Our Family Part Three
By GreatAngemon
Link was pacing in front of the couch, where Tetra and Sheik were sitting, watching him. "What do you have to say for yourselves?" he asked finally, stopping and looking at them.
"What do you mean?" Tetra asked. "'What do you have to say for yourselves?' We're adults. We don't have to answer to you."
Zelda flinched, sensing Link's temper growing. When he talked, however, his voice was calm. "You're staying in my house, aren't you?" They both nodded, and he continued, "Then you do answer to me. Got it," the last words came out as a deadly hiss.
The other two nodded again. Zelda stood up, putting a hand on Link's forearm, and said, "Link, they're adults. There's no harm in them sleeping in the same bed."
He brushed her hand off, saying, "In my house, yes there is." Zelda sighed.
"Link, we can discuss this in the morning, okay?" Taking his hand, she said, "Let's just go to bed, and leave those two alone for a little bit."
"If we leave them alone, who knows what they could do," he muttered back. He finally agreed, walking up the stairs, but not before shooting his sister and Sheik another death look.
"Can we take the fact that I'm not dead as a sign that he approves of us?" Sheik asked.
Tetra shook her head. "Take that as a sign that Zelda took mercy on us.
Five Hours Later
Link woke up to the sound of Aryll crying. "Daddy," she whispered, her voice choked, "Daddy, I'm scawed."
He sat up, and pulled her onto his lap. "What's wrong?"
"The lights outside are loud and scawey."
Link smiled, cocking his head to one side. He was listening, and sure enough, there was soon a loud BOOM from outside.
"That's lightning, Aryll," he said. "It's nothing to be afraid of."
"But it's loud," Aryll said, resting her head on Link's chest.
"Would it help you sleep if you were in mommy and daddy's bed?" he asked. She shook her head. "What about if I tell you a story?"
Aryll nodded. "Tell story."
Link smiled, and asked, "What story do you want to hear?"
"Daddy met mommy," Aryll suggested.
That threw Link off for a second. "You want to hear how me and mommy met?"
Aryll nodded. "Well, okay. How did that happen…"
Twenty Year's Ago
"Hey, Sheik," Link said, moving over on the bench to make room for his friend. "Who's the girl?" He nodded his head to the girl that was following Sheik around.
"This is my little sister, Zelda," Sheik replied, bored. "Zelda, this is my buddy, Link."
"Hi," she said timidly. "It's nice to meet you."
"Same," Link replied curtly. Turning back to Sheik, he said, "Guess what Malon told me."
Sheik shrugged, and Link said, "Malon likes you, and she wants you to ask her to the school dance."
"Why does she want to go to that?" Sheik pondered. "It's just a stupid dance."
"I want to go," Zelda said, "But no one's asked me." She sighed, and said, "I don't want to go alone, but…"
Link looked pityingly at her for a moment, and said, "How old are you?"
"Twelve," she replied, looking at him. "Why?"
"Because, I have a little sister, about your age." He shrugged, and said, "And she has a lot of guy friends. I thought I could introduce you to her, and she could help you out."
Zelda tittered, and said, "That sounds good."
Link stood up, and looked over at the table near his, and said, "Tetra, come here." A girl about the same age as Zelda stood up and walked over to him.
"What's up?" she asked, brushing some hair out of her eyes.
"Do you have any friends that would like to go to the dance with Zelda?" Link asked, making Zelda blush.
"There's no need to make it sound like I'm desperate," Zelda muttered.
Link shrugged, and said, "Well, do you, Tet?"
Tetra looked thoughtful, and then said, "I might know someone. His name is Mido."
"Would you introduce me?" Zelda asked. Tetra shrugged.
"Mido, come here," she shouted at someone at her table. A boy with scraggly red hair walked over to them, and looked at Tetra.
"What?" he asked.
"Do you want to go to the dance with Zelda?" Tetra asked.
Mido looked Zelda up and down for a moment, and then said, "Well, normally I'd say sure, but Saria just asked me to go with her."
Zelda looked crestfallen. "Go away then," Tetra said. Motioning for Link to follow her, she said, "How about you take her?"
Link started sputtering, and said, "Me? Why would I take her?"
"Because she wants a date, you need a date, and she's pretty cute," Tetra explained. "Not to mention she's blonde. You've always had a thing for blondes."
Link shook his head, and said, "You're kind of crazy, you know that?"
The two of them walked back to the table, where Tetra said, "Link said he'd take you."
Link, having just taken a drink, subsequently did a spit take. Sheik looked surprised, and said, "You did?"
Link glared at Tetra and said, "I suppose I did." Zelda giggled.
"Thanks Link," she said. She stood up, and walked around the table. "I'll see you guys later, okay?"
Link and Sheik nodded. She walked away, waving slightly.
Present Day
"So that's how mommy and I met," Link said, kissing his daughter's forehead. Her breathing was heavy, and he could tell she had fallen asleep.
"I'm glad you told her how it happened," Zelda said from beside him. "It was one of the best moments in my life."
Link kissed her, being very careful not to disturb Aryll, who was still sleeping on his chest. Mine too," he whispered.
The Next Morning
"How did you two sleep," Zelda asked, looking at Tetra and Sheik over her bowl of cereal.
"Fine," Tetra said. "Where's Link?"
"Giving Aryll a bath before preschool," Zelda replied.
Just then, Link walked downstairs with Aryll, and said, "I'm taking Aryll to school now. I'll see you after work." He kissed Zelda on the cheek, and waved to Tetra.
"Some storm last night, huh?" Sheik asked when the front door had shut. "Woke me up a couple of times."
"It woke Aryll up last night too," Zelda said. "She came in and woke Link up, so he told her how he and I met to get her to fall asleep."
"That's nice," Tetra said, looking in the fridge. "So you have any eggs?"
"No, I use the rest of them yesterday," Zelda replied. "I was just about to go to the store, though. Do you need anything else?"
Tetra shook here head. "I'll take a case of Zora Fizz," Sheik said.
Zelda stood up, put her bowl in the sink, and said, "I'll be back in about half an hour. Entertain yourselves, but I have a few chores that need to be done."
"There won't be any trouble finding something to entertain ourselves," Sheik said, grinning. "Is the list on the counter?"
Zelda nodded. "See you guys in a bit."
Sheik turned to Tetra, and said, "So, what can we do for half and hour?" He raised his eyebrows suggestively, making Tetra giggle.
"We can do chores, and then find something to do." She stood up and pulled a slip of paper off of the counter. "Do you want to clean the living room, or take out the garbage?"
"I'll take out the garbage," Sheik said, standing as well. "And then I can help you clean the living room."
He walked behind Tetra and slipped his arms around her waist. Resting his chin on her shoulder, he said, "I hope Link feels alright about you and me. It feels sort of like betraying him by liking you."
"You aren't betraying him," Tetra said. "Though it may have been tactless for us to sleep in the same bed in his house."
Sheik laughed, and said, "I can't help it. I'm crazy about you."
"I'm crazy about you too," Tetra said, "But we have to hide it from Link." Sighing, she turned around, wrapping her arms around him. "I just wish he wasn't treating me like a baby."
"Well, let's just give it some time," sheik said. "I'm sure he'll come around." Tetra nodded.
"You're right," she said, detaching herself from him. "Let's get these chores done."
The two of them worked for ten minutes, and then sat down on the couch and turned the T.V on.
"The Princess Bride," Tetra said. "One of my favorite movies."
"I like it too," Sheik said. "It's pretty romantic, don't you think?"
"Yeah," Tetra giggled. She leaned her head on his shoulder, and they watched the movie. Zelda walked in fifteen minutes later, to find that Tetra and Sheik were asleep, with the T.V on. Tetra was wrapped in Sheik's arms.
"Young love," she muttered. She started walking up the stairs, because she heard one of the boys crying.
There is chapter three. In case you care, I happen to love The Princess Bride.
I opened my computer to look up some romantic movies, and I was like, 'Oh, The Princess Bride'.
Great movie, sub-par chapter. Review and tell me if you disagree.
I'll try and get back to anyone who reviews.