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The next morning, Zelda woke up to find herself in Link's arms. She laughed softly to herself, then nudged Link slightly to wake him up.

"C'mon, Link, wake up. We should be leaving pretty soon."

"Mmm?" he asked drowsily, turning over in his sleep.

"Get up."

"Wha? I didn hear you...."

Smiling, Zelda nuzzled her head close to Link's and whispered, "It's time to wake up." She ran her tongue quickly over his ear.

This caused him to jump and sit up. "Oh! Sorry, where you saying something?" He rubbed his head.

"Well, you're up now, anyways," Zelda laughed getting to her feet. "It looks like Malon and Saria are still sleeping, let's wake them up. But you know something, Link?"

"What?"

"I didn't have any of those horrid dreams last night." Zelda giggled. "Perhaps it's a sign. What do you think?"

"I think that as long as you've got me, you've got nothin' to worry about," Link answered, beginning to shake Saria. "Time to get a move on, Saria. Wake up."

Groggily, Saria sat up and yawned. She shook Malon, who was actually already awake, and asked for a comb. "Any ideas as to how far we'll travel today, Princess?" Malon asked, handing the item to Saria.

"No, I'm not sure," Zelda answered, brushing out her own hair. "We kind of started out late yesterday, so we should cover more ground today. That's just being optimistic, though--you never know if we might run into something dangerous. But that's not too likely until later on in the day."

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"Where are we?" Malon asked a few hours later, bringing her horse to a stop outside an ominous looking forest.

"Not sure," Link said, consulting his map. "It doesn't say on here. You three stay out here, and I'll go see if it's safe."

"Wait, I'll go with you," Zelda said, steering her horse towards him. "Something might happen to you unexpectedly and we wouldn't know what came about."

"Yeah, but then something might happen to YOU, and Malon and Saria wouldn't know about it."

"I have an idea," Malon said. " I withdraw my earlier question. Why don't we all just go in and found out about it?."

Link shrugged. "Okay."

Once they were a little ways into the woods, Saria noticed something dodge behind a tree ahead of them. "Link," she said.

"What?"

"I just saw something up there."

"What was it?"

"I don't know....it was too dark, but I think it was--look, there it was again! Did you see it?"

"Zelda," Link said, addressing the elf in front. "Stop your horse."

"Why, what--AAAH!!"

"Princess!" Malon shouted, jumping off of her horse and plunging into the darkness ahead of her. She reached out blindly and felt an arm of slimy skin. Malon tightened her grip on it and said, "Release the Princess, you monster!"

By this time, Saria had lit a lantern she'd been carrying in her pack and held it up quickly. Link rushed to her side.

On the ground in front of them, a moblin had his hand tightly around Zelda's throat, while Malon had a tight grip on his arm. "Don't....move," Malon growled.

"You underestimate me, lass," the moblin snarled. He turned his head and dug his teeth into Malon's arm, causing her to let go of him immediately with a yelp of pain. The moblin loosened his grip on Zelda slightly and stood up. "None of you move, or else your Princess is going to suffer a broken neck."

"You won't hurt her," Link said. "You need her! To help Gannondorf gain the Triforce's power!"

"Shut up!" the moblin yelled back. "I despise the name Gannondorf, don't speak it again! I have my own reasons for wanting the Princess dead, so back off!"

"That's your biggest mistake," Zelda said in a choked whisper. "Thinking I need them to help me." Letting out an almighty "Yah!", the Princess reached an arm up behind her and grabbed the moblin by the scruff of his neck, pulling him upwards. She saw him fly over her head and land on top of Malon.

"You little beast!" Malon declared, taking out her dagger and and stabbing him in the chest. "Two can play the game of death!" Wordless shrieks escaped the moblin's throat as Malon stabbed him repeatedly.

"Malon, stop!" Saria called out, grabbing her sister's shoulders and pulling her back. "He's dead already!"

"Do you really think he's against Gannondorf, or was he just making it up?" Link asked aloud.

"I think he was one of Ganon's spies," Zelda replied, walking towards the group. "Oldest trick in the book to try and get you off his tail. And as far as I know, there's only one evil man out there who wants my powers enough to kill me for them....Ugh, now I smell like a moblin."

"Are you all right, your highness?" Saria asked.

"Yes, I'll be fine, I think Malon's the one to be worried about," Zelda said. "Dear, you've started bleeding where that moblin bit you! Goddesses, no surprise there. We'll need to get a bandage on that before it gets infected."

"Here," Link said, tearing off a piece of cloth from his pack and wrapping it around Malon's arm. "That should hold for a while."

"Thanks."

Zelda's horse trotted up to the moblin's corse and sniffed at it curiously. He knocked it softly with his hoof then looked up at Malon.

"Ooh, looks as if that moblin got your horse when he grabbed you, highness," Malon said. "See that cut on his neck?"

"Yeah."

Suddenly, the horse screeched loudly and reared back on his hind legs. He charged at Malon, who dodged out of his way just in time. Breathing heavily, he turned around hastily and charged at the group of them again.

"He's gone mad!" Saria exclaimed, quickly mounting her horse.

"Quick, get up on Epona behind me!" Link said to Zelda, who now had no (sane) horse. "We've got to get out of here as quickly as possible!"

The three of them galloped off, Zelda's insane steed not far behind them. He whinnied loudly again, trampling the soft soil beneath him.

"Good Goddesses, that horse is fast!" Saria remarked, looking back in horror at the animal who was thundering towards them. "Woah, stop! Link, Malon, it's a cliff!" She yanked at her reins, but was a tad bit too slow.

Unfortunately, so were the other two.

The three horses skidded down the mountain (not as steep a cliff as it had earlier appeared), trying vainly to stop. They came to a sudden halt once the reached the bottom of it, causing their riders to fly off of them.

Coughing, Zelda stood up and dusted herself off. "Where are we? It's so misty down here, I can't barely see ahead of me. Are you guys there?"

"Present and accounted for, your majesty," Malon answered, attempting to find her way towards the others with Saria. "My guess is that we're near some sort of waterfall....the mist and sound of rushing water are dead giveaways."

"I think you're right," Link said. "Boy, looks like our horses sure got spooked. We'd better stop here and let them rest up a bit. Maybe the mist will have cleared off by morning."

"We can't stop now!" Zelda said in desperation. "It's not even night yet!"

"We've got to, your highness," Malon said. "And even if it's not night, it'll be getting dark soon. Besides, our horses won't want to go anywhere for a while until they've calmed down. And by then, it'll be much too late for travel."

"It's never too late," Zelda disagreed.

"Out here, it is, Princess," Saria said. "That's when all the Wolfos and Skullkids come out anyway, and we wouldn't want to have to tangle around with them once we get out of these mountains." That is, IF they got out of them.

"All right then," the Princess sighed. "Let's set up camp."

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Later that night, Zelda was having problems sleeping again. She sat up and looked around. Malon and Saria were fast asleep, and she didn't want to wake them. Zelda was a little confused to see that Link was gone.

Her curiousity aroused, Zelda got up and walked down one of the mountain's many paths. She could hear the sound of metal clanging against rock, and wondered if Link had anything to do with the noise. Perhaps he was sharpening his sword or something like that.

Having nothing better to do, Zelda trooped down the mountainside, then hesitated. It could be a moblin or something else sharpening a weapon, not Link. As quietly as possible, the Princess crept down the small hill towards the noise and then crouched behind a large boulder. She peeked over the top of it, and was relieved to see that it WAS Link, apparently practicing his sword moves against a rock.

But there was something different about him. Then Zelda realized that he wasn't wearing his tunic; he was shirtless.

Zelda gasped and ducked behind the boulder again, blushing. Even though she had kissed Link several times, she thought that seeing him bare- chested was a very scandalous situation. But her mind and heart were daring her to look past the rock again and stare at him.

There wasn't much she could do to avoid it. Smiling to herself, the Princess watched in awe as Link whammed his sword into the rock in front of him. Goddesses, did he look good without a shirt on! Zelda had never realized what a muscular, masculine body he had. It really only added to her infatuation.

Suddenly, Link whirled around and saw the Princess staring at him. His jaw dropped, as did his sword. Zelda turned a crimson color and stammered, "S-sorry if I interrupted your practice, I was m-merely trying to...."

"Well, this is interesting," Link laughed, sticking his sword into the ground and resting his hands on it. "First I go to your bedroom to see you in your nightgown, and now you come to me to see me shirtless."

"Don't flatter yourself," Zelda replied. "I only came down here to see if I could find you. I wanted someone to talk to because I kept staying awake, and the others were both asleep."

"All right. If you only wanted to talk to me, why were you standing beside that boulder and staring at me like that?"

"Because....because....oh, fine! You're impossible, you know that?"

"Impossible?" Link repeated, walking over to Zelda and flashing her a beguiling smile. "That word has never been used to describe me before, your excellency."

Frowning, Zelda walked past Link and towards a small cliff. She gazed down into the waters beneath her and jumped as she felt Link sit next to her and put an arm around her shoulders.

"Link," Zelda said sweetly. "What would you do to me if I pushed you into the water down there?"

"I would have to kill you."

Zelda laughed. "Why is that? You wouldn't be able to kill me, anyhow. The fall alone would kill you."

"No it wouldn't. I was looking up this waterfall on the map Impa gave us, and it says there aren't any rocks on the bottom. The water is also deep enough so that I'd be able to survive and so techinically--I wouldn't die."

"Don't worry, I'd never do such a mean thing to you," Zelda giggled. "I know how you feel about water."

Link blushed.

**FLASHBACK**

"Link, come on!" a twelve year old Zelda called out. "The water's fine, it isn't cold at all! It's Lake Hylia, for Din's sakes!"

"That's not why I'm not joining you," Link said flatly.

"Then why is it?"

Link looked away and walked down towards the beach. Zelda hastily got out of the water and followed him. "C'mon, tell me. What is it?"

"It's a secret," Link said, turning a brick reddish color.

"You can tell me, I won't breathe a word of it to a soul, I swear! I'll not tease you into coming into the water again!"

"Promise me you won't laugh."

"I won't laugh."

Taking a deep breath, Link said, "I can't swim. My older brother got me into the water once when I was younger, and I almost drowned. If he hadn't saved me, I would've died. I've never gone in the water since, and therefore have never learned to swim." He braced himself, waiting for the Princess to laugh. When no sound of ridicule came, he turned to her.

"I'm sorry," she apologized. "I didn't know. I won't bring it up again."

Link smiled. "Thanks. And thanks for not laughing."

"I promised you I wouldn't. And besides, it isn't funny." Zelda sat herself down on the sand, drawing her legs up to her chest and resting her chin on them. "Everyone has a condition like that, you can't help it. I understand."

The sun was setting, and Link sat down next to her. She sighed and looked out into the ocean. He stared at her, the setting sun putting half her profile in slight shadow.

Goddesses, she was beautiful.

**PRESENT**

"Now that I think about it, I guess you're right," Link said. "I WOULD die if you pushed me down there, because I'd drown....so I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't."

"I won't, I told you that already," Zelda laughed. She rested her head on his shoulder. Hesitantly, she placed a hand on his chest and rubbed it seductively and purred in his ear, "I would never do anything to hurt you, Link."

His arms reached out to embrace her, and he pulled her into a passionate kiss. Her hands explored his back and his neck, the light sweat giving it a moist, sensual sort of feeling. Link nibbled at her ear again, causing the Princess to recoil with a small giggle. She retaliated by gently caressing his shoulders and planting small kisses on his neck and torso.

"I think that's enough for tonight," Link said, pulling Zelda off of him with a grin.

"No it's not," Zelda insisted, pulling Link on top of her and moving her hands through his hair. "I need more of you before I can get to sleep....you aren't tiring of me, are you, Link?"

"Nope," he whispered back, kissing the curve of her jaw.

"But I was wondering something," Zelda said, sitting up and pushing Link off of her. "Making love is nice--even though we've never gone all the way or anything--but I'd be interested in seeing--" She twirled about "-- how well you dance."

"With pleasure," Link said, taking one of her hands and putting his other hand on her waist. "Waltz?"

"Mmm....I'd prefer a more riveting one, if you get my saying."

"All right then. I'll lead."

The two began a spirited dance upon the rock floor, twirling and dipping. Closing her eyes, Zelda imagined herself back at one of the balls she had once attended. The soft music began playing in her ears, but this time, she was dancing with someone who was important to her. And that really meant everything.

"What're you thinking about?" Link whispered in her ear.

She sighed with content. "Oh, I was just remembering some of the balls I've been to in my life time. I was wasting precious time, though; it was time I could've been spending with you."

Link blushed and was unable to think of a response. Zelda grinned at him.

"I think this is the last step of the dance," she said.

The Princess lifted up her leg and her arm in unison. Link gripped her beneath her knee, and she clutched his cheek in her other hand. He lowered her once more in a dip, and she tilted her head back in the intensity of the moment.

Link stared briefly at her breasts and then kissed her neck one more time. "I think we'd better try to go to sleep now."

"All right, hero."

Hand in hand, the two of them walked back up the mountain to find their camp.

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Saria suddenly woke up. She didn't move, however, because she heard approaching footsteps. It sounded as if the people were trying to be silent, but Saria's sharp ears could pick up noises miles away.

She heard two sighs and then something that sounded like a wet kiss. "Good-night," Saria heard Link say. Her heart raced.

"Good night, dearest." That was undoubtedly the Princess.

Pretending that she was still asleep, Saria gripped her blanket tightly, two small tears forcing their way down her cheeks.

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a/n:

whaddya know. another chapter come and gone. sry 2 those of u who dont like romance, but i just felt like this had to come out.

more action will be coming soon, so look out! o, and just 4 random's sake, here r some books u all should read:

1. the secret life of bees (best best BEST book in the world, especially if u want 2 cure ur fear of bees/wasps/yellow jackets!! i fear them no longer, thanx 2 this book!)

2. Of Mice And Men (it's NOT boring, it's a great classic! everyone will benefit from reading this!)

3. Rebecca (chilling spine-tingling romance story that is really really GOOD!!)

4. Gone With The Wind (so it's 1,037 pgs. who cares?? the book'll fly right on by as u read it b/c u wont want 2 stop!!)