The princess rolled over in the bed. The echo of rain beating the windowpane woke her from the idyllic world of drowsiness. As she got up, her hazelnut colored hair hung over her eyes, masking her vision. "Your awake?" she heard a voice ask. Flipping her hair back, she realized the voice was Link. "Oh, yes. Good morning, Link." She said mellifluously. The sound of her voice was like a quiet harmony to him. Her pale skin was illuminated by the aqua glow of the downpour, hitting the window like liquid pebbles. And her cobalt eyes hit him like a ton of bricks. Never had he truly noticed her loveliness like now, when he looked into the sapphire eyes of the Princess. "Good morning to you as well, Zelda. When the weather clears, would you like to meet the village people?" he asked considerately. "Sure, if you want to. You know, you don't have to act so proper. It's just us now, remember?" she said unreservedly. He laughed a bit, and responded with a nod, as he headed down the ladder. "What do you want for breakfast?" he yelled up to her. "Whatever you want is good." He hadn't eaten a real meal in a while. Since his diet mainly consisted of different kinds of potions and liquids during the adventure, he hadn't really eaten much. The chu jellies and potions were enough to sustain his health. "You know, we don't really need to eat.. Unless you're hungry. We could just relax a while. " She commented. "Look, the sky seems to be clearing up anyways! We can go out soon, if you want." She added. Link took a glance at the upper level window. He noticed that the sun began to peek out from behind the clouds.
When the rain and clouds finally cleared, Link took it as a chance to introduce Zelda to the Ordonians. Colin noticed Link as he was walking back home, and ran up to him. "Hey Link. Who's this?" he asked. "Colin. This is Zelda." He responded. "Oh, hi Zelda! My names Colin, nice to meet you. Did you know, you have the same name as the Princess of Hyrule!" he replied, excited. "Haha, nice to meet you Colin." She said. "Colin, this is Princess Zelda." Link said. Colin fell silent, and then fixed himself a bit. "Oh Link! I didn't know you met a Princess! My name is Colin, your Highness." He said. Zelda let out a few giggles. "There's no need to be so stiff, Colin. I'm not on call here, I'm free for the time being. At some point, Talo then realized that Link never played with him the day before. He scampered over to Link, tugging on the end of his shirt. "LINK! You promised, and you LIED. You didn't play with me and Talo! Why didn't you?!" he whined loudly. "Because, Talo. I'm with a guest." He replied softly. Just then, Beth and Malo came over, then followed by others who wanted to see what the commotion was about.
"Everyone, this is Princess Zelda." He introduced. Beth was the most shocked out of everyone who hadn't heard the news. She continued to compliment Zelda, over and over again, until Zelda had to stop her with a bribe. "You know, I have a dress that doesn't quite fit me. You could have it, if you'd like."she offered. "Oh yes! I'd like that a lot, Princess!" she yelled excitedly. "Yeah, okay. Just make sure that your quiet about it, I mean you wouldn't want to make the other kids jealous, would you?" she bribed carefully. Link, who was off to the side, let out a sly laugh, in height of the situation.
Later in the day, when the sun began to set, Link and Zelda went off into the forest, settling onto a few flat rocks in the spring. "Link, this place is beautiful. I've never been so free in my life. I really appretiate this. I know its something that'll definitely never happen again." She smiled warmly at him. "It's really no problem. I enjoy having you here too. And I know this wont ever be another experience I'll have. We've never had such a talk before, Zelda. Even before, we'd never been able to be so … comfortable, since what happened. And, I didn't think I'd ever be so relaxed around you again, after she left, you know? She was one of the things that kept us together, even if it was indirectly." He said, beginning to get lost. He quickly snapped out of it, remembering that now is present, and then was past. "Yes, I understand, and at the same time, I know that I could never comprehend." She said softly. She placed a light, lithe hand on his broad shoulder. "I think this has happened at the right time though. I really needed someone, someone who was there." He whispered. Behind the corner, Ilia became thoroughly resentful against Zelda, clearly green-eyed.