Hello there! My first TLOZ fanfiction! Please enjoy reading and give it lots of love!

And I don't own Legend of Zelda! 'nuff said!

A Letter of Promise

Zelda's P.O.V

It was burning, not literally or else I would've screamed louder and the whole Hyrule would know. It did burn, but that's how I would describe the endless aching in my whole body. My throat felt like its compressed and it even took strength to project a noise. Breathing took more energy then I'd normally use. Even with the burning discomfort all over my body, I moved my feeble legs onto the floor and used my shaking arms on the sunken mattress to support myself to stand. I took baby steps towards my desk. There laid a paper, ink and brush for me to use when I study, but today their purpose would be different.

I sunk on the floor landing on my knees, took a brush and dipped it on the pot of ink knowing that this could be the last time I would ever use it and began spelling out words. I know my hands are shaking, my breath getting louder and my heart begins to beat at a faster pace but I am determined that my handwriting would be legible and neat. My body was telling to me to leave the desk and rest yet my heart told me the opposite. I followed what my heart said, I kept spelling out the words with my brush. With each words, I panted harder.

The brush dropped on the desk as I finished writing the last word. My frail legs began to shake as my body stand to its full height, the shake worsens with every single step I take, my breath was getting shorter by the second and I can feel sweat dripping from my forehead. Eventually as I reach my bed, my body collapses by itself. My thin fingers began to lose their grip as I pulled the warm silky blanket over my body. I looked up into the ceiling, waiting and even praying that the constant burning all over my body will stop and my health to come back.

My eyelids, getting heavier from the moment I've written that letter is now so overwhelming so I surrender to it, thinking to myself this maybe it, my body would just give up by itself. The room immediately becomes dark as soon as I surrender and my mind drifted off.

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"Zelda."

I began to regain consciousness as I heard a soft voice calling my name. The voice was the same voice that always put a smile on my face.

"Zelda, my princess."

My heavy eyelids began to open once more, instead of just the bare ceiling, I see a face. A handsome and a warming one.

"My princess, can you recognise me?"

I fought hard to keep my eyes wide open, not taking it off that face. My eyes and mind are totally fixed on him. I didn't even respond to his question.

"It's okay then if you don't, as long as I am able to see you, it's fine."

" Are you not a dream?" I managed to project a soft quite whisper

"No, it is not a dream. I have come to see you."

A tear starts to run down his face, followed by another one in the other eye. My own eyes began to sting and almost immediately I can feel a drip of water falling to the side of my face.

Link then took a square shaped aqua jewellery box out of his pocket. He opened it and took a heart shaped locket, with his other hand he gently opened on my hand hand and placed it on my palm.

"It's very pretty. Thank you"

"Open it, it's prettier inside."

My brittle nails barely managed to open the locket. As the inside reveals my eyes widened, it was a picture of me and Link with his arms around me. Suddenly a tidal wave of memories hit me. Those countless times where the warmth of his hands are felt when Hyrule was plunged into darkness and me as the princess would be the person in the gravest danger from evil. But my hero was always there to stand by me. That picture was from our first date, we spent it watching the sunset in Lake Hylia.

"Zelda, you my princess is the only person in the deepest of my heart. No matter what happens, no one can replace you, nor you can leave my heart." His lips curved into a small smile, that warm unforgettable handsome smile.

Though my lips were lack of moisture, I managed to curve it into a smile without the dry texture stinging. I closed the locket, sat upright and fidgeted with my sweaty fingers to open the latch until Link placed his hands gently on the chain and opened the latch easily. I lifted my hair so he can put on the locket properly. I rested my head on the pillow as soon as the locket was on my neck.

"My hero, I've always been happy when I see you, think of you. Nothing else can come close to this."

"Now you're happier because I am here, and not leaving your side until you say so."

My head started feeling light, my eyelids are heavy and I knew that my heart is screaming to me that I need to tell him one last request.

Link, I wish to sleep now. I'll think about you and I together as I do so but can you please hold me like you did on that very day and stay by my side until a few minutes before the break of dawn."

Link's eyes weren't the bright sapphire colour I remembered, instead it was a dark ocean, the whites of his eyes were replaced by a washed out crimson.

"Before you leave, please take that letter on my desk. It's for you. It'll explain a lot."

Link moved closer to my bed and lifted the upper half of my body to his arms, feeling his warmth, I instantly closed my eyes, and my heart soared in joy despite the agony in my body. Secretly I prayed in my heart that it would last forever.

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