Here it is after popular demand and many people harassing me lol (I have no problem with that).. Enjoy, review, more reviews equals me getting motivated to keep going lol
Zelda awoke to blissful quiet and soft sunbeams shining down on her cheeks. No birds chirped here, she doubted anything without magic could make it this high in the air. She lingered under the covers for a few minuets, not fully ready to wake up for the day. The room was like the rest of the palace…gaudy. She admitted it was lovely in every way, but such show of wealth was unnecessary. The bed frame and beams that towered over her were pure silver gilded with gold and encrusted with rubies and sapphires which were shaped like flowers. The canopy was made of thick lavish material, the rest of the room was similar in its show of wealth. She stretched and made her way to the latrine. The bed had been soft but had left her slightly sore making the trek an uncomfortable one. After taking care of necessity she walked back to her bed noticing a meal on the wide round sitting table beside it was a note. She stuffed a sweet cake in her mouth and opened the note.
MY DEAREST QUEEN TO BE,
I REGRET TO SAY I CANNOT SHARE BREAKFAST WITH YOU. WEDDING PREPORATIONS WILL TAKE UP THE MORNING FOR ME SO YOU ARE REQUESTED TO REMAIN CLOSE UNTIL LUNCH WHEN I SHALL RETURN.
-VAATI
Zelda sighed and folded the note and putting it aside. After eating breakfast she wandered around the room, the books that hugged the shelves provided a few hours of amusement until her eyes began to hurt and she had to stop. No harp. No ocarina. She paced and fidgeted with her dress the time was still awhile from being noon. She glanced at the door, a naughty smile crossing her face. If she got back before he came to get her for lunch he would never know she had left at all.
The large halls seemed to spread and intersect like an endless maze. She silently noted statues she passed. To get back she would go past the wind statue, the giant jeweled bird, through the rows of silver suits of armor….where next? She bit her lip looking back to see that throughout her journey the deeper she got into the maze the less statues there were. She had long since forgotten the order of statues she would need to pass and had stopped paying attention all together following the path that seemed the most interesting. After what seemed like ages of wandering she let out a tired breath and plopped into a bench.
"This place is huge!" she breathed realizing she was now lost. Vaati will be furious. She thought clenching her jaw unsure of how wind mages scolded naughty princesses who didn't follow orders. She would have to find her way back to her rooms..fast or her kingdom might suffer for her boredom and childish curiosity .
Vaati had left early after making sure the princess had her breakfast set out and made his way to the surface world. The wedding would be today and he still had not gotten a dress for her yet. Magic was a useful thing and he would just need to get the right magic user to make it. But before that, he would have some fun first.
Hyrule castle came into view and he stepped through the gates. Where the hell are all the guards?- he almost fell back in avoidance of a blade that came close to making contact with his face. A lone Shiekiah came at him again.
"Give her back you filthy bastard!" the lady bellowed coming at him again.
"Enough enough!" he said in annoyance sending a burst of wind at her that hurled her into a wall. "I guess you don't want to see Zelda again tomorrow now do you?"
"What are you talking about?" the woman asked skeptically, recovering to her feet.
"the princess and I made a little deal." Vaati smiled. "She would be a good girl and I would let her come here for dinner tomorrow."
"Why tomorrow?" the woman asked glaring up from her helm brushing her stray hair out of the way.
"Because first we have the wedding and that will be exhausting enough so I figured we'd…stay in for our wedding night." he smiled at the last two words and Impa's eyes widened at their implication.
"By the name of the Goddesses if you lay a single finger on her!" the Shiekiah warned, all her hatred and loathing pouring out from her red eyes.
"Don't worry yourself lady Shiekiah." Vaati said soothingly. "I won't lay a single finger on her….." He stepped back out of reach and smiled. "….I'm going to lay all ten on her." He grinned diving back to avoid her blade and vanishing into thin air. "And there isn't a thing you or your goddesses can do to stop me! Now…you do well to behave yourself little miss shiekiah. Zelda might have been a good girl but I can't condone such a negative person to spend any sort of time with my queen. So behave or that night will be the last you ever see of her."
Zelda had somehow in an effort to find her way back to her room had gotten even more lost than she was to start with. She had actually found a door that led to the outside which she eagerly exited through hoping to somehow see where she was. A lovely garden greeted her, with long tall white stone walls surrounding it which shone bright with the sun. The grass was green and close chopped and various hedges and benches were dotted everywhere. Another thing the caught Zelda's eye and made them light up with bliss were statues….lots and lots of statues. And not just the average boring statues either. Various races, odd creatures she had never seen before, even warriors with weapons raised to strike decorated the garden.
She wandered through the garden forgetting all about getting back to her room before Vaati found out. There in the center of the garden stood a statue of a boy, sword and shield in hand and wearing the oddest hat she had ever seen. The hat looked like a bird, its beak at the end, its eyes were wide and its mouth was open like he had been gawking orders at the boy. She was just about to touch the boy's face when she heard footsteps quickly approaching. She dove behind a hedge row only to find more interesting statues which made her forget about the danger and pick some up. They were tiny little creatures that wore leaves and flowers as clothes and one which she picked up had a feather quill in his hand, the little statue being so small that the quill itself was almost four times its size.
"Do you see master?" the voice came. Vaati's voice. Zelda peered over the edge still hidden to find Vaati pacing around the statue glaring down at it with hatred. "Look what I have become!" his voice was now taunting as he regarded the stone boy's hat. "You tried to keep me down for so long…you tried to work me to death…a lowly apprentice forever! I knew I was made for greater things, and now look at me!" he yelled in joy. "I'm a king and you are stone! And tonight I shall have a lovely queen on my arm and you shall be nothing but a perch for squatting birds!" he paused his ear twitched, a look of horror which turned to utter rage tore at his features now and Zelda realized she had made a noise. "WHO'S THERE?!" he bellowed sending a burst of power which shattered the statue which Zelda had been hiding behind a few moments ago to bits. Zelda fell back, still clutching the tiny statue trying with all her might to back away. "DAMN IT TO HELL WHO EVER YOU ARE WHEN I FIND YOU I WILL KILL YOU!" Vaati was bellowing throwing things aside.
"Please Goddess please…I want to be back in my room….plllleeeease."Zelda silently begged as he was coming closer to her hiding spot. She shut her eyes tight and felt the world slip from her grasp. Zelda opened her eyes when she suddenly realized everything was quiet to find herself on the floor of her room, still holding the small statue. She was safe…..she almost danced around thanking the goddess until she heard the door open at which point she dove for the drawer and shoved the small statue in the back of it and closed it quickly. She was greeted by the same woman who appeared that night in the scrying bowl, Hecate.
"Damn it all to hell if my boy thinks he'd be better off with you." she was mumbling as she threw a bolt of material on the bed and glared up at Zelda. "Strip you little fool! I can't fit you for a dress when you are clinging to the goddess damned bed post!" she snapped.
After hours of hellish torture, rough treatment, and insults from Hecate Zelda's dress was finally ready. It was a tight fit though…most likely on purpose as was being stuck with all those pins…no one but a person who actually wanted to could stick a person that many times. Zelda looked at herself in the mirror, were it not for her reflection holding up a questioning hand as well, Zelda would have assumed that she was looking at someone else.
Her hair was twisted back into intricate braids and held back with a type of bonding that made it feel like a rock, but smell like a field of intoxicating flowers. Her face was made up to look flawless like the moon at night, her eyes colored with sapphire blue which actually glittered when the light hit it. Within the mirror around her eyes moving down her cheek was a wind crest or so she had been told which was painted then studded over with tiny white crystals. Her dress was of fine thick fabric, the bodice was tight and decorated with small blue gems making various patterns. The gown covered her shoulders in no way and made a wide long V-line which offered a tantalizing view of her chest which remained covered only by the grace of the blue silken chemise, a bare little grace. Her arms were bare save for the various bands of silver that stacked up in bracelets of various sizes. She could only think of the word "divine" to describe the image in the mirror that met her gaze. She looked like a strange goddess who had fallen down into the world and was utterly out of place. The crown and veil hid her face from the world and made her blind as she was led down the isle. The vows….the words…. Everything was slow and unclear like she was being held underwater.
The veil was lifted to reveal Vaati, his eyes glistening with a tingle of lust. She glanced out to see the audience was monsters…and a few people who were to blurry to see right now. She turned to the minister that would be joining them to see he was a wizrobe, a massive creature that stared down at her with hard eyes. "The couple will exchange vows." he said in a deep emotionless voice.
"Zelda." he smiled, a evil vile smile that offered only a glimpse into a horrid future for her. "Since I first saw you I knew you would be mine, I made it my quest to take you at any cost and now that you are I will ensure no one ever takes you away."
Zelda bit her lip when he glanced at her. Was she suppose to say something? She blanched. "Vaati…" she began faltering. What to say? She closed her eyes. How had she always gotten what she wanted? Flattery. He father fell for it every time since she was a child, she had always been overly indulged. She would beg and beg until she got what she wanted and then she would giggle and throw her arms around her father thanking him and calling him the best daddy ever. He would look down at her and smile indulgently "Flattery will get you everywhere my love." he would smile and plant a kiss on her forehead.
Zelda snapped back to reality seeing Vaati frowning at her. "My King…." she said softly. Maybe all men were the same. "..I…I could never hope to deserve your affection." she said glancing up to see a smile tug at his features. "I hope to continue…to…find favor with you….and have..." she said softly hanging her head. "Have a..long life together."
"The by the power vested in me by the three goddesses and the masters of winds…I now join this union as one." the wizrobe said in a deep voice.
Zelda felt her stomach drop. It was done. No going back now- she paused her eyes widened when she felt his lips press hard against hers and his tight embrace crush her against him. Her error was parting her lips to protest which gave him and opening and made her heart stop as she felt his tongue thrust itself between her teeth. His grasp was too tight for anyone to notice that she was actually squirming and trying to pull back from his hungry kiss as he sought to devour her. Eternity passed as he seemed to explore every inch of her mouth and when the kiss finally broke, Zelda was too dizzy and ill to hear the cheering.
It wasn't until late after the wedding that Zelda was told by a darknut that she was being relocated. She had since then washed off the makeup and undid her hair, replacing the lovely and tight gown of blue and white with a thin shift and a robe. The room she was led into was dimly lit and smelled of fresh air and candles. She plopped herself on the bed and sighed out loud. What a day! Her head popped up when she heard the sound of pages being turned and she stood quickly to find Vaati lounging back in a chair with a book in his lap.
"Well it took them long enough to fetch you my queen." Vaati said with a grin standing up and marking his book.
"Oh..did..did I come early?" she stuttered seeing he was wearing only a thin robe of dark blue. "Oh I'm sorry!" she said quickly covering her eyes. His whole body was that lovely lavender color! She thought blushing. "I..I will go and-" she was stopped by Vaati catching her arm.
"Nonsense my dear you are a little bit late actually." he smiled leaning forward to kiss her laughing when she yelped and pulled away. "Did you think the only thing married people did was kiss at their wedding when they exchanged I dos?"
"No..I..but.." she said trying to pull away unable to fathom what was happening. She bit her lip as he stepped forward and caressed her cheek.
"I understand." he said suddenly. "You want to take back your part of the agreement." he released her and started to walk off.
"WAIT!" she cried. "I did no such thing!"
"Well marriage is more than just holding hands beloved. As my queen you are oath bound to fulfill certain duties. …" he smiled devilishly. He would have her but he wanted to hear it from her own lips. He wanted her to give herself to him. "Hasn't your nursemaid taught you of a queen's duties?" he asked giving her the barest of glances over his shoulder.
Zelda bit her lip. Impa hadn't. "I'm..I'm not going back on my agreement…what was the duty?" she stepped forward, she had since stopped breathing as the pools of dread in her belly threatened to raise her bile.
"No need to say dear." he whispered leading her back to the bed. "You will see." he smiled coldly laying her down.
Zelda closed her eyes as her head hit the pillow. Daddy. She thought silently as Vaati's lips covered hers again and she felt the barrier of his robe lifted. I love you daddy. I will keep our kingdom safe from him. She blocked out the world, thinking warm thoughts of home, of her father and Impa laughing, of sweet cakes, of Her father's loving embrace that night she ran away and a single tear made its way down her cheek and into Vaati's hand.
