A/N: Hi. Since I'm a Zelda freak, I might as well start a story for Zelda. So here it is. Oh, um, Link, Zelda, and the others aren't my characters, but Prince Chapland is. Don't use him without my permission, okay? Okay.

The Jealous Prince: Chapter 1: The Prince of Roslanda

The sun was slowly rising, and the sky was a mellow orange. The Hyrule Castle stood magnificently. The drawbridge lowered, and a young prince walked into the castle. His red cape flowed behind him as he walked through the halls in his thin boots. He eventually reached the courtyard, where a young princess with golden hair and bright blue eyes turned to him and smiled.

"Why, hello!" she greeted him, "Are you the prince who came here for the treaty?"

"Yes," the prince said with a charming voice, "Prince Chapland of Roslanda." He took her hand and kissed it. The princess winced, for she did not find this charming. Still, she kept her posture and lightly laughed.

"Well, I'm Zelda. It's nice to meet you, Chapland." He didn't respond, but stared at her like she was a fallen angel. Zelda looked at him, a bit creeped out. He had extremely short brown hair, and had round ears, which was rare to see, since Hylians had pointed ears. His posture showed that he seemed a bit too. . . proud of himself. For some reason, she felt uncomfortable around him, but tried to be as polite as possible.

"So, is there a prince, or have you not found your knight in shining armor?" he said charmingly. Zelda could tell he was trying to woo her, but it wasn't working. Besides, she already had her man, and decided to introduce him.

"As a matter of fact, I do have someone in mind. Link! Come out, let me introduce you to someone!" she called out. A few moments later, he came out into the courtyard. Chapland stared at him. He could swear this young man was related to Zelda, for he had long, golden bangs and bright blue eyes. However, he wore a green tunic, white tights, and large boots. He looked like a forest elf. Was this Zelda's prince? He certainly didn't look like royal material. Zelda smiled and flew into his arms, and they embraced each other.

"Hello, sweetheart!" she said lovingly.

"Same to you, sugarplum." Link replied. He turned to Chapland. "Who's this?"

"This is Prince Chapland of Roslanda. Chapland, this is Link, future prince of Hyrule!"

"Future prince?" Chapland asked.

"Oh, well, you see, after the Dark Age, we've been rebuilding our cities."

"Ganondorf nearly destroyed Hyrule," Link added. "We've been cleaning up the place for months!"

"But I know he'll be my prince. Last month, he gave me this." She brought out her hand and showed Chapland a shimmering diamond ring. "We're already engaged, and once we're done rebuilding, we'll get married! It'll be wonderful!" She cheered and held Link closer to her.

"Um, yes, I see." Chapland stared at them. How could this beautiful princess fall for such an. . . outsider? Link noticed how Chapland was staring, and was quite annoyed.

"What? Why are you staring like that?" he asked.

"Well. . . It's. . . odd. . . To see you, princess, falling in love with. . . him. . ." Chapland stuttered, a bit embarrassed.

"What's not to like about Link? He's even the Hero of Hyrule! He was the one who defeated Ganondorf and ended the Dark Age! He's so brave and loving. . . and we know that we love each other, and that's why we're getting married!"

"That's right," Link agreed, smiling at Zelda. "And I don't care who you are. You could be a normal girl living in Kakariko Village, and I'd still love you."

"Same to you, Link!" They whispered sweet nicknames to each other and giggled. Chapland was a little freaked out and cleared his throat.

"Ahem. . . Um, the treaty. . ."

"Oh, yes! I'm so terribly sorry. . ." The two parted and approached the doorway. "Let's discuss this inside, shall we?"

They went inside and sat down. Chapland took out a long parchment, and Zelda read it, thinking.

"Okay, if I understand this correctly, if your land gives us ore and mercury, we'd allow your settlers into our land."

"That is correct, Your Highness."

"Excuse me," Link interrupted. "I just have something to say about this. . ."

"Well, you're not the one signing the treaty, are you?" said Chapland. Link was annoyed by this rude remark.

Zelda didn't want an argument to start, so she cut Chapland off short. "Let him talk! He may not be signing the treaty, but he has every right to say something about it. Besides, I'd love to hear what he has to say! Go ahead, Link."

"Thank you, Zelda. Now, about the ore and mercury offering, we really don't need that that, because recently, we've discovered a mine on Death Mountain that has those two resources and others as well."

"Oh, that is true. . ." Zelda admitted.

"And about the settlers, since the Dark Age ended, our population has been growing. Soon, we'll have to build more towns just to house our own population."

"Oh, yes, that's true as well. . ."

"Now, it's up to you, Zelda," Link said ever so politely. "I just wanted to bring up these points. You decide."

Zelda was silent, deep in thought. Chapland scowled at Link. She'd probably say no now, because of him. But instead, she decided, "I'll. . . have to think about it. . ."

"How much time will you need?" Chapland asked eagerly.

"Two or three days, at least."

"Oh," Chapland got up to leave. "Then I'll just come back. . ."

"No, no, you must stay! We'd be honored to let you stay here in our beautiful land of Hyrule!" She paused and approached Link. "In fact, why don't we have Link give you a little tour of Hyrule? I'm sure you'll enjoy it, won't he, Link?"

"I guess. . ." Chapland could tell he wasn't so crazy about the idea, but was still being polite.

"Then, go ahead, you two! Have fun!" Zelda ushered Chapland outside and quickly whispered to Link, who was confused.

"I'm sorry, Link. I just need to think without him staring at me all the time."

"I understand."

"I knew you would, sweetheart! Thank you!" Zelda quickly kissed Link on the cheek before letting him go with Chapland.

A/N: And there's the first chapter. Don't ask about Chapland. He's my character. Man, I suck at genres. I know it's not dramatic, and won't be until the last couple chapters, but oh well. Review, please.