Author's note: I would like to say thank you to my only two reviewers. Secondly, I would have to say that I will be dropping some of the old day talk. That's all.

Chapter 2

Informing

His beautiful voice rang and echoed in my ears. Was he telling the truth or was it just a mere joke for me to keep my spirits high?

"No, if it makes you feel any better, I think I love you."

He was quiet and I knew that there was something that he was hiding. I needed to know, I wanted to know. "Link…" I started but as I was about to say another word, he walked off, leaving me behind. It seemed like he was ignoring me for his on safety. I cursed under my breath and followed him across the drawbridge. Why was he acting like this? Was there something that I did earlier or was it that he was just telling the truth…. But he didn't have to ignore me, at least he could have said, "Yes!" Stopping in my tracks, I bowed my head, clenched my fists, hid behind my bangs and sobbed quietly. Thus, I knew that he turned and gazed at me softly.

"Zelda?…. I'm sorry. Did I do something to make you act like this?" Link came into contact with my shoulder. "Please, do not cry. If you would like to talk about this, I think that it would be better for later. For the mean time, I take back whatever I did to you which made you act like this."

Selfishly, I shook my head and a few more tears dropped from my eyes. More came, streaming down my white cheeks. "No…." I wiped the newest tears with the back of my right hand. There was no response from him and I very well knew that I was being selfish. Abruptly, I shook my head and forced out a smile. "I am terribly sorry for whatever had come over me."

He let out a low whistle that caught my fullest attention, causing me to look up at him with the slightest bit of fear in my eyes, then I looked away noticing that my cheeks were flushed. "Aye. Everyone, in some part of their lives, do things without knowing at such times." Putting a finger under my chin, he moved my head up so that I was looking into his deep cerulean eyes. "This, I know too. Sometimes it is nonsense," Link continued, "sometimes it is worth of hearing but everyone faces this, so don't cry." There was nothing left for me to say. One last tear escaped the clutches of my eye and he wiped it away with a broad smile. "Now, come. We have to inform your father. After, I guess that we could have some quality time together, don't you say?"

His words echoed in my ears, "After, I guess that we could have some quality time together, don't you say?" What did he mean by that? I didn't want to waste that chance… but of course, it is selfish of me to be thinking such a thing. He just wanted to catch up on what he and I missed, nothing more. I nodded and he smiled. Taking my hand in his, I had this sudden craving for something, but furthermore, he just pulled me along, trying to wake me from my thoughts.

We walked through the ancient walls that I had known for so long, the walls that was passed generation to generation and was, amazingly, still here to this very day. The smell that I was so familiar with still lingered throughout the halls and rooms of my old home. It was surprising, though, that most of my family's possessions were still in their original places, they were just dusted or cleaned but still were there. Finally, with many twists and turns in the ancient strong hold, we had reached the throne room after many greetings from my fathers servants and maids. "This is it?" he asked just to make sure. We stood by the great Oakwood doors that concealed my father, the King of Hyrule within the throne room.

I nodded and replied, "Yes."

Grinning, he gently pushed the doors open and bowed to me so that all I saw was the top of his head. "You first, my highness." Letting out a small giggle from my partly parted lips, I gently kissed the top of his head. After moments, I walked in and had some kind of feeling that he looked up at me with hints of confusion in his blue eyes. I couldn't blame him on that since I, too, would have reacted the same if he were to do that to me. On that condition, I followed my desire and did that with my own mind thinking. Not something similar to what I had done earlier when I had cried.

My father's chair was facing the window with his back facing me. Thus, I thought that it was somewhat rude to come in without knocking for my presence. But he knew that someone was there when he had shifted in his chair. I opened my mouth and began my apology. "I am terribly sorry that…" It seemed like he did not hear a word I said. Link walked up to my side after closing the great oak doors. He gazed at me as if to say, What's wrong? but nothing was, I just felt ignored.

"Excuse me," I started again. "Father I…."

Suddenly, he stood and turned to face us…. I missed his face, his small, twinkling eyes, his chuckle…. Smiling, he raised a hand to his beard and chuckled… the one that I missed. "Zelda, my princess, how has it been with the sages? I have missed you terribly. Without your presence in the castle, I feel somewhat lonesome and some times. Come here." He opened his arms for a gesture to call me to him. Without hesitation I ran and jumped into his arms someone unlike what I princess would do.

I looped my slender arms around his fairly round belly. "Father, I have missed you."

"Yes, I know dear, yes."

We stood there for some minutes until I realized that we hadn't paid any attention to Link yet. Pulling back, I gestured towards Link who had farther away in the room. Instead, he came to use thinking that is was now appropriate. After bowing to my father, Link straightened himself. "It is fortunate that we meet once again but however there is something that I will have to inform to you that is very important." My father laughed as if it was nothing but I knew that he was listening. "You see," Link continued, "there is this evil that has been released and I somewhat have a feeling that it is trying its best to tie and bond into one with Ganondorf."

Now I had a better understanding for what Link and I were trying to accomplish in justice but how did he know that this evil was unleashed?

"And you are saying that you will have to go on a quest with my daughter and stop these evil that has bonded together." Link nodded to my fathers response and he continued, "Then when you and Zelda will need help, just contact Rauru and the others or, you can call for me, somehow. I will then give you the help that you will need. For now, rest and the both of you will leave in a few days or when you are ready. You and Zelda will have your each separate rooms to rest in or…" he shifted his eyes between Link and I, "would you two like to share a room?" My father chuckled and glanced at me to Link and Link to me. Link blushed and let out a nervous laugh. He put up his left hand and scratched the back of his neck.

My cheeks flushed and I yelled, but softly said, "Father!"

Of course, and again, he just chuckled. "I was just telling you a joke, my daughter. Now enough of that, I think that the two of you should be going to rest now. Or… do what you want to let time pass?"

"That sounds good enough for me," I whispered under my breath.

Partly hearing me, my father raised a brow and asked, "Was there something that you said, Zelda?"

Letting out a smile of innocence, I replied, "No, Father. Now, excuse me, Link and I have to settle things. Isn't that right, Link?" Turning to him, I gave one my looks signalling that I was trying to tell him that I was serious. But maybe, this time, I wasn't all that serious though I seemed like it. He gulped and nodded. "Okay. Thank you, Father, I will see you once again later."

"Farewell, Zelda."

"Father, I said that I would see you later!" I emphasized the word 'later' to tell him that I wasn't leaving the castle just yet.

"Yes, I know. I meant, farewell for now, Zelda."

Smiling cockily, I said, "Right, Father, I knew that." Turning to have my back face him and my front facing the doors, I grabbed Link's left hand in my right, dragging him through the doors and to my room for the mean time. Once again, we took many ups and downs and turns finally reaching my room that was a planted memory in the back on my mind. Closing the door, I pointed to the bed that I had slept in for many years and said to Link, "Sit!"

He raised a brow but didn't say anything else. Link did, when he was seated though. "Is there something that I did?"

I walked up to him, so that I was in front of his being. Waving my hands in the air, palms faced up to the ceiling, I replied his question, "Link! What is this evil that you are meaning for the both of to defeat!"

Sighing, he just said, "I cannot tell you right-"

"No!" I threw my arms out in front of me. "Link! How are we supposed to defeat this evil if you know and I do not? Aren't I'm supposed to do this with you not be some back up?" I knew, I very well knew that tears wear going to be forming in my eyes once again.

Smiling sadly he said, "Zelda, you will know from me, or you will find out yourself when the time is right-"

"No! I said, no, already!" Tears streamed in straight, un molested lines down my cheeks. "You don't tell me anything anymore? Am I not good enough for you or is it that you have someone else on your mind!…." I had just noticed what I had said. I had somewhat confessed that I had a thing for him but it seemed like he didn't noticed. "Aah!" I yelled with frustration. Collapsing to my knees I cried and braced myself.

It was colder near the ground and yet, Link was just watching me suffer until I felt the air close around me. Once again, like when we were in the Temple of Time, I was in his arms, crying without control. "Zelda," he was running his hand through my hair. I dug my head into his neck. "I do not have someone else on my mind. Just one person." I didn't stop crying. Whispering, he said, "Oh, do you have to cry on me like this?…." That just made me to cry harder, harder that I just wanted my tears to take pieces of my suffering with them and be free. "Zelda."

"Link.. I-I just, please…. W-why don't you-u tell me anything-g anymore-more!" I choked out between hiccups and thus… my lips had brushed against his neck. It was something like an accidental kiss. He didn't say anything after that gesture and I found myself kissing his neck… more passionately this time… and somewhat harder.

Suddenly, he pulled back and raised his left hand to scratch the back of his neck. Looking away, I knew that he was just trying to hide the blush creeping up his cheeks. "Zelda," I heard hints of nervousness in his voice, "I…" There seemed like there was nothing for him to say.

I knew why I was doing that by instinct: I loved him. Not just as a friend but as a… lover…? "Link, do you love me?" I suddenly asked. There was no reply. "Do you, I ask? Do you love me?"

Silence.

"Zelda," Link began looking away. "You know, I don't like talking about these things…."

"How am I supposed to know if I hadn't seen you for somewhat I year already! I know that you do… this is why you always avoid me. You are just shy. You know that I love you, Link," he jerked his head to my direction and we locked eyes, "and I that I love you too. Please, don't push me away anymore, please…" I cried, "please…."

"Zelda, I'm sorry," is what he just said. "I promise that I will be able to…" he paused then continued, "able to love you correctly when it is time." And with that, he left my room and I all we could do was just to look at each other sadly before he closed the door.

.CrossFireSage.

a/n: Thank you for reading, put down any suggestions in you reveiew andI will do my best to make the next chapter better. Anyways, I have planed to put some fluff in it:p