Chapter 13: Hatred Fueled
"My first opponent was a piece of cake. He was rather boring. How 'bout you, Donkey?" Fox said, resting his feet on the wooden table. It was the evening after the first round and everyone had fought once. It had been announced that the next fight would be on a planet called Zebes. Zelda had been rather surprised when she had heard it. For her, there was one planet: Earth. And behind the clouds were the goddesses. Oh well. She would see it in a couple of days. The four friends sat on the chairs around the table in Toad's inn, discussing their day. Link noticed that Zelda had been awfully quiet since their fight against Psyclown and Black Ninja. Link knew it had something to do with Ganondorf. He felt a serious hatred for the evil wizard. Link knew what Ganondorf had done to Zelda and he also knew that the man was going to pay. Sooner or later. "I had to fight a Human girl," Donkey said. "She wore just a bikini and panties!" Link bent forward a little, in Donkey's direction. "Oh, yeah?" he said, strinkingly interrested, expecting a reaction from Zelda. "Yeah," Donkey answered. "But she was too small and too pale for the likes of me. She also yelled a lot when she kicked and jumped. But I won." Fox crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You dispatched her decently, I presume?" he said with a smirk on his face. Donkey simply nodded. Link looked worried in Zelda's direction. She hadn't reacted on Link's comment and that worried him. Zelda just stared at the table. Link, who was sitting next to her, put his hand comforting on her leg. She startled and smiled uneasy at him. She looked at him with a question in her eyes. She softly cleared her throat and said, "Can I speak to you in private, Link?" Link was glad she finally said something. "Sure," he said as he stood up, followed by Zelda. "Excuse us," Link said to Donkey and Fox. As Zelda ascended the stairs, followed by Link, Fox said, "Smart move, Zelda!" He chuckled as Link made a long nose at him. They entered Zelda's room and Link closed the door behind him. Zelda sat down on her bed and watched Link doing the same. "So... what's up?" Link said, already suspecting the answer. "Link..." Zelda started cautious. "What I am about to tell is something what I have never told anyone before. And please promise me that you'll keep it a secret from everyone." "Of course, if that's what you want," Link said softly, but firmly. Zelda sighed deeply. She had remained silent about this for well over two years, but she just HAD to talk about it with someone. Especially while Ganondorf was back. "A few years ago..." she started. "...a man came to Hyrule Castle. The same man that keeps threatening me; Ganondorf. He came for political business with my father. I don't exactly know the details, but he was a very charming and polite man... at least I thought he was. We became friends. He was funny and he always made me laugh." Zelda swallowed and then continued. "You could say he had won my trust. Then, the evening before he would leave the castle again, I lay in bed, reading. Suddenly, Ganondorf came in and closed the door behind him. I thought he wanted to talk to me or play a game of chess, but..." Zelda closed her eyes and swallowed again. Link wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Zelda opened her eyes and looked at the floor. "No, Link. I have to tell you." She paused for a moment and then continued. "It was only when he locked the door that I started to realise that something was wrong. He just looked at me and smiled mean. I... I remember exactly what he said: 'You're going to enjoy this.' That's what he said, Link! 'You're going to enjoy this!'" Zelda started to cry and Link pulled her closer in an attempt to comfort her. He put his free hand on the back of her head, but he didn't know what to say. Zelda then looked at him with huge eyes. "It hurt me so much... I used some magic to prevent a... child...." Then, suddenly, Link was overcome by pure hatred for this one man. How could he have done that!? Of all the crimes Link knew, this was the worst. He had suspected it, but hearing it from Zelda made his heart and soul cry out for vengance. Anger raced through his vains and his whole body shuddered. "He won't touch you again," he said, his voice filled with anger. Yet, it sounded assuring to Zelda; confident. She kept crying, but she felt better. She had to spit it out, talk about it. And it worked. For years, her terrible experience was just hers to deal with. Now, she had a young man who tried to comfort her and who guarantied protection and safety. "It must have been difficult for you to trust me." Link said softly. Zelda looked up at him again. "No, Link. You are different. You care for me and you didn't even want to hurt me during our spar." Link used his thumb to wipe away some tears from Zelda's cheeks. "Man, do you always cry that much? You've been crying ever since we kissed. Could that be it?" Zelda giggled carefully. She immediatly got serious again and looked away from him. "I wanted to ask you something very... impolite..." she said as she snivelled. "Go ahead," Link said as he let her go and placed his arms behind his back on the bed. "Ganondorf really scared me, Link. Would you mind to... sleep... in my room? So that I... won't be alone." "Sure. If that 'll make you feel safe. I'll get my mattrass and sleep on the ground." "Thank you, Link." Zelda said softly. Link looked at her face. You could clearly see that she had cried. Her eyes looked blurry and her face was a bit red. The wet substance still marked her beautifull face. Link moved towards her and kissed her. He tasted a mixture of her sweet lips and the salt tears. When he broke off the kiss he said: "Now, no more tears, okay?" "You haven't really seen me from my good side today, haven't you?" she said, smiling. Link shrugged his shoulders. "It hadn't really been your day either." They remained silent for a few minutes. "Shall we go downstairs?" Link asked. Zelda quickly shook her head. "No. Let's be alone for a while." "Great idea," Link said as Zelda cuddled against him and put her head on his chest.
"My first opponent was a piece of cake. He was rather boring. How 'bout you, Donkey?" Fox said, resting his feet on the wooden table. It was the evening after the first round and everyone had fought once. It had been announced that the next fight would be on a planet called Zebes. Zelda had been rather surprised when she had heard it. For her, there was one planet: Earth. And behind the clouds were the goddesses. Oh well. She would see it in a couple of days. The four friends sat on the chairs around the table in Toad's inn, discussing their day. Link noticed that Zelda had been awfully quiet since their fight against Psyclown and Black Ninja. Link knew it had something to do with Ganondorf. He felt a serious hatred for the evil wizard. Link knew what Ganondorf had done to Zelda and he also knew that the man was going to pay. Sooner or later. "I had to fight a Human girl," Donkey said. "She wore just a bikini and panties!" Link bent forward a little, in Donkey's direction. "Oh, yeah?" he said, strinkingly interrested, expecting a reaction from Zelda. "Yeah," Donkey answered. "But she was too small and too pale for the likes of me. She also yelled a lot when she kicked and jumped. But I won." Fox crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You dispatched her decently, I presume?" he said with a smirk on his face. Donkey simply nodded. Link looked worried in Zelda's direction. She hadn't reacted on Link's comment and that worried him. Zelda just stared at the table. Link, who was sitting next to her, put his hand comforting on her leg. She startled and smiled uneasy at him. She looked at him with a question in her eyes. She softly cleared her throat and said, "Can I speak to you in private, Link?" Link was glad she finally said something. "Sure," he said as he stood up, followed by Zelda. "Excuse us," Link said to Donkey and Fox. As Zelda ascended the stairs, followed by Link, Fox said, "Smart move, Zelda!" He chuckled as Link made a long nose at him. They entered Zelda's room and Link closed the door behind him. Zelda sat down on her bed and watched Link doing the same. "So... what's up?" Link said, already suspecting the answer. "Link..." Zelda started cautious. "What I am about to tell is something what I have never told anyone before. And please promise me that you'll keep it a secret from everyone." "Of course, if that's what you want," Link said softly, but firmly. Zelda sighed deeply. She had remained silent about this for well over two years, but she just HAD to talk about it with someone. Especially while Ganondorf was back. "A few years ago..." she started. "...a man came to Hyrule Castle. The same man that keeps threatening me; Ganondorf. He came for political business with my father. I don't exactly know the details, but he was a very charming and polite man... at least I thought he was. We became friends. He was funny and he always made me laugh." Zelda swallowed and then continued. "You could say he had won my trust. Then, the evening before he would leave the castle again, I lay in bed, reading. Suddenly, Ganondorf came in and closed the door behind him. I thought he wanted to talk to me or play a game of chess, but..." Zelda closed her eyes and swallowed again. Link wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Zelda opened her eyes and looked at the floor. "No, Link. I have to tell you." She paused for a moment and then continued. "It was only when he locked the door that I started to realise that something was wrong. He just looked at me and smiled mean. I... I remember exactly what he said: 'You're going to enjoy this.' That's what he said, Link! 'You're going to enjoy this!'" Zelda started to cry and Link pulled her closer in an attempt to comfort her. He put his free hand on the back of her head, but he didn't know what to say. Zelda then looked at him with huge eyes. "It hurt me so much... I used some magic to prevent a... child...." Then, suddenly, Link was overcome by pure hatred for this one man. How could he have done that!? Of all the crimes Link knew, this was the worst. He had suspected it, but hearing it from Zelda made his heart and soul cry out for vengance. Anger raced through his vains and his whole body shuddered. "He won't touch you again," he said, his voice filled with anger. Yet, it sounded assuring to Zelda; confident. She kept crying, but she felt better. She had to spit it out, talk about it. And it worked. For years, her terrible experience was just hers to deal with. Now, she had a young man who tried to comfort her and who guarantied protection and safety. "It must have been difficult for you to trust me." Link said softly. Zelda looked up at him again. "No, Link. You are different. You care for me and you didn't even want to hurt me during our spar." Link used his thumb to wipe away some tears from Zelda's cheeks. "Man, do you always cry that much? You've been crying ever since we kissed. Could that be it?" Zelda giggled carefully. She immediatly got serious again and looked away from him. "I wanted to ask you something very... impolite..." she said as she snivelled. "Go ahead," Link said as he let her go and placed his arms behind his back on the bed. "Ganondorf really scared me, Link. Would you mind to... sleep... in my room? So that I... won't be alone." "Sure. If that 'll make you feel safe. I'll get my mattrass and sleep on the ground." "Thank you, Link." Zelda said softly. Link looked at her face. You could clearly see that she had cried. Her eyes looked blurry and her face was a bit red. The wet substance still marked her beautifull face. Link moved towards her and kissed her. He tasted a mixture of her sweet lips and the salt tears. When he broke off the kiss he said: "Now, no more tears, okay?" "You haven't really seen me from my good side today, haven't you?" she said, smiling. Link shrugged his shoulders. "It hadn't really been your day either." They remained silent for a few minutes. "Shall we go downstairs?" Link asked. Zelda quickly shook her head. "No. Let's be alone for a while." "Great idea," Link said as Zelda cuddled against him and put her head on his chest.