Though Time| Zelink

C.1- Old friends

"Where are you?" I asked though there was no answer. Unless silent is one? He's doing this on purpose... isn't he. He likes to do that, mess with me-- even though he knows it annoys me.

"Link. Come one, already!" I puffed up my cheeks and crossed my arms, leaning on a tree from fustraition boiling inside me.

He's not coming; I though to myself. That was until something jumped out at me and I screamed.

"Haha. Got you, Zelda!" He cheered hanging upside down from the tree I was leaning against.

"Not funny... Get down."
I told him.

"Oh come on, it was a joke. Why are you always so serious? Princess."

"What if Impa or my Father sees you?"

He jumped out the tree then towards me, then leaned forward, he was like 3 inches from my face. "Then... then I'll-" He didn't finish the sentence, he only fake smiled and climbed back up.

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Sometimes I think about him. Out of nowhere, he would suddenly invade my thoughts-- like he just did right now.

He doesn't mean anything to you anymore, Zelda.

I told myself this everytime it happened yet it didn't seem to help. I shook my head, and started to repeatly tapped my left hand on the chair I was sitting on.

I was in my room staring out the window like I did the first day I meet- no! Stop, Zelda, stop thinking about him! Besides it was nightfall when I meet him, the sun is bright and sunny right now.

I sighed.

I should take a walk around Castle Town, that should clear my mind. So I grabbed a cloak (I didn't want to bring any attention to myself because of my gown) and headed towards the entrance. The guards let me out then I covered my eyes with my arm to make sure I wasn't blinded by sunlight.

Castle Town was brusting with life, I saw people lined up for masks-- he gave me a mask once... I should slap myself for saying that. So much for trying to take him off my mind.

Then I heard a scream. It seemed like everything stopping for a moment, like the world was waiting for me to understand when I just heard.

I do, a bow was aimed at some woman. I couldn't see who was holding the bow since there face was covered with a cloak.
"Stop!" I blurted out.

Now the bow was pointing to me, I felt a lump in my thoart and something in my shomach sunk-- I was scared beyond any belief.

Then some blonde haired man jumped from behind the person who was pointing the bow at me. He clearly and easily caught them off guard, not much luck because there was a flash and they were gone-- I stood there not knowing what to say.

Blonde guy paced to me with a worried expression on his face "Are you ok?"

Weird... he seems somehow similar.

"I'm fine."

"Did he hurt you?" He said as he rubbed my shoulders. All I could do was blush and look down akwardly, he then took his hands off me. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to touch you-"

"It's ok." I cut him off before he could finish; What a gentleman.

I think I was about to say something or he was going to say something but then Impa, my caretaker, guided my back to the castle. She told Father about it and just as I suspected he flipped-- I waited patiently in my room.

The door opened slightly, "Zelda?" It was Father.

"Yes?"

"Impa told me what happened..." He sat on my bed and rested his hands on his knees. Father then cleared his thoart to talk again but I stopped him,

"It was nothing serious."

He looked at me "Castle Town is a peaceful place, it had to mean something. In the meantime I'm having a guard protect you."

I didn't make it seem like I was bothered but on the inside I was. How old does he think I am-- ten? He waved at the door and the blonde guy came out, hesitating to come in my room.

"This is him. He's new, his name is-"

When Father let the words escape his mouth-- no the name, my eyes widened... because the name he said was of someone I never wanted to talk to again.

It was Link.