Zelink One-shots

Don't Apologize

Zelda. Why can't I stop thinking about her? She hasn't come out of her room ever since the castle was rebuilt. Calamity Gannon really did a number on Hyrule. I wish she would stop blaming herself for my memory loss. If it wasn't for her, I'd be dead. I keep thinking about her and her feelings. I have to admit, I fell for Princess Zelda. I have fallen in love with the person closest to me. It's not good. She could become a target if bad people find out. I have made lots of enemies on my quest to defeat Gannon and save Zelda. I've been keeping myself distant from her for her safety, but I can tell that it's killing her as much as it's killing me. I may not remember much but I am still her knight and her knight only. I sighed guarding her door. If only I knew she would be safe, then I would've told her my feelings. But she's not safe. There are still hundreds of monsters out there. I haven't been able to sleep. After all, I was asleep for 100 years. I kinda just wander the castle courtyards at night. Sometimes I can hear her crying in her sleep. It worries me. Oh well.
Zelda opens the door and drags me in. I yelped in surprise and pain as she pushed me against the wall. "Link." "Yes Princess?" "I-I-I'm so so sorry." She paused taking a shaky breath. "If I had unlocked that stupid power... You would've remembered everything! You wouldn't have lost all your memories. Y-You wouldn't have--" She stopped and started crying. I didn't know what to say. She shuddered and continued talking through the tears. "You wouldn't have had to lose 100 years of your life! You wouldn't have been hurt,  you wouldn't have lost all your friends. If I had unlocked this power sooner, Mipha, Daruk, Ravali, Urbosa, and my father wouldn't be dead! It's all my fault. I'm the reason everything went wrong. I'm so weak and I caused this to happen. I'm pathetic." She stopped talking and started sobbing into my chest. "Zelda..." I pulled her into a tight hug. "Zelda, look at me." She buried her face deeper into my chest. "Please Zelda." She relunctently looked up. I looked her straight in the eyes. "Zelda please don't apologize. None of this is your fault and no one blames you. I don't blame you nor do I blame you for my memory loss." Silent tears slid down her face. "But what abo-" "No," I said in a strict tone. "It's not your fault. If you hadn't done that I would be dead. Zelds, you saved my life." "But I-" She tried to disagree again, to blame herself. "Zelda." I said in a sharp tone. She just nodded and hugged me tighter. "Please, Princess, don't apologize." She nodded and held on to me. "Link?" I placed my chin on her head.  "Yes?" "I love you." I looked to the side. I felt heat rising up from my face to my ears. "I... I love you too, Princess Zelda."