The feel of her embrace sends me past any emotional feeling that I have ever felt. Every time she comes within inches of my body, my senses overload and I can't seem to think about anything other than the life that I should be spending with her. The feeling is heightened whenever I see her. I love her more each time that I see her. Why do I spend my life out on needless treks in Hyrule and beyond? I should spend my life in the castle with her. Why can't I? I should be here every day to hold her in whenever she needs me, to show my love for her. I am going to marry the princess in several months and yet, I still can never find the time to be with her for more than a day. This is the life I get from being the hero of Hyrule. I only have to wait three months before I can stay here. I am training people to do my job for me but in my heart I know that they will never amount to enough to defend the people and I will have to do it all again after we marry.
"I love you"
The way he says it. Those words from his mouth send me above the clouds. His aura allows my spirit to fly free. I hate letting him go because I know that one day he will not come back. He goes almost four times a week and as soon as I nurse him back to health; treat his burns, sew his wounds, whatever he needs, he leaves again. All I want is to be in his arms for more than one night. I don't care about the violent shaking and screaming from his nightmares; They've seemed to recede a bit since his proposal and us sleeping in the same bed, I don't care about the occasional pointy ear to the eye, or the high pitched breathing that sometimes is a result of a blow to the nose. I just want his arms around me.
"I love you too. Stay with me tonight."
"You know that I can't."
Maybe if I offer him a different kind of love. My conscience tells me to never give him that kind of love until after 'I do', but there is nothing that my physical self wants more than his entire body for a night instead of only his arms.
Her arms sliding from around my neck down the length of my tunic. I want her body more than ever now. The weight of a shield is relieved, the weight of a sword and sheath, relieved.
"You didn't want this."
"I've thought about it, Link. Let me."
"Are you sure?"
"Until we are married, I am your princess and you are my subject; therefore, you have to do what I tell you."
"Sounds good Princess"
"Don't call me that again. From now on I will always be Zelda."
"I love you, Zelda."
"I love you too, Link."
Finally, another type of fire will consume him.
Finally, another type of fire will consume me.
