Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
Chapter 3 Confessions
A/N please Review. Sorry for all the typos but I was in a rush and couldn't
run spell check. I'll fix it later.
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Zelda's room
Zelda lay on the bed crying. She was afraid. What if Link hadn't been there? What if her father didn't believe her?
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. She muttered a `come in' and turned as the door opened.
"How ya feeling?" Link asked her as he walked in.
Zelda looked up at him but didn't speak. "That bad huh?" She was still silent.
He went and sat on the bed next to her. "Everything will be okay you know that right? I promise I won't let anyone hurt you."
"Why?"
Link was startled at her sudden question. "Why what?"
"Why do you always protect me? Even before you were my official protector. Why have you always protected me?"
Link shifted unconfortably on the bed. "Because from the moment I met you I was in love with you. I always was and I have lost too many loved ones in my life to risk losing more." Link was avoiding Zelda's eyes now.
"You--love me?"she asked shocked. He nodded. "Wow. I knew I was something special but I never thought you could love me. Link look at me."she pushed his head up. "I love you too."
Link's eyes brightened. "Now that that is settled you need to get some sleep. Your father said I could stay here tonight. See you in the morning my love." he turned to leave but her voice stopped him.
"You said you lost too many loved ones. Who were you talking about?" she asked.
He came back and sat beside her again. "My mom. I don't remember her in fact all I have to remind me of her is this necklace." he pulled out a silver chain from his tunic that she never noticed. Hanging on the chain was a golden triforce."Saria gave it to me saying that the Great Deku Tree had kept it to give to me when I was older. He gave it to her before he died to give to me after my quest was through. She gave it to me when I visited the forest temple." he sighed.
"How did your mother die?"
"She was injured in a battled and ran with me to the forest. She had been badly injured and died leaving the Great Deku Tree to raise me. I'm not actually Korki so I grew up."he answered as she took his hand.
"Stay with me till I fall asleep. Please." she asked Link as if afraid to lose him.
"I won't leave you alone." he leaned down and kissed her softly.
Eventually she fell asleep and he soon dozed off in a chair next to her bed.
The King came to show Link to his room and found both Link and Zelda asleep. He decided to leave Link there for the night.
*********************************************************************** The next morning Link woke before Zelda and headed down to the kitchens to grab something to eat before going home to get a change of clothes. King Harkinian caught sight of him and waved him over to eat with him.
Uh oh am I in trouble for something? Link thought as he headed over toward the King.
"Link, how did you sleep?" the King asked smiling.
"Am I in trouble for sleeping in your daughter's room? I promise you nothing happened she just wanted me to stay there till she fell asleep by which time I was too tied to move." Link said trying to avoid getting into trouble.
"I know I saw you asleep in the chair. Actually I was going to see what your plans are today." the King smiled at the young man.
"Go home change clothes and come back here to stay with your daughter. I promised her I wouldn't leave her unprotected until after the wedding so that there would be no repeats of yesterday."
"I was going to ask you to take my daughter around Hyrule. That might cheer her up a little. You seem to be the only one able to do that." The King offered him a plate of food.
Link took it gratefully having skipped dinner. "I will do that then Your Highness. Oh and that guy yesterday was after your throne told me that as soon as Zelda married him he would get rid of me and wouldn't let Zelda out of the Palace. No offense Your Majesty but where did you find that piece of filth? Treating your daughter like some animal and not letting her loose." Link said after devouring half his breakfast.
"Not sure where he came from exactly said it was a northern country. Oh well. I'm not offended you asked. You would make a great advisor. You tell me the truth rather you think I will like it or not and you have my daughters safty and happiness as your first priority. I like you Link. After my daughter is married and won't need a protector you can be my advisor."
"Thank you sir." Link said as he caught sight of Zelda coming in.
"Good morning Link." she said as she sat beside her father.
"Morning. I shall be going now. Be back in an hour or two." Link said standing.
"Where are you going? I don't want to be alone and unprotected." Zelda looked pleadingly at him.
"You are safe here Princess. I am just running home real quick to get some clean clothes and more arrows. Plus I have to feed Epona. There are at least a hundred guards around here you will be safe."
"I'll come with you the guards here aren't really that good at keeping people out. I mean you snuck past them when you were ten. Please, I don't want to be alone." she stared at him silently pleading.
"It's up to you your highness. Would you like me to take your daughter with me?" Link asked the king who was shocked at how scared Zelda was.
"Yes. She trusts you and feels safe with you. If she wants to go with you then she will." the King answered Link watching his daughter finish her breakfast and run back upstairs. "In fact why don't you let her stay with you a few days. There is no safer place than the Korki village. Go tell her to pack for a few days. When she comes back she will feel alot safer because I am having that idiot executed for his crimes. He will be here tommorow so I don't want her here."
"As you wish sir. I'll go tell her now." Link hurried upstairs to tell Zelda.
Zelda lay on the bed crying. She was afraid. What if Link hadn't been there? What if her father didn't believe her?
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. She muttered a `come in' and turned as the door opened.
"How ya feeling?" Link asked her as he walked in.
Zelda looked up at him but didn't speak. "That bad huh?" She was still silent.
He went and sat on the bed next to her. "Everything will be okay you know that right? I promise I won't let anyone hurt you."
"Why?"
Link was startled at her sudden question. "Why what?"
"Why do you always protect me? Even before you were my official protector. Why have you always protected me?"
Link shifted unconfortably on the bed. "Because from the moment I met you I was in love with you. I always was and I have lost too many loved ones in my life to risk losing more." Link was avoiding Zelda's eyes now.
"You--love me?"she asked shocked. He nodded. "Wow. I knew I was something special but I never thought you could love me. Link look at me."she pushed his head up. "I love you too."
Link's eyes brightened. "Now that that is settled you need to get some sleep. Your father said I could stay here tonight. See you in the morning my love." he turned to leave but her voice stopped him.
"You said you lost too many loved ones. Who were you talking about?" she asked.
He came back and sat beside her again. "My mom. I don't remember her in fact all I have to remind me of her is this necklace." he pulled out a silver chain from his tunic that she never noticed. Hanging on the chain was a golden triforce."Saria gave it to me saying that the Great Deku Tree had kept it to give to me when I was older. He gave it to her before he died to give to me after my quest was through. She gave it to me when I visited the forest temple." he sighed.
"How did your mother die?"
"She was injured in a battled and ran with me to the forest. She had been badly injured and died leaving the Great Deku Tree to raise me. I'm not actually Korki so I grew up."he answered as she took his hand.
"Stay with me till I fall asleep. Please." she asked Link as if afraid to lose him.
"I won't leave you alone." he leaned down and kissed her softly.
Eventually she fell asleep and he soon dozed off in a chair next to her bed.
The King came to show Link to his room and found both Link and Zelda asleep. He decided to leave Link there for the night.
*********************************************************************** The next morning Link woke before Zelda and headed down to the kitchens to grab something to eat before going home to get a change of clothes. King Harkinian caught sight of him and waved him over to eat with him.
Uh oh am I in trouble for something? Link thought as he headed over toward the King.
"Link, how did you sleep?" the King asked smiling.
"Am I in trouble for sleeping in your daughter's room? I promise you nothing happened she just wanted me to stay there till she fell asleep by which time I was too tied to move." Link said trying to avoid getting into trouble.
"I know I saw you asleep in the chair. Actually I was going to see what your plans are today." the King smiled at the young man.
"Go home change clothes and come back here to stay with your daughter. I promised her I wouldn't leave her unprotected until after the wedding so that there would be no repeats of yesterday."
"I was going to ask you to take my daughter around Hyrule. That might cheer her up a little. You seem to be the only one able to do that." The King offered him a plate of food.
Link took it gratefully having skipped dinner. "I will do that then Your Highness. Oh and that guy yesterday was after your throne told me that as soon as Zelda married him he would get rid of me and wouldn't let Zelda out of the Palace. No offense Your Majesty but where did you find that piece of filth? Treating your daughter like some animal and not letting her loose." Link said after devouring half his breakfast.
"Not sure where he came from exactly said it was a northern country. Oh well. I'm not offended you asked. You would make a great advisor. You tell me the truth rather you think I will like it or not and you have my daughters safty and happiness as your first priority. I like you Link. After my daughter is married and won't need a protector you can be my advisor."
"Thank you sir." Link said as he caught sight of Zelda coming in.
"Good morning Link." she said as she sat beside her father.
"Morning. I shall be going now. Be back in an hour or two." Link said standing.
"Where are you going? I don't want to be alone and unprotected." Zelda looked pleadingly at him.
"You are safe here Princess. I am just running home real quick to get some clean clothes and more arrows. Plus I have to feed Epona. There are at least a hundred guards around here you will be safe."
"I'll come with you the guards here aren't really that good at keeping people out. I mean you snuck past them when you were ten. Please, I don't want to be alone." she stared at him silently pleading.
"It's up to you your highness. Would you like me to take your daughter with me?" Link asked the king who was shocked at how scared Zelda was.
"Yes. She trusts you and feels safe with you. If she wants to go with you then she will." the King answered Link watching his daughter finish her breakfast and run back upstairs. "In fact why don't you let her stay with you a few days. There is no safer place than the Korki village. Go tell her to pack for a few days. When she comes back she will feel alot safer because I am having that idiot executed for his crimes. He will be here tommorow so I don't want her here."
"As you wish sir. I'll go tell her now." Link hurried upstairs to tell Zelda.