Hello everyone! I'm really, really sorry that I took so long getting the final chapter up. But before you get mad at me (you probably already are…) let me explain. I went on a 2-week vacation like I said I was going to, but then as soon as I got back from that I had to re-pack my bags and ship off to Canada for a really long weekend (4 or 5 days). I got home last Sunday night, and then the next day band camp started. (Yes, you all may laugh, haha, but it's not like it was on American Pie. Damn that movie. AND I DON'T PLAY THE FLUTE!) That lasted until Saturday, and then my sister's birthday party was on Sunday, and today is Monday, so I'm going to write now, because I actually have the time to. *takes a deep breath* Okay. Here it is, the FINAL CHAPTER! (dun dun dunnnnn)

*Arden*

I looked at Link and he looked at me. Then I looked around the field, noticing that my bags and pillows and crap were all over the place.

"Damn you and your stuff," Link said to me, picking up a t-shirt that had fallen out of my green bag. I laughed.

"Well, if you expect me to live here, you've got to know that I can't live without my stuff," I replied, picking up a near-empty duffle bag.

"Yeah, right," he said, picking up more of my belongings. We scurried around the field, picking up everything. Link paused in front of something, picked it up, and held it out in front of me.

"When do I get to see you in this number?" he asked, grinning like an idiot. It was a pair of black lace underwear.

"Shut up!" I exclaimed, ripping it from his hands and shoving it in a bag.

"What about this one?" he asked, holding up a pink one this time.

"Give me that!" I exclaimed, yanking it away from him. He started laughing, so I zipped up my now-full bag, and smacked him with it. He just laughed harder, so I smacked him again. Link ran away gleefully, laughing and screaming like a banshee, and I picked up the last of my stuff. When he ran by me again, I chucked half of my belongings at him, and made him carry them.

"I'm so glad you're staying," Link said, bumping me with his hip.

"Me too," I said, bumping him back. "But you know, if we're going to live in that house, it's going to have to be renovated," I said, shifting the weight of the load I was carrying.

"Yeah, I know that," Link replied.

"And you still know that I want to go to college," I asked, crossing the small bridge with him.

"Yeah, I know that, too," he said, "and I'm going to pay for it."

"No you're not," I said. "I'm going to get a job and earn the money."

"In two years, you're going to have enough money to go to school?!" Link asked.

"Two years?"

"Yeah, you usually go to college at age 20 through 22, sometimes 23," Link said.

"Oh, only two year schools?" I asked, thinking.

"Yeah, what other kind of schools are there?" he asked, scoffing a bit.

"Four-year schools, plus graduate school," I said. "That's what we have where I come from."

"You guys work for four years straight?!" he exclaimed, starting up the stairs to Kakariko.

"No, we have summer and spring breaks," I said, following him.

"Ohh, well, we have it all year round for two years here," Link said.

"Alright, I guess that's okay," I said, laughing.

"So what do you have in mind for the house?" he asked once we reached the top of the stairs.

"Something livable," I said, in all seriousness, gazing around my very rural surroundings.

"Yeah, duh," he said, laughing. It was quiet for a minute until we walked up the stairs to our home. Our home. I like the sound of that.

"I love you, Link," I said, putting my stuff down. He placed his load down and turned to me.

"I love you too, Arden," he said, hugging me. (Oh God…I'm going to throw up…)

"You think we can make this work?" I asked him as he squeezed me tighter.

"I know we can," he said, letting go. I looked up into his face, and he smiled back down at me. He took out his keys and unlocked the door.

"Welcome home," he said as I stepped inside.

So yeah, that's basically my story. Our story. I got to get used to saying "our" from now on. After we moved all my belongings into the house, and after we um...nevermind about that…we set off to Castle Town to hire some workers to re-do our house. We ended up hiring the only carpenters in Hyrule, you know, the ones that run around all the time, not working, (what else?) and they began immediately. We had the downstairs insulated and had more windows put in, and created somewhat of a kitchen for Link and I to work with, and a full bathroom with a tub. We got the water to start running again, (thank God), and actually organized all of Link's books and stuff into a library all around the living area. (I had people go out and create couches for us. So what if I want to live like royalty?!) And the loft was turned into an actual upstairs. There were two bedrooms created, one for Link and I with an enormous bed, and one for future members to our family. We had the house painted white, and to tell you the truth, it actually came out looking quite nice. And the workers didn't even charge that much. But no sooner had we moved in and settled down when a message came from the King, summoning us to the palace on important matters. Turns out there was a war going on in Termina, and that Link was asked to become a head General. (Oh yeah that's my boyfriend oh yeah uh huh go me). The King asked if I wanted to become a nurse or something, which I thought was rather insulting, and I guess Link did too, because he insisted that I would have to head the army right along with him or else he wouldn't go. The King agreed, and we were soon off on Epona and Shadow, (my new jet-black steed), to Termina to fight the forces of Ganondorf's son. Yeah, it turns out that he and one of the Gerudos had a love child. Go figure. I thought they were all gay. So I guess that's it. Right now I'm sitting in a tent, listening to everyone sleep, writing down my story because tomorrow we're going into battle and I want to put this down just incase I don't make it back. But don't be afraid, I have a good feeling I'll be seeing all of you real soon.

Okay people, that's it!!!!! *Cries* I can't believe it's over!!! I had a good time writing it. And I hope you all liked reading it! Oh my God…I actually finished a story…this has never happened to me before in my life…woohoo! I have a bunch of stories coming up in the future, I'm thinking some Legolas ones, maybe even Spider-Man and Batman! (I know, I'm retarded…) And probably some Josh Hartnett and Orlando Bloom, but I can't put them on this site, I'd have to make my own. *Grumble grumble* And maybe a sequel to this story!!! Oh man, that would be real interesting. So keep checking my name every once in a while to see if I've posted anything new. Thank you so much, all you readers out there, you've made my year!!

Love, WickedOne  

       (eew…I said love…I must be really giddy…)

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