"...don't feel the same way." He answered quietly. He felt like the biggest ass in the world.

And with that, Zelda's entire world fell apart. The person that she harbored feelings towards; probably the only person she would ever harbor those kinds of feelings towards had just rejected her. The love of her life had turned her down.

Link clenched his fists tightly, knowing full well how much he had just hurt Zelda. He meant the world to her, and for him to turn her down must have been devastating. But he couldn't lie to himself or her. Would he have faked it, lead Zelda on, only for her to learn that she had been deceived? That he never truly loved her in the same way?

...No. She'd have to forgive him at some point. She couldn't stay mad at him forever. They were best friends that stood by each other's side since childhood. They had thought if they were together, they could face any challenge of any magnitude; if they were together, they'd be unstoppable.

But now, they were separated. For a long time, if not forever. Zelda had decided to risk their friendship in the hopes of getting something more out of their relationship, and ended up with nothing but crushing disappointment. Zelda drooped down miserably and sobbed through her fingers.

"Z-Zelda! I'm sorry..." Link attempted to comfort her, only to be shoved to the side when she walked past him.

He simply stood there, feeling an overwhelming guilt on his mind. Were her feelings for him that intense? Link feared that she would completely abandon Link, never speak to him again and end up losing one of his most valued friends for good this time. He fell to his knees and punched the ground. Hard. His knuckles began to bleed, and his frustrated tears mixed with the blood.

He barely heard Impa and Groose desperately asking what was wrong, consoling her. From what he could tell, Zelda pushed them away and refused any comfort. Even then, she didn't mention Link. Funny, that.

Shortly afterwards, he heard a ruckus going on outside, vaguely hearing words along the lines of 'goddess' and 'resurrect the demon king' from a voice that could only belong to Ghirahim. The sound of his voice infuriated Link to no end, but now he couldn't even bring himself to help. He should have just lied to her. He just knew it.

He cried even harder, wondering if Zelda even wanted a "hero" like him anymore...


AUTHOR'S NOTES: Aw, poor Link. Probably never going to be friends with Zelda ever again... Check ending 2 for a hopefully less depressing ending!

If you enjoyed, a review would be greatly appreciated, as well as any criticism or suggestions! If you did like this, don't expect me to write more of this anytime soon. I just did this to get my ideas down and to kill some time (during exams? You slacker).

Anyway, with all that said...

See you all for the next chapter!

...Wait, that doesn't apply here. Never mind.