Story 2: What Will Happen?

"What will happen if I play the song to her." Link asked, holding the Windwaker in his hands.

"She would be awakened as the Sage of the Earth Temple, she needs to take my spot and replace me, for all eternity." Laruto replied coldly, expecting his response to be rude towards her.

"But that's not fair! She's a close friend of mine, what if I never see her again huh?" Link shouted, putting the instrument back into his pocket.

"Even if she remains there for eternity, you can always visit her for as long as you want and whenever you want, I'll grant it especially for you, it does sound like you two have a connection with each other." Laruto granted, fading away slightly.

Link only paused, depressed from the answers he was given, no matter the question, it always ended up to be the same answer. It was the only way to save the world and countless lives over the Great Sea. He needed to play the Earth God's Lyric directly to her, so that her memory could be filled with the knowledge of the goddess. As much as he didn't want her to change, he only prayed that she would still be the same Medli he met since the very beginning of his quest.

"I can sense your emotions young Hero of the Winds, and I understand your sorrow... I promise you, she will remain the same person she is today, no need to worry about that. Now go, restore the Power to Repel Evil back to the Master Sword, and bring an end to Ganon's evil ways once and for all." She spoke softly again, finally disappearing into magical dust floating around in the cave.

Link let out a depressed sigh, seeing as if he had no other choice left... He needed to do it, there was no other way. He played the Earth God's Lyric once more with the Windwaker, humming the gentle tune in his mouth. It was such a pleasant song, he couldn't stop singing it in his head. Every time he played it, he heard the gods and goddesses singing in the background as the Windwaker blew out its magical notes. When he finally got bored, he put it away again, and headed back outside before looking back at the entrance to the Earth Temple. Medli's Instrumental Harp appeared on the rock as a symbol of hope and light, he clenched his fists in anger, thinking to himself.

"There's gotta be a way to bypass it, I can't let you stay here for all eternity."

He headed outside, rushing over to his partner in crime, The King of Hyrule, The King of Red Lions!

"Link! Have you've met with Laruto yet?" The King asked, turning his head and staring him down intensely.

"Yes King, I have... But I can't get my mind off of something." The boy sighed, climbing into the boat.

He set up the sail so that they could travel with the wind, and the King knew deep down in his heart that the boy was depressed.

"You seem different, you went into that cave filled with pride and courage, and now you leave it all upset and empty inside... Did something conflict you?" The King wondered, keeping his head straight to watch their direction of travel.

"I met Lurato, the Earth Sage." He spoke back, still sounding upset.

"Does this have anything to do with that girl you like?" The King sighed, making the boy blush.

"Yes it does, *sigh* This is what'll happen if I play this lovely song to her." Link told the story to the King, hoping he'd understand his sadness.

Meanwhile on another distant island up ahead...

There she was, playing her beautiful golden harp instrument with the wind, gently breezing by. Without a question in mind, she was too busy worried about producing peaceful music for Valoo, other than anything else.

"Mmm!" She hummed, gently pulling the strings beautifully.

Her music was heard across the entire island, and her fellow Rito friends and family enjoyed the music, she was playing it so perfectly that even Valoo fell asleep to the gentle tune. When she finished the last note of her song, she set the instrument down so it laid next to a wooden fence post. Then she clasped her hands together, looking off to the sea in front of her.

"I wonder how he's doing..." Medli thought to herself, thinking about you know who.

The last time she's heard of him was when she heard he went to Forsaken Fortress to save his little sister. Still no news about that, she only hoped that both of them were safe and sound.

"He's fine." Komali came by, standing awkwardly behind her.

She spun around, greeting him happily by waving her hand shyly.

"Hey Komali!" She grinned, making him blush.

"H-Hey! I'm sure Link's fine, he's busy showing off his courage." Komali replied, rolling his eyes in annoyance.

The tone in his voice sounded very negative, she instantly felt his presence, was he insulting him?

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked, raising her eyebrow at him.

"You know what it means, you like him more than me." Komali raised his voice, sounding worse than before.

"I don't know why you're acting like this all of a sudden, I treated you like family, you're basically my brother, I may not share the same feelings as you do for me... I'm sorry for that." She apologized, finally telling him straight to the face.

Hearing that alone made his heart shatter, he truly thought she felt the same.

"So you'd rather be with a human, rather than someone with your own kind? That's disgraceful to your race! We can't mate with someone who's not in our race." Komali shouted, throwing something from behind his back.

He threw a golden feather at her, and it sparkled magically under the sunlight! She gasped upon noticing it, as the feather blew to the ground, landing beside her feet.

"You can keep it, I only came here to ask you if you felt the same, but clearly you don't... What did he do to win your heart? What makes him so different than myself?! HUH!?" Komali kept raging, causing a scene to unfold.

"First of all! Don't use that 'term' with me and him, second, it's okay for us to like others who're not apart of our race, and third of all, what's with this sudden change in personality?" She felt the need to cry, defending the Hero of Winds.

"Ask me if I care..." Komali crossed his arms, noticing the tears in her eyes.

"Just leave... I need to continue practicing my song... I can't believe you Komali!" She cried softly, turning away from him and picking up her instrument.

And with that, both of their hearts were broken, she never expected him of all people to yell at her like that. He transformed his arms into wings, and then took off at the speed of light, refusing to say another word. Leaving her alone, she didn't even feel anything... Just empty inside, he was like a brother to her, nothing more than that.

"Oh Komali..." She sighed heavily, wiping the tears from her face.

She tried ignoring the pain, but it was just too much for her to deal with, the fact that he just took off like that without apologizing in any way was just rude. She set her fingers onto the soft strings of her harp, and played a sad song from her own imagination, setting up another scene for her fellow people to watch in silence. They watched what had unfolded, some backing her and Link up, while other's felt saddened with her music. She kept her eyes closed, playing the song all the while, she played it for so long that most of the people just left her alone, they went back into the mountain to talk with the chief about Komali's outburst on her.

And now, we go back to the young hero...

"Which is why I don't want want to play it to her... But what do I do?" Link asked the King for advice, with a few tears running down his face.

The King thought about what to say to the young boy, he didn't want to upset his feelings, so he did what he had to do...

"Listen, I can understand that you care deeply for her, I can truly understand that... I know the feeling, but you have to do what you gotta do to save the world, otherwise Ganon will rule it, and kill us all... We've made it to Dragon Roost Island by the way." The King replied, finally cruising to the island.

The young hero sighed heavily, before picking up the Windwaker from the floor of the boat. The time has come for him, to awaken the new Earth Sage within her, he was going to regret this decision... He had no other way, he HAD to do it in order to stop Ganon! When he jumped off the boat and landed in the water, he swam to the shore, before the King spoke softly again,

"Cherish every moment you have with her Link..." He stated, making Link blush and nodded his head back to the King, smiling happily from his words of wisdom.

"I will!" Link grinned, running towards the stairs to the top of the island.

He took the same path that he started his journey with, when he first came to the island. He jumped over small rocks, and climbed up ledges that he couldn't reach without jumping to. Until he heard a simple song being played in the background, he looked up to a higher cliff edge, hearing a harp being played. It sounded peaceful and rather soothing to his ears, but he could tell it also sounded quite saddening too. Upon hearing it, he immediately knew who it was, happy to know that she was still safe on the island! Once he got to the end of the path, the music got louder as he kept walking ahead.

"Is that really her?" Link asked, wondering why she would play such a sad song...

Usually she played a happy tune, but just hearing the same notes made him even more worried, Did something happen to her since he last saw her? He shrugged it off, starting to run towards the entrance of the mountain, hoping to find out if it was truly her playing the music. But before he finally made it to the entrance, he looked up towards the edge of the cliff where the music was coming from, and saw just the tip of her head, her brown ponytail. He was awestruck just by looking at her from behind, it was finally time for him to approach her, it's been awhile since they've last spoken to each other, she usually delivered mail to the several islands that he's visited on his journey, but he's been so busy, that he's never had the chance to even greet her, he was expected highly of the King, and the god's above too. As soon as he entered the Rito people's home place, he expected the usual visit... Several of them were too busy reading their own books about their history, he just ignored them and walked on towards the left side of the room, heading up the ramp to the second floor. Once he reached the second floor, he left the room heading outside once again! He was on the higher ledge of the mountain, looking over to the right of the boardwalk, seeing her playing her instrument peacefully! His heart started pounding slightly, as he pulled out his trusty grappling hook to reach the other side of the gap that separated them. He swung the grappling hook over the bar that connected to the side of the rocky mountain, swinging back and fourth continually until he was able to reach the other side by jumping off the rope.

"Whoa!" He accidentally let go of the grappling hook, captivated by her beauty lingering in his mind, he slipped off the rope, tumbling towards the rocky wall, face planting into it!

"Bang!" He collided with the wall, staying planted there in total shock...

"Ow... Stupid..." He muttered underneath his breath, standing up to wipe the dust off of his green clothes.

As lucky as he was, Medli didn't hear or notice his collision, so he was let off the hook from embarrassing himself!

"There she is!" He smiled, getting closer to her every step of the way!

He kept going down the path eventually reaching the wooden ladder that led up to the edge of the cliff, anxiously climbing it up. His heart beat faster, he was so close to her, he wondered how she would react upon seeing him. Would she be angry at him? For never keeping in touch with her? He was about to find out... He walked quietly as to not disturb or frighten her in anyway, until he stepped on a random twig...

"Snap!" The twig snapped in half, as he jumped up in shock!

"H-Huh!?" Medli gasped, stopping the music from her harp and jumping, being interrupted by the sudden loud noise.

She spun around, facing him with a blush on her face! She was embarrassed that she jumped like that, especially in front of him!

"H-Hi Medli!" He waved shyly, blushing and chuckling quietly.

"Link! You're okay!" She laughed, tackling him with a playful hug!

"Wha-!" He was taken back by surprise, being tackled to the ground!

She wrapped her arms around him, and he felt the need to do the same thing back, blushing harder than he already was! The two shared a shy, but adorable blush, finally stopping the contact on their own. Medli got off of him, apologizing by bowing down to him saying,

"S-Sorry Link, It's just been awhile since we've last seen each other! How have you've been doing?" She asked, staring at him directly in the eye.

"I've been doing great, and you don't have to apologize, I kind of liked it actually..." He rubbed the side of his arm sheepishly, his face turning crimson red just like her red ruby colored eyes.

"O-Oh, you did?" She had her hand over her mouth, pinching herself to see if she was dreaming or not!

"Y-Y-Yeah I did... How have you've been doing? How's Komali?" He asked back, wondering about them both.

"Komali... He's been doing fine! So am I!" She forced a fake smile, regretting the thought of him coming up so early in their conversation.

She didn't want to tell him about their little outburst, as much as she hated herself for lying to him, she didn't want to cry in front of him either, otherwise she'd make herself look bad.

"You know, Prince Komali's been asking all about your adventures, Link." She continued on, earning a curious grin from him next.

She placed her hand over her heart, closing her eyes and blushing harder, making it very noticeable.

"He has?" Link wondered in curiosity, hoping she'd stop talking about him...

"Yeah, but now that you're here... I can rest easy, now that I've seen you safe and sound with my own eyes." She spoke back, opening her eyes once again.

If you were to see the blush on their faces right now, you'd laugh at them! The two of them looked cute in front of the other, and not a single thing or person was there to ruin the moment for them.

"Recently, he's even begun doing things on his own, without my guidance of course." She kept talking about him, thinking that's all he wanted to know right now.

"What kind of things has he's been up to?" Link replied.

"Other than getting his own wings from Valoo, he's been helping Quill and I keeping up with the mail, I've seen you at the other islands, but how come you never said hi to me?" She asked, frowning a bit.

"I'm sorry... I've been so busy trying to save the world from Ganon, I had to find the Goddesses' Pearls, and slay many huge beasts guarding them, I even got the Master Sword!" He showed off the sword, taking it out to present to her in pride!

She looked at the blade in awe! It shined beautifully under the sunlight too! When he thought she had enough of looking at it, he put it away back into the case on his back, with only one thought lingering in the back of his mind.

"Did you save your sister from the Forsaken Fortress too? I hope you did..." Medli wondered, hoping he was victorious.

"Of course I did! She's back home safe and sound with the pirates, they delivered her home safely for me, I was about to fight Ganon... But he was just too strong for me to fight on my own... The blade doesn't have the power to defeat Ganon, so I have to do some more work in order to restore the power back into the blade." Link briefly explained it all, being reminded of what he was there for in the first place... The thought of awakening her as a sage somehow lingered into the back of his thoughts, he was just too distracted by seeing her again after so long.

"I'm glad Link! Hopefully you DO find the power to repel evil!" Medli bowed yet again, her beautiful brown colored hair underneath the sun light reflected off of her, taking Link's breath out of him!

"You have to play the Earth God's Song to awaken the Sage in her, only then can you restore The Power to Repel Evil back into the Master Sword." Laruto's words spoke softly in his brain, almost forcing him to regret whatever was about to come next.

"Well, as much as I'd like to continue talking to you Link, I have to finish playing this song for the great Valoo! He's been happy ever since you stopped that evil beast in the mountain! Thank you for that! I'd better continue practicing so that I can be useful around here, too! Performing music like this is an important duty of an attendant." She continued smiling, glad to be done talking about Komali.

She closed her eyes so that she could concentrate on playing the music from her harp, acting as if he didn't exist in front of her. It was his chance to play the Earth God's Lyric to her, so that he could awaken her memory of her ancestors. He sighed heavily, he was really going to regret this... Was she going to forget all about him? Was it going to change her personality? Just the thought of it frightened him, but he had no other choice...

"Your'e already useful... Don't let anyone tell you different Medli." He whispered to himself, so that she couldn't hear what he said.

As soon as she was busy thinking about playing the song, he quickly pulled out the Wind Waker from his pocket, showing it to her. She heard him taking it out, and gasped at the sight of the magical baton! The one spoken in the legends of The Great Sea! She stopped playing her music to look at the wand more carefully, then she looked up at Link.

"Hey, Is that the Wind Waker?! Wow!" She was amazed by it of course, he only nodded his head in return to her question.

"Sure is, I figured I might as well-" Link began talking again, but she finished the sentence before he could do it himself!

"Conduct me? Can you please? Please Link!?" She begged, with a soft blush on her face.

"Anything for you!" He grinned from ear to ear, holding it in one hand, and getting into his conducting pose.

"I wonder how I'll do... Having you as my conductor!" She stated happily, picking up her instrument, ready to play at any second!

And with that, Link took a deep breath, before playing the magical aerial notes with the wand, he played the Earth God's Lyric as the gods above them were singing along with his movements. He moved his wand in several motions,

"Down, Down, Straight, Right, Left, Straight!" He concentrated on the movement of his arms, thinking to himself.

As he was playing the majestic song, Medli followed his movements, trying to match the music with her own harp, but sadly... It just didn't match up. Once the gods finished singing, he put the baton away back into his pockets, and looked at her, with fear all over his eyes. He did it... He did what the gods wanted him to do, the only thing he hoped for was that she'd be okay... What would happen to her now? She stopped playing the harp, and continued staring at him straight in the eye.

"Hmm... What a mysterious song... It sounds so... Familiar, yet peaceful too! It sounded beautiful Link!" She spoke as soft as an angel, making him blush lightly.

"You played your harp beautiful like an angel, your music sounds more beautiful, not mines!" He admitted, making her blush hot red!

"Y-You really think that?" She asked, walking closer to him.

"O-Of course I do! You're the most beautiful and nicest person I've ever met in my life! Whatever happens from here on out... I'll always have your back, forever and always! I... I l-love you Medli, always have from the start, I just didn't know how to say it!" He sighed, realizing that there was no way of taking back what he said.

She stayed silent for a couple of seconds, as Link avoided eye contact with her, he felt really humiliated, she wouldn't feel the same for him... Or did she?

"Hehe, well... I can finally say I l-love you too!" She set the instrument down by the wooden railing beside them, and grabbed his hands into her own.

The two stared at each other for several minutes, enjoying the moment they shared with each other.

"Y-You do?" Link asked just to be sure, feeling his heart jumping out of his chest!

"Well of course I do silly! Otherwise I wouldn't be holding your hand now would I?" She giggled adorably, as the two shared the same blush.

Then, Link decided to take it to the next level, he embraced her even more, breaking the safety barrier between them. He pulled her into a deep kiss, wrapping his arms around her back, as she did the same thing to him as well! The two closed their eyes, and rested their heads onto each other's shoulder, feeling the love that they shared equally! The moment was quite adorable, but all good things must come to an end eventually... Leaving Medli to break away from the kiss first, leaving Link saddened. She looked up towards the sky at first, but dropped her arms to her side, blinking fast as if she just woke up with adrenaline.

"L-Link..." She stuttered nervously, trying to keep her balance straight, but she felt her legs giving out on her.

"Medli? Are you feeling alright?" He asked, stepping closer to her trying to support her balance with his arms.

"No I... I just feel weird... I feel different for some reason and I don't know why." She replied, becoming concerned about what was happening to her body.

"Medli, stay awake! Look at me!" Link snapped his fingers, grabbing her face with his hand to keep her from looking down.

"I'm trying! I can't... My head hurts now, Link! What did you do to me?" She asked, refusing to be touched by him.

She figured that he must've pulled some sort of trick on her, maybe that's why he pulled her in for a kiss, was he trying to harm her?

"Is that why you kissed me? How come I don't... Feel right... I felt completely normal until you kissed me." She gave him a killer look, shoving him to the ground.

"No Medli! I would never! I'm scared as much as you are! Never would I ever in a million years harm you in any way! I love you too much to do something like that!" Link tried everything in his power to help her, hoping she'd believe him.

However, she soon came back to her senses, when Link gave her a warm hug, holding onto her as if she was a human sized teddy bear. Of course, she blushed again, realizing deep down in her heart that Link was telling the truth.

"I love you too, I think I'm feeling better!" She shook her head, looking into his eyes.

"Oh! I see, all of a sudden you were acting as if you were faking it the whole time! Only to get me to confess that out..." He raised an eyebrow at her, his face turning red as a bonus.

"No, I actually felt strange there for a second, I don't know why or how... Sorry for freaking out on you..." She rolled her eyes, shrugging it off.

Maybe it was something she ate? She had no idea... But Link was onto it more than her, knowing it had to be related to the song he played with the Wind Waker. He let go of her, reaching deep down into his pocket to grab something! He pulled out his Spoils Bag, and opened it up, revealing a series of Golden Feathers to her! They shined so bright and beautifully that she had no words to describe them!

"You don't have to apologize for that, but I uh... I brought you some of these as a gift, I figured you'd like them..." He looked away, embarrassed by how cheesy that sounded.

"Oh Link! They're so beautiful! Where'd you find them?! These things are rare!" Medli kept her hand over her mouth, staring at them in awe.

"I killed some of those birds that lurked above Dragon Roost, it took a lot of effort to get them." He blushed harder, chuckling nervously.

"Awh! Well, for me to remember you by! Do you think you can put it on the side of my hair? Probably my ear, wherever you think it's best!" She blushed, turning her back to him.

"S-Sure!" He replied happily, taking a feather out and stepping closer to her.

He walked over to the left side of her head, gently placing the feather into her hair, making sure that it wouldn't fall out easily! She giggled at the contact, as he took the chance to stroke her ponytail ever so lovingly.

"How do I look?" She kept giggling, turning around to face him.

He eventually let go of her ponytail, looking at her face.

"Like an angel from the heavens." He blurted out, making her blush even redder.

"W-Well, thank you for that Link! I love it so much!" She smiled, leaning in to kiss him passionately once again.

The two sealed another kiss, both enjoying it this time around! As they were too busy making out, little did they know... Was that someone was watching them from afar distance. Someone who had a dagger in his hand... Ready to kill someone else...

"I'll show you how much courage I've built up..." The shadow muttered to itself...

Meanwhile, Link was too busy feeling her body, embracing her into a deeper kiss, as well as a hug to go along with it. She continued on, doing the same thing that he was doing. The two made out for several minutes, without a care in the world of who was watching them. They were both filled with happiness, nothing could ruin the moment for them! Nothing at all!

Until...

"Urh!" Medli suddenly pulled back from the kiss, feeling a sharp pain in her brain.

"Medli? What's wrong?" Link comforted her, supporting her back so that she could stand up straight.

"I-I don't know... That same feeling is back, maybe it has something to do with that song you played." She sighed, locking her eyes with his.

As much as she loved him, she had the feeling as if he was keeping a secret from her, she studied his eyes, as she noticed that his eyes began to look watery.

"Link... What did you do to me? Seriously! Tell me!" She broke away from him, giving him a dirty look.

"I love you Medli, so much that I can't... I can't tell you, it has to happen naturally according to the goddesses of your species' ancestors." Link avoided looking at her, he looked up to the sky instead...

"I can't love a person I can't fully trust..." She sounded heartbroken, he admitted to lying to her, he DID do something to her with that song, she turned around ignoring what he had to say...

"Wait! Please Medli... Forgive me! I did it for the sake of every good heart here in the Great Sea... If I told you, you wouldn't... The song wouldn't fully kick in, I don't know what's gonna happen... But just know that I HAD to do it, and when it DOES happen, I hope you can understand why I did it..." He shed a tear, regretting how much he was hurting her feelings.

"L-Link... I... I don't have any words to say right now... You basically, kept this song a secret? Are you trying to kill me with it? Cause I definitely don't feel normal... My head HURTS A LOT!" Medli shouted back at her boyfriend, taking him by surprise!

She had her hand over her forehead, while she struggled to stay standing. Then, it finally happened... The Earth God's Lyric played in her head once more, causing her to feel dizzy and lightheaded. Her vision was becoming fuzzy, and darkened slightly as the seconds passed by... She walked closer to Link, refusing to hug him or show any affection towards him.

"I-I-If... This is... Some kind of... Murder you're trying to pull on me... I... I should've never fallen in love with y-you... I, hope the God's... P-Punish... Y-You..." She couldn't get the words out very clearly, but it was enough for him to understand, he was heartbroken himself, after their kiss, he expected something magical to happen, but that was the opposite.

Was the song really killing her?! He had no idea...

"Medli! No, it's not what I'm trying to do! Stay awake! MEDLI!" He kept screaming at her, just as she closed her eyes.

Her body gave out on her, as she fell into darkness, she was completely unaware and gone from the same world as his... Her feet lost their muscles, and she fell with the rest of her body, falling to the hard rocky ground below... But, luckily enough... Link made it just in time to catch her, as he rested her body into his arms, freaking out over what he just witnessed!

"MEDLI!? Are you there?! MEEEDLIII!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, crying onto her lifeless body.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY LOVE?!" Komali suddenly entered the scene from behind, sprinting towards Link with a dagger in one of his hands.

Link had a better reaction time, pulling the Master Sword from the case on his back with one hand, while supporting Medli's Head with the other. He gave Komali a killer look, showing no fear towards the young prince.

"You killed her!" Komali shouted angrily, refusing to drop the dagger.

"You better back up before I force you, don't get any ideas! I'm just as confused as you are! This wasn't supposed to happen!" Link pushed through the tears, sounding as confident as ever to act heroic and manly.

But it was enough for Komali to back up in fear, the sword that Link held was pretty devastating and sharp looking too, enough to cut him instantly by a simple swing!

"Y-You're dead to me Link!" Komali cried, dropping the dagger and taking off, leaving a trail of tears as he ran away.

"Yeah whatever! Like I care!" Link snapped back, giving him a death glare.

"Oh..." Medli's soft voice spoke out, as she clasped Link's hand into her own.

"Medli?!" Link looked back to her, supporting her head evenly with his arms.

"L-Link..." She mumbled, her eyes were still closed.

"Link!" The blue stone in his pocket started muffling words.

"Huh? King?" Link asked, taking the stone out with his left hand, refusing to drop Medli.

"Link, do not be worried, she's being awakened right now by the Earth Goddess, Laruto... She will come back to her senses soon!" The King of Hyrule spoke to him like a father, calming the boy's senses with ease!

It was as if everything went silent, he watched her fingers move as she played the harp in her peaceful slumber. Making a very familiar sound, it was heaven to his ears, he closed his eyes and started rocking her back and fourth like a baby caring deeply for her. Then, a smile formed on her face, as Laruto was telling her all about what was happening in the moment. Then, she finally finished playing the song, and she opened her eyes once again, regaining her senses!

"L-Link?" Medli looked up at her other half, breaking him out of his thoughts.

He looked down again, letting a tear go down his face. She turned her arms into wings, and wrapped his body into a deep warm hug, the two of them were blushing heavily.

"Link I understand why you couldn't tell me... I'm the next Sage of the Earth Temple!" Medli grinned, forgiving him for earlier.

"I..." Link tried to speak again, but she cut him off when she pressed her lips against his, together the two made out, sealing their fate as a couple!

When one needed air to breathe, Link pulled away first, kind of regretting it at the same time.

"Shush, no need to explain... At least I know I can be good for something in this world... My teacher probably knew about this way before I found out myself!" She closed her eyes and sighed lovingly, letting a tear trickle down the side of her face.

Link went ahead and wiped it off for her, hugging her all the while. Medli giggled, before she looked up to the sky. The sky started turning orange, as the sun was beginning to set, leaving a rather beautiful romantic scene for the two to share in their hearts.

"Even if you weren't the future Earth Sage, I still think you're good for something, you're the attendant of Valoo, what's something cooler than that? Nothing!" Link chuckled, blushing in embarrassment.

"Hehe! You're such a charmer! Which reminds me, I heard screaming while I was out... Laruto played a beautiful tune to me, maybe I should play it to you." She grinned cutely, standing up on her two legs along with him helping her up.

"I heard the beautiful song while you were asleep, you were playing it while you were knocked out, I just hope you're okay and everything... And about the yelling... The prince was here earlier..." Link groaned, mentioning 'him'.

Medli rolled her eyes in annoyance, she knew who he was referring to, Komali.

"Forget him... Let's just leave for the Earth Temple before he sees us together, I'm worried he'll go on a rampage." She suggested, feeling her heart pounding slightly, preparing herself for the worst if Komali suddenly appeared before them.

"He's just ignorant, he doesn't like the fact that you and I are... A thing now." Link shyly replied, blushing by their new title.

They were officially a couple now that the kiss was sealed, and they couldn't be any more happier! Link took out his sword, holding it in one hand while he took her hand in return, she nodded her head at him, agreeing that they should leave for the temple already. Together, the two walked down the mountain, being aware of their surroundings. Once the two finally made it back down to the King of Hyrule, he gave them an odd look, as he noticed the two of them were holding hands adorably! Then he gave Link a short laugh, making the two blush red hard!

"Hahaha! I take it everything went well with you two?" The king rose an eyebrow, hoping for a good response from the two kids.

"OH, you have no idea..." Link replied, holding Medli's hand even tighter.

However, just as soon as they were about to board the boat, a sudden force knocked Link away from Medli! Tackling him to the sand, and even causing him to drop the Master Sword!

"Ow, what the!?" Link gasped, hearing Medli scream out!

"LinK! Are you okay?" She asked, realizing what had happened, she turned around so that she could face him.

But what she saw... Put a dreadful look on her face, it was Komali! He was the one who tackled Link away from her, and he was just standing right above Link, wielding the Master Blade right to edge of his skin on his neck.

"K-Komali! Y-You don't have to do this..." Link couldn't believe he let his guard down so fast... He was taken down by someone he encouraged to get his wings from Valoo? The Rito Prince that used to look up to him when he met him the first time.

"KOMALI! What do you think you're doing!?" Medli screamed, outraged at what he's become.

She ran up closer to the pair, but Komali gave her a death glare next, giving her the message that she should back up.

"Back up Medli, otherwise he'll get it.. Maybe you'll both get it! Seeing as you betrayed me!" He spoke to her, making her even angrier.

"You really think I'd fall in love with a psychopath like you! If you kill him, you'll only be getting yourself into a lot more trouble, not just by your father, but the gods and goddesses above! He's the legendary hero, he's brave, he's smart, and handsome... Unlike you! He has a true hero's heart, he's my hero! I treated you like you were my son Komali, I just never saw you in that way... I'm sorry about it, but now I don't even feel sorry for you anymore! You're a monster if you're planning to kill him!" Medli stood up for Link, speaking straight from the heart.

"She's right! If you kill him, you'll be digging your own grave foolish boy, the gods above you will strike this beloved ocean with so much hate... Not only that, but there will be nobody else willingly enough to slay Ganon, Link is our only hope to stop Ganon's evil ways!" The king spoke so angrily that it was enough to make all three of them shake in fear!

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!? KOMALI!?" Another voice suddenly shouted at the group, coming from the near distance.

Everyone turned around to see who it was! The voice belonged to Komali's father, the Rito Chieftain! He gave his son the angriest look of all time, demanding answers from the young prince.

"N-Nothing father, you wouldn't understand my hatred for this wretched monster, he stole the love of my life! He kissed her right in front of me! He even proposed to her with a Golden Feather!" Komali disrespected his father, raising his voice back to the chief.

"O-Oh!" Medli blushed hard, touching the golden feather attached to her hair, nonetheless... She was in the moment, trying to keep Link from finding out what the Golden Feather meant in their tradition.

"PUT THAT SWORD DOWN RIGHT NOW!" The chief continued yelling, approaching his young son as quickly as he could before he could make a move.

"NO, STAY AWAY! EVERYONE BACK UP! THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND HIM ONLY!" The prince pushed the sword up against Link's neck, forcing Link to drop his head back to the sand, feeling the blood boil inside of his veins.

"This is what it must feel like to be you Link, viciously killing everything you see out there in the Great Sea! I hope you suffer a terrible fate, I'm only doing what's best for myself! Living in a world without YOU!" Komali kept shouting, while he was also keeping a close eye on his father and Medli.

"Hmph..." The King sighed... Humming a Hylian tune in his mind!

"K-Komali... Stop it! I'm sorry for what I did, this isn't worth it! Trust me!" Link tried to calm the prince down, but he failed at it, only making the prince WANTING to kill him more.

Link even thought to himself after he attempted to settle the mood down for the prince.

"I'm not gonna die from this pathetic so called prince! HEYAH!" Link cried out, spinning on the ground and kicking Komali's feet off the ground.

Komali lost his balance, letting go of the sword into the air! The sharpened blade flew up high, traveling back down from the gravity of the earth. Meanwhile, the chief sprinted at his son, making sure to grab him so that he wouldn't do anything else.

"Ah!" Medli screamed, watching the blade approaching her direction!

"Medli!" Link shouted, rushing over to aid her.

Before the blade could slash her, he jumped high up into the air, grabbing it by the handle and doing a somersault midair, all while landing perfectly beside her, putting the sword back into the case attached to his shield. He ignored everyone else, only paying attention to her...

"Medli? Are you okay?" Link asked, holding her hands in worry.

"Y-Yes Link! Thank you!" She whispered back, blushing at his heroic action.

"Don't mention it..." He looked away sheepishly, embracing her into another hug.

"KOMALI!" The chief was furious... Komali was in for it now.

"No! That's not fair! He caught me off guard!" Komali tried kicking his way out, but his father was much stronger than he was.

"Link, Medli... I'm sorry that you two had to see that. He's coming home so we can keep a close watch on him." The chief dragged his son up the ramp of the cliff, while Komali gave them both a killer look.

"You two haven't seen the last of me! Mark my words Link, I will kill you!" Komali whispered, just before he was taken away.

Link rolled his eyes, sticking a tongue out back to the prince, the feeling was mutual.

"*Ahem* Now that the drama has resided... Medli, isn't there something you wanna tell Link about the Golden Feather?" The King smirked, making the Rito girl blush hotred!

"O-Oh r-right!" Medli hid her face from Link, embarrassed by the Golden Feather in her hair.

"Huh?" Link tilted his head in curiosity, confused by what the king meant.

Medli eventually found the courage to tell him what it meant, she knew he'd be just as embarrassed as her.

"L-Link! In my tribe, Rito Girls are very cheerful when they're given Golden Feathers, we're practically obsessed with them." She started explaining it to him, hoping he'd understand it underneath all that hero courage stuck to his brain.

"Okay? I knew that... That's why I gave it to you in the first place." He shrugged his shoulders, not seeing what the big issue about it was.

"Let's just say, you proposed to her to be your wife young boy." The King finished for her, seeing her turn her head away from Link again, turning her arms into wings, and then covering her face with them innocently!

"H-HUH!? P-PROPOSE?" Link was shocked, feeling his face boil up!

"When men give women a Golden Feather... T-They um... Propose to them..." Medli got the words out, pausing after every sentence so that she could catch her own breath.

"Oh well uh... I..." Link rubbed the back of his hat, nervous about what'll come next...

Just the thought of them being married at such a young age... It made both of them humiliated in front of one another.

"I-I didn't mean it like that! I love you... But I uh, I'm not ready for that yet..." He tried to forget about the thought, hoping she'd still continue to wear it.

She eventually turned back around and faced him, uncovering her face from her wings. She still had that same adorable blush on her face, and walked past him, grabbing his hand so that they could board the King.

"I love you because you're so childish sometimes Link... No worries! But... I-I wouldn't mind... Maybe in the future..." She led him on with that, making him blush harder.

She giggled before they reached the King, meanwhile Link continued thinking about what she just told him... Maybe being with her for the rest of his life wouldn't be such a bad idea after all!

"... Are you two finished?" The King continued smiling, giving Link a raised eyebrow to wake him back into his hero senses.

"Yes King! Medli are you ready?" Link asked her next, tightening his grip on her hand.

"Yes Link, lets restore the power to your blade." She replied, smiling happily.

And with that said, the two were ready to head to the Earth Temple, so that they could return the power to repel evil back into the blade of evil's bane! Without having to worry about Komali, it was just best for the two of them to just forget about him, completely from their thoughts... He was no longer a friend of Medli's after what he just did... She lost a friend today, sure she was saddened by it... But Link came along to fill that void, she gained something beyond a friend... A relationship that'll blossom and grow stronger with every step of the way for the two young teenagers!