The word count in this chapter is bigger than the others due to some guest reviews that I'll reply in the end of the Author's Notes.

I originally intended on posting it last thursday, but I noticed it had around 1700 words only; now it has 2130. Some chapters won't be very long, but I'll make it up to you later.

So, Generala, here is the scene you were waiting for!

- Guest Reviews

- Zelink005:I think I'm dying of cuteness. I like how they act so much like a couple but aren't quiet one yet, it's a bit frustrating too xD Oh well, continue like that :))
I know it's frustrating (I get frustrated too when reviewing omfg) everything in due time haha- Gothicwings94:You're really good at writing! I hope that's not weird but I just wanted you to know.
It's not weird at all! I'm flattered! Thank you! :D- I feel that the relationship blooming between link and zelda is progressing very naturally. I also feel that there is great chemistry between the two due to their fairly different personalities and lifestyles. This chapter was great and i hope you update soon.
Thanks! These differences are what make TP Zelink in general so unique, in my opinion. I'm working on the 'update soon' part hehehe

For those who are reading since the day the first chapter was posted and for those who are just now reading, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Have fun and don't forget to tell me what you think!

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Chapter Six

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The streets of Castle Town were bursting with people, sellers and costumers talked constantly, the sound buzzing in his ears as Link tried to keep the four kids in sight. It was fairly easy considering that both Malo and Colin used to behave quite nicely and that Beth was too preoccupied with her new outfit to wander around the market. Talo, though, stopped at every stand to glance at everything, forcing Link to stop and drag him back to the group.

After the fifth time, Link quietly scolded him and explained that the longer it took them to get to the castle, the less time they would have to see everything there. He really didn't mind the fact that Zelda invited the kids to visit her castle with him, but he did mind the fact that there was the possibility that they would barely talk again.

They approached the gates, after what seemed like hours and innumerous tugs on Talo's shirt, guarded by an armed knight. Link looked at the kids and gave a curt nod, silently telling them to behave, and walked ahead of them to talk to the guard.

"State your name and your business here," the man grumbled before Link could even part his lips.

He lightly furrowed his brow, hands itching to punch the guy square in the face; guards, always so full of themselves because of their titles. Link swallowed, his lips pressing into a thin line briefly, and he calmly introduced himself despite the rude manner the man addressed him. "I'm Link, these are my friends," he motioned to the kids who stared back at the guard when he looked at them, "and we're from Ordon. We're Princess Zelda's guests."

"Guests?" He repeated and proceeded to laugh loudly before the group. Link made a face at the spit that flew out the man's mouth and fell on his covered shoulder, but kept his cool. "I didn't know the princess was friends with a babysitter."

"Hey!" Talo protested and marched forward, only to be stopped by the hand Link placed on his chest.

The guard snorted at the little kid's attempt, "Come and get me, kid." He taunted, hitting his closed fist on his guarded chest twice.

"Picking fights with kids, Golen?" The knight turned around and snorted once again at the sight of Ashei calmly approaching them. Link quickly pushed Talo back and fixed them with a look that clearly said to stay out of trouble "I thought you were better than that, yeah?"

Golen crossed his arms over his chest and replied with a smirk on his face, "Well, if it's not the man-lady-thing that follows her Royal Highness around."

"And yet I can do more with a sword than you wish you could." She stopped before him and propped a closed fist on her hip, looking at him with such a bored gaze that Link wondered if she was even bothered by the whole 'man-lady-thing' thing.

Behind Golen, Beth and Talo snickered, Colin covered his mouth with his hands and Malo looked like he had always looked: bored out of his mind. "Back off, yeah?" The female knight ordered as she roughly pushed him back with her left hand, causing the bigger knight to stumble backwards. "Let me take care of them."

He glared at her and stalked away quietly before a wave of profanities was heard after he turned around in a corner. The kids laughed aloud then and the assassin even let a slight smirk touch his lips. "Ashei," Link called out, "it's been some time."

She clicked her tongue and looked back at him, Golen long forgotten. "You seem to like to get into trouble, yeah?" Ashei cocked her head back and took a step back, "Come, she's waiting."

The kids were behaving quite well as they made their way inside and through the castle. They were too awed by the castle, by the decorative armors, by the paintings on the wall, by the carpets even, to even think of running off; Link was glad that he wouldn't have to explain to Zelda how one of her expensive vases was broken by a bunch of kids, thanks whatever it was that kept them within his sight and out of trouble.

After many set of stairs and different rooms, Ashei led them to the last stairs they'd have to climb, the largest one, which was out in the open; how odd, he thought but shrugged it off. Wind whipped around wildly, making their hair stand in every direction and causing Beth to shriek in exasperation; how could she meet the princess now that her dress was wrinkled and her hair was a mess?

Unceremoniously, Ashei opened the doors and allowed the group to enter the room where the princess was. The second thing Link noticed after the statue of the three Golden Goddesses circling the Triforce was the quiet laughter coming from the throne under it. He watched, through narrowed eyes, as Zelda gently laid her hand on the man's shoulder and whispered a reply to whatever he had said. His jaw clenched, his hands rolled into fists and finally Zelda raised her eyes from the man to look directly at him.

Every muscle in his body relaxed instantly and they remained so even after she and Ashei started sharing a couple words. The man, her loyal friend and advisor who was sitting beside her at the table months ago in her birthday party, slowly descended the steps and came to stand near the knight. Their exchange of words went unnoticed by him, as well as the moment when Zelda directed her words towards the kids. Ashei led the overly excited kids and the man (Shad, he remembered) back through the only visible door in the room. "You can stop staring now, Link."

He shook his head and smiled teasingly, "You're a sight to be stared at, Zelda."

She waved her hand, her smile never leaving her lips. "Did you leave the milk where you were supposed to?"

"I did," he replied as he swung his arms around briefly, "I did everything correctly."

Her answer was a hum and a quiet chuckle as she rose from her seat. "You spy on me and yet you're jealous of Shad." She commented, stifling a laugh afterwards by touching her knuckles to her lips. Her eyes studied his face and she bit her knuckles at the sight of his barely shaved beard; he looked older, wiser, and even more attractive than she'd like to admit.

Link scoffed, "Why would I be jealous of him of all people?" Right now, he envied her knuckles more than anything else.

"Because he gets paid to follow me around." Zelda replied nonchalantly as she slowly picked at her fallen hairs that clung to her outfit.

Slipping his hands in his pockets, the Assassin waited until she looked up at him to counter, "I'd do that for free," he replied with a smirk.

Zelda was at a loss of words as her hands dropped to her sides and she gaped at him. Link was content with the effect it caused on her; he shifted his weight and it snapped the princess back into reality. She adjusted her long gloves and touched her chin with her fingertips, "Would you like a tour around the castle or you've already seen it all?"

"Well," he started and approached her, laying a hand on her shoulder as the other held her hand at his chest level, "I haven't seen your chambers yet."

The princess laughed and pushed him, a bit roughly for a princess, away from her. Link's amused eyes watched as she dusted her hands and moved towards the back of her throne. "You won't be visiting it today," she called over her shoulder while her hands grabbed two specific wall ornaments and pulled them to her right, opening a secret passage.

He followed her inside and closed the hidden door for her, "So this means I'll visit it someday?"

His question was answered with silence. Link trailed after her, not really caring about where she was taking him. He was glad he was having the opportunity to spend some time with her, alone. No goats escaping from the ranch, no kids wandering into the woods; just the two of them, walking in silence in a secret passage most likely used by knights and servants. "Taking me to your guards so they can kill me?" Link inquired while he looked at her face over her shoulder.

"If I were trying to get revenge over my father's death," she glanced over her shoulder to finish, "I'd do it with my own hands."

Link closed his mouth and held in a choke that threatened to escape. Zelda obviously wasn't one of those princesses who were helpless and spoiled, and now he could see it clearly – which also explained why the touch of her hands was a bit too hard when she pushed him away. The day he confronted her was proof of it too, as well as the day she fought her own guards to save Prince Ralis' life. "And why won't you avenge his death?"

"Killing you won't bring him back," she answered, "And I don't think my father would be thrilled about it."

She suddenly found herself trapped between the rough wall and his chest, hands pinned above her head. Zelda tilted her chin up, silently questioning his actions, but Link ignored it. "You, certainly, must have at least a little bit of ill will towards me."

The way he breathed near her collarbones made her skin tickle and there was that odd feeling stirring inside of her again. She felt his breath trail up towards her ear where his lips softly descended up and left a chaste kiss. "I may feel something about you, yes." Zelda tried to keep her voice unaffected by his actions, but she couldn't control the rhythm in which her heart beat.

Link trailed his lips on her jaw, heard as she licked her lips and planted a small kiss on her chin before letting his lips a breath apart from hers. "And what is it?"

He heard as her lips parted again, as she sucked in a breath, and then her reply left her mouth in a whisper, "I'm not telling you," and she pushed him away yet again.

Zelda didn't have time to move far from him for his hands sneaked around her waist and pulled her to him, crushing her chest against his. She looked up to meet his eyes, realization hitting her a second after. "You're taller," she pointed out, noticing how he was at least one inch taller than her.

The assassin hummed and ran his hands on the curve of her waist before he replied, "Puberty can do amazing things." He noticed how the amused glint in her eyes slowly diminished, being replaced by a fog of feelings that made her blue-grey irises noticeably darker.

She smiled slyly, hands trailing up his chest and stopping on his shoulders, the grip strong, yet gentle. "Indeed it can."

Her voice was a mere whisper and the kiss she planted on his chin was so soft he barely could feel it. Link groaned, tightened the grip of his hands around her waist and pushed her back towards the rough stone wall. Her name left his lips, quiet and distorted by yet another groan, his voice laced with something she could not pin point. But she loved it; she loved how he made it sound, she loved how her limbs grew cold and her core grew warmer, she loved the shiver that went up and down her spine.

She loved all of it.

She loved all of him.

Then his lips were on hers, unmoving and strong, claiming them as his and his only. They remained like that, each one listening to their heartbeats pound loudly in their ears, until Link pulled away and breathed an apologize, though he remained rooted to the spot. Zelda smiled, running her hands up his neck and grabbing his unruly hair to pull his face down and place a kiss on his forehead, lips lingering on his skin longer than necessary.

His lips parted in a wide grin and Link dipped his head forward to kiss her again. This time, though, Zelda placed her fingers on his lips and he opened his eyes to stare at her questioningly. "Ashei and Shad will suspect if we don't get to the tea room soon."

Link hummed, lacing his fingers with hers, "We'll continue some other time then."

Zelda smiled, craned her head up to kiss his cheek, the stubble tickling her lips, and guided him through the dimly lit passageway.