When they got there, a large smartly dressed man was waiting for them outside. As Zelda helped Link get out of the taxi, she could feel the man's eye boring into the back of her head. When Link got out the man went up to him and laughed.

"I guess you aren't completely hopeless are you lad? You could have done a lot worse." He smiled at Zelda, and she realised his voice was the one she had spoken to ten minutes earlier. It was Link's uncle, and looking closely, she could see he had the eyes as Link. Just, they didn't have the same effect on her. She didn't feel like she was drowning in them. This was just as well, as Alfon looked to be about fifty.

Alfon helped Link through the doors and took him up to the desk. They spoke to the nurse on duty and she called a porter to take them somewhere.

"Can you wait here? I shouldn't be more than an hour." Link asked as he was led through a door.

"Yeah, sure. I'll see you in a bit." Zelda said as she sat down on one of the slippery plastic chairs. She saw a pile of magazines and picked up a five year old Cosmo. She settled down in her chair and started reading. An hour later she had read nearly every teen magazine printed in the last seven years. She saw Link walking through the doors in the corner, a bright green cast on his arm.

"Hey, you waited." Link seemed really happy that she was still there.

"Course I am, why wouldn't I be?" Zelda said as she gave him a hug.

"I don't know, I guess because now it's like six, and I figured Impa would want you back by now." He said grinning at her as she realised she was meant to be back at home.

"Oh shit. Listen, I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?"

"Yep. Do you want a lift?"

"Oh, please. It would take twenty minutes on my board." She said as they walked out of the building. Alfon lead them to his car, a rather nice Mercedes, parked inconspicuously in the corner of the parking lot. "And I thought my dad drove nice cars." Zelda whistled as she saw the Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG light up, when Alfon unlocked it.

"Yeah, it is my most prized possession. Closely followed by Link of course." Alfon laughed, ruffling Link's hair.

"Shut up." Link grumbled as he climbed into the backseat. Zelda climbed in next to him and Alfon got in the driver's seat.

"All right. Don't want to embarrass you in front of the second girl who'll go out with you." Alfon laughed and immediately Zelda tensed.

"Second?" She asked, as Link placed a hand on her arm. Alfon was oblivious to the reaction and carried on as he started up the car.

"Oh yes, wasn't it at that last place we lived in, before I moved out here. You were going to that school temporarily, to catch up on the basics and you went out with Ashei, wasn't it? Yeah, the only girl on the fencing team. I heard her family were moving out here. Guess you can meet up again."

"You said you had never gone out with someone before. You lied to me." Zelda held back. a sob. The second day of school and already her new relationship was failing.

"It wasn't a proper dating thing. It was like we were both new kids at school, so we got close. She asked me to go to the movies with her a few times, so she didn't seem like a loner. That's all." Alfon seemed to have registered what was going on.

"Going to the movies as friends is a lot different from asking me to leave the house for a few days while you invited her over. In fact, I seem to recall taking you to buy condoms, which at the time you would only say was if things went well. Zelda, I am sorry for my nephew. If I drop you off in front of Telma's will you be able to get home all right?"

"Yeah. It's only ten minutes away."

"Zelda-"Link started but Zelda cut him off.

"Don't. You lied to me and despite having only known you for two days; I think you broke all of the records in Hyrule of relationships. Two days and one date. Even the ones Midna goes out with have the decency to say they have had other relationships. You are just a huge motherfugger. I'm glad Ganon got the part. Scum like you don't deserve it."Zelda spat and Link recoiled at her harsh tone.

"Zelda, please."

"Link, I suggest you be quiet because I am martial arts nut. We may be in a moving vehicle, but I can still beat you to a pulp."

"I think you should do as she says and be quiet." Alfon glanced in the rear-view mirror to find Zelda had silent tears streaming down her face. "You haven't impressed either of us tonight and I have to admit you don't deserve to sleep inside my house tonight. Zelda is a very nice girl and I think your Mother would be ashamed of you. I'll be talking to you later. Zelda, we're here. I hope that despite my idiot of a nephew, you are always allowed to attend any of my workshops."

"Workshops?"

"Didn't he tell you I run crafting sessions? I even make fencing weapons occasionally."

"No, he didn't." Zelda said, casting a sideways glance at Link who looked distraught. "And I think those painkillers are wearing off, he looks pretty out of it." She said as she got out, grabbing her things. "I'll drop in sometime. Where are they?"

"I'll send a leaflet round. Again, I am sorry." Alfon looked apologetic as he waved to Zelda, as she jumped on her board, passing the same spot where only hours before she had been happily anticipating her evening.

She blinked back tears and by the time she got home all she could think was that Link was an ass. As she entered the house, Impa stepped out of the kitchen, to tell her off, but seeing her face reached out and gave her a hug.

"I just thought he was different. You know, better. But he lied to me. On our first date he lied and I probably wouldn't know if his Uncle hadn't driven us home." Zelda cried into Impa's blouse.

"Shhh. It's okay. It will hurt, but it will get better." Impa soothed her as she wept like a small child after finding out her mother had died.