Chapter Six
It was the night of the ball and everybody in Hyrule was there—from the rich to the poor. They were all dressed in marvelous garments with jewels around neck and wrists and hanging from ears.
The king wore a dark green velvet tunic over gold colored pants. He wore dark brown boots and had jeweled rings on every finger. On his head was a golden crown with blue, white, red, and green gems. His black hair was neatly groomed. The queen wore a crimson silk dress that hung on her shoulders. It had a long train and around her waist was a gold sash that met in the center and went down. Her sleeves were long and extended to her knee. On her fingers and neck she wore jeweled bands of red, green, and purple. On her head was her gold crown with a big red jewel in the center and green and purple jewels surrounding it. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a low ponytail. They sat in their chairs waiting for Zelda.
"I can't do this," said Zelda looking into the ballroom.
"Sure you can," said Impa. On her head was the white cloth. She wore a long sleeved purple dress with a white tunic over it. Impa rested a hand on Zelda's shoulder. "You'll be fine," she said. Zelda looked down. She wore a flowing lavender, silk dress with a diamond strap hugging her shoulders. She wore white gloves that went up to her elbow. Around her waist she wore a diamond belt with a purple sapphire in the middle. Around her neck was a necklace that looked exactly like her belt. At the tip of her ears were loops with purple gems and hanging from her earlobes were diamond and sapphire earrings. Her sides were pulled back with a gem barrette with a few strands in the front to hug her cheeks. On top her head lay a gold tiara with a sapphire in the middle.
She lifted her head so it was high and proud. She looked at Impa and they smiled at each other.
"Here I go," said Zelda turning to face the ballroom.
"Announcing her royal highness, Princess Zelda," said a butler. Everybody turned and faced Zelda. They clapped as she walked down the stairs to the throne. When she got there she curtsied to her parents and stood to the side.
"Let the ball begin!" said the king in a booming voice. The orchestra started up and everybody grabbed a partner, most of the men went to Zelda right away. She danced with a lot of men before she went outside to the garden.
She sat on the bench were she and Link and sat before and looked up into the sky. The stars were just coming out and she thought of the incident in the garden and the kiss she gave Link. She was disturbed by a sound coming from the ballroom. She looked at the door to see Link. He didn't have his hat on for a change showing short cut hair. He wore a white long-sleeved shirt and breeches under a dark gold tunic. Around his waist was a brown belt with the Triforce in the middle. On his feet were brown boots.
"I've been looking for you," he said walking to the bench and standing in front of Zelda. Their eyes met, never leaving each other.
"Why?" she asked.
"I need to ask you something," said Link.
"And what would that be?" asked Zelda in a taunting voice. She's starting to sound like Navi thought Link.
He asked, "Would you like to dance?" he placed out his hand.
"Link, I'd love to," said Zelda placing her hand in his. She stood up and came close to Link.
He wrapped his arm around her waist while Zelda placed her arm around his neck. In the back round they could hear the music and started dancing. They danced all around the garden, avoiding all objects. They whirled around and around until the music stopped. They stopped twirling and Link pulled Zelda close to him, kissing her on the lips. She looked at him with a what-did- you-do-that-for look on her face.
"I love you," Link whispered in Zelda's ear.
"I love you too," said Zelda. They kissed again passionately. Link kissed her neck a few times and pulled away.
"We should get back to the ball," said Zelda.
"Your probably right," said Link, taking Zelda's hand and lacing their fingers together. They walked into the ballroom where everybody's still dancing. Link and Zelda took their dancing positions and started to join the crowd.
They danced all night, never leaving each other's sides. Even the king and queen started to dance because they were bored of just sitting around.
"Link, lets take a break," said Zelda, leading them away from the crowd.
"Thank you. It was really hot in there," Link said. They stepped into the cool night breeze. All the stars were out and the moon was full. They huddled together while walking to the fountain. The queen had wandered off and was following Link and Zelda. The king stayed inside to eat.
"The stars are beautiful tonight," said Zelda looking into Link's eyes.
"Yes, but not as beautiful as you," he said. They kissed and sat down on the garden bench. The queen hid behind a bush astonished at what she just saw. They love each other thought the queen. She went back inside to tell the king, but decided to wait.
Zelda looked at the doorway and saw her mom walking to the throne. "I think my mother saw us," she said looking at Link again.
"Do you think she knows about us?" he asked her meeting her eyes.
"I don't think we have anything t be embarrassed about. However, I do want to keep it a secret from my father," said Zelda.
"Why?"
"He doesn't want me to love a—commoner. He chooses who I marry, whether I love him or not".
Link looked at Zelda, a grimaced look on his face. He took her hands and kissed them then he kissed her forehead. "I'll always love you know matter how much your father may hate it," said Link. They both smiled and got up.
The ball lasted until dawn and everybody left. Scuffmarks, food, and napkins remained on the floor. The king gave the maids, servants, and butlers the day off. Everybody slept—except for Zelda who was still with Link. They were still dressed in their night -clothes and were in the garden.
"I should probably be heading home," said Link, gesturing his head to his cottage.
"I don't want this to ever end," said Zelda, looking into Link's eyes.
"Neither do I, but we can't live this night forever," he said. They gave each other a quick kiss and a hug and pulled away.
"Goodbye," they said silently. Zelda walked to the castle and Link walked to his cottage.
It was the night of the ball and everybody in Hyrule was there—from the rich to the poor. They were all dressed in marvelous garments with jewels around neck and wrists and hanging from ears.
The king wore a dark green velvet tunic over gold colored pants. He wore dark brown boots and had jeweled rings on every finger. On his head was a golden crown with blue, white, red, and green gems. His black hair was neatly groomed. The queen wore a crimson silk dress that hung on her shoulders. It had a long train and around her waist was a gold sash that met in the center and went down. Her sleeves were long and extended to her knee. On her fingers and neck she wore jeweled bands of red, green, and purple. On her head was her gold crown with a big red jewel in the center and green and purple jewels surrounding it. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a low ponytail. They sat in their chairs waiting for Zelda.
"I can't do this," said Zelda looking into the ballroom.
"Sure you can," said Impa. On her head was the white cloth. She wore a long sleeved purple dress with a white tunic over it. Impa rested a hand on Zelda's shoulder. "You'll be fine," she said. Zelda looked down. She wore a flowing lavender, silk dress with a diamond strap hugging her shoulders. She wore white gloves that went up to her elbow. Around her waist she wore a diamond belt with a purple sapphire in the middle. Around her neck was a necklace that looked exactly like her belt. At the tip of her ears were loops with purple gems and hanging from her earlobes were diamond and sapphire earrings. Her sides were pulled back with a gem barrette with a few strands in the front to hug her cheeks. On top her head lay a gold tiara with a sapphire in the middle.
She lifted her head so it was high and proud. She looked at Impa and they smiled at each other.
"Here I go," said Zelda turning to face the ballroom.
"Announcing her royal highness, Princess Zelda," said a butler. Everybody turned and faced Zelda. They clapped as she walked down the stairs to the throne. When she got there she curtsied to her parents and stood to the side.
"Let the ball begin!" said the king in a booming voice. The orchestra started up and everybody grabbed a partner, most of the men went to Zelda right away. She danced with a lot of men before she went outside to the garden.
She sat on the bench were she and Link and sat before and looked up into the sky. The stars were just coming out and she thought of the incident in the garden and the kiss she gave Link. She was disturbed by a sound coming from the ballroom. She looked at the door to see Link. He didn't have his hat on for a change showing short cut hair. He wore a white long-sleeved shirt and breeches under a dark gold tunic. Around his waist was a brown belt with the Triforce in the middle. On his feet were brown boots.
"I've been looking for you," he said walking to the bench and standing in front of Zelda. Their eyes met, never leaving each other.
"Why?" she asked.
"I need to ask you something," said Link.
"And what would that be?" asked Zelda in a taunting voice. She's starting to sound like Navi thought Link.
He asked, "Would you like to dance?" he placed out his hand.
"Link, I'd love to," said Zelda placing her hand in his. She stood up and came close to Link.
He wrapped his arm around her waist while Zelda placed her arm around his neck. In the back round they could hear the music and started dancing. They danced all around the garden, avoiding all objects. They whirled around and around until the music stopped. They stopped twirling and Link pulled Zelda close to him, kissing her on the lips. She looked at him with a what-did- you-do-that-for look on her face.
"I love you," Link whispered in Zelda's ear.
"I love you too," said Zelda. They kissed again passionately. Link kissed her neck a few times and pulled away.
"We should get back to the ball," said Zelda.
"Your probably right," said Link, taking Zelda's hand and lacing their fingers together. They walked into the ballroom where everybody's still dancing. Link and Zelda took their dancing positions and started to join the crowd.
They danced all night, never leaving each other's sides. Even the king and queen started to dance because they were bored of just sitting around.
"Link, lets take a break," said Zelda, leading them away from the crowd.
"Thank you. It was really hot in there," Link said. They stepped into the cool night breeze. All the stars were out and the moon was full. They huddled together while walking to the fountain. The queen had wandered off and was following Link and Zelda. The king stayed inside to eat.
"The stars are beautiful tonight," said Zelda looking into Link's eyes.
"Yes, but not as beautiful as you," he said. They kissed and sat down on the garden bench. The queen hid behind a bush astonished at what she just saw. They love each other thought the queen. She went back inside to tell the king, but decided to wait.
Zelda looked at the doorway and saw her mom walking to the throne. "I think my mother saw us," she said looking at Link again.
"Do you think she knows about us?" he asked her meeting her eyes.
"I don't think we have anything t be embarrassed about. However, I do want to keep it a secret from my father," said Zelda.
"Why?"
"He doesn't want me to love a—commoner. He chooses who I marry, whether I love him or not".
Link looked at Zelda, a grimaced look on his face. He took her hands and kissed them then he kissed her forehead. "I'll always love you know matter how much your father may hate it," said Link. They both smiled and got up.
The ball lasted until dawn and everybody left. Scuffmarks, food, and napkins remained on the floor. The king gave the maids, servants, and butlers the day off. Everybody slept—except for Zelda who was still with Link. They were still dressed in their night -clothes and were in the garden.
"I should probably be heading home," said Link, gesturing his head to his cottage.
"I don't want this to ever end," said Zelda, looking into Link's eyes.
"Neither do I, but we can't live this night forever," he said. They gave each other a quick kiss and a hug and pulled away.
"Goodbye," they said silently. Zelda walked to the castle and Link walked to his cottage.