Author's Note: Don't you just love cliffhangers? I do… None this time, though, I'm afraid.

Dia Newman: Don't scream, please. It hurts my ears.

Hawkpath: You got your wish of a quick update. And Groose is making a reappearance.

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One Year's Eternity

Chapter 16

November 27

As Legends' break grew closer with each passing day, more of the teachers caught on to having lessons on the more popular ones. The languages professors teach the Legends in their respective language. People who were named after Legends, such as Link, Midna, and I, were expected to know close to everything about the Legend we were named after. Dr. Mizumi, however, took it upon himself to prove every magical thing that happens in the Legends wrong.

Good thing Midna isn't in this class.

As I already knew, Midna had her powers, but she swore not to use them unless she was at home or the situation called for it. She decided to help Link and I with ours after school each day in our dorm room.

"First lesson," she said, "telepathy."

Done, I thought.

No kidding, I heard in response.

I smiled a little at Link. He tried his best to not laugh.

"You guys do know that I can hear you right?" she pointed out. "I was going to teach you how to block out thoughts. I knew you guys had already talked telepathically before."

Suddenly, I remembered the unknown voice, I'm pretty sure it was female, that I had heard weeks before.

The Triforce of Wisdom… I've found you at last, Princess…

"Thank the Gods you can block out thoughts," I mumbled.

"Why?" Midna asked me, eagerly.

"Just teach us, please," Link rushed.

"Okay, okay. All it really takes concentration. You have to feel like you're building a wall around your mind. It's hard to explain."

I drowned out the outside noise. I shut down my mind. I built myself a wall.

"Once it's up," Midna said, "it shouldn't come down unless you tell it to."

"I think I've got it," I said, unsure.

"Okay," she jumped. "Let me see."

She closed her eyes and bowed her head. I felt nothing. My wall withstood her attacking thoughts.

"Did you hear me?" she asked, opening up again.

"I didn't hear anything," I said, truthfully.

"Holy shit, you did it!" she squeaked.

"My turn," Link said quietly.

"I guess," she sighed. "Zelda, do you want to try?"

"Sure."

I closed my eyes lightly. I didn't concentrate fully, only partly. I could feel his barrier falling just from my presence. My eyes fluttered open. I saw Midna looking disappointed at Link.

Link? Can you hear me?

Yeah. But that's not the point of the exercise.

"That's because…" Midna broke in, "I forgot something; the Triforce wielders have harder times keeping out the other pieces of the Triforce. It slipped my mind. Sorry, Link."

"It's fine," he waved a dismissive hand. "Just try again, this time, you trying to break in."

I sensed him rebuilding his wall. I tried not to intervene. I tried to strengthen my wall. I didn't want that strange voice coming back.

"Ready," Link said, not raising his head.

Midna shut her eyes. She sat there concentrating for a few seconds. She let go with a sigh. "Looks like you could do it," she rivaled.

Link opened his eyes. "It sounds like you have no faith in me." I felt his walls crumbling down.

Sometimes… I heard Midna think.

Link and I both heard this. Our simultaneous reaction, which consisted of facial expressions, sent Midna laughing onto her bed. I laid my head on his left shoulder.

I worry about her sometimes, I heard.

Understood, I replied.

Midna sat up with a "Hey!"

It was Link and I's turn to laugh a little.

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December 2, 5:23 P.M.

Link and I had gotten a hang of our powers. No one except Midna knew about them. Our relationship, however, was no longer private.

We were officially an item. How I hated the terms 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend', they were appropriate if used correctly. In this case, they were. And we had something extra keeping us together that no other couple at the college had; a need for each other. The Triforces hated being separate from the other. It didn't seem to matter that Power was still lost. The keepers of Wisdom and Courage seemed to have fallen in love ever since the first Legend, where they weren't even on land, but in the clouds, and the sacred pieces must have grown accustomed to it. There seems to be an eerie connection between names, too.

I'm starting to think that the Triforce just clings to anyone with the name Link or Zelda…

Ever since I became officially taken, I seemed to be asked out more often, by other people than Link. People like Groose and Shade started hitting on me, and people I had never talked to, like Tael, Shad, Komali, and Ralis were all subtly chasing me. Well, subtly all but one.

I was walking around campus for no apparent reason other than I was bored. I passed by the snow-covered football field with people still on it, cleaning up. I squinted to try to see who was there, but I couldn't see through all of their coats.

Link?

I waited for a response.

Hey. Something wrong?

No. Just wanted someone to talk to.

Don't you have Midna for that?

Is this getting old to you?

A little bit. I just don't understand why all of this happened.

Don't even get started on that. Please.

Sorry. I have to go.

Damn. Bye, then.

No response after that. I looked back at the blanketed field. I heard footsteps behind me, but just figured it was one of the people cleaning up.

"Hello there," I heard a deep voice say behind me. I turned half way around to face the person.

"Hello, Groose," I said annoyed.

He held open his arms. "Why the tone? What did he do now?"

Save me, I called, not expecting a reply.

"Link," I said, defending him, "did nothing. I just don't want to deal with you."

"What do you mean 'deal with me'?" he scoffed. "It's not like I'm a nuisance, now am I, Princess?"

Who is it now? I heard.

"First of all," I said sternly, "don't call me 'Princess'. Second, you are a nuisance. Deal with it."

Groose again.

He laughed and slicked back his scarlet hair. "Zelda, why are you fighting it?"

"Fighting what?" I growled.

You in front of the field? I heard.

Yeah. Hurry if possible.

"You know you like me," he hissed.

I blocked my thoughts for a second. I'm going to gag.

"Then riddle me this;" I asked him, "why am I dating Link?"

"You're hiding it," he smirked.

I heard more footsteps. I saw Groose get distracted from something behind me. I turned to find Link heading towards me.

"Leave her alone, Groose!" he shouted. Groose's eyes widened as he backed away from me. I turned and walked away from the ginger. Once I caught up to Link, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"Now we've both done that for each other," he said.

"Oh, yeah," I recalled. "I 'saved' you from Farore. Almost forgot that."

Do you think he'll keep trying? he asked.

Definitely, I replied.

The rest of the day was eventless. As I tried to fall asleep that night, I was greeted by non-stop nightmares. The people and creatures that I had seen in the books were coming to life; Ganondorf, Skullkuds, ReDeads, Stalfos, all trying to destroy everything in sight. I believe it was a scene from one of the Legends, but I couldn't put my finger on which one. Then, out of a forested area, a light shone from the treetops. From the castle, another light glowed into the dark, clouded sky. I woke up before it could go any further.

I awoke with a smile.