Ok so heres chapater 2 of Those Faces. NOW WITH BOTH PERSPECTIVES!

Chapter Two:

Link POV

I had awoken this morning in about the same position I had fallen asleep in: edge of the bed with Zelda still holding me tightly. At first, I didn't mind it. I simply lay there, resting my chin gently on the top of her golden head, breathing in her excellent air. Then the noises came.

I could hear movement coming from outside and while none of it seemed to have any interest in entering the room I knew that if it did happen this would not be accepted easily. I made my move and Zelda woke up quickly, I don't think I could ever forget the look of utter disappointment on her face when I told her that it was time to get up.

But it was time to start the day and we both knew that. I admired her for the rest of the time she was in my room. Her face and posture instantly changed from a tired, little girl to that of a proud princess. When the coast was clear she left the room hastily and I heard her door open and close on the other side of the wall.

I had stood there for a while, looking down at the mess of a bed, thinking about the night before. Once again, Princess Zelda had embraced me in a time of utter, emotional pain. A part of me thought about staying in the room for the entire day though I was not particularly tired having had a rare, sleep filled night. But then, there was the adventurer in me, the little boy inside my head that just couldn't relax until he saw something new that the world had to offer. He had been absent for quite a long time and I wondered why he decided to show up now.

So that's what I did and I find myself now on the road in the middle of Hyrule Field atop my horse Epona. Technically, Epona wasn't actually mine, she just took a liking to me when I had played her song for her in front of Malon, her proper owner, and the ranch decided to let me have her although I insisted against at first. In the end, Malon told me to have her because, 'in an odd way', she knew that I was good with animals. When I gave in and decided to take ownership of the, at the time, young filly, she kept her home at the ranch. It wasn't very far from the castle, where I would take up residents, and it would be easy to collect her had I needed her aid.

I wasn't too sure where to go but a part of me wanted to go to the forest. I hadn't been there for so long even though I had a tie to it. It was, after all, my old home. I grew up there but now things were different. It reminded me of her too much. Saria was the only friend I really had growing up and while the Great Deku Tree had been a close friend too he was more of a father figure than that. But the quest had taken them away, Ganondorf had taken them away. The Deku Tree directly but Saria indirectly.

That awful curse was placed on the old tree right under our noses and by the time I was called it was already too late. He died right before me and I'll never forget the harsh and chilling wind that seemed to almost protrude from his every nook as he slowly faded, leaves falling from the rustled branch above.

Saria, although not dead, was just as painful to say goodbye too. As a sage, we couldn't live in the same world together, and while I couldn't accept that at first, finding out that I was in fact a Hylian rather than a Kokiri helped me let go. But now I still feel sick when I enter the woods now, the happy cheers of children echoing through the trees, bouncing of branches and trunks, hitting me from all around.

After those thoughts I decided to play it safe and simply head off to Kakariko Village. Maybe I would go up Death Mountain to check on the volcano. It had gotten very close to erupting over the past six years but luckily I was prepared. I had trouble with it at first but as I grew into the young man I was now the Megaton Hammer became easy to use and eruptions were easily avoided. All I had to do was bring the hammer down onto the center of the crater when the volcano was rumbling and it would calm right down. Luckily this hadn't happened when I was off on my journey.

The thought of my second journey pulled me to a stop and Epona whinnied when I pulled on the reins. The other moment of last night came back to me, the nightmare was all too real in my head and it griped me so tight that I couldn't even shake my head to knock it out of my mind.

Then I saw it. The moon was close, dangerously close to the surface. It was so close that it had become to erupt into flames, embers floating and flying off its jagged surface. The eyes glowed strong however, and where easily visible through the fire, once again staring down at me and not the young children below it was about the crush.

The six bombers were running around, playing and laughing as if nothing was happening. The moon getting closer and closer to them and the Earth upon which they stood. Or maybe I should just say flat plain. The land around us was flat, dead, yellow grass covering it. Scattered through the area at random were many monuments and structures I remembered from Termina. There was the Clock Tower, the play ground and the Stock Pot Inn. I could even see the Deku Palace and Snowhead Temple off in the distance. But those were the only structures that were in my line of sight.

I was surprised I even picked up on them as my sight was constantly fixed on circle of the young boys in the center of everything. My eyes wide open in pure fear I attempted to speak many times but something kept me from doing so. "No…" I managed to squeak out at one point but I couldn't even hear myself.

However, the boys apparently did as they had turned their heads straight towards me, blank expression taking their faces. I managed to blink but I instantly wished I didn't because the moon was not only closer but the boys were lined up. And they were crying, hysterically.

The place began suddenly shaking violently, and my ears were bombarded by an onslaught of noise that kept getting louder and louder. The sound of the ground cracking and breaking was easily drowned out by the cries from the children. "WHY, WHY LINK. WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"

They yelled continuously. Freezing me in place more and more to the point I thought I would never move again. Eventually the moon stared joining the yelling. "I WILL CONSUME. CONSUME EVERYTHING!"

Then just when I thought it wouldn't get any worse the moon finished its decent and just as the bottom of it hit the heads of the two middle children the ground below them erupted into a giant ring of fire and it was only then that I could move but it was too late. The fires engulfed me and by a great force I was pushed onto my back violently and while everything went black and the cries of both the children and the moon died I could still hear the roars of the earth as it surely shattered.

Just as I thought it was over. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse once more, a chill ran down my spine as I heard an impish, old voice whisper to me. And among all odds of noise, I heard all too clearly.

"You shouldn't have done that."

Then I heard nothing but my own scream and surely enough, I couldn't move. But I quickly tried to calm and melt into the embrace as I realized who was holding me. It was defiantly not some unknown force and it wasn't sending unpleasant chills down my spine. This embrace was warm and could only come from one person.

My scream eventually died and was replaced by the familiar shake of sobs. I managed to crack my eyes open but the sun light forced them shut once more. Zelda must have noticed because she pulled on my head gently and held me to her chest. I opened my eyes once more, slowly this time, but I managed to keep them open when I was not hit by sunlight but rather a very pale shade of dark blue. The color of her eyes I pointed out in my head.

I tried to regain control of my body and when I did it felt sore. I noticed that, for whatever reason, I had fallen off of Epona and lay on the grass below. Zelda was kneeling on said grass and held my head to her chest as previously mentioned, my legs and the rest of my body were left out of the embrace at this point as they were facing away from her.

I then noticed that she was already singing. If her voice was any sought of fabric it would be velvet especially when she hums that beautiful song. My ocarina playing couldn't hold a candle to it. I remember times when we tried playing duets, me on the ocarina and her singing or simply humming. One memory came to me of one time when tried trading places where she played the ocarina and I was left to hum. But it didn't go so well and I was left in jealousy as she finished the song without me ruining the rest of it.

When I noticed that I had the energy to think such thoughts I tried to sit up. My sobs had stopped at this point and that meant that Zelda would stop singing soon. She let go of me, obviously reluctant to do so, and I turned to face her she continued the song, all the way to its rightful end.

But as I gazed at her face I noticed something amiss. Zelda had been crying. While it seemed as if she was in control of her sobs she did however have tear stains all over her face, marring her perfect beauty.

Disregarding my own problems, and the question as to why she was here, I lunged forward and wrapped my arms around her small body and held her. She stiffened at first, clearly confused at my actions, but finally gave in a melted into my embrace.

I held her for so long, rubbing her back and taking in her sweet smell. The whole time she didn't sob once. In fact, she didn't seem to breath at all while we were there, almost like she had died in my arms, and I surely would have been sure of that if not for the fact that I looked down every now and then to see her body stretch and collapse with large inhales and exhales of breath.

When we finally broke off we looked into each other's eyes. I wasn't sure what she saw in mine but her eyes were gorgeous, perfect even. Her eyes were overflowing with wisdom and intelligence and from my personal experience with the girl I knew that they had two effects on people. They could make you run for the hills or they would call you too her, her wisdom flowing out to you and telling you the beginning of an intriguing story, begging for you to come forward and ask her to here the rest.

I then became aware of how close our faces were, and they clearly weren't happy with the distance. I subconsciously began moving closer to Zelda, closer and closer until I could feel her gentle breath on my lips, warming them comfortably.

And then, just like the voice inside my head, yelling at me to stop, we both heard a voice come from the castle's direction and the sound of clopping began to get louder and louder. We were both jolted from our positions on the ground and stood upright, side by side, not even our arms were touching.

When the Hyrule guards finally approached us they instantly made sure that the princess was all right. To me it sounded like she had rushed out here without asking anyone to accompany her or even telling anyone she was leaving.

When Zelda was safe in the middle of a circle of guards, ready to make the trek back to the castle, I told them that I would return later as I still had to take Epona back to the ranch.

While I walked I thought back to the moment that just passed. We hadn't spoken a word and yet she seemed to be yelling to me something, yelling gently. Two words that I just couldn't get out my head. And kept wondering something: would I have regretted it? For they had simply yelled: "Kiss me!"

Chapter 2:

Zelda POV

I was having a pleasant dream right up until Link shook me gently from my sleep. I quickly tried to come to terms with what was happening and eventually I had left his room to accompany my own and change to start the day.

I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that I had to leave him. He was bound to fall victim to another nightmare again and I wanted to be near him when it happens, ready to grab him and hold him tightly, humming gently in his ear… breathing in his scent.

The closeness was nice on its own. Some nights when it was peaceful I had wished that maybe he wouldn't mind if I just walked in unannounced and allowed me to hold him like I did during troubled times. But now, I could only imagine what his body would feel like against mine when it wasn't trembling with sobs and cries of fear. How much warmer it would feel if our contact were not to be tainted with tears.

I had pondered these thoughts half way to breakfast before I realized that I was sitting down at the table in a slouched manner. I quickly moved to fix myself and sat proudly, as if I were on the throne instead of at the head of the royal dining table.

My breakfast came quickly and as I looked towards the table I saw that it was mostly empty. There were very few council members and most of the maids and severs had been dismissed because of the absence of people to weight on. I didn't mind the quietness however. It felt nice to just eat alone rather than eat with a crowd. But even better than that would be to share a meal with someone special.

There I go, thinking about Link again. As the day went on I snapped between thoughts of Link and the actual events that were occurring before me. It was hard, very hard, to shake the thoughts of that boy from my mind. It was nearly impossible but I managed none the less. I had to after all. As the Princess of Hyrule I have a duty to my people and not just the one man who I… who I what?

That boy, or should I say man, has been the greatest friend I could ever have. Even if we don't have equal social status, we get along far greater than I think I could get along with a little brother. And I guess, in a way, Link could be like a little brother to me. Although he was much more grown up that I was.

I admired him for doing what he did. Link had every opportunity to back down and walk away. While he did have the destiny to uphold and he was the only one who could save everyone and everything, he still didn't have to. He had taken it upon himself, to sacrifice himself, for this country, for this world that he had no connection with. Except for his forgotten bloodline, but then again he didn't even find out about that until much later in his quest, until it was well past the point of no return for him.

After a meeting I had some free time so I decided to go for a walk through the front courtyard. It was beautiful there. There weren't very many plants but I was fine with it when I found out what Hyrule Field looked like. Although I couldn't help notice that the grass was a little less green than that of the great field.

With nothing to really think about I turned my thoughts to Link once again. Eventually I had replayed last night's event over in my head twice and I quickly became puzzled as I usually did after Link burst out in terrified sobs.

Most people would tell me that it was because of what he had seen through his quest here in Hyrule. But as I've told myself before, he didn't act like that right after everything was over. After his quest he had taken up residence at the castle and we spent almost every moment together and he did not cry once. There were somber moments during his stories where he would look sad for a moment, maybe even tear up slightly here and there, but nothing like what he was doing now… after his journey.

Yes, that journey, that mysterious journey that, even two years after it was over, he still refuses to talk about. Just what had he experienced on it that could cause him to have such horrid reactions?

I then remember what he had said last night. "I will one day Your Highness. But now is not the time." He had said. And then there was the brief moment before he spoke and after I had said the question. He seemed to contemplate something before speaking. Seeing as this was the most I had ever gotten out of him when I asked if he would tell me what had happened I knew that the time would be soon. It wasn't long before he would tell me everything and confided in me. Which is what I wanted.

Ever since his first reaction I had wanted him to tell me so that he would feel better. I would comfort him with more feeling than I do now, a lot more. But then there was the possibility that it would never happened and Link would forever stay trapped within his own shell.

I had been thinking about him for so long today I had started thinking about something else. Like, maybe I…

NEIGH!

A horse tore me from my thoughts. The noise came from the front gate, beyond the courtyard in front of me. Turning the corner of the castle wall I saw it, the horse, and I recognized it. My heart dropped as I recalled that the majestic chestnut horse rarely ever got scared, just like her owner. And that's why my heart dropped. Epona was spooked by something and Link was nowhere to be seen.

On instant impulse I looked to the guards who were trying to calm the horse down while a couple of others pointed out that it was indeed Link's horse, Epona. This fact made me run faster.

I approached the horse and it seemed to calm significantly. It was still very panicked but it was clearly trying to compose itself and as I looked into her eyes I could see the words, "Jump on!" appear in my mind, as if the horse were to be speaking telepathically.

With my mind filled with worry for the young boy who was surely in great trouble at this point, and ignoring the guard's yells of protest, I jumped on the great steed and in response she sped off in the opposite direction of the castle. The direction Link was sure to be.

I grabbed hold of the reins, not actually wanting Epona to listen to my command but rather to just hold for a sense of security and safety for myself. I left the movement up to Epona and I was not mistaken in doing so. She weaved perfectly and expertly through the bustling crowds of Hyrule Castle Town Market. People both young and old took a great amount of interest in seeing their princess dash through town on a horse they did not recognize as her own. And likely, many confirmed as that of their hero.

When we broke out of the crowds Epona sped up slightly until she was in full gallop. The guard that was taking point in front of the gate was stunned at first and then ducked out the way hastily as I sped past. I wasn't sure if it was because he recognized me or thought I was a crook that he decided to call for the gate to be pulled up. However it was far too late.

By the time I had, somehow, heard the command Epona had already made it across the drawbridge and made a hard turn to the left and picked up speed. But that didn't last long as she slowed down, almost abruptly, next to a shacking mess of bright green on the ground of Hyrule Field.

The second, maybe a second before, Epona came to a stop I jumped of her and ran the Link's side. I was surprised that I didn't realizes at first but he was screaming. The sound was bloodcurdling and made my skin crawl. But it only made my arms move faster and tighten even strongly around the young man.

His scream didn't last that much longer as he quickly gave into my embrace and simply laid, limp in my arms, sobbing. He managed to look up and opened his eyes. But as far as I could tell he wasn't able to see clearly as his eyes were stained red with tears and clouded with much pain and suffering. I brought his head closer to me, holding it tightly against my chest, my bright blue dress quickly darkening by Link's tears. But it didn't matter to me.

His shaking began to become slightly less violent but much more frequent though he did not seem to be sobbing as much. I looked up to Epona who was looking down at us, more Link than me, with great concern flooding her eyes. In that moment I thought I saw a glistening, bright tear in her eye. That small sight prompted me to begin crying. My vision quickly began to smudge and water gently trickled down my face.

I then began singing, almost absentmindedly. Humming that familiar song that always seemed to calm Link down. I began to once again wonder why that was so. This song was very special to me when I was growing up, but why would it be so special to Link? He had learnt the song in my presence from my former nurse maid, Impa. Was it because he played it so many times over the course of his journey? Maybe he had a special connection with Impa because of her title as the Sage of Shadow and that connection prompted them to fight side by side at one point in the final battle? Though not physically side by side.

As I neared the end of the lullaby Link began moving of his own accord. He started by moving away from me and although I was very reluctant to do so, and my arms remained as they were, around his back, I eventually let go of him.

As the song ended we gazed at each other in oddly, comfortable silence. I noticed, as he put pressure on his arm, which was keeping him upright, that his face scrunched in pain. He had obviously been hurt from the fall. Seeing him in this state made me want him in my arms again, so I could protect him once more, as I have over the past two years.

Not being able to cope with this distance I moved to hold him once more and as I did he moved toward me as well, though notably faster. My arms held tightly around his broad figure and his clamped around my slimmer one.

We remained this way for an unknown length of time. He began stroking my back softly and, although it was most likely to be sub-consciously, he began running his hands freely through my hair. The feeling felt nice and incredibly so. My heart became warmer and warmer with each stroke. It was almost as if he was trying to calm me down rather than me him. I quickly checked my self and realized that I was on the verge of losing control of my sobs. I had not done so this whole time and I attempted to keep it that way, successfully.

We managed to finally break off, both at the same time. However, I quickly noticed that our faces did not seem to stray far from each other at all, and eventually, due to his slightly wider eyes, Link had noticed too. My mind became cloudy suddenly. For many moments it was just me and Link. No castle, no Epona, no Hyrule, no field. Just my face and his face, bright blue eyes, like a gentle, proud beast, and everything.

Then our faces began moving, closer to each other. Eventually it got to the point where I could feel his breath on mine and my lips too. They were becoming warm with each breath but our faces continued to move, closer and closer, slowly, agonizingly slow.

My mind then lost all matter of logic and I became a simple woman who was falling in…

A loud yell from behind me ripped me from my thoughts and then the both of us from our moment. Looking back I could see the castle guards, riding great white mares, rushing towards us.

In the next instant I had realized that we were both standing up, side by side, but with a great and uncomfortable distance between us. I stood tall and proud, as if the past few moments had not occurred, and made sure that the guards knew I was safe.

I managed to keep Link in my line of sight. His face seemed stoic, almost void of emotion unlike A few minutes ago. But looking into his eyes once more I could see the same bright, blue orbs stare straight back into mine. He seemed ok, for now.

A guard came up to him as I began being escorted back to the castle and looking back I saw him lead Epona towards the ranch, his brow furrowed in great thought.

Turning back to face forward I began wondering what it was he was pondering. And then I began to ponder a thought of my own. Sure it was nice, very nice, to hold him in these moments but I once again began to question whether I had to wait for these moments to hold him. Maybe there were times, happy times, were I could just simply ask for a hug or act without asking at all.

And then my mind quickly moved to an even bigger question. What would it be like… to kiss him?

I had a lot of fun with this chapter but when I went to write Zelda's POV I kinda realized that it wasn't working. Since my original intention was to have this entire story from Link's POV I decided that I would leave Zelda out of this particular chapter as I couldn't write anything interesting or worth mentioning from her perspective. I mean all her POV would really be would be how she came across Link. So with that said, thank you reading and please review. I'm thinking of ending this in the next chapter or the one after but I,m not sure. We'll see.

FIX: Zelda's POV has been added