Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda. Or Linkin Park.
A/N: Review Replies: SuperSuds: To answer your question, you know how in anime the people just randomly pull out hammers from nowhere? Well, that was sort of what Link did. But Link also will have his weapons and stuff in the game, just not readily available at the moment.
Midnight Starfire: I had planned on putting Nabooru in the story anyway, so don't worry! I haven't thought about how Zel and G-dorf got together, but now that you mentioned it, I've gotten a few ideas.
Linda of Lorule: Thank you for the compliments! I love compliments! I think I can manage my stories. Or on second thought...maybe I can't. I don't know just yet.
Chapter 2
After Biology class it was lunch time and Malon, Sheik, and Link were eating lunch down in the cafeteria. Link took a big bite out of his burger then took a sip of soda. Across from him sat Malon, who was daintily eating a chicken salad. Next to Link, sat Sheik who was eating a slice of pizza.
"I swear to you guys she was starin' at me!" Link was saying around a mouthful of beef. "Ugh, Link! Close your mouth while you're chewing!" Malon said, shielding her eyes with her hand from Link's awful display. Link swallowed and took another sip of soda.
"I don't believe you," Sheik replied simply. "Then how would you explain what happened in Bio class, huh oh wise one?" Link countered mockingly. His cousin shrugged. "You were ogling Zelda Hyrule and the teacher yelled at you." Link narrowed his eyes while Malon giggled. "That is not what happened!" he growled.
Malon set her fork down and wiped her mouth with a napkin. "So, even if she was staring at you, and even if she did wave at you, it doesn't mean she was coming on to you," Malon said matter-of-factly. Link blushed. "I didn't say she was!" he mumbled. "Then what are you saying?" Sheik prompted. Link shrugged. "I dunno. But it meant something. I know it did..." Malon and Sheik exchanged glances.
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At the end of Link's last period class, Link sauntered lazily out of the room, ready to go home and play video games or anything non-school related. He glanced back into the classroom and waved to his teacher when she said bye to him and bumped into someone.
The sweet smell of perfume told him that it was a girl and when he turned around to see who it was, his cheeks became enflamed and his face now resembled an apple. Link had bumped into Zelda Hyrule, while she was with her groupies no less.
The girls giggled while twisting strands of their straight perfect hair around manicured fingers. They stared at Link as if he was the most interesting thing on the planet, making Link decidedly more uncomfortable.
"Um...hello ladies," Link said nervously, hand on the back of his head. They giggled, excluding Zelda, and replied "hi" in unison in a high-pitched tone. "Hey, girls, I'll catch up with you later," Zelda said, dismissing them. They quickly dispersed, leaving Link and Zelda alone in the hallway.
"So," Zelda began stepping closer to Link. He fought the urge to step away. "You're name's Link, right?" Link nodded silently. She pressed a finger against his chest and drew little circles with her fingertip, sending shocks up and down Link's spine.
"I heard from a friend that you're pretty smart." He mumbled something incoherently and she continued. "How bout you tutor me?" She took his trembling hand, holding it palm up and wrote something on it. "Here's my number. Call me," she said. She winked at him then walked away, leaving Link open mouthed in the middle of the hallway.
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Link lay on his back in his messed up bed, staring at the palm of his hand where Zelda's neat and elegant handwriting was still quite clear and legible. He was contemplating over whether or not to take her offer and call her. After school, he hadn't even bothered to find Sheik and Malon to tell them. He had jumped into his car and driven home with the intention of calling her as soon as he arrived in his house. That had been an hour ago.
Link sighed, letting his hand fall to his thigh and placed an arm behind his head. He just couldn't bring up the nerve to dial those ten digits. What if she didn't answer? What if her dad answered? What if she did answer, but acted like she didn't know him and hung up? What if he called the wrong number? What if-
"Oh, shut-up!" Link muttered to himself. He rubbed his forehead, vaguely realizing that only loonies told themselves to shut-up. Link climbed off his bed and slowly crept over to his desk where his cellphone lay charging.
He reached a tentative hand out towards it, feeling his heart racing. His fingers grazed the smooth silvery surface when it suddenly rang, startling Link so much that he withdrew his hand quickly, tripped over his own two feet and stumbled ungracefully to the floor. The flip phone continued to ring innocently, the tune of Linkin Park's Crawling, (A/N: I love Linkin Park! ), filling the room.
Link glared at the phone and climbed back to his feet. He snatched it up into his hands and stared at the caller id. Seeing Malon's cell number, Link let out a breath he had not realized he was holding and placed it at his ear.
"Hello?" (A/N: Single apostrophes will be the person on the other side of the phone)
'Link! What took you so long to answer?!' Malon demanded with no greeting anywhere to be found.
"I was....sleeping," he replied monotonously.
'Whatever. Why didn't you wait for us after school? I saw you driving away like a madman. Did you forget you were my ride home?!'
Link chuckled nervously. "Yeah, I guess I did. Sorry about that."
Malon scoffed. 'I had to get a ride with Ruto!' Link cringed.
'She spoke non-stop about you like you're some celebrity or something! Like I don't already know all the stuff she was saying. I mean you are my best friend!'
Link was only vaguely listening to Malon's ranting. He was staring determinedly once more at his palm, where Zelda's writing had gotten slightly smudged. He frowned. He had to call her soon or he'd lose the number.
"Hey Malon," Link interrupted. He heard her huff on the end and grinned slightly. "Did you call just to complain?"
A pause. '...No! I just-'
"I gotta go now. I'll see you tomorrow, kay Malon?"
He quickly hung up before she could respond then dialed Zelda's number. It was a good thing he did it then, his palms had begun to sweat, smearing the writing completely. Link's hands were shaking as the phone rang once...twice...thr-
'Hello?' Zelda's melodious, crystalline voice rang in his ears. Link melted to the floor. "Hi!" he answered, his voice coming out a lot higher than he had intended.
A pause. '...Link?'
Link's heart skipped a beat. She remembered his name!
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Would that really be considered a cliffhanger? I guess it could. Anyway, review!
-LunaRyuu
A/N: Review Replies: SuperSuds: To answer your question, you know how in anime the people just randomly pull out hammers from nowhere? Well, that was sort of what Link did. But Link also will have his weapons and stuff in the game, just not readily available at the moment.
Midnight Starfire: I had planned on putting Nabooru in the story anyway, so don't worry! I haven't thought about how Zel and G-dorf got together, but now that you mentioned it, I've gotten a few ideas.
Linda of Lorule: Thank you for the compliments! I love compliments! I think I can manage my stories. Or on second thought...maybe I can't. I don't know just yet.
Chapter 2
After Biology class it was lunch time and Malon, Sheik, and Link were eating lunch down in the cafeteria. Link took a big bite out of his burger then took a sip of soda. Across from him sat Malon, who was daintily eating a chicken salad. Next to Link, sat Sheik who was eating a slice of pizza.
"I swear to you guys she was starin' at me!" Link was saying around a mouthful of beef. "Ugh, Link! Close your mouth while you're chewing!" Malon said, shielding her eyes with her hand from Link's awful display. Link swallowed and took another sip of soda.
"I don't believe you," Sheik replied simply. "Then how would you explain what happened in Bio class, huh oh wise one?" Link countered mockingly. His cousin shrugged. "You were ogling Zelda Hyrule and the teacher yelled at you." Link narrowed his eyes while Malon giggled. "That is not what happened!" he growled.
Malon set her fork down and wiped her mouth with a napkin. "So, even if she was staring at you, and even if she did wave at you, it doesn't mean she was coming on to you," Malon said matter-of-factly. Link blushed. "I didn't say she was!" he mumbled. "Then what are you saying?" Sheik prompted. Link shrugged. "I dunno. But it meant something. I know it did..." Malon and Sheik exchanged glances.
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At the end of Link's last period class, Link sauntered lazily out of the room, ready to go home and play video games or anything non-school related. He glanced back into the classroom and waved to his teacher when she said bye to him and bumped into someone.
The sweet smell of perfume told him that it was a girl and when he turned around to see who it was, his cheeks became enflamed and his face now resembled an apple. Link had bumped into Zelda Hyrule, while she was with her groupies no less.
The girls giggled while twisting strands of their straight perfect hair around manicured fingers. They stared at Link as if he was the most interesting thing on the planet, making Link decidedly more uncomfortable.
"Um...hello ladies," Link said nervously, hand on the back of his head. They giggled, excluding Zelda, and replied "hi" in unison in a high-pitched tone. "Hey, girls, I'll catch up with you later," Zelda said, dismissing them. They quickly dispersed, leaving Link and Zelda alone in the hallway.
"So," Zelda began stepping closer to Link. He fought the urge to step away. "You're name's Link, right?" Link nodded silently. She pressed a finger against his chest and drew little circles with her fingertip, sending shocks up and down Link's spine.
"I heard from a friend that you're pretty smart." He mumbled something incoherently and she continued. "How bout you tutor me?" She took his trembling hand, holding it palm up and wrote something on it. "Here's my number. Call me," she said. She winked at him then walked away, leaving Link open mouthed in the middle of the hallway.
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Link lay on his back in his messed up bed, staring at the palm of his hand where Zelda's neat and elegant handwriting was still quite clear and legible. He was contemplating over whether or not to take her offer and call her. After school, he hadn't even bothered to find Sheik and Malon to tell them. He had jumped into his car and driven home with the intention of calling her as soon as he arrived in his house. That had been an hour ago.
Link sighed, letting his hand fall to his thigh and placed an arm behind his head. He just couldn't bring up the nerve to dial those ten digits. What if she didn't answer? What if her dad answered? What if she did answer, but acted like she didn't know him and hung up? What if he called the wrong number? What if-
"Oh, shut-up!" Link muttered to himself. He rubbed his forehead, vaguely realizing that only loonies told themselves to shut-up. Link climbed off his bed and slowly crept over to his desk where his cellphone lay charging.
He reached a tentative hand out towards it, feeling his heart racing. His fingers grazed the smooth silvery surface when it suddenly rang, startling Link so much that he withdrew his hand quickly, tripped over his own two feet and stumbled ungracefully to the floor. The flip phone continued to ring innocently, the tune of Linkin Park's Crawling, (A/N: I love Linkin Park! ), filling the room.
Link glared at the phone and climbed back to his feet. He snatched it up into his hands and stared at the caller id. Seeing Malon's cell number, Link let out a breath he had not realized he was holding and placed it at his ear.
"Hello?" (A/N: Single apostrophes will be the person on the other side of the phone)
'Link! What took you so long to answer?!' Malon demanded with no greeting anywhere to be found.
"I was....sleeping," he replied monotonously.
'Whatever. Why didn't you wait for us after school? I saw you driving away like a madman. Did you forget you were my ride home?!'
Link chuckled nervously. "Yeah, I guess I did. Sorry about that."
Malon scoffed. 'I had to get a ride with Ruto!' Link cringed.
'She spoke non-stop about you like you're some celebrity or something! Like I don't already know all the stuff she was saying. I mean you are my best friend!'
Link was only vaguely listening to Malon's ranting. He was staring determinedly once more at his palm, where Zelda's writing had gotten slightly smudged. He frowned. He had to call her soon or he'd lose the number.
"Hey Malon," Link interrupted. He heard her huff on the end and grinned slightly. "Did you call just to complain?"
A pause. '...No! I just-'
"I gotta go now. I'll see you tomorrow, kay Malon?"
He quickly hung up before she could respond then dialed Zelda's number. It was a good thing he did it then, his palms had begun to sweat, smearing the writing completely. Link's hands were shaking as the phone rang once...twice...thr-
'Hello?' Zelda's melodious, crystalline voice rang in his ears. Link melted to the floor. "Hi!" he answered, his voice coming out a lot higher than he had intended.
A pause. '...Link?'
Link's heart skipped a beat. She remembered his name!
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Would that really be considered a cliffhanger? I guess it could. Anyway, review!
-LunaRyuu