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What, did you really think I was going to say that I didn't own Zelda every time??? Oh, now I basically just did.
Chapter 11: Invited.........I Love You!!
The days passed, and soon it was almost time for the ball. Link spent most of his time outside, since the servants were busy decorating the halls and ballroom with bouquets of flowers. He often thought about how to tell the girls about his decision. He couldn't just walk up to them and say "Hey, I love Zelda so bye-bye Rosemarie!" Zelda was a very fragile type so he would have to be careful saying it to her. And Rosemarie......... how could he tell her that he loved Zelda more. OH!! Life was so cruel! Why him?
Three days before the ball, Link was walking aimlessly around the garden, brainstorming an idea of how to tell Zelda the truth. His ideas were either too fluffy or too cheesy. He had even resorted to using Rosemarie's story idea, but that though quickly erased from his mind. /No! I am not a goody-two shoes prince!/ Link's mental trash can was growing too full. He needed a good idea now!
"Link!!" the queen called. Link looked up. "I need you to do a favor." Link moaned and ran toward her, though he made it seem like he wanted to just the opposite. Hey, wait, he did.
"No, Link, it's something you might actually enjoy. The invitations, as you know, were actually posted a week ago. I knew that you might want to give the invitation to some of your 'girlfriends' personally. I forgot to ask you. Now, if you don't want to make them mad, you might as well get your butt over – excuse me – you might want to get yourself over there and give it to them."
"You didn't send it to Rosemarie and Zelda!! Now they are going to be so mad!"
"Right.........after all, instead of the handsome, grumpy post man who is eighty years old, they have to have a cute, charming young prince deliver the invitations. Seriously, Link. Sometimes I wonder where you leave your brain." The queen sighed and handed him the two invitations. She had just turned around when ten servants rushed around her, asking tips and ideas for the decoration. Link knew there was no worming his way out. Besides, he could tell Zelda when he was giving her the invitation.
.........
"I DON'T GIVE A FREAKIN' CARE!!!" It was Rosemarie's turn to be the irritable, grouchy person in the family. She slammed the door to her room right on Wildflower's face. /Such a little brat!! / Wildflower stared at the door for a couple of seconds, and then went grumbling off to her own room.
It wasn't like Rosemarie to throw a fit and act like a quick- tempered maniac. She wouldn't have, if some of her friends hadn't bragged about their "ball invitation". Rosemarie had known for the past three months that Princess Aryll was getting married to Prince Marth. She had known they were to have a ball to invite that guy from his kingdom. She knew that it was the first year she was old enough to go to a ball. Then why hadn't she been invited?? All her friends had received their invitations four days ago, and each had told Rosemarie the exciting news. Rosemarie had waited for her own invitation. It never came.
/Maybe they didn't know. After all, I only turned sixteen a few weeks ago./ Rosemarie didn't believe that. /I know it! The prince must love Zelda better. That's why he didn't invite me! Oh, Farore, the rose was right!/ Rosemarie couldn't think anymore. A knock pounded on the front door.
.........
Zelda was reading her favorite book in her bed. She couldn't concentrate. The past three months she had been dreaming of going to the ball. She had practiced dancing with her father, and even saved up money for the ball gown. Now her dreams, and hopes, were dashed. Four days ago, her friends had all received invitations to the ball. Everyone, except her. Zelda's parents made no comment, they were both too busy. Zelda had no one to talk to. She was afraid to even tell Rosemarie, for fear that she may have gotten the invitation.
/That stupid rose! It was so wrong!/ Zelda shut the book. She couldn't read it anymore. She had promised herself she would stay strong and wouldn't cry about such childish matters. I mean, a ball is a ball. Maybe they just lost the invitation? However small a chance that seemed, she had to keep hoping. Maybe, just maybe, her cloud hadn't lost its silver lining yet.
.........
Link dragged Epona out of her stable. The horse didn't seem to want to move.
"Come on girl, I've got an invitation to hand out! Come on!!" Epona didn't budge. Instead, she continued eating her carrots. "Fine! Be that way!" He marched off. Epona looked after him. If she had been human, she surely would have giggled.
Link was grumpy enough that his mother didn't give the invitations. Grumpier yet when his horse wouldn't come out. Bad day, really bad day. He trudged through the market. Well, at least without his horse, he didn't catch too much attention. Of course, a few girls managed to catch a glimpse – and nearly faint – but those were minor. He couldn't be thinking about that now. He had to concentrate on how to give the news to Zelda. While he thought, his feet suddenly swayed to a different street (a/n let's pretend the market is big, and there are a lot of houses mixed in). He took no notice until he very nearly ran into Rosemarie's door.
"Oh, here's the house." He had no idea where he really was, but pretended he did. After all, it would be foolish for a prince to be dumber than his feet. He knocked on the door.
.........
Rosemarie moaned as she got up from her bed and made her way to the door. /The person on the other side might want to watch out because they are going to so get in trouble./ As if her threat was already in effect, she opened the door with such a force that it could have knocked it off the hinges. To her surprise, Link was there.
"Oh.....................hi!" Link opened his mouth to say something, but it looked like his face changed its expression, as if he changed his mind. He managed to stagger out a weak response. Rosemarie narrowed her eyes for a moment with amazement. Then she looked happy again. Maybe she could tell him she didn't get an invitation.
.........
Link was exercising his mind on what to say when the door was opened. For some odd reason, he expected Zelda at the door. His mind was debating on whose house it was but his heart kept saying that Zelda was in there. He prepared himself on what to say. He was confident that he could go right up and tell her how he felt. That is, until the door opened. As soon as a he saw Rosemarie, in mid thought he changed his mind. In a panic, he managed to respond with a greeting. He noticed how meek he sounded.
"I have something to give you," he said, finally. He noticed how happy she looked. /Maybe she knows that I am going to give the invitation. She's probably expecting it. If she in any way questions why she didn't get it sooner, I will kill my mother!/ "Here, this is the invitation to the........." /What is it again? My mind just went blank. I knew I shouldn't have been thinking of stuff like that. What if I do this in front of Zelda?/. Rosemarie didn't seem to notice his sudden hesitation.
"Oh, how wonderful! It's the invitation to the ball."
"Yeah, and I know that you have been-,"
"I have been waiting so long for this. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"Your welcome, my mother just-,"
"I can't wait! I have to plan on what gown will suit me best! What do you thing, Link? What color?" Link was a little surprised at how excited she was.
"Well.....................blue matches-,"
"Blue it is! I always thought it matched my eyes. Well, it will certainly emphasize them!"
"I also like red and-,"
"Red is cool! I ought to have red sashes!" Link sighed.
"Maybe purple too-,"
"That's great! I'll embroider it with purple thread! You have the best ideas!" Link grinned a bit nervously. Maybe Rosemarie was a bit too excited. And furthermore, he knew that he would break her heart. Would the day get any worse?
"Well, I've gotta go. I have one more invitation to hand out."
"Thank you so much, Link! I can't wait for the ball!" She leaned over and kissed his cheek. He smiled back, but his conscience was screaming at him. /Just great, complications. Now her heart is going to suffer double heartbreak. I'm just the kind of guy that got sucked into this mess!/
.........
Zelda was taking a nap in her room. The time of day was too quiet, and if she was awake, only thoughts of the ball came to her. Reading her book was starting to get dull. Out of boredom, she closed her eyes and almost automatically fell asleep. She had not gotten but a ten minutes, when the bell rang. Her parents had left a few minutes ago to do shopping. Since no one else was in the house, it was Zelda's responsibility to answer. She rolled her eyes. Being such a light sleeper, the bell awoke her immediately. She knew nothing would be accomplished by sitting there, so she rose and went to the door.
When she opened it, she got the biggest surprise of her life. Link was standing there, looking as if he was about to ring the bell again. She raised her eyebrows, and it seemed as if he lost his voice.
"Oh.........I............well.........I.........I.........I.........I," Link started. His mouth couldn't seem to form the words. Zelda smiled one of her cool smiles. Link raised his own eyebrows. /What is he here for?/
.........
Link finally made it to Zelda's house. He had been burdening his mind with thoughts of how he was going to hurt Rosemarie. As soon as he saw the house in front of him, his mind suddenly remembered.
/Oh, Nayru help me. I've got to tell Zelda my decision/ He looked up at the house as if it was his worst nightmare. /Okay, calm down. Make a plan!/ He stood next to a small tree, as if to pretend that was Zelda.
"Okay, Zelda. I must tell you something. I love...............Wait! I forgot about the invitation. Scratch, and try again." Over the next five minutes, he practiced his "speech" to Zelda. When he finally decided he was ready, he went over and rang the bell.
The seconds passed like hours. He was completely nervous. He was sure a day had just passed by. Taking a deep breath, /Why am I so nervous?/, he reached for the bell. Maybe they didn't hear it the first time. He grasped the cord and was about to pull.........
He didn't quite make it. The door opened smoothly and Zelda stood there. He dropped his hand, just as she raised her eyebrows. Everything that Link had planned, carefully sketching out everything in his head, had vanished. Link stood there, not a word in his mind or lips.
"Oh.........I............well.........I.........I.........I.........I," he stuttered. His mouth couldn't form the words. Zelda gave him a cool smile. Any hope that Link had managed to hold on to the first time vanished again. His only response was to raise his eyebrows.
"How are you?" she asked. Her lips seemed to move slowly, and the words seemed dragged out. /It's my mind. All in my imagination. Holy Goddesses, am I nervous! Why?/
"Oh..........ah..........oh...............fine. Just fine! You?" She smiled again.
"Fine. What brings you here today? And why are you stuttering?"
"Stuttering? Me? Oh.........that's not stuttering. It's just that I.........forgot what I wanted to say. Now I remember." Actually, he was not able to say it. "I have this for you." He handed the envelope to her.
"Oh! The invitation! Thank you so much, Link! Of course I'll come. I was looking forward to this for quite some time." Link smiled. /Okay, now. Go for it!/
"Um.........Zelda? I have to tell you something." Zelda looked up from reading the letter.
"Yes?" Link tried to say anything. He ended up saying,
"I'll tell you if you follow me." She shrugged and followed, or actually walked by his side.
"Okay. Here it goes. Zelda.........you remember the first time we met, right?"
"How could I forget?"
"Well, you see, that time when Rosemarie fell into the water. Remember, you went into the Alley?"
"Yes........."
"Well, I must admit I followed you." Zelda stopped and looked at him, her eyes a bit wide. "And heard what you.........said." She clasped her hands over her mouth. "No, its okay. And.........oh.........I...........a while ago I spied on you yet again. When you guys were discussing something about the reasons............you two............liked me." Zelda looked down.........face burning. This was not going her way.
.........
Zelda was amazed when she got her invitation. She almost tore it open and devoured every line.
"Um.........Zelda? I have to tell you something." She looked up from reading the letter.
"Yes?" she asked. For some reason, the excitement of the ball took over. She suddenly found herself walking beside him. He asked a few questions and she blindly answered. Until he admitted something she never wished he should have heard.
Zelda looked horrified when she realized he had heard her confession to loving him. Moreover, he had heard her reasons why. She felt her cheeks grow scarlet from embarrassment. How could he spy on her? She almost felt like crying.
"But I must say," Link continued. Zelda lowered her eyes, feeling like she didn't want to meet his again. "Lately, I realize that............lately, I came to know that I return your feelings." Zelda wanted to keep her eyes on the ground, but surprisingly enough it rose up to meet his.
"What I'm saying is.....................I love you Zelda." Zelda almost skipped a heartbeat. She had to muster everything she had to stop from doing what Rosemarie did in these situations. /No way! He didn't just say that!/
"Oh.............I..................you." Link smiled. Zelda felt like she was about to faint.
"I love you, Zel." As if to prove it, he softly brushed his lips against hers. Zelda returned the kiss, but pulled away quickly.
"I.........have to go. My parents will be back soon and............they'll get mad." She ran a hand down his cheek. "I love you too." Without another word, she skipped away. Link sighed with relief. One part done, one more to go.
By the time Zelda got home, she was nearly breathless. /Oh Goddesses! That did not happen. I must be dreaming./ She leaned against the tree. The sky was starting to darken. /Was I???/
.........
"So, can I? Can I?" Rosemarie's mother laughed at her daughter's enthusiasm.
"Of course. I'll make the gown right now. What did you say?"
"Blue gown, red sashes, embroidered with purple roses."
"Interesting choice. But I love sewing. I hope I can finish." Rosemarie smiled. Everything was going to be so perfect. As long as she didn't trip, or miss a step in her dancing...........................wait! She didn't know how to dance!
"Mother, I think I have one more request........."
.........
Link was dancing around the stables. Epona seemed to be annoyed.
"You should have come! You should have! I told Zelda. Yes, I'm relieved of the truth!" He petted Epona's head. /But wait.........I still haven't told Rosemarie. Holy Hyrule, just when you think it's over....................."
What, did you really think I was going to say that I didn't own Zelda every time??? Oh, now I basically just did.
Chapter 11: Invited.........I Love You!!
The days passed, and soon it was almost time for the ball. Link spent most of his time outside, since the servants were busy decorating the halls and ballroom with bouquets of flowers. He often thought about how to tell the girls about his decision. He couldn't just walk up to them and say "Hey, I love Zelda so bye-bye Rosemarie!" Zelda was a very fragile type so he would have to be careful saying it to her. And Rosemarie......... how could he tell her that he loved Zelda more. OH!! Life was so cruel! Why him?
Three days before the ball, Link was walking aimlessly around the garden, brainstorming an idea of how to tell Zelda the truth. His ideas were either too fluffy or too cheesy. He had even resorted to using Rosemarie's story idea, but that though quickly erased from his mind. /No! I am not a goody-two shoes prince!/ Link's mental trash can was growing too full. He needed a good idea now!
"Link!!" the queen called. Link looked up. "I need you to do a favor." Link moaned and ran toward her, though he made it seem like he wanted to just the opposite. Hey, wait, he did.
"No, Link, it's something you might actually enjoy. The invitations, as you know, were actually posted a week ago. I knew that you might want to give the invitation to some of your 'girlfriends' personally. I forgot to ask you. Now, if you don't want to make them mad, you might as well get your butt over – excuse me – you might want to get yourself over there and give it to them."
"You didn't send it to Rosemarie and Zelda!! Now they are going to be so mad!"
"Right.........after all, instead of the handsome, grumpy post man who is eighty years old, they have to have a cute, charming young prince deliver the invitations. Seriously, Link. Sometimes I wonder where you leave your brain." The queen sighed and handed him the two invitations. She had just turned around when ten servants rushed around her, asking tips and ideas for the decoration. Link knew there was no worming his way out. Besides, he could tell Zelda when he was giving her the invitation.
.........
"I DON'T GIVE A FREAKIN' CARE!!!" It was Rosemarie's turn to be the irritable, grouchy person in the family. She slammed the door to her room right on Wildflower's face. /Such a little brat!! / Wildflower stared at the door for a couple of seconds, and then went grumbling off to her own room.
It wasn't like Rosemarie to throw a fit and act like a quick- tempered maniac. She wouldn't have, if some of her friends hadn't bragged about their "ball invitation". Rosemarie had known for the past three months that Princess Aryll was getting married to Prince Marth. She had known they were to have a ball to invite that guy from his kingdom. She knew that it was the first year she was old enough to go to a ball. Then why hadn't she been invited?? All her friends had received their invitations four days ago, and each had told Rosemarie the exciting news. Rosemarie had waited for her own invitation. It never came.
/Maybe they didn't know. After all, I only turned sixteen a few weeks ago./ Rosemarie didn't believe that. /I know it! The prince must love Zelda better. That's why he didn't invite me! Oh, Farore, the rose was right!/ Rosemarie couldn't think anymore. A knock pounded on the front door.
.........
Zelda was reading her favorite book in her bed. She couldn't concentrate. The past three months she had been dreaming of going to the ball. She had practiced dancing with her father, and even saved up money for the ball gown. Now her dreams, and hopes, were dashed. Four days ago, her friends had all received invitations to the ball. Everyone, except her. Zelda's parents made no comment, they were both too busy. Zelda had no one to talk to. She was afraid to even tell Rosemarie, for fear that she may have gotten the invitation.
/That stupid rose! It was so wrong!/ Zelda shut the book. She couldn't read it anymore. She had promised herself she would stay strong and wouldn't cry about such childish matters. I mean, a ball is a ball. Maybe they just lost the invitation? However small a chance that seemed, she had to keep hoping. Maybe, just maybe, her cloud hadn't lost its silver lining yet.
.........
Link dragged Epona out of her stable. The horse didn't seem to want to move.
"Come on girl, I've got an invitation to hand out! Come on!!" Epona didn't budge. Instead, she continued eating her carrots. "Fine! Be that way!" He marched off. Epona looked after him. If she had been human, she surely would have giggled.
Link was grumpy enough that his mother didn't give the invitations. Grumpier yet when his horse wouldn't come out. Bad day, really bad day. He trudged through the market. Well, at least without his horse, he didn't catch too much attention. Of course, a few girls managed to catch a glimpse – and nearly faint – but those were minor. He couldn't be thinking about that now. He had to concentrate on how to give the news to Zelda. While he thought, his feet suddenly swayed to a different street (a/n let's pretend the market is big, and there are a lot of houses mixed in). He took no notice until he very nearly ran into Rosemarie's door.
"Oh, here's the house." He had no idea where he really was, but pretended he did. After all, it would be foolish for a prince to be dumber than his feet. He knocked on the door.
.........
Rosemarie moaned as she got up from her bed and made her way to the door. /The person on the other side might want to watch out because they are going to so get in trouble./ As if her threat was already in effect, she opened the door with such a force that it could have knocked it off the hinges. To her surprise, Link was there.
"Oh.....................hi!" Link opened his mouth to say something, but it looked like his face changed its expression, as if he changed his mind. He managed to stagger out a weak response. Rosemarie narrowed her eyes for a moment with amazement. Then she looked happy again. Maybe she could tell him she didn't get an invitation.
.........
Link was exercising his mind on what to say when the door was opened. For some odd reason, he expected Zelda at the door. His mind was debating on whose house it was but his heart kept saying that Zelda was in there. He prepared himself on what to say. He was confident that he could go right up and tell her how he felt. That is, until the door opened. As soon as a he saw Rosemarie, in mid thought he changed his mind. In a panic, he managed to respond with a greeting. He noticed how meek he sounded.
"I have something to give you," he said, finally. He noticed how happy she looked. /Maybe she knows that I am going to give the invitation. She's probably expecting it. If she in any way questions why she didn't get it sooner, I will kill my mother!/ "Here, this is the invitation to the........." /What is it again? My mind just went blank. I knew I shouldn't have been thinking of stuff like that. What if I do this in front of Zelda?/. Rosemarie didn't seem to notice his sudden hesitation.
"Oh, how wonderful! It's the invitation to the ball."
"Yeah, and I know that you have been-,"
"I have been waiting so long for this. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"Your welcome, my mother just-,"
"I can't wait! I have to plan on what gown will suit me best! What do you thing, Link? What color?" Link was a little surprised at how excited she was.
"Well.....................blue matches-,"
"Blue it is! I always thought it matched my eyes. Well, it will certainly emphasize them!"
"I also like red and-,"
"Red is cool! I ought to have red sashes!" Link sighed.
"Maybe purple too-,"
"That's great! I'll embroider it with purple thread! You have the best ideas!" Link grinned a bit nervously. Maybe Rosemarie was a bit too excited. And furthermore, he knew that he would break her heart. Would the day get any worse?
"Well, I've gotta go. I have one more invitation to hand out."
"Thank you so much, Link! I can't wait for the ball!" She leaned over and kissed his cheek. He smiled back, but his conscience was screaming at him. /Just great, complications. Now her heart is going to suffer double heartbreak. I'm just the kind of guy that got sucked into this mess!/
.........
Zelda was taking a nap in her room. The time of day was too quiet, and if she was awake, only thoughts of the ball came to her. Reading her book was starting to get dull. Out of boredom, she closed her eyes and almost automatically fell asleep. She had not gotten but a ten minutes, when the bell rang. Her parents had left a few minutes ago to do shopping. Since no one else was in the house, it was Zelda's responsibility to answer. She rolled her eyes. Being such a light sleeper, the bell awoke her immediately. She knew nothing would be accomplished by sitting there, so she rose and went to the door.
When she opened it, she got the biggest surprise of her life. Link was standing there, looking as if he was about to ring the bell again. She raised her eyebrows, and it seemed as if he lost his voice.
"Oh.........I............well.........I.........I.........I.........I," Link started. His mouth couldn't seem to form the words. Zelda smiled one of her cool smiles. Link raised his own eyebrows. /What is he here for?/
.........
Link finally made it to Zelda's house. He had been burdening his mind with thoughts of how he was going to hurt Rosemarie. As soon as he saw the house in front of him, his mind suddenly remembered.
/Oh, Nayru help me. I've got to tell Zelda my decision/ He looked up at the house as if it was his worst nightmare. /Okay, calm down. Make a plan!/ He stood next to a small tree, as if to pretend that was Zelda.
"Okay, Zelda. I must tell you something. I love...............Wait! I forgot about the invitation. Scratch, and try again." Over the next five minutes, he practiced his "speech" to Zelda. When he finally decided he was ready, he went over and rang the bell.
The seconds passed like hours. He was completely nervous. He was sure a day had just passed by. Taking a deep breath, /Why am I so nervous?/, he reached for the bell. Maybe they didn't hear it the first time. He grasped the cord and was about to pull.........
He didn't quite make it. The door opened smoothly and Zelda stood there. He dropped his hand, just as she raised her eyebrows. Everything that Link had planned, carefully sketching out everything in his head, had vanished. Link stood there, not a word in his mind or lips.
"Oh.........I............well.........I.........I.........I.........I," he stuttered. His mouth couldn't form the words. Zelda gave him a cool smile. Any hope that Link had managed to hold on to the first time vanished again. His only response was to raise his eyebrows.
"How are you?" she asked. Her lips seemed to move slowly, and the words seemed dragged out. /It's my mind. All in my imagination. Holy Goddesses, am I nervous! Why?/
"Oh..........ah..........oh...............fine. Just fine! You?" She smiled again.
"Fine. What brings you here today? And why are you stuttering?"
"Stuttering? Me? Oh.........that's not stuttering. It's just that I.........forgot what I wanted to say. Now I remember." Actually, he was not able to say it. "I have this for you." He handed the envelope to her.
"Oh! The invitation! Thank you so much, Link! Of course I'll come. I was looking forward to this for quite some time." Link smiled. /Okay, now. Go for it!/
"Um.........Zelda? I have to tell you something." Zelda looked up from reading the letter.
"Yes?" Link tried to say anything. He ended up saying,
"I'll tell you if you follow me." She shrugged and followed, or actually walked by his side.
"Okay. Here it goes. Zelda.........you remember the first time we met, right?"
"How could I forget?"
"Well, you see, that time when Rosemarie fell into the water. Remember, you went into the Alley?"
"Yes........."
"Well, I must admit I followed you." Zelda stopped and looked at him, her eyes a bit wide. "And heard what you.........said." She clasped her hands over her mouth. "No, its okay. And.........oh.........I...........a while ago I spied on you yet again. When you guys were discussing something about the reasons............you two............liked me." Zelda looked down.........face burning. This was not going her way.
.........
Zelda was amazed when she got her invitation. She almost tore it open and devoured every line.
"Um.........Zelda? I have to tell you something." She looked up from reading the letter.
"Yes?" she asked. For some reason, the excitement of the ball took over. She suddenly found herself walking beside him. He asked a few questions and she blindly answered. Until he admitted something she never wished he should have heard.
Zelda looked horrified when she realized he had heard her confession to loving him. Moreover, he had heard her reasons why. She felt her cheeks grow scarlet from embarrassment. How could he spy on her? She almost felt like crying.
"But I must say," Link continued. Zelda lowered her eyes, feeling like she didn't want to meet his again. "Lately, I realize that............lately, I came to know that I return your feelings." Zelda wanted to keep her eyes on the ground, but surprisingly enough it rose up to meet his.
"What I'm saying is.....................I love you Zelda." Zelda almost skipped a heartbeat. She had to muster everything she had to stop from doing what Rosemarie did in these situations. /No way! He didn't just say that!/
"Oh.............I..................you." Link smiled. Zelda felt like she was about to faint.
"I love you, Zel." As if to prove it, he softly brushed his lips against hers. Zelda returned the kiss, but pulled away quickly.
"I.........have to go. My parents will be back soon and............they'll get mad." She ran a hand down his cheek. "I love you too." Without another word, she skipped away. Link sighed with relief. One part done, one more to go.
By the time Zelda got home, she was nearly breathless. /Oh Goddesses! That did not happen. I must be dreaming./ She leaned against the tree. The sky was starting to darken. /Was I???/
.........
"So, can I? Can I?" Rosemarie's mother laughed at her daughter's enthusiasm.
"Of course. I'll make the gown right now. What did you say?"
"Blue gown, red sashes, embroidered with purple roses."
"Interesting choice. But I love sewing. I hope I can finish." Rosemarie smiled. Everything was going to be so perfect. As long as she didn't trip, or miss a step in her dancing...........................wait! She didn't know how to dance!
"Mother, I think I have one more request........."
.........
Link was dancing around the stables. Epona seemed to be annoyed.
"You should have come! You should have! I told Zelda. Yes, I'm relieved of the truth!" He petted Epona's head. /But wait.........I still haven't told Rosemarie. Holy Hyrule, just when you think it's over....................."