SILENT PRINCESS: Chapter 1

She felt goosebumps suddenly petruding out onto the surface of her delicate skin as the sweat began to drip down her forehead to her chin. Her limbs seemed to have tightened up resulting in trapping her as she clung onto her sheets with despair and desperation. An abrupt conclusion was made in a hastily manner in which the young lady shouted at the top of her lungs in hopes of anyone willing to aid her in this disastrous scene. The bulky man that stood a few feet away from the princess slowly started walking towards her. By now, her screams were silent. The screams begged to leave her mouth, but the cold rejection from her brain was so powerful that the voice obeyed the human and stayed quiet. Soundlessly, she forced herself to gaze up into his bleak, stinging eyes.

'Stay away...from me...'

Screams were heard from outside of her door. The knight was jolted awake in his standing position from the sudden shouting. In haste, the armed guard rushed into her room having his weapon out in case of an enemy intrusion.

"You're telling me that it happened again?" Reia silently observed the tenuous women sitting across from her.

"Yes... I am not quite sure why my reoccurring nightmares have not ceased as of yet. Ganondorf is gone, Link lived up to his part in successfully defeating him. If so... why is this uneasy feeling of mine still present?"

Shrugging to her question, Reia comforted Zelda, "Princess, if I may." The guard calmly placed her rusty cup on the table before continuing, "you must turn to relaxation for once. The evil that he brought with him has finally left our realm. You should be focusing on restoring Hyrule right now, not dreading on the past, my lady."

Zelda could only nod. She came into conclusion that she was telling her fellow protector a little too much information that should have been private.

"I must be going. It's getting late, and I have paperwork that should not be left ignored." Zelda gracefully stood up and brushed at the folded creases in her dress, "Thank you for allowing me to meet with you, Reia. Goodnight." And with that, she was off.

Reia stared at her ruler in silence, letting her fully exit the large doors before she whispered incoherent words as if Zelda could was still able to hear them.

"Take it easy, my lady."

Zelda had stripped down out of her regular white and purple dress, changing into an elegant white gown that barely covered her toes. She approached her wide balcony and rested her elbows on the rugged railing to prevent her from falling over. The slight breeze caressed her skin, leaving goosebumps all over her bare shoulders. The only thing that occupied her mind was none other than the hero himself, Link. As of right now, he was staying at the castle. The war against Ganon had barely ended, maybe around two weeks in counting since they had the last encounter with the evil man. Zelda offered Link a lifetime position as the Commander for training the knights of Hyrule. She could tell it was a difficult decision that clouded his mind, something he still has yet to decide at this very moment.

'I guess I could understand why this is so troubling for him...'

Her piercing blue eyes stared directly at the crescent moon's beauty, ignoring all of the flaws. Even the moon wasn't perfect. In a odd way, this made Zelda feel okay for the time being. Sighing, she headed back inside to escape the cold air that had struck her skin. Instead of returning back to bed, Zelda quietly left her room and snuck past the guards in order to escape the castle for a bit. The balcony did wonders she admitted, but it wasn't the same as literally walking on actual grass ground.

She made sure to keep faint footsteps throughout the large halls in the castle. Any slip-up with movement and the entire castle will echo.

Curse this castle...

She almost made it to the back entrance until a sudden figure appeared before her. Zelda slightly jumped at his voice, as she was not expecting to bump into anyone at this hour.

"...Link? Is that you?" her voice was barely audible, she was not even sure if she heard herself.

Zelda came into contact with Link's deep blue eyes that emerged out of the shadows of the castle, "My lady? Wh-what are you doing up at this hour?" Link caught himself and immediately added, "...I mean, if I may ask."

She smiled at his nervousness. She could tell how he was not used to the royal code and how to address someone else who was a higher rank official. It always bothered Zelda when people would suddenly feel anxious around her, just because she's a princess...

"We've been over this before during Midna's depart a week ago. Please, call me Zelda."

"But, my lady-" Zelda was quick to interrupt the young man, "You do not hear me addressing you as Hero of Twilight, do you?"

At this point, Link was scratching the back of his head. She made a point, it felt irregular for someone to address him as a hero. It made him feel unusual knowing he's a mild village boy. He sighed knowing she was right.

"Very well, my la- uh, I mean Ze-Zelda." He cleared his throat to cover up how awkward it felt calling Zelda her actual name without any formalities tied into it. She released a soft giggle at the odd aura he created upon himself.

"And to answer your question Link, I simply could not find myself falling back into a comfortable slumber." Zelda exhaled, "Thoughts were keeping me up as usual." She eyed him carefully, "...And you?"

He appeared to be studying her expression before answering her question, "Yeah...same here, I suppose. Another nightmare woke me up, and now, I cannot fall back asleep."

"I see."

The two of them were occupied with staring off into the distance, taking in what had just happened. The nightmares haunted both of them, had it been a coincidence? There goes Zelda blabbing her big mouth again with this personal topic. She was always afraid of vulnerability, never allowing herself to open up to anyone. This goes back to her past when she opened up to the wrong people and somehow word always got out. She felt like her privacy was invaded and a part of her was taken away from these toxic people. After that, she vowed to never release too much information to anyone. She carried this unhealthy sensation on for so long, that was all that mattered. She had to get out of this situation.

She was the first one to break the silence.

"I'm sorry, Link. I must head back to my room before suspicion and eyebrows are raised due to my unexplainable absence."

Link was snapped out of his thoughts and quickly turned his attention to her words, "Oh, right."

Without notice, a pair of delicate hands brushed onto Link's shoulder. Shocked, he glanced at her hand resting on his arm then drew his attention to her face.

"It has been two weeks since the final battle with Ganon, Link. I do not want you to assume that I am rushing you by any means, but I do need a decision soon... whether that be you staying here in Hyrule and becoming a Commander, or heading back to your village, Ordon." That being said, Zelda let her hand fall back to her side gracefully and gave him a reassured smile. Turning around, she started heading back to her room, leaving a very perplexed Link behind with brand new thoughts enveloping his already crowded mind.

Link led himself back to his temporary room and shut the door softly behind him. He felt guilt knowing that the princess was waiting for an answer for quite some time now. He covered his face with his hands, huffing as he fell back onto his soft bed. Stretching his arms out, Link silently stared at the ceiling for quite some time now.

'Would I be able to accustom to this royal life? But... what about my friends I consider family back home... Ugh!'

"The princess needs me." He said aloud, "But so do the goats."

At this point, Link knew he was being ridiculous comparing the princess to goats. He slapped himself around until he covered himself with warm sheets and shut his eyes with force. He had to get a good nights rest before coming up with this decision.

Until then.

A/N: HELLO!

Okay. So, this was obviously extremely short, BUT that is only because this is the pilot chapter!

Future chapters will always be lengthy, no doubt about it.

Anyway, should I go on? If ya did not like it, I'll probably discontinue aha!

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