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Chapter 15: Truth Revealed
Rosemarie shook her head as she walked back toward the dining room. Didn't the pair realize it had been FIFTEEN minutes since they had gone in there. Rosemarie was starting to get a little worried. She hoped those two would come soon. By the way those two looked, it seemed as if they had battled.........probably with the closet. Rosemarie smiled. Link was always like that, and it must have rubbed off on Zelda. No one can stay princess perfect for long.
Rosemarie snapped back from her thoughts when she reached the dining hall again. The queen looked up at her expectantly.
"Well? Is my son done 'romancing' with Zelda? They do know they've been gone fifteen minutes."
"Uh, romancing?" Rosemarie suddenly became suspicious. Yes, that could have been why they seemed so ruffled, but it couldn't be. Link.........loves Zelda?
"Or whatever he's doing in that room with her. They are coming?"
"Yes, if Zelda can stop buttoning the same button three or four times." The queen smiled and returned to her meal. Rosemarie was deep in thought when she returned to her seat.
"OOOOH!" Wildflower said. "If Zelda was romancing with the prince, then her boyfriend would be mad to find out." Rosemarie almost choked.
"Zelda doesn't have a boyfriend."
"Of course she does. You know that friend of yours, Link? Well, according to the prince, that's her boyfriend." For the second time, Rosemarie choked on her broccoli.
"The PRINCE told you that Zelda's boyfriend was a guy named Link?"
"Um.........yeah. He told me to take a while to tell you for some strange reason but that is what he said."
"YOU AREN'T SERIOUS!" It was the loudest whisper Rosemarie could muster.
"What's wrong with it?"
"Wildflower! The prince IS Link."
"Zelda's boyfriend is the prince? Cool? Do you think we could visit them in the castle if they got married?"
"Wildflower!" Rosemarie literally slammed her fork on the table and ran off to Link's room. Just as she neared the corner of the main hallway, Link and Zelda turned the corner. Link had his arm around her shoulder and her arm was wrapped around his waist. Rosemarie stared at them like they were aliens.
"So it's true?" she asked. Her voice seemed angry.
"What?" Zelda asked. She felt Link's arm leaved her shoulder.
"What Wildflower said?" Rosemarie's voice grew angrier.
"Why are you so angry?" Link asked. Rosemarie ran a finger through her hair.
"I'M NOT! Okay, well, I'm frustrated that my little sister knew before I did!"
"About what?" Zelda said.
"That!" Rosemarie pointed to her arm, which was still around his waist.
"My arm?" Rosemarie ran her hand through her hair again, biting her lip. Zelda noticed a tear trickled down her eye.
"Rosemarie........."
"You guys don't get it!" Rosemarie turned and ran out of the hallway, rounding some random corner. Link looked at Zelda, who looked at her.
"So, Wildflower told her."
"Told her...?"
"That.........you are my decision."
.........
Rosemarie was crying steady tears as she climbed down the steps. She felt in total ruin. It was true that Link liked Zelda better. Rosemarie wished she didn't have such high hopes in the beginning. She bit her lip, trying to stop herself from crying anymore. She threw her head back and looked at the sky. The moon was full, glittering from behind the veil of clouds.
"Rosemarie?" Wildflower stood at the top of the stairs. "Why are you crying?" Rosemarie shook her head and smiled.
"It's over." Her little sister sported a confused expression. "We can go home if you want."
"Okay, I was getting bored anyway. But shouldn't we say bye?"
"No, they know I am going." She took her sister's hand and walked away.
"ROSEMARIE!" Rosemarie looked around for the second time to find Link standing there. She shook her head lightly with a smile and turned away. "WAIT!" She didn't reply.
.........
Link stretched out his hand but it was hopeless. There was no way that he could bring her back.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow," Zelda said. "Rosemarie will understand."
"I knew this would happen. When you choose between two friends, the other one is bound to be jealous."
"No. I think it's because that you never told her that she's angry."
"RIGHT!" Link said sarcastically, throwing up his hands. "You think so?" He stalked off inside.
"No, Link," Zelda whispered. "I hope so. Or else we're going to have a lot of trouble on our hands........................................................................"
Chapter 15: Truth Revealed
Rosemarie shook her head as she walked back toward the dining room. Didn't the pair realize it had been FIFTEEN minutes since they had gone in there. Rosemarie was starting to get a little worried. She hoped those two would come soon. By the way those two looked, it seemed as if they had battled.........probably with the closet. Rosemarie smiled. Link was always like that, and it must have rubbed off on Zelda. No one can stay princess perfect for long.
Rosemarie snapped back from her thoughts when she reached the dining hall again. The queen looked up at her expectantly.
"Well? Is my son done 'romancing' with Zelda? They do know they've been gone fifteen minutes."
"Uh, romancing?" Rosemarie suddenly became suspicious. Yes, that could have been why they seemed so ruffled, but it couldn't be. Link.........loves Zelda?
"Or whatever he's doing in that room with her. They are coming?"
"Yes, if Zelda can stop buttoning the same button three or four times." The queen smiled and returned to her meal. Rosemarie was deep in thought when she returned to her seat.
"OOOOH!" Wildflower said. "If Zelda was romancing with the prince, then her boyfriend would be mad to find out." Rosemarie almost choked.
"Zelda doesn't have a boyfriend."
"Of course she does. You know that friend of yours, Link? Well, according to the prince, that's her boyfriend." For the second time, Rosemarie choked on her broccoli.
"The PRINCE told you that Zelda's boyfriend was a guy named Link?"
"Um.........yeah. He told me to take a while to tell you for some strange reason but that is what he said."
"YOU AREN'T SERIOUS!" It was the loudest whisper Rosemarie could muster.
"What's wrong with it?"
"Wildflower! The prince IS Link."
"Zelda's boyfriend is the prince? Cool? Do you think we could visit them in the castle if they got married?"
"Wildflower!" Rosemarie literally slammed her fork on the table and ran off to Link's room. Just as she neared the corner of the main hallway, Link and Zelda turned the corner. Link had his arm around her shoulder and her arm was wrapped around his waist. Rosemarie stared at them like they were aliens.
"So it's true?" she asked. Her voice seemed angry.
"What?" Zelda asked. She felt Link's arm leaved her shoulder.
"What Wildflower said?" Rosemarie's voice grew angrier.
"Why are you so angry?" Link asked. Rosemarie ran a finger through her hair.
"I'M NOT! Okay, well, I'm frustrated that my little sister knew before I did!"
"About what?" Zelda said.
"That!" Rosemarie pointed to her arm, which was still around his waist.
"My arm?" Rosemarie ran her hand through her hair again, biting her lip. Zelda noticed a tear trickled down her eye.
"Rosemarie........."
"You guys don't get it!" Rosemarie turned and ran out of the hallway, rounding some random corner. Link looked at Zelda, who looked at her.
"So, Wildflower told her."
"Told her...?"
"That.........you are my decision."
.........
Rosemarie was crying steady tears as she climbed down the steps. She felt in total ruin. It was true that Link liked Zelda better. Rosemarie wished she didn't have such high hopes in the beginning. She bit her lip, trying to stop herself from crying anymore. She threw her head back and looked at the sky. The moon was full, glittering from behind the veil of clouds.
"Rosemarie?" Wildflower stood at the top of the stairs. "Why are you crying?" Rosemarie shook her head and smiled.
"It's over." Her little sister sported a confused expression. "We can go home if you want."
"Okay, I was getting bored anyway. But shouldn't we say bye?"
"No, they know I am going." She took her sister's hand and walked away.
"ROSEMARIE!" Rosemarie looked around for the second time to find Link standing there. She shook her head lightly with a smile and turned away. "WAIT!" She didn't reply.
.........
Link stretched out his hand but it was hopeless. There was no way that he could bring her back.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow," Zelda said. "Rosemarie will understand."
"I knew this would happen. When you choose between two friends, the other one is bound to be jealous."
"No. I think it's because that you never told her that she's angry."
"RIGHT!" Link said sarcastically, throwing up his hands. "You think so?" He stalked off inside.
"No, Link," Zelda whispered. "I hope so. Or else we're going to have a lot of trouble on our hands........................................................................"