Chapter 6: Peach
"QUIT!?! You can't be serious!" Link said in astonishment. Zelda had asked him if he would go with her for a walk around the fields outside of town. Link had eagerly accepted and Fox had given him a wink. Fox and Donkey had decided to go back to the inn. The two Hylians just walked out of town and into the fields. Zelda was still wearing her Sheikah suit. She held her mask in her hand. "I am serious Link. I'm not good enough." "Not good enough? We won, remember? Do you think I could have won on my own?" Zelda nodded. "Yes. You're good, Link. The only thing I did was distracting Donkey so you could take Fox. I'm packing and I'm leaving tomorrow." She sighed. She would go back to the castle. Back to her boring life as a princess. She just hoped her father wouldn't be too angry with her. "Zelda, Zelda, Zelda! I know it when I see a good fighter and you're good. You just have to get used to the tournament and every thing around it. I had that as well when I fought last year." "No, Link. It's sweet of you to say that, but I can't compete with all those good contesters. And if I team up with you, I'm just in the way. You need the money, Link. And I'm afraid I'm going to cost you the prize." Link stopped and turned around to her. Zelda stopped as well. "Zelda, I want you as my team-mate!" Zelda looked up at him in surprise. "You just say that so that I'll stay." "Zelda, you are someone I can trust on in a fight. I want someone like that. I fought with a lot of fighters in my team. Most of them don't understand the meaning of a team battle. I asked you to hold your position in that fight and you did as I asked. It might have sounded a bit bossy, but it worked. The problem with team battles is that you and your team-mate must feel each other's thoughts and know each other's style. With fighters from different backgrounds, that is difficult. Perhaps it's because we're both Hylians, but I think I can't fight a team battle with anyone but you by my side, I discovered that today." Zelda gave him a sweet smile. Something which Link liked. "So, I'm asking you, as a friend and as a fighter, would you please stay and remain my team-mate for the rest of the tournament?" Zelda liked Link. He wasn't like most people she knew. He was polite and modest. And handsome too. They didn't know much about each other, but Zelda liked him. A lot. Perhaps he was even more to her than just a friend. "I don't know, Link. I'm not good enough on my own." "But I can teach you some tricks." Zelda wasn't sure. "What do I have to do to let you stay? Fall on my knees and beg? You are very valuable to me, Zelda. Both as a fighter and... as a friend." Zelda smiled a bit nervously. Link looked away from her. He had said more than he wanted to say. But he had finally found a girl he really liked and she was about to leave. He couldn't let that happen. "You're really sweet, you know that? I bet you've got loads of girls," Zelda said softly. She forgot what Link had said about his love life. Link didn't pay attention to it. He shook his head slowly. "No. I'm trying to get close to a girl with blonde hair and a blue suit with a mask..." The two looked each other in the eyes and their faces moved towards each other. "Would that be me?" Zelda asked softly. "Yeah." They closed their eyes as their lips closed in on each other. "Well, well, if it isn't my friend Zelda. Still living under your rank, I see." Link and Zelda quickly turned away from each other and looked in the direction of the voice. They were both blushing a little. They saw a Human woman standing in front of them. She had blonde, curling, long hair and she wore a fancy, pink dress with diamonds at some places. She wore big, round, blue rubies as earrings. She was older than Zelda and wore a golden crown on top of her head. "Peach," Zelda said coldly. She hated the interruption, but that was not the only reason for her cold reaction. Link was too ashamed to notice her reaction. "A friend of yours?" "You can call it that way." Link pointed out his hand towards Peach. "Pleased to meet you. I'm Link." Peach looked at his hand and then looked at Zelda again. "As usually, you can only make friends with low-lifes and scum." Link finally awoke from his naive state. "What!?! You take that back, lady!" he said threatening. "Tell him to keep his mouth shut," Peach told Zelda. "And why would I do that?" Zelda asked her. "He's my friend. And I'm not ordering my friends about." Peach chuckled. "Did you impress him with your status and wealth, Zelda?" Link looked at Zelda in surprise. "Status and wealth?" Peach looked at Link, amused. "You mean you didn't know? What a laugh! Zelda is..." Zelda interrupted Peach. "I'd prefer if you didn't tell Link who I am." Zelda said softly. "Suit yourself, Zelda. I think his curiousity will find out. What are you doing here?" Zelda waited with her answer. "I'm here to fight in the tournament." Peach laughed again. "Oh, really? Me too. Then we can settle some things, Hylian. As I look at you, I see a little girl incapable of defending herself. That's going to be a laugh. I'll see you again, Zelda." Peach turned around and walked away from the couple in the direction of the town, leaving Link's head filled with questions. Zelda looked at Link. "So I guess you want to know who I am..." Link slowly shook his head. "No. If you don't want me to know it, then I'll respect that. But your name is really Zelda?" Zelda smiled. "Yes, it's Zelda." She could barely believe what Link had said. He truly respected her for who she was and not for what she was. "What's your history with this Peach character? You don't seem to like her." Link interrupted her thoughts. "Peach and I..." Zelda wanted to say that she and Peach were both of royalty, but held different visions on that subject. "...just hate each other's attitudes." "I see. But I didn't got a real answer on my question. Will you stay?" Zelda nodded. "I'll give it a shot." "Good!" Link said, relieved.
"QUIT!?! You can't be serious!" Link said in astonishment. Zelda had asked him if he would go with her for a walk around the fields outside of town. Link had eagerly accepted and Fox had given him a wink. Fox and Donkey had decided to go back to the inn. The two Hylians just walked out of town and into the fields. Zelda was still wearing her Sheikah suit. She held her mask in her hand. "I am serious Link. I'm not good enough." "Not good enough? We won, remember? Do you think I could have won on my own?" Zelda nodded. "Yes. You're good, Link. The only thing I did was distracting Donkey so you could take Fox. I'm packing and I'm leaving tomorrow." She sighed. She would go back to the castle. Back to her boring life as a princess. She just hoped her father wouldn't be too angry with her. "Zelda, Zelda, Zelda! I know it when I see a good fighter and you're good. You just have to get used to the tournament and every thing around it. I had that as well when I fought last year." "No, Link. It's sweet of you to say that, but I can't compete with all those good contesters. And if I team up with you, I'm just in the way. You need the money, Link. And I'm afraid I'm going to cost you the prize." Link stopped and turned around to her. Zelda stopped as well. "Zelda, I want you as my team-mate!" Zelda looked up at him in surprise. "You just say that so that I'll stay." "Zelda, you are someone I can trust on in a fight. I want someone like that. I fought with a lot of fighters in my team. Most of them don't understand the meaning of a team battle. I asked you to hold your position in that fight and you did as I asked. It might have sounded a bit bossy, but it worked. The problem with team battles is that you and your team-mate must feel each other's thoughts and know each other's style. With fighters from different backgrounds, that is difficult. Perhaps it's because we're both Hylians, but I think I can't fight a team battle with anyone but you by my side, I discovered that today." Zelda gave him a sweet smile. Something which Link liked. "So, I'm asking you, as a friend and as a fighter, would you please stay and remain my team-mate for the rest of the tournament?" Zelda liked Link. He wasn't like most people she knew. He was polite and modest. And handsome too. They didn't know much about each other, but Zelda liked him. A lot. Perhaps he was even more to her than just a friend. "I don't know, Link. I'm not good enough on my own." "But I can teach you some tricks." Zelda wasn't sure. "What do I have to do to let you stay? Fall on my knees and beg? You are very valuable to me, Zelda. Both as a fighter and... as a friend." Zelda smiled a bit nervously. Link looked away from her. He had said more than he wanted to say. But he had finally found a girl he really liked and she was about to leave. He couldn't let that happen. "You're really sweet, you know that? I bet you've got loads of girls," Zelda said softly. She forgot what Link had said about his love life. Link didn't pay attention to it. He shook his head slowly. "No. I'm trying to get close to a girl with blonde hair and a blue suit with a mask..." The two looked each other in the eyes and their faces moved towards each other. "Would that be me?" Zelda asked softly. "Yeah." They closed their eyes as their lips closed in on each other. "Well, well, if it isn't my friend Zelda. Still living under your rank, I see." Link and Zelda quickly turned away from each other and looked in the direction of the voice. They were both blushing a little. They saw a Human woman standing in front of them. She had blonde, curling, long hair and she wore a fancy, pink dress with diamonds at some places. She wore big, round, blue rubies as earrings. She was older than Zelda and wore a golden crown on top of her head. "Peach," Zelda said coldly. She hated the interruption, but that was not the only reason for her cold reaction. Link was too ashamed to notice her reaction. "A friend of yours?" "You can call it that way." Link pointed out his hand towards Peach. "Pleased to meet you. I'm Link." Peach looked at his hand and then looked at Zelda again. "As usually, you can only make friends with low-lifes and scum." Link finally awoke from his naive state. "What!?! You take that back, lady!" he said threatening. "Tell him to keep his mouth shut," Peach told Zelda. "And why would I do that?" Zelda asked her. "He's my friend. And I'm not ordering my friends about." Peach chuckled. "Did you impress him with your status and wealth, Zelda?" Link looked at Zelda in surprise. "Status and wealth?" Peach looked at Link, amused. "You mean you didn't know? What a laugh! Zelda is..." Zelda interrupted Peach. "I'd prefer if you didn't tell Link who I am." Zelda said softly. "Suit yourself, Zelda. I think his curiousity will find out. What are you doing here?" Zelda waited with her answer. "I'm here to fight in the tournament." Peach laughed again. "Oh, really? Me too. Then we can settle some things, Hylian. As I look at you, I see a little girl incapable of defending herself. That's going to be a laugh. I'll see you again, Zelda." Peach turned around and walked away from the couple in the direction of the town, leaving Link's head filled with questions. Zelda looked at Link. "So I guess you want to know who I am..." Link slowly shook his head. "No. If you don't want me to know it, then I'll respect that. But your name is really Zelda?" Zelda smiled. "Yes, it's Zelda." She could barely believe what Link had said. He truly respected her for who she was and not for what she was. "What's your history with this Peach character? You don't seem to like her." Link interrupted her thoughts. "Peach and I..." Zelda wanted to say that she and Peach were both of royalty, but held different visions on that subject. "...just hate each other's attitudes." "I see. But I didn't got a real answer on my question. Will you stay?" Zelda nodded. "I'll give it a shot." "Good!" Link said, relieved.