Yay! Another chapter up and running! This is my favorite chapter so far! I'm at Chaosmaiden's for the weekend, so she's been helping me get this chapter up! I think ya'll enjoy this chapter! We finally see some Zelda/Link action, and Zelda gets a nice little surprise!

Enjoy the chapter!

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I woke up the next morning to a soft creaking noise behind me. My eyes heavy, I shifted to find the source of the noise. My heart skipped a beat.

Link was sitting on the bed next to me, obviously having just woken up himself, and was swapping the shirt he'd slept in for a clean one. He must have felt me shift, for he glanced over his shoulder, and his eyes widened as he saw me. He stood up and walked around the bed to the side I was on, leaning over me and placing one hand on the bed and one on a small table next to it.

"Good morning." He said softly, and I smiled lightly. "Morning."

"You can go back to sleep. It's still pretty early, I didn't think you'd wake up for another hour or so." He said.

"Why are you up so early?" I asked slowly.

"Chores, the horses will be wanting their breakfast." He said. He was silent for a second before saying. "Go back to sleep, you still look real tired." I yawned, nodding my head slowly.

"Ok." I said, still too tired to disagree. I closed my eyes and rolled onto my side, sighing softly. I was asleep almost instantly, and right before I drifted off I felt Link's hand softly stroke my cheek…

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I woke up for the second time that morning with the sun streaming down my face. I sat up slowly, basking in the warmth. Glancing around the room, I smiled softly as I realized it was my first official day as Mrs. Link Shade.

I slid out of the large warm bed, spying a dress folded neatly on a trunk at the edge of the bed. I slid out of my nightgown (where had that come from?) and into the smooth green dress.

The clock on the small table next to Link's side of the bed read 9:27am; my eyes widened. 9:27…?! I'm late helping Rose!! In a flash I was out of the room and racing down the steps towards the kitchen to help Rose with breakfast.

I can't believe I slept in so late! I thought as I ran to the kitchen.

Rose was carrying a plate of French toast with a smile on her face when I suddenly burst into the kitchen, hopefully not scaring the poor woman out of her mind.

Rose jumped at my energized entrance, but set the place down at turned to me calmly nonetheless.

"Good morning Zelda! Or should I say Mrs. Shade." She winked at me and went to get another plate of food. I hurried after her.

"I'm so sorry Rose! I can't believe I slept in so late!" Rose shot me an annoyed look.

"Zelda, it's the day after your wedding! I was expecting you to wake up late! You had a very busy day yesterday. Now why don't you call your husband so we can sit down and have some breakfast?" She made shooing motions towards the front door, so I turned on my heel and headed for the barn.

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"Link!" I called as I stepped into the barn. No answer. I glanced around, peering up into the hayloft above the stalls and checking his tool bench in the corner. No Link. Puzzled, I left the barn and headed back to the house to ask Rose if she knew where he might be. That was when I spotted him.

Link was out in the fields, plowing with Roy and Rose's brown horse. Without a shirt.

My jaw dropped as my eyes were instantly drawn to Link's broad shoulders, strong biceps and six-pack abs.

Oh. My.… Wow. Just, wow. It's not like I'd never seen Link's biceps before. But seeing him out there, working and covered in sweat…

"Zelda? What's taking you so long?" I was so preoccupied with my ogling I barely noticed Rose call me or come out of the house to find me.

"Zelda?" She stared at me, probably wondering what I was staring at with my mouth hanging open. "What are you staring at Zelda?" She followed my line of vision towards Link, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Better close your mouth Zel or you're gonna catch flies." She said with a smug look before turning and headed quietly back into the house.

My mouth snapped instantly closed, but I continued to stare at him. I couldn't move, and I certainly couldn't noise echoed over the area, and I knew it was Rose ringing the bell she'd placed outside to call Link in for meals. Link's head tilted towards the sound, and he pulled on the reins, stopping Roy and Rose's horse Thatch. The two horses nickered and stomped their hooves as Link began to unhitch the two from the plow to take them to the stables. He looked up, and that's when he spotted me.

For a second he just stared. Then his cheeks went pink and he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. I felt my own face grow warm as Link began to walk towards me, leading the two horses behind him. He stopped for a second to pick up his tunic at the edge of the field, and that's when I all but bolted for the house.

Rose looked startled as I came running into the house, my cheeks red and my breathing coming in gasps.

"Zelda what happened? Are you ok?" Rose asked. I nodded.

"I'm… fine…." I said slowly.

"What happened?" Rose asked, placing a hand on my shoulder. I glanced at her.

"Um, nothing. Nothing at all. What makes you think something happened?" Rose narrowed her eyes at me.

"Does this have anything to do with Link plowing and not wearing a shirt?" My eyes widened. "No!" I said a bit too quickly. Rose raised an eyebrow at me. "Mm hm."

"He's gonna think I'm such a freak!" I wailed, "I was just standing there ogling at him!" Rose sighed.

"Zelda, this is perfectly normal. You're allowed to be attracted to your husband. It's encouraged actually."

"But I was just staring at him!" I wailed. Rose sighed again.

"Of course you were Zelda. You like him, he's a man, you're a woman. He's kind to you; he takes care of you. He's working so hard to provide for you. And he likes your cooking!"

I laughed, but quickly quieted down again. "But why would he want to do all that for me? I just don't understand." I said.

"Because he wants to please you Zelda. He wants you to be happy." Rose said.

"I imagine he was pretty pleased when he saw you watching him earlier. Because he had your attention, and he was able to please you."

"But I am happy." I said, "He has pleased me."

"Have you told him that?" I hesitated. "Well, not really."

"Then how do you expect him to know that?" Rose voiced.

"I guess I didn't." I said, leaning my head against the wall.

"You should tell him then," Rose said. I nodded. "I'll try, but I can't promise anything."

"As long as you try Zelda. That's all that matters. Why don't you try and do something nice for him? Show him you care?" I nodded.

"I could do that. But what could I do for him?"

"You could help him out in the barn. Ask him to teach you something. See if he'll let you comb that rat's nest he calls hair for him." I giggled.

"His hair's not that messy." Rose laughed, "oh yes it is! It's horribly messy! Getting him to comb it is a huge undertaking!"

"Getting me to comb what is a huge undertaking?" I gasped softly as Link stepped into the kitchen. With a shirt on.

"That rat's nest of hair that's what." Rose said with a laugh. Link grinned and ran his hand through his golden gorgeous locks. I bit my lip as Rose rolled her eyes.

Link noticed the table full of food, and his blue eyes widened. He took a seat at the table, a grin on his face as he looked at me.

"Mornin' Zel." He said. I smiled softly, my heart beginning to pound. I noticed he had cleaned up a bit; he wasn't as sweaty as he had been in the field.

"Morning Link." I said softly. Behind Link, I saw Rose nodding towards the chair in front of me, so I pulled it out and sat in it. Keeping my eyes firmly on my plate and not on that of my handsome husband.

Rose took a seat across from me, and we all shared a delicious morning meal together. We didn't talk much; everyone was mostly focused on the food. Link was the first to leave after swallowing two portions of everything, thanking Rose and touching my shoulder before heading back out to work in the fields. I watching him go, biting my lip. When I turned back around in my seat, Rose was watching me. Trying unsuccessfully to keep a grin off her face.

I huffed at her and stood up, snatching several dishes and carrying them to the sink, repeating the process two more times while Rose stared at me with that stupid grin of hers.

"Rose, don't you have something better to do then sit there smirking at me?" I said. Rose smiled, her eyes lighting up.

"Actually, I do. Will you be ok finishing up the dishes?" I nodded, watching her practically skip out of the kitchen.

Of course, without Rose or her smirk to distract me, my thoughts began to wonder to things I didn't want it to wonder to, and I began to think of Link and what I could possibly do for him. Make him some new clothes? Great Goddesses this was not going to be easy….

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The day passed quickly, and before I knew it, dinner was over and the dishes were done. Rose had said something about working on a project and raced off to her room. Link had yet to come in from the fields.

I walked over to the window and glanced out, looking for his tall self by the fields. I spotted him seconds later unhitching Roy and Thatch. He took the reins and began leading them towards the barn, glancing at the fields now and then with a smile on his face.

Reluctantly I turned away from the window and headed up the steps to the bedroom. I was tired from my discoveries of the day. As I stepped into the bedroom, I noticed something white folded at the end of the bed. Curious I picked it up, and a white and pink gown spilled from the fabric in front of me. I gasped and my jaw dropped as I ran to the mirror and held the beautiful dress up to my body. So this is what Rose had been working so hard on the last few days.

Quickly I placed the beautiful dress on the bed before racing down the steps towards Rose's room. I knocked on the door, and when she opened it I threw my arms around her.

"Thank you thank you thank you!" I said, Rose laughed and pulled back from the hug to look at me.

"I'm so happy you love it Zelda! I knew you would! It was worth it too. I know you'll use it well." I nodded, unable to contain my excitement.

"Thank you!" I said, giving her another hug. Rose laughed and pulled back a little.

"You're welcome Zelda. Now go upstairs and try it on!" She gave me a little push, and I eagerly raced off back up the steps to the bedroom to try the dress on. I scooped it off the bed and held it back up, twirling around in front of the mirror a couple of times with a laugh. I simple stood there for a minute after, admiring the detail Rose had put into the dress.

"You're beautiful." A voice said. I quickly wheeled around to find Link standing in the doorway, his eyes on the dress in my arms.

"The dress," he said with a nod, "it's beautiful." I blushed a little.

"Thank you." I said softly, "Rose made it. From that white and pink fabric we bought a while ago in town."

"Yeah? I remember that. You almost fell and got hurt." I bit my lip. "I had forgotten about that." I said.

"I didn't." Link said. He quickly glanced back down at the dress.

"Try it on for me? I wanna see it on you."

"Why don't you do something nice for him? Show him you care." Rose's words echoed in my head, so I nodded.

"Ok," I said. Link sat on the bed while I went into the closet to change. I slipped out of my green dress and into the beautiful white one, but I realized I couldn't reach the zipper. My heart pounded as I bit my lip and stepped out of the closet.

Link's eyes widened as he saw me. I swallowed.

"Could you help me? I can't reach the zipper." Link nodded, standing up and walking towards me as I turned my back to him. I swept my hair over my shoulder so he could see the zipper, and seconds later I felt one of his strong hands rest on my shoulder and the other gently pull up the zipper of the dress. I slid my hair back over my shoulder and turned around to face him.

"Ta da," I said, spinning and taking a few steps back. He grinned at me.

"Wow. Just, wow, you look beautiful." He said. I blushed and glanced down at my feet. Link reached out his hand to my face, tilting my face up towards his. Our eyes met, and I swear I had never seen a more brilliant pair of blue. Link leaned down, and slowly his lips pressed softly onto my cheek. He pulled back a little, stroking my other cheek with his thumb before leaning down again; only this time he pressed his lips gently to mine.

I was never one for fireworks, but I was beginning to love them.

"Zelda," Link said as he pulled back, leaning his forehead against mine. His eyes were intense as they stared into mine.

"You look beautiful Zel." He said softly. I smiled a little.

"Thank you Link." Link pulled back, but his eyes continued to stare into mine.

"Why don't you go change? I'll change out here." I nodded, turning around so Link could undo the zipper. He did so quickly, once again placing one hand on my shoulder while the other pulled the zipper. I stepped into the closet to change, slipping out the dress and pulling my nightgown over my head.

When I stepped out of the closet, Link's back was to me as he was pulling his shirt over his head. I found myself ogling Link's broad shoulders again before he pulled a clean shirt over his head. He turned around and saw me, patting the bed in front of him. Soon we were both under the covers, exhausted from the long day. Link lay on his back, and his breathing was soon even, so I moved closer to him and snuggled under his arm, leaning up to kiss his cheek before tucking myself back under his arm. Subconsciously his arm tightened around me, and it wasn't long before I drifted off to sleep.

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