This is a collection of shorter works showing Zelda's point of view for certain events of 'Revival of the Gods'. As the description says, anyone reading this is advised to read 'Revival of the Gods' first, or at least up to the chapter these act as parallels. Just note that the chapter splits won't necessarily line up, depending on what I want each one to show. So really just read 'Revival', then swing back around to this and maybe reread the chapter as it is in the main story. This is not meant to be all encompassing, I'm not going to rewrite 'Revival' all from Zelda's point of view. That's just way too much work. Alright, disclaimer done. Enjoy.


It was seven o' clock when my alarm went off Saturday morning and I made myself sit up, abandoning the gentle warmth of my blankets. I wiped my bleary eyes, bringing the dark green walls of my room into focus. My father had questioned the color choice when we moved in two weeks ago, but I loved the color. It made me feel comfortable and safe and I had refused to use any other color.

Looking around my still sparse room, I saw the few boxes I hadn't gotten around to unpacking yet. The top of the dresser and other surfaces around the room had yet to accumulate all the odds and ends that made a place look lived in, and I couldn't wait for that to happen. The room looked too bare without them. Maybe I'd finish unpacking everything today, before…

I had almost forgotten Link Forester was supposed to come over today to work on that project for school. The handsome teen that, even from my short time at Hyrule High, I knew was the object of many of the girls' desires. I wouldn't necessarily put myself in with them, but I had to agree that he left quite the impression. Lean but strong, messy blonde hair the color of straw tumbling down beneath his pointed ears, kind personality, funny and quick-witted, with eyes the color of the sky, it wasn't hard to see why all the girls liked him. Not hard at all. But he had a girlfriend, and a beautiful one at that. And Cremia had been nothing but nice to me since I got to school, even inviting me to her birthday party today, so I could hardly hold it against her that she had just a great boyfriend.

Shaking myself from my thoughts, I pulled myself completely from my bed, legs hitting the cooler air of the room as I dragged my hand through my hair, trying to tame its eternal tangling. I immediately went to the window, pulling the shades to the side to see the still-pink tinged sky as the sun rose. My eyes quickly wandered to the park across the street from my house.

The wide expanse of green grass glittered slightly with morning dew, broken here and there with pavement, swings, and a playground. A large area of concrete sat towards the middle of the park, with a detailed fountain at its center. I had gone down to see it when we first moved in, fascinated by the meticulous detailing in the stone. Now, a lone figure sat on its lip, alone in the morning. I figured it was a jogger getting in some exercise before starting the day. I made a mental note to myself to do something similar. I liked to keep my figure trim, as trim as I could at least. Some would say I was gifted with a generous figure, but it did get in the way sometimes.

The person sitting on the fountain stood as I looked out at the park and quickly broke into a sprint. Whoever it was, they were fast. Extremely fast. As they ran past my house, I saw that the person was none other than Link, who waved jauntily as he bolted past. His speed really was incredible.

I watched Link until he turned a corner at the end of the block, likely either continuing his run or heading home. We had planned on meeting here around ten, so I had a few hours to get things done before he showed up. In the meantime, I took a shower, dressed in a pair of skinny jeans and a dark blouse I had been meaning to wear, ate a quick breakfast, and finished the last of the dreaded unpacking. The whole thing took up a decent amount of time, and by the time I was done I realized two things. Link would be here in half an hour. And both the kitchen and dining room tables were both completely covered in boxes.

As quickly as I could, I moved the boxes on the dining room table to the floor or the den to be dealt with later. I ran upstairs to grab my school bag, taking a quick peek outside as I did. There was Link, walking up the sidewalk with his own bag over his shoulder. My heart did a tiny flip as dashed downstairs, tossed my bag on the table, straightened my blouse slightly, and went to answer the door before he even had a chance to knock.

He had changed since his run earlier and was now wearing a loose pair of cargo shorts and a green shirt, the same shade of green as my walls. His hair hung loose, bits of it hanging down towards his eyes. We stood there looking at each other for a moment before he spoke.

"Hey," he said, the very picture of nonchalant. My face split into a smile.

"Good morning, Link! Come in," I said, quickly stepping to the side so he could walk past me into the house. "I've got my stuff set up in the dining room." Well, kind of, but the statement wasn't entirely false. I quickly shut the door and led Link into the dining room. He popped his bag up on the table, pulling out a laptop, notebook, and a newspaper.

"I found this article in the paper this morning," he said, holding the paper out to me. I skimmed over it quickly. "My uncle said it was about the earthquakes, so I figured we could probably tie it in to the project somehow."

"Sure," I said, my mind already working through various ways we could structure the project. "Sounds like a great idea."


We spent the next few hours working on the project, making plenty of headway on the project. At some point, I noticed Link messing around with his phone, but was quick to stop when he noticed I was looking. A little while after that, I heard a knock at the front door. I looked up in confusion, standing up.

"Who could that be? I didn't invite anyone else over today," I said mostly to myself. Whoever it was, Link made sure he was the one to get the door for some odd reason. "Link?" I called after him. He returned seconds later, two pizza boxes in his hands. My brows quirked in surprise as he grinned and put the boxes down.

"No opposition to sausage or Hawaiian pizza I hope?" He said, and an amused smile formed on my face.

"Not at all! I take it this was your grand surprise then?" I popped one of the boxes open, inhaling the delicious smell. I had completely forgotten about his teasing promise of a surprise the night before.

"Yep!" he said jovially. "Would you grab a few plates and napkins for this?" I was quick to run to the kitchen and grab what he had asked for, suddenly realizing how hungry I was. I was walking back when I saw Link pull a few small containers out of the boxes. My heartrate spiked, and I booked it for the containers, shoving the plates into a surprised Link's arms. I snatched up the small packet, reading the label to confirm my hopes.

"They have garlic sauce with this?!" Garlic sauce was my absolute favorite and I couldn't help but eat every bit of it I could. "This is officially the best pizza ever," I said as I crammed as much of the closest pizza I could reach into the small container and shove the whole thing into my mouth, savoring the delicious flavor as best I could while still trying to get more. I vaguely heard Link make some snarky remark as I picked a few drops of errant sauce from my fingers.

"It's my favorite actually," I said hurriedly before grabbing another slice, purposefully avoiding looking directly at Link. I was just a bit embarrassed that I had let a guy I barely knew see me basically inhale a deliciously saucy piece of pizza.

"You can have it then. I don't really like it." My blood ran cold when I heard him say those words and I immediately stared at him, dumbfounded. I put a consoling hand on his arm.

"I'm so sorry," I said, truly incredulous that he didn't find the same bliss in what was basically divine nectar as I did. I resolved to make up for his obvious shortcoming by enjoying the other packet of sauce to its fullest. Clearly, he wasn't as perfect as I had thought.

Once our feast was over, we continued to work on the project for a few more hours until it was time for Link to leave for Cremia's party. I had almost forgotten about it, I was having such a good time hanging out with Link. He really was just as funny as I had thought. He said he was going over early to help set up, so I offered to do the same. I figured it was the least I could do after how welcoming Cremia had been to me. After quickly confirming I knew where I was going, Link left, promising to see me later.

Not having much else to do, I finished cleaning up my school stuff and got changed for the party. I decided on something of a combination of clothes. A thin white turtleneck long-sleeved shirt served as something of an undergarment, over which went a light blue top that I had bought on a whim, even though it was largely impractical except as a swimsuit cover. Normally, it would have left my midriff and upper chest exposed, mostly just covering my bust. Long flowing sleeves came down my arms and the whole thing was ornamented with thick yellow hems and a small metal band around the bottom with a small medallion in the middle. Paired with a comfortable but fitting brown pants and a fashionable pair of boots, I thought I looked good. I pinned my hair back somewhat and put on a little bit of makeup, not wanting to over do it, especially since I didn't wear much anyways.

Deeming myself ready to go, I left for Cremia's ranch where the party was happening. Fortunately, my father had bought me my own car, a light blue four door vehicle that I was very fond of, so I cranked some music up and drove off.

A little while later, I drove under a large arch reading 'Lon Lon Ranch' and pulled into the massive driveway of a nice-looking ranch house. I saw a black car like my own, just a little older and worn looking sitting off to the side and parked next to it, figuring it was probably Link's. I walked up to the door and let myself in. It wasn't two seconds before a very excited Cremia threw herself towards me and pulled me up the stairs to her bedroom, where we promptly immersed ourselves in getting the birthday girl appropriately dressed for the party.

We chattered aimlessly for the most part, with Cremia asking me what I thought Link would think of certain hairstyles and makeup. Her extreme concern over what Link would think didn't go unnoticed by me, or by her other friends, mainly Anju and Lulu, when they trickled in. We exchanged looks while Cremia was putting the finishing touches on her makeup, all of us knowing Cremia's end goal. Finally ready, Cremia looked like a beautiful fire goddess, alluring and tempting. Looking her over one last time before I went downstairs, I vaguely thought how luck Link was to have Cremia. And, thinking back to my own day with him, how lucky Cremia was to have Link.


Hope that was what you all were looking for, Zelda's a fun character to write from. Don't expect as frequent updates to this side-collection as to 'Revival', but if there's a chapter or section that you really want to see from Zelda's point of view, be sure to let me know and I'll definitely consider it. As always, you all are fantastic, especially those of you demanding I do extra work just to sate your appetites for Zelink. You know who you are. Besides, we all know that's why you're reading this. For the Zelink.

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~Aro