The next morning Zelda awoke to birds chirping outside on her balcony. It was a beautiful day
outside. It looked to be about eight or so in the morning. She figured that they had probably only
let her sleep in because of everything that had happened the day before. As she lay her head back
down on the pillow, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," she yelled. It was Link.
"How's my beautiful princess this very fine morning?" he asked as he sat on the bed beside her.
"Your princess?" Zelda said jokingly. They both laughed. Link looked down at his feet.
"Uh, Zel? I have some bad news," he said, "Emma is gonna be a little early and will probably
arrive around noon,"
"AROUND NOON?!" Zelda said, making sure she raised her voice a little. She wanted him to
know how much she disapproved of this little "adventure" he was about to go on. She looked at
him. He had his head down and was twisting a ring on his finger. A sign that she knew meant
that Link hadn't wanted to make her upset, but he thought he should tell her. She liked that ring.
Link had made it himself. It was silver and he had carved his name on it in pretty lettering. She
couldn't keep letting Link think she was mad, so she decided to break the silence. "Link, I'm
sorry. I didn't mean to get upset like that," of course she was lying, but he didn't have to know,
"It's just... I don't want you to leave. Can't you fake being sick or something? Or could I maybe
go with you?" She tried to slip in the last part, but Link knew all too well what she was trying to
do.
"Go with me?! Are you out of your mind? It's way too dangerous!"
"Then will you stay here?"
"I can't do that, Zel."
She knew he wouldn't and couldn't stay. She hoped Emma wasn't very attractive...
*********************************Later that day**********************************
Link and Zelda were in the courtyard talking about anything and everything. They had talked
about the latest gossip, to what they looked for in a mate. Then they heard someone approaching.
It was another messenger. He walked over to where they were sitting and bowed to Zelda.
"Uh, the King wishes to see you two as soon as possible. I believe it is about Emma," the
messenger stated. Zelda sighed. Link looked over at her and got to his feet. He dusted himself off
and extended his arm over to Zelda. She took his hand and let him help her up. They walked in
silence to the library, where the King was waiting for them. As they went inside, Zelda closed her
eyes in fear of what she may see: Emma. Was she pretty? Smart? And most importantly, would
Link like her? Oh, how she hoped with all her soul that Link would absolutely hate Emma. Zelda
knew she was being selfish, but after all, Link had said he loved her. But she knew how men
were. If Emma turned out to be cuter than Zelda expected, they would most likely be in
competition for him. That is, if Emma were after him. But it was highly unlikely Emma wouldn't
feel attracted to him. Most girls were. She carefully opened her eyes.
'NOOOOOOOOOO!' her mind shrieked. Emma was drop-dead gorgeous. She had curly blonde
hair that went just below her shoulders. She was wearing a sleeveless top that laced in the front
and didn't cover the bottom half of her stomach. She also had on a little skirt (sort of like what
Gabrielle wears in "Xena: The Warrior Princess) and knee-high boots that matched. She had deep
blue eyes like Link's and was somewhat muscular (for a female). Zelda quickly glanced at Link to
see his expression. She could usually tell what he was thinking. She was afraid of what she might
see, but decided to look anyway. He was looking at Emma like she was a normal person. No
special looks, no little winks, nothing. Zelda smiled to herself. Maybe Link hadn't been lying
when he said he loved her...
"Hello, Emma. I'm Link, and this is Princess Zelda," Link stated. He thought that he'd better not
get too friendly with Emma, or Zelda would be very mad at him.
"Nice to meet you, both of you," Emma replied. 'Geez,' she thought, 'Link is hot. Maybe this trip
will be a good one..'
"Same here," Zelda said, interrupting Emma's thoughts. Zelda knew what Emma was thinking by
the way she was acting. Zelda desperately wanted to just run up to her room and not come back
out until Link came back again. That look that Emma was giving Link was making Zelda sick to
her stomach.
"Well," Link started, " When shall we leave?"
"Whenever you two think would be the best," King Harkinian stated.
"I work better in the mornings," Emma said, "Is that okay with you, Link?" She looked at him a
little flirtatiously, "That would give us some time to get to know each other better,"
"Well, okay," Link said a little uneasily. He'd really wanted to spend him spare time with Zelda
before he had to leave. He hoped she wouldn't be mad...
"Uh, Daddy?" Zelda asked, "I'm feeling a little light headed. I'm going to go lie down, alright?"
"Of course, sweetheart. I'll see you at dinner,"
Zelda smiled and exited the room. She wasn't feeling light headed, she was feeling disgusted.
And she could sum it up in one word. Emma. The looks that she gave Link were totally sickening
and inappropriate. But Link wouldn't give in, would he? He would be in the woods with her for a
few months, alone. But he would still not give in, right? The thought of her Link with another
girl, especially Emma, made Zelda want to go jump off a bridge somewhere. She just wanted to
marry Link, go with him wherever he would take her, and have a family with him, was that too
much to ask? 'Whoa, did I just think what I think I did?' she asked herself. She had
unconsciously walked to Link's room. When she noticed where her thoughts had led her to, she
ran to her own room to cry. These next few months would be total and complete hell for her.
• Sorry it's short. And sorry 4 the delay. I had like, 3 reports to do a month and I
procrastinated. Oh yeah, and expect me to do some other work besides this story. Soon.
Please r&r! ~april
outside. It looked to be about eight or so in the morning. She figured that they had probably only
let her sleep in because of everything that had happened the day before. As she lay her head back
down on the pillow, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," she yelled. It was Link.
"How's my beautiful princess this very fine morning?" he asked as he sat on the bed beside her.
"Your princess?" Zelda said jokingly. They both laughed. Link looked down at his feet.
"Uh, Zel? I have some bad news," he said, "Emma is gonna be a little early and will probably
arrive around noon,"
"AROUND NOON?!" Zelda said, making sure she raised her voice a little. She wanted him to
know how much she disapproved of this little "adventure" he was about to go on. She looked at
him. He had his head down and was twisting a ring on his finger. A sign that she knew meant
that Link hadn't wanted to make her upset, but he thought he should tell her. She liked that ring.
Link had made it himself. It was silver and he had carved his name on it in pretty lettering. She
couldn't keep letting Link think she was mad, so she decided to break the silence. "Link, I'm
sorry. I didn't mean to get upset like that," of course she was lying, but he didn't have to know,
"It's just... I don't want you to leave. Can't you fake being sick or something? Or could I maybe
go with you?" She tried to slip in the last part, but Link knew all too well what she was trying to
do.
"Go with me?! Are you out of your mind? It's way too dangerous!"
"Then will you stay here?"
"I can't do that, Zel."
She knew he wouldn't and couldn't stay. She hoped Emma wasn't very attractive...
*********************************Later that day**********************************
Link and Zelda were in the courtyard talking about anything and everything. They had talked
about the latest gossip, to what they looked for in a mate. Then they heard someone approaching.
It was another messenger. He walked over to where they were sitting and bowed to Zelda.
"Uh, the King wishes to see you two as soon as possible. I believe it is about Emma," the
messenger stated. Zelda sighed. Link looked over at her and got to his feet. He dusted himself off
and extended his arm over to Zelda. She took his hand and let him help her up. They walked in
silence to the library, where the King was waiting for them. As they went inside, Zelda closed her
eyes in fear of what she may see: Emma. Was she pretty? Smart? And most importantly, would
Link like her? Oh, how she hoped with all her soul that Link would absolutely hate Emma. Zelda
knew she was being selfish, but after all, Link had said he loved her. But she knew how men
were. If Emma turned out to be cuter than Zelda expected, they would most likely be in
competition for him. That is, if Emma were after him. But it was highly unlikely Emma wouldn't
feel attracted to him. Most girls were. She carefully opened her eyes.
'NOOOOOOOOOO!' her mind shrieked. Emma was drop-dead gorgeous. She had curly blonde
hair that went just below her shoulders. She was wearing a sleeveless top that laced in the front
and didn't cover the bottom half of her stomach. She also had on a little skirt (sort of like what
Gabrielle wears in "Xena: The Warrior Princess) and knee-high boots that matched. She had deep
blue eyes like Link's and was somewhat muscular (for a female). Zelda quickly glanced at Link to
see his expression. She could usually tell what he was thinking. She was afraid of what she might
see, but decided to look anyway. He was looking at Emma like she was a normal person. No
special looks, no little winks, nothing. Zelda smiled to herself. Maybe Link hadn't been lying
when he said he loved her...
"Hello, Emma. I'm Link, and this is Princess Zelda," Link stated. He thought that he'd better not
get too friendly with Emma, or Zelda would be very mad at him.
"Nice to meet you, both of you," Emma replied. 'Geez,' she thought, 'Link is hot. Maybe this trip
will be a good one..'
"Same here," Zelda said, interrupting Emma's thoughts. Zelda knew what Emma was thinking by
the way she was acting. Zelda desperately wanted to just run up to her room and not come back
out until Link came back again. That look that Emma was giving Link was making Zelda sick to
her stomach.
"Well," Link started, " When shall we leave?"
"Whenever you two think would be the best," King Harkinian stated.
"I work better in the mornings," Emma said, "Is that okay with you, Link?" She looked at him a
little flirtatiously, "That would give us some time to get to know each other better,"
"Well, okay," Link said a little uneasily. He'd really wanted to spend him spare time with Zelda
before he had to leave. He hoped she wouldn't be mad...
"Uh, Daddy?" Zelda asked, "I'm feeling a little light headed. I'm going to go lie down, alright?"
"Of course, sweetheart. I'll see you at dinner,"
Zelda smiled and exited the room. She wasn't feeling light headed, she was feeling disgusted.
And she could sum it up in one word. Emma. The looks that she gave Link were totally sickening
and inappropriate. But Link wouldn't give in, would he? He would be in the woods with her for a
few months, alone. But he would still not give in, right? The thought of her Link with another
girl, especially Emma, made Zelda want to go jump off a bridge somewhere. She just wanted to
marry Link, go with him wherever he would take her, and have a family with him, was that too
much to ask? 'Whoa, did I just think what I think I did?' she asked herself. She had
unconsciously walked to Link's room. When she noticed where her thoughts had led her to, she
ran to her own room to cry. These next few months would be total and complete hell for her.
• Sorry it's short. And sorry 4 the delay. I had like, 3 reports to do a month and I
procrastinated. Oh yeah, and expect me to do some other work besides this story. Soon.
Please r&r! ~april
