Definition of Love

Chapter 1

The Reunion

It was a peaceful day in Hyrule Town. The sky above was blue with a few wispy clouds. Below, the town was just as tranquil. Children played and the happy townsfolk celebrated the princess' 18th birthday. Later on in the day the townspeople packed up their stuff and went inside their small brick houses to rest. Wealthy people gathered in great numbers at the magnificent castle carrying neatly wrapped gifts. This should surely be a happy day for the princess but the princess was longing for something other than money.

Outside, the castle guards placed themselves on the fresh, green grass and stone path. The guards weren't very useful as their huge helmets covered their eyes so they couldn't see a thing. No wonder the princess was unseen as she ran out of the castle, across the grass to the Iron Gate. For some reason the gate was still open so the princess had no trouble getting through. She ran to the town and sat next to a small fountain, putting her head in her hands as a small tear rolled down her pale cheek. Why do I feel like this on my birthday? She thought to herself shouldn't I be happy?

It was over seven years since she last saw Link and it was evident she was missing him. She would be with him right now if she didn't rewind time. But it wouldn't be fair on him if she left things the way they were. Because of her he had lost seven years of his life so she needed to give them back. She told him to stay in Kokiri Forest and live those seven years with his old friends, but since she said those words he never came back. Maybe he's forgotten about her. She couldn't bear thinking about it.

She began to get up when she heard footsteps coming from the drawbridge to the town. Her heart raced and she looked round but no one was there.

" You idiot Zelda! What were you thinking? He's not coming back! He's forgotten about you!" She said to herself.

" What made you think that?" A familiar voice asked.

" Link?" she said as she turned around to see a hansom man with blond hair and beautiful blue eyes. " Link you came back!"

" I tried to stay in the forest like you said but I missed you too much," he said

" I missed you too," she whispered.

There was a brief silence as they stared at each other before Link whispered, " Zelda I…" He tried to finish his sentence but couldn't find the words. " Are you going back to your party?" was what he ended up saying.

" Well… I don't really want to go back," Zelda said, " I'm in there so long I'm sick of it! I'd rather see what it's like in the outside world."

At that moment Link took Zelda's hand and they both walked toward the drawbridge.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

" I'm going to show you the outside world like you wanted," he replied. Zelda smiled as they walked outside the castle walls.

Outside, Link's brown horse Epona was waiting for them. Link helped Zelda then hauled himself onto Epona as well. They took off fast, Epona's hooves, pressing hard on the soft ground.

Soon they arrived in a huge valley where the ground was a dark shade of red. A huge gap in the middle of two small cliffs was seen with a wooden bridge crossing over it. At the bottom of the steep drop was a clear, fast moving river, which travelled over a series of waterfalls.

Link and Zelda both dismounted Epona and walked slowly towards the bridge.

" Wow," said Zelda as she looked down to the river below.

" It's great, isn't it?" said Link. " I've jumped off that bridge countless times."

" Sounds exciting," Zelda said, " a bit too scary for me though."

" Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if you jumped off with me," Link said.

Link walked to the centre of the small bridge and looked down to the river below. Then he looked at Zelda and held his hand out to her. Zelda sighed, clasped Link's hand and walked towards him. She looked, terrified, at the steep drop. " You don't have to jump if you don't want to," Link said.

" Yeah I know but I'll regret it later if I don't," she replied.

" You'll be fine," Link said. " Now stand in front of me and face the edge."

Zelda did exactly as he said; she stood in front of him facing the edge of the steep drop.

" Now stretch out your arms, you'll dive better," he said as he took Zelda's hands and stretched out he arms. Zelda began to blush and her heart fluttered. She had strong feelings for Link and every time she felt his warm skin touch her she felt deep affection.

Link let go of her hands and placed his hands on her waist. Then Link said, " If you're scared, close your eyes." Zelda slowly closed her eyes and her heart began to beat a million times a minute as Link placed his chin on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, " Don't worry, I won't let go of you."

After he said those words he leaned forwards and as their feet left the bridge, they soared toward the flowing river before landing with a splash.

Link and Zelda both surfaced from underneath the water. Zelda swam over to him and put her arms around him. " Wow," she said as they flowed with the water, " that was fun." Link smiled into Zelda's deep, blue eyes. Zelda smiled back at him longingly.

Kiss her! Link thought to himself. You know she wants you to! Zelda looked away to the next waterfall. You idiot! Now she's looking away! Zelda looked back into his eyes and smiled again. She's looking at you again! Kiss her! He thought again but couldn't bring himself to do it. Link and Zelda, with their arms around each other, flowed silently down the river until they reached a huge lake.

They both swam towards the green grass around the edge of the lake, and then walked across it.

" Look," Link said, " we are just in time."

Zelda looked out towards the lake as the sun was setting and the orange sky turned to dark blue. The stars above began to twinkle as Link and Zelda sat down on the soft, fresh grass.

" I almost forgot," Link said as he fumbled around in his pocket. Eventually he pulled out a small black box and handed it to Zelda. " Happy Birthday," he said.

" Oh you are so sweet," Zelda said as she slowly opened the box. Inside the box was a perfect pair of gold earrings shaped as the Triforce. Zelda smiled at Link gratefully and carefully placed each earring in each ear.

" You look beautiful," Link whispered as he looked longingly at her soft lips. Then he lent forwards and their lips met. Link placed his hands on Zelda's waist and smiled at her. Zelda smiled back as she put her arms around him and they kissed passionately again.

The couple continued to kiss for most of the night, and then Zelda suddenly pulled away with a worried expression on her face.

" What's the matter?" Link asked.

" It's late! What is my dad going to say?" She said as she got up. " I better go home."

" Don't worry I'll take you home," Link said as he called Epona.

Epona appeared from the entrance leading to Hyrule field. Link saddled Epona then held his hand out to Zelda. Zelda hauled herself onto Epona and put her arms around Link as they rode off into the night.