Title: Broken Promises
Game: Zelda
Rating: G
Genre: Romance
Summary: As peace and order returned to Hyrule, he left. But a certain princess has sworn to herself that she will find her best friend and bring him back.
Warning: none
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Does that make anyone feel any better? Didn't make me feel better at all… ;;
A/N: I updated as soon as I could! (So far I'm doing better with updating this than the other two of my chaptered fics) So yeah… This chapter reveals who the guy from the last chapter was… congratualtions to all of those who guessed right! showers those people with heart pieces and rupees
Well….. to the fic!
Chapter 2
I felt guilty just leaving like that… she was my best friend and we promised to stand by each other, always. And here I was, just leaving her all alone… I stopped. I didn't have to do this. I looked back, but I had already walked out of the village without my realising it.
"Goodbye… Zel," I whispered.
I left at that. Hoping the wind would carry my words to her.
I hated myself for this.
Zelda's breath caught as more tears leaked down her cheeks.
'He… he was my best friend…!'
She slowly got up and closed the door, sitting at the table in his house, burying her face in her arms.
"How can you do this to me, Sheik?" she whispered weakly.
A knock sounded at the door. Zelda immediately looked up.
"Sheik?!" she cried, running to the door and opening it.
"Wrong Sheikah," Impa replied, "May I ask what you are doing in mine and my nephew's house?"
"He… left…!" Zelda said, looking around.
"Sheik?" Impa questioned.
Zelda nodded, "He just… left!"
"Where to?" Impa muttered.
"If I knew, I'd be following him!" Zelda snapped.
"Sorry…" Impa apologised carefully.
She knew how much Sheik and Zelda meant to each other, perhaps even more than they knew themselves.
"Why didn't you follow him?" Impa asked.
Zelda sighed, "I… I really don't know… I couldn't think… all I knew was that he was leaving and I felt so helpless… all I could do was cry…"
Impa gave Zelda a sad look and hugged her, "There there, child…"
"Do you think I'll be able to find him if I search for him?" Zelda asked.
Impa smiled, "I don't see why not."
"Then that's that. Tomorrow I shall begin searching for Sheik and shall order him to return to Hyrule," the queen said boldly.
The Sheikah woman smiled in amusement, "And what exactly do you plan to do with the kingdom while you are on your quest?"
"You and Link can take care of it," Zelda replied, smiling, "You're the two people I trust most, apart from Sheik. You can take care of all the things such as the citizens and stuff and Link can handle any war-related things that may come up… goddess forbid."
Impa chuckled, "If that is your wish. But you will have to be quick in coming back. The citizens of your kingdom shall not be too pleased when they find out that their newly crowned queen has left without any warning."
Zelda frowned slightly.
'The kingdom…'
"I know you are not used to such responsibility yet," Impa said, reading Zelda's thought through her expression.
"Responsibility?! I am responsible! Didn't I show that when Link was on his quest to overthrow Ganon?!" Zelda argued.
Impa smiled patiently, "You have much to learn yet. For now, go. Pack whatever you may need for this quest of yours."
Zelda opened her mouth to argue again, but shut it, realising that her time could be better spent searching for Sheik.
Leaving the house, she ran to the castle and didn't stop running until she reached her room, ignoring all questions from guards and servants.
"I'll find you," she muttered as she rummaged her room for her small bag, "I'll find you and make you sorry for ever leaving, Sheik."
It took her half an hour to decide what to pack but once she was finally happy with her bag of belongings, she left the room, only to bump into Link.
"Where you waiting for me?" she asked, noticing that it didn't seem accidental.
He nodded, "I heard you were leaving for a small quest?"
"Impa told you?" she asked.
"What do you plan on taking with you?" he questioned, nodding towards her small bag.
"Just a few potions in case they're needed… a map, compass, my spellbook and ocarina…" she said, trying to make it sound unimportant.
He smiled at her, "Ocarina?"
She blushed out of embarrassment, "In case I get lost…"
He laughed slightly, "So you can play Saria's Song and ask her for help?"
She nodded, her face covered with a red tint.
He laughed again, "It's okay. I did the same."
She smiled at him, "Well… Impa told you that you're in charge of all military affairs, right?"
He nodded.
"Then I'll be off. Take care," she said, walking off.
"Wait," he called out, holding her back, "You… you're not going to try search for Sheik wearing that, are you?"
Her eyes widened with indignation, "And why not?"
Link grinned, "This is a Sheikah we're talking about. Sheik. Do you really think that anywhere he'll go would be royal-clothes-friendly? And besides, I reckon it'd be better if you could go unrecognised through Hyrule so that the citizens didn't have to know you were gone."
Zelda laughed, "Okay, fine Mr Hero! You tell me everything I have to do, then!"
Link went red, "I didn't mean to boast or anything…"
Smiling, Zelda patted his shoulder, "I know that. Now come on. If I'm not going to wear this, what am I going to wear?"
"Do you mind staying back for half an hour?" Link asked.
"Why?" Zelda asked, raising her eyebrow.
She needed to start looking for Sheik before she had no chance of catching up to him.
"I'll get a tunic made for you," Link offered, "I don't think that would draw any attention to you. Most people in Hyrule only think of you as the one who wears the royal clothes. Wear a tunic, have your hair a bit messier than usual and you'll be fine. King Darunia has a son who's a tailor."
Zelda smiled as she and Link began walking down the stairs to find King Darunia's son.
I know it seems like Link and Zelda like each other, at least a bit at the end… blame it on the fact that I'm too used to writing Link/Zelda fics!
And yes, I'm gonna make Link a know-it-all when it comes to quests and such! Considering how many he's been on himself, I reckon it's fitting ;
Well anyways… review and tell me what you think! I love reviews!
