Just a little warning; a little bit of sexy stuff happens in this chapter...so BE PREPARED. :O
[EDIT: 2/22/2018]
After much consideration, Link decided to take a bath before he went to take a nap. He did want to be clean before he does rest. Thankfully, the chateau has indoor plumbing, a thing that amazes Link to this day. Termina was certainly an advanced land, more so than Hyrule, never having any of these luxuries. After putting water into their wooden tub in their wash area, he went back into the kitchen/dining area to get his quiver of arrows that was hanging on the wall, got one of the projectiles out of the quiver, and went back to the tub.
He then stuck the tip of the arrowhead in the tub full of water. Concentrating his magic on the arrow, the water started to bubble slightly. Then after a couple of seconds, it started to bubble more fiercely, making the water hot enough to bathe in.
Link smirked, 'I got to say, having these fire arrows are really handy.'
When he first test this out, it was three years ago exactly. The girls were in awe at the arsenal that he had, including his magic fueled arrows. Upon asking how he can manipulate magic, Link simply told them that he had learned using magic when he was younger. Romani gushed saying how cool it was at the time, while Cremia was quite surprised at the quantity and experience he had in his weapons.
After seeing that it was an appropriate temperature for him to get in, he set the arrow down on the ground, got a towel, and stripped off his clothes. He dipped himself in the tub, already carrying some soap with him, and began to relax. He made a quick thorough scrub around his body and to wash his hair. Once he was done with that, he relaxed for a bit in the tub.
'You know, I could probably relax here for a while...' Link thought in bliss as he closed his eyes. He had the right idea to take a bath first. It made him wash the uncleanness of seeing Romani's white cotton...
His eyes shot open...
Well...that didn't last long.
He shook his head and decided to think non-sexy thoughts, like...the moon. Dodongos. Octoroks. Gibdos. Ganondorf. Majora. Heck, even cows...
...Which Cremia is probably milking right now...
...Her butt looked even fuller when sitting on that stool.
'Darn it, stop it!' Link groaned as he sank further into the water, half of his face into the tub. However, that thought was all it needed for Link's...'sword to shine'.
'...Great.' Link thought as he uncomfortably shifted in the tub.
One thing that puberty(and the Goddesses, apparently) did to Link, was that it granted him a rather...nice blade. One that's fit for a 'hero'...
...Six inches of blade...
'I'm really glad that I controlled myself to make it not noticeable.' Link thought in slight relief. He really didn't want to let any of the girls see his 'shame'. 'Okay, just...don't think about how pretty they are anymore. What's done is done, so just let it ease away..."
A few minutes later while relaxing in the tub, trying to let 'it' ease off, he drifted off to sleep...
...Link woke up to the smell of cooking and sounds of pots and pans clanging.
He awoke with a jolt. Looking around, he sees he's in the same wooden tub, the water lukewarm by now.
'Oh man...how long was I asleep?' Link thought as he shook his head.
If he smells something cooking and can hear cookware rattling, then...
Link's eyes widened, 'Oh no! It must be almost six thirty! Cremia is already preparing dinner!'
He looked around to find his towel, which was right where he left it; near the tub. He got out of the tub, slowly so he won't make enough noise. Nude, he grabbed the towel and started to quietly dry off. Once he was done drying his body and his hair, he wrapped the towel and fixed it around his waist and went to the door, which the lock was still in use. He unlocked it softly and opened it slowly...
He peeked out the door seeing that it was, in fact, Cremia preparing dinner. Her back was facing Link, as it seems that she was engrossed on fixing supper, as she was chopping up vegetables and putting some in a pot. She also looked to be wearing an apron, the strap being tied at the top of her ample backside...
'Stop looking! Just go up the stairs!' Link exclaimed to himself in thought.
With the towel still wrapped around his waist, he made his way out and began climbing the stairs that were next to the washroom. However, the steps on the stairs weren't exactly the quietest in the world, so at the first step, a loud creak was made.
Startled, Cremia turned around...
...to see a chiseled bare-chested Link with a towel wrapped around his waist.
He froze in place.
Cremia froze in place as well, a warm flush on her beautiful face.
They stared at each other for a couple of seconds...until Cremia snapped out of it, "Oh! U-um...Link! I-I didn't know you were taking a bath! I'm sorry, I..." she then remembered that the stove was still warming up, and she turned back to it, away from Link's half-naked chest, "I was starting supper..."
"Oh, um...n-no worries. I was just...just done." Link stuttering, trying to be reassuring.
Cremia nodded, still not making eye contact at Link, "Good. I-I'll prepare the food for all of us in about thirty minutes or so."
"Great."
...Link still stood there on the stairs. He didn't want to end the conversation on an awkward note, so he decided to keep talking for a bit, "So, uh, what are we having?"
"Oh, we're having quail, eggplant, and squash," Cremia answered, still not turning around to look at him.
Link's face softened. 'She must be embarrassed...' he sighed, "Cremia, don't feel embarrassed, I'm actually at fault here. I've lost track of time and slept in the tub. Really, there's nothing for you to feel bad about."
Cremia stands there while stirring the vegetables. She continued stirring them for a couple of seconds, until she stopped, and cautiously turned around to glance at Link. She smiled appreciatively and said, "Let's just say we're both at fault."
Link smiled back and nodded, "Okay then. But I'm at fault the most." he added.
Cremia giggled, "Alright then. If you say so."
'She has such a pretty laugh. Just like Romani...' Link blinked as his face began to blush, "W-well, I'll just get some clothes on-"
When he said that, he took two steps on the stairs, but while doing that, a nail on the wooden rail snagged onto the towel...making it fall off his lower half.
...He froze when he felt a breeze between his legs.
He looked down...
His eyes were wide as dinner plates.
'OH CRAP!'
He quickly looked up at Cremia...
...the young woman just stood there mouth agape, a shocked look on her very red face.
'Oh...Oh my..." Cremia thought in awe.
She then quickly snapped out of it. "Oh! U-u-um-" she turned around, now fully invested in cooking supper.
Link just hurriedly snatched his towel and dashed up the stairs, never feeling so mortified before in his entire life. No words were exchanged, Link just bailed and Cremia just kept cooking.
...Silence...
Cremia kept stirring the vegetables...she was still blushing while her face displayed anxiousness.
'…Dear Giants, that was a sight to behold.'
The door opened suddenly.
"What are you doing!?" Cremia exclaimed in panic at the person who opened the door...which was none other than Romani, standing in the door frame looking rightfully confused.
"What am I doing? I'm coming inside the house..." said Romani.
Cremia blinked. She now blushed out of embarrassment as she stuttered, "I-I mean, w-what are you d-doing...in the house?"
Romani raised an eyebrow. "I was done with my chores. I was going to relax for the day and get ready for dinner."
"Oh..." Cremia shook her head, "Uh, um..."
Romani looked at her oddly, "Are you okay, Big Sis?"
"Y-yes, I'm just...tired from working," Cremia said with a sigh as she rubbed her forehead.
"Well, maybe I can help you prepare dinner?" Romani kindly offered.
Cremia gave her younger sister an appreciative smile, "Actually, that would be nice. Thank you, Romani."
Romani returned the smile happily, "No prob!"
While they were fixing dinner, upstairs Link was already dressed, wearing his more grown signature green tunic on as well as his white long baggy pants. He was laying straight on his bed, which was situated at a corner near the wall across from the girl's two beds, in front of his cabinet, which was a little way in front of the door. He was completely dry as of now, but he still had an embarrassed and flushed look on his face.
He was trying to sleep; he has been for at least twenty-five minutes now. He decided to just give up and stare at the ceiling, still feeling horrible...he curses those stairs to this day.
Now he's afraid to go downstairs because of the awkward tension that'll take place with him and Cremia...
...He hopes she didn't think he did it on purpose.
Link groaned. 'Sometimes I feel like I really am cursed.'
He could smell the cooking from below as it wafts up through the bottom of the door...
His stomach grumbles.
Link looks down at his stomach with a frown, "Oh no, you're not gonna let me go downstairs. You can just forget it."
He stood there for a moment...
"...Did I just talk to my stomach?" Link said in disbelief.
'Great. Not only I'm cursed, but I'm going insane too.'
He laid on his bed in silence...
'I really need to sleep the shame off.' Link thought. He sighed and started to try once more to sleep, not thinking any provocative thoughts about the young women. He drifted off to sleep...
...Five minutes later, a knock was heard.
Link's eyes opened and grunted in frustration.'Yep, I'm cursed.'
"Grasshopper! Dinner's ready!" Romani's voice can be heard on the other side of the door.
Link's eyes widened as he sat up at the sound of her voice, 'Uh oh. Romani is calling me. Which means Cremia is still embarrassed...' he shook his head, 'Oh come on, stop it! You're overthinking things!'
"Grasshopper?" Romani called again.
"Coming!" Link said as he got off his bed. He walked up to the door and opened it to see a cute smiling Romani.
"Dinner is served!" Romani said happily as she scurried down the stairs.
Link chuckled at her infectious energy. It made him kind of forget about Cremia for a moment...
...And there it was again.
Link sighed through his nose and started to take hesitant steps down the stairs to have dinner with the two beautiful sisters.
As soon as he reached the bottom of the stairs, Romani was sitting at the right side of the square table, with Cremia sitting at her sister's right on the top side from where he was standing. His seat was on the left side of the table next to Cremia, his food prepared and smelling really good.
His mouth waters at the aroma of the meal. He took a quick glance at Cremia, who was eating her food delicately but was also staring down at it, almost as if she wasn't giving him any eye contact.
'Yep, this is going to get awkward...'
Link made his way to his seat and began to dig in on the deliciously prepared food.
Everything was silent for a minute while they ate. Romani noticed this, and her being the energetic girl that she is, was quite confused by it. She still kept eating either way.
Link decided to say something to ease the uneasy tension. He swallowed his food and said to Cremia, "Um, this meal is really great, Cremia."
Cremia started in her seat and looked like she was about to turn her attention to Link, but stopped and continued to gaze at her food. "U-um, t-thank you, Link..."
Link frowned slightly. 'Hoo-boy...this is not gonna be easy.'
Romani however, was quite perplexed at the tension between them and decided to say something, "Are Grasshopper and Big Sis okay?"
Link and Cremia froze in their seats.
"Um..." Link said with a slight blush on his face.
Cremia cleared her throat, "Uh, yes, we...we just had an embarrassing incident."
Link turned to Cremia with wide-eyed shock. 'What!? Oh gosh, Cremia please, don't tell her that!'
"Incident? What kind?" Romani asked in interest.
"Oh, nothing! Just...uh...j-just, just..." Link faltered, the feeling of dread in his stomach.
"I accidentally came in the washroom with Link in the bathtub." Cremia finished for him, her face pink.
Romani's eyes went wide. Link just froze, his face brighter than a tomato.
...But then he recollected what Cremia said. 'Wait...she didn't walk right in the washroom...' He glanced at her in brief confusion.
"Oh..." Romani said, her expression looking...disappointed? The disappointment on her face wasn't severe, it was just the type that looked like she couldn't get her way...
But it disappeared when she smiled and giggled, "Well, I hope Big Sis didn't see anything she's not supposed to see!"
Cremia's face flushed a bit more, but she shook her head, "No, no...I didn't see anything too...revealing."
Link tried his hardest to not blush even redder as he stared at his food.
Romani giggled again, "Wow, Big Sis, you always told me to knock before entering. You need to follow your own advice sometimes." she teased.
Cremia felt a tad annoyed at her sister's teasing, but she went along with it. "I know, I just...wasn't thinking."
Link glanced at the older woman, feeling really bad for making her lie like that. 'Aw man...now I feel like dirt.'
Romani just giggled once more, oblivious to what really happened and continued to eat her supper. No one talked any more about Link and Cremia's little 'mishap', as they ate in silence. Although, Cremia and Link felt even more embarrassed as of now...
It's twenty after seven, and soon, all three have eaten their meals. Romani was first to finish, as she went to the sink to rinse out her plate. As she hummed to herself while using the sponge to scrub her plate, Link and Cremia sat near the table as they wait.
Link glanced over at Cremia, who was quiet during her waiting for Romani to finish rinsing her plate. She looked over at Link for just a brief second and went back to staring at her empty plate.
Link slightly frowned, 'This is unbearable...I need to say something after Romani leaves.'
Soon enough, Romani put up the clean plate on the counter, turned around and said, "Well, Romani is going to get some clothes and take a bath now! I enjoyed the meal, Big Sis!"
Cremia turned to her with a smile, "I'm glad you did, Romani. I might join you in the washroom in just a moment."
"Okay!" Romani said happily. She turned her attention to Link with a teasing smile, "Now don't go peeking on Romani and Big Sis, Grasshopper!"
Link flushed at the assumption, "Hey, I'm not!" he said defensively. Usually, he would roll his eyes out of humor at that kind of comment, but after the mishap, he's on edge.
Cremia sat there with a blush as well, wondering what his reaction would be if he saw her nude...
'Oh dear, stop thinking these things!' Cremia thought as she wrung her skirt on her lap in an attempt to cancel out any thoughts.
Romani giggled at Link, "Well, just don't be like Big Sis when she opens the door without knocking!" she teases as she made her way up the stairs, passing her sister and Link.
Cremia shot an annoyed glare at her retreating little sister. 'Seriously? Is she going to keep on teasing me with that?'
Once the young girl went up the stairs, it was just the two of them now...
With a sigh, the ranch owner got up, took her plate and began washing it in the sink.
Link sat in his seat, feeling the anxious pressure on him...
"Um..." Link said, getting Cremia's attention.
She straightened when she heard Link's voice.
"You didn't have to...you know, lie...to cover for me." Link assured her. 'Why did she do it though?'
She stood there for a moment, pausing from her dishwashing. "It...it's okay..."
Link winced, 'She's not even looking back at me. I can't take this, I need to say something.' "Cremia, that was an accident, it really was. The towel got caught on a nail that was on the stairs and-"
"Link."
Said male stopped talking.
"Really, it's okay. I knew it was an accident." She said, with her back still facing him.
"Oh...okay..." Link still looked unsure, "But...are you sure it's...um, okay? I mean...well, you're not...looking at me."
Cremia blushed, thankful that she still has her back facing Link. 'Oh darn it! I have to face him eventually...' she took a deep breath, 'Okay...just...turn around...and tell him it's okay. Don't think of him nude...along with that...that...oh my...'
"Cremia?"
"Eep!" she said and turned around with wide eyes, blushing a deep crimson.
Link blinked. When seeing her blush, he can probably figure out what she's blushing on about, "Uh..." he started to blush as well.
'Dang it, the Goddesses are perverts. Seriously, even when I was seventeen, I think it grew an inch...'
"Um...y-yes?" Cremia said, breaking out of Link's thoughts. He sees that her eyes were now focusing on him, her face still red.
'Okay, she's looking at me. That's a good sign.' "W-Well-"
He paused on what he was going to say when he heard Romani coming down the stairs. Romani was carrying her nightgown and underwear, humming the entire way as she was completely oblivious to the tension in the room. She went inside the washroom, closing the door.
Once she did, Link sighed. He quietly said to the older woman, "Look, Cremia...we can both say that what happened was...beyond awkward, but...don't, you know, let it get to you. It was just a random mishap, nothing more. Don't let...um..." he blushed again, turning to the washroom door. He can hear the water running, so Romani must've turned on the faucet, preparing the water in the tub. He turned back to Cremia and finished, "Don't let seeing me nude bother you. I mean, what's done is done, so we can just move on."
Cremia stared at him, amazed at how mature he's acting. She actually felt a little silly for acting so embarrassed about all of this. Granted, there was a reason to be embarrassed, but now she felt a little better once Link talked to her about it. She smiled at him in appreciation, "Link...thank you."
"No problem." Link scratched his right cheek sheepishly, "Besides, this really is all my fault. I mean, I forgot to bring my clothes in the washroom. I just pretty much just dove right in the tub."
Cremia giggled, "You shouldn't be so hard on yourself, Link. I should've checked the washroom myself to see if you were in there."
"Cremia, seriously, don't blame yourself. I was the one that accidentally flashed you."
She giggled some more, "Well, you certainly had nothing to be ashamed of."
...Pause...
Realizing what she said, her eyes widened in shock. Link just sat there frozen as he blushed, his face looking expressionless and blank.
Cremia tried to cover her little slip-up. "I-I mean, what I meant to say is, that, um, you shouldn't be ashamed! ...Wait, no, I meant-"
Just then the washroom door opened, revealing Romani as she stepped out, "Okay! Bath water is in the tub! Hey Grasshopper, could you use some of those fancy fire arrows to warm up the water in the tub?"
Link turned to Romani in his seat, "U-Um, s-sure!" he got up from his chair and made his way to the arrows in his quiver rather quickly. Cremia cringed as Link was getting the arrow, which he grabbed one and rushed to the washroom, passing Romani as he entered.
'Oh goodness, why did I say that!?" Cremia thought in embarrassment.
Romani turned to her sister, "Hey, aren't you going to get your nightgown, Big Sis? Once Grasshopper gets the water boiling, we can go on in!"
Cremia snapped out of her mortification, "Um...yes. Sorry, I was cleaning my plate...thoroughly." she lied, making her gut be filled with guilt. She put her plate up and made her way up the stairs. Once she went to their room, she placed a hand on her face and shook her head in shame, 'Oh my gosh, what am I doing? I'm lying to my own sister!'
She let go of her face and took a deep breath, "Well, it's not like I kissed him or anything..." blushing at the thought of that, she shook her head once more to clear her mind. Once she regained herself, she went to her and Romani's cabinet that was next to Link's nightstand and close to her sister's bottom part of her bed. She squats down to the bottom drawer to get her frilly white nightgown, as well as her underwear.
Once Cremia has the nightgown in her hands, she looks at it for a moment.
The nightgown looks like it still fits...kind of. She wore it when she was fifteen, which she was 5'5" at that time and it was a good size for her once petite figure. However, her figure and height changed drastically over the years, her being 5'8", an inch taller than Link. The hem used to stop to her shins, whereas now it stops at the knees. Not only that, but ever since she grew more into her curves, the parts of her nightgown were a little mostly tighter around the chest(since her breasts started growing three sizes after she was fifteen), and around her child-bearing hips, which they were budded when she was sixteen.
The funny thing is, even though Cremia was quite the developed looking young woman, she was actually the late bloomer, as Romani bloomed earlier when she herself turned fifteen, her bust being one size bigger than her sister, being an inch taller, and having budding hips, unlike Cremia when she was her age. She actually never felt jealous about that, she just felt happy to know that Romani was a healthy girl.
Cremia giggled, 'We definitely gotten our looks from our mama.' However, her lips twisted thoughtfully. '...Although, they say milk does a body good...' she glanced down at her large chest, '...Actually, I have been eating and drinking a good amount of cheese and milk lately...huh. I think I need to cut down on the dairy. ...You know, Romani has been consuming much of that as well...I should probably not let Romani eat and drink too much of it. Although she is a healthy girl, I really don't want her to get too much attention from the wrong kind of men.'
After that internal debate, Cremia holds up the nightgown as she studied it for a moment, humming in thought while looking at it. 'I should probably get a new nightgown and give my old one to Romani. Hers is kind of too small for her as well...'
She heard a knock on the opened door. Cremia turned her head to the sound to see that it was none other than Link standing in the door-frame. Surprised, she looked at the young man, and then down at the nightgown that she has in her hands. Heat risen up in her face, she dropped the nightgown while she was squatting. "L-Link! Um..."
"H-Hey, Cremia. Um...the bath water is ready. Romani is already inside the washroom." Link said, looking somewhat bashful as he occasionally glanced at the floor.
Cremia cringed, 'Oh dear...' "Um...Link, about what I, uh...said, um-"
"You know," Link intervened, pausing for a moment before he, to her surprise, chuckled. He looked up from the floor at her with a shy smile, "Don't worry about it. I know you weren't trying to lay a move on me. You were just making me feel good about myself." he said with a blush, "It's just that I'm really kind of, um...self-conscious around that part of my body."
'I don't see why you should be.' Cremia shook her head her head to clear away any naughty thoughts, "Oh, w-well..." she tried to think of something to say, but she didn't trust her voice, fearing she'll say something just as embarrassing. What else can she say? 'Yeah, you don't need to be self-conscious about that area at all.'? She really didn't know what to say or do.
Link, spoke for her, however, "You don't have to say anything. I mean, I think even if we do say anything, it'll make it even more awkward. So...don't worry about it, Cremia. Thanks for the compliment." he said with a warm smile.
The ranch owner gazed at him in awe once more, mouth partly opened. "Um..." Her mouth formed into an even sweeter and warmer smile. "Thank you, Link."
"No problem." Link said with a sheepish smile.
Cremia giggled, "Well then, I guess I'll go down to the washroom now." she smiled once more at him, "Thank you again, Link, for the talk."
Link nodded with a grateful smile. Cremia picked up her nightgown, stood up, and made her way out of the room, which Link stepped out of her way to let her pass. The older woman also gave him a nod and a sweet smile when she passed him, and soon, she went down the stairs and into the washroom.
He sighed in relief, glad that the awkward tension was somewhat lifted. He went into the room to probably go to bed when he remembered that he hadn't fed Epona any dinner.
'Oh shoot, that's right!' Deciding to do that before going to bed, he was about to turn around when he saw something on the floor...
...His eyes widened, blushing at what he saw.
...On the floor, in front of Cremia's and Romani's cabinet, was a pair of larger white cotton panties...complete with a little bow on top of the hem, just like Romani's.
'What the...what are these doing on the floor?' Link stared at the pair of women's underwear in confusion. 'They look too big to be Romani's, so...'
Then a dreadful thought came to him...
'Wait...are...are these Cremia's? Did these come from her and Romani's cabinet? Was she...wait a minute...if these are a pair of her clean underwear that was near this cabinet, then that means...'
Link blanched...
He gulped, a horrible realization dawning on him.
'...Cremia left them here...without realizing it...'
...Which means she's off to the washroom without any underwear to put on...
...Link blushed tenfold.
'...Oh man.'
Now, there are plenty of options he could do at this point.
Option One: He could catch up to Cremia to tell her that she left her underwear.
Option Two: He could...pick up her underwear and hand it to her while she's in the washroom...
Or Option Three: He could just not touch the underwear like the gentleman that he is, and wait until she's done bathing to tell her where they are...
Option One is obviously out because chances are that he was too late to catch up to her, thanks to him standing there looking at her underwear like a pervert(which he wasn't!) and that she's already in the tub with Romani.
Option Two...well, he had never touched a woman's undergarments before...and he would feel dirty if he did that. It's just the hero code, he can't do it, plain and simple.
Option Three...seems like the cowards way out...and that is one thing that Link is most definitely not by any means of the definition; a coward.
...But he's a gentleman too, and he'll be afraid that the two young ladies will get the wrong idea when he hands the underwear...
...Is he making too much of a big deal out of this?
Link kept looking down at the pair of panties...
"...I probably should feed Epona first and then I'll decide what to do."
Turning around so he can avert his attention away from Cremia's underwear, he straightened up and nodded resolutely.
"Yeah...that's what I'll do. I mean, that makes sense, right?"
Listening to the silence seem to have answered his question...
He took a deep breath and emitted a miserable groan, "...Screw my life."
Link then walked out of the room and down the stairs to prepare food for Epona, all the while ignoring the door to the washroom for now...
Well, that's the chapter! What do you all think? Was it funny? Does it still deserve a T rating? ...I hope so. D:
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