A/N: (sniff) Wow, I'm getting so much support! Thank you all who are
reviewing! I thought this sucked, but. . . THANKS! So, anyway. . .
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 4: Link's First Girlfriend
"Be careful. You don't want to be swept away by the quick current." Link warned as they crossed Zora River. In some parts, they had to walk through the water. Link had no trouble with this, but Chapland was struggling, mainly because he didn't enjoy getting wet. Link noticed his signs of frustration.
"What's the matter, afraid of getting wet?" Link playfully teased him.
"NO!" Chapland denied as he shook the water out of his boots. "Look, isn't there another way to get to Zora's Domain?"
"Well, you could jump into Lake Hylia and swim through an underwater passage, which will take up most of your breath. Other than that, nope."
"Well, there has to be a secret passage. . ."
"That is a secret passage. The only ones who know about that are me and the Zoras."
"You know the secret passages?"
"Hey, I've been everywhere in Hyrule. That's why I know all the tribes."
"Do you have any. . . relationships with the Zoras?"
"Well, I used to with one of them. You'll see." Link laughed as they entered a cave in the waterfall. This cave was full of glistening water and high caverns. Link led the way as they ascended a flight of stairs up into the throne room, where the large king sat.
"Ah, Link, is that you?" he asked.
"Yes, King Zora. Where's Ruto?"
"Out in Zora's Fountain. Go ahead!" He motioned to a doorway behind him. Link nodded and they went outside. Out in the fountain, a beautiful half-fish-woman stood. She turned to Link and smiled.
"Well, hi, Link! What a surprise to see you here!"
"Oh, I was just giving Prince Chapland here a tour of Hyrule and decided to stop here."
"Oh." Ruto looked at Chapland briefly, but wasn't interested, and turned back to Link. She seemed to have that twinkle in her eyes when she looked at him. . . Oh, no. . . Was this fish-woman in love with Link!? "So, when is your wedding happening, huh?"
"Don't worry! We're still rebuilding, but it'll happen soon. I'll make sure to inform you. I wouldn't want you to miss it!"
"I still can't believe you fell for Zelda when we were already engaged!"
"Well, I didn't think you were serious when you gave me that Spiritual Stone!"
"Of course I was serious! Couldn't you tell inside the fish that I was expressing my love to you?"
"Oh, sure you were. Yeah, if I can remember correctly, you were bossing me around and making me carry you the whole way!"
They both laughed. Chapland couldn't believe this. "Wait, you two. . . were. . ."
Link nodded. "Only until I returned the stone to her."
"I gave that stone to you for engagement! Maybe I shouldn't have given you it to you at all!"
"You know, if you didn't give me that stone, your tribe would still be under that ice!"
"Well, you're lucky I found another Zora that I like!"
"Yes, I am very lucky."
Ruto huffed, but then giggled. They looked at Chapland, who looked shocked and disgusted. Not wanting Ruto to start an argument with him, Link turned to her again.
"Listen, Chapland and I must be going. It was nice to see you again, though."
"Same to you, Link." She flashed him a wink as they walked out. As they crossed the river again, Chapland kept staring at Link. He was once engaged with a fish-woman? This young man seemed stranger by the minute! Finally he decided to break the silence.
". . . How could you possibly fall in love with. . . Ruto??"
"Hey, she was the one who had the psychotic crush on me. I've had no interest in her."
"Are there other girls like her?"
"Yeah! There's a bunch of girls out there who like me! Of course, there's only one girl that I truly love."
"Who's that?"
"Who do you think!?"
Chapland didn't answer. He knew it was Zelda, but wished it wasn't. He disliked the idea of Link becoming the prince, and felt that he didn't deserve Zelda. He felt that he had to do something about it. But he decided to stay quiet for now.
"Well, we only have a few more stops." Link broke the silence. "It's getting late."
"Where are we going this time?"
Link simply answered, "My children home."
A/N: Hi. Look, I'm just going to do the forest next, but I won't do the desert. I need to move the story along. Oh, and the next chapter will be dramatic, I promise. Review, please.
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 4: Link's First Girlfriend
"Be careful. You don't want to be swept away by the quick current." Link warned as they crossed Zora River. In some parts, they had to walk through the water. Link had no trouble with this, but Chapland was struggling, mainly because he didn't enjoy getting wet. Link noticed his signs of frustration.
"What's the matter, afraid of getting wet?" Link playfully teased him.
"NO!" Chapland denied as he shook the water out of his boots. "Look, isn't there another way to get to Zora's Domain?"
"Well, you could jump into Lake Hylia and swim through an underwater passage, which will take up most of your breath. Other than that, nope."
"Well, there has to be a secret passage. . ."
"That is a secret passage. The only ones who know about that are me and the Zoras."
"You know the secret passages?"
"Hey, I've been everywhere in Hyrule. That's why I know all the tribes."
"Do you have any. . . relationships with the Zoras?"
"Well, I used to with one of them. You'll see." Link laughed as they entered a cave in the waterfall. This cave was full of glistening water and high caverns. Link led the way as they ascended a flight of stairs up into the throne room, where the large king sat.
"Ah, Link, is that you?" he asked.
"Yes, King Zora. Where's Ruto?"
"Out in Zora's Fountain. Go ahead!" He motioned to a doorway behind him. Link nodded and they went outside. Out in the fountain, a beautiful half-fish-woman stood. She turned to Link and smiled.
"Well, hi, Link! What a surprise to see you here!"
"Oh, I was just giving Prince Chapland here a tour of Hyrule and decided to stop here."
"Oh." Ruto looked at Chapland briefly, but wasn't interested, and turned back to Link. She seemed to have that twinkle in her eyes when she looked at him. . . Oh, no. . . Was this fish-woman in love with Link!? "So, when is your wedding happening, huh?"
"Don't worry! We're still rebuilding, but it'll happen soon. I'll make sure to inform you. I wouldn't want you to miss it!"
"I still can't believe you fell for Zelda when we were already engaged!"
"Well, I didn't think you were serious when you gave me that Spiritual Stone!"
"Of course I was serious! Couldn't you tell inside the fish that I was expressing my love to you?"
"Oh, sure you were. Yeah, if I can remember correctly, you were bossing me around and making me carry you the whole way!"
They both laughed. Chapland couldn't believe this. "Wait, you two. . . were. . ."
Link nodded. "Only until I returned the stone to her."
"I gave that stone to you for engagement! Maybe I shouldn't have given you it to you at all!"
"You know, if you didn't give me that stone, your tribe would still be under that ice!"
"Well, you're lucky I found another Zora that I like!"
"Yes, I am very lucky."
Ruto huffed, but then giggled. They looked at Chapland, who looked shocked and disgusted. Not wanting Ruto to start an argument with him, Link turned to her again.
"Listen, Chapland and I must be going. It was nice to see you again, though."
"Same to you, Link." She flashed him a wink as they walked out. As they crossed the river again, Chapland kept staring at Link. He was once engaged with a fish-woman? This young man seemed stranger by the minute! Finally he decided to break the silence.
". . . How could you possibly fall in love with. . . Ruto??"
"Hey, she was the one who had the psychotic crush on me. I've had no interest in her."
"Are there other girls like her?"
"Yeah! There's a bunch of girls out there who like me! Of course, there's only one girl that I truly love."
"Who's that?"
"Who do you think!?"
Chapland didn't answer. He knew it was Zelda, but wished it wasn't. He disliked the idea of Link becoming the prince, and felt that he didn't deserve Zelda. He felt that he had to do something about it. But he decided to stay quiet for now.
"Well, we only have a few more stops." Link broke the silence. "It's getting late."
"Where are we going this time?"
Link simply answered, "My children home."
A/N: Hi. Look, I'm just going to do the forest next, but I won't do the desert. I need to move the story along. Oh, and the next chapter will be dramatic, I promise. Review, please.