WHEN TWO BECOMES ONE By Emerald Demuria

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or anything that has to do with Zelda. I just took the characters for a piece of fan fiction. Do not sue me; the only thing that you will get is one angry woman.

Hello! I really hated this chapter, but something prompted me to keep it. Just tell me how you feel about it and I will decide weather I should keep it or not.

CHAPTER 3 Rest and Recuperation

The next few days were quiet ones at the residence. Everyone was recuperating from the battles they had fought and were resting throughout the house. Rose and Quatre were still fast asleep in the guestroom upstairs and Link had not left his room since he came into the house after the battle with Ganandorf a few days earlier. Zelda had broken down and became extremely moody and at times violent, responding to the things that went on with unusual gloom and despair. She was the most fit after what had happened and had to take care of the things that went on all by herself. It was not a pleasant task. It was on one of those days that Link finally left his room and came out into the dining area. Although it was still hard for him to get around without being tired, he decided to go out and try to cheer Zelda up. "Maybe another friendly face in the house would just be the thing to make her day," Thought Link as he struggled through the mazes of chair legs and place mats on the floor of the dining room. As soon as he turned the corner he saw Zelda, more sullen and sober than she had ever been. She was leaning with her hands cupped in fists, supporting her face. "Hi Zelda? What's getting at you?" Linked responded airily with a hint of humor. "Nothing except for the fact that I am pooped, tired and at the moment feeling dead because of everything that I have done in the past few days. It's nice to have some fool that has been hibernating for the past few days show up and stick their grubby face into the affairs that goes on around this joint. "Muttered Zelda just loudly enough for Link to hear. Link's face suddenly lost its hint of amusement. He turned icy and snapped at Zelda with venom in his voice. "The times have sure changed you Zelda. Just be a little kinder. It took a lot of effort on my part just to get out here and the only thing that you do is put me down. I am going back to bed if this is the way that you are going to greet every late riser that has been out of the picture for a while." And with that Link walked slowly off to bed, carefully avoiding the mats and chair legs in the dining room. Zelda looked on after him and stared, dumbfounded. Then she got up and ran after him. It was not long before she reached his bedroom. He had just reached it and was settling comfortably down in his bed. Zelda walked up to the edge of the bed and in a clear voice that showed none of the venom and anger that she had exhibited over the past few days she apologized to him. On her way out she lifted his face in her hands and kissed him smack on the cheeks. It caused her to blush but she didn't care. This was her special moment. She was with the one that she loved, doing what she had always dreamed of doing. She lost all of the dreariness and anger that had built up inside of her and her cheeks took on a happy glow. Link sighed and she thought that he actually smiled as he drifted off to sleep. Then she tiptoed out of the room, remembering to partially close the door. After that she went to her own room and fell asleep on the bed.

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A few hours later Rose stirred in the guestroom. She was coming to life and the first thing that she saw was a blurry creamy-white surface that took up most of her field of vision. She struggled to keep her eyes open and managed to get only a slightly clearer view. Next to her Quatre stirred in his sleep and turned away from her in the other direction. Every part of her body ached with a severe pain that rushed up and down her entire body in short periods. She was unable to move and could only lie down and hope for the best. Suddenly she heard footsteps and Zelda appeared in the doorway, her face shining with a new light. "Hello. So you finally managed to awake. That was some thing that you did because it sure had me worried. What's your name? Mine is Zelda. Pleasure to meet you. " Zelda said as she moved to the side of the room, standing next to a large cabinet. "Mine is Rose Noventa." Rose whispered tiredly as she strained to see clearly. "I see." Responded Zelda. Then Zelda opened the cabinet and took out a tube of creamy medicine. "Hold still. This is going to help you get better. It should help your friend too when he awakes." Zelda moved forward, opening the bottle of creamy medicine. With one swift movement she administered a large blob of it onto Rose's entire body. After she smoothed it down, she left and returned with a bowl of steamy broth. The broth tasted good to Rose and did much to help her recover. She had even lost most of the pain and could move a few inches to the left and right without feeling much. After all of the broth was gone Zelda opened the window, letting in a few bursts of sunshine and some sweet smelling air. The afternoon sun cheered Rose's deflated spirits and partially raised her out of the gloomy mood that she was in. Suddenly next to her Quatre stirred and struggled to open his eyes.

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When Quatre woke up the first thing he saw was a blinding light and a blurry face. He screamed and tried to struggle, but found, just as Rose had that he could not move an inch. Zelda quickly ran to the cabinet and grabbed the medicine, administering a large blob of it on to Quatre's tense body. He calmed down immediately. "Hi, my name is Zelda. What is yours?" asked Zelda, a bit worriedly. "Mine is Quatre R. Winner." Quatre whispered tiredly. Zelda left the room, returning with some broth, which she fed to Quatra. He also regained some strength and found that he could move a little. " Thank you so much." Rose and Quatre said in unison. "That was some broth." Said Rose. "Yes, it was my own creation. See, I am a part time nurse." Zelda fidgeted uneasily as she said those words. "Link does not know that about me. He only knows that I am a princess who has been away from her home because she has been kidnapped, rescued and gotten her home destroyed in two weeks. Now I have nothing to go back to and decided to live with Link." "He is a kind man, then that Link that you are describing to us." Quatre said as he stared around the room. "Yes, indeed he is a very kind man." Zelda said. "You should be happy that you are living here, yet a few minutes ago you looked like the most nervous and distressed being in the world." Remarked Rose. "Well, nice getting to know you all. I have to go, but I'll be back for medicine and food later." Zelda said, and then she walked hurriedly out the door. Rose's face twisted painfully in an astonished look as she watched Zelda leave the room. Downstairs, Zelda sighed as she walked around the house. Every once in a while she heard noises coming from Link's room. Finally she decided to go and check it out. The door was locked, yet she could hear large bangs and clanging noises from within. Once in a while a strange muttering could be heard. "What is going on in there?" Thought Zelda exasperatedly. "Link can barely move that fast because of his left shoulder wound!" Suddenly the door popped open. Link gasped as Zelda loomed in front of him. He almost crashed into her. Link was carrying a large bag with his right hand and out of the bag poked the corner of his shield and sword. He struggled painfully to keep his balance with the load. "Zelda, I didn't know that you were here!" Shouted Link. "Mr. Link, eh, where are you going with that load?" Questioned Zelda. "With the condition that you are in you shouldn't be leaving the house so soon." "Nowhere. " He answered. "Just to the basement." And with that Link walked off and went down the stairs to the basement. With a bang and a crash he rejoined Zelda up on the main floor. Together they walked into the living room and stared through the windows at the bright, beautiful springtime scenery.