The night had fallen on Hyrule; the rays of the pale moon covered each and every place of the vast kingdom, including the connection between Faron Woods and the Ordona Province, province that was the destination of Link, Zelda, and Epona. As they crossed the frontier between those two provinces, leaving behind the dense forests of the Faron Woods, and entering the province which was Link's hometown, the two youths were anxious of finally arriving to their destination, and being able to enjoy a nice experience together; after all, they were separated for long days, without knowing how the other was, it was understandable that they wished to seize this moment together.
They now had just crossed the hanging bridge, and were making their way through the Ordon Woods.
- "Before we go to the spring, I must go to my home… the candles that we will use are in there." – said Link to his companion.
- "Alright Link." – said Zelda in response.
The young Ordonianguided his horse through the rocky path, and in a matter of seconds, they were in front of Link's home. It was a treehouse, which appeared to be a three floor construction. Once Link got off of Epona, and helped Zelda getting off too, he climbed the ladder that conducted him to the door of his humble home.
- "You want to come in? Or you prefer to wait for me here?" – he asked as he was now in front of the door, and about to enter his treehouse.
- "Don't worry; I'll wait for you here." – she answered him, giving him a smile, which Link wasn't able to see very clearly.
With that said, the dirty-blond haired boy entered his treehouse, with the main objective of getting all the things that they would need. Judging from the time it was, the rest of the Ordonians that always participated in the Night of the Wishes had already celebrated it, which meant that Zelda and he would be celebrating it alone, with no one else accompanying them, except for the pale moon, and the stars.
While Link was still in his treehouse, Zelda waited for him outside, with a lantern in her hands, so she could have a view of her surroundings, even if it wasn't completely clear. As she waited, a smile was outlined in the young matriarch's face; even if it was night, and her sapphire eyes couldn't see her surroundings very clearly with the help of the lantern, Zelda was happy of being here, in the hometown of the young man that became the owner of her heart, sharing a moment like this… She could have continued thinking about how joyful she felt, if it wasn't for a snort of Epona that sounded near of her left ear. This sudden action of the horse made Zelda giggle, as she petted Epona's head. She didn't realize how much she kept waiting, until someone patted one of her shoulders. That someone was Link.
Once Zelda turned around to look at the Ordonian, her eyes saw something different on him.
- "Why did you change clothes?" – she asked. Link wasn't wearing the old green tunic, neither his green hat, nor his beige leggings. Instead, he was wearing clothes similar to hers, with the difference that Link's clothes were more masculine; she deduced that he was wearing the clothes that the Ordonian men wore.
- "I think that I feel a bit more comfortable with this clothes… and besides, since we are in Ordon, I doubt that there could be a reason to don't wear them." – he said as his answer. – "You… don't like them?" – he asked her.
- "No, it's not that Link… it just that I was more used to see you wearing your tunic, that's all… and besides… I think you look good in these clothes." – they laughed from that last comment, although Zelda was being sincere about what she said. – "You brought what we will need? – she asked.
- "Of course." – he answered as he showed her a pair of small white candles. He also had in his hands a pair of broad leaves, when Zelda was about to ask him why he brought those leaves, he answered that question before she could even ask it.
- "Once we lit the candles, we'll have to put them on the leaves, so they can float on the surface of the water… you remember that?"
- "Yes, I remember Link." – she told him, before they started to walk to the spring, holding hands, with Zelda carrying the lantern in her right hand, and Link carrying the candles and the leaves in his left hand.
They were lucky that the night wasn't cold; otherwise, their thin clothes would surely leave them unprotected from cold breezes, and low temperatures. As they were making their way through the Ordon Woods, Zelda was hoping that the odd sensation that she felt when Link and she were in the castle, and when they were riding to this place on Epona, could abstain of appearing. She didn't want to feel that excitation, much less now, that she was going to pass a nice moment with the young Ordonian. She wished that her body could control itself; she wanted this moment to be perfect.
In a matter of minutes, their walking ended, and they arrived to their destination, the Spirit Spring of the Ordona Province. The face of the young matriarch showed the obvious delight that she was feeling as her gaze explored the place. It was surrounded by rocky walls and small mountains; the soil was made of clear sands, with a pair of trees standing on the ground; thin waterfalls fell to a rocky platform, from which the clear and transparent water fell to the huge and circular pond of the spring, filling it; the pond had also five huge rocks, which were decorated with strange and green patterns; she could also see some candles floating on the surface of the water, perhaps they were the candles that the rest of the Ordonianslet on the spring. All these elements made up the nature beauty of the Ordon Spring, which was highlighted by the light of the full moon. Zelda couldn't believe that during her seventeen years, she would never have thought about the idea of coming to this place; she realized that if it wasn't for Link, she would have died without being witness of the marvellous beauty of this natural paradise.
- "Link… this place is… is… beautiful." – she didn't have a better word to describe it. She didn't imagine that this place would captivate her so much, that she would be so delighted by the natural spectacle that was going on here. She had visited the spring of the provinces of Lanayru and Eldin, but for some reason, this one seemed to fascinate her much more than the other ones. What could the reason be? She had no idea…
- "I knew you'll like it." – he told her, fascinated by the look that her sapphire eyes had. Once Zelda returned from her trance, they started to walk toward the spring; once they reached its border, the two youths kneeled down, and began with the famous ceremony.
Link handed one candle and one leaf to Zelda, and then proceeded to light both of them; once the candles were lighted, he tilted one of them toward one leaf, so the sperm of the candles fell on the green leaf, and that way, he could attach one candle on it. Once he made sure that his candle was attached firmly on one of the leaves, he proceeded to repeat the process with Zelda's candle.
- "This leaves are special ones; the sperm of the candles doesn't burn them, and since these candles are almost weightless, they won't cause the leaves to sink in the pond." – he explained her, as he gave Zelda her candle, which was now attached to the leaf. She then proceeded to walk toward the spring, and once her feet were submerged in the clear water, she realized how agreeable the water of the spring felt on her feet. She thought at first that the water temperature would be cold, due that it was night, but for her surprise, she was wrong.
- "The water… it's tepid… How pleasant…"
She was about to kneel, when the voice of Link, and one of his hand on her right shoulder, stopped her.
– "Before you let the candle in the surface of the water, you have to think your wish." – he told her.
- "You're the Ordonian here, so I must follow your advices." – she told him teasingly.
Following Link's instruction, the young princess closed her eyes, and began figuring her wish; at first she wasn't sure if her wish, whatever it was, could actually became true thanks to this ceremony, but still, she continued participating in it. Once she figured out her wish, she put the candle on the surface of the water, letting it float on the pond, as the light of its flame joined the other candles.
- "Let each and every day of my life with my loved one, be blessed by the vivid flame of pure love and commitment." – that was her wish.
Once she opened her eyes, she saw that Link was making the same steps of the ceremony; he took the candle in his hands, he walked toward the spring until his feet were submerged on the water, he kneeled, he closed his eyes, and some seconds later, he let his candle on the surface of the water too. She wondered what he wished, or rather, he wondered if his wish was related to her… Since she couldn't read people's minds, there wasn't another way for her to know, than ask him.
- "That this wonderful feeling I share with Zelda keeps making our lives enjoyable… and that our union lasts for the rest of our existences, so we can be the reliable support of each other." – that was Link's wish.
- "What did you wished, if I can know?" – she asked him, as they stood.
- "I can't tell you. What someone wishes in this ceremony can't reach the ears of the others." – he answered.
- "Oh… I understand." – she felt a little bit upset, but still, she wouldn't insist; if it wasn't allowed to let your wish be known, it was okay, and she wouldn't tell him her wish.
Once they stood, their eyes were marvelled by the scene they saw in the spring… the flames of the floating candles illuminated the pond, like if they were a group of small and sparkling fireflies. The way those small flames illuminated the place under the light of the pale moon was simply captivating. The young princess knew that this image of nature beauty was one of those memories that she should keep in her mind for the rest of her existence, not only because it will remember her of the pulchritude of her land, but principally, because it will be one of her most cherished memories with him, with the young Ordonian that changed her life for the better… How grateful she felt that he brought her here.
Suddenly, Zelda felt that her left hand was being hold, hold by Link's right hand; this action made her feel glad, and motivated her to move closer to him, to the point that her right arm made contact with the boy's left arm; they stayed this way, looking at the marvellous scene in front of them, until they decided to break the silent atmosphere that enveloped them.
- "Link…" – Zelda was the first one to speak.
- "Yes?" – and Link followed her.
Before Zelda uttered any word, she put her left arm around the torso of the young Ordonian, still holding his hand with her left hand – "Thank you…" – she whispered in his left ear.
- "Why?" – he asked.
- "For showing me a part of my land that could give an example of its natural beauty… You see, when I was a child, I wasn't allowed to go beyond the walls of the castle when I wished; I was just allowed to go just in very sporadic occasions… and in none of those occasions I could explore the vast lands of the kingdom that would be under my rule when the time came… And when I had to take the throne prematurely due to the death of my parents, my duties as ruler always kept me far from achieving that wish I had in my mind… I was never able to see a convincing proof of the beauty that the goddesses granted to my land… until now."
He just smiled to her, and listened to her words. Before the young matriarch opened her mouth to speak again, she loosened the grip of his right hand, just to use her left arm to hug him.
- "For so long time, I wanted to see something like this… and you granted me that wish Link… Thank you… Thank you so much my love."
She kept hugging him softly, but with the precaution that their bodies didn't make so much physical contact, otherwise, she would feel that sensation again… she would become excited again… But her efforts were in vain; not only Link placed his arms around her silhouette, but also hugged her tightly, making their bodies press strongly against each other… The sensation menaced to come back, the feeling of her clothed breasts, pressing against the torso of the Ordonian was just enough to incite the excitation to appear again. She had to control herself; she had to control the intense urge that her body felt for getting in a more physical contact with him. She just hoped that he didn't do something that could excite her more than how she was now.
But her hopes were not listened.
Link not only kept hugging her tightly, but also moved his face closer to hers, to the point that she could feel Link's breath on her face, feel the soft and warm respiration of the Ordonian, and how near his lips were from hers.
- "If what you said is true, then you don't have to thank me… That's the least thing that I should do for you Zelda… The least thing I should do for the woman that had become my world, my inspiration... my everything."
As Link smiled at her, with his face at inches from hers, Zelda was battling the excitation inside her, and all the actions that Link was doing, did nothing more than contributing on making her lose her inner battle.
- "Zelda… I could do so many things for you… Live for you, fight for you, give my live for you… You may have heard this from me a lot of times, but I won't get tired of telling it to you… I love you… I love you so mu…" – when he was about to finish the phrase, his words were suddenly cut, and his lips were sealed by some feminine lips, lips that had a taste that he enjoyed completely.
At that moment, Zelda had already lost her inner battle.
The young woman couldn't control her own actions, well, not completely; she was just kissing him, but this wasn't a normal kiss, in which their lips would move in a patient and perfect harmony, not; this kiss was more intense, she was opening her lips greatly, as if she tried to devour him; she had placed her right hand on Link's right cheek, and her other hand on the back of his head, bringing him closer to her. Now her body was being controlling by itself.
Link was taken completely by surprise; it happened so quickly; he didn't expected that she would react to his words like this, well, maybe he did; maybe he thought that Zelda would wish to kiss him after hearing those words full of feelings, but he didn't thought that she would kiss him with so much… passion; yet the fact that this kiss took him by surprise, by no means it meant that he didn't welcome it, on the contrary, he gladly returned the caress, with another kiss, although without the same huge passion that she did.
Their caress continued; with their arms wrapped around each other, Link lifted Zelda's body, and her feet weren't touching the wet soil anymore; however, he made one wrong step in the process, because once he lifted the young woman's body, he began to lost his balance; he made many steps backwards in an attempt to regain balance, but it was useless, he continued being at one wrong move from falling backwards; until finally, there was no more soil to stand, and the two youths fell in a deep zone of the spring.
The Ordonian had forgotten that the spring didn't have a firm soil in all of its corners, and that it also had a zone deeper than the others, near of the rock platform; and for his and Zelda's misfortune, he remembered it once their bodies fell on it.
Fortunately for them, that zone wasn't so deep, and in a matter of seconds, their heads were once again visible on the surface of the water. Once they stood, giving their back to the other, they realized that indeed, that zone wasn't so deep; the water just reached their waists. Even so, the fall took them completely by surprise, they coughed multiple times before recovering completely. Once they did, they felt the urge of seeing if the other was alright, something predictable, not?
They had hoped that after this not so pleasant accident, they could return to Link's treehouse and wait for the sun to make its appearance in the skies.
But this moment wasn't near of finishing still…
That was the fourth chapter, I think it will be one or two more chapters before this story reachs its end.
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