AHHHH!!! I forgot! I do not own Zelda and I probably never will..so don't sue me blah blah. Okey dokey now that that's out of the way...I am screwed...I have so many ideas for this chapter..but I don't know which one to put. So I'll just write my originalk one. It'll suck and I think it's weird so flame me if ya need to. ^.^

Chapter 9!! ****************************************************************************

"Zelda why can't I do anything!" Link yelled at the crying Zelda. "I already told you!" she retaliated, "because," Link held up his hand to stop her, " Yeah, I know. Becasue of trade and yada yada, right?" Zelda turned around and faced her balcony, running her fingertips over the cold glass, sobs racking her body. She noticed that it was raining, the drops spluttering on the glass. I guess becasue of all the yelling I didn'y notice before. Kinda makes the mood even more depressing, the godesses must be crying with her. She silently laughed at this thought. Like the godesses would ever care about me.

"Link, I overheard my father talking with..Darian's father." She shuddered at saying his name. "I will have to marry him next year. So I guess that's why he acted lke this; he thought I loved him." She turned around to face him, her night shirt tear stained and wrinkled, to see him standing in fromt of her in awe. He couldn't comprehend what she had just said, as he slumped down and leaned against the door, hands running through his hair. Zelda fell down on the other side of him in the same position, and pulled her knees up to her chest. After awhile, Link looked up blankly at her and stared at her with confusion of a child in his seventeen year old eyes. "You....have to marry that," he paused choking on his words ," and there'e nothing I can do."

Zelda had never seen him so vulnerable. He had always been the one blocking out all emotions and fighting on. He was the person who comforted her, and this was the first time, Zelda realized, that Link didn't know what to do, or how to help her. Zelda nodded at him . "I can't let you marry him." Link just drop it you're not the one that has to marry him ok.I am. I have to go through a night with him ok? " "I'm not letting you," he said again. They just sat ther in silence, neither knowing what to do or what to say to each other, as the rain pattered on the glass.

Zelda got up and wiped her eyes, while she made her way to her bed, unfolded it, and climbed in. "I'm not leaving you Zel. I won't let him hurt you again." "She sat up and smiled at him," Well you're not sleeping on the floor are you?" "No I guess not." he said getting up from his position on the cold stone floor, and walking to the huge bed. He sat down, took off his leather boots, and faced Zelda. She hugged him, of of course he hugged her back. "I promise I'll figure something out." She looked at him eyes beginning to water again, before she blinked them back and said," If you don't keep this promise, I'll understand."

It was hours later and Link sat in bed, twirling his dagger around in his fingers, fighting to saty awake. Zelda had falling asleep long before him, and he could hear her soft breathing and the rain shattering the silence. His eyelids began to get heavy, but he blinked the back. He could have sworn that he heard steps outside the door, but his eyelids started fluttering, until finally, he went into a deep, and needed, dreamless slumber.

Darian stood outside the hallway with a smirk over his hansome face. He couldn't believe those two had left the door unlocked. They were so caught up in each other they forgot about me. He put his hand on the brass knob, turned it ever so slightly, and cracked the door silently. He stealthily crept to Zelda's side of the bed, and stared at the sleeping beauty, a strand of blonde hair falling in her face. He brushed it out of her face;her eyes moved slightly. He raised his hand up, held his breath and paused. She soon rolled over and hugged Link. His face contorted in anger as he raised his sword, and harshly brought it down to Zelda's neck.....

HAHAHHAHAH! well I'm off to the beach for the Rockville sailboat races! whoo whoo! Now...remember..I can end it all here! Mwahhh hahh hahahhahhah! Sorry..But thanks for the reviews you guys are awesome!!!