"And you throw your head back laughing like a little kid,
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny because he never did."
I swear to the three gold Goddesses that I have Hyrule's best readers! Humongous thank you to TheBlueAlienRobotZombie, Princess Zelda-figure skater, shhimaninja16, PrincesscharmingKnight, Ai Da Beast, prettyguardianofhyrule, ShadowNinja1011, Bleachshowlover1, GreenAndBluePatches, and Zelink4eva123! Sorry this took so long to post, my computer decided to spontaneously die with no reason or warning and delete all my work! So I had to write the whole chapter again! Another chapter in Link's point of view, but I promise you, the next one is coming from Zelda!
It's Saturday morning, a week after I reunited with Sheik, a week after Zelda and Midna moved in, and suddenly sharing takeout food in mine and Saria's apartment has become a regular occurrence. I share lifts to work with Zelda on occasion, seeing as the kindergarten school where she teaches is just around the block from the university campus where I lecture and run demonstrations. Saria seems to be getting on great with the girls too; I often come home on Friday nights to find a note on the fridge from Saria saying they've all gone out dancing or shopping.
Yet here I am, at ten o'clock in the morning, curled up on the couch with a mug of hot tea; flicking through the latest issue of Nintendo magazine. But I'm disturbed from my comfy paradise by three loud knocks on my front door. I frown, carefully putting the glossy magazine down on the kitchen table as I climb to my feet. I walk slowly over to the door and peer through the tiny see-hole in the door, only to find Zelda stood, waiting patiently on the other side. I smile, pulling the door open. She grins the second she sees me, holding her hand out to me and presenting me with a small silver key resting in the palm of her hand.
I frown, taking it carefully and examining it more closely. "Umm… thanks… what's this for?"
"It's the spare key to me and Midna's apartment," She says, "You know, in case we lock ourselves out, which, knowing me, will happen at least once a week!"
We both laugh as I lean against the doorframe, examining her more carefully. Her long golden hair falls around her shoulders in slight curls, more like ocean waves than rings. Her bright blue eyes are shining against his sun kissed skin. I blink rapidly, trying to tell myself that I'm not falling for a girl I met last week, let alone my friends little sister.
"Are you ok? Link?" She asks, leaning her head forward a little and squinting.
I shake my head lightly, snapping myself out of my day dream. "Fine" I reply, pulling my keys out of my pocket and adding Zelda's to the same ring as my Master sword key chain. "There we go, now there's no chance I'll lose it!"
"Perfect!" She replies, a smile on her lips.
I look down at my feet, trying to find the right words. "So… Zelda, listen, about the other day… I'm really sorry…"
She swallows, her face dropping a little, "It wasn't your fault Link, I over reacted."
"No! Not at all… sorry if I touched a nerve or anything, do you want to talk about it?"
She shakes her head a little from side to side, "No, I'd really rather not…"
I sigh, but force a smile. "Ok, well, at least let me make it up to you!"
"No!" She interrupts, "Link you've been kind enough to me already, I can't ask you for anything more!"
"Come on, I want to! Let me show you around Castle Town? I know it better than anyone else, I've lived here my whole life!"
"Are you sure?" She asks, "I don't want to be any trouble…"
"I'm sure!"
"Ok! Let me just go get my purse!" She says, grinning, before running back over to her apartment. I smile, grabbing my wallet from the side and pocketing it, then I make my way out into the hall just as Zelda locks her front door.
I laugh, taking her hand and leading her into the elevator. "Come on, let's go!"
I find myself hysterically laughing as she spins along the concrete sidewalk like a little girl in a brand new dress, her long ocean waves of hair flying out around her head like a golden halo.
She lets out a loud giggle. "I forget how big this place is!"
"It's the best city in Hyrule!" I reply, running up to her and taking one hand, holding it above her head, allowing her to spin underneath my arm. I grin as I wrap my arm around her waist, stopping her from spinning whilst still holding her other hand. We begin to sway back and forth on the concrete paving slabs and I watch her face light up with excitement.
"Link you can dance!" She squeals.
I laugh aloud, "So can you!"
She screws her eyes shut, letting her head loll back as I begin to spin with her, dancing through the bustling streets of Castle Town.
"Quit messing around love birds!" A stranger shouts, spitting on the concrete near my feet, but I'm having too much fun care.
Zelda's body shakes with laughter in my arms as she stops, looking up at me. "This is amazing, Link! Show me everything; I wanna see all the sights!"
"I know just where to start!" I laugh, pulling away from her, but still keeping my tight grip on her hand. I take her on the tour bus and show all her the buildings, we jump off a couple of stops early and dance around the pillars of the old temples of legend, we take funny photographs with all the statues and monuments and run along the docks, playing air guitar on the edges of the wooden decking.
"Look at these shops!" She exclaims, her face alight with pure joy, "They're so fancy!"
"Yeah," I mutter. "They put guards on the door to keep the common scum like us out."
She giggles, "Well we can easily sort that out, it's all about confidence, and looking the part." She glances up and down thoughtfully at my clothing. A pair of plain jeans, a white t-shirt with a black shirt on top, left unbuttoned.
"How do you mean?" I ask, a little concerned.
She smiles, stepping closer to me. She begins to do up the buttons on my shirt, hiding my green t-shirt with a triforce design before pulling a hair brush out of her bag and tackling my hair.
"Oh come ooonnn…." I whine.
She just snickers, "I'm just brushing it and making it neater! There…" She steps back, surveying me. "Perfect, now tuck your shirt in!" I sigh, rolling my eyes but do as she asks, watching her take off her denim jacket and retying her lace up ankle boots to look neater as I do.
"Right, let's see how the other half live!" I say, offering her my arm, she smiles, taking it as we approach the door of a shop named 'Chudley's Fine Goods and Fancy Trinkets Emporium'. A rather snooty looking door man gives us a mildly disgusted look as we reach the door. He rather reluctantly steps aside, allowing us entry into the store. I feel a secretive wave of excitement rush through me, and we uphold our classy act until we reach a quieter corner of the store and we both burst out laughing.
"That was so much fun!" Zelda states, picking handmade tweed jacket from a rack, holding it up to herself. "What do you think?" She asks, striking a pose.
I smile, "You're the prettiest girl in here, even when wearing tweed!"
She laughs, picking up a flat cap and putting it on her head, hiding her golden curls, before she grabs a long wooden pipe, carefully clamping it into her mouth.
"Come on! You do the same!" She says, her words a little muffled by the pipe she holds with teeth. I roll my eyes, but do as she asks, dressing myself in a tweed jacket, a flat cap and putting another pipe into my mouth. She grins as she pulls out her phone, dragging me over towards one of the mirrors. I laugh the second I see our reflections, we really do look like an odd couple.
We pose back to back, pulling snooty upper class expressions as Zelda snaps a picture, making us both burst into yet another fit of laughter. Suddenly another figure appears in the mirror, a tall, stern looking man, his hair plastered back with gel.
He gives us a suspicious look. "Are you planning on paying for these items?"
"Uhh…" Zelda stutters. "RUN!"
I rip the tweed jacket off and spit out the pipe, allowing it to clatter to the floor, Zelda does the same as we both sprint through the racks of high quality clothing and the shelves of hunting guns and horse riding gear, I pause by the door, pulling the hat from my head and throwing it across the room like a Frisbee. "Cheers!" I yell, before me and Zelda dash out the door and run, not stopping until we reach the end of the street, when we collapse, panting and shaking with laughter.
"One honeycomb and one mint choc chip," I say, smiling as I hand a blue rupee to the server. He takes a few minutes assembling two ice creams before handing the mint choc chip one to me, and the honeycomb to Zelda. We turn, walking slowly along the side of the river that runs through Castle Town Central Park.
"Today was amazing, Link," She says, taking a bite into her ice cream. "You sure know loads of cool stuff about Castle Town!"
I smile, "This is only a fraction of it, there's still so much more you haven't seen!"
"Well we'll have to save that for another day, I'm worn out!" She says, stopping and looking around. "Shall we take a rest here?"
"Sure!" I reply, as we settle down on the grass verge. Our feet hang over the edge of river, just above the water. I take a bite out of my ice cream, allowing the tingly mint to melt on the tongue, chewing the chocolate chips until they melt.
She turns to me, her blue eyes still sparkling like stars, I feel like I'm being draw towards her, magnetism…
"Thank you Link, today was like… a fairy tale," She says, her eyes still locked on mine.
I smile, laughing lightly. "The pleasures all mine!"
"You know…" She says, leaning a little closer, "You have really awesome eyes…"
"You too…" I say, feeling myself smiling.
She leans closer still, her face just a few inches from mine. I feel my heart thudding a little harder, what if I kissed her right now? Would she push me away? Or would she kiss me back? And if she did… would Sheik be mad? What are you doing Link!? You met this girl last week, you can't be falling for her! She reaches up with her empty hand, gently resting it along my jaw line.
"Link…" She says, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Zelda…" I whisper in response.
And before I realise what's happening her other hand flies up, ice cream smears along my nose and she leans away, laughing loudly. I force myself to laugh too, wiping the sticky ice cream from my skin, trying not to allow myself to be too disappointed.
We reach the top of the stair case; my legs are aching from spending the day running around the city, even though it was one of the best days of my life.
"Can I invite you in for a drink?" Zelda asks, smiling still.
I grin, "Sure, why not?"
She pulls her key out of her bag and turns towards the door, but I place my hand on her shoulder, she turns to look at me expectantly.
"Let me!" I say, pulling my own set of keys from my pocket. "Let's test out this new key!"
"Ok!" She says, laughing a little, stepping aside.
I select Zelda's door key and slip it into the lock, twisting and pushing the door open. But the moment I set eyes on the room the scene is clear. Sheik and Midna lay on the couch, locked in a passionate kiss. Sheik's shirt lies forgotten on the coffee table, his hands grip tight on her jacket, ripping it from her shoulders and throwing it across the room without even a glance. They continue to kiss as her hands begin to play with the buckle on his jeans, and that's the point where I decide I don't want to see any more. I step out and carefully close the door, trying not to alert them to the fact that I was there. I swallow hard, turning back to look at Zelda.
"You might not want to go in there…"
