Samus: -Has no more candy left, and gives SJ a look- …
-Stares back at her- What?
Samus: …Cookie. –Frowns- I didn't get a cookie…
-Sighs, but gives her cookies anyway- Just because all my successful stories have you in it, you can get three.
Samus: YAY! I mean uh…-Goes quiet, and munches on cookies, crawling into her corner-
XD Anyway, I'm taking a break from my Marth x Samus stories (-shoves M x S fan girl into a closet, and locks it- For now, anyway…) and moving on to one couple I haven't covered yet. One very adorable, and one very cute couple…
Zelda x Link! –Fireworks go off- Woo! And it has another dedication to another reviewer, too. This is actually my first time writing for this couple, so I'm not quite sure if it'll be good…-Sweatdrops- But I tried my best. X.x I hope you enjoy!
Title: 'Promising Melody'
Couple: Link x Zelda
Summary: He always loved to play the ocarina at night by himself, but one night, a certain princess comes along to join him, and that very one night they make a promise...
Dedication To: Sage of Downtown Hyrule as thanks for giving such nice reviews that inspires me to write even more! XD Anybody who likes M x S, L x Z, and R x P automatically goes into my 'rocks-like-heck' category! Hope you enjoy!
"Link, you're sure you don't want to join us for the movie?"
He nods, seeming quite firm about his decision. "Positive," he replies, and smiles at his friends casually. "I'm kinda tired, and I wanna be rested up for my match tomorrow so I'm gonna turn in early."
Roy raises an eyebrow, and waves the movie in front of his face, grinning slyly. "You don't know what you're missing, dude! This is the scariest movie EVER and the girls will want somebody to cling to, if you know what I mean…" he winks, but gets slapped by both Samus and Peach. "Ow! What was that for!"
"For being a complete and utter moron," the pink princess huffs. "Like always!"
"And for thinking that I'm going to cower in fear of a movie with aliens in it," the bounty hunter adds, glaring. "I kill aliens, idiot!"
The red-haired boy shrugs. "You never know, right? I mean, girls get scared pretty easily, and- OW! Peach, let go!" he yelps as the pink princess grabs his ear and drags him towards the room.
"Sweet dreams, Linky-boy!" she waves over her shoulder, ignoring Roy's protests as she drags him along. "Hope you get a good sleep."
He nods and waves as Samus and Marth walk in after them; Zelda, however, stays behind, giving him one of her 'looks'. It wasn't a bad or suspicious look, but it was…curious.
"You sure you don't want to watch the movie?" she asks, frowning.
"Yeah…I'm not a big fan of alien movies," he admits with a small grin. "Don't worry, Zel. You go have fun."
She sighs and nods with a small smile. "Alright. Pleasant dreams."
And she slips inside, leaving him out there by himself.
He stares at the spot she was, before sighing and walking away from the living room. However, he doesn't walk towards his room, but towards the courtyard.
The Hyrulian princess comes out of the room, and notices this as she peeks out.
I knew it, she thinks, and quietly follows him.
"Peace and quiet…" he sighs as he sits down on a bench with a wonderful view of the starry night sky and moon; bushes cover him all around so nobody can see him, and he smiles. "Just the way I like it."
He's about to take out his ocarina when a soft voice asks, "Sleeping, huh?"
He whirls around, and sees Zelda looking at him, a teasing smile on her lips. Quickly, he hides his ocarina, and blinks at her, speechless.
Oh…shit.
"I knew that you weren't the type to just go to bed and get some sleep, so I followed you," she says, sitting down beside him; she fixes her dress and then looks at him with the same teasing smile. "What're you waiting for, mister? Start talking."
"Well, er…" he hesitates to answer, and looks at his boots, a bit of pink in his cheeks, as he struggles to form a proper sentence. "I just…erm…"
He jumps when he hears her giggle, and stares at her as if she's crazy.
"Oh you can be so cute sometimes!" she exclaims, and smiles widely, all hints of tease gone. "Don't worry. I already saw your ocarina, and I can only guess what you want to do with it."
"E-Eh…? Z-Zel, I…" he trails off as she leans against him, and he feels his face heat up immediately; he's not used to such things coming from her, since usually it's him being the bold one and she as the shy one.
When she speaks, her voice is very soft, but warm nonetheless. "Could you…" she starts, but trails off.
His eyes soften, and he urges her on. "Yeah?"
"Could you…could you play my lullaby?" she asks, sounding embarrassed; he looks down at her and sees her cheeks are flushed.
"Huh?" he asks, rather stupidly. Did I hear her correctly?
"My lullaby…Zelda's Lullaby," she repeats gently. "Could you play it…for me? It always helps me when I feel sad…it cheers me up."
She's sad? He wonders, but nods, and doesn't push the subject. "Sure," he agrees, and places the ocarina to his lips, beginning to play.
She smiles, and leans comfortably against him, clutching his tunic tightly. The gentle music flows through the air, and she already feels herself calming down.
Truthfully, she already knew about him sneaking out and playing; she stays up at night to listen to the melodies until they eventually lull her to sleep. But she notices that when he plays one certain song, it sounds sadder, more yearning, than the rest each and every night.
And that song…that song is Saria's Song.
She knows that he misses Saria. She knows that they had a tight relationship before she even met him, and can't help but feel slightly jealous and slightly hurt.
She always wonders why it's always Saria that he misses, and why he can never focus on her—on them.
But when she hears how lovingly he plays the lullaby all those bad emotions fade away, and makes her remember that he really does love her.
I'm such a silly girlfriend, she thinks, for thinking that he doesn't love me…he just misses his best friend. But I'll be here for him, and try to fill in that gap as much as I can. Just for him.
She tightens her grip on his tunic.
"I'll help you, Link," she whispers to him once he finishes playing. "I'll help you get through your pain. That's a promise…just between us."
He doesn't look at her, nor replies, but she knows he hears her because he wraps an arm around her and rests his head against hers. They sit there, quietly, watching the moon.
Then he finally whispers back to her, sounding relieved and happy.
"A promise…" he repeats her words, and then sighs softly. "…I'm glad, Zel. I'm glad."
She pulls away from him and smiles at him; he smiles back, and kisses her lightly before they go back to their previous position, except this time he starts playing again.
He plays the lullaby, and she listens, feeling better than before.
They would keep that promise.
+fin+