Hello, lovlies! I should be studying for my Biology final, but that's boring so I decided to write another chapter. I hope y'all enjoy it.
Zeltra: Thank you. And don't antagonize me! You did the same thing in one of your chapters! (They're fun though, aren't they?)
Pizza (Guest): Why, thank you. I try my best.
It had been two days since my date with Link, and I had been freaking out. We hadn't spoken since that night, and I didn't know what to make of that.
"Zelda, you're over thinking things." Midna told me as he leaned against my piano. I had invited her and Saria over, so that we could finish learning our arrangement of Blackbird. The day we get back from spring break is the day the special music auditions are. "You always do this. You give yourself The Yips."
"The Yips?" I asked.
"Yeah. It happens a lot in sports. It's a mental block that occurs when a player over thinks something." Midna explained. I nodded in understanding, trying to let her words comfort me.
"Okay." I breathed. "I've gotta calm down."
"Yes." Saria agreed. "Yes you do. Now let's learn the last bit of the song."
"Okay, so this last part is just 'You were only waiting for this moment to arise.' Three times. The first time we have our normal harmonies, the second time, we jump up. You." I said, pointing to Midna. "Are going up to Saria's part, which is just the melody. And you," I continued, pointing at Saria. "Are jumping up to my part. I just sing a third up from you. Then the last time we sing our normal parts again."
Midna and Saria nodded, peering at the music.
"Oh, and also each time we sing it, we get a little bit quieter." I told them.
"Alright." Midna said, clapping her hands together. "Let's run it. One two three four." We began to sing, and after all our practice, I was happy to find that we could hold our harmonies perfectly.
"You were only waiting for this moment to a rise." We finished, each of us clicking into our harmonies.
"Damn, that was perfect!" I gushed, giving Saria and Midna high-fives. "I can't wait to show Miss Impa."
"Yeah, she's gonna lo-" Midna began before she was interrupted by my ringtone. I scrambled over to the coffee table where my phone was lying, and checked the caller I.D.
"It's Link." I whispered to Saria and Midna. "What do I do?"
"Answer it, of course!" Saria exclaimed. I did as she said.
"Bueno." I answered the phone like I always did.
"Hey, there." Came Link's voice. Funny, I thought. I don't remember being weak in the knees.
"How's it going?" I tried to keep my voice steady. How is it that just the sound of hi s voice makes me nervous?
"Pretty good, now that I'm talking to you." He told me. I couldn't help but giggle like a lovestruck schoolgirl. Oh wait, that's exactly what I am. "Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to go out again."
"Yeah, I would love to." I answered breathlessly.
"Cool. I'll pick you up tonight at seven. Dress nice, we are going somewhere classy."
"Will do." I laughed. He hung up, and so did I.
"Well?" Saria and Midna chorused.
"He asked me out again." I told them excitedly. They squealed and jumped up and down with me. "He's picking me up at seven, and he told me to dress nice. What should I wear?" I started fretting. The girls led me up to my room and proceeded to go through all of my clothes. They finally decided on a black skirt that cut off a few inches above the knees, and an indigo top that hung off my shoulders just right. They pulled my hair into an elegant bun, with curled strands hanging down, framing my face. Saria insisted on doing my makeup, so I had on eyeliner, eye shadow, and just a little bit of lip gloss.
Looking myself over in the mirror, I had to admit, I looked drop-dead.
"Damn, Zelda. You look hot!" Midna gushed.
"Totally." Saria agreed.
"Thanks guys. You're the best." I whirled around and trapped them in a huge bear hug.
"Seriously, I don't think that there are better friends in the whole wide world."
"Aww." They both said at the same time.
"You guys sound like the laugh track on a cheesy sitcom." I laughed, releasing them from my grasp. I leaned over to the bathroom counter and picked up my phone. "Crap. It's already six forty five."
"Alright, we'd better scoot, then." Saria said. "Good luck."
"And if you run out of thing to talk about, just ask him questions." Midna advised. I nodded,
mentally saving that piece of advice. They walked out my front door, leaving me to my own devices. Luckily, Sheik was at basketball practice, and Tetra was at Romani's, so I wouldn't have to tell anybody where I was going. Not that I was ashamed of Link, I just don't think that Sheik would approve. After all he did kiss me while he was dating another girl.
My train of thought was interrupted by a knock on the door. It's Link! I thought, frantically looking myself over in the mirror one more time. Once I was sure that I looked good, I raced over to the door.
"Hiya!" I chirped, as I opened the door.
"Hey, ready to go?" Link asked, holding out his arm.
"Yup." I said, looping my arm through his as he walked me out to his car. "Where are we going?"
"My friend runs a pretty high end restaurant that serves Kohlintian food. I though we could go there." He told me.
"Oh, awesome. I love Koholintian food!" I enthused.
"Good, 'cause we're here." Link answered, pulling into the parking lot next to a place called Wind Fish's Gourmet Cuisine. We walked through the door of the little place, arm in arm. "Hi." Link said to the hostess who was standing at the podium. "I have a reservation under Link for two." the hostess searched through the list she had on her podium before finding his name.
"Yes, right this way." she led us to a small, secluded booth in the corner of the restaurant. "A waitress will be back in a few minutes to take your orders." We murmured our 'thank you's' and the hostess ducked out.
"Okay." Link said, clapping his hands together. "Tell me your hopes, your dreams, your fantasies." He leaned in close and whispered that last part suggestively. I rolled my eyes at his inappropriate manner.
"Oh, come on, Link."
"No, I'm serious, I want to know all there is to know about Zelda Harkinian." He told me, putting his chin on his hands. He widened his eyes, giving him a very girly appearance. I laughed.
"So what do you wanna know." I asked.
"Start with your family." He offered.
"Okay." I agreed. "I was born and raised right here in Castle Town. My parents are founders of a huge law firm, and ninety percent of the time they are on business trips, and taking cases halfway across the world. Me and my brother, Sheik practically raised each other, and my sister Tetra." I told him. "Now it's your turn." Link nodded.
"Alright," He began. "Me and my little sister Aryll were raised by our parents. When I was ten, I ran away from Kokiri, our hometown, and spent a whole week exploring the woods surrounding my town. When my parents finally found me, they saw that I was different. They knew that they couldn't keep me at home, so when I turned fifteen, my parents emancipated me. That gave me the freedom to travel all around the world. I've been to Termina, Labryna, Koholint, you name it, I've been there."
"Damn." I reveled. "That is so cool. You're parents emancipated you just like that?"
"I love them, and they love me, but they knew that they couldn't keep me at home." He told me. "The wanderlust was just too strong." I nodded in understanding.
"So now that we know each other's back-stories, there is a question that I really need to ask you." I told him.
"What is it?"
"How are you not nervous?" I asked him. "I'm over here quaking in my boots, and you are just sitting there, confident as ever."
"But, you're wearing sandals." Link protested, motioning to my black, strappy sandals.
"Come on, Link." I whined, but I couldn't help but keep the smile off of his face from his deadpan joke.
"Fine, fine." He relented. "Wanna know the secret?" He whispered, leaning closer to me. I leaned closer too, meeting him in the middle of the table. "I'm just as nervous as you."
"But you seem so confident." I gushed.
"And here I thought you were the actor." He said with a smirk. I raised my eyebrows disbelievingly as a waitress walked up to her table.
"Hey there, Link. Long time, no see." The waitress said. She was very pretty, but in a different way than most girls. She was small-town pretty, not big city pretty. She had red brown hair, redder than mine, (mine is on the browner side) with a red hibiscus in it. She wore a blue dress with a darker blue trim, and wore a simple red jewel around her neck. She had a small, button nose, and sincere, chocolate-brown eyes.
"Hi, Marin. How's Tarin?" Link returned her greeting.
"You know, same old, same old."
"So, he's sleeping in the corner of the kitchen?" They both shared a hearty laugh.
"Who's this little lady?" Marin asked, gesturing in my direction. "Your girlfriend, perhaps?" Link chuckled.
"Not yet, but I'm hoping that she will be soon." He said, his clear, blue eyes glimmering. A deep red blush dusted my face as Marin winked suggestively at me.
"Alright, enough chit-chat. Are you guys ready to order?"
"Yup." Link told her. "We'll split the Wind Fish filet. Oh, and can we have a salad on the side with an extra fork? Oh, and we will split a large pink lemonade."
"Righ-o!" Said Marin, quickly jotting everything down on her notepad. "I'll be back with your orders right away."
"You're big on the splitting, huh?" I asked jokingly.
"Hey, this is a date, why not act like it's one?" He said. His phone buzzed, and his eyes widened.
"What is it?" I inquired.
"I forgot that Titanfall comes out tomorrow." He told me. "I was gonna go and wait for the midnight release with Darunia, but he just canceled on me."
"Oh, yeah! I can't believe I forgot about that. I've been waiting for that to come out for forever." I enthused. "I'd go with you, if you want?"
"Yeah. That'd be awesome." Link said excitedly.
"Are you as excited about this as I am?" I asked, like a little kid on Christmas morning.
"Ummm, yes!" Link answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Hey, y'all. Didja miss me?" I turned my head to see Marin walking toward our table, carrying our food.
"Sure did." Link answered good-naturedly. She set the food at our table, and walked away, giving us the trademark: enjoy your food.
We ate our food, chatting away about possibilities for Titanfall. When we were done, Link payed the bill, and before I knew it, we were back in his car.
"So how do you and Marin know each other?"
"Remember how I told you that I traveled a lot?" Link reminded me.
"Mmm Hmmm." I murmured.
"Well on a trip to Koholint, she nursed me back to health after I washed up on shore."
"How did you wash up on shore?" I asked, concerned.
"I was sailing in a homemade raft." He explained. "A storm hit, and I was washed ashore."
"You really were cut out for exploring, weren't you?" I marveled.
"I guess so." He agreed. "Well, this is your stop." He opened the door for me, as always, and led me to the door.
"I wasn't kidding." He murmured cryptically.
"About what?" I asked, boldly wrapping my arms around his neck. To my relief, he reciprocated the hug, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"About wanting you to be my girlfriend." he clarified. My mind went numb with shock. Oh, Nayru, is this really happening? I can't believe it! "So whaddaya say?" he whispered in my ear. I couldn't muster my voice to answer the question, so instead, I leaned forward and kissed him.
It seemed to surprise him, but he soon relaxed into it. When we broke apart, I gave him a knowing smile.
"Does that answer your question?" I whispered in his ear. He pulled me back in for another kiss.
"Does that answer yours?" He reciprocated. With nothing more than a knowing smile, he walked away. Before going into my own house, I whispered:
"That's my boyfriend."