(A.N. Sorry about the long delay of this chapter- as usual, school is to blame. But, now is the Summer holidays and I'm gonna try and update more often with this story.)

To Take Chances

Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I don't own the Legend of Zelda- Nintendo are the lucky people who do.

Zelda walked out onto the courtyard after her weird feeling back on the balcony. She felt the need to be alone. Even though she was always alone, unless needed, Jonah didn't seem to need her help in the Royal Hyrule Council.

Zelda sat down on a bench and looked around her surroundings. The courtyard was the only one in the castle, inside the protective walls. Zelda knew that she wasn't allowed to step out of the inner castle grounds because Jonah had explained to her "Commoners are not a pleasant sight and should be avoided."

Zelda wanted to protest, wanting to say that Link was a commoner before he was promoted to her bodyguard. But she had kept her mouth shut, for she knew that Jonah would've banished Link away from the castle and Zelda would've never have seen Link again.

Thinking back to her childhood days, Zelda could remember the day when she first saw Link come into this very courtyard. She knew that she was surprised at first, but she knew that Link was to be the Hero of Time. Zelda giggled, remembering how cute Link was when he was ten years of age.

Zelda looked to the flowerbed, which resided around the edge of the courtyard, where it was edged by a little river created by a nearby fountain. She remembered that Link had planted the purple flower and it had spread to cover almost a quarter of the flowerbed. It was also the day when Link was introduced to Jonah for the first time…

Zelda knelt beside Link as he worked to plant the purple flower into the ground. Just as he was patting the soil around it firmly, Zelda heard her name being called.

She turned to see her arranged betrothed Jonah standing at the entranceway to the courtyard.

Zelda quickly stood up and brushed her skirts free of the dirt that clung to it. "Your Highness! You startled me." Zelda said, and nudged Link to stand up beside her. He obeyed, quickly brushing the dirt off of his clothing as well.

Jonah smiled and strode forwards toward them. When he stood before them, he said, "Why Zelda, you look even more lovely than last time I saw you!" and he kissed her hand. Link cleared his throat uncomfortably.

Jonah looked up at Link- for Link was at least two heads taller than Jonah- and raised an eyebrow. "Zelda, do you mind introducing us?" Jonah asked.

Zelda glanced at Link and answered, "Jonah, this is Link, the Hero of Time of our country. He's now my personal bodyguard and trusted friend."

Link shook Jonah's hand formally, with a forced smile. "Zelda has told me a lot about you, your Highness," Link commented.

Jonah gave Link his own forced smile. "I hope all of it's good," he said. And wiped the hand, that he used to shake Link's hand, with a grimace, on a handkerchief.

Zelda noticed this and decided to take action. "Link is of the new nobility- one that comes from the…-"

"-Edges of Kokiri Forest." Link spoke up, catching on with Zelda's plan. "Without us, the King hasn't got proper relations with the Forest community."

Jonah nodded, and, to Zelda's relief, looked slightly happier to be in Link's presence.

Link bowed at Zelda first, then Jonah. "I must take my leave, for I need to check the security for the preparations of your betrothal party."

As he walked away, Zelda felt a huge wave of loss come over her.

Jonah looked at her and held out his arm to her. "Shall we go for a walk? We have much to talk about: the wedding, the honeymoon…" Zelda nodded and took his arm with reluctance and let him direct her through the castle's halls and listen to his boring talk of "traditional" celebrations…

Zelda shook her head. She knew that she constantly looked towards the past for comfort, but even they seemed to fail to comfort her right now.

Why did she feel like that someone that she knew was close by? This was the first time she had felt this ever since Link had left. With her connection to the Triforce, Zelda has tried many times to contact Link through telepathy, but failed in the process. It was like Link was using his part of the Triforce to block her from him.

Zelda stood up and walked to the window that looked into the throne room. There sat Jonah, in his usual place at the head of the table, surrounded by old and stuffy-looking old men. One of them, Zelda noticed, was Sir Lucius, the Head of Hyrule's Army. Jonah was pointing to a large map on the table before him and was saying something to Lucius, who had a map in front of him as well. Little flags in various colours were placed on the map in front of Jonah, including little flags in the colours of Termania, another one of Hyrule's neibouring countries. Zelda craned her neck to see what the map depicted, but she couldn't see any further because her big belly got into the way.

Sometimes I hate being pregnant Zelda thought as she walked down the stairs back to the grass of the courtyard. As if the baby inside heard her, it began to kick.