Legend of Zelda A Hero Reawakens

Goodnight, Sword of Four

Ch.4

The Sword of Four

By: Cutegirlmayra1 (if your reading this then you must like this story, please still care about this story T-T)

Link had gathered firewood and placed another big log on it. Coming back to Zelda, she had attempted to break the chains on her wrist and ankles, sadly to no freedom. "Do you... think your sword could break it?" she asked, seeming a bit hopeless and trying to come up with as many options of escape as possible. Link nodded, and only smiled to put her at ease, he hated seeing her struggling so much. He placed her wrist on a stump of tree that must have been cut down years ago. He held his sword and looked at her, she looked a little faint. "You.." she gulped, "won't miss... right?"

"...close your eyes, I can't have you tensing when I strike..." was his only response, though he knew he wouldn't miss, her fear could make her move suddenly and there was a possibility of injury. Which wasn't an option for Link.

"Won't that make it even scarier?" she muttered to him, looking up with pleading eyes.

"....Don't move then. Alright? I vow I won't hurt you, ever." he concentrated on her wrist, holding it down tightly but not to the point of hurting her. He couldn't look at her, she would distract him with her pleading eyes, which just added to his anxiety to get her out of the chain. He held his sword up, and with a quick strike, the chain split. Zelda closed her eyes shut and looked away, holding her breath till she heard the chain crack.

She turned around excitedly, "Is it off?". Link set his sword down and pushed the crack wider, it soon was big enough for her to wiggle her hand out. She let out a happy gasp of freedom as she held up her hand and felt her wrist with her other chained hand. "The rest please?" she said smiling, holding her other hand out.

"..you never did tell me-" he swung the sword, this time Zelda only flinched as it cracked the chain's metal again. "what really happened between you and my other." his voice never wavered, but in his heart he was worried, for someone to chain up Zelda... how could he be even a little of himself?

"....that's..." she wiggled her other hand out and placed it on her neck. Link followed the hand to the area she was covering. Curiosity got the better of him and he removed her hand quickly, "Link!.. Hey..." she stopped herself as she saw the concern and almost over protectiveness in Link's eyes when he saw the scrape on her neck.

"...Did he do this..?" he asked, he was trying to not clinch his teeth together and show Zelda how angry he was. His whole body tensed, chained was one thing, hurt was an entirely different story...

"Link... I baited him! Without that arrow, I wouldn't of-"

"Arrow!?" he looked up at her, his glare was intense and it made Zelda move back a little. "He fired at you?"

"I needed the arrow, Link. It was what helped me unlock the prisons bars..." she gently placed a worried hand on his shaking face. "Link, calm down. I'm fine. I'm with you now..." she caringly ran her fingers down his cheek to his neck, making him take a deep breath and move back slightly.

"...Sorry... but..." he looked away and then back at her. He grabbed her hand, "It could've been worse, and you know that."

She looked at him with a kind smile and then down with a blush, "My Link, your so concerned for me. It makes me.. kind of.. happy." for a moment, They didn't look at each other. Then, Zelda giggled and swung her leg up on the log, startling Link and making him blush at her leg being extended up and to the side of him. "Don't you still have a princess to free?" she said with a lot of charm. She wiggled her foot, "I'm waiting..." he smiled and looked away, shaking his head.