title: Christmas Day
summary: They did the bash, they did the Christmas Bash
note: This is part three of me stupid trilogy and it won't upload. It's driving me crazy.

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Standing from the dining room table, Aryll announced it was time to open presents. Link gave her a look, her smiled faltering just slightly. So what if she was excited for the opening of gifts, she had a reason to be excited! Zelda and Grandma stood up from the table to bring the breakfast dishes into the kitchen and it took everything in Aryll not to tell them to hurry up. Link wouldn't be too happy with her if she did. Oh well. Sheik dropped down onto the floor in front of the couch, Daphnes, the head of the Nohansen family (a.k.a. Zelda and Sheik's father) sitting behind him on the couch. Hurry, hurry, hurry Aryll thought, hurry! Link sat in front of the Christmas tree in his usual position as the unofficial official Passer of the Gifts. A title Grandma had given to him when they were little and she was too tired to reach under the tree.

This would be Daphnes' first time celebrating this more intimate moment of the holiday and Aryll was sure it would be quite memorable, if she did say so herself. He came later for the Christmas Bash the past two years but this was the first time he had come to breakfast at their home and to witness the giving of the gifts. He had come in with a mountain of presents that Zelda immediately told him he shouldn't have gotten. Apparently, the patriarch went a little shopping crazy. (Which she was completely okay with. She saw a bunch with her name on it.)

Finally Zelda and Grandma came into the room; Zelda delicately sitting on the armchair beside Aryll but closest to Link and Grandma reclining in her rocker. "Ready. Okay so first round." After a barrage of gifts were passed out – hell yeah man, Zelda got her a game console! – they were inching down to the last few gifts and Link's face slowly drained of color. "Okay last round – Daphnes how you ding over there?" Link jokingly asked, the man covered in wrapping paper his two children threw at him. He gave a soured looked but smiled when Zelda sent him one.

"This isn't too bad." Link let out a low sigh, reaching for the last of the gifts but holding out on Zelda's.

"Okay this is the last and final gift." He announced, his hands sweating as he passed over the present. "It's possibly a two parter."

Zelda raised a quizzical brow, "Possibly?"

"Depends on how the first is received."

Zelda shook her head, "I swear Link, if this is another one of those joke presents I'll-" but her voice caught in her throat. Five pairs of eyes watching in anticipation mixed with other feelings – three confused, one eager, and one a ball of pure nerves. A pure white lab coat was lifted from the box, a pure white lab coat with a name sewn above the breast pocket in black lettering. "Link… that's not my last name."

"Could be?"

Her eyes flashed towards his, an array of emotions flitting through – but none were any negative emotions. "I swear to every goddess in Hyrule that better not be how you're asking me."

"Well you said you didn't want to get married until you officially became a doctor and as of two Thursdays from now you will officially be named Doctor Nohansen but you could also go by a different last name if you would like and-"

"Link." Zelda warned, her eyes narrowing in a glare.

"Look okay I'm nervous. I think I went over this a million times with Aryll who already knew about this if you couldn't tell by the face splitting grin and it just never came out right. I wanna marry you, have for a while but I knew you didn't want to at the time when I bought the ring and I'm rambling in front of you brother and your dad and I just really wanna marry you."

Zelda leaned over, her blue eyes locking with his, "I hope you know I now have to tell our at least three kids that their dad sucks at proposing."

"So is that a yes?"

"Could be." She answered jokingly, before placing a soft kiss to his lips. "Now where is this ring, I want it." He let out a hearty laugh, pointing to one of the pockets of the coat.

"That was the possible second part."

Sheik all but tackled Link to the ground before the present had been retrieved. "I'm finally going to have a sibling I can tolerate and that's Aryll." Link's nerves still hadn't calmed. His hands shook just so as she reached out for the box to place the ring on his now fiancée's finger. He said it could be, that was his line. He said it could be. Fuck he sucked with words but for some reason she loved him back. Had for four years. It was a simple ring; two thin silver bands weaving together with three stones, a diamond in the middle sandwiched between two smaller tanzanite gems. Zelda's hand shot out to his, her fingers flexed downwards waiting for him to slid the ring on. Daphnes hadn't said anything nor did his Grandma but to be honest Link was terrified to know what they thought. For the longest time, he thought Daphnes hated him: turns out he has a case of Resting Bitch Face. Drunk Daphnes explained he was Zelda's favorite boyfriend by far. But did he like Link enough to be related to him.

Zelda reached out to hold his hand in her newly decorated one, 'I love you.' She mouthed.

'I love you too' he mouthed back.

A squeal from the opposite side of the couch, brought everyone's attention to Aryll who was blatantly recording the whole thing – "I've been waiting six months since he asked me to help him pick that out for this exact moment. I could die right now, that's how happy I am.

The weight from the couch shifted as Daphnes stood up. His lumbering legs brought him over to where the newly engaged couple sat. A large hand clapped Link on the back while his eyes looked with his daughter's, "I never thought anyone would ever be worthy of you my dear, never." His dark eyes then shifted to lock with Link's "I've never been more wrong."

"This calls for sabraging the champagne bottle Zelda got me!" Sheik raced into the kitchen to find something to act in lieu of a saber.

The first words out of their Grandma's mouth since the proposal was, "Grab something to act as a tarp! Aryll mopped last night."

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"So, your brother is officially off the market?" Mila grumbled, sipping from a flute of apple cider. Maggie's eyes gave away her anticipation for the answer.

"I am officially going to have a big sister. And one day going to be the aunt to at least three beautiful blond babies." Her two friends made annoyed faces at her answer, both making comments of the travesty that was Link's new status of being off the market for good. Rolling her eyes, Aryll glanced about the party. Guests had arrived and the party was in full swing. Sheik and Mikau leading the drinking games while many a person gathered near Zelda to gaze at the ring. Her best friend Malon had to physically drag her from one of the guests who may not have been all too keen on the engagement. Mila's phone made a noise and Aryll's two friends quickly dispersed. Well that wasn't suspicious in the slightest.

Malon, in a beautiful green A-Line cocktail dress, approached her, Zelda's arm link through hers. Oh, was Malon wearing chiffon, Aryll loved chiffon. "I must say, green really makes your eyes pop."

Zelda smiled, placing her hand over Malon's "I think I tell her that twenty times whenever she wears green."

Malon rolled her eyes at the pair, "Well I'm delivering your sister-in-law to you. I'm going to find Sheik and gauge how drunk he is at the moment. If he's too far gone he can find someone else to kiss under the mistletoe."

"My brother is gross!" Zelda called out over her shoulder to Malon as she pushed through the crowd, "You can do better!" A middle finger was her response. Aryll took the time to appreciate the fact this beautiful, wonderful woman would become part of their family whenever – hopefully soon. A brilliant soon-to-be doctor with a heart of gold who honestly was the perfect match for her brother. "I love your dress." Zelda complimented, gesturing to the attire with her glass. Her simple red skater dress was nothing in comparison to Zelda's deep purple off the shoulder party dress – the bodice clung to her wonderfully (Aryll could never find anything that made her look remotely nice) before bellowing out about her knees.

"Where'd you posse go?" Shrugging, Aryll sipped from her apple cider. They had disappeared, Mila high ponytail nowhere to be spotted. "Heard they invited the guy we cyber stalk."

Her head whipped around (hello whiplash) "You heard about that?" Aryll squeaked. How had she heard about that? Aryll hadn't told a soul.

"Well no, but I recognize his face. He cleans up nice." What? "I think he's looking for you. Turn, let me see." Zelda eyes ran over her face, checking to make sure her makeup hadn't run. "Nope perfect."

"Hey, sorry Medil couldn't figure out what to wear." Komali said, approaching from behind her. Turning gracefully on her heel, Aryll gave him a soft smile. In one hand was a wrapped box, the other a to go cup. Was that a present? He held out the wrapped box for her muttering something she couldn't make out.

"I told Medil you guys didn't have to get anything, just bring yourselves and empty stomachs." He shrugged shyly.

"Oh and peppermint hot chocolate." He mumbled, holding out the cup for her. Mila words of it all starting with peppermint hot choholate echoing in her head.

Zelda stuck out her left hand in greeting, "Hello, I'm Zelda."

"Komali." He said quietly, shaking her head. Both glancing towards Aryll.

"Oh right! Komalli this is the best person in the world – don't tell Mila or Mags – and as of this morning is engaged to my brother. Zelda, Komali works at Dragon Roost and we share a Calc class." Zelda sent her s subtle wink before excusing herself to find her brother or Link – find one, you typically find the other. No wait stay, she's an idiot when alone with him!

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"Hello love." Zelda smirked, kissing Link. Her arms snaking around his neck. He smiled into the kiss pulling her closer.

"Ew. I regret ever wanting you two to date, it's kinda gross."

"You're gross." Zelda removed her lips from her fiancée's (new favorite word!) to throw the insult at her brother.

"Malon thinks it's gross." He tried to argue but failed for Malon told him she didn't. She found their relationship rather endearing. "No help these days, right Mikau?!" The other yelled that he was agreeing with Malon before having Kafei assist him up into a keg stand. "You're too old for that shit."

"Don't let Grandma hear you, she holds the record." Link said, spinning Zelda around, his chin resting on her shoulder.

"You mean destroyed Sheik's previous record." When Link didn't comment, Zelda glance up at him in curiosity. His eyes trained on something in the distance. Following his line of set, Zelda smiled. Aryll was trying and failing to not blush at whatever Komali said while Komali was trying and failing at not blushing at whatever Aryll said. "He seems nice. Captain of the math team, secretary on the student council – was president the past three years but with his schedule this year had to take a step back. He's"

"Why do you know this?"

"We've cyber stalked him." She could feel Link's low chuckle as he pulled her in closer. "She really likes him."

"Does he work at a coffee shop? Because I think I drove her there a million times and she needed to give herself a pep talk every time she went in." Aryll was too precious. And staunchly different then Link in high school – who had his first kiss well before his senior year of high school. It was the floppy hair, at least that's what Mikau always said. The floppy hair and the fierce blue eyes had made him a hot commodity back in high school. They watched as Komali bravely took a step forward and kissed the younger blonde's cheek. The girl gave a small smile before leaning forward and kissing him on the lips.

An array of whoops and cheers came from their corner – Link, Zelda, Sheik, Malon, Mikau, Kafei to name a few. Aryll's face turned beat red as she tried to tell them to knock it off. "Keep it G, there are children here!" Sheik jokingly called out.

"I'm watching you kid!" Link yelled sternly. The boy visibly blanching.

"He's being an ass ignore him. Hell ignore both of them."

"Way to undermine me." Link whispered in her ear. Oh well she'd make it up to him later.

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I GOT THE SWITCH AND BREATH OF THE WILD! Finally, I can be like the cool kids and play it.