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: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time belongs to Nintendo.
A/N:
Seeing that I wasn't allowed on the net for so long, but continued writing, I figured I might as well put up all the chapters I have finished writing so far. So yeah… this and another one as well. Hope you likie.
Chapter 4
I wasn't lost. A Sheikah never gets lost! Never! I just… I'm not too well acquainted with this place, that's all! All I need to do is read a few road-side signs and I will know exactly where I am!
I looked around and sighed.
Okay, I was lost.
I really wanted to go back to Hyrule at the moment. Just jump out of the shadows and pounce on Zelda and yell something stupid like "Surprise!"… I really did.
But there were two things stopping me from doing so.
Going back to Zelda meant facing the feelings that accompanied our friendship. The feelings that I knew were wrong and that she would never accept.
The second being I was LOST, in the middle of some stupid forest, with no idea which direction I came from, which direction to go or anything!
I sighed again. I knew today was going to be a long day from the moment I woke up.
The hooves of the two horses crunched through newly fallen leaves. It was autumn and the trees were of beautiful oranges, reds… crimsons…
Zelda sighed, pushing the hood of her cloak slightly away from her face, she glanced at Link, who was ignoring her. She supposed that she had scared him when she had kissed him.
"Look, Link… I'm sorry about before…" she said, trying to break the silence between them.
"I'm not to the one you should say sorry to," he replied gently.
She narrowed her eyes as she anticipated his next words, "Let me guess… I should be sorry for betraying my feelings for Sheik?"
He looked at her, his own hood falling off, and grinned, "You said it, not me."
Zelda sighed and rolled her eyes. At least Link wasn't angry or something…
"Impa told me that you were crying a lot when he left," Link said, looking forward and patting Epona's head.
Because Zelda was riding behind Link, he couldn't see her narrow her eyes at him again.
He looked back, grinning in an annoying manner, "Afraid to admit it?"
"Yes, I was crying," she snapped, "Happy?"
"It was evident you weren't, when Sheik left," Link said, deliberately attempting to annoy Zelda.
Her eyes widened as she fumed, "No I wasn't. Would you like to know why? Because I don't handle leaving my best friend as easily as other people may. You see, I don't run off without a word."
Link stopped Epona and looked away.
"That was uncalled for, Zelda."
She bit her lip, "Sorry…"
"I asked for it," he whispered and he made Epona speed up.
Zelda felt like hitting herself in the head. Instead of remaining happy at the fact that Link wasn't angry at her, she just had to go say the wrong things, so he was.
"I'm so insensitive," she muttered, her eyes misting up.
"No you're not," Link replied, "If you were, you wouldn't be here, looking for Sheik."
"Would you please stop talking about how I'm searching for Sheik because I like him, like that!" she yelled.
"Are you afraid that I am right?" he challenged.
Zelda's eyes widened, "I can't believe someone who was so quiet when they were ten can be so irritatingly inquisitive!"
"Why are you so annoyed, Zelda?" Link asked, frowning, "Do you even know? Because I'm sure I do."
"If this theory of yours has anything to do with Sheik, you can forget it," Zelda said shortly.
Ignoring her, Link continued, "Okay, even if you're denying that you love Sheik, I know that you are angry. Angry at Sheik for leaving you. He was your best friend and you feel betrayed that he left without much warning. You're angry at yourself for letting him go, without following him. And you're angry at me for bringing up topics you believe are best left hidden and forgotten."
Zelda stopped her horse and glared at Link, "Where are we going Link?"
"To find Sheik," Link replied.
Her eyes narrowed, "I don't mean that. I mean, where. South of Hyrule? North? Where?"
"Oh," Link said and then glanced around, "We're in a forest east of Hyrule."
"Are you certain?" Zelda asked.
Link grinned, "Why? Planning to turn back?"
"I would never turn back from a… so-called quest to find my best friend," she replied coldly.
Link couldn't hold back a small laugh, "Don't worry. I know exactly where we are. These woods lead to Termina."
Zelda recognised the name. Link had told her of the place a few years ago.
"You mean the place where you encountered that evil mask?" she asked.
Link nodded, "I want to make a stop there, just see how everyone's going. I know someone there who might be able to help us."
Zelda rasied an eyebrow but said nothing.
The continued east until the sun was low in the horizon.
"Link, are you sure you know where we're going?" Zelda asked.
"Of course I do," Link said without hesitation.
"Did it take you this long to get to Termina when you were a child?" she questioned.
Link's ears went red, "No…" he admitted.
Zelda rolled her eyes, but couldn't help laugh, "Have you any idea of where we are?"
Link stopped Epona and looked around him. Nothing but forest.
"My guess would be that we're in the middle of the forest," he said.
Zelda slapped her forehead, "Okay…"
"I suggest we make camp here and wait for the sun to come up. It can be really dangerous at night," Link said and dismounted Epona, placing a sack that he had with him on the ground.
"If you insist," she replied and took her own sack off and began to take a few things out, such as a blanket for a makeshift bed.
Link placed his own blanket on the ground and found some branches nearby for firewood. Lighting it, he went off to get some food.
Taking out her spellbook, Zelda began reading, just out of boredom. After Link came back and they ate, they stayed up for a while talking, just generally trying to ease the previous tension between them until sleep claimed them. Both unaware that they were being watched.
In case anyone wondered what was so good about the crimson colours of the leaves, it is because they reminded Zelda of Sheik's eyes, which also happen to be crimson.
Apart from that, if anyone has questions, feel free to ask away in a review. Anyone who doesn't have questions, review anyways.
