Accepting rain
The silly girl's Blonde hair streamed behind her as she ran. I watched from the shadows as she swiftly dealt punishment to some of my more hated minions. Honestly I only kept the Moblins and other such creatures around as necessity. Once i had this country completely loyal to me, i would be rid of them. They were already causing problems around town and they were not the best at following my explicit orders. Such as to never attack Zelda no matter what she did, luckily the princess can take care of herself.
She ran through one of my gardens. Like most of the gardens in the castle, this one had purple and gold roses; i had created myself through careful breeding techniques helped by a bit of magic. I had an alternate version of them that could grow in the dessert. They covered my Castle in the desert, The Palace of Sands. She dove into a bush of these roses i winced at the thought of the thorns ripping at her flesh. The Darknut that was looking for her returned to its post. I have decided that i like Darknut, out of all the creatures i employ they listen the best. Admittedly they are a bit easy to sneak passed but they are so helpful. They loved treasure and anywhere you would find a rare item there would be a few Darknuts protecting it.
The Princess ran towards the castle wall. I teleported myself to the room she was planning on using as an escape and set up a trap. She opened the doors and took a few steps in and immediately suspected something was wrong. She heard the door lock and stiffened, as she checked the other door with a sigh I let out a soft chuckle. She shivered and turned a light smile gracing her lips. She suddenly had to hold in a laugh and was left wondering what was so funny. As i spoke she kept trying to stop herself from laughing. I raised my arm to escort her back to her rooms. She grudgingly took my arm, as I gathered a blanket of magic around us.
As i was getting ready to transport us i suddenly decided i wanted to go to a garden. I smiled down at Zelda and she returned a mischievously grin of her own. It sent a light shiver down my back and i transported us. She started to look around my personal favorite garden then she looked at me and chuckled. I could not possibly imagine what she was thinking. Was she laughing at my garden? I doubt it.
We strolled around the Garden she continued to act peculiar, she was smiling and her eyes were flitting from one object to another. As she walked slowly a large smile on her face for no apparent reason suddenly the smile changed and she bolted. I almost tried to stop her but then decided against it. She ran to a perfect patch of grass with the early morning sun barely slanting down on it. I tried to force the thought from my mind but she looked beautiful lying on the ground with the sun barely starting to warm her surrounding. I decided to join her where the sun could warm me; i leaned against a tree just a few feet from her patch of sunlit grass.
She sat and stared blankly at the sky her focused obviously on something only she could see. I was very curious to what she was thinking about. While watching her and the giddy expression in her eyes i had an urge to do something i had not done in quite a long while. Grabbed a hold of the lower branches of the tree i was leaning against and slowly pulled myself up into the tree. I hoped Zelda wouldn't notice but at the same time i wanted her to see I crouched among the branches.
She did notice, she looked up at me with a laugh in her eyes and a confused expression on her face. She jumped quickly; agile and light footed she walked up to my position in the tree. A mischievous smile graced her lips, as she approached it became a grin. Once she was standing next to me, we both looked at each other for a moment then she pushed me. Not hard enough for me to actually fall but i did loose my balance. I almost fell but i barely caught myself on another branch regaining my balance. Though i must have looked ridiculous.
As i looked at her with wonder and confusion she took a few slow steps away from me. She informed me that i was it and took of running. It took me a few moments to realize what she meant. Were we playing tag? I think we were. I smiled in joy and memory of times long gone in the halls of this very castle. I quickly teleported myself so she would run right past me. She glared at me when she ran into me. She shrieked that i was not allowed to use magic. I laughed a bit and promised her that i wouldn't but she was still it. Then i took off running.
I ran for a bit before noticing she was no longer in pursuit. I started to look for her, what game was this. Did she just get bored? I doubt it. What was she planning? I cautiously walked checking behind trees and hedges. Suddenly i felt something smash into my side and knock me into the ground. I started to gather magic around myself until i noticed it was Zelda.
She was lying on top of me, with a surprised smile on her face. She quickly rolled off and with a giggle tried to tell me i was it. Before she finished i was already aiming for her leg. I grabbed her ankle and pulled her down to earth. She slammed into the ground as i stood up "nope your it". She growled as she stood next to me. I mocked fear as took of running, a genuine smile plastered on my face. As Zelda chased after me i became quite a bit farther ahead.
I guess i was a bit more fit being a warrior then she was living in the lap of luxury. I would train her, if she would let me. I wanted her to be my equal in every way. She was the only one who could truly be my equal; at least she seemed to be. No other woman ever acted like her, no other defied me as much as she did, no one else acted like my equal. I needed her... i stopped myself and pushed those thoughts out of my head. To keep them out i suddenly picked up my pace and started to back track, darting through trees until i was hidden in the shadow of the tree i had climbed earlier.
She searched for me for a while darting around the garden. Finally she returned to her patch of sunlit grass and shouted to me that she gave up. I stepped out from behind my tree and smile in victory. She shrieked at me and through a clump of grass at me. I caught it easily, she swore at how easily i had won, i wanted to console her and tell her i would teach her, but what if i lost her through the truth. I knew she returned some of my feelings, but we were treading on thick water, at any moment we could start to sink.
I put out a hand to pull her up; as she took it a light tingle went up my arm. I pulled her up quickly, a bit too quickly. She lost balance and fell into my chest. We were both a little stunned, not used to being this close to each other, but enjoying it. Neither of us pulled back. I wrapped my arms around her and gathered enough magic to transport us back to our rooms.
The smell of books met me as we arrived in my library. I let go of her and stepped back a bit. I grasped her hand lightly and leaned down to kiss it gently. Our eyes met, her light blue eyes such a contrast to my golden eyes. I asked her to join me for dinner, which was meant as a joke because we both missed dinner and it was now morning; the joke seemed to go right over her head. She just smiled and nodded, i wondered why she was being so odd. She seamed almost uncomfortable, but not uncomfortable more like shy or embarrassed. I haven't seen her like this in a while. She usually only gets like this when i tease her. The last time she was randomly like this was years ago.
I told her to meet me in the dinning room later and watched as she slipped into her rooms. I walked towards my room, my mind full of memories.
It was over a year ago, just before i came to plead the king for help. My advisors could not believe that i was going to beg for help yet again. The stuck up pompous bastard had already denied us over 15 times in the two years. I did not want to go to war; it would take a toll on my already barely surviving country. Not to mention that hyrule had so many more resources then us. Though most of us were warriors, not farmers. We could probably take them if need be, but I did not want to go to war.
Why wouldn't the bastard of a king just help us for din's sake? I had promised my people that if we got no help this time i would go to war. I wouldn't tell anyone in Hyrule of this ultimatum we would need the element of surprise if we were to win. I had two very important reasons that i did not want to go to war. One was that i did not want innocent hyrulians to get killed, they did nothing wrong. My second reason is i doubted that Zelda would ever forgive me. I know it was a selfish reason. I should do what is best for my kingdom. I had admitted to myself long ago that i loved her. The way she carried herself, her honesty. She was nothing like her father. She accepted me from the first moment she saw me, my own people did not even accept me that easily. If she hated me i would not know what to do with myself. She did not need to love me, but i could not have her hating me. But as i left the desert on that day i knew when I returned i would have to prepare for war. I would just have to beg her forgiveness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zelda entered the room dressed up quite nicely. Her hair was shinning gold and her eyes were bright. We ate a light meal, a breakfast of sorts. Though neither of us had slept yet. I walked her to her room and hugged her before she went in; she held onto me for just a bit longer then was necessary. We both retreated to our rooms with one more sidelong glance, where our eyes met, unfortunately. Once completely retreated to my room i picked up a book and started to read. It was a history of this land. This particular book was a book of legends, fables and myths. The story of the Hero of time was one of the largest in here along with the legend of the foursword. Many other fables were in this tomb but i focused on the hero of time and his struggles against my ancestor. not Only did i share a bloodline with the accursed man but i was his direct incarnation. I was determined not to follow that path, but to be a good king only using the power of the goddess not the darkness. After mulling over these thoughts i got up and dressed for the day knowing i would get know sleep. I stepped out onto the walkway to see Zelda trying her best at a bit of light creation magic. I watched her for a few minutes before helping her. She was trying to create a vase to hold some roses she had created. The fact that she had created a rose at all was astounding. It wasn't actually alive but it was made of something that could have been. That was hard magic usually taking at least a year of apprenticeship to learn. She had great potential but had never been trained. I wonder if she would let me train her, or at least help her train herself. I stepped in and helped her. The vase quickly formed. She knew she had not done it on her own so she turned to look at me as i tried to seem innocent. I found something to stare at; the moon was still out on this fine crisp morning. She was not fooled. She rolled her eyes as she replied to my innocent like behavior. "Yes you're just the perfect symbol of innocent. Innocently standing there gazing into the sky, you didn't interfere at all did you..... Ganon how do you do that. Such control of magic". A grin stole my features as i replied «Years of practice darling, and a few very good teachers». I was hoping to take this opportunity to teach her some basic, and then maybe i could regularly teach her. I showed her how to access the power of the goddesses. When i told her i would teach her, her face lit up but then became a bit confused. She asked why i would teach her, i was a bit hurt she didn't want me to teach her but it was understandable. When she said something next i understood what she meant, she felt unworthy. Silly girl of course i would teach her, she is the most promising student i had ever seen. For the first time in our history Zelda brought up the fact that she tries to run away. It kind struck a chord, a very sad lonely chord. I found it hard to believe that she still wanted to run away. hadn't i given her everything she could have her freedom if she wanted i only kept her here until she fully understood my side and accepted it she had complete run of the castle. I felt emotions building inside me. Would she really never forgive me? Had i lost her forever... "Do you really want to escape? Is it that important? If you truly want freedom you may go. I would teach you simply because you should know these things." With these last words i turned away from Zelda and started to walk away. She gave a short reply "No" then she explained herself. After explaining herself she ran into me. I wrapped an arm around her. At first i though she was sad, but then i realized she had not lost anything but only gained the one thing she always wanted. We both felt the rain drops splash down against our skin. Zelda grabbed my hand and started to race the rain. Of course we did not make it and ended up walking through my study dripping wet and smiling. I couldn't help but appreciate Zelda's body as it was. Not a single detail was missing under the wet white fabric. When she said goodnight (morning i guess) i felt pure excitement and want race up and down my body. I brushed my hand against her hip and saw the same emotions in her. Her voice was strained when she said her final good bye and slipped through the door. Then i remembered to breathe.
