a/n: wow, its been so long! but i have been sooooooooooooo busy!!!!! school
sux!! its a butt!! it should die!!! (lol, jackie)
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The next morning, Zelda walked about the kitchen humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic. She'd had it stuck in her head ever since last night when she'd watched Young Frankenstein.
Then Peach came marching in, singing the almighty chorus of "Glory, glory Hallelujah." She the day off of work too, since it was the fourth of July."Makin' something for breakfast, Zellie?"
"Yep," Zelda answered. "Pancakes."
"How nice. How did your date go? I didn't get a chance to ask you last night...as soon as you walked through the door, you crashed."
"It went really great," Zelda replied, smiling. "There was just this creep at the movie theater sitting behind me, and he kept running his hands up my leg."
"Pervert!" Peach snorted. "What did you go see?"
"Whale Rider," Zelda sighed, rolling her eyes. "If you ever plan on seeing that, don't. It was boredom to a T."
"Sounded kinda dull," Peach agreed. "I don't suppose Nicole is up yet, is she?"
"Nope."
Peach watched as her sister placed a bowl in the pan that had butter in it. "I'll never understand your cooking methods, Zelda."
"What? I'm just melting the butter."
"Do you know when the fireworks are going to start?" Peach asked, suddenly changing the subject.
"That depends," Zelda said. "Where are we seeing them this year?"
Smiling, Peach stood up from her chair and threw her arms up. "We're seeing them at the U.N.!!!"
"We are??" Zelda asked in astonishment.
"YES!! My boss had some tickets for his family to go, but his wife's taken ill. He felt guilty going with just their son and without her, so he gave the tickets to me for being such a diligent worker!!!"
"Wow, that's great!" Zelda cried. "I've always wanted to see the fireworks at the United Nations!!"
"Yeah, but I forgot what time they're starting. C'mon, let's go check on the Internet."
As the sisters ran into Peach's bedroom, Nicole was starting to get dressed. A few minutes later, she left her room and crossed the hall to the bathroom.
"Seven thirty, how nice," Peach commented. "Let's go back to the kitchen. I'm starving!"
"Okay."
When they reached the kitchen, Peach came to an immediate halt. "ZELDA!! YOUR BUTTER!!! IT'S BEING WEIRD!!!"
Zelda stepped in front of her sister for a better look, and realized she was right. Apparently, she'd left the butter over the fire for too long. The butter was fizzing and shooting out of the bowl, kind of like a--
"Mini fireworks show!" Peach cried. "Wow. This is freaky and cool at the same time. How do we put it out?"
Holding onto each other for dear life, the two sisters inched closer to the bubbling container. Suddenly it fizzed loudly, and some burning butter shot towards them. Zelda and Peach screamed in unison, jumping back.
"It's possessed!!" they screamed.
At that point, Nicole walked in, dropped a plastic bag over her head, and turned off the burner. The butter immediately stopped fizzing and it retreated to a small pool at the bottom of the bowl.
Peach stared at her daughter. "Wow...thanks, Nicole."
"No problem."
Sighing, Peach sat down at the table. "May the Lord have mercy on my soul today...I'm so tired. And I'm also scared of getting claustrophobic. There are going to be so many people at the United Nations tonight!!!"
"You'll be fine," said Zelda. "It's outside, so you don't have to worry about a thing. I guess we're kind of living mom's dream, aren't we?"
"'Spose so," Peach sighed, as Nicole skipped out of the room. "She always wanted to watch the fireworks at the UN." She shook her head and stood up. "D'you want any help with those pancakes, Zel?"
"Yeah, sure..."
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Hours later, the threesome were walking past a large church on their way to the United Nations. Nicole saw a hobo and mistook him for a circus clown, and it took Peach and Zelda while to work their way out of that one.
"Honey, I don't think you should walk up to strangers in this city and ask them for dog-shaped balloons," Peach advised, as they finally walked away.
"His shoes were big and he was wearing a red nose!" Nicole defended.
"She has a point," Zelda smirked.
"Wow, is that the line to get inside?" Peach asked incredulously, as they approached their destination.
"Must be," Zelda said in awe. "Woah, it's really long. Then of course, we'll have to go through those metal detector things in that little tent thingy up there...this could take some time, I'm afraid."
"Dude, that sucks," Peach said. "It's sweltering out here!! Why must they force us to die out here in this heat?? WHY?!"
"Ours is not to reason why; ours is but to do and die," Nicole quoted.
Peach and Zelda stared at her for several minutes.
"Where on earth did you learn Alfred Lord Tennyson??" the latter exclaimed.
Nicole shrugged. "I heard that in a movie once. Clue."
"Oh yeah," Peach said. "Now I remember that part! The dinner scene!"
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When they had finally gotten through all the lines, Peach, Zelda and Nicole attempted to find a place to sit.
"This place is really packed," Zelda observed.
"You ain't just whistlin' dixie," Peach agreed, quoting Clue once more.
"Zelda!"
Zel looked around her to see who had called her name. She saw Link kneeling by a large lampost and gesturing towards her. She grinned, and the three of them made their way towards him.
"Hi!" Zelda said.
"Hey! Are you looking for a place to sit?"
"Kind of...it's a bit crowded around here. You wouldn't happen to have room for me and my family, would you?"
"Sure, sit down."
"Thanks...this is my sister Peach, and my neice Nicole.
"Hi," Peach greeted warmly, shaking Link's hand.
"Hello, Nicole," Link said. "We've met before, haven't we?"
"Yep!" she answered, winking a rather obviously clear wink.
"How long have you been here?" Zelda asked Link.
He shrugged. "I dunno. Probably like a half an hour or something. Traffic on the way up was unbelievable, and I don't even live that far away!! I must've hit rush hour, or something bad."
"Yeah," Zelda said simply.
While Link was busy looking for something in his bag, Peach leaned over to Zelda and whispered, "He's hot, Zel! You must really like him--I noticed that we've stopped fighting all the time!"
Zelda realized Peach was right. She grinned.
Nicole leaned towards Peach and whispered something. They both stood up, and Peach said with a small sigh, "We'll be right back. We've got to find a bath room."
Once Peach and Nicole left, there was a long, uncomfortable silence between Link and Zelda.
"You know," Link finally began, "I think I've seen you some time before, Zel. Like I've already met you...?"
"I was thinking that too!" Zelda said.
"Was it in school, down in Perokio street?"
"Yes!! It must've been!" Zelda gasped. "Gosh Link, now I remember you!! You were one of the first people I met when I had moved to the city from the countryside."
"I don't like the country. The crickets make me nervous...of course, there are some here too...unforunately. Y'know I remember your hair...you had your hair in--"
"Braids."
"Yeah...and you had glasses, and wire on your teeth and everyth...boy, you were really a mess!"
"Thanks...?"
"Ah, I'm just kiddin' you a bit. What I mean to say is that...you grew up nice." He choked on his words, hoping he hadn't said something offensive."
Zelda smiled a bit. "Thanks."
"Um...like gum?" he asked, fiddling around for some in his pocket.
"Is it Bazooka Joe?" Zelda joked. No one ever had Bazooka Joe anymore (her favorite kind).
"Actually, it is."
"Really?? I love Bazooka Joe!! Thanks!"
"S'okay."
A few minutes later, Nicole and Peach came back. "Is that you poppin' your gums?" Peach joked, indicating Zelda. "I thought the fireworks had already started..."
"Oh, shut up!" Zelda smirked. She had to admit that she did have a rather bad habit of chewing her gum a bit loudly. "Here, read this." Zelda tossed the Bazooka Joe comic at her sister, who caught it and read it with a laugh.
"These jokes are so lame!! Are they even supposed to be funny?!"
"Doesn's seem like it, does it?" Link asked with a grin.
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"Hmm....I think they'll be starting soon," Peach said. She pointed out all the lit up boats and buildings by the shore. "See all those over there?"
"Yeah, those are so cool!" Nicole giggled.
"DUDE, THEY'RE STARTING!!!!!" Zelda shouted.
Indeed, the fireworks had started to go off. A dazzling display of roman candles (.....) let up the sky. Nicole turned for a second, and saw people standing on a large wall nearby. "Ooh, mommy, can we go over there???"
Peach followed her daughter's gaze and smiled involuntarily. "All right. We'll be back, guys."
As soon as Peach and Nicole were out of sight, Zelda leaned back into Link's chest (both were still seated). Link's arms snaked around her waist. Zelda grinned in silent pleasure, savoring his touch. Link put his chin on her shoulder and blew softly into her ear. She blushed.
"They're beautiful, aren't they?" Zelda whispered, meaning the fireworks.
"Yes," Link responded.
"I'm glad I've got someone to share with that I..." Zelda stopped. "I..." She wasn't exactly sure how to end the sentence...how to describe this feeling. She'd never felt in before in her life, not even when she'd been with Roy.
Slowly, Zelda turned her head slightly, her face barely an inch away from Link's. Then she leaned forward and kissed his mouth delicately, stroking his cheek with a soft hand. He responded by caressing her back and shoulders; pressing his lips against hers with equal eagerness.
Link felt his hand briefly touch Zelda's clothed breast and blushing, he quickly moved it. But using her own hand, Zelda placed it back. It felt so natural...she still clutched him close to her, pressing her lips against his as if her life depended on it.
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I'm not sure how long this lasted. But eventually, Link and Zelda managed to notice that the fireworks were over. Everyone was leaving. Trying to get out of the UN was like....well, it was difficult.
"Where are Peach and Nicole?!" Zelda asked worriedly. "I don't see them anywhere!"
"It'd be impossible to in this crowd!" Link said. "We'll have to find them later. C'mon, we've got to get to the station..."
Well it was difficult, but in the end, the two lovers managed to get their way back home successfully and safely.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning, Zelda walked about the kitchen humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic. She'd had it stuck in her head ever since last night when she'd watched Young Frankenstein.
Then Peach came marching in, singing the almighty chorus of "Glory, glory Hallelujah." She the day off of work too, since it was the fourth of July."Makin' something for breakfast, Zellie?"
"Yep," Zelda answered. "Pancakes."
"How nice. How did your date go? I didn't get a chance to ask you last night...as soon as you walked through the door, you crashed."
"It went really great," Zelda replied, smiling. "There was just this creep at the movie theater sitting behind me, and he kept running his hands up my leg."
"Pervert!" Peach snorted. "What did you go see?"
"Whale Rider," Zelda sighed, rolling her eyes. "If you ever plan on seeing that, don't. It was boredom to a T."
"Sounded kinda dull," Peach agreed. "I don't suppose Nicole is up yet, is she?"
"Nope."
Peach watched as her sister placed a bowl in the pan that had butter in it. "I'll never understand your cooking methods, Zelda."
"What? I'm just melting the butter."
"Do you know when the fireworks are going to start?" Peach asked, suddenly changing the subject.
"That depends," Zelda said. "Where are we seeing them this year?"
Smiling, Peach stood up from her chair and threw her arms up. "We're seeing them at the U.N.!!!"
"We are??" Zelda asked in astonishment.
"YES!! My boss had some tickets for his family to go, but his wife's taken ill. He felt guilty going with just their son and without her, so he gave the tickets to me for being such a diligent worker!!!"
"Wow, that's great!" Zelda cried. "I've always wanted to see the fireworks at the United Nations!!"
"Yeah, but I forgot what time they're starting. C'mon, let's go check on the Internet."
As the sisters ran into Peach's bedroom, Nicole was starting to get dressed. A few minutes later, she left her room and crossed the hall to the bathroom.
"Seven thirty, how nice," Peach commented. "Let's go back to the kitchen. I'm starving!"
"Okay."
When they reached the kitchen, Peach came to an immediate halt. "ZELDA!! YOUR BUTTER!!! IT'S BEING WEIRD!!!"
Zelda stepped in front of her sister for a better look, and realized she was right. Apparently, she'd left the butter over the fire for too long. The butter was fizzing and shooting out of the bowl, kind of like a--
"Mini fireworks show!" Peach cried. "Wow. This is freaky and cool at the same time. How do we put it out?"
Holding onto each other for dear life, the two sisters inched closer to the bubbling container. Suddenly it fizzed loudly, and some burning butter shot towards them. Zelda and Peach screamed in unison, jumping back.
"It's possessed!!" they screamed.
At that point, Nicole walked in, dropped a plastic bag over her head, and turned off the burner. The butter immediately stopped fizzing and it retreated to a small pool at the bottom of the bowl.
Peach stared at her daughter. "Wow...thanks, Nicole."
"No problem."
Sighing, Peach sat down at the table. "May the Lord have mercy on my soul today...I'm so tired. And I'm also scared of getting claustrophobic. There are going to be so many people at the United Nations tonight!!!"
"You'll be fine," said Zelda. "It's outside, so you don't have to worry about a thing. I guess we're kind of living mom's dream, aren't we?"
"'Spose so," Peach sighed, as Nicole skipped out of the room. "She always wanted to watch the fireworks at the UN." She shook her head and stood up. "D'you want any help with those pancakes, Zel?"
"Yeah, sure..."
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Hours later, the threesome were walking past a large church on their way to the United Nations. Nicole saw a hobo and mistook him for a circus clown, and it took Peach and Zelda while to work their way out of that one.
"Honey, I don't think you should walk up to strangers in this city and ask them for dog-shaped balloons," Peach advised, as they finally walked away.
"His shoes were big and he was wearing a red nose!" Nicole defended.
"She has a point," Zelda smirked.
"Wow, is that the line to get inside?" Peach asked incredulously, as they approached their destination.
"Must be," Zelda said in awe. "Woah, it's really long. Then of course, we'll have to go through those metal detector things in that little tent thingy up there...this could take some time, I'm afraid."
"Dude, that sucks," Peach said. "It's sweltering out here!! Why must they force us to die out here in this heat?? WHY?!"
"Ours is not to reason why; ours is but to do and die," Nicole quoted.
Peach and Zelda stared at her for several minutes.
"Where on earth did you learn Alfred Lord Tennyson??" the latter exclaimed.
Nicole shrugged. "I heard that in a movie once. Clue."
"Oh yeah," Peach said. "Now I remember that part! The dinner scene!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When they had finally gotten through all the lines, Peach, Zelda and Nicole attempted to find a place to sit.
"This place is really packed," Zelda observed.
"You ain't just whistlin' dixie," Peach agreed, quoting Clue once more.
"Zelda!"
Zel looked around her to see who had called her name. She saw Link kneeling by a large lampost and gesturing towards her. She grinned, and the three of them made their way towards him.
"Hi!" Zelda said.
"Hey! Are you looking for a place to sit?"
"Kind of...it's a bit crowded around here. You wouldn't happen to have room for me and my family, would you?"
"Sure, sit down."
"Thanks...this is my sister Peach, and my neice Nicole.
"Hi," Peach greeted warmly, shaking Link's hand.
"Hello, Nicole," Link said. "We've met before, haven't we?"
"Yep!" she answered, winking a rather obviously clear wink.
"How long have you been here?" Zelda asked Link.
He shrugged. "I dunno. Probably like a half an hour or something. Traffic on the way up was unbelievable, and I don't even live that far away!! I must've hit rush hour, or something bad."
"Yeah," Zelda said simply.
While Link was busy looking for something in his bag, Peach leaned over to Zelda and whispered, "He's hot, Zel! You must really like him--I noticed that we've stopped fighting all the time!"
Zelda realized Peach was right. She grinned.
Nicole leaned towards Peach and whispered something. They both stood up, and Peach said with a small sigh, "We'll be right back. We've got to find a bath room."
Once Peach and Nicole left, there was a long, uncomfortable silence between Link and Zelda.
"You know," Link finally began, "I think I've seen you some time before, Zel. Like I've already met you...?"
"I was thinking that too!" Zelda said.
"Was it in school, down in Perokio street?"
"Yes!! It must've been!" Zelda gasped. "Gosh Link, now I remember you!! You were one of the first people I met when I had moved to the city from the countryside."
"I don't like the country. The crickets make me nervous...of course, there are some here too...unforunately. Y'know I remember your hair...you had your hair in--"
"Braids."
"Yeah...and you had glasses, and wire on your teeth and everyth...boy, you were really a mess!"
"Thanks...?"
"Ah, I'm just kiddin' you a bit. What I mean to say is that...you grew up nice." He choked on his words, hoping he hadn't said something offensive."
Zelda smiled a bit. "Thanks."
"Um...like gum?" he asked, fiddling around for some in his pocket.
"Is it Bazooka Joe?" Zelda joked. No one ever had Bazooka Joe anymore (her favorite kind).
"Actually, it is."
"Really?? I love Bazooka Joe!! Thanks!"
"S'okay."
A few minutes later, Nicole and Peach came back. "Is that you poppin' your gums?" Peach joked, indicating Zelda. "I thought the fireworks had already started..."
"Oh, shut up!" Zelda smirked. She had to admit that she did have a rather bad habit of chewing her gum a bit loudly. "Here, read this." Zelda tossed the Bazooka Joe comic at her sister, who caught it and read it with a laugh.
"These jokes are so lame!! Are they even supposed to be funny?!"
"Doesn's seem like it, does it?" Link asked with a grin.
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"Hmm....I think they'll be starting soon," Peach said. She pointed out all the lit up boats and buildings by the shore. "See all those over there?"
"Yeah, those are so cool!" Nicole giggled.
"DUDE, THEY'RE STARTING!!!!!" Zelda shouted.
Indeed, the fireworks had started to go off. A dazzling display of roman candles (.....) let up the sky. Nicole turned for a second, and saw people standing on a large wall nearby. "Ooh, mommy, can we go over there???"
Peach followed her daughter's gaze and smiled involuntarily. "All right. We'll be back, guys."
As soon as Peach and Nicole were out of sight, Zelda leaned back into Link's chest (both were still seated). Link's arms snaked around her waist. Zelda grinned in silent pleasure, savoring his touch. Link put his chin on her shoulder and blew softly into her ear. She blushed.
"They're beautiful, aren't they?" Zelda whispered, meaning the fireworks.
"Yes," Link responded.
"I'm glad I've got someone to share with that I..." Zelda stopped. "I..." She wasn't exactly sure how to end the sentence...how to describe this feeling. She'd never felt in before in her life, not even when she'd been with Roy.
Slowly, Zelda turned her head slightly, her face barely an inch away from Link's. Then she leaned forward and kissed his mouth delicately, stroking his cheek with a soft hand. He responded by caressing her back and shoulders; pressing his lips against hers with equal eagerness.
Link felt his hand briefly touch Zelda's clothed breast and blushing, he quickly moved it. But using her own hand, Zelda placed it back. It felt so natural...she still clutched him close to her, pressing her lips against his as if her life depended on it.
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I'm not sure how long this lasted. But eventually, Link and Zelda managed to notice that the fireworks were over. Everyone was leaving. Trying to get out of the UN was like....well, it was difficult.
"Where are Peach and Nicole?!" Zelda asked worriedly. "I don't see them anywhere!"
"It'd be impossible to in this crowd!" Link said. "We'll have to find them later. C'mon, we've got to get to the station..."
Well it was difficult, but in the end, the two lovers managed to get their way back home successfully and safely.