And now I answer the questions.
Enjoy!
Though, three very different answers came to the three questions.
Zelda smiled warmly at Steven, a smug little smile on her face.
"You know you didn't have to do this." She said, still appreciative.
Steven said nothing, still holding up the ring.
"Yes Steven, I will marry you. But you don't have as much of a choice. You HAVE to marry me." She chuckled, giving him a kiss.
Steven then fell down on the ground, as if an tremendous weight was lifted off of his shoulders.
"But I must say, YOU bought this ring?" Zelda said, looking at the masterful rin in Steven's hands.
"Yes." Steven gulped.
"How did you afford it?"
"I saved up a lot of money, and then got a generous donation from Link, who was at the same store as me."
"Wow… Steven, it's wonderful." Zelda was about to take the ring, and then recoiled her hand. "I forgot, normal customs tell you to put the ring on me, not allow me to take it." Zelda held her right hand out with the fingers spread wide to Steven.
"Thank you Zelda." Steven triumphantly placed the ring on Zelda's hand. A bit too large, but it didn't wobble on her hand too much.
"It is gorgeous Steven. I must say, you've got a good taste for women's jewelry, and or wedding rings." She kissed him again.
"I love you…" The both breathed, laying down on the blanket together, still kissing.
"Yes Xavier." Cheryl said sweetly, relieved that her man finally could ask.
Xavier smiled, and slid the ring on Cheryl effortlessly, and the old, pearl ring glistened in the moonlight.
"And now it is your turn to wear that amazingly old ring." Xavier chuckled.
"What made you speed your decision?" Cheryl asked, giving Xavier a kiss on the neck.
"Well, your parents, and having them comment on us not being married to be honest. I figured, at least I could promise to marry you, even if we don't get married for a bit."
"I guess I could wait a few years before I get married to you. Either way, we can still have fun during that time."
"How about we pull out that bottle of wine again? It does take a bit of time before the buzz sets in…"
Cheryl was already popping the aged alcohol bottle open again. (A/N: Oh boy, someone is excited.)
Saria's reaction was unlike many had seen in a long time. (A/N: Oh dear lord... protect us, those who have crazy girlfriends and or wives, for this is our inevitable doom.)
Completely not expecting the proposal so soon, and not at all tonight, she was so overcome with emotion that tears began welling from her eyes.
"S-Saria?" Link asked, still kneeling with the leaf-shaped ring in his hands, alerting Saria of his presence there still.
"LINK!" Saria tackled him to the ground, crying in utter joy.
Link had never been assaulted in such a way before, at least, not with this level of vigor. Saria pinned him to the ground, kissing him in his face; face, because she kissed so fast and covered such a wide range that she couldn't even kiss his lips. Link only prayed he didn't lose his eyeballs in the process.
"I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you." It didn't stop.
Link was baffled by Saria's ability, not only to kiss him like a woodpecker, but also the technique she had of being able to speak while she kissed like that.
Using strategies for getting beasts off of him, he lay still, and hoped she settled down.
Unfortunately for him, she didn't.
"Saria!" Link called to her, after two minutes of woodpecker mode.
Saria kissed him hard in the lips, and he kissed back for a moment, and then let her get bored.
She only paused to take a breath, and then finally stopped her rampage.
Link looked at her expectantly for a bit, still holding the ring in its box in his hand, waiting for an answer.
Saria stared back at him, completely clueless.
"OH MY GOSH! I'm SO sorry Link! I do, I do! Yes, I'll marry you." Saria's face was priceless, but it made Link feel so relieved.
Link let his head hit the soft ground for a moment, and regained his breathing.
"It is so pretty! C-can I try it on?" Saria asked, looking with twinkling eyes at the ring.
"Oh yes, of course. Hold out your hand Saria." Saria did, and Link placed the ring on her fourth finger, then kissed it.
"Beautiful."
"It matches the wearer perfectly." Link cooed, taking his turn to kiss his fiancé.
In moments, the position changed. Link now held Saria, both laying down on their sides, facing each other.
"Our fist night as fiancés Saria."
"You're absolutely right." Saria said, thinking back on Link's words. "We are completely in love with each other, and it seems to be so much, that there aren't any words for it.
"I know."
"Hmm…" Saria said, biting her lip.
"What?"
"I'm thinking of breaking that statement I made earlier today…" Saria tilted her head away, and looked to the side and Link.
"And that was?" Link asked, catching on.
"About not having any fun after Gannon did that heinous act to me. I'm sure some of the stuff he did would actually be fun, if you take it easy on me…"
"Do I want to know what he did?"
"Probably not… but, Link… I hope you don't ever let this come between us… but there was a time… when Gannon was… and well… I found myself struggling to… I… Link… I didn't want it to, but, I did enjoy myself for a small part of it… I felt that feeling… and I assumed it was you… and… I'm sorry about it…"
"Don't be." Link held her tighter as Saria continued her emotional meltdown, started when Link proposed.
"I really, really am…"
Link held her tighter, and Saria trembled, shaking her way into his arms even more.
Link rolled back and forth with her there, and she continued to tremble. This was one of the greatest moments of her life.
XT sighed heavily. He hated doing work he wasn't built for, and digging was one of them. That was for the BR units, not himself, a scout in that ancient army. (A/N: BR's were the clsoest thing the Rincian Army had to a digger. They would dig tunnels for the group to sneak into covertly so no one would get seen. They'd compress and shrink the dirt as they went though, so no extra trip was made.)
"Quasar, we're done digging." He announced triumphantly.
"Good. Now, where's the metal?" Quasar grumbled, waiting for more work.
"Well, um… we have to get it."
"Don't you dare tell me we have to build this wild contranption too." Quasar moaned.
"Then I won't tell you. May I borrow the Emerald?"
"It seems like I have no choice." Quasar said, running away to her car.
XT followed just as fast.
"Well here, knock yourself out." Quasar tossed the red gem at her father and leaned against her car, watching him impatiently.
"You know why I need this, don't get all grumpy about it."
"Just use the power, and give it back. That's all I ask. I can't get around without it."
"Wait, what? You have to use the Emerald?"
"Yeah, you know that Arcanium Crystal we have for hearts? It works in a similar fashion to Chaos Emeralds, and you know that if you have two of those together,"
"You can warp time and space together… clever girl." XT finished for her. (A/N: Sonic '06 reference.)
"All you need is a little thought power to make it work." Quasar added.
"Well, then, I'll use it carefully then." XT said, mentally commanding the gem to work for him.
The gem then floated upwards, and burst into a red shimmering light. From that, the light of the stars warped and came down to mix with the reds of the Emerald. The mixture that produced came down in front of XT, and forms a vast variety of mechanical devices and metal plates.
The red jewel that caused all of it gently fell back into XT's unmoving hand, and he handed it back to Quasar.
"And there you go. Let's get building. We have the whole night to build it, and then the bulk of the next day to program it. Ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be…" Quasar grunted, annoyed.
"That's the spirit!" XT cheered, and began to bring the metal into the cavern he'd created underneath the Square. (A/N: Anyone? Guesses as to what they're building?)
Steven and Zelda were contemplating their next move. They were falling deeper in love where they were, and the feelings they were building up didn't seem to have a stop anywhere in sight. They were worried that if they went back, they'd be interrogated by Steven's family, and of course, Impa, who they knew was secretly watching them from the shore. But, if they didn't go home, they'd have to stay the night at that island.
"What are we going to do?" Zelda asked Steven, kissing him wildly from underneath him, all of their clothes still intact.
"I… have… no idea…" Steven replied, kissing her just as crazily.
"Where's Impa? I don't want her to see anything…"
"She's… she's not there."
"Ah, she knew this was coming…" Zelda laughed a little bit.
"Are we going to continue?"
"There is no stopping now…" Zelda said, moving her kisses to Steven's neck.
Steven did the same, and both of them moaned ever so slightly. At least they were finally engaged. (A/N: I'm sure they were just kissing all night, nothing any kid shouldn't see. sarcastically)
For Cheryl and Xavier, the bottle of wine was empty, and they too had lost themselves to their love. They were still on the blanket Xavier set out for them, another blanket on top of them, staying warm for the night.
"You planned on this?" Cheryl pestered again.
"I was simply thinking about staying away from home for a night. Is anything wrong with that?" Xavier whined as he kissed Cheryl again, more passionately than usual.
"I guess not. Now give me that, I'm cold." Cheryl snatched the blanket.
"Well, I have three suggestions for you." Xavier proclaimed logically.
"Enlighten me." Cheryl smiled, giving Xavier another kiss.
"One; two people under that blanket would be warmer." Cheryl squealed a bit as Xavier wedged his way into the blanket she occupied. "Two; hugging my warm body will keep you warm."
Xavier hugged Cheryl tightly, incapable of doing her much harm.
"And three, there is always your favorite way of exercising to get warm…" Xavier hinted, kissing her again, and sliding his tongue into her mouth. (A/N: RUnning of course! sarcastically Lol...)
"I'm going to like this fiancé stuff, aren't I?" Cheryl licked the inside of his mouth again, loving ever second of it.
"Link, shouldn't we get inside or something? I mean… what if we catch a cold?" Saria asked coyly into Link's ears as he pinned her almost protectively into the ground, keeping off of her, but so close she could feel the warmth off of his chest and legs.
"That all depends, Saria. No Kokiri kid would be awake yet, it is the middle of the night, and they all have to sleep to regain their energy for the morning. No one would know, and I'll keep you safe if any wild animals come to get us."
"Ar-are you sure it's allowed?"
"This used to be our home Saria, and no one will find out…" Link spoke softly into her ear, breathing on his slightly.
"Link… kiss me again… make my decision clear for me." Saria whispered into his own ear, making Link look into her eyes deeply. He pressed his face up to hers gently, their lips and mouths molding over the others. Carefully, he slid his tongue into her mouth, and let her moan slightly.
"Ok… whatever. Let's act like crazy kids then. After all, we ARE in Kokiri Forest." Saria submitted, and scooted back against a tree, the flora on the ground, both dead and alive, was softer than any bed she'd ever slept on.
And of course, nothing is wrong with sleeping together, right? Two people side by side, no problem. (But of course, if you want to read the Saria and Link lemon I built for this chapter, I have it. Originally, I wanted to add Zelda, Steven, Cheryl and Xavier into it, but, that would've taken too much time. So, settle with the SariaXLink lemon, or nothing at all.) Just PM me, I'll send it. More coming soon...
