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Hopeless Romance

Chapter 3

"AAHHH!" Zelda screamed as she fell to the floor. The blow from Maku's hand was enough to knock her down but not make her unconscious. The pain was so unbearable that Zelda could hardly move.

"Heh heh heh…" Maku laughed wickedly under his breath. He jumped down to where Zelda was and sat on top of her. Since Zelda' bra was already out in the open, Maku took it off and exposed her breasts.

Zelda began to flinch as Maku started to kiss her neck and make his way downward. Though she now has limited mobility, Zelda felt a bit stronger and was able to move a bit more despise the pain. She looked around the room for either an object or something to inspire her to think up an idea of what to do.

OH MY GODDESS! Zelda screamed in her head as she jumped in her skin. Maku was already down to her breasts and was kissing them. She had to think faster now before things really get really out of hand.

Zelda's eyes lit up as she reached for a small, but heavy, statue that was probably used as a door stopper. She picked it up and hit Maku on the top of his head. He fell over stunned; Zelda wasn't strong enough to actually knock him out. She knew that this was really her chance to escape so she picked up her bra and wrapped the cloak around herself and ran out of the room.

Every few seconds Zelda would turn around to look to see if Maku was coming after her. To her luck he wasn't but she kept on running as fast as she could anyway. By the time Zelda reached the entrance of Zora's Domain she was out of breath. She felt safe enough to stop for a minute to catch her breath, but when she tried to stop her foot slipped on the moist rocks below herself and fell through the waterfall and into the small river below.

When Zelda was in the water she stopped herself from being taken by the strong current by holding onto a tree root that was sticking out from the rocky wall. "Why is all this stuff happening! I just hope Link still likes me…" Zelda shouted, hoping that no one would hear her. "I guess my only chance of getting out of here is letting the current take me out to Hyrule Field." Zelda sighed as she contemplated on what to do. Without letting her conscious get in the way of things, Zelda let go of the root and was swiftly taken away by the river's strong current.

By the time Zelda reached Hyrule Field she was extremely exhausted and hardly had the strength to move. Luckily her horse was still in the spot where she left it. The horse saw Zelda floating in now calmly moving water and gently nudged her up on the bank. Zelda only had enough energy to blink her eyes and slowly move her arms. Without hesitating, the horse knelt down to help Zelda onto it's back. She placed her arm around the horse's neck and with the aid of the horse shifting it's position, Zelda was able to mount it.

"Ko…kiri…" Zelda tried to say. She laid her head on the back of the horse's neck as the animal began to trot off. There was no way she could go home in this condition. Closing her eyes, Zelda took in a deep breath and prayed for the best.

…"Oh dear! What do we have here?" Saria said as she approached the white horse who was trotting into the small village. "ZELDA! Are you ok!"

As soon as Saria shouted Zelda lifted up her head and looked around. "Sa…Saria…?" She was still exhausted and couldn't move well. The river's current took a major toll on her.

"What in the world happened?" Saria asked as she helped Zelda off of the horse when it knelt down.

Almost immediately Zelda broke down and started to cry. "Is…is Link here?" She asked between sobs.

"No, he's not back. But he should be back tomorrow. Please tell me what's the matter." Saria tried to comfort.

"It's…it's too painful. Please…just…lead me to Link's house." Zelda tried to say.

Saria nodded her head and didn't say anything. She helped Zelda to her feet and lead her to Link's house. The walk there and up the ladder was tormenting for Zelda. Her body, physically and emotionally, just couldn't take anymore. Once she was up inside the house Zelda threw herself onto Link's bed. Saria grabbed some nearby blankets and placed them over Zelda.

"I'll come by in a few hours to check up on you. If you want to talk about anything, just remember that I'm here." Saria said as she stood in the doorway.

"Thanks…Saria." Zelda smiled as she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The air was cool as he walked through the dark village. The stars were sparkling and the moonlight shining down illuminated the earth. As he reached his tree house, Link let out a huge yawn and stretched his arms. "Whew…it sure does feel good being home." Link said to himself as he climbed up the ladder.

Not wanting to unpack his bag, Link threw it on the floor by the door and walked on over to his bed. As Link yawned again he noticed something; there was something in his bed. Slowly he drew his sword and quietly walked closer. He didn't want to cause a ruckus if it was a person trying to ambush him. Cautiously Link leaned in and moved the blanket. His heart dropped. It was Zelda! Slowly, she opened her eyes and stirred a bit.

"AHHH!" Zelda shot up and screamed with Link accompanying her in yelling.

"What in the world are you doing here, princess!" Link said quite startled.

"No…what are YOU doing here!" Zelda said scared out of her mind.

"I live here." Link responded in a softer tone.

"I know." Zelda looked down and blushed.

"It's ok princess! Don't worry," Link sat on the bed and gave Zelda a hug. "What are you doing here anyway?" Zelda turned away from Link. "Are you ok? What's wrong?" Link's happy demeanor quickly turned to concern.

"Oh Link! It was so awful!" Zelda started to sob again and threw herself onto Link.

"What was awful?" Link wrapped his arms around Zelda to comfort her.

"I…I…" Zelda didn't have the courage to tell Link what happened. It was still very recent and painful.

"what?"

"Ok," Zelda tried to sigh. "I was bored and couldn't sit around the castle. So I decided to go exploring. I went to Zora's Domain to check it out since I've never been there before; it was so beautiful though. While I was there I ran into, literally, this Zora guy. He invited me up to his place and I thought nothing of it. Next thing I know he's coming onto me and trying to take my clothes off."

Link's eyes grew wide. "Are you ok? What did he do to you? Did you get out of there right away? Tell me."

Zelda was quiet for a moment, then spoke up. "Yeah, I'm ok. I got out of there as soon as I could."

"What did he do to you?" Link down at Zelda's face. There was hurt in her eyes. Zelda looked down and away from Link. Link pulled Zelda close to him and rested her head on his chest. "It's ok. I'm here for you."

Zelda sighed and closed her eyes. Feeling Link so close to her was her only medicine. She now felt at ease and protected. Link on the other hand was feeling quite uneasy. "I'm not going to pry and ask you what exactly he did, unless you want to tell me, but do you want me to confront him and make him pay for what he did?" Link asked as he pulled Zelda away from himself so he could look at her face.

Zelda's stomach started to turn. So many thoughts were running through her head. I would love Link to go and make Maku pay, but what would Maku do? Would he make up some story to make it seem like I was coming onto him? I hardly know him and I don't want to take the chance. Link means so much to me. "Uh…no! Please don't. I don't want to stir up anything. If my parents found out I left the castle grounds I'm dead."

"So what are you doing here? It's extremely late." Link commented.

Zelda's eyes grew wide as she gasped. Before she opened her mouth she calmed herself down. "Look at me. My clothes are in shambles and this cloak is the one thing mostly covering me. I was too exhausted mentally and physically to go home."

Link looked away. "So you're sure you don't want me to do anything?"

"Yes."

"Well then, lets get you home then."

Zelda nodded her head. "Alright, but please let me fix my clothing."

Link gave a wry smile and stepped outside. Once Link was out of sight she unbuttoned the cloak she was still wearing. Her dress was still half off and had no bra on. Zelda searched around the bed to where she had dropped it. She spotted it underneath the bed and reached for it. It must've got kicked under when Link came in. As Zelda was putting it on she realized that one of the straps broke.

"Crap…this isn't good. I can't wear this." Zelda said to herself. Luckily there was a pocket in her dress and put the bra in that. Quickly, Zelda pulled up the top of her dress and buttoned it up. To her surprised the dress wasn't torn or damaged, just very dirty. "Ok Link! You can come back in!"

It took a few moments but Link finally walked back in. "Ready now?" Zelda nodded her head again. Unsure of her condition, Link felt it was right for him to carry Zelda to where Epona was. Zelda was still exhausted and closed her eyes as Link was on his way to take her home.

The early morning breeze swept through the room making the air tingle with freshness. Sunlight from outside was dancing along the marble floor and made it's way up to the bed. The sleeping maiden awoke to the warmth of the sun shining on her exhausted face.

"Where…where am I? How…did I get here?" Zelda asked herself as she sat up in her silken bed. Looking down at herself Zelda noticed that she was still in her clothes from the day before. She slid out of her bed and went into her closet to put on a nightgown so no one would suspect anything. After throwing the dirty clothes in the hamper, Zelda jumped back in bed. She was still tired from the night before but was feeling much more alive.

To Zelda's luck she woke up and changed just in time. Moments later a maid, more specifically, the head maid, came in to see if Zelda was awake and to pick up her laundry.

"PRINCESS ZELDA!" The maid shouted at the top of her lungs. Zelda jumped up and almost hit her head on the headboard of the bed. The maid was quite ruthless but Zelda enjoyed her being around anyway.

"Ye…yes ma'am?" Zelda said nervously.

"Can you explain to me WHY your dress is so filthy? A princess should never get this dirty!" The maid barked.

"Uhh…" Zelda tried to think up a lie as quick as she could, "…I…I was in the garden and slipped on…a…rock. Yeah! A rock. I fell into a mud patch and that's how I got dirty." Zelda felt her face grew red.

The maid stared at Zelda for a minute. "Alright, but don't let it happen again!" She said and then left the room with the dirty clothes.

Zelda heaved a huge sigh of relief and threw herself back down on the bed. She started to pray to the goddesses that no one would find out what really happened.

…Slowly but surely Zelda made it down the hallway, still in her nightgown, and stopped in front of the throne room where her parents usually were. She peeked through the door and discovered that her parents weren't there, for once. Zelda leaned up against the door and smiled. She felt at ease.

"ZELDA! You have a lot of explaining to do!" A booming voice came from no where. Zelda looked to her left and saw her mother, the queen, walking quite angrily towards her.