Zelda sat at the small table in the kitchen the next morning, staring at the sliced apple before her as if it would bite. "You okay?" Ike asked as he moved past her to the coffee pot on the counter, pressing a kiss to the top of her head as he went by.

"Trying to decide if I want to tempt fate and attempt to eat breakfast," she said with a wince and Ike shook his head as he poured a cup of coffee. "You really have to do that in front of me?" she whined and he chuckled as he raised the mug to his lips.

"Gotta torture you however I can," he said as he lowered the mug once more, eyes dancing with mischief. "What are we doing today?"

"Well I should probably check in with Father and-"

"I'll call him," Ike said, his voice firm but gentle. She tilted her head to the side, watching him for a moment with a fond smile.

"Trying to destress my day?" she asked and he gave her a wink over the lip of his mug as he drank slowly. "Other than that I really didn't plan much. The meeting yesterday went way better than I thought. Thanks for that by the way," she said and he nodded as he set down his mug.

"Anything for you," he said and she blushed into her hand. "How're you feeling? Do you need anything?" she looked up at him, loving the slight fretting.

"Ike!" a young woman stalked in, her reddish brown hair barely kept in place with a messy bun. "You knock up the princess of fucking Hyrule and..." she trailed off as she saw Zelda sitting there, both eyebrows raised in surprise. She clamped both hands over her mouth and squeaked,"Oh my god it's you."

"Mist," Ike spoke up, humor in his voice, "this is Zelda. She's my girlfriend and the mother of my unborn child. Zelda this is Mist, my little sister."

"It's nice to meet you," Zelda said and Mist laughed nervously, face flushed.

"Likewise," she said after a moment. "How in the name of all things holy did this happen?"

"Don't worry about it," Ike said, Zelda smiling to herself as he moved to his sister and hugged her. "The only thing that matters now is she's here and we're happy."

"No way man," Mist poked his chest with a finger. "I want to know exactly what happened. She's way out of your league."

"I'll give you the short version over breakfast," he said and motioned for her to sit.

XxX

"Wow," Mist laughed as Ike finished his tale. "You sly devil," she said and he chuckled, eyes watching Zelda as she and his mother sat on the couch, talking as though they'd been friends for ages.

"Yeah... I didn't know who she was then," he said as he looked to see his sister smirking at him.

"You're happy then?"

"Happier than I've ever been," he admitted and rolled his eyes at his sister's aw.

"Even though she's royalty?"

"I don't care," he said firmly and looked back to see Zelda laughing at something Elena had said. "She's perfect."

"How's her family reacting?"

"Oh god don't even bring them up," he groaned and Mist laughed lightly.

"That bad?" she asked and he nodded.

"Mostly it's her father. He hates me and I don't know how to fix it."

"Some things can't be fixed," Mist pointed out and he nodded absentmindedly. "Come on her father isn't the only one who hasn't liked the dashing man that is my brother sweeping his daughter off her feet." Ike chuckled at that, mind flitting over past girlfriends and their protective fathers.

"None of them have ever hated me over something so ridiculous as where I was born though," he pointed out and Mist shrugged.

"So what? She likes you and that's what counts." Ike looked at her in wonder.

"When did you get so smart?" he asked and she rolled her eyes.

"Blame college," she said and he chuckled.

"Good to know my money's going to a good cause," he said and stood up with a stretch. "I better call her father and check in... I'm trying to keep her as stress free as possible."

XxX

Ike listened as the phone rang and rang. "Just pick up," he growled to the ringing, already vaguely regretting saying he'd call.

"Hello?" the king's voice almost made him jump.

"Hi this is Ike I-"

"Why are you calling me?"

"Because Zelda is busy and I just know how much you love the sound of my voice," he said with his sarcasm evident in his tone.

"Why on earth did you do that yesterday?" he snapped and Ike pulled the phone from his ear, flipping off the king through the phone.

"Because I have nothing to be ashamed of," he said after bringing the phone back to his ear. "Sir this may sound crazy to you but I love your daughter and we're happy together."

"I thought she'd come to her senses and dump you once she-"

"You know what?" Ike cut him off, not liking how this was going. "I don't care what you thought and what you want. I'm telling you right now she's doing what she wants and you can go fuck yourself."

"Excuse me?!" Ike grinned at his tone.

"She can do what she wants," he said once more. "And I hope you have a great day," he hung up, feeling quite proud of himself.

"How's my father?" Zelda's voice made him jump and he looked at her with a guilty grin.

"Charming as always," he said and slid his phone back into his pocket.

"Were you polite?" she asked and Ike shrugged.

"I treat others how they treat me," he said casually and Zelda shook her head.

"I'll take that as a no," she said and Ike walked up to her, wrapping his arms around her waist. He pressed a gentle kiss to her lips, wanting more but not quite willing to push it with his mother and sister awake and in the house with them. "Well we probably should be heading back to Hyrule and-"

"Do we have to go?" Ike asked and she gave him a look.

"I have a lot to do and I need to get back to it," she reminded and Ike sighed heavily, the gesture offset by his grin.

"I do have one demand or I won't get on the plane," he said and Zelda chuckled against his chest.

"And what's that?"

"I'm outed as your boyfriend now so," he paused and gave her a fake stern look, "I demand to share a room with the woman carrying my child."

"I'm sure we can work something out," she said and he hummed in approval.

"Then let's get going," he said, hiding his own disappointment at having to leave so soon.

XxX

Goodbyes said and bags packed, Zelda walked hand in hand with Ike to the plane, smiling as the photographers snapped pictures of them getting back on the plane. Ike helped her up the steps and into the private plane, his hand not leaving hers until he had to sit in his own seat across from her. "So," she said as she relaxed into the seat, "your mom was amazing and sweet."

"That's Mom," he said with a nod as he kicked out his feet, shifting in his own seat.

"I wish I could've talked more to Mist," Zelda said, honestly feeling a little bad about having to go so soon. She had really liked Crimea, the few people she had spoken to in her very brief time there had been more than welcoming towards her.

"Well don't worry," Ike said with a smile, "that won't be the last you see of her. She's almost done with college now and when she's out I'm sure she's going to not leave us alone. She loves kids," he added and Zelda blushed as his eyes flicked to her stomach.

"I hope this happens Ike," she said, motioning to the small bump under her shirt. "I want this so bad I just-"

"Hey," Ike was kneeling before her in an instant, one hand taking hers as the other moved to rest against her stomach, "this will happen. I promise." He leaned forward, pressing a gentle kiss to her stomach before he sat back on his heels. Zelda squeezed his hand affectionately and he kissed her knuckles. She watched him as he got settled in his seat again, hoping he was right.

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Yeah yeah... I have a bad habit of not updating some stuff... I'm sorry. But thank you for reading and for my reviewers last chapter I love you all and I promise I'm working on this one okay? So as always let me know what you think. Much love, Leigh