A/N: I have decided that this story might be very long. So, I am simply splitting it in half. Yes, there will be two parts of Learning to Let go. Hope you like. J Tell me if this is a good decision. Thanx!

Sorry for the inconvinient disappearance…I advise that you should go back and read the last chapter to remember a lil bit. Thanx!

Chapter 7

Adjusting

Adah sat in her room on her bed, looking at the object in her hands. The growing potion.

She was about to make a very important decision. Would she drink it or not?

She thought about Cole. They had, had him living there for about a month now. She was the only one he seemed to be comfortable speaking to. Would being older break their bond?

On the other hand, the sooner she grew up, the sooner she could fall in love. But then she remembered what Impa had said. "Enjoy your childhood." Life had been good so far to her. Why possibly ruin it? Plus she knew this was, in a way, breaking some kind of rule.

Not having the guts to drink, Adah got up to place the bottle in a secret compartment in the back of her closet.

Perhaps in a later time she would be ready to grow up. Just not yet.

Cole had gotten used to living in the castle as a brother of Adah's. Despite his shyness, he actually came to adjust to his new family.

Cole was a very smart four year old. He taught Adah about his crew. There was him, Quentin( the blonde boy), Tyler( the brown haired boy), Paul and Trent (the twins), and lastly Sean. (the oldest boy that she had met already.)

It turned out that Sean was a runaway. When he was ten, Sean had left his home of Termina in search of a new life. He eventually came to Hyrule as a permanent home. He had survived by stealing or working for money.

At twelve, he had found the twins abandoned from a family trip. They were seven when Sean had took them under his wing.

Tyler was the next to be found. At the age of two, he had wandered off from Kakariko Village one day. Sean failed to find his parents so he took him in too. He just didn't have the heart to let the child die.

A week after Tyler, Quentin joined the clan. At three years old, he had been lost in a large crowd during a day at the marketplace. Luckily, Sean had found him, crying in a corner for help.

Then there was Cole. The last to join the group, and the one who spent the shortest time with them. At the age of four, he was found, just a week before Adah had met him, left to die because his parents didn't believe he was strong enough to grow up to be a soldier. A tragic story in a family .

So, at the moment, Sean is fifteen, twins are ten, Tyler is five, Quentin is four, and Cole is four. Cole had to be very intelligent to pack all that information at four years of age.

But then again, if you asked Adah the names of all the maids and cooks that worked in the castle, she could name every single one.

In the month that had passed, the family had visited Lon Lon Ranch for the first time since Adah had been born. Adah had introduced her new brother to the widely awake Ruby, and Ruby had introduced Adah to the ponies.

It was a sight to see when Adah ran up to the ponies and couldn't help but squeak with excitement. And for the first time Cole had been with the royal family, he smiled.

Malon was so delighted to see the child's success, that her and Kevin, her husband, agreed to take in any other orphans that were wandering around. The ranch had been expanded since their marriage, and they had plenty of room. Zelda was ecstatic by this.

Link, despite not knowing he had a acquired a son that day, had grown to the idea of taking him in as one of his own. Of course though, Adah would still have the heir to the throne, being of royal blood. Which meant Cole would grow up to have as much power as Impa, but still greatly respected throughout the land.

As for Zelda. The baby was due in two months! And yet, they hadn't thought of a name. Anxiousness was growing high as the day grew near.

"Link, can you believe it?", Zelda gushed. They were sitting on a bench outside their bedroom, on the balcony. It was nighttime.

"Believe what?", he asked, staring out into the stars.

"That now we have a son, a daughter, and another daught-", she stopped abruptly. Oops. She let that slip. Link didn't know about the little visit to Kakariko that day.

He turned his gaze to her. "And how are you certain it is to be a girl?", he asked suspiciously.

"Mother intuition?" , she tried, laughing nervously.

"If it had been mother intuition, you would have won the bet and Adah would've been a boy, according to you.", he retorted. "You went to that old hag, didn't you?"

Zelda sighed. "Okay… yes."

"I thought you wanted it to be a surprise.", Link argued.

"Sorry.", she said, sticking out her lower lip, making her too cute to stay mad at.

He put a hand on Zelda's abdomen. "That's okay.", he said, kissing her on the cheek and rubbing her oversized stomach. "At least we'll have time to think of a name together."

She smiled and leaned in to give him a kiss. Meanwhile, two children in another part of the castle were still awake.

"Adah.", whispered a hushed voice of a child. A little boy loomed in from the doorway to see if his new sister was awake.

Adah sat up abruptly under her covers. "What?", she asked, quiet loudly.

Cole's eyes widened with fear as he checked to see if anyone had heard her. Seeing that nobody did, he turned back with a finger to his mouth. "Shhh. You could wake them up.", he said.

Adah smiled, obviously amused at Cole's cautiousness. "Don't worry. Mom and Dad are too far away to be waken up.", she said. "Come sit with me." Adah patted the space next to her, letting Cole sit down. He did as told, crossing his legs and taking a pillow to lean back on.

"What is it?", she asked. Her eyes were filled with concern for her brother. She wanted to do anything to make him feel at home.

"I miss my brothers.", said Cole sadly. "I had a bad dream that they were in trouble."

Adah placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry Cole. It's just a bad dream. Nothing bad will happen. I used to have bad dreams, but then Impa helped, giving me nice warm milk to sleep."

"You think I could get that?", he asked hopefully. His eyes suddenly lit up with a renewed faith.

"Course you can.", assured Adah. "All you have to do is ask her."

"Okay.", said Cole. "I feel better now." Just as Cole was about to jump off the bed, Adah stopped him.

"Wait.", she said. "Could you tell me more about your brothers?"

Cole smiled, sitting back down, and began to tell her stories of their various adventures.

At breakfast the next morning, Cole was much more confident than usual. He even called Zelda his mother, which was a very great step for him. Zelda was beaming all through the rest of their meal.

"Adah and Cole, I must explain something to you.", stated Zelda. "Being that you two are so privileged, you are required to have good manners."

"But mommy.", Adah interrupted. "I am well mannered." Without a thought, Adah leaned over Cole's plate, reaching for a biscuit.

Link grinned, seeing Zelda's distress. "Yes, of course you are.", Zelda tried. "But with being…a royal its necessary to take etiquette school. Especially very early."

Adah tilted her head in confusion. "What's a royal mommy? And what is ed-i-cat school?"

Link jumped in now, saying, "It's lessons you take to be a proper lady or gentleman.", he explained. "You start today."

"On a lighter thought.", Zelda started. " She will be meeting you once every week. I think you'll enjoy her. She's an old friend of Link's. Today is the first time I meet her as well. "

Yet again, Adah was found with a pout on her face. She did not like the idea of a teacher. She also thought she was perfectly fine without one. Cole, on the other hand, was actually very happy to hear he was going to learn something.

After breakfast, Cole and Adah enjoyed the morning in the courtyard, closely watched by Impa. Zelda and Link were busy. They had matters to attend to. Things they could not escape, having responsibility over the land of Hyrule, which had to be checked frequently to make sure nothing went wrong.

Unfortunately, their play time was cut short, due to the arrival of the royal teacher. Adah had her arms crossed all the way to the library as they went up to meet her.

When the two children entered the library, they were greeted by a very short girl with odd greencloths. She seemed only a bit older than Adah herself.

"Your our teacher?", asked Adah, raising her eyebrows high, and staring at the girls abnormal, green hair. Cole did the same.

The woman grinned, looking at the two. "Hello there. You two must be Adah and Cole. Nice to meet you, finally."

The two remained silent, staring at perhaps a new playmate. Behind, Adah heard her parents enter the room.

"Good day, Princess.", said the girl, then looking to Link. "Hello Link."

Zelda sighed, relieved about who Link had picked. "I thought you said I didn't know her.", she said, moving towards the visitor.

"Surprise.", said Link with a grin, going to hug the child-like woman. Link kneeled down on the ground, wrapping an arm around the small woman. "Guys, I'd like you to meet my best friend Saria. She will be your new teacher from now on."

"Yes, that's right.", said Saria. "I am confident you will do well."

"I am glad we are not having a stranger teach our children.", said Zelda. "It is a pleasure to see you again Saria."

"How old is she?", asked Cole, confused about the situation. "My brother, Sean, seems older."

Saria chuckled, wiggling the top of his nose with her finger. "That's because I'm a Kokiri. I don't grow up physically past the age of ten. I'm really about three hundred."

"Wow!",whispered Adah, her eyes lighting up.

"Trinity!", Zelda called down the hall happily. "Trinity, Trinity, Trinity!"

Adah, Link, and Cole were sitting quietly in the dinning room when they heard Zelda calling that name down the hall. It echoed through the large rooms of the castle.

Adah and Cole stared at each other wide eyed, wondering what their mother was up to.

"Don't worry kids. It's probably just the hormones.", he assured flatly. For many moths, Zelda had gone from moody to distressed to overjoyed. The mood swings were nothing new.

"Link!", Zelda sang, waling into the room. "I have the name of our daughter to be."

"Oh?", he said, interested. Adah and Cole relaxed a bit, seeing their mother had, in fact, not gone crazy or hadbecome unstable.

"Well? Do you want to hear it?", she asked excitedly.

"I think all of Hyrule heard you.", replied Link, followed by giggles from Cole and Adah.

"Well then,", said Zelda, sitting down to dinner. "If you already know the name, what do you think?"

"I think it's a beautiful name.", answered Link, meaning it.

Zelda squealed with happiness . "Oh, I knew you would like it.", she said, kissing him on the cheek. "That is why I love you so much."

"And I you.", said Link, taking her hand and kissing her back.

"Icky.", complained Adah. The two children made funny faces at their parents affection, pulling down an eye lid and sticking out tongues.

"Oh shush you two.", giggled Zelda, going back to kiss her husband some more.

Well…did that brother thing confuse you a bit? Lol… I don't blame you, but I promise, you'll get to know them better once we meet them, then I hope you'll understand more.

nuyashasan ) :sry :D...im bad with writing sometime. he he (when impa says "on track" she's referring to in the bed... yeah n zel gets mad cuz she's embaressed)

Hyrule Master: awwe dont worry...i promise, Adah won't drink it... ;)... wow that's awsome! i'd love to read it someday... oh and yeah, my friend kinda gave me a reality check.lol..so yeah, i no it'll take long

Nessa-Cuthalian: thankyou! :)

Gigglegirl13: NO...i repeat is not her future lover! lol..sry u thought that. nope just silbling love between them two. :D

hao: No cole is not the one...just there to be a good bro. but good idea for the love thing...i'd use it, but then you would know so it would be giving it away...well anyway thanx! :D

Fury: lol thanx

LadyAkki45: thanx...oh and im glad more peeps have discovered a love redux now. good luck!

kat-SageOfWisdom-princessZel: lol..thanx! sorry this update took sooo long! :P

sakume: awwe, you cried! thats so sweet! lol.. thanx!