A/N: Okay, relatively short chapter, but don't shoot me. School starts tomorrow! NO!!! And sorry I haven't updated for a while, I was sort of "banned".

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"Okay, you two," said Santa, when Link and Zelda arrived at his sleigh early the next morning. "Until this time, January First, you two will be spending time together at this residence." He handed a slip of paper to Link that had an address written on it.

"We aren't gonna be in like, the same room or anything, are we?" Zelda asked.

"Of course not, that would be quite the scandal," Santa pointed out. "It's a small apartment, with two bedrooms and a kitchen. I'm sure it will be quite comfortable, and it's a small enough place to ensure a good friendship between the two of you before your return."

"Please, don't get your hopes up," Link said, as Zelda climbed into the sleigh. "Say, is that a twinkle in your eye?"

"No, don't be silly, boy," Santa chortled (although his eyes WERE twinkling). He laughed merrily, patting his belly that resembled a bowl full of jelly. "Have a good time, Link, Zelda."

"Wait a minute, where are you planning on this thing to land?" Zelda asked. "I do think people would find it odd to see a reindeer-pulled sleigh crash onto a street in New York City."

"Don't worry, Blitzen's got the perfect place for you to land," Santa said, patting the back of the sleigh. Then he snickered evilly as the sleigh pulled off.

"Don't snicker like that," the Mrs. scolded him, coming out of no where. "You'll set a bad example!"

"Sorry."

"Where do you reckon Blitzen's landing this thing?" Link asked a short while later.

"I haven't the slightest idea," Zelda sighed. She glanced at the reindeer in front of her. "Is that Comet up there with him?"

"Yeah, I think so," Link said. "At least we don't have that annoying Rudolph thing. I can't stand him; he thinks he's so much better than all the others."

"I know, that stuffed up deer!" Zelda laughed. "Did you see that movie the Americans made about him? I think they did it forty years ago or something--but it was so sad, because all the elves looked the same! They were all geeks and just ....clones!"

"How rude!" Link said in mock annoyance. Zelda laughed, and he thought, 'This isn't going so bad so far ....'

He looked out over the edge of the sleigh, watching all the scenery as it flew past beneath them. Huge groups of mountains, giant bodies of water, and immense forests went by one right after the other. Link had never seen anything like it before.

"Hey, Zel, take a look at this!" he whispered. When she didn't respond, he glanced over his shoulder at her. Then he realized that she was fast asleep.

Zelda was curled up in a little ball, with a heavy blanket wrapped loosely around her. Her breath came out in small, even bits, and she subconsciously pulled the blanket tighter around her.

Link hesitated. Now that he knew she was sleeping, he was afraid that any movement might cause her to wake up. He stared at her, and couldn't help thinking, 'She doesn't seem so foreboding when she's asleep ...' Then he shook his head and looked out across the sky again.

It wasn't much later until Link had fallen asleep, too. However, it wouldn't be for long, because their sleigh was about to land at its destination.

Opening her eyes slowly, Zelda noticed that there had been a definite decrease in altitude. She nudged Link, and said, "I think we're preparing to land."

"Where are we?" he asked.

"I don't know, we have to get closer," she answered.

Then suddenly, with a crash, the sleigh landed roughly in the middle of what appeared to be a vast, low field. Link's eyes widened when he saw several small animals dart behind a clump of bushes and a group of rocks.

"Um...Zelda?" he said. "I think I just saw some deer."

"Okay. Now I really am confused .... Blitzen, where ARE we?"

The reindeer nodded his head at a small sign on a fence nearby. Zelda squinted until she was able to read the small print.

"Deer Park?! What kind of place is th--"

Then Link and Zelda both heard a loud humming sound from behind them. They twisted around to see what it was, and saw none other than a large monorail, bearing the words, "Bronx Zoo" on the front of it.

"What IS that thing?" Link asked.

"I don't know, but there are people in it," Zelda said in confusion. "What're people doing in a deer park?"

"Mommy, there are people down there," a three-year old girl on the monorail said, her face pressed to the glass. "I want to go down there!"

"HEY! There aren't supposed to be people in the deer park!!" yelled the driver of the monorail. She pulled the brakes, and stuck her head out as far as she could, and yelled, "What're you doing in there?!"

"I don't know!" Zelda shouted back. "Our reindeer landed here! We didn't mean to disrupt the .... peace, or whatever."

The driver took a moment to stare at them. She saw the two reindeer, the large sleigh (complete will bells on the side), and the two people wearing odd elf-like looking outfits. "What is this, some kind of prank?"

"No," Link answered.

"Listen, I don't know what you guys are doing down there, but you're in big trouble!" the driver screamed. She got a walkie-talkie out of her pocket, and said, "Bob? Yeah, I got a couple troublemakers down in the deer park .... uh-huh. Looks like they might be elf drunkies who just got off their shift at the mall or something .... yeah, take care of 'em, would you? Thanks. Over and out." Then she cleared her throat, and, addressing Link and Zelda said, "This'll teach you!" And with that, she huffily drove off; everyone on the monorail staring at the elves until they were out of sight.

"What the heck is that lady's problem?" Zelda asked.

"Obviously we landed in some forbidden area," Link said, hopping out of the sleigh and walking towards the reindeer. "Blitzen, WHY did you land here?"

"He's not going to answer you, Link," Zelda sighed, also getting off the sleigh. "He's a deer .... hey, a deer! Maybe he grew up here or something." Blitzen nodded, and Zelda sighed. "Well, that settles that. But Blitzen, the next time you think about landing in a highly public place--don't."

The two elves got their luggage out of the sleigh, and when they turned around, they saw two gentlemen in blue walking towards them.

"All right you two, freeze and put your hands UP IN THE AIR!"

What followed was a rather ugly situation in which Link and Zelda were grabbed by Zoo officials and dragged kicking and screaming into a small off-road vehicle. Nobody even noticed Comet and Blitzen flying away, because if they had .... well, it would've been awkward.

"Didn't you two have a sleigh and couple of deer with you before?" one of the workers asked a few minutes later, as they drove towards the exit.

"Yeah, we did," Link said, turning around to see if they were still there. "How do you like that, Zelda? They abandoned us!"

The worker turned to his partner and muttered, "We'll have to look for them later then, I guess."

Before they got kicked out of the park entirely, Link pulled a small slip of paper out from under his hat. It was the thing Santa had written their address on. "Excuse me, sir, but do you know where we could reach this place?"

The guy stared at it, then said, "It's two blocks down, then three over. If you had your reindeer with you, I'd say you could ride them, but ..." He and his partner chuckled.

"Very funny," Zelda sneered. "C'mon, Link, let's go."

"Yeah, and while you're at it, you might want to get out of those costumes!"

Fuming, Link and Zelda walked away with annoyance as the two park workers roared with laughter behind them. "Honestly," Link grunted. "You'd think neither of them had seen deer-driven sleighs before!"

"They probably haven't," Zelda sighed, hoisting her bag higher up on her shoulders. "And is it just me, or are a lot of people staring at us?"

It was hard not to. You see, while the only resemblance Link and Zelda had to elves were their ears (e.g. they were of normal height), they were dressed rather oddly (hence, the zoo dude's comment). Link was wearing his green hat and tunic as usual, complete with the tights and the boots (sort of like he always does, in the game); and Zelda was wearing a red hat with a feather in it, and a red dress with pink feathers on the sleeves that was cut off at the knees.

To say the least, both looked utterly ridiculous.

Then Zelda saw something fall out of her bag. She bent down to pick it up, then gasped in surprise. "Hey, it's a letter! From Santa!"

"What does it say?" Link asked, while she was opening it.

"'Dear Kids,

By the time you get this letter, you will have probably landed in the Deer Park already. Blitzen picked out the spot and I agreed to it, only because it was so close to where you will be staying (I hope you didn't get in any kind of trouble). If there were any mishaps in your landing, tell Malon and/or Mido about it when they come to check in tomorrow. Then they can tell me and I'll fix any problems for future adventurers.

You may have noticed that people in America tend not to dress in what you would consider normal attire. I recommend you visit a department store or a mall as quickly as possible--those are those tall, fat buildings that people go in with nothing and come out with a load of bags. There will probably be Christmas decorations in the windows of these malls, so they should be easily identified. If you wish for a fashion consultant, I'd suggest postponing shopping until Malon arrives. As you may already know, Zelda, she majored in America fashions and designs before changing her mind at the last minute to do art instead. I'm sure she'd be eager to help you out.

While you are staying in the Bronx, I want you to do your missionary work in Manhattan. Any local Joe can tell you how to get there. What do I mean by missionary work? Spread Christmas spirit! Make friends, sing carols, give out candy canes, raise money for starving children in Africa, and oh yes .... GET ALONG! If not for your own good, do it to satisfy me.

I wish you good luck, and I am eager for your return to hear about everything.

Your employer, Kris Kringle

P.S. I may check up on you on Christmas Eve if you're not asleep.'"

"Wow," Link breathed, as they turned a corner. "Missionary work? I think Mido did that once."

"Hey, you two! WHAT'RE YOU DOING?!"

Link and Zelda looked up to see a red-headed guy jumping in front of them and preventing them from walking into the street. Zelda glared at him. "Excuse me sir, but kindly remove your arm from my shoulder!"

"Sorry," he said. "But you two almost walked right into the busiest four way intersection in the Bronx! Didn't you see the light change to green?"

"Light?" asked Link.

"Green?" Zelda asked.

The man stared at them. You see, while Link & Zel had learned all about cars, roads, cities, blocks, and streets, no one had ever told them about stop lights before.

"Yeah," the man who had stopped them said slowly. Then he spoke to them in a mock voice as if he were speaking to pre-schoolers. "When the light turns green, it means the cars move. When the light turns red, they stop. That's when you walk."

"Oh!" Zelda laughed. "I never knew that! Did you know that, Link?"

"Nope."

The man stared at them, shook his head, then walked away.

"Oh dear," sighed Zelda, as they carefully crossed the street with everyone else. "How confusing! He said you cross when it's green, right?"

"No, when it's red."

"Oh...right, I knew that. I was just testing you."

A few minutes later....

"This must be it," Link said, letting down his bag on the floor of their apartment.

"Not too shabby," Zelda decided, putting down her bag as well and looking around. She walked into the other room. "I'll sleep in here," she said.

"Okay, I guess that means I have this bed," Link muttered to himself, taking his bag and moving it to the nightstand. "Zelda, do you want something to eat?"

"Yeah, su--WOW! Link, look at this place!!"

And the rest of the afternoon was spent marveling at the kitchen and it's many wonders.

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A/N: Please review; it would make me happy!!