The news of Link's diplomatic visit spread quickly, and by the time I awoke the next morning, Telma's bar was abuzz with lively chatter. A spread of simple breakfast food and coffee was at the table; the smell was heavenly. Wally was still asleep, happily snoring away; Louise was quietly purring on his chest. I smiled, then groaned because Wally ended up sprawling out on the couch in his sleep, pinning me to the armrest by his legs. It took me a few minutes to untangle myself from his legs; Wally was unfazed. After grabbing a cup of coffee and a piece of bacon, I peeked out the door to see a variety of townsfolk; Telma was at the bar telling a group of Gorons that she did not carry, nor serve, rocks. She caught my eyes and smiled, holding up a finger.

"I can get you coffee, I can get you eggs, but I cannot get you breakfast boulders. Now, if you'll excuse me." Telma left the bar while another server tended to the displeased Gorons. I smiled as she approached, joining me in the room.

"Morning. Looks busy today. Are you usually this packed?"

"No, thank goddesses! Link made his announcement shortly after dawn, and next thing I know, people were banging on the door, hollering for pancakes and coffee!" She nodded her head to the Gorons. "And rocks." I laughed. Telma looked at Wally. "Looks like he's still out cold, sleeping the day away. Bet your magic had more to do with that than my sleeping drink." My eyes widened. She crossed her arms, giving me a stern look.

"I…uh…um…" I stuttered, unsure what to say.

"You have to tell him. And if you won't, I will." I guiltily looked down, avoiding her hard gaze. "Performing magic on someone else is personal. He has a right to know. A lot of things could have gone wrong, and you were lucky nothing did…at least that you know of."

I swallowed. "I think everything is ok." I felt my eyes water at the thought of Wally's aura. "I saw his essence for the first-time last night. I think he subconsciously puts up a guard so I can't see it. Telma, it was breathtaking…but, there was this darkness around his heart…I just wanted to rid him of that…that darkness...it felt natural to use my magic…almost instinctual. I took away…I took away Wally's pain. It's exactly like what happened when I did magic on that pig thing. I wanted to take something away, and I did…"

She put a hand on my shoulder, sighing. I glanced up, and her expression softened, becoming gentle. "I know why you did it. Those nightmares he was having, bless his soul. Your heart was in the right place, but sugar, magic is serious business. You have to be careful, even with the best intentions in mind." She turned around to leave but stopped. "Remember, there is a charm on this room, so one will hear what goes on in here. I'll make sure no one bothers you two." With that, she nodded her head and left.

In a nervous daze, I sat at the table, swirling my coffee in my mug. I was anxious to tell Wally, and knew he was going to be mad. I also knew that I'd have to tell Luigi, and he'd be just as mad, if not, worse. I could already imagine the hurt, disappointment, and frustration in their faces, and began to hyperventilate. I didn't regret healing Wally, but I was hoping that it'd be my little secret. I was so consumed in my anxiety that I didn't notice Wally had woken up.

"Ah! I slept like a rock!" I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I yelped, spilling my coffee.

"Gah! Shit! Oh, Wally, you're awake! Good morning!" He looked a little confused while handing me a towel.

"Good morning to you, too…"

"Did you sleep well? How are you feeling? Last night was something, wasn't it? Did you-"

"-Jelina, why are you rambling and spilling coffee all over the place? Spilling coffee is a sin." He helped sop up the coffee, then automatically refilled my cup and grabbed breakfast for himself. "You're jumpy this morning…"

"Jumpy? I don't feel jumpy. Maybe it's the coffee. I've been up for a while, and it's really strong. Telma makes some really strong coffee, enough to make me grow chest hairs. That would be gross, though, if I actually sprouted chest hairs."

He scowled as he sat next to me. "Something's wrong. You ramble when something's wrong." He gave me a hard stare. "What is going on?"

"Nothing is going on. Why would you think something is going on?"

"Jelina…I know you well enough to know when you are lying. What did you do? You look guilty."

I sipped my coffee, bracing myself mentally. "Fine. You're right…you do know me too well. Promise not to hate me? You can be mad at me all you want, but please don't hate me…"

"Jels, what happened?"

"Promise me." I started twitching my leg, and he put his hands on my shoulder, making me squarely face him.

"I could never hate you." I continued to nervously stare at him, and he sighed. "Ok, I promise that I won't hate you. No, what the hell is going on?"

I took a deep breath, then closed my eyes. "I took away your nightmares." I opened my eyes to see Wally staring at me, and I could feel his hands twitching on my shoulders.

"You did what?"

"I used my magic to take away your nightmares." Wally's look became glazed, then he abruptly stood up, walking to the fireplace. "Wally?"

"Jelina, dammit, why the hell did you do that!? Do you know how stupid that was? You couldn't have gotten hurt! Did you even think about what could have happened?" He paced in front of the fireplace and continued to ramble. Louise trotted over to me, pawing to be held. I absentmindedly picked her up, and she purred and licked my hands.

"Hey, girl, come here." Wally glared at the cat.

"Don't take her side, Louise." I gave Wally a weird look, and saw Louise staring at him, flipping her tail in annoyance. Could Louise understand us? Wally huffed, then looked back at me. "What if you got hurt again?"

"I didn't, though. I'm ok," I interjected.

"No, you didn't, but you could have. We just got you back, and you could have put yourself in the same damn situation as before." He ran his fingers through his hair, frustrated, then turned around to stare at the fireplace. "You don't know what it was like when you were in a coma. Every day you were just laying there in bed, crying out to people, screaming for help. No one could reach you. You were oblivious to everyone and everything around you." He turned around, his face serious. "I thought you were going to die, Jelina."

"Die?"

"Yes, die, Jels. We were all losing our shit. Luigi was having flashbacks from when Daisy died-"

"-Wait, what?"

Wally hesitated. "I'd sneak in almost every night to see you. Luigi was usually asleep, but I'd hear him screaming out for Daisy. Figured he must have been reliving that nightmare again."

My heart broke a little with that information. "Is that why you've been a lot nicer to him lately?" Wally shrugged. I thought of Wally's nightmare and frowned. "Wally, your nightmare scared me. Watching you in that much pain…with that much hurt…I couldn't see you go through that, knowing I could fix it."

"Jelina, I've been dealing with this for a while. I would have been fine."

"Fine? Fine? It was horrifying! What would you have done had the roles been reversed? What if you were able to bring me out of my magical coma?"

"That's not the point. You're too important to whatever is going on. I'm not. You have to be ok, I don't."

"How can you even say that? You are important!" I scowled.

"I'm not that important. I'm helping, but I'm not essential to ending all this shit going on."

"You're important to me. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you." He rolled his eyes. "You know what? I saw your essence last night, and I saw the nightmare tainting it. I felt an overwhelming desire to take away that darkness. To say you were fine is bullshit, and you know it. I experienced that shit."

Wally paled. "You what?" He looked in complete shock.

"It was only for a moment, but I experienced your nightmares." Louise nuzzled my hand then trotted to Wally, twirling between his legs. She meowed, and I saw his shoulders slump.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that…I'd never want you to feel that."

"And I'm sorry that you've been going through that." Louise pawed at his leg and ran back to me. Wally caved in, coming back over to the table to sit by me.

"I'm still mad at what you did," he said, picking up his coffee.

"I'm sorry. I know I used magic when I wasn't supposed to, and…and I'm sorry if I invaded your personal space. But I'm not sorry I took that away."

"Were you going to tell me? Hell, were you going to tell anyone?"

"Eventually."

"And why didn't you wait until we were at the castle, under supervision?"

I shrugged. "Like I said, I felt driven to do it then. Besides, would you have let me do it under supervision?" He didn't answer, and I knew that meant no. "I know you put some guard up to protect me, but you should know how stubborn I am. If I want something done, or want to find something out, I will do it. I know to be careful, but I don't want to be sheltered or held back, either."

"You are very stubborn." He resumed with eating his breakfast. After a little bit of silence, he finally spoke again. "Why can't I stay mad at you? I should be furious. Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy at all with what you did. But I can't stay mad at you."

"Because I'm right?"

He chuckled. "No, you definitely aren't right with this one. Luigi may have you sleep in the hallway." I was not looking forward to getting back to the castle. "Well, brace yourself for a big guilt trip. I yell and get over it. Luigi, on the other hand, will probably get all whiney and passive aggressive. He'll dwell on this for days. You thought he hovered over you before? Now he really won't want you out of his sight." I frowned, not liking the idea of that. "I don't really give a shit if you tell him or not. You should, though, tell Zelda. She'll be disappointed, but with the news that you successfully did magic, she'll get over it pretty quick. She's all about researching and learning about your magic." I groaned, and he let out a loud laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"You broke the rules and got caught. Now you have to suffer the consequences." He put an arm around my shoulders, smiling. "The sooner you get it over with, the better. But don't think that it's going to go away easily." Wally seemed to perk up at my misery, smiling at me. "So, tell me about my beautiful essence…"

When we got back to the castle, Luigi was in our room with Mario and Peach. I tried to act as if nothing happened, but Wally let it slip that I needed to have a little chat with Luigi.

"Is everything ok?" Luigi's face was etched with concern, and I smiled.

"Yup. Everything is dandy." Wally rolled his eyes at my lie. I glared at him, and Luigi's expression became confused. Mario and Peach looked around awkwardly, not sure if they should be in the room or not. Peach started to stand up to leave.

"You might as well tell them all at once, Jels," Wally commented. "They'll find out, anyway." He leaned against a wall, crossing his arms.

"Jelina, what is going on?" Peach looked alarmed. Everyone was staring at me, and I started to feel anxious. I looked at Wally, and he raised his eyebrows.

"Go on. You're not getting out of this one, toots."

"I did magic on Wally last night," I blurted. "He was having nightmares, and I took them away." Peach's eyes softened, giving me a sympathetic look. She understood the overwhelming desire to heal others.

"Great!" Mario exclaimed. "Looks like you're getting a handle on your magic!" He smiled, but it quickly faded when he saw the angry look on Luigi's face. "Bro?"

"You did magic? You did magic on Waluigi? You did magic on Waluigi when you were not supposed to do magic?" He came over to me and grabbed my wrist. "She was given this," he pointed at the bracelet, "so she could not do magic. She even promised Zelda she wouldn't do magic. And your response is that it's great?!" He glared at me, and I recoiled a little under his stare. "How could you?" He then rounded on Wally, who was quietly watching everything go down. "You. You made her do it, didn't you? I knew you were-"

"Woah!" He put his hands up, shaking his head. "Don't you dare blame this on me, Luigi. She did this all on her own when I was asleep. I already gave her a piece of my mind this morning about it." Luigi was about to say more when I stepped in.

"Luigi, I did this. Wally didn't make me do anything." I thought about saying more, but Luigi's cold glare shut me up.

"I can't believe you'd do that." I looked around the room, and everyone looked extremely uncomfortable.

"Hey, guys, um…" my words trailed off, but everyone understood. They started walking towards the door. Mario whispered something to Luigi, who just crossed his arms, pouting.

"Good luck," Wally whispered. When they all left, Luigi and I awkwardly stood there, avoiding each other's eyes.

"Luigi, I'm sor-"

"-Don't."

"No, let me expla-"

"-Don't." He sat on the couch in front of the fireplace, looking pointedly in the fire. I took off my bracelet, feeling the surge of anger, disappointment, and hurt radiating from Luigi. I decided to clean up a little bit and give him some space. After washing up and changing into fresh clothes, I went back to the room to find Luigi still sitting in the same spot, staring at the fire. I put my bracelet back on, and I quietly approached the couch, sitting next to him. He didn't budge.

"Luigi?" He continued to stare at the fire. "Babe?" No response. I put my hand on his shoulder, and I felt him tense. I drew back my hand, feeling hurt that he wouldn't even talk to me about what happened. "So, you aren't even going to talk to me now?" Nothing. "I get that you're mad, but please don't shut me out…" Luigi continued to stare at the fire. I felt my temper flare, abruptly standing up and marching to the door. "Fine, be that way! Just sit there and sulk in front of the fire."

*SLAM*

The sound of the door reverberated through the hallway, startling the guards.

"Lady Jelina, is everything alright?" They looked scared shitless.

"I need to take a walk. I'll be back later."

"Shall I escort you somewhere?"

"No." I started marching down the hall, and I heard Mario and Peach's door open, followed by the sound of someone running.

"Jelina…wait…up…" Mario was panting as he caught up to me.

"I'm not in the mood, Mario." Mario continued to match my pace.

"Mood for what?" I stopped, and Mario skidded to a halt next to me.

"I'm not in the mood to be lectured." Mario looked confused.

"I wasn't going to lecture you. Look," he put a hand on my shoulder, "my brother can be a little…dramatic…when he gets upset. Just give him some space, and he'll turn around."

"Then he needs to tell me he needs space instead of just giving me the silent treatment."

Mario groaned. "I'll go talk to him." He started to turn around, and I shook my head.

"No. Let him sulk by himself. That's what he wants. He made that quite clear. If he wants to talk about what happened, he needs to talk to me. He doesn't even know what happened. He wouldn't even give me the opportunity to tell him." I turned around.

"Where are you going?"

"I don't know, but I'll get there eventually." I left Mario in the hallway and just started walking. I wasn't sure exactly where I wanted to go. I thought of letting off some steam at the training grounds, but I knew that it would be busy with soldiers training. I didn't have the energy to study, so the library was out. I found myself heading towards the gardens; I decided to sit at my spot in front of the fountain and try to relax.

It was peaceful, which was opposite of my current mood. I was frustrated with how Luigi reacted. I understood that he was angry, but I didn't like how he completely shut me out. He can't just ignore me when something is wrong, I thought. How will we ever solve problems if he won't even talk to me? I picked up a small rock by my foot and threw it at the fountain. It bounced off the edge and I let out a scream. Why is he acting so…so…childish? I continued to throw pebbles at the fountain, fueled by my anger. One pebble had a sharp edge, and when I picked it up, it cut the palm of my hand. I started trembling, and before I knew it, I was balling in my hands. I cried until my tears were dried up and my sobs softened. I wasn't sure if I was tired and imagining things, but I thought I saw a small pink light fluttering around the base of the fountain. Curious, I got up to see what it was.

The small light chimed as I approached, then quickly circled above my head, emitting a trail of pink glitter. Tiny light droplets tickled my skin, and I giggled. It hovered in front of my face, chiming, then darted to my wrist.

"Are you trying to talk to me?" The light bounced in the air, and I looked at my wrist. "Do you want me to take this off?" I pointed to my bracelet, and the light chimed in what I assumed agreeance. I unclasped the bracelet, and immediately felt the light's magical presence.

"Can you understand me? Jelina? Hello?" The light had a musical, high-pitched voice.

"…yes…um…who and what are you?" The light giggled.

"Oh, how silly of me! I'm Sana! I'm a fairy!" The pink light landed on my hand, and I lifted it closely to my face. I could make out tiny wings, and if I squinted, the shape of a small person. "Have you never seen a fairy before?"

I shook my head. "Nope."

"Oh wow! We're everywhere, especially now! All of the fairies have been summoned by the Great Fairies to help the new hero and his friends." Sana moved to my shoulder. "I'm a healing fairy! My sisters and I live at the fairy fountain here at the castle with our Great Fairy, Aria! Aria has a few sisters across Hyrule."

"What is a Great Fairy?"

"The Great Fairy takes care of us! She's like our mother." I remembered feeling a strong magical presence around the fountain; was this Great Fairy the cause? "Aria and her sisters are close to the Goddesses. She is very powerful and know a lot of secrets! I hope you get to meet her!"

"And you said you live at a fountain? Is this it?" I looked skeptically at the fountain; it was run down and didn't look like it was the home of such a great magical being.

"We live beneath this fountain, under the castle! It's so beautiful there! Maybe you'll see it someday!" Sana giggled; it sounded like tiny bells.

"That would be lovely." I had a lot of questions about fairies but became distracted when I heard faint voices arguing; I noticed that Wally's window was open. Sana hovered in front of my face, bringing my attention back to her. "I sensed that you were sad. I can help you, if you'd like, before I go!"

"Help me?"

"I can heal you! It's what I do! I can make you feel happier." Sana started circling over my head and I began to feel calm sensation tingle throughout my body. The frustration that I had felt earlier began to disappear, and I sighed in contentment. The cut on my hand had smoothed over as well, leaving a small, shiny scar. "I hope you feel better, Jelina! I need to rest, but I'll see you again! Goodbye!"

"Thank you, Sana. I look forward to someday seeing this fountain." Sana's pink glow faded away, and all was still in the gardens. I looked at Wally's window; the window was still open, but the voices were gone. Yawning, I stood up. I had no desire to go back to the castle, but the bench was too hard and cold to stay on. I saw an area of grass and decided to lay down and take a nap.

"JELINA! JELINA!" I stretched, wondering why someone was frantically calling my name.

*Wham*

"Ouch!" Luigi slammed into me, cupping my face.

"There you are! I'm so sorry!" He kissed my cheek. "I didn't mean to yell at you like that." He kissed my nose. "I was an asshole for treating you like that." He kissed my forehead. "I should have listened to what you had to say." He kissed my lips. "Can you forgive me?" He stared into my eyes, tears glistening and threatening to spill.

"Luigi, what has gotten in to you? I'm fine," I responded.

"Do you forgive me?" He stared at me, and I shook my head.

"Yes, but we need to talk-" He suddenly pulled me into a tight hug. "What has gotten in to you?"

"I was worried about you. You stormed out and that was the last I heard from you. I thought you left…"

I pulled back, giving him a confused look. "Luigi, where would I go?" He shrugged.

"I didn't think of that. I cooled down and expected you to come back in the room…but you didn't. I checked Waluigi and Peach's room, but neither had seen you. We asked around, and finally a guard said he saw you head out here. I'm sorry for treating you like that." He stood up, then held out his hand to help me up. "We need to get to the counsel room. Link is heading out in a little bit."

I took his hand, and after I stood up, he kept a hold of my hand. "Look, Luigi, we need to talk about what happened."

He sighed. "I know." We started walking back to the castle, and I gave his hand a gentle squeeze.

"You can't shut me out like that. I get that you were angry, but you have to talk to me. If you need space, tell me. If you want to be alone, tell me. Ignoring me only pisses me off. You have a right to be mad, but we are in a relationship…you have to communicate with me."

"You're right. I shouldn't have done that."

He glanced at me, his face serious. "I was just so frustrated. I know you're excited to do magic, but you put yourself in serious danger." He sighed. "I know you want to help, but there might be times where you can't. We need you…I need you…but you can't be reckless and risk your safety because you feel compelled to help someone." I frowned a little, but knew he was right. "I know it's hard, but you can't be impulsive." He stopped, suddenly cupping my face. "You mean the world to me. I know there will be times you'll be in danger, but don't put yourself in unnecessary danger." His eyes bore into mine, pleading with me.

"I can't guarantee that I won't do stupid things, or make mistakes, but I promise I'll be more cautious." He kissed me, apparently happy with my response. When he pulled back, he smiled. "So, do you want to know exactly what happened?"

He blushed, giving me a sheepish look as we continued walking. "Waluigi, er, told me. Well, he actually told me off, but he let me know what happened."

"Ah, I thought I heard yelling from his window."

"Zelda and Link also know. And no, they aren't mad. Zelda wants to know everything…I think she anticipated something like this. Link shrugged it off; apparently, he makes a lot of impulsive decisions. At least that's what Zelda said. Something about how heroes always put themselves at risk." He laughed. "I may not see you much tonight."

"Why?"

"She'll probably want to talk with you, and with Link leaving, she'll need something to preoccupy her. She'll have a million questions for you, I'm sure."

"Great. I look forward to it." Luigi rubbed my hand, then held it up to look at it.

"When did you get this scar?" I looked, seeing the small scratch from the pebble.

"Oh! Something happened in the gardens!" I recounted my encounter with the fairy; Luigi gasped, then chuckled.

"Now I really won't see you tonight!" We eventually made it to the counsel room and my smile fell when I entered. Mario, Peach, and Wally were quietly talking, each displaying a serious expression. Link was talking with Darunia as Zelda was packing a few potions in a travel pouch. Link looked every bit the hero depicted in the legends I read about in "Hyrule: A History." He was wearing a deep red tunic and hat, and as I approached, I could have sworn I felt heat radiating from him. He was armed with a sword, bow, and shield; a quiver full of arrows dangled from his waist. Darunia noticed me first, smiling.

"Hello, Sister Jelina. I know this isn't the happiest of times, but I am glad to see you." He pulled me into a tight hug. Link gave me a little smile, but even as he grinned, I could see how nervous he was.

"Ok, I put three healing potions in your bag…" Zelda handed him the pouch. "I am confident the tunic will protect you, but if not, I also slipped a heat protection potion in there, too. It'll give you enough time to don a suit." Link slipped on the pouch. Zelda saw me and nodded her head in acknowledgement. "Jelina, I'd like to speak with you about your recent magical use after Link departs." I nodded.

Link coughed, and we all stared at him. "Well, I think I'm ready as I'll ever be…"

Wally smiled at Link. "Go kick some ass."

"We've got your back if you need anything," Mario said, and Luigi agreed.

"Thanks, everyone." Sighing, Link turned to Darunia. "Ready?"

"Let's go, Brother." He and Darunia grabbed a small stone that was sitting on the table. In a bright flash, they were gone. We stood there, staring at the spot. Zelda closed her eyes and held her breath; about a minute later, she sighed.

"He arrived safely." Her expression became serious. "If you hear of any rumors regarding Link's departure, please inform me as soon as possible. Nobles have been known to gossip about things in which they know nothing about." She pinched the bridge of her nose, and for the first time, Zelda looked exhausted. "It's not that apparent now, but as more monsters plague our land, news of Link's true purpose will surely transpire. While I'm not concerned with the knowledge of him being the legendary hero, I would like to keep a sense of calm and normality as long as possible. It's inevitable that fear, hopelessness, and despair will emerge in the kingdom the further along Link is in his trials." She motioned for us to exit.

"Yes, our kingdom has experienced that before. You and Link are both strong leaders, and I believe your people will have faith and hope," Peach gently said, and Zelda smiled in response.

"Are you sure you still want to meet tonight, Zelda?" I knew she wanted information, but she looked beat.

"Yes, I could use the distraction. You can tell me everything over dinner and tea." We left the room and I waved to everyone as we split paths.

Luigi was right; Zelda kept me in her study nearly all night. I told her everything, recounting my experience several times as she asked question after question, documenting everything I said. When I told her about the fairy, she practically jumped out of her chair with excitement.

"I read about a Great Fairy living near the castle. I never expected the rumors to be true!" I had asked if the small pink fairies were common. "We see them from time to time. If the Great Fairy is releasing more, I'm positive it is to aid Link."

It was almost two when Zelda let out a large yawn, finally declaring that she needed to rest. One of the guards escorted me to my room. Luigi was fast asleep on the couch. I figured he had tried to wait up for me, but failed miserably. I changed and got ready for bed, then gently shook Luigi, letting him know I was back. He sluggishly moved to the bed, immediately falling back asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. I laid down, exhausted from the long day. It didn't take long for me to join Luigi in sleep.