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I'm trying my hand at the 100 themes challenge found under the Deviant Art account of the same name. I realize this first one is supposed to be to introduce yourself... I don't really care since I'm writing them instead of drawing. I have enough drawing work on my plate.
These themes are going to be applied to the Legend of Zelda series in general. I'll post what specific game at the beginning.
Note: The pairing is going to be ZeldaxLink (or any of her alter-egos) unless some very strange idea hits me. I don't hate any of other pairings (except for some of the crack pairings... LinkxGanon, really?!?) or any of the other girls, I just prefer this pairing. I also don't do same gender pairings, not my thing.
I'm going to try to use every game, not just OoT, TP and WW. Once I finish Spirit Tracks, it'll be added to the list, too. I'll be sure to warn for spoilers ^.^ (so far, really good game). Some may not relate to one particular game and a few may be AU.
Now that all that's out of the way, let's begin!
Theme 1: Introduction
Setting: Twilight Princess
Link stood in the middle of a ballroom looking as uncomfortable as anyone can be. It was completely understandable. He was raised a rancher and became a swordsman. He was used to getting dirty and wearing cheap but comfortable clothing. However, he was currently squeaky clean and wearing odd fitting formal clothes.
This ball was being held for the princess's twentieth birthday and he, as Hyrule's hero, was obligated to attend. He usually managed to get out of these sort of things but he somehow failed to dodge this one. All the ladies of the Royal Court were ogling at him and the men were staring in either admiration of his accomplishments or in jealousy. Somehow, he managed to become the center of attention without even wanting it.
There was another reason for his discomfort. He hadn't talked to Princess Zelda since that mess with Ganondorf. He actually kind of wanted to avoid her if at all possible. She reminded him of those unpleasant times. Still, he supposed he had to face the music and talk with her at her own birthday party. Perhaps he could get away with just the formalities before he excused himself from the party.
"Ah! Link, so good to see you!" Shad said from behind Link, clapping a hand on his shoulder. Link suppressed the instinct to fight back when startled.
"Good to see you too, Shad," said Link, noting that Shad was already slightly inebriated.
"Oh yes! I was wanting to talk to you about the Ooccoo. You once mentioned that you knew something I might be interested in. It was something about a City in the Sky if I recall." Link was about to answer when he noticed the princess and her entourage approaching.
"Um, Shad? How about we talk about this elsewhere? How about that corner over there, away from everyone else?"
"What? Why would we go to the corner? We didn't do anything wrong. Oh look! The princess is coming this way! Hello, Princess Zelda!" Link froze.
"Hello Shad. It's good to see you again. How's your research coming along?" Her voice sent shivers down Link's spine.
"Oh it's coming along splendidly! I was just about to get some more information, actually! Seems my friend here knows something about the Ooccoo." Shad said happily patting Link's shoulder. Zelda gave a look to Link... Link couldn't decipher it's meaning. Suddenly, one of her advisors near her piped up.
"Your Highness, this is the Hero of Hyrule, Link of Ordon, the one who is responsible for solving that mess with the orange barrier and the strange twilight beings. Master Link, this is Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Zelda of Hyrule." The advisor, much like everyone else, knew nothing about Ganondorf and Zant. He most certainly didn't know that Zelda had aided Link in the final battle. In fact, according to most, Princess Zelda never the castle except to escape the explosion.
Link and Zelda went through the motions of a proper introduction, not wanting to explain to everyone how they already knew each other. They kept to the small talk until Shad, fortified by liquid courage, butted into their conversation telling them that they should dance. Link was mortified but Zelda readily agreed. She'd been meaning to talk with him.
The royal entourage of advisors, ministers and handmaidens, along with Shad, watched as their princess and hero danced. They ignored his awkwardness when the dance first started and instead focused on how good they looked together. The advisors were already scheming. There had been no promising suitors yet and what would make the people happier than seeing their beloved princess and hero together? As they talked of how to bring about this union, little did they know that fate was doing most of the work for them out on the dance floor.
As he looked into her eyes, he forgot how she could possibly remind him of those awful events and as she returned the gaze, she forgot that she was quite cross with him for avoiding her. So powerful was this forgetfulness that they forgot they weren't the only ones in the room. One of the handmaidens was watching them dance and barely muffled a squeal when Link gave Zelda a slow kiss. The rest of the group looked up at the sound of the squeal as saw what the handmaiden saw. This was going to be a lot easier than they thought.