The Fruits of Love
A Zelda Series by Paul Glicklin
ANNE: Is it acceptable to smoke weed, Mr. Clinton?
BILL: Yes, if you don't inhale.
ANNE: Incorrect. Mr. Clinton, you are the weakest link, and nobody feels your pain! Goodbye! Mr. Glicklin! Are the characters in this story yours?
PAUL: No.
ANNE: That is the correct answer. Enjoy the story!
"…Then I pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Din and Link threw their arms around each other and kissed, in the moment they had been waiting for ever since they met 5 years ago in Holodrum.
"I love you…" Link whispered.
"I love you, too." She replied with a smile.
"This is what we've been waiting for."
"Yes, it is…" She kissed him again.
An hour later, everyone was at the reception, having a good time. Link and Din sat at the long table next to Ralph and Nayru, who had been married a year earlier.
"So how does it feel?" Asked Ralph. "How does it feel to finally be joined with the girl you love?"
"It feels…almost spiritual." Answered Link.
Ralph patted him on the shoulder. "I'm very proud of you."
"And if it weren't for this guy," Said Din, elbowing Onox, who sat next to her, "We'd never have met."
"Why did you decide to become a good guy, Onox?" Asked Nayru.
"Hey, do you think I wanna get beaten by this guy TWICE?" he said with a chuckle.
Suddenly, a voice called for attention from the front of the room. It was Ricky, Link's best pal.
"I just want to say that I always knew my buddy Link would achieve great things in life," Ricky was saying, "And only a guy like that could get married to the most beautiful girl in Holodrum." Everyone clapped. Ricky continued. "I'm very proud of both of them, and I'm sure we all wish them the best luck God has to offer." Everyone clapped again. Everyone was focusing on Ricky up front, but Link and Din could not take their eyes or minds off each other.
That night, Link and Din returned to their house in Lynna City.
"Well…we did it!" Said Link. "We're married!"
"Yep! I'm so lucky…" She stood and put her arms around his neck, "…to be married to the kindest and most handsome man I've ever met."
"Din, when I saw you for the very first time, I wanted to ask you to marry me right then and there."
Din smiled. "I would have said yes." She sat down on the bed. "Now, kiss me."
Link sat next to her and kissed her, pulling her close to him. She let herself go limp in his arms as he slowly pushed her down. At last, they were sharing the moment they had waited so long for.
3 months passed, and the whole time, Din and Link were either in each other's arms, or wishing they were. Never had a couple been more in love. They did everything together, and laughed and smiled more than either of them ever did in their lives.
One evening, as Din lay in Link's arms on the couch, she looked up and said, "Link, sweetie?"
"Yes?"
"I… I want to start a family."
"Ohhh…" he ran his hand through her long red hair. "That would be nice."
She smiled. "A child of our own…"
"You always did have the best ideas." He said, squeezing her.
She kissed him. "Oh, silly…" And then there was mischief in her eyes. "But you know, families don't just start by themselves."
"Oh really?" he said, pulling her closer.
"Oh no… they have to be… initiated."
"Hmm…. I'm not sure I know how to do that."
"Oh, it's easy! I'll show you."
Another month went by, and occasionally Din gave Link another "lesson" about starting a family. Then one day, Din came back from the doctor, her face glowing.
"Link…" she called softly.
"Yes? What's got you so happy?"
She hugged him. "We're going to be parents!"
"Ohh…that's wonderful!" He brushed her hair back. "I guess all the education you gave me paid off, huh?"
"Yes, it certainly did." She smiled warmly. "Oh Link… everything is so perfect right now." She collapsed in his arms. "The world is at peace, we're married, and we're gonna have a baby!"
He kissed her gently. "Yes…perfect."
9 ½ months later, Din lay in the recovery room in Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital, holding her new baby girl. She had red hair and the cutest face a baby could have.
"Missus Din, you have someone to see you." Said the nurse, opening the door.
"Heeey there!" Said Link quietly.
"Hi." She said with a weak smile. "Come see our baby."
Link went over to the bedside. "Ohh…she's adorable! Just like her mother."
"Oh Link…you're silly." She started wiggling the baby's hand. "Isn't he? Isn't daddy silly?"
"What should we name her?" Link asked.
"I thought of the perfect name… Amanda."
"That's a beautiful name." Said Link, holding the baby in his arms. "For a beautiful baby, a beautiful name. Amanda…" he kissed his daughter's forehead. Amanda opened her eyes and smiled.
Two weeks later, Din and Link had gotten called to a high council meeting by the Maku Trees, so they left Amanda in Onox's care.
"…And if she starts crying, just hold her and pat her back." Din was giving him instructions on how to care for the baby.
"She'll be fine. Nothing will happen to her." Onox assured them. "Now go on."
"Are you sure we can trust him?" Link asked as they locked the door.
"I think so. He seems to have completely lost his evil ways."
Soon, the populations of Holodrum and Labrynna had gathered in front of the two Maku Trees.
"Hey! Everyone's here! Wake up!" Yelled the female tree to the male, but he snored on. So she took one of her branches and burst his spit bubble, and he sprang awake.
"Oh…um…yes, thank you all for coming. We have terrible news that needs addressing immediately!"
"What is it?" Asked Ralph.
"A new evil force has been predicted to arrive in a matter of years, and we have no idea how to fight it!" Cried the female tree.
There was some chatter among the people seated on the ground.
"Well, we COULD recruit strong fighters from other lands to assist us." Suggested Tony, Bippin and Blossom's son.
"We have already begun doing so. Our messengers are en route as we speak."
"What exactly IS this evil force?" asked Link.
The male tree sighed. "We do not know. We can't identify it. All we know is that it will arrive in roughly 18 years, and that it is very powerful."
"18 years should give us plenty of time to prepare, though." Said Din.
"Yes, but we must be wary. The evil could spring on us from anyplace in the universe."
"We won't let that happen!" said Link, standing up with his sword drawn, "We'll fight it off, whatever it is!"
The Maku Tree looked down. "I hope we can. I really hope we can."
Din unlocked the door to their house. "Onox, we're back! Is Amanda okay?" They walked inside to find an empty house. "Onox???"
Link's eyes were filled with anger. "That bastard! He hasn't become a good guy! He's taken Amanda!"
Din started crying. "Our baby! Ohhh no!"
"I'll get her back!" said Link, and he ran out the door.
An hour later, Link burst into Onox's castle.
"All right, you son of a bitch, where are you?!" He ran through each room and hallway, but Onox wasn't there. "Damn it!"
Another hour later, Link marched into Veran's palace. Veran was in the TV room, watching soap operas with Queen Ambi.
"Hey, Veran! Where's Onox?" demanded Link.
Veran looked up. "I have no idea. Why?"
"Because that bastard took my daughter!"
"We haven't seen him." Said Queen Ambi. "Now we're missing the show!"
ANOTHER hour later, Link stormed into the Room of Rites.
"Hey Twinrova! Where the hell is…"
"SILENCE!" Screamed Kotake as she and her sister stood at the altar, surrounded by three flames. "We are trying to bring Jackie Gleason back from beyond! We cannot be disturbed!"
"But I need your help…"
"SHUT UP! He is very near…" Whispered Koume. Suddenly the room started shaking.
"Bang, zoom!" Rumbled a deep voice.
"Yee hee hee! He comes!"
Link shook his head and left the castle.
Three hours later, after searching every place imaginable, Link returned home, not knowing how to tell Din the bad news. He walked in the door, and jumped in surprise. Din was sitting on the couch, holding Amanda.
"Din…? You…you got Amanda! But…how? I thought…"
"It's okay." She said. "Onox dropped her off like 4 hours ago. She started crying and making funny noises, so he took her to see a doctor. He said he meant to leave a note, but he forgot."
Link slapped himself on the head and sat down next to her. "I feel like an idiot."
"Oh come on, silly. It was an honest mistake. Come on, you need to relax."
She flipped on the TV. "Coming up next, it's a BRAND NEW episode of The Honeymooners!"
"How is that possible?" she asked in amazement.
"Don't worry about it." He said with a smile, putting his arm around her. "Even more magical things await!"
To be continued…
This story done by me, Paul Glicklin
Spoonieluv2187@hotmail.com
A Zelda Series by Paul Glicklin
ANNE: Is it acceptable to smoke weed, Mr. Clinton?
BILL: Yes, if you don't inhale.
ANNE: Incorrect. Mr. Clinton, you are the weakest link, and nobody feels your pain! Goodbye! Mr. Glicklin! Are the characters in this story yours?
PAUL: No.
ANNE: That is the correct answer. Enjoy the story!
"…Then I pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Din and Link threw their arms around each other and kissed, in the moment they had been waiting for ever since they met 5 years ago in Holodrum.
"I love you…" Link whispered.
"I love you, too." She replied with a smile.
"This is what we've been waiting for."
"Yes, it is…" She kissed him again.
An hour later, everyone was at the reception, having a good time. Link and Din sat at the long table next to Ralph and Nayru, who had been married a year earlier.
"So how does it feel?" Asked Ralph. "How does it feel to finally be joined with the girl you love?"
"It feels…almost spiritual." Answered Link.
Ralph patted him on the shoulder. "I'm very proud of you."
"And if it weren't for this guy," Said Din, elbowing Onox, who sat next to her, "We'd never have met."
"Why did you decide to become a good guy, Onox?" Asked Nayru.
"Hey, do you think I wanna get beaten by this guy TWICE?" he said with a chuckle.
Suddenly, a voice called for attention from the front of the room. It was Ricky, Link's best pal.
"I just want to say that I always knew my buddy Link would achieve great things in life," Ricky was saying, "And only a guy like that could get married to the most beautiful girl in Holodrum." Everyone clapped. Ricky continued. "I'm very proud of both of them, and I'm sure we all wish them the best luck God has to offer." Everyone clapped again. Everyone was focusing on Ricky up front, but Link and Din could not take their eyes or minds off each other.
That night, Link and Din returned to their house in Lynna City.
"Well…we did it!" Said Link. "We're married!"
"Yep! I'm so lucky…" She stood and put her arms around his neck, "…to be married to the kindest and most handsome man I've ever met."
"Din, when I saw you for the very first time, I wanted to ask you to marry me right then and there."
Din smiled. "I would have said yes." She sat down on the bed. "Now, kiss me."
Link sat next to her and kissed her, pulling her close to him. She let herself go limp in his arms as he slowly pushed her down. At last, they were sharing the moment they had waited so long for.
3 months passed, and the whole time, Din and Link were either in each other's arms, or wishing they were. Never had a couple been more in love. They did everything together, and laughed and smiled more than either of them ever did in their lives.
One evening, as Din lay in Link's arms on the couch, she looked up and said, "Link, sweetie?"
"Yes?"
"I… I want to start a family."
"Ohhh…" he ran his hand through her long red hair. "That would be nice."
She smiled. "A child of our own…"
"You always did have the best ideas." He said, squeezing her.
She kissed him. "Oh, silly…" And then there was mischief in her eyes. "But you know, families don't just start by themselves."
"Oh really?" he said, pulling her closer.
"Oh no… they have to be… initiated."
"Hmm…. I'm not sure I know how to do that."
"Oh, it's easy! I'll show you."
Another month went by, and occasionally Din gave Link another "lesson" about starting a family. Then one day, Din came back from the doctor, her face glowing.
"Link…" she called softly.
"Yes? What's got you so happy?"
She hugged him. "We're going to be parents!"
"Ohh…that's wonderful!" He brushed her hair back. "I guess all the education you gave me paid off, huh?"
"Yes, it certainly did." She smiled warmly. "Oh Link… everything is so perfect right now." She collapsed in his arms. "The world is at peace, we're married, and we're gonna have a baby!"
He kissed her gently. "Yes…perfect."
9 ½ months later, Din lay in the recovery room in Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital, holding her new baby girl. She had red hair and the cutest face a baby could have.
"Missus Din, you have someone to see you." Said the nurse, opening the door.
"Heeey there!" Said Link quietly.
"Hi." She said with a weak smile. "Come see our baby."
Link went over to the bedside. "Ohh…she's adorable! Just like her mother."
"Oh Link…you're silly." She started wiggling the baby's hand. "Isn't he? Isn't daddy silly?"
"What should we name her?" Link asked.
"I thought of the perfect name… Amanda."
"That's a beautiful name." Said Link, holding the baby in his arms. "For a beautiful baby, a beautiful name. Amanda…" he kissed his daughter's forehead. Amanda opened her eyes and smiled.
Two weeks later, Din and Link had gotten called to a high council meeting by the Maku Trees, so they left Amanda in Onox's care.
"…And if she starts crying, just hold her and pat her back." Din was giving him instructions on how to care for the baby.
"She'll be fine. Nothing will happen to her." Onox assured them. "Now go on."
"Are you sure we can trust him?" Link asked as they locked the door.
"I think so. He seems to have completely lost his evil ways."
Soon, the populations of Holodrum and Labrynna had gathered in front of the two Maku Trees.
"Hey! Everyone's here! Wake up!" Yelled the female tree to the male, but he snored on. So she took one of her branches and burst his spit bubble, and he sprang awake.
"Oh…um…yes, thank you all for coming. We have terrible news that needs addressing immediately!"
"What is it?" Asked Ralph.
"A new evil force has been predicted to arrive in a matter of years, and we have no idea how to fight it!" Cried the female tree.
There was some chatter among the people seated on the ground.
"Well, we COULD recruit strong fighters from other lands to assist us." Suggested Tony, Bippin and Blossom's son.
"We have already begun doing so. Our messengers are en route as we speak."
"What exactly IS this evil force?" asked Link.
The male tree sighed. "We do not know. We can't identify it. All we know is that it will arrive in roughly 18 years, and that it is very powerful."
"18 years should give us plenty of time to prepare, though." Said Din.
"Yes, but we must be wary. The evil could spring on us from anyplace in the universe."
"We won't let that happen!" said Link, standing up with his sword drawn, "We'll fight it off, whatever it is!"
The Maku Tree looked down. "I hope we can. I really hope we can."
Din unlocked the door to their house. "Onox, we're back! Is Amanda okay?" They walked inside to find an empty house. "Onox???"
Link's eyes were filled with anger. "That bastard! He hasn't become a good guy! He's taken Amanda!"
Din started crying. "Our baby! Ohhh no!"
"I'll get her back!" said Link, and he ran out the door.
An hour later, Link burst into Onox's castle.
"All right, you son of a bitch, where are you?!" He ran through each room and hallway, but Onox wasn't there. "Damn it!"
Another hour later, Link marched into Veran's palace. Veran was in the TV room, watching soap operas with Queen Ambi.
"Hey, Veran! Where's Onox?" demanded Link.
Veran looked up. "I have no idea. Why?"
"Because that bastard took my daughter!"
"We haven't seen him." Said Queen Ambi. "Now we're missing the show!"
ANOTHER hour later, Link stormed into the Room of Rites.
"Hey Twinrova! Where the hell is…"
"SILENCE!" Screamed Kotake as she and her sister stood at the altar, surrounded by three flames. "We are trying to bring Jackie Gleason back from beyond! We cannot be disturbed!"
"But I need your help…"
"SHUT UP! He is very near…" Whispered Koume. Suddenly the room started shaking.
"Bang, zoom!" Rumbled a deep voice.
"Yee hee hee! He comes!"
Link shook his head and left the castle.
Three hours later, after searching every place imaginable, Link returned home, not knowing how to tell Din the bad news. He walked in the door, and jumped in surprise. Din was sitting on the couch, holding Amanda.
"Din…? You…you got Amanda! But…how? I thought…"
"It's okay." She said. "Onox dropped her off like 4 hours ago. She started crying and making funny noises, so he took her to see a doctor. He said he meant to leave a note, but he forgot."
Link slapped himself on the head and sat down next to her. "I feel like an idiot."
"Oh come on, silly. It was an honest mistake. Come on, you need to relax."
She flipped on the TV. "Coming up next, it's a BRAND NEW episode of The Honeymooners!"
"How is that possible?" she asked in amazement.
"Don't worry about it." He said with a smile, putting his arm around her. "Even more magical things await!"
To be continued…
This story done by me, Paul Glicklin
Spoonieluv2187@hotmail.com