The Dark Side of the Light - ch.22

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Chapter 22 - An unforgettable moment Link's POV We waited until the Zeldas somehow vanished out of thin air to start the journey. We said our temporary farewells to the links before me and Zelda started to climb. It took us a while, specifically because Zelda kept saying this was boring, and with the way she kept saying it, it just made us stop and laugh. When we reached the top, we sat there for a bit, our legs dangling off the edge. Zelda was so close to me, I could somehow feel her heat. "I have a question." Zelda said suddenly. I turned my head to look at her. "Somehow I know exactly what it is." I replied in sign language. Her deep green eyes suddenly met mine, and a strange sense of warmth started crawling up my neck. I looked back to the horizon. "Do you wonder...how we got here?" She asked. I noticed she moved closer. It wasn't much, maybe just a half an inch, but I didn't say anything. Not that I could, anyway. I thought about it. How we met, my old life, my father, the goddess ~~ I nodded. I glanced at her, catching her looking at me with a mixed expression of happiness and calm. "So do I." She said. It was silent after that, and my cheeks warmed when I felt her get closer, enough to where our shoulders almost touched. Just then, dawn broke, the sun gently casting warm colors across the sky. I silently cursed as I realized how the sun had terrible timing for this situation. But that's the thing. I LIKED it. I glanced at Zelda again, watching as the sun lit up her golden hair and made her eyes glitter like emeralds. Oh my GOSH Link, this is NO time to start this. I looked away as my face turned red. "Link?" Zelda asked. I quickly made myself calm and looked at her with the most calm expression I could manage. "What would you do...if I said I didn't want to go back?" She asked hesitantly. I noticed her shoulders tense and her expression change to a mix of sorrow and pain. I watched her mentally fold into herself, knowing what she was thinking about. The torture. The pain. I didn't notice until after I did it, but I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into a hug, resting my my head on her temple. Before I could pull away, she returned the embrace, burying her face in my shoulder and hugging me in return. So I let us be here. In our embrace. And I actually enjoyed.