Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda or its characters, as they belong to Nintendo.
Irene and was at her grandmother's house making a potion, while her gram was sorting the ingredients on the wall. She asked her granddaughter, "Irene, how is that potion coming along?" Irene was just stirring and thinking to herself. "Irene? Irene? Iria? HEY!" She slightly snapped out of it. "What'd you say?" Her gram shook her head. "Oh forget it. You're not thinking about the potion. You're thinking of someone who saves kingdoms and you're riding together on your broom. Is that what you were thinking about?" They she smelled something. "IRENE! THAT POTION'S BURNING!" The two took the pot outside of the house.
"I'm sorry, Grams. I've just been missing Link." She stated, "I understand. He WAS your first friend. I once met a kind person like that." Irene was intrigued. "Who was he?" "He was a young hero from six generations ago. I would bump into him every now and then. And I mean bump into him. We were both venturing kingdoms known as Holodrum and Labrynna. I forget his name now, but they called him the Hero of Legend. He 'gave' me some rupees that I used to buy my flying saucer. The one you will inherit one day." Irene was loving this story. "So, what happened?" Her gram sighed. "He had to go back to this kingdom, but rumor has it he got shipwrecked along the way. I was thinking of becoming his sweetheart, but I never heard from him again. It wouldn't work out anyway. We witches age a lot slower than humans." Irene was saddened.
She asked, "What if Link never comes back from his trip? What will I do after that?" She replied, "I can't guarantee whether you'll see him again or not. But sometimes you just have to had faith. It seems like little miss witchie has a crush, though." She quickly reacted, "No I don't. So what if I do?" "Well, you will probably outlive him. So be prepared for that." She then went to the cauldron that finally cooled down. The potion was burnt, but still good. She put it in a few bottles. A nice blue potion. She gave two bottles to her granddaughter in case she ever needed them. Then she suddenly heard a bell. "Gram, do you hear that?" "No, dearie. I don't" She grabbed her broom and happily exclaimed, "It's Link! He's calling me! I gotta fly. See ya, Gram." And with that, she zoomed away. Gram told herself, "As sure as my name's Mable, that girl has some Spirit." She had no idea, considering she was the sage of that.
She looked around for where the bell came from. On the ground, she saw a collapsed hero. She flew down instantly. It was in fact, Link. It looked like he was ambushed. His weapons were gone, but he had his bell in his hand. She remembered the potions she just made. She grabbed one, pulled the cork out, and slid the liquid down his throat. Suddenly, Link's eyes opened up. He mumbled. "I-Irene? Is that...you?" She exclaimed, "Link, I'm glad you're safe! What happened?" He got up. He was wearing those horrible looking Bear Minimums. "I was walking home, care-free, when monsters came by and ambushed me. I tried to fight them back, and would've too if I hadn't tripped over a tree root. The rest was a blur." Irene asked, "Why did you ring my bell?" "I knew that I could put the rest of my life in the hands of someone I could trust." She blushed.
"Thank you, Link. It's a bit of a ride back to Hyrule. Do you want to ride with me on my broom?" He answered, "Yes, that sounds fun." He grabbed the back of the broom. "Not this time!" She exclaimed. "You're sitting with me." Link shrugged and jumped on. As they flew, Irene asked "So tell me about your trip to Hytopia." He told him about how although he was trying to avoid being noticed as a hero, he was asked to help save Hytopia from an Evil Lady. After telling his adventure, he said, "Hytopia was fun, but there were a lot of things I missed back home." "Like what?" "My nice, comfy house. My job at the blacksmith. And most of all, the people in my life. Like you." She blushed. They finally arrived at Link's house. He stepped off and thanked her for the ride. They both walked into Link's house. It was a bit of a mess. "I'm a bit tired after today. I think I'll clean up this place tomorrow." Irene walked over to Link. "Well, It's great that your back in Hyrule." He happily replied, "It's great to be back." She then walked over to him.
Link was confused. "Irene? What are you doing?" She felt like this was a make or break situation. She kissed him. It was about a 5 second peck on the lips and then she ran back to her broom and flew back to her Gram's house. Link stood there in awe. "Does she likes me back?" As Irene was flying, she thought something. Even if she would outlive him, she decided she would cherish every moment.