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Chapter 7: Trying to Choose
Rosemarie was flipping through the pages in her diary. Never had she been so happy in her life. Very few girls ever had the honor to talk to the prince, or even have him read their stories for that matter. Let alone, he had kissed her.........at least on the cheek. Didn't that count? Of course, she had a lot of embarrassing mishaps on the way, but that wasn't important. What was important was the silver lining to the cloud.........Rosemarie gave a happy sigh and fell back onto her bed.
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Zelda was curled up in a chair. She loved the prince............she really did! But for some reason, her heart kept telling her that the prince loved Rosemarie better. She would have given anything to be able to face animals bravely, or to be able to write like Rosemarie. Rosemarie!! She was such a lucky duck!! Drawing the prince's attention like that. She was so pretty and so talented. It wasn't a surprise to Zelda. But somehow, even if she knew Link loved Rosemarie, Zelda had a feeling that somehow..........somehow, she would end up with Link............ Then again. Something told her she wouldn't.
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Link was seated at the dining table. It was almost bedtime and he was trying to hastily decide which girl to choose. He took out a coin. Hyrule mostly operated on Rupees but the neighboring kingdom used coins. One side had a sword pointed downwards. The other had a shield angled to the side. It was Link's lucky coin.
Link decided he should flip for the two girls. A foolish idea.........yes, but he had no other choice. The shield would go for Zelda, who was reserved and quiet. She didn't like to speak until she was spoken to, much like a shield wouldn't shield unless something was thrown against it. Rosemarie, on the other hand, was definitely a sword. She was very outgoing and always made the first move, whether it was a true hit or a miss.
Link took a deep breath and flipped the coin. It came out on the sword side! For a second, he was satisfied. But then.........it hit him!
/That's not fair!/ he thought. /Anything can happen on the first toss. I must do it more times to be more accurate/. He flipped again.........shield. /I thought so. This could have happened first. Now, to flip to see the real choice./ His second flip came out with another shield.
"Link, dear," the Queen suddenly interrupted. Link almost jumped out of his seat. He forgot that his parents and sister were with him at the table. They were sitting pretty far away so it was hard to notice. "If you are just going to be flipping coins, you and your sister might want to head back to bed."
"Wait mother!" he protested. /I still think I could have messed up. I'll make it four out of seven/ He flipped again. Shield. /Five out of nine/. Shield. /Six out of eleven?/ Sword this time.
"This is getting no where!" he moaned as he banged his head on the table.
"If you are playing heads and tails against yourself," the King said. "I'd find it mighty hard to lose, my son."
"It's not that, Father. But anyways, I have a question. Which, in your opinion, is better. The sword or a shield?"
"Everyone knows the sword is most powerful!" the king said. "Think about it. It can act as both a sword and a shield!"
"I beg your pardon, my dear," the queen interrupted, "but you can clearly tell the shield is more powerful than the sword."
"In what ways?" the king demanded.
"Well, if you have the shield, you are more likely to survive. Plus, you can steal the word anytime you want. It is easy to steal that whereas trying to steal a big, hulky shield."
"But, as you basically just stated, the shield is much more hulky. It is hard to carry around."
"Well, my dear husband, a sword is even dangerous to the owner as to anyone else. It could kill you if you made one error."
"Yes, but........." Link sighed as he watched his parents fight. They always got into some argument or another. On the opposite side, Aryll sat silently, reading a book. In her left hand, she sported a diamond engagement ring. It made Link sick to even think about it. Marth was never Link's favorite friend and would never be. But for some reason, being as young as she was, Aryll fancied him. Link stuck his tongue out.
"Mother," Link finally interrupted the quarreling royals. "Can you please stop, it is nothing important." His parents sighed and stopped their argument. /That was such a lie/ Link sunk back in his seat.
"What was this exactly for?" his mother asked.
"Oh, nothing. It's just that I met these two girls that I really like. One's personality resembles a sword, whereas the other's resembles a shield. I want to decide which one I like better, but it is so hard and the heads and tails method isn't working."
"NOTHING IMPORTANT? What are you saying?" the queen demanded. "You are about to make a decision that is critical to the way you spend the rest of your life."
"If you say so..." Link mumbled.
"I'm serious. You have to take in every detail. It's not just leaving to chance, Link, it is about deciding which girl you love best."
"Yeah, yeah. Well, my brain hurts. I'll decide tomorrow."
"You better," the king said. "You don't want TWO dates to the ball."
"Ball?" Link almost choked on his words. He forgot all about it.
"Of course!!! Your sister is getting married! Of course we are going to have a ball." /Here I go again. That always reminds me of Marth, and Marth always reminds me of a stomachache./
"Link, the ball is in two weeks. It's the first ball to welcome Marth. Of course, there will be another ball for the wedding and another after that for good luck, and many children." Link chortled and Aryll reddened in the face before furiously turning the pages of her book. /I'd like to see Aryll a mother/.
"And, unless you want to decide at the ball itself, you better pick now."
"Yeah, well, there's still two weeks. I want to go to sleep."
"Me too, Mother," Aryll said. She hurried from the table and up to her room. Before she could quite make it there, Link stopped her.
"And the third ball is to wish good luck and MANY CHILDREN!" he teased. She poked him playfully in the ribs.
"Why do you have to torment me every night???" she moaned.
"Cause, it's night that matters most. You don't see people having........."
"Shush! I'm only thirteen!"
"Yeah, but sixteen will come soon enough. Then you can really........."
"Link, I am seriously going to hurt you!!!"
"Oh fine! I'm going, I'm going!"
"GOOD NIGHT!! And.........I seriously do not know why you don't like Marth. He's such a nice guy!"
"In your eyes, since your infatuated with him!" Aryll slammed the door. Link chuckled to himself. Tormenting his sister was fun. But he'd have to think of more important things, like his own future. He still had a girl to choose, and he was running out of time...............
Chapter 7: Trying to Choose
Rosemarie was flipping through the pages in her diary. Never had she been so happy in her life. Very few girls ever had the honor to talk to the prince, or even have him read their stories for that matter. Let alone, he had kissed her.........at least on the cheek. Didn't that count? Of course, she had a lot of embarrassing mishaps on the way, but that wasn't important. What was important was the silver lining to the cloud.........Rosemarie gave a happy sigh and fell back onto her bed.
.........
Zelda was curled up in a chair. She loved the prince............she really did! But for some reason, her heart kept telling her that the prince loved Rosemarie better. She would have given anything to be able to face animals bravely, or to be able to write like Rosemarie. Rosemarie!! She was such a lucky duck!! Drawing the prince's attention like that. She was so pretty and so talented. It wasn't a surprise to Zelda. But somehow, even if she knew Link loved Rosemarie, Zelda had a feeling that somehow..........somehow, she would end up with Link............ Then again. Something told her she wouldn't.
.........
Link was seated at the dining table. It was almost bedtime and he was trying to hastily decide which girl to choose. He took out a coin. Hyrule mostly operated on Rupees but the neighboring kingdom used coins. One side had a sword pointed downwards. The other had a shield angled to the side. It was Link's lucky coin.
Link decided he should flip for the two girls. A foolish idea.........yes, but he had no other choice. The shield would go for Zelda, who was reserved and quiet. She didn't like to speak until she was spoken to, much like a shield wouldn't shield unless something was thrown against it. Rosemarie, on the other hand, was definitely a sword. She was very outgoing and always made the first move, whether it was a true hit or a miss.
Link took a deep breath and flipped the coin. It came out on the sword side! For a second, he was satisfied. But then.........it hit him!
/That's not fair!/ he thought. /Anything can happen on the first toss. I must do it more times to be more accurate/. He flipped again.........shield. /I thought so. This could have happened first. Now, to flip to see the real choice./ His second flip came out with another shield.
"Link, dear," the Queen suddenly interrupted. Link almost jumped out of his seat. He forgot that his parents and sister were with him at the table. They were sitting pretty far away so it was hard to notice. "If you are just going to be flipping coins, you and your sister might want to head back to bed."
"Wait mother!" he protested. /I still think I could have messed up. I'll make it four out of seven/ He flipped again. Shield. /Five out of nine/. Shield. /Six out of eleven?/ Sword this time.
"This is getting no where!" he moaned as he banged his head on the table.
"If you are playing heads and tails against yourself," the King said. "I'd find it mighty hard to lose, my son."
"It's not that, Father. But anyways, I have a question. Which, in your opinion, is better. The sword or a shield?"
"Everyone knows the sword is most powerful!" the king said. "Think about it. It can act as both a sword and a shield!"
"I beg your pardon, my dear," the queen interrupted, "but you can clearly tell the shield is more powerful than the sword."
"In what ways?" the king demanded.
"Well, if you have the shield, you are more likely to survive. Plus, you can steal the word anytime you want. It is easy to steal that whereas trying to steal a big, hulky shield."
"But, as you basically just stated, the shield is much more hulky. It is hard to carry around."
"Well, my dear husband, a sword is even dangerous to the owner as to anyone else. It could kill you if you made one error."
"Yes, but........." Link sighed as he watched his parents fight. They always got into some argument or another. On the opposite side, Aryll sat silently, reading a book. In her left hand, she sported a diamond engagement ring. It made Link sick to even think about it. Marth was never Link's favorite friend and would never be. But for some reason, being as young as she was, Aryll fancied him. Link stuck his tongue out.
"Mother," Link finally interrupted the quarreling royals. "Can you please stop, it is nothing important." His parents sighed and stopped their argument. /That was such a lie/ Link sunk back in his seat.
"What was this exactly for?" his mother asked.
"Oh, nothing. It's just that I met these two girls that I really like. One's personality resembles a sword, whereas the other's resembles a shield. I want to decide which one I like better, but it is so hard and the heads and tails method isn't working."
"NOTHING IMPORTANT? What are you saying?" the queen demanded. "You are about to make a decision that is critical to the way you spend the rest of your life."
"If you say so..." Link mumbled.
"I'm serious. You have to take in every detail. It's not just leaving to chance, Link, it is about deciding which girl you love best."
"Yeah, yeah. Well, my brain hurts. I'll decide tomorrow."
"You better," the king said. "You don't want TWO dates to the ball."
"Ball?" Link almost choked on his words. He forgot all about it.
"Of course!!! Your sister is getting married! Of course we are going to have a ball." /Here I go again. That always reminds me of Marth, and Marth always reminds me of a stomachache./
"Link, the ball is in two weeks. It's the first ball to welcome Marth. Of course, there will be another ball for the wedding and another after that for good luck, and many children." Link chortled and Aryll reddened in the face before furiously turning the pages of her book. /I'd like to see Aryll a mother/.
"And, unless you want to decide at the ball itself, you better pick now."
"Yeah, well, there's still two weeks. I want to go to sleep."
"Me too, Mother," Aryll said. She hurried from the table and up to her room. Before she could quite make it there, Link stopped her.
"And the third ball is to wish good luck and MANY CHILDREN!" he teased. She poked him playfully in the ribs.
"Why do you have to torment me every night???" she moaned.
"Cause, it's night that matters most. You don't see people having........."
"Shush! I'm only thirteen!"
"Yeah, but sixteen will come soon enough. Then you can really........."
"Link, I am seriously going to hurt you!!!"
"Oh fine! I'm going, I'm going!"
"GOOD NIGHT!! And.........I seriously do not know why you don't like Marth. He's such a nice guy!"
"In your eyes, since your infatuated with him!" Aryll slammed the door. Link chuckled to himself. Tormenting his sister was fun. But he'd have to think of more important things, like his own future. He still had a girl to choose, and he was running out of time...............