The day before the wedding,

Zelda was being fitted into her wedding dress. It was a beautiful, sleeveless white dress. She wore long white gloves. She had a string of white pearls going around her head with three white roses on the sides and back. Her silk veil was attached to the roses. Zelda looked at herself in the mirror. She tried her best to be happy, but no happiness came to her. A gust of wind blew through her opened window causing her hair to tangle in the pearls. She quickly walked to the window and began to close it until she saw Link riding his horse away from the castle. "Link!" she called. He stopped and she quickly ran out of her room. She ran outside and stopped. She got her breath and walked up to Link. "Where are you going?" she asked.

"The guards would not let me into the castle," he said. "I came to say good-bye."

"Good-bye?" she asked.

He nodded and sighed. "I heard you found a husband," he said.

"Yes, but I will never love him," she said sadly. "Not in that way."

"I must be going. There's friend I want to visit before I leave." he said and was about to mount his horse.

"Why are you leaving?" she asked quickly. "Where will you go?"

"I don't know exactly yet," his voice was shaky. "Zelda, I'm sorry, but I can't stay here. It's killing me inside to see you marry a man you don't love."

She looked down and felt tears come to her eyes. He put his hand on her chin and lifted her face. "Can I kiss you one last time?" he asked looking deeply into her eyes. He brought his face close to hers and gently placed his lips to hers. What he planned to be a quick "good-bye" kiss became a passionate "please don't leave me" kiss. She broke their kiss and sighed. They looked at each other for a moment. He shook his head. "Oh, I forgot," he said. "I want to give you something."

"What?" she asked. He put her hand into his. Their hands gave a bright golden light. "No, Link, you can't," she said when she saw that he was giving his Triforce parts to her.

"With these you can bring peace to Hyrule forever," he said. "I want you to have them."

She looked at her hand. All three Triforce parts were glowing and Link's hand was back to normal. She put her left hand on the back of her right hand and looked up at him. "Remember, Link, I will always love you and only you," she said looking hard at him.

"I feel the same, but we have to let each other go," he replied. He turned around and mounted his horse. "I wish you and Prince Hezkiah luck. Good- bye, Queen Zelda." He looked sadly at her and then quickly rode off. She turned around and ran back to the castle crying.

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As Link rode off, for the first time he felt tears streaming down his face. 'I will always remember you,' he thought.

Navi flew out of his pocket. "Link, do we have to leave Hyrule?"

"You can stay, Navi, but I can't handle this," he answered. "I have to leave."

"I promised I wouldn't leave and I do not intend to break that promise," she replied.

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That night,

"Princess Zelda."

"Who are you?"

"It is I, Lintala."

"Link's mother?"

"Yes."

"I'm sorry I hurt your son. I didn't have a choice."

"I'm sorry I didn't get here sooner. I had trouble finding him."

"Him?"

"Your father."

"My father!"

"He wants to speak to you."

"My dear daughter."

"Father! Is that really you!"

"Yes. I have come to apologize."

"For what?"

"For what I wrote. I should not have written that. I didn't know that you would fall in love with someone with no royal bloodline. He's a mere commoner to everyone else, but I know what he did for us seven years ago. Zelda, find Link. Find him and marry him. Prince Hezkiah will not be angry."

"Thank you, father."

"Good-bye, Zelda. I love you."

Zelda awoke and looked around. She ran out of bed and looked out the window. It was about mid-night. She ran to her closet and grabbed a long dark blue robe from it. She quietly ran through the castle. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she saw two guards and Prince Hezkiah.

"Princess Zelda, what are you doing out of bed?" One guard asked.

"I'm going out," she answered walking past the guards.

"Out! But your highness, it's mid-night." The other guard argued.

"I am the princess soon to be queen not you!" she shot back. "I will go out if I want to and you do not have the authority to stop me!"

Hezkiah grinned and clapped. "Well said, your majesty!" he said.

She sighed and looked at her fiancée. "Prince Hezkiah, I'm sorry but I can't marry you. I'm in love with---"

He put his hand up. "I saw you two today," he said. "I understand completely. I could not marry you knowing that you loved another man. Let me help you find him." She smiled and nodded.

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They went to the stables and mounted their horses. "We need to split up," he said. "I'll head to Kakiriko, Zora's Domain and Death Mountain."

"I'll check Kokiri, Gerudo Valley, and Lake Hylia," she said. They then rode off to find Link.

Zelda's first stop was Kokiri Forest. She had to borrow a Fairy from one of the children to search the Lost Woods. No luck there. She then went to Gerudo Valley. They told her that Link had stopped by, but left. She ran into Hezkiah on her way to Lake Hylia.

"They told be he paid them a visit, but left without saying where he was going to next," he reported.

"Then we have but one last place to check," she said and began riding to Lake Hylia.

When she approached the lake, she dismounted her horse. "Link!" she called out. She looked around, but did not she him. She walked across the long bridge that led to the Water Temple. "Link!" she called out again. She looked out at the crystal blue lake. The light from the moon reflected off the water. It was a peaceful beautiful night. She sighed and walked back to her horse. Just then, she saw Hezkiah riding in.

"Couldn't find him?" he asked.

"No," she sighed looking down in sadness.

"It's getting late," he said. "We should probably get back to the castle and try again tomorrow."

"I'll be there in a moment," she said looking at the water. "Right now I just want to sit here and look at the water." He nodded and rode back to the castle.

Zelda sat down next to her horse and gazed out at the water. She remembered the day she first met Link, the day he left to find Navi, the day he returned, and their first kiss. 'I should not have let him go,' she thought. She looked at the full Triforce mark on her hand. "Peace will be in Hyrule forever, but I will not be happy." She wrapped her arms around her knees and rested her chin on her knee. At that moment, she heard a horse approaching. She got up and turned around. "Who's there?" she asked.

"Zelda? What are you doing out this late?" Asked the rider.

Zelda walked up to the person's horse. It was none other than Epona. Zelda gasped and looked up at the rider. "Link!" she exclaimed.

Link jumped off Epona and looked at Zelda with confusion. "What are you doing?" he asked.

She threw her arms around him. "I was looking for you," she answered.
I have excellent news!"

"What?" he asked.

"Your mother and my father came to me in a dream," she explained smiling. "My father told me he wanted me to be happy and be with whomever I want."

He looked at her and smiled. "We can be together?" he asked.

"Yes, Link. Now and forever!" she replied. He put his hand on her cheek and kissed her lips.

They sat together gazing at the waters of Lake Hylia. "Where's Tatl and Navi?" Zelda asked.

"Tatl returned to Termina and is living her life as a Fairy," Link answered. "Navi is at Kokiri visiting some friends."

She rested her head on Link's shoulder and sighed.

"Zelda," he said.

"Yes?" she replied.

"I was wondering if uhhhh, you and I could get married," he said with a nervous tone.

"You want to marry me?" she asked.

"Yes," he answered.

"Let's do it then," she said.

"When?" he asked.

"Well, everyone set up the castle for a wedding. Let's not disappoint them. Let's get married tomorrow," she smiled.

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The day of the wedding,

Zelda was getting dressed for the wedding. Instead of feeling miserable, she was feeling extremely happy. "Today is the day I marry the man I truly love," she said with a bright smile.

Link was also getting dressed. It turned out the clothes Hezkiah was going to wear fit Link perfectly. Hezkiah was so happy for Link and Zelda and wished them the best of luck. Link liked Hezkiah and asked him to stick around for the wedding, the prince could not turn down the offer.

All the guest had arrived at the castle. People from Hyrule, Zora's Domain, Gerudo Valley, Death Mountain, the Sages, and other close friends. The only Kokiri there was Saria. She was a Sage and could go anywhere she wanted. Other Kokiri children would die if they left the protected forest.

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The wedding,

Two doors swung open. Zelda took a deep breath and smiled. She began walking down the aisle. She could see Link standing at the altar looking as handsome as ever. He wore a dark blue tunic with a silver belt. He wore no hat. He still had white leggings on and was wearing black boots. He felt uncomfortable dressed so formal, but it was well worth it. He held out his hand when Zelda approached. She put her hand into his and smiled.

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That night,

After the wedding Link and Zelda walked to their new room. Link opened the door. "Wow! This is a nice room," he said.

The room was huge. It had two closets, two dressing tables, a large glass door that led to a balcony, and a large bed. "We will be together morning, noon, and night now," she said. Link smiled and picked up his new wife. They walked into the room and he laid her on their bed.

"I have a wedding gift for you," she said.

"What's that?" he asked. She took his hand and closed her eyes. After a few seconds she opened her eyes and smiled. "Look at your hand," she said. He did as she said and saw that half of each Triforce symbol was glowing. "I gave you half of the Triforce. Now we share it equally," she said. He smiled and put his hand on her cheek.

"I love you, my princess," he said softly.

"I am a queen now and you are a king," she corrected.

"Yes, but you'll always be my princess," he replied.

"I love you, too," she said. He drew his face closer to hers and gently kissed her lips.

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Zelda awoke in the middle of the night. She didn't know why. It was one of those random awakenings. She turned over and saw Link sleeping peacefully. She smiled and brushed a few strands of his blonde hair away from his eyes. She quietly got out of bed and walked outside to the balcony. She hugged herself and inhaled. She looked up at the black starry sky. At that moment, she felt arms going around her waist. "Hello, Link," she said turning around.

He smiled and kissed her forehead. "What are you doing up this late?"

"I don't know," she answered. "I woke up and decided to come out here."

He caressed her cheek with his hand. "I am looking forward to everyday that we'll live together," he said.

"So will I," she replied. She put her arms around his neck and kissed his soft warm lips.

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Link and Zelda's lives were peaceful after that day. With the Triforce, they were able to keep all evil from Hyrule. The two came to visit Termina several times a year. A couple years after they were married, they began having children. Zelda gave birth to two children. They named their oldest son, Link, after his father. Their daughter was named, Lintala, after Link's mother. With the Triforce in Link and Zelda's family, their decedents were able to keep peace in Hyrule forever.

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Author's Note: That's the end of this story! Man, I'll miss working on this story. This has been my longest story and I've never got this many reviews before. I thank all of you! I hope you all enjoyed "Return to Clock Town"