Colin rushed forward. "Link? Can you hear me?" Link sat up, suddenly lurching forwards and clutching his stomach in pain. The others gasped, running to him, asking him what was wrong. He just shook his head and grimaced. Then he noticed Ilia, turning away, his cheeks turning slightly red. Ilia pushed through the crowd to him.
"Link?" she said hesitantly. He looked at her, confused.
"You remember? Your memory has returned?"
"I remember everything now," she sighed as all her memories of him returned. She laughed and hugged him tightly. He smiled in return, placing one arm round her and returning the gesture. Then he groaned again. Ilia lept backwards, alarmed that she might have hurt him.
"Sorry," he moaned. "It's not your fault. I think I got injured in the Lakebed Temple. I'll heal."
"No you will not!" Ilia snapped. "Too many times you've suffered because you're afraid to admit you're hurt. Now follow me, young man. You're coming with me," she grabbed his arm and dragged him off to the Doctor's.

"What is it?!" the old man yelled. Ilia bit back a sarcastic reply. That man was too crabby for his own good. She opened the door and dragged Link inside. The Doctor prodded Link's ribs and after deducting the problem, he gave him some herbs to place on the sore patch and fastened it on with a piece of cloth. "There," he said. "Make sure you don't get hit again anytime soon!" The Doctor ushered them out of the door. Ilia squinted against the sunrise light. Link was beginning to scare her. He hadn't said anything the entire time. She was afraid that she had offended him. He was staring off into the distance. She glanced to the bar. The others would be out in the town by now. She sighed.
"Want to go for a walk? We can go to the café if you want," she suggested. Link nodded, and the two set off in uncomfortable silence. Now Ilia was really regretting her actions, but she couldn't bare to see him in pain. They grabbed a table and ordered two glasses of Moo-Moo milk. Now she was really nervous. Link was a brilliant friend, and Ilia got the feeling that if he hated her, she would never see the light of life again. As they drank, they sometimes saw the villagers wandering around, looking and the stands being set up for the festival. After they had finished, they went off around town for a bit. Nothing seemed to draw Link out of his quiet self, and Ilia nearly lost hope. However, just as they were about to head back to the Inn, Link surprised her by asking her to follow him.
He led her up into the Hyrule Field, helping her onto Epona and galloping off into the distance. He took her to a slope on a hill on the far side of the hill, and they sat down, looking out into the sunset. They talked for a while, talking about the usual things - how the other villagers were, etc.
Link sighed and took a deep breath.
"Ilia..."
"Yes?"
"I've been wanting to tell you something for a little while now.." he seemed to choke on the sentence, so Ilia waited politely for him to go on. "Well, the truth is... I... well..."
"Go on."
"The truth is... I love you..."
And he took her head in his hands and kissed her. Ilia felt her heart skip a beat. Deep down, she knew that this was what her heart and soul had needed. The two sat in the sunlight, enjoying the moment that they wished could last turned to him.