~Sam's POV~

Brazen and I were sneaking back to camp, expecting Link and Kellie to be asleep already. It must have been close to midnight by this time. There were no signs of anyone's whereabouts, especially either of the two being at the camp recently.

"Where could they have gone?" I asked, slightly worried.

"On a date, maybe? Couples tend to do that kind of thing when they're left alone." Brazen replied.

"But it's late!"

"We just got here too, Sam."

"I just don't want them to get lost in the dark. The moon's not that bright tonight, they might not be able to see."

"You want me to start a search party?" Brazen asked, sarcastically.

"If they don't show up soon, yes! You have the best sight out of all of us, I'd expect you to find them!" Suddenly, there was rustling in the bushes behind us. We hid behind the abandoned tents, and watched as Kellie and Link came in. We came out of our hiding spot.

"Where have you been?" I demanded from Kellie.

"Well… Where have you been?" she demanded right back. Brazen ignored us, went straight to Link.

"Link, my friend, I NEED to talk to you!" And he pulled Link away, leaving Kellie and I standing their awkwardly.

"And we tried to pull it off so cool and sly, too!" Kellie said.

"So… where were you?"

"Where were you?"

"The forest."

"I was there too."

"What happened?" I asked, knowing something must have happened between Link and Kellie. She blushed.

"Stuff."

"Vague answers build up suspicion. I do not want to be suspicious of you two."

"Great, like you really need to be suspicious. What were you and elfie doing out 'till this time, sweet-cheeks."

"He asked me out on a date. Happy?"

"You two…?"

"Am I the only one who has noticed, that everything they do like this happens at the exact same time!"

"Well, actually, it's the ultimate defense. No one would dare interfere between the Hero of Time and the Elfish King, besides the Hero of Time and the Elfish King. So if they're both on dates, they won't get interrupted. Plus, they're probably to shit-balled scared to do it without mutual support. Look at 'em, now they're having their little girl talk and we're being all vague about our dates! The tables have turned… It's the battle of the sexes."

"Wow… I never even thought of that. So, are we gonna stay vague about this?"

Kellie told me about her whole day. I listened, saying "aww" more frequently during the story than ever in my lifetime.

In return, I told her about my own day, which she cooed over like a mother hen. After obsessive girl talking, we were finally able to call it a night.

~Brazen's POV~

I pulled the boisterous blonde into the tent.

"Brazen!" Link hissed, "I didn't get my goodnight kiss, you asshole!"

"Shut up, the girl needs to breathe. She probably never got the chance to on your whole date… Look, Link, I need your help. And I cannot believe I'm asking you of all people, but I really need help man." Link looked at me blankly, almost shell-shocked.

"You need my help? The one that you thought was the most dense man in the world!"

"Well, you were out until midnight with your girl, so there is some hope left in you.""It wasn't like that, we were just having a good time." Link insisted. I looked at him skeptically.

"Yeah. A good time. Sucking face."

"Have I ever told you how much I hate you? I don't feel like I don't say it enough. I really hate you. Never forget that Brazen."

"The only reason that you hate me is because you know I'm right…. Anyways, Sam and I had talked, about the most forbidden topic for a couple."

"POLITICS!" I smacked the poor man upside the head.

"No! Kids!" Link's pauses.

"You wanna die early? You talked to Sam about that! You are a brave man. Or just a very stupid monkey. You've got the hair for it."

"Do you want me to kill you? I am so close to killing you right now!"

"Oh, c'mon, lemme guess. Sam bit your head off about it and now you feel bad, right?"

"The exact opposite, she was fine with it!"

"NOOOOOOO!"

"What…?"

"If fucking Sam is talking with you about kids, somehow, Kellie will blame it on me, and kick my ass for her having kids with you! Have you been hit by that girl? No! It's like the devil and you're drunk Uncle Lester coming to beat you shitless in the middle of the night."

"She put fucking icicles through my body! Uncle Lester doesn't have shit against that! You will never have babies if you piss her off!"

"You don't think I know that? So don't knock up Sam, you hear me elfie? Not until you two are well into you're marriage and far, far away from me!" I blushed.

"Marriage? Who said anything about marriage? Sam doesn't seem like that kid of girl. She's too independent."

"All girls are the marriage type of girl, you num-nut. No matter what, they're just lying about it. All girls want to spend the rest of their life with the guy she cares about. It's in her DNA. And I have a feeling that's what you really want to talk to me about."

"Link, when did you get smart? You're starting to scare the hell out of me."

"Miracles happen everyday. You should know this by now."

"There's only one way into this conversation… and that's to ask 'what the fuck do I do?'"

"I'd hate to be the hypocritical one here Brazen, but don't you think it would be easier if you just told Sam how you felt?"

"You don't know Sam like I do," I insist, "She gets scared easily, and I'd be devastated if I chased her away. Devastated!"

"That's the whole point! You're in love with her, she's in love with you. Doesn't take rocket science to figure out the rest Brazen. It'll happen eventually."

"But I can't wait for eventually. What if eventually never comes? Reading Sam is the most dangerous thing anyone could do. I mean, Sam's the only thing I'm ever going to want. That's never going to change, for as long as I live." Suddenly, Link hit me in the face.

"You're suppose to be a brave and fearless king, and yet here you are cowarding in the corner like a schoolboy with his first crush! Sam's impressed with actions, not words. You haven't earned that title yet. Not the title of marrying the girl of your dreams. Not until this uncertainty is gone from you. Until then, it's practically pointless to try and see Sam's feelings for you. In fact, it's stupid. She's a smart girl, Brazen, with a lot of confidence, but even Sam breaks down every once in awhile. You need to be strong enough to be there for her, before you jump to conclusions about spending the rest of your life with her. Don't make fast and stupid decisions. Make sure you're ready to take care of her before even suggesting what you're thinking, or else as Kellie's future husband, I'll kill you."

"Woah!" I said, interrupting him, "You tell me not to marry the love of my life, and yet you talk about being Kellie's future husband?"

"Actually, we kind of talked about it today. Marriage, I mean."

"Woah, what? You talked about marriage, with Kellie? Oh, how did that go?"

"Absolutely horrible. But, I made it better in the long run, BECAUSE I LOVE HER! Dumb ass."

"Okay, okay, I get it. Fucking face sucker… I'll be open with Sam. But I just don't get how I'll get her to see how I feel."

"You don't get Sam to see anything. You show her by making her see."

"And show her I shall."

"How? I honestly don't believe a word of that."

"The only way a man can. Shower her with love and affection and get down on your knees and beg her to marry you because she's so fucking clueless… She has no clue what I've been trying to do for fucking ten years of her life!"

"Bro! She would be like 5 when you were in love with her!"

"No, you dumb ass! I wanted to protect her back then. Only up until she's… you know, been all…" I made an hourglass shape with my hands. Took the Hero of Time about 5 tries for him to understand what I meant.

"Ahhhhh," Link began, "So she got boobs, and then you realized you loved her?"

"You fucking dick. I've always wanted to protect her. It was only when she started caring about me back that…" Link smiles

"That you realized she has feelings for you too." he said.

"How is it that a num-nuts like you gets me to see that Sam likes me back?"

"But is it love?"

"Has Buddha suddenly just come into your life? Like, seriously?"

"Answer me Brazen."

"Link, I'd die for her, over and over again. I'm being overly literal here. I went to Hell for her. Hell! Fiery pitch forks and back breaking labor and miserable screaming of the helpless damned. I went there for her!"

"That's not what I'm asking, and this is what you don't want to answer. Does Sam love you as much as you love her?" I lunged at his throat. For a moment, there was punching, hitting, slight biting from a British accented dragon, who we hadn't realized we had woken up. Now, Link and I were on opposite sides of the tent with a dragon that was now the size of a Labrador, growling between us.

"You two bloody idiots really doing this right now? I will wake the two ladies up and watch them brutally murder you. And then, I will gladly barbeque the remains and hold a feast. Stop being bloody cowards and little prairie girls playing 'who-I-have-a-crush-on' this week, and be a man and just tell the girls! Stupid milk-maids." Sparky walked out of the tent, heading towards the girls. Link blinked.

"Were we just called milk-maids?"

(A/N) here's a chapter just for the fun of it. Just having them girl-talking about their lives. And we introduced Sparky again! Yet again, over this 3 day weekend their will be plenty of chapters. And I'd hold on to your horses, cuz new characters and adventure are on their way. You don't even know where we're gonna take you.