"You know Lynk, I think we have got a lot closer over these months," Zelda exclaims while patting her mount, c-closer? In what way?

"I-In what way, Zelda," I say, I stare at the ground as our horses trot up the mountain, following the used pathing, I look back up and see Zelda looking at me

"You always give me advice and you are always there for me like we have been close friends for years." I turn ahead and see that we are still a bit far away from the structure

" 'Be sure to take the time to soothe your mount, that's the only way it will know how you truly feel.' Remember saying that? Either Way, your advice was quite helpful, thank you." Zelda says I look at her horse, Snow, just to see how beautiful it really is, full white fur without a speck of dirt, blond Maine that is the color of sand, and jewelry on the bridle to represent royalty, truly fit for someone like Zelda.

"This little one and I are getting along quite well now." Zelda keeps soothing her horse, putting it at ease, I remember when I first caught my horse, Epona, she was a real feisty one, always kicking me off and now listening to my whistle, but look at her now, riding peacefully.

"At first I wasn't sure If I should outfit him with all the royal gear, I thought maybe he should earn it first. But it works! He wears it like a true natural." Zelda seems happy about her horse's growth so far, Snow seems like a quick learner.

"If you want to reward Snow I bet he would much rather be rewarded with carrots than being rewarded with heavy jewelry." I make a quick joke, I swear this hill wasn't this tall, we should be up it by now.

"I'm trying to be a bit more empathic now, the benefit of the doubt. But with you around, I think it would better to ignore your jokes." Zelda makes a quick cute laugh before turning ahead. We can see the structure from here, an amazing horse fountain with paved stone around it, like a ceremonial set, I wonder why Zelda brought me up here? We walk up to the statue, it has beautiful architecture, Zelda then walks off staring into Mount Lanayru.

"See that mountain?" Zelda asks me with a quieter voice than before, the only thing you can hear between her words is the sound of the wind blowing past your ears.

"That's Mount Lanayru, it takes its name from the Goddess of Wisdom, Nayru." Zelda starts explaining to me, I also look towards the Mountain that dwarfs everything else, it's only competitors are Death Mountain and the Castle itself.

"Lanayru's decree is specific, it says no one is allowed, under the age of seventeen. For only the wise are permitted a place upon the mountain" Wait, is Zelda trying to say that we need to get up there to pray? But the outfit she uses to pray is just a dress, she will freeze to death if she tries!

"I've prayed at the Spring of Courage, I've poured my heart out at the Spring of Power, but my cries fall upon deaf ears." Zelda's tone has dropped significantly like she is about to let a few tears out, I was about to walk up there but Zelda started talking again.

"But maybe up there, perhaps the Spring of Wisdom, the final of the three, will be the one to awaken my powers," Zelda says, she really is letting me into her heart, maybe today is the time.

"To be honest, I have no real reason to think that will be the case, but there's always the chance that the next moment will change everything," It's true, our every day lives might change tomorrow and we would have no clue right now.

"Tomorrow... is my seventeenth birthday," Zelda says, before doing a 180 and looking into my soul.

"So then I shall make my way up the mountain, will you go with me, Lynk?" Zelda asks me, staring into my eyes with her own beautiful ones, almost pleading me to say yes.

"I've accompanied you up until now, and I won't be stopping anytime soon." I hold my hand over my heart as I say that, meaning what I said with every fiber of my being. Zelda then starts to walk past me, presumably to the horses.

"Great! Now then tomorrow-" Zelda gets cut off from me grabbing her wrist, there is still something I need to tell her, she turns around and looks at me questionably. I walk closer to her to the point of me being a couple of inches away from her face, making the evening sunshine down my back.

"Zelda, I-i-i-i love you, a-and I'm so sorry if you don't like me back just forget that-" I start to ramble on but get cut off by a hug from Zelda, wait does that mean what I think? Zelda then nuzzles her face into the crook of my neck making my face get even redder.

"Lynk, I-i think of you the same way, I just couldn't my feelings into words." Zelda then pulls out of the hug and puts her hands on my shoulders.

"I can't explain how happy-" I notice how close me and Zelda's faces are, one wrong move could make us k-kiss, I close my eyes to distract myself from Zelda slightly larger stature, I something move me from my shoulders a little bit forward, I feel something soft and cold connect to my lips, I open my eyes slowing to see Zelda kissing me, is this really happening? I gasp at the sensation after a few seconds into the kiss, what could go wrong? I feel Zelda's tongue go into my mouth? Is this what you're supposed to do during a kiss? I put my hands on Zelda's waist. I was about to run out of breath, I was about to pull away before Zelda did it for me.

"That felt amazing." Zelda exclaims, trying to catch her breath in the process, I take my hands off her waist and she takes hers' off my shoulders, I breathe in slowly, catching my breath.

"S-so are we a… thing now, I've never had a partner before," I say, embarrassed to Zelda.

"Me neither, I guess this does make us a t-thing now." I smile brightly before jumping into a hug, this is a feeling I haven't felt in a while, the feeling of being needed and loved, Mom, I hope you are watching over me.

Zelda's Journal

"I turned 17 today. That means this is the day I will finally be allowed to train at the Spring of Wisdom. When Lynk arrives, we will set out for Mount Lanayru. The other Champions will accompany us there. I have not seen my father since he last scolded me. Things are too strained now... I will meet with him when I return. ... Actually...I've had a horrible feeling ever since that weird dream. No one would believe a failure of a princess, but... Right now, for no particular reason, I am filled with a strange and terrible certainty that something awful is about to happen."