Disclaimer: I do not own the Legend of Zelda characters. This is a Pearl
Harbor-style romance; if you've seen the 2001 summer blockbuster you will
know what I'm talking about. I know there are other fanfics on this site
with related ideas, but my fic is still quite different. You might think
it is short, but I firmly believe in quality, not quantity. Maybe my fic
isn't that great though. Some of the information in this fic is incorrect,
but please go with the flow for the sake of it being fan fiction.
Chapter One: He Returns
Zelda busily tended to her garden in the courtyard. It was there she first set her eyes on her beloved, Link; once as a friend, once as a love. She reminisced about the awkward days several years ago: how she begged for his assistance to rescue the land of Hyrule from the rapture of the sinister Ganondorf. Zelda didn't think of Link as her Kokiri prince back then, despite the fact that every girl Link encountered had the tendency to fall in love with him. He was just Link of the Kokiri, destined to be Hyrule's homegrown hero. As Link succeeded in diminishing evil in various lands, thus earning him the title "Hero of Time," Zelda grew to think of him differently. He was no longer the pint-size Kokiri boy running around with a slingshot in hand; he was the handsome Hylian prince she had always dreamed about. This shocking realization occurred to her a few years after Link returned from his adventures in Termina. Peace prevailed once more in the lands of Hyrule and Termina. His work was done. Link visited Hyrule Castle frequently, keeping the princess company. She enjoyed his presence with greater intensity each time he ventured to see her. Zelda found the hole in her life mending when Link was around; she found the bits and pieces in her life completing like a puzzle. When she finally had the nerve to tell him, Link did not back away with fear; he embraced her courage with warmth – and with his own revelation of secret feelings. It turns out both of them were disguising their romantic feelings for several years. Finally, they would be able to relieve their hidden desires and bask in the love they both had been longing for.
"Zelda, is that you?"
She stopped playing with a pale pink snapdragon and searched around for the mystery voice. The voice brought sweetness to her heart. She began to walk over to the entrance of the courtyard.
"Why, my lovely princess, you're still the same. Time has yet to fade your beauty." Link stepped out from behind a pillar, waiting on the top step with arms wide open.
Zelda dashed into his open arms with wild excitement. She thrust her arms around his neck and whispered softly, "My hero, it has been an eternity."
"I'm sorry I didn't bring you along to Termina," Link apologized and wrapped a strong arm around her waist. "My Termina friends may have grown wary listening to my regrets for not bringing you. That doesn't matter, though; it shouldn't matter, as long as we're together now."
Zelda leaned up to his cheek and kissed it lightly. "How I missed you ever so much."
"Excuse me, Princess Zelda?" a firm male voice interrupted their timely embrace. It was one of the guards. Link released his hand from her waist and Zelda took her hands off his neck.
"Yes."
"Ms. Impa wishes to speak to you," the guard walked away and allowed the princess' old caretaker to approach her.
"Princess, there is something urgent you need to know. There will be a meeting at the Chamber of Sages very soon; if we leave right now-"
"Yes, yes, we shall leave right now. Please give me a moment," Zelda turned away and returned to Link. "I have to leave for now, but I promise I will return very soon. Please wait for me here." She briefly kissed him goodbye and turned back to Impa. "Let's hurry."
Impa waved her hands and created a shield of light around them. She waved her hands a second time, and they disappeared in a flash. They arrived to find the other sages waiting patiently. The meeting commenced immediately. Rauru delivered the urgency to the other sages.
"I have some terrible news. Although we have thought to lock the evil spirits terrorizing Hyrule into an impenetrable universe, our remarkable powers have failed us. Unfortunately, the dark spirits that we sealed away years ago are once again after the Triforce, and their loyal henchmen are once again roaming our peaceful land," Rauru wore a disappointed look on his face.
"But that cannot be possible!" Nabooru denied accepting the truth.
"How could our powers fail us?" demanded the Fire Sage Darunia.
Rauru continued to explain, ignoring the reactions of the other sages. "Mind you, their henchmen are meandering in Hyrule, for now. The true creations of evil are still trapped in the dark world. The universe is densely layered, and every work of evil is banished to the end, but the end is variable to each enemy. Those with hearts clogged with treachery and spite to the last artery (although I hardly consider these scoundrels to even possess such an organ) plummet furthest in the abyss, leaving them in the trench they burrowed themselves in during their lives in Hyrule.
If you look at it in this perspective, their henchmen may receive a less severe punishment by being banished to an end slightly higher in the hole. Over time, these workers of wrongdoings crawl slowly up the ladder again, eventually reaching the 'door' separating them from the land of Hyrule. As I mentioned before, we thought we sealed them away permanently, but supposedly nothing lasts forever."
Zelda was as shocked as the rest of them. "What ever should we do?"
"We, the seven sages, will fight them off ourselves as soon as possible. Soon as in, soon as the sun sets tomorrow, we shall depart to fight off the evil spirits. Meet back here tomorrow at the sun down. Hyrule's fate cannot wait," Rauru turned away from the sages. "This meeting is over."
Zelda returned to the peaceful courtyard where Link waited for her. He was sitting on the steps, staring off into space. He turned around at the immediate rustle of soft footsteps. Link looked her in the eyes and noticed the sadness dwelling in the pale blue irises. He stood up to welcome her back, and she almost collapsed in his arms. They sat down on the steps together.
"What's wrong, my princess?" he stroked her hair gently.
Zelda locked her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. She let a tear drop on his tunic. "I have to leave you tomorrow; for how long, I do not know." Zelda looked deeply into his blue eyes and saw the tides crash against the shore. She then saw a tidal wave build up and finally collapse, washing up and destroying everything in sight. Her voice began to croak up. "The spirits we sealed up long ago are free. We, the sages, need to infiltrate their shaky universe and twist the true evils. Time passes faster in their world; in Hyrule, a day is their minute."
"At least let me come along." Link wiped the tears from her eyes.
"No," Zelda nuzzled her face lightly against his neck. "I don't want to see you get hurt anymore." She began to think optimistically as he placed an arm around her waist. "It won't be easy, however, my fellow sages will be present to assist me."
Link cradled her in his arms. There was nothing more to say at a time like this. Zelda broke the silence when she looked up to him and whispered softly in his ear, "Link, could you please do me a favor?"
"Yes, for you, anything," he responded with such agreeability that it almost melted her heart.
Zelda was serious, with a frozen look in her eyes. "Please do not visit me tomorrow." She looked away from him for a moment, trying to avoid his reaction. "I cannot stand to leave you in such a way."
"My dear princess," Link was astounded with fright. "You make it seem like you are leaving Hyrule permanently." The word permanently struck a harsh chord in his mind; the chord that always seemed sour when played with a beautiful melody on his ocarina.
"Oh, Link, that was not my intention," she grasped his hand tightly. "I cannot stand to think that I'm leaving you to lock away villainous spirits; what about the ones lurking in Hyrule? Isn't there enough meandering the marketplace and Hyrule Field at night? I don't want you to worry about me. Simply…I do not want to see that sad look in your eyes."
Link closed his eyes, to assure his sadness went undetected to Zelda. He gripped her hand. He leaned into her ear and whispered, "You will never have to see it again." As the sun began to set across the magical blue sky, he pulled her even closer, his hold on her even tighter than ever before. As the stars began to fall on the castle, they gazed into each other's eyes, wishing the next day would never follow.
Chapter One: He Returns
Zelda busily tended to her garden in the courtyard. It was there she first set her eyes on her beloved, Link; once as a friend, once as a love. She reminisced about the awkward days several years ago: how she begged for his assistance to rescue the land of Hyrule from the rapture of the sinister Ganondorf. Zelda didn't think of Link as her Kokiri prince back then, despite the fact that every girl Link encountered had the tendency to fall in love with him. He was just Link of the Kokiri, destined to be Hyrule's homegrown hero. As Link succeeded in diminishing evil in various lands, thus earning him the title "Hero of Time," Zelda grew to think of him differently. He was no longer the pint-size Kokiri boy running around with a slingshot in hand; he was the handsome Hylian prince she had always dreamed about. This shocking realization occurred to her a few years after Link returned from his adventures in Termina. Peace prevailed once more in the lands of Hyrule and Termina. His work was done. Link visited Hyrule Castle frequently, keeping the princess company. She enjoyed his presence with greater intensity each time he ventured to see her. Zelda found the hole in her life mending when Link was around; she found the bits and pieces in her life completing like a puzzle. When she finally had the nerve to tell him, Link did not back away with fear; he embraced her courage with warmth – and with his own revelation of secret feelings. It turns out both of them were disguising their romantic feelings for several years. Finally, they would be able to relieve their hidden desires and bask in the love they both had been longing for.
"Zelda, is that you?"
She stopped playing with a pale pink snapdragon and searched around for the mystery voice. The voice brought sweetness to her heart. She began to walk over to the entrance of the courtyard.
"Why, my lovely princess, you're still the same. Time has yet to fade your beauty." Link stepped out from behind a pillar, waiting on the top step with arms wide open.
Zelda dashed into his open arms with wild excitement. She thrust her arms around his neck and whispered softly, "My hero, it has been an eternity."
"I'm sorry I didn't bring you along to Termina," Link apologized and wrapped a strong arm around her waist. "My Termina friends may have grown wary listening to my regrets for not bringing you. That doesn't matter, though; it shouldn't matter, as long as we're together now."
Zelda leaned up to his cheek and kissed it lightly. "How I missed you ever so much."
"Excuse me, Princess Zelda?" a firm male voice interrupted their timely embrace. It was one of the guards. Link released his hand from her waist and Zelda took her hands off his neck.
"Yes."
"Ms. Impa wishes to speak to you," the guard walked away and allowed the princess' old caretaker to approach her.
"Princess, there is something urgent you need to know. There will be a meeting at the Chamber of Sages very soon; if we leave right now-"
"Yes, yes, we shall leave right now. Please give me a moment," Zelda turned away and returned to Link. "I have to leave for now, but I promise I will return very soon. Please wait for me here." She briefly kissed him goodbye and turned back to Impa. "Let's hurry."
Impa waved her hands and created a shield of light around them. She waved her hands a second time, and they disappeared in a flash. They arrived to find the other sages waiting patiently. The meeting commenced immediately. Rauru delivered the urgency to the other sages.
"I have some terrible news. Although we have thought to lock the evil spirits terrorizing Hyrule into an impenetrable universe, our remarkable powers have failed us. Unfortunately, the dark spirits that we sealed away years ago are once again after the Triforce, and their loyal henchmen are once again roaming our peaceful land," Rauru wore a disappointed look on his face.
"But that cannot be possible!" Nabooru denied accepting the truth.
"How could our powers fail us?" demanded the Fire Sage Darunia.
Rauru continued to explain, ignoring the reactions of the other sages. "Mind you, their henchmen are meandering in Hyrule, for now. The true creations of evil are still trapped in the dark world. The universe is densely layered, and every work of evil is banished to the end, but the end is variable to each enemy. Those with hearts clogged with treachery and spite to the last artery (although I hardly consider these scoundrels to even possess such an organ) plummet furthest in the abyss, leaving them in the trench they burrowed themselves in during their lives in Hyrule.
If you look at it in this perspective, their henchmen may receive a less severe punishment by being banished to an end slightly higher in the hole. Over time, these workers of wrongdoings crawl slowly up the ladder again, eventually reaching the 'door' separating them from the land of Hyrule. As I mentioned before, we thought we sealed them away permanently, but supposedly nothing lasts forever."
Zelda was as shocked as the rest of them. "What ever should we do?"
"We, the seven sages, will fight them off ourselves as soon as possible. Soon as in, soon as the sun sets tomorrow, we shall depart to fight off the evil spirits. Meet back here tomorrow at the sun down. Hyrule's fate cannot wait," Rauru turned away from the sages. "This meeting is over."
Zelda returned to the peaceful courtyard where Link waited for her. He was sitting on the steps, staring off into space. He turned around at the immediate rustle of soft footsteps. Link looked her in the eyes and noticed the sadness dwelling in the pale blue irises. He stood up to welcome her back, and she almost collapsed in his arms. They sat down on the steps together.
"What's wrong, my princess?" he stroked her hair gently.
Zelda locked her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. She let a tear drop on his tunic. "I have to leave you tomorrow; for how long, I do not know." Zelda looked deeply into his blue eyes and saw the tides crash against the shore. She then saw a tidal wave build up and finally collapse, washing up and destroying everything in sight. Her voice began to croak up. "The spirits we sealed up long ago are free. We, the sages, need to infiltrate their shaky universe and twist the true evils. Time passes faster in their world; in Hyrule, a day is their minute."
"At least let me come along." Link wiped the tears from her eyes.
"No," Zelda nuzzled her face lightly against his neck. "I don't want to see you get hurt anymore." She began to think optimistically as he placed an arm around her waist. "It won't be easy, however, my fellow sages will be present to assist me."
Link cradled her in his arms. There was nothing more to say at a time like this. Zelda broke the silence when she looked up to him and whispered softly in his ear, "Link, could you please do me a favor?"
"Yes, for you, anything," he responded with such agreeability that it almost melted her heart.
Zelda was serious, with a frozen look in her eyes. "Please do not visit me tomorrow." She looked away from him for a moment, trying to avoid his reaction. "I cannot stand to leave you in such a way."
"My dear princess," Link was astounded with fright. "You make it seem like you are leaving Hyrule permanently." The word permanently struck a harsh chord in his mind; the chord that always seemed sour when played with a beautiful melody on his ocarina.
"Oh, Link, that was not my intention," she grasped his hand tightly. "I cannot stand to think that I'm leaving you to lock away villainous spirits; what about the ones lurking in Hyrule? Isn't there enough meandering the marketplace and Hyrule Field at night? I don't want you to worry about me. Simply…I do not want to see that sad look in your eyes."
Link closed his eyes, to assure his sadness went undetected to Zelda. He gripped her hand. He leaned into her ear and whispered, "You will never have to see it again." As the sun began to set across the magical blue sky, he pulled her even closer, his hold on her even tighter than ever before. As the stars began to fall on the castle, they gazed into each other's eyes, wishing the next day would never follow.