Zelda's eyes slowly opened, repetitively blinking from the light, realizing she was on the ground in muddy water, and silence has come. She turned to her other side and gasped to see Ganon's dead body lying beside her. His eyes were white, and mouth gagged open. She shook him to make sure, but he had died.
"How could this…be? What happened…" she said to herself. "I must…have passed out. But I could have sworn I was…dying." she groaned in pain, grabbing her shoulder.
Some light was brought into the dark chamber that was present. There were plants, rocks and water, she now realized where she was, in one of the holes in Hyrule field. She looked down at her clothes to see bits of band-aid from her Sheikah suit. The fabric on her stomach, arm and both legs had been ripped and torn off. She was brutally injured, and the blood from her mouth was dried up and crusty. She tried getting up, then noticed a figure laying against the rocky wall at the corner of her eyes. She turned around slowly but surly…
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"A green tunic?!" the princess gasped, "Link?! Is that really you?!"
Zelda crawled slowly toward Link as tears fell down her face, "Link! Can you her me, Link!" her voice got fainter from the lack of energy and degree of pain she was on.
Link was brutally damaged, he had parts of his tunic showing skin and blood, and bruises along his skin. He looked like he was sleeping, but he wasn't responding. His body was leant up against the wall and his head up on the wall, but his eyes were shut. His face had scrapes and the master sword in his hand.
"Link?" Zelda finally reached beside Link's body and kept shaking him, "You're alive, please stop…Link…Please!"
No response. Zelda grabbed the cloth on Link's green tunic. And pulled his body close hers to hold. "Link, you weren't dead…and you found me, and saved me…" she cried harder, "If you can hear me…I want you to know how much I love you, Link. I've always loved you!" she gripped him tighter, his nails dug into his skin, "Please, don't leave me, Link, don't leave me in this world alone…"
His body was leaned against Zelda, and his head on her chest. She cried as her tears hit his cheek, holding his head tight. She continued crying, not knowing what else to do, but also not leaving him.
"This isn't fair! I would rather be dead right now than have this happen, don't, don't die on me, Link. You gave me a speck of hope seeing you here, you saved me when they all said you were dead, I cannot go on without you." Zelda gripped his hand, "I will take my own life…if you die here!"
The triforce on Link's hand started to glow, and the princess pulled her face away from his head to look at what was happening. "The triforce?" she questioned. She looked down at her arm to see hers was glowing too, she gasped. "Link?!"
Link's hand gripped hers and his head slowly rose up to Zelda's warm embrace. He looked up at her and smirked, "I…wasn't dead." he coughed, "I'm sorry…that I took so long. Did I…worry you?"
"No! Don't be, please! I'm so happy you're alive, Link!" she hugged him tighter, "I cannot believe this is real." she cried even more. "How did you…?"
"I was trapped in the caves for a couple days, the avalanche was very extreme. Coming out, the first thing I did was find you, and I collapsed after I defeated Ganondorf." Link leans away from the wall and looks into her eyes to lean closer, "Zelda, I' sorry I didn't come fast enough…Did he hurt you.. I know what he tried to do."
"To tell you the truth," she scratches her head, "I was ready to die. I was helpless against him, and I just wanted to save Hyrule. I also collapsed, so I don't know what happened."
Link studies Zelda's shoulder and She glances at the direction he was staring at, and covers up her shoulder from noticing.
"It's nothing, Link." she whispers, "I just wanted to die…to be with you."
"Why would you say that?" He scabbed away the dry blood on her mouth corners.
The princess looks away from his eyes, "This adventure made me realize how much I care for you…I couldn't run my land knowing my only joy had died."
"I'll never leave you, Zelda. I'll always protect you, isn't that what best friends do?" Link smiled, "I don't go down that easily."
Zelda gripped Link's hand tighter. Link gasped as she looked back up into his eyes, "Yeah, about that, Link…" she paused.
"What is it, Zelda?"
She stopped, then sucked on her dry bottom lip. "…Nothing, I-I just…wanted to thank you, again."
"Ha, it's no problem." Link sighed, "Well, lets head back to-"
"NO!" Zelda yelled, yanking his arm.
"Ah!" Link groaned, "What's the matter? Don't you want to get up?"
"Sorry! I-I want to stay here…with you. My friend-uh, hold me…? I just want to stay with you a bit longer, you know…?"
Link's eyebrows raised in confusion, "Okay…Of course I will."
Link opened on of his arms to let Zelda come so he could hold her. She scooted right beside him, closing her eyes and resting on his shoulder. She grabbed his hand and held his fingers. They sat in the cave with nothing but each other.
"Please, don't let go." Zelda whispered.
The hero smiled and looked down on her, "What's all this for?" he questioned, "you've never showed me this much affection."
She looks back up at him, "Well, I missed you.. And that smile. I thought I'd never see it again."
He blushed, "I…missed you too. A lot, actually." he bit his lip, "Yeah…and your big beautiful eyes…"
She smiled, "Oh, You remember that conversation we had two years ago? When we talked about what we loved about each other?"
"Yeah, It's the only conversation we had talking about our feelings for each other. How could I not…I meant everything I said to you." The hero chuckled, "Honestly."
"I did too, I really do love your smile." Zelda's eyes lowered to his lips, "It's not the only thing I love, Link."
"What else do you Love."
"I love your smile, your bravery, your heart - how its so caring, genuine and sweet, and more importantly, I think I love…you." she touched one hand on his jaw, "thinking you were dead really made me re-evaluate my feeling for you."
Link was in a shock, he didn't reply. He continued to stare at her, stuttering on air. Zelda slid her hands behind Link's neck.
"Kiss me, Link." Zelda whispered to his ear, "I want to feel your lips gently against mine."
Both of their faces slowly inched in closer for each others lips as their eyelids lowered. Their lips hit home as they shared their first kiss with each other in a damp cold cave with a corpse of a evil coward. As they pulled away from each other, Link stood up, offering his hand down to offer her up too. He gently held her Jaw with both of his hands, gently leaning her against the wall to kiss her again. Her hands remained on his shoulders as they passionately kissed, then embraced her tightly in his arms.
"Have you…felt the same way?"
"I've always loved you, Zelda." he admits, their foreheads touch, "I just respected your wishes all these years."
She grins as she grips him tight, "I'm…so glad to hear that." she sighs, "Lets get to your funeral…they are going to be shocked when they find out you are alive."
"Yes." he lifts her hand up and kisses it with his soft lips. "Lets hurry."
The princess and hero grab hands as the walk out of Ganon's burial site. All is looking good for the two and their new blossomed romance. If there's one thing we know, the hero lives on forever.
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