A/N: Hi you guys! Well, here's the rewrite of Misunderstood. There were just so many mistakes in it. Seriously, it was bad. So hopefully this one is better quality.
The story line is the same, just reworded. Tell me what you think.
Oh. And I'm still proofreading through the other chapters, but I just thought I'd give you the first one, since it's done.
Welp. Enjoy(:

Hello, my name is Rosemarie, and I am a princess. Not exactly a well-known princess, but a princess nonetheless.

I found an introduction necessary because, as I said I'm not very distinguished. Hell, I've never even met anyone outside of Hyrule Town that's even heard of me, which is odd, considering everyone knows my sister.

Who is she you ask?

Her name is Zelda. Princess Zelda.

You may know her as the heir to the Hyrulian throne or as the holder of the triforce of wisdom. But the point is that she's the one everyone knows and loves. She's known throughout the whole land of Hyrule, and probably beyond, as one of the most beautiful princesses to have ever lived. A kind and loving figure that brings hope to the land.

Which, of course, makes me feel like absolute shit.

I can tell you I'm jealous of my sister. The bitterness that fills my soul is fueled only by the fact that she's older than me by 15 minutes. It's funny how just 15 minutes can ruin a person's life.

And it doesn't help that my parents didn't exactly know they were having twin daughters. Just imagine the look of joy that crossed their faces when the doctor announced that my mother wasn't done giving birth.

…In case you didn't know, that was sarcasm.

Like almost every other younger sibling, I often I find myself wishing that I was born first. Not only would I be the heir to the throne, but people would know me. I'd no longer be the one in the shadows, and I could finally have the attention I long for.

It's an utterly selfish wish, but if you knew what it was like to try to live up to Ms. Perfect you'd understand.

At least if I was the heir, then my parents would have something to be proud of me for. And it's not like Zelda would have turned out like me, dejected and vehement towards the world. She would still have the Triforce, because, if I've heard correctly, the order of births doesn't affect whom it chooses. We'd be able to share the 'glory' (or whatever you want to call it) of being Hyrule's princesses. Zelda and I could actually have a real, sisterly relationship instead of the one-sided envy I feel towards her.

I say one-sided because heaven knows Zelda is incapable of feeling anything more hostile than apathy towards someone, especially her own sister.

I understand that it's not fair for me to feel anything remotely close to hate towards her merely from the order of our births, something which happened by chance, or fate, or whatever. But if that was the only reason you could think of to support your feelings, you would understand.

I was where I could usually be found on any nice day, in the garden of the castle, sitting on the swing hanging from a large tree and reading. Today, it was my spell books that had my undivided attention. I wanted to get ahead in my magic lessons.

I could faintly hear whistling in the distance, getting closer with each passing second. Cautiously, I raised my head. It was just Link, my sister's best friend (and probably secret boyfriend). I watched as he strolled past the garden, looking over at me and waving. I gave him a half smile, and waved back.

Apparently returning a wave is the new signal for, "Ayyyye buddy! Why don't you come over and talk to me! I'm TOTALLY in the mood for socialization."

Once he was closer to me, he held his arms out expectantly for a hug. I sighed and marked the page I was on before placing my book beside me and standing up to receive the inevitable.

Despite what many think, Link is a huggy person, and if I didn't give him one now he'd feel obligated to basically surprise attack me later.

"Hey Rosemarie" He said cheerily, "nice weather huh?"

I laughed at his attempt at small talk, "Link, you don't have to feel obligated to talk to me. I know why you're here. Zelda's in her room, so just go and see her."

He sighed "Thanks, but honestly, you're one of my best friends. When are you going to believe me when I say that you're just as important as you think Zelda is?"

I snorted in reply, "Nice joke buddy. If it was the truth, then I wouldn't feel so ignored by everyone." Link sighed once again and gave me a look that resembled pity, something that I already got enough of.

As he walked away, he muttered something along the lines of, "I wasn't kidding."

I ignored it, and sat back down to continue reading.

You know that awkward moment when you think 'Why do I even try? This shit's easy.' And then the next thing you come across is the hardest thing in the world?

Yeah. I was having one of those moments.

It was over one of the spells that I was assigned, the last one in my assignment actually.

This was supposedly an advanced spell. Then again, my teacher said that about the rest of my homework, and I was able to do those on my first try. I had tried 4 times already, and I had nothing even remotely resembling success. I was staring hard at the page, and rereading all information on it. According to the book, I had done everything right…

I stood up, and tried once more.

Nothing.

I let out a sound of extreme agitation.

Then a thought crossed my mind. I could make a quick run over to my teacher's house to ask a few questions.

Screw the fact I'm not supposed to leave the castle grounds unattended, it's not like anyone is going to notice…

This reasoning was enough for me.

Walking back into the castle grounds and earning shocked looks and stupid questions from the guards gave me a feeling of gratification. It was probably because I was just proving a point to myself, and silently to everyone else, that no one notices when I'm gone.

I ignored the comments and questions from the guards about my location and how long I was gone for, and just kept walking.

It's not like they actually cared anyway. They were just trying to find out so they could tell my father.

I reached for the handle of the door to the castle, but it was already being opened. I jumped back out of surprise, and so that the door wouldn't hit me. Even though I took that precaution, the opener of the door still managed to run into me.

"Hey!" I growled, rubbing my head and glaring at the person. My glare softened when I realized who it was. "Oh, it's just you Roku." I said.

Roku happened to be my best friend. I met him a few years ago when he accidentally pushed me into a fountain. Long story short, we've been friends ever since then.

He blew his dark red hair out of his green eyes, before focusing his gaze on me. "Rosiecakes!" he shouted, using his stupid pet name that he came up for me when we were just kids.

He quickly stood up, helping me up with him, only to pull me into a bone crushing hug and twirling me around. It was his typical greeting.

It always made me laugh. No scratch that. He always made me laugh. Roku is the only person that I can tell anything to. He's not judgmental, even when I'm complaining about my sister. And always knows how to make me feel better.

"I haven't seen you all day, where've you been?" He asked, a worried tone in his voice.

I smiled at him, "Well, today I was reading in the garden, and then I went to go get help from my magic teacher."

"Well that's fun."

"Only slightly."

"It sounds better than my day. I had to run errands for your father."

"Like what?"

"Boring stuff, like getting something from a friend in town or surveying the perimeter…which reminds me, he wants to see you.

I groaned, "Why?"

"I don't know."

I probably looked worried because Roku then added, "I'll come with you though. You know in case you get scared."

"I don't get scared."

"Oh really? What about-"

"Shut your mouth and come on."

I actually wished that Roku didn't come with me. He stood beside me awkwardly as my father yelled.

Although, I suppose it can't really be considered yelling, since my father never actually raised his voice. But his tone was that of disappointment, which hurt me more.

I resisted the urge to wince at every sentence that was dripping with his disapproval in my actions. My sister, who sat in her throne next his, attempted to get him to stop.

"Father," She started, only to get shot down.

"Stay out of this Zelda." He snapped, "Rosemarie, I can't believe how careless you are! You just left castle grounds without taking anyone with you, or even getting permission. You could've been kidnapped...or worse." He leaned back in his throne, pinching the bridge of his nose before adding, "Why can't you be more cautious, like your sister?"

"Father," I started calmly "First of all, I don't see why you are making such a big deal out of this. There's no evil about at the moment. Besides, I have a perfectly good reason for leaving. I had a question involving my magic studies."

"You went all the way to Minish Woods without telling anyone?" My father interrupted, I ignored his outburst and continued talking.

"And besides, I rarely ever sneak out of the castle, while Zelda does it basically on a daily basis. You want me to be more like her? I'll just leave whenever the Hell I want."

"She at least takes Link with her."

"So? What can Link do against a surprise attack? Against magic? Nothing."

My dad sighed, "That's not the point. The point is that you're…" He stopped

"What?"

"Not careful enough. You're a princess, although you certainly don't act like one."

I know that's not what he was going to originally say, but ignored it and continued ranting.

"I don't care! It's not like I'm ever considered a princess. No one even knows about me."

"That's not true."

"Oh yeah? Name one person outside of this kingdom." He fell silent, "That's what I thought." I paused for a second, deciding that I wasn't done complaining, "And on top of that, it's not like any villain has ever tried to capture me. The only role I play is a royal understudy for Zelda. And since Link always saves her, I don't have a purpose. In case you haven't noticed, I don't matter"

My father sighed, obviously exasperated, "Rosemarie," he started in a more reasonable voice "Calm down. You do matter."

"Just not as much as Zelda, right?" I shot back

His eyes widened "How can you think that! You're my daughter and I love you."

"Not as much as Zelda." I repeated,

"Rosemarie" My sister started, "That's not true."

"NO!" I screamed. The room fell silent. "I'm sick and tired of all of this! Of being called a princess, of having pointless restrictions, of having to force myself to believe that I'm important. I know you try to keep my existence a secret. Why? Are you ashamed of me?" I scoffed, "I've heard that you didn't even know that you were having me. I bet you don't even want me."

"STOP THAT THIS INSTANT." My dad shouted. I immediately shut my mouth from shock. I've never heard my father yell. Ever. "You need to stop acting like this. Stop wallowing in self-pity and saying that no one cares, because look around. You have people who love you." I opened my mouth to say something else, but he gave me a glare and cut me off with a harsh "Go to your room. Now."

I narrowed my eyes at my father, and swiftly turned to run out of the throne room. All I heard as I was running away was my father call Roku's name, and tell him to come back, denying me the only person I find comfort in.

When I was finally in my room, I collapsed on my bed and started crying. Whether it was out of frustration, anger, or sadness I couldn't tell.

I wanted to disappear. To just run away and never come back.

Then realization hit me. I've had this thought for years.

I've wanted to get out of this castle and see all of the lands of Hyrule, and the rest of the world, for as long as I can remember. But there's always been something stopping me. Things like fear and danger.

Today however, I felt no fear. There was no knot in my stomach stopping me. All of the villains that dared to mess with the Royal Family were sealed away, and have been for years. And even if something happened, I'm not helpless. I know magic, I can swordfight.

I stood up, wiping my tears away. My mind was made up. I was leaving tonight.

Excitement bubbled up inside of me as I shoved clothes and other useful items into my adventure bag.

Fun fact: My adventure bag was a gift from my father. He bought it from a travelling merchant, and it was connected to its own storage realm. However, the space wasn't exactly infinite. If I put too much in there were two possible outcomes. That some of the stuff would disappear to make room for new items, or that the realms would explode, creating something resembling a black hole. Let's just say that if the second one happened, it could have the potential to wipeout everything within a ten mile radius.

But hey, no big deal.

I proceeded to look through my closet for any other useful clothes, and found my old adventure gear.

Man this brings back memories.

It was from when I went along with Link and his creepy talking hat on an adventure to try to find a way to save Zelda…well if I remember correctly my motives were to try to get closer to Link and steal him away from my sister.

I used to have one hell of a crush on him.

Unfortunately, I didn't exactly work, because I saw how much he cared for my sister. In fact, it just made me even more jealous of her…

I sighed at the memoires, and threw it into the bag, in case there was a chance that it still fit, since I didn't have time to try anything on.

It took me a few more minutes to pack than I had planned, which meant I had to quickly change out of my dress (not suitable adventure wear, you know?) and hurriedly write my good bye letters.

Sadly, the letters also took longer than I thought to finish, which I suppose actually worked in my favor, since it was now nighttime and I could use the darkness to my advantage.

I quickly left the letter for my sister and dad on my bed, shoving the second letter into the pockets of my cloak. I grabbed by bag, and slung the strap around my shoulder while I made my way to the window. I nervously glanced down at the vines, praying that they would hold me as I started descending the wall.

As soon as my feet touched the ground, I made a break for the stables, where my horse Sprinkles was kept.

I barely made it 10 feet from the castle walls when I heard a scream come from my room. It sounded like my sister.

I swore and quickened my pace, adrenaline fueling my mad dash across the grounds.

There was no way that she had found the letter so fast. No way in hell.

I hadn't even made it off of the castle's property line. Shit, I haven't even gotten my horse.

This was not good.