A/N! I have gone through and corrected my mistakes, and changed bits and pieces so it makes more sense! Thanks to Sapphiet and Shadowheart123 (Of course I don't mind you giving me suggestions! If anyone ever sees anything wrong, or wants to give me pointers, please do! I appreciate it!) for pointing it out to me!
Hey everyone!
I'm sooo sorry I haven't updating in forever. I thought that with the holidays I would be able to update more often, but it's been so hot inside my house, and then I've been going out places I just haven't had time, or I just haven't been bothered! But I thought, I'm letting everyone down by not uploading a chapter, I'll just get along and do it! So I did!
Oh, and one of my friends drew me an AMAZING picture of Zelda trying to learn the lyrics of Ballad of the Goddess (Not sure what chapter that was from, though.) I'll see if I can get her permission to put it up on DA, and then link you all so you can see her amazing work!
So here's week 16! Enjoy, and don't forget to vote for favourite names!
Week 16
Zelda
Zelda got up from her makeshift bed, and sighed.
Only a week ago she had seen Link. Only a week. She had been so close to being with him, but then that stupid Ghirahim had ruined it all. Had he not shown up, maybe she and Link could be together right now.
Zelda had told Link that she was having a boy and a girl. This was even truer now, since Impa had done another ultrasound with her magic. By placing one hand on the girl's bulging belly and another on her forehead, she had been able to project the image of the two babies to her mind. Both babies were not shy, and she was able to clearly see that one was a boy, and the other a girl.
Zelda stood up properly, and walked outside. She didn't have to be afraid of going outside anymore, because they were in the past. She still had to be cautious, though.
Finding a seat on a nearby rock, Zelda sat and stroked her belly. Her belly was so big now, even though she was only 16 weeks along. Her small structure and the fact that she was having twins did not help.
For the first time, she thought about names. When she and Link were little, probably about four or five, they used to play little innocent games of mama and papa. She would always have a little baby girl, and she would call it 'baby'. Zelda laughed as she remembered this.
When they were a little older, probably about seven, they had played it again secretly and she had 'given birth' to a little boy, and called him Eric, after Link's father (who had passed away a few months before Link was born.)
Zelda smiled again. Link had hugged her after that and said thank you for thinking of him. Even though Link never knew his father, he was very attached to him. Both Link and Zelda would sit in front of the fire with his mother while she told stories of him.
A thought suddenly crossed Zelda's mind, and she burst into tears. Link's father had been on a mission when he was killed. What if the same happened to Link? What if he was killed?
"Zelda?" Impa called softly, coming outside "What's wrong? I heard you crying."
Zelda wiped her eyes and forced a smile.
"I'm fine, Impa. I'm sorry for waking you. Go back to sleep, Mum."
Impa looked shocked, and Zelda realised her mistake. She covered her mouth quickly.
"Impa! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that." Zelda apologised. She had noticed that anytime she talked about being a mother, or about her mother, Impa would get a far away look in her eyes, and go all quiet."
"It's okay, Zelda." Impa said, her voice cracking. She turned to walk back inside.
"Wait!" Zelda called. Impa stopped and turned.
"Yes, child?" Impa looked at her sadly.
"Please, tell me what's wrong. Every time I talk about being a mother, you get all distant. Please tell me about it."
Impa sighed, and sat down next to Zelda.
"I will tell you. But be warned, it is a sad story that I wished never to tell to anyone."
Zelda felt bad, but did not stop the woman.
"When I was about your age, I fell in love. This man, Shunichi, was the love of my life. After a few years, we got married, and I fell pregnant. However, I lost the baby."
"So that's why you were angry when I asked you to abort the babies." Zelda cut in. Impa nodded.
"Yes. After that, I would either not fall pregnant, or I would and then lose the baby. I lost five of them..." Impa was crying now "Shunichi and I prayed to the Goddess to remove whatever curse she had put on me, and she denied ever cursing me. She told me she was sorry, and told us to try again. We did, I fell pregnant, and carried the baby to term."
Impa paused for a moment before carrying on.
"I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. I named her Hylia, after the Goddess. She was beautiful. Of course, 3 months after she was born, Demise attacked. I was forced to give her up to a woman going to the sky, so I could stand beside the Goddess and fight. I wish I had gone with her. After that, I never saw my baby, my darling Hylia, or Shunichi, the love of my life again."
Zelda got up and threw her arms around the older woman.
"Impa... I'm so sorry. I never knew."
"Don't be, little one." Impa replied, wiping her eyes and smiling "For I did find her again. She just wasn't the dear baby I remembered."
"Will you tell me?" Zelda asked.
Impa shook her head.
"No. It is a story for another day."
Zelda nodded, and Impa got up to go inside.
Suddenly, Zelda felt a fluttering inside her stomach, followed by another, but stronger fluttering. She gasped and clutched her belly.
"Zelda!" Impa cried, instantly by her side "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Zelda smiled, and then laughed softly to herself. Impa looked confused, and Zelda grinned at her.
"The babies are kicking."
Link
Link sighed, and looked around. He was in a strange place. In the middle of the room was a huge statue, and it looked very daunting, even to him.
Link sat down on the floor, and thought about his situation. How was he going to get around this dungeon? He opened his pouch, and checked what he had.
Two heart potions and a shield. Perfect.
He leaned back, and let his mind wonder to Zelda. The last time he had seen her she had gone through that portal. Now he knew that she had gone to the past, and that he would have to 'grow' his sword in order to save her. Link smirked. That sounded very wrong.
The truth was, he was worried about Zelda. Deathly worried about her. Every time he had a spare minute to think about her, he would feel bile rise up in his throat because he was so worried. He knew that she was okay, because they had a sort of connection, but he couldn't help but be worried.
"Master..." Fi said, showing herself "I suggest we move on. If we don't, there is a 20% chance that we won't find Zelda before the end of her pregnancy."
Link sighed. That was another thing. He was worried that Zelda would give birth to the twins before he found her, and she would be on her own. Well, with Impa. Or worse, with Ghirahim. Link winced at the thought of that monster delivering his children. Although he would've probably killed Zelda by then.
Link winced again at the though, and felt the burning sensation coming back up his throat again. He hated this feeling.
Trying to calm himself down, he thought about the babies. A boy and a girl! He had always wanted a son, but now he was having both a son and a daughter! Pride swelled inside him, pushing away any worry he had previously felt. Now geared up and ready to find Zelda, he swung himself up, picked up his stuff, and jumped into the water, ready to get this over with.
Names!
(Okay, just a little note: I used the name Eric in the story, but that was purely coincidental. I got my sister to do eenie-meenie-minee-mo on the names XD)
Girl names going though:
Aria
Serenity
Celeste
Faith
Yuki
Abigail
Lyra
Cheiko
Boy names going through:
Skyler
Cullen
Eric
Ampson
Ichigo
Conner
Isamu
Josh
