He sighed as he folded his clothes and threw them in his luggage. He slumped back, staring at the walls in his room as he saw his closet still opened, with pictures, flyers of festivals and other designs attached to it. The pictures are both a curse and bless to him, as it reminded him of a moment a few days ago.


Link catch Zelda's arm as he firmly grabbed her to face him. Her face is full of sorrow and sadness as tears of her eyes scattered across her face. He wiped those tears away while asking her, "Is this about me leaving?" Link knew this is the problem, even he doesn't want to leave Zelda but he can't afford the fact she is breaking up with him just because of this. "If you want me to stay, I'll stay," Link assured her, all his decisions are for her and only her. Hoping she will answer for him to stay, Zelda continued to cry and hesitatingly pushed him away, running to her door and closed it, leaving Link under the cold pouring rain. He thought that it's all over; Zelda was out of his reach.


He plucked out the pictures and placed them in one of the notebooks he had when he was in the academy, two pictures of Zelda and him taken from a festival are attached to it and kept the pictures there and placed it on his luggage. He continued to take off his clothes from the hangers as he looked to his study table with their pictures all over it. Birthdays, anniversaries, festivals, having their dates, childhood pictures and every single moment they are able to take photographs are posted there. He looked at the parchment laying there. A letter with elegant gold ribbon removed and the elite knight seal stamped on it. He will now soon study to a new discovered elite knight academy located at the surface, mountains away from Skyloft, so he had to be ready for the long journey. He is too heartbroken to motivate himself to pack up and leave but it will not go away if he sees Zelda every day.


A little boy is crying on the ground alone as the townsfolk just passed by. A little girl holding a ball went in front of him and noticed a wound on his knee. She kneels down and took out some bandages and started to wrap it. He stopped from sobbing when he felt the soft fabric touching his flesh. He stared at the girl, he never saw a kid just like him that is able to wrap bandages. She put a small knot to it. "Hey there!" she said with a cute smile. Her blonde locks are flying along with the wind. "Come!" she held his hand she started to run that he barely catch up with it. "Let's play together! I'm Zelda! What's your name?"


He unconsciously stared at the scar in his knee where the wound was before. Link smiled a little in that special memory as he kept the notebooks and placed it in a separate bag. In hundreds of their pictures, he only took a handful of them not because it's too many but it will hurt him more if he keeps all of them.


Our now teenager Link stayed at his room while other students like him are attending the school ball. He thinks it's better not to go there at all because 1. He doesn't have money to buy or rent a suit and 2. He doesn't have a girl to dance with... Well, there is one but he can't risk their friendship to that. He grumbled in frustration as he heard someone knocking the door. He lazily got up and opened it and surprisingly, it's Zelda but with a white dress. Even though it's only a plain dress, she looks beautiful to it especially with the purple bracelets she's wearing that adds elegance. Link just smiled, whoever the guy is, he is one lucky lad.

"Hey, aren't you going to the ball?" she said. Link just declined and replied he doesn't have the feeling to go. Zelda just remained silent and went inside without any permission.

"Zelda... Uhh... Aren't you going there?"

"Well, if my partner isn't going, then why should I?"

Her reply made Link astonished as the scene got a little awkward. Zelda faced him, with a little flush on her face, "Can... Can we dance, Link?"

They heard the melody from the school which sets the mood right as Link hold Zelda's hand and the other on her hip. They started to sway according to the soft melody echoing around his house. He is exceptionally happy to be able to dance with his childhood friend, schoolmate and the only woman he fell in love with. He got the hint that she likes him based to the reply she said. Sweet words such as "I love you" or "I like you" is not necessary anymore, as they already seen it by the memories they held and the actions they did. That's the day the two childhood friends became lovers.


Link got his luggage ready and he already dressed up for the long journey. Only thing he needed to get is the parchment. He opened the parchment once more, with the seal shining to the lighting of his room.


"Link, I have something to give to you," Gaepora said as he gave the parchment to him. A small letter with a gold ribbon wrapped around it. Link just stared at it as he removed the ribbon. He smiled triumphantly when he saw the knight academy seal stamped on it.

"Congratulations, Link, you got accepted in the elite academy at the surface," he greeted him. Link just continued to read the content that his academy chose him to study there! "But there is one thing that bothers me," Gaepora said as Link stopped and he got the thought.

Link murmured, "Zelda..."

"Yes... About my daughter... Link, I can't help but to think she will be miserable with the thought of you leaving," Gaepora said. "But, I really recommend you to proceed, you dream to be a knight, right?" he smiled. "Zelda will understand if you go but of course it's inevitable for her to miss you,"

He walked back home, thinking twice if he'll go or not, he kicked the pebble on the road and saw Zelda walking by, seemed to be in a daze until she noticed him.

"Zelda!" Link smiled, running towards her. She smiled warmly yet there is something wrong to her. "What are the results?" she said, with her hands behind.

Link showed the parchment to her and her face lit up, "Oh, goodness! You passed!" she giggled that finally after helping him study and spar, he finally got in. "I can call you Knight Link now!" she said. Link just holds her shoulders firmly. "Zelda, I will be away for a long time... Are... Are you alright with that?" he sadly said. He wanted to be a knight, for sure; he doesn't want to waste Zelda's effort for his study. But he really doesn't want to leave her either.

She smiled, "I'm alright to it, Link, and I'm already prepared to that. I'll be waiting for you." Link can only embrace her tight.

"I'm going to miss you,"

"Me too, Link."


By that memory, he doesn't get it why Zelda broke up with him. He thought there might be a deeper reason to it but she denied it. Link sighed once more as he carried his luggage and went outside to meet his loftwing.


I didn't play Skyward Sword so there will be some fails about it, so I apologize to that. Inspired from the song "Hiling" (or "Wish" in English), a song by a local band called Silent Sanctuary. This is dedicated to Ferisae because of two reasons. R&R! Thanks for reading!