Chapter 2: Star-Crossed
Link had not eaten in three days and could not feel his hunger coming back at all. He was wondering why he was still living his life, longing for the days of darkness for those short lasting moments that he had with the princess. Link slowly closed his eyes and lost all consciousness. Saria had been out that day looking for things to cheer up Link when she saw one of her friends rushing to her saying, "He's dead! He's dead!" Saria panicked dropping everything she had as she headed for the tree house where Link laid. Saria immediately tried to wake up Link but he would not. He could not of been dead he was only in a comma.
"Link..." She wanted so bad to be able to help him but truly it was over between him and Zelda.
Just then Zelda had arrived at Kokiri Forest still dressed as the traveling merchant from her long journey there. Looking around she said to herself,
"Just as I remembered it. The Kokiri never change." Zelda's youthful body made her look just as tall as most of the other Kokiri. Swiftly making her way over to Link's tree house no one was there besides her and link. She found him laying in the bed without any sign of waking up. In fear of frightening Link she sat patiently in the wooden chair near the side of his bed. Just the sight of Link had brought comforting tears to her face that she could not bear to leave.
"Who are you!" yelled Saria as she entered the room not recognizing Zelda. Zelda took of her hood and replied that she was the princess of Hyrule. "Lady Zelda we thought you were dead! How could you have made it here?" Saria's voice was partial astonishment, and disbelief.
"So she is dead..." Zelda said to herself and then replied to Saria's question. "Impa took her life by coming here to serve as a decoy so that I may be reunited with Link. I could not bare it any longer, I had to come."
"That is good, because I think Link couldn't either." As Saria finished she left the two to be alone.
"Zelda!" Link had awakened at the mere sound of Zelda's voice, her words gave Link hope. "How could you possibly have made it here I thought you were dead!" Link's voice was half ecstatic, half relieved.
"Link, I thought I would never see you again..." Zelda trailed off leaving a lone tear streaming down her face. Her voice was trembling to hear Link talking to her once again. She thought the day would never come. Her face was warm as she could not keep from blushing. "Hold me..." whispered Zelda. Link wrapped his arms around Zelda as he tried hard to keep his emotions from collapsing. Zelda pressed her head against Links chest and could hear his heart beating hard. Both felt the comfort that they had long been in need of. His voice no longer trembling he whispered into her ear,
"I love you, Zelda. I always have, I shall always love you, death could not stop me." Speaking these words he moved back and would not break eye contact as he stared into her glistening ocean blue eyes. She stared back giving her own feelings to him.
"Link, I... I thought I would never see you again. I want only now to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you, and just as well I always have and always will." After finishing what she had wanted to say, their lips touched momentarily and they departed for the night, it was nearly midnight. "I will see you tomorrow!" Link promised as she left the house.
Neither of them slept that night, their thoughts were racing and their spirits were high. The following day Link had come to Zelda's place that she was staying at with a bouquet of Kokiri forest flowers. Shining in the light they resembled a rose with deep ice blue pedals. They smelled wondrous and Zelda could not take her eyes of them.
"Zelda come with me into the forest today to visit the spring." Link asked as though he already had it planned. Zelda had no doubt in her mind as whether or not to go. She had said yes before he was halfway through his sentence.
"I would love to." She replied.
Link had just recently bought some lanterns so that there would be enough light to see, he was planning on taking her near the evening time.
"So you're going to the spring?" questioned Saria as she walked towards him.
"Yes, do you think she'll like it?
"It's not that which I doubt. I don't think that is the safest place to take her Link, it would be a tragedy if something were to happen." Worry was spread over all of Saria's face as she spoke.
"But, it's so beautiful there, I've made up my mind. Plus, I think if anything comes I should be able to handle it. Don't worry, we'll be fine." Link assured her. Saria agreed and left Link to go.
Nighttime came sooner than expected as he approached her door. He couldn't help but feel his fist tremble as he knocked on the door. Hardly any sound came from the knock, but nevertheless Zelda answered a near two seconds after.
"I'm ready Link." Zelda said as Link had come to the door she was waiting for him all afternoon not quite sure when he was going to show up. They walked casually to the spring hand in hand. Finally making it there Link mentioned,
"I had always wanted to take you here, as a child I would spend my time thinking right by the water. It brought me comfort, I hope you like it." Link was the one blushing as Zelda left her gaze staring at the beautiful scenery. In the spring there was a waterfall who's water was near perfect. It was clear and see through as you could see the canopy behind it. The lilies were in full bloom as well as the Kokiri roses that sat next to the spring.
Zelda felt her emotions coming over her as she felt tears striding down her cheek. "Link," she said with dire admiration. "Where have you been all my life?"
"Right here." Link pointed to her heart. "I will always be." Zelda cried uncontrollably as she said that she thought they were to never be together. Just then there was a voice from the shadows.
"Zelda..." Before she had time to react Zelda had been stabbed from behind. She crumbled to the ground in fierce pain. Link caught her and listened carefully as she died saying,
"I will always love you Link, don't ever forget me..."
"Zelda!!" Link looked up to see who had done this terrible crime.
"It was never meant to be Link, you went too far this time. For two years you were causing her so much pain and distress it is time for it to be over." The mystery person stepped out of the shadows and revealed herself. It was Impa.
"Impa! How could you do such a thing?!"
"I will not let this kingdom be ruined by two star-crossed lovers. Don't you get it? There was a reason Zelda was meant to stay. She was to rule the kingdom, but I guess I should be thanking you. Now, no one will step in my way and the kingdom will be mine." Impa's voice was devious as she cracked not a single frown or smile except the final grin on her face. Link could have easily outrun Impa and left the forest, but what was there to run from? He said boldly as he felt his tears collide with the ground.
"You traitor, the person Zelda trusted the most with her life."
"You think Zelda was worth all this?" Impa questioned as she walked over and started to pull the sword out of Zelda's back.
"Nothing at all could have taken precedence, I would have died for her." Sobbed Link.
"Then I suppose you shall..." At that time Impa had pulled out her bow and pulled it back aiming directly at Links neck. He made no attempt to move out of the way and gave his last fighting words saying,
"You think it matters to me if you kill me? You would kill your very friends in regards to politics? You despise me, I shall haunt you to your grave Impa."
"So be it..." And with that Impa released the bow and the arrow penetrated Link's neck finishing him off. Impa started walking back as she stopped a few feet away. Remorse had now gotten the best of her as she thought about what Link said.
"How could I do that?" she said to herself cringing at her crime. "I let ambition control me, but... to kill my friends? Zelda, Link, forgive me..." This was possibly the only time that Impa had felt tears streaming down her face as her knees hit the ground at her victims feet. "What have I become? I guess... this is it then..." Her voice trailing off she slit her throat near the spring giving it a new deep red color. Saria then entered only to be astonished by the dead. There was an eerie feeling at the spring. Scared and trembling Saria left the spring and forbade all other villagers to ever visit it. From that point on Zelda and Link lay dead side by side as well as Impa by the spring not to be moved.
Though dead, the two were not alone, they finally had the chance to lead their life without being interfered with.
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A/N: Please review my story to especially tell me what you think of the ending. I finally decided that Impa shouldn't side with the Gerudoes which she did in the first draft. Hopefully some things are a lot clearer now. Also I guess I decided to change the end a little bit. Anyway, Thanks!
Link had not eaten in three days and could not feel his hunger coming back at all. He was wondering why he was still living his life, longing for the days of darkness for those short lasting moments that he had with the princess. Link slowly closed his eyes and lost all consciousness. Saria had been out that day looking for things to cheer up Link when she saw one of her friends rushing to her saying, "He's dead! He's dead!" Saria panicked dropping everything she had as she headed for the tree house where Link laid. Saria immediately tried to wake up Link but he would not. He could not of been dead he was only in a comma.
"Link..." She wanted so bad to be able to help him but truly it was over between him and Zelda.
Just then Zelda had arrived at Kokiri Forest still dressed as the traveling merchant from her long journey there. Looking around she said to herself,
"Just as I remembered it. The Kokiri never change." Zelda's youthful body made her look just as tall as most of the other Kokiri. Swiftly making her way over to Link's tree house no one was there besides her and link. She found him laying in the bed without any sign of waking up. In fear of frightening Link she sat patiently in the wooden chair near the side of his bed. Just the sight of Link had brought comforting tears to her face that she could not bear to leave.
"Who are you!" yelled Saria as she entered the room not recognizing Zelda. Zelda took of her hood and replied that she was the princess of Hyrule. "Lady Zelda we thought you were dead! How could you have made it here?" Saria's voice was partial astonishment, and disbelief.
"So she is dead..." Zelda said to herself and then replied to Saria's question. "Impa took her life by coming here to serve as a decoy so that I may be reunited with Link. I could not bare it any longer, I had to come."
"That is good, because I think Link couldn't either." As Saria finished she left the two to be alone.
"Zelda!" Link had awakened at the mere sound of Zelda's voice, her words gave Link hope. "How could you possibly have made it here I thought you were dead!" Link's voice was half ecstatic, half relieved.
"Link, I thought I would never see you again..." Zelda trailed off leaving a lone tear streaming down her face. Her voice was trembling to hear Link talking to her once again. She thought the day would never come. Her face was warm as she could not keep from blushing. "Hold me..." whispered Zelda. Link wrapped his arms around Zelda as he tried hard to keep his emotions from collapsing. Zelda pressed her head against Links chest and could hear his heart beating hard. Both felt the comfort that they had long been in need of. His voice no longer trembling he whispered into her ear,
"I love you, Zelda. I always have, I shall always love you, death could not stop me." Speaking these words he moved back and would not break eye contact as he stared into her glistening ocean blue eyes. She stared back giving her own feelings to him.
"Link, I... I thought I would never see you again. I want only now to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you, and just as well I always have and always will." After finishing what she had wanted to say, their lips touched momentarily and they departed for the night, it was nearly midnight. "I will see you tomorrow!" Link promised as she left the house.
Neither of them slept that night, their thoughts were racing and their spirits were high. The following day Link had come to Zelda's place that she was staying at with a bouquet of Kokiri forest flowers. Shining in the light they resembled a rose with deep ice blue pedals. They smelled wondrous and Zelda could not take her eyes of them.
"Zelda come with me into the forest today to visit the spring." Link asked as though he already had it planned. Zelda had no doubt in her mind as whether or not to go. She had said yes before he was halfway through his sentence.
"I would love to." She replied.
Link had just recently bought some lanterns so that there would be enough light to see, he was planning on taking her near the evening time.
"So you're going to the spring?" questioned Saria as she walked towards him.
"Yes, do you think she'll like it?
"It's not that which I doubt. I don't think that is the safest place to take her Link, it would be a tragedy if something were to happen." Worry was spread over all of Saria's face as she spoke.
"But, it's so beautiful there, I've made up my mind. Plus, I think if anything comes I should be able to handle it. Don't worry, we'll be fine." Link assured her. Saria agreed and left Link to go.
Nighttime came sooner than expected as he approached her door. He couldn't help but feel his fist tremble as he knocked on the door. Hardly any sound came from the knock, but nevertheless Zelda answered a near two seconds after.
"I'm ready Link." Zelda said as Link had come to the door she was waiting for him all afternoon not quite sure when he was going to show up. They walked casually to the spring hand in hand. Finally making it there Link mentioned,
"I had always wanted to take you here, as a child I would spend my time thinking right by the water. It brought me comfort, I hope you like it." Link was the one blushing as Zelda left her gaze staring at the beautiful scenery. In the spring there was a waterfall who's water was near perfect. It was clear and see through as you could see the canopy behind it. The lilies were in full bloom as well as the Kokiri roses that sat next to the spring.
Zelda felt her emotions coming over her as she felt tears striding down her cheek. "Link," she said with dire admiration. "Where have you been all my life?"
"Right here." Link pointed to her heart. "I will always be." Zelda cried uncontrollably as she said that she thought they were to never be together. Just then there was a voice from the shadows.
"Zelda..." Before she had time to react Zelda had been stabbed from behind. She crumbled to the ground in fierce pain. Link caught her and listened carefully as she died saying,
"I will always love you Link, don't ever forget me..."
"Zelda!!" Link looked up to see who had done this terrible crime.
"It was never meant to be Link, you went too far this time. For two years you were causing her so much pain and distress it is time for it to be over." The mystery person stepped out of the shadows and revealed herself. It was Impa.
"Impa! How could you do such a thing?!"
"I will not let this kingdom be ruined by two star-crossed lovers. Don't you get it? There was a reason Zelda was meant to stay. She was to rule the kingdom, but I guess I should be thanking you. Now, no one will step in my way and the kingdom will be mine." Impa's voice was devious as she cracked not a single frown or smile except the final grin on her face. Link could have easily outrun Impa and left the forest, but what was there to run from? He said boldly as he felt his tears collide with the ground.
"You traitor, the person Zelda trusted the most with her life."
"You think Zelda was worth all this?" Impa questioned as she walked over and started to pull the sword out of Zelda's back.
"Nothing at all could have taken precedence, I would have died for her." Sobbed Link.
"Then I suppose you shall..." At that time Impa had pulled out her bow and pulled it back aiming directly at Links neck. He made no attempt to move out of the way and gave his last fighting words saying,
"You think it matters to me if you kill me? You would kill your very friends in regards to politics? You despise me, I shall haunt you to your grave Impa."
"So be it..." And with that Impa released the bow and the arrow penetrated Link's neck finishing him off. Impa started walking back as she stopped a few feet away. Remorse had now gotten the best of her as she thought about what Link said.
"How could I do that?" she said to herself cringing at her crime. "I let ambition control me, but... to kill my friends? Zelda, Link, forgive me..." This was possibly the only time that Impa had felt tears streaming down her face as her knees hit the ground at her victims feet. "What have I become? I guess... this is it then..." Her voice trailing off she slit her throat near the spring giving it a new deep red color. Saria then entered only to be astonished by the dead. There was an eerie feeling at the spring. Scared and trembling Saria left the spring and forbade all other villagers to ever visit it. From that point on Zelda and Link lay dead side by side as well as Impa by the spring not to be moved.
Though dead, the two were not alone, they finally had the chance to lead their life without being interfered with.
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A/N: Please review my story to especially tell me what you think of the ending. I finally decided that Impa shouldn't side with the Gerudoes which she did in the first draft. Hopefully some things are a lot clearer now. Also I guess I decided to change the end a little bit. Anyway, Thanks!