Link awoke in a soft bed lying next to Ruto. The last weeks were reviewed in his memory, the wedding, Darunia surprising him with a long, relaxing honeymoon in a resort that lay on a river that fed Lake Hylia. There they had been for the last 20 days or so, days of warm, late summer fun, and nights of……Well, you know…..Link stretched and kissed Ruto gently, before getting up out of bed. He dressed himself and left a short note telling Ruto where he was going. He walked out onto the balcony and took out his hookshot. He aimed for the limb of a nearby tree and shot, he was pulled down swiftly and landed on the soft grass. He strode down the banks of the river and then came to the edge of Lake Hylia. He dove in and swam over to the fishing hole that he had fun fishing at as a youth. He went in and the owner recognized him at once. "Link!" the man cried "It's good to see you again, I still remember you catching that ten pounder back, oh, probably eight years ago. "Nine, I'd say," corrected Link. "Well anyhow, it's great to see you, so I'll let you fish for free today, think of it as my wedding present to you." The man smiled. "Thanks!" Link cried, and took the rod out to the pond, and cast. He fished for a few hours, then came back. "Thanks again for the free fishing," Link said graciously. "Oh, no problem," the man replied, and Link left. He swam to the island in the center of the lake and basked in the sun letting himself dry off as he lay on the soft grass. He pulled out his ocarina and fiddled with it composing a few short ditties as he lazed in the hot sun.
Ruto awoke to find the bed beside her empty, she got up and wrapped herself in a soft bathrobe, and found Link's note, she was reading it when a bout of sudden nausea overcame her, she ran to the bathroom and vomited. She felt horrible. She vomited again, and rang the bell that called for room service. There was a knock at the door a moment later and Ruto called for them to come in. A young girl of about 14 or 15 came in. "Miss Ruto?" she called, "Can I help you?" Ruto beckoned her to the bathroom. "Miss Ruto!" The young girl gasped, "You're sick," "Yes," said Ruto feebly "Please," said Ruto, "Go find Link, my husband, he went to Lake Hylia, tell him what happened," Ruto groaned and clutched her stomach. "Right away Miss!" the girl cried and hurried off. Within a half and hour Link was by Ruto's side. Her stomach was still cramping, but the sickness seemed to be fading. "I feel better, I really do," said Ruto weakly as Link led her back to bed. "Just in case, we'd better call a doctor." Said Link concernedly.
A doctor came in later that day. "So, you say the nausea is completely gone now?" the doctor asked Ruto "Pretty much," said Ruto, sipping some tea, "It was just this morning," "Aha," said the doctor, "And did you feel any sickness before this occasion?" "Well come to think of it I did feel a little ill yesterday morning, but that passed too," Said Ruto thoughtfully. "Well then that explains it pretty clearly to me," Said the doctor, closing up his bag, "Really?" said Link, "What is it?" "Your wife," Said the doctor "is pregnant."
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