Zelda had to caught up to Link after leaving Illia's house.
"What else do you know?" Link mumbled.
Zelda had to bite her lip, "I don't think you want to know."
Link whined and covered his face. Zelda caught his hand, "Where are we going today?"
Link looked up to the sky in an attempt to hide his embarrassment, "To the Spring."
Link was still blushing when they arrived there.
Zelda kneeled next to him, "Should I give you one embarrassing piece from my childhood?"
Link closed his eyes, "It would ease my heart, yes."
Zelda cocked her head in question, "Let me see," her eyes swept throught the plants around the clearing, "Oh, I know! Once I stole a cake from the kitchen to eat inside a wardrobe. I had been doing that for years now, but that one time I was so sleepy I actually fell asleep in it and by the time I went out half the castle was looking for me and I was walking around with cake in my head and chest..."
Link huffed with her story, but Zelda fell silent, "Something wrong?"
"I just... I only remember Dotour laughing at me and my father red in the face ordering for me to have escorts."
Link frowned, "Sorry, that doesn't sound like a great memory."
Zelda shook her head, "Yeah, I know, but I still remember it fondly.
Link remembered Zelda's night recounts of her childhood, "Because Dotour was there?"
"Yeah, I remember him washing my hair and explaining to me why my father was so mad."
Zelda scooted closer to Link, shoulder to shoulder, "Link?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm friends with Illia."
Link smiled, "Yeah? That's great."
"I told her I will be leaving next week."
Link nodded.
"Link, will you come back with me to the Caslte?"
"Of course."
"Link-" Zelda stopped, she then let her head fall to Link's shoulder.
"What?" Link asked.
"Nothing."
Link could feel Zelda's weight on him, the way her hand sneaked around his arm to fall next to his hand. Link doubted one second, and then let his fingers intertwine with hers.
Link opened his mouth, "Zelda-"
Zelda hummed, "Yeah?"
"Nah, nothing."
Link yawned and let himself fall on his cot.
Zelda rustled on his bed, "Tired?" her hair fell down and Link resisted the urge to touch it.
Link puted, "Shouldn't be."
Zelda smirked, "You did helpt Fado a lot today."
"That was in the morning."
"Till the afternoon. And now you just came back from helping Sera move those heavy chests."
Link wrinkled his nose, "It was nothing."
Zelda fell silent and let herself look at Link's face. His breathing was even and Zelda rolled back to the bed, "Good night, Link."
Link mumbled an answer but Zelda didn't understand it.
Link could feel his feet pulsating in rythm, his eyelids felt heavy and the idea of sleeping was the most tantalizing thing he could think of. Along with Zelda's weight on his side, her hair dancing in front of him, her smiles and the way she always calmed herself when she grabbed his hand.
They were going back. He was going back, there was no question about it. But now Link had a question stuck on his throat and he was choking on it. Are you...? Do you...? What if she said no?
If they were in the Castle then he could avoid her and let her live her life like she wanted. Here in Ordon, it would make him a shit host to leave her on her own.
But the question.
The question ate at him.
Link sat on his cot and looked at the bed. Zelda had her head in his direction and her eyes shone.
"What?" She murmured.
Link was about to shake his head and go back down and let her sleep. But her eyes were shining in such an amazing way, and her hair framed her face with such contrast...
"Zelda," Link started, and his voice got lost immediatly.
"Yes?"
Link opened his mouth, "This could end up in the most awkward manner so I want you to know that you can totally turn around and go to sleep at any moment whatsoever, all right?"
Zelda crinkled her eyes, "Okay."
Her voice was so soft.
And Link was trembling.
"Are you-" Was she? "Are we-" Were they? "Have you been flirting with me for a while now?"
Zelda's eyes opened up so much Link was tempted to let himself fall and pass this all as a sleepwalker antic.
Zelda rose on her arms and it was unfair how pretty she looked with the light framing her from the window, "Link-" she cut herself, she looked at Link as if wanting to see inside his head, "I-" Zelda fell to the bed, "I have been flirting, yes," she said to the ceiling. "What about you?"
Link was biting his lips in order not to smile, "I sure have been, yes."
Zelda covered her face and shook her head, "Good."
Link covered his smile, "Yeah, uhm, just wanted to make sure, you know."
Zelda made a whining noise and Link accommodated on his cot.
Link wasn't sure how one was supposed to go back to sleep after confessing... Oh.
"Zelda."
Zelda showed her head from his bed, "Yes?"
"I really like you."
It was the first time Link saw her so red. Zelda hid half her face.
"I really like you, too," Zelda said, her voice came out muffled but Link smiled.
Her hair fell from the side of the bed and Link-
Link raised his hand and caressed it.