No Memories (Mipha x Link)

Gifts of Love

PSA: I haven't updated this story in years but the requests for it were just so lovely i decided to at least as practice for my soon to be original story.

(Link's POV) 

I had chosen to wake up early in the morning while Mipha stayed resting in my bed. A lot had happened in such a short amount of time. We find out the guardians are alive, or at least Mipha so far. Sidon has had a child, Mipha and I are together, and I've spent a few days in Zora's Domain alone. I had asked for Mipha to come join me at my house since I was getting a bit blue from all the... well blue. I wanted grass again and to talk with the people of Hanato Village. I woke up as the sun rose and brewed myself some Silent Princess tea. The sky lightened into these beautiful shades of pink, orange, yellow, and then blue. As I was staring at the sun's painting when the thought occurred to me that I hadn't heard from Zelda in maybe a week? Talk about being a "Silent Princess". It never occurred to me that maybe I had insulted her by falling to quickly to Mipha when news of her return happened. There were legends of her and I's "past lives" as people have told me where Zelda and I were destined to be together and than reincarnate. I sat deeply in thought, worried I had created an incurable divide between myself and my best friend by following my heart and being with Mipha. As I sat in thought I felt the calm presence of someone I loved too much to mistake. Mipha had woken up just as the sky started to normalize and, as if she had a sixth sense, had walked over with empathy, aware of my deep thoughts. 

"Link, I can hear your grief and stress from my dreams. I'm concerned for you. Can I ask you to share these feelings with me?" 

Those words.. how she said them.. It destroyed any fears and walls I may have had at sharing my inner world and I melted into honesty. I told her what troubled me. About the news of Zelda and I being "destined to be together", the stress of straying from that destiny, and how I may have hurt her. That I knew I wanted to follow my own path with her, Mipha, but was afraid I'd break the reincarnation and leave the future defenseless to threats. Mipha's eyes fell even softer than they usually were which was honestly an impressive feat. 

"That is a heavy burden for someone who had to save the world alone. Have you wondered if destined to be together was just as it was written? Nothing more, nothing less? Friendship and family are their own forms of together. If fate had you save the world in solitude and than forced you to love someone you could not connect to that way, I think it would be cruel. I don't believe the world to be cruel or to punish those with free will. I believe you will be just fine. The world will not abandon it's people. If it needs new hero's because of who you choose to love than it will just have to go create them." 

I may not talk much, but I've never been left so speechless. In that moment, my doubts and "responsibilities" as "hero of hyrule" disappeared. It was just her and I and the breeze of Summer's morning air. As we sat and watched the village wake up, we giggled at the playing children, smiled at the singing birds, and adored the grass around us. I've never been more sure of my choice in my life. This was my person. This was my girl.

Mipha. 

"Link, why don't we send a message to Zelda? We can clear your worries or mend anything that could be broken between you. When I was gone, she was here. I'm sure you both care deeply for each other. You put your lives in each others hands. Now that the champions are awakening we need to all stay connected. We fought together, died together, and fought together again. These people are irreplaceable."  Mipha said, breaking the euphoric silence. 

"Thank you. I think we should. Now that the world has reached a state of peace, I can't seem to figure out how to find it within myself. It's so frustrating to be so capable of everything accept navigating your own mind. I guess that's where you come in. You've always had that secret healing touch that goes beyond the skin." I replied. 

We spent the morning buying paper and starting our letter to the Princess. 

To Princess Zelda,

I've spent time this morning worrying about you. About how I may have affected you with my choice to defy the old scrolls and prophecy and find my second heart with someone I thought was gone. These worries of if I've harmed you have been invasive and painful. You are my dearest friend. I've only fought for my life with four people and only fought for it twice with you. You're not someone I want to loose by being negligent. I've talked to Mipha and she's helped me with the idea of writing this note. You'd think I'd have thought of that, but clearly I'm a bit dull in the social area of the skill chart. If I've upset you, please write me back. Tell me so I can see if there is any way to mend it. If you aren't upset with me that how about a dinner at my home in Hanato Village an hour before sundown the next sunny day? You can show up unannounced even! You, Mipha, and I? You're welcome to bring a guest as well. I've never been more anxious writing something in my life so please don't put me through more anguish than I'm already experiencing and get back to me.. 

With the most awkward but highest respect, 

The Honorary Knight of Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule and Princess Zelda Herself, Link. 

With that, I sent the letter and sat anxiously by Mipha's side. We spent the day outside as to not cloud the house with my annoying uncertainty, but she didn't mind. She rubbed my upper arm with her fingers while leaning on my shoulder. Soothing me from my worries, subconsciously healing my mind where I wasn't even aware it was broken.