Sage: Konnichiwa! Welcome to Chapter 8 of The Love Potion! From this point on, I'm going to make sure to thank every last person who reviews my story. So, here's my thanks to all of my amazing reviewers!
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Sage: And now that I've finished my thanks, Malon will do the disclaimer.
Malon: Only if…
Sage: No, you can't have Link. Just do the disclaimer.
Malon: *sulks* Fine. Sage doesn't own Zelda or any of its characters.
Sage: Now, let the story continue!
Zelda just stared at Link as he continued to gaze at her adoringly. Had he just said that she was beautiful? Where did that come from? The last time she had checked, he was trying to get as far away from her as physically possible. What could have...
The princess's eyes widened as she suddenly realized what was going on. The love potion she had given Link was taking effect! She snatched her hands away from Link as if she had been burned. "Link, get a hold of yourself!" she exclaimed. "That's just the love potion talking!"
Link cocked his head to the side with a confused expression on his face. "The love potion?"
Zelda nodded. "Yes. That red potion I gave you was a love potion."
There was a moment of silence as Link stared at her with a blank expression on his face. Zelda began to fidget, wondering how he was going to react.
Link began to smile as he grabbed her hands again, startling her. "Zelda, if that was what it took to make me realize my feelings for you, then I'm glad you gave me that love potion."
Zelda gawked at the love-struck hero. She hadn't expected him to be happy! Surprised, outraged, horrified, anything like that would've been a natural reaction to the news that someone had just messed with your brain. But happy? Man, that love potion was potent stuff! She really hoped he wouldn't start acting like she had, that would be very bad. And what would—
Zelda's thoughts cut off abruptly as Link lifted her hands and began to nuzzle them. "And just what do you think you're doing?!" she demanded as she yanked her hands free for the second time.
"I'm just trying to show my love for you." said Link as he reached for her hands again. Zelda slapped his hands away and scooted further down the bench from him.
"Well, at least he isn't going after you as aggressively as you went after him." said Navi.
The princess turned to look at the fairy. "And where have you been this whole time?" she asked irritably.
"I've been hiding behind a tree ever since you yelled at me."
"Oh. Well, you should have—eep!" Zelda let out a squeak as Link wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her onto his lap.
"What are you doing?!" Zelda yelled as she tried to pry his arms from around her waist.
"Is it so wrong that I want to be with you Zelda?" Link asked. "After all, we are engaged."
"We are not!"
"We're not?"
"No!"
"…oh." Link fell silent as Zelda continued struggling to dislodge his arms. "Well," he finally said. "If that's the case, we'll just have to elope!"
Zelda's struggling halted abruptly. "Wh-what?" she stammered.
"Just think of it Zelda! We'll run away together and get married in a small church with only the priest to witness it. Then we'll settle down in a cozy little cottage in the woods and I'll become a woodcutter or something like that. And every night we'll—"
"NO!" Zelda shrieked as she renewed her efforts to escape from Link's lap. "Let go of me you creep!"
Navi settled down on a tree branch a safe distance from the princess and hero, and just watched as said hero continued rambling on and on about his plans for eloping while said princess frantically tried to get away from him. "Heheheh." Navi snickered. "This is getting interesting."
Link suddenly stood up, causing Zelda to let out a surprised squeak as she fell to the ground. "All right, it's settled! We're eloping right now!"
"Wait a minute!" Zelda exclaimed as she scrambled to her feet. "I don't—"
Link put a finger over her lips, silencing her as he gazed at her soulfully. "Zelda, I know this is a big step, but there's no need to be afraid. I'll be with you the entire way."
"That's a reason in of itself to be afraid!" Zelda exclaimed as she swatted his hand away and turned around. "I'm leaving!" she announced, and began marching toward Kakariko Village's front gate.
Link's hand shot out and caught the princess's arm, effectively bringing her to a halt. "And just where do you think you're going?" he asked.
"Back to the castle." said Zelda. "Now let go!" She tried to jerk her arm away, but found that the hero's grip was like steel.
"No. Zelda, we were meant to be together, and even if you can't see it now, you will eventually."
Zelda gulped. To her, that sounded like a threat. "Um, I don't like where this is going…"
"Well, I think it's kinda funny." said Navi from the safety of her tree branch.
Zelda shot the fairy a glare. "No one asked you." She then turned her attention back to the current position of Link's hand. "If you don't remove your hand from my arm this second, I'll rip it off your arm and shove it up your—"
"Zelda, we're eloping and that's final." said Link firmly.
Zelda twitched. She had heard that kind of line way too many times for her liking. "You're starting to sound like Ganon." she informed the amorous hero.
Link was taken aback by that statement. "How the heck do I sound like Ganon?" he demanded.
"Well, every time I get captured by him, he always tries to force me to marry him, and—"
"That fiend!" Link shouted as he released Zelda's arm and unsheathed his sword. "How dare he try to make a move on my girl! In the name of justice, I will kill him!" He made a very heroic pose as colorful fireworks and jets of smoke went off behind him. Zelda sweatdropped at Link's overkill display.
"Um…I think you already did that." she reminded him.
"Oh yeah." Link sheathed his sword as the smoke dissipated. "Now, what were you saying?"
The princess rolled her eyes. "As I was saying, you sound like Ganon because you're trying to force me to marry you." she explained.
Link looked thoughtful. "…well, I guess eloping is kinda sudden." After a moment of thought, his face lit up and he pounded the bottom of his fist into his palm. "I've got it! I'll just win you over, and then you'll be more than willing to marry me!"
Zelda crossed her arms and huffed. "Look, I have absolutely no interest in dating you, so you can just forget about it." She then turned around and resumed her journey to the castle.
"Aw, c'mon, don't be like that." Link called after her retreating form. Zelda's only reply was to flip her hair haughtily.
"Link! Are you just gonna take that?" Navi demanded as she flew down from the tree and landed on the hero's shoulder.
"What else can I do?" Link asked sadly. "She doesn't want to date me." He sighed as he sat down on the bench and began to sulk.
"Link, just think about this for a minute. Doesn't she owe you something for all of the times you saved her?"
"But it wouldn't be right to demand that she marry me just because I saved her."
Navi sighed in exasperation. "You're too noble for your own good, you know that?"
Link shrugged. "Well, it kinda comes with the job description."
"Ok, then think about this. Zelda has been professing her love for you nonstop for the past couple of days, and then when you finally decide to return her affections, she dumps you. Now, is that justice?"
Link's eyes widened as he shot to his feet. "You're right!" he exclaimed. "She was the one who said she loved me first, and then she has the nerve to just walk away when I finally realize my feelings for her?!" Link clenched his hand in front of him, conveniently forgetting that the princess had been under the influence of a love potion when she had said that she loved him. "She's gonna date and then marry me if it's the last thing she does!" he declared as his entire body was engulfed in bright red flames.
Navi sweatdropped. Was being overly dramatic one of the side effects of the love potion? Oh well. She had gotten the desired result, and now Zelda was going to get what was coming to her. Navi cackled as she rubbed her tiny hands together gleefully. Then she let out a squeal when Link took off in the direction that Zelda had headed, causing her fly off his shoulder and land on the ground with a splat. She spit out a mouthful of dirt and shook her tiny fist at the dust cloud left in Link's wake.
Sorry about how short this chapter was, but I figured that you guys would probably appreciate a short chapter a lot more than no chapter. Am I right?
Reviews are always greatly appreciated. ^_^
