"Here, this is a good one," Zelda said to Link as she handed him a book entitled 'The Legend of the Hero'. It was only a few months after work had started on Hyrule Castle. There was a large storm that day, so the two had decided to spend the day in the Library, as Link expressed an interest in learning about the heroes of old. Zelda and Link sat on opposite sides of the table while Link would commonly remark on what he was reading. Quoting the book, Link said,
"Before becoming 'Hyrule,' the land was also referred to as 'the surface' , 'Grooseland'—Grooseland?"
Link looked up at Zelda with an inquisitive look and she shrugged her shoulders before he continued,
"I wonder if it has anything to do with this 'Groosenator' mentioned a couple pages back."
"Link, I doubt that everything in those books is completely accurate, but I guess, for all we know, Groose was a noble warrior," Zelda said in a laughing tone.
The two plunged into a comfortable silence once more until Link turned a page back and forth saying,
"Wait, so the Hero of Twilight literally turned into a wolf?"
"As far as we can tell, yes. The princess of the time recounted herself that the hero turned into a wolf, which is backed by many civilian accounts."
"Civilian accounts?"
"A wolf with blue eyes was commonly seen around Hyrule Castle Town, scaring the townsfolk. Apparently your ancestor wasn't without a sense of humor."
Zelda smiled. Hours of the comfortable silence lapsed until Link read a passage out loud,
"The heroes, commonly clad in a green tunic, shared qualities of courageousness, selflessness, and determination. Although they were highly skilled warriors, many remarked at the strange and quiet expression that they bore. It is unknown where most of the heroes went after their journeys, but their legend remains a testament to the Triforce of Courage that they owned."
Link's eyes ran down the rest of the empty page, as the book was at its' end. He was about to close it when he noticed a drawing in pencil. It was a heart with 'Zelda + Link' written in crude writing inside the shape.
"Ummm…Zelda?", Link said, smiling.
"Yes, Link?"
Zelda looked up from her book to notice that Link was smiling.
"What?"
Link put the book in front of her and opened the page to where the heart was.
"Oh my gosh.", Zelda said as she started blushing and buried her face in her hands before looking back at Link saying,
"I was probably five years old. I completely forgot that I did that."
Zelda was still blushing and when Link said,
"I think it's cute," Zelda blushed even more.
"What have you been reading?", Link asked
"It's called 'The Legend of Zelda'"
"What kind of a name is that?" Link teased
Zelda reached over and playfully hit him on the head before returning to her book saying,
"I've read this before, but I didn't notice until now that the hero and the princess shared this unexplainable bond. Even though the only evidence of love and affection is with the Hero of the Skies and Hylia's mortal incarnate, the other pairs still seemed to feel some sort of a…connection. Perhaps it was just the triforce, but I can't help but think that maybe it's more than that. Maybe they just never got the chance to pursue anything…I don't know…most of history is just conjecture anyway. Besides, we love each other, so whose to say that the others didn't."
Zelda suddenly realized the upfront nature of her last statement when she saw Link's surprised face, making her mouth slowly drop open. Zelda could barely speak. Trying to save it, she stammered,
"I…um…I…you know what I mean…we love…I—I mean we care…for…"
Zelda stopped herself and let the awkward silence wash over both of them as they stared at each other. She couldn't lie to Link.
"I love you, Link."
Zelda watched Link stand up and sit next to her. He looked into her blue-green eyes and said,
"I love you too, Zelda."
Link placed his hand on her cheek and kissed her.
"Hey guys! It looks like the storm has…"
Sidon had entered the library, but stopped when he saw the two quickly separate from their kiss and stand up from the table.
"…passed," Sidon said, as the only thing he could think to do in that moment was finish his sentence. Sidon started walking over to them with a serious face. He suddenly seemed so much taller.
"I was 'betrothed' to his sister. He's going to kill me," Link thought to himself.
"Sidon…he—I—we…," Zelda started but didn't know what to say.
Sidon was now towering over the two of them and the next thing they knew, Sidon had embraced them both at the same time. They were almost off the floor.
"Congratulations, you two!"
He let them down to do his signature pose.
"I mean, I had my suspicions, but you two are just too cute!"
Link and Zelda both blushed as they looked at each other, smiled, and then looked back at Sidon. Zelda, attempting to end the embarrassment asked,
"Sidon, the storm?","
"Oh yes," Sidon replied, "the storm passed and there are still a couple hours of light left, so we are hard at work outside. Would you like to join us?"
"Of course", Zelda replied
The three of them walked out of the library and towards the exterior to assist with construction.