Zelda clinked her glass with Link's and grinned at her friend. "This is going to have to be my last drink."

Link laughed and sipped at the blackberry wine they had gotten a week ago in Catalina. "And why is that?" Link chuckled. "I thought we planned on getting drunk... you know, celebrating the 100th show and what not."

"Yeah, but I have to drive home and this little buzz that I have isn't really safe when driving a motorcycle." Zelda stood, drank a little bit more from her glass, then turned to locate her shoes when she left Link's hand wrap around her waist.

"Or," He whispered into her ear and his lips brushed down her neck. "you could stay here... with me."

Zelda felt her heart quicken as she turned and looked deep into her friend's eyes. "That is an option..."

"Oh, its much more than an option..." Link's mouth barely brushed his friend's when she seized the back of his head and crushed their lips together. His arms pulled her as close as physically possible to him as they deepened the kiss with frantic passion.

Zelda's fingers swept through his hair while her nails raked, lightly, across his scalp. His own had began to slip up and down her back. She pulled away and took a deep breath, feeling dizzy from the alcohol and the contact, while Link moved his mouth to her neck. She gasped and smiled, ignoring the growing anxiety constricting her chest. Zelda turned his head back toward hers to try and lose herself back in his kissing. Link's hand slipped beneath her shirt, trailing lightly over her skin, as his tongue begged entry into her mouth. Zelda shoved him down against the couch and straddled him, kissing him wildly. Link smiled as her pale slender fingers ripped at his shirt. "Anxious?" Zelda didn't answer and instead began to work at his belt. "Zelda, are you okay?" She pressed her mouth against him and drowned out his worries. Zelda brushed away the material restricting her hands roaming his chest and began to grind herself against him. Link groaned and squeezed the soft flesh of her breast which elicited the same noise from her. The t-shirt Zelda was wearing was pulled over her head, giving both a pause to catch their breath, and soon Link's teeth was grazing over the skin now accessible to him... but her nails digging into his shoulder gave him sudden reason to stop.

"I'm so...I'm sorry." Zelda wiped at the tears, angrily, and made the move to kiss Link again when he stopped her.

"Zelda, babe, wait." Link brushed the tears now streaming, freely, down her beautiful face away with his thumb while he cradled her head in his hands. "What's wrong?" She hiccuped. "Did...I...Did I do something wrong?"

"No." Her voice came out a whisper and she pressed a soft kiss against his lips. "No... I... I'm still trying to get over..."

"Jake."

She nodded and a look of shame washed over her. "Yes... I shouldn't feel this way. I shouldn't be af-"

"Zelda Rayne." Her eyes found coblat blues as he squeezed her hands in hers and smiled. "Stop... don't you blame anything on yourself. Okay?" She nodded and Link pressed his forehead to Zelda's. "Now, I think it's time to go to bed."

Zelda nodded and then blushed suddenly. "Link?"

He leaned back against the couch, hands resting on her hips. "Yep?"

Zelda's face crimsoned and she licked her lips then took a breath. "Is that... did you get...?"

"Did I get... what? Hard?" Link laughed and pressed a kiss against Zelda's forhead. "Babe, you've got no idea how long I have wanted you. So, yes, you got me considerably worked up."

"Wow... Link, I'm so so-" She stood up with her face still red but Link held up a hand to stop her.

"Please, stop with the sorries... You know where the blankets are." Link pointed toward a closet "I have to go..." He winked when she covered her face with a smile. "Goodnight, Zelda. See ya in the morning."

"Night, Link."

A few weeks later...

"Today, folks, we have a very special guest... or should I say guests?" A woman with short brown hair, tan skin, blue eyes, and a soft smile stared into the reflection of a camera lens before she turned her gaze onto her audience in the studio. Daisy Sarasland was one of the world's most prominent talkshow hosts and it wasn't just because she was one of the prettiest. The woman had a knack for being able to beat confessions, information, and secrets out of people quicker than a Shiekah could disappear... and she had caught The Legend of Zelda in her grasp. "Your favorite rock band, and mine, The Legend of Zelda!"

Link came out in his usual attire of a green button up shirt with a Triforce shining over his heart, blue jeans, converse, blue stud earrings, and his fingerless gloves. He smiled at Daisy, kissed her cheek as she kissed his, and sat down.

Zelda was dressed in platinum white jeans, a gold and black belt, black heels that made her as tall as Link, her hair was pulled up, Triforce earrings, her grandmother's locket, a solid black halter top, and a miltery-esque steampunk jacket. Saria had a black dress on that was short by a foot in the front, which came up to her mid-thigh, and black open toed boots. Always the one to undress, Darunia had a t-shirt on, blue jeans, his specially made converse. Mido had quit the band only a week ago for he could not handle the stress of rigourous tour that Link had them on. The other three members took their seats next to their singer and all greeted Daisy similarly.

"Saria! I love your dress!" Daisy beamed, envy in her eyes.

"Thanks." The Kokiri smiled. "Designed it myself."

"Its lovely." Daisy gushed, her eyes turning to the band. "So, guys, you've been on the scene for what... two years now? Did you ever think that you'd be this popular?"

Link answered, shrugging, with a smirk. "Well, no. I always thought that we weren't mainstream enough to be listened to by the masses... it really is nice to be wrong sometimes." He laughed.

"Well, I for one am very glad." Daisy smiled while the crowd cheered their similar feelings. "The Legend of Zelda has broke some records I believe... You have the first famous Goron Drummer, a grown up Kokiri keyboardist who's amazing as well, a beautiful and severly talented female guitarist, and a singer who...well, is very handsome and can sing with passion." Daisy winked at the twenty-three year old and laughed. "You can also play multiple instruments, yes?"

"All of us can, yes." Link nodded.

"I can play the drums and the saxaphone." Darunia grinned. "The drums are preferred."

"I know how to play the ocarina, the piano, and the violin like the back of my hand." Saria glowed with pride. "In fact, I'll have a violin solo in our upcoming album." The crowd seemed pleased with that bit of news.

Zelda scratched at her chin, realized it was her turn, and smirked. "I play the harp, flute, guitar, Saria is teaching me piano, and Darunia is teaching me how to play drums."

"Zelda's a gifted student." Saria laughed. "She's one of the fastest learners that I've ever known... and I bet there are a few teachers out there agreeing with me." The two women smiled at each other and giggled.

Link nodded, brushing a stray lock of hair out of his face. "I know, she is, I taught Zelda how to play the guitar... She's almost as good as me."

Zelda rose a brow. "Almost?"

"Almost." Link laughed then continued. "I recieved my musical talents from my grandfather and I have yet to pick up an instrument and have it stump me. I'm lucky, I guess."

"Talented." Daisy smiled, sweetly. "Who's the one who started the band?"

"Link." Zelda, Saria, and Darunia answered together.

The man smirked. "I was originally going to name it Majora's Mask."

"Why didn't you?"

"There was this pretty little girl who I called my best friend." Link picked Zelda's hand up and kissed it, evoking a loud "awwwwww" from the crowd at which Zelda blushed. "So LOZ stuck."

Daisy's attitude changed then, her eyes focused in, and it became quite apparent that Link and Zelda's relationship was about to be dissected. "You did name is after Zelda then?"

"That's what I said." Link smirked and chuckled. "So, yeah."

Zelda blushed. "It was a complete surprise to me."

"Why did you, Link? Did you have a crush on her or...anything?"

Link scanned the mostly female crowd, watching them all lean in closer, and laughed. "I suppose I did."

Darunia nudged his friend's arm. "Suppose? Dude, you had a gigantic crush on her back then."

Saria nodded. "They even went to their first dance together."

The crowd "aww"d and Zelda smiled, blushing. "We were thirteen then." A bit of anger came with the memory. "A girl had pushed me down into the punch bowl."

Daisy giggled. "Oh my goodness, did she really?"

"Yeah. I was so mad that I stormed out of the whole dance... Link found me and he walked me home." Zelda smiled at her friend and laid her head on his shoulder. "He's always been there for me. Call him my Hero."

"Have you two ever been romanticly involved?"

Link shook his head. "No." A pause. "Not saying that I haven't tried." Zelda gave him a short glare at his little leak of information.

"Meaning?" Daisy's eyes grew wide and they glowed with a hunger for this juicy little tid bit. Even his bandmates seemed very interested in his answer for as far as Saria and Darunia knew there had been little romantic interactions between the two though both knew their friends had feelings for one another.

Zelda bit her lip, smiling, and was the one who answered. "We got a wee bit..."

"Drunk." Link offered with a chuckle.

"And...things almost happened."

Darunia and Saria gasped along with their host and their audience. "Do what?" The Goron gapped, eyes wide.

"I said almost." Zelda glared, playfully. "ALMOST."

Link cut in before Daisy had a chance to ask her next question. "We are not going into details, okay? Just know that we are friends... close friends."

Daisy blushed a bright red and nodded. "Uh, yeah, okay...um..." There was a pause in which the woman turned and looked at her audience. "Anyone have any questions?" Hands shot up with voices attached and it took a while before everyone was calmed down.

"Are you two a couple now?"

Zelda shook her head. "No."

"Not yet." Link winked, earning a slap on his chest from his friend.

A man stood up and Zelda hoped he would be the one to change the course of the next barrage of questions, instead, he made everything worse. "So, did you bang her?"

There was a bit of silence before Link cleared his throat. "Do I need to get out a dictionary to explain what the word "almost" means?" A beat. "I'll answer every question that is thrown at me from here on out but if it has anything to do with Zelda's relationship with me then I will offer you only silence."

His words only dropped a few hands and with that, the questions continued.

After the interview Saria and Darunia did not talk to Link and Zelda... they even took a seperate car home which left the two confused.

"Did you really have to mention our little incident?" Zelda frowned, crossing her arms over her chest.

"It slipped."

"On National T.V!"

Link glanced over at his friend and sighed. "It. Slipped. Believe me that is not how I... I didn't want to..." He sighed, brushed his hair back. "I wanted to talk about it, again, but I wanted to wait."

"Whatever." Zelda stared out the window until they arrived at their hotel where they were hijjacked coming up the hallway by Saria.

Their door slammed behind them and Saria's eyes glared daggers at the two blondes before her. "What happened?"

Zelda bit her lip and dodged the Kokiri's gaze while Link snatched a bottle of wine from the mini fridge.

"Guys, explain!"

Link sipped at the glass he had just poured and rose a brow at his friend. "Explain what?"

"You." Saria whipped around and pointed at her friend. "Zelda. Explain."

Zelda slipped into the gold armchair that was situated in the corner of her room and blushed. "Why?" Zelda's room had been the closest and the best place for Saria to kidnap them. "It's not th-"

"Because I want to be in the loop on whether two of my best friends are playing Tickle This beneath the sheets, okay?" Saria growled, snatched Link's cup from his hands and drained the last of its contents. "Spill, now."

Link blinked at his empty hand, frowned, and glanced up at the Kokiri. "Tickle This?"

"Link, I swear to Din if you even smile at that I will punch your face in!" Saria glared, seething. "This is our band too and if you two are going to try the whole dating thing out then I want to know! IF you split up or can't work something out then some shit is going to go down. Darunia and I deserve to know."

Zelda dropped her head back and huffed. "We were drunk... it was after we played out at that club in Fushia, you know, our 100th show. Celebrating and all that... me and Link got back later and... stuff happened, sorta."

"Did you have sex?"

Link frowned, a new filled glass in his hand, and said with disappointment rampant. "Nope."

Darunia patted his friend's back which earned him a glare from both women in the room. "Gods! Why do I always get those looks?"

"Because you're stupid." Saria glared. "Both of you, leave me and Zelda alone."

Link looked up, surprised. "Why?"

"Get the fuck out!"

Darunia whimpered and snatched his friend up, tossing Link over his shoulder. "If you make her hit me, Link, I'm breaking one of your ribs!"

"You're the stupid one-" Link's voice was silenced by the door slamming behind them.

Saria locked the door behind the men, rested her forehead against the door, and sighed. "Zel...?"

"Yes?" The woman was still seated in the golden armchair but the designs on it had suddenly become interesting.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Saria slipped down onto the bed and held out her hands to her friend as if to say 'help me'.

Zelda bit her lip and squirmed but then finally decided that pacing would help her talk. "It was because of... I... We were kissing and everything was fine but things started getting..." Zelda took a deep breath. "Heavier, I guess, and then I started getting scared so I thought if I just got it over with then everything would be fine so I started trying to take his pants off but..."

Saria blinked, taking in all of the information, and looked into her friend's eyes. "Zelda, are you afraid of being intimate?"

"Y...yes." Zelda brushed a small tear from her cheek and shrugged. "It's... not just him... when I was gone... I tried once but that guy kissed me once and I nearly had a panick attack."

"So, you've gone farther with Link than anyone else?"

Zelda nodded, turning to her wardrobe to change into her pajamas. "Yes."

"So, that's a good thing. It shows you trust him..." A pause. "But, how do you feel about Link? Truly?" Saria had calmed down considerably thanks from a few drinks from the bottle in her hand.

Now changed, Zelda sat back down in her chair, grabbed the open wine bottle and took a swig of it, with her legs pulled up to her chest. "I...used to think of him like a brother then..he just a guy friend but...now... I...get these feelings."

"Love? Lust? What?" Saria placed the wine to her lips.

"Oh, I know that I love him...its just... sometimes, I want him but..."

"You're afraid."

Zelda nodded and spoke, softly. "Yeah... Link is like a torch, he's warm and you want to be close... but I'm afraid that if we were to enter into a relationship... I wouldn't be able to...have sex with him."

"Well, how did that night go?"

Zelda frowned. "He got my shirt off and I started crying." She bit her lip. "I've never had any good sexual experience but I know that Link has had experience... and I'm afraid that it wouldn't work out if I couldn't with him because of... but I do love him!"

Saria placed a reassuring arm around Zelda and squeezed her. "If you were to tell him that, Zelda, then he would understand... Link is patient and he is also one of the sweetest guys I've ever met... all he wants in this world, right now, is to know that you love him."

Zelda leaned her head on Saria's shoulder and sighed, drinking from her wine. "They call me an International Rock Sex Symbol but sex frightens me... kinda ironic."

"Wanna know what's more ironic?"

"Hm?"

"Darunia is having trouble getting hard."

Zelda glanced at her bottle, saw it was almost empty, and frowned. "We're gonna need more wine."

"I'll call room service."