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: I've been eating a lot of chocolate recently which has done something to my ability to stay serious for a long period of time, which was quite low to begin with, so yeah… if this chapter contains any weird lapses of seriousness, logic or anything else, I apologise.
Chapter 8
"Hi…"
Link looked across the room at the person at the bottom of the stairs.
"Zelda," he said smiling, "Meet Cremia. She used to work at Romani Ranch."
"Pleased to meet you," Zelda said, bowing to Cremia.
"This is Queen Zelda of Hyrule," Link said to his old friend.
"Ah," Cremia said, not sounding very happy with meeting Zelda, "So this is your girlfriend, Link?"
"No," Link said firmly.
"Yes," Zelda said at the same time.
The two Hylians glared at each other.
"No, Cremia," Link said through clenched teeth, "Zelda is not my girlfriend. I am merely accompanying her on her search for one of her friends."
Cremia grabbed Link by the front of his tunic and pulled him closer.
"Then why does she seem so eager to say she's your girlfriend?" she hissed.
Link shrugged, "She's in denial! She's deluding herself by believing that she likes me when she really likes the guy that we're searching for!"
"You two seem to forget I'm in the room as well," Zelda said coldly, "Now, Link, if you truly want to go for people that are way older than you, please do so without leading me on. You could have at least had the decency to tell me you only thought of me as a friend before I went and made a fool of myself in front of others!"
Link watched her storm off and sighed.
"I did! I did tell her that I didn't believe she liked me!" he said, groaning and slumping onto the table, resting his head on his arms.
Cremia patted his shoulder, "I hope it wasn't my fault."
Link shook his head, "Nah… she was bound to explode at me some time or the other… I've been really annoying her lately."
Cremia looked around awkwardly, "Uh… I'm not really good at making people feel better when I have no idea what's going on."
"Don't worry about it," Link replied.
"Oy, Cremia! Get back to work! You can talk to your friends when you're not working!" a man called from the other side of the bar.
Cremia sighed, "Yes Uncle. Well, Link, I'm aware it's really none of my business, but I hope you and the queen make up soon. My shift doesn't finish until another hour and a half, so yeah… I might see you around sometime."
Link nodded, "Yep. See you later, if I do."
Cremia gave Link a wide grin, "And don't forget to visit my sis."
Link smiled, "Don't worry, I will."
Jogging up the steps, Link opened the door and walked through, only to bump into Kafei.
"Oh, I've found the wanderer," Kafei commented with a smile.
Link rubbed the back of his neck, "Sorry… I saw you and Anju were a bit… busy… before, so I decided to take a walk around the town."
"Didn't do too much walking I see," Kafei replied, grinning.
"Well, I ran into Cremia so I stayed to chat for a while," Link said, walking with Kafei out onto the paved streets.
"Zelda not too happy with that, I see."
Link looked up, "She told you?"
"Her tears told me," Kafei replied, his tone serious and his mirth gone, "She's crying in her room."
Link swore and made for the Inn, but Kafei held him back, "Believe me, Link, for I know for a fact, that women are deadly when they are angry or upset at you."
Link sighed, "I hope she won't stay mad at me."
"She won't," Kafei replied confidently, "Anju's up with her now, so I guarantee Zelda's going to be fine in a while."
"Ah, here's our heart-breaker," Anju joked as she joined the two.
"Her heart wasn't mine to break in the first place," Link replied firmly.
Anju recoiled and defensively put her hands up, "Sorry. I didn't mean it."
Link sighed and hung his head, shaking it, "Not your fault. Damn it, there are too many people involved in this whole Zelda and Sheik thing."
"I suppose Sheik's that other guy you two are looking for?" Kafei asked.
"Hasn't Zelda told you anything?" Link replied.
"She just woke up. And you were too busy wandering around to tell us any details," Anju said.
"Damn it, why do I feel like everything's my fault?" Link groaned.
"Ease up, bud' I'm sure Zelda will be fine. All she needs are a few quiet moments to herself," Kafei said, patting Link's back.
"Hope so," Link replied and then sighed, "If anyone wants me, I'll be in the Octorok Shooting Gallery."
Kafei and Anju looked as if they were about to protest, but then closed their mouths and looked at each other.
"That game is dangerously addictive," Kafei said sadly, shaking his head.
Anju rolled her eyes, "Go."
Kafei immediately brightened up, "Seriously?"
Anju playfully hit Kafei's arm, "Just go. I'll be in the Inn."
"There's a reaosn I love you," Kafei commented, grinning and hugged her.
"Being as small as a kid twice did something to your maturity," Anju said, shaking her head as he ran off behind Link.
A/N: I'd say that is the weirdest way I've ended any of my chapters. I'm sorry, I had no idea what else to write, thus the strange ending. Yes, I know that Kafei was slightly hypo and childish, but I couldn't help it. Please Review
