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Zelda walked down one of the castle's many passageways. Things had happened so fast; she had forgotten the way to the library. She heard the sound of small feet scampering up behind her, and Zelda turned.
Ginseng meowed softly, making one of the cutest sounds Zelda had ever heard.
"I'm sorry, Ginseng, I haven't got any time to play with you," Zelda said ruefully. "I'm doing something very important right now...go find Margaret; I'm sure she'd like to spend some time with you."
Cringing in a neglected sort of way, Ginseng's eyes bulged with adorable tears, and he meowed again. When Zelda failed to respond, his eyes turned red and he suddenly leapt on top of her.
"AAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!"
Link lifted his head out of his hands in the library and stood up. Who had just screamed? As the agonizing yells continued, he opened the doors. Running down one of the hallways, heard someone shout, "HELP!! I'M BEING ATTACKED BY MY POSSESSED KITTEN!!!"
Hm. He didn't know of any kittens in the castle except for the one Peach had given Zelda...Link stopped. He knew he should help her, but he was also loathing her at the same time.
Finally, Link turned the corner and saw Ginseng fleeing the scene of the crime. Zelda slowly stood up, her face covered in bloody scars.
"...........ow."
"Here," Link said simply, holding out a piece of cloth. Zelda looked up and stared at him. If he thought she hated him, why was he being so courteous?
'Must be his job as a prince to be so polite,' Zelda thought to herself, gratefully taking the material and wiping off her face. "Thank you, your highness."
Link hesistated, wondering if he should've told her just to call him by name. Rather stiffly, he bowed and started to walk away.
"No, please wait!" Zelda cried, taking a few steps toward him and taking his arm gently. He turned, and she quickly let go. "I've got to...there's something I wanted to speak t-to about...it's really important."
"Really?" Link asked. "Are you perhaps inviting me to your wedding with Roy? I doubt I'll be able to make it, seeing as how I'm so busy..."
"Where on earth did you get that idea?!" Zelda asked. "The idea of me marrying Roy is ludicrous!"
"Oh yes, how stupid of me," Link said sarcastically, becoming callous and leaning against the wall. "You don't marry for love; it's all about money, isn't it?"
"What're you talking about?!"
"About how you've been using me to make Roy jealous, that's what I mean, Zelda! Don't bother to deny it!"
"What d'you mean, 'deny it;' I'm not denying anything!"
"Another denial!"
Zelda opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't think of a good come-back. Scowling, she turned her back to him.
Grimacing, Link turned to leave. But someone stood in his way, causing him to fall down. "Who're--"
"Get up," said Peach, holding out her hand. "And Zelda, don't you go anywhere just yet!" She coughed slightly. "I'm going to sort this out if it's the last thing I do!"
"Peach, what's happened to you?" Link asked solicitously, getting to his feet.
"If you must know, I just had to experience a bit of a battle with Malon," Peach answered coldly. "I'll have you know that had I not gone down those flight of steps, Zelda would be dead right now."
Link stared at her. He didn't know how much of this aggrivation he could take. His gaze shifted to Zelda, but he quickly looked back at Peach as she continued:
"Zelda wasn't the one who used you, Link. Malon was...in a way. While she had you convinced that Zelda was desperately in love with Roy, ROY had gone and told Zelda that you were engaged to Malon." The princess stopped for a breath, and let these words sink in.
"He...he what? I'm a little confu--"
"So while you were busy hating Zelda, Malon was planning to...to...well basically, she was getting ready to murder her." Peach took a few steps forward and put her hands on Link's shoulders. "As you may recall, Link, I told you that I've been forced into an engagement with Marth...and I told you to marry someone you love, since you have that choice. I don't. Please make the right decision..." She paused and let one tear fall. Peach then walked away, saying, "I'm going to go talk with Darryl," and left Link and Zelda alone to stare at each other.
Each one was waiting for the other to say or do something first. The two idiots.
Not two seconds after Peach had left, she came running back, chasing after her cat Harvey Girl, who had run off.
"YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO RUN AWAY!!!" the two elves could hear Peach scream. "YOU'RE TOO FAT!!!"
Blinking, Link and Zelda stared at each other once more. Suddenly, they both took a few quick steps forward and ran into each other's arms. Zelda's tears splashed shamelessly onto Link's shoulder as she grasped him tightly.
"I'm so s-sorry!" she sobbed. "I-I thought th-that you loved Malon a- and that you had..." The rest of her words were muffled by the sound of her choking sobs; and she was therefore incomprehensible.
"This happened so fast," Link whispered. "Malon came to tell me you didn't love me, and then Peach came to tell me you did, and then you...you..." Even though nothing too serious had happened, Link and Zelda both felt an extreme amount of guilt.
Zelda turned her head and met Link's lips with her own; kissing him avidly. She backed up slowly into the wall behind her, as Link stroked her back with gentle hands. Exploring Link's mouth with her tongue, Zelda wiped away his tears with her free hands.
Eventually, the two elves ended the kiss. There was a silence, until Zelda said, "That was quickly resolved."
They smiled a little, both still a little shaken by the things Malon had done.
Link breathed in heavily, then took a step back. "Zel, there's something I've got to ask you about."
He took her hands, and got down on one of his knees...
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Zelda walked down one of the castle's many passageways. Things had happened so fast; she had forgotten the way to the library. She heard the sound of small feet scampering up behind her, and Zelda turned.
Ginseng meowed softly, making one of the cutest sounds Zelda had ever heard.
"I'm sorry, Ginseng, I haven't got any time to play with you," Zelda said ruefully. "I'm doing something very important right now...go find Margaret; I'm sure she'd like to spend some time with you."
Cringing in a neglected sort of way, Ginseng's eyes bulged with adorable tears, and he meowed again. When Zelda failed to respond, his eyes turned red and he suddenly leapt on top of her.
"AAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!"
Link lifted his head out of his hands in the library and stood up. Who had just screamed? As the agonizing yells continued, he opened the doors. Running down one of the hallways, heard someone shout, "HELP!! I'M BEING ATTACKED BY MY POSSESSED KITTEN!!!"
Hm. He didn't know of any kittens in the castle except for the one Peach had given Zelda...Link stopped. He knew he should help her, but he was also loathing her at the same time.
Finally, Link turned the corner and saw Ginseng fleeing the scene of the crime. Zelda slowly stood up, her face covered in bloody scars.
"...........ow."
"Here," Link said simply, holding out a piece of cloth. Zelda looked up and stared at him. If he thought she hated him, why was he being so courteous?
'Must be his job as a prince to be so polite,' Zelda thought to herself, gratefully taking the material and wiping off her face. "Thank you, your highness."
Link hesistated, wondering if he should've told her just to call him by name. Rather stiffly, he bowed and started to walk away.
"No, please wait!" Zelda cried, taking a few steps toward him and taking his arm gently. He turned, and she quickly let go. "I've got to...there's something I wanted to speak t-to about...it's really important."
"Really?" Link asked. "Are you perhaps inviting me to your wedding with Roy? I doubt I'll be able to make it, seeing as how I'm so busy..."
"Where on earth did you get that idea?!" Zelda asked. "The idea of me marrying Roy is ludicrous!"
"Oh yes, how stupid of me," Link said sarcastically, becoming callous and leaning against the wall. "You don't marry for love; it's all about money, isn't it?"
"What're you talking about?!"
"About how you've been using me to make Roy jealous, that's what I mean, Zelda! Don't bother to deny it!"
"What d'you mean, 'deny it;' I'm not denying anything!"
"Another denial!"
Zelda opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't think of a good come-back. Scowling, she turned her back to him.
Grimacing, Link turned to leave. But someone stood in his way, causing him to fall down. "Who're--"
"Get up," said Peach, holding out her hand. "And Zelda, don't you go anywhere just yet!" She coughed slightly. "I'm going to sort this out if it's the last thing I do!"
"Peach, what's happened to you?" Link asked solicitously, getting to his feet.
"If you must know, I just had to experience a bit of a battle with Malon," Peach answered coldly. "I'll have you know that had I not gone down those flight of steps, Zelda would be dead right now."
Link stared at her. He didn't know how much of this aggrivation he could take. His gaze shifted to Zelda, but he quickly looked back at Peach as she continued:
"Zelda wasn't the one who used you, Link. Malon was...in a way. While she had you convinced that Zelda was desperately in love with Roy, ROY had gone and told Zelda that you were engaged to Malon." The princess stopped for a breath, and let these words sink in.
"He...he what? I'm a little confu--"
"So while you were busy hating Zelda, Malon was planning to...to...well basically, she was getting ready to murder her." Peach took a few steps forward and put her hands on Link's shoulders. "As you may recall, Link, I told you that I've been forced into an engagement with Marth...and I told you to marry someone you love, since you have that choice. I don't. Please make the right decision..." She paused and let one tear fall. Peach then walked away, saying, "I'm going to go talk with Darryl," and left Link and Zelda alone to stare at each other.
Each one was waiting for the other to say or do something first. The two idiots.
Not two seconds after Peach had left, she came running back, chasing after her cat Harvey Girl, who had run off.
"YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO RUN AWAY!!!" the two elves could hear Peach scream. "YOU'RE TOO FAT!!!"
Blinking, Link and Zelda stared at each other once more. Suddenly, they both took a few quick steps forward and ran into each other's arms. Zelda's tears splashed shamelessly onto Link's shoulder as she grasped him tightly.
"I'm so s-sorry!" she sobbed. "I-I thought th-that you loved Malon a- and that you had..." The rest of her words were muffled by the sound of her choking sobs; and she was therefore incomprehensible.
"This happened so fast," Link whispered. "Malon came to tell me you didn't love me, and then Peach came to tell me you did, and then you...you..." Even though nothing too serious had happened, Link and Zelda both felt an extreme amount of guilt.
Zelda turned her head and met Link's lips with her own; kissing him avidly. She backed up slowly into the wall behind her, as Link stroked her back with gentle hands. Exploring Link's mouth with her tongue, Zelda wiped away his tears with her free hands.
Eventually, the two elves ended the kiss. There was a silence, until Zelda said, "That was quickly resolved."
They smiled a little, both still a little shaken by the things Malon had done.
Link breathed in heavily, then took a step back. "Zel, there's something I've got to ask you about."
He took her hands, and got down on one of his knees...
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