"It's probably not a big deal, Zelda," Princess Peach explained. "He's probably trying to play hard to get or something."
"I guess so…. But lately he's just been so withdrawn. This has been going on for months!" Zelda exclaimed.
"It's Link though, he doesn't really talk too much," Peach commented.
Zelda sighed. Peach was never good at giving advice. "I'm going to talk to him." She left.

She searched around for Link, but he was nowhere to be found. Zelda called his phone but there was no answer. Nothing. He would have answered by now, Zelda thought. He always answered the phone whenever I called. Maybe something happened to him!

Zelda drove to Link's house. It looked like he was home because the lights were on. She knocked on the door. Clang! Link must've dropped something, she thought. Eventually, after a couple minutes, Link came to the door.

"Hi." I spoke as I opened the door. "Zelda? What are you doing here?"
"I've been really worried about you! You didn't respond to my calls." She wrinkled her forehead.
"Oh." I turned my phone was off because I was busy. "What happened?"
"It's you Link. Everything about you! I want to know what's going on." Zelda crossed her arms. She'll never understand.

"…I have to go," I turned away. Zelda went to grab my arm, but accidentally pulled on my sleeve, ripping it off partially. Her eyes widened.
"Link, when did all this happen?" Zelda demanded. …She saw my scars.

The scars… the tally marks. Each one recounting how many times how I screwed up, exactly twelve - one for each month. There was also a triforce on the top of my forearm for yesterday - newly traced over, the crescent one on the side of my wrist from all the denial, the star on my thumb for the gossip. Then there was the smallest one: the one that hurt the most - on my third finger was half a heart.

That scar was for Pit. I hoped that one day he'd complete the other half of me. But it's also for all the times that I couldn't talk to him. When I was just to too shy to say anything, when I spent long nights until two a.m. just thinking about him, and when I admitted that I'm not heterosexual.

"Link! Link!" Zelda started shaking me. "Why? Why would you ever hurt yourself?"
"…You'll never understand, Zelda." I looked away. The memories of my scars flashed backed again. "Even if I did tell you, you'll never believe me."
"But I just want you to know that I'm always going to here for you." Zelda touched my shoulder. "You've always cared for me and I'll always care for you."

…But you're not Pit.

In the next chapter, Pit will finally appear! Thanks for reading~