A/N:
Thanks for the great reviews, guys! But only one of you seemed to pick up on that it was NOT a L/M fic, it was a Z/HMSG fic! So all of you that are not L/M fans should at least try to read this one anyways, because not many people come up with this couple.
A/N:
One reader told me I'd better paragraph more carefully. Reader, if you're reading this, you'll notice that I took your advice, and now the story is much easier to read. Thanks for the constructive criticism. It is always welcome.
Here goes!!!
~*~Smile If You Love Me~*~
~*~Chapter 2: The Talk~*~
Three days after the wedding, the King called his daughter into his room for a talk. "Sit down, Zelda," the King said. He motioned to some tea and scones for her to eat. "They're quite good," said the King. Zelda took her seat in a cushiony chair across from her father. Zelda and the King drank and ate quietly for a few moments, then the King broke the silence.
"Zelda, I've been thinking."
"What is it, father?" asked Zelda.
"Well," started the King, "Zelda, you're eighteen years old now, and I think it's time for you to find yourself a husband. It is almost your time to be queen, and you'll need an heir." Zelda hadn't thought about this before. "I heard that Link was married recently?" the King asked.
"Yes," answered Zelda. "You were invited as well as I was, but you were out of town."
The King grunted. "Link was a good man. He would've made a good husband." Zelda was silent. "Why didn't you marry him first?"
Zelda was shocked at this remark. "He didn't love me, father," she said.
"How do you know? He didn't know you!"
"He loved Malon. He loved her even before I would've gotten a chance to get to know him." The King grunted again. Zelda was starting to get irritated at her father's lack of respect for Link and Malon. "Father, the point is, he's married now."
"True," grunted the King. "Well, Zelda, you're going to need a husband, so…"
"Oh father, please don't tell me I have to marry Kel!" Zelda practically cried. Kel was Impa's grandson. He was Zelda's age and he lived just across Lake Hylia. He was simple-minded and ornery. A farmer boy. True, he would make a good Queen's husband, and would probably produce a strong heir, but Zelda cringed at the thought of having to marry Kel.
The King smiled. "No, not Kel." Zelda was relieved. "I met a man overseas, Bjorn. He has a wonderful son named Kävik, and…"
"Father, must I marry a man I don't' know?" inquired Zelda.
"Have you any other man in mind?"
"Well, no, but…"
"Well, he's coming tomorrow, so you better be polite."
"What?" Zelda asked faintly. "I am to marry him tomorrow? I am to marry this man, this Kävik, whom I've never met…tomorrow? How can this be?"
The King felt sympathy for Zelda for not wanting to marry on the first day. "I'll tell you what," said the King. "Bjorn will come tomorrow, and he will bring Kävik. But you only have to meet him. You can marry him later, but tomorrow you'll only have to meet him."
"Ok," said Zelda at last. Deep inside she knew she would never want to marry Kävik, but she didn't see the significance in arguing with her father any further. She would just put on a good face the next day, and then…and then she didn't know what she would do.
~*~*~
Disclaimer:
I own the plot and the characters Kävik and Bjorn. The name 'Kävik' came from the story, 'Kävik the Wolf Dog,' and everything else belongs to Nintendo and the writers and creators of 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.'
Thanks for the great reviews, guys! But only one of you seemed to pick up on that it was NOT a L/M fic, it was a Z/HMSG fic! So all of you that are not L/M fans should at least try to read this one anyways, because not many people come up with this couple.
A/N:
One reader told me I'd better paragraph more carefully. Reader, if you're reading this, you'll notice that I took your advice, and now the story is much easier to read. Thanks for the constructive criticism. It is always welcome.
Here goes!!!
~*~Smile If You Love Me~*~
~*~Chapter 2: The Talk~*~
Three days after the wedding, the King called his daughter into his room for a talk. "Sit down, Zelda," the King said. He motioned to some tea and scones for her to eat. "They're quite good," said the King. Zelda took her seat in a cushiony chair across from her father. Zelda and the King drank and ate quietly for a few moments, then the King broke the silence.
"Zelda, I've been thinking."
"What is it, father?" asked Zelda.
"Well," started the King, "Zelda, you're eighteen years old now, and I think it's time for you to find yourself a husband. It is almost your time to be queen, and you'll need an heir." Zelda hadn't thought about this before. "I heard that Link was married recently?" the King asked.
"Yes," answered Zelda. "You were invited as well as I was, but you were out of town."
The King grunted. "Link was a good man. He would've made a good husband." Zelda was silent. "Why didn't you marry him first?"
Zelda was shocked at this remark. "He didn't love me, father," she said.
"How do you know? He didn't know you!"
"He loved Malon. He loved her even before I would've gotten a chance to get to know him." The King grunted again. Zelda was starting to get irritated at her father's lack of respect for Link and Malon. "Father, the point is, he's married now."
"True," grunted the King. "Well, Zelda, you're going to need a husband, so…"
"Oh father, please don't tell me I have to marry Kel!" Zelda practically cried. Kel was Impa's grandson. He was Zelda's age and he lived just across Lake Hylia. He was simple-minded and ornery. A farmer boy. True, he would make a good Queen's husband, and would probably produce a strong heir, but Zelda cringed at the thought of having to marry Kel.
The King smiled. "No, not Kel." Zelda was relieved. "I met a man overseas, Bjorn. He has a wonderful son named Kävik, and…"
"Father, must I marry a man I don't' know?" inquired Zelda.
"Have you any other man in mind?"
"Well, no, but…"
"Well, he's coming tomorrow, so you better be polite."
"What?" Zelda asked faintly. "I am to marry him tomorrow? I am to marry this man, this Kävik, whom I've never met…tomorrow? How can this be?"
The King felt sympathy for Zelda for not wanting to marry on the first day. "I'll tell you what," said the King. "Bjorn will come tomorrow, and he will bring Kävik. But you only have to meet him. You can marry him later, but tomorrow you'll only have to meet him."
"Ok," said Zelda at last. Deep inside she knew she would never want to marry Kävik, but she didn't see the significance in arguing with her father any further. She would just put on a good face the next day, and then…and then she didn't know what she would do.
~*~*~
Disclaimer:
I own the plot and the characters Kävik and Bjorn. The name 'Kävik' came from the story, 'Kävik the Wolf Dog,' and everything else belongs to Nintendo and the writers and creators of 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.'