~~
Jeshi: Okay, I said I was going to update soon, so soon is now! ^.^

Nabooru: Isn't she the greatest?

Jeshi: Yes, yes I am! Oh, and Kaira-chan, you really are missing the feeling to the story, aren't you? O_o *sighs* Oh, well, -_-; that's what happens when I'm friends with someone who is completely NINTENDO DEPRIVED… (Kaira-chan right now is probably thinking, "IT'S MY PARENTS' FAULT!")

Nabooru: O_O I don't get it…

Jeshi: Yeah, Nabooru you wouldn't get it, because Kaira-chan and I know each other in r/l, and yeah..you just wouldn't understand because you're nothing but a "moose".

Nabooru: I'M A MOOSE?! O_O!

Jeshi: Well, everyone else calls them "muses", but I call them "mooses".

Nabooru: O_O…she doesn't own anything from the Legend of Zelda!

Jeshi: Oh, so true, my moose! LOL!

Nabooru: O_O…
~~

Link walked slowly into the doctor's building. It was so dark, even though the sun was rising. The only light was from the lit candles and lanterns hanging around everywhere. He went to talk to the doctor.

"She'll be alright. She needs a rest," was the only thing the doctor said. The doctor left the room, and Link stood there watching Zelda sleep in the bed.

How could he have let this happen to her? How…He was so upset with himself. She ran into the burning Temple of Time, and she almost got herself hurt. She would have never hurt herself if he was here, he wouldn't have let her in the fire. He would gone in himself, to protect her from hurting herself, but he wasn't here…so she went in. And now look what happened.

He stared down at her. He never wanted to lose her. Not Zelda, she was too sweet and gentle. Though she was a princess with sheer elegance and gracefulness, she also had her own fire burning inside her. She was strong, and determined. Stubborn though she may be at times, she also had a wonderful will of reasoning. She was a great listener for problems, and in result, she had wonderful abilities in logic. It amazed Link so much. Even though her mother was dead, and she had to live with her obstinate father, she too, was very persistent. And Link admired that in Zelda.

Zelda squirmed a bit, then Link took her hand. Her hand felt so warm…at least he knew that she wasn't going to die. If she was, her hand would have been so cold.

"Zelda…I promise, I'll never leave like that again…I never knew, I'll never trust anyone like Draco again…I promise," Link said quietly. He kissed her hand, then sat down close by her. He stayed there for hours, waiting for her to wake up. She finally fluttered her sleepy eyes open, only to see Link sitting beside her, staring at her.

It was funny…he looked hurt, like he was going to cry or something. He was holding her hand…his strong and warm hand. She smiled faintly, then lightly squeezed his hand. She felt so tired still. He seemed to have fully woken up when she squeezed his hand…or he wasn't paying attention earlier. He must have been thinking. She thought he thought too much…yet there were times where he didn't think. She liked that.

He smiled back down at her, relieved that she was looking back up at him and smiling. He didn't want to just take the doctor's word for Zelda's health. He needed to see for himself, and now that he was…he was relaxed a bit more.

"…There was no little boy…," Zelda said inaudibly. Link's face went stern, and he sighed heavily, then he nodded.

"Zelda…don't do that again," he replied. Zelda's eyes stared up at him calmly, yet they had a happy air about them.

"I won't.." she whispered, the sweet thoughtful smile still on her face.

"And I won't leave like that again either…"Link said. Zelda stared at him blankly.

"No, Link. You can't promise that…you need to protect Hyrule-"

"I know. What I meant was…I'll never take the word of some stranger ever again. It was stupid of me to believe someone I didn't know…even if they told me that Ganondorf was going to attack…I should have never listened," Link said affronted.

"Don't say that! You didn't know, Link. You didn't know that when you left that this was going to happen…"Zelda replied.

"No…I trusted Draco…and look what happened! I left, I put the castle in danger, the people in danger, I put you in danger, Zelda!" Link exclaimed.

"D-draco? What about Draco?" Zelda asked. She didn't know. Link had obviously said too much. Oh well, she was bound to find out anyway.

"Draco started the fire…you ran in to get that little boy…but there was no little boy…it was a set-up. You could have been killed," Link said quietly.

"Draco did it? W-where is he?"

"Don't worry about him…I already took care of him." Zelda looked as if she was about to cry. She had a distressed look upon her face.

"Link…I'm sorry. I'm sorry, if I didn't go in there…" Zelda started. But Link suddenly bent over and kissed her gently on the lips.

"It's okay. Don't worry about it. We're all safe now," Link softly whispered. Zelda stared at him. Why wasn't he making such a big deal out of this? If she didn't run into the burning Temple of Time in the first place, she wouldn't have been here, not in the hospital, not with Link worrying over her. She clutched his hand tighter. She didn't want him to leave…not that he was here with her now.

"Are you able to get up?" he asked her, "if you can get up, I can help you get back to the castle. I left Epona just outside."

She feebly made an attempt to get up. She still felt somewhat light-headed. She deeply breathed in the odd, medicinal smells of the doctor's room…not that that had helped her in the least bit. But she was able to sit up finally.

"You're okay?" Link asked her. She weakly nodded, her thoughtful smile appearing again. He put his arm around her waist, and helped her up, and they both slowly made the journey to Epona, who was just waiting outside for Link's return. He helped her on, making sure she wasn't going to fall off anywhere, then hopped on himself. He got Epona to walk leisurely back to the castle.

As soon as they were walking back up the path of the castle; the front large, old wooden doors clearly in sight, they were greeted by guards who had been looking for Zelda all night. They hurriedly helped her off the horse and into the castle, desperately in search of her sleeping chambers to put her to sleep, for she was already dozing off again. Link climbed down too. He decided that maybe he should get some sleep himself. He was up early in the morning, then was up all night, and now the sun was just rising again to show more early morning!

'A whole 24 hours…who'd have thought I could pull it off?' he thought to himself. He chuckled at the thought though. Then suddenly…

"Zelda! Oh, my dear daughter! We have been looking everywhere for you all night! Where have you been?!" The king urgently asked his almost-asleep daughter. Link walked up to him.

"Oh, sir. She apparently ran into the burning Temple of Time to save a little boy who was trapped inside. But she's okay, I went in to get her," Link said. The king suddenly narrowed his eyes at Link.

"And you. I'm quite surprised with the fact that you even bothered to show your face in my presence after what you said to me yesterday!" The king retorted. Link jumped, then nervously laughed.

He had forgotten, he didn't battle Ganondorf as planned, there was nothing for the villagers to celebrate about…the king surely WOULDN'T have forgotten then…it was then that Link wished he had actually battled Ganondorf the day before!

~~
Jeshi: Heehee..that's it, until next chapter…

Nabooru: Boo-urns…T_T

Jeshi: Heehee! It's okay, Nabooru! Hmmm…O-o…I find this odd, I said I was going to update really soon now that my writers' block is gone, but…I never got around to it! ^.^

Nabooru: Why's that, Jeshi?? O_o

Jeshi: Heehee…I was looking up Nintendo sites for the past…3 days…^.^

Nabooru: Ugh! -_-;

Jeshi: Heheheheh…^.^;;;;;
~~