Zelda knocked happily on Leah's door awaiting an answer eagerly. Spring had returned to the Valley bringing beautiful blue skies and green grass with it. The petals of flowers would blow in the wind and fill the air, creating a magical atmosphere in the forest. Animals had come out of hiding and were back running around and scurrying through bushes. Leah's art show was in a few days and the blonde was excited to see her girlfriend's hard work pay off. Leah opened the door and smiled brightly when she realised it was Zelda.

"Hey, what's got you so happy?" Leah said noticing the blonde's smile was a little bigger than usual.

"I've got some exciting news." Zelda said happily. "Can I come in?"

"Nope." Leah said stepping out and closing the door behind her, careful to not let Zelda see anything inside.

"Aww come on!"

"Nice try Zel but all my finished projects are in there and like I already said, I want them to be a surprise."

"Don't I get a sneak peak? You know, special girlfriend pillages?" Zelda said getting close to Leah and giving her a kiss, hoping it would persuade her.

"Not this time."

"Fine but I really do have exciting news." Zelda said giving up.

"Let's go for a walk then and you can tell me." Leah said offering the blonde her hand.

Zelda happily took the artist's hand and the two walked into the forest together. The two walked until they reached the side of a lake, with a large familiar tree near by. Taking a seat under the tree, Leah looked at the blonde lovingly. This had to be the pairs favourite spot in the forest. Other than the fact that it was a beautifully spot with a perfect amount of shade, it was also the place they had first met. The two loved to take walks and hang out under the tree, spending time with each other whenever they could.

"So what's the big news?" Leah asked.

"Oh right!" Zelda said, remembering. "Here read this." The blonde handed over a letter she had received in the mail.

Leah read the letter carefully, her eyes widening as she did.

'Dear Miss Hyrule

We are writing to inform you that we will be featuring you and your farm in an upcoming piece about new farmers and their how they adapt to country life. We are very impressed with your quick progress and would like to send a reporter over for a quick interview. Please give us a call on the number provided if your interested.

-The Puffington Post'

"Wow, Zelda this is incredible!" Leah shouted, pulling her girlfriend in for a hug. "I'm so proud of you!"

"It's pretty crazy right?" Zelda laughed taking in the artist's affection.

"It's not crazy, you've worked really hard and your farm has come a long way." Leah said giving the blonde a quick kiss. "You deserve some recognition."

"Thanks" Zelda giggled smiling shyly as Leah unleashed an assault of tiny kisses on her face. "All your hard work is about to pay off too, with the art show just around the corner."

"I wanted to talk to you about the art show actually." Leah said a little hesitantly.

"Whats up?"

"Well…" Leah said nervously. "I have this speech planned… and in it I say thank you to everyone who helped me… and I know it would be kinda scary...but I was hoping I could say thank you to... my girlfriend."

Zelda backed away from Leah in shock, surprised that the artist was suggesting that the two come out together. Leah looked extremely worried as Zelda backed away, fearing that she may have scared Zelda off.

"I don't know…" Zelda said shyly unable to look the artist in the eye.

"Think about the people who already know, Penny and Abigail, they've been nothing but supportive. I'm sure that the rest of the town will also be."

"Do you?" Zelda said sadly. "Predicting a town's reaction based off of two people doesn't sound very logical."

"I know you're scared." Leah said closing the distance between the two and placing her hands on the blonde's shoulders. "I scared too. You're the first girl I've ever loved, I never even new I was bi until I met you. I'm nervous about everyone finding out as much as you are but I've been living here for almost three years now and I know that this town loves all of its residents, no matter who they are and I think you do too."

"Yea I guess I've know for a while now that everyone in town would probably be ok with who I am… but...It won't be just the town, there will be strangers from other villages as well. If we do this then we'll be officially out, no hiding or take backs. If we do this then we're out for good."

"As scared as I am, I'm willing to take that risk." Leah said confidently with a smile, wrapping her arms around the blonde.

Leah quickly pulled the blonde into her lap so that the artist was now cradling the blonde lovingly.

"I admire your confidence, but you've never had to endure any negativity about your sexuality before."

"Maybe you're right but I went through some of my own hardships you know." Leah said with a compassionate smile.

"Like what?" Zelda asked curiously, looking up at her.

"Well back in highschool I used to date… a lot." Leah said scratching the back of her head nervously. "I was kind of finding myself at the time and because I was so self conscious about my passion for art I kinda fell for any guy who was willing to give me a compliment, even if they were total jerks. Pretty pathetic right?"

"No, I don't think so." Zelda said softly.

Leah was actually surprised to hear this, from the look on Zelda's face she could the blonde was being serious. Leah could tell that even her parents were a little disappointed and worried about her at the time although they tried to hide it, she didn't blame them. looking back at her younger self, Leah could understand how her actions could be perceived as immature.

"Really? Cause you'ed be the first." Leah said with a nervous chuckle. "I was kinda known as the school slut."

"I understand what it's like…" Zelda said softly. "To have low self esteem and to fall for someone because of it."

"You do?" Leah asked a little hopefully, she had never spoken to someone who had truly understood how she felt at the time.

"In my high school there was a group of girl's popular girls who used to pick on me a lot." Zelda said sadly. "They were almost like a gang and their leader, Jennifer really had it out for me. They were the ones who used to shove me into lockers all the time."

Zelda could tell that Leah was getting upset, a lot like how Abigail had reacted when hearing about her high school bullies.

"One day a really pretty girl transferred to our school." Zelda continued. "I quickly developed a crush on her but I didn't think much of it, it wasn't the first time I had crushed on someone in school. Considering my social status of being the local loser I was surprised when she actually started talking to me one day. She walked up to me after class and said I looked cute and if I would go out with her sometime. She kept complimenting me… and it felt really good, you know? I was so overjoyed that a girl I liked was actually asking me out so I blindly accepted." Zelda let out a large sigh. "I should have seen it coming, I barely new anything about her."

"Seen what coming?" Leah asked worriedly, already getting the sense that the blonde's story was about to take the turn for the worse.

"My best friend even tried to warn me about her, he said he didn't have a good feeling about her and that I shouldn't trust her. Although I was to excited to see reason. Before the new girl asked me out I was seriously starting to worry I would be alone forever. I spent all morning getting ready and trying on outfits, I was so excited to go on my first official date. She took me to the park in the evening were I thought I was going to have my first kiss but…"

Zelda hesitated as she began to cry softly. Leah wasn't sure what to say but she held the blonde closer trying to comfort her the best she could.

"What happened?" Leah asked gently.

"It was a setup. Jennifer and her gang had talked the new girl into helping them pull it off, no doubt for some kind of boost in popularity. They pushed me into the pond and recorded everything. The sent the video to everyone in school."

Leah was so shocked at hearing this she clenched her fists tightly in anger. Her feelings were a mixture of pain at the thought of a heartbroken Zelda and of pure rage towards the people who did this to her. Tears began to flow from her own eyes, Leah wasn't sure if they were from the sadness or the rage but it felt like a mixture of the two.

"Those… BASTARDS!" Leah said holding a sniffing Zelda tightly in her arms. "How could they do something so horrible?"

"It's ok." Zelda said wiping away her tears. "It's the past…"

"NO It's not ok!" Leah said almost shaking with anger. "What they did is unforgivable, and I swear if anyone ever tries to hurt you again I'll beat them to a pulp!"

Zelda was surprised to hear Leah talking like this, she wasn't much of a violent person. However the blonde did notice a sense of protectiveness Leah displayed when she was around her, a trait the blonde felt was extremely sweet.

"Thank you Leah…" Zelda said Placing a hand on the artist cheek, calming her down a little.

"It means a lot to me to hear you say that."

"Well… It means a lot that you told me all this." Leah said wiping her own tears away. "I know you don't like talking much about the past."

"Ever since my experience at high school I've been terrified to come out… but if I'm with you… then I guess no matter what happens I'll be ok." Zelda said with a nervous smile.

"Really?" Leah said surprised.

"Let's do it." Zelda said with a smile, her cheeks still wet from her tears.

The two wrapped each other in a tight hug. Zelda could smell the familiar scent of pine wood on leah's shirt as the artist held her close. Right then and there she felt completely safe, as if nothing on earth could ever hurt her again. Zelda thought for a moment in the embrace of the artist. If they were coming out with their secret, then Zelda might aswell come out with one of her's.

"Why are we going in here?" Leah asked curiously as the blonde led her into the old community center.

"You'll see." The blonde said calmly.

Leah was surprised when she heard Zelda wanted to show her something, especially when she was brought to such a strange location. The blonde led her into the building, closing the old wooden door behind them. Leah was shocked to find the inside held an almost magical atmosphere. Light seeped in through the boarded up windows creating light streams that made the room sparkle and glow. The room should have felt creepy but instead felt peaceful and calm, like it had a life force of its own. The artist noticed a small hut made from branches and leaves in the corner of the room.

"For an old abandoned building it's surprisingly nice in here." Leah said looking around the room.

Zelda nodded with a smile shyly, she was a little nervous about what Leah's reaction was going to be.

"You know if you were anyone else I would be a little nervous about being led to a abandoned building." Leah said with a laugh. "So what is it?"

"This." Zelda said giving a long soft one note whistle that filled the room.

"You wanted to show me your whistle?" Leah said confused before she noticed small apple like creatures begin to appear around the room.

The Junimos appeared out of thin air. Most on the floor but some appeared on shelves, peering down at the two girls with interest. Many ran up to Zelda looking up at her with joy, happy to see her return. Some looked at Leah curiously, wondering who their blonde friend had brought with her.

"Z..Zelda…" Leah stuttered in shock. "What are these things?"

"Don't be scared." Zelda said letting one climb onto her hand so she could pick it up. "They won't hurt you."

Leah relaxed as she saw how friendly the creatures were being, bending down she took a closer look at one. The artist gently poked one and was surprised to find that the creature seemed to enjoy it, making sounds that she could only guess were laughter.

"What are these things?" Leah repeated, a lot more relaxed this time then before.

"Their called the Junimos." Zelda said calmly,taking a seat on the floor to get closer to them. "Their forest spirits."

"Forest spirits? Really?"

"Yea, Lewis was showing me the old place when they appeared to me." Zelda explained. "Me and Abigail have been helping them in secret."

"Helping them?" Leah asked.

"They ask for stuff, mainly crops and fruit but every now and then we get a weird request."

Leah looked a Zelda with amazement, watching her lovingly play with spirits as if they were small children. She was shocked she was actually in a room with spirits that her girlfriend took care of.

"So do they speak to you? Can you understand them?" Leah asked joining the blonde on the ground, letting the spirits move closer to her as well.

"No, they leave messages in books." Zelda said pointing at a strange looking book across the room. "You're taking this much better than I thought you would."

"Well there's a little piece of me thinking this is all a dream but… I've always believed in spirits, I just never believed I would see one in my lifetime. Or that my girlfriend would be a secret spirit caretaker."

"I'm sorry I kept it a secret for so long but I wasn't sure exactly how to break it to you."

"Don't be, I totally get why'd you keep this a secret. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"Well...I am training with a wizard." Zelda said hesitantly.

"What!" Leah said, once again stunned. "I didn't expect that! You now magic?" She asked excitedly.

"No! not really." Zelda said blushing shyly. "I'm still learning, I can't do anything that impressive."

"Come on! Show me something."

"Uh…" Zelda said scanning the room for a small item, finally seeing an old doorknob resting on the ground. "Ok see that Doorknob over there." She said pointing across the room."

Holding her hand out and focusing Zelda called the doorknob over. Leah watched in awe as the doorknob slowly rose and began to gently float over towards the two. Zelda still hadn't full mastered the skill and was trying her best to keep it in the air. Half way on its journey Zelda got too tired to keep it going and let it drop to the ground with a large thump.

"Sorry. It's still pretty difficult." Zelda said shyly.

"This incredible! I'm dating a superhero!" Leah shouted excitedly.

"I wouldn't say that…" Zelda blushed.

"No way, you're incredible and you should know it." Leah said wrapping the blonde in a hug.

"I'm glad I can share this part of my life with you now." The blonde said leaning into her girlfriend and kissing her.

"We better be careful in here." Leah giggled. "Don't forget that we have an audience."

Zelda blushed as she remembered the many Junimo watching them curiously.

-Authors Notes-

Hey guys I know its been a while but life has a way of interrupting my 'Writing Time'. Not to mention my attempt at a new project. A couple of things I wanted to say about the chapter here:

Many of you probably weren't expecting a small dive into Zelda's past like that but I thought it was important to show why she was so scared to come out in the first place, showing some of her emotional growth as well. Coming to the decision to come out takes guts, especially for Zelda and I think this was a great moment of bonding between the two. I know the 'in-game' Leah say's she hates violence but I think that when push comes to shove Leah is very protective of the people she cares about. (As seen in her last cut scene.) Besides I really like the idea of Leah being really overprotective of her girlfriend. :D

Another thing I just wanted to quickly talk about is my approach to the Junimos. I know their kind of all seeing forrest spirits but with their design I always think of the soot gremlins from spirited away. This is why I always try to write them with that kinda of childish charm. I compare them to a civilisation of childlike spirits a lot which I think the game should do more. (Quick rant her for no reason.) When you complete a room in the community center I love how the Junimo fallows you around like your now friends, but when you leave and come back he's no longer there!? Why can't I build up a conga line of Junimo's over time that fallow me around every time I visit the community center? Do you know how awesome that would be!? Oh well, thats all from me. Thanks for reading :D