Darunia: Disclaimer! Selphie Louise does not own the Legend of Zelda or any of its characters. They are the property of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo.

Tingle: The characters she does own are Selphie, Iggy, and Jiji. The characters of Kage, Yugi, Mable, and Raven belong to Kearra. The character Ravick is the property of Selphie's friend, Patrick.

Chapter 3:

Iggy eventually did propose to Jiji, Jiji did say yes, and they did get married several weeks later. Little more than a year later nothing had changed between Kage and Selphie. Not to say they weren't still trying, just nothing ever came of it…

Selphie woke up and went downstairs to have her glass of LonLon milk. She was greeted as usual by Kage's arms around her waist. "Good morning," he whispered in her ear.

"Morning," she replied.

Kage kissed her cheek. "Daisuki," he said. He let go of her and walked over to the pantry, taking out a box of oatmeal. Selphie stared at him for a moment. He caught her gaze. "What?"

"Isn't there something else you want to say?" she asked.

He looked thoughtful for a moment but shook his head, "Nope."

"Considering what day today is…?" Selphie prodded him.

"Nothing comes to mind," Kage said nonchalantly as he began to boil some water. Selphie crossed her arms over her chest and turned around.

"I'm gonna get dressed," she said shortly, heading up the stairs. Kage turned his head slightly to watch her go upstairs, smiling softly as he shook his head.

Selphie made it to their bedroom fuming slightly. "That's incredibly pleasant… it's not like him to forget stuff like that…" she said to herself, taking her time in pulling on her clothes. She grabbed her brush and walked over to the mirror, running the brush through her hair. When she was done, she pulled her hair back again and fixed the necklace around her neck.

"Wait…necklace?" she thought, looking at the silver chain around her neck. There was a locket made of mythril dangling from it. She held it up to her face and opened the locket. It had a small pictograph of her and Kage inside. Suddenly Kage's arms were around her.

"Happy anniversary," he smiled before kissing her cheek. Selphie turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You did remember…" she said, holding him tight. She pushed him away for a moment and batted his arm.

"Hey!" he exclaimed. "What was that?"

"That was chastisement. Don't worry me like that," she said, embracing him again. Kage smiled, rubbing her back gently. They both jumped, however, when they heard a loud POP from downstairs. Selphie looked at Kage curiously, who grinned embarrassedly.

"Er… guess I forgot to take the oatmeal off the heat," he said sheepishly.

"Okay then," Kage said that evening after they'd had a very romantic dinner and sat in front of their fireplace for hours, just enjoying each other's company. Kage was sitting on the couch with Selphie lying down, her head resting his in lap. Selphie was fingering the locket he'd gotten her. "Did you get an anniversary present for me?"

"Be careful, you wouldn't want to sound greedy," she teased.

"I'll take that as 'no, it's the man's job to get the woman the anniversary present," Kage joked, stroking her hair.

"Maybe… maybe not…" Selphie grinned at him impishly.

Kage raised his eyebrow at her, rather surprised. "Did you get me a present?"

"I wouldn't say so much that I got you a present as there's a precious gift for us this anniversary," she replied, taking his hand in hers. Kage's eyes widened and he sat her up, turning her to face him.

"Do you mean…?" he asked. Selphie nodded her head, trying to hide her smile. Kage's face split into a grin and he leapt off of the couch. "Are you serious!"

"Yes," Selphie replied, nodding her head. "Woo!" she exclaimed as he gather her in his arms and swept her off her feet.

"We did it! It happened!" Kage exclaimed as he twirled her around the room. "Selphie, we're going to be parents!"

"I know!" she answered gleefully. He kissed her, holding their lips together for several minutes before breaking away. Kage knelt down wrapping his arms around her middle as he held his ear to her stomach. "You won't hear anything yet, y'know."

"I know, but that's going to be our child in there!" he said, kissing her belly before standing up and continuing to spin happily around the room.

"You what!"

"Oh, my gosh! Congratulations!" Yugi crooned, pulling her sister-in-law into a tight hug. It was a few days after Selphie and Kage's anniversary and Yugi and Link were the first that they'd shared their news with.

"That's wonderful news," Link said, shaking Kage's hand.

"Yeah, I know," Kage said, beaming.

"I'm so happy for you," Yugi said, letting Selphie go. "I know how hard the last few years have been."

"Water under the bridge," Selphie said, waving her hand slightly.

"The important thing is that it finally happened," Kage said.

"And if you guys need any help don't hesitate to ask," Link said.

"We'll be sure to take you up on that offer," Selphie assured him. They all sat down again.

"So, have you told Darunia yet?" Yugi asked, smirking slightly.

"Not yet," Selphie shook her head.

"Ooh… if you need a place to lay low for a little while, Kage, feel free to check into our guest room," Link said. Yugi giggled.

"Trust me, I'll very likely be keeping that in mind," Kage said.

"Oh, please. It's Darunia," Selphie said.

"Exactly," replied the other three.

"No, honestly. I think ultimately he'll be happy for us," Selphie said, frowning slightly at them.

"WHAT!" Darunia shouted. He jumped off of the couch and lunged at Kage who quickly ducked and hid behind the armchair he was sitting in.

"Darunia!" Selphie said, using her telekinesis to push him back onto the couch. Kage crept back into his seat. "What has gotten into you?"

"You-! And him-! That's just-! I don't even want to think about you two doing that kind of thing!" Darunia stuttered.

"We are married, you know," Kage said. "We celebrated our anniversary just a week ago."

"Do you think that matters to me?" Darunia asked. Selphie sighed, shaking her head, but then grasping her stomach, wincing slightly.

"Ooh… Kage, please explain to Darunia the various reasons why he should be happy rather than upset while I use the restroom," she said, standing and heading for the bathroom door.

"Selphie, please don't leave me alone with him!" Kage pleaded, but she was gone. He stared back at Daru. "Aheh… so, what about this exactly didn't you like?" he asked nervously.

"Aheh," Darunia sneered. "I wonder why you have to ask that question."

"Darunia, we're married," Kage said exasperatedly.

"Yes, but you're a young couple," Darunia replied. "I don't think you're old enough to handle this." Kage raised his eyebrows skeptically. Darunia frowned. "Don't give me that look. I don't care how old you are technically, you are psychologically too young to manage parenthood."

"And do you know how long we've been trying to make this happen?" Kage countered. "Not to mention how hard it would be to do again?"

"I don't want to know the details," Darunia responded, waving away the unpleasant thoughts.

"You have your own son, Darunia! If you'd been in the same shoes as us, would you think you were too young?"

"That's completely different! I was never in that position, so I don't have to worry about that, because I was smart enough to prevent it, not go chasing after it!"

"It's not at all different! Just think about how your life would be if you didn't have your son Link."

"I'm not taking this from you. As soon as Selphie comes out, I'm saying goodbye and leaving."

"Thank Din…" Kage said, crossing his arms and sinking back into the armchair to wait for Selphie. Darunia crossed his arms as well and looked away from Kage. They both sat there ignoring each other and waiting for Selphie to come out of the bathroom.

Nearly twenty minutes later, there was still no sign of Selphie. Kage shifted uncomfortably in the armchair. Darunia studied the grains in the floorboards. Finally Kage sighed and stood up, a slightly worried look on his face. He walked over to the bathroom door and knocked gently. "Selphie?" No response. He knocked again. "Selphie, are you okay?"

"It was just late…" Selphie responded softly, too softly for Kage to really comprehend.

"What?" he asked. The door opened slightly and he stepped away. Selphie slipped out and started toward the stairs without a word. "Selphie?" Kage asked, softly. She didn't respond until he stepped up and caught her hand. She looked up and he could see tears trickling down her cheeks. "Selphie…?"

"Tell Darunia he'll be pleased to know… the young couple doesn't have to worry about handling it yet…" she choked out quietly, quickly retreating up the stairs. Kage stared after her in shock and slight confusion. But then he frowned, bowing his head as he turned back to face Darunia. The Goron stood up from the couch as Kage lifted his head to look at him again.

"False alarm… Lock it behind you, please, Daru," he said, turning around and slowly starting up the stairs.