Disclaimer: I don't own Nintendo or anything involving Legend of Zelda, but I am attempting to write a story about things that involve them for entertainment purposes only. Not for the money thing. That's bad.
It Won't Stop Running Down My Hand
Sitting in a small and cozy kitchen in a cabin which lie in the woods near the castle town of Hyrule, was a young man and woman, each with golden blonde hair. Both seemed very much at peace, sipping on their cups of tea, as if this was the most common thing in the world to them. If it was any other pair of young people, then it might very well have been a common thing, but these two were different.
"When do you think Gramps will come back with some information?" Link asked between a sip of his tea.
"I'm not sure, but I'm beginning to get a little worried," Zelda sighed as she blew on her steaming cup which was obviously refilled very recently.
"I used to think tea was a very bitter drink, but for some reason while I've been here, it's begun to taste so much better," Link softly spoke with a small smile on his face.
"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" Zelda smirked as a slight amount of red brushed across Link's face. Before either of them could speak another word however, a slight knock at the door was heard.
"Stand back," Link's voice instantly tensed up; as compared to the soft voice he was using moments before. As Zelda hid back in the kitchen, Link pulled out his Master Sword and stealthily walked up to the door and opened it a crack to peak out.
"Link!" Arielle shouted as she pushed the door open and jumped into Link, forcing him to return the hug and hold her up. A few seconds later, Zelda had walked out and Link looked up to see a smile on her face. The old man shortly followed after Arielle and gave Link a pat on the back.
"We come baring some news," the old man said, in almost too soft of a voice. They then went into the kitchen and Link poured some tea for both Arielle and the old man. While Arielle made some faces at the drink, which she didn't seem to enjoy, the old man sipped calmly, as if he had done so a million times before.
"What of my kingdom?" Zelda asked after a few moments of silence. The old man seemed to hesitate, as if not liking the answer.
"Many of your soldiers have sided with General Sifrak, and have taken over the castle…" he trailed off as Zelda gasped and Link tightened his hands into fists.
"The counter-offensive has probably begun right now." the old man finished with a shake of his sagely head.
"What? Already!?" Link shouted as he nearly slammed his fist into the table.
"Why didn't they wait for Link?" Zelda asked with a look of fright on her face.
"Kastu felt that Link should focus on protecting you…" the old man trailed off as Arielle sat very silent.
"No!" Link screamed as stood up and ran off into his room. Zelda and Arielle followed shortly after, as the old man sat at the table sipping his tea in a silent manner.
"Link? What are you doing?" Arielle asked in her quiet childish voice before Zelda got a chance to ask.
"I'm packing up my weapons," Link softly spoke in a stoic way as he loaded his gear up with all of his weapons.
"What do you plan on doing? Going and fighting all our highly trained soldiers by yourself? You don't even have your huge sword anymore!" Zelda criticized, getting impatient with Link's gung-ho ways.
"Yes, I'm going, and you'll all be staying here…" Link said as he picked up his Master Sword and placed it at his side.
"I will NOT wait here." Zelda said in such a forceful voice that Link stopped in his tracks from walking to the door.
"You are my body guard, correct? You must do everything I say, correct?" Zelda pushed as Link just stared at her.
"I order you to take me along, so that I may not be condemned as being a coward while my own soldiers who believe in me go and fight my battles. This I command!" the Princess spoke in such a powerful voice that it was no wonder to Link and Arielle that she was able to lead the largest and most powerful kingdom on the face of the planet.
"Yes, your majesty…" Link softly spoke as he got on to his knee and bowed his head to her in such a way that it reminded Arielle of a gallant knight, making a promise to a queen. A few minutes later, Link walked out of the cabin, followed by Princess Zelda and they both walked steadily towards the castle of Hyrule.
"Link, do you think that you can make a difference when we get there?" Zelda asked as she gripped tightly on a shield that was found in the house that Link felt she should carry. It was an old Hylian soldier's shield, blue with beautiful patterns on it.
"I won't be making the biggest difference…" Link trailed off as he glanced down at his left hand.
"What do you mean?" she asked with a look of confusion on her pretty face.
"You'll see when we get there…" he trailed off with a smirk on his face, which quickly vanished when we looked at palm of his left hand.
"Why is it you always frown when you look at your left hand?" Zelda asked with a look of compassion on her face.
"My left hand shows me that death is constantly around me, and sometimes I can do nothing to stop the killing from happening…" Link sighed as he looked at his hand with terror. Zelda could speak no words to that.
"Even now, it's pulsing out blood that only I can see," Link frowned as he tightened his hands, and to him the blood began to ooze between his clenched fingers.
"Could you tell me where you got that scar that's across the left side of your face then? It's faint, but I can tell that it happened…" she softly asked as they began to reach the walls of the castle town. After a moment or so, he finally answered in soft voice,
"This scar is proof of my loyalty to you."
Author's Notes: Sorry about the terrible wait and the fact it's so short and leaves you hanging… I'd write more but I have a new job that's kind of demanding of my time. Any time I AM home, I tend to be a little too tired. Sorry to all of you who probably lost a little bit of faith in me… I'll try to write more as soon as possible, but I don't want to make promises as to when… Don't worry, this story WILL BE FINISHED!! THIS I COMMAND!!!!!
