Woohoo! Chapter 10! I've finally reached double digits! I had no clue that I'd ever make it this far. EVER! Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews! They make me soooo happy, and when I'm happy, I write! Thank you so much to everyone! Alright, enough crap, let's go with chapter 10!

Disclaimer: Blah, yeah, I don't own Zelda.

*Arden*

I was awake. I knew I was awake. But I couldn't move. And it was dark. And it was hard to breathe. But I was warm, and that was nice. I could feel bare skin on top of mine, and then I remembered fighting Link last night. I smiled. I smiled because we had so much fun. I smiled because I knew we were friends.

I smiled because I loved him.

I tried to move, but he was lying diagonally across me. I felt his bare, rising stomach and chest against mine, and I felt that my shirt had been pushed up past my bra. Jeez, we must've been seriously getting into that fight last night. I kinda wanted to be able to move, so I woke him up. Well, I tried to wake him up.

"Link," I whispered softly. "Link, baby, get up." There was silence. "C'mon, Link, please move," I asked, shaking him gently. He grunted.

"Mmmkay," he said, and moved completely on top of me. I sighed, and gave up. No use fighting the inevitable. I was still sleepy, and kept nodding in and out of light naps. Link's head was next to mine, half resting on the pillow and half resting on my shoulder. I put my hands on Link's back, not realizing what I was getting myself into. I slowly began to stroke his back, unaware as to why. My fingertips glided across his well-defined masculine curves and the strong ripples of his muscles, down his spine and then back up to his shoulders. I heard him sigh, but I knew he wasn't fully awake yet. I stopped briefly, and he moved, I think in discontent. When I started again, he buried his face into my neck, and wrapped his arms around my upper body.

"Mmm…Arden…" When he said this, I switched from using my fingertips to using my nails, tenderly skimming them down his smooth, sleek back. When I started to give his back and shoulders a massage, he groaned again, louder this time, and held me tighter. I continued, slowly, methodically. He shifted a bit, and that's when I felt something hard graze my inner thigh. I stopped abruptly, a bit shaken. Whoah, this situation could get dangerous. So I just placed my hands down on his back, and drifted back into a quiet, guiltless sleep.

~*~*~

"VAKE UP, BOTH OF YOU!"

It was Hilda. Hilda was screaming.

Hilda was screaming and beating us with a pillow.

"VAKE UP! VAKE UP ZIZ INZTANT!" she bellowed, continuing the pounding. "ACK! GET OFF HER YOU PIG! ACK! GET UP NOW!" Link flipped off of me and fell onto the floor. I was cold now, damnit, and I curled up into a ball on his bed.

"Nooo…go away," I whined, trying to hide from the beastly woman. I opened my eyes, and saw her shuffle over to where Link fell on the ground.

"YOU PIG!" she exclaimed, persisting with the hammering, "HOW COULD YOU DO ZUCH A GHAZTLY ZING TO ZUCH AN INNOZENT GIRL!" I flew out of the bed, my Irish temper pushed past its limit.

"HILDA, CALM YOUR 'ROIDS!" I screamed, lunging at her. Link was moaning, and he damn well had a right to! I ripped the pillow from her hand. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" She looked at me, puzzled.

"Child," she started, a bit calmer, "I zought zat…"

"You thought what? That he raped me? Jesus, Hilda, I have my clothes on! Look!" I pulled at my shirt and shorts. "Clothes!"

"Yez, I zee zem," she said. By this time, Link was standing, arms crossed, leaning against the wall.

"Why did you wake us up?!" I was steaming by this point, I think.

"I…vell…you two looked so promiscuous lying zere like zat, and I hated to zink zat you and he…"

"What? Did the nasty? Fooled around? Had sex?"

"Don't zay zat…"

"What? Sex? It's not a sin to say it! Everyone will do it sometime in their life!"

"Child, please--"

"I'll say it if I want to! Sex!"

"Ztop ziz!"

"Sex!!"

"ZTOP ZIZ AT ONCE!"

"SEX!!!"

Hilda grew silent, and had this deranged look on her face, like she was ready to kill. She stormed off in a huff, and I turned to Link. He had some sort of seductive grin on his face, and I blushed when we made eye contact. We then cracked up at the same time. We laughed and laughed, until our sides hurt and we were coughing and gasping for air.

"Her face…did you see her face?!" Link exclaimed inbetween fits of laughter. I nodded vigorously.

"Oh yeah! She looked like…" I gasped for air. "She was so shocked…and…woo!" I had to sit down and put my head between my knees. Link came over and briefly gave my back a rub. I almost panicked. Did he remember what had happened earlier? I hope not, cause I would never be able to live it down. I sat up and smiled at him.

"Alright, sexy," he joked, "get outta my room so we can hurry up and leave already." I stood up, and pushed his bare chest.

"It was your idea to come here," I reasoned, dodging his fist.

"I don't care. Get out, unless you wanna see what the doctors saw," he said, walking over to where his clothes and armor were piled up.

"That might not be so bad," I said, smirking.

"Shut up," he said, and pushed me out the door. I sighed, and walked back into my room. Hilda was in there, hanging up clothes, still beet red. She wouldn't even look at me. I kinda felt bad.

"Hilda, I'm sorry," I said as compassionately as possible. "I was out of line…I just get ticked off easily and--"

"Oh, Child, come here," she said, arms open. I walked up to her and gave her a hug. "I zhouldn't have jumped to conclusions, and I won't pick on your boyfriend anymore."

"He's not my boyfriend," I protested.

"Yet you zleep wiz him?"

"We didn't sleep together, we were just together when we slept…"

"Uh-huh. Vell, Child, it's been vonderful. Come back and vizit zee castle if you get a chance," she said, heading towards the door.

"Bye Hilda," I said, watching her disappear. I spotted my clothes, folded on the bed, so I took my shirt off and walked over. Just as I began to pull my shorts down, I heard a low whistle from behind be.

"Arden, wow," I heard a deep, familiar voice say. I whipped around to see Link's tall, well-built figure leaning against the doorway. I crossed my arms and shot him an evil look.

"Get. Out." He grinned, and walked out the way he came in. I got dressed in a hurry, slapped my armor on, and walked into his room. His nose was buried in a book, and I coughed to get his attention. He looked up and gave me that charming, boyish smile.

"Come on, let's go get some grub," he said, putting his arm around my waist. We walked down the grand staircase and into the kitchen. We stocked up on fruit, bread, and juices, and then headed back into the throne room.

"Ah, look, dear," Zelda said out loud to Sheik, "look who's decided to grace us with their presence!" Her voice was dripping with sarcasm. I shot her a fake smile.

"Good morning, Link and Arden. I trust you slept well, if you even slept at all," Sheik said with a sly grin on his face.

"We weren't sure what exactly Link was doing to you last night, Miss Arden! All we could hear were your screams--"

"No doubt screams of pleasure," Sheik added. I blushed, and looked away from their piercing stares. Then I thought of something, and smiled evily to myself.

"Yeah, screams of pleasure…hmm, Sheik, maybe you should ask Link for a few pointers on that subject, cause, y'know the Princess over there," I said, nodding towards Zelda, "the only thing she'll be screaming for is a bigger, oh, you know," I said, and smirked, content with my witty comeback.

"A bigger…sized…crown," Link said, slowly, holding back his laughter.

"Of course!" I said, faking another smile. They both looked mortified, and I felt that I had done enough damage. For now…

I watched Link bow to them, hastily, and then took my hand.

"Thank-you for your hospitality," Link said harshly, turning away from the haughty monarchs. I didn't even smile at them; I just followed Link out on his heels. He grabbed Epona by the reigns, and we mounted her at the same time. Once we reached Hyrule Field again, he slowed Epona, and we dismounted by the river. "Arden?"

"Hmm?"

"Arden, you alright? Your hand was shaking when I held it a minute ago," Link said, walking towards me. I turned around to face him, and I nodded, with a sly grin on my face.

"Mhm."

"Don't listen to them. They've got their heads so far up their asses that they don't even know how to be polite," he said with a smile. "And plus, if you really were screaming in ecstasy, in pleasure, and you were with me, the whole castle would have known it." I cracked up, and hugged him.

"That's bullshit!" I exclaimed, wrapping my legs around him as he picked me up. He continued to hold me, and I moved so our faces were in front of eachother.

"No, it's the truth! I have that power over women," he said cockily.

"Right, and what women have you been with before?"

"I…uh…well," he stuttered. "Damnit!" he said, and dropped me. I stumbled and regained my balance. But I knew he was right. I knew he would be able to blow me away.

"Alright, then, you sex god you, what's next?" He whistled for Epona and then jumped on.

"Come on, I'll show you," he replied, pulling me up. I grasped his waist and we sped off through Hyrule field.

*Sigh* I'm tired now…and Nocturne of Shadow, check your mail, lol. Thanks for all your kind reviews, and I'll try to get the next chapter up A.S.A.P!