Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda. If you haven't figured that out by now you're an idiot.
It had been two weeks since Zelda had come to Link and Naja and her wound was healing nicely. Naja had grown to view Zelda as a Mother figure and Link had begun to develop feelings for her that weren't strictly friendly, (A/N he likes her if you didn't pick up on that) but he still slept on the chair…much to Zelda's dismay. Zelda had also begun to love Naja as her own daughter. Navi was, of course, never around, so she really had no opinion on the matter.
Currently, Zelda was washing the dishes from supper while Link polished his sword and Naja, amazingly, was taking her bath.
"You know, you really don't have to do that." Said Link.
"Don't be silly, you've done so much for me, it's the least I can do." Zelda replied.
"I just did what anyone would have, and besides, nobody likes doing dishes." Like said.
"I don't know about that. My maid Tally loves doing dishes." Zelda said smiling
"Really! That's weird…No offense!" Link said startled by what he'd just said.
Zelda giggled "none taken. It is a bit odd."
"So tell me about your life at the Palace." Link said
"Okay…well my father is pretty much a clueless idiot who's really not fit to run a kingdom. Salus was my teacher and he's pure evil personified. My mother is vain and annoying. Tally is one of the sweetest girls you'll ever meet. She's eight-years-old and stated working for us when she was six because her parents died and the orphanage was to full to take her. She has light brown hair that falls just above her shoulders and bright blue eyes. She always wears a light brown dress with a dark brown corset over top"(A/N I don't know what it's called sorry. If you go to then go down to ocarina of time part one, then go to chapter three, page four there is a picture of Tally. The picture is actually of Zelda but it's how I imagine Tally. There are some differences like the dress is more plain but basically that's it.) Zelda said.
"You must really like her." Link said
"Yeah she's the best." Zelda answered
"You'll have to go back soon wont you?" Link asked with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
"You don't have to send me backyou know." Zelda said suggestively.
"Yes I do, unless there's something you're not telling me." Link said raising an eyebrow
"There isn't," Zelda said with her eyes downcast.
"Okay Dad I'm done, happy!?" Naja said entering the room
"Very," said Link smiling, putting down his sword, walking over to Naja and ruffling her hair. Naja glared at him.
Zelda laughed, "Well I'm done with the dishes, finally, who would've thought that three people could use so many dishes?" Zelda said jokingly, their earlier conversation forgotten.
"Not me that's for sure." Link added.
"Who knows we might have to get rid of Naja." Zelda said, trying to hold back laughter…and failing.
"Hey!" Naja shouted. Then they all burst out laughing.
That night as Naja slept and Zelda tried to sleep, Link silently crept out of the house.
When Zelda opened her eyes and noticed that Link was gone she carefully swung her feet out of bed and stood slowly so as not to irritate her wound. She then proceeded to walk, for the most part, normally out of the house. It had rained earlier that day so the ground was muddy and Link had left footprints in the mud. Carefully lifting the skirt of the white nightgown Link had brought her from Kakariko village. The night air was cold and it raised Goosebumps on her bare arms.
After fallowing his footprints for a time Zelda saw him standing on a hilltop with his face directed towards the stars.
"Link." Zelda called from the bottom of the hill, "what are you doing?"
"Looking at the stars, why do you ask?" Link replied.
"I don't know. I woke up and you were gone, well I didn't really wake up because I wasn't asleep but-"
"Would you like to look with me?" Link interrupted.
"Um, yes I suppose." She said walking up the hill to stand beside Link, "I've never done this you know."
"Done what, looked at the stars?" Link asked
"Yeah." Zelda replied. They stood in silence for a time until.
"You lied to me. Earlier today, when I asked if there was something you weren't telling me." It wasn't a question it was a statement.
"Yes…I'm sorry," She said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"Don't apologise. Tell me the truth." Link said
"I-I don't know if I can." She said.
"Yes you can, you can tell me anything," Link told
"Alright…do you remember the man Salus I told you about who was my teacher? Well he used to beat me if I did something wrong which wouldn't have been so bad but It didn't stop there. As time went on he started beating me more and more until he was doing it at least once a day. But even then it wasn't enough. I think he just needed to see me suffer. When I was fourteen he tried to rape me. He almost did but I managed to get away at the last moment. That's something I've never told anyone before." She said.
"I see." Said Link
"Are you still going to make me go back?" Zelda asked.
"Of course not." Link turned his head to look at Zelda, "I think I was almost hoping for something like this…Not because I want to see you hurt! Actually it's quite the opposite. I just didn't want you to go." Link confessed.
"What!" Zelda asked whipping her body around to face Link.
"I didn't want you to go," Link said turning his whole body to face Zelda and putting his hands on her shoulders "I don't know if what I feel is Love or not but I know that I care for you as more then a friend." Zelda was shocked. "Zelda," Link continued "When I'm near you I well I'm not sure how to describe it it's like-"
"Like your heart beats faster and you can't breath but you like it and you can't even imagine being without that person." Zelda said.
"Exactly how did you know?" Link asked.
"I feel the same way you dolt." Zelda told him.
"Oh." Link replied lamely.
They stared into each other's eyes for a time until Zelda rapped her arms around Link's neck and Link rapped his arms around her waist.
They continued to stand like that for a while. Than Zelda raised her head and Link looked down at her. Slowly their faces got closer until their lips touched in the sweetest kiss anyone has ever experienced, and the moment their lips touched the sun rose.
When they pulled away they realised that Naja would be waking up and they needed to explain some things. They also realised that Link couldn't sleep on a chair forever and needed to get over his hesitant-ness.
So for now their mutual feelings of love were left un-said though they had both realised that what they felt for each other was love.
Yay for fluff! And symbolism! Sorry I haven't updated for so long but I have been CRAZY busy. Thank you to all who reviewed even though not enough of you have. I'm not going to beg for reviews but I really would like at least two reviews for this chapter. Also for those who have read my profile recently and care this was written by SM1 okay that's it