This moment was too good to move on from. Her head against his beating chest, and both were sleeping stilly. How could she let go of him again? It didn't matter, because that was a night away. A long, beautiful, night that would end at one point. Zelda knew that wanting this wasn't enough to change what was going to happen in the morning. So they dreamed, disregarding their problems. She had her regular dream, but it felt, it felt somewhat safer this time. It felt like it was a just another dream. Another, perhaps, memory of something. He was dreaming his usual dream also; Fi telling him where to go next. He always had these dreams, but he refused to tell Zelda, and get her all worked up. He just wanted to her to have no worries, to be careless, like before.

"Zelda? Zelda wake up!" That was the first time since the seal that Link had to wake Zelda up.

"W-What?" She asked.

"I have to go. I don't want you mad at me for not waking you up in time." He said jokingly.

"Oh…I-I guess I forgot…" When Zelda's voice trailed off, he felt guilty. He wanted her to be happy, but he knew how she felt. To have her best friend on the surface, alone, and unprotected. You would want to save them, and be with them.

"Look Zelda, I know how you feel. I know it's hard to leave your best friend. Believe me; I really know how you're feeling. However, if it's any help, I thought of a way to keep in touch. Do you remember how you sent me a letter on the Wing Ceremony? I got an idea to use our loftwings to send mail. I'll write you a letter every chance I get, and you can write me one back. You can give it to your loftwing, which will give it to mine, which will give it to me. Is that okay?"

She smiled, jumping on him as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "That's great!" He put his arms against her waist and they laughed.

"I'll write to you as soon as I get there. It'll be fine."

"I'll write back as soon as I get it." She whispered softly in his ear.

After a few moments, they let go of each other and walked out of Zelda's room. They hurried out the closest door where Link's loftwing awaited. There wasn't much of a crowd waiting this time. The first time they left for the surface, the whole community came out and waved goodbye. In their visits, it wasn't a big deal anymore. They guessed everyone was used to having Link at the surface, fighting and protecting them all. Groose, Stritch, Cawlin, Zelda's father, Pipit, Karane, and Fledge came out to wave goodbye. Link smiled and climbed on the loftwing. He waved and took flight in a hurry.

"Good luck!" Pipit and Karane shouted together in harmony.

"We're gonna miss you bud!" Groose announced and everyone ran inside for class. Everyone except Zelda went inside. It was almost ten in the morning, and class started at eleven. Breakfast was soon, but Zelda really wasn't hungry. She walked a bit on deck looking up at the sky. She could still see Link, flying to the green pillar, about to dive off.

"I'll see you soon, Link." She whispered to herself. Behind her, a firm strong grip touched her shoulder, and she spun around. Pipit was standing behind her, feeling upset for her.

"It's okay, Zelda. He's coming back soon. I still remember how he used to worry the same for you when you were alone. Look at you now; you're fine. He's a very strong guy; he's going to be okay." He hugged her a bit, and let go quickly. "Do you want to come inside now?" She looked over to where she last saw Link, who was no longer flying. She nodded and followed Pipit back. You'd think that everybody would be eating by now, but they were all in their rooms, preparing for class.

"Is everything okay? Is there a test or something?"

"Oh yeah, the Wing Ceremony is happening again for Groose, Fledge, Cawlin, and Stritch today. They're really worked up for it."

"Oh."

"Sorry…I know you-…"

"No, it's okay. Who's playing the Role of the Goddess this year?"

"Oh…that's right. Uh…I think it's Orielle. You know Parrow's little sister."

"Oh yes, she's nice. She's really pretty too. She's going to do great." They smiled at each other, and Zelda walked to her door, gripping the door handle. "I'm going to go relax for a bit. Thanks for supporting me. See you later!" He waved and she went back in her room.

On her desk was a brown envelope with Link's signature on the back. He really wasn't lying, she thought to herself. She quickly peeled it open, and took the letter out.

"Dear Zelda,

Not much has changed on the Surface over the night. I guess he hasn't made his mark yet. The Kikwi's are fine. They told me to make sure you know that, since you saw them in danger last time. What's new at home? Is everyone okay? Are you going to be going to school again? Tell me everything. I'll write to you back soon. I'll be sure to take care of myself so that I can see you again. Have fun!"

Your best friend,

Link."

She smiled at his note and felt like she was going to cry again. She knew she shouldn't. Instead, she took out her quill and began to write back. She wanted to tell him how to Wing Ceremony was going on, and how sweet everyone still is. She wanted to tell him more, but it had only been a few minutes since he left. What could she tell him? She took her paper, and opened the door. Everything was ordinary, quiet. She went over to Karane's room next door, and knocked very nicely.

"Karane? Can I come in?"

"Hmm? Sure, come in!" She shouted at the door.

"So…how's it going?" She asked as she walked in.

"It's okay. How are you? Are you feeling okay?"

"Um…yeah, I guess. I'm just trying to catch up on everything. First, how are you and Pipit doing?"

"We're good. He's been acting strange…he's been talking about moving out, and starting a life. It's so scary. I don't know if I'm ready to do that."

Zelda climbed on the bed next to her, hugging a pillow. "Do you want to?"

"I think so. I mean I really want to; it's just a big step. Do you think I'm ready?"

"Yes! You're the most ready person I know for this kind of thing. You can be a great adult; you've just got to try."

"Thank you." Karane said with a growing smile. "My turn! How have you and Link been? Have you kissed yet?"

"What? No!" Zelda felt herself start to blush.

"What have you been doing on the surface for so long? Have you done anything?"

"No, we're just friends. Good friends, and we intend to stay that way." She told her proudly.

"If you say so. You just make a good couple. It can be cute to see you two dating."

"Thanks…I think." She made a confused face and Karane laughed. "Has anything changed in Skyloft? It's been a long time since we visited."

"Not really, it's the same old. I guess the only exciting thing would be how Fledge and that girl from the Lumpy Pumpkin started to go out. Kina, I think her name is."

"What? That's so cute!"

"Yeah, he tried to hide it from us, but he just kept going there, we all got curious. He seems to be getting serious. He's such a cutie pie." She giggled.

"Aw!"

"I know right? So, that's all there really is. It's getting boring around here. I'm glad you're back though!"

"Thank you." Zelda got up and was about to leave. "I'm gonna go wish the knights-to-be good luck. Bye!"

"Bye!" Zelda walked along the stairs to the boy's rooms. Groose, Stritch, Cawlin, and Fledge were outside again.

"Hey, Zelda!" Groose pushed in front of the other boys to say hi to her.

"Hi Groose. Hi everyone."

"Hi, Zelda." They said, almost in unison. She smiled.

"I hear the Ceremony is today. I'm sure that it'll be great."

"Are you going to come watch?" Fledge asked.

"Of course!" She told them.

"That's awesome. It's going to start soon, so we better go. See you there." Groose responded.

"Oh…right. Okay. Good luck!" She was starting to get annoyed. She had nothing to do, no one to talk to. What was she supposed to do all day?