I was jolted awake as the car I was in hit a bump. I was slumped against the window, presumably sleeping. I looked at the clock on the car's stereo. 3:48.

You know when you wake up somewhere else and don't remember where you are for a second? Yeah, that's what happened to me. Except, I went from sleeping in a royal queen bed to sleeping on pavement and in an old car. Zero to one hundred. Real quick.

I pushed off the window, trying to right myself and stop the dizziness. I took in my surroundings, the tall man from earlier was in the driver's seat, next to him was the Goron, and Link was beside me, still unconscious. The Goron seemed to also be asleep.

"Ah. So you're awake, princess." The large man said slowly.

"Wait, I-" I started, but he cut me off.

"I know who you are, lady, even if these two don't. I'm sorry Link freaked out at you like that, we were all a little paranoid." He explained.

Especially you, I thought, thinking back to how he had screamed when he saw me. I didn't know whether to feel proud or offended about that. Probably a little bit of both.

I shook my head. "It's alright, I just-what were you doing out there?" I asked.

"I could easily ask you the same question, girl! Princess Zelda, out and about Tuesday night, one in the morning. I suppose you had some business to attend to?" He looked at me through the mirror, looking at me with dark eyes.

I laughed. "More or less, yeah."

We drove in silence for a few minutes. The Goron didn't wake up, neither did Link, and I caught myself staring at him, before forcing myself to look away.

It felt like I knew him. Like I've talked to him before, like we've been friends my whole life. I knew nothing about him, yet at the same time I felt like I knew him as well as he knew himself. It was the weirdest feeling, and I would've probably thought about it for a whole year straight if the man hadn't asked me where I was getting off.

"What?" I said, a little confused because I had been stuck in deep thought for a while. "Oh, yeah, sorry. You can just drop me off a few streets away from the castle, I made it out here myself, who says I can't walk two blocks."

He nodded in understanding, and started to pull over. "This is your stop, princess. Can I ask for an autograph?"

I was about to laugh, before realizing he was serious. "Oh, uh," I exclaimed awkwardly. "I don't exactly have a pen, or anything, really, I-" I started, but he tossed me a sharpie and a notepad.

I shook my head and signed my name, trying to keep a straight face. I don't exactly like this whole "celebrity" thing. I mean, everyone else worked for their fame, while I was just born into it. That doesn't seem fair, does it?

I decided to write my number down too, which got him a little hysterical.

"Calm down, big boy." I laughed. "It's for Link too. I-I need to talk to him."

He nodded quickly, and then hastily rolled the window down and peeled off, leaving me alone on the street.

Now, I don't exactly enjoy being Fresh Princess of Hy-rule, but sometimes seeing people careen off because you gave them an autograph is pretty heartwarming. Speaking of heartwarming, it was pretty cold outside, so I took off back to the castle.

"Good morning, Princess!" shrieked a young voice from the side of my bed. I rolled over and pretended not to hear her.

After waiting for a response and not receiving one, Ashei went on. "You usually are awake at this time, Princess. Did you sleep well?"

I turned to her again, so our faces were only a few inches from each other. Ashei had dark blueish hair, that came down in bangs on her forehead. She was the closest thing I had to a little sister, but she was really just one of the castle's servants daughter, assigned with helping me out. She was a sweet girl, if not a bit annoying at times. She was just a kid though, probably eleven or twelve. I'm sure I wasn't a wonderful person at that age.

I smiled. "Ashei, what time is it?" I asked, sitting up and rubbing my eyes.

She giggled and slipped out her smartphone. "Nine-thirty. Don't you start schooling soon?"

"What?" I asked, before realizing I was drifting off to sleep again. "-Oh yeah. I do."

Ashei stared at me and shook her head. "I know I'm not supposed to be the boss of you or anything, but I don't think Impa would like you being late today, right? She can be a bit scary sometimes…" She looked at the floor, before looking back towards me. "Don't tell her I said that."

"She would be honored." I responded sarcastically. Ashei nodded and smiled as she left my room.

I had a quick shower and slipped on my casual clothes, not bothering to dress up. I walked to the private classroom, all the way across the castle, but when I checked the time I realized I was going to be late, and got into more of a run. I arrived only a few minutes before I was to start the class.

I pulled out my phone, thankful for the down time I finally had. I saw a few new messages from the guy I had given my number to yesterday, or rather, earlier this morning.

Hi it read. What a charmer.

I shook my head and texted back. Hey. I still have some questions about last night, by the way. If you're willing to answer, that'd be great.

I watched my message send and almost immediately the bubble pop up for him. I smiled. This guy was devoted.

I have to ask Link. He's still asleep, as per usual. The kid would sleep for his whole life if he could.

I smiled. Before I could text back, he sent another message.

Here's his number. You probably want to talk about the glowy-triangles thing. I don't blame you.

I was happy I didn't have to be the one to bring Link up. Okay, thanks. I texted. You saw that?

Even if I was blind I would've seen it. That was one of the brightest things I've ever seen in my life. Also, you were leaning on top of him in the car. When you moved you woke up.

My heart skipped a beat. Did I really do that? I don't remember any of that, although my sleep was warm and peaceful. I had just suspected it was the triforce.

Cool. I replied, blankly. Talk to you later.

Before slipping my phone away, I sent a quick message to Link. A simple Hey, I didn't want to be intimidating by immediately asking him about the thing that happened. I would get him to warm up to me first. I didn't get a response back, not that I was expecting one, but I was a little dismayed about it anyway. I shoved the emotion aside and put my phone into my bag, just as my tutor, Impa, walked out of the door.

Impa was a good person. Being one of the last surviving members of the Sheikah tribe, she was real and hard as steel, but nobody would expect her to have such a warm heart. She was middle aged, around fifty, tall and firm with a slight and sturdy build and white hair. She was in good shape, especially for her age, but wrinkles lined her cat-like face showing many years of hardship and experience. This made her wise, but she was funny too, in sort of a mocky, condescending way. She was the closest thing I had to a mother.

"Good morning, Zelda." She said to me firmly. It was refreshing for someone to call me by my real name, "Princess" could get old.

"Morning, Impa. I'm a little tired today, I didn't get much sleep last night, just a bad dream or something. It's okay though, I just wanted to warn you if I doze off or something." I replied.

"What kind of bad dream? Like, a nightmare?" she asked, eyes widening.

"Well, yeah. It was really nothing, Impa." I reassured her, but in reality I felt a little scared about it myself. I explained my dream to her.

She stopped our eye contact, and instead let her gaze wander, in sort of deep thought.

"You are seventeen, yes?" She asked. I nodded, not asking why she had asked such a random question, but trusting her.

She nodded and scrunched her face. "I suppose now is a good time to tell you. Come in, Princess Zelda, normal lessons are cancelled today. We have something much more important to talk about." She gestured me into the small room, and I walked in and sat down silently. She slid the door closed behind her gently, and my heart pounded.

"Where to start, where to start…" She mumbled as she slid a chair over to face me and sat down.

Wow, this day is just getting weirder and weirder I thought, closing my eyes.

"Ready?" Impa asked sincerely, but I swear I heard a touch of eagerness in her voice.

"Ready." I replied, nodding quickly.

Welp, it's up now. Thanks for reading! Remember to write me a review if you'd like to suggest anything.

alright, seeya!

-platinummantis