A/N: Chapter Four! It's ZELDA!

Chapter Four – Zelda

Zelda, yes, he had met Zelda before. Their meeting had been burned into his memory ever since he had met her. Link sat quietly and let this news sink in.

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It had been a few years back. Link had just gotten out of school and, as usual, had snuck out of the house to go to Saria's and upon arriving, found someone else there. He strides along her driveway and then the new girl sauntered over, demanding to know who he was.

"I'm Link, a friend of Sarah's. And you would be?"

"Zelda," she replied, as Sarah came down.

Sarah shot a look at Zelda, then walked to Link. "Be nice you two. I'd rather not have to peel flattened people off the ground." Link laughed as Sarah led them out back into the orchard.

After a bit, Link had the bright idea for them all to sit on a rather large branch. Sarah warned him that this was a special tree that her father had cultivated from a single, hundred year old seed. Link and Zelda, feeling brave, clambered up and the second they touched the branch, it cracked and fell, shattering the back porch.

Sarah's face paled. Her father would kill them.

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Zelda was gone the next morning and Link was banned from leaving the house for a very long time, unless he was at Sarah's helping rebuild the porch. He had taken off toward their house that morning, just to see Zelda's father pulling out. He had wanted to say he was sorry for getting her sent home. He had come too late.

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"Zelda?" Link gulped. "You're talking about Zelda from last time?" His voice wavered. He hadn't apologized. He knew she was mad at him. She probably wouldn't even give him the time of day. And he didn't want her mad at him. Well, he didn't want anyone mad at him, but especially not Zelda. He didn't know why, but he couldn't stand her mad at him. And he was sure she was fuming.

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Meanwhile, Zelda was packing her stuff when she found a picture shoved in the suitcase. She snatched it and stared at it for a moment.

It was a photo from the last trip she had taken. There she was, surrounded by Sarah and Link. Link. She remembered him. She more than remembered him, she despised him. She hated him. Hated him with a vengeance. He didn't even say he was sorry. He just stood there and shook his head. Somehow, Sarah had gotten her to agree to come back. She didn't want to even see Link. He didn't even try to apologize!

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Sarah nodded. "You're not a fighter. Don't be mad at her for that. Dad's got everything fixed. And besides, it can't be all bad." She motioned for him to lean forward, then whispered something in his ear. Link's face turned red instantly and he stood up.

"I can't believe you just said that. My what?" She laughed and shook her head as he left.

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That night, sleep would not come to Link. Sarah would never have said that. He whispered it out loud to make more sense out of it. "Don't worry. She can't still be mad. Besides, turn on some of that manly charm of yours and she'll forgive you anyway." Then she laughed.

For some reason, that idea didn't really sound so bad, save for the 'manly charm' part that sent her laughing. He did want Zelda's forgiveness, but he wanted her to actually know he was sorry and not something he had convinced her to say.

He glanced at the clock. The big red numbers read 1:17. He needed his sleep for tomorrow. Tomorrow would be a big day. Yes, a big day.


A/N: PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!Fears all the Zelink fans grabbing their pitchforks It'll get better, I promise. You die-hard fans will already be figuring it out. And no, 1:17 has no signifigance to the story, as far as I'm concerned so far.