A Journey Worth the Soul

Chapter 7

At the Movies


I really, really shouldn't have gotten the turkey club…

Link felt himself nodding off as they stood at the bus stop. Behind them, Snake and Samus were arguing—again—while Zelda was busily talking to a young girl a little ways away from the group. The night was definitely not going as planned.

He had the sneaking suspicion that Snake was only tagging along so he could learn more about his rivals in the tournament, since neither Link nor Zelda had fought him yet. Samus, he was sure had tagged along calling it a date so that Snake wouldn't mess up her friends night out. He didn't mind either way, except for how they had called it a double date.

Link hated the term because of the baggage it carried with it. A date meant Zelda was not his closest friend, but his girlfriend. He didn't understand why Samus had called it that, nor why they were dressed like they were for the occasion. The young Hylian watched the two continue to bicker and squabble like angry cuccos' behind him. He stretched his arms in front of him, yawning loudly as his sleepiness was starting to get the better of him. Rubbing his temples to wake himself, he felt as the combined force of a turkey club sandwich from dinner, fatigue, and a warm breeze battled against his consciousness. Closing his eyes, he imagined walking into his room back at the mansion, laying down in his comfortable bed and zonking out for the night.

"Hey Link, the bus is here."

"Huh, what…yeah…" he answered, woken suddenly as his dreams fled from his mind. He wished them back, hoping them to stay just a second longer but to no avail. The thought that he had to wait to sleep until he got home tortured him.

Link looked over at the bus which Zelda was just stepping onto, following the footsteps of a grumbling Snake while Samus was busily shaking Link's shoulders trying to wake him out of his dreaming.

"Right," he mumbled, rubbing his eyes. "Thanks."

"No problem," replied the bounty hunter as she turned towards the bus, deftly hopping up the stairs.

Link walked up the steps and down the isle, finding Zelda already sitting halfway to the back near the window. Motioning for him, he made his way back to where she was and sat down as a loud whuff of air came from the seat as it protested its newest occupant.

"Feeling ok?" Zelda asked, her voice hinting concern as Link leaned back into the seat.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Link replied with a shrug.

"Just really tired all of a sudden. I think it could be the sandwich from tonight…or fatigue," he added, laughing softly, "or maybe both."

"Do you still want to go to the movie, or would you like to head back to the mansion?"

"No, no…I'm fine. I mean, what would you like to do."

"I'm fine with either really."

Link nodded his head.

"Fine by me, the movies it is. I've heard that this one is excellent," Link said, nudging Zelda. "Fencing, fighting, true love, miracles. I've heard that it has it all" he said smiling.

"At least that's what Captain Falcon told me when he suggested it," he added as an afterthought somewhat sheepishly.

"It sounds…alright."

"Just alright! I'll bet that you will fall in love with the movie. Falcon said that it was the perfect chick flick and guy movie…combined!"

Zelda raised an eyebrow, "And what made you think I like chick flicks?"

Link sputtered to a halt. "I thought most girls do?" he answered hopefully. "Are you saying you don't because if you don't then we can find some other movie to go to or something?" he quickly added, only wishing her to have a great night.

"We can watch it, don't worry about it. I'm sure it will be alright," she laughed a cheerful sound that seemed to lighten Link's mind of any concern about picking the right movie for her. Secretly she was hoping he would have picked a more action oriented movie, but, Zelda trusted Link's judgment. He had been the one who had saved their kingdom, so, she didn't have a reason to not trust him over a movie choice.

"Well, as you wish then," replied Link as he put an arm around Zelda's shoulders and laughed along with his fellow Hylian.

-O-

Samus watched from several rows back the spectacle in front of her, sitting on one of the seats that were placed perpendicular to the front of the bus. A small smile crept across her face as her two friends talked amiably, laughing every so often after one had whispered something to the other.

"Kind of romantic, wouldn't you say?" the bounty hunter said, watching Zelda's face light up as Link began telling her about something that she couldn't exactly make out. She heard bits and pieces, but by the way Zelda's face shown with attentiveness, it must be an impressive story.

"Not really," Snake grunted, leaning back in his seat, propping his feet up against the chairs on the opposite side from him. The two were sitting facing each other on opposite sides of the bus near the back, wishing mostly to be left alone as well as not interfering with Zelda and Link's night. At least that is what Samus thought they were trying to do.

"How could you not think that they were meant for each other by the way they are acting? They fit so…perfectly together that it seems so…"

"Disgusting?" Snake chimed in.

"Fitting was the word that I was thinking of," Samus tartly shot back, her eyes narrowing to small slits.

"Why did I even invite you to come along with me on this little escapade?" she asked after several moments of tense glares at each other.

"Was it because I was your first choice or…" Snake started.

"You weren't."

"Or because you just wanted to be with me."

Samus felt a wave of nausea as vomit crept up her throat at his comment.

"Are you kidding me? I would rather spend time with Ganondorf or Bowser than with you any day of the week. You just so happened to be the only guy who I found in time. I wanted to see what might happen tonight and I needed a guy with me to make it not as…"

"Awkward?" Snake piped in.

"Exactly," Samus said, finally agreeing with something the mercenary had said.

"I couldn't just tag along. It would be just…weird."

"So naturally I was your only choice."

"Precisely…wait, no," the bounty hunter quickly corrected, glaring at Snake who rested his hands behind his head, a wide grin etched across his face as he closed his eyes.

"I knew you loved me."

-O-

"CRACK!"

Link and Zelda both turned when they heard what sounded like an explosion in the back of the bus. They gaped in wonder as they saw Samus towering over a crying Snake, cowering on the floor in the fetal position while moaning softly.

"Don't you EVER DARE say that again!" she roared, her hands clenched into fists by her side. Snake moaned something unintelligible as he rolled on the floor, his tears forming a small puddle on the floor of the bus.

"What did he do this time?" Zelda shouted back to Samus who quickly glared in her direction, her eyes softening though when they rested on the princess.

"The same thing that he always says," Samus replied, kicking at the huddled figures stomach.

"Except for I thought that he would have learned by now NOT to say anything by now!" She glared back down at Snake who was slowing pushing himself to his feet, lines of tears still streaming down his face.

All four of them felt the bus screech to a stop. Looking towards the front of the bus, they watched as the driver unbuckled himself and stepped out into the isle way.

"I don't know who you four are, but I do not allow any sort of fighting on this bus you hear?" he bellowed. The man was about five foot flat and was about 200 plus pounds. As he spoke, his several chins bounced along with the words that came from his mouth.

"Now, I want all of you off of my bus this instant," he said, pressing a button on the front panel near the stearing wheel. The middle doors of the bus swung open as the man tapped his foot impatiently on the floor, his eyes seeming to puff out over the rings of flab surrounding them.

Link shot Samus and Snake vengeful looks as he pushed himself up from his seat. He glared at both of them as he passed, a chill sent down each of their spines from his single, frosty glance. Snake was about to defend himself when Samus elbowed him in his gut so only a release of air instead of a blameful comment came out. The bus drive slammed his foot to the ground as he watched Snake cringe yet again.

"I WANT YOU OUT!"

-O-

The bus disappeared down the road, a cloud of black fumes left behind in its wake as well as the four smashers. Zelda could almost swear that she could still hear the bus drivers angry voice, singing her very eardrums from his shrillness.

"So…" Link began as he leaned back on the balls of his feet, a glare still focused on the two mercenaries. "Anybody know where we are?"

Zelda and Samus simply shrugged.

"Don' have a clue," replied Samus.

"I've never been to this part of town before," Zelda responded. "Usually on our shopping trips Peach and I only stop by the more expensive shops in the center of the city so I've never been anywhere else."

The three of them glanced about, trying to find any landmarks that were recognizable. Link scratched his head wondering where to go when he heard a loud coughing sound from behind him. He turned to see Snake, coughing loudly to get the attention of the other three smashers. Once he had they attention, he smiled.

"I know where we are and where we need to go."

Both Link and Zelda sighed, grateful that somebody knew where they needed to go. She was about to thank him when he cut her off.

"But first," Snake said, holding up his hand for them to stop. "Samus will have to apologize to me…again…for what she did when I only told the truth."

Zelda looked over at Samus who looked about to explode.

"I don't need to apologize to you, you creep," she replied, stabbing a finger in his direction. "If anyone should be apologizing here, it should be you."

"Whoa now," Snake started, waving his hands in front of him in his defense.

"I didn't get us kicked off the bus now did I? We would almost be there by now if you hadn't of kicked me in the…"

"I didn't get us kicked off the bus!" Samus roared. "It was your disgusting behavior that led to me serving you some fine tuned…"

"Oh really now," Snake interjected. "Well I say…"

Link and Zelda watched on as Samus and Snake began screaming at each other, their faces barely inches away from each other as they alternated throwing insults towards the other. The two Hylians faced each other, a bit nervous at what to do.

"Do you think we should intervene?"

"I think we are going to have to but…" replied Link, "this isn't something I really want to do just now. Maybe in a minute they might calm themselves down."

A minute passed, followed by another as the two brawlers kept up their shouting match. By this time, both Hylians were shaking their heads in amazement that their friends' voices had not given out yet as the crescendo of their bickering grew. It almost seemed to Link that they were just warming up.

"I'm going to end this right now, this is getting ridiculous," Zelda finally huffed. " "Link, close your eyes, you know the drill." Zelda said, shaking her head as she formed a bright blue sphere of light in her hands.

Link obeyed, knowing what Zelda was planning as the princess threw the glowing orb to the sidewalk. A burst of blinding light flashed in all directions. Even with his eyes closed, small bright white spots began dancing in Link's vision. As he opened his eyes, he saw Zelda standing in between Samus and Snake, who were vehemently rubbing their eyes to recover from the blinding flash. Link almost couldn't help but grin as Zelda began scolding the both of them as a mother would her unruly children. Their shoulders drooped as Zelda finished her reprimands, eyeing them both carefully for reactions.

"Now, both of you will apologize so we can get on to the movie!" she demanded more than asked, an edge in her voice.

"Fine…" snorted Snake. He faced Samus and started muttering under his breath.

"What was that?" Zelda asked. "We couldn't hear you."

"Sorry,"

Zelda smiled as she turned her attention to Samus.

"Ok…" the bounty hunter muttered.

"I'm sorry for messing up your night."

Zelda smiled.

"Thank you both," she said, turning to Snake.

"Now Snake, will you so kindly show us the way to the theatre," she asked, pointing down the street with her arm. Snake shuffled past Zelda, then Link, as he began to pick up the pace of his walk.

-O-

"I think we might be too late for the movie at this rate," Link whispered to Zelda after they had walked for several minutes. She looked over at him with a hint of concern.

"I know," she sighed. "However, we really don't have a choice in the matter whether we are late or not now. We either are, or we aren't. Besides," she asked smiling mischievously, "When did you ever care about being late Mr. Sleep-in-until-noon."

"Well, I…" Link stammered, not being able to think of a response. "I just want to make tonight…"

"We're here."

Link stopped, looking ahead at where Snake was pointing. The movie theatre was directly across the street from them, its brilliant neon lights and signs sparkling and dancing before their eyes.

"Finally," Samus replied. "I was hoping that we would get here soon."

"What did you think I couldn't get you here?" Snake asked a little miffed.

"I think we all agree that Snake did a good job in getting us here," Zelda interrupted, eyeing Samus who was about to offer a retort to the mercenary.

"Come on, hurry up, so we can get the tickets," Link offered as the foursome crossed the street at a jog. "I would hate to miss, the show."

The last words came out slowly as Samus directed his attention to a large sign at the ticket counter.

7pm movie Sold out.

Link felt his heart drop as the plans for the night shattered into pieces.

"Ah great…" he groaned, turning to face Zelda.

"Would you want to wait for the next showing? I'm sure they'll have tickets for that one."

Zelda shrugged, "Maybe if we ask we could still get in, it's only seven ten so we aren't that late," she added hopefully. She really wanted to night to go well for Link since he had worked so hard at trying to make the night a success. She walked forward to the counter, Link shuffling along behind her, his hands searching his pockets for his wallet. Snake and Samus eyed the movie listings on the board in the ticket counter, seeing what else that might be interesting.

A young man who looked to be asleep was sitting tilted back in his chair inside the booth. His short spiked hair was dyed a beigish color while several earrings dangled from each earlobe.

"Excuse me sir," Zelda chimed as she approached the ticket counter.

The man behind the counter slowly opened one eye to see who had started him from his slumber. He stared coldly at them as if they were a nuisance more than customers that provided his paycheck.

"What do you want…" he grumbled.

"I was wondering if you had any tickets for the 7pm left. We would need four of…"

"Were all out," the young man interrupted, lazily glaring at the smashers. "And if you want any for 8pm showing I'm not selling those yet so leave and come back later." The teen shifted back into his seat and closed his eyes again.

"Please, could you check to see if…" Zelda began to plead.

"I told you," he grumbled, "I'm not selling any tickets yet. Now scram, lady."

Zelda was startled by the teen's hostility while his attitude was really rubbing Link the wrong way. He gently moved Zelda aside so he could speak to the guy, then slammed his fist onto the table of the ticket kiosk, jolting the kid awake as his chair almost crashed to the floor. He scrambled to get up as Link glared down at him.

"I believed that we asked politely if you could sell us some tickets," the Hylian growled as he rapped his fingers against the table. The teenager fidgeted in his seat, a little nervous at the new person confronting him.

"We…um, are not supposed to give out tickets, um, too early before a show," he mumbled.

"Maybe we could talk to a manager or something?" Link replied coldly. "I'm sure that we could reach an agreement with him, couldn't we." Snake took a step forward at this point as well and leaned against the ticket booth.

"I'm sure that you wouldn't want any trouble now, would you?" He said, his eyes leveled on the now cowering teen. Zelda and Link hid smiles as the teen slowly got out of his seat, shaking from the icy glare coming from Snake.

"Yeah….I'll get a manager then…." he said as he turned and bolted through the door behind him leading to the main theatre area. The four friends watched him disappear around a corner, his arms flailing wildly in the air as he ran.

"Do you think we will get in," Zelda asked hopefully, "or is that kid hiding in the bathroom because of Snake."

"Why does everyone think that I scare people so I can get my way?" Snake asked with a smirk. "I don't believe that I'm that repugnant.

"I don't know," Samus replied. "Maybe it is the old 'I'm big and scary and will probably eat your family glare that you always give people."

"Now what's that supposed to mean?" Snake spat back, turning to face the bounty hunter. Samus glared at him

"You like to scare kids."

"Come on guys, not this again," Link suggested. "This is really getting old."

"Yeah, just like Snake," Samus replied tartly.

"Can I help you?"

The four friends stopped talking, turning to face the ticket counter. Inside was a short figure maybe five and a half feet tall, hidden behind a dark black hooded robe. A small beard, white as the snow was the only thing that they could see of the man.

"Was he there a second ago?" Link whispered to Zelda.

"Don't know," she shrugged, "I wasn't watching."

"I believe that you wanted tickets for the show tonight?" the man asked in deep, but pleasant grandfatherly sounding voice.

Where have I heard that voice before…thought Link. I know I have heard this man before….

"Yeah, we do actually," Snake replied, overcoming his wonder how the man had just appeared out of thin air. Snake was a master of stealth and knew when people approached him so why hadn't he sensed the man approaching?

Surprise and gratitude showed on each of their faces as the man produced four tickets, seemingly out of nowhere and slid them across the table for them. The friends stood in shock for a moment before one by one they grabbed the tickets.

"Thank you sir," Zelda replied, bowing slightly in respect.

"No problem," the man chuckled, "This is my job you know. Helping out people like yourselves."

"Err, right," Samus interjected as she shoved Zelda, Link and Snake towards the main theatres doors. "We need to get going now so we aren't too late…" The man watched them as they shuffled towards the doors.

"Enjoy the show," he yelled after them.

Link turned back to thank him when he saw that the ticket kiosk was again empty.

"Guys," he said while pointing towards the kiosk, "Where did the guy go?"

"Who cares," replied Samus, "We have a movie we need to get to. We are already fifteen minutes late so hopefully all we have missed are the previews."

The foursome walked swiftly into the theatre, flashing their tickets to the man at the door. They were debating on whether they should get popcorn or not, but when they saw the teenager from the ticket box appear walking towards the door with an irate looking man behind him, they decided to forgo the snacks this time. They walked swiftly down a hallway trying to avoid the line of sight of the kid and irate man, checking the flashing titles and number of the theatre to find the one that was theirs. It turned out to be the last one on their right. As they opened the door quietly, hoping that they didn't miss too much of the movie, a sigh of relief came form Link since the previews had just finished as they walked through the door.

"Great, we didn't miss anything," Link whispered as he smiled at Zelda. "I really hope that you like this movie. It has Princess in the title so maybe you might be the star." He joked, poking her side with his elbow. She blushed slightly, an amused but embarrassed look on her face.

"Let's just find seats ok," Snake grumbled.

They looked around the theatre and noticed two sets of seats open near the back of the theatre, two on one row and two right behind those.

"Perfect," Link whispered. "Alright, Samus, Snake, you two can take the back two seats. Zelda and I will take the front two." They quickly shuffled through the isles to get to their seats, only bumping a few of the people on the way through. They took their seats quickly, just as the opening scene of the movie began with a video game version of baseball showing on screen.

"Glad that games aren't like that anymore," Link whispered in Zelda's ear as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"But those were fun back in the day," she whispered back.

"I'm not saying that they weren't fun, just graphically they are better today then they were then. Besides, I would rather take a video game that had you in it today than ten years ago."

Zelda's eyebrow arched up, "And why would that be?"

Link smiled, "You would look much prettier than anything made in 1999."

Zelda turned back to face the movie, partly to hide her face turning crimson red.

The movie was about halfway over, and both Hylians seemed to be enjoying it.

"That is pretty sweet."

Zelda turned to Link who had removed his arm from around her shoulder and was on the edge of his seat.

"What is?" she asked quietly, wondering what was keeping him so enthused.

He pointed towards the screen, "Both those guys are lefties."

Zelda watched the sword fight going onscreen and was somewhat amused to find that, Link was correct.

"I knew there was something about left handed swordsmen that made them the best," the Hylian hero said grinning.

"I don't know, they don't look like they are truly left handed," Zelda muttered quietly. As if on cue, one of the men switched his sword to his right hand, followed momentarily by the other.

Link felt his ego dissipate into the air as a giggle came from Zelda.

"Sorry Link," Zelda whispered. "I guess you're one of a kind."

"Thanks…" he muttered softly before realizing how much of a compliment that truly was.

-O-

"Wow, that giant just got his butt handed to him," Samus said quietly.

Snake grunted. "They just don't know anything about hand to hand fighting is all. If I was there, both of them would be knocked out within a minute flat."

Samus glanced over at him, "I seriously doubt that."

"Quiet over there."

The two glanced behind them at a person who was holding a finger to his lips, asking them to be quiet. Snake mumbled an apology before turning his attention back to the movie.

-O-

Link glanced at his watch as the scene changed to a wedding that was about to take place. Zelda sighed.

"Doesn't she just look beautiful in that dress?"

"I guess," replied Link. "I'm not good with fashion so…"

In reality, Link was trying not to crack up at the accent that the priest had who was performing the marriage.

Zelda turned towards Link when she heard a small laugh escape from him.

"What are you laughing at?" she asked a little annoyed.

That dweam…within a dweam… reverberated through the theatre, causing Link to lose it entirely. As he laughed, he felt his sides started to burn from laughing so hard. Out of habit, he glanced at his left side and noticed that a small fireball was hovering inches away from his shirt, and that indeed he was on fire, literally. His laughter changed to panic as he furiously patted out the flames that had caught on his clothes before looking over at Zelda who was glaring daggers at him.

"Why did you do that?" Link plead as he watched the small fire in Zelda's hand vanish away into smoke.

"You should know," came the reply.

Link thought about it for a moment before apologizing. "I'm sorry about that Zelda," he said. "The priest is just too funny with that accent of his."

Zelda glared at him for a second more before returning her gaze to the screen. Interesting enough, nobody bugged them about the noise after watching the magical display that had come from the duo.

"Well that was a fun movie," Samus stated as she got up and stretched when the final credits began to roll. Link turned around smiling.

"I'm glad you liked it," he stated before turning to Zelda who was resting her head on his shoulder.

"So what did you think about it?"

Zelda thought for a moment, thinking momentarily before turning to answer him.

"What you lack in taste for fashion, you definitely make up with your movie selections. It was awesome."

Link felt his heart leap about in his chest at the compliment.

"Why thank you," he said as he started to get up. Zelda put her hand on his shoulder, stopping him from leaving his seat.

"Can we stay for the credits," she asked quickly. "I want to see if there is anything good at the end, you know, any shorts or extra scenes."

Link smiled, "As you wish," he replied, sitting back down in his seat.

"Well, we'll be off then to leave you two lovebirds by yourselves then," Snake stated as she put a hand onto Zelda's shoulder.

"If you need us, just call, you have my number," Samus added as she turned to walk out of the theatre. Zelda nodded, turning her attention back to the screen after the bounty hunter had left.

Samus and Snake made their way down the stairs towards the exit near the end of the procession of people leaving.

"Don't you think that those two would make a fine couple," Samus stated matter-of-factly.

"I don't know why you are trying so hard to get those two together," Snake replied. "It's obvious that they consider themselves friends, nothing more. So I don't see why you and Peach are always on their cases about it. It would just irritate me to no end."

Samus rolled her eyes. Men she thought. They are so thick headed in these matters…

-O-

Link and Zelda walked out of the theatre, his arm around her shoulder.

"I'm glad that you liked the movie. I was hoping that I would pick one that you liked."

"You mean Captain Falcon chose one that I would like," Zelda interjected.

"He only said that movie was good," Link scoffed. "I was the one who chose it instead of the other choices that he said were great movies."

"What were his other ideas," Zelda asked, her curiosity peaked.

Link thought for a moment.

"Well, he listed off…"

At that moment, a shrill shriek punctured the air causing both of the Hylians to grab at their ears in pain. They glanced around, wondering where the noise had come from when they spotted a group of teenage girls standing near the exit of the theatre. One of them had a dark green t-shirt with a large picture of Link's face on it while another wore a matching pink t-shirt with Zelda's face on it.

"Ah great…" they mumbled at once.

"IT'S REALLY THEM! I KNEW THEY I SAW THEM EARLIER!"

The group of girls started bolting for the duo, screaming their heads off.

"Run," Link said as he grabbed Zelda's arm and bolted towards the back of the theatre. They ran down the hallway and turned a corner, only to find that the only things down the hallway where the bathrooms and a janitors closet.

Link stopped, trying to figure out what to do when the shrieking drew nearer.

"In here," he said quickly as he grabbed Zelda's arm, opening the janitor's closet with the other one. As the door opened, a broom fell out of the room, revealing a tiny cramped space where at most only a person and a broom could fit in if they tried. He shut the door, biting at his lip. What to do…what to do…

The girls came screeching around the corner, checking the hallway for any sign of the smashers.

"Are you sure they came this way," one of them asked.

"I'm positive," came the reply.

"They couldn't have just disappeared," another cried.

"Check the doors, they must have gone in one of the rooms here!"

Link poked his head around the corner to take a glimpse at what the fan girls were doing. He spotted them walking towards the janitors closet where the broom still lay on the floor. He walked back into the men's room, where Zelda was nervously tapping her foot.

"What should we do," Link asked Zelda who was standing near the sinks of the bathroom, slightly embarrassed from having to hide in the men's room.

"Nothing comes to mind," replied Link while he took a furtive glance outside of the restroom. "Can you think of anything?"

"I could try to use Farore's Wind to get us out of here," Zelda answered hesitantly. "Usually I need to see where I am going but, I could make a mental picture of outside the theatre…it should work if I do that."

"Could you use it for both of us?" Link whispered as both of them heard the fangirls getting closer and closer to their hiding place.

"Of course, I think…" she nodded as she started forming a bright greenish ball of light in her hands. "I can try at least," she said as the sphere started to grow larger and larger.

"I SEE HIM! They are in the men's room!"

Link slammed the door shut and ran towards Zelda who was starting to recite a spell.

"Are you ready?" he pled, grabbing her shoulders.

"Yes," she said, as the door to the bathroom burst open. Both turned to see several girls standing in the doorway, excited expression on their faces as a green light began to overshadow the two Hylians.

The fan girls ran into the restroom, just in time to see the flicker of green light disappear into the air. A howl of despair echoed down the hall as several of them stomped their feet or cursed their luck at not meeting the love of their lives.

-O-

Outside the theatre a local street sweeper was idling his machine, chomping away at a sandwich that he had packed as a snack. He glanced about the street, a contented look on his face when he noticed a small green orb appear in front of his truck in mid-air. The mass of lights began to grow larger and larger, until it was a swirling mass of color as big as a person. As the light faded, two figures were left standing where it had been. The man's mouth hung open as he dropped his sandwich into his lap.

"Glad that we got out of that one."

Link nodded in agreement. "Maybe we should go disguised to the movies next time."

Zelda laughed as she glanced back at the theatre.

"So," she began as they walked down the street, trying to put distance between them and the building in case the girls decided to leave it quickly. "Anything else planned for tonight? Maybe more rabid fans or something?" she added mockingly.

"No more of those," Link replied shaking his head. "Although I do have one last thing planned for the night."

"What would that be?" Zelda asked, cocking her head to one side while looking over at Link while they walked. Link stopped suddenly, then turned to face Zelda, a smile on his face.

"You'll see." He said as he pulled his ocarina out of one of his pockets. Zelda's eyebrows shot up.

"Did you steal that from old Link?"

Link's face turned beat red. "No, I didn't. He lent it to me." Zelda continued to glare at him until he motioned for her to grab his arm as he put the instrument to his lips. She sighed, grabbing his arms as he began playing a soothing melody.

A circle of light began to grow around the both of them, washing them in its hazy blue glow. As the song finished, the light cascaded upwards and over them, bathing them in a light blue tinge, before they both disappeared into the darkness of the night.

The street sweeper gaped at the spot where the two people who had been there a second before, vanished into thin air as another burst of color had encircled them. He looked down at his sandwich, then back towards the spot where the people had disappeared.

"I have got to stop spicing up these sandwiches…" he muttered. "It's just heartburn," he mumbled to himself.

"Yeah, just a simple case of heartburn."

-O-

The water lapped against the shore of the massive lake, its continual sound flowing methodically at an uninterrupted interval. A small portal of light appeared at the edge of the lake, bathing the water with a crystalline glow. The two Hylians stepped out onto the soft earth, the air much cooler and crisp than in the bustling city.

Zelda glanced around her, suddenly very aware of where they were. She turned around and saw the spires of Hyrule castle puncturing the cloudless sky, the moon showing its parapets with its light. She felt Link place his hand on her shoulder and she turned to look at him. He smiled softly, his face illuminated by soft glow of the moon reflecting on the lake. He walked over to a small patch of grass that seemed more lush and alive than the surrounding patches.

"I know that we haven't been back to Hyrule in a while…" he began as he motioned for her to sit down next to him in the soft grass. She sat down softly, noticing the incredible softness of the patch which Link had chosen. Leaning back on her arms, she gazed up into the clear night's sky, her breath caught at the brilliance of thousands of glittering stars, each light twinkling in a celestial display. Link leaned over to towards her.

"So I thought that you would want to see a familiar sight again."

She smiled warmly, laughing slightly, feeling the joy envelop her soul. She turned back to Link who was looking up at the night sky, a smile on his face as he examined the night's sky.

"The sky here is so much better than in the city, wouldn't you agree?" he asked, not letting his eyes wander from the beautiful sight above.

Zelda's smile grew.

"I would have to agree," she answered, leaning closer to Link as a cool breeze blew past causing her to tremble slightly from the cold. Link felt her shiver and wrapped his arm around her, allowing his warmth to warm her as well.

They sat in silence, gazing at the night's sky, transfixed by the majesty and grandeur of it all. Zelda glanced over at Link, a question bubbling on the edge of her mind.

"Link."

"Yeah."

"How did you know that stargazing was my favorite activity anyways?"

Link looked down at her, her sapphire eyes seeming to pierce into his mind with her question.

"I didn't."

His answer seemed to stun her for a moment, filling Link which a small amount of joy that he had successfully guessed another one of her likes.

Only took me a couple of years to figure it out though…

She turned her attention back towards the lake, watching the waves ripple back and forth from an invisible gust of wind. The gust lightly picked up her hair, letting if float behind her like a train on a wedding dress. Link glanced over at her as a small flicker of light caught his attention behind her hair.

"Hey Zelda?"

"Hm?"

"You have something behind your ear…" Link said, reaching out, brushing past her ear with his hand. She felt a slight tug and something metallic hit the back of her neck. She turned as Link held the item into the light.

"So that's why they came…" Link muttered, more to himself than to Zelda.

She glanced at the curious looking round object before realizing what it was. Her eyes narrowed, her annoyance building within her like a teapot.

"They didn't come on a double date," she said trying to hold back her irritation at her two friends.

Link glared at the object before he stood up. Winding back his arm, he threw the piece of metal into the water, a small popping noise coming from it as the electronic listening and tracking device hit the water, frying its circuits.

"They just wanted to figure out what we were going to do tonight…"

A sly smile graced Zelda's face as she came to her feet, brushing the remaining grass fragments from her jeans.

"Well, lets keep them guessing shall we?" she replied. "How about we head on over to the castle and stay there until morning and see if they show up now that their tracking device is gone."

Link nodded his head. "I think that is a good idea," he said as he walked over to what looked like a weed and plucked it from the ground. He blew into the topmost part of the reed, whistling out a familiar tune to both of them. Within moments, the sound of hooves pounding against the ground appeared and Link's horse Epona galloped into view. The chestnut Clydesdale ground to a stop beside its master, nuzzling his head affectionately. Link couldn't help but laugh as he rubbed his horse's neck before hopping into the saddle. He offered his hand, helping Zelda up and behind him, which wasn't too uncomfortable since Link had adapted his saddle to fit both of them.

"Let's go to the castle shall we?" he whispered into his horses' ears as soon as he felt Zelda wrap her arms around his waist, making sure that she was ready for the trip. The horse snorted and bolted eastward towards the main centerpiece of the Hylian nation.

I really hope they come…Link thought as they galloped across Hyrule field. Since Snake and Samus will have a lot of explaining to do over this…


Wow, this chapter took a long time to clean up. I guess that's what happens when you try and cram as much writing into as little time as possible. I've hidden a couple of surprises into this chapter, so good luck finding them.

Ok, ok a few things… First off, if you can guess the name of the movie they were watching, I'll give you a cookie. Second, I know that Link in Twilight Princess doesn't have an ocarina. I just put it in there since it would allow the plot to move along at a nice flow. Anyways thanks again for reading and please check out the poll on my profile and participate. If you want two people as a couple, the only way you could see it happen is if you vote! Thanks again for reading and with Thanksgiving coming I will try and get another chapter done before that happens!