"I've been spending the last eight months,
Thinking all love ever does is break, and burn, and end.
But on a Wednesday in a cafe, I watched it begin again..."


Where can I even begin? The reviews on the last chapter were the sweetest I've had in a long time, this sounds like such a cliché but I really do love you guys, so eternal thanks to PrincesscharmingKnight, DarkGarret, ShadowNinja1011, TheBlueAlienRobotZombie, prettyguardianofhyrule, GreenAndBluePatches, Bleachshowlover1, zeldax, Franne, shhimaninja16, Hanyoualchemist1! Wow this chapter turned out a little longer than planned, oh well, you guys have been asking me for longer chapters so, enjoy! Well now we know Zelda's secret, let's hear from Link's point of view…


Loud music is blaring throughout the apartment, the strong smell of Domino's pizza fills my nostrils and the room is alive with laughter and chatter from our mad group of friends. In his hands Sheik holds two slices of pepperoni pizza, face to face like some sort of strange triangular shaped sandwich. Saria snaps a blue swirled party hat onto my head, it's a little too small for me, but I'm really not that surprised as the pack looked like it was aimed at five year olds, but Saria insisted on bringing them. My crazy green haired roommate sits in a large red armchair, doing mad arm-dancing to the music. I feel a soft laugh escaping me as Zelda makes her way back into the apartment, pushing the door close with a soft, swift, kick. Her arms are stacked with the colourfully wrapped gifts that me and Saria brought Zelda, and the ones that Sheik and Zelda hid in our apartment so that Midna wouldn't find them.

"You're kidding me, right?" Midna says, laying her slice of pizza down on her plate. "You hid the presents in Link and Saria's apartment!"

"No joke!" Zelda smiles, laying the stack of presents down on the coffee table. "You're twenty three and last week you tore the apartment apart looking for the your birthday presents!"

"Goddess you're like a little kid when it comes to birthdays," Sheik laughs, reaching out to grab another slice of pizza.

"Oh come on, I'm not that bad!" Midna protests.

That's when Zelda lets out a loud smirk. "Ok, fine then, let's not open the presents, let's leave that till later." She lifts the presents up off the table, turning away from Midna.

"NO!" Midna shouts, reaching out and grabbing a present from the top of the pile. Zelda laughs, putting the presents back on the table and sitting on another armchair across the table from Saria.

"Exactly!" Sheik says, laughing. "You turn a year older but on your birthday, you're still just that eight year old girl, aren't you?"

"Who's this one from?" Midna asks, flipping over the present and looking for a label, completely ignoring Sheik's prior comment.

"That one's from me," Zelda says, trying to conceal her grin.

"What is it?" Midna asks, eagerly clasping her hands like a child.

"Open it and see!" Zelda replies, gesturing towards the box. Without needing any further persuading, Midna's fingers curl around the black and gold printed paper and she rips it away from the box, pulling it back and throwing the torn shreds onto the floor, revealing a colourfully printed cardboard box with the word "Twister" written on the top in curly red writing.

"OH MY GODDESS!" Midna screeches, clapping her hands over her mouth.

"Are you kidding me?" Saria asks, sarcastically. "Isn't twister a kids game?"

"YES!" Midna shouts, "And it was my favourite game when I was a kid! I used to make Zelda and Sheik play it with me all the time!"

"Oh no, I can see where this is going..." I murmur.

"Push the table back!" Midna demands, "We're playing twister!"

"We are not playing twister!"

"We're playing twister!"


Ten minutes later, and I find myself in an uncomfortably awkward position. I lean over in a crab lift, begging my body to uphold it because Midna is underneath me, sprawled out on the floor with one arm extended between my legs. Zelda paces in front of me, the twister dial in her hands, a smirk painted on her face.

"Sheik, right foot red!" She calls out, forcing her older brother to shuffle, extending his leg out to the far left.

"No…" Saria whines as she finds her head alarmingly close to Sheik's groin. I grin, trying to force myself not to laugh because I'd collapse on Midna and squash her.

"Sorry…" He mumbles a little guiltily.

"Ok, Midna, left hand green!" Zelda says.

"What?" Midna complains "Urgh… ok…" She shifts her position and pushes her body closer to the ground, extending her arm out until it reaches the only available green spot, her back presses up against my crotch and I swallow hard.

Sheik just laughs, "Twister is the most sexually awkward game in the world!"

"Uhh…" Zelda stutters. "Link left hand blue."

I groan, shifting my weight and moving closer to the blue spots, but I stop for a few moments, thinking. "Did you say 'Uhh' Zelda?"

"No…" She mutters guiltily.

"You did!" I argue, "Are you making up the moves?"

"No!" She protests, but her cheeks are turning a deep shade of crimson.

"ZELDA!" We all shout and she breaks down into fits of laughter, and collapses onto the sofa clutching her stomach,

"I couldn't resist!" She giggles, "It was too funny!"

That's when loud rumbling can be heard from outside the apartment. We listen in silence for a few moments as the rumbling comes closer, followed by a loud, ear splitting crack and a blinding light that flashes through the window. Then as the blinding light fades, the apartment is left in utter darkness, the CD player is silenced, and everything around me is quiet and still.

"I can't see a thing!" Saria shouts.

"Thanks for stating the obvious!" Midna growls.

And that's when I feel something strike my ankle, my body twists and I lose my balance, falling down on top of Midna, who lets out a strange squeak as her body thumps into the floor. I quickly roll off Midna so I don't hurt her too much, and that's when I see Sheik and Saria tangled on the twister mat. Zelda's laughter grows in volume and she lies back on the sofa, her eyes screwed shut; she's laughing so hard.

I carefully sit up, rubbing the back of my head. "Are you ok Midna?" I ask. She nods, pushing herself up into a sitting position. I glance over to Sheik and Saria. "Are you two ok?"

"Yup," Sheik says, standing up and holding his hands out to pull Saria up, he sighs. "I repeat, twister is the most sexually awkward game in the world!"

Eventually Zelda manages to compose herself, pushing her long blonde hair from her blue eyes. "Power's out… ok, well there's no way we can play twister in the dark… so what now?"

Midna makes her way into the kitchen, rummaging through the recycling box in the darkness of the apartment, pulling out an empty glass bottle, a grin on her paint box red lips.

"The rules are very simple, we sit in a circle and everyone spins the bottle, whoever it lands on; you kiss for at least five seconds with movement, and you can't say no!"

I feel my eyebrows shoot up, my blue eyes dart across the room to Zelda, could this be my chance? Please…


"Link, you're first!" Midna says, pointing at me, a cheeky grin on her face, the teeth on the corners of her mouth slightly pointed.

I smile, feeling the nervous energy bubbling in my stomach. I feel my hands shaking as I reach out, my fingers curling around the cold glass bottle as I take a deep breath, praying that it lands on Zelda… I flick my fingers and send the bottle spinning round and round in circles; watching as the bottle cap whips around and around, waiting as it slows. Eventually it comes to a stop, and I look up from the bottle cap to find Saria laughing as everyone else cheers, I put on a fake smile, feeling a deep sinking sensation in the pit of my stomach.

"Come on then Link," She says, laughing. "Let's get this over with."

I roll my eyes, walking on my knees over to Saria, carefully resting one hand on her jaw line. I close my eyes and feel her press her lips against mine, the group are chanting a count to five as we kiss, and as the cheers reach peak volume we break apart, the two of us laughing.

"Cute!" Midna says, laughing. "Ok, Saria, your turn to spin next!"

I settle down in my seat and Saria wiggles her fingers, she lets rip with a spin, sending the bottle on a mad journey, ending only when the bottle comes to a stop, landing on Zelda.

She buries her head in her hands, laughing madly. Midna and me grin, beginning to clap in a rhythm, encouraging them to kiss, they laugh and the two meet in the middle in a soft kiss, Sheik joins in the clapping and we pick up the case, clapping faster and faster until they break apart, both of them giggling.

Sheik grins "Ladies, ladies, as lovely as that was, I think it's the Sheik-miesters turn," He grins deviously, not even hesitating to spin the bottle around the circle. We all wait eagerly, watching to see who it lands on, but I feel my heart sink like a stone as the bottle cap points to me, coming to a steady stop.

Midna cackles with laughter, rocking back and forth. Saria grins devilishly, "Come on boys!"

"But…" Sheik protests, "He's a guy!"

"So! I kissed Saria!" Zelda says, playfully squeezing her brothers arm, he puts on his best innocent expression but it's fooling no one.

"Oh stop being such a baby and just kiss him!" Midna says. Sheik gives me an apologetic look, but leans over, his face nearing mine. I grimace a little because his breath smells a lot like pepperoni… And just when I think he's about to kiss me his tongue darts out and runs up the side of my face, leaving a trail of warm sticky saliva. I pull my sleeve over my hand and wipe the mess off my face as he falls back laughing amongst the chorus of disgusted sounds from the girls.

"Alright boys, enough! My turn!" Midna laughs, grabbing the bottle and flicking the side, causing it to spin around and around, eventually slowing to a halt on Sheik.

She grins, "No complaints from me!" She reaches out and grabs the scruff of his shirt, pulling him into her, the two embrace in a very passionate kiss and I swallow hard, glancing at Zelda who's clearly not enjoying the view.

After about 10 seconds she tires of the public display of affection, grabbing Sheik's collar and pulling him away. "Alright enough! Sit down Sheik. It's my turn!"

She sits back down again, tucking her skirt under her before taking the bottle in hand, twisting it with her dainty fingers, I hold my breath. This is my last chance tonight to kiss her, I say a silent prayer as the bottle slows, but the cap falls on Sheik instead of me. His mouth hands open like a fish, and her eyes are wide.

"I am not kissing him!" She announces.

"No way!" Sheik cuts in, "She's my sister!"

"You know the rules!" Saria says laughing.

Zelda crosses her arms, giving Saria her death glare. But Midna intervenes, "No, ok, fair enough. You shouldn't have to kiss your own brother, so… you can kiss Link instead!"

I look at Midna in shock, my heart thudding hard against my ribs. Zelda smiles, seemingly satisfied with the decision. She shuffles over to me without standing up. Her blue eyes lock onto mine and a small smile can be seen on her perfect face as I close my eyes. Her soft lips touch mine as fireworks begin exploding in my mind. She begins to move into our kiss, placing one warm hand on the back of my neck, I gently hold her waist, pulling her closer to me. Everyone around us is counting loudly, and as the numbers clock down to zero I can't help but notice she makes no attempt to pull away. Her loose hand takes one of mine, squeezing it tight as the room around us falls into silence, everyone watching us, stunned. She slowly moves her hand from my neck, running it through my unruly blonde hair, I can't help myself, this feels so amazing. I carefully run my tongue along the back of her upper teeth, and I feel hers dancing with mine. I can feel the eyes of all my friends on my back and that's when I suddenly remember where I am. It's been longer than five seconds… longer even than Sheik and Midna kissed. I swallow hard, pulling away slightly, enough to let her know. We stop, her hand still resting on the side of my face, another holding mine tight, and my spare hand resting on her waist. We tilt our faces down, foreheads pressed against each other. For a split second I glance up and my azure eyes lock with her sapphire ones.

"Well that was interesting…" Sheik says, breaking the silence.

I drag myself away from Zelda, climbing to my feet, though I still can't bring myself to take my eyes off her. "I should go get the cake from my apartment…"

And with that I turn tail, dashing over to the exit and stepping out into the hallway, closing the door behind me. I smile, pressing my back against the door, slightly out of breath. I can't believe that just happened… I grin, right now I genuinely feel a little light headed. This is magical…

I start to make my way over to my apartment, but something distracts me. Heavy footsteps can be heard on the staircase. I frown, watching as a young man makes his way around the corner of the staircase, he looks about my age, and though it's clear he works out more than I do. His skin is a deep olive colour and his flaming orange hair is pushed back. He wears a loose black leather jacket and holds a mobile phone in his hands with Google maps open.

"Are you alright mate?" I ask casually, hands slung into the pockets of my jeans.

"I'm a bit lost," He mumbles. "Do you know where Zelda Harkinian lives?"

I swallow hard. "Sure, who's asking?"

"Me and Zelda used to be close," He says, "I want to see her again."

I frown, noticing that he won't tell me his actual name, but I daren't question it anymore, because I think I already know who it is.

"Yeah sure," I reply, faking a bright smile. "Do you know where Twilight lane is?"

"Isn't that on the other side of town?"

"Yeah," I reply.

"Goddess, I'm that far away? Cheers mate, if you see her let her know that someone special is looking for her," And with that he turns and makes his way down the stairs…

Now what am I supposed to do?