Chapter 18: A Sad Goodbye
"Ready?" Link asked Zelda as his fingers traced her pointed, but delicate ear. "Yes, my hero," she whispered. Link wrapped his arm around her waist and used his free hand to hold the horse by it's manes. Zelda startled from the sound of a boost being used and she saw an Arwing shooting through the sky, off into space. Link raised his hand, but he knew Fox couldn't see him anymore. Donkey had left several minutes before, by shooting away in a barrel. It had been a very strange sight. Yoshi had set off for Peach's Castle and Samus had decided to stay on Earth for a while. She stood next to the horse, wearing some casual clothes. "Give the tough Hylian a kiss from me, Zelda." she said. Zelda smiled. "Don't worry, I will." Link tapped his forehead with two fingers and moved his arm down again. "I'll see you again, Samus." "Goodbye, Link. Goodbye, Zelda," Samus said as Link put the horse into motion. Link knew Samus wasn't a girl of a lot of words, so he saved her a long goodbye. Zelda's friends had returned home days ago and the two Hylians had bought a horse in the town of the mushroom men. Zelda had paid Toad for everything, including Link's depts. Link didn't like it, but Zelda AND Toad had insisted, so he didn't have much of a choice. And now, the two Hylians were on their way home again. Back to Hyrule. Back to their own lives. They both didn't sat a word during their trip, knowing they would be seperated by the laws of their country. After a while, the towers of Hyrule Castle apeared at the horizon. Link saw them drawing closer as the horse approached it's destination. And suddenly, they stood before the moat that seperated Link's dangerous life from Zelda's wealthy one. Link dismounted the horse and helped Zelda down as well. "Well, I guess this is goodbye, then." Link said softly as the two stood opposite of each other, holding hands. It had become evening and a red glow illuminated the sky. Tears started to roll down the princess' cheeks, leaving wet trails on her fair skin. "Don't cry, Zelda. We'll see each other next year, won't we?" "Link, my father will never allow me to go again. He will maximise security. There's no way I can escape the castle next year." Zelda put her head against Link's chest and Link wrapped his arms around her. He too felt tears in his eyes. He just didn't want to let her go. "Cursed laws!" he said furious. Suddenly, he remembered something which Ganondorf had said. Something about him becoming king due to a flaw in the laws, but he didn't want to bring that subject in again. Ganondorf was dealt with by a seventeen year old girl. "I can try to visit you in the castle," Link said as firmly as possible. "No, Link. It could get you killed." Zelda's eyes shone from the late sunrays. She had such wonderful eyes. "Let's not make it harder than it already is. Just give me one last kiss and I'll go," Link said, his voice drowned in tears. "Can't I just come with you, Link? I don't owe those cocky kings and queens anything. We can then do what we want and..." "Then you'll be hunted like me. I don't want that to happen. You don't know how that is. Just kiss me one las time." Zelda wrapped her arms around his neck and the two Hylians kissed each other desperatly, their hands dancing through each other's hair. They reluctantly broke off the kiss and let each other go. "Take care of yourself, Princess." "Don't go, Link. Please..." Zelda said, crying, already missing him. Link swallowed, turned around and started to walk away from her. He had to let her go. It was for her own good. Zelda knew it too. She quickly turned around and started to run over the drawbridge and through Castle Town. Crying. Link turned around one last time. He saw her running. "Farewell, Princess of Hyrule. I'll always love you. Always," he murmered in tears. He stood there for a while until he turned around and started to walk away.
THE END
"Ready?" Link asked Zelda as his fingers traced her pointed, but delicate ear. "Yes, my hero," she whispered. Link wrapped his arm around her waist and used his free hand to hold the horse by it's manes. Zelda startled from the sound of a boost being used and she saw an Arwing shooting through the sky, off into space. Link raised his hand, but he knew Fox couldn't see him anymore. Donkey had left several minutes before, by shooting away in a barrel. It had been a very strange sight. Yoshi had set off for Peach's Castle and Samus had decided to stay on Earth for a while. She stood next to the horse, wearing some casual clothes. "Give the tough Hylian a kiss from me, Zelda." she said. Zelda smiled. "Don't worry, I will." Link tapped his forehead with two fingers and moved his arm down again. "I'll see you again, Samus." "Goodbye, Link. Goodbye, Zelda," Samus said as Link put the horse into motion. Link knew Samus wasn't a girl of a lot of words, so he saved her a long goodbye. Zelda's friends had returned home days ago and the two Hylians had bought a horse in the town of the mushroom men. Zelda had paid Toad for everything, including Link's depts. Link didn't like it, but Zelda AND Toad had insisted, so he didn't have much of a choice. And now, the two Hylians were on their way home again. Back to Hyrule. Back to their own lives. They both didn't sat a word during their trip, knowing they would be seperated by the laws of their country. After a while, the towers of Hyrule Castle apeared at the horizon. Link saw them drawing closer as the horse approached it's destination. And suddenly, they stood before the moat that seperated Link's dangerous life from Zelda's wealthy one. Link dismounted the horse and helped Zelda down as well. "Well, I guess this is goodbye, then." Link said softly as the two stood opposite of each other, holding hands. It had become evening and a red glow illuminated the sky. Tears started to roll down the princess' cheeks, leaving wet trails on her fair skin. "Don't cry, Zelda. We'll see each other next year, won't we?" "Link, my father will never allow me to go again. He will maximise security. There's no way I can escape the castle next year." Zelda put her head against Link's chest and Link wrapped his arms around her. He too felt tears in his eyes. He just didn't want to let her go. "Cursed laws!" he said furious. Suddenly, he remembered something which Ganondorf had said. Something about him becoming king due to a flaw in the laws, but he didn't want to bring that subject in again. Ganondorf was dealt with by a seventeen year old girl. "I can try to visit you in the castle," Link said as firmly as possible. "No, Link. It could get you killed." Zelda's eyes shone from the late sunrays. She had such wonderful eyes. "Let's not make it harder than it already is. Just give me one last kiss and I'll go," Link said, his voice drowned in tears. "Can't I just come with you, Link? I don't owe those cocky kings and queens anything. We can then do what we want and..." "Then you'll be hunted like me. I don't want that to happen. You don't know how that is. Just kiss me one las time." Zelda wrapped her arms around his neck and the two Hylians kissed each other desperatly, their hands dancing through each other's hair. They reluctantly broke off the kiss and let each other go. "Take care of yourself, Princess." "Don't go, Link. Please..." Zelda said, crying, already missing him. Link swallowed, turned around and started to walk away from her. He had to let her go. It was for her own good. Zelda knew it too. She quickly turned around and started to run over the drawbridge and through Castle Town. Crying. Link turned around one last time. He saw her running. "Farewell, Princess of Hyrule. I'll always love you. Always," he murmered in tears. He stood there for a while until he turned around and started to walk away.
THE END