As it turned out, Zelda was pregnant. Link had taken it better than expected, although he did seem nervous about the idea of being a father. Byrne had surprisingly laughed when this was revealed, mostly because this seemed to shock Link so much. Zelda decided they ought to just tell everyone now instead of hiding it, Link had reluctantly agreed. Zelda had written a letter to Teacher explaining what had happened, making Link sound more like the victim in the sex situation than herself, and told him to spread the news. They had decided to tell everyone in Aboda Village personally. The family of four congratulated them and left it at that. Niko, however, spent a good few weeks teasing them and would occasionally nudge Link, give him a wink, and ask when he was going to pull his next move, which would make Link blush bright red wherever he was. Alfonzo was the scariest. Zelda decided she ought to talk to him by herself, and Link didn't fight this. Zelda first told Alfonzo about the sex. She told him that she had pressured Link into doing it and he had only done so reluctantly. Zelda told people this because she knew she was less likely to get scolded or in trouble than Link. As expected, even though Zelda had defended him, Alfonzo wanted to get hold of Link and have a talk. Zelda managed to prevent this by reassuring Alfonzo that it really was all her fault and if he was to blame someone, it was her. Alfonzo gave in and didn't do anything to either one of them, but he did give Link the eye now and again. As for the rest of the kingdom, they were overall happy about the prospect of Link and Zelda having a child and cheered for the two of them. This may surprise you, but in the world of Hyrule being pregnant at the age of fourteen isn't all that bad, it is completely legal. Being pregnant at fourteen in Hyrule is like being pregnant at nineteen in our world. Young, but nothing wrong with it.

It had been four months since Zelda had found out she was pregnant. And as Niko liked to playfully remind her, she was "gaining weight". Link and Zelda were back at the castle, summer was over. Zelda was signing her name on the remaining paper work. Link was reading a letter he had just received from the postman. When Link finished, he put down the letter and asked

"What do you think of doing something fun with Anjean and Byrne?"

"Hmm?" Zelda said looking up from her paper work.

"Do you want to spend the day with Anjean and Byrne?" Link asked.

"Oh that sounds lovely!" Zelda said "It's been so long since we've seen them!" indeed they hadn't seen either of the Lokomo since Anjean revealed Zelda was due to have a baby.

"So, that's a yes then?"

"Today?"

"Well according to this letter, they are bored out of their minds and are willing to spend the day with us whenever we want. 'Just pick us up at the tower.'"

"Mmm…oh, why not. I suppose I'll just finish the work, and then we go get them."

"What do you want to do with them? They seem to be hoping we have an idea." Link said.

"Oh…um, how about we go sledding in the Snow Realm?" Zelda suggested.

"Sounds like fun; I'll go get the sleds while you work." Link said. Zelda nodded and Link went to their closet and rummaged around for a bit. When Link had found four sleds, he took them out to the train. Zelda was almost done when Link came back. Link smiled and sat next to Zelda, rubbing her pregnant belly. Zelda sighed and continued as though Link weren't there, while he whispered to her tummy. "Hey there, little guy…it's your daddy! Are you feeling cozy in mommy's belly?" Link then gave her tummy a hug. Zelda giggled and signed the last paper.

"Ready Link?" Zelda asked.

"Oh…yeah!" Link said. Zelda went to their drawers and picked out four sets of snow clothes. Link and Zelda changed, Zelda a little slowly for Link's pleasure. "S-stop…" Link said. "I don't want to meet them with an erection!" Zelda giggled and watched as Link finished changing, which didn't help. Zelda smiled and took Links hand, with that they headed to the train. One the way to the train Link asked "What will we name it?"

"Hmm?"
"The baby."

"Oh…um, what do you want to name it?" Zelda asked.

"Don't know, that's why I'm asking." Link said.

"Well…if it's a girl I'd like to name her Zelda…it's a tradition that my grandma restarted and I think she'd want me to continue it." Link nodded at this to show his support for this. "And if it's a boy, I thought we'd name him Rinku."

"Rinku?"

"Don't like it?"

"No, I like it. I'm just curious where you got the name from."

"Nowhere, just made it up." Zelda said as Link helped her into the passenger car. She needed a little help, now that she was pregnant. "Thanks, Link." Zelda said as she got up and gave him a little peck on the cheek. For some reason this made the blood rush to Link's head. It happened sometimes when Zelda would do small things like kissing him on the cheek and Link didn't know why. Link gave her a kiss too and went to the train. Link pulled the whistle once and set off to the Tower of Spirits. Link drove more carefully than he normally would, as he had to make sure Zelda was comfortable with the baby. But the trip wasn't that long and when they stopped, they saw Byrne standing where Anjean usually was. "Hey Byrne!" Zelda called as they approached. Byrne smiled and waved back.

"Where's Anjean?" Link asked

"Hmm? Oh, she's sleeping; I'll go wake her up." Byrne said going to a door that must have been Anjean's room. Byrne went inside and after a few moments he came back out with Anjean who appeared a little sleepy but happy to see Link and Zelda.

"Hello, my dears…oh Zelda, you've gotten bigger since last time…"

"Oh, um, thanks." Zelda said giggling. "Want to touch it?" Zelda asked referring to her stomach.

"Sure." Anjean said reaching and out touching Zelda's belly. "Oh…I could feel it moving…here, you feel her Byrne." To their surprise Byrne went a little red and said

"No thanks…"

"No, really, Byrne, it's OK." Zelda said grabbing his hand and placing it on her tummy. Byrne looked a little awkward and gave an apologetic look at Link, who really didn't mind, and stood still.

"Yes…yes I can feel it…the baby's kicking…" Byrne said. Zelda giggled.

"Yeah, I can feel him too…I think he wants his daddy." Zelda said giving Link a wink. Like smiled and shrugged, he doubted the baby actually wanted him but decided to place his hand on Zelda's belly. Link felt kicking for a moment, and then suddenly it stopped. "See? Baby's all better now!" Zelda said. They never referred their child to a "he" or "she" because here, there was no way they could tell its gender until it was born.

"Anyway, shall we get going?" Link said.

"Where are we going?" Anjean asked.

"Zelda and I decided we could go sledding in the Snow Realm." Link said, surprised Anjean couldn't tell by their clothes.

"Ah, did you bring sleds? And clothes?"

"Yes we did, so are you OK with that?"

"Sounds like fun, my dear." Anjean said. Link and Zelda still found it weird for here to say "my dear" like an old lady, in a teenage body

"Byrne?" Byrne just shrugged and nodded.

"Alright then, let's go!" Zelda said. Link helped her back on the passenger car and once everyone was in, Link drove off.

There weren't any monsters in the Snow Realm, except for a couple of bulbins which Link shot down easily. Link looked around in the Snow Realm for a hill to sled on. After five minutes of searching, Link stopped. He had found a good sized hill. Anjean, Byrne, and Zelda disembarked with Link. Link noticed that Anjean and Byrne had changed on their way there. They had parked on the top of the hill so they were set to go sledding. Link unloaded the sleds and put them all facing the downward part of the hill.

"May I ride with you, Link?" Zelda asked innocently even though there were four sleds. "Just once." Zelda added because Byrne had rolled his eyes as he usually did.

"Sure, Zelda." Link said with a smile and held the sled for her to get in. Zelda went in front and Link placed his hands on her belly from behind. "Ready?"

"Mm-hmm!"

"Let's go!" Link said, although Anjean had said it at the same time and sled down with him. Byrne came behind them.

"WHEEEE!" Zelda yelled as they went down. Link smiled and laughed with Zelda as they continued down the long hill. It took awhile for them to finally stop. When they did, Link got up and helped Zelda out of the sled and kissed her. "What was that for?" Zelda asked.

"Huh? Oh, um…no reason." Link said. Zelda felt the blood rise to her head and she giggled and gave Link a kiss on the cheek.

"Love you." Zelda said. Link was about to say the same thing when Byrne and Anjean appeared on their sleds. Link instead just took the sled in one hand, Zelda's in the other and went back up the hill. "All right, let's have a race!" Zelda said when they reached the top.

"Sounds fun." Link and Anjean said. Byrne just shrugged. Zelda took the unused sled and with her boots made a line the hill and set the sled there. Catching on, everyone else put their sleds next to Zelda's.

"On your mark…" Zelda started "Get set…" suddenly Zelda jumped on the sled and started without them. "GO!" Zelda said as she went.

"Why you…!" Link and the two Lokomo jumped on their sleds and raced after Zelda. Zelda had a good lead, and when they all stopped Zelda cried

"I WON!"

"There was no finish line, so it's a draw." Byrne reminded her. Zelda face palmed herself and Link helped her out of her sled. Byrne kneeled down and made a finish line with his gauntlet. The four made their way back up the hill with their sleds and once they were at the top Anjean said

"I'll count this time!"

"Fair enough…." Zelda said.

"3…2…1…GO!" Anjean said and with a start everyone started sledding down the hill. It turned out that even without her head start, Zelda was still the best. Being pregnant had given her a weight advantage and she got first place. Byrne made it behind her. As Link came down the hill and across the finish line, it happened. Link was lighter than Byrne and Zelda, when she was pregnant. Byrne had drawn a deep finish line in the snow and when Link had rode across it, it caught his sled and he flew a foot in the air and landed on his face. Zelda and Byrne roared with laughter as Link got back up, red in the face and got up to help Zelda. Anjean hadn't encountered this problem as she had jumped off her sled the moment she saw Link in the air. As the four went up the hill again they heard voices.

"I swear, there's been at least five times and many ChuChus lately!"

"Who cares?"

"I do! We need to get rid of them as part of our shift and it's getting harder…if we just knew where they were coming from…" The speakers turned out to be Anouki. It was Yeko and Bulu. Bulu turned to the four and said "Ooh, look, these ones might know where they're coming from! Hey, hey you, guys! Have you seen an area infested with ice chuchu?"

"Nope, sorry." Link said.

"Oh that's al—hey! You're that guy! You're the one who helped us and became king, that's you isn't it, guy?"

"Um, yes…" Link said a little modestly.

"Wow, hey Yeko, it's him! Oh—and that must be the princess…um, queen! Oh and see they're gonna have a baby!"

"What'cha doing, guys?" Yeko asked.

"We're sledding." Zelda said.

"Sledding, eh? Mind if we join?" Yeko asked.

"'Ey Yeko, maybe we shouldn't…we're supposed ta be guarding and monster huntin'."
"I know, I know, and we are! We're just guardin' here is all! Anyway, what do you guys say?"

"I don't mind." Anjean said "But I don't think we have anymore sleds…"

"Eh, that's all right, see watch this!" Bulu said and got on his tummy, he sled down like a penguin and turned out to be pretty fast. He made his way back up and said "So, who's up for races?"

"Oh, we were just doing that, actually. See there's the finish line!" Zelda said pointing.

"All righty then, let's get going!" Yeko said. The humans and Lokomo got on their sled, the Anouki rested on their bellies. Anjean counted again.

"3…2…1…GO!" Everyone took off. Like last time, Zelda won, but narrowly. The Anouki were fast and played dirty. As they sled down, they would use their flippers to send ice at other racers, the Anouki got second and third place. Link, his face covered in snow, got last place and because he couldn't see, ended up flying in the air like last time, which brought laughter from everyone.

After several more races (most of which won by the nearly invincible Zelda) Zelda retired and said she was tired of walking up the hill and with a pregnant belly. Link said he'd keep Zelda company while the rest of them continued sledding. The two sat on top of the hill, hand in hand.

"Are you excited to be a father, Link?" Zelda asked.

"Sorta…" Link said, this response caught Zelda off guard.

"What do you mean 'sorta'?"

"Well…I'm not sure I'll do a good job…" Link said. Zelda rolled her eyes.

"Link, I know you haven't had any parents, but to tell you the truth, neither have I! My mom died when I was a very little girl and my dad died before I was even born! But I still had Grandma, and I have Teacher. You have Niko and Alfonzo! Just treat our child let they treated you…except maybe you can learn from their mistakes…" Zelda added thinking of how Alfonzo intimidated Link and Niko was immature. Link sighed.

"That's not it…it's just that…well this will come as a surprise but…I don't really like kids." In all honesty, this was a bit of surprise to Zelda; after all, Link was a kid.

"OK…well, I'm sure you like some kids! And this is your baby, I know you will open your heart to him or her and be a loving father, you're a really nice person Link!"

"Thanks…" Link said "But there's another thing that worries me. What if I'm too young? Maybe I'm not responsible enough to handle a kid yet...Linebeck is around his forties and he only recently had a son."

"Link, if Linebeck can do it, you can! You're much more responsible than he is! Anyway, it's not like we can't have a little help raising our baby." Zelda said. This seemed to cheer Link up.

"Thanks Zelda..." Link said.

"You're welcome." Zelda said and Link noticed she was shivering. Link placed his right arm around her neck and his left around her belly. Link pulled Zelda in for a kiss, and gently rubbed her tummy. Zelda moaned and the baby kicked as Link kissed her and kept her warm. Suddenly Link and Zelda both felt a tapping on their shoulders and turned to see Anjean and Byrne. Anjean looked a little embarrassed to see them like that, and Byrne looked annoyed as always.

"Err…we were wondering if you wanted to go yet." Anjean said awkwardly.

"O-oh…yeah…" Zelda said blushing even redder. "Would you like to have dinner at the castle?"

"Sounds like a good idea to me, my dear." Anjean said

"As long as you eat what's severed and not one another's face." Byrne said.

"Byrne, don't be rude!" Anjean scolded.

"Fine…let's go." Byrne said.

Link nodded and made way to the train. Once on, Link waved good bye to the Anouki and the others did the same from the passenger window. The Anouki waved back and Link set off to Hyrule Castle.

I have a feeling at least one reader is pissed that I added a filler chapter…