Zelda paced back and forth nervously in her courtyard, plucking the petals from a small flower. She bent down to grab another flower, but absentmindedly picked up something else and tried to pluck what felt like a petal off of it.
"YOW!" Navi's tiny voice yelped.
"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry, Navi!" Then it hit Zelda. Where there was a Navi, there was a Link…
"Hi Princess…" Link's voice came.
Zelda looked up and saw Link, who'd suddenly become more fascinated with his boots than anything else. "Oh, hey, Link!" Zelda smiled.
Link nearly fell over, "I was wondering if you'd…I mean I know you're busy and all…I was jus' kinda' hopin' that you'd…um…come with me to the Market? I know you're busy and everything so maybe today isn't a good time." Link said the last sentence very hastily and turned as if knowing she'd say that now wasn't a good time.
Zelda held out her gloved hand, signaling for him to come back, even though she knew he couldn't see her with his back turned. "No, that's ok. I actually have nothing to do...." She said welcomingly. "I'd love to go with you. It's hard to find a time to escape the Castle, you know?"
Link turned, smiling. " Okay, when would be the right time? I could meet you here later if you're busy doing something" He tried to make out the object in her hand; he'd noticed something was in it.
Zelda looked around, making sure that none of her servants or Impa were around, and then looked at the ground, putting both of her hands behind her, becoming very nervous suddenly. "I-I think now is a good time."
Link's smile turned to an expression of concern. "Is something wrong?" He asked, searching her eyes.
Zelda avoided his gaze and lied quickly, "No."
For the first time in the conversation, some of Link's old cockiness returned. He stepped over to her. "Hey, there must be something. You know me, whatever it is I can help. I must've saved this kingdom a dozen times now. What could be harder?" he laughed.
Zelda's eyes drifted upward till the locked with his, and then she caught herself and looked away. "It's nothing. Trust me." There was a nasty moment of silence...she could tell he wasn't buying it. "So are we gonna go to the market or what?" She asked, changing the subject abruptly, dropping a crumpled up piece of paper behind her and began pushing Link in the direction of the dirt path.
Link, noticing the piece of paper, grabbed an overhanging branch. Pulling himself up, he turned, jumped, and before Zelda could protest was holding the paper in his fist. He held it out to her.
Zelda snatched it away quickly and held it behind her back again. She looked at Link in silence, and then decided to break it. "So? LET'S GO!" She nearly yelled, grabbing Link's arm and pushing him back in the direction of the Market. She tossed the piece of paper behind her back so it landed behind a rock this time, then caught up to Link and decided to start distracting conversation. "So where have you been these past few days? I haven't seen you around much. You used to always visit me."
"I had to go and see someone." despite prodding from Zelda, he didn't reveal more than that. Finally getting tired of being asked, he decided to change the subject. " So what was the paper about? Some sort of note or something?"
Zelda's eyes widened for a second, then she shrugged and pretended her best. "Tch...I-I dunno." She shrugged again. "I guess it was just a little...a little something or other...you know..." She shrugged again, smiling convincingly, then looked forward and thanked heaven above. "Oh, look! Um...a bread stand!" She hurried over to it, trying to look as interested as possible.
Link laughed, and sauntered along behind her. He picked up a few rolls and tossed the coins to the stand keeper. Zelda asked him what they were for. "Oh, nothing," he replied, "just something I have planned for later."
"Later?" Zelda asked excitedly, glad they were off the other subject. "What is it?" She begged. "Please tell me! You know how much I hate it when you keep me in suspense!!"
"I know, that's why I do it. The way you get all exited when I do the mysterious thing, I love it." Zelda blushed profusely. "You know," he said, in between mouth-fulls of bread, "you really are cute when you're embarrassed."
Zelda blushed even harder, opening her mouth and closing it in between thinking of things to say, but stopping herself. She looked like a codfish. She finally opened her mouth with something she could say, "How come I can't ever embarrass you!? I'm never, no matter how much I try, able to embarrass you!"
He laughed, before chewing thoughtfully. "I know what it is. You cant because I do so good a job myself, you can't beat me. See?" he jumped up onto one of the stalls, picking up a few assorted fruits. The crowd clapped as he juggled them while dancing in a circle.
Zelda gawked at him. "Oh is that so?!" She growled, and then lifted her hands. "Beat this!" She muttered something under her breath and a few sparks flew from her gloved fingertips and onto Link's boots. "HA! DANCE, BOY!"
Link hopped from foot to foot, trying as best as he could not to drop the fruits. A well-meaning stall worker charged over with a barrel of water. Tripping, he sent the entire contents of the barrel over link. Stopping his dance, he hopped down to stand face to face with Zelda. " Happy now?" he asked, his cap flopping around comically.
Zelda smiled conceitedly. "How could you guess?" She tossed the owner of the stall her entire bag of rupees to pay for the damage she'd done.
She got a low toned voice of a news reporter. "Finally. For the first time in history, Princess Zelda of Hyrule embarrasses the great Hero of Time." she giggled afterward, picturing herself on the front page of Hylian Times
Link, meanwhile, had located another barrel. He stepped behind Zelda, who was too busy with her fantasy, and dumped it over her.
Zelda gasped, as well as many other people in the market had, seeing the Princess of Hyrule completely soaked, and on no accident. She turned, holding out her arms, her hair and clothes dripping freely. "Oooooooooh, you'll pay for that." She raised her hand as if lifting up a can of sauce, and Link began to hover and rise into the air. She turned her hand around, making Link turn upside down, his tunic falling, revealing everything below his belt. "How do ya like that, Nice in White Tights Boy?"
Link realized that the water still in his boots just happened to be moving down towards his waist, and was turning his white garments see-through. He turned bright red, and struggled to free himself.
"Have you suffered enough!?" Zelda grinned evilly, most of the market people laughing at Link
The water had made its way to his knees, but Link merely crossed his arms. He blew his cap out of his face. "There is no way I'll apologies to you," he said.
"Then there's no way I'll let you down. Apologize and I won't make it rain on you..." Zelda hinted, nodding her head towards the clouds around, which were perfectly white, but she knew she could change THAT with her expert sage skills
Link gulped, turning as pale as his tights used to be, but stood (hung) fast. The water had just reached his lower thighs, catching the attention of more than a few female patrons. "Never," he replied.
"1..." She taunted. "2...Liiiink...you'll suffer more humiliation than you ever have in your entire life and every will suffer...this is your last chance..."
"Humiliation?" he scoffed. It was funny seeing him try to remain cocky while upside down and wearing see-through tights. " Are you sure you're not embarrassing yourself? I don't have anything to be ashamed of."
Zelda coughed back a laugh. Everyone in the entire market was staring at him; each and every one of the female's jaws had dropped. Zelda shrugged and lowered her hand, making Link lower (still upside down). She opened her hand, no longer controlling Link. He fell to the ground, upside down, in the mud, in front of Zelda where he'd dumped the water. "I admire your courage."
Link stood, smoothing down his tunic. He smiled at everyone, and bowed to the ladies. Everyone in the place clapped and cheered at their princesses' talent, and at the comedy performed by link. Link laughed and bowed again, catching Zelda's eye. She gave him the strangest look, almost as if..
