A/N- Hello! Chapter four! This is a ball/dinner celebration for Christmas, except instead of all the religious stuff in it, in this world they celebrate the day the Goddesses left Hyrule and yada, yada, yada… Also, there's Zelink in this chapter, if you squint, look far to the right, and look down a bit. Yeah, right there! Here's the chapter!

"Play the music low,
And sway to the rhythm of love…"
-Plain White T's, Rhythm of Love

Link's POV

I thought of Zel's reckless decision to sit with me, instead of that spoiled brat Johnathan, at lunch. It made me wonder how much Zel cared for me.

I wasn't sure whether or not to change my clothes for the party that evening, so I did. I put on the blackest skinny jeans, a maroon tunic, silver boots, silver accessories, (Link's pouch of holding and etc.) my royal blue earring, and crimson hat. I looked at myself in the mirror, and I thought I looked sexy.

I looked out the window to see the darkened sky, so I started meandering down to the grand ballroom.

I was awfully worried about Zelda after what Johnathan offered to do, and did do. I was going to ask her the first change I got.

As I made it to the area, I could tell I wasn't the first one to arrive. Many other people had come to the occasion, and quite a few of them seemed to be of higher rank than me. I wasn't seeing Johnathan, but I sure as hell knew he'd be there. He was like an opposite of me, too, and that made things a whole lot better!

Of course, all of the snooty royalty were dressed prestigiously and perfectly, without so much as looking the smallest bit imperfect. How much I hate those imperial people.

As I headed in, I realized that I should have brought my other presents for Zel, and that I forgot my silver cloak. "Shit," I muttered, several heads glaring my way. I wasn't known for my clean mouth.

I made a mad dash back up to my spacious rooms and grabbed the items swiftly, as I just felt I couldn't be late.

Quite a few people -royal or not- turned their heads to see what all the commotion was. They saw their one and only Hero Of Twilight sprinting through the castle in a rush.

How many found it amusing was actually a lot. I saw at least half of them laughing uncontrollably as I passed them.

I made it back to the main entrance just as the grand doors were opening, welcoming all to come in. I and made my way to the food, because I was famished, and yours truly started pigging out, right there in front of everyone.

Some wrinkled their noses in disgust, yet others just grinned.

I just looked up innocently at them and smiled.

Zelda came striding out in her golden glory, and gave a short speech about how glad she was that everyone here could make it… blah, blah, blah…

Soon, the celebration was going full blast, with people everywhere.

Several women came up to me and each asked if I'd dance with them and… occupy them in their house.

I politely declined, saying I was single and I'd stay that way.

About two hours in, I went out to one of several balconies to just take a break and cool down.

I heard a quiet voice inquire, "So, how's the party, Link?"

I looked at Zelda, and replied, "Good, I guess… A lot of girls seem to want to bother me, though. It's irritating, really."

"Link?" Zellie asked.

"Hmmm?" I was sorta occupied looking at the twinkling stars.

I heard a short pause. "Come up with a nickname for me."

I looked at her, surprised, "Another one? I made a new one just last month! Remember, The Zelinator?"

She smiled into her palm, mumbling, "Yeah, I do, I just want a new one."

"Well, how 'bout Zee? That sounds cool," I said out of the blue.

"Really? Zee? I suppose…"

I looked at her sadly. I thought it was a good nickname!

She looked at me, amused. "I'm just kidding, you know! I like it quite a bit, actually."

I just smiled in response.

"My father says I need to get married soon." Zelda brought up all of a sudden.

My heart fell; just as I thought I was developing feelings for her, things spiraled downhill, and I couldn't do anything about it. "Oh, well, did your father say anyone in specific?"

Zee gave me a dreadful look, "Johnathan."

"Nope, I'm not gunna allow you to marry him! If I have to, I'll marry you, just to prevent that from happening!" I declared rebelliously.

Zelda snorted, "Yeah, I'd love to see you try to get away with that, you know the rules; a royal can't marry a non-royal. Even if they wanted to."

"Umm, I like your dress," I muttered, trying to change the subject. Zel was wearing a crystalline blue dress that was sleeveless and strapless that was tight around the chest with little white gems, and then it flew out rather… flowily.

"Thanks, but it leaves me awfully cold, and it's actually not that pretty. You should see my birthday dresses." Zee retorted.

"Well I like it!"

"You're obligated to like it." Zellie smirked.

I raised my hands in mock surrender, "You got me there! I still like it because I think it looks good you, though!"

"Whatever," Zelda shoved me playfully.

I looked disapprovingly at Zellie. "None of that, now. You're a princess; act like one!"

Zel rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Blah, blah, blah."

I could see that Zelda was starting to get goose-bumps on her shoulders, so I offered for us to go in.

"I suppose so," Zel replied mirthlessly.

As we walked back in talking about fickle things, a crowd slowly gathered around us, and they started muttering to each other.

One young lady had enough courage to squeal, "Look above you!"

I slowly looked up, only to find myself wishing I hadn't. Mistletoe was above Zellie and me, and it was said that if you didn't kiss the other caught underneath it, Hylia herself would curse your next year. For the first time, I was actually shy around Zelda. I looked over at her from the side of my eyes, and she was looking at the floor meekly. I coughed delicately, making Zee focus her attention on me.

I blushed crimson, and choked out, "Hi."

Some guy cried out, "Ooooooooooooooooooo! Lookie here! Our favorite hero is stuck with our favorite princess under the mistletoe!"

An adolescent started chanting, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"

I yelped, "No, not kiss!"

"If you want a fortunate year, Link, I'd suggest that you kiss me." Zel mumbled for my ears alone.

I turned to her, the crowd still chanting, and whispered, "I'm sorry for this Zee, I truly am." And with that, I crashed my lips into hers, savoring the feeling, because I knew that no matter how much I liked the feeling, I wouldn't get it again,

The crowd went up in cheers, but that didn't help my predicament. My eyes widened. 'Oh, shit,' I thought, 'I just kissed Hyrule's princess…' And I tore off in fright, with Johnathan sprinting after me, a sword in hand, a savage look in his eyes.

I ran. Simple. I ran. I tore through the golden halls of Hyrule Castle, with Johnathan chasing after me, him yelling rude things at the top of his lungs to me. I made right turns and left turns, I took shortcuts, I ducked behind statues, and I hid in vacant rooms. I finally came out at the private royal gardens, made on Zelda's requests as a young child. The garden was filed with flowers of every kind, fruit trees, tree trees, grape vines, and all sorts of exotic plants. Johnathan wasn't allowed to come in here, and I was, so I was safe. I was sure I had been running for a good twenty minutes, and I guessed it was about 10:30 p.m., and Zel could leave the party at 10:00, so she would probably mean she was in bed.

But suddenly, I head the rustling of leaves, and I saw Zelda some strolling towards me with no particular pace.

"Hello," she stated.

I cleared my throat uncomfortably, the memories of earlier tonight still fresh in my mind. "…Hi."

Zelda looked at me, astonished, "You're still thinking about earlier, aren't you?"

I huffed. "Yes."

"Really," Zellie advised, "just get over it, it's not a big deal. I wanted good luck, you wanted good luck, and so we kissed."

"You should tell that to Johnathan," I grumbled, still mad about being chased by a madman with a sword."

"I did, and he said he was sorry for his inappropriate actions, but I highly doubt it, to tell you the truth," Zelda explained.

I stuffed my hands in my pockets, or at least tried to, because there was a box in the way. "Oh," I said, "I forgot to give you my other present!"

Zee face-palmed, and groaned, "Goddesses, what did you get me now?"

"Well, I'll show you." And with that said, I took out a velvety box, and opened it.

Zelda gasped and covered her gaping mouth with her hands. "It's… it's perfect!"

What was inside was a silver charm bracelet with a tiara, a Triforce, an owl, the Master Sword, and half a heart reading 'best' on it.

"Where's the other half to the heart, though?' Zelda asked.

I brought it out of my pocket and gave it to her. "It's for whoever you like. It'll read 'best friends' when the half-hearts are put together. I figured you'd wanna give it to one of your maids, or something."

Zelda looked at me with an odd look in her eyes. "You're the sweetest man I've ever known, I hope you know."

I blushed and mumbled, "Naw, it's just that I know you, considering we're best friends… Oh."

Zel thrust the 'friends' part of the heart into my hands. "You're my best friend, stupid! Here, you keep this."

"Thanks."

"Yeah!" Zee replied enthusiastically.

"So, um, have you ever had a crush on someone, except it's more serious than a crush?"

A puzzled Zelda replied, "Like being in love? Yeah, but the guy I loved didn't show any signs of loving me back, so even though I still have the feelings, I just shoved them to the back of my mind, and ignore them. We're good friends, though."

I was disappointed, to say the least. "I was just wondering, you know, because there's this girl, and I really like her, but I don't think she'd ever like me back. She's prim, proper, and almost never does anything bad. I'm a rebel. I curse, I'm always late, and I couldn't follow the rules to save my life. What do you think I should do?"

Zelda hesitated, but then smiled. "If it's any consolation, I like you the way you are!"

"Thanks."

"Why don't we go in? It's starting to snow, and I'm really cold." Zelda suggested.

"Here," I shrugged my cloak off, "you need it more than I do."

"Keep it, I'm fine." Zel frowned.

"No, Zel, your shoulders and arms have goose bumps on them, you're taking my cloak," I confirmed.

As Zee took long strides in front of me, I muttered, "You look… like an…"

Zelda turned around, and I blushed.

"What was that?" She asked.

"Nothing! Nothing…" I cried, alarmed.

It was true, though, Zelda looked like an angel. Her brunette hair dusted with white, her dress flying in the blustery wind, my cloak wrapped perfectly around her shoulders. How much I wanted to grab her and kiss her senseless.

We got to her rooms, and she was going to give the cloak back top me.

"No, keep it," I insisted.

"If you say so."

"Well, merry Christmas!" I wished Zelda didn't have to go.

"Yeah, merry Christmas!"

Just as I was about to leave, Zelda exclaimed, "Wait! Link, I... I... never mind."

I left slowly, trudging back into the snow, walking, and walking. I didn't feel the bitter chill of the blizzard, the biting of the winter wind. All I felt was the ache in my heart, left by Zelda, left by her father, left by Johnathan.

The first had been for good luck…

A/N- What do you think of it? I'm sorry I haven't updated in forever! There's been drama in my life, and also tons of homework, as well as trying to work on my other stories, and working on something for a Hunger Games story! Well, anyway, what do you think our friend Zellie was going to say to our pal Link? Thanks to my new followers/favoriters! Also thanks to my reviewers! Do you think we could get to seventeen reviews? Please leave constructive criticism, and happy late Thanksgiving, to all who celebrate it! Also, to all the ladies out there, is it just me, or in your imagination, does Link look sexy in maroon, to you, too? Guys, do you think Zelda would actually look pretty in the dress I described her in? Thank you again! We had out first snow where I live yesterday!

~Sorceress Of The Fake