After breakfast, he and Zelda decided to go for a ride to Lake Hylia on Epona.



"Link, will you promise me something?" Zelda asked while Link was helping her off Epona.



"Anything for you, Princess!" Link replied.



"Promise me that you'll never leave me,"



"What do you mean, Princess?"



"I mean like the way my mother left my father." Link thought a minute. 'Is she talking about death?'



"Uh, Zel? What do you mean by that?"



"Link, when we're married, I don't want you going off and fighting. I never wanna live and have to see you die. I just don't wanna have that risk." Link pondered this. He loved Zelda dearly, but that was a pretty big sacrifice. Never fight for the rest of his life?



"Zelda, what about that promise I made a long time ago, you know, the one about always protecting you?"



"So? Only protect me when you have to." They both giggled. Link sighed.



"I won't make any promises, but I'll try my darndest to make sure you get what you want. Alright?"



"Okay, I guess." They walked toward the water, and sat down about 7 feet from it, Zelda sitting between Link's legs with her back towards him. She leaned back and closed her eyes.



"I love you, Link,"



"I love you, too, Zelda,"



Link brushed her hair to the side and kissed her neck. She tilted her head to the side, exposing more of her neck. She let out a small moan, encouraging Link. She soon realized that was a bad idea and slowly moved away.



"What did I...."



"Nothing, Link. You didn't do anything. I'm just afraid if we don't stop now, we won't."



"I'm sorry." Link said quietly.



"Don't apologize, it's okay."

"Well, we'd better head back. We wouldn't wanna be late for lunch." Link said.



"No, Link, YOU wouldn't wanna be late for lunch!" Zelda joked. They both laughed. He admired her openness. She wasn't ever afraid to speak her mind. He liked that about her. That and she was the prettiest thing he had ever saw. And she was all his. Well, not yet, but she would be.



They arrived back at the castle a few hours later. One hour until lunch. Zelda decided to go to her room and get freshened up. After all, it was a warm day, and she didn't want to smell bad just in case Link wanted to do something with her this afternoon. As she walked up the stairs, she thought about what the wedding would be like and how Link would treat her. She couldn't help but ponder that stuff. Somewhere she had heard that people change after marriage. She hoped that wasn't true, she loved Link just the way he was. And it was impossible for him to get any better; he was already perfect. She made it to her room. She went into her bathroom and poured herself a nice, cool bath.............



Link walked up to his room. He wanted to get cleaned up just in case Zelda wanted to do something with him later. He quickly showered and dressed. He still had fifty minutes left. He didn't want to bother Zelda, so he decided to just rest on his bed. But he was tired and just couldn't stand to keep his eyes open.



Zelda was on her way down to lunch, and Link was no where to be seen. She went to his room and looked in. There he was, asleep. She went over to him. He looked so innocent and sweet. But she had to wake him. She gently shook him.



"Link, you need to get up."



"Just five more minutes..." he groaned.



Zelda was trying to think of a way to get him up. That's it! "Hey Link, it's lunch time. You know, where you eat?"



"Okay, fine." he said as he got up.



"I thought that would do it," she half-giggled. Link smiled. He was still tired. They went downstairs arm in arm. They took their usual places at the table.



"So, when do you two want the wedding?" King Harkinian asked.



Zelda looked at Link, "The sooner, the better." He winked back at her.



"How about next week?" The King said. Zelda's eyes widened. So soon? She was beginning to love her Father.



"Sounds good to me," Link said.

"Yep," Zelda agreed.



"Good then, it's all set. We'll have to work on all of the preparations after lunch, okay?" The King asked. They both agreed.













  • •Was that ok? I've been reeeeeeeaaaalllllly sick lately, so cut me some slack. And oh yeah, b4 i 4get, there will be a "wedding night" story (my sis wanted 2 write one), but it won't be a chapter. After that, I will continue on with the chapters, ok?

~april