Opia: ... I write too many Zelda fics... Anyway, this one came to me a little while ago and I kinda like it. It has a slightly different focus, Ruto. I'm not quite sure where this ones going, but I do know some of the important details... sorta.
Cari: Opia does not own The Legend of Zelda.
"It's beautiful."
Ruto sighed in ecstasy. The sun was slowly setting on the horizon just beyond Zora's domain, painting the sky in dazzling hues of red, orange, and purple. On top of a cliff stood Link and his fiancée. She clung lovingly to his arm.
"Link?" Ruto gazed up at her beloved, who was staring at the sunset, his face still and serious, "You've been so quiet. It was nice of you to take me here. We don't get to spend as much time together as I'd like."
Link closed his eyes and sighed.
"Ruto…" He said, "I… I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I-I've wanted to tell you this for a long time…."
Ruto blushed, "Yes?"
He looked into her eyes; "It's about our wedding."
The Zora's heart skipped a beat, "Have you finally picked a date!"
Link took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He laid his hands upon her shoulders.
"Years back… when you gave me the Zora's Sapphire… I-I was a naïve young boy, I had no idea what marriage was or what a fiancée was, and I just took the stone thinking you were babbling about nothing… But I'm older now, and I understand…" He turned away from Ruto, "Ruto… I don't… no… I… can't marry you."
Ruto's fins drooped visibly, "W-what?"
"I'm sorry… I don't want to hurt you, but it was all one big mistake…."
She tried to look at his face, "But… Link…."
He avoided her gaze.
"I'm sorry." Link whispered.
The Zora sank to her knees, dumbfounded. Tears welled up in her eyes. She looked up desperately at his slender frame.
"But-but I love you."
Link walked away.
"Link!"
Tears broke free of their restraints. Ruto rubbed her arms. The sun had set; it was beginning to get chilly. Then, her shoulders shaking, she doubled over and cried.
Opia: Extremely, extremely short chapter... but it's a good stopping point. The next chapter will be longer... I think.
Cari: Please RR if you want to.