DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything from The Legend of Zelda stuff. Not a single thing.
A/N I still haven't played the game since that spot I left off at, but you guys probably don't care. Hehe. Enjoy! :]
I raced towards the ceremony platform and locked eyes with Zelda. It was only for a moment where we stared at each other, until she looked away. Everyone lined up at the dock and horn blew, signalling the start of the race. Everyone then jumped off the dock and whistled for their loftwings to come and get them. We soared through the sky for miles and miles. I was the first one to get back to the dock, surprisingly. Groose was second and I put on a big grin just for him. He scowled at me and walked away.
I turned towards Zelda and gave me my "infamous Link smile" as she puts it. She ran up to me and jump-hugged me. I almost fell over.
"Hey, watch it there." Groose said as he walked by, giving Zelda and I a shove.
"Aw, c'mon Groose, don't be such a poor sport. There's always next year!" Zelda and I laughed as Groose walked away.
"Come on Link, let's go get something to eat!" Zelda grabbed my hand and pulled me towards a shop vendor.
While she was ordering the food, I walked around the corner of the building and sat down on a bench. Zelda walked around a few minutes later and sat down beside me with the food on her lap.
"Go on, have some! You deserve it, winning the race and all." She passed some food to me and I held it in my lap.
"Hold on Zelda," I started to say. She looked at me with curiosity. "we need to talk about what happened earlier. In my bedroom." She started to play with the hem of her dress.
She put her food on a rock in front of her. So did I.
"Link, I'm so-" I couldn't stop myself anymore.
I leaned forward and kissed her. I held her face between my hands and she rested her hand on my knee. Neither of us moved for about a minute. We broke apart when I heard someone coming around the corner. I turned to look at her and we both blushed as the stranger came into view.
I quickly slid across the bench away from Zelda and sat there until the stranger passed, then moved back, but not as close as we were before.
"Link," Zelda started, "I have something to tell you." She grabbed my hand and held it in hers.
"I really like you. I have for some time now. I like spending my time with you. I like being around you, wherever you are. I-I just... I hope you feel the same way or else I'll feel like a complete idiot." She laughed nervously and turned to face the river.
"I do." Zelda quickly turned to face me, her mouth starting to form a smile.
"I really do, Zelda. I don't know how long I've liked you, but I do." I stood up and held my hand out for her.
She grabbed it and we walked back to the ceremony platform.
"Uh, Link?" I looked at her.
"Can we keep this between you and me for a while? I don't want anybody to know yet, especially Groose. I just know that he'll do something stupid if he finds out." I smiled at her.
"Yeah, no worries. It's fine." On the outside I probably looked like just a normal teenage guy walking with a girl.
But on the inside, I felt like jumping up and down with happiness. A smile was plastered on my face for the rest of the afternoon. I was glad that I had won the race so I could just say that I was really happy for winning. I didn't really care about winning the race, though. All I cared about was Zelda.
The end! I hope you guys enjoyed this little story! :) I didn't really expect the story to be so short but I thought that here would be a good place to end it. I may or may not post a sequel to this story, I still haven't decided.