A/N: Sorry that it took me about a month or so to get this chapter up, but I was suffering from some major writer's block during parts of this chapter. It got better now, and I'm excited about the upcoming chapters! There's one character in this story that I based on one of my best friends because I told her I would dedicate a character to her. And for LxZ this explains Link's injuries. So, with that said and done, enjoy!

Chapter 2: What Have I Done?
Link's POV

I wasn't really sure what I had done to cause such a change in Zelda's feelings towards me. Really, I was still in too much of a shock to think about it. My mind kept flashing back to what Zelda had said. Her words plagued my mind like a broken record, and with each time I heard the accursed words, my heart only began to ache. I had really thought that Zelda and I would someday end up together; that we would face the consequences and hurdle over obstacles that came in our way. She was the only person I had ever loved, and here she was, somehow on an adventure to change our pasts so that we would never meet each other. I didn't want this; I never asked for it, so why did it happen?

My eyes numbly stared up at the only other person in the room - the King. Fear raced into my mind. He had seen Zelda and I kissing rather…passionately. How was I supposed to explain that to the King of Hyrule? I couldn't just tell him, 'Well, Sire, I'm in love with your daughter, and we've been seeing each other for awhile now. She ran away to change our past. I hope you don't mind.' Yeah, that would go over well. I'd probably be banned from Hyrule forever.

The King turned to me, anger and confusion in his green eyes. "What had just happened here?" he asked, staring me down like I was some type of criminal. His face was flushed, and I thought he was going to strangle me. Of course if I had a teenage daughter, who was also the Princess of Hyrule, and I caught her kissing a man who wasn't a suitor, I'd probably be angry too. My daughter would have been going against me, and would have ruined my trust with her.

I looked up at the King and tried to focus on him, but it was hard when there was double of everything. Then, the words I told myself that I shouldn't say, I said. "Well, Sire, from what I understand, the Princess left to change our past so that we would never meet." I mentally slapped myself in the face. Great, this was turning out to be such a wonderful conversation. Why wouldn't my mouth just say a lie?

"And why is Zelda so concerned about you becoming acquaintances?" the King questioned further.

Once again, I told the truth, "Zelda and I have fallen in love. She didn't want to see me in harms way any longer, and that's why she left."

The King began to pace back and forth in front of me, and as if he were a pendulum or a watch trying to hypnotize me, I began to feel my eyelids get heavier and my head get foggy. I felt myself doze off, but I snapped my head back up and tried to stay awake.

"Impa, we have a problem!" the king yelled, causing me to jump slightly.

Just then Impa entered into the room. "I overheard, your Majesty," she said giving me 'the look', "I can't do anything about it either. Only one person is allowed to travel to the past. Time's Melody only allows one person to use it at a time, so I can't use the song to retrieve the princess before she does something stupid."

What do you presume we should do about this unapproved love between Link and Zelda? It seems unacceptable to me. I only knighted Link as the Hero of Time. I never gave him permission to be a suitor to Zelda," the King set forth.

"Like you wouldn't allow him to be? He's Hyrule's hero for goddesses' sake!"

"It's just that they were hiding this behind my back. I don't find it very responsible."

I watched as Impa and the King bickered back and forth. It probably would have been slightly humorous if I hadn't felt so tired. My eyelids were just…so…heavy…. I felt my eyes close and I began to fall forward, off of Zelda's bed. My body hit the floor, but I didn't stir. I felt too tired and weak to get up. The last thing I heard was the king yelling for medical assistance.

As I slept I felt myself slip into a dream. Everything seemed real, like I was awake again. In my dream I was standing before the King in the highly decorated throne room. The King, Adrian, sat before me.

"Link," King Adrian greeted me, "our friends, the Gorons, are in great peril. They have sent a letter requesting your help. A monster is eating their main food source and if he isn't stopped soon, the Goron people will starve and their unique race will die out."

Suddenly, I remembered. This was exactly what had happened when I left to help the Gorons two weeks ago. The King had called me from my chambers, told me of the Gorons' dilemma, and I eagerly accepted because I, besides being the hero of time, was a nice guy. Then, as it had happened in real life, I left the castle and headed to the bazaar where I bought supplies. After that I left Hyrule and made my journey to Death Mountain on Epona.

Everything in my dream was exactly like it had been. Every detail was perfect. In Kakariko Village the cucco lady waved at me as I walked by her, the carpenters greeted me happily. I continued on and up Death Mountain trail and to Goron City. At one time I was almost ran over by Link, Darunia's son.

My dream seemed to fast forward past the Gorons informing me of where to go. It fast forwarded through the long, boring, four day trip to the destination they had sent me to. Actually, my dream left out most of the three days that it took me to get through the dungeon and to the boss room. It slowed to normal speed and I was left staring up at the back of a large dragon-like creature, consisting of most rock like material all over his scaly skin. The dragon had large spines that ran down its back and to the tip of its tail. A large ball of spikes was attached to its tail and it had extremely long, sharp claws.

Since this beast was only slightly intimidating, I took immediate action.

I stood as still as I possibly could and drew no attention to myself. I waited for the monster to spot me, rather than I disturbing him to get his attention. And so, for 10 minutes, I stood as still as a statue, and the monster didn't so much as look my way. Slowly, I inched my way towards the direction the dragon was facing, only to find that he was eating this bright orange rock. Even though I was standing plain as day in front of the dragon, he still took no notice of me. Finally, I decided it was time to be brave and do something.

I grabbed a small pebble from the ground and threw it at the dragon's foot. When I got no response, I reached for a larger rock. Suddenly, the beast let out a terrifying growl. I looked at the rock in my hand to find that it was the bright orange rock that the monster had been eating.

Uh-oh.

Stealing from a dragon that's ten times you size isn't a good idea, no matter how strong you are, or for that matter, how strong you really are.

Out of the blue the monster balled one claw up into a fist and swung at me, hitting me directly in the rib cage. As you could've guessed I was sent flying. I definitely heard bones crunch. Even though all of this was a dream, I could feel the pain sear through me in my sleep. All I wanted was to wake up. I had already gone through this once, I didn't want to do it again.

Apparently my mind and body thought different and I continued to sleep. My dream continued on as I stood, holding my ribs tenderly. The dragon stared down at me with pure malice in its eyes. I drew my sword from its sheath. The dragon began to inhale and I knew that could only mean one thing…it could breath fire.

And so, the dragon exhaled a spiraling stream of fire at me. Like an intelligent person I dodged the fire by running to my right. Like an idiot, I thrust my sword out toward the fire. I'm not quite sure what I had been thinking at that exact moment. Maybe I thought, for some odd reason, that the Master Sword would deflect the fire, or maybe I just wanted my arm to be turned into a deep fried shish kebab. Anyway, my stupidity left me with the whole left side of my body burning and blistering, and that hurt. I fell weakly to my knees, my body burning unbearably. The dragon could smash me at any moment, and I was afraid that this would be the end of my life.

Then I heard a sound that I thought I would never be grateful to hear.

"Hey, listen!" Navi's high-pitched voice yelled. She had been sound asleep, nestled away in the brim of my green hat, and by the grace of the goddesses she finally was awake.

"Link, the weakest on this enemy is inside his stomach. Your bombs would do the job, you just have to get them there." I watched as the, sometimes helpful, orb of light flew up to the dragon's mouth, narrowly dodging every snap the dragon made with its sharp teeth.

I exhaled a sigh of relief. Navi sure made this easier than I thought it'd be.

Even though my legs were weak and shaking, I stood slowly. My breaths were quick and shallow, but I was somehow able to dodge another fiery blast without burning myself. Before the dragon was able to get himself back together, I grasped onto my bow and loaded it with an arrow. I quickly tied a bomb to the arrow head and then lit the cord. I finished just in time because the dragon was just beginning to inhale. My shaking hands somehow managed to steady themselves as I aimed my bow towards the mouth of the dragon. Right at the last possible moment, I was able to release the bomb arrow. It flew through the air, a trail of orange sparks following after, and then it flew straight into the dragon's mouth. The beast sputtered as it swallowed down the foreign object. I waited in silence as the dragon squirmed, holding its stomach in its claws.

Then, all of a sudden, the dragon's stomach expanded. It fell face forward onto the rocky ground below with a loud thud. I heard it exhale one last time; its final, dying breath. Navi flew around me, cheering happily and giving me praise for a job well done. I, on the other hand, was tired. My body was too weak to move. Everything felt heavy, as if a great force was pushing my limbs down, making my body unable to move. I knew that I wouldn't be able to make it back out of the dungeon, so I just fell to my knees, and then to my stomach.

"Navi, I'm not going to make it," I murmured weakly before falling asleep.

My body jolted awake from my dreaming state and I looked around the room frantically trying to figure out if I was in reality or if I was still lingering in the remnants of my dream. A nurse leaned over me and peered into my eyes. Sweat dripped down my forehead and I noted my death grip on the bed sheets over me.

"Are you alright, Sir Link?" the nurse asked in a small, but pleasant voice. "May I get you something?"

I watched as the nurse dabbed my forehead with a cloth. My mouth felt extremely dry and I wasn't sure if any sound would come out when I spoke. "Actually, a glass of water would be nice," I whispered hoarsely.

The nurse nodded and exited from my bedside. I then slowly sat up and looked around the small bed room that I was in. No one else was in my room. It was empty, leaving a melancholy feeling to fill the space. Before Zelda had decided to go off on her adventure, she used to always sit at my side and comfort me after I retuned weary from my battles. Not any longer though. She wasn't even in the same decade as I. All I wanted was to see her. I wanted to feel her soft lips against my own. I wanted the warmth of her body against mine when we embraced. My wished couldn't be fulfilled. Zelda wasn't coming back until she changed out past.

A life without Zelda was no life to live.

I felt my heart throb inside my chest and I began to break down. My head fell into my hands as I began to sob weakly. The sobs that I cried were long and hard causing my chest to heave up and down. My lungs felt like they would explode, but I only continued to wallow in my sorrows.

What had I done to make my goddess leave me? It was the only thought running through my mind. I was completely lost without Zelda. I needed her more that anything else in the world.

"Excuse me," a soft voice whispered. "I was told to fetch you a glass of water. Should I come back later?"

I tried to calm my sobs, but they only seemed to get worse. Instead of speaking I shook my head then hung it down, my hair falling around my cheeks. I attempted to sooth myself by coming my hands through my hair, but I still had no results.

Suddenly, a slender arm wrapped around my shoulders and I flinched softly. I opened my swollen eyes to see a nurse whose arm was around me. In one hand she held a glass of water and her other hand rubbed my shoulder soothingly. Her dark brown wavy hair rested on her shoulders and her hazel eyes seemed to have a kind, gentle touch to them.

"I I were Zelda, I would never have left you," the nurse whispered, her eyes staring into my own.

My sobbing had eased slowly to normal, easy crying. I didn't really want this woman's sympathy. In my eyes, she didn't understand anything. Although, for some reason, I was slightly calmed by her presence.

The nurse looked at my face to see if she could continued and she did. "I heard it through some nurses…about you two…And, well, I knew this wouldn't really be the best time, but…" The girl seemed extremely nervous. She fiddled with her hands in her lap constantly and when she spoke she stuttered and sputtered and left long pauses in between words. "Oh, I'm Riana by the way."

If I had the will and I didn't fear of embarrassing the poor girl, I would have laughed. Her constant changing of subject amused me slightly. As I began to open my mouth to speak, Riana placed one finger over my lips.

"Link," she whispered. "I love you."

My mouth would've fallen open in shock, but Riana's lips came crashing down onto my own. I squirmed under the kiss, but didn't push her away. She parted from the kiss and stared at my eyes that were now brimming with tears. For goddesses' sake, I was already emotionally unrest, why'd this girl have to do this to me?

I said the only thing I really knew how to say at that moment.

"I love Zelda," I shakily mumbled, my lips quivering slightly.

Riana stood from the bed and grabbed the glass of water. "I know," she said, not the least bit hurt. "Here's your water." She handed me the glass, smiling, and walked from the room.

I dumbfoundedly watched as she left, still unsure of what had just happened.

Oh, goddesses, I wish Zelda was back.

A/N: The second chapter! Woohoo, how'd you like it? I've put in the twist, and it only gets better, because I have the most awesome plan for the future chapters. XD Muwahahahaha, and for my friend, I'm pretty sure she knows the character I made for her. Oh, and Riana isn't just a one hit wonder. She'll be in more chapters! ;)

Well, hopefully I'll get the next chapter out much quicker. Until then, Voy a ir. Yeah, that means I'm gonna go in Spanish…So, I hope to hear from you!

Adios : )