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The love life of a Hero	By : Lisachan Category: Zelda > Het - Male/Female Views: 3839 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 17: Like a first date
When Ivee and Link arrived back home, Ivee happily held out her arms to take the baby that her mum was holding. Blue clothes. Junior. Not only because she was happy to see him, but also because she didn’t know how her mother would react when they’d tell her the princess was coming to the party. Wouldn’t want her to drop him.
“The princess? Princess Zelda? Here, to this house?” Amira babbled, looking around to see if everything was clean enough. “Is she here already? Don’t have her standing outside, let her in!”
“Relax, mum,” Ivee laughed, making kissing gestures with her lips to Junior. “I offered for them to come right away, but they’ve gone back to the castle to let Rinku settle into his room.”
“Rinku?”
“The new Link.”
“Will he be coming too?”
“Yes, he’s curious to meet you and see the babies. He doesn’t talk, though, but we’re hoping we can teach him.”
As the day progressed and the hour of the party drew near, Amira couldn’t help but tidy up a bit more after all. Those diapers hanging out to dry in the garden surely were an eyesore. And it wouldn’t hurt to mop the floor a second time, just to be sure.
“Would you relax,” Pruce said, leaning against the table with his hands in his pockets. “Not like it’s the first time you meet her. She came to our house to see Ivee a couple of months ago.”
“Yes, and do you remember the mess that was? Azu had knocked over a sack of flour in his excitement. Now move, you’re in the way. What are you doing here anyway?”
“Keeping Link company while he’s roasting the meat.”
“Roasting the meat’s outside.”
“Came to get us a drink.”
“Then get it and leave me be!”
From over at the cradle, Ivee wondered if she and Link would end up like that too. “Would you stop it, please,” she moaned.
“Don’t worry, love,” Purah said, who was already there too, setting the table. “That’s just their way of saying how much they miss each other now that your mum’s living here.”
Chuckling, Ivee helped Purah with the table. Again this time, there was a throne at the head of the table in which she would have to sit all night, and she looked at it like she wanted to smash it to pieces. She had kinda hoped that Azu would’ve been too busy playing with Boy and staring at the twins, but alas. At first, she had hoped that he was preparing it for the princess, until he attached a colourful drawing of Ivee to the back of the chair.
The front door was open, and from outside, they could smell the meat and vegetables roasting on the fire. It made Ivee’s stomach growl. She looked forward to the food. Glancing over to the cradle, she thought about how she would no longer be able to use them as an excuse to eat a lot. Maybe that was one of the best parts of being pregnant: to shamelessly stuff your face.
She grinned to herself. She’d do it anyway. Because it was her birthday. And she could drink again!
“We have to get some proper chairs!” Amira cried. “We can’t have the princess sitting on a stool!”
Ivee wildly started clapping her hands. “Oh oh, have her sit on the throne! If he knows that it’s for the princess, then I’m sure Azu won’t mind! Where is he? Azu!”
It didn’t take long to convince him of the honour it would be to have the princess sit on a throne he had made. A new drawing was made, and it soon replaced Ivee’s portrait on the back of the throne.
Animated chattering coming from outside – why he looks just the same, how remarkable! - told them that princess Zelda and Rinku had arrived.
“Oh, this is so exciting,” Amira prattled, feeling if her hair was still okay.
“Mum, stay calm,” Ivee said, while she went to the door to welcome them in. “Princess, do come in.”
When the princess came in, to Amira, it seemed like the room lit up. She was wearing her white dress and no tiara, but still had that royal air about her, although she also looked happy to be out of the strict environment of the castle for a while.
“Princess,” Amira said, bowing her head and doing a rather clumsy curtsy. When she looked up again, her eyes fell on Rinku, and she could do nothing but stare and point. “Is- is that the...”
“Yes, that is indeed Link’s clone,” Purah grinned. “Turned out great, didn’t he, if I do say so myself.”
While Azu proudly guided Zelda to her throne, Amira rushed over to inspect Rinku, looking from him to the real Link who was standing outside. She felt him up and down and patted and squeezed his cheeks. Rinku bravely suffered through it with a forced smile. “Unbelievable,” she gasped.
“Mum, stop that!” Ivee yelled, tearing her away from him. “Sorry, Rinku. Make yourself at home.” Rinku pointed at the cradle. “Yeah sure, take a look.” She accompanied him to the cradle, and even though Azu had already made Zelda sit down on the throne, she stood up again to join them.
“Oh, they’re beautiful, Ivee.”
“You want to hold one?” Ivee offered.
“No no, let them sleep.”
“So have you settled into your room, Rinku?”
“Yes, he has,” Zelda answered for him, while Rinku nodded his head. “But that’s not the only reason why I wanted to go back to the castle before coming here,” Zelda said, holding a little box in front of Ivee. “I had to get you a present.”
“Oh, you really didn’t have to. You being here is already such an honour.”
“It’s only proper manners to bring a present to a birthday party. Please, I want you to have it.”
With a beaming face, Ivee accepted the box and opened it. Inside was a hairpin with the image of a Silent Princess on it. “Oh princess… It’s beautiful.” Taking it out, she clipped it into her hair. “Thank you!”
With a little hum, Rinku dashed outside, returning a couple of moment later with flowers, and it made Ivee laugh. “Last year, Link also brought me flowers,” she explained. Although the real present came way after. “Thank you, Rinku.” She gladly accepted the flowers while Amira went to get a vase.
“Amira, this is for you,” Zelda said when she was done with the flowers. “It’s a bottle of Silent Princess extract. You can use it in desserts, it’s really tasty.”
With great awe, Amira took the bottle from her and held it up in the air like it was a reward. “I shall treasure this forever,” she said, as if in trance.
“You have to use it,” Zelda pressed. “It would be a shame to let it go to waste.”
Amira weakly nodded her head. “Then I shall treasure the bottle forever.”
“You do that, mum,” Ivee chuckled, plucking the bottle from her mum’s hands. “We will use it tonight. Thank you.”
“So how about we all sat down for a drink then?” Purah said. “Ivee, you got some booze, right?”
Ivee put two jugs on the table, one alcoholic and one non alcoholic. They engaged in some idle chatter, just the ladies and Rinku, who just smiled and nodded along. Azu had disappeared outside to get on Link and Pruce’s nerves. They could hear Pruce yelling at him to keep away from the fire, and Amira laughed at her son’s antics.
“Meat’s done!” Pruce suddenly called from outside.
“Yay!” Ivee cheered.
Everyone stood up, plate in hand, to queue.
“Yeah, it’s self serve,” Ivee said, when Zelda and Rinku remained seated. “Told you it wasn’t gonna be anything fancy.”
Rinku was quick to take Zelda’s plate, offering to do it for her.
“No, it’s okay, I’ll do it,” Zelda said. When she took her plate from Rinku, their hands touched, and they both laughed nervously.
“Oh, would you just look at the pair of you. It’s like you’re on a first date together, acting all awkward and cute,” Purah chirped, hugging her plate to her chest. “How lovely!”
Later, when night had fallen, the princess and Rinku were nowhere to be found any more.
“Where are they?” Ivee said.
Link pulled up his shoulders. “I dunno.”
Sticking their head out the door, they saw them sitting at the edge of the pond, not quite shoulder to shoulder, but almost. Fireflies were hovering over the surface of the water and there was a gentle, warm breeze, carrying the sweet smells of early spring. Just to be sure, Ivee grabbed Link’s hand. Wedding ring. Check.
“Don’t worry, it’s me,” Link laughed.
Speech. Check.
“Okay,” Ivee said, relieved. “Hm, looks like this ‘first date’ is gonna turn out pretty fine.”
“I’m happy for Zelda.”
“Me too.” She grabbed his arm and made him follow her outside, away from the party noise. She leaned against the wall, and Link did the same. Her eyes drifted back to where the Princess and Rinku were sitting. It was clear to see how smitten she was with him. The hand that was there at her side in the grass wasn’t just to support her, but almost waiting for him to touch it. “Were you aware that the princess was attracted to you like that?”
“I had a hunch, yes,” Link said softly.
“But you weren’t attracted to her?”
“Obviously, I thought she was very beautiful.” He felt her cringing next to him, and he quickly brushed against her hand with his fingers, looking at her with a soft grin. “But looks aren’t everything.”
“Are you saying that I’m not good looking?”
“No, that’s not what I’m saying? I was trying to give you a compliment. Why would you spoil this perfectly romantic moment by saying that?”
“’s What it sounded like.”
“Well, I can’t help it if you interpreted it that way. Is it a woman thing, to misinterpret everything a man says?”
“I was only joking, you know.” Blimey, they sounded like her parents already.
“Yeah, of course I know you were joking. I was joking too.” This whole argument had happened with a general undertone of jest, and they laughed together about it. They’d never fight for real. A bit of well meant bickering every now and then gave a bit of spice to it all. “Of course you’re good looking,” Link concluded. “And fun.”
“I’m sure the princess is alright too.”
“Hmm… Where are you going?” Link said when he saw her walking in their direction.
“There’s still something I want to say to her.”
“You shouldn’t disturb them now.”
“Oh shush. They still have plenty of time to discover each other. Besides, I would like to say it now, before I’m too drunk to still be taken seriously.”
Link laughed softly. After almost nine months of abstinence from alcohol, he could sympathise. “I’ll be going back inside, then.”
“Okay.”
Zelda couldn’t stop herself from heaving a happy little sigh every so often. She didn’t think that, since she’d met this new Link – her very own Link – that the smile on her face had waned for even just a second. Ever since Purah had told her that she could create a second Link, she’d had a room ready for him. Not too far from her own room, because he was, after all, a Champion. Or at least, he had the D.N.A. of a Champion. Or… whatever, she just wanted to have easy access to his room.
The grass felt cool under her, but still her body felt warm. Her entire being was buzzing with a pleasant kind of thrill. The kind of thrill that could only come from being close to someone you like. Something that had always been denied to her, just because of her status, and her duties to the Kingdom. She would be the new ruler now.
“Rinku,” she said, following the fireflies with her eyes. “Will you stand by me while I look after the people of this Kingdom?”
Rinku nodded.
“Not just… as my appointed knight?” Perhaps it wasn’t very lady-like to take the initiative. But with his inability to speak, it wasn’t like he could do the wooing. She’d have no other choice but to take matters into her own hands.
To her relief, he nodded again, with a warm smile this time. She felt her heart making a little jump. This was a step in the right direction. Because, princess or not, just like everyone else who wanted love, it would have to happen with little baby steps. She wanted this love to be real, not born out of a master-servant kind of situation. Her mind was running ahead, to a point where they had become more acquainted. Much more acquainted.
Just when her thoughts were about to take a rather embarrassing turn, she heard rustling next to her. Turning her head and looking up, she saw Ivee.
“Lovely evening, isn’t it?” Ivee said, staring out over the water. She inhaled deeply, taking in the sweet evening air. “I’m sorry to interrupt your moment together. But there was something I wanted to talk to you about, princess.” Taking the hint, Rinku stood up and, after a little nod, headed back into the house. Ivee took his place, sitting next to the princess.
“Are you enjoying yourself, princess?”
“Very much, yes. Thank you for inviting me.” She glanced at Ivee in an almost intimidated kind of way. It was hard to imagine that she, a princess, would have to feel intimidated by a commoner. But Ivee was much more experienced than her in a lot of different ways. Ivee didn’t need to be wooed any more. She was married, had babies. Two of them. At once. Things that were all still very alien to Zelda. Compared to Ivee, Zelda still had a lot of things to learn about life, about real life. “What did you want to talk about?”
“You know, when you came to visit me, right after Ganon was defeated… I regret giving you this hostile look. I’m sorry. I… don’t want to keep this hanging in between us.”
“Ah, that,” Zelda said softly. “Oh, you know, I didn’t really experience that as hostile. More like… the fieriness of a woman who was prepared to fight for her husband. Which I completely understand. Although, to be completely honest… I do have to say that I thought it was a bit unfair at first. You see… I’ve loved him longer. I loved him first.”
But I love him now, Ivee thought to herself. And he loves me back. “Did he know?”
“Oh, it wouldn’t have mattered. My father wouldn’t have allowed it anyway.”
“You don’t have to worry about any of that any more now.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
They smiled at each other, and sat in silence for a bit, thinking their own thoughts.
“Ivee,” Zelda said after a while.
“Hm?”
“I mean it when I say that I’m happy you invited me. You see...” The sigh that followed was a bit strained, and Ivee could see that she was emotionally struggling with something. “You see, 100 years ago, when the other Champions were defeated by Ganon… I didn’t just lose my allies. I lost my friends. In between all the chaos, there was very little time to grieve. Being rescued now and having regained my freedom, I have to admit, I felt a bit lonely without them, at first.”
Ivee’s thoughts drifted to the picture that was hanging on the wall in their bedroom. Indeed, they looked like a close gang of comrades. “Link doesn’t talk about it. But sometimes, when I wake up in the middle of the night, he’s silently crying. I’m there for him. For in case he wants to talk about it. To hold him. Just… for everything.” A thought occurred to her. With the princess having her own Link now, the rivalry between them was gone. Who knows, maybe one day, they could even become besties. “Hey princess, I was thinking… Do you think that we could become friends? Us two? If you’d like.”
Zelda nodded, blinking away tears. “Yes. I would love that.”
“You can be auntie Zelda.”
“Sounds great.”
Ivee leaned a bit closer, whispering to her in a very conspirational way. “And also, we could gossip about our Links. Compare them. Share advice and tips.”
Zelda giggled like the teenage girl she was.
With a wink, Ivee stood up. “Come on, let’s have dessert. We’ve used the Silent Princess extract, I’m very curious to have a taste.” As they were friends now, she permitted herself to hook her arm around Zelda’s while they walked back to the house. “You know, I think this Silent Princess would also pair really well with some spirits, wouldn’t you agree?”
“I think they might, yes.”
Entering the house, it was a bit confusing which Link they each had to go to. When the real Link raised his hand to wave at Ivee, she saw the glint from his wedding ring, and she wrapped her arms around him.
“Sorted?” he asked.
“Hm,” Ivee smiled.
To be continued...
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