Disclaimer: I only own Madrid... sadness. And i mean my character, not that city in Spain.

We got home that night at around ten thirty. It was a typical girl's night out. We went shopping; we ate at a fancy restaurant, and then went to a movie because Madrid really wanted to see some movie about werewolves and vampires. There were a few scenes that were really romantic and it was uncomfortable for me. I kept peeking at Zelda next to me begging myself not to do anything stupid that I would regret. I finally had to tuck my hands under my thighs to prevent any outbursts.

When I stumbled into my apartment that night, I went straight to my room and got in bed. I closed my eyes and drifted into a peaceful slumber…just kidding. I couldn't get to sleep for the life of me. I finally gave up and lay there, thinking about all the things I learned. Zelda was perfect. She was kind, funny, beautiful, playful, willing, curious, and almost everything I wish I was. But somehow, she was also just like me. She was shy and awkward sometimes, and I couldn't figure her out. I think she's just as self-conscious as I am if not more because of all the pressure being put on her as the Twilight Princess. I feel the same pain she does, know the same things she does, and I solve things with my heart and care about what I do, just like her. No wonder I can't get her out of my head. I realized while I was laying there that I, even though I was a girl as well, and even though I was socially awkward and shy, and even though I might be shamed upon, truly love Zelda with all my heart. I knew now that I couldn't give up on her, I had to be with her.

The next morning came too quickly; I was still laying there, thinking about things. I must've lost track of time and stayed up all night. This wasn't too unusual for me. It's happened to me a few times before, usually the night or a few nights before a big mission. I'd just get so paranoid about all the possible things that could happen to me and I wouldn't be able to sleep. I got out of bed once the sun was visible through the window. I needed a shower.

I followed my daily routine and then headed to my room to pick out my zero suit of the day. When we went shopping last night, I mainly stood by. I didn't buy anything and I obviously didn't try on anything because I don't wear underwear. I dried myself completely and pulled on my green suit. I had breakfast and again found myself bored. I looked through a travel book I had brought with me. There didn't seem to be anything fun to do. I decided to go talk to Madrid.

I took the elevator to the bottom floor and stepped off. I walked around the corner by her desk and saw her, looking tired, working on the computer. She was facing the other way, towards the computer behind her desk. I stepped up to her desk and hesitantly rang the bell.

She jumped a little and turned around quickly.

"Oh! Samus! You scared me!" she said, laughing after. I laughed a little too.

"Sorry." I said, smiling. "I'm bored."

"Me too, I have to look over everyone's payment rolls and find out who needs to pay for rent." She sounded tired too.

"You look so tired today." I said, trying to say it nicely.

"Oh I know, I have to get to bed at 9 o'clock or I'm a mess the next day." She said, a smile returning to her face. "When did you get to bed last night?"

"I didn't really sleep last night." I stated.

"At all?" she sounded amazed. I shook my head.

"That's not good for you, you're young, and you should get as much sleep as possible." She almost sounded like she was lecturing me. I smiled when I thought that. She noticed.

"What are you smiling at?" she said, she looked almost as cute as Zelda, almost.

"Nothing, you just sounded like a grown-up." I teased her.

"I am a grown-up." She said, with that cute expression again. I let that fly over my head and dropped the conversation.

"So how often do you see Zelda?" I asked, acting as casual as possible.

"About once a week; the castle isn't too far from here." She said, looking back at her computer screen.

"Oh." I cursed at my self after I said it because my disappointment was obvious by my tone. She, as expected, caught my disappointment.

"I'm sure you could call her and go up there or something. She really likes you." Madrid replied, looking back at me for a second. My mind wandered as I mistakenly took what she said the wrong way, and then realized my error.

"Maybe I will sometime. Hey, Madrid, can I ask you something kind of personal?" I asked.

"Sure." She smiled at me.

"How come you don't live at the castle with Zelda?" I asked, truly wondering.

"Oh, well, it's kind of a long story, but I'll tell you anyway." I listened. "About two years ago our parents died. I was next in line for the throne. I thought I wanted it, but I soon realized all the hard work involved, and I really didn't want to get into all that. And I knew Zelda wanted the crown very badly. So, for her birthday that year, I placed the crown on her head and gave her my blessing. She was so excited. Everything was fine after that, except for one thing. Zelda and I are sisters." She laughed a little. "We tried doing everything together, and we ended up fighting over everything to. So one day I told her I was moving out. I left the castle and started living here. The owner of this place didn't have any family, and I was his best friend, but he died last year and in his will he left this whole building to me to keep running." She said the last part firmly. I could tell she felt very strongly for this man, and how she felt it was her duty to keep the apartment building up and running.

"That was nice of him." I said. Her story was very interesting, and it helped me understand even more about Zelda.

"Yeah, oh do you want Zelda's number?" She asked, pulling out paper pads.

"Yes please." I said, smiling. I took the small piece of paper after she wrote down the number.

"You should call her, like, now." Madrid said.

"Are you sure? She won't be busy or anything?" I asked. I was nervous to call.

"Of course not, she has her servants do most of the work." Madrid said, laughing a little. She gave me the phone on her desk. I laughed back and took it from her. My heart was pounding as I dialed the number. I almost forgot to put the phone to my ear when I was done dialing. It rang twice before I heard a man answer.

"Hello this is Twilight castle on Hyrule road. May I ask whose calling?"

"Um, Samus Aran, may I speak with Princess Zelda please?" I asked kindly.

"Right away Miss Aran, one moment please." I heard him set down the phone and in the background I very faintly heard "Madame, Miss Samus Aran wishes to speak with you." Zelda was on the phone two seconds after that.

"Samus?" I heard her ask.

"Hey." I said, simply.

"Hi! Did May give you the number?"

"Yup. I was wondering if you wanted to hang out or something."

"Absolutely, oh, but I have some things to do. Well, you could come over here and I could show you the castle while I work. Sound good?" I could imagine her bubbling over with excitement.

"Sounds perfect." I said.

"I'll send someone to get you right away." She said ecstatically. I was excited as well.

"Okay, see you soon." I said. I just barely caught myself from saying "I love you, bye."

"Bye." She hung up.

I couldn't wait to see the castle. I've never been in a real-life castle. I knew that I needed to take this opportunity to get to know Zelda more, if I was really going to tell her how I feel one day. I sat in the lobby, anxiously waiting for the car to get here.

AN: Haha! Yes! No six month waiting period! I'm still sorry about that for those of you reading. I'm getting some reviews, and I'm really excited about that, and i really appreciate it from those of you who write them. It's helping me get better at writing, and it makes this whole process of reviewing and submitting go so much faster.