A/N: I'm good, I'm all into this now!
Chapter 10
Shale flew to an old castle. Some of the bricks on the walls were missing, a large chunk of a watch tower was gone also. They landed in a large pasture. Shale started to graze, so Link jumped of. He held Tala in his arms. Blood was dripping down her face to the ground. Link was covered in blood also. His cuts were deep. He walked up to the draw bridge. It was closed. He looked at it menacingly. His upper lip quivered, and he fell.
"Link! Oh my Goddess!"Zelda screamed. Link was face down, he was covering Tala. Zelda tried hard to drag Link, but couldn't do it. She pulled Tala away from his body. Tala was very cold to the touch, Zelda dropped her hand quickly and ran inside the castle.
"FATHER FATHER! It's Link and Tala!" She cried. The king stood up and called for his soldiers. Three men ran up, their armor clanked with every move they made. The nodded and rushed out the large wooden doors. Zelda sat down next to her father. He looked at her and place a hand on her shoulder.
"It will be ok." He father whispered. She smiled and nodded.
Link was stirring a little bit now. He put a hand on the ground and looked up. One of those tall men he remembered, back in the forest, was looking directly in the face. He sighed and blacked out once more.
The sunlight was shining brightly in through a crystal window. Link sat himself up and looked at himself in a mirror right across from him. His arm was bandaged, and his back was rapped in a white cloth. He looked over at the window, and he saw someone digging. Then Zelda and the King were side by side. There was a casket. Link looked away. He knew who was in that casket. He dared not to look anymore. He laid back down into his bed and tried to fall back asleep.
"Link, wake up." Whispered a soothing voice. He opened his eyes and saw Zelda standing there. He grabbed her quickly and hugged her.
"I was afraid I'd never se you again!" She cried in his arms. Link had a couple tears trying to fall, but he was trying his best to hold them back. Slowly he could feel them fall quietly and more came, and he broke down on her shoulder. They just held each other and cried. All of his emotions were coming out of him, anger, pain, fear, torment, just everything, but the one thing that he didn't want out yet was love.
"I was afraid too Zel, I was so scared I'd loose you." He cried. Zelda shuddered a little bit. He held her closer with his free arm. He took a deep breath and his last emotion fell from him.
"Zelda, I love you."He whispered. Zelda smiled and looked at him.
"I love you too Link!" She cried happily. Link pulled her hair back with his hand. She held his hand there and pressed her face against it. He leaned forward and kissed her for the first time. He was hoping he wasn't going to wake up back in his house, and everything he had done was a dream. Then Zelda looked at him, she was starry eyed. He knew this wasn't a dream.
"Zel." He whispered. He was holding her hand now. She bent into another kiss. This one was sweet and simple. She stood back and looked at him.
"Link." He laid back down in his bed and patted a spot next to his. She smiled a little and sat down. He hugged her tightly, but Zelda just stared at a wall.
"Zelda, what's wrong." Zelda turned around with tears in her eyes. She opened her mouth to say something, but she covered it and ran outside. Link looked at the opened door. He looked back outside his window. It was starting to storm, and the grave at which Tala lay was flattening down with the pouring rain. Then he saw Zelda running as fast as she could down to another part of the castle. She fell once and got to her knees. She was holding her face in her hands crying from what Link could tell. She got back up and ran some more.
A man was standing by the door. He opened his arms to her. Zelda ran into them. He put his arm around her shoulders and brought her inside.
"What happened when I left?" Link asked staring at the window. "Is Zelda married?" Link looked down at his hand. He was holding a ring. It was made of diamonds and sapphires. Encrusted inside was Link and Zelda Forever. He closed his fist and put the ring inside his night stand.
That night Link walked alone to Tala's grave. He placed a small flower there and smiled a bit. "I'm leaving tomorrow, my wounds are almost healed. I wish yours were healed too, but it was too late. You're dead thanks to me. I should have been there to help you. Now it's too late, I have failed you." Link sighed and touched the grave.
"Link." Said a familiar voice. Link turned and saw Tala dressed in white. She was glowing brightly, but was quite solid, she looked nothing like a poe or ghost.
"Tala?" He exclaimed. Tala smiled, she walked over to Link and kissed him on the cheek.
"It's not your fault Link." She whispered.
"Yes it is, I should have fought beside you." He said angrily.
"It's no ones fault Link. Accept that, please." She backed away and faded into the morning sunlight. Link broke down over her grave.
"LINK! What are you doing out here?" Zelda yelled picking Link up to his feet. Link looked at her and worked his arm away from her.
"Leave me alone Zelda. I can't say good bye to my dearest friend?" He asked angrily.
"Link I....." Link walked away from her before she could finish. Zelda was left standing there by herself. She looked down and noticed the flower he had placed on her grave. It was a replica of the one he gave her before she left.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Zel, I want you to have this rose. It reminds me of you." He said blushing a little. Zelda took the red rose from his hands. Inside she saw a ring. It was encrusted with diamonds and sapphires. Zelda wiped a tear away and placed the ring on her ring finger.
"It's beautiful Link." She smiled. Link looked at her lovingly, but it started to thunder and rain. Zelda laughed a little and hugged Link. She waved good bye and ran to the castle.
*~*~*~*~*~*~End of Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Link, I'm so sorry." She whispered as she watched his figure banish from sight.
Link kicked at his feet. He saw a nice pasture near by, and ran to it. He sat down under a large maple and brushed his bangs back with his hand."Why did I go on that stupid mission. I should have told her I loved her sooner. Damn it Zelda, why does this have to be so difficult?!" He yelled. His voice echoed making some cows that were grazing moo. He threw a necklace Zelda gave him, off his neck and to the ground.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Zelda, you have to look at this!" Link yelled down the dark tunnel. Zelda hesitated for a minute since she knew that Link liked to play pranks on her. She darted forward tumbling into Link.
"What is it?" She said amazed. She looked at the crystal with full interest. Link snuck behind her and screamed. Zelda jumped four feet in the air and screamed at the top of her lungs. Link fell backwards hysterically laughing. Zelda picked up the shimmering green stone and walked out of the tunnel.
"Zel! Wait up!" He yelled after her. He was still giggling some.
"Link, I'll be back at this exact location in two days ok?!" She said excitedly. Link shrugged and agreed.
Two days Later Zelda was waiting for him since he usually came late. She saw him trotting along on Epona. He waved and made Epona gallop to Zelda. Zelda held out a silver chain as Link rode up to her. He took it and looked at it. On the chain was the glimmering green stone. It was cut into the shape of a heart. Link smiled and gave it back.
"Link, it's for you to keep. You're my best friend. I want you to have it." She smiled and gave it back. Link put the chain around his neck and tucked it inside his tunic.
"Thank you, I love it." He said. He took Zelda's arm and lifted her onto Epona.
*~*~*~*~*~*~End of Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 10
Shale flew to an old castle. Some of the bricks on the walls were missing, a large chunk of a watch tower was gone also. They landed in a large pasture. Shale started to graze, so Link jumped of. He held Tala in his arms. Blood was dripping down her face to the ground. Link was covered in blood also. His cuts were deep. He walked up to the draw bridge. It was closed. He looked at it menacingly. His upper lip quivered, and he fell.
"Link! Oh my Goddess!"Zelda screamed. Link was face down, he was covering Tala. Zelda tried hard to drag Link, but couldn't do it. She pulled Tala away from his body. Tala was very cold to the touch, Zelda dropped her hand quickly and ran inside the castle.
"FATHER FATHER! It's Link and Tala!" She cried. The king stood up and called for his soldiers. Three men ran up, their armor clanked with every move they made. The nodded and rushed out the large wooden doors. Zelda sat down next to her father. He looked at her and place a hand on her shoulder.
"It will be ok." He father whispered. She smiled and nodded.
Link was stirring a little bit now. He put a hand on the ground and looked up. One of those tall men he remembered, back in the forest, was looking directly in the face. He sighed and blacked out once more.
The sunlight was shining brightly in through a crystal window. Link sat himself up and looked at himself in a mirror right across from him. His arm was bandaged, and his back was rapped in a white cloth. He looked over at the window, and he saw someone digging. Then Zelda and the King were side by side. There was a casket. Link looked away. He knew who was in that casket. He dared not to look anymore. He laid back down into his bed and tried to fall back asleep.
"Link, wake up." Whispered a soothing voice. He opened his eyes and saw Zelda standing there. He grabbed her quickly and hugged her.
"I was afraid I'd never se you again!" She cried in his arms. Link had a couple tears trying to fall, but he was trying his best to hold them back. Slowly he could feel them fall quietly and more came, and he broke down on her shoulder. They just held each other and cried. All of his emotions were coming out of him, anger, pain, fear, torment, just everything, but the one thing that he didn't want out yet was love.
"I was afraid too Zel, I was so scared I'd loose you." He cried. Zelda shuddered a little bit. He held her closer with his free arm. He took a deep breath and his last emotion fell from him.
"Zelda, I love you."He whispered. Zelda smiled and looked at him.
"I love you too Link!" She cried happily. Link pulled her hair back with his hand. She held his hand there and pressed her face against it. He leaned forward and kissed her for the first time. He was hoping he wasn't going to wake up back in his house, and everything he had done was a dream. Then Zelda looked at him, she was starry eyed. He knew this wasn't a dream.
"Zel." He whispered. He was holding her hand now. She bent into another kiss. This one was sweet and simple. She stood back and looked at him.
"Link." He laid back down in his bed and patted a spot next to his. She smiled a little and sat down. He hugged her tightly, but Zelda just stared at a wall.
"Zelda, what's wrong." Zelda turned around with tears in her eyes. She opened her mouth to say something, but she covered it and ran outside. Link looked at the opened door. He looked back outside his window. It was starting to storm, and the grave at which Tala lay was flattening down with the pouring rain. Then he saw Zelda running as fast as she could down to another part of the castle. She fell once and got to her knees. She was holding her face in her hands crying from what Link could tell. She got back up and ran some more.
A man was standing by the door. He opened his arms to her. Zelda ran into them. He put his arm around her shoulders and brought her inside.
"What happened when I left?" Link asked staring at the window. "Is Zelda married?" Link looked down at his hand. He was holding a ring. It was made of diamonds and sapphires. Encrusted inside was Link and Zelda Forever. He closed his fist and put the ring inside his night stand.
That night Link walked alone to Tala's grave. He placed a small flower there and smiled a bit. "I'm leaving tomorrow, my wounds are almost healed. I wish yours were healed too, but it was too late. You're dead thanks to me. I should have been there to help you. Now it's too late, I have failed you." Link sighed and touched the grave.
"Link." Said a familiar voice. Link turned and saw Tala dressed in white. She was glowing brightly, but was quite solid, she looked nothing like a poe or ghost.
"Tala?" He exclaimed. Tala smiled, she walked over to Link and kissed him on the cheek.
"It's not your fault Link." She whispered.
"Yes it is, I should have fought beside you." He said angrily.
"It's no ones fault Link. Accept that, please." She backed away and faded into the morning sunlight. Link broke down over her grave.
"LINK! What are you doing out here?" Zelda yelled picking Link up to his feet. Link looked at her and worked his arm away from her.
"Leave me alone Zelda. I can't say good bye to my dearest friend?" He asked angrily.
"Link I....." Link walked away from her before she could finish. Zelda was left standing there by herself. She looked down and noticed the flower he had placed on her grave. It was a replica of the one he gave her before she left.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Zel, I want you to have this rose. It reminds me of you." He said blushing a little. Zelda took the red rose from his hands. Inside she saw a ring. It was encrusted with diamonds and sapphires. Zelda wiped a tear away and placed the ring on her ring finger.
"It's beautiful Link." She smiled. Link looked at her lovingly, but it started to thunder and rain. Zelda laughed a little and hugged Link. She waved good bye and ran to the castle.
*~*~*~*~*~*~End of Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Link, I'm so sorry." She whispered as she watched his figure banish from sight.
Link kicked at his feet. He saw a nice pasture near by, and ran to it. He sat down under a large maple and brushed his bangs back with his hand."Why did I go on that stupid mission. I should have told her I loved her sooner. Damn it Zelda, why does this have to be so difficult?!" He yelled. His voice echoed making some cows that were grazing moo. He threw a necklace Zelda gave him, off his neck and to the ground.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Zelda, you have to look at this!" Link yelled down the dark tunnel. Zelda hesitated for a minute since she knew that Link liked to play pranks on her. She darted forward tumbling into Link.
"What is it?" She said amazed. She looked at the crystal with full interest. Link snuck behind her and screamed. Zelda jumped four feet in the air and screamed at the top of her lungs. Link fell backwards hysterically laughing. Zelda picked up the shimmering green stone and walked out of the tunnel.
"Zel! Wait up!" He yelled after her. He was still giggling some.
"Link, I'll be back at this exact location in two days ok?!" She said excitedly. Link shrugged and agreed.
Two days Later Zelda was waiting for him since he usually came late. She saw him trotting along on Epona. He waved and made Epona gallop to Zelda. Zelda held out a silver chain as Link rode up to her. He took it and looked at it. On the chain was the glimmering green stone. It was cut into the shape of a heart. Link smiled and gave it back.
"Link, it's for you to keep. You're my best friend. I want you to have it." She smiled and gave it back. Link put the chain around his neck and tucked it inside his tunic.
"Thank you, I love it." He said. He took Zelda's arm and lifted her onto Epona.
*~*~*~*~*~*~End of Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~
