Malon would never know why her best friend acted the way she did, though today was completely out of the ordinary. She tenderly brushed her hand over her fiancé's, to ensure she wasn't imagining the scene in front of her. Sheik briefly glanced at the red-head before smiling lovingly at the woman. Malon quickly returned the smile and went back to observing her friends.

The pair across the small rectangular was certainly acting out of sorts. Initially, Malon, Zelda, and some other ladies were going to take the day for themselves to sample the potential flavors of the wedding cake. However, upon Zelda's insisting, the group was changed to include the men; or at least to include Sheik and Link. When Zelda first told her friend she wanted Link to be present, Malon scoffed at the idea. Through her powers of persuasion, the blonde convinced her friend that it was no trick or revenge plot and that she and Link had reconciled their differences. Until this moment Malon had doubt. Now one with no previous knowledge of the two's past would know that they had been anything but friends for years. It was baffling to the bride to be.

"Does that cake taste better when you eat it with your eyes closed Link? Or was it Zelda's feeding it to you that makes you so satisfied?" Sheik joked. His friend reddened slightly but assured everyone that it was the flavor of the cake, which happened to be plain chocolate. Zelda giggled like a little girl before batting her eyes at the man on her left. Sheik wondered if people felt a similar feeling of disgust when he and his lover acted like this in public. He hoped not.

After little debate the group decided the flavor of the cake, Dulce de Leche, and the engaged couple decided the design. When that was finished, Malon claimed she needed to use the restroom and pulled her friend along with her. The questions started as soon as the door closed.

"Don't you think you're flirting a little much a man who, if I recall correctly, you hated? Maybe I'm just old fashioned though." Zelda was taken aback by this question and took a few minutes to respond with a meek, "Is it that obvious?"

"Obvious Zel? It's plain as day! I just want to know when we entered this weird alternate universe where you and Link are in love." Malon smiled at the last part, though her friend gave a look of contempt. "Love? Malon I barely know him. I just promised Tetra after he tried to apologize, I would do him a favor and give him a fresh start. What can I do if he's cute and wants to flirt a little? My father has been pressuring me to find a boyfriend for some time now."

Malon really would never understand Zelda. What she considered a little bit of flirting now, would have been a criminal offense a week ago. The longing gazes, batting eyelashes, light touches, and most notably, feeding Link small samples of cake would have enraged her friend beyond belief. The red-head sighed and shook her head. "Goodness," she thought, "What is Zelda getting herself into now?" Zelda reminded Malon that there were people waiting for them and that they should hurry up. They did, and once all details were settled upon in terms of the wedding cake, the four left.

Link, trying to impress Zelda with his newly received forgiveness, walked her to her car. Just as Zelda was opening the door and saying that it had been a fun day Link asked if she would like to do something like this sometime soon, this time without their friends. Zelda was taken aback at first; she had detested Link a good few days ago. She accepted the offer though when she saw Link's confident smirk fade into an embarrassed blush. The two decided upon a day and both left beaming.

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Zora's Domain had turned into the customary hangout spot of the five women ever since their friendships had begun. Now, it appeared to be overwhelmed with helping to plan a wedding. The five ladies met frequently, every Friday night, in most otherwise useless room in the back. Their meetings started around six in the afternoon, and typically lasted until after nine. They, mostly Zelda and Malon, contacted vendors and such, while the others seemed to gossip. Actually, it was Ruto who gossiped. Midna had little tolerance of it and Saria was too polite to ask to change the subject. Ruto's gossip was not discriminatory, as Zelda found out, when she revealed that she would be leaving early to go on a date.

"Zelda? On a date? Are you sure you're just not trying to leave early?" The Asian posed the question as though she herself did something useful at these meetings. Zelda, offended by Ruto's bluntness, assured her that it was in fact valid and that there was a man out there who wanted to take her out.

"Please tell me it isn't Shad, that weird guy you work with at the library Zel." Midna stated. She had dealt with Shad before and was less than impressed by his condescending, know-it-all character. Ruto concurred, but Saria opposed this commendation. "I happen to find Shad to be good at his job. He is very knowledgeable." The three of them bickered about his character until Zelda finally silenced them by guarantying that the man was not Shad. This led to a guessing game, led by Ruto and played by Saria, to guess who Zelda was going out with after all. Needless to say, they guessed every potential man except the one who she was going out with, who in all of their minds was not a potential match for Zelda. Soon the time came for Zelda to go without any of her friends, with the exception of Malon who said nothing about her previous knowledge, guessing who this mysterious man is.

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"We're at Hyrule University? I must say I was expecting dinner Link." The blonde man was uneasy until his companion started laughing and admitted she was just kidding. That didn't stop her from wondering just what they were doing at a University around eight thirty at night.

"You're probably wondering what we're doing here right?" Zelda nodded, "Well there's a university art show tonight, and there's someone I want you to meet." Link's date tilted her head, as if to ask the name of this person without actually speaking the words. He promised that she would find out soon and held his hand out to Zelda. She held it tentatively whereas Link's grip was strong.

For a few moments the only sound was that of Zelda's heels clicking softly against the brick walkway. However the silence was not awkward, it was more of a peaceful stillness. The season did happen to be during the chilly winter of Hyrule and Zelda had forgotten a warm coat. Seeing his date shiver slightly and his desire to impress her caused Link to offer her his jacket and upon her stubborn refusal, caused him to pull her slightly closer by releasing her hand and placing his arm around her. Zelda instantly felt warm, though not from Link, but from the rush of blood to her cheeks. "Thank the Goddesses that the art building isn't too far from here." Zelda told herself.

The displays featured in the gallery fully demonstrated the talent of the young artists and Link was turning out to be quite an agreeable date. Despite the smiles and laughs shared between the pair, Zelda still kept wondering who this mysterious person was. Every time she saw Link wave at a new face, she would mentally prepare herself for the introduction. The time for this came while Zelda was observing a striking painting of Hyrule Castle, she had not prepared herself though because the person came up from behind with the amount of surprise typically only children can manage.

"Link you made it! Oh, and you brought a lady friend!" Zelda was startled by this enthusiastic entrance, and jumped a little bit. The person continued, "It's very nice to meet you. I'm Aryll, Link's sister. And you are?" The small blonde turned to her brother implying that she wanted to be introduced, before broadcasting her wide smile back at Zelda. Link restated what Aryll had just said, but when he mentioned that this was Zelda, the girl began beaming. He brother rolled his eyes and tried to attend to his date. His sister has other plans.

"So you're this Zelda character I hear so much about. You know, usually Link is far too generous with his opinions of women if you know what I mean," Aryll nudged her new acquaintance, "But you're beautiful! Would you mind if I draw you one day?" Zelda gave her thanks and her consent to be drawn and asked Aryll if she had painted the picture of the castle she and her date were just admiring. "No, I mostly do portraits. Ilia painted that one." At the sound of Ilia's name, Link went wide eyed and asked to see one of his sister's pieces. She happily consented.

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The ride to Zelda's house had been a pleasant one, just like the rest of the art show had been. Luckily for Link, and he thanks the Goddesses for it, they did not see Ilia while they were there. The two talked of Aryll in particular. Zelda took an almost instant liking to the girl shortly after they were introduced and hoped that she felt the same way. Link stated that Aryll couldn't dislike anyone without a proper reason.

Soon enough Zelda found that she and Link had arrived at her house and he was walking her to the door. A thought suddenly hit her. "What if he tries to kiss me?" she worried to herself. The thought of kissing Link wasn't one she entertained on a regular basis, though given the opportunity she probably would enjoy it very much. Zelda decided that if Link was going to go for it, then she would not have a blatant objection.

The time came where they were both uttering what fun they had and how they will be doing this again and what a lovely girl Aryll is and the like. Somehow amidst it all of the small talk Link's hands ended up on her waist and her hands around his neck. Slowly, or so it felt, the man was bringing his face to hers. Zelda's heart began to race, she wasn't prepared for this, and shivers raced down her spine. Link stopped for a second to look into her eyes and ask if she was cold, to which she responded that she was not in fear of stopping this moment forever. Her date smiled and shook his shaggy blonde hair before resuming what he was doing. Zelda closed her eyes in anticipation. Her chest still pounding, she felt Link's breath on her lips and shortly afterwards his lips grazed hers. A breaking sound from inside Zelda's house startled the two. Link and Zelda seemed to be knocked back into reality. Zelda knew exactly what had happened and dismissed Link's offers to investigate for her. After making sure his date got inside safely, Link left Zelda for the night. Zelda on the other hand had something that needed to be taken care of before she could retire for the night.

"Tetra, next time you want to spy on me and a date, and you realize that the view from the couch is no good, please move the lamp so you don't shatter it or the moment again."

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Hi guys! Long time no update right? Wellll yeah. I'm done with school now so hopefully that will get better. We'll just have to see! On another note, I finally read Pride and Prejudice. Irrelevant but hey, I'm proud of myself.

Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Thanks for all of the reviews so far guys, keep them coming! Well now it's time to sleep. Talk to you guys soon!