Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to Nintendo.
Oh, if anyone flames me because of the pairing, I will answer with a
flamethrower. There IS a reason why I'm not allowed to light the candles on
the birthday cake. Oh, by the way, this is an A/U. Link and Zelda have
never met before. Oh, this is going to seem a bit rushed because I want to
get to the interesting part.
~MoonRider~
She would escape her destiny yet. Zelda had it perfectly planned. She would sneak through the hedges and past the guards with everlasting patience. Those drones always repeated the same pattern. She'd climb the hedging and vault over, a good few meters from the Watch Tower post. Lon Lon Ranch was close by and she'd easily purchase a horse. She'd gathered all the materials she would need. Her bow and a generous set of arrows, and a dagger kept at its sheath on her calf for close hand combat if it came to that. A black cloak for her to blend in with the night, a pair of short black britches for easy movement, and a blood red top. She also brought a sheikah uniform need it be for her to swap identities once more. A pouch heavy with rupees hung at her belt. When the moon shone over her window, she'd set her plan into action. That haughty Prince would never marry her. She refused to be sold away like cattle.
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The moon was bright and visible over the North Tower of the castle. Surely everyone had fallen asleep by now. She had to hurry or else her courage would leave her. And she got out from under her covers and pulled off her nightgown. She had dressed for the escape and then put over it, her thickest nightgown to hide the dark clothing. Zelda leaped onto the tree that grew by her balcony and slowly climbed down. 'The guards must be mechanical' Zelda thought to herself. ' They move always at the exact same pace and walk the same distance always'. With the hood of her cloak to hide her face, Zelda flitted past the guards and now, she faced the largest obstacle left. She climbed her way to the top of the hedge and there she was left with a decision. Zelda either dropped the dizzying distance to the ground and risk injury or she must climb and risk detection. 'Well, I'd rather be hurt then caught' and with that, Zelda held her breath as if bout to plunge into a pool and jumped, landing like a heavy feather on the ground. And with that, she took off running towards Lon Lon Ranch.
**********
Zelda was waiting until sunset to approach Malon but Malon got there first. The Ranch girl had spotted her sitting by the corral when she was going out to the barn.
"Hello there! May I help you? You're up awfully early aren't you stranger?"
"I'd like to purchase that silver horse please." The horse moved with such grace and it mane sparkled with such a ferocity that Zelda couldn't resist.
"Ceres? You must be kidding! A horse like that costs a fortune and to top it off, she's so young! You'd have to be the King to be able to have my Papa sell that horse. You'd have to be as rich as the King!"
"I think this will be enough and more." Zelda replied, tossing the bag of rupees at Malon. She had to be quick, the servants would notice her absence soon and it wouldn't be safe in Hyrule anymore.
"Oh my! All of these rupees! Who are you? No one carries around this much money!"
"I'll take the horse now"
"Will you at least lower your hood so I can see that you have a kind face? I want to make sure Ceres has an owner with a kind heart."
"Will you promise to speak of my identity to no one?" Malon had been known to be one to talk incessantly. But she was also trust worthy. She wouldn't shut up if she didn't find out who she was but if she did, she would speak of it to no one.
"On my life stranger." And with that, Zelda lowered the dark hood; her blue eyes sparkling like diamonds and her dazzling hair falling from confinement to frame her face.
"Princess! I'm sorry! I didn't know! Please don't punish me for my cattiness."
"Forget of it, just speak of this encounter to no one." And with that, she had Ceres leap the gate of the corral and they took off, not knowing where they were headed but knowing it lead away from Prince Derrick. He had agreed to marry her because of her beauty alone. Never would she give her hand to someone so shallow.
**********
Ceres was exhausted from running. It was dark, judging by the placement of the moon, it was an hour to midnight. Zelda was tired but she'd found her way to Catalia. And she was deftly tired. Suddenly, she felt a spear graze her shoulder and she feel from the saddle. A moblin bore down on her and she was too close for her to use her bow and arrows. She ripped her dagger from the sheath at her calf and brought if before her menacingly, ignoring the stinging pain from her shoulder and the blood pouring from the wound. Zelda leaped back and ducked under the Moblins large spear. She was under it range now and she stabbed mercilessly at it until the corpse fell lifeless to the ground. The crimson blood glistened on the dagger and she stabbed it into the ground to clean it. She had taken to long to dispose of that monster. Zelda felt lightheaded and dizzy from the blood loss.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" A voice called and Zelda turned her head to see a house had it lights lit. She saw a tall figure emerge from the house. "Hello? Are you alright?" The figure asked. And that was when Zelda did something she had tried to never do since she was a child. She fainted like a typical damsel in distress.
Does anyone know who the figure is? Want a hint? It's Link! The stories just getting good and I refuse to write another chapter until I get ten reviews. (Nice reviews by the way) This is how it's gonna be for all chapters. Bye for now!
She would escape her destiny yet. Zelda had it perfectly planned. She would sneak through the hedges and past the guards with everlasting patience. Those drones always repeated the same pattern. She'd climb the hedging and vault over, a good few meters from the Watch Tower post. Lon Lon Ranch was close by and she'd easily purchase a horse. She'd gathered all the materials she would need. Her bow and a generous set of arrows, and a dagger kept at its sheath on her calf for close hand combat if it came to that. A black cloak for her to blend in with the night, a pair of short black britches for easy movement, and a blood red top. She also brought a sheikah uniform need it be for her to swap identities once more. A pouch heavy with rupees hung at her belt. When the moon shone over her window, she'd set her plan into action. That haughty Prince would never marry her. She refused to be sold away like cattle.
**********
The moon was bright and visible over the North Tower of the castle. Surely everyone had fallen asleep by now. She had to hurry or else her courage would leave her. And she got out from under her covers and pulled off her nightgown. She had dressed for the escape and then put over it, her thickest nightgown to hide the dark clothing. Zelda leaped onto the tree that grew by her balcony and slowly climbed down. 'The guards must be mechanical' Zelda thought to herself. ' They move always at the exact same pace and walk the same distance always'. With the hood of her cloak to hide her face, Zelda flitted past the guards and now, she faced the largest obstacle left. She climbed her way to the top of the hedge and there she was left with a decision. Zelda either dropped the dizzying distance to the ground and risk injury or she must climb and risk detection. 'Well, I'd rather be hurt then caught' and with that, Zelda held her breath as if bout to plunge into a pool and jumped, landing like a heavy feather on the ground. And with that, she took off running towards Lon Lon Ranch.
**********
Zelda was waiting until sunset to approach Malon but Malon got there first. The Ranch girl had spotted her sitting by the corral when she was going out to the barn.
"Hello there! May I help you? You're up awfully early aren't you stranger?"
"I'd like to purchase that silver horse please." The horse moved with such grace and it mane sparkled with such a ferocity that Zelda couldn't resist.
"Ceres? You must be kidding! A horse like that costs a fortune and to top it off, she's so young! You'd have to be the King to be able to have my Papa sell that horse. You'd have to be as rich as the King!"
"I think this will be enough and more." Zelda replied, tossing the bag of rupees at Malon. She had to be quick, the servants would notice her absence soon and it wouldn't be safe in Hyrule anymore.
"Oh my! All of these rupees! Who are you? No one carries around this much money!"
"I'll take the horse now"
"Will you at least lower your hood so I can see that you have a kind face? I want to make sure Ceres has an owner with a kind heart."
"Will you promise to speak of my identity to no one?" Malon had been known to be one to talk incessantly. But she was also trust worthy. She wouldn't shut up if she didn't find out who she was but if she did, she would speak of it to no one.
"On my life stranger." And with that, Zelda lowered the dark hood; her blue eyes sparkling like diamonds and her dazzling hair falling from confinement to frame her face.
"Princess! I'm sorry! I didn't know! Please don't punish me for my cattiness."
"Forget of it, just speak of this encounter to no one." And with that, she had Ceres leap the gate of the corral and they took off, not knowing where they were headed but knowing it lead away from Prince Derrick. He had agreed to marry her because of her beauty alone. Never would she give her hand to someone so shallow.
**********
Ceres was exhausted from running. It was dark, judging by the placement of the moon, it was an hour to midnight. Zelda was tired but she'd found her way to Catalia. And she was deftly tired. Suddenly, she felt a spear graze her shoulder and she feel from the saddle. A moblin bore down on her and she was too close for her to use her bow and arrows. She ripped her dagger from the sheath at her calf and brought if before her menacingly, ignoring the stinging pain from her shoulder and the blood pouring from the wound. Zelda leaped back and ducked under the Moblins large spear. She was under it range now and she stabbed mercilessly at it until the corpse fell lifeless to the ground. The crimson blood glistened on the dagger and she stabbed it into the ground to clean it. She had taken to long to dispose of that monster. Zelda felt lightheaded and dizzy from the blood loss.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" A voice called and Zelda turned her head to see a house had it lights lit. She saw a tall figure emerge from the house. "Hello? Are you alright?" The figure asked. And that was when Zelda did something she had tried to never do since she was a child. She fainted like a typical damsel in distress.
Does anyone know who the figure is? Want a hint? It's Link! The stories just getting good and I refuse to write another chapter until I get ten reviews. (Nice reviews by the way) This is how it's gonna be for all chapters. Bye for now!
