It was a beautiful autumn day. Link was pushing Zelda back to the hospital, laughing while talking of their past.

"Link," Zelda suddenly said in a soft voice. "Do you remember the first time we met?"

Link sighed and smiled to himself, "Of course I do, how could I forget?"

Flashback

It was two years ago. Zelda was looking for the Hyrulian Legends book, the exact same as Link. When they both found what they were looking for, they found each other as well. With just a simple touch of their hands colliding into each other, they didn't just find a book; they found true love.

End flashback When Zelda was laid in bed, she looked towards her window and sighed, "Link," "What is it? Do you need anything?" She shook her head and looked back towards the window to the tree with a remainder of ten dead leaves still attached. "When the last leaf on that tree falls, I will surely die." "What? No! Don't say that Zelda, you can't leave me. Please, don't talk about such things! I love you too much." Link stated with his hands and Zelda's right hand while tears streaked his handsome face. "I wont let you die!" With these words, Zelda smiled and turned her head towards Link. "Link, my love, we cannot control all things. When the last leaf goes, so will I." She turned again to look out the window, "It is a fact that I've come to accept. I now know that it is the will of the Goddesses for me to leave. As a matter of fact, I do believe that they sent you to me to be my last gift before I go."

For the rest of the day, eight of the ten leaves fell down. Zelda yond while Link kissed her forehead and whispered goodnight. By the time he walked out of the hospital, it was raining and Zelda was asleep. He looked at the tree just when the second to last leaf fell. His heart pounded so hard in his chest. "I'm sorry Zelda, but I don't believe you in the fact that you'll die now." With that, Link went to his car and got his paints, brush, and plate out along with a ladder. "I just can't loose you, not now. I have so many hopes for us in the future." Link thought of the ring that he bought just for her and was even more determined than ever. "You will not die, Zelda, I make that promise to you know. Not until we grow old together."

Hour after hour, the young man continued to paint in the rain. When he was finally done, the sun had just barley rose. Just then the last real leaf fell. Link felt as if his heart stopped beating all together. He looked towards Zelda's window, to become relief for she had not woken up yet.

Just before he put his things away he looked at the leaf painting and prayed that his idea would work and began to walk back to the hospital to see the love of his life again, if, of course, she was still there.