A/N: Hey. All right, for those of you who are confused, this happens
after OOT. Personally, I think that Link should've stayed in the future.
And if you don't agree, well, TOO BAD SO SAD!! It's my fic! Okay, on to the
next thrilling chapter!
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 6: Chapland Reacts. . . Finally
The two princes laid on the grass surrounding Lake Hylia and watched the sunset. But Chapland just couldn't stop thinking about this marriage, so he decided to speak.
"Listen, Link. . . I don't agree with this marriage."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, look at you! Let's face it, you're not royal material!"
"What the heck do you mean by that?"
"Well, first off, you call yourself brothers with that Darunia, who's not even you're same race, you were engaged with a fish-woman, and you're highly dangerous with that sword when you're agitated!"
This, to say the least, annoyed Link. "All right, now you listen to me. All that stuff doesn't matter. Zelda knows about it, but she doesn't care. We love each other, and that's all that matters!"
"But you two have nothing in common!"
"Are you kidding!? We're both very kind, we both fight evil, and we both have an interest in keeping our kingdom at peace!"
"But you still have differences!"
"Of course! That's the point of a relationship-loving each other despite differences!" He stood up and approached Epona. "Zelda and I will marry each other, and there's nothing you can do to change that!"
Chapland knew he was wrong. There was something he could do to change that, but he said nothing, still biding his time. . .
"Let's go!" Link shouted, already mounted on Epona. "We're heading back to the castle.
~*~
By the time they were back at the castle, the moon had risen and night had fallen. They walked into the castle. They found Zelda, and she greeted them.
"Hello, you two! How was the tour?"
"Fine. . ." Chapland simply answered, not convincingly. Zelda noticed the bandages on Link's arm.
"Oh, Link! What happened?"
"What?" Link was confused until he looked at his arm. After that argument with Chapland, he nearly forgot about it. "Oh, this. . . I was in a fight with some Stalfos in the forest. They kidnapped Kiki, but she's okay now."
"Oh, well, that's good. . ." She patted his arm smpathically, but he winced and he pulled away. "Oh! Sorry! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. . . It still hurts, though. . ."
"Oh, I'm sorry. . ." They looked at Chapland, who looked deep in thought. "Oh, but where are my manners? Let me lead you to the guest room, Chapland." This snapped Chapland from his train of thoughts. "I'll meet you in our bedroom, Link."
Link nodded and walked away. Zelda led Chapland to the guest room, where he would be sleeping for the night. After he was put to bed, Zelda walked back to the master bedroom. Link was sitting on the bed, removing his boots and heavy equipment. He looked up at her and smiled, but didn't say anything. Zelda knew something was wrong.
"Is something troubling you, Link?"
Link didn't answer, but he paused. Zelda sat on the bed next to him, wrapped her arm around his waist, and looked into his bright blue eyes.
"Don't worry, you can tell me. What's wrong?"
If Link was like any other man, he would say that nothing was wrong. But he couldn't lie to Zelda, so he began to speak.
"I don't like Chapland."
"Now, Link, you must learn to accept him for who he is."
"No, it's not that. . . He doesn't like us together. He said that I'm not good enough to deserve you, let alone become a prince!"
"Oh, Link, that's not true," Zelda slowly ran her fingers through his long, golden bangs. "Of course you deserve me! Why, not only did you save me, but the entire kingdom! And as for being a prince, you'll do fine!"
This comforted Link, and he barely smiled, but was still troubled. He looked up at Zelda again. "Why is Chapland this way? Why must he discriminate us?"
"Well, he comes from a strict kingdom that's basically isolated from other kingdoms. He's not used to seeing other races and customs."
"I just wish I could make him understand. . ."
"Well, Link, this is the kind of things you must deal with as a prince. You must learn to respect and be polite to royals from other kingdoms despite their behavior. I'm not fond of Chapland myself, but I still have to be polite. I am representing our kingdom, and once you become the prince, you will be representing Hyrule as well."
Link was silent. He knew that. They've had this talk before, but now he knew what she meant.
"It's a pretty tough job. Are you sure you're up to it?" she said playfully.
"Oh, of course! I would go through anything just to be with you."
"Oh, Link. . ." Zelda was taken in by this, and looked into his beautiful, captivating eyes. They looked into each other's eyes for a while, then Link looked back at the floor and sighed.
". . . . . I'm just afraid."
"Link, you'll make a fine prince, even the best one in Hyrule's history!"
"No, not that. What I'm afraid of is. . . Chapland."
Zelda looked confused, but Link continued.
"You didn't see him! As we argued, there was this angry look in his eyes, like he was determined to stick to his beliefs. . . . . . Zelda. . . I'm afraid he'll. . . somehow separate us. . ."
"Oh, Link, that's never going to happen! Not while we're alive!" She suddenly hugged him tightly.
"But what if he. . ." Link didn't finish. He didn't have to. Zelda knew what he meant. But she didn't answer. Chapland couldn't be crazy enough to kill them. . . would he? She didn't want to think of it, so she looked up at Link and placed a comforting hand on his cheek.
"Try not to worry about it, okay?"
Link nodded and smiled. She held him closer to her.
"No matter what happens. . . I'll always love you, sweetheart."
"Same to you, sugarplum." They curled into bed together and fell asleep, cuddled close together.
~*~
Now was his perfect chance. Now was the time to act.
Chapland tiptoed out of the guest room and into the master bedroom. The two Hylians were cuddled close, so this was going to be difficult. He crept up to the bed and softly grabbed Link's arm, moving it off of Zelda. Link stirred in his sleep, but didn't wake up. This made Chapland more cautious as he picked Zelda up off the bed. She slowly woke up and nearly screamed, but he covered her mouth with his hand. That wouldn't stop Zelda, though. She bit into his palm until she could taste his blood. He couldn't take it, and jerked his hand away.
"Let go of me!! LINK!!!!" she called to Link. When he woke up and saw the two, he got very angry. He jumped into his boots and ran towards them.
"LET HER GO!!!!"
Chapland smirked and suddenly dropped Zelda. Before either Hylian could react, he grabbed a statue of the shelf and hit Link over the head with it. Link swayed a bit, then fell to the floor, unconscious.
"LINK!!!!" Zelda cried as Chapland picked them both up and held them over each shoulder. Before they left the room, Zelda reached over and grabbed Link's sword and shield, not letting Chapland notice. She looked at the unconscious Link and shed a few a tears of fear as they were being carried away.
A/N: OH, THE SUSPENSE!!! Sorry that it didn't come until the last bit. But don't worry! The next and final chapter will be the best yet! See, I TOLD you it was going to be dramatic sooner or later! Review, please.
The Jealous Prince: Chapter 6: Chapland Reacts. . . Finally
The two princes laid on the grass surrounding Lake Hylia and watched the sunset. But Chapland just couldn't stop thinking about this marriage, so he decided to speak.
"Listen, Link. . . I don't agree with this marriage."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, look at you! Let's face it, you're not royal material!"
"What the heck do you mean by that?"
"Well, first off, you call yourself brothers with that Darunia, who's not even you're same race, you were engaged with a fish-woman, and you're highly dangerous with that sword when you're agitated!"
This, to say the least, annoyed Link. "All right, now you listen to me. All that stuff doesn't matter. Zelda knows about it, but she doesn't care. We love each other, and that's all that matters!"
"But you two have nothing in common!"
"Are you kidding!? We're both very kind, we both fight evil, and we both have an interest in keeping our kingdom at peace!"
"But you still have differences!"
"Of course! That's the point of a relationship-loving each other despite differences!" He stood up and approached Epona. "Zelda and I will marry each other, and there's nothing you can do to change that!"
Chapland knew he was wrong. There was something he could do to change that, but he said nothing, still biding his time. . .
"Let's go!" Link shouted, already mounted on Epona. "We're heading back to the castle.
~*~
By the time they were back at the castle, the moon had risen and night had fallen. They walked into the castle. They found Zelda, and she greeted them.
"Hello, you two! How was the tour?"
"Fine. . ." Chapland simply answered, not convincingly. Zelda noticed the bandages on Link's arm.
"Oh, Link! What happened?"
"What?" Link was confused until he looked at his arm. After that argument with Chapland, he nearly forgot about it. "Oh, this. . . I was in a fight with some Stalfos in the forest. They kidnapped Kiki, but she's okay now."
"Oh, well, that's good. . ." She patted his arm smpathically, but he winced and he pulled away. "Oh! Sorry! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. . . It still hurts, though. . ."
"Oh, I'm sorry. . ." They looked at Chapland, who looked deep in thought. "Oh, but where are my manners? Let me lead you to the guest room, Chapland." This snapped Chapland from his train of thoughts. "I'll meet you in our bedroom, Link."
Link nodded and walked away. Zelda led Chapland to the guest room, where he would be sleeping for the night. After he was put to bed, Zelda walked back to the master bedroom. Link was sitting on the bed, removing his boots and heavy equipment. He looked up at her and smiled, but didn't say anything. Zelda knew something was wrong.
"Is something troubling you, Link?"
Link didn't answer, but he paused. Zelda sat on the bed next to him, wrapped her arm around his waist, and looked into his bright blue eyes.
"Don't worry, you can tell me. What's wrong?"
If Link was like any other man, he would say that nothing was wrong. But he couldn't lie to Zelda, so he began to speak.
"I don't like Chapland."
"Now, Link, you must learn to accept him for who he is."
"No, it's not that. . . He doesn't like us together. He said that I'm not good enough to deserve you, let alone become a prince!"
"Oh, Link, that's not true," Zelda slowly ran her fingers through his long, golden bangs. "Of course you deserve me! Why, not only did you save me, but the entire kingdom! And as for being a prince, you'll do fine!"
This comforted Link, and he barely smiled, but was still troubled. He looked up at Zelda again. "Why is Chapland this way? Why must he discriminate us?"
"Well, he comes from a strict kingdom that's basically isolated from other kingdoms. He's not used to seeing other races and customs."
"I just wish I could make him understand. . ."
"Well, Link, this is the kind of things you must deal with as a prince. You must learn to respect and be polite to royals from other kingdoms despite their behavior. I'm not fond of Chapland myself, but I still have to be polite. I am representing our kingdom, and once you become the prince, you will be representing Hyrule as well."
Link was silent. He knew that. They've had this talk before, but now he knew what she meant.
"It's a pretty tough job. Are you sure you're up to it?" she said playfully.
"Oh, of course! I would go through anything just to be with you."
"Oh, Link. . ." Zelda was taken in by this, and looked into his beautiful, captivating eyes. They looked into each other's eyes for a while, then Link looked back at the floor and sighed.
". . . . . I'm just afraid."
"Link, you'll make a fine prince, even the best one in Hyrule's history!"
"No, not that. What I'm afraid of is. . . Chapland."
Zelda looked confused, but Link continued.
"You didn't see him! As we argued, there was this angry look in his eyes, like he was determined to stick to his beliefs. . . . . . Zelda. . . I'm afraid he'll. . . somehow separate us. . ."
"Oh, Link, that's never going to happen! Not while we're alive!" She suddenly hugged him tightly.
"But what if he. . ." Link didn't finish. He didn't have to. Zelda knew what he meant. But she didn't answer. Chapland couldn't be crazy enough to kill them. . . would he? She didn't want to think of it, so she looked up at Link and placed a comforting hand on his cheek.
"Try not to worry about it, okay?"
Link nodded and smiled. She held him closer to her.
"No matter what happens. . . I'll always love you, sweetheart."
"Same to you, sugarplum." They curled into bed together and fell asleep, cuddled close together.
~*~
Now was his perfect chance. Now was the time to act.
Chapland tiptoed out of the guest room and into the master bedroom. The two Hylians were cuddled close, so this was going to be difficult. He crept up to the bed and softly grabbed Link's arm, moving it off of Zelda. Link stirred in his sleep, but didn't wake up. This made Chapland more cautious as he picked Zelda up off the bed. She slowly woke up and nearly screamed, but he covered her mouth with his hand. That wouldn't stop Zelda, though. She bit into his palm until she could taste his blood. He couldn't take it, and jerked his hand away.
"Let go of me!! LINK!!!!" she called to Link. When he woke up and saw the two, he got very angry. He jumped into his boots and ran towards them.
"LET HER GO!!!!"
Chapland smirked and suddenly dropped Zelda. Before either Hylian could react, he grabbed a statue of the shelf and hit Link over the head with it. Link swayed a bit, then fell to the floor, unconscious.
"LINK!!!!" Zelda cried as Chapland picked them both up and held them over each shoulder. Before they left the room, Zelda reached over and grabbed Link's sword and shield, not letting Chapland notice. She looked at the unconscious Link and shed a few a tears of fear as they were being carried away.
A/N: OH, THE SUSPENSE!!! Sorry that it didn't come until the last bit. But don't worry! The next and final chapter will be the best yet! See, I TOLD you it was going to be dramatic sooner or later! Review, please.