A girl was sitting on a bench inside her royal garden at night. Going on in the castle was a party just for her sixteenth birthday, where she was finally declared heir of her kingdom. Yet, she wasn't interested in her party; all she wanted was true love.
She remembered a boy she had met not long after her tenth birthday. He had been kind and caring, and she kind of had a crush on him at the time. Although, once they had saved the kingdom together and returned to the past, it wasn't too long before he disappeared. No one had heard from him since then, not even his dear friend in a village close to the kingdom.
Just at that moment, a rustle came from behind her. She turned, but nothing was to be seen. Suddenly, a hand from behind her firmly covered her mouth. Then a voice calmed her. "Don't be afraid, Zelda," it whispered. She rose and whirled quickly to find the boy that she had been dreaming about for so long.
"Link," was the only word she could utter.
"I've missed you, Zelda," he said, looking into her eyes. "I've been away far too long." Then he leaned down and kissed her right cheek. Zelda, recovering from her shock, grabbed Link's hand and pulled him down to the bench with her.
"Tell me where you have been, Link," she said, still holding onto his hand.
"Well," he began, "first I journeyed to Termina in search of Navi. It is quite similar to Hyrule, yet vastly different. It's also not as unified; there is no ruling monarchy. The problem there was that the moon was crashing into the land in three days because of the curse of an evil mask named Majora. Being the hero that I am, I saved the land from impending doom."
"What a time. Saving lands must be a hobby of yours. Tee-hee." Zelda squeezed Link's hand. "Tell me more."
"Next, I ventured to a land named Saskreet. It was a land riddled with mysteries, things its people were unable to see. Strangely enough, my Lens of Truth allowed me to solve many of its mysteries. Yet, I could not solve them all. Perhaps someone will come along with more knowledge than I possess. The king was thankful, though. My reward was an engagement to any of his daughters, if I wanted one. But I didn't. I accepted treasure instead and began my journey back to the one that I did want." Link leaned over and kissed Zelda on the left cheek this time. "So, what has been going on in Hyrule?"
"Not much. It has been quiet since you left. I've missed you."
Link chuckled. "Hasn't your father arranged for you to marry some distant prince that you hardly know?" Zelda shook her head. "I'm surprised. What's going on at the castle anyway? There are an awful lot of people in there..."
"Oh, that. It's my coronation celebration. Everyone with power in Hyrule is there. I'm not missing much."
"Not missing much?" Link took her other hand and pulled her up. "You should be in there among the great, not out here with only me for company. Why don't you go back inside? I'll leave. That is, if you want me to..."
"Oh, no! You're much more interesting than anyone in there," Zelda said, gesturing toward the castle. "Please don't leave!"
"Alright. But only because you're so beautiful." Link smiled, then touched her cheek. "Its a pity that they're celebrating you in there, yet they don't even realize you're gone."
"Yes, quite a pity," she said looking up at him. Just then, Link leaned down to kiss her. Before he had a chance, Zelda pulled away.
"What?" Link was confused. "What's wrong?"
"I-I had a vision. Our-our descendants will be the ones to marry, not us. We will marry others, but our future ones will meet, fall in love, and marry. I know not how they shall, but my visions have never been wrong."
"Oh." Link was even more confused. "I suppose you want me to leave now. There's nothing more to be said between us." Link turned and left the garden as Zelda ran after him.
"Link! Link, wait!" she called.
"Why? Why did you have that vision now? Why not before I fell in love with you?" He said softly, not facing Zelda.
"I don't know. I-I can't control my visions. But it is better that I have it now rather than on our wedding day, don't you agree?"
Link sighed and turned to her. "Yes. No wonder the Triforce of Wisdom went to you. No one else could use it as well as you."
Zelda smiled at him. "Don't look so sad, Link. The girl who marries you will be much more deserving of you than I. It's only fate. Perchance our descendants will enjoy each other more than we would." She quickly hugged him. "I really should return to the celebration now. Please keep in touch. You know where I'll be," she remarked, letting go of him.
"Good-bye, Zelda. I'll write." He backed away, then turned and ran to his horse, Epona. Zelda watched tearfully as he rode into the horizon. She stood there a few minutes after he was out of sight, then returned to the party.
She remembered a boy she had met not long after her tenth birthday. He had been kind and caring, and she kind of had a crush on him at the time. Although, once they had saved the kingdom together and returned to the past, it wasn't too long before he disappeared. No one had heard from him since then, not even his dear friend in a village close to the kingdom.
Just at that moment, a rustle came from behind her. She turned, but nothing was to be seen. Suddenly, a hand from behind her firmly covered her mouth. Then a voice calmed her. "Don't be afraid, Zelda," it whispered. She rose and whirled quickly to find the boy that she had been dreaming about for so long.
"Link," was the only word she could utter.
"I've missed you, Zelda," he said, looking into her eyes. "I've been away far too long." Then he leaned down and kissed her right cheek. Zelda, recovering from her shock, grabbed Link's hand and pulled him down to the bench with her.
"Tell me where you have been, Link," she said, still holding onto his hand.
"Well," he began, "first I journeyed to Termina in search of Navi. It is quite similar to Hyrule, yet vastly different. It's also not as unified; there is no ruling monarchy. The problem there was that the moon was crashing into the land in three days because of the curse of an evil mask named Majora. Being the hero that I am, I saved the land from impending doom."
"What a time. Saving lands must be a hobby of yours. Tee-hee." Zelda squeezed Link's hand. "Tell me more."
"Next, I ventured to a land named Saskreet. It was a land riddled with mysteries, things its people were unable to see. Strangely enough, my Lens of Truth allowed me to solve many of its mysteries. Yet, I could not solve them all. Perhaps someone will come along with more knowledge than I possess. The king was thankful, though. My reward was an engagement to any of his daughters, if I wanted one. But I didn't. I accepted treasure instead and began my journey back to the one that I did want." Link leaned over and kissed Zelda on the left cheek this time. "So, what has been going on in Hyrule?"
"Not much. It has been quiet since you left. I've missed you."
Link chuckled. "Hasn't your father arranged for you to marry some distant prince that you hardly know?" Zelda shook her head. "I'm surprised. What's going on at the castle anyway? There are an awful lot of people in there..."
"Oh, that. It's my coronation celebration. Everyone with power in Hyrule is there. I'm not missing much."
"Not missing much?" Link took her other hand and pulled her up. "You should be in there among the great, not out here with only me for company. Why don't you go back inside? I'll leave. That is, if you want me to..."
"Oh, no! You're much more interesting than anyone in there," Zelda said, gesturing toward the castle. "Please don't leave!"
"Alright. But only because you're so beautiful." Link smiled, then touched her cheek. "Its a pity that they're celebrating you in there, yet they don't even realize you're gone."
"Yes, quite a pity," she said looking up at him. Just then, Link leaned down to kiss her. Before he had a chance, Zelda pulled away.
"What?" Link was confused. "What's wrong?"
"I-I had a vision. Our-our descendants will be the ones to marry, not us. We will marry others, but our future ones will meet, fall in love, and marry. I know not how they shall, but my visions have never been wrong."
"Oh." Link was even more confused. "I suppose you want me to leave now. There's nothing more to be said between us." Link turned and left the garden as Zelda ran after him.
"Link! Link, wait!" she called.
"Why? Why did you have that vision now? Why not before I fell in love with you?" He said softly, not facing Zelda.
"I don't know. I-I can't control my visions. But it is better that I have it now rather than on our wedding day, don't you agree?"
Link sighed and turned to her. "Yes. No wonder the Triforce of Wisdom went to you. No one else could use it as well as you."
Zelda smiled at him. "Don't look so sad, Link. The girl who marries you will be much more deserving of you than I. It's only fate. Perchance our descendants will enjoy each other more than we would." She quickly hugged him. "I really should return to the celebration now. Please keep in touch. You know where I'll be," she remarked, letting go of him.
"Good-bye, Zelda. I'll write." He backed away, then turned and ran to his horse, Epona. Zelda watched tearfully as he rode into the horizon. She stood there a few minutes after he was out of sight, then returned to the party.