Zelda and Link entered the cafeteria followed by the curious glances of their (well, Zelda's) peers.

Zelda dealt with them by just looking down, but Link matched every glare with one of his own, taking some students behind. The princess made her way to her usual table, that she sat at with her friends. A genuine smile finding it's way to her lips for the first time today.

"Zelly! It's you!" Urbosa roared, slightly too loud for Zelda's tastes. She gave her a short faux-annoyed glare, but if she noticed it, the Gerudo girl didn't show it.

"Hello Urbosa! And Mipha, Revali, Daruk. I'd like you to me-"

"Link? I-is that you?" Mipha asked, her voice meek, though slightly louder than usual. Link held back a smile and scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

"Talk later, Mipha." He said gruffly. She didn't seem offended by his abrupt speech (like Zelda was), and politely smiled at him. Zelda looked between Mipha and Link. They know each other?

"So, who is this 'Link'?" Daruk asked, continuing after Revali let out a big 'sigh'. "Your boyfrien-?"

"Daruk! How is your project going?" Zelda interrupted, her voice pitched high. She pulled out a chair from the table, and hastily plopped down.

"Ah, dodging questions, are we?" Daruk chuckled, picking up a rock sirloin and beginning to chow down.

"Hey, stop being a dick, Daruk." Urbosa chided. "Zelly's shy." At this, Zelda's cheeks flared, she imagined they were redder than a tomato.. although her thick layer of makeup is probably covering that.

"Are you going to take a seat, Link? Or just stand there like a creep?" Revali asked mockingly. Zelda grumbled at his entitled, pompous voice. Link slowly dragged out a chair, and sat down, all the while staring Revali in the eyes.

Zelda and Link entered the cafeteria followed by the curious glances of their (well, Zelda's) peers. Zelda dealt with them by just looking down, but Link matched every glare with one of his own, taking some students behind.

The princess made her way to her usual table, that she sat at with her friends. A genuine smile finding it's way to her lips for the first time today.

"Zelly! It's you!" Urbosa roared, slightly too loud for Zelda's tastes. She gave her a short faux-annoyed glare, but if she noticed it, the Gerudu girl didn't show it.

"Hello Urbosa! And Mipha, Revali, Daruk. I'd like you to me-"

"Link? I-is that you?" Mipha asked, her voice meek, though slightly louder than usual. Link held back a smile and scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

"Talk later, Mipha." He said gruffly. She didn't seem offended by his abrupt speech (like Zelda was), and politely smiled at him.

Zelda looked between Mipha and Link. They know each other?

"So, who is this 'Link'?" Daruk asked, continuing after Revali let out a big 'sigh'. "Your boyfrien-?"

"Daruk! How is your project going?" Zelda interrupted, her voice pitched high. She pulled out a chair from the table, and hastily plopped down.

"Ah, dodging questions, are we?" Daruk chuckled, picking up a rock sirloin and beginning to chow down.

"Hey, stop being a dick, Daruk." Urbosa chided. "Zelly's shy." At this, Zelda's cheeks flared, she imagined they were redder than a tomato.. although her thick layer of makeup is probably covering that.

"Are you going to take a seat, Link? Or just stand there like a creep?" Revali asked mockingly. Zelda grumbled at his entitled, pompous voice. Link slowly dragged out a chair, and sat down, all the while staring Revali in the eyes.

"Um, so, who's excited for the prom this year?" Mipha meekly asked, hoping to break the tension everyone surely sensed. Urbosa turned towards her.

"Not necessarily, dances have never been my thing. What about you?" Urbosa responded, then she smirked. "Got any handsome young men on your card?" Mipha's cheeks burned.

"U-um no..." She squeaked. Her eyes stole a glance at Link, who was still having a staring completion with Revali.

"Ah that's fine. Daruk? What about you?" Urbosa followed up. He shook his head, never removing his eyes from his meal. She didn't dare ask Revalli, who was in the midst of an intense staring competition with Link, so she gestured towards Zelda.

"You, Princess?" Zelda scoffed.

"No. It's not like I have anyone to go with." She complained, her gaze unconsciously drifting towards Link. His eyes met hers for half a second, and she turned her head swiftly as if the sight of him burned. And in a way, it did. Zelda was still mildly attracted to her twenty-year old bodyguard, yet repulsed at the sight of him. Her cheeks reddened from the recollection of this morning, and she protectively folded her arms in front of her bosom.

She redirected her gaze to Urbosa, who was scrolling though her phone. Daruk was just picking at the last of his meal, Revali still staring link down (weren't they tired of this already?), and Mipha working on her biology project. She loved her friends, but this was just awkward.

"Um, I have to pick out some books at the library." Zelda announced, rising from her chair. "So, I'll see you guys later.?"

"Oh, yeah. You should come over tonight Zel, at Mipha's place. We were planning a sleepover." Zelda nearly laughed at that idea. A sleepover? On schoolnight? As if my father would allow that.

"Uh, yeah, I'll see." She answered. Link slowly rose from his chair and joined Zelda. She gave one last smile to her friends and started for the library.

"So Link, how did you know Mipha?" She asked him after the exited the cafeteria. He scratched the back of his head again, (A nervous tick maybe?) and didn't answer. Zelda's brows furrowed.

"Fine then, don't answer that." She muttered, "But at least tell me why you and Revali were acting so weird towards each other." Link sighed, and held open the door for Zelda as they approached the Library. The Librarian smiled at them, her eyes sparkling with curiosity, probably because Zelda never came here with others. Just as Zelda thought Link was going to ignore her question again, Link cleared his throat.

"I didn't like the look on his face." He stated simply before continuing, "As for Mipha, our fathers have been close friends for years, and as such, so have we." she smiled at him, grateful for an answer, albeit somewhat vague.

"Hey, I've noticed that you didn't eat anything." Link said. Zelda rolled her eyes. "You gotta eat y'know." She wondered why he was pressing this.

"Thanks mom." She said lamely. The bell rung, signifying it was time for class. She- they had Biology, one of Zelda's favourite classes (though rated below Mechanics and History on her Favourite Classes list).

They were assigned a project where they had to go to the beach and take a picture of an organism, and write a report about some of it's adaptations that helps it stay alive. On one part, Zelda was excited for the project. On the other hand, she dreaded it. She never toke selfies, just the view of herself in the camera made her want to cry.

The rest of the day passed in a blur, and she and Link were driving home in his clunky old red truck. She was itching to tinker with it, as older vehicles fascinated her more than recent ones.

"I have to ask my father for permission to go to the beach, so that we can finish the assignment." Zelda instructed. Link nodded his head. The truck rolled up the hill towards their garage, and he parked, looking at Zelda, waiting for her next move she supposed. She hopped out of the truck and headed towards her fathers study.

"Zelda! And Link, what can I do for you two?" Her father asked. His eyes glued to his desk, looked slightly pissed off. He was likely working all day, suggested by a whole stack of papers in front of him.

"Father, we- er, I have a project from biology, It involves going to the beach, and taking a picture of a living creature there, and then writing a report for it. Would be able t-"

"Yes yes. Be on your way now." He grunted, his eyes never leaving his papers. Zelda muttered a silent curse under her breath. Sometimes, she just wanted to slap her father, his uncaringness boiling Zelsa's blood. He was never like this before mother's death. She stomped her way upstairs to get ready, leaving Link in the hallway.

"Meet me at your truck in fifteen minutes. I have to, uh, get ready." She said. He left silently.

She went into the bathroom, dreading turning on the bathroom lights. Her makeup turned cakey, but her zits were mostly concealed. So all in all, not that bad…

She decided to start fresh, removing her makeup off with a wipe. She splashed some water on her face and put on a layer of foundation, concealer, and more concealer. Somewhat satisfied with herself, she went down to the truck where Link was standing, holding a grey backpack.

"Ready?" She asked. Link nodded, and hopped into the truck. They drove in silence to Hateno beach, Zelda feeling awkward the whole time.

"This used to be my favourite beach," Zelda mused. "I would come here all the time with my mother and father. I loved the sea stars." Link turned at her, a smile in his eyes. They hopped out and began to look for sea life. Luckily, the tide was out. Zelda hopped over rocks, giggling and turning over rocks, while Link stood (close) behind, watching her with a hidden, amused smile.

His heart nearly stopped when she gasped, and cupped something in her hands.

"Link! It's a razorclaw crab!" She exclaimed, shoving the poor crab into Link's face. He let out a small yelp and stumbled backwards, falling onto the rocks. Zelda nearly buckled over laughing.

"Link, are you alright?" She giggled. Link just let out a shaky exhale, and scratched the nape of his neck (Again!). Zelda extended her free hand for him to take, and pulled him up. She blushed at the feeling of his large hard covering hers, and shut out the thought.

"What do you think of the name, 'Sir Krabbington'?", she asked. "It's 'Krabbington' with a 'K', you know." Link smirked at her idea, and gave her a thumbs up.

He then pulled his iSlate out from his back pocket, and toke a photo. Zelda frowned. It probably looks horrendous, but I don't want to look at it and ruin this moment..

Zelda shrugged it off, and continued to poke at Sir Krabbington.

Link then decided to look for something he could take a picture with. He was down at the shoreline when he heard a scream (presumably Zelda's), that chilled his bones.

He turned to see a Yiga Clan member, identifiable by the red hood and haunting mask holding a knife to her throat, with two other members on either side. She looked at him hopelessly, trying not to breathe and let the knife cut her throat.

Within seconds, Link cleared the distance between him and Zelda, before the member on Zelda's right pulled out his gun, and aimed it at Link. He stopped immediately, regretting his decisions to leave his gun at the manor.

"One more step, and I'll cut her neck right now!" The Yiga with the knife called out. Link narrowed his eyes.

"What do you want, then, if you're not going to kill her now?" Link asked, his voice raw.

The three gang members chuckled, the sound making Zelda wince. "Well, I thought I'd test her out a bit first..." The one on Zelda's left called out, pinching her thigh, making her yelp.

"Hey, this one is mine." The Middle-One snarled. "If you behave, maybe I'll let you have a turn afterwards.." Link had to bite his tongue in order to stop himself from lashing out right then.

Link figured the odds were against him, and he was left stumped. Yes, only three Yiga members wouldn't normally be a problem for him, but when said thugs held his client under a knife, Link had to admit he was at extreme odds. He winced, the possibilities running wildly through his head.

I could shoot the Middle-One in the head, but his knife could slip and cut Zelda. Never mind the Right-One would probably shoot me in the head. I could shoot the Left-One or the Right-One, but that wouldn't do shit. He noticed tears slipping down Zelda's face, and felt his heart wince. Or, what about…

"So, do I just shoot him or what?" The Left-One asked. The Middle-one nodded. "Heh. Any last words?" He asked, flipping the safety off of his pistol, and positioning his hand on the trigger.

Link knew he had only one minute to act. He gripped the bananas he held behind his back and threw them up in the air, watching the clans eyes follow up to the bananas, and the Left-One firing three shots at them. They suddenly moved to grab them, Zelda wincing all the while.

He pulled out his pocket knife and slashed the throat of the Middle-One, before stabbing the Left-One, who then released two more shots towards the ground, nearly hitting Zelda. Link ran his knife through the Right-One's neck. Their screams filled the air, along with a shriek from Zelda. Blood oozed from their slashes, and they convulsed on the ground.

Zelda collapsed to the ground, sobbing. She stared at the bleeding Yiga Clan, and then to Link. She seemed horrified of him, too, and he felt the warm, wet feeling of blood on his face.

"Are you alright?" Link asked, with a shaky exhale. Zelda just stared, and he noticed her face had blood on it too. She uneasily took his hand and he pulled her up.

"T-th…. Thank you…" She muttered. Link sighed.

"I just hope you're-" His sentence was cut off by a loud BANG, followed by a piercing scream from Link, and Zelda.

His arm stung, and the world went black for a couple of seconds. There was a CLICK noise, and Link saw the Left-One, holding his gun in the direction of Link, helplessly pulling the trigger, producing more CLICKS.

Link let out a maniacal laugh, and slowly hobbled over to the Yiga member.

"You already fired six shots, haven't you?" Link asked dryly. The Left-One then laughed with Link, blood gurgling from his mouth.

Ah, what a mess I've made.

Link shook his head, gripping his knife, repulsed at the blood that was warming his fingers.

"Close your eyes, miss," Link ordered.

Zelda just heard the SHINK and another gurgle of pain. Her heartbeat stalled again. She fearfully opened her eyes, to see Link hovered over one of the Bad-Man's body, and blood rapidly staining the sleeve of his right arm. He spat at the mess, then turned to her.

"L-Link, your arm.." She choked out weakly. He winced, and started for the truck.

"W-wait, Link.." She cried, and stumbled over to him. He grimaced as he opened the door to his truck. Zelda herself could barely open the passenger door, as all the feeling had escaped her fingers. He started up the ignition, and backed out quickly.

"Are we just going to … leave the bodies just, lying there..?" She asked meekly. Link grunted.

"Sets an example for the rest." He stated simply, as if he didn't care for the scene he left behind… Three bloody corpses, and some bananas.

Zelda let out a dry chuckle.

"What?" Link asked. Zelda looked out towards the beach.

"Who throws bananas at gang members?" Link looked at her, and found himself letting out a bit of laughter.

"Apparently I do," He answered.