Chapter 12

As he rested on the Goddesses' Sword, everyone celebrated. Faria ran over to Mirren and hugged her best friend. Mirren smiled at her at he hugged her right back. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes as she smiled.

"I'm so glad you're alive, I thought you were going to die" she said. Mirren took his finger and wiped the tears that began to roll down Faria's face.

"I'd never leave you guys, even when a battle got as intense as that" he replied with a smile. She smiled back as she stopped crying. He let her go as Jarlis walked up to him.

"Nice job Mirren, just as always" he complimented with a smile. Mirren smiled back at his lifelong pal.

"Thanks bud, you kept me goin' the whole time, I wouldn't have done it without you" Mirren replied. They both smiled and hit each other's fist. Mirren then noticed Taursus and Mardera. "Good ta see ya both" he said. They both smiled back.

"Same here" replied Taursus.

"Nice job kid, you did great" said Mardera. Mirren smiled at two of his best friends. He looked at them happily until he saw Artra just trot over to him. He laughed a little and walked to his pony. She snuggled up right next to him as he stroked her black mane. She closed her eyes as she seemed to smile. He looked down at his favorite pony and smiled also. Malon then walked over to him and knelt down next to him and Artra.

"I was so afraid for you Mirren, and I'm sure that Artra was too, great job" she said with a smile. Mirren looked up at her and smiled back. She then threw her arms around him and hugged him. Mirren stopped petting Artra for a moment and hugged his friend back. Everyone smiled as suddenly Mirren heard something behind him.

"Isn't that funny, Mirren gettin' all the girls" a familiar voice said. Mirren looked a little confused and let go of Malon. He turned around, and his jaw just dropped in shock.

There standing; was Link with a grin on his face. Everyone gasped in shock, and Zelda also froze in surprise. She put her hand on her mouth as her eyes widened. She and Mirren were just shocked by what they saw. Link grinned again at them both. "What's the matter guys, you really didn't think I'd just die would you?" he asked. Mirren and Zelda still looked shocked for a few more moments before their faces finally lit up with joy as tears formed in their eyes. They both ran at Link, and Mirren just jumped at his older brother and as Zelda ran into his arms.

Link caught Mirren with one arm, and held Zelda in the other. Zelda laid her head on Link's upper left chest as Mirren buried his face in his right shoulder. They both cried in happiness as Link knelt down to hold them both better. They both kept doing this until Link said something.

"Come on guys, don't cry, I don't wanna see my two favorite people cry like this just over me!" he said with a smile. Mirren and Zelda pretty much listened to him and stopped crying. They looked up at him through reddened eyes and just smiled. Link held them both close as the Sages suddenly appeared in the room. They all smiled at the three and watched as Link hugged his best friends. They all stopped after a few more moments before getting up and looking at the Sages.

"Well Mirren, you did it, you defeated Ganondorf and Emralda and saved your friends, I knew you could" said Rauru, "nice job." Mirren smiled at him and nodded as he wiped away the rest of his tears. Zelda then wiped away her tears and looked at Mirren.

"Yes, I almost forgot to congratulate you Mirren, great job, and thanks" she said with a smile. She then knelt down next to him and gave him the biggest hug ever. Mirren felt light hearted and also felt that fuzzy feeling again inside of him as Zelda hugged him.

Farore stood with her arms crossed as they she smiled. It was obvious she was happy, but Din knew she was smiling about something else.

"Hey, what's up with you Farore?" she asked. Farore didn't look at Din, but still answer as she saw Zelda hug Mirren.

"It just kinda makes me think to think I actually said me and Mirren are like mother and son, and I was wrong" she answered, "we may seem like family, but we're not that close. It's Zelda who has the most motherly love for him, not me, and I know that's how it's been, and that's how it's always gonna be." Din smirked.

"How does it feel to actually make a mistake when you're a Goddess?" she asked sounding mockingly but humorously. Farore laughed.

"Come on, you don't have to rub it in on me!" she replied. They both laughed, and Link rolled his eyes.

"Man, this kid gets more girls than I even did! Three hugs in like ten minutes!" he exclaimed. Everyone laughed as Zelda let go of her hug, she and Mirren also laughed.

"Oh shut up!" Mirren said back with a laugh. Everyone laughed some more, especially Malon, Faria, and Zelda. They all then smiled and began talking amongst each other as Link and Zelda walked over and began talking with the Sages.

The first thing Link did was go to Ruto. He explained to her the best he could of why he accidentally kissed her in Zora's Fountain. He told her that Mirren had knocked him into her, and that he never meant to kiss her. She was very mad with Link's words, and just stomped off in a pout. Link rubbed his head and kind of laughed in embarrassment.

"Well, it's better than her loving me." he said to himself.

Goldenfire finally woke up and looked around for Mirren. The second he saw him, he flew over to him and landed right next to his master.

"Hey bud!" exclaimed Mirren as he began stroking his neck. The three Goddesses smiled and began walking over to Mirren. They over to him, and he finally noticed them.

"Hey" he said with a smile. They all smiled even more and knelt down next to him.

"Nice job Mirren, we knew you could do it, didn't expect that whole Triforce of Justice thing did you?" Farore asked with a grin. Mirren laughed a little.

"I guess you could say I was shocked!" he said still laughing a little. Nayru smiled.

"Great job, you defeated them and finally saved all of your friends. Hey, you even got a hug from Zelda." Mirren laughed again and blushed a little.

"I guess everything worked out fine, and I promise to tell her, for you three" he spoke. Mirren then remembered the Goddesses' Sword. He pulled it out from his scabbard and held it. "And here, thanks for this thing, it came in handy" he said. Din smiled at him and put her hand out. Mirren looked at her a little surprised.

"Don't give it back to us Mirren, it's yours now" she replied, "you fought well with it, and you definitely deserve to keep it. Besides, none of us will use it!" She laughed a little as Mirren smiled at the Goddess of Power. He put the blade away as he smiled at all three of them.

"Thank you all for everything; you guys are the best" he said. They all smiled back at him as they all hugged him. He hugged them back, and it was just one big group hug.

A little while later, everyone was just about to go. The Sages and Goddesses would teleport Mirren and the others back to Hyrule Castle, and then go back to the Chamber of Sages and the sacred realm. But they first teleported Malon and Artra back to the ranch. Malon had told them that it'd best if she went back there and told Talon about everything and let him know she was safe, since he was most definitely worried about her. Once she and Artra were gone, Mirren, Link, Zelda, Faria, Mardera, Jarlis, Taursus, and Goldenfire all stood next to each other as the Sages and Goddesses used their powers. They were all lifted up into the air and began glowing with a blue light. They all smiled at the Sages and Goddesses, but Mirren especially smiled at the Goddesses. They were truly his greatest allies in this battle, and three new best friends. They smiled back at him; and teleported the group back home to Hyrule Castle.

Everyone appeared right in the courtyards of the castle. They first appeared above the ground, and the slowly floated down. The glowing blue light around them stopped, and they were on their own. Goldenfire flew back off into the sky, and Taursus, Mardera, Jarlis, Faria, and Zelda all went into the castle to relax from the whole ordeal which had just happened only a couple hours ago. Only Link and Mirren were now outside.

"Well bro, you did great, ya saved us all, how does it feel to be the second great hero of Hyrule?" Link asked with a smile. Mirren laughed a little.

"Pretty good, but I'm only happy that I just saved all of you guys, and I'm pretty darn shocked that I hold the Triforce of Justice!" Mirren replied. Link now laughed.

"Yeah, I wasn't totally conscious, but I was able to see how you killed Shadow Ganondorf and used the Triforce of Justice, that was pretty darn cool" Link said back. He smiled at Mirren, and he smiled back at Link. "And again you got a hug from Zelda you little ladies' man!" Link elbowed Mirren in the arm as he grinned and as Mirren laughed. "Yeah, and she told me she thinks you're cute, man she likes you Mirren!" Mirren laughed even more as he pushed Link's arm away.

"Oh shut up bro!" he said as he still laughed. Link laughed too and soon the two brothers were just in endless laughter of the whole thing with Zelda. They kept on laughing for a few more moments before Link said something.

"Yeah, and ya also got hugged by Malon!" he exclaimed, "man Mirren you're just a..." Suddenly Link's face just froze as his eyes widened and his mouth just dropped. Mirren looked at him a little confused and wondered what the heck was wrong with Link.

"Hey bro, you okay?" he asked waving his hand in front of Link's eyes, "what's up?" Link finally spoke.

"I just remembered Malon" he answered, "I always thought she had a crush on me, and I still haven't told Zelda I love her. Mirren this is bad! What do I do!? I mean, I love Zelda, but if Malon likes me; what the heck do I do!? I don't wanna hurt her feelings, but I don't really love her; I like Zelda!" Link then looked very nervous and worried. He began pacing around as Mirren still looked at him a little confused.

"You mean, you didn't tell Zelda yet?" he asked. Link turned to him and nodded.

"No, the night I was going to, Dark Link came by, I was just about to tell her before he busted through the window and interrupted him!" he answered.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhh boy" Mirren replied, "well, I don't think I can help ya with romance on this one bro, sorry. Besides, I wanna go see Artra before the day's over. I wanna make sure her and Malon are doin' alright." Mirren then took out his redwood ocarina and played Goldenfire's melody. Soon, Goldenfire came flying down from the sky once again, and Mirren got on. As he flew away, he waved to his worried brother.

"See ya bro! And good luck!" he yelled. Mirren then flew off into the setting sun as Link thought desperately of what to do.

Mirren quickly and swiftly flew Goldenfire through the air as he watched the orange-red sun just sink in the horizon. He knew it was getting late, so the horses were most definitely in the stables by now. This meant he wouldn't be able to ride Artra, but he really didn't care about that. He just wanted to say hi to Malon and make sure the both of them were safe.

He soon landed, and let Goldenfire fly off. He walked into the ranch, and as predicted, saw no horses on the track. He began walking in and hoping to see some sign of Malon. He looked around for a moment before Ingo stepped out of the barn.

"Oh, you're Mirren aren't ya?" he asked, "whata want?" Mirren knew it was Ingo even though he had never met him, and answered his question.

"I was lookin' for Malon, I wanted ta make sure she and Artra got back safely" he answered. Ingo then kind of grinned.

"Ooooooooh, so ya wanted ta see Malon huh?" he began talking in a taunting way, "what is she, yer girlfriend? You like her don't ya kid?" Mirren's eyes narrowed as he gritted his teeth slightly.

"~What~ is it with big nosed morons thinking I have a ~crush~ on ~Malon~?" he asked. Ingo's widened in shock from Mirren's insult.

"What!? How dare you say that!" he exclaimed, "ya know, fer yer rude attitude, I'm not tellin' ya where she is ya punk!" Suddenly Talon stuck his head out the window.

"She's over by that tower where we keep the milk Mirren, she's takin' inventory, but she can take a break, she'll be glad ta see ya!" he yelled. Mirren looked up at Talon and smiled as he waved to him.

"Thanks Talon!" he yelled back, and began running over to the milk tower. Ingo gritted his teeth as his face went red.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!!!!????" he yelled as he looked up at Talon. Talon narrowed his eyes a little.

"'Cause you were a jerk to that kid, him and Malon are just friends, and he's right.you do have a big nose! Get ta work!" he shouted. Talon then pulled his head away and closed the window.

Mirren ran past the track and through the open area of the ranch. He soon got to the door, and opened it. He stepped inside, and saw Malon counting some bottles and writing on a note pad. She turned around, and saw Mirren standing there with a smile. Her face lit up.

"Hey Mirren!" she exclaimed, "what brings you here?" Mirren then began walking over to her.

"I just wanted to make sure you and Artra got back alright, and to see if everything was fine here" he answered. Malon smiled.

"Well thanks for being so considerate of your friends, we're fine, thanks for everything" she replied. Mirren smiled and nodded.

"No problem" he replied. Malon smiled at him again and put her notepad down. She pulled one of the crates over a little and sat down on it.

"Sit down" she said. Mirren nodded and did as she said. He smiled sat down right next to her. "So, anything happen before you came here?" she asked, "I mean after you left with everyone else from Emralda's citadel" Mirren thought for a second, and could only think of the thing with Link talking about Malon and Zelda. He really didn't want to blab anything to her about Link's worry, so he just replied "No, nothin' really" Malon laughed a little as Mirren remembered Artra.

"Hey, how's Artra doin'?" he asked. Malon laughed a little more.

"She's resting right now" she answered, "a few laps of water, some mouthfuls of oats, and she was asleep on one of the piles of hay!" Mirren laughed a little too now.

"I don't blame her for being tired" he said, "that must've been hard for her being captured and all." Mirren looked down for a moment and thought of how bad everything really was. Even though it hurt her to think of it, Malon smiled, and put her hand on Mirren's shoulder.

"But everything worked out when you came, you did great" she spoke. Mirren stopped thinking of that and looked up at Malon. He now smiled a little.

"Thanks" he whispered, "it wasn't easy, but I'd do anything for my friends" Malon now grinned a little.

"Especially for-~Zelda~." she whispered. Instantly, Mirren's eyes widened and his face went pale. Sweat began to form on his forehead, and a million thoughts rushed through his head. He looked up at her again with his shocked and kind of embarrassed face.

"How.how in the world.did you know?" he asked. Malon laughed a little.

"Well, I kinda had a feeling when I saw your face when she hugged you, that kinda gave it away for me, but I don't think anyone else noticed" she answered. Mirren gulped in worry and looked away embarrassed. Malon laughed again and put her arm around his shoulders. "But that's no reason to be embarrassed" she began, "we all get those little crushes, love is inevitable for most people, and you're one of them." Mirren looked back at her.

"Yeah, but this love is with a girl who's ten years older than me." he said. Malon smiled at him.

"That's no reason why she'd never like you Mirren" she replied, "I mean, look at how hard and how much she hugged you back there. She didn't do that just because you saved her, but because she likes you a lot Mirren. Sure, you could never date her or anything, but that doesn't mean she'll never like you as much as she really does. It's like you're her little brother, considering she and Link are such great friends. I know she already likes you Mirren, and I even heard her say all of that." Mirren blushed a little and looked away in embarrassment. Malon held him a little closer and looked down at him smiling even more. "Mirren, she already thinks you're kind, brave, sweet, and cute, and she'll like you even more if you tell her" she spoke, "Zelda will understand, and knowing the Zelda I know, she won't care at all. In fact, if you tell her, I'll bet you'll get a kiss by the end of the night." Mirren's face reddened even more. He gulped again, and Malon laughed.

"And I also believe that if she likes you the way you are now, and you stay that way, you might get another one someday." Mirren's face slowly went back to its normal color as Malon's words helped him. Everything she had been saying was true, and he was very grateful of what she was doing; he was really helped by her. He looked up at her and smiled.

"Thanks Malon" he whispered. Malon smiled again.

"No problem" she replied. The two friends smiled at each other for a few more moments before Mirren hopped off the crate and realized he had better get back to the castle.

"Well, it's getting' late, so I better go back soon, I don't want anyone worryin' about me" he said, "I'll stop by a couple by in a couple days, so look for me." Malon smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I'll see you then" she replied. Mirren smiled back and nodded to her. He turned around, and was ready to leave the tower before the door opened and a young Hylian man walked in. He was carrying two baskets of bottled milk. He had shorter, black hair, a dark red tunic and brown pants similar to Mirren's. Mirren was surprised at this man and looked a little confused. He was going to ask him who he was, but the asked him first.

"Hey, who are you?" the young man asked pointing at Mirren.

"I'm Mirren" he answered, "I'm a friend of Malon's, who are you?" Malon got up and walked over to Mirren.

"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you" she began, "a while ago, I met Teerlis in Terlon Forest. He had once worked on another ranch, and wanted to know if he could work here. My dad liked him, so he hired him. You didn't see him the first time you came because he had went out a day before to get some new tools for the ranch. He was gone quite a while, but he just returned today. I guess you could say.well, we're kinda girlfriend and boyfriend." Malon then smiled and Teerlis put his hand on Mirren's shoulder.

"Thanks for savin' her kid, I owe ya one" he said. Mirren and Malon both let out a laugh. Teerlis's words just really humored them a lot. They kept on laughing for a few more seconds before Mirren suddenly stopped. He thought about how Link was so worried that Malon liked him, and just exclaimed "Oh crud!" Malon and Teerlis were a little surprised at what Mirren just did.

"You okay Mirren?" asked Malon. Mirren instantly looked up at her worried.

"Malon, we got bad news!" he replied, "Link has a crush on Zelda, and he really wants to tell her how he feels also, that's another reason why I was so reluctant to tell her too and........oh forget that! The point is-that Link thinks ~you~ have a ~crush~ on him, that's why he still hasn't told Zelda yet! And unless he finds out soon; he's gonna do something ~really~ stupid and ~really~ embarrassing!!!" Malon's mouth just kind of dropped for a second as she looked very surprised at Mirren's little story. She soon began rubbing her chin before she thought of something.

"I've got it!" she exclaimed. She then knelt down next to Mirren and put her hand on his shoulder. "Mirren, could you go and tell Link everything. for me?" she asked with a smile. Mirren smiled back and nodded.

"No problem Malon!" he replied, "I'll get right on it!" Malon smiled at Mirren and gave him another hug.

"Thanks Mirren; you're the best!" Mirren smiled and laughed a little before he said goodbye to her and Teerlis and left the tower to go back to Hyrule Castle. Malon smiled before Terrlis walked over to her with a grin.

"What was that big hug all about Malon?" he asked. Malon looked back at him and laughed.

"Oh come on you!" she exclaimed slapping his arm a little, "it was just a hug! We're just friends, and a little hug isn't anything! You're not jealous; are you?" Malon now kind of grinned as Teerlis laughed.

Mirren had called upon Goldenfire the second he left the ranch. He quickly flew Goldenfire back to the castle ready to tell Link the whole scoop.

"Oh man" he said to himself, "what a day this has been! First I have the biggest battle of my life with Emralda and Ganondorf, then I find out I have the Triforce of Justice, I come back home and Link is worried as heck, and now I'm being a message boy!" Mirren laughed as he thought of everything and soon landed outside the castle. He hopped off Goldenfire and let him fly away. He looked around for Link, and soon saw him with Epona. He ran over to him and was ready to tell him everything.

"Hey bro I've got some." he began before Link interrupted him.

"Sorry Mirren, but I gotta get to Lon Lon Ranch, I've got to tell Malon tonight how I feel about Zelda and not her, and I just hope she doesn't really like me." Mirren was a little angry from Link's interruption, but still managed to smile from the thought of telling him everything.

"But bro I talked to her and." he said before Link once again interrupted him.

"I can't talk Mirren I gotta go now" he spoke. Mirren's eyes narrowed as he gritted his teeth.

"But bro I found out." he yelled before Link interrupted him for the third time.

"No time for talk Mirren, I've gotta get this off my chest and now!" He then got on Epona and began riding away. Mirren just stood there sneering at Link through annoyed and irritated eyes at the fact that Link wouldn't listen to what would make him feel better. He then just smacked his forehead in frustration.

"Link, I couldn't have asked for a better older brother........but your mind is just incomprehensible." he muttered to himself. He soon pulled out his ocarina and again called for Goldenfire. After a few moments, the great golden dragon flew down next to him. Mirren instantly got on him and began flying back to Lon Lon Ranch in hope he'd save his brother from complete humiliation in front of Teerlis and Malon.

Link was riding Epona as fast as he could. He wanted to tell Zelda he loved her before the end of the night, and he would get it done even quicker if he told Malon he didn't love her right now. He kicked Epona a little, and went even faster. The great brown stallion burned across Hyrule Field and they soon entered the ranch. Link rode in saw Malon walking into the milk tower. He kicked Epona a little more and he rode her to her limit all the way across the ranch to the tower. He rode past the gates, the farm house, and the track at full speed. He felt the wind rush right past him as he just thought of finally getting all of this off his mind. He came to the door, and jumped off immediately.

He opened the door, and rushed in to see Malon putting away some milk by herself. She turned around, and was somewhat surprised to see Link.

"Oh, it's you Link." she said before Link ran up to her. He put his hands on her shoulders and stared her straight in the eye.

"Malon, I need to ask you something, it's very important." he began before Malon interrupted him.

"Link, Mirren told me everything, I don't have a crush on you" she replied. Link's eyes just bugged out and his jaw dropped. He just couldn't believe she knew what he was thinking! He backed off a little, but still looked at her.

"How.how did you know I was gonna ask you that?" he asked pointing his index finger at her. Malon was about to answer his question before Mirren suddenly busted through the door.

"Link I told her already! You don't have to ask her, she doesn't have a crush on you!" he yelled. Link turned around to Mirren.

"I know that already!" he yelled back, "and why didn't you tell me any of this before if you knew it!" Mirren narrowed his eyes.

"I was trying to tell you.but you just had to be the jerky person that you are and not pay any attention to your own little brother!!!!!" he shouted back at him. As Mirren just glared at him, Link's mouth dropped again and he looked a little ashamed. He smacked his forehead and shook his head.

"Thank you short attention span!" he yelled. Mirren crossed his arms and looked away.

"Tell me somethin' I don't know!" he whispered. Link looked at him and glared before Teerlis suddenly walked in just like before. He opened the door, and just stared at Link, and Link did the same for him. He just looked at Teerlis and looked absolutely flummoxed.

"Who's this!?" he yelled looking at Malon and pointing at Teerlis. Malon laughed, and soon Mirren and Teerlis followed. They all laughed and laughed as Link just stood there watching them surprised and annoyed with their crazy antics. "I'm serious!" he shouted again. Teerlis and Mirren kept on laughing, but Malon stopped to explain everything to Link.

"Okay, it's like this Link." she began, "I had always liked you as a friend, but never did I ever have a crush on you. Now I always did want a man to come sweep me off my feet. Well luckily for you, you weren't the one. But I guess when I and Teerlis here met; we kinda just fell in love. Don't worry about me Link, I don't love you, so you can go and tell Zelda how much you love her." Malon smiled now as Link looked a little embarrassed, but happy for the moment. They both then laughed as Link looked at Teerlis.

"I'm glad to have met you Teerlis" he said, "please take good care of Malon, we've been friends since we were ten, and we still are." Teerlis smiled and nodded.

"I promise Link" he replied, "I'll always take care of her and love her; and good luck with Zelda, I hope everything works out with you two also." They both smiled and shook each other's hands as Malon walked over to Mirren. She knelt down next to him and put her mouth next to his ear.

"And don't worry about Link liking Zelda also Mirren, she'll still like you also, I can promise that" she whispered. Mirren looked at her, and looked a little worried.

"Ya sure?" he asked. Malon nodded.

"You bet Mirren" she replied, "Link may be the perfect guy and age for her, but he doesn't have that sweetness and cuteness of a kid like you." Mirren kind of blushed and smiled.

"Thanks Malon" he whispered back. She smiled back at him and got up as Link finished talking with Teerlis. He walked over to Malon and Mirren, and smiled at Malon.

"Well Malon, good luck also, and wish me luck too!" he said. Malon laughed.

"No problem Link" she replied. The two laughed and laughed for a few moments until suddenly Link stopped and looked down at Mirren. He glared at him and kind of sneered.

"Wait a minute" he began, "how in the world did Malon know all of this stuff? You told her didn't you Mirren!?" Mirren's eyes widened as he slowly backed away laughing nervously.

"Well I did kinda.but it was for your..it was gonna help you...." he stuttered, "oh forget it I'm outta here before I get beat up again!" He then ran right out of the tower as Link chased him yelling threats of all sorts. Malon laughed as she watched Link with his arms outstretched chasing with anger in his eyes and as Mirren just ran for his dear life with fear on his face.

"Those two are the best." she said to herself in her head.

About an hour later back at Hyrule Castle, Zelda was in the great hall by herself relaxing. Link and Mirren worked everything out and were back to their normal selves (not the ones where one was ready to kill the other). They were both outside one of the doors, and even though Link wanted to tell Zelda he loved her so much, he was still rather worried.

"Oh man how am I gonna do this!?" he spoke, "I'm gonna make a fool of myself! What if she doesn't like me!? Oh man I can't do this I'm outta here!" He then began walking away down the hall before Mirren stepped in front of him with his hand outstretched. His eyes were narrow with seriousness.

"Oooooooohhhhhhhh no bro" he began, "I didn't play cupid this whole time just so you could wimp out and be a coward. Link, you gotta tell her, I have a good feeling she likes you too. One should never keep love a secret for such a time, you gotta tell him or her how you feel, or everything could be ruined!" Link was surprised at Mirren's words. Never had he heard such great and motivating ones, especially coming from a kid!

"Hey, how the heck do you know so much about romance advice?" he asked as his own eyes narrowed. Mirren looked down and gritted his teeth. He then just pushed Link suddenly through the door. Link stumbled, and fell right into the great hall. He saw Mirren just close the door, and was ready to break it down before he realized Zelda had noticed him. She looked a little surprised and confused, and Link just laughed nervously as he got up.

"Oh hey Zelda!" he said, "What's goin' on?" Zelda now just smiled.

"Oh nothing" she answered, "just resting from everything today with Ganondorf and Emralda." Link smiled back a little and walked over to her. He smiled nervously again and began sweating bullets. A million thoughts just rushed through his head as he thought of finally telling her he loved her. She looked at confused again.

"Hey Link, are you okay?" she asked. Link then stopped worrying and took a deep breath. He looked at Zelda straight in the eye, and put his hands around hers.

"No Zelda; I'm not" he answered, "The truth is, after all these years with you, after all the great adventures I've had with you, after the four long years I've lived with you here in Hyrule Castle...I've well..fallen in love with you." Zelda looked shocked for a moment as she looked at Link. She was shocked to know he really did love her, and she soon looked away in shame and worry a little.

"Link, believe it or not, I'm also in love with you" she whispered, "I just can't be without you. I think we're destined to be together forever Link. I'm just sorry that I've never told you after all these years. These years of secretly loving you and dreaming of you. Link, I truly love you, and I really do believe we were made to be together all of our lives." Link smiled as he pulled her close.

"Ya know something Zelda? Me too" he replied. She looked up at him, and smiled back. "And even though I've finally told you know, I just wanna tell you that I wouldn't be doing any of this without Mirren. He pushed me all the way to tell you, I guess he was our cupid." They both smiled at each other before they both finally said in unison:

"I truly love you" They both then closed their eyes and kissed each other for the first time ever.

Mirren had watched the whole thing. He turned away and began walking down the hallway to leave them in peace. And even though Link, his older brother, was kissing the girl he too had a crush on; he managed to walk away with a true smile on his face.

About another hour later, Mirren was alone on one of the balconies. He leaned on the railing and looked up into the night sky. The moon was out and giving off a beautiful light blue glow. The thousands and thousands and thousands of stars twinkled in the black night and lit it up a little with their golden shine. He watched them all, and relaxed as he felt the soft, gentle breeze come by. The cool wind touched his face, and blew his brown hair to the right. He smiled as he thought of everything with Link and Zelda, and was truly happy that they were finally together.

As he just rested on the railing and thought of everything, the door to his balcony suddenly opened; and in walked the smiling Zelda. He turned around, and looked a little surprised to see her.

"Hi Mirren" she said softly. Even though Mirren was a little nervous that Zelda was around at the moment, he managed to speak calmly.

"Hey Zelda" he replied. She smiled especially at him and closed the door. She locked it and walked over to him. Mirren watched as Zelda came right next to him and looked up at the sky. He was a little surprised also of what Zelda was doing.

"You like being here watching the night sky, don't you Mirren?" she asked. Mirren nodded as he looked back up at it.

"Yeah, it's just something I like for some reason, it kinda reminds me and makes me think of things" he replied.

"I also like it, it's so relaxing" she said. They both were silent for a moment as Mirren spoke to himself in his head.

"Alright Mirren, this is it. This is the perfect time. You gotta keep your promise to Din, Nayru, and Farore. It's time to tell her; that you love her.." He was about to begin saying everything before Zelda looked down at with a smile.

"I really just have to say thanks for one more thing Mirren." she said. Mirren just stopped and looked a little confused. She could only smile. "Thanks for encouraging Link so much to finally make him tell me he loved me" she spoke, "without you, we'd probably right not be together, and be as happy as we are right now." Mirren smiled.

"It was nothing" he replied, "I had ta help him, he's my bro. And besides, when it comes to true love, it's just something that's gotta be done." Zelda now grinned.

"Like you with me?" she asked somewhat slyly. Mirren's eyes instantly bugged out. He just looked up at her with pure shock on his face as she smiled at him. He just couldn't believe that she knew; and he didn't even tell her yet!

"How.how in the world did you know I." he began before Zelda stopped him.

"You don't need to say it Mirren" she spoke, "I always kinda had a feeling you had a crush on me. It's just something we girls can kinda see in a guy..or a boy in your situation." Mirren now looked away embarrassed. Zelda smiled and knelt down next to him. She put her hand on his shoulder, and he looked back at her.

"Mirren, don't ever feel embarrassed for liking me" she began, "it's nothing you should ever worry about. Believe it or not, I'm glad you have a crush on me. It makes me feel liked, and it's great 'cause I have two guys who like me. Mirren, all those things I've said about you being cute and a sweet kid, are all true. I like you a lot also Mirren. Maybe not as much as you like me or as I like Link, but I feel really close to you. You saved me from Ganondorf and Emralda, you put your life on the line for me Mirren. And I feel even closer with this now." Mirren looked a little more worried and ashamed.

"Yeah, but what about Link?" he asked, "I mean, you two are in love; doesn't a kid like me kinda get in the way?" Zelda laughed a little.

"Mirren, you'll never get in our way; believe me" she replied, "me and Link may be in love, but there's something that you have that Link doesn't...and that's your young heart, your sweetness, and your cuteness." Mirren now blushed, and Zelda smiled even more at him.

"Mirren, let me promise you something" she began, "after all you've done for me, after everything you've done to make my life better; I can't help but like you. Mirren, if you stay as kind, brave, sweet, and cute as you are right now; I promise you'll always be my favorite little guy." Zelda grinned as she said this, and now bent over and kissed him on the forehead. Mirren's eyes widened; and he just couldn't believe that Zelda had just kissed him. She stood up, and looked down at the surprised Mirren. She smiled at him, and he smiled back a little. She put her arm around him, and they both looked up into the night sky. They watched the beautiful dark sky, and as Zelda held him close, Mirren felt like the luckiest kid in Hyrule.

THE END

Ending Author Notes Well, it's finally finished. I hoped you all liked it; I worked really hard on it. You wouldn't believe the countless hours I spent typing up this thing! It's believe it or not 139 pages on microsoft word in 12 font. Man I had so much fun typing this! And there's more! Look for the really long epilogue to it. It's going to be just as great. A little shorter, but still a great Zelda fic, and a great sequel to this. All I'll tell you is that Ganondorf and Emralda will return, and it's going to be Mirren's and Zelda's birthday. Yeah, it'll be awesome when you read it...so look for it! And before I finish, thanks all of you Zelda fans for taking your time to read this!
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