Epona trotted as quickly as she could without letting Link fall off. She
moved through Hyrule market where all the villagers were sleeping. No one
there could help. She started to trot quicker through Hyrule palace's
courtyard. Zelda was looking out one of the windows. She was so excited to
see him come back. He had saved Hyrule. Everything was over now. He had
gotten the last piece of the Triforce. But then she saw Link slip of Epona
onto the cold cobblestone floor of the courtyard. Something was wrong. She
ran down the stairs in the palace and called all the servants, Impa and her
father. Zelda ran out the door and went up to him first. She put her hand
on his arm. He was shivering all over. She saw the arrows stuck in his
body. Blood was everywhere. Impa and Zelda's father rushed up to Link with
the servants.
"Take him to the infirmary in the dormitory chamber! Quickly! Get him in bed," exclaimed Impa to the servants.
The servants picked him up and rushed him into the palace. Impa followed them.
"Father, could you put Epona in the stables for me?! I have to go see Link!" asked Zelda.
"Of course I will! Now hurry!" exclaimed her father.
Zelda ran up to the infirmary and went to Link's bedside. The servants were giving him injections. Link was yelling and pushing them off of him.
"Fever is running through his body miss," said one servant.
"We have to pull out these arrows, and wash his wounds and bandage them before he bleeds to death," said another slave.
Link breathed heavily and shivered all over. He started coughing blood.
"Let me take care of it!" said Zelda, "leave him alone! Get off of him!"
The servants left. She put her hand on his shaking hand.
"Link... I want you to trust me," she said gently.
She grasped the arrow in his chest. She then yanked it out. Link yelled. More blood oozed out of his arm.
"Link! I need to do this quickly!" Zelda told him.
She pulled each one out with a tug and more blood oozed out every time. There was still one more arrow left in his chest. They sat and looked at each other for a while. Link knew that Zelda was hiding something from him. Link tried to hold back his shivers, but he couldn't.
"Link, I need to tell you something. You, you are the greatest. You are so kind and such a gentleman. And I wanted you to know that... I've... FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU!" she yelled as she tugged out the last arrow that was stuck in his chest and Link screeched.
Tears came from his eyes. He had his head on her shoulder. He put his arms around her and cried. He sweat dirty blood on her. She rubbed his back. Link slowly stopped crying and his eyes closed. Zelda heard him stop breathing.
"Link! Link! Speak to me!" yelled Zelda.
She lay him back down and felt his heart. It was still beating slowly. She stripped his clothes off, took a cloth, and washed his wounds quickly. Then she bandaged them. His eyes stayed closed, but his heart was still beating. She stood at his side and gave him mouth to mouth. She stood there breathing into him. Nothing happened. Zelda then began to weep on Links chest. But then all of a sudden, Link grabbed Zelda and pulled her on top of him. He kissed her with his bloody lips. Zelda kissed him back, at the same time she pulled his green, sweaty hat off and played with his golden hair. Link opened his big blue eyes. He kissed her neck.
"And... I... Love... You... Too..." replied Link.
Zelda smiled and let out a relief laugh that he was okay. Link wiped away the tears on her face. She put her hands on his cheeks and kissed him one final time on his forehead. Then she paused.
"Link... You're still hot. You need to take medicine," Zelda told him.
She took a small jar with tablets in it off a shelf, opened it and put one in his mouth.
"Swallow it. Now," said Zelda firmly.
Link took a big gulp and the tablet went down his throat.
Slowly, Link began to cool down.
"Sit up. I need to wash the rest of your body and oil your burns," said Zelda.
Link didn't care if Zelda saw his bare body. She took a wet cloth, and gently washed around his bandages. They she oiled his cheeks, neck arms and legs.
"Link, you need rest. Now go to bed. I will tell everyone that you are going to be fine, and they will see you in the morning," Zelda said softly as she blew out the candles that lit the room. She kissed his cheek and then closed the door.
"Take him to the infirmary in the dormitory chamber! Quickly! Get him in bed," exclaimed Impa to the servants.
The servants picked him up and rushed him into the palace. Impa followed them.
"Father, could you put Epona in the stables for me?! I have to go see Link!" asked Zelda.
"Of course I will! Now hurry!" exclaimed her father.
Zelda ran up to the infirmary and went to Link's bedside. The servants were giving him injections. Link was yelling and pushing them off of him.
"Fever is running through his body miss," said one servant.
"We have to pull out these arrows, and wash his wounds and bandage them before he bleeds to death," said another slave.
Link breathed heavily and shivered all over. He started coughing blood.
"Let me take care of it!" said Zelda, "leave him alone! Get off of him!"
The servants left. She put her hand on his shaking hand.
"Link... I want you to trust me," she said gently.
She grasped the arrow in his chest. She then yanked it out. Link yelled. More blood oozed out of his arm.
"Link! I need to do this quickly!" Zelda told him.
She pulled each one out with a tug and more blood oozed out every time. There was still one more arrow left in his chest. They sat and looked at each other for a while. Link knew that Zelda was hiding something from him. Link tried to hold back his shivers, but he couldn't.
"Link, I need to tell you something. You, you are the greatest. You are so kind and such a gentleman. And I wanted you to know that... I've... FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU!" she yelled as she tugged out the last arrow that was stuck in his chest and Link screeched.
Tears came from his eyes. He had his head on her shoulder. He put his arms around her and cried. He sweat dirty blood on her. She rubbed his back. Link slowly stopped crying and his eyes closed. Zelda heard him stop breathing.
"Link! Link! Speak to me!" yelled Zelda.
She lay him back down and felt his heart. It was still beating slowly. She stripped his clothes off, took a cloth, and washed his wounds quickly. Then she bandaged them. His eyes stayed closed, but his heart was still beating. She stood at his side and gave him mouth to mouth. She stood there breathing into him. Nothing happened. Zelda then began to weep on Links chest. But then all of a sudden, Link grabbed Zelda and pulled her on top of him. He kissed her with his bloody lips. Zelda kissed him back, at the same time she pulled his green, sweaty hat off and played with his golden hair. Link opened his big blue eyes. He kissed her neck.
"And... I... Love... You... Too..." replied Link.
Zelda smiled and let out a relief laugh that he was okay. Link wiped away the tears on her face. She put her hands on his cheeks and kissed him one final time on his forehead. Then she paused.
"Link... You're still hot. You need to take medicine," Zelda told him.
She took a small jar with tablets in it off a shelf, opened it and put one in his mouth.
"Swallow it. Now," said Zelda firmly.
Link took a big gulp and the tablet went down his throat.
Slowly, Link began to cool down.
"Sit up. I need to wash the rest of your body and oil your burns," said Zelda.
Link didn't care if Zelda saw his bare body. She took a wet cloth, and gently washed around his bandages. They she oiled his cheeks, neck arms and legs.
"Link, you need rest. Now go to bed. I will tell everyone that you are going to be fine, and they will see you in the morning," Zelda said softly as she blew out the candles that lit the room. She kissed his cheek and then closed the door.