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Chapter 15

Link

Tomorrow was the dance. I had this embarrassingly giddy feeling in my stomach at the thought of it. Plus, I'd be there with the most beautiful girl on campus. Maybe tomorrow night, after the party, would be an ideal time…

It had been a couple of days since Zelda and I had been in my dorm room and she'd actually asked me to… make love to her. I had been waiting for her to be ready, but at that moment, I had no idea how to react. It just didn't feel right; all of the stuff she was going through… I didn't want it ruined by all of that. I wanted it to be special.

So maybe tomorrow. We'll be having a good time, she won't be thinking about all the crap that's been happening. Everything will be okay. And I wanted to make everything special for her.

"What's with that dopey grin you been wearing all day?" Mikau's voice pulled me from my thoughts and I glanced over at him, playfully rolling my eyes.

"None of your business." I said and he laughed.

"That's okay. Whenever you look like that, most of the time I already know what's on your mind." Mikau smirked and I think I might have blushed a little.

We were hanging out at our dorm again. We had already gotten what we were going to wear for the dance. The girls had left earlier today to go shopping, so naturally, they hadn't returned. Despite it being about three hours since they'd gone.

"So, you're going with Ruto, right?" I asked, my turn to flash him a knowing smirk now.

His aqua skin was tainted crimson. "Yes, I am." He stuck his tongue out at me, switching the channel when a lame chick-flick came on.

I laughed. "Don't have to be all defensive. That's cool."

Mikau shrugged a little. "Yeah, I guess it is." He seemed so nonchalant, but I could tell that Ruto and the dance meant more to him than he was letting on. We both startled as a light knock on the door sounded.

Mikau stood and pulled it open. "Ah, you've decided to return!" There were scattered giggles as the girls filed into the room, followed by Darunia.

I quirked an eyebrow. "You girls aren't weighed down with a gajillion bags."

"We dropped them at my dorm." Saria answered softly with a smile. I turned my head to the side a bit when I caught someone approaching me out of my peripheral.

"Hello, there." I grinned, pulling Zelda to me by her waist.

She laughed lightly, wrapping her arms around my neck. "Hi." She mumbled, giving me a quick peck on the lips.

"Get a room!" Mikau teased and I snatched up a pillow from the sofa and chucked it at his head. He ducked just in time and I debated throwing another one when Zelda laced her fingers through mine.

"Be nice." She giggled.

"He started it." I grumbled. Mikau snorted.

Light conversation filled the room and I turned my full attention on Zelda. "So you ready for tomorrow?"

Zelda looked up at me, red blossoming beautifully in her cheeks. "Of course."

"What dress did you get?"

"It's a surprise!"

"I won't tell anyone."

Zelda laughed, playfully smacking my chest and I caught her hand, holding it there. Her eyes lifted to mine and I laid a soft kiss on her lips.

"I love you." Zelda whispered with a genuine smile.

"And I love you."

…

Zelda

On the night of the dance, I was now thoroughly nervous. I'd never actually… been to a dance before. My dad had never allowed me to, claiming it was just a waste of time. Plus, I was going with Link!

I exhaled a slow breath.

"You alright?" Malon asked from behind me, pulling stands of my hair back to add to the braid she was creating.

"Oh, yes. Just… nervous. But I'm excited."

"It'll be fun." Malon smiled, patting me on the shoulders. "All done!"

I stood and looked in the small mirror she had perched against her wall. The elaborate braids on either side of my head trailed back until they were seen no more, the rest of my hair falling over my shoulders. Apparently, Link loved my hair down, but Malon wanted to add just a little to it.

"It looks great, thank you." I turned and gave her a grateful smile. She beamed.

"No problem! You look gorgeous! Now go put your dress on." She ordered.

I laughed softly and nodded, heading into the other room where she had hung my dress up. Lowering it from the hook, I carefully pulled the zipper down and removed it from the plastic bag it was in. I slipped into Malon's room while she was doing her own hair in the bathroom and donned the dress.

It fit perfectly and flowed all the way down to my feet. I grabbed the shoes I was going to wear and strapped them on, gaining about an inch in height due to the slight heel. I shook my hands out, pulling in a deep breath. Tonight would be good. No, it would be great! I smiled at the mirror and inspected the dress, fixing it in some places. All set.

…

Eventually, all of the girls had converged at Malon's dorm and were waiting patiently for their dates. It was a little intimidating – everyone looked so nice. I smoothed my hands down the front of my dress, turning my head at the knock on the door. Midna jumped up to answer it, revealing the guys standing there a bit awkwardly.

"Ladies." Mikau greeted in his confident tone, lifting an eyebrow at everyone. Ruto rolled her eyes fondly and went outside with him. They all looked like a very attractive, well-kept gang. I laughed softly to myself, my eyes immediately finding Link. I joined him outside, grinning brightly. I seemed to be unable to stop smiling.

"You look very handsome." I said in a playful tone. Link caught my hand in his and brought it up to brush his lips across my knuckles.

"And you look amazing beautiful." He mumbled and I blushed. Link smiled, the bright smile that caused butterflies to flutter in my stomach. The smile he always had turned on me.

"Shall we?"

I nodded eagerly and he laced his fingers with mine as we followed everyone else to the auditorium. Link kept glancing over at me, his eyes roaming down the length of my dress and something enticing in his gaze. I shivered and it had nothing to do with the cold.

We finally entered the auditorium and it was already completely packed with people dancing, leaning against walls and talking, or making out in what they probably thought were inconspicuous corners of the room.

Link scanned the room, and then leaned closer to me to be heard over the pounding music. "Would you like a drink?"

I nodded and he lead me over to the snack table. He and his friends were supposed to perform at some point during the night. We maneuvered ourselves past gyrating bodies and eventually made it to where the punch was. Link poured me some.

"Enjoy it now. It'll be spiked before the hour's passed." He chuckled.

"Oh." I raised my eyebrows, scanning the rest of the room and catching glimpses of some of my friends. I did a double take when a familiar face had caught sight of me. I sighed, unconsciously scooting closer to Link.

He glanced at me. "What is it?" He asked, noting my body language.

"I have no desire to deal with Ganon tonight." I said. Link glanced around until he spotted who I was talking about. He frowned, turning back to me.

"He won't bother you."

I nodded, pushing Ganon from my mind. Link and I talked about anything and everything that crossed our minds and I was actually having a really great time. A slower song came on then and Link gazed at me with such an intense look, I think my knees shook a little.

"Dance with me?" He held out his hand with an inviting smile. I giggled softly.

"How could I refuse?" I laid my hand on his and we stepped out onto the dance floor among the other couples wrapped up in each other and swaying to the music.

Link

My hands found Zelda's waist and her arms looped around my neck. I looked down at her and fully acknowledged just how lucky I was to be here with here. And that she was mine. I smiled, resting my forehead against hers as we moved to the flowing music. She breathed out a content sigh and I held her closer.

"Thank you, Link." Zelda mumbled, tightening her arms around me. She peered into my eyes with a piercing look full of emotion.

I furrowed my brow a little. "For what?" I asked, genuinely confused.

"Just…" Zelda gave a little shrug, smiling. "For being you."

My expression softened and I brought a hand up to gently sweep her hair behind her shoulder. I was no longer aware of the other people in the room; all I saw was her. She was the only one that mattered. My fingers grazed the curve of her neck and she unconsciously licked her lips. My breath caught a little. I loved when she did that. And I think she knew it.

Zelda gently bit her lip, gazing up at me, a barely there smile teasing the corners of her mouth. Dammit. Just a couple more hours and I could do a whole lot more without the weariness of several witnesses. I settled for lowering my mouth to hers and she sank into it, as she always did. Holding her tighter, I kissed her slowly and meaningfully. Zelda cupped the back of my neck and pulled me in closer, not that I was complaining.

I pulled back before I could get carried away, inhaling deeply to calm myself. Zelda had a cute flush that spread all the way to her neck and I laughed. There was a sudden tap on my shoulder and I looked back to see Ganon standing there.

"May I cut in?" Ganon asked. He must be joking.

"You're kidding, right?" I scoffed, not even thinking as I moved a bit more in front of Zelda.

"Ganon, just go away." Zelda said, an almost pleading note in her voice.

He stood there, taking a swig from a flask he must have brought with him, and eyed us. After about a minute of simply standing, he pursed his lips and shrugged.

"Right then." He said and moved on. I looked after him, confused, and not at all buying his easy surrender.

"That was…" Zelda just shook her head, not even finishing.

"Just ignore him." I said as I turned back to her. She had a worried crease between her eyebrows and I smoothed my hands down her arms, gently squeezing to comfort her. "Hey, it's alright."

Zelda looked up at me and nodded, that smile returning to her face. "Right, sorry." She inhaled and exhaled steadily, going up on her tip toes to kiss the tip of my nose. "Ignoring him." She stated, grinning.

I chuckled. "Good."

Suddenly, different music started up and Zelda swiveled her head toward the source. "Hey, isn't that your band?" She asked, turning back to me.

I nodded, looking at them then back to her. "Yeah, I told them to go ahead and play without me. We've still got the end of the year show."

"But why?"

"Because I told Mikau that I had absolutely no intention to leave your side tonight. I wanted to spend it all with you and he completely agreed."

Zelda's face softened. "You sure you're okay with that? I don't want to take that away from you."

"I am more than okay." I told her, smiling.

She looked skeptical for a moment, then finally smiled back. "Hm. Okay then. Thank you." Her grin widened.

I watched her; the beautiful color of her eyes, the gentle slope of her neck, the curves of her hips. Zelda flushed under the intensity of my stare and I noticed her breath increasing slightly. She was going to drive me crazy.

"You want to get out of here?" I asked. Something dark and deep was in her eyes as she looked right back at me and nodded. Grabbing her hand, I slipped outside with her and the cool night air was a refreshing sensation against the heat of my skin. There was surprisingly nobody in the immediate area and I tenderly pulled her to the side, into the shadows of the auditorium building. Pressing her back into the wall gently, I pressed a deep kiss to her lips and she responded deliciously, sweeping her tongue across my lower lip.

I just barely contained a groan, curving a hand over her thigh and she gasped, tipping her head back just a little. I took advantage of the exposure of her neck and dragged my lips down her throat. Her fingers curled in my hair. The fingers of her other hand dipped scandalously low and I groaned deeply.

"Zelda…" I breathed against her jaw.

"Your dorm?" She gasped out.

I simply nodded, reluctantly pulling away from her and tugging her after me. It literally took every shred of self-control within me – which at this point wasn't much – to lead her all the way back to my dorm without stopping to just touch her.

Pushing the door open a bit loudly, she practically jumped inside after me and had her arms around me again, her lips on mine before I had nudged the door closed again. Then she was up against it, echoing our position at the side of the auditorium building. And my hands were everywhere – I couldn't seem to get enough of her; I wanted to touch her everywhere. My lips were on her collarbone, bare because of the dip in her neckline. She murmured my name, fingers curled into the front of my dress shirt.

Zelda pushed the jacket from my shoulders, tossing it somewhere and immediately starting to work at the buttons on my shirt.

I managed to hike up the long skirt of her dress, craving more skin contact as my fingertips trailed up the side of her thigh. She hitched her leg up on my hip and I groaned at the friction; urging closer, my arousal pressed against her core and I heard a soft whimper escape her parted lips.

Zelda had managed to remove my shirt as well and the feeling of her hands against my bare skin caused warmth in my skin. My blood burned, tingling at every place where she made contact.

I brought my mouth back up to hers, tugging at her lower lip with my teeth and pulling another soft moan from her. I wanted her – needed her – so badly. The desire to feel her body against mine, nothing but skin, was threatening to completely overwhelm me.

Before I knew what was happening, I was bringing her with me as I made my way to my room. I kept her in my arms, not daring to let go for even a second. We collapsed onto my bed together. She was above me, looking down at me with such an intensely passionate expression it took my breath away. Then she dropped her lips to my chest and I exhaled shakily, my eyes falling closed involuntarily.

Zelda peppered light kisses down my torso, teasingly light. She ventured dangerously close to the waistband of my pants, and then returned to my lips. I kissed her back deeply, trying to convey everything I felt for her into that kiss.

Curving my hands around to her back, I lowered the zipper as far as it would go. Zelda sat up to help as I eventually got the dress over her head. My eyes took in her body, now only wearing her bra and underwear. I ran my hands over the curve of her hips, fingers digging into her thighs. Zelda tipped her head back with a breathy moan, bracing her hands against my chest as she rolled her hips against mine. My skin was on fire, pleasure scorching through my veins. She rocked her hips again and I saw spots; I squeezed my eyes shut, hands gripping her hips and pulling them closer.

"Oh, goddesses, Zelda!" I gasped loudly, involuntarily bucking my hips against hers. I heard a soft cry from her at the unexpected pressure.

Quickly switching our positions, I held myself over her, continuing the movement of my hips against hers. I nipped at her lip, kissed her neck, brushed the tip of my nose along her jaw, my breath caressing her shoulder as I lowered my mouth to her chest. I ran the tip of my tongue over the strip of flesh just above the top of her bra.

"Link, Link…" Zelda shivered, hand at the back of my head to hold me there. I maneuvered my hands under her, sliding the hook out of the clasp. I lifted the obstructing garment off of her, dipping my hand to hook a finger in the hem of her underwear.

She yanked open the front of my pants, pulling them off as fast as she could. I looked down at her, my eyes roaming over every single dip and curve of her body.

"You're so beautiful." I groaned, the sight of her causing a physical ache in my chest. I couldn't believe she loved me. "And you're mine." I whispered into her neck. Goosebumps appeared on her skin and I felt her nod.

"Only yours." She breathed and I dragged her underwear down with deliberate slowness, causing her to squirm in anticipation. She responded with removing mine in the same fashion, both of us eventually completely bare. I lowered the length of my body against hers, finally feeling all of her skin against mine. Warmth radiated from her and she wrapped her legs around my waist.

I pulled in a shaky breath and gazed down at her steadily. "Zelda… are you still okay?"

Zelda wrapped her arms around my neck as well. "Link, I love you so much. I trust you, please…" Her voice trailed off into a soft pleading note and I practically trembled from arousal. Her legs spread a little wider and I shifted a little closer, keeping my eyes on hers as I rocked my hips into her.

Zelda

He suddenly rolled his hips into mine and I cried out, breaking eye contact as my neck arched. I heard a soft, almost surprised grunt from Link. He stayed still for a few seconds. I panted, looking at him again and once I regained eye contact, he moved again. A long moan was drawn from my throat and my legs tightened around his waist, pulling him in deeper. Link pressed his lips together as he took up a constant rhythmic motion. Moving my hips along with his, he growled out a deep moan. I felt the tautness of the sheets as his fingers curled in them, arms braced.

"Goddesses, Zelda…" Link murmured tightly, lips hovering over my jaw, near my ear. "You feel incredible."

Hearing those words and the tone of his voice caused my eyes to flutter closed and another moan to escape. His own sounds of pleasure mixed with mine and soon his rhythm increased, contributing to turning my mere moans into full-on cries.

I was hyperaware of everywhere his skin touched, his hips connecting with mine with every deep thrust. I couldn't have imagined this any better than it was. I'd never felt so safe with someone in this situation, so comforted and warm. Though his thrusts turned harder, Link somehow retained a gentleness and that pushed me closer to the edge faster than anything ever had.

Link's quick breaths were puffed against the skin of my collarbone, warm and increasing by the second. My body trembled with the built up pleasure and I knew then that I was dangerously close. From the tension in Link's body, I could tell that he probably was too.

My back arched a bit off the bed and I gasped out a broken cry. "Link - oh goddesses – I'm so close." I bit my lip, fingers digging into his back and body tightening. He groaned.

"Me too." He mumbled sharply. His mouth was on mine again, just in time as my world shattered and my back arched completely, swallowing my cries as I tipped over the edge. He sped up, his lips almost coming off mine as a drawn out groan signaled his own release.

He yelled as a last long, deep thrust shook him, our exclaimed names mingling in the otherwise silent room. I felt the warmth, the unbelievable comfort of him inside of me. The waves of pleasure subsided and his quivering body rested against mine, both of us spent.

Link managed to roll onto his side, an arm still around me. He was pulling in deep breaths as I was. I exhaled slowly, closing my eyes. When I opened them again, I glanced over at him. A flash of concern went over his expression and he reached forward to gingerly touch my cheek with his fingertips, When he pulled them away, I became aware of the wetness. A bit embarrassed, I wiped the tears away from my skin.

"Are you okay? Did I do something wrong?" My heart squeezed at the concern in his tone.

I shifted closer, my head resting on his chest. "No, Link, you… that's just it – you did everything right." I sniffled, glad that it was possible to seek such comfort and safety in someone's arms.

Link seemed to understand what I was getting at and his arms were tightening around me, touching a kiss to the side of my head.

"Zelda, I love you." He told me, the sincerity painting his voice beautifully.

I lifted my head and looked at him, brushing my fingers along the side of his face. "I know. Thank you." I whispered, leaning my forehead against his. "I love you."

Link smiled, fingers combing through my hair as I laid my head against his chest again. His breathing became deep and even and I smiled to myself. I absently traced shapes on his bare stomach until I also drifted off into sleep, more content than I'd ever been.

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