Chapter 7: Revelations
"So Peach is participating..." Fox said, dreamly before he took a drink from his mug of ale. The four friends sat at a round, wooden table in Toad's inn. It was evening and dark outside. Zelda had a goblet of wine, while Link and Donkey both had a glass of water. Donkey didn't like all those drinks and Link had taken water because Zelda was still paying for him. "Then Mario be here too," Donkey noticed. "Yeah, I think so. He seems to like Peach," Fox said. "Aw! I don't really dig his taste for girls," Link said, surprised. "She's a good woman. She's just a bit arrogant at times. Bragging about being a princess and stuff like that," Fox said. "She's a princess? Hm, I think I'm going to chat with her for a while. Perhaps she likes me. Could come in handy," Link said, looking at Zelda. He chuckled as a sign that he was only joking. Zelda smiled at him. "Would you like a princess as a girlfriend?" she asked curiously. Link pursed his lips and made a nonchalant movement with his head. "I'm not going for money. But I haven't seen a single princess who is normal. They're all incredibly arrogant and selfish. I bet the princess of our land is just like Princess Peach." Zelda swallowed and shrugged her shoulders to hide it. "I don't know her." Fox noticed Zelda's strange behavior. The four chatted for a while until Link felt tired. "I'm going to bed, guys. I haven't really slept last night and you two..." he pointed at Donkey and Fox, "...really hit me hard this morning." Fox chuckled. "Thanks for the compliment, Link." Link stood up and stretched himself. "Good night, guys," he said, as he walked to the stairs. "I'm going to bed as well," Donkey said as he too stood up from his chair. He was a very civilized ape. "Sleep well, guys," Zelda said. As soon as Donkey and Link had disappeared in their rooms, Fox turned to Zelda. "Zelda, I'm starting to get the feeling that I should address you as 'Your Highness'. Am I right or not?" Zelda was stunned. "Why... Why do you think that?" Fox emptied his mug. "Your money, your Sheikah clothing; you're not a Sheikah. Your reaction towards Link this evening. THIS reaction. Link and Donkey might be a bit naive, but I'm not." Zelda looked down at the table. "Your perceptions are right, Fox. I'm indeed the Princess of Hyrule." "Why did you not tell us?" Fox said, not surprised he was right. "I didn't want you guys to treat me like a princess. I was afraid you would change your behavior towards me." "If you don't want us to call you princess, that's okay with us; I'm sure. But if I were you, I wouldn't lie to Link in this critical phase." Zelda looked up at Fox. "Don't give me that surprised look, Zelda. I've seen the way you two react upon each other and that walk through the plains this morning was the last piece of evidence my mind needed. He likes you, you like him. But you better tell him who you are. I'm sure he'll understand." Zelda shook her head. "No. Then he'll treat me like a princess. You heard what he said about princesses." "But you're an exception. And sooner or later, he'll find out. Just tell him in the morning. I know Link. He's a nice guy." Zelda sighed. "Yeah, he is. He really is." She hadn't forgotten about her history with Ganondorf. How COULD one possibly forget THAT? But she knew Link was different. She had trusted Ganondorf and that was wrong, but she knew Link would never hurt her in the way Ganondorf had done. She just felt happy no lasting damage was done that night. She had to thank that to her magic skills. Link couldn't fall asleep. He was thinking of Zelda. She had to be someone important, or else Peach wouldn't know her. Considering Peach's reaction towards him that morning. Peach would be in the tournament as well. Link wondered if she could fight a bit. He figured it would be some match if Zelda had to fight Peach... The two held a certain grudge against each other. Slowly, Link fell asleep. He had a dream. He stood somewhere, but his surroundings were plain blue and pink. He didn't stand on a ground or anything. He saw a figure walking towards him. She wore a long dress. The upper part of the dress was light purple and the lower part was white. Before the white part, a cloth hung with some symbols on it. Link could recognise three golden triangles in the shape of one big triangle: The crest of the Royal Family of Hyrule! Instead of sleeves, the girl wore white, silken gloves which reached up to her upper-arm. She had long, almost gold, hair which was combed back. On her head rested a golden diadem. As she approached him, Link was convinced it was the Princess of Hyrule. He quickly bowed and took of his cap. "Your Highness," Link said, courteously. The princess stopped right in front of him. "Stand up, Link. You don't need to bow for me." She spoke with a sweet voice, which Link recognized. He stood up straight and startled. "Z... Zelda?" Zelda smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry." She moved her hands along his chest. As if it was by command, Link wrapped his arms around her waist as he pulled her closer. "I don't think so!" a loud voice echoed through the infinite space. Suddenly, a red crystal was formed around Zelda. It completely closed her in. Link was surprised, but frantically started to pound on the crystal in an attempt to break it. Suddenly, she disappeared. And the voice said, "I'm coming to the tournament to take that what is rightfully mine!" Then laughter. Link opened his eyes. It was in the middle of the night and it was pitch-dark. He noticed his blanket had fallen of the bed. He took it from the floor and put it on the bed again. He lay back in the pillow. "What in Din's name was that all about?"
"So Peach is participating..." Fox said, dreamly before he took a drink from his mug of ale. The four friends sat at a round, wooden table in Toad's inn. It was evening and dark outside. Zelda had a goblet of wine, while Link and Donkey both had a glass of water. Donkey didn't like all those drinks and Link had taken water because Zelda was still paying for him. "Then Mario be here too," Donkey noticed. "Yeah, I think so. He seems to like Peach," Fox said. "Aw! I don't really dig his taste for girls," Link said, surprised. "She's a good woman. She's just a bit arrogant at times. Bragging about being a princess and stuff like that," Fox said. "She's a princess? Hm, I think I'm going to chat with her for a while. Perhaps she likes me. Could come in handy," Link said, looking at Zelda. He chuckled as a sign that he was only joking. Zelda smiled at him. "Would you like a princess as a girlfriend?" she asked curiously. Link pursed his lips and made a nonchalant movement with his head. "I'm not going for money. But I haven't seen a single princess who is normal. They're all incredibly arrogant and selfish. I bet the princess of our land is just like Princess Peach." Zelda swallowed and shrugged her shoulders to hide it. "I don't know her." Fox noticed Zelda's strange behavior. The four chatted for a while until Link felt tired. "I'm going to bed, guys. I haven't really slept last night and you two..." he pointed at Donkey and Fox, "...really hit me hard this morning." Fox chuckled. "Thanks for the compliment, Link." Link stood up and stretched himself. "Good night, guys," he said, as he walked to the stairs. "I'm going to bed as well," Donkey said as he too stood up from his chair. He was a very civilized ape. "Sleep well, guys," Zelda said. As soon as Donkey and Link had disappeared in their rooms, Fox turned to Zelda. "Zelda, I'm starting to get the feeling that I should address you as 'Your Highness'. Am I right or not?" Zelda was stunned. "Why... Why do you think that?" Fox emptied his mug. "Your money, your Sheikah clothing; you're not a Sheikah. Your reaction towards Link this evening. THIS reaction. Link and Donkey might be a bit naive, but I'm not." Zelda looked down at the table. "Your perceptions are right, Fox. I'm indeed the Princess of Hyrule." "Why did you not tell us?" Fox said, not surprised he was right. "I didn't want you guys to treat me like a princess. I was afraid you would change your behavior towards me." "If you don't want us to call you princess, that's okay with us; I'm sure. But if I were you, I wouldn't lie to Link in this critical phase." Zelda looked up at Fox. "Don't give me that surprised look, Zelda. I've seen the way you two react upon each other and that walk through the plains this morning was the last piece of evidence my mind needed. He likes you, you like him. But you better tell him who you are. I'm sure he'll understand." Zelda shook her head. "No. Then he'll treat me like a princess. You heard what he said about princesses." "But you're an exception. And sooner or later, he'll find out. Just tell him in the morning. I know Link. He's a nice guy." Zelda sighed. "Yeah, he is. He really is." She hadn't forgotten about her history with Ganondorf. How COULD one possibly forget THAT? But she knew Link was different. She had trusted Ganondorf and that was wrong, but she knew Link would never hurt her in the way Ganondorf had done. She just felt happy no lasting damage was done that night. She had to thank that to her magic skills. Link couldn't fall asleep. He was thinking of Zelda. She had to be someone important, or else Peach wouldn't know her. Considering Peach's reaction towards him that morning. Peach would be in the tournament as well. Link wondered if she could fight a bit. He figured it would be some match if Zelda had to fight Peach... The two held a certain grudge against each other. Slowly, Link fell asleep. He had a dream. He stood somewhere, but his surroundings were plain blue and pink. He didn't stand on a ground or anything. He saw a figure walking towards him. She wore a long dress. The upper part of the dress was light purple and the lower part was white. Before the white part, a cloth hung with some symbols on it. Link could recognise three golden triangles in the shape of one big triangle: The crest of the Royal Family of Hyrule! Instead of sleeves, the girl wore white, silken gloves which reached up to her upper-arm. She had long, almost gold, hair which was combed back. On her head rested a golden diadem. As she approached him, Link was convinced it was the Princess of Hyrule. He quickly bowed and took of his cap. "Your Highness," Link said, courteously. The princess stopped right in front of him. "Stand up, Link. You don't need to bow for me." She spoke with a sweet voice, which Link recognized. He stood up straight and startled. "Z... Zelda?" Zelda smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry." She moved her hands along his chest. As if it was by command, Link wrapped his arms around her waist as he pulled her closer. "I don't think so!" a loud voice echoed through the infinite space. Suddenly, a red crystal was formed around Zelda. It completely closed her in. Link was surprised, but frantically started to pound on the crystal in an attempt to break it. Suddenly, she disappeared. And the voice said, "I'm coming to the tournament to take that what is rightfully mine!" Then laughter. Link opened his eyes. It was in the middle of the night and it was pitch-dark. He noticed his blanket had fallen of the bed. He took it from the floor and put it on the bed again. He lay back in the pillow. "What in Din's name was that all about?"