AN: Well, finally, I've updated. It's only taken… two months… or something. Anyhoo, if you've alerted, favourited or reviewed this fic, then thank you, very very much! The lovely comments and constructive criticism are the only things which have kept me going with this chapter. I think it's a little shorter than usual but hopefully the next chapter will be much longer, and better. I am finding it increasingly difficult to write Link's chapters as he is completely unaware of Zelda's feelings and I do like writing a bit of unrequited love, hah! So due to this, I am considering bringing in another author to try it, but perhaps not. If you fancy it, PM me!

In this chapter you'll learn a bit more about Zelda, and why there have been little hints about her throughout, This is going to twist things a bit but I hope I don't do anything to put off loyal readers, if you object, or want to CONSTRUCTIVELY criticise something I've written, review/PM me.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except the plot. Peace Out.

It was 12 noon.

The sun gleamed onto the floor of Hyrule High as the students hustled and bustled around in the corridors in order to get to the canteen. Marin and Zelda were gossiping beside Marin's locker, Ruto and a group of girls were all giggling as they discussed Link. Very loudly. Sheik and Vaati were waiting for their leader by the fountain at the front of the school.

Link strolled through the school brushing some stray hair out of his eyes and behind his ear whilst checking his earring was still in. He caught a glimpse of himself in a locker door and smirked before shaking in disgust.

How shallow am I?

He carried on walking down the corridor towards the exit and passed Marin and Zelda.

Smiling weakly at Marin he was greeting by an over-eager wave followed by a blush and much more subtle seductive one. Zelda had looked away.

That's odd…Link thought; then began to walk much faster so he would not have to talk to them. He shrugged his shoulders subconsciously and left the school building; unaware every female in the corridor was staring at his ass and drooling as he left.

Sheik and Vaati were looking around for Link and when he was spotted and had joined them, many high fives were had before they all made their way to the Puma where Fado was waiting for them.

"Well it's about time!" Fado gasped as he pulled the car next to the pavement the rest of them were standing.

They all piled into the car - Link in the front seat of course - and started discussing the house party they intended to organise at Fado's house in Kokiri Forest.

Sheik broke the confused ramblings of Vaati and Fado, (whether there should be punch and beer, or just beer) by asking a question:

"Where are we going for lunch?"

They all looked at each other.

"That's not an issue right now!" Fado exclaimed

"This is our lunch hour dumbass!" Sheik retaliated.

Link sighed and rolled his eyes: "We'll go to the café at the ranch like we always do. Now, we have to discuss the party. And not just about the beer AND punch."

Vaati nodded. "And by the way Fado, have you asked your parents?"

They group all looked at Vaati in shock.

"Yes Vaati," Fado said in a sniveling nerdy voice, "I'm going to have them handing out party favours and cake at the door…"

Sheik and Link sniggered.

Vaati looked blankly at them, "So, are they going to be there or not??"

"Sounds to me like you woke up on the wrong side of Sheiks bed to me!" Fado laughed before being smacked over the head by the man himself.

"I didn't mean in a gay way! I just meant that Sheik usually the stupid one!"

Link nodded shaking with laughter then looked away, out of the car and onto the fields. Hyrule was a beautiful place and besides the forest, Link thought that the grassy plains had to be the most scenic location in the kingdom. He found himself drifting sleepily into a daydream of years ago…

It was 4.30pm.

Link and Zelda were out by the river on the outskirts of Castle Town near the path to Karkariko Village.

They were both ten on that summer morning.

Link laughed as Zelda ran screaming from wasps that were hovering over a flower patch near where she had been sitting.

"It's not funny!" Zelda pouted, furrowing her brows in embarrassment and anger.

Link laughed again as he sat down and shook his hair out of his face. Zelda walked over and sat next to him.

"I don't like you, you know."

He beamed back at her with a childish innocence.

"And I don't like you!"

Zelda smirked mischievously "Yes you do!"

Link stood up sharply, alarmed. "How do you know?"

Zelda blinked furiously, "I…I… just do, ok?!"

She had gone bright red and fidgeted with the hem of her dress nervously. She looked at Link who was now scratching his head as though in deep thought.

"The other day in class, I thought I saw you pick up all the pins you dropped by the sink…"

Zelda twitched. "I did pick them up."

Link shook his head smiling, "I mean, I saw you pick them up, with your mind, like suddenly the pins could fly, but you were controlling them!"

"…" Zelda couldn't think of anything to say.

"Hah! I knew it! You have magic powers, just like…" A look of dawning came over Link's face which made him look even younger than the ten year old he was.

Zelda blinked and looked up at him with very big beautiful blue eyes.

"Just like the light princess, in all the fairy stories my mum used to tell me…"

It was 12.15pm.

"Link…Link…" Vaati shook Link gently as the car had reached its destination

"LINK!" Sheik yelled, "We're at the ranch!!"

Link shook himself. He had been in a deep daydream but he'd forgotten what it was about.

"I'm coming…" He mumbled, dragging himself out of the car to join the three others who were already on their way to the door.

It was 4.00pm.

The bell rang and all the students of Hyrule High were rushing to a car or a bus in order to flee the prison that kept them for NINE HOURS a day, four days a week. Link happened to like this set up better than say, six and a half hours for five days. After all, Link would never be up at 7am otherwise so it made no odds to him. He could just laze on Fridays… and that suited him fine. It also meant that the gang would have all day on Friday to prepare for the party.

Link was sitting in the driving seat of his car waiting for Saria's little green head to bob into view. He wasn't in a rush so he put a CD his cousin from Termina had given him. It was the latest Indigo-Go's album and just as the guitar in Ballad of the Windfish had started, Saria appeared and opened the passenger door.

"Hi Link! Sorry I'm a bit late; Mr. Gaepora held me back and asked me if I had read the books he gave me about the Forest Temple, you know, the one in the Sacred Forest Meadow?"

Link looked puzzled for a second then remembered, nodding. He started the car.

"When did he give you books?" Link asked quizzically as he had never known Mr. Gaepora to acknowledge any pupil outside of class.

"Oh, when he found out about my ancestry. I think I must have mentioned I come from a long line of guardians of the Temple."

Link nodded and looked in his rear view mirror to check he was ok to reverse out of his space.

"So…" Saria began smiling cheekily

Link couldn't help smiling too. "So what?"

Saria rolled her eyes still grinning. "So, what's happening with this party at Fado's?"

"Well…I'm not sure at the moment. It's on Friday night… and that's about all that's set in stone."

"Why Friday?" Saria asked tilting her head to the side.

"His parents are out of town."

Saria grinned "Of course… so," She began slyly, "Who's all going to be there?"

Link raised his eyebrows "Why…"

Saria shrugged her shoulders. "Just wondering."

"Well, Fado will be there! And that's all I can tell you for sure."

Saria blushed and didn't hide it well enough.

"Ah ha! I knew it" Link growled, ill-temperedly "You like him, don't you!"

"Link!" Saria squealed in protestation, "You're more of a big brother than Mido!"

Link scowled, "Well a) Mido's only about a minute older than you and b) I don't like him!"

Saria giggled, "b) Doesn't even make any sense there and, well, Duh, about a)!"

Link looked confused.

"Well, I mean, we live in the same house, yet only I get offered a lift home!"

They both laughed.

"I can't help it, you are like my kid sister, I'm an only child so I dunno…"

Link teased Saria the rest of the way home about Fado and she teased him about his girlish bangs.

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