Hey everyone! So the moment you've all been waiting for is finally here: THE DATE!! YAY!! I really enjoyed writing this chapter. I'm usually not that good at writing romance, so I would love it if you could review and tell me if I pulled it off. Thanks! :)

"I'm heading to the ranch now Tam. You coming?" Link asked as he headed for the door, changed into his Ordon clothes. Tami hovered across the room.

"Yeah, sure." They left Link's home, descending down the ladders and retrieving Epona at the bottom. Link lead her up the path towards the ranch, waving at some of the other villagers as they went on their way. As the ranch came into view, Link pulled himself up on to Epona, taking the reigns. He nipped the chestnut mare's side with his heels, and Epona trotted into the field, over to Fado who was lurking in the far right corner of the field.

"Hey Fado," Link greeted him as Fado grinned sheepishly.

"Can't get the blooming animals back into the barn. They just won't listen to me..." he grumbled, as he glared at the goats grazing in the field.

"It's because you don't have a horse Fado," Link grinned boyishly before Epona reared on her hind legs, and then galloped across the field, herding the goats back into the barn, while Tami hovered over to Fado to introduce herself.

Around twenty minutes later, Epona trotted over to the pair, who where deep in conversation.

"Oh yeah Link, would you mind taking a look at one of the goats for me? He's got a bad hoof I think." Fado waved him away with his hand. Link dismounted Epona, she deserved a little rest.

He loped over to the barn, and soon saw the injured goat. It blinked and ground it's teeth together, seemingly unaware that there was no grass in it's mouth. Link lifted the injured hoof, as Tami hovered over to him.

"Hey. Can I watch?" she asked.

"Of course," Link replied, examining the goat's leg.

"What's the matter with him?" she asked inquisitively, as Link lifted what looked like a large pair of scissors out of his pocket.

"He's got foot rot. Look can you see the hoof is all out of shape?" He pointed to the deformed hoof, which was curling in on itself. An abscess was forming in the middle.

"Ouchie. How do you fix it?" He used the scissors to explain. He hacked off a large part of the rotted hoof, and it fell to the ground. The goat didn't even wince.

"Cutting it away doesn't hurt him," he said in a flat voice. He snipped away at the hoof until it was back in shape. He dropped it's leg and stowed the scissors away, and then got to his feet.

Tami noticed something was wrong. His jaw was rigid, and his expression vacant, and his movement almost robotic.

"Link, what's wrong?" she squeaked in a quiet voice as they strolled across the field towards Epona and Fado.

"Nothing." He shrugged and shoved his hands into his pockets. His pace quickened and she fluttered her wings like a humming bird to keep up.

"I'm you're friend, right?"

"Of course you are Tami."

"Then you can tell me things. I'll listen with a ready ear."

"I'll just check with Fado that I can go home to get ready." He loped over to Fado, and spoke with him for a moment. Fado seemed to have a smug smile on his face. Link must have told him he was going on his date.

He lead Epona back to Tami and they headed back for home.

"So, are you going to tell me?"

"You'll think I'm stupid."

"I won't."

"You will."

"This is about Zelda, isn't it?"

He was quiet for a moment. "I have no right to have her Tami. She's supposed to meet some rich prince to marry. Maybe this date is a bad idea."

She paused to think of how to word her reply. "But what if she wants to be with you too? What if she doesn't want a prince?"

His brow furrowed. "How would that ever work out?"

"I think you're over analyzing things Link."

He hesitated, before saying, "A short, meaningless relationship would never be enough for me Tami. She means so much more to me than that."

She paused, and then something in her mind clicked.

"You're in love with her."

His reply was immediate. "Yes." He climbed the steps to his house in silence, opening the door and flopping down on to his bed, staring up at the ceiling, his expression remaining vacant.

She hovered above his face and looked into his azure eyes.

"If you love her, why are you so unsure? Just... just give things a chance Link, Or you'll regret it your whole life."

He sat up, leaning against the head board. He hesitated, before, smiling weakly. "You know, you're quite advisable Tam."

She grinned, seeing that she'd persuaded him. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Now you can get ready. We have a couple of hours, but better early than late."

"The early bird catches the worm, am I right Tam?"

She grinned, glowing brighter than usual. "You most certainly are."

Zelda had to remind herself several times to breathe as she ransacked her wardrobe. She chucked another pink dress over her shoulder, and it floated to the ground like a leaf.

She grabbed yet another pink dress, and voiced aloud in despair. "Is pink the only colour I have? Damn my stupid wardrobe." She threw it over her shoulder again, but this time to hit a maid she entered her room.

"Excuse me your highness, but I heard a ruckus and I came to check on you... Do you acquire any assistance?" she frowned as the dress slid off her head and onto the floor.

Zelda was beyond desperate now. With less than an hour until the date, she knew exactly who she needed to help her.

"Heather. I need her! Will you send her up please?" she cried as she dropped to the floor amongst the pink mountain of clothes.

The maid nodded and backed away from the door, a peculiar expression on her face. The door closed and Zelda remained collapsed on the floor, trying to calm herself down.

Less than one minute later, and door burst open, and there stood her best friend, Heather.

"Where's the fire?" she demanded, a amused smile on her face. The door swung back so hard toppled over a small table upon which a expensive looking vase was placed. The vase crashed to the ground and fragmented all over the stone flooring.

"Oops.." she said, blushing, and brushing her chestnut coloured hair from her blue eyes. "I'll pay for that."

"Never mind about the damn vase. I really need your help!" she cried.

"You said damn, I'm telling," she teased, taking a seat with her on the stone floor, and eyeing the mountain of pink curiously.

"Seriously Zelda, you have a serious wardrobe malfunction going on here," she said as she sorted through the pile of pink.

"Exactly my problem. I'm going on a date-"

"Ohmygod. It's Link right?" she cheered excitedly, as Zelda nodded, a blush creeping up her face.

"So did he ask you or...?"

"He asked me. He was being so sweet! I think he was nervous, because he was stammering and..." she sighed with a dreamy expressing upon her face. "...and we're going extremely off topic here."

"Seeing as we're talking about your date with Link, it's not really..." Heather paused, seeing the desperate look she was giving her. "Okay okay, what can I do for you?"

She gripped one of the dresses in her hands with a apprehensive look on her eyes.

"I wanted your opinion on things. You're more experienced than me in dating. You and...and..."

"...Greg," she reminded her. "You're really out of it today. First of all you can't even dress yourself without me picking something for you. Then I break your vase, and you don't care. Then you forget my boyfriends name. Seriously, what is this guy doing to you?" she chuckled and stood to go and look through the wardrobe. "So what are you two planning on doing tonight?" she asked as she sorted through it.

"Watching the meteor shower," she replied.

"Oh, very romantic." Heather slid another couple of hangers across the rail and gasped.

"What is it?" Zelda rose from the floor and rushed over to her.

"This is really pretty. What do you mean you don't have anything to wear?" Heather lifted a midnight blue coloured dress from the wardrobe. She'd forgotten all about it.

"My mother got me this..." She ran her finger tips across the silky material. The dress was simple, but yet so beautiful. It was perfect for her date.

Heather held the dress up in front of Zelda. "It goes great with your eyes too. Do you want to wear it?"

She nodded, smiling. "Thank you for helping me."

" 'S okay. Lets get you ready."

"Link, you're not ditching me. I'm watching the shower with Colin, Uli and Rusl. I won't wander off, I promise." Tami rolled her eyes.

"I'm only looking out for you," he reminded her, pulling on his shoes.

"I quite independent actually. I can look after myself for one night," she assured him.

"That coming from someone who got kidnapped by thick-skulled boar creatures?" He raised an eyebrow.

She rolled her eyes again. "You'll be late if you don't hurry." He responded by grinning boyishly. "Have fun Link. I'll see you later."

"You too Tam. Be good. Stay outta trouble." He opened the front door.

"I could say the same to you!" she hinted, and he laughed and shut the door behind him.

"Your highness, Link is waiting for you."

Zelda spun around from the mirror. She thanked the maid and told her to pass the message on that she'd be down in a few minutes.

"Quickly Heather, what shoes?" Zelda lifted two pairs of shoes and showed them to her.

"Those ones." She pointed to the silver pumps. Zelda rammed then on to her feet, thanked Heather and bolted out the door. She descended the stone steps and walked down the corridor to the large oak doors that led to castle town.

She pushed the heavy door open and there he was waiting for her, smiling sheepishly. He had swapped his usual grasshopper green tunic for a red one, though he didn't wear his hat tonight.

Her heart rate accelerated. Little did she know, that Link's heart was doing the very same thing.

"Hey," she greeted him, grinning.

"Hey Zel." He smiled warmly. "The meteor shower's gonna start soon. We should go and grab a spot to watch." Her grin widened.

He outstretched his hand, and she took it without hesitation in her own, feeling her heart jolt as his skin touched hers. As they strolled through castle town, they stared up at the dark blue sky. The night was dotted with thousands of stars, all differently coloured and shaped to their neighbours. It was like a hundred artists had been set loose to paint the night sky, each with their own style of painting. No two stars appeared to be the same. She saw the cyan light reflect on to his azure eyes, the light dancing and spinning. She stared, transfixed by the beauty of his eyes, but pulled away when he turned to look at her, a blush creeping up her face.

As they exited castle town Link spotted a nice tree on the grass at the foot of the stone steps.

"That tree is a nice spot. Will we sit there?"

She nodded, smiling.

As they took a seat on the crisp grass, Link said, " First of all, you look great tonight Zel. Actually, beautiful is a better word." He squeezed her hand, which was still entwined in his. She instantly got a melty feeling, like she was going to liquefy to mush on the ground.

"Thanks. You look really handsome. But I was wondering, where is you hat?" she asked, seeing that it was missing from the top of his head.

"How about I tell you a secret about the hat?" He leaned back against the tree, propping himself up on his elbows.

"Tell me." His eyes darted side to side, as if he was checking there where no eavesdroppers.

"I never really liked the hat." She gasped in fake shock. "I brought one with me anyway, but I think it makes me look like a dork." He took a folded red hat from his pocket, and put it on his head. "Do you not think so?"

She put her hand to her chin, as if in thought. "Hmmm... I don't think so. But since you don't like it, you wouldn't mind if I..." She plucked the hat from his head. "...stole it?"

She scrambled away from him as he attempted to grab it back off her.

"Just you wait, I'll catch you," he laughed as he chased her around the tree. It wasn't long before he caught up with her. He grabbed her by the waist, and pulled her to the grass under the tree. She shrieked in laughter as he tickled her.

"Stop! I can't breathe!" she managed to choke out between bursts of laughter. Her laughs were music to his ears, though he thought it best to stop if she asked. He pulled away and lay on the grass.

She lay on the grass, getting her breath back.

"Zelda! Quick, look at that!" Link said, his arm outstretched towards the sky. She sat up, and she saw what Link was pointing at. A auburn meteor was flying across the sky, lighting it for a brief moment. "Make a wish, Zel." She closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them again. The sky was now illuminated by multicoloured streaks of light across the sky. It was fascinating, beautiful. A phenomenon.

She glanced over to him momentarily, flashing him a content smile, taking his hand again.

"What did you wish for?" he murmured, his teal eyes staring straight into hers.

"If I tell you, it won't come true," she whispered back.

"I'll tell you what I wished for," he said, his gaze still locked with hers. His heart started to grind against his ribs, beating so fast it almost hurt to breathe. This was it. He was going to tell her.

"What did you wish for?"

"You." It took her brain a few seconds for her brain to register what he had just said. Before she could say a word, he cupped her face with his hand and brought his lips to hers. Her heart faltered, and a jolt of electricity shot through her spine. All too soon, he pulled away.

"I've wanted to do that for a while now," he murmured, his eyes apprehensive, waiting for her reaction. She remained silent. "Zelda."

She looked up, still speechless. "I'm...I'm in love with you." Her heart seemed to fail to beat completely. Her breathing stilled.

Link began to feel panicked. It felt like he was hanging suspended in space and time, not breathing.

He dropped her hand and edged away from her.

"Wait," she pleaded, suddenly finding her voice. He stopped, refusing to meet her gaze.

He felt her soft hand stroking the side of his face. He dared to look up. She didn't look angry. She didn't look upset. She looked...happy.

"I love you too Link." His apprehensive face lit up. She leaned in and kissed him, putting all of her feelings into that one moment, to prove to him how she felt, that she loved him back. And he immediately knew that it was true.

I'll update as soon as I can. ;)