Chapter II The Plan

Later that day, Link and Zelda were hanging out in the castle meadow, playing checkers.
"Very nice, Zelda. But I see your seven and raise you two," the boy announced strategically.

"Um, Link? You know were playing checkers, right?"

He snorted snootilly, "But of course, Princess, but of course."

"Riiiight," she said, and then to Impa who had just walked in, "He's having a blonde moment."

Link got up, ran around in circles, and then jumped up on the checkers table, "Hah! But your hair is yellow! That makes you blonde, too! Hah Hah Hah Hah HAH HAH!!!"

Zelda banged her head on the table and groaned, "Why did I think it was a good idea to give him chocolate? He gets like this everytime!"

Impa chuckled, "It's alright, Zelda, I'm sure it won't last much longer."

Link sat back down in his chair, "Sugary goodness...wearing off...returning back...to normal.
Hello Impa, I didn't see you come in."

Zelda stared in disbelief, "You were right. How did you know?"

Impa smiled, "Lucky guess, I suppose. How are you two today? Enjoying your Valentines Day, I hope."

"Yes," Link and Zelda answered in unison. Then Zelda asked, "Don't you usually have to run errands at this hour?"

Impa shook her head, "No, not today. Your father gave me the day off for the holiday."

Zelda winked, "Any special plans?"

But Impa just laughed half-heartedly, "Oh, no, I suppose I don't have time for things like that."

Zelda frowned slightly but then brightened up, "What if someone nice asked you out on a date? Would you go?"

"I suppose..."

Zelda clapped her hands together, "Great! I mean, that's nice. Hee Hee."

Impa was about to question why she was so excited, but then one of the attendents called her over, "Goodbye, you two, I'll talk to you later," and she had to rush off.

When she was well out of hearing range, Zelda spoke, "Link! I have a great idea."

"Huh? What is it?"

"Well, Impa never gets to go out to the town for fun because she's always too busy working, but she doesn't have to work today."

"Annnnnd...?"

"Annnd, she did say that if someone nice asked her out on a date, she'd say yes..."

"Soooo...?"

"Huggh! So I say we find her a date."

Link smiled in thought, but then shook his head, "That is a nice idea, Zelda, but it's not like we know anyone that would...," he paused as the realization sunk in, "Ohhh no!"

Zelda just smiled and nodded her head.

"No, no, no way! You want Impa and Ga-ga-gan, I can't even say it! No way. Impa's nice. Ganon is a mean, sour, weird, creepy, cranky, lonely, ugly, mean old man!"

"You said 'mean' twice."

"Excactly my point!"

"But maybe he wouldn't be so mean and lonely if he had someone who cared about him."

Link crossed his arms, "I completely disagree, but do whatever you want, just leave me out of it."

"Oh come on Link! You're not even going to help?"

"No way!"

"But I need your help."

"Uh-uh."

Zelda puts on the most pathetic, sad puppy dog face ever seen, "Pleaase, Link."

"Oh, no, that's not fair!"

"Please..."

Link sighs deeply, "Fine."

"Yay! Ok," Zelda announced suddunly in a business-like manner, "In order to pull this off in time for Valentine's Day, we're going to need to get started right away. I think the best plan is for both Gannondorf and Impa to recieve Valentine cards from each other, and of course we are going to write them. So-"

"Ewwww! I'm not writting a love letter! Especially not to Gannondorf!"

"Hughh! Fine, I'll write the letters, but you have to at least help."

And so the two then snuck off to the market to get some supplies.