Fyras14: Fyras here! Hope you don't mind the delay...sigh, sorry a lot of things in my mind lately...coughanexamIhavetopassorelsemymomkicksmeoutofthehousecough kind of day...so, anyway, I know...chapter's title is lame, but still, here it is, Chapter Ten! Maybe I rushed the emotions a bit...well, I did say romances are not my thing...you have been warned. Anyway, please enjoy, read and review, or criticize whichever comes first!

This will be a mainly Zelda POV chapter, so, please enjoy it!

"While life forms in a matter of months, love can form in a matter of days, hours, minutes, or seconds, without anyone knowing anything about it. So, the wise man's words were correct, life is a complicated process."

-Unknown

Chapter 10: Sandstorm of Worries and Love

Zelda could feel herself blush as Link held her closer to his chest. His soft breathing was enough to make her relax, and even sleep a little. She didn't know why, but when she was close to this green clad, well, half green clad young man, her heart would always skip a beat. Her body would feel so warm suddenly, even warmer than normal, as Link sometimes asked her if she was feeling ill. She had stammered for an answer then, and she had worried not only Link, but that Sheikah man as well. Zelda had managed to calm them, and even had asked the hero to let her walk, both men had disagreed, making her pout.

"But, why not?" Zelda asked them. The hero only gave her a small grin, but didn't put her on the ground.

"You're still injured, princess." Sheik told her, stopping to wait for Link, who was struggling in the sand thanks to the extra weight upon his arms.

"So?" came the rather impolite question. Sheik sent a red pleading eye Link's direction, as it was obvious the woman trusted him more and he would manage to convince her.

"Not a good idea to walk on the dreaded sands, your highness!" Link told her, smiling brightly. "You might fall at any given moment with those clumsy steps of yours!" Zelda smacked him gently on the chest.

"I'm not that clumsy!"

"Of course you're not!" Link said with a grin on his face. Zelda noticed the sarcasm in his voice, and pouted again.

"Am not!!"

"Are too," came Link's reply, his grin not disappearing.

"AM NOT!!"

"Are too."

"AM NOT!!"

"Are too."

As the two continued to argue, they didn't notice Sheik looking back at them. A grin hidden from view. How long had it been since he last saw this kind of scene play before him? A scene were love roamed free, without the wind knowing anything about it. Love was easy for the Sheikah to identify, like finding an ancient treasure underneath a sacred tomb full of traps and puzzles. This kind of love was distant, yes, yet it was close, love that they didn't recognize. Link, he came to realize in the short while he had accompanied the young hero, was kind, gentle and extremely brave. Braving the Gerudo Desert, a well known desert wasteland full of horrors and monsters, just to recover Princess Zelda's memory.

He turned his attention back to the sands before him, and stopped in shock. Link also stopped as well, more like almost crashing against him. "Hey! Green boy, watch where you are going!" Zelda cried, wincing a little. Apparently bumping against the Sheikah had upset her injuries.

"Sorry," Link mumbled, before he turned to face Sheik. "What's wrong, Sheik? You froze all over on…us…" The hero trailed off as he saw exactly what had caused the man before them to stop. A huge cloud of sand was heading its way towards them. The princess held tightly unto Link's white chainmail shirt, and gasped in horror. Sheik turned around, panic overtaking his eyes, yet he tried not to show it.

"To the ground, now!!" Link didn't waste any time, and quickly covered Zelda with his blanket, and quickly faced the ground. "Everyone close your eyes!! If you can breathe, hold on it!!"

Under the protection of the blanket, Zelda could hear Link's voice reassuring her that everything was going to be fine. She could feel his head against her shoulder, an arm over her head, that she could barely feel it. Zelda felt desperate then. What if something happened to Link? What if he succumbed to the sandstorm!? What if—No, she shouldn't worry, should she? He had survived an attack of little green men, what was a sandstorm against him? Yet she feared for his life, more than her own. What if he was gone forever from her life? He…he was the only person that remained for her now, of course there was Sheik, but she hardly knew him. As I hardly know Link…yet, why do I worry for a mere stranger!? Is it…is it…? She could feel the harsh sands making their way towards them, the sand made its way to her brown hair. She could feel it scratch against her cheeks.

Mere minutes passed by like hours, and Zelda's heart beat faster by the minute. Was Link okay? What about Sheik? Had the world stopped moving? Then, she felt the wind leave them. No longer were the harsh and hot sands struggling to bury them, no longer did it brush against her cheeks and her hair. Then, everything stop. She could no longer feel Link's breathing. Zelda began to panic, was Link hurt? Had the sand covered his mouth and nose, blocking his breathing? What happened!? Then, she heard it. The voice of the hero was heard, and she couldn't stop herself. Her hands quickly searched him over, earning a cry of surprise, before her face collided with his chest, releasing soft sobs. "Princess!?" she heard the hero cried out, quickly uncovering the young woman. Then, when their eyes met face to face, Link saw it. Fear. Fear over losing him. Zelda only buried her face more against his chest, not caring that he was covered in sand, in fact she didn't care of anything at this moment, only that he was safe and sound.

Link only was numb in shock for a while, barely noticing when Sheik rose from the grave of sand. The Sheikah shook himself off the sand, and looked back at the two Hylians in front of them. He said nothing as he watched Link put his arms around Zelda and say, "Shh…it's okay…everything is okay now…calm down…calm down…"

"Oh, Link…" the princess sobbed. "I…I thought you were dead…" The hero was silent for a moment before he, gently kissed the princess brown hair, not caring if his lips were labeled with sand.

"I said I would protect you, didn't I?" Sheik turned away, to give them some time alone, and noticed that the twilight was beginning to unfold upon them.

Technically, I dont know if sandstorms can really kill you or not(so please bear with me on this chapter, eh?)...I do live in an area that is considered a desert, but still...the only thing that can be considered a something close to a sandstorm, but the size of a thumb, around here is if the winds are blowing like twenty fives miles the hour, and I'm close to the field back at school...too much sand...coughcough...

Well, anyway, I hope you all enjoy this rather short chapter. Next chapter a little action will take place before they get to the Arbiter Grounds...and nope. I'm afraid you'll have to wait another chapter to find out what happens to both Malon and Saria...what will happen to the princess's loyal maids? Only Chapter twelve will tell!

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