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CHAPTER 8
Love Story
It was a beautiful, sunny day in the land of Hyrule. Hyrule Market was buzzing with people doing there daily errands or just shopping around. It was only eight in the morning and the town was of full capacity.
A young woman at the age of seventeen, gazed out onto the town from her window. An owl snoozing on her left shoulder. The girl's hazel eyes stared at an unmarked point. She daydreamed as she rested her body against the wall still gazing at the spot as if it caused her to be in a trance.
"Jasmine? Where are you?", a young women's voice called from downstairs. The girl snapped out of her dazed state. She turned around to see her best friend Marie emerging from the stairwell.
"Hello, Marie.", she replied. She stepped over to greet her friend. Marie was a tall, blonde haired, blue eyed girl the same age as Jasmine. The owl on Jasmine's shoulder woke up and hooted a hello.
"Hi, Jasmine and you too, Kepra", she said with a smile. "Guess what today is." She sounded excited.
Jasmine shrugged. "Um.. What?", not able to think of an answer. Her owl flew off of her and landed on his cage to resume sleep once more, on his perch.
"Well, today the solders come back from war, smart one. How can you forget. You've had you eye on Sir Luke for some time now.", said Marie.
Jasmine blushed. It was the truth and her friend had read her like a book. Sir Luke was a handsome young man. He had blonde hair with bangs, sapphire eyes, and a gorgeous face. Jasmine had, had a crush on him since what seemed like forever. He had gone to war a few months ago in the Hylian army and she had dreams about being with him ever since. "Oh, please, Marie. What would he want with a silly maiden like me anyway. I have no chance whatsoever.", she said.
"That is where your wrong, dear friend. I heard from one of his closest friends that he said you were the most beautiful maiden in all of Hyrule that he had ever seen… I think he likes you.", she said teasingly with a smirk. "And why wouldn't he? Your dazzling, and you learn from the best, of course."
She smiled. "You are so vain, Marie, but thank you anyway for the encouragement." Just then, outside they herd horns sounding off near the entrance of the village.
"Oh! There here!", Marie squealed. She grabbed Jasmine's hand and pulled her downstairs, and outside to see the army parading its way into Hyrule Market. All of the villagers stepped to the side to watch friends and loved ones coming home.
They all stepped in unison as if they hadn't finished the war yet. Marie and Jasmine watched them, Jasmine's eyes searching for Luke. Marie, on the other hand, was looking for someone else. She had loved a man named Roy and was anxiously waiting for the day he would return to her. He had sworn to her, that if he had come back, he would ask her to take his hand in marriage.
Sure enough Roy was now in sight. Marie yelled to him and they caught each others eyes for the first time in so long. Roy departed from the group and ran to her, picking her up with a hug and a passionate kiss.
Jasmine greeted Roy and went back to her search. Then she saw him. Luke a few yards away. He was looking around aimlessly until their eyes met. He smiled and waved, but then went back to marching towards the castle. She melted, he had smiled at her. He had smiled, and waved at her! Her insides screamed with joy.
Prince Ashton Harkinian, soon to be King, had declared a ball to honor the homecoming solders. He had formally invited the upper class townspeople to join them for dinner before the ball had started. Jasmine's and Marie's family were of those few.
Jasmine's mother had gone out to the market to buy her and herself a gown after getting the invite. She had just walked in the door. Jasmine was sitting in her room with Kepra, who was just about to go on his evening prowl. Jasmine heard her mother come in and headed downstairs to leave Kepra to depart without a goodbye.
As she made her way down the stairs, she saw her mother holding up two stunning gowns. The one that was for her mother, in her right hand was maroon with silver sparkles all over. Its looked like the sky with stars streaming across it. The other one, in her left hand, was a pinkish, blue color. Its was beyond words to explain how pretty it was.
Her mother, Rose, had a triumphant smile on her face to see the look of astonishment her daughter had. "Like 'em? They were extra pricey though. Good reason too, they're originals.", she said still smiling. "Now hurry up! We don't want to be late for dinner."
Jasmine gabbed the gown and rushed upstairs into her room to put it on. When she finished dressing she went to her mirror to observe herself. She was very surprised that she looked so good. There was a knock on the wall just before the stairs ended. "Come up.", she answered. Rose came up from the stairs with her gown on. Jasmine looked at her mother.
"You look quite beautiful, mother.", she complimented. She did look great. Her mother was almost 35 and she still seemed filled with youth.
Her mother smiled. "You ,my daughter, are a much brighter star in the moonlit sky."
That was taken as a greatly appreciated compliment. It meant that she was more beautiful than anyone else could try to be. She smiled.
"Now we have to do our makeup and hair. Come downstairs, Marie is here. She wanted to ride to the castle with us. They got downstairs. Marie was sitting on the couch with a baby blue gown, applying her makeup with a pocket sized mirror in her hand.
"Hi. Guess who's going be at dinner. Roy, of course, and Luke! Lets all try to sit together.", she said still concentrating on her makeup.
"He's not going to be able to sit with us, he's best friends with the prince. Luke will probably be sitting with him.", she told Marie. She was now sitting on the couch next to her and her mother, who was trying to do her hair.
"See that's where your wrong. Roy is also friends with the prince and I've got to actually met him once. Anyway, I'm saying that we will sit by Roy, who will sit by the prince, who is going to sit next to Luke. I'm I smart or what?", she said proudly.
"Oh, this is great then!", squealed Jasmine. They were now ready to depart for the ball. They stepped into their carriage and rode towards the castle.
Marie was right about the seating arrangement. Prince Harkinian sat at the head of the table with his bride to be, Princess Serenity. On the left sat Roy and on the right sat Luke. Next to Luke, was Marie and across from her was Jasmine and her mother. Jasmine's father would have attended, if it hadn't have been for a horrible accident. He had been in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Her father had been a knight and was killed by a Gerudo after thinking he was trespassing, when he really only wanted to send a message from the prince. Jasmine had been depressed for some time, but she didn't want to think of that now. She was supposed to have fun tonight and no thought should stop her.
She resumed to socializing with Roy and Marie. Now and then she would glance at Luke, who had been watching her and looked away when she saw him. She smiled to herself. 'maybe he does like me', she thought.
After the feast, the more common villagers of Hyrule entered the castle doors for the ball. Many people came. Some Gerudo's even did, and that was very rare. Many of the women seemed to be beautiful. Jasmine was worried that Luke might loose interest in her and move on to another. The first dance came on. Roy and Marie left Jasmine to go have their dance. They dispersed in the crowd of people.
Now Jasmine stood by herself against the wall. She acted as if she was interested in the prince and princess, so she wouldn't look totally secluded. She watched them dance. They were such a cute couple. The prince was very attractive. He was a brunet with brilliant blue eyes, any girl could get lost in them. Then there was the princess. She had originated from the neighboring land of Termina. She had long, wavy, blonde hair that reached to her waist. Her eyes were a bit darker than the prince's. Sometimes they looked almost purple. Just then her thoughts were interrupted by a tapping on her shoulder. She really had to stop this zoning out.
She looked up quickly to see who was trying to gain her attention and tried to keep a blush from showing. Sir Luke was standing there with a sheepish smile on his gorgeous face.
"Hello, Miss… May I have this dance?", he asked in a nervous tone. He held out his hand for her to take. Was this happening? Was he really asking her for a dance? Did he just do this out of sympathy because I looked so pitiful by myself, she worried.
She timidly placed her hand in his. He smiled at his success with her and lead her out onto the dance floor. Once in the right spot, she put her hands around his neck. He placed his hands around her waist, which sent a shiver up her spine.
He looked strait into her eyes. "So.. What is your name?", asking kind of embarrassed that he was dancing with a girl he didn't know the name of.
"Jasmine", she answered. She wasn't sure if she should play dumb and ask his.
"That's a pretty name… Just like the beholder if it.", he complimented. She blushed at that. She wasn't usually around guys, flaunting herself around, so she didn't get much compliments from them.
"Why thank you, Sir Luke. I can't lie and say you aren't handsome.", she replied. He smiled and they continued dancing without a word. Marie had seen them dancing and winked at her to wish her good luck.
After a few dances he interrupted the next one by asking her if she would like to go somewhere more quiet. She agreed, so they went into on of the courtyards.
It was occupied with a few other couples that were kissing or cuddling up. She was starting to have fun with him, getting to know him and all. She was beginning to see the flirtatious side of him. He would play with her hair and try to annoy her without going over the edge. They made there way to a quiet part of the courtyard. Luke stopped her for a second. She looked at him questionably.
He spoke in a very relaxed tone. "Now, are you gonna be my girl?" She was taken aback by this question. She had just met him a few hours ago. Oh, what the heck.
She smiled at him and nodded, not being able to say anything. He smiled back and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Jasmine felt herself blush, it was like her face was burning up. She hoped he wouldn't notice. Now they went back to their flirting. All the while, her mind was screaming with joy 'I have a boyfriend!!!'
It had been a few weeks now that Luke and Jasmine were dating. They had grown so close. It was like, everyday that they spent time together. They seemed to be more close of a couple than Roy and Marie, and they had been together for at least a year now. Roy had asked Marie to marry him just a few weeks ago. Life had been perfect in Jasmine's eyes these long weeks. She never wanted it to end. To her surprise, Luke was a great adventurer. He had taken her everywhere in Hyrule. Even the Kokiri forest. She remembered that day well.
Flashback
Jasmine was holding on to Luke as they sat on his horse, galloping through Hyrule field. She looked around the beautiful land. She had seldom visited outside the village grounds because her mother would never let her out. She said Hyrule field was too dangerous for a pretty, young lady to be walking around by herself. Jasmine had a different point of view. All she saw was the vast meadows and blue sky.
Now she directed her attention to Luke. "Where are we going, today?", she whispered in her ear. He looked back at her and smiled.
"It's a surprise.", he answered. She gave him puppy dog eyes and rolled her lips over a bit, but that didn't make him tell his secret. He just turned back to the front and rode closer to forest.
They stopped and Luke helped her get off the horse. In front of them was a dark tunnel. She was nervous to go in, but when Luke took her hand, all of her fears dissolved, and she let him lead her into the dark.
They crossed a bridge after the tunnel that lead to another one. What she saw next made her gasp with wonder. Her eyes grew wide. Luke smiled at her astonishment. In front of them was a large clearing. Little houses were scattered around, and little people came out to greet Luke. It was a fairy tale place. All around them were little orbs, and sparkles floating and dancing in the rhythm of the forest's sounds. A little blonde girl with bun-pig tails greeted Luke with a hug at his knees. He patted her on the head and walked into the village.
Jasmine didn't move. "What is this place, Luke?", she asked. The little girl next to her tugged at her dress. Jasmine looked down at her.
"This is Kokiri Forest.", answered the little girl. "Luke is my best friend, he has been friends with us for years now."
"Yup, that's right. Her name is Toakie.", said Luke. "I wanted to show you this place because it means a lot to me." He took Jasmine's hand to lead her through the tiny town. Toakie walked alongside Luke.
"Kokiri forest! I thought this place was a myth. Little people that never grew up, and had fairy guardians? This is the place?", she asked, exploring the place with her eyes.
"As a matter of fact, yes", said a high pitched voice. It was the ball of light that was looming over Toakie's head. Jasmine jumped when she herd it.
"This is my fairy, Makip. She gets a little snappy sometimes, no need to be scared of her.", said Toakie. "So your from Hyrule, just like Luke? It must be wonderful there. Luke doesn't say so, but I know it is. He tells us stories all the time. We didn't even know there was another world outside Kokiri forest until he came.", she said.
They walked inside the miniature house that was Toakie's. "Really?", replied Jasmine. "How did you find this place anyway Luke?" Luke sat down on Toakie's small bed.
"Well, when I was little, me and my brother decided that it would be fun if we entered the lost woods. We lived in Kakariko Village and knew the secret passage to the lost woods in Goron City. We played in there for a while, and we tried to find our way back; we couldn't. My brother was older and told me to stay where I was so he could find help. A few minutes later, I heard Wolfos attacking something… It was my brother. I was too scared to move so I stayed there until morning. Then, Toakie came. She was out on her morning walk when she found me. I told her what happened and she took me in for a few days. We became close friends. When it was time, she showed me the way back to Goron City. Ever since then I've been visiting her.", he finished.
"I'm sorry about your brother..", Jasmine said sadly. What a horrible was to die. He shrugged it off.
"That's okay. You shouldn't be sorry for anything. Anyway, I was the only Hylian who has ever set foot in Kokiri Village, until now.", he looked up and smiled. She smiled back. They sat there in silence for a few seconds until another little girl entered the home. She had pretty green hair that stopped at her shoulders. The girl seemed younger than Toakie. Like an infant. When she noticed that people were in the house, she dashed behind Toakie and hid.
"Hi, Saria.", said Luke. The girl peeked from behind Toakie and recognized Luke.
"Hi, Wook.", she replied. She was so cute. Her small voice and mispronunciation with words made her even more adorable. She then glanced at Jasmine and hid behind Toakie once more.
"This is Saria. She's really shy, don't take it personal.", said Luke. The girls green eyes stared at them. Behind her floated a fairy of her own.
"Why is she so much smaller than you, Toakie?", asked Jasmine.
"Well, Kokiri's grow up just like Hylians do. They start as babies and stop growing when they come to a certain age.", answered Toakie. "Right now she's only two."
"Awww, how cute! Hello Saria, I'm Jasmine.", she said softly. Saria slowly crept from behind her hiding place and went up to Jasmine. Saria smiled and gave her a hug. Both Luke and Toakie watched with gaping mouths. Saria had never been so bold with a stranger before.
"If you eva need help. You can always come to us.", said the little girl.
Everyone looked at her with a questionable looked, but shrugged it off.
Later on, Jasmine and Luke were walking alone in Kakariko Village. They had decided to visit his house. When they walked inside, no one was home. Jasmine and Luke sat on the couch and cuddled for a while. He broke the silence with "I don't know how to say this… I.. I love you Jasmine." She looked into his eyes. He meant it.
She smiled. "I love you too." She kissed him. He kissed her back more aggressively. Her heart sped up at the heat the caused. That night changed her life. Let's just say the spent a long night together.
End Flashback
Jasmine stood quietly by her window thinking about that night. Kepra was snoozing on her shoulder. She had cherished it so much, and yet, she despised her actions. There was a knock on the door, Jasmine opened it to see Luke.
"You needed to talk to me?", he asked. She let him in and together they sat on her bed. She rested her head against his shoulder, Luke sitting there waiting patiently.
She felt horrible right now. He could tell too. She noticed the worried look on his face. The dreadfulness was soon to come. She could feel it. She knew, and she didn't want to believe it herself. What a mistake she had made. What had she been thinking. Why was she so stupid? These were the questions running through her mind right now. She wouldn't be able to hide it much longer, he would eventually figure it out anyway.
She took a deep breath and began. "You truly love me, right?", she asked.
"Of course I do. I would never love anyone more than you, ever.", he answered reassuring her.
She bit her lip. "You would never leave me. Am I right?" He looked at her weird.
"Where is this getting too?", he asked suspiciously. Jasmine grew teary. He didn't understand. "What's up with you? What's wrong?"
"I.. I'm..", she tried. 'Oh, spit it out already!', she thought. "..I'm pregnant!", she sobbed. His eyes grew wide in shock. Then he did what she would never have expected, any man in there right mind would leave now. He hugged her tight to him and patted her back.
"Don't worry", he said softly. "We'll get through this together."
Luke and Jasmine sat together in the Temple of Time. Instead of showing her face, Jasmine had a large hooded overcoat. She had been wearing it for eight months now. Jasmine had ran away to stay with Luke. She had thought that anything would have been better than telling her mother the "crime" she had committed. Actually it was kind of a crime. It was law that you had to be wed before you loose "it", but that didn't matter anymore now. Now it was time. She was going to have her baby.
Once she had left her home, she had seen no sign of her beloved owl, Kepra. Now and then, though, she felt his gaze watching over her. Now was one of those times.
Marie stood next to Jasmine. She had a smile on her face. Marie was going to be the nursemaid. Marie sworn into secrecy when she found her friend was hiding, and pregnant! It was her and one other person who knew.
Prince Harkinian stood next to Luke patting him on the back. Luke and Ashton where best friends since they could remember. Being the mischievous guy he was, he was happy to keep a secret. They had picked him to be the godfather of their child, and Marie, the godmother.
Marie had laid a blanket down for Jasmine to be comfortable. ' How in any means can I be comfortable in a state like this!', Jasmine thought. The pain had been coming and going for hours now. Jasmine laid herself on the "bed". She was lying down in the middle of the floor in the temple. This was where she had requested to have the baby. She wanted it to be a special birth. One she could look back on and be happy about. Though, right now, she wasn't very happy at all. Luke sat beside her and held her hand. She loved him so much, and he was so happy to have this baby. Even though they were young, Luke acted very mature about it. He had said he would stay with her all the way. Forever.
Luke held onto to Jasmine as she rested, holding their new baby boy. The birth had been short, but painful to her. Luckily, the pain was gone now. She felt at peace. She looked down at the little baby boy bundled up in a small blanket and kissed its forehead. Never would she have known what good things that came with pregnancy, until now. A tear that rolled down her eye indicated how happy she felt.
"What should we name him?", she asked Luke. She had no clue. Nothing she could think of was a good enough name for her baby.
Luke thought for a moment in deep concentration. "Let's name him after my brother, Link.", he suggested. She smiled. What a perfect name. How come she hadn't thought of that?
"Well, hello Link. You're the most wonderful baby ever to see Hyrule.", she whispered to it. Luke beamed.
Across from the room sat Marie and Ashton. Marie sighed dreamily. "Don't you love happy endings?", she asked Ashton.
"Yup", he answered. "I'm going to have one myself soon." He stared at the happy family.
Marie's eyes grew wide. "Oh, really? Congratulations! What are you going to name it?", she asked excited on the subject.
"Well, If it's a boy, we're naming it after me. If it's a girl, we're naming her Zelda. She's due in three months", he said with pride.
Jasmine was sitting in her room at Luke's house. She was nursing her month old baby when Luke swung open the door. She looked up quickly to see he was out of breath and bleeding heavily at his chest.
She put down the baby and went to aid him. He had a gash on his chest. "Oh my god, Luke what happened. Are you alright?", her voice shaky from the fright that ran through her. He knelt down, unable to stand any longer. "War… has broke out… the gerudo's are attacking.. Run now.", he said gasping for air.
"No… not without you.", she cried. Hot tears rolled down her face. She cradled Luke. She was sitting there, watching him die, and she couldn't do anything about it.
"You have to.. go. Remember… I love so much. Never forget it. Now go and take Link to a safe place.", he coughed. His eyes started to close. He was gone…
"No! You can't leave me. You promised you would stay with me forever!" she screamed at the limp body of her love. Her tears flooded her sight. Then she heard a loud crash just a few yards away. She kissed Luke one last time and ran with her baby towards Goron City. She knew exactly what to do.
'"If you eva need help. You can always come to us."', the voice echoed through her mind. This is what she meant. Somehow, this little girl had known what was to come. Her legs sped her up the mountain as fast as she could. There was no way she'd be going this fast if she wasn't so scared.
Finally, she entered Goron City. She was horrified at what she saw. Gerudo's were all over the place killing the innocents. She tried her best to be unnoticed and sneaked her way toward the entrance of the lost woods. Just before she entered the lost woods, her attempt to be unseen, had failed. A sharp pain suddenly filled her arm. She looked down to see an arrow had been shot through it.
She couldn't stop now, she had to get her baby to safety. The pain surged through her, but she kept on moving. Luke had taught her the maze of the lost woods. She was thankful for that because it took her only a few minutes to enter Kokiri Forest.
Saria, a bit older now, was outside practicing her ocarina. Toakie had taught her how to play. She stopped when she heard footsteps from the Lost Woods entrance. She looked up to see Jasmine with her baby. Jasmine looked tired and weak. She was stumbling now and then out of exhaustion. Saria ran to her.
Jasmine was filled with fatigue. Saria ran up to her with a nervous look on her face. Jasmine couldn't care about that. She knew she was dieing, there was poison in that arrow, she felt it burning in her veins. "What happened?", asked Saria.
"Take him. Please take care of him. I trust you.. ", pain shot through her heart with every word. Saria nodded with tears welled up in her eyes. "I have one request… Keep his name, Link….", this was it. This was the end, everything was getting dark. This was how Luke had felt. 'Luke', she thought ' I'm gonna be with you again. I'm going to be free…'. Her eyes slowly closed. The last thing she saw was Kepra perched on a tree watching, practically his "mother" dieing. She gave him one last smile and blacked out…
Was that sad? I wanted it to make an impression. Well, there you have it. The love story with a tragic ending. And that's how Link became a Kokiri!!! Hey but it's not the end of Link/Zel's love story. Woo hoo. Next chapter when I get hmm… lets say…. At least 32 reviews?
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