and heads in once they arrive home.
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Link grabs the rest and goes inside, plopping them on the counter for now before going up to his room, the plan to leave in his head
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Sheik takes his loot to his room, hiding the jewelry and sorting out the teas he plans to give to Paya, tucking them away before taking the ones he got for himself and setting those aside, grabbing some of the new stuff to try.
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Link packs up things that he had brought over for this whole heat debacle. He was so excited to go back to his dorm where its his scent, and his things that he got for his kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom. All of it. It was his. And he was so excited to be there.
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Sheik hums as he boils water, totally unaware of Link planning to leave already.
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Link slings his bag over his shoulder and heads back down, humming softly
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Sheik glances up as he's steeping some tea, noticing the bag, " you're... leaving? already? i thought you wanted to try some of your new teas."
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Link pauses walking and looks at sheik, "uh well... yeah? At home i can try them. Or maybe one here for now. I lm just packing the van but yes i do plan on going home today."
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Sheik rubs the back of his neck, " the girls will be upset to hear that."
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Link sighs, "not just the girls. I know you're disappointed. But i was only here because of my heat issue. Its over. So i can go home now."
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Sheik looks away, " well... i don't like it when you're away but i guess i understand it... guess you won;t be seeing Ike here when he comes to work."
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Link sighs, "thats for the best sheik. He's here to work. It'll just be awkward until we talk and even then you have no idea how our talk will go."
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Sheik nods, " i suppose so. well...crap. see you i guess."
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Link sighs, "i can stick around for a bit sheik. Im just packing up."
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Sheik nods, " uh, join me for a cup of tea? i was just about to try one of the new ones."
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Link nods and goes over to sheik, "sure. Is this a green tea o-or something else? "
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Sheik shakes his head, " this is a white tea, with some peach flavors added. i don't usually have many white teas but this one sounded good." he pours two cups of it and pushes one over to Link before picking up his own.
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Link hums, "white teas are very finicky. Very fragile. If you boil it at too high of a temp you burn the leaves and if you steep it for too long it releases tannins and make the tea bitter. But a lot of people say the tea is worth it."
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Sheik nods, " indeed." he takes a sip, making a pleased sound, " this is rather good."
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Link takes a sip and perks up a bit, "ah the flavor of the peach is strong. I bet with a little bit of sugar and cream added it would taste like a peaches and cream tea."
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sheik chuckles softly, " probably. Paya will love this. personally i think it'd be too sweet with sugar and cream, but maybe a hint of raspberry would go nicely, a little tart to tame down the sweet."
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Link hums, "i could turn it into a dessert too."
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Sheik nods, " this would make an excellent flavoring for a mousse or such."
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Zelda opens the front door and makes a loud groan, "today suuuucked!"
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Paya comes in behind Zelda and sees Link, " oh hey, are you feeling better?"
Sheik looks over at Zelda and raises an eyebrow, " alright. care for some tea?"
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Zelda nods, "i would love some tea."
link looks at paya, "im feeling great. im pretty much back to normal."
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Sheik pours two cups for the girls and hands them over.
Paya takes hers, " mmm this smells so good. im so glad you're back to normal! i was so worried about you..."
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Link nods, "yeah i really hope i can keep this from happening again. "
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Paya nods, " me too. that was so scary seeing you like that. "
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Link sighs, "i was terrified myself. But it's fine. Im better now so being stuck in my room wont be a thing anymore."
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Paya sets her cup down and hugs him, " good! i never ever want to see you like that again... how uh, how was it? i know it was just a medical thing, but hopefully it wasn;t too bad?"
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Links face turns bright red and he clears his throat, "I uh. I can tell you later if you want. Sheik is pretty much done hearing me gush about Jacob." he glances over at sheik
zelda chuckles, "I take it it went really well."
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Sheik blushes, " long story short, it went exceedingly well. Jacob will be an option for future consideration if the need arises." he lifts his cup to his lips and takes a drink.
Paya blinks and blushes a bit and giggles, " well that's good?" she lets go of Link and grabs her cup, taking a taste.
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Zelda sips her tea and hums, "This is really good~"
Link nods and finishes his cup, "Yeah this is good."
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Paya nods excitedly and soon drains her cup with a pout, " awwww i finished mine already... it was so good though."
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Link smiles, "Maybe if you ask nicely sheik will make you some more." he grabs his bag of tea and slips his shoes on.
Zelda blinks and looks at link, "Where are you going?"
Link looks at zelda and clears his throat, "Ah home."
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Paya's face falls, " you're... leaving? but... but you just got better!"
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Link sighs, "Yeah but i was only here because i was unwell. I am fine now so i want to be back in my dorm."
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Paya sighs, " okay... i'll miss you... i was hoping you'd stay a little longer..."
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Link glances at the time and frowns, "i can always come over after class but i really do need me time."
Zelda leans over the counter, pouting, "are you sure its you time? Or is it really ike time? This is the typical time he comes over and your special skill is avoiding people when you dont want to talk to them."
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Paya gasps softly and nervous looks between Link and Zelda.
Sheik winces slightly, it was true, but that was blunt, " If you do need to stay away i guess i get it, but you really do need to talk with him."
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Link glares at zelda, "He is here to work. Not talk to me. I might end up being a distraction."
Zelda raises an eyebrow, "Didnt you want that though? For someone who says you just want to be friends you sure are making it easy for the friendship to escalate."
Link throws his arms in the air, "ITS CALLED BEING NICE AND ITS HOW FRIENDS ACT. YOU'D KNOW THAT IF YOU HAD ANY."
its zelda's turn to gasp, not expecting such a burn to come out of links mouth
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Sheik stands and looks harsh at them both, " alright enough. there's no need for that."
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both link and zelda huff and turn around, crossing their arms.
they were both way too similar and always butted heads since their stubborn similar personalities clashed
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Sheik sighs, " you should go ahead and go if you want to Link, i don;t think this is the mindset to speak with Ike in regardless."
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Link glances at sheik and frowns, sighing softly, "sorry..." he grabs his keys and leaves.
Zelda doesnt stop pouting, "well.... at least i know he actually is feeling better since he wasnt afraid to fight me back."
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Sheik watches him go and sits, pouring himself another cup of tea, " there's that yes."
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Zelda perks up and looks at sheik, "a yes for what?"
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" that he's feeling better." sheik downs the tea and sighs contentedly, " this really is a very relaxing flavor."
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Zelda snorts, "yeah. If only it could make link relax. Then we'd be set."
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Sheik glances at Zelda, " he just went through an incredibly difficult time, and he had to put his safety into an unknown alphas hands. yes we vetted him, but it was a very vulnerable time and i don't blame him for being stressed over that and the entire thing in general. give him time."
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Zelda sighs, "i knoooow. And i will. I just wish he and ike would just get along already so we can stop all the drama."
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Sheik nods, " something like that. but it's not something we can rush. we can encourage him, but that's it."
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Zelda sighs, "imma do some homework since this tea actually has me pretty relaxed."
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Sheik nods, " good idea." he puts the teapot in the sink.
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Zelda hums softly, "in case i don't see you guys for the rest of the evening, night paya, night sheik~!"
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Paya waves, " night Zelly!"
Sheik nods, " goodnight."
The sound of a motorcycle is heard as Ike pulls into the driveway, coming to do his job. He parks and heads in, going to the pool and getting changed to get to work having neglected it for so long.
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Link is back at his dorms, parking his van and heading inside. Finally. He finally felt his chest unwind. It felt great... if it also didnt feel so empty.
Link shrugs, chalking it up to his and ike's lack of communication before heading to his kitchen to unpack the tea he got.
He wonders if ike would notice that his van was gone...
He sighs and shakes his head to rid himself of those thoughts before grabbing his phone and checking his social apps absentmindedly
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Ike does note the lack of Links van and frowns, but gets to work. that was what he was getting paid to do after all.
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Link settles on his couch and hums softly as he flicks on his tv and ps4, going to youtube to watch some stuff as he settles in for the evening.
Thinking about it, he does feel a little guilty for just leaving but he didnt want them thinking that he was living there again.
They're the ones that wanted him there for his heat issue and now that it's done he doesn't need to be there....
He should at least text impa since she would come home to find him gone...
Link sighs and quickly texting impa, hey auntie, i'm all better now, and even got to go to the mall with sheik for a little bit to kind of 'test' my health out and nothing happened so im back at my dorm again and i'll be back at my classes tomorrow. I already scheduled a check up with my doctor to follow up in my levels though so i'll have her send you the graphs just so you can see that everything is good. Thank you for taking care of me and i'll stop by sometime when you're not as busy, okay?
There. Done. She knows he isnt home. He sighs and quickly gets an appointment ready with his doctor so he didnt technically lie.
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Impa hears her phone go off and looks at it, frowning as she reads the text, well im glad you're being proactive and getting an appointment set, though i didn;t expect you to leave so soon. you're welcome back anytime, this will always be your home. don't make yourself a stranger you hear?"
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of course i'll come around. Have a good night okay auntie? Dont work too hard!
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She chuckles, you as well Link. I'll be home at a decent time i promise.
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good! Goodnight!
Link happily settles into his couch, watching shows
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goodnight she sighs as she sets her phone aside. she ought to have expected this, but she had hoped otherwise. ah well, he was a stubborn young man.
Ike finishes his pool duties and looks at his phone, hesitating before sending Link a text, so... you left already huh? i guess you're all better?
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Link sees ike's text and he pales a little. He frowns and sighs softly, yeah. all better and back at my own place. i wont talk about it so dont worry.
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good good. im glad you're feeling better. god he was lame. he really fucked things up this time hadn;t he. he groans and smacks his forehead against one of the walls.
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thanks. link looks back at his tv, trying to ignore the anger bubbling up in his gut as he waited, knowing this might end up in a shit show.
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Ike looks at that and groans, well what the hell was he supposed to say to that? he starts to type a few things before giving up and deleting them, stuffing his phone in his pocket before getting on his motorcycle to go home, dejected.
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When his phone doesnt go off again link grabs one of his decoration pillows and hugs it, sighing. This was for the best. there was just no way he can be friends with an alpha. it always turns out like this.
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Ike sulks past sorens room, " thanks a lot, your advice now has Link barely talking to me."
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Soren watches ike and raises an eyebrow, "How did you fuck up being honest? When you mentioned link fucking a dude and not you I figured being honest would have been an easy solution. Was there something else going on?"
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Ike throws his hands in the air, " he was having those weird heat issues, i told you. fuck if i know what else may have been going on."
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Soren huffs, "you told me he was having a heat thing and he was going to be with an alpha. Thats all you really mentioned before giving me attitude. So i gave you advice based on that. "
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Ike growls, " well it was bad advice."
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Soren huffs, "Well omega's have several different types of heat issues. Some affect their way of thinking and some dont. I figured if it was a normal type of heat issue then you'd be fine. but sure. we'll call it bad advice today. most you can do is apologize properly. And if you dont know what exact heat issue he had then I'll find out myself." He ducks out to his room to get hacking on his computers
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Ike groans, " i hate apologizing... fuck." he pulls out his phone and stares at it a bit, he doubted Link would agree to see him to let him apologize in person, so a text one would have to do for now he supposed. i uh...im sorry for...you know, being an ass...and trying to ask you out at the worst possible time...
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Link feels his phone buzz again and he blinks before glancing at it. he sees ike's text and frowns before sighing, Thank you for apologizing but... are you going to act that way every time I have a heat issue? Because i LIKE being around you and I have an amazing time when we're hanging out but like.... you getting all territorial like that was hurtful...
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Ike bristles a bit at the response, i know you don;t have control over your heat issues, but you have to remember i don't have perfect control over my alpha instincts either. i like you, more than i should. that makes it... very difficult to consider the idea of another alpha being with you. im trying to not be like that, but i can;t help how it affects me all the time.
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Link blushes and he shudders before looking away. what does he even say to that? thats... fair. i guess for now its best that i just keep things to myself. regardless. the deed is done and i will be good for a while so it wont come up again. im sorry.
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Ike growls, so that's it? you're just... shutting me out. im trying, seriously. and i meant it when i brought the flowers and chocolates...
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Link blinks and frowns, huffing, okay, maybe this shouldnt be done over text since you cant hear my tone but nothing of that meant i was shutting you out. I was just saying that when it came to topics like my sexual health i wouldnt bring it up. And.... you are probably still feeling affected thanks to me.... give it a while longer to clear your head. You can have any omega out there who isnt as cursed as me.
Link sniffles and wipes his face briefly before cuddling back into his couch
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Ike groans, sorry... sorry...yeah, if you'll let me meet up with you sometime soonish, we do probably need to talk...and if i wanted those other omegas, i wouldn't be going through the effort of trying to get you.
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link sighs, not this week for sure. friday night since im well again i had planned to go to ganons drinking party to make sure a couple of friends get home safe. and before you think of coming i am going to put my foot down and say no to that. this isnt a fun party, this is ganon wanting to drink and bitch and moan that your school beat us in the last practice game.
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Ike smirks, Ganon's party huh? sounds like a blast. So what if Link said no? It's not like he asked permission. And it's not like Link really had any right to boss him around. noted, maybe next week then. well, the party would be a bad place to talk anyway. he'd just sneak in, get some booze, fuck around, and leave. no problem.
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link nods, okay good. next week. and again, stay away from the party! id hate for you to be dead before we get everything settled
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if you say so mom. Ike huffs, he still wanted to go, it's not like he was gonna let Link stop him.
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link sighs, thank you. i appreciate that a lot
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Ike sighs, well, see you next week then.
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Link nods, Sounds good. see you then
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Ike puts his phone aside and sighs, " god damn he gives me anxiety like nobody's business..." he shakes his head and pulls out his homework, getting down to working on it.
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link sighs and leans back, "why does he always make my chest feel tight..." he goes back to watching tv
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The rest of the day in uneventful! Ike does homework. Time passes. i have no idea what to write.
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it is quite clear that time passes and soon it is friday night, link and his three family members were at ganons 'party'.
Zelda and paya stayed close to sheik, focused more on the socializing, while sheik sat on the couch with link, watching him and the girls.
Link sighed, holding his water as he waits for the night to end. he was thinking of ending his little designated driver role for the season since he was dealing with so much so he considered this to be his last one for a while.
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Sheik sighs as he watches the girls, making sure they're not getting into any trouble. He also has water in hand, keeping it in his sight at all times so nobody can mess with his drink.
Ike makes his way to the back yard, finding a dark spot out of the way and climbing the fence into Ganon's yard. He then saunters towards the house, walking with a confidence so he doesn;t look suspicious.
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Link glances at sheik and sighs, "I might check around to see if anyone actually needs me to drive them home and if not I might go home early. I... kinda feel like I'd rather be home..."
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Sheik frowns, " you're really going to make me babysit the girls by myself?"
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Link sighs softly, "I mean.... no.... maybe we can convince them to go home early too?"
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Sheik snorts, " Paya maybe, but do you really think you'll be able to convince Zelda to go when we barely just got here."
Ike spots a cute omega hanging near the drinks and saunters over, " well hello, looks like you picked the best spot." he grins and pours himself a drink.
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Link groans softly, "yeeeeeaaah.... you're right."
The Omega hums and twirls their finger around in their hair playfully, "weeeelll~ this is a party. And since Alpha's tend to drink themselves to their death this is an ideal spot if im to claim my prize."
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Sheik nods, " so yeah, im stuck here for awhile."
Ike looks him up and down and smiles, " well, exactly what prize are you going for? and could i offer you a drink?" he pours another drink and holds it out to the omega.
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The Omega hums softly, "sure i'll take a drink, and my prize depends on your size. " the Omega take the cup and smiles up at Ike
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Ike chuckles softly, " oh i think i'll satisfy there." he knocks back his drink and pours another, " whoooo they have the good stuff here. makes crashing piggys party worth it." he pushes his nose up with a finger and makes a snorting sound before laughing.
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the omega is about to answer when his eyes flick upwards and behind ike, turning pale slightly, "uhhh sorry sugar, but im gonna have to pass!" he backs up and turns away
ganon is behind ike, snarling, "The fuck did you just say?"
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Ike's face falls, " no, wait..." he sighs and turns to look at Ganon, " seriously? he was cute. i guess a pigs face will chase the boys away even if they're not even talking to you." he grins and hurls the contents of his glass at Ganon's face before turning to try and bail.
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Ganon doesnt let the drink being flung at him phase him since he had a bigger target, reaching out to grab ike with as much determination as he had
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Ike twists as he feels his shirt grabbed, aiming a punch into the larger males gut.
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Ganon doesnt even flinch at the punch and focuses on landing several blows against ike's head
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Ike reels from the hits and groans before spitting out some blood, " you wanna punch me or are you just gonna keep petting me on the head?"
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Ganon snarls and grabs ike's hair to lift him up before viscously pummeling into ike's side, aiming for the lower ribs
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Ike grunts in pain, feeling a rib crack.
Sheik frowns and looks towards the drinks as people start chanting 'fight fight fight!' " the fuck is going on?"
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Ganon lets go of ike briefly so that he can quickly raise a leg up and kick ike in the gut and into the wall behind the smaller alpha as hard as he can
Link blinks and and looks over as well, frowning, "a couple of drunk idiots i guess?"
Zelda squirms away from the crowd back over to her cousins, looking pale, "Uh ganons beating the crap outta someone. I just wanted some more vodka but then a fight broke out i guess."
Link blinks and winces, "Against Ganon? who would be so stupid? did you see them?"
Zelda shakes her head, "past his huge body? fuck no. but the pig sounded pissed so i think it might be a good idea to go home now. I dont want to be at a house party where an ambulance arrives."
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Ike can;t help but cry out as he's slammed into the wall, his vision starting to black out from the beating.
Sheik shakes his head, " i sorry for whoever it is."
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Link hears ike and he feels his gut sink. He can't help but get up from the couch.
Ganon walks up to ike, grabbing him by his hair again, snarling, "maybe this will teach you not to walk straight into the lions dens!"
Link pushes his way through the sea of people and his eyes widen when he sees its ike
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Ike cracks open the eye that isn't swollen, "i don't see any lions here, just one ugly ass pig."
Sheik blinks and follows Link, curious.
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Ganon roars in anger before using his free hand to punch ike in the chest as hard as he can.
Link feels something in him snap and he shrieks in panic before jumping on to Ganons massive back, wrapping one arm around the mans neck and squeezing as tight as he can, "STOP! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
the crowd stops cheering, their eyes wide as they witness someone like link actually attacking ganon.
Ganon stumbles back and drops ike in brief shock, not expecting anyone to jump him
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Ike thankfully blacks out, slumping to the floor when he's released.
Sheik's eyes widen and he quickly pulls out his phone, calling 911, " we've got someone badly injured, and a fight going on." he gives them the address before he pulls his mouth away from the phone, " aren;t any of you alpha morons going to do something?!" he growls and tucks the phone in his pocket, still on so he'd still be on the line, lunging forward and shoving Ganon away from the passed out alpha and hoping to calm Link down by lessening the threat.
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Ganon, not knowing who is on his back in the midst of his alpha rage, proceeds to stumble back until he slams himself back first into the wall in hopes of getting the offender off of him
link gives a sharp yelp before dropping off of ganon and hitting the floor.
the large man snarls and turns around however once he sees its link he growls softly, "I shouldnt be surprised that the one attacking me is one of you brats."
Zelda panicked when link had jumped ganon and she takes the opportunity to grab paya and take her outside where it was safer
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Sheik sees Red and quickly darts in, jabbing at the huge alphas spot spots and aiming for his groin to protect his cousin.
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ganon cries out and hits the ground quickly, "FUCKER. "
Link gets up and goes over to ike, hesitantly kneeling down, "oh ike...."
zelda comes back in with ems and the cops, the paramedics quickly going over to ike to tend to him, meanwhile the cops start asking sheik what the hell is going on
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Paya hovers in the background, fretting.
Sheik snarls at Ganon, " get back up and make a move towards anyone and i'll make sure you never have children." he talks with the police when they get there, telling them as much as he knows.
Ike is out cold.
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The medics get ike into a stretcher and start wheeling him to the ambulance.
Link follows close behind, "ca-can I come with him? "
One of the guys looks at link, "are you family? "
Link blinks and frowns, "I mean, no.... but i-"
The emt shakes his head, "we usually only allow family kid."
Link feels his chest ache and he whimpers softly, "PLEASE."
another emt comes over and pats his coworker on the shoulder, "we're all set to go Smith. And just let the kid come with, they're clearly a couple and you don't want to separate a desperate omega from their loved ones. "
Smith sighs and moves so link can get in, "apologies. Please hurry so we can get him to the hospital. "
Link nods and jumps into the vehicle, sending a quick text to his three cousins to let them know he would be at the hospital with ike
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Sheik glances at his phone as the ambulance takes off and frowns, " Link went with Ike. wonder how he managed to convince them of that one, though i suppose how he was hanging onto him...anyway lets get home, i'll let Impa know what happened and bring Link some supplies after you two are settled. i doubt he's going to be leaving anytime soon." he texts back to let him know he'd be by later and to tell him if he wanted anything. He heads towards Links van and ushers the girls in before driving them home.
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After a few hours ike is bandaged up and in his hospital bed, hooked up to some machines and an iv drip.
Link is next to him, holding the alpha's hand and looking frazzled.
The doctor had called ike's family contacts shortly before and had allowed link to stay since everyone assumed they were a couple.
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Sothe had grumbled when contacted but headed in with Soren to see Ike.
Ike groans now and then, but mostly is just out cold.
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Soren gets to the front desk and let them know they are ike's family. Once given the room number soren heads to the room, frowning when he sees the machines and link
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Sothe raises an eyebrow once he sees Link, " why are you here? and also, how the hell did he get his ass hurt? doesn;t he have any idea what this is going to cost us?" he growls.
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Link looks up at sothe and sighs, "he went to ganons party and got caught, and in here because i-.... because I'm paying for all of this. "
Soren blinks and begins to relax a little, "well that sounds like ike... "
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Sothe snorts, " yeah it does. moron... you sure you're okay paying for this idiot?"
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Link nods, "absolutely. I want to make sure he gets the best care so that he can recover quickly. "
Soren looks at sothe, "well that's a relief."
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Sothe sighs, " i suppose so. well since he's being taken care of then we don;t need to worry. i gotta go get ready for work."
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Soren nods, "i...want to be back in my room."
Link blinks and frowns, "that's it? You're not going to stay with him to make sure he's okay?"
Soren shrugs, "we have actual rent to make and you said it yourself that you're going to pay for everything."
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Sothe tilts his head, " you're here, he's in the hospital, there's nothing we can do. besides, the moron will heal, they said he's stable. what's wrong with letting the people here do their jobs? it's not like us staring at him is going to make him heal faster."
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Link frowns at that, "being here doesn't interfere with their jobs. It's just... when ike wakes up I want to make sure someone he recognizes is with him. "
Soren shrugs, "again, you look like you got that part covered for us. "
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Sothe snorts, " it's their job to take care of him. he's here, so he's being taken care of. Anyway, you can call us if you need us, but we gotta still get to our jobs to make rent."
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Link frowns but nods, "o...okay.... have a good night."
Soren goes over to link, handing him their numbers, "our contact information. Sothe won't answer his more than likely but I will as long as it's an emergency." He turns and heads out
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Sothe shrugs, " im usually at school, at work, or sleeping. give me a break." he turns and heads from the room.
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Link watches them and sighs softly before looking back down at ike. His siblings didnt seem that worried so.... should link honestly feel this worried? he couldnt help it, he wanted to make sure he was there for ike no matter what
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Sheik makes sure Zelda and Paya are settled at home and texts Link, asking what he wants besides a change of clothes.
Sothe heads home, getting ready for work before leaving.
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link feels his phone vibrate and he checks it before frowning slightly. what honestly can sheik bring him? he hums softly, its late so the cafeteria is closed and while there are water fountains around id feel better if i had some... kind of beverage with electrolytes and maybe some light snacks like some fruit. oh, and my meds. just in case im here long enough to risk missing a dose.
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got it. i'll be there soon. Sheik snorts, he had it bad. He gathers Links meds and packs up some sports drinks and non-perishable snacks, including the protein bars that Link usually subsists on during his heats. He drives out to the hospital in Links van, his bike in the back, and checks in, bringing the small dufflebag to Ike room and knocking gently before coming in and setting it down. " this should keep you going a few days. I drove your van here, i'll take my bike back. here's your keys." he hands the keys over.
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Link takes his keys and nods, "thanks. I appreciate it a lot. Normally I'd be a bit cautious about drinking fluids so late but if I'm going to be honest I don't think I'll be sleeping much tonight."
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Sheik nods, " i figured. just text me if you need anything. if you're not out of here in a few days i'll watch him for awhile so you can shower." he looks at Link with a little amusement.
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Link turns a little red and he clears his throat a little, "Ah well hopefully that wont happen. im sure.... ike will be up before i need a shower."
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Sheik snorts, " and do you really think you're going to tear yourself away once he's awake?"
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link rubs his arm, "i guess it would depend if ike would want me to be by his side."
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Sheik snorts, " the dude came to the house with candy and flowers. considering he seems to be a live loose and free kind of guy, i doubt that was a small gesture."
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Link blushes and nods, "i.... I understand how important his confession was now that I'm thinking clearly again. With that being said, he did... technically get the boot so I have no idea if he still wanted me around."
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Sheik snorts, " are you kidding? the idiot has been pussyfooting around to not fuck things up again. you both need to sit down and talk."
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Link sighs and nods, "agreed. I think... I like him a lot. I didn't think it would take me jumping ganon to figure that out but here we are."
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Sheik chuckles, " well, you both seem to be particularly bull headed so im not too surprised."
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Link can't help but smile softly. He holds ike's hand, gently rubbing his thumb against the alpha's hand as he sighs softly, "thanks again for the change of clothes sheik...."
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Sheik nods, " just text me if you need anything alright? and keep me updated. try to get some sleep." he sighs and runs a hand through his hair, " suppose i should head out, let the girls and Impa know the situation."
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Link looks at sheik and nods, "I will. Thank you sheik. i will keep you updated if anything happens, okay?"
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Sheik nods, " take care of yourself. i'll check in on you in the morning." he heads out and rides his motorcycle home.
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Link glances out at the dark sky and sighs before scooting closer to ike's bed so that he could lean forward and rest his upper body on the bed, hand still holding ike's as he falls asleep for the night.
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Sheik heads home and lets everyone know what the situation is before going to bed.
another day passes before Ike slowly wakes up, groaning softly. he'd been hit over the head pretty hard after all.
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Link stops doing his assignment when he hears ike. He gently sets his stuff down before gently taking ike's hand, speaking quietly in case the alpha's head hurt, "i-ike?"
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Ike cracks his eyes open and shuts them again, " bright..."
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Link blinks before letting go of ike's hand briefly so that he can close the curtains before going back over to ike, "I uh, dont think i can turn the lights off without upsetting any nurses. should i call the doctor for you? I-I- maybe i should. Um...." link goes to his bag and ruffles around in it before grabbing his sunglasses. he goes over to ike and hums, "Maybe my sunglasses might help?"
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Ike sighs a bit when the curtains are shut, " naw that's better... gimme a minute."
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link feels a little bit better, still grasping the sunglasses as he hovers by ike's side, waiting for the next thing he could do for ike, "o-of course. take your time."
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Ike squints until his eyes adjust a bit and he can open them more, " mmm fuck... feel like i got hit by a truck."
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Link feels his shoulders relax slightly and he sits back down, "well at least getting hit by a truck would have given you less injuries perhaps. if you're feeling that rough i can still get the doctor or a nurse and get some more pain meds into your IV."
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Ike grimaces, " too expensive... bad enough im here." he starts to struggle to sit up.
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Link blinks, "Ah, its okay to get plenty of rest. you're not getting this bill. so take the time to rest. if anything more happens to you i'll die from a heart attack."
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Ike blinks and shakes his head, " i can't let you do that, it's gonna be an arm and a leg. you know damn well i don't have insurance. nothing's gonna happen to me, im, ow, fine. i'll go home and just get some rest, wouldn't be the first time."
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Link huffs, a slight smell of distress fills the air, "Ike. Please. Let me do this. I-... I want to make sure you're okay. You really fucking scared me back there, ya know? At least talk to the doctor before you make any rash decisions..."
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Ike blinks and slowly lowers himself back down, " wow, you're serious about this huh?"
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Links eyes water slightly and he lowers his head a little, "i... I am very serious ike. I haven't left your side since you've been in here and i..." He blushes a little before huffing, "I may have realized what my feelings towards you are..."
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Ike blinks and blushes, " oh, uh. just to be absolutely clear, are those feelings um, good ones?"
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Link nods, "I apologize for how your original confession ended. I understand that sheik was trying to protect me, and yeah, I wasn't really in my correct mind but I am now and I still remember what you said. I- if you're still... you uh..." Link rubs the back of his head, "I uh... accept your feelings if you... " Link feels his courage and steam slowly leave him, his face getting redder and redder as he rambles, feeling more and more embarrassed.
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Ike blushes, " well uh, this wasn't exactly the setting i had in mind but um, it would make me extremely happy for you to accept that confession, as ill thought out as it was." he rubs the back of his head and winces, " ow."
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Link gently takes ike's hand away from his head and sighs, "try not to touch your head or you'll mess up the bandages. Let's get a doctor here real quick so he can just give you a quick assessment, okay? Maybe some more pain management as well. And yeah, it was ill thought out but that's kinda why I like you." He grins before getting up and going over to the door and peaking his head out. He spots a nurse and quickly let's her know that ike is up.
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Ike chuckles softly, " well im glad it was my stupid charm that won you over." he lets Link fuss over him, staying put.
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Link comes back over to ike with the doctor, making sure to stay out of the way
the doctor checks ike over, and nods, "How are you feeling ike? you were pretty banged up when you came in."
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Ike chuckles, " i mean, kinda feels like i got hit by a truck, but otherwise im feeling pretty good."
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the doctor nods, "you're very lucky that your wounds can be healed properly at home, however we would like you to stay for one more day now that you're up since you're head was injured. after that as long as you're still feeling okay we can send you home to recover. Just make sure you get plenty of rest and take it easy. okay?"
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Ike nods, " sure thing doc. to clarify, does plenty of rest and take it easy mean i can;t work?"
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the doctor nods, "what is your occupation?"
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Ike coughs, " uh, stockboy, drive through cashier, poolboy, and hauler of furniture. " he chuckles softly.
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The doctor hums softly, "a jack of all trades then. Cashier and pool lboy I'd give it a week. Stock and furniture? A full two weeks. Mainly anything to do with heavy lifting. Your ribcage took some damage although thankfully it's more cartilage damage than bone so that will heal up quickly as long as you actually rest for a week and then take it easy for another week." He grins and shrugs, "it does appear you have one thick noggin since the MRI scan we took showed no damage to your brain and no fluid build up. You got incredibly lucky with that."
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Ike snorts softly, " you wouldn't be the first person to tell me i have a thick skull. i just do whatever jobs i can get usually."
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the doctor nods, "well just try to keep heavy jobs to a minimum for two weeks okay? I would like to see you heal up perfectly the first time instead of pushing yourself and doing further damage that you wont know about it until years later when its too late to fix it."
Link watches curiously, nodding at what the doctor says, "I'll make sure he's taking it seriously sir. no worries on that."
the doctor chuckles, "well im sure he'll listen to you more than me. now, ike, since you will be here for a full day are you feeling any pain or discomfort? if so i can have the nurse come in and give you a little something to help. it wont be anything strong of course but we dont want you experiencing discomfort while you rest."
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Ike sighs, " well im gonna have to give my bosses some calls. damn. um, little bit of a headache and some pain in my ribs. not too bad though."
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the doctor nods, "alright, i'll let the nurses know right away. now, do you have any questions for me?"
Link takes this time to text sothe and soren in order to update them on ike.
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ike thinks for a moment, " oh! how about sex?"
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link damn near chokes, his face turning bright red
the doctor shrugs, taking the question seriously, "i guess it would depend on the position. blow jobs, hand jobs, and doggie should be alright along with missionary. I would just try to avoid anything involving lifting your partner."
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Ike nods, " alright alright. good to know. thanks doc."
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the doctor nods before getting up, "you're very welcome. I shall leave you in the care of our nurses here but dont hesitate to ask for me if you need anything from me." he leaves the room.
Link side eyes Ike, his face still red, "sex? really?"
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Ike nods, " sure thing doc." he looks at Link and grins, " what? just in case."
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Link snorts and shakes his head before sitting down, "i've updated your brothers that you're up. I wouldnt be surprised if we see a couple of cops today. They may have gotten sheik's statement but no doubt they'll want to know from you what happened. I can ask sheik to show up in case they do show up. he's pretty good at politely telling the cops to fuck off if you need that."
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Ike grimaces, " great, i get to tell some cops that i got my ass kicked for being a smartass. joy."
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link sighs, "regardless of why you got your ass kicked as long as ganon threw the first hit then he should be held responsible! he gets away with this crap all the time and im tired of it..."
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Ike blinks, " well first punch or not, im a nobody and he comes from a good family. i doubt anything will happen even if i did try to get him in trouble."
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Link huffs, "then maybe i'll press charges if the cops ask. no one can fault an omega taking on someone when they hurt a loved one."
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Ike blushes, " well, uh, yeah you could do that."
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link lets his shoulders slump a little, feeling tired now that he knows ike is okay and awake, "im just... really glad that you're alright."
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Ike blinks and frowns, " hey don't be upset, im tough. takes a lot more than a pig to take me down."
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Link sits back in his chair and takes ike's hand again, "I'm making sure you get the best care so I knew you'd be alright but... seeing you get hurt by that bastard freaked me out badly. I won't lie, it did help make me realize my feelings for you and maybe I can make him feel some sort of consequence but I hope I never have to see you like that again. It was a LOT of blood."
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Ike rubs his thumb against Links hand, " im sorry to have worried you, but i'd do it again seeing as it got you to agree to date me."
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Link snorts, "if you did it again I'd break up with ya."
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Ike chuckles, " understandable. i meant like, if i had to go back in time and choose, i'd still do it."
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link smiles at ike and chuckles, "Not often you find an alpha willing to get the shit beaten out of him for an omega. I must be so lucky."
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Ike grins, " damn straight. now bring your lucky ass over here so i can make it official and kiss my boyfriend."
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Link blushes and clears his throat before pulling away, "ah... um... maybe later if thats alright. I uh... I havent exactly left your side since you've been in here so i... lack the proper hygiene for a kiss. I... maybe i should ask sheik or someone to watch you so i have a chance to go home and have a proper shower and brush my teeth..."
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Ike rolls his eyes, " and i've been out cold, the last thing i drank was alcohol. im not planning to french you."
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link snorts, "you promise not to french me? i dont want to get your cooties." he grins, obviously teasing
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Ike laughs, " i promise our first kiss will not be a french one."
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Link nods and leans in giving ike a simple kiss on the lips
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Ike lifts himself up a bit to meet Links lips, grinning.
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Link pulls back after the kiss and hums, "damn. I really wish I had brushed...and showered..." He sits back down
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Ike lets himself back down to rest, " i didn;t either so we're even."
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link chuckles, "yeah but you were out. i have just been sitting here. oh, you must be hungry too, do you want me to go to the cafeteria and get you some food? or maybe i can have sheik come over with some fast food. then if you two hung out for a bit i could go home and freshen up."
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Ike chuckles, " still haven;t showered, so there. food would be great. don;t care how i get it. and stop fussing, you smell fine."
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Link looks at ike and chuckles, "well i suppose if you say its fine. here, let me find you some food in the cafeteria." link gets up and heads out, getting ike some food
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Ike takes the food and digs in with gusto, tearing into the meal.
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link smiles as he watches, glad to see ike eating, "Hey, question."
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Ike looks up and makes a questioning noise, mouth full.
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link chuckles softly, "well, um, when you are released from here sometime tomorrow I was wondering if you wanted to spend the first few days of recovery at my place. My bed is plenty huge to share and I can make sure you get plenty of care and we can also spend time together. When you are done with the first week of rest and can do light duty you can definitely go home if you want." link rubs the back of his head, "ah but if you'd prefer to be home I totally understand."
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Ike swallows, " sure, Sothe and Soren would appreciate not having me bored at home all the time. Sounds like fun."
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Link blinks before smiling happily, "Excellent! I can also make sure you get some good nutrition, and we can make sure if you need to get any homework or anything that you have a driver to collect it or one of your siblings can bring it over if they share any classes with you or something. either way, I can make sure you're getting pampered until you're off restrictions."
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Ike chuckles, " I could get used to this."
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Link shakes his head, grinning, "dont let it go to your head. its just until you are well again." link goes over to a bag and digs through it before grabbing ike's phone. he goes back over and hands it to him, "here. I charged it for you after i found it in your pant pockets. that bag has your clothes in it but they reek of booze so when you come to my place we'll have them cleaned. Do we need to get someone to collect some clothes at your place for you? Im sure not everyone wants you to be naked in my bed."
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Ike chuckles and takes it, " ah, thanks. yeah, i'll see if Sothe will drop them off. ah man, i should tell him to go get my bike too, it's in the alley near pig face." he looks up at Link with a smirk, " well i dunno about anyone else, but i wanna be naked in your bed." he waggles his eyebrows.
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link damn near chokes and he turns bright red, "dont make me take back my offer."
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Ike chuckles, " what? you don;t want me naked in your bed?"
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Link snorts softly, "eventually but lets not act like rabbits here. "
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Ike chuckles, " fair. anyway yeah i'll pester those two. we'll get it set up." he texts Sothe, knowing that he'd be more likely to take care of it than Soren.
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Link hums and looks out the window, smiling. He was proud of himself for getting his words out to ike. He really liked him and was excited to spend time with his best friend for a while.
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Ike finishes texting and yawns, " he's gonna drop a few sets of clothes off in a bit, for the moment i think im gonna take a nap if you don;t mind, suddenly i feel tired."
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Link looks back at ike before smiling, "Go ahead. it'll give me some time to finish some more homework."
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Ike nods and lays back, sighing softly and closes his eyes to doze off.
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Link texts sheik, giving him a full update on ike, suddenly feeling quite giddy that he's dating ike
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Sheik chuckles softly as he reads the text, good for you.
In about an hour Sothe come by, dropping a dufflebag off into the room, " how's dumbass?"
Ike cracks an eye open, " im fine jackass."
Sothe snorts, " yeah you're fine. hurry up and get better slacker." he heads out.
Ike chuckles, " ah, nothing like brotherly love."
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link watches the entire 2 minute interaction, raising an eyebrow, "He certainly knows how to show the love. Even Soren showed more concern when they got here the first time and even that wasnt much." he goes back to his phone to text sheik, yes! he'll also be spending the first week of his recovery with us, mainly in my room so that i can make sure he REALLY is following the doctors orders
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Ike chuckles, " that's just how he is. he wouldn;t have even bothered asking if he didn't care, and the insults are to hide that he actually is asking. not to mention it's my own fault im in here, so he's a little peeved at me."
Sheik snorts, alright
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link sighs, "I mean, yeah i can see why he's upset. you have probably been warned by them multiple times when it comes to sneaking in to places for beer but ganon cant be resorting to violence for everything. he could have just called the cops on you and given a trespass or something."
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Ike hums softly, " yeah... Well sometimes I just can't help it, things get so boring day in day out and a little risk just makes life more exciting."
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links snorts, "well try to turn it down a notch now that we're together, okay? I would like to not have to find a new mate so soon."
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Ike grins, " somehow I have a feeling you'll be keeping me on my toes."
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Link chuckles, "God i hope not. anything that ever happens to me is never good."
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Ike pouts, " well that's kinda mean, you haven't even given me a chance to fuck this up "
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link blinks and looks at ike, "ah. i didnt mean with you. just- my family is still cursed you know. that rumor hasnt gone away just because we're together."
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Ike grins, " I was teasing. My family isn't exactly sunshine and rainbows, we can be cursed together."
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link snorts, "cursed together huh? who knows, maybe our curses will cancel each other out and we can finally live curse free."
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Ike smiles, " we can hope. Anyway, I'm starving again, can I bug you to go get some more chow? Feels like I haven't eaten in days."
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link blinks, "ah, i suppose what you ate before wasnt enough considering multiple factors. I'll be back." he heads out
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Ike quickly hollars " thank you!" Before settling back down.
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link laughs since he can hear ike on his way out and after a few minutes he comes back with two trays of food, intending to have both for ike, "Hey im back." he sets the trays down in front of ike, "here. eat up."
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Ike grins and digs in, very quickly making some serious inroads on the food. he stops after the first tray, " were you gonna eat?"
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Link shakes his head, "those are both for you. i wanted to make sure you got plenty to eat."
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Ike nods and starts on the second, sighing happily once it's empty. " damn i needed that... thanks."
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link smiles and takes the trays away, setting them aside, "you're welcome. considering how long you've been out and that you have a big appetite as an alpha I wanted to make sure you got plenty of food. it'll help with getting better after all."
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Ike nods, " yeah, i definitely needed those calories. wonder when they'll let me out."
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link snorts, "I mean the doctor said tomorrow. or were you asking more like, morning, afternoon kind of thing?"
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Ike nods, " yeah, plus im antsy and want to be out. i feel fine."
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link smiles at Ike and goes over to him, giving him a kiss on the forehead, "i know, i know. just be patient okay? why dont i have sheik come by and drop off a couple of my switches? we could play some local two player games to waste some time?"
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Ike blinks, "uh, yeah, sure. sounds like a plan." he blushes a bit, not expecting shows of affection quite so soon.
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Link nods and pulls out his phone, texting sheik, hey ike is getting antsy about staying in the hospital since he claims he feels fine. Do you think you could do me a huge favor and bring over a couple of my switches and a couple of the game cases next to them? I keep my switches next to my tv on the shelve
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Sheik snorts as he reads the message and grabs the consoles, tucking them into a carry case with the games and driving them over.
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link sits in his chair next to ike and hums, "he should be here soon." link tries not to touch his hair, not even to brush some bangs out of his face or else he will be reminded of his lack of personal hygiene and that is the last thing he wanted to think about.
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Sheik soon arrives, walking in and looking at them both, before his eyes land on Links hair and he raises an eyebrow, " go take a shower dude. seriously, you can be away from him for an hour. i'll get him started on a game to amuse himself."
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Link blinks and blushes a bit before looking at ike, "ah. I guess it is as bad as I thought. I'll be back." He gets up and heads out
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Sheik snorts, " not horrible, but also probably a good idea for you to take a bit of time to take care of yourself. eat, shower, take a break." he sets up a game and hands it to Ike.
Ike blinks and takes it, " uh, yeah sure."
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Links gone for a little over an hour, getting himself cleaned up with new clothes, brushed teeth and hair. He grabs a little bottle of mouth wash before heading back, catching some fast food on the way back, "I'm back~"
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Ike has his lip between his teeth, eyes on the screen as he plays the game. He looks up and you hear crashing noises from the game, making Ike wince, " oops. oh well. welcome back!"
Sheik looks over, nodding, " much better. i'll make sure everyone knows Ike will be staying with us, and warn the cooks they'll need to plan accordingly." he gets up.
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Link nods at sheik and smiles, "thanks sheik. Oh and the maids! They won't need to clean my room while ike is there."
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sheik nods, " got it. don;t want them walking in on anything."
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links face turns bright red, "well its not like there would be anything to walk in on i just want to make sure ike isnt bothered while he is resting."
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Sheik makes a skeptical noise, " very well. anything else?"
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Link pouts at the sound sheik makes, he's not a slut nor is he in heat damn it, "keep zelda away. not only would she tease me but she might bother ike. you know how she gets."
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Sheik nods, " can do. she'll be sulky because you're dating him too, she was trying to catch his eye."
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Link snorts, "Yeah well clearly Ike has a type and she isnt it. Besides, she wasnt doing a very good job."
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Ike looks over, " wait, was she really? no offense to her, im not really into chicks. Sothe would probably be interested though."
Sheik snorts, " yeah she really was trying. she was in her tiniest bikini while he was working. And i don;t think she's into Sothe."
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Link sighs, "of course she was." He looks at ike, "no offense zelda has a complex that would mix with sothe like oil and water. She needs attention and he doesn't seem like the kind of guy to stop whatever he's doing and be at her beck and call."
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Ike shakes his head, " definitely not. he's not the subservent type. she must be looking for a beta then, i doubt she'll ever find an alpha with that sort of personality."
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Link sighs, "don't say that to her. She believes she is deserving of an alpha."
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Ike makes a face, " but, it's literally against our instinct to be subservent. how is that going to work?"
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Link sighs, "well she wants to make sure the person she is with is loyal and she thinks an alpha is that. I don't know what goes on in her head though so asking me these questions probably won't get you too far. Who knows though, maybe reality will knock some sense into her."
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Ike shakes his head, " i mean a lot are, but alphas can be doughebags just like anyone else. well, i guess we'll have to see." he shrugs, " regardless, sounds like a dodged a bullet, not that i'd have really considered her anyway."
Sheik shrugs, " regardless, i did what i came to do. need anything else before i go?"
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Link smiles at sheik, "I'm good now. Thank you so much for the help. I'll see you guys sometime tomorrow okay? "
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Sheik nods, " sure thing." he heads out.
Ike looks over at Link, " welcome back, you look like the little break was good for you."
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link looks back at ike and smiles, "Ah just a shower, fresh clothes, and some food. I wanted to make sure i was refreshed since it felt like it'd been a while."
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Ike nods, " well im glad. i didn't mind you before, but it's good for you."
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Link nods and goes up to Ike, giving him a soft kiss on the lips, "its good for you too since you get some kisses out of it."
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Ike chuckles, " now you've got super fresh breath and i still smell like the swamp thing drank some jack daniels. but if you're alright with that..." he reaches up for the smooch.
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Link reaches down to meet Ike's kiss. After the kiss he pulls back and hums, "Yeah thats why i brought this." he pulls a small bottle of travel sized mouthwash and smiles, "Perfect size to swish around, spit back into the container and then pitch if thats fine with you? its certainly not brushing your teeth but its better than nothing."
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Ike pouts when Link pulls away and explains the mouthwash, " ... are you telling me my breath stinks?" he grins, " yeah, you're right. alright, give it here." he takes it and swishes the contents vigorously before spitting it back into the bottle and putting the cap back on, " well, now it doesn;t taste like something crawled in my mouth and died."
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Link snorts, "mmmmmm stale cheap bear. the worst. the only reason why its even remotely palatable is because you're incredibly attractive~"
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Ike blinks and growls softly, " watch it, or there's gonna be some things happening injured or not." he grabs Links shirt and pulls him down for a deeper kiss now that his breath is tolerable.
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Link shudders at first, not expecting the sudden shirt grab however he doesnt pull away, just deepening the kiss and relishing in the feeling of kissing ike
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Ike deepens the kiss, devouring Links mouth like a starving man.
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Link can feel his groin ache in excitement as he gently climbs onto the bed, straddling ike. Not even when he was with Sidon had he felt this much activity from just kissing. It was intoxicating.
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Link will very obviously be able to feel Ike is also quickly getting hard, grinding his hips up against Link, " fuck..." he pulls away only for a moment to breathe before bringing Links mouth back down onto his own.
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Link moans softly in the kiss, grinding against ike as the smell of sweet and sugar start filling the room
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Impa walks down the hall and pauses when she catches the slight scent of sugar, " excuse me for a moment, i'd like to make sure they're both awake and presentable." she leaves them a bit back and steps into the room, raising an eyebrow and clearing her throat loudly.
Ike had slid his hand up Links shirt and freezes when he hears the throat clear, seeing Impa and snapping to his senses, picking Link up and placing him next to the bed, " uh, hello."
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The officers remain back, slightly confused.
Link hears the clearing of the throat and he looks over, eyes widen and turning deep red when he sees impa, "UH." Link yelps when he is picked up and placed down on the floor.
He clears his own throat before going over to the window and pushing it open to get some fresh air in the room before quickly looking back at impa, "um. He-hello auntie... um... what uh what brings you here. So uh. Unexpectedly?"
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Impa raises an eyebrow, " now that Ike is awake, there are some officers here to speak with him. so i suggest you two compose yourselves. also, based on that display, i think you ought to consider a chastity collar for awhile. at least until you two get a little better control over yourselves. we don;t want any accidental marking."
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Link turns even more red and looks down, twiddling his thumbs together like a kid caught with his hands in the cookie jar, "y-yes impa...." link didnt want to admit it but maybe a collar would be a good thing, just around ike. he'd never wear something as stupid as a chastity collar in public. He couldnt argue about the advice since even with sidon he never acted like that.
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Impa nods, pulling a small spritz bottle out and spraying a bit of pheromone deactivator into the air. " alright, i'll go get the officers." she heads out and smiles at them, " thank you so much for waiting. come in please."
Ike is beet red and shifts his covers so his boner will not be visible until it goes down.
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The officers nod and step inside the room.
Link backs up a bit and leans against the wall as he watches them carefully.
The first officer smiles at ike, "hello ike. I'm officer Smith. I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better. I'm just going to ask you some questions about what happened at the night of the party, okay?"
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Ike nods, " sure thing. what do you want to know?"
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Smith nods and pulls out a pen and notepad, "were you invited to Ganons party?"
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Ike rubs the back of his neck, " ah....no."
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Link frowns at the cop and huffs, feeling suddenly territorial, "Ganon didnt send out invitations that purposefully excluded ike. we won the game and afterwards he screamed, and i quote, party at my place. So the way i see it it was an open invitation and shouldnt be used against ike."
The other cop next to Smith raises an eyebrow at link and puffs out his chest, clearly having a higher authority complex, "and you were close enough to hear him make that claim?"
Link glares, "Yeah, my cousin is on the cheerleading squad and i was her ride that day so she could rest afterwards while i drove her home."
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Ike shrugs, " i mean i was on the field too, i heard him yell it as well. hence how i knew about it."
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Smith glances at ike and notes that info down before looking at his partner, trying to convey to him to not get his pants in a twist at the kid who is protected by the scary alpha woman was is also in said room.
Smith sighs before going back to ike, "alright so it is implied that it was an open invitation. Have you had issues with Ganon in the past?"
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" well, we're on opposing teams, so he's never liked me obviously. He spouts a lot of idle threats."
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Link huffs, "everyone has issues with ganon. No one says anything in fear of his daddy."
The cop gives link a dirty look.
Smith makes a note of this before sighing, "how intoxicated were you that night?"
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Ike shakes his head, " barely at all. i had just gotten there and had had a single drink just before the confrontation, not even enough time for it to kick in. i was basically sober."
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Smith nods and continues writing, "did ganon tell you to leave before the fight? "
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Ike shakes his head, " nope. just went directly for me, grabbed me and started kicking my ass."
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Smith blinks and raises an eyebrow, "he only kicked your ass? You didn't fight back?"
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Ike hums, " i hit him once after he grabbed me, gut shot to try and get him to drop me, but after that? all him."
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Smith nods, "Alright then what is the purple bruising around his neck from?"
Link blushes a bit, "Ah that would actually be from me. Ganon had clearly won and yet wasnt stopping so i tried to get him to stop before he killed someone."
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Ike blinks, " wait a second, you attacked him? you could have gotten hurt!"
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Link hesitantly looks away, whistling softly before looking out the window, "Its a beautiful day outside." technically he did get hurt. but it was just some bruising on his back. nothing in comparison to what happened to ike so link was fine with it
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Ike looks at Link hard for a few long moments before sighing, " we'll talk about that later. anyway... anything else?" he looks at the police.
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Smith shakes his head, "No sir. I believe we gathered plenty from today. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to call the non emergency number and give them this case number." Smith pulls out a small police business card with some numbers written on the back and holds them out to ike
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Ike takes the card and nods, " sure thing. have a good day."
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the cops nod at ike before heading out
link looks at ike and smiles, "At least thats done with."
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Ike nods, " yeah, hate talking to cops..."
Impa looks at them carefully, " can i trust you two to keep your hands off each other for now?"
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Link looks at impa and nods, "Yeah, I'll be good tonight. "
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Impa nods, " very well, im trusting you. please do not make me regret that choice. I can arrange for a collar to be brought here for you if you think you might have any trouble keeping yourself under control. im worried, you two seem to be like a match to gasoline."
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Link sighs softly, feeling a bit annoyed, "just for you I will practice celibacy. I won't even hold his hand or show my ankle for fear of being stoned to death." He crosses his arms, "I do not need a collar tonight. You asked that I keep my cool already and I'm telling you that I will. "
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Impa gently bats him over the head, " smartass. im just worried about you. alright then, have a good night and i'll see you two tomorrow."
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Link had yelped a smidgen when he got swatted and he rubs the spot a bit. He looked at impa and blinks before nodding, "okay, see ya in the morning then."
He was expecting a bit more than a single hit over the head from the alpha. He was slightly concerned that she would have more ready after ike was back home but he guesses that as long as he didn't end up pregnant that he'll be off the hook
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She heads out.
Ike sighs softly, " well a collar isn;t a bad idea to be honest. normally i can keep myself under control pretty well but... im not sure. i've never felt that intense."
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Link rubs his neck nervously before looking down, "i... guess..." He forces out a smile before chuckling, "uh I guess we're just a little too compatible."
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Ike chuckles, " that's an understatement."
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Link clears his throat and glances at the TV, "um how about we play some switch games? "
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Ike nods and hands over the unit, " here, i don;t know how to set it up."
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Link nods and takes it and quickly sets it up before handing ike a controller, "so we have a lot of games, anything interest you? Mario party, Mario cart, moving out, I have monster hunter for the switch as well. This version is 2 player. "
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Ike hums, " i mean they all sound interesting. pick something you like, im sure i'll enjoy any of them."
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Link nods and starts up Tools Up, "time limit or no time limit."
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Ike hums, " lets go no time limit because i have no idea what im doing."
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Link nods and sets it up before starting the game, "alright here we go. "
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Ike nods, testing the control and bumbling around, slipping on slipped stuff. " what the. who the heck leaves their place like this?"
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Link snorts, "gotta clean it up. Here's the bucket that you put trash into, just be careful and don't spell it otherwise it'll dump out some trash."
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Ike nods, cleaning up the mess and snorts, " do people seriously leave their houses like this for people to come spruce up? looks like a diy project gone horribly wrong so they called in the professionals. professionals that knock their doors off the hinges and just set them back in place apparently."
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Link chuckles, "I may have made a diy mess back when I was younger but it never resulted in doors being ripped off. "
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Ike cackles, " i've ended up with doors ripped off the hinges, but it sure as hell wasn;t because we were doing any diy shit."
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Link snorts softly, "our lives have been pretty damn opposite and yet similar at the same time."
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Ike laughs softly, " ah, the antics of the young and stupid, am i right?"
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Link pauses slightly before shrugging, "I mean yeah I guess. For you mostly. My life didn't really start until I was 16 so I didn't really get into much trouble when I was younger. "
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Ike sighs softly, " i acted out more in foster care than i like to admit. i had a lot of pent up emotions to deal with."
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Link nods, "and I was too afraid to act out until I was rescued. And my thanks to them was me causing several fires and having to be picked up from the police station."
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Ike frowns, " im sure they don't blame you for that, you had a lot of issues to work out."
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Link sighs, "i know. they were all very supportive and not only was i dealing with what happened to me, but it was after that when everyone figured out just how badly i needed to be medicated."
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Ike sighs, " yeah... i feel that. i'd hug you, but we just promised your aunt not to get carried away."
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Link blushes a bit before sighing, "yeah... a shame I can't see into the future. I am a bit nervous about her wanting me to wear a collar since I never had great experiences with them but maybe if we can just behave I won't need it."
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Ike blinks and looks over, " oh? well i guess we'll see. otherwise i guess i can wear a gag or something."
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Link looks at ike and frowns, "would you? That seems a little.... I mean it's not often an alpha does that kind of stuff for the omega."
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Ike shrugs, " i suppose so, but it's worth a shot."
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Link nods, "we can give it a try."
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" well, we'll just have to try until we find something that works. because im not giving you up without a fight." he grins.
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Link blushes and smiles, "same. I just figured out my feelings for you too."
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Ike chuckles, " we better stop being sappy or im gonna want to kiss you, and we know how that's gonna go."
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Link sticks his tongue out, grinning, "then let's play some more until it gets late."
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Ike chuckles, " sure thing. you should head home tonight to get some real sleep though, can't be comfortable sleeping here."
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link blinks and he sighs, "I.... guess. I just dont want you to be here alone if you dont have to be."
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Ike chuckles, " it'll just be overnight, then we're gonna spend so much time together you're gonna get sick of me. i'll be okay for one night."
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Link snorts, "now you don't know whether or not I'd get sick of you. But if you're sure you'll be fine, having one night in my room before you come in might not be a bad idea. I can make sure everything is set up. "
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" sounds like a plan. we'll see if you still want me after we've spent a week together." he grins.
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Link snorts, "I've been with worse people for a week, I'm sure you'll be an angel in comparison."
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Ike grins, " is that a challenge?"
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Link hesitates briefly before clearing his throat. "Oh uh... n-no... I would prefer that you don't actually." His face turns red and he looks away.
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Ike laughs softly, " i was joking, but alright." he reaches over and squeezes Links hand briefly.
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Link relaxes a bit and sighs softly, relieved that ike said he was joking, "sorry. I figured that maybe you were but the idea of it in my head made me a little nervous.." He looks back at ike
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Ike blinks and raises an eyebrow, " im kind of a hellion at times, but im not going to intentionally drive you away."
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"n-no of course not but considering who I've had to deal with there is no way you could ever be as bad. Hell even my ex was an angel in comparison."
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Ike blinks and frowns, " im sorry you went through something that awful."
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Link rubs his arm, "it was a long.... terrible 8 years." He clears his throat and forces himself to smile, "but that part of my life is long over and I'm fine now. "
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Ike reaches over and squeezes his hand gently.
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Link sighs and holds ike's hand before getting up and giving ike a kiss on the forehead, "it's okay. I'm okay now. Aside from some... triggers I tend to be alright. "
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Ike nods, " alright. well how about we play a couple more rounds and call it a night then?"
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Link eagerly nods, glad to not have to think about the current topic anymore as he picks up his controller, "sounds good to me!"
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Ike nods, " im going to totally show those walls what it's like to be painted!"
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Link snorts, "and I'll be sure to tear this carpet up good. "
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Ike laughs, " yeah! you recarpet that room, that'll show em."
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Link checks the blueprint real quick before laughing, "it's getting TILED"
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Ike blinks, " whoops. well fine, you tile it reeeeeal good. tile it so fine they won't know what hit em."
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Link nods, "I make this tile so even and good you WISHED carpet didn't exist. "
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Ike sucks in a breath dramatically, " oh that's a low blow. don;t you do carpet a dirty like that."
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Link snorts, "carpet has never done me a favor."
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Ike snorts, " it keeps your feet warm when you gotta piss in the middle of the night."
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Link hums slightly, "I don't know, I know some rich bastards that have heated flooring so their feet don't get cold."
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Ike snorts, " and you're probably one of them."
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Link chuckles, "well i was going to let you find out on your own tomorrow. Figured that would have been funnier."
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Ike chuckles, " rich boys and their fancy heated floors."
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They play a few more rounds until link notices the time and sighs, "I guess I need to head out. I'll be back first thing in the morning though, okay? "
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Ike looks at the clock, " oh wow, yeah you better get going. don't you fret over me, i can stay here for awhile in the morning if it means you get some good sleep. off with ya now."
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link nods and sets his controller down before grabbing anything he had brought with, not really caring too much if he forgets anything since he'll be back in the morning, "I suppose so. ah but one more kiss- and just a kiss- before i go, alright?" he goes over to ike and leans in for a kiss
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Ike reaches up to return the kiss, keeping his lips closed to make it just a peck.
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Link pulls back after, smiling like an idiot even though it was just a peck, "thank you for the good night kiss! See you tomorrow. " He heads home, leaving ike alone in the room
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" see you tomorrow." Ike smiles and watches Link leave. what? it was a good view. Once the view has vanished he settles down to try and get some sleep.
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Link heads to the mansion and gets to his room, taking a look around to make sure it's decent before checking his bathroom out
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The room has been cleaned in anticipation of habitation, with plenty of things stocked in the room for the boys.
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Link nods in approval, going to his pill box and making sure to take his evening medicine.
He stretches before going to bed
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First thing in the morning before Link leaves Impa is waiting in the kitchen, sitting with a small box next to her as she waits for her nephew to get up and come out there before he goes to the hospital to pick up Ike.
Ike is snoring, being able to sleep in for once is great.
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link gets up and gets ready, getting himself looking good before taking his morning medicine and heading downstairs for a quick breakfast. he normally didnt like taking his pills without food
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Impa looks up from her phone, " ah, just the nephew i wanted to see, im glad i caught you."
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link freezes when he sees impa, his eyes flicking down to the small box before his expression changes to annoyance, "Well.... getting a collar for me certainly didnt take you long..."
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Impa sighs, " im trying to protect you. our team worked overnight as quickly as they could to make this to my specification the moment i got there last night. it was finished about an hour ago actually. i just want you to be safe. i know you have issues with collars, we're looking into other options, but this was the best i could do on short notice. it's colored to your skin tone, and the material ought to be barely noticeable. after we distracted the test subject he had to be reminded he was wearing the prototype, that's how unobtrusive it is. just give it a try?"
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Link huffs slightly, "Leave it on the table. im not about to take it outside."
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Impa frowns, " im not expecting you to. now i've had just about enough of your attitude with this, at least try it on. i stayed up all night getting it made so that's the least you can do, if you can;t manage to be grateful that im trying to protect my family."
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Link sighs in defeat and stands still, "...fine...."
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Impa sighs, getting up and carrying the box over. she gently takes it out and carefully fits it onto Link, watching him for any signs of being triggered or discomfort, " you know im only trying to look out for you, i know you really like this one, and i just don;t want the fact that you two seem a bit too compatible to cause you more trouble. i love you and want you to be happy."
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Link does his best to keep himself composed, although he did tremble every so often.
Admittedly the fit wasnt as bad as it used to be when he was forced to wear one as a kid but the fact that he knew someone was putting a collar on him at all was making his hair stand on end and his anxiety could be smelled.
"a-a shame I couldnt just smell like shit. that would keep an alpha away..."
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Impa steps back when she's done, " how's that? and i highly doubt you want to keep this one away." she chuckles, then hums softly, " smell bad... hm, something to cover an omega's scent glands... worth looking at. i'll mention it to our design team."
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link sighs softly and hesitantly moves his head and neck around to test the movement, "it's.... obviously not the worst collar on my neck. Can i take it off now?" he looks at impa and sighs, "And yeah. A patch that can go over the gland like how some people have nicotine patches on their arms. only this would be on the neck gland and when an alpha scents or something before they normally bite the patch will react and release an awful odor that could knock a buzzard off a gut wagon."
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Impa nods, " yeah you can take it off, thank you for trying it at least. i'll look into that i promise, just try and be careful in the meantime?"
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link quickly scrambles to get the collar off and he sets it on the table before nodding and heading to the door, "of course, ike and I have been doing our best to behave. "
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Impa nods, " i know, but seriously, have that on when you're home with him. i know you two don;t intend to get carried away but things happen!"
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"Things sure do happen! Bye!" He rushes out the door to get to the hospital
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Impa sighs as she watches him bolt out, well i guess i'd better take that idea to the development team, i just hope i can get something in time..."
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Link runs to his van and heads off to the hospital to see ike
A nurse has already delivered ike's breakfast
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Ike's wolfing down his food, making it quickly vanish.
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the nurse is still in the room as she bats her eyelashes at ike, "Oh my, you sure can put away food~ do you need more?"
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Ike glances up, "that'd be great. i think you've got something in your eye though."
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the nurse pauses briefly, dumbfounded by ike's comment before she just smiles again, "O-oh sure, um, thanks but my eye is fine though. Maybe after I get you some more food you could give me a cream pie?"
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Ike blinks, then blushes, " oh ah, no. sorry. you're a lovely lady and all but uh... im spoken for, and even if i wasn't, i don't swing your way."
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The nurse blinks again before huffing, "but-but im beautiful! Come on, i bet I could rock your world!"
Link shoves the doors to ike's room open, his scent definitely giving a 'back off bitch' stench, "not only does this go against the nine code of ethics in the nurse handbook but there is an interesting power dynamic going on when you have a doctor-patient relationship. Should i go get my boyfriend a much more qualified nurse?"
The nurse makes a high pitch squeak in fear, "uh n-no i- im so sorry- I UH." she becomes bright red before pushing past link and running out of the room.
Link huffs softly before he begins to calm down and go over to ike, "no need to eat hospital food when you'll have professional cooks in a little bit."
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Ike blushes, " Link! i uh. well that was interesting timing. you heard me turning her down i hope? And yeah, im still hungry but i can wait a bit since you're here now."
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Link huffs, "I got here when i heard you say you wanted more food so i heard enough. besides I trust you." he sits down next to ike and hums softly, "does that happen often?"
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Ike reaches over and grabs Links hand, " i mean, sometimes i guess? im really not into chicks, so she didn't have a chance."
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Link shrugs, "Not just with chicks. i mean, im not surprised. you're an alpha who is actually pretty nice. its hard to find a decent guy, much less one who is an alpha."
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Ike chuckles, " well i have to say im more interested when the guys do it, though i guess we're dating now so it'll have to be paws off boys, im taken."
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link pouts and looks up at ike, unamused, "you better tell those boys that you have someone better. otherwise im going to have to show you just how better I am than them."
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Ike slowly raises an eyebrow and grins, " well now, we wouldn;t want that now would we~?"
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Link licks his lips, and he opens his mouth to say something until he remembers what impa told him and he clears his throat and forces himself to cool down a little, "when we get home we'll see about that. There's a dumb collar waiting for me at home that she wants me to wear so we have to keep our blood in our heads for the time being. That being said, I should see about getting you the paperwork to be released."
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Ike shifts a little, uncomfortable, " ah, right. little bit late for that, but i'll settle down while you go get that."
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Link gives a little nod, "I'm sorry about that. I'll be back soon." He gets up and heads out, grabbing the proper papers and a pen before going back to ike's room and setting them on his tray, "here."
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Ike chuckles, " it happens." he starts working on the papers.
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Link sits down and plays on his phone while he waits, "when you're done i'll bring it back to the reception disk and she'll give me a wheelchair for you."
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Ike groans, " i don;t need a wheelchair, seriously." he finishes off the paperwork and hands the stack to Link.
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link sighs and takes the paperwork, "Unfortunately the wheelchair is a must when leaving the hospital. its so you dont take a fall on their property which would allow you to sue them. so its less of a you thing and more of a them thing." he goes to turn the paperwork in
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Ike makes a rude noise, " fine fine. go get the stupid chair."
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Link chuckles and after the papers were returned he grabs a wheelchair and rolls it back in ike's room, "Alright, alright lets not think of it as me carrying you in a wheelchair. "
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Ike gets himself into the chair, " you're totally pushing me around like a useless lump of meat."
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Link hums, and chuckles, "You're so important I couldnt bare to let you walk on this low quality flooring. You deserve only the best marble, heated flooring." He gets anything in the room that needs to be brought with and starts wheeling ike down the hall
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Ike straightens his back and points, " that's right, now forward steed!"
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Link laughs, shaking his head, "Calm down there my precious knight. You wouldnt want to knock any of these fine countrymen down." they get to the lobby and link fishes around for his keys in his bag, grabbing the lanyard connected to them, "Thank goodness I parked close."
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Ike laughs, " if they dare get in the way run em over!"
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Link snorts and pushes ike to his van, unlocking the vehicle, "Alright my white knight, get into the fucking donkey-mobile."
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Ike climbs in, " what no limo for the white knight? 1 star, i demand to speak to your manager."
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Link snorts, "Sorry, figured you didnt want paparazzi showing the hell up." link puts the wheel chair away before getting in the car and heading to the mansion
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Ike chuckles, " you're fine, im just being stupid."
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Link keeps his eyes on the road, "you're not being stupid. Silly, yes. Not stupid though." They get to the mansion and link pulls up to the house
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Ike waits until they stop before getting out of the van, wincing a bit, " oof, i really did get banged up huh?"
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Link looks over at ike before getting out of his vehicle and quickly going over to ike, "Yeah that's kinda why the doc wants you to relax for a bit. Let's get you inside and on my bed. I assure you it's much more comfortable than the hospital bed."
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Ike nods and slowly makes his way to the house, " food first."
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Link snorts, "I'll tell the chef to bring up some food and you can eat it in my bed, okay?" He pulls out his phone, "what do you want to eat?"
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Ike blinks, " uh, i guess something high protein? that'll help me heal and stay with me longer."
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Link nods and let's the cook know. "Alright let's get you inside." He takes ike's hand, leading him to his bedroom
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Ike blinks and blushes, following after him, " yes sir."
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Link gets up to his beautiful room and Alaskan king sized bed and pulls the covers back for ike, "relax, and let me know if you need anything else besides food."
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Ike laughs softly, " yes sir." he climbs in and gets settled.
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Link smiles when he sees ike get comfortable and he hums softly, "any games i can give you? maybe bring the tv down so you can watch some cable?"
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Ike chuckles, " you really don;t need to pamper me this much. i can walk to go to another room too you know."
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Link blinks, "Walk to another room? Oh! right, you havent really been in my room that much." He reaches over to the night stand and grabs a small remote and aims it at the ceiling as he pushes a button.
the ceiling opens up and a tv that is pressed flat against the hidden opening slowly swings from a ceiling mount until its perfect facing the bed. and it is a big tv.
Link hums softly, "This is why i dont have any lighting in the middle of my room and instead i have track lighting more on the sides close to my walls that are pointed to the center. this remote controls not only the tv coming down but you can change the angle or even swivel the tv to face it in a different direction."
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Ike gapes as the tv drops down and it's fucking massive. " jesus christ. i keep thinking you can;t surprise me with your rich shit but i keep getting proven wrong."
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link gives an embarrassed grin, "Uh well... my room is quite a bit more high tech than my cousins. mainly because if im stuck in bed with my heat I need to make sure i have everything i need in order to wait it out and not bother anyone. It also why my room is on the higher level and its a corner room. plenty of ventilation opportunities so my stink doesnt hang around inside."
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Ike nods, " fair enough, makes good sense."
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Link nods, "it's also why my room has such a large bathroom. I mean, every bedroom has its own bathroom but mine, aside from the master suite, has a huge bathroom with a chute that goes straight to the laundry facility. It's honestly a little overwhelming sometimes..."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " the room or your heats? i mean, i could understand if both but still."
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Link hums, "well yeah both I guess. But I was talking about the room. It's great don't get me wrong, and I'm very thankful for all the accommodations but it certainly doesn't make me feel like... I don't know... "
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " all the comforts you could ever want and you dislike it?"
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Link sighs, "I like earning things that i have. I dont like everything just given to me like this. Plus the room feels a little unbelievable to me. I dont know, its hard to voice why my room bothers me since i dont really know why."
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Ike blinks and nods, " yeah i guess so...i suppose i can understand if it all feels too easy. i don;t like getting handouts either."
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link hums softly, "im aware. but i mean... you're with me now and i want you to be happy and healthy so if this green paper can help in anyway id rather use it to help then anything."
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Ike snorts softly, " well i'll tolerate it for now, but mostly because this also means i can spend time with my new boyfriend."
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Links heart flutters when he hears ike call him his boyfriend and he can't help but grin. He leans on the bed, "say that again!"
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Ike grins, " what, saying i want to spend time with my sexy new boyfriend?"
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He chuckles and holds ike's hand, "I love hearing that. Not sure why but I feel like I have butterflies in my chest hearing you can me your boyfriend. "
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Ike licks his lips, " i'd like to do more but... well im still kind of hungry." he chu
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Link nods, "food should be here soon. It's certainly not fast food so it isn't instant. "
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Ike nods, " im not complaining. im simply lamenting that if i did something, either my stomach or our food would interrupt us. i don;t fancy either."
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Link chuckles, "Yeah you aren't wrong." He hears a knock on the door, "speak of the devil. "
He gets up and goes to the door, opening it and taking a large tray from the maid, "thanks"
He bring the tray over to ike and makes sure the legs of the tray are secure before setting it in front of ike before taking the silver dome lid off his food, steam still coming off the freshly made feast for an alpha
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Ike blinks as he sees the plate, " uh, is this the right one? i was thinking like, bacon and eggs. not that im complaining, but that looks like a steak."
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Link nods, "yes its correct. And you have some mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli and quite a few options for drinks too. I just told the chef I need a meal for a healing alpha and he chose what to cook. Good protein from the steak, good nutrition from the broccoli and mash potatoes are just something that goes well with the food."
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Ike pokes a bit at the broccoli, " well i suppose i shouldn't be picky, can't say i usually eat much in the way of vegetables." he starts cutting into the steak.
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link hums softly, "well if you're going to have a filet mignon then i hope you'll do me the favor of eating broccoli. its damn near a super food and its good for you."
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Ike blinks, " is this actually filet mignon? never had it before... and i'll eat the nasty mini trees, i promise." he makes a face.
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Link chuckles, "Yeah it is. one of the softest and most tender type of steaks next to wagyu but you need more protein than fat so no wagyu for you today."
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Ike snorts, " somehow i think i'll survive." he quickly eats all the broccoli, then takes a few bites of steak, " mmm, damn this is good."
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Link smiles as he watches ike enjoy his food, "im glad you like it. I really do want to make sure you get the best care while you're here."
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Ike chuckles, " don't spoil me too much or i'll have a hard time going back to boring poor people food."
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link chuckles, "well lets hope our relationship goes well because as long as you're with me i'll make sure to feed you well."
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Ike laughs, " well i can't be here for meals 24/7." He eats the potatoes and steak and sighs softly in contentment after it's done.
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link snorts, "So you say, but i'll find a way." he flicks the tv on with his remote and changes it to some cartoons, "do you need anything else food wise?"
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Ike shakes his head, " naw, that steak feels like it's gonna sit with me for awhile. im good. thanks though."
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Link nods and curls up next to ike, humming happily, "if you insist, but if anything changes and you need something let me know. "
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Ike puts an arm around Link, " will do. for now, this seems like the perfect way to pass time."
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Link chuckles and gets cozy, snuggling against ike, "yeah. this honestly feels amazing. "
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Ike rests his head against the top of Links, taking a deep breath and feeling himself go instantly hard, " it does. it's a bit dangerous though."
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Link blushes, "down boy. I'd rather my cuddling go undisturbed."
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Ike snorts, " i can't help how my body reacts. Im not going to do anything." he sighs softly and lays his head down, shifting to try and ease a bit of the pressure in his groin.
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Link glances up at him, frowning thoughtfully before looking at, "well.... we certainly can't do.... any serious stuff but.... if it gets too be too much then I can give you a blowjob. At least then my neck is nowhere near your mouth. "
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Ike blinks, " you don't have to, i mean it hasn't even been 24 hours since we started dating i don't think. i'll be alright, it's uncomfortable but i'll survive."
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Link snorts, "if that's bad at 24 hours then what would you call what we did 12 hours ago? "
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Ike chuckles, " uh, both of us being out of control horny boys?"
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Link hums in bliss and hugs ike, "only because we pair well together. "
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Ike hugs him back, trying to keep his hips away so Link can;t feel his giant boner, " we'll see, that might not be a good thing."
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Link blinks before sighing, "y-yeah.... I know...I just... it's been a while since I felt happy about the person I'm with. "
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Ike sighs, " im sorry to hear that. well, lets just try and enjoy this moment hm? just you and me."
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link blinks before looking up at ike and smiling, "Oh there's no need to apologize! I made my choices, and now we're together, and i'll just be thankful about that."
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Ike nods, " for now anyway, lets hope it goes well."
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Link nods, "as long as my family curse doesn't affect you I guess."
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Ike lifts a hand up and gently whaps Link over the head, " didn;t i tell you to stop fussing over that? my own family is cursed in it's own way, so yours hardly scares me."
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Link chuckles, "you're the one that said you hope our relationship goes well. "
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" yeah, like in the normal way that relationships can be tricky. not in the way that im worried we're gonna get stuck by a meteor because of some curse." Ike snorts.
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Link snorts, "or my father gets out of jail and decides to try for round two. "
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Ike frowns, " If he does, he won't be going back to jail, he'll be going to the morgue."
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link sighs, "I mean i guess. the first time he went after our family no one expected it since he apparently was such a quiet person but im sure impa would be hyper vigilant if she found out he even got out of jail. Though i heard he is being constantly medicated so he shouldnt have another mental breakdown any time soon."
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Ike sighs, " yeah, still. i not going to let him do anything to you if i have anything to say about it."
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link sighs, "I doubt he'd do anything to me.... maybe impa and my cousins but not me."
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Ike frowns, " well that would make you unhappy so i'd still hurt him."
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Link hums, "i think I would still rather you not go after him. ah, maybe we should change the subject. I just wanna cuddle with you."
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Ike grumbles a little but pulls Link close, " alright."
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Link smiles when he's pulled close and he sighs in contentment, wrapping his arms around ike, "thank you, I love you."
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Ike blinsk and blushes, " uh yeah, i guess i love you too. feels weird to be saying that but... it feels right."
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Link snorts, "you don't have to say it back. I know it's weird, me saying it so soon but i... I don't know it feels like that's what my brain wants to say. "
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Ike chuckles, " fair i guess."
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Link hums and smiles as he hugs ike, rubbing his face into ike's chest, "i guess if anything i really love your muscles~"
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Ike blushes as Link nuzzles into his chest, " you're reeeaally not helping with the calming myself down issue there."
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Link blinks, blushing and looking at ike apologetically, "s-sorry. Maybe cuddling wasn't a good idea. "
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Ike snorts, " cuddling is fine, rubbing your face on my chest? it's hard not to get well...hard. doesn;t help that you smell so damn good."
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Link hums softly, "I didnt think i was giving out a sweet smell. I think its just my appley smell right now and not many find that smell to be anything exciting."
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Ike chuckles, " it's a little sweet, not too much. but i do think you smell good, all the time."
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link blushes and grins, before chuckling softly, "well uh... um thanks. its not often people i smell good when its not sexual."
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Ike sighs softly, " well, i've been pining after you for awhile so i guess i like a lot about you."
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link perks up a bit and he looks up at ike, grinning, "Oh yeah? A lot? Like what?"
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Ike blushes, " are you really going to make me start listing things? your eyes are amazing, and so is your laugh and smile. Your generous heart and stubborn attitude. you've got a pretty cute ass too."
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Link blinks and blushes before giving a soft chuckle, "its not often i hear my eyes being the first. Normally its my ass. I'm glad it seems to be on the lower end of your list."
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Ike chuckles, " oh it's definitely not on the lower end of my list, im just aware that it's usually bad form to compliment someone's sexy ass first." he reaches down and squeezes Links ass.
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Link blushes and shudders, "n-no fair. You're riling me up on purpose aren't you?"
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Ike snorts, " that's rather rich coming from the omega who first rubbed his face into my chest, and then asked me to list all the things that turn me on about him~"
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"i cant have sex with your chest, but you can fuck my ass so those two things arent the same. also i asked what you liked about me, not what turns you on. Also aside from my attitude you didnt compliment my personality aaaaat allllll! how hurtful~" he chuckles softly
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" what i like about you is what turns me on. oh, and as long as i can;t have sex with it it's okay to tease it?" he lifts his hands and rubs a thumb over links nipple.
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Link squeaks when he feels ike rub his nipple and he turns bright red, "I-I mean that ahhh~ that is what i uh i said but um- I might make the room smell so do-dont blame me for that."
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Ike chuckles softly, " i'll stop, but there's where your logic fails."
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link pouts, "if it weren't for my scent then i wouldnt stop you. but since my scent would affect you i dont want that to happen."
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Ike nods, " yeah... as much as i'd like to continue that'd be a bad idea i think."
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Link nods and sighs, "to be honest, i was expecting more more cuddles and fun but that was before we discovered that we were a bit too compatible. im sorry ike if your stay here ends up being boring."
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Ike sighs, " it's alright. i don't suppose...do you think you can tolerate a collar? just to be safe?"
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link tenses a bit before sighing, "i.... could try.... im very hesitant and i would appreciate it if we went slow just in case..."
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Ike nods, " of course. we can just cuddle if you want, i just won;t have to be quite so careful."
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Link begrudgingly nods before getting up, "I'll be... back. " He leaves the room before going downstairs and into the kitchen where he left the collar before.
He stares at it and grimaced before hesitantly putting it on.
As far as collars go it WAS better than the ones he was forced to wear in the past, and unlike the ones in the past this one didn't have a lock on it so he could actually remove it if he started to panic.
He felt around his neck a little to make sure it was in place before nervously heading back to his room
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Ike waits, twiddling his thumbs. Was it okay that he'd asked that? well they'd figure it out.
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Link enters the room and hesitantly looks up at ike, the air around him being tense. He didn't want to, but he couldn't help feeling so nervous.
He walked back to the bed and climbed back in it.
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Ike looks up and smiles, then frowns, " ah... it's fine, you can take it off and we can just leave some space between us. watch tv. okay?"
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Link perks a bit at that, "a-are you sure? I do have a big body pillow if that helps but i- I also want you to be happy. "
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Ike nods, " yeah, we'll just chill for now."
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Link nod and quickly removes the collar, letting it hit the floor quickly before sighing in relief.
He already feels better and he grabs his overstuffed body pillow before going back to the bed and curling up
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Ike sighs softly, looking up at the screen and breathing through his mouth as he tries to calm his body down.
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link hugs his body pillow. he felt a little guilty but... he also felt incredibly thankful to not wear the collar. He sighs softly and continues watching the tv
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Not exactly the quality time with his new boyfriend he had in mind, but this was apparently how it was gonna be. maybe he'd look online to see if he could find a gag or something, to keep himself from being able to bite.
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Link snuggles with the body pillow, trying to get into the idea that he was being held by ike, but it was too soft and he craved abs. he sighs softly, "Im sorry."
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Ike shrugs, " not your fault. it's my lack of self control. which is unusual for me, im usually pretty good at that."
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link sighs, "but im sure my scent is the trigger, or at the very least it is not helping. And... I have a very bad history with collars otherwise they wouldnt be a problem either."
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Ike sighs softly, " both of which aren't your fault."
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Link pouts, "I know but.... i still feel bad....I'll just have to make it up to you when we figure something else out, okay?"
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Ike grins, " i hope that means what i think that means."
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Link chuckles, "and then some, i assure you."
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Ike closes his eyes and takes a few breaths to calm himself down, " i look forward to it."
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Link wished he could tease the alpha more. it made him very excited just knowing he had this kind of affect on ike, but he knew it wouldnt be fair, or smart. he'd just have to wait until they knew it was safe for them to interact...
Link hums softly, quietly agreeing with Ike while silently vowing to make sure he'd blow ike's socks off.
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Ike soon gets himself under control and is able to relax watching tv, chatting softly with the other now and then. Obviously he had no idea what was going through the others mind, and he was trying to keep his mind off how badly he wanted to pounce on the other.
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Link keeps talking to ike, chatting about mundane things and just enjoying watching tv since its been a while. Soon it gets to be dinner time
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Ike stomach makes itself well known when dinner rolls around and Ike chuckles ruefully, " seriously, it gets a couple good meals and suddenly it thinks this is a regular thing."
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Link snorts, "it SHOULD be a regular thing. At the very least getting the extra weight on you is good. Let's your body use fat to fuel you instead of using your precious muscle. Anything you're craving?"
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Ike raises an eyebrow and grins, " my precious muscles huh? And yeah i know, coach is always saying i really need to try and get a little extra weight on me, im way too light for a guy my size. good muscle tone though." he flexes a little, " hm, maybe burgers? if we're trying to pack some good protein into me red meat's a good way to do it."
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Link chuckles, not backing down, "yes your precious muscles!!" He pulls out his phone, "burgers? Do you like eggs on your burgers? Some people like over easy eggs on their burgers and it's a great way to maximize protein intake."
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Ike blinks, " i've heard it's good, though can't say i've had the chance to try it. but i'll eat just about anything so worth a go. plus the yolks got some really good fats, which i could probably use."
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Link nods, "I can have the chef bring up a bunch of burgers, some with and some without just in case. I like both with and without so its no big deal for me." he starts texting the chef with their requests
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Ike snorts, " like im gonna not eat food just because im not super fond of one of the toppings."
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Link shrugs, "hey I havent been around you enough to know that. I've spent too much time with my family so im used to...." he glances at the door, "Lets just say.... Zelda is a very picky eater."
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Ike snorts, " i eat burgers that are about to get shitcanned. i can eat almost anything, gut of steel."
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Link makes a disgusted face, "Alright, dont say anymore. I got it, as gross as that is. You could get really sick doing that."
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Ike waves a hand dismissively, " i'd be in a lot worse shape if i didn't. without heavily discounted meals there's no way we'd be able to feed both sothe and i, let alone soren."
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link pouts before whining softly, "you're not making me fell any better. if anything i feel worse. I wanna send so much food to your siblings now. I know you'd be too prideful to accept the help but somehow i feel like they'd entertain the sudden food."
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Ike pats Links head, " things are better than they used to be, we had a rough time when we first moved out though."
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Link sighs and he's about to make a comment when there's a knock on the door, "ah that must be the food." He gets up and goes to the door and opens it up, smiling when he sees a maid with a rolling service cart, "Perfect thank you! " He takes the cart from her and rolls it inside.
The stainless steel service cart had two shelves and the top had cheeseburgers stacked on top of each other, some with eggs, some without and fresh hot fries.
The bottom had two clean plates, a few utensils, napkins, condiments, a pitcher of coca cola and two clean cups.
Link smiles at the amount of food before looking at ike, "feel well enough to plate up and pig out?"
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Ike blinks, " holy shit that was fast." he grabs a plate and licks his lips, " hell yeah i do." he puts a few various burgers on his plate and a helping of fries, adding the toppings he likes before taking a giant bite, making somewhat lewd noises at the taste.
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Link shrugs, "this family pays the chefs handsomely so I can only assume we get the bets of the best. It's also just burgers which is less complicated than some of the other foods we've been served." Link grabs the other plate and gets his own helping of burgers and fries
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Ike makes a grunt to show he heard, though doesn;t stop chowing down, consuming the burger before he eats some fries while loading another burger and digging into that one.
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link cant help but chuckle, watching as the egg yolk pops upon being bitten down and delicious golden yolk drools down ike's burger
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Ike spares only a minute to wipe up the yolk with the burger bun and taking another bite, soon demolishing that burger as well.
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Link finishes eating one burger before he grabs his glass and pours some soda for himself, setting the pitcher down and enjoying the cold beverage
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Ike grabs a third, eating it more slowly now that he's taken the edge off his hunger, " have to say, the egg is pretty good."
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Link nods, "it certainly does add a creamy richness to the beef."
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Ike nods, " good stuff. the burgers are good too, tender and juicy. i could eat the whole platter." he chuckles.
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Link chuckles, "well just let me have my fill and the rest can be yours."
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Ike laughs, " im not sure even i can eat that many. we'll see though, im willing to give it a try. " he grins and takes another bite, chewing slowly as he savors it.
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Link eats s total of 2 cheeseburgers and some fries before sighing softly, "so good. Well if you can't finish it then we'll put the rest in the fridge for you to eat later. "
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Ike nods, " agreed. cold burgers are good too." he eats a couple more, and some fries loaded with condiments, before he pours a glass of coke and drinks it, " alright, well i could eat more, but i also prefer not feeling like im gonna burst."
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Link nods and and cleans up the food, wrapping them up and going over to his mini fridge and slides them in, "I'll just keep the burgers in here." he goes back to the serving cart and pushes it back outside his room for the maids to collect.
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Ike nods and yawns, " damn it feels wrong to be sitting around like this, but i could go for a nap."
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Link nods, "Nap away. thats why you're here after all. To rest properly."
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Ike yawns, " feels so wrong though. but i guess i can rest for a couple days..." he gets up and uses the restroom, making sure his face and hands were clean after that mean, getting condiments or grease all over Links bed wasn't something he wanted to do, before crawling under the covers.
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Link chuckles, "well if its alright with you i'll probably just watch some youtube on my phone." he grabs his headphones and gets on the other side of the bed
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Ike yawns, " i won;t hear it, i sleep pretty heavy." he closes his eyes.
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Link hums and relaxes on his bed, "Still polite to use headphones. sleep well."
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Ike nods, " yeah i hear ya... don;t feel like you gotta stay here either. sleeping people are pretty boring."
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Link shakes his head, "Nah. if anything i get to see you sleep. a golden opportunity for me."
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Ike chuckles softly, " if you say so." he sighs softly and relaxes, not taking long for his breathing to even out in sleep.
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Link glances over when Ike's breathing evens out and he cant help but smile. He goes back to his phone and sticks to that for a while before drifting off to sleep for a few hours as well
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Ike does snore softly now and then, but nothing major. He starts to wake after a few hours, rolling over and pain jolting him awake.
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Link, in his sleep, somehow managed to roll over the body pillow wall and was currently snuggling against ike. Ike's movements did wake him up though and he groans softly, "mmm you okay?"
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Ike blinks down at the omega snuggling him and wills himself to calm down, " yeah im alright. just moved wrong. you can go back to sleep if you want."
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Link nods and hums, "Okay. do you need anything for pain though? how is your pain?"
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Ike shakes his head, " naw i'll be alright, it's not too bad. just caught me off guard."
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Link nods and lays back down, "Mmmokay. Let me know if you need anything though. you're free to anything in my fridge and my bathroom."
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Ike nods, " got it. might take a shower, kinda stink from the party still."
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Link nods, "okay." he gets back up, "maybe i should show you the shower quick. it is a rain shower head type so it might be a bit much."
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Ike blinks, " right, fancy rich stuff." he slowly gets up, wincing. " oof."
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Link goes to his bathroom and over to the shower which is a large and modern shower with a rain shower head along with on the wall what appear to be buttons, "so this main handle here obviously turns the main rain shower head on, it is the most normal handle out of everything here. these buttons over here are marked so the lightbulb is the led lights of the shower, the nest 3 buttons with the water marking controls the jets on the wall behind you and they spray water on your back as a massage function, and when your done with the water and you've turned everything off this button here with the lines is the air dryer. you push this button and the vents with kick on with warm air to dry you off mostly." he goes to a cabinet and pulls out a fluffy towel, "Sometimes i dont have the patience to be air dried so here is a towel in case you feel the same way. sometimes its nice when the weather starts to get really cold but we havent reached that yet. soon though."
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Ike blinks slowly, " okay, well i got that that one," points to the first handle mentioned, " does the shower thing. that's what i need to know, got it. towels in the cabinet."
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Link hums, "good enough. To be fair I never touch the jets either." He points to some smooth fake rock looking surface that matches with the rest of the shower, "that's actually a really comfy seat if you don't want to stand and shower. Use whatever products you want." He walks over to the sink and remembers he hasn't taken his meds yet. He hums and starts piling the usual amount of pills into his hand, making sure he has all of them before downing them dry quickly
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Ike nods, " alright." he spots Link down the handful of pills and raises an eyebrow but decides to not comment. He pulls his shirt off revealing the bruises on his torso and the purpling where Ganon punched him in the gut.
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Link glances over and makes a small tsk sound, "christ that looks painful. You sure you don't want anything for that? Even if it's not in pill form I have some creams for bruising that we could put on once you're done with the shower."
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Ike blinks and sighs, " well... i suppose it wouldn;t hurt to take some painkillers and put some cream on it." he leans over and steps out of his pants, groaning at the movement, now only in his boxers. " now, you staying to watch the show or am i showering alone?" he grins and chuckles.
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Links face turns bright red and he shudders, "S-sorry!" he turns and quickly leaves his bathroom. He wouldnt lie, he would love to join ike in the shower but he had to keep reminding himself that impa would not be happy.
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Ike chuckles softly and shucks the boxers, getting into the shower and getting himself cleaned up. he sits on the spot Link had pointed out and lets the hot water soothe his muscles for awhile, then eventually shuts it off and grabs a towel, drying himself off and wrapping it around his waist. He peeks his head from the doorway, " hey i forgot to grab my spare clothes, toss me some clean stuff will ya?"
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Link glances over, "oh yeah one sec." He gets off the bed and goes over to ikes bag. He pauses briefly before shrugging and picking the whole thing up and bringing it over to ike, "here. I don't really wanna fish out your underwear."
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Ike snorts softly, " I mean they might be kinda worn but they're clean." He takes the bag into the bathroom and shuts the door. He pulls a clean set of clothes on before coming back out with his bag, shirt tucked under his arm, " uh, you said you had some cream?"
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Link nods, "Yeah I do. I used to use it all the time." He gets up and goes to his bathroom and opens his medicine cabinet, pushing more pill bottles to the side before grabbing a tube. To the untrained eye it would look like any lotion bottle but the small prescription tag on the back gives it away to be something for the skin. He goes back over to ike and gives it to him, "here. Just treat it like you would with lotion. No need to bandage it up or anything."
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Ike nods and carefully sits, squeezing some out and rubbing it into the bruises.
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Link lays back down on the bed and hums, "when you're done you can just toss it on my bathroom counter."
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Ike nods, " alright." he applies it to all his bruises before putting it on the counter and pulling his shirt on.
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Link taps about on his phone, humming softly, "feel better after the shower?"
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Ike nods, " yeah, loosened up the sore muscles. good stuff."
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Link nods, "it's amazing honestly. Numbs, treats, and helps with the discoloration. It was a real life saver sometimes."
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Ike hums, " well, we'll see how it does. it's got a lot of damage to cover." he goes to the fridge and pulls a cold burger out, biting into it.
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Link hums and goes back to his phone. god he really wanted to at least suck ike's dick. "anything else you might need right now?"
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Ike shakes his head, " naw, i think im good. fed, rested, i don;t smell like a liquor store. so.... what would you do now? i feel kind of at a loss as to what to do. normally i'd be doing school work, or working."
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Link hums, "what are you okay with doing? we have plenty of things to do at the mansion but with your bruising i dont want to show you the work out room or anything."
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Ike shrugs, " well that's probably a good idea. uh, i guess we should stick to low impact stuff, like watching a movie or video games?"
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Link nods, "I have monster hunter world. We could play that! "
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Ike blinks, " sure, i'll give it a go."
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The omega tosses a ps4 controller to ike, before grabbing his own. He grabs his remote and change the input until it shows the ps4 homescreen and he starts up the game, "I'm not very good at it but it's really pretty!"
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Ike chuckles, " considering i've never played i doubt i'll be very good." he starts messing with teh controls as he figures it out.
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Link chuckles, "Good we can suck together." he starts a mission, happily playing and messing around
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Ike snorts and follows Link, goofing around grabbing random stuff. " what about these things, are they dangerous?" he's looking at the herbovires that are meandering through.
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Link hums softly, "Those are fine. They are just minding their own business. Dont get me wrong, you can kill them for meat if you want but those arent the most dangerous things out here. you'll be able to tell real quick which creatures plan to kill you."
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Ike hums, " maybe i'll take them down for practice. get used to the controls." with a few hiccups he manages to take them down, " okay, okay i think i kind of have the idea of what to do."
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Just as he says that the entire herd make a run for it as the Great Jagras runs in from a different area and link yelps, "run away!"
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Ike yelps and bolts after Link, " the fuck is that thing?!"
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"An enemy. we can either fight it or run but we dont have shit to defeat him with yet so running and hiding is the only thing we can do for now."
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Ike nods, " okay, so run or die, got it!"
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Link chuckles as they get to the next screen and they get a prompt to collect certain plants for research, "Eventually we'll know what we're doing enough to take him on but for now we're babies."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " we're awfully big babies."
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Link snorts, "I've met bigger babies. we're nothing in comparison."
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Ike chuckles softly, " okay, so we need to grab some of this plant here?"
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Link nods, "yeah, as many as we can. it'll continue the story line and the more we can push the plot the more freedom we'll have to get our weapons and armor to be stronger."
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Ike nods, " okay. oh, there's more here."
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Link nods and keeps going with the games primary objective until they land back at the base, "Okay so you know that material we got? Lets go up here and see what we can upgrade." his character runs up a winding flight of stairs
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Ike quickly follows him up, " jeez does this staircase twist enough?"
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Link chuckles, "it could in really life but doesn't in game. I'm really glad it doesnt."
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Ike snorts, " god it'd be crazy if it did. i mean it's aesthetically pleasing and all but im getting dizzy and it's a dang game."
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Link laughs and gets to the smithy, "okay looks like we gathered some decent stuff. Go ahead and see what you can either make or upgrade."
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Ike checks and hums, " uh, looks like i can make this sword thingy, and these two pieces of armor. should i do that?"
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Link nods, "armor for sure, check the stats of the weapons first. They are all different in their own way but better defense is always a good thing. Especially when you get good at dodging."
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Ike nods, " alright. he has the armor crafted up and puts it on, " wow, i look... weird. anyway, what now? go kill something?"
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Link nods, "let's go back and get going. If we kill those friendly creatures, collect their meat, and then poison it with some plants we could try to poison the big scary guy and get a better chance of killing him."
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Ike nods, " alright, we can try that."
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They load in and link quickly runs to the creatures
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Ike follows and chops at the helpless herbivores, " die so i can harvest your delicious meats!"
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Link also kills some smaller ones before going to some plants, "I'll collect the plants while you collect the meat."
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Ike starts carving the herbivores, " got it. so do we have a backup plan if the poisoning this thing goes badly?"
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"Running. Running is the plan." He chuckles softly and keeps harvesting. "After we kill this guy and go back to base more creatures will show up that will be stronger than the Jarga."
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Ike grimaces, " got it. underhanded tactics and running like hell if they don't work. wait, stronger stuff? we can;t even kill this one without making a big to do about it."
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Link nods, "his body will give us good resources to get stronger. We'll probably have to kill him several times before getting enough to make armor and weapons out of him. Then we can go after the next creature. This game has a lot of monsters and when it comes to boss monsters this guy is at the bottom of the food chain."
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Ike blinks, " oh, so instead of like leveling up to get stronger, we get stronger by making stronger armor and weapons?"
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Link nods, "Yeah! I think your profile technically levels up but that's just to kinda brag to other players."
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Ike hums softly, " interesting..."
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They play for a few more hours, the automatic lights adjusting their brightness higher as the sun begins to set.
Link notices the sun setting from his window, "ah. Seven o' clock already. As magical as winter sometimes feels it sure is a bummer that it gets darker for longer."
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Ike glances up, " oh jeez, yeah no kidding." his stomach growls to remind them that he's an alpha using calories to heal.
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link hears the growling and looks over at ike, "Hungry for dinner?"
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Ike chuckles, " i guess so."
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Link nods, "hold on, let me see what is for dinner." he gets up, "i can also grab a snack for you while im down there."
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Ike waves a hand dismissively, "there's cold burgers, i can munch one of those."
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Link sticks out his tongue, "i'll find something!" he runs out of his room in search of nomnoms
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Ike shrugs and digs a cold burger out, munching it to shut his stomach up in the meantime.
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link goes downstairs and looks around for his family as he heads to the kitchen
zelda is in the kitchen, reading a book with some tea
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Sheik and Paya are also there, also enjoying tea. Sheik is working on homework, and Paya has earbuds in as she watches a show on her phone.
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Link sneaks in and tries his best to quietly rummage through the sink
Zelda stops mid sip as she watches her cousin rifle through their fridge
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Sheik hears the noise and lifts his head, raising an eyebrow, " not even a hello huh?"
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Link squeaks and peeks over to sheik, "I- well you look busy. I dont want to disturb you guys."
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Sheik snorts softly, " saying hello isn;t really disturbing us."
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link blushes, "Well no but i dont know what you guys could be doing so to me it would be disturbing you guys."
Zelda hums, "sneaking food to your room?"
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Sheik snorts, " badly sneaking food to his food." he looks back down at his homework and writes down an answer.
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Link blushes a bit before huffing, "I- I am not sneaking food. Im just not used to the chef's not making a lot of food all the time."
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Sheik chuckles, " we figured we'd wait until you and Ike woke up and wanted to eat. we've had some snacks in the meantime. I was thinking shrimp kabobs grilled?"
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Link pauses and nods, "That could be good, yeah. and we werent sleeping, we were playing monster hunter. but he's also an alpha so he eats a lot."
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Sheik shrugs, " regardless. i'll tell the chef." he grabs his phone and texts the chef to work on grilled seafood kabobs.
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Link nods, "maybe some steak too? a surf n turf kind of thing? ike needs a lot of protein if im gonna bulk him up."
Zelda snorts softly, "You certainly do like your alpha's to have some meat on their bones."
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Sheik chuckles, " alright. well, he is rather lean for an alpha, he can probably use it." he adds steak to the kabob request.
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link grins, "Ah, yeah. I do think he needs a bit more muscle on him just in general. Thanks for adding steak."
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Sheik nods, " yup. well it's to be expected that he's on the lean side with his lifestyle."
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Link sighs, "His whole family. And i wish i could help more but he's so damn stubborn about accepting money..."
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Sheik hums, " he's proud. Accepting money would make it feel like he can't support his family."
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Link sighs, "well his family certainly aren't as fussy. Maybe I should just give them the money..."
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Sheik hums, " you could, but it would shame him to know he wasn't able to take care of them."
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Zelda perks up, "Could we.... also hire them? what do they do?"
Link rubs the back of his head, "I.... dont know?"
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Sheik crosses his arms, " as far as i know Soren doesn't leave the house unless absolutely necessary. i believe he works online. As for Sothe from what i can tell he works nights, although doing what i don't know. or at least that's what im guessing from when i tried to talk to Soren once and Sothe got pissed and locked him out for interrupting his sleep."
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Zelda sighs, "Well sounds like Soren is a weirdo."
Link chuckles, "He's.... not so terrible. He does have a couple of quirks but he is overly protective of his siblings and loves tea and just doesnt want people he doesnt know to bother him. in a way he kinda reminds me of sheik a little."
Zelda tsks, "Nah sheik is totally different, and cooler."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " excuse me, im not a social recluse. i can leave the house and see the sun once in awhile. anyway i can't do background checks on them, someone keeps blocking me. if you want to know what they do, you're gonna have to ask. Or...." he looks at Zelda, " you could ask Sothe, i bet he'd tell you."
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Zelda blinks before scowling, "What? why? why do you think he would tell ME??"
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " well i believe i remember him telling you that you could give him a call. He seems interested in you, in some fashion anyway."
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Zelda scoffs softly, "I dont see why. we didnt exactly get off on the right foot with him being as crude as he is."
Link shrugs, "Maybe he secretly likes that."
Zelda sticks her tongue out, "well I certainly dont!"
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Sheik sighs, " im not telling you to sleep with him for goodness sake, im saying ask him what he and Soren do. it's not a huge thing."
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zelda sighs, "I guess.... i just dont want him to have the chance to say something that will upset me."
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Sheik sighs, " i suppose that's fair. well, guess that's a dud then."
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Zelda looks at link, "Why cant you ask ike what the other two do?"
Link blinks before chuckling, "You're right, i could just ask him. I dont think he'd lie to me."
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Sheik nods, " it's settled then. Link will just ask Ike. it's natural to be curious after all."
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Link nods, "Yeah, when do you think the food from the chef will be ready?"
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Sheik shrugs, " probably within half an hour to an hour?"
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Link nods, "Alright, i'm gonna go back to ike and let him know. see ya guys in a bit." he heads back up to his room and goes inside
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Ike looks up, a cold burger sticking from his mouth.
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Link sees ike and chuckles, "Okay, order of food is being worked on. We got a surf and turf style kebabs coming up. The chef's know we have a young alpha eating so they'll make sure to make plenty."
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Ike quickly tears off the bite he was working on and swallows, holding the other other of the burger, " sweet. sounds awesome."
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link nods, "it'll be a small wait so dont hesitate to eat more of those burgers."
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Ike grins, " uh, too late. but i've taken the edge off so im good." he finishes off the other half, " i could get used to this."
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Link chuckles and shakes his head before climbing on his bed, "You'll immediately miss me when you get better enough to go back home to your siblings."
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Ike laughs, " maybe a little. but i'll still see you when i come in for work all the time."
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link snorts, "Yeah but thats work. its not laying on a bed and having food delivered to you on a literally silver platter."
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Ike sighs, " i do have to admit that part is really...REALLY nice."
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Link chuckles before glancing up at the ceiling, "speaking of your siblings, what do they do for work? All three of you work right?"
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Ike blinks, " yeah of course we do. Soren works online, i think he does a lot of coding mostly. Sothe works nights, he does some random jobs, but he also tests security systems. he's got a knack for being able to break into places, so we convinced him to make it a job."
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Link nods, "I see. well thats interesting." he'd have to report that back to sheik and zelda later. "so what did you wanna do while we wait for dinner?"
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Ike sits on the bed, " um, i guess play a game or something? i never have this much free time, feels weird."
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Link nods, "Wanna keep playing monster hunter or should i look for a new game?"
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Ike hums, " mounter hunter should be fine."
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link nods and starts the game up again, handing ike the controller
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Ike takes the controller and settled onto the bed and starts playing.
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Link gets comfy on the bed and happily starts playing. he couldnt help but imagine himself choking on ike's cock, causing his face to slowly turn a little more red as the attempt to clear his thoughts fail
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Ike blinks and lifts his head, instinctually taking in the scent as the smell of sugar fills the room, " Link?"
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Link drops his controller and gets off the bed. He makes his way to his vents and turns up the fans to max power, "oh god im so sorry. im so fucking embarrassed."
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Ike blinks and laughs, " well it happens." he goes over the the window and opens it, trying to calm his own hormones and ignore the half mast erection he has from the pheromones.
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Link goes to his bathroom and grabs his scent blocker lotion and starts applying it to his neck, "I didn't mean to be so horny."
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Ike sighs, " it's alright, we'll figure it out. and i suppose this is a good test of my own self control."
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link sighs and exits his bathroom once the cream had been fully applied, "This is certainly the first time that i've considered being too compatible a bad thing."
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Ike sighs, " yeah... well, when we finally can safely do things, it should make the sex absolutely amazing at least." he grins.
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Link's face turns bright red and although it is incredibly dampened, there is still a slight hint of sweet lingering around link, "y-yeah."
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Ike coughs a bit and sticks his head out the window.
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Link whines softly, "Im SORRY. You made me think of sex again!"
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Ike grunts, " yeah, i made myself think of it too, which is why im sticking my head out the window. just need a minute."
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Link goes back to the bathroom and grabs a washcloth, letting it run under cold water and wringing it out. "Just need to cool down" He shoves his face into the washcloth
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Ike takes several deep breaths to try and calm himself, bringing his head back in after a few minutes and glances over, seeing both their characters got their asses handed to them while they were distracted. " whelp."
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link pulls the cloth away and sighs when he calms down, "cold washcloth always helps." he hums and sets it down in case he needs it 5 minutes later before going over to the tv, "Ah. that'll happen."
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Ike snorts, " yeah.... can;t say we were very focused on the fight."
Sheik texts Link letting him know food was being served.
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link hears his phone go off and he checks it, "Perfect timing. sheik just told me food was being served. Do you want to eat with everyone or should I ask for food to be brought up to us?"
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Ike blinks, " ooo food. im good eating with everyone else if you are. might help keep things uh... cooled down."
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Link nods, "Yeah, getting away from the bedroom might be a good idea." He gets up and heads out of his room, making sure ike is following
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Ike follows. where the food was, he would follow! Once they get there he sits down.
Sheik and Paya are already seated, chatting softly and eating some fresh fruit.
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Link sits down next to ike and smiles, "thanks for the text sheik."
Zelda is sitting next to paya, also eating some fresh fruit
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Sheik nods, "no problem." Soon the platters of kababs and grilled veggies and side dishes are brought out and set on the table, and Ike quickly snags a few of each kabob, not piling his plate too high to let everyone else eat before he goes haywire.
Sheik and paya both take modest portions, mostly taking fruit and veggies over meat.
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Zelda follows in sheik and paya's actions, also choosing more veggie and fruit options
Link chooses more veggie than anything, grabbing a couple of meat kabobs as well
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Ike does take some veggies, though mostly goes for meat, tearing the chunks off and wolfing them down in evident pleasure.
Sheik spears a bit of shrimp and munches it, " the chef outdid himself this time, whipping this up in such a short time, and enough for a young alpha too. might need to talk to Impa about a raise for him."
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Zelda nods, "agreed. a large array of food as well. i see no reason why she wouldnt, but if it is the case then i can always give the chef extra income myself."
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" Impa knows how to treat valuable employees. I have no doubt when informed of how well he's been doing she'll be wanting to increase his pay to keep him around." he takes a piece of caramelized pineapple.
Ike barely listens, making food vanish at a fast rate.
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Link happily munches and his veggie kabobs, enjoying the zucchini and squash, also not listening
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Soon Paya and Sheik have eaten their fill, sitting back and sipping at tea.
Ike puts away a large amount of food, eating a good amount of everything, but especially meat. Eventually he does sit back, " damn... im actually full."
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link smiles at ike, "good. You need to be full in order to get better. Full tummy and plenty of rest is the best for you right now."
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Ike chuckles, " two things i am very much not used to experiencing. this is gonna be odd."
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Link chuckles, "Well hopefully in some ways we can make comfort a norm for your life."
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Ike chuckles, " i doubt that, but it's a nice reprieve anyway."
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Link shrugs, "I can try at least. " He looks at sheik, "did impa tell you when she would be home? "
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Sheik glances at his phone, " she'll be home in about an hour."
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link nods, "im sure she'll want to make sure i've been a good boy so it'll be good to know when she's coming home."
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Sheik raises an eyebrow, " yeah. plus she's been trying to rush through a prototype apparently for something."
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Link sighs, "She always works way too hard. she should take a break once in a while."
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Sheik hums in agreement, " agreed, though i got the impression this seemed particularly important to her."
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Link blinks and tilts his head, "oh? Figured it was just more work that was piled on her. "
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Sheik shrugs, " probably somewhat of that too, she kept talking about something she needed to get tested and finished as soon as possible though." he grabs some shrimp and munches them.
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Link nods and grabs another skewer to munch on, "alright well... I guess I'll see her when she gets home. "
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Sheik nods, " indeed. she'll tell us more when she's ready to."
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Link gives another nod before glancing at ike, "did you eat enough? Anything else I can get for you while we're down here?"
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Ike looks at the remaining food, contemplating. " i don't think i can eat more, but it's so good..."
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Link chuckles, "we can always pack some up and bring it back to my room. The chef made plenty and it's better to have it for later than think you're done and then a few hours later be hungry enough to request more food. "
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Ike nods, " fair i suppose. i did polish off those burgers so something to take the edge off if i do get hungry would be nice."
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Link nods, "exactly!" He smiles and gets out of his chair, "let me get some containers." He goes to the kitchen
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Ike sighs softly, this was the life. not that it could stay his life, but damn did they have it cushy here.
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Link comes back with some containers and begins packing the meat heavy skewers inside, "Definitely would give that chef a raise. This was all really good."
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Sheik chuckles, " i will speak with Impa about it, i see no reason why she would refuse."
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Link nods and looks at ike, "ready to head back up to my room?"
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Ike nods and gets up, " want me to carry those? it's my chow anyway."
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Link nods and hands it to ike, "Sure!" He heads back to his room
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Ike grabs it and follows Link back to the room, " so now what?"
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Link hums, "more video games? an after dinner food coma? the decisions are endless."
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Ike sighs, " i feel i should be doing something productive. this is so weird." he puts the food into the fridge.
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Link hums, "Well when you are cleared to be able to do more we do have a gym here so you could do some light exercises if it helps."
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Ike nods, " that'd help i guess, though it's kind of weird to think about just working out. i mean i do exercises and stuff sometimes, but usually i get enough on the job to keep me fit, plus gyms cost money."
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Link blinks a bit before tilting his head, "Our gym is in our house. its free. we bought the machines. and its not a forever thing, just something to keep you moving as long as you're stuck here."
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Ike nods, " i figured, i was just saying why i've never used a gym, not everyone can buy their own in home gym." he chuckles.
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Link shrugs, "well you have a gym now i guess. might as well use it while you can. just about anything thats in the common areas can be used by you if you wish."
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Ike nods, " alright. i guess i'll try and rest some more, since that's the doctors orders."
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Link nods and smiles, "Good. It gives me more snuggle time too."
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Ike snorts softly, " only if we can keep control of ourselves."
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Link nods, "Thats what my pillows are for."
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Ike snorts, " only if we snuggle the pillows instead of each other."
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"we'll put a body pillow between ourselves. im really trying to think of a way to snuggle with you safely."
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Ike nods slowly, " we can try..."
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link grabs his largest body pillow, which is incredibly fluffy and big, and shoves it between themselves, "there. this one is my favorite to hold."
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Ike lays down, poking the pillow a bit, " weird..." he settles down, feeling entirely out of his element already with so much downtime.
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Link happily lies down and hums, "Thought maybe you'd like this too since my smell is all over it."
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Ike tenses a bit, " well i think i'll skip on testing that too much, i'd rather not get myself too excited."
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Link hums, "I guess... maybe when you get better and you head back to your apartment you could take my pillow with you."
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Ike raises an eyebrow, " I suppose so."
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"and then when my smell fades and is replaced by yours I want it back. then i can smell your scent even if we're too busy to actually see each other."
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Ike blinks and chuckles softly, " alright. we can do that."
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Link smiles and nods, "good. Being able to smell you after a long day at class is something I'm excited for. "
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He blushes, " i'd offer the real thing instead of the pillow but... we know how that'll go."
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Link nods, "Yeah. I know. For now though let's watch a movie to keep ourselves focused on something else. " Link grabs the remote and starts flipping through the movie options
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Ike nods, " good idea." he keeps an eye on the movies, " hm, i've heard that one is good."
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Link hums, "encanto? its pretty new so yeah we can watch it." link clicks it and presses play
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Ike nods, " yeah. kind of more of a kids movie but that's okay, i don't mind animated stuff."
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Link chuckles, "I love animated stuff. plus this one hits different."
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Ike wiggles a bit to get nestled in comfy, " i'll have to take your word for it."
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After a couple of hours the movie ends and link is hugging his pillow, sniffling
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Ike looks over at Link and blinks, " you okay? i mean i know it was kinda gooey at the end there but it's just a movie."
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"A movie about toxic family generations get me every time. The abuella in this movie wouldn't be too far off from my own grandmother if she were alive."
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Ike purses his lips a bit, " i guess that makes sense. things are different now though."
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link nods, "Yeah things are a lot more different. ah but im also an empathetic person. If someone starts crying then I'll probably start crying too even if there's technically nothing for me to cry about."
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Ike reaches over and pats Links shoulder, " i'll keep that in mind"
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Link chuckles softly, "I'm a big baby. What can I say."
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Ike chuckles, " you said it not me." he picks up his crappy phone and looks at it, made sense the other two would be busy and not be texting him, he was in good care after all. he just felt restless.
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Link sighs softly and hugs his pillow, looking over at ike, "sorry if you're bored. I guess im just paranoid since head injuries can be serious."
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Ike smiles at Link, " it's less that im bored and more just im not used to being this idle. sorry. it's a weird feeling."
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Link nods, "no need to apologize. I get that. At any rate, once the 24 hours are up we could go for a walk. That's a light activity."
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Ike nods, " that'll be nice at least. getting out and about will be good."
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Link nods, "but at any point you get dizzy or tired let me know. I won't take you back inside but at least getting you to sit for a bit before continuing is ideal."
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Ike chuckles, " alright, if you say you won;t try and make me stop i'll try to not push myself too hard."
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"That's the plan. As someone who was quite the reckless kid if I knew being upfront and honest about something gave me the opposite reaction then what I wanted I would never say the truth. It didn't take long for impa to catch on to that quickly."
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Ike chuckles, " she's a smart woman."
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Link hums and smiles, "incredibly smart. She went to some boot camp, then college, then she became a lawyer and she watches over most of the things that happen at the academy. She is a busy and smart woman."
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Ike's eyes widen, " wow, she took this whole head of the family thing seriously huh?"
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Link nods, "I think it's because she feels incredibly guilty for everything that went down in the family. Like, if she had tried harder with my dad and her sister then maybe this whole thing could have been avoided... but I don't know.... apparently grandma and grandpa were really cruel and manipulative so the damage on mom's mental health was probably inevitable."
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Ike frowns, " that... must be a very heavy burden for her to bear."