Chapter One—One Day, A Kokiri, Another...A Knight
Chapter One 1999
Zelda looked at Link, "Link, we're just friends...remember that," she said to him. He smiled and nodded.
"I know that, princess," he said, "I'm only doing this favor to you because you asked me. Ok?"
She nodded also, "Just wanting to make sure," she said, "This favor I'm asking you will put us on the wrong spot."
"You know it," he said, finally reaching the stairwell, "You ready, Zelda?"
"Yep," she said and he took his hand, "Once we walk down these stairs...people will think we go out. I'll explain to them later about the favor."
"Okay, then," he said, "Here we go," he took hold of the rail and gracefully walked down the stairs, holding tightly to Zelda's hand, who held just as tightly. They entered the ballroom, with all the guards and important attendants of Hyrule staring at them. Immediately whispers echoed the room and that made Zelda and Link instantly nervous.
"Only friends...only friends," Zelda said to Link.
"You said it," he said back, "Only friends...nothing more...nothing less."
Link walked Zelda up to the stage and sat her down on her thrown. Then he bowed, just as Zelda told him to do, and walked off the stage and joined the rest of the on-looking crowd. He smiled nervously as the king stood up.
"Am proud of all you who are invited here tonight," he began, "And you all should be proud of yourselves. For a night like this...is going to be a night to remember. I'm about to tell you a story that concerns someone who is now not only closer to Hyrule, but to my darling daughter, Zelda," he smiled at his daughter, "An evil man named Ganondorf attack our beautiful land of Hyrule, destroying it...causing havoc to it. All hope was lost to me. I knew we weren't going to withstand the evil incarnation's power, for he held the Triforce of Power. But, finally, when we all were about to give up...a young boy named Link came into our lives. He fought, waged any battle to save his land and destroyed Ganondorf and sealed him away in the depths of the Evil Realm. My daughter sent Link back to his original time, vowing never to speak of that day again. But she finally revealed the tale to us...about the miraculous young man who saved our kingdom. Link...come forth."
Link nervously walked back up the stage to the king, who took a sword from one of the guards at his side.
"Kneel, Sir Link," he said and Link kneeled on one knee and bowed his head. The king dubbed him and then said, "Arise, Sir Link. Arise as the knight you are," Link slowly got to his feet and the king handed him the sword. He took the sword and swung it, "Let the party begin!"
Zelda took Link by his hand and dragged him out of the ballroom, "Come one...follow me," she said to him. She ran up the large flight of stairs with him until she reached the armory. Link's eyes bulged out as he stared at the many weapons aligning the shelves. He saw different types of armor, swords, shields, and bows and arrows aligning the walls. He gasped in surprise.
"Is this all for me?" he said, surprised he could get sound coming out from his mouth.
Zelda giggled, "Not all of it...but you're allowed to use whatever you want," she said, "Of course...you have to have a good reason to use them."
Link smiled, "They're beautiful."
"Well, I figured I'd show it to you since you'll be living here for quite some time," she said, "You want me to show you to your room?"
"Sure."
"Come on, then," she said, "I put your room right next to the armory," she ran to the room across the hall, with Link following her. She reached within her large dress pocket and pulled out a key, "Keep the key, you're responsible if you lose it to replace it. But of course, I can let it slip and I'll pay for it if you do."
Link smiled and stared at the key, "Thank you, princess," he said. He pushed the key into the keyhole and turned it. Then he pushed open the door to reveal his room. It was definitely bigger than his room back at Kokiri Forest, "How am I going to get all my belongings here?"
"I sent two guards to get all your stuff," Zelda said, "You should have your stuff by tomorrow morning. Besides...all you need is your clothes, right?"
He shook his head, "I have books and pictures that I want here too."
Zelda sat down on the chair that was next to his desk, "Well, they'll bring what they can here and if you still need something you can go and get it tomorrow."
"Will you be able to come?"
"Nah, I can't," she said, swing her feet on the chair, "Father won't let me out on my own yet. Says 'I'm not old enough to watch myself.'" She rolled her eyes. Link laughed.
"But you're thirteen. You're old enough now to make your own decisions."
"That's exactly what I told him," she said, "But you know my father...always to busy to talk and listen to me. He doesn't even listen to his mother anymore!"
"Well, he's, don't forget, king of Hyrule and has the right to do whatever he wants."
She smiled, "I know that. And he does do whatever he wants. I mean he's not a tyrant or something like that...but sometimes he goes just a little too far."
Link smiled back, "Like what?"
She thought for a moment, "Well, let's see...oh, remember that meeting that father had to go with Impa. The one that took so long, I snuck out of the castle to come to your house?" Link nodded, "Well, I heard from Impa that at the meeting, father got bored so he took off his shoes and got drunk."
Link's eyes widened, "Are you serious?"
She nodded, "Yep...how I wish I was there to see him. It's pretty funny when father gets drunk," she laughed a little.
"Oh, that would have been a scene!" Link laughed too. The door to the room swung open and they both turned their heads to see Impa, with her hands on her hips and with an angry expression on. Zelda put on an innocent look.
"Hey, Impa," she said sweetly, waving, "What are you doing here?"
Impa didn't buy the sweetness Zelda was giving, "The question is...what are you doing here?"
"I...uh...I figured it would be nice if I showed Link around," Zelda replied, "Besides, we both got pretty bored at that party."
"What do you mean bored?"
"I mean there's nothing to do," Zelda said, putting on an annoyed expression, "There's all these adults there and all they talk about is their old cats and weak ankles."
Link butted in, "Yeah, what she said. This party was supposed to be in my honor and all they do is stuff their faces with shrimp and get drunk. So Zelda was showing me the armory and things like that."
Impa sighed, "Well, I just wanted to make sure you two were all right," she said, "I mean, you both are thirteen and who knows what thirteen Hylians are doing these days."
Zelda put on and disgusted face, "Ewww! Stop it! Link and I aren't like that! We're only friends."
Impa nodded, "No grudges held," she said, "I was actually afraid coming in this room. I thought when I would swing open the door I'd see you two..." she paused, "Well, anyway. You two can continue talking."
"Actually, Impa," said Zelda, "I'd like to go to bed now. I mean all this getting ready for the party had been going on since two in the morning. I'm a little tired. I think it would be better if I just went to bed."
Link nodded and stood up, "I'm tired too. I think I'll just take a rest too."
Impa nodded, "Just fine by me..." she said, smiling, "Just don't share the bed."
Zelda got up from the chair and gave Impa a little push, "Ew, Impa...you're just the grossest thing."
Author's Notes: As you see, you've first hand and visually experienced the type of sexual humor I have been talking about. No matter how serious any of my stories may be, I always find the right spot to place a good laugh in. And you'll see what I mean later on in the story. I know this chapter doesn't tell much, but nextly (is that even a word?) in the following chapter, I guarantee it will come clear about what the story is mostly going to be about. Please RR...and no flames please.
Chapter One 1999
Zelda looked at Link, "Link, we're just friends...remember that," she said to him. He smiled and nodded.
"I know that, princess," he said, "I'm only doing this favor to you because you asked me. Ok?"
She nodded also, "Just wanting to make sure," she said, "This favor I'm asking you will put us on the wrong spot."
"You know it," he said, finally reaching the stairwell, "You ready, Zelda?"
"Yep," she said and he took his hand, "Once we walk down these stairs...people will think we go out. I'll explain to them later about the favor."
"Okay, then," he said, "Here we go," he took hold of the rail and gracefully walked down the stairs, holding tightly to Zelda's hand, who held just as tightly. They entered the ballroom, with all the guards and important attendants of Hyrule staring at them. Immediately whispers echoed the room and that made Zelda and Link instantly nervous.
"Only friends...only friends," Zelda said to Link.
"You said it," he said back, "Only friends...nothing more...nothing less."
Link walked Zelda up to the stage and sat her down on her thrown. Then he bowed, just as Zelda told him to do, and walked off the stage and joined the rest of the on-looking crowd. He smiled nervously as the king stood up.
"Am proud of all you who are invited here tonight," he began, "And you all should be proud of yourselves. For a night like this...is going to be a night to remember. I'm about to tell you a story that concerns someone who is now not only closer to Hyrule, but to my darling daughter, Zelda," he smiled at his daughter, "An evil man named Ganondorf attack our beautiful land of Hyrule, destroying it...causing havoc to it. All hope was lost to me. I knew we weren't going to withstand the evil incarnation's power, for he held the Triforce of Power. But, finally, when we all were about to give up...a young boy named Link came into our lives. He fought, waged any battle to save his land and destroyed Ganondorf and sealed him away in the depths of the Evil Realm. My daughter sent Link back to his original time, vowing never to speak of that day again. But she finally revealed the tale to us...about the miraculous young man who saved our kingdom. Link...come forth."
Link nervously walked back up the stage to the king, who took a sword from one of the guards at his side.
"Kneel, Sir Link," he said and Link kneeled on one knee and bowed his head. The king dubbed him and then said, "Arise, Sir Link. Arise as the knight you are," Link slowly got to his feet and the king handed him the sword. He took the sword and swung it, "Let the party begin!"
Zelda took Link by his hand and dragged him out of the ballroom, "Come one...follow me," she said to him. She ran up the large flight of stairs with him until she reached the armory. Link's eyes bulged out as he stared at the many weapons aligning the shelves. He saw different types of armor, swords, shields, and bows and arrows aligning the walls. He gasped in surprise.
"Is this all for me?" he said, surprised he could get sound coming out from his mouth.
Zelda giggled, "Not all of it...but you're allowed to use whatever you want," she said, "Of course...you have to have a good reason to use them."
Link smiled, "They're beautiful."
"Well, I figured I'd show it to you since you'll be living here for quite some time," she said, "You want me to show you to your room?"
"Sure."
"Come on, then," she said, "I put your room right next to the armory," she ran to the room across the hall, with Link following her. She reached within her large dress pocket and pulled out a key, "Keep the key, you're responsible if you lose it to replace it. But of course, I can let it slip and I'll pay for it if you do."
Link smiled and stared at the key, "Thank you, princess," he said. He pushed the key into the keyhole and turned it. Then he pushed open the door to reveal his room. It was definitely bigger than his room back at Kokiri Forest, "How am I going to get all my belongings here?"
"I sent two guards to get all your stuff," Zelda said, "You should have your stuff by tomorrow morning. Besides...all you need is your clothes, right?"
He shook his head, "I have books and pictures that I want here too."
Zelda sat down on the chair that was next to his desk, "Well, they'll bring what they can here and if you still need something you can go and get it tomorrow."
"Will you be able to come?"
"Nah, I can't," she said, swing her feet on the chair, "Father won't let me out on my own yet. Says 'I'm not old enough to watch myself.'" She rolled her eyes. Link laughed.
"But you're thirteen. You're old enough now to make your own decisions."
"That's exactly what I told him," she said, "But you know my father...always to busy to talk and listen to me. He doesn't even listen to his mother anymore!"
"Well, he's, don't forget, king of Hyrule and has the right to do whatever he wants."
She smiled, "I know that. And he does do whatever he wants. I mean he's not a tyrant or something like that...but sometimes he goes just a little too far."
Link smiled back, "Like what?"
She thought for a moment, "Well, let's see...oh, remember that meeting that father had to go with Impa. The one that took so long, I snuck out of the castle to come to your house?" Link nodded, "Well, I heard from Impa that at the meeting, father got bored so he took off his shoes and got drunk."
Link's eyes widened, "Are you serious?"
She nodded, "Yep...how I wish I was there to see him. It's pretty funny when father gets drunk," she laughed a little.
"Oh, that would have been a scene!" Link laughed too. The door to the room swung open and they both turned their heads to see Impa, with her hands on her hips and with an angry expression on. Zelda put on an innocent look.
"Hey, Impa," she said sweetly, waving, "What are you doing here?"
Impa didn't buy the sweetness Zelda was giving, "The question is...what are you doing here?"
"I...uh...I figured it would be nice if I showed Link around," Zelda replied, "Besides, we both got pretty bored at that party."
"What do you mean bored?"
"I mean there's nothing to do," Zelda said, putting on an annoyed expression, "There's all these adults there and all they talk about is their old cats and weak ankles."
Link butted in, "Yeah, what she said. This party was supposed to be in my honor and all they do is stuff their faces with shrimp and get drunk. So Zelda was showing me the armory and things like that."
Impa sighed, "Well, I just wanted to make sure you two were all right," she said, "I mean, you both are thirteen and who knows what thirteen Hylians are doing these days."
Zelda put on and disgusted face, "Ewww! Stop it! Link and I aren't like that! We're only friends."
Impa nodded, "No grudges held," she said, "I was actually afraid coming in this room. I thought when I would swing open the door I'd see you two..." she paused, "Well, anyway. You two can continue talking."
"Actually, Impa," said Zelda, "I'd like to go to bed now. I mean all this getting ready for the party had been going on since two in the morning. I'm a little tired. I think it would be better if I just went to bed."
Link nodded and stood up, "I'm tired too. I think I'll just take a rest too."
Impa nodded, "Just fine by me..." she said, smiling, "Just don't share the bed."
Zelda got up from the chair and gave Impa a little push, "Ew, Impa...you're just the grossest thing."
Author's Notes: As you see, you've first hand and visually experienced the type of sexual humor I have been talking about. No matter how serious any of my stories may be, I always find the right spot to place a good laugh in. And you'll see what I mean later on in the story. I know this chapter doesn't tell much, but nextly (is that even a word?) in the following chapter, I guarantee it will come clear about what the story is mostly going to be about. Please RR...and no flames please.