Author's Note: Yeah yeah….new story…I keep making these and they always end up flopping. I have a good storyline in mind for this story so I hope it becomes popular amongst my readers!

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Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda

Missing

Chapter 1: The love of a family

"Your majesty! YOUR MAJESTY!" The young lady-in-waiting cried out through the door.

The young, blonde man was standing in the far end of the room, staring out the window. When he heard the young woman's cries he walked towards the door. He opened it to see an excited expression on her face.

"Your highness! You're now the proud father of a baby girl!" The young girl gleamed.

"Thank you my dear! That is great news!" The young king kissed the lady-in-waiting on the forehead and ran down the hall.

He had been waiting for that news all day. His lovely wife had been in labor all day and the nurses ordered him to stay away. After hours upon hours of waiting, he could finally see his bride and new child.

He busted through the door of the room and scared some of the nurses. "Zelda!" He softly said. She was laying on the bed, exhausted, holding the new baby in her arms. Her hair was matted and forehead still a bit sweaty, but she still gave out her beautiful smiles.

"Link, take a look at your new daughter." Zelda said while sitting up.

Link slowly walked over to Zelda and sat on the bed next to her. The joy of being a father engulfed him. "What's her name?" Link asked while looking into the blanket that was surrounding the baby. She had soft, blonde hair, bright blue eyes just like her father's, and her face was softly shaped just like her mother's.

"Her name is Armelle. Would you like to hold her?" Zelda said, holding out the baby to Link.

Link nodded his head as he took his daughter, Armelle, into his arms. Zelda placed his arms in the correct position as Link carefully held his new little bundle of joy. This was his first child so being a dad was quite new. Zelda and Link had only been married and crowned the king and queen of Hyrule for a couple of years now. Just when Link was settling down and getting used to being a husband, Zelda became pregnant. As Link sat there staring into the peaceful eyes of his daughter, he began to think about that night when Zelda told him the news nine months before.

"Hey sexy!" Link came bounding into the bedroom and passionately kissed Zelda on the lips.

"So how was the trip?" Zelda asked as Link was now kissing her neck.

"Good…long…boring…" Link said in intervals.

Zelda started to giggle from the soft touch of Link's lips. Seconds later Link picked Zelda up and carried her over to the bed. Link had been away for a couple of weeks to meet with the leaders of the other countries. There were rumors spreading that an evil force, greater than Ganon, were heading toward Hyrule and the surrounding countries. So since Link was the King of Hyrule, it was his duty to go.

Link and Zelda were now lost in each other's arms. As link lay on top of Zelda, kissing her, he began to unbutton her dress. Zelda followed his lead and began to take off his tunic. Before they went any farther, Zelda suddenly stopped kissing Link and pushed away.

"What's wrong dear?" Link asked very concerned. They've never had any problems with making love before.

"Nothing's wrong. I just forgot to tell you something." Zelda started to smile.

"What's that?"

Zelda was quiet for a moment before she spoke again. "We're gonna have a baby."

Link was surprised. He didn't know what to say. "Wh…what!"

"I'm pregnant! While you were gone I wasn't feeling well and had the doctor examine me. It turned out that I was pregnant and had morning sickness because of it."

"That's great! But…"

"But what?"

"I've only just gotten into the swing of being a good husband, will I be a good father?"

Zelda chuckled and kissed Link's forehead. "You've always been a good husband…right from the moment I married you. I'm sure you'll be a great father!"

Link smiled and kissed Zelda on the lips. That's why he loved her so much. She was so caring and always looked on the bright side. Without saying another word the two began to kiss again and make love.

After coming out of his daydream, Link handed Armelle back to Zelda and kissed her on the lips. Zelda cradled the baby in her arms and smiled at Link.

"This is great! I have to go tell the guys! I'll be back shortly my love!" Link said while kissing Zelda again.

"Ok! Don't be too long! We need to start having some more quality 'family time' since our little princess has joined us." Zelda winked.

"Don't worry, I won't forget." Link said as he left the room. The moment he stepped outside of it something didn't feel right. It was almost like an evil force was looming over the castle. As Link grabbed for his sword the aura was gone.

It has been a couple of weeks since Princess Armelle was born. Between the 2 am feedings, stinky diapers, and the loud cries that babies make, Link seemed to have had everything under control.

"ZELDA!" Link screamed at the top of his lungs.

"What dear? I'm right next to you so you don't have to shout!" Zelda said, hitting Link's arm.

"I'm sorry. This diaper smells worse than when Epona takes a crap!" Link held his nose in disgust.

Zelda laughed. "You want to be a good father, right?"

"Yeah."

"Then learn how to change a diaper!"

"But we have servants for that!"

"I know, but to have a personal relationship with a child for a lifetime, it all starts in the early, developing years. My mother died when I was very young and my father and I were never close. I don't want that to happen to our children. I want this to be a tight knit family." Zelda placed her arms around Link's waist and leaned against him.

Link sighed and put his arm around Zelda's shoulder. "You're right dear…but does it HAVE to be changing a diaper!" Link whined again.

Zelda immediately pulled away from Link and sighed. "You're such a baby!"

"No…that's the baby!" Link laughed while pointing at Armelle, who was lying on her back and giggling.

Zelda gave a soft growl and walked towards the door. "Please…just change the diaper." She sighed and opened the door. To her surprise there was a messenger standing there in the doorway.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, your highness, but you and your husband are needed downstairs in the throne room. There is a visitor here that wishes your presence." The messenger said.

"Oh…thank you. We'll be right down." Zelda bowed and closed the door. She turned around and focused her attention on Link, who was looking around the baby trying to find a place to start taking off the diaper. "You're lucky this time. There's someone to see us in the throne room. I'll ring up a servant to change Armelle."

Link ran over to Zelda and hugged her legs. "Thank you so much!"

"Don't think you're gonna get off this easily next time." Zelda folded her arms.

…About an hour later Link and Zelda came back into the room where they had left Armelle. The servant had come and changed her diaper and rocked her to sleep.

"That's so weird. We haven't had any Gerudo folk in Hyrule in years. Actually, since Ganon had been defeated." Link said stunned, sitting on a chair in the room.

"I know. It was a bit awkward, but I'm glad we helped them." Zelda smiled and walked over to the cradle where Armelle had been put down.

Link yawned and stretched. "Man…it's awfully quiet in here. Usually princess is screaming the high heavens."

"She's taking a nap dear."

"Yeah…whatever…I know how—"

"AAAHHH!" Zelda screamed.

Link turned and faced Zelda. "What's wrong? Why the screaming?" He took a look at Zelda. She was as stiff as could be with her hands covering her mouth. "Zelda?"

Link got up and walked over to her. "Why did you scream dear?" Zelda didn't answer. She didn't need to. Link looked down into the empty cradle. Armelle was gone.