Disclaimer: [snore] huh? What? Oh.........I don't own Zelda.........[snore]
Chapter 8: Hidden Talent
The next afternoon, Link headed toward his stable for his regular ride. If he was lucky, he might even meet Rosemarie or Zelda.........or even both!!! He sure hoped he would be lucky. With a smile, he began to whistle a slow comforting tune. It was Epona's song, one of Link's personal favorites. He heard a neigh from the stall. Epona had heard it too.
"Hey girl!" he whispered as he hugged her. She neighed softly. He took her out and climbed on her back. She felt soft and smooth. Just like Rosemarie's fair skin......... Link almost lost his balance on his horse. He couldn't think about her just yet. Or Zelda. With a gentle pat, Epona galloped out of the stable.
.........
"Okay," Rosemarie said. "Now, sing it one more time." Rosemarie sat under her favorite Maple again, with a piece of paper and pen in hand. Her paper sported many blots and scratch outs. A bunch of writing was all over it. Zelda was standing up in front of her, tapping her foot in a steady beat.
"I don't know," Zelda said. "The last verse is weird."
"I'll fix it if you sing it, cause I wanna know what the beat is." Zelda cleared her throat and began in a voice that seemed to stop time.........
I'm a Demon in disguise
with a false identity
who I am and who I'm not
the Queen of temerity.
I'm a blue dragonfly
who likes to flirt with danger
with my power in their faces
I'm no enemy's stranger!
"You're right," Rosemarie said. "I do think the last verse is weird. But it'll do. I think the third line is the killer. I mean, what would you put in front of enemy's faces??"
"A sword?" a voice suggested. Zelda spun around and gasped.
"LINK??"
.........
Link had ridden all the way to the middle of Hyrule Field when he heard a beautiful voice. Not just any voice, but a girl's voice. And she was singing. It was as if the song had stopped time. The voice was so enchanting that Link was basically drawn to it. By the time she had stopped singing, Link had found the source. He was amazed that it was Zelda. She had said she didn't have a talent.........
.........
"I.........heard you singing," Link admitted. "It caught me by surprise."
"Oh," Zelda said, turning a bit red. "Uh.........you see. I don't sing often. And I'm really bad-,"
"Nonsense! That was wonderful! Who made the lyrics?"
"Rosemarie. She was kinda bored so she just put together a poem. I found this interesting way to sing it. We always work together on that stuff. She writes, I sing."
"That's a good idea, do you think you could sing it again?"
"Uh........." As Zelda stuttered, Rosemarie hid a giggled. Zelda almost never said that. Very rare occasions, and that was when she was really in the spotlight. Rosemarie wanted to interrupt, but then she got an idea.
"Zelda," she said, getting up. "My mom wants me home early. I have to help Wildflower. I gotta go!" She picked up her pen and headed off.
"Whoa!" Zelda cried. "You can't leave me alone!" Rosemarie looked back and winked. It was fun to do this to Zelda. After all, a girl would be really nervous around a prince that was so cute. Torture! And, Rosemarie knew nothing would get serious. After all, the prince DEFINITELY liked her better.........
.........
Zelda turned to face the prince. Never had she been so nervous. Zelda should have expected this from Rosemarie. She was always the type to torture her. And since Zelda left Rosemarie with Link just the same way, it was payback. Zelda sighed mentally.
"So, will you sing?" Link asked again.
"Um.........you see.........I have to save my voice until later. You never know how many songs Rosemarie is going to make.........and........." Zelda was choking on her words to find an explanation. Link just gave her a smile that made him look so cute, playful, and innocent.........so loveable!
/What has come over me???/ Zelda thought. /Just staring at him like this? Say something/
She smiled, slightly. "So, what's up?"
"Nothing much," he replied, spreading relief through Zelda. "Just the usual." He took a step closer. Zelda fought the urge to take a step back. He took another step. Another step. Soon, he was a foot away from Zelda. "Anything in your neighborhood?"
"Uh.........nothing in.........particular." Goodness gracious, she was starting to sound like Rosemarie. Link smiled, again, one of his cute smiles. /Uh hello, earth to Zelda. He probably likes Rosemarie loads better./
"About that song," Link started again. Zelda mentally groaned. /Not the song!/ "I was wondering, what inspired Rosemarie to make those lyrics?" /No, not Rosemarie!/
"I don't know.........what goes on in her head is a mystery to me." Link gave her yet another smile.
.........
Link looked over at Zelda. She seemed to be looking at him curiously, yet with a sense of fright, yet with simplicity, elegance.........what did this girl not have? /And for some reason, I haven't noticed her beauty until now. Now, I have to think about what to say/
"About that song," he started. For a second, he was sure Zelda grimaced at that prompt. "I was wondering, what inspired Rosemarie to make those lyrics?" Again, another flicker in her calm features.
"I don't know.........what goes on in her head is a mystery to me." Link gave her yet another smile. He didn't know why, but talking to her was strangely relaxing. /I must be going mental./
"Well, I gotta go now!" Zelda said. "I'll see you."
"I hope you will," Link said. He leaned over and kissed her cheek. Zelda looked at him with shock, was that what it was??? Surprise??? Link didn't know, but she took a few steps back, and made a full fledged run.
Chapter 8: Hidden Talent
The next afternoon, Link headed toward his stable for his regular ride. If he was lucky, he might even meet Rosemarie or Zelda.........or even both!!! He sure hoped he would be lucky. With a smile, he began to whistle a slow comforting tune. It was Epona's song, one of Link's personal favorites. He heard a neigh from the stall. Epona had heard it too.
"Hey girl!" he whispered as he hugged her. She neighed softly. He took her out and climbed on her back. She felt soft and smooth. Just like Rosemarie's fair skin......... Link almost lost his balance on his horse. He couldn't think about her just yet. Or Zelda. With a gentle pat, Epona galloped out of the stable.
.........
"Okay," Rosemarie said. "Now, sing it one more time." Rosemarie sat under her favorite Maple again, with a piece of paper and pen in hand. Her paper sported many blots and scratch outs. A bunch of writing was all over it. Zelda was standing up in front of her, tapping her foot in a steady beat.
"I don't know," Zelda said. "The last verse is weird."
"I'll fix it if you sing it, cause I wanna know what the beat is." Zelda cleared her throat and began in a voice that seemed to stop time.........
I'm a Demon in disguise
with a false identity
who I am and who I'm not
the Queen of temerity.
I'm a blue dragonfly
who likes to flirt with danger
with my power in their faces
I'm no enemy's stranger!
"You're right," Rosemarie said. "I do think the last verse is weird. But it'll do. I think the third line is the killer. I mean, what would you put in front of enemy's faces??"
"A sword?" a voice suggested. Zelda spun around and gasped.
"LINK??"
.........
Link had ridden all the way to the middle of Hyrule Field when he heard a beautiful voice. Not just any voice, but a girl's voice. And she was singing. It was as if the song had stopped time. The voice was so enchanting that Link was basically drawn to it. By the time she had stopped singing, Link had found the source. He was amazed that it was Zelda. She had said she didn't have a talent.........
.........
"I.........heard you singing," Link admitted. "It caught me by surprise."
"Oh," Zelda said, turning a bit red. "Uh.........you see. I don't sing often. And I'm really bad-,"
"Nonsense! That was wonderful! Who made the lyrics?"
"Rosemarie. She was kinda bored so she just put together a poem. I found this interesting way to sing it. We always work together on that stuff. She writes, I sing."
"That's a good idea, do you think you could sing it again?"
"Uh........." As Zelda stuttered, Rosemarie hid a giggled. Zelda almost never said that. Very rare occasions, and that was when she was really in the spotlight. Rosemarie wanted to interrupt, but then she got an idea.
"Zelda," she said, getting up. "My mom wants me home early. I have to help Wildflower. I gotta go!" She picked up her pen and headed off.
"Whoa!" Zelda cried. "You can't leave me alone!" Rosemarie looked back and winked. It was fun to do this to Zelda. After all, a girl would be really nervous around a prince that was so cute. Torture! And, Rosemarie knew nothing would get serious. After all, the prince DEFINITELY liked her better.........
.........
Zelda turned to face the prince. Never had she been so nervous. Zelda should have expected this from Rosemarie. She was always the type to torture her. And since Zelda left Rosemarie with Link just the same way, it was payback. Zelda sighed mentally.
"So, will you sing?" Link asked again.
"Um.........you see.........I have to save my voice until later. You never know how many songs Rosemarie is going to make.........and........." Zelda was choking on her words to find an explanation. Link just gave her a smile that made him look so cute, playful, and innocent.........so loveable!
/What has come over me???/ Zelda thought. /Just staring at him like this? Say something/
She smiled, slightly. "So, what's up?"
"Nothing much," he replied, spreading relief through Zelda. "Just the usual." He took a step closer. Zelda fought the urge to take a step back. He took another step. Another step. Soon, he was a foot away from Zelda. "Anything in your neighborhood?"
"Uh.........nothing in.........particular." Goodness gracious, she was starting to sound like Rosemarie. Link smiled, again, one of his cute smiles. /Uh hello, earth to Zelda. He probably likes Rosemarie loads better./
"About that song," Link started again. Zelda mentally groaned. /Not the song!/ "I was wondering, what inspired Rosemarie to make those lyrics?" /No, not Rosemarie!/
"I don't know.........what goes on in her head is a mystery to me." Link gave her yet another smile.
.........
Link looked over at Zelda. She seemed to be looking at him curiously, yet with a sense of fright, yet with simplicity, elegance.........what did this girl not have? /And for some reason, I haven't noticed her beauty until now. Now, I have to think about what to say/
"About that song," he started. For a second, he was sure Zelda grimaced at that prompt. "I was wondering, what inspired Rosemarie to make those lyrics?" Again, another flicker in her calm features.
"I don't know.........what goes on in her head is a mystery to me." Link gave her yet another smile. He didn't know why, but talking to her was strangely relaxing. /I must be going mental./
"Well, I gotta go now!" Zelda said. "I'll see you."
"I hope you will," Link said. He leaned over and kissed her cheek. Zelda looked at him with shock, was that what it was??? Surprise??? Link didn't know, but she took a few steps back, and made a full fledged run.