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Well, that's enough rambling from me. Now on with the story!
Wolves and Ponies
Zelda unconsciously ran her fingers through Link's bangs as she read the book she had purchased from Sera's Sundries earlier that day. The weather was uncharacteristically warm, so she planted herself under a tree and started to read. After being there for about twenty minutes, Link wandered over, lain his head on her lap and feel asleep without so much as a word to the queen, resulting in the current scenario.
Zelda licked her finger before turning the page. She smiled as she continued to read the humorous romance.
"Why can't real life be as simple and carefree as this dime novel?" She sighd.
"Because that would be too easy. Don't you know the goddesses enjoy watching us suffer?" Link mumbled, his eyes still closed.
Zelda looked at him, glad he couldn't see her startled expression. For a moment she wondered if he had been awake the entire time.
"Way to scare the crap out of me," she half scolded as she continued to run her fingers through his golden locks.
"It's what I do best," he joked, his eyes fluttering open.
Zelda held his gaze, enjoying how the different shades of blued swirled and mixed together.
"I like it when you do this. It feels nice," Link mumbled, clearly enjoying himself.
"You act like a dog," Zelda teased, ruining the moment.
Link frowned, feigning hurt.
"Are you saying you'd prefer me as a pet?"
"Of course not," Zelda chuckled, her voice a sweet melody, "I'm just saying that your behavior has a tenancy to resemble that of a dog."
Link blinked slowly and glanced at their surroundings.
"No one can see us here?" He asked, half to himself.
"It seem secluded enough," she replied, picking up on what he was wanting to do.
Linking glanced around one more time before he was surrounded by a black aura. He stretched in his wolf form and groaned happily before he rested his furry head on the queen's lap once more.
"You aren't worried someone will see you and freak out?" She questioned as she petted the blue eyed beast.
Just say I'm your pet, Link suggested.
"Are you doing this because of the dog comment or because you were sick of a being a hylian?"
A little of both.
"You are so hopeless..."
"Whoa! Is that a wolf?!"
Zelda's head shot up to find the source of voice, looking more than a little panicked. She calmed a little upon discovering it was Talo. "Y-yeah. He's my pet, though he normally stays in the woods so that he doesn't accidentally frighten people."
"Cool... Can I pet him?" The boy excited asked.
"Sure."
"What's his name?"
"Uh... Klin..."
Klin? Link questioned, raising a furry eyebrow. You seriously couldn't come up with anything better? All you did was switch around the letters in my name.
"Would you prefer I call you Cuddles instead?" Zelda asked, her voice so low only Link's sensitive eyes could hear her.
Nope. Klin is fine.
Link grunted as Talo petted him way harder than he should've, and to to make matters worse for the fuzzy hero, the boy had something sticky all over his hands. Zelda restrained herself from laughing at the wolf's freaked out expression.
Make him stop. Make him stop! MAKE HIM STOP!
"Hey, Talo. I need to take him back into the forest before anyone else sees him. The rest of villagers might not take the idea of as well as you did, so I need you to do me a huge favor. Do not, under any circumstances tell anyone about Klin. This needs to stay our little secret," Zelda pleaded, clasping his hands in front of her chest.
"Our little secret," Talo mumbled, blushing before breaking out in a huge grin. "You got it, Tetra!"
"Thank you, Talo," Zelda smiled.
Good job. You wooed an eleven year old boy, Link told her, earning him a glare.
"You're welcome... Oh yeah! I almost forgot. You need to tell Link my mom is looking for him. I tried to tell him myself, but I have no idea where he went," Talo informed her, frowning slightly.
"Don't worry. I'll tell him," Zelda replied.
"Kay. Bye!" Talo called as he ran off towards the ranch so that he could pester the goats.
"I wonder what Pergie could possibly want," Link pondered in his hylian form. He ran and hand through his hair and grimaced. "And what in hell's name is this? I'm gonna take a quick bath before I see what she wants. I'll see ya later, Zel."
Link smiled happily as he pulled on a fresh shirt, ignoring that his hair was soaking his back. Normally, he'd pull it into a ponytail, but he didn't feel like trying to calm the bend that would result from tying it up while it's still wet, so he left it down. After pulling his boots back on, Link headed to Pergie's house just to encounter Jaggle instead.
"If yer lookin' for the missus, she's out at the ranch with Fado," He informed the blond.
"Thanks," Link replied as he headed toward said location. He was surprised to see the usually kind woman looking at him accusingly.
"Link, I've been trying to get aholt of you for half the day," She scolded, hands on her hips.
"S-sorry. I was in the woods," Link lied as he looked around the tall woman to find Fado staring at his horse quizzically. "Hey, is something wrong with her?"
"She's fatter than she was the last time you came home," The ranch owner stated matter-of-factly as he continued to stare at the massive mare.
Link was just about to yell at him for calling his horse fat, but he dropped it as he realized what his friend was getting at.
"She been alone with any males?"
"Of course not-! Shit..." Link mumbled as he recalled how he'd left Epona with Impa's stallion, Nightlock, when the two of them had stopped by the hidden village to check on Impaz. "On second thought, I know exactly who she got frisky with."
Link sighed as he ran his hand down Epona's side and tried to remember if she'd been acting strange as of late.
"When she shakes, does she shake just her head or her whole body?" Pergie asked as she helped Link examine his trusty steed.
"Just her head... Yep. She's most definitely pregnant," Link announced upon finishing his examination. He lovingly stroked Epona's neck. "That means no more chasing after goats and jumping fences, you hear?"
Epona neighed in response before nipping at her master's hair.
"Honestly, boy. How'd you go all that time without noticing the poor girl was pregnant? You better not have been acting like a fool on her," Pergie scolded.
"I haven't been riding her as much the past couple of months, so I just figured the lack of exercise was making her chubby... How far along do you think she is anyways?" Link asked.
"When did you leave her alone?" Fado asked.
"It was in March, so..." Link trailed off as he counted on his fingers. "Seven months ago?"
"There's your answer," Pergie sighed, hands on her hips. "Seriously, though. You spent so much time here that you should've known the signs of her being pregnant before she got his far."
"S-sorry. But isn't Ilia job to yell at me about this kind of stuff?" Link asked, chuckling nervously.
"She's busy, so it's my job now," Pergie informed him, her stern expression relaxing into a faint smile.
"You know she's gonna chew me out regardless, right."
"For once you deserve it," Fado said as he swatted at a goat that was trying to chew on his sleeve.
"Yeah..."
"Go take her home and get her washed up," Pergie ordered him.
"And be sure to bring her here during the day. I have some hay that's better for her to eat than the normal stuff," Fado said.
"Will do," Link replied as he took Epona by the reigns and walked her down the path.
A/N: This chapter was more or less a filler :P But the story is gonna start taking a turn at the end of the next chapter which is already written, it just needs to be typed.
Also, it seems like Link to assume his horse is fat instead of preggo XD
ILIA: I'm so gonna kill him...
A/N: After the story has ended, I'll allow it. Until then, I need him alive.
ILIA: -_- I'll wait...
A/N: Anyhoo, the more reviews I get, the faster I type, so I'd very much appreciate more reviews from you people!
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