Sorry that it's taken me so long to update! School has been really hard
lately. I had about five projects due along with my regular homework, not
to mention band rehearsal. I hope you like this chapter. It has a little
bit of humor in it, for all the fluff loving peoples. I got a couple of the
ideas from a really nice anonymous reviewer. On with the story!
Chapter 6
Zelda wove her way through the crowds. She had begged Link to let her go shopping today. Stopping by a stand that was selling flowers, she breathed in their wonderful scent. She couldn't believe she had missed out on all of this! To a person who had shopped in the marketplace for years the large crowds and loud noises may seem annoying. But to Zelda, they were wonderful. She had never really felt like a part of things before. She always had been forced to sit at home while her family or servants got things done, practically not knowing that an outside world existed. Looking back on it, Zelda found her old life very dull. Of course she missed her family, but she almost managed to forget about her pain trying all new the experiences handed to her. Most of the time she tried empty her mind, a task she was starting to find very difficult. If her thoughts were not on her family, they were on Link.
Zelda paused to stare into a shop window where many pretty dresses were hung. She smiled, fingering the money in her pocket. Surely Link wouldn't mind if she bought a few things for herself.
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Link sat at his kitchen table, eating lunch. It was very peaceful, almost lonely, with Zelda out. Almost as in answer to his thoughts, Zelda walked in the door, carrying a large bag. She blushed slightly when she spotted Link.
"I-I bought a few things for myself," she stammered. "I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not," Link replied, smiling.
"Thank you," said Zelda with a sigh of relief. She then rushed up to her room to try her new things on.
A few minutes later, Link noticed something white lying on the floor. It was a ribbon, probably a new one. Link could see that Zelda's door was slightly open, so he decided to go give it to her. Sticking his head in the doorway, Link could see Zelda twirling around in a very " revealing" silk nightgown. Pulling his head out of the room, Link slammed himself up against the wall in the hallway, blushing furiously. Stiffly, he walked back down the stairs to the kitchen. " Later."
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Zelda gazed at her reflection in the mirror. She had been told all her life that she was beautiful, but now she was beginning to be conscious of it. She really didn't think that she was that pretty. Her hair was too blonde, her eyes too blue, her skin too pale. She wondered vaguely whether or not Link found her pretty. She blushed slightly. She found him handsome enough.
Zelda turned suddenly, hearing a sound at her window. On the windowsill sat a letter and a very ugly flower. She picked up the letter. It read:
Dearest Zelda,
I am very sorry about the death of your family. I also apologize for not coming sooner and making you live in a place like this. Meet me in the marketplace tomorrow so that I may take you home with me. We get back I promise you the grandest of weddings.
Love,
Spartel
Zelda dropped the letter as if it had burned her. Lord Spartel had been one of the men her father had been considering to marry her off to. Worse, he was the most obnoxious of them all. She couldn't believe that her father had chosen him! Worse, he had found her! Zelda sank down onto her bed. What was she going to do? She tried to calm herself. She would just have to hide from him, and that included not meeting him the next day.
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Spartel paced around the square. It was dark, and he could barely see. He had been waiting all day, and Zelda still had not shown. Angrily, he stalked back to the hotel where he was staying. A maid stared at him curiously when he burst through the front door fuming. Climbing the steps to his room, he threw himself onto his bed. Resisting the urge to punch something, he resolved to get Zelda somehow, no matter what it took.
Wow, the end of another chapter. By the way, does anybody know how to get bold and italics? It's really bugging me. Review please!
Chapter 6
Zelda wove her way through the crowds. She had begged Link to let her go shopping today. Stopping by a stand that was selling flowers, she breathed in their wonderful scent. She couldn't believe she had missed out on all of this! To a person who had shopped in the marketplace for years the large crowds and loud noises may seem annoying. But to Zelda, they were wonderful. She had never really felt like a part of things before. She always had been forced to sit at home while her family or servants got things done, practically not knowing that an outside world existed. Looking back on it, Zelda found her old life very dull. Of course she missed her family, but she almost managed to forget about her pain trying all new the experiences handed to her. Most of the time she tried empty her mind, a task she was starting to find very difficult. If her thoughts were not on her family, they were on Link.
Zelda paused to stare into a shop window where many pretty dresses were hung. She smiled, fingering the money in her pocket. Surely Link wouldn't mind if she bought a few things for herself.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Link sat at his kitchen table, eating lunch. It was very peaceful, almost lonely, with Zelda out. Almost as in answer to his thoughts, Zelda walked in the door, carrying a large bag. She blushed slightly when she spotted Link.
"I-I bought a few things for myself," she stammered. "I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not," Link replied, smiling.
"Thank you," said Zelda with a sigh of relief. She then rushed up to her room to try her new things on.
A few minutes later, Link noticed something white lying on the floor. It was a ribbon, probably a new one. Link could see that Zelda's door was slightly open, so he decided to go give it to her. Sticking his head in the doorway, Link could see Zelda twirling around in a very " revealing" silk nightgown. Pulling his head out of the room, Link slammed himself up against the wall in the hallway, blushing furiously. Stiffly, he walked back down the stairs to the kitchen. " Later."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Zelda gazed at her reflection in the mirror. She had been told all her life that she was beautiful, but now she was beginning to be conscious of it. She really didn't think that she was that pretty. Her hair was too blonde, her eyes too blue, her skin too pale. She wondered vaguely whether or not Link found her pretty. She blushed slightly. She found him handsome enough.
Zelda turned suddenly, hearing a sound at her window. On the windowsill sat a letter and a very ugly flower. She picked up the letter. It read:
Dearest Zelda,
I am very sorry about the death of your family. I also apologize for not coming sooner and making you live in a place like this. Meet me in the marketplace tomorrow so that I may take you home with me. We get back I promise you the grandest of weddings.
Love,
Spartel
Zelda dropped the letter as if it had burned her. Lord Spartel had been one of the men her father had been considering to marry her off to. Worse, he was the most obnoxious of them all. She couldn't believe that her father had chosen him! Worse, he had found her! Zelda sank down onto her bed. What was she going to do? She tried to calm herself. She would just have to hide from him, and that included not meeting him the next day.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Spartel paced around the square. It was dark, and he could barely see. He had been waiting all day, and Zelda still had not shown. Angrily, he stalked back to the hotel where he was staying. A maid stared at him curiously when he burst through the front door fuming. Climbing the steps to his room, he threw himself onto his bed. Resisting the urge to punch something, he resolved to get Zelda somehow, no matter what it took.
Wow, the end of another chapter. By the way, does anybody know how to get bold and italics? It's really bugging me. Review please!