Adalia looked around the house and smiled very happy at how much work she had done to clean it up for her father before he had come home. Her father had been gone for a few years on some mission for the queen of Hyrule all she got out of her father was that it was very important and that she would get most of the money he was getting so she could be able to take care of herself. She ran around and got out the dress he had sent to her for her birthday this year and the necklace.
She quickly got out of her brown leggings and the old shirt of her fathers and stepped into the dress she smiled as the soft fabric fit perfectly around her waist showing of how slender it was the sleeves lay just off her shoulders and the skirt hit the floor of the ground she quickly grabbed the necklace off the bed and ran to the mirror. She saw her reflection share the same goofy grin as she studied herself in the mirror. Her naturally wavy hair as orange as a sunset as her father had continually told her growing up did not look bad with the shade of blue that colored the dress.
She almost thought it looked like twilight with the orange of the setting sun meeting the blue of the sky and her smooth pale skin like clouds. Well her skin and the white underskirt that could be seen from the slit in the front of the dress. Just then she heard a cart pull up outside her house and her friend Aden call her down she quickly put on the black heart shaped stone necklace and ran outside almost knocking over her sandy blonde friend "woo princess lets settle down" her friend towered over her 5'3" she looked up at him "how tall are you again" he sighed "I'm about 6'5".
she smiled and nodded "oh that's right now why did you call me princess" he had teased her a lot but never called her that "oh you look like one" he said with a chuckle which made her check burn. "I'm wearing this cuz father sent it to me" he nodded and pointed down "you're missing something". This caused her to look down and see her toes sticking out of the dress "oops guess I did" she said before running back in and getting the brown boots she had saved for just this occasion.
As she ran back outside she made sure to lock the door so the children didn't get in the house to see her father's weapons. "you're so forgetful today that's not like you" she blushed again knowing Aden was right she was never this forgetful "I know but I get to see my father after 10 years and its going to be in the castle of Hyrule with Queen Zelda I mean come one you would be nervous as well" he chuckled and helped me down the ladder of the tree home my father had since he was a child.
"Well Adalia just breath you look great and your father is going to be surprised at how much his little Addy has grown" I smiled hearing the name her father had called her when she was 8 just before he left "well then let's go and mister don't forget when we get there to mind your manners" he chuckled as they headed towards the cottage of Coro she smiled and waved to her father's friend as they passed. he smiled and waved happily his afro that had started to turn a bit gray bobbed happily I smiled and climbed up next to Aden in the front of the cart.
we talked the rest of the way there about how much my father must have changed and wondering what meal his mother Ilia was planning on making when they got back she knew her friend's mother had missed her father terribly and she was very happy to have raised Adalia while she was still young but she also knew Addy wished for a mother every night on the first star she saw in the hazy twilight. A bump along the road made Addy come out of her thoughts and look around they had hit the cobble that was in front of the castle town bridge Addy blinked it could not have been a half days journey already.
As she saw the position of the sun she noted it had been and in less than a hour twilight would come which made her very happy since that was her favorite time. A horse man came out to take horse and cart. Addy was practically jumping around with excitement as Aden and herself made it to the castle gates. That is until Aden pinched her arm then she made a face at him "you need to calm down your catching the gazes of others then the ones that have been looking at your beauty" she blushed and took a deep breath calming herself until they got to the very large wooden doors then the guards stopped them.
"Halt what brings you here" Aden went forward "we are here to See her highness and Master Link this is his daughter Adalia" they nodded and opened the door to the court yard we walked in I stared in awe at the giant statue with the triforce symbol on the top the hedges where cut neatly to line the pathway there where different flowers each of a different color.
Addy could have stayed there and admired them all day if the man servant had not come up and told her that he was there to take her to the throne room she nodded and stayed as calm as she could as they walked up what seemed like thousands of stairs to get to where the throne room was. The door was open when they reached the top so she could see the prince who had dark blonde hair and piercing blue eyes and looked like a younger more masculine image of his mother who was sitting right next to him the queen shown the wisdom she was a legend for. her lips formed a smile as she talked to a man who was kneeling at the bottom of the stairs that led up to the three seats that set under the gold statues of the goddesses that seemed to swim around the triforce.
Her eyes looked at the kneeling man he wore a green tunic with chain mail a green long cap sat on his head Addy heart her heart beat faster as she heard the queen talk to him her voice rang out through the large hall. "Link you have made all of Hyrule proud once again you are truly the greatest hero we have no we have something special for you if you will turn around" as soon as the man who had her father's name turned around and his blue eyes met her reddish gold ones she lost all control and took off running.
kicking off her shoes as she did she tackled her father as she screamed "papa your really back oh how I missed you" she heard her father laugh as they both hit the cold marble floor "who are you stranger you can't be my little Addy last I saw her she was only a small fiery child you are a fiery woman" she laughed and hugged him tighter tears stinging her eyes."I am your Addy father just grown up its what happens when you are gone for 10 years" she heard someone walk towards them and the queens voice say softly. "I must apologize for that dear one it was my fault your father was gone for so long I cannot imagine how much you missed him" .
she stood up and wiped away her tears "oh no I'm sorry your majesty I seemed to have lost my manners when I saw him" she curtsied to the Queen and heard her father chuckle from the ground "ok that's defiantly not my daughter" Aden spoke up then "isn't it a shock my mother didn't do anything to get her that way either one day she woke up and started acting better". she looked at them to see him helping her father up "well I wonder what she put in her food then" .she glared at both of them then felt some one wrap her in a hug she was really surprised to see the queen was the one hugging her.
"again I am sorry dear one to have left you without a parent" she smiled to her. "oh don't worry your highness I understood you had something very important for my father to do and the fact I never knew my mom helps with that" she held Addy at arm's length and smiled at her. her voice turned loud again "do not worry dear one the information your father has given me will help with a very special project I have been working on I do ask that you and your father head home tomorrow and return in a week's time" she looked to her father and only then noticed how much more older and wiser he looked.
he nodded "we shall your majesty" the Queen looked at her son "Kailas will you please take Adalia and Aden to the great hall to get them some food I'm sure they are hungry I need to have a private word with Link" the prince nodded and stood up as he walked closer she saw his tunic was made of a material she had never seen before but was the same color as hers his leggings where white she thought it was rather strange they where matching she just shrugged it off and curtsied to him.
as he came close when she stood again she say the prince was built like Aden very Tall and had muscle but not too much. He held out his hand to her and she took it and was lead from the room.
-with link and Zelda-
Link watched his now grown daughter walk out of the throne room with the prince and Aden as soon as he knew they were out of listening range he turned to Zelda. "I have figured out how to allow passage to the twilight again Link" she said without a hesitation Link was knew that she was trying for a while "so you have also figured out the cure then".
the queen shook her head "no the curse that has befallen you and I cannot be broken alone we need Midna to help it is a twilight realm magic I am sure of it but neither you nor I can enter there without speeding up the process there is only one who can" she looked at him dead in the eye. "Addy is the only one Link she has to go meet her mother" Link nodded solemnly. "I will tell her about her mother when we return home so she has time to digest what I have to say before going in will it be ready in a week" she nodded.
"maybe a few days earlier so tell her the day after and I shall send word to you and link there is something else I would like to discuss with you" he looked at her curiously "our children are the same age are they not" link stopped and thought. "Addy may be a few months older then Kailas but yes roughly why do you ask" Zelda smiled. "I think it would be nice if they got betrothed would it not plus it would help since Addy is the princess of twilight we could keep the worlds in balance" Link couldn't help but smile.
"of course it would be nice though that will have to come after getting rid of the curse shoving both things in Addy's face would not be wise" she nodded "I will tell Kailas when she departs to the twilight and once we are better I shall have a ball prepared to celebrate their engagement but no more talk of the future let us go enjoy the company of our children"
