Zelda smiled warmly up at her husband as he joined her at their favorite little spot to grab lunch. "Hi babe," he said as he kissed her swiftly. She couldn't help but look his handsome face over as he sat across from her, noting the mischief dancing in his eyes.

"Why do you look like a boy up to no good?" she asked and he blinked innocently at her. "Link, tell me right now."

"I got the promotion! I'm officially the youngest detective on the force!" he beamed at her and she smiled tightly, not quite happy with the news. "I've already met my partner, he's not too much older than me and he's great you'll love him… What is it babe?" Zelda sighed into her lemonade. She didn't want to dampen his spirits, but he could see through her fake smile. That was the downside of being married to her first and only boyfriend, they'd been together so long nothing slipped past unnoticed.

"I'm worried, can you blame me?"

"This pays way better than a beat cop, we can afford a decent place… maybe stop renting, get our own home. This is good news, trust me. And… we're having dinner with my partner tonight."

"We can't afford that right now Link," Zelda reminded and Link shrugged.

"He offered to pay, says it's his way of saying hello. It felt rude to ignore the invitation."

"Oh… okay," Zelda said and Link gave her a look.

"Babe, we'll be fine. You'll see."

XxX

Ike thought his new partner was a little too green around the gills for his own good, but if the Chief thought he was ready to be a detective, well who was Ike to argue? He sat at the table for dinner, leg bouncing nervously under the thick red fabric cloth. He hated meeting wives. God he hated it. Usually they just complicated things. Why couldn't he have a single partner like him? The guy was a kid, barely old enough to… his thoughts trailed off, jaw dropping in shock at the sight of his partner walking into the fancy Italian place with what had to be a goddess on his arm. She was beautiful, easily the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. "Ike!" Link grinned and Ike gave him his best smirk as the couple moved to the table. Ike stood up to shake his partner's hand.

"Hey man," he said and turned his eyes to the brunette beauty beside him. "You must be his wife."

"Yeah this is Zelda," Link said proudly and Ike felt a spike of guilt for hoping he'd say sister. "Don't ask me how I tricked her into marrying me." Zelda smile up at Link, Ike feeling like such an ass looking at the happy couple.

"Well, teach me some of those tricks when you figure it out yeah?" Ike asked and Link laughed. "Hi, I'm Ike." He purposefully toned down his usually flirty tone towards women, trying not to let his eyes roam from her cerulean orbs as a beautiful blush crawled up her cheeks.

"It's very nice to meet you," she said, voice so perfect all he wanted to do was sit and listen to her.

"Let's uh, let's sit," Ike motioned to the table, tearing his eyes from hers unwillingly. "Dinner is on me, get whatever you want alright?"

"You really don't have to do this man," Link said and Ike waved off his words.

"I don't have anything else to spend my money on, so why the hell not?" He chanced a look at Zelda to see her look away from him quickly. What was that about?

XxX

"He seems really nice," Zelda said as she rubbed lotion on her legs, looking up at Link who was brushing his teeth at the bathroom sink. She watched him spit into the sink and wash out his mouth, using a hand to cup a small puddle to his lips.

"I know what you really thought of him," he said as he wiped his mouth on the hand towel hanging on the plated brass ring by the sink. Zelda's brow furrowed in confusion. "He's hot right?"

"Link-"

"Don't lie to me, you know you can't," Link sighed heavily. "He gets hit on all the time, I've noticed that already. He's, according to Sam, irresistible."

"Not to me," Zelda said as she closed her lotion and stood from their bed, moving to her husband. He snorted.

"Please, we got together in high school, you've never fucked anyone else, and you're telling me you don't find sex on legs attractive?"

"He's not my type," Zelda said, ignoring her heart skipping a few beats as she lied to her husband. She took his hand and eased him towards their bed. "You however…" she pushed him to the bed, sitting on his lap.

"Momma!" the terrified shriek had Zelda off his lap in an instant. She moved to leave the room, Link groaning but following.

XxX

Ike rapped his knuckles on the peeling front door of the rental house where his partner lived, tapping out a rhythm on his thighs as he waited. The door opened, revealing a small blonde boy rubbing sleep from his eyes. "Who're you?" he asked and Ike grinned at him.

"I'm Ike, I'm your daddy's new partner."

"Badge," the kid held out a hand and Ike laughed as he unclipped his badge from his belt, handing it over to the tiny outstretched palm.

"Toon!" Zelda appeared behind the kid, making Ike's breath catch. She was wearing shorts that were short in all the best ways, a loose fitting shirt, and her hair was pulled into a lazy bun. "You know you're not supposed to open the door!" She looked up and Ike gave her a careful grin.

"Morning Misses Partner," he said as Zelda crossed her arms.

"Why are you here?" she asked nervously.

"I'm breaking in my new partner with a small time bust. Thought I'd just pick him up… isn't carpooling one of those things you do to save the planet?" he scratched his chin absentmindedly and she stepped back to let him in. "Thanks. For the record, your kid is smart. Asked who I was and when I said I was Link's partner he asked for my badge. Speaking of," he looked pointedly at the wide eyed boy hiding amidst a sea of blankets on the couch, "badge kiddo."

"Toon," Zelda said with a warning in her voice as she moved to the hallway. "Babe! Ike's here." She vanished down the hall and Ike moved to Toon. The little boy sighed dramatically and held out the badge. Ike took it with a mumbled thanks.

"Wanna watch cartoons with me?" Toon asked and Ike smirked.

"Sure," he sat on a blanket free cushion, surprised when the kid moved to his lap.

"Toon," Zelda sighed as she came back into the room, "don't bother him."

"He's not bothering me," Ike said dismissively. "I'm a huge fan of… of this… epic work of cinema mastery." He looked at Zelda who smiled at him, eyes dancing with laughter.

"Be careful, you'll be singing the songs all day," she said and Ike shook his head. "You don't have kids huh?"

"No but my sister has a small brood now," he said as he ruffled Toon's feathery soft hair. He felt Zelda eyeing him and he looked up at her. "What?"

"He never just lets someone mess with his hair… and he doesn't just sit on anyone's lap," she said and Ike grinned.

"That's because I'm the shit and-"

"Language," Toon warned him and Ike quirked up an eyebrow. "Momma doesn't like bad words."

"I humbly apologize to the lady of the castle," Ike looked up to Zelda, a grin on his lips.

"Hey," Link came into the room and Ike gave him a wave. He watched Link move to Zelda, hating himself for being jealous of their kiss, and masked it by letting out a wolf whistle. Zelda blushed violently and Link shot him a glare.

"Alright little man," Ike said as he eased Toon onto the couch, ruffling his hair once more, "be good for your mom alright?"

"I always am!" Toon insisted and Ike grinned to Link and Zelda.

"I love this kid, seriously. Alright, let's go. We gotta bust some bitc- er, people," he corrected his words and bowed his head to Zelda. "Goodbye Misses Partner." He was rewarded with a small smile and a light blush dusting her pale cheeks.

"Don't flirt with my wife," Link warned and Ike shook his head, noting Zelda rolling her eyes.

"Be safe babe, call me," she said and Ike wrapped an arm around Link's shoulders.

"I'll keep him safe for you, don't worry," Ike said with a grin as they moved to the door, not able to get away from the beautiful woman fast enough. This could be a serious problem.

XXX

Chapter one of another story... Because yeah self control and me do not belong together. At all. "You're not a Zelinker Leigh!" You're saying. And yeah. I'm not. Bear with me Zike fans! Let me know what you think, much love Leigh