Hoorah! This is it! Chapter 1! My name is Gliss and I will be co-writing this story along with Twinxie100! I hope you enjoy what we have spent so long (sorry about how long it was...) creating! :)
Hey, guys! Twinxie here! (You could totally tell, right?) So this is our first collab together and I am so excited! This first chappie is done by Gliss and we will alternate one after the other. That way you get double the awesomeness. Anyway, sorry for the wait, but I promise it'll be worth it! Updates will be on Sundays, so check that out. Anyhizzle, I hope we don't have any more craziness with this website. It has been acting weird lately, but hopefully that won't be a problem for you guys! So without further ado, ENJOY!
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Chapter 1 (Link)
"Link! Wake up, you sluggish fool!" someone shouted from outside the door. Link moaned and opened his eyes slowly.
"Come in!" he called back. The door opened and Impa walked in, scowling down on him. She marched over to his bed and pulled back the sheets he was hiding behind.
Link yelped in surprise. "Ack! That's really cold! I don't have any pants on!"
Impa showed no signs of caring as she walked back towards the door. "Must I remind you that you have a duty here at the castle and it is not to sleep in. The princess was in need of your assistance, but you weren't there. I was sent to retrieve you."
"I'm very sorry Impa! But now I'll go to pay Zelda the visit I owe her!" The young man stood up and hurried over to the door.
Zelda's governess made a loud guttural noise when Link was next to her. "Are you forgetting anything?" Link looked down at his legs, bare except for the boxer shorts that he wore, covering his upper thighs.
"Why do you mock me, Impa?!" Link said running over to his bureau to find some more suitable attire.
"Me? Mock you? Never! I would do no such thing to you, my friend!" Impa defended herself.
Link rolled his eyes and pulled out something to wear from one of his drawers. "Your voice is just dripping with cruel sarcasm. It hurts, really!"
"If I was really so cruel, wouldn't I have let you leave the room without your pants?" Impa inquired.
The swordsman narrowed his eyes. "Touché."
Impa gave him a smug look before leaving the room. It was not uncommon for Link to bicker with Zelda's governess. He did feel guilty about leaving the princess to wait for him though. After quickly dressing, he headed down to her room and knocked. It was one of the maids, Amala, who answered. She allowed him to enter.
"What do you want Zelda?" Link asked immediately as he entered. "Impa woke me up, insulted me, and then told me you needed my help."
Impa tapped his shoulder, startling him once more, and began to speak. "Actually, I reminded you of your duties before insulting you."
Link scowled and moved out of the way when she walked past him. "Whatever. I am here now and that is all that matters. Please, tell me how I can be of assistance, but make it quick!"
"Why the rush?" Zelda questioned.
"You are not giving your princess the respect she deserves. She has the authority to keep you for as long as she wishes, so do not tell her how fast to be. But if it is any of my business, what is the rush?"
"It is none of your business," he remarked to Impa, "but I have a date."
The princess's eyes widened. "A date? Right now?"
Impa strolled over to where Link was standing. "Were you planning on going there without your pants too?"
The look on Zelda and Amala's faces were priceless. The young maid awkwardly backed out of the room and Zelda sat on her bed, with the most confused look one could have. On the other hand, Link did not react so accordingly. He began to reach for his sword, but where his sheath should have been, there was nothing. Then he noticed the straps around Impa's torso.
"Give me my sword," he demanded. "It's required that I carry one at all times when I am protecting Zelda!"
"If you were less incompetent, you would not have left it in your room in the first place!" Impa countered. "I went back in after you headed downstairs for Zelda's room, knowing you would leave it behind."
Link glared at Impa so fiercely, he may not have even needed the sword. "What is this to you? A silly game! That sword is rightfully mine and I demand that you hand it over!"
"The king should have never hired you to be Zelda's bodyguard! You are a lazy, pathetic waste of time! You were already horrible at doing your job and now you have a 'date' and won't even bother to try!"
Link's body tensed. "You better take that back!"
"What are you, five?" Impa scoffed. "No! I will not take that back!"
Zelda stood up from the bed and walked in between the bickering two. "Both of you are acting very immature and childish right now." The bodyguard and nanny froze and listened to their princess. "You should be ashamed of yourselves. Impa I want you to give Link his sword and allow him to do his job."
Impa held the sheath and sword in her hand and was reluctant to give it back. "With all do respect, princess, Link would not even be doing his job if he was going on a date anyway!"
Zelda pried the sword out of Impa's hands and gave it to the blonde young man. "Link. I cannot allow you to go on this date because I have very urgent business to take care of, and I need your help."
"Zelda, I was just trying to joke around. I was only going to say that I have a date with destiny, for I was making plans to practice my swordsmanship," Link explained. He attached his sheath and pulled out his sword to examine it.
The blonde princess walked slowly over to her bed and sat down. "Very well. That was clever of you, my friend. In any case, I do need you to accompany me going into town. There are a few matters I need to settle and we are now behind schedule."
Impa bowed her head in shame. "I am very sorry, princess. I was not aware of the business that needed to be handled. I shall make my leave and allow you and Link to make the preparations necessary." She left the room in a hurried manner and did not look back once.
"Link..." Zelda drawled. "My head has been very clouded lately. I have been having terrible dreams when I try to sleep and..." She paused. "I have to go into town to visit with a man...I don't feel super comfortable by myself, especially in this state when I'm lacking sleep. "
Link knew exactly what this meeting was for. Although it might be somewhat uncomfortable, he had to do his duty and protect his friend. "I am here to be your guard."
"Great!" Zelda said, smiling. "Let us leave now!" The two friends left the castle and entered a carriage to quickly get to the redevous point of the meeting. Once they arrived, Link was asked politely to wait outside of the room.
(Zelda)
She sat down at a table with the young man and what seemed to be his bodyguards. She didn't understand why Link couldn't come in, but she kept her opinion quiet. The man she was with was a ugly fellow. His hair was brown and slicked back showing off his very noticeable widow's peak. On top of that he had a unibrow that didn't even create a straight line.
"You are more beautiful than what they have told me," he said with a strange accent. Zelda smiled and politely accepted the compliment. She had met with plenty of other men who were not great-looking, but seemed to be very kind. Maybe this guy was like that as well.
"May I ask your name and where you are from?" the princess asked. The man gave a disgusting smile full of slimy yellow teeth.
"My name is Jarlorod and I am from many places. I live a little here, a little there, basically a little bit of everywhere," he answered. She began to feel uncomfortable when he smiled at her again. It was lustful, disturbing, and gave her the impression that he was not what he seemed.
Zelda fiddled with one of he gloves she was wearing. "Why is it that you are asking for my hand in marriage?"
Jarlorod took a deep breath, as if he was soaking in Zelda's scent. "I am a rich man. I would like a beautiful wife."
The princess'a spine tingled and her instincts told her not to trust this man. "My father, the king, would really prefer that I marry someone to bond the countries together. I cannot just marry any common man. It would be very unprofessional and-" The man cut her off with a sudden yell for her to silence. He jumped out of his seat and grabbed her by the neck.
"Liiiiiink!" Zelda yelled for her bodyguard. There was no reply and she started getting worried. What was "Jarlorod" going to do? The man pinched her throat tighter and she could hardly breathe.
"We are to get married next week," the man explained. "Listen to me! I said-"
"'Listen to you.' Yeah, yeah. We all heard," a voice from behind them said. Zelda's eyes lit up and she turned to face him, but Jarlorod grabbed her jaw and forced her to face him.
Without breaking eye contact with Zelda he yelled at Link, "Go away boy! This is between me and the girl!"
Her friend ran to the man and unsheathed his sword. "And that makes it between me and you."
Jarlorod released Zelda and she fell to the floor. He faced Link and raised his hands in the air so he could see that he wasn't tricking them or holding any weapons. "Why are you her bodyguard?"
Zelda was not expecting that question and she assumed neither was Link based by the dubious answer he sent him. "I am her friend and it is my duty to protect her."
The ugly man rolled his eyes, keeping his hands up. "I meant, why did they choose you as her bodyguard! You are practically a kid! No one listens or pays you any attention!" He walked closer to Link and his grip tightened on his sword. He kept walking towards Link backing him all the way up against a wall in the room.
"Look at this!" Jarlorod said, laughing. Zelda stood up, getting ready to do something, but the two bodyguards finally intervened.
"At least my bodyguard actually protects me and cares! Yours just stood there and watched Link confront you!" she exclaimed in rage. Jarlorod turned around to look at her and Link used this opportunity to smack him with the front of his sword. Jarlorod fell down and the two bodyguards ran up to Link. Saving her from seeing too much blood, they were knocked unconscious when hit with the butt of Link's sword.
"I don't think I deserve to be called a kid that no one pays any attention to," Link spat at the unconscious men. "I am actually a whole year older than the princess, whom you were trying to wife!"
Zelda ran up to Link and embraced him in a big hug. She was glad she could count on her friend in times like this. They walked out to the carriage together and started heading back to the castle.
"This is the second time a man has tried to trick you into marrying him," Link told the princess in their carriage. "What's going on?"
Zelda bit her lip. "I don't know. It has been making me very edgy and anxious though. I've lost much sleep over this. I think it is time that my father just cancels these marriage meetings altogether."
Link lifted his hat and shuffled a hand through his hair. "Were you considering him though?"
"After seeing a face like that? Of course not!" Zelda scoffed. "Although I am used to seeing ugly faces after hanging around you all day!"
"Hey!" her friend exclaimed.
"Relax! I am joking!" she explained. "I really am glad to have you watch out for me!"
Link started smirking. "Be sure to tell that to Impa next time you see her! That woman does not think I am capable of anything! Look who just protected the princess though! Not her!"
Zelda started giggling thinking back to Impa and Link's goofy arguments. She could never seem to tell if their banter was playful and teasing, or if they were actually seriously bickering. In any case, it was amusing to watch and no harm was ever done. "What was all that this morning about no pants?"
The bodyguard's face reddened and he looked the other way. "It was nothing of your concern."
"From the way it sounded, you tried to come and see me without your pants on!" she accused.
Link's face wrinkled up. "Don't try to make this something it isn't, princess."
Zelda's face was completely innocent. "What do you mean? Ah, look! The castle! I guess we will have to talk about your inability to dress yourself another time!"
The two friends merrily made their way into the castle doors. Zelda knew Link had to give a report to her father about the attack that occurred earlier and she had to express her concerns to the king as well. He was not going to be happy to hear of these things.
"That is it!" the king ordered. "No one is to discuss marriage with my daughter outside of this castle unless I am there myself!"
The meeting was over and the final decision for the princess's safety was made. Zelda tiptoed up to her father's seat and stood before him. "Father, can we just cancel these marriage arrangements altogether? It is causing enough trouble, and I think that I should have a greater say in who I marry!"
"If this idea is so grand of yours, then who shall you marry?" the king countered.
"I-I do not know," she stuttered. "But I believe that if I was given the proper amount of time then-"
"Never!" his highness cut her off. "My little girl is to marry someone to make the kingdom stronger! Why else would you be here? What greater purpose do you have?"
Zelda was hurt by the words spoken from her father. Her eyes started to tear up and she ran out of the room without another word. Is that truly all her father saw her as? An item used to make his kingdom stronger? With no other purpose?
"I just thought," she spoke aloud to herself, once in her bedroom, "that maybe I could make choices for this kingdom one day. I would get to know and listen to my people and be the greatest ruler there ever was. But I am nothing more than an item, used for other people's success."
The tears started flowing down her cheeks and she buried her face in one of her pillows. She cried softly and quietly, but each tear screamed the emotions of a young teenage girl, that should not be dealing with these problems.
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