Happy Valentine's Day!
Let me start off by saying that. I had crazy ideas for a Valentine's Day one-shot, and I didn't know if I should go ahead and write them or not. Then, I thought what the hell. So, here I am back for the lovely V-day with some brand new material.
This has three parts to it if you didn't notice from the summary. Each part focuses on a different couple. I decided to change it up instead of writing them all together, so you get three parts instead. Sadly, only one part is written. The last two will be up this weekend. I at least wanted to get one up on Valentine's Day.
Inspiration: I was driving to school to one day and happened to look at the sky like I always do. It was bizarre, but I saw a heart in the sky. It was a little deformed, but after looking closely I noticed it truly did resemble a heart. A one-shot focused on an event like that came to mind.
Enjoy. Part I.
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Heart Within The Sky
By BabyGurl278
"Life has taught us that love does
not consist in gazing at each other
but in looking outward together
in the same direction."-Saint-Exupery
It was a marvelous day. It was surprisingly pleasant despite the time of year. The temperatures were mild enough to toss away the usual heavy coats, yet the constant blow of the wind caused for a warm or comfy sweater to be an essential need. The sun remained visible the entire day even shining through every cloud that flew in its path. The light snow from the previous night had finally melted causing the grass to become damp, and the roads slick.
Today appeared perfect in the eyes of one young teen, but perfect was never correct word to use. It was the day of being affectionate and caring. It was February 14th or as many called it Valentine's Day. It became the number one day of love. For Zelda Hyrule, it felt like the complete opposite. Instead of being with that one special person or family she was walking through the park alone.
For once Valentine's Day had fallen on a Saturday. She wished for her day to be filled with fun and romance, but it became nothing more than a wish. She spent the morning working. She was grateful enough to get the blessing of departing early, but that only made her boring and lonely afternoon longer. She envied her parents who left town to spend Valentine's Day together. Her two best friends Samus and Peach had plans of their own. Samus was heading out to dinner, while Peach was stuck babysitting. Zelda even tried calling Link, her long time friend, but he never answered her calls.
Perhaps he was with another. She tried so hard not to believe it.
So in the end she found herself alone. Enjoying the quiet and peaceful walk through the local park in the middle of downtown. She wasn't alone of course. Other local residents also retreated for the park on the lovely day. She had spotted a lot of couples. Six exactly; she had counted them all. Most were cuddling on a bench eating chocolate, while she saw two older couples enjoying a picnic.
It was truly amazing. A picnic in the middle of February. It was another wish she secretly held.
Zelda paced her herself as she walked under a large oak tree. She felt the shade nice and relaxing as a sudden breeze greeted her face, and blew through her long blonde hair. Her eyes lifted to the empty playground in the distance where she decided to rest for a bit.
She sat down on one of the swings, and gripped the bars tightly rocking herself back and fourth. The teen leaned back in the seat as she gained enough force to lift of the ground, and begin swinging. It wasn't quite the day she wanted, but enjoyed that she was able to at least get out of the house.
An older couple, both appeared in their mid-twenties, walked by Zelda hand in hand. The brown haired woman carried a long thin box possibly filled with a rose. Zelda lowered her sneakers to the ground slowing down the swing. Sand and dirt flew into the air as she came to a stop. A smiled formed on her lips as she watched the couple pass by laughing, and talking softly amongst each other.
"Zelda."
Zelda blinked at the sound of her name being called and immediately stood to her feet. She spun around astonished to see Link behind her. He headed in her direction from around the small playground, most likely arriving from the parking lot. He wore long loose dark blue pants with a black and green sweater. A matching beanie was worn on his head with his blonde bangs exposed. His keys dangled in his hands.
"Link." She gasped. "What are you doing here?"
Link stopped on the other side of the swing smiling. "I was actually looking for you."
She was astonished by Link's statement. Zelda would never have guessed Link was looking for her. "Really?" She chuckled anxiously. "How did you know I was here?"
Link crossed his arms apprehensively. "Actually, I didn't. I was heading to my car to get my cell phone when I saw you swinging."
Zelda frowned in response. "What are you doing at the park?"
"Follow me and I'll show you." Link lifted his hand waving in his direction as he stepped out from behind the swings.
Zelda watched as Link walked to the sidewalk waiting for her to accompany him. Without hesitating, Zelda followed. She was curious as to his purpose at the park. She had hoped that he wasn't with another girl for Valentine's Day. She was going to question it, but couldn't seem to bring herself to open her mouth and speak. A knot was caught in her throat. She couldn't believe how anxious she was.
"Why are you at the park?" Link lowered his azure eyes to her breaking the silence that abruptly formed.
"I was just out for a bit." Zelda replied flatly lowering her head.
"You're not spending Valentine's Day with anyone?"
Zelda was too caught up in her conversation with Link that she had failed to notice their walking had left the sidewalk and continued on the grass to large tree. She shook her head as they both abruptly stopped facing each other. She then turned the tables around finally questioning him.
"Uh, no actually I don't." He grinned and held his hand out to the side. "But now I do."
Zelda followed his movements lowering her head to the sight Link had wanted her to see. A gasp escaped from her mouth suddenly that she immediately covered her mouth embarrassed. Link didn't seem to mind as he softly laughed watching her continue to gaze upon the picnic in front of them. The blanket was set up underneath a large tree covering it completely with shade. On the red and white blanket two bottles of water sat resting on paper plates. A brown picnic basket rested on the edge of the blanket.
"Link…" Zelda lowered her hand searching for the right words to say. She sighed deeply dropping her hands to the side. "I'm not dressed for a picnic."
Link frowned as he glanced down at her purple and white sweat suit she threw on after getting out of work. He opened his mouth hesitating to speak, but Zelda laughed revealing it was a joke. She shook her head as Link chuckled nervously.
"You were…joking." Link commented.
"Yes. I was." She looked over at the picnic set up amazed at how quickly a wish is fulfilled. "This is lovely." She whispered.
Link walked over to the basket and bent down revealing it's contents. "Thanks." He pulled out a perfectly wrapped sandwich causing to Zelda laugh again as he handed it to her. "I know how you love sandwiches." He grinned.
"Peanut Butter and Jelly?" Zelda questioned taking it from him. Link nodded sheepishly. "My favorite."
She sat down across from him as took out another identical sandwich. He grabbed two bags of chips, and green apples. "I know it's not much, but I kind of got everything ready at the last minute." He admitted.
"It's okay. You know exactly what I like." Zelda took the time to unwrapped the sandwich, and carefully took a bite as Link guzzled down half of his water. She began to ponder over what had just happened. "So, let me get this straight. You came here and set up a picnic…for us?"
Link lowered his water and nodded. He swallowed, and briefly gasped for air. "I guess you can say that." Zelda couldn't help but smile. "I knew you didn't have plans, so I decided to surprise you with a mediocre picnic."
Zelda laughed setting her sandwich down on the plate. She shifted to a comfortable position leaning her back against the tree. "I don't think it's mediocre. I think it's really sweet what you did. I really appreciate it, Link."
"Thanks. You know, I don't think anyone should spend Valentine's Day alone." Link leaned back, and rested on the tree next to her. He took another swig of his water before enjoying the sandwich made.
Zelda continued to smile at Link before looking out at view in front of them. She watched other couples continue with their day enjoying the time they spent together. She was content to know she was finally enjoying hers. Despite work, and her lonely afternoon things turned around thanks to Link. She was truly amazed.
It caused her to think back to their childhood. Both of their parents used to throw picnics all the time inviting family, and friends. They were doing the same thing they did ten years ago. Her and Link were both sitting under a tree in the park eating sandwiches and drinking water. They were having fun, and that's all that mattered.
"Hey, let's play the cloud game like old times." Link suggested.
"I'd love to." Zelda agreed. It didn't matter that they grew up they still kept it a tradition.
Link lifted his hand, and pointed a large cloud on her right. "Look." He leaned forward to get a better glimpse. "That one looks like dog's face."
Zelda squinted, and followed his finger to where he was pointing. It took a while but she noticed the dog steadily forming from the group of clouds. She saw the long droopy ears, and nose that soon became deformed as the wind pushed the clouds east. The eyes were last thing she had spotted before the figured became nothing more than a bunch of white puffs.
"That was a good one. You had a fast eye on that."
Link nodded triumphantly as he took another bite. "Okay, your turn." He directed.
Zelda turned her attention back to the sky searching for a figure she could recognize. She had a difficult time at first, since the clouds seemed to move rather quickly today. Most of the clouds were separate from one another unable to form something for Zelda to guess, but her eyes finally spotted a figure.
It was faint at first, but then steadily turned into something marvelous. She lifted her hand above her eyes to get a better look at the clouds in the sky. Slowly but surely three clouds had came together into an astonishing shape. It caused Zelda to immediately lift her hand and point to the sky.
"Look!" She called. Link reacted to her voice lifting his head. "I found something. You see it?"
Link was silent for a moment. Zelda turned her head to Link noticing his face was scrunched to get a better look. Then he calmed as a smile formed across his lips. "Yeah." He whispered softly. He leaned back and turned his head facing her. Their eyes had met. "A heart."
Zelda felt her face blush as she nodded lowering her hand. "Yes, it is."
She focused her attention back to the sky where she watched the heart shape cloud remain in form. Other couples had stopped, and turned their attention above as well admiring the beauty the two friends had first witnessed. Zelda leaned back to the tree drawing enough courage to rest her head against Link. Link didn't have any objections to her actions as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder hugging her tightly.
"Thank you Link for this wonderful picnic."
"No problem, Zelda. Thanks for coming."
The heart within the sky finally departed as the clouds broke apart. Even though the heart was broken, Zelda knew hers was just getting stronger. It was thanks to this day she believed her and Link were closer. She enjoyed it, and could tell he did as well.
"Happy Valentine's Day." Link whispered as he gently kissed her hair.
Yes. It was surely a marvelous day indeed.
Zelda closed her eyes, and smiled. "You too, Link."
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Author's Notes::
I hope everyone enjoyed this. I actually liked writing it, and this has to be the only one-shot I will ever write based on a Link and Zelda pairing. So I'm dedicating this to all of the Zelda and Link fans, especially Royal Kenya and Sage of Downtown Hyrule. I apologize for any mistakes. No one is perfect.
Part II will come soon, I promise. I have half of it written. Also I won't tell which couple it will focus on. It's a surprise.
Until Next Time.
