"I will always love you…" Vaati whispered as he held me in his arms.

"I love you too…" Tears streamed down my face.

Vaati let go of me and took a step back. He began to fade away.

"VAATI!" I screamed trying to reach him.

I failed and he completely disappeared.

"Ai! Ai!" A voice yelled, "Ai, wake up!"

My eyes snapped open. My face was wet with tears. Link and Grandpa were standing over me with sad looks on their faces.

"Ai…" Link attempted to hug me.

"I'm fine…" I pushed him away.

"No you're not okay!" Link forced a hug on me.

I broke down in tears. Link held me tighter; his eyes were red from crying.

"I'm sorry…" Link sniffled.

"What are you sorry for?" I asked.

"For not being a better brother…"

"What are you talking about?" I laughed through my tears, "It's not your fault that I can't get over him…"

Link let out a sigh.

"Let's get ready for that party!" I forced a smile, "What time was it at?"

"Two o'clock…" Link answered, "We still got four hours."

"Well, we could—"

"Ai…" Link interrupted me, "Stop pretending."

"What do you mean 'stop pretending'?" I laughed.

"I mean you shouldn't keep it all bottled up," Link explained, "And pretend everything is okay."

"…" My smile slowly faded, "…you're right…I'm sorry…"

"Don't apologise!"

"B-but—"

"No 'buts'!" Link waved a finger in my face, "Remember, if you need to talk to someone…"

"Thanks."

"No problem." Link smiled, "You ARE my little sister…"

"Right."

~3 hours later….

"Ai!" Link called from downstairs, "Time to get ready! Party's in an hour!"

"Okay!" I called back, "Uh, Link?"

Link came running upstairs, "What is it, Ai?"

"What should I wear?"

Link went over to my cupboard and opened it. He dug through the clothes and pulled out a long, pink, glittery dress.

"How about this?" He suggested.

"Yeah." I nodded, "But Link, you shouldn't go through a girl's cupboard. You'll never know what you'll find in there."

"Pfff! What haven't I seen?" Link smirked.

"Hey, Link?" I squeezed the dress, "Remember that day…eight years ago?"

"Of course I do!" Link grinned, "I found you, in the field, all by yourself. Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to say…" I looked at my feet, "Thank you…for everything…"

"Why that all of a sudden?" Link chuckled.

"No reason…" I hugged Link, "You're the best big brother I've ever had."

Link looked at my watch.

"Oh shit!" He exclaimed, "Ten minutes 'til the party!"

We rushed to get ready. By the time we were ready we had five minutes to get there.

I strolled down the stairs, the hem of my pink dress following behind me. My long, brown hair tied into a ponytail that slowly swayed.

"How do I look?" I asked Link.

"You look…" Link smiled, "…amazing."

"You look nice too!"

Link was wearing dark green jacket and a pair of jeans.

"Grandpa!" Link called, "We're leaving now!"

"Have fun!" Grandpa called.

Link and I wandered through the busy town, into North Hyrule Field and into Hyrule Castle. Zelda was waiting for us at the door. She was wearing a long, strapless, red dress, her hair tied in a plait.

"You two look AWESOME!" She squealed, "Come on in!"

We walked into the large decorated hall. About thirty other people were there including the King and Potho. We finally reached the courtyard where the Picori Gate opened, five years ago. I suddenly felt sick.

"I need t-to go…" I turned and ran out the castle, across Hyrule Field and into the Minish

Woods.

I fell into a sobbing heap on the ground. My head hurt, my eyes hurt, and, most of all, my heart hurt.

"What is wrong with me?" I screamed as I pounded the ground with my fist, "Why am I so hopeless?"

I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Vaati?" I cried as I turned around. It was Link.

"I'm sorry." He apologised, "I shouldn't have made you come to that party…"

"It's my fault!" I wailed, "Because I'm hopeless!"

Link slapped me across the face then held me in his arms.

"You are not hopeless."

"…" I was stunned by his reaction.

"You are amazing, beautiful, kind…" Link was silent for a moment, "…far from hopeless…"

I sniffled and cuddled closer to my brother. The one who was always there for me.

"Let's go home…" Link whispered.

"No." I shook my head, "Let's go back to the party."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

Link and I went back to the castle. Zelda was waiting for us. She ran up to me and gave me a hug.

"Oh you poor thing!" She cried, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm okay." I replied.

"I hope all goes well for you." Zelda almost suffocated me with her hugging.

"Link told me there were helium balloons here."

Zelda looked at Link and laughed.

"Really now?" She giggled, "Ohmygod Link! You're a tard!"

"Hey!" Link protested, "It got her to come!"

Laughs rang through the hall. I never felt so happy in my life. Just a short time to forget about my sadness. To forget about Vaati.

…To forget about Vaati…

~Somewhere else…

"I hope she gets this letter…" The young boy thought aloud, "I hope she'll be able to READ it! I've never been good at writing the human language…"

He laughed and dipped his gigantic feather into the gigantic ink pot and began writing on his gigantic piece of paper.

An elderly man walked into the room.

"What are you doing, child?" he asked.

"I'm writing a letter, Master," The young boy replied, "To someone I miss so very much…"

"Link!" I cried.

"What's wrong, Ai?"

"There's a big, friggin spider in the bathroom!" I whined.

"Get Grandpa to get rid of it!"

"But you're my big brother…" I gave him my puppy face.

"Ugh fine!" Link glared at me and grabbed the broom.

A few minutes later, he came out of the bathroom.

"There!" He pouted, "It's gone now."

"Thanks, Link!" I smiled.

"Welcome!"

"Link?" I looked up at him.

"Yes?" Link studied my expression.

"Wanna go for a walk?" I asked.

"Where to?"

"The Minish Woods…."

"No!"

"Please?" I shot him a sad look.

"No."

"Why not?" I whined.

"You know exactly why!" Link snapped, "It will upset you too much!"

I looked at my feet.

"I-I'm sorry," Link stuttered, "I d-didn't m-mean to—"

"No," I cut him off, "You're right…"

"Hey, Ai!" Link attempted to lighten the mood, "Guess what day it is tomorrow~"

"…"

"Oh, come now!" Link folded his arms, "It's your birthday tomorrow!"

"…"

"Givin' me the silent treatment, are ya?" Link gave me a gentle punch in the arm that made me smile.

"You need to smile some more!" Link lectured me, "You've got a great smile!"

"Link?"

"Yeah?" Link looked at me.

"…can we go…" I paused, "…birthday shopping?"

"Sure!" Link laughed.

After shopping all day, Link and I arrived home, put the shopping away and collapsed on the couch. A small piece of paper fell on the floor.

"Huh?" I picked it up, "What's this?"

I stared at Link who just shrugged.

I slowly unravelled the piece of paper…