The next morning Zelda was sitting on the windowsill, eating an apple, and watching the rain.

"Zelda?" Impa came up behind her sounding worried.

"What's wrong? Don't tell me dad is sick again?"

"No it's Riku, I can't find him anywhere!"

"What?" She dropped her apple.

"He wasn't in his room or in the kitchen."

"Did you listen to see if he was in the bathroom?"

"Yes and he's not. I asked all the guards they say he never left the castle."

She didn't wait around to ask another question and ran up to his room. There's got to be a note, she thought as she flung the door open. She went straight to his desk but there was nothing. He wouldn't just leave. I know he wouldn't. She ran back down the stairs then out the front of the castle.

"RIKU? RIKU!" She fell to the ground and started crying. He did leave... But why?

"Zelda!" Impa ran over to her and picked her up. "There's nothing you can do about it in the pouring rain." She took her inside and set her down on the couch. "Now wait here while I go get you a blanket and something hot to drink"

Riku.. Why did you leave. Did I do something wrong? As she thought, more and more tears fell.

Impa walked back in. "Zelda please stop thinking about it ok?" She put the blanket over her "Here drink this" She passed her a cup of warm milk then sat next to her.

"Impa.. Why would he leave?"

"I'm not sure but he must of had a good reason."

"I... I wanna be alone..." She got up and ran to her room slamming the door, then she pulled her diary out and began writing,

Dear Diary,

I can't belive it. Riku's gone. I don't know why and no one knows how. I just don't get it. After everything that happened yesterday he just left. My heart feels like it has a tug on it, trying to pull me somewhere. I feel like I can cry forever. I need someone to blame... but I can only think of blaming myself... I decided I'm not going to leave my room for a while...

Zelda

The next day she didn't leave her room, or the next, or the next one. On the fifth morning she went down to the front gate and was stopped by Impa.

"Zelda where are you going?"

"Walking."

"I'm coming with you."

"Can I please just go alone?"

Noticing the look in Zelda's eyes, "Yes you can."

"Thanks.." She started out to the field. Which way was it? She headed past a few trees then stopped dead. The leaves are gone. She was looking up at the paopu tree. Walking over to the trunk she looked it over. It's gone... The place where the heart had been was scraped over. Why would Riku do that? She turned around and ran back to the castle.

Ok slightly diffrent than the last time but it works so :P