Seventeen years have passed since Ganondorf attacked and Hyrule was nothing but peaceful. Everything was back to the way it once was. Everyone was friends and there were no wars. The kingdom itself was perfect. New families grew and new shops were born. Homes had to be built and today of all days, the bells were ringing. The kingdom was about to celebrate the sixteenth birthday of the Princess.
"Okay, so we have the cake, the invitations were sent. Oh, Charles, move that over there." The king said as he was reading and pointing to the location at the same time. This king was once the savior of Hyrule, Link. He was dressed in scarlet and gold. His hair a little bit messy and a crown was on his head. He grew a bit more, actually being taller than his beloved Queen, but not that much. He has a little fuzz on his chin and had bags under his eyes, showing he didn't get much sleep. His queen watched him from her throne and shook her head.
"My King, maybe you should sit with me and rest?" Zelda said with a sweet tone. Link turned to her and shook his head, making Zelda cross her arms. "You need it."
"Darling I am very busy. I need to make sure everything is perfect. She is going to be sixteen!" Zelda rolled her eyes and looked at the ice sculptures.
"Seems a bit much for her, don't you think?" Link squinted his eyes and grumbled. "My sixteenth was perfect for me. I had everything I wanted. But Leia...I do believe she does not want all this."
"Why...cause she has my blood?" Link snapped. Zelda gasped and Link regretted it. "Sorry...I didn't mean-"
"Absolutely not!" Zelda shouted. She got up and walked to her king and began to rub his shoulders, making Link smile. "I say she doesn't want this cause she acts more like you...she's happy for what she receives. Plus, she is not much of a little miss priss. So right now my king, rest is what you need." Link nodded and handed the list to one of the servants.
"Fine...see to it then." Link said as he looked at the one who grabbed the list. The servant nodded and began to make orders. Zelda led Link to their room and she lied his down and removed his crown and placed it to the side. Link closed his eyes and fell asleep in the matter of seconds, making his queen giggle.
"Now...to find the birthday girl." Zelda said and walked to her wardrobe to slip on something more fitting on where to find her daughter. The queen wore a violet tunic and black hooded robe. She slipped on brown boots and walked out of the castle. As she roamed the streets of Hyrule, she had her hood down and waved to her citizens. When she reached her location, she looked up at the sign and smiled. "Must be here..." She said. She walked in and suddenly heard the sounds of a bow and arrow. Looking over to the side, she saw a young girl jump tree to tree with a arrow gun. She shot all the arrows perfectly. When she landed, she heard clapping. She froze but soon turned to see the queen of Hyrule herself. The girl blushed and blinked a few times.
"Mother!" She said.
"Hello Leia dear." Zelda said with a smile. Leia bowed and smiled back at her mother. "Come with me, you need to get ready for tonight." Leia nodded and followed, but her face was a frown now. Zelda noticed and sighed. "What troubles you my love?" Zelda asked. Leia sighed.
"It's just, I know that father is going to make this a HUGE deal, when it's not." Leia replied. "He cares about me and my birthdays, but he never really spends time with me..." Zelda nodded and let her daughter go on. "All he ever does with me is train. I just want to spend some quality time with him. Mother, could you get him to do that?"
"We shall see. I know what you mean though. Ever since your father became king, it has been very hard. At first, when I made him king of Hyrule, he was mocked and ridiculed. They were cursing at him, saying his blood is like anyone else. That it was madness." Leia was surprised to hear that. "But, when you were born, a beautiful princess. Hearts changed...your father became a great and mighty king."
"How could I change people's hearts?" Leia asked, a little skeptical.
"Because you are royalty." Zelda replied with a smile. Leia rolled her eyes and puffed her cheeks. "You look just like your father...with my body image!"
"Yeah cause father didn't have boobs."
"Leia!" The two began to laugh. Leia would always love the times she spent with her mother. She would always talk with her and just do things besides training and teaching. Unlike her father.
"Mother...?" Leia whispered.
"Yes my love?"
"How many people are going to be here?" Zelda thought for a moment.
"A lot. I mean, the Gorons, Zoras, people from Ordon...our own citizens." Leia sighed and didn't like the sound of it. "Leia...do you want to hear something funny?" Leia poked her head up. "When you were born, your father wanted a boy. When he heard you were a girl, he nearly fainted and screamed with joy when he saw you. He said, "THE HECK WITH A BOY!" and began to spin you around, calling you the cutest thing ever. It was so unroyal that everyone began laughing." Leia began to laugh herself and Zelda soon joined her. "Your father was so embarrassed and he tried to think of a name. He wanted to call you Linkel or Rinkuru."
"What!? He wanted me to be Jr!?" Leia asked. Zelda nodded.
"I said no of course and then we decided to mix a little bit with our names. So we used Leia." Leia nodded and thought for a moment.
"But...wont my name be Zelda when I am older? It's tradition, right?" Zelda nodded and looked to the side.
"But I don't know cause of your father." Leia nodded and the mother and daughter reached the castle and walked up the steps.
"Thanks for the talk mother. I'm going to get ready." Leia hugged her mother and ran to her room. Zelda walked back to her chambers and saw Link still asleep. Snoring in fact. The queen shook her head and walked to her lover and shook him lightly. Link stirred and grumbled.
"Not now...five more minutes..." He mumbled. Zelda giggled and remembered when Link told her she said the same thing years back.
"Get up Link. For you daughter." Link sighed and opened his eyes, getting up and fixing himself. Zelda smiled and gave him a quick kiss and Link shot right up.
"Okay! Now, back to work!" Link said with joy. As he began walking past his queen, Zelda grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"No, I work, you spend time with your daughter." Link was shocked and shook his head. "No Link, Leia wants to spend time with you! You do just that. I will finished up everything. You give your daughter her wish." Link sighed again and nodded. He walked out of his room and walked to his daughter's doors. He knocked lightly and heard a few shuffling.
"Who is it!?" Leia asked.
"Your father." Link replied.
"Daddy!? Oh, hold on!" Link herd her fall and he opened the doors fast and saw Leia rubbing her head. He rushed to her and helped her up and placed his hand on a red mark.
"You alright?" He asked. Leia nodded and smiled. She was now wearing a light green dress with gold edges and the triforce sign was in the middle of her chest and on a design on her dress. She wore a gold necklace with emerald, ruby and sapphire designs. Gold earrings were on her ears and she wore a gold crown with an emerald in the middle. Link smiled at his daughter and clapped his hands. "You look beautiful Leia." Link said.
"Thanks dad." Leia said and twirled around in her dress. Link walked to the balcony and Leia followed. The two began to watch the setting sun together. Leia sighed and looked a little bored.
"Sorry that you got the sighing from me." Link said. Leia shrugged and slouched down. "Heh, sorry about that too."
"Nah, I'm okay. It's just. Well, I always want to do so much more than just be a boring princess. I mean, I wanna be like you dad, fight and go on an adventure." Link chuckled and pat his daughters head.
"You will not believe how stressful that really is love." Link replied and shook his head. "I mean, you face life to death situations and not to mention...you can meet friends and lose them the next..."
"Like Midna?" Leia asked, making Link flinch. He soon nodded. "Sad, I would of loved to meet her, but you said the portals are broken so..." Link nodded again and the sun was now fully set.
"Well, time to go to the party. Your mother is going to be so happy to see how you look." Link kissed his daughters head and walked out of the room. Leia sighed and looked out at the moon. It was full and beautiful. She crossed her arms and looked over at the forest beyond.
"Being a princess is so boring..." She muttered. As she was about to go to the party, she saw a green light flash. She stared and the light vanished. Leia shrugged and walked off. "If it's something bad, I'm sure the guards will care for it."
At the throne room, guest were coming everywhere. Link greeted them all and Zelda as well. A servant began to ting a cup with a spoon to silence everyone. Link knew that was his queue and he got up from his throne to see smiles.
"People from all over, thank you for coming to my daughter's special day. Tonight, is a night of peace and joy." The crowd clapped and with that, Leia began to walk down stairs. Link noticed and Zelda soon stood up.
"Now, presenting the princess of the hour, Princess Leia." Zelda said. The crowd gasped and clapped at her Beauty, Zelda joined as well, not seeing her daughter yet. Link smiled and Leia walked to her parents and hugged them both. "Let the party commence!"
Guests were now chatting and dancing. Leia sat on her throne, a little bored. Link was talking to guests, laughing and having a good time, while Zelda sat with her daughter. She looked over and saw Leia's blank expression.
"Leia, why are you sitting here? Go out and enjoy yourself." Zelda said. Leia rolled her eyes and got up.
"The kids will hate me...I just know it." Leia muttered to herself. Zelda couldn't really hear her daughter. Leia walked up to a bunch of other girls with beautiful dresses and she smiled and bowed at them. "Hey guys, do you like the party?" Leia asked in a sweet tone.
"You mean, the one your peasant father made?" On girl asked and the others laughed. Leia got annoyed a little.
"He is no peasant. My father is King of Hyrule." Leia snapped.
"Careful Beatrice, I think her dirty blood with get out and she will act uncivilized." Another girl said. Leia felt like she was going to cry, but another figure walked next to her.
"Uncivilized? No no, young ladies. What you are saying to the princess is quite uncivilized. On her birthday?" The girls stopped talking and Leia looked to see who it was. It was a boy who wore a black cloak and a strangely designed black mask. He looked over at the girls direction and they walked away. Leia blinked a few times and looked back at the boy.
"Umm...thank you." Leia said. The boy waved his hand, showing a black hand with a strange blue design.
"No no, it is your birthday after all. I believe you deserve the best." Leia blushed and looked down. The boy chuckled and held out his hand. "Want to dance?" He asked. Leia nodded and took his hand and he pulled her to where everyone was dancing and he began to dance with the birthday girl.
Link noticed right away and tilted his head to the side.
"Who on Hyrule is that?" He asked. He walked to Zelda, who was also watching. She looked at her king and smiled. "Zel, do you know who that boy is?" Link asked his beloved.
"No. Must be new?" She asked. Link shrugged. "You do remember who you invited, right?" Zelda asked. "Or were you half asleep at the time?" She said with her voice becoming stern. Link flinched and gave her a pleading look. Zelda smiled and watched the two teens below. Link did as well.
Leia felt so nervous inside. She never seen anyone who looked like this boy before. The mask kinda creeped her out. How could he even see in that? Leia was spun around and dipped back. She followed this boy and felt a little dizzy.
"You can dance well." He said. Leia nodded.
"Course...I am a princess after all." She said shyly.
"Not all princesses can dance sweetheart." he said with amusement. He stopped and Leia was confused.
"So, who are you? Are you Hylian? Goron? Zora? Ordon?...Gerudo?" The boy shook his head and began to take off his mask. When it was removed, Leia gasped. Link and Zelda saw as well and their faces were full of shock and hope. Link just...couldn't believe it. How!? Leia was scared to even see the boy's face. His orange hair looked like it was shining and his neck was quite long. His eyes were red and his skin was black and white.
"I am Twili." He says with a sharp smile on his face. "My name is Efah."