Hello everyone! Today, I am trying something new! A fic...in the Legend of Zelda fandom. Now, I usually write for Kingdom Hearts and occasionally Super Smash Bros. and Kid Icarus, but I fell in love with A Link Between Worlds. This includes the characters. SO! There will be spoilers for the game, just saying, and...let's start!

Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds-I DO own my copy of the game though.

Ravio sighed as he laid on the fresh green grass in front of his house. Above him, he could see his pet and friend Sheerow fly around in the bright blue sky.

It was something he hadn't seen for so long-however, thanks to Link and Princess Zelda, they had their Triforce back, and everything was bright and happy again.

Except...he frowned as he thought back to his visit to the castle the other day. Now that Lorule was stable again (and that he had sold all of his merchandise to Link and had made a fortune), he had been thinking about his feelings for Princess Hilda.

As her vassal over the years, he had built a wonderful friendship with the dark princess. But recently, his feelings for his friend had grown to be...something more.

He wasn't sure what it had been, so he had gone to his friend. She was very knowledgeable about many things, so he thought she of all people would know. However, as he finally found her in her throne room, he noticed how tired she looked.

He frowned, worried. "Um...Princess Hilda?" he asked to gain her attention. Hilda looked up from the document she was examining. Dark circles were under her red eyes.

"Oh hello Ravio. What are you doing here? This was to be your day off." she stated. Ravio gulped, suddenly nervous. "Um, I had come to ask you something, but now I'm a little concerned for you, Your Majesty." he replied.

Hilda smiled, and a warm, soft feeling came up inside him at the sight. "Don't worry about me Ravio, I'll be fine. Now, what was your question?" she asked.

"Oh yeah! Uh...I've been feeling...strange, lately." Ravio said. Hilda frowned, worried for her friend. "Really? Is it a type of illness?" she asked."I don't think so. I mean, I don't feel too warm or too cold, and my stomach feels normal, not to mention my nose is as sharp a sniffer as ever! No...it's actually a sort of...nice feeling." Ravio explained.

"Hmm...what does it feel like then?" Hilda asked.

"It's...a warm feeling, that's also soft...it fills me up whenever I have thoughts of a friend of mine, and it comes up more often and more stronger when I'm around that friend. It also makes me want to protect that friend...strange, right?" Ravio said, looking at her wide eyed.

The truth was, the 'friend' he was talking about was Hilda herself, but he wasn't sure if he should say so. After all, what if it meant harm to her?

Hilda's eyes widened. Inside her, she could already feel the pangs of jealousy hit her. If what Ravio was feeling was what she thought it was...well, she couldn't control his feelings. It was no surprise he wouldn't know what it was, what with the signs of said feeling being very rare in Lorule back in their childhood.

Still...it deeply saddened her. Over the years, she had grow fond of the cowardly yet loyal merchant that was her vassal and friend. She also felt the feeling Ravio had described whenever she thought of him or when he was in her presence.

But if he was feeling the same to someone else...she unconsciously gripped her staff that was by her side tightly. She silently took a deep breath to calm herself before she answered Ravio's question. "Well Ravio...it sounds as if you are experiencing the feeling...of love."

Ravio's eyes practically popped out of their sockets. "W-what?! I-I'm in LOVE?!" He clutched his head in disbelief and fell on his bottom as Sheerow flew around him, trying to help calm him down. Finally after a few minutes, Ravio was able to speak again.

"W-wow. I'm, I'M IN LOVE! I never thought it'd feel like this...huh." He then got up as Sheerow floated by him. "Well...thank you for answering my question, Your Majesty. Um...I guess i'll be going now, and leave you back to your duty." he said, bowing hastily.

"It's nothing, Ravio. And don't you remember? I asked you to not bow to me since we are friends." Hilda said, looking a bit amused, but sad at the same time.

"O-oh yeah! Forgive me Hilda, I um, forgot." Ravio quickly got back up. As he started walking to leave, he heard Hilda call out to him.

"Oh, and Ravio? I hope you'll be happy with your friend." She said, smiling sadly. Ravio turned around and was able to catch a glimpse of her sad smile before it disappeared. He blinked in surprise before he smiled his goofy grin.

"Thanks Hilda! And thanks again for helping me!" he yelled before leaving the castle.

He sighed. "Sheerow, how am I going to tell Hilda that I l-love her? I mean, for one thing, she's the princess of Lorule while I am just a merchant-well, used to be-and her vassal."

"And I don't think she'll like me THAT way. I'm not like Link-brave, strong, a total hero! And me? Just a lowly coward that can't even fight." Ravio said, looking depressed.

Sheerow chirped sadly at his owner. He wasn't sure what to do to cheer him up.

"...that's not true, Ravio. You do have a lot of good traits in you." A familiar voice suddenly said.

Ravio gasped as he jumped up and looked frantically around. "L-Link?! Is that you? W-where are you?!" he asked in shock.

"I...actually don't know. Everything is dark-wait, it's getting brighter now...oh. Hi Ravio." Link said as he appeared in front of Ravio, albeit looking see through. He examined himself. "Wow...this is really weird..." he noted calmly.

"W-what are you doing back in Lorule? I thought you couldn't come back after all the fissures were closed!" Ravio asked, clearly freaked out.

Link looked at Ravio as he answered. "Well...I don't think I'm physically here." Link said. Ravio tilted his head. "Ok...so what were you doing before you came here?" he asked.

"Sleeping." Link answered, and Ravio couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Of course you were." he muttered, before thinking about it.

"Hmm...I guess maybe due to all the journeying you made between Hyrule and Lorule using my bracelet, its power sorta seeped into you over time. Even though it got destroyed, the power remained in you."

Ravio scratched his head. "I guess since I'm your counterpart here, you ended up appearing near me. But why now, I have no clue." he said.

Link tilted his head, thinking about it as well. "Well, I started feeling funny during the day. I felt as if I was being pulled somewhere. So I decided to sleep it off. I fell asleep, and then I ended up here." he stated.

"Really? When did the feeling start?" asked Ravio. "...After I confessed to Zelda." Link said, blushing slightly. Ravio's jaw dropped. "Y-you confessed to her?!" he asked, shocked.

"Well, yeah. It went well, actually. I'm just glad it's over." Link replied. He blinked as he noticed Ravio sit on the ground, looking depressed.

"...I think I know why you appeared here then-you must've felt my distress." he said somberly. "Over what?" Link asked, and Ravio explained to him his crush on Hilda.

After he finished, Link chuckled. "Yeah, that must be it. Well, I'd be happy to help. Now, first things first." He looked at Ravio straight in the eye. "You have to stop putting yourself down. That lowers your confidence in yourself, and that's not good." he stated.

Ravio sighed. "I know, but honestly! I'm a coward! And I don't think a coward is fit for a princess." He said.

"You've known each other for a long time, right? And over that time, you've become friends, right? Well, that has to mean SOMETHING. She wouldn't have become your friend if she didn't like you for being a coward." Link pointed out.

"Friendship is one thing, but love? Link, she must have a standard for that! I mean, the person she loves is the one she may spend the rest of her life with!" Ravio exclaimed.

"Aren't you already going to do that as her vassal?" Link questioned.

"...well...yeah, but-" "Then just tell her! Win or lose, you'll still be friends." Link said.

"...you're right. But, how am I going to do that? I mean, she's been very busy lately, not to mention how the HECK I'll be able to tell her without peeing my pants!" Ravio said, starting to panic again.

"Calm down. You'll just have to catch her whenever she's available. As for actually confessing, you'll have to be brave." Link said firmly. "Oh goody..." Ravio mumbled under his breath.

"Ok Ravio, she's by herself right now. Go!" Link whispered before pushing him forward. Ravio yelped as he stumbled out from behind the tree. He then straightened his scarf before he walked over to Hilda, who was busy reading.

"Um...hey there, Hilda." Ravio greeted, slightly shaking. Hilda looked up and smiled. "Ah, hello Ravio. I didn't expect to see you here." she remarked as she closed her book.

"Heh, yeah...so, how you've been?" he asked, smiling. She sighed. "Busy. It's a miracle I managed to get this small bit of free time." she said. "Really? Wow, that can't be good. Um, how about we play a game then, to relieve all that stress?" Ravio suggested, grinning.

Hilda blinked, before smiling. "Alright. Which game shall we play?" she asked. "Uh...how about a word game?" he suggested. He knew she liked those sort of games.

Hilda smiled happily. "That sounds like fun. How does it work?" she asked. "Oh, well you have to guess what word the other person is referring to! I'll start!" Ravio explained excitedly before he thought about it. "Ok...I got it!" he exclaimed.

"It's, um, a name. It has five letters. Uh...it's a word you say everyday!" Ravio began. Meanwhile, Hilda was listening closely, thinking of all the names she knew. "And...the person the name belongs to is very close to you. And uh, uh...they l-like you a lot..."

Hilda blinked in astonishment. "Really? Well, I can't think of anyone that could be. Can you tell me? I'm afraid I give up." Hilda said, smiling slightly. Link smiled. "Here it comes..." he thought in anticipation. Ravio was now shaking. "T-they, they...THEIR NAME IS RAVIOLI!" He shouted, before his face turned red. "Oh, now I blew it!" he thought in anguish.

Hilda blinked before frowning slightly. "Um, Ravio?...that's seven letters. Not to mention I do not know anyone with that name. Were you speaking, or was your stomach?" she inquired. Ravio blushed in embarrassment as he looked down and mumbled his answer.

"My, um...stomach." Hilda bit her lip. "Oh, I see...well it is getting near to lunch. I'll go and see how the cooks are doing. See you later, Ravio!" she said before she left the garden, leaving Ravio alone with Sherrow.

Ravio sighed, looking down. "Whoops..." he muttered, feeling ashamed he had let fear get the best of him once again.

Link sighed as well. "This is going to be harder than I thought." he muttered to himself.

And thus ends the first part to this lovely two shot! It was originally going to be a oneshot, but lucky for you, I decided to extend it. XD Oh Hilda, you're so clueless...SO! Next time, come over to watch Ravio's confession!

Please do read and review! :D