We all are animals anyway

ZELDA POV

The Princess entered her room with a wide grin, as she closed her door, she looked at her bed and sighed.

I DID IT, I managed to sell the idea of using my corsets, and also got Link to promise that he was buying me headphones. He doesn't lie, or so he says, that means, I AM GETTING HEADPHONES. He also said that he is visiting Saria tomorrow, I can join him if I want to, but he is leaving early… so I better go to sleep NOW.

She changed into a yellow night gown and proceeded to sit on her bed for a moment, after a while she gained enough courage to turn off the lights.

Not as dark as it could be, common girl, this is your room… your domain. You can do this.

She tossed and turned for a while until sleep finally claimed her. A few minutes later she starts tossing and whimpering in her sleep, tears star falling from her eyes, her hands shoot to her hair pulling on it… then she screams sitting up on her bed and waking up.

Zelda hugs her legs whimpering while she starts rocking on her bed, eventually she managed to calm herself, but the tears would not stop rolling down her face.

I don't get it, I was fearing my nightmares would come back, but THIS BAD. The ones I had in Australia were pretty tame… I thought that I had finally overcome this. What is the fucking dif- OMG… its Link. It is with HIM that I don't get nightmares. Zid and Robert smelled and felt like him but couldn't really do it for me since I still had them just, not as bad. But with Link, I manage to sleep like a baby. I don't get why but who cares? I need him.

The Princess stood up and grabbed her pillow before heading outside of her room. She started walking, but as the floor creaked under her weight she started to run towards hell. Once in front of the door she hesitated to knock… but she snorted and begun knocking.

After a while, Ziel opened the door clearly pissed "What?" he said and started taking note on the Princess, the night gown that clearly indicated she had been sleeping, her red puffy eyes, and the pillow she was hugging. His eyes widened at the realization of what was going on, and he began to shake his head crossing his arms.

"No, you can't sleep here… it's not appropriate" he said.

But I just… NO ZELDA. You know you need him to sleep, and HE said his princess is NOT MEEK, so DON'T BACK OFF

"True, but Hyrule's Princess sleep is of parliamentary importance, I don't mind turning a blind eye on this if it means I get appropriate rest, what about you?" Zelda states as she pushes past him to enter the room.

DID I JUST, WHAT THE FUUUU… breathe girl, prepare for his counter statement

Link closes his eyes and quickly lifts both of his shoulders "I don't mind, I have slept in worse places" he says as he closes the door and approaches his bed to retrieve his pillow.

He… gave in? no brawling? He… really doesn't mind. Cool but, what is he doing? WAIT, DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE PRETTY BOY.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Zelda asks a little panicky as she places her pillow on his bed.

Link sights "My Princess wants to sleep in my room, that does NOT mean she is laying with me on the floor" Link drops his pillow "She is sleeping on my bed while I take the floor"

But… I need him to sleep next to me. Damn it, how do I fight this? I need to know what he feels or fears of the situation… all right, let's ask.

The Princess sighs "I… am not a monster, I won't take you out of your bed." She picks up his pillow and places it on the bed next to hers "So why don't we do what we had been doing so far?" Zelda smiles and sits on the bed; she then starts to pat on it to invite him.

Link slaps his forehead with his palm "I don't think the King and Queen would approve of this"

"True, but how would they know? They never come here, only the service people do" Zelda counters.

"In other words, Chacha will find out" Link assures her.

"Chacha is my… OUR friend, she will keep quiet about this if we ask it of her"

Link lifts his face to stare at the ceiling and uses his hands to cover it groaning "There is something that feels immoral about this." He retorts.

"So… are you implying that you ARE an obedient citizen with morals?" Zelda asks raising an eyebrow, daring him.

Link squints his eyes at the Princess "This will bring serious repercussions for me if we get caught, so be certain of this: if I am falling, I will be dragging you down with me, fair?" Link says as he pushes her on the bed to make room for himself. Zelda nods smiling.

I LOVE this new me. The way I can now confidently face problems, and solve them with coherent arguments, sometimes abusing on my previous knowledge of the other's person character… I am enamored by myself. The time I used to hate me feels so far away.

The Princess was thinking about that, but soon sleep claimed her. When she woke up, she found herself alone in hell. Was about to jump out of bed in panic but noticed a note on the desk. She stood up to read it and smiled.

He didn't leave me behind, he just woke up early to check on Pepe before coming for me, I should change, he asked me to wear something simple and comfortable. I think I have a dress that meets the criteria.

LINK POV

Link was leaning on the wall opposite to the throne room. He was wearing dark trousers and a white long-sleeved shirt, and on top of it he wore a grey vest. Martin had sent it with his new olive suit as a present.

He was silently waiting for those double doors to open, he was set on not moving from that spot until José came out.

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Link enters the castle's stables to check on José and the colt's health status, but as he entered, he found the place had been trashed, wood benches thrown, sacks that contained the horse's feed slashed and thrown around messily. And José trying to sweep but he couldn't even see. He was crying and his left eye was closed due to a huge bruise.

"What happened? Are you…" Link asks worried.

"He died" José sighs "I confronted my peers an hour ago, told them HE was not a bad specimen, he was perfect, THEY were the ones who KILLED HIM… and we got into a fight" Pepe explained.

Link grabbed Pepe by the shoulders "You have to inform the King"

"He is a busy man, why would he care about what happened here" José said with uncertainty.

"Because he cares for his people, who do you think paid for that colt?... the money came from the taxes, the people paid for it. Yes, the King is a busy man… so he has to trust that his workers will tell him if things are not running correctly. BE his eyes and ears on the stable and tell him."

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One of the doors slowly opens, José steps out pale as a ghost, but his eyes reflected joy. Link approaches him with doubt. Pepe finally allows himself to smile and embraces Link strongly earning a yelp from the Prince, then quickly releasing him form the bestial hug.

"Are you trying to break me?" Link asks laughing.

"Shut up… the King just named me the stable master, he is whipping the stable clean, I will have to hire the new stable hands… it's too much, I am not sure I..."

José starts saying distraught, but the Prince pushes him making him fall back on his but, effectively interrupting what the new stable master was about to say.

"No, I won't allow you to say or even think that, you are no longer a boy, you are a man now. BE a fucking man and don't discard yourself. You know this... and if you don't, then you know where to go to learn it. It's that simple"

Link approaches Pepe and grabs his hand to pull him up, he then stands next to José and straightens his posture lifting his head proud. Link gives Pepe a side glance expecting him to mimic his demanor.

José nods with a sigh and squares his shoulders lifting his head with a nervous smile. But he managed to stand proud next to his Prince. Both of them start laughing and turn their heads once they hear the sound of heels approaching. Zelda was running towards them, clad on a plain white dress that was shorter than usual, since it only reached her shins.

"I came to look for you since you were taking too long" Zelda tells Link, then directs her attention to José "and what happened to you?" she asks pointing at the palpitating bruise in his eye.

Pepe smiles at her and was about to speak, but couldn't. He just looked at Link with wide eyes.

*I think he fears his voice is going to crack mid-sentence*

Thus making him look weak in front of the Princess, don't worry bro, I got you.

Link starts answering the Princess "Short version, he got in a fight with the other stable hands due to their incompetence, the King was informed of this and named José the new stable master"

Zelda covers her mouth and nose with her hands, her eyes start tearing up. Pepe opens his arms for a hug and Zelda complies.

Shedding tears "For a moment I thought Ziel was going to tell me the King fired you for fighting… but Daphnes rewarded you… the other guys must have really fucked up"

José starts roaring in laughter at her statement, his eyes tearing up a little, but he did not shed tears. Link chuckles.

"Oh, they DID fuck up all right, all of them were fired" Link says as he was leaning his back on the wall, he then taps on his ear.

Zelda takes the hint and starts paying attention, soon she can hear yells followed by begging. She points at the throne room looking at Link, he smiles evilly and nods at her. Then Derrick lost his patience and roared. "I DON'T FUCKING CARE, GET OUT OF MY SHIGHT OR I WILL KILL YOU" And the doors opened as 5 guys ran out in panic.

Yes my Princess, they were begging your father for another chance. But our King is just, he doesn't give 2 chances easily. Don't pity them

Zelda opens her eyes wide, then scoffs at the incompetent men. She then walks towards Link who was closing the doors of the throne room. "Am I good?" asks the Princess as she twirls.

"Yes and no, the dress is good, but those heels…"

Pouting Zelda insists "But, these are the lowest heels I have"

Link hold his chin pondering "You know… I need to go to the market first, do you have any rupees on you?"

Zelda squints her eyes "I do… what for?"

"I will search for a few items I need; you go buy yourself some sandals"

"Sandals? Really? Those are beggar shoes…" Zelda states with disgust.

Link growls at her, closes his eyes and taking a deep breath "Sandals are made for working people, try running or lifting boxes with those heels" he sighs "Kakariko village is located at the foot of Death Mountain. That means the village is built on inclined ground, you won't be able to walk there on heels. Buy sandals or flat shoes like the ones Chacha uses."

Zelda puffs in defeat "All right, let's go"

They used the carriage to go to the Marquet, Zelda had been stealing glances at Link during the whole ride. He of course noticed.

"Are you sure you don't want a pet horse?" Link insists.

Zelda giggles at the memory of their first interaction "I don't, but I wanted to ask… where did you got that vest?"

"A gift from Martin, he blames me for his sudden commercial success" he chuckles "I could not deny it… he made it just the way I like it"

Zelda snorts before saying "Thick, simple and pierce resistant?"

Link produces a click with his tongue and briefly points at her winking.

The Princess broke in a fit of laughter, a fake one… she was actually trying to hide the blush she got watching Link do what he just did. A few minutes later, the carriage stops. Ziel jumps out and stretches his had to help the Princess out. She accepts it and Link tells her to meet back in the carriage in an hour, after that he runs to the food area of the market. Zelda starts asking random people where to buy shoes.

Soon the Princess finds where to buy the footwear. She found the working shoes cheap, and since she could not decide if she wanted the sandals or the flats, so she bought both. In the meantime, Link was loading big cheese pieces on a sack that already had fruits, vegetables, milk, bread and eggs.

I think I have all she needs, but I should take a small meat package too… she loves cheese and eggs, but she should also eat meat since she is under development. I should treat her to some nuts too.

Link thought as que entered the carriage, Zelda was already in it to his surprise. They rode in silence to Kakariko Village. The carriage took them to the stair, they had to climb those to enter the village… Link climbs out of the carriage, grabs the sack and carries it over his shoulder. He then holds a hand out to help the Princess climb out the carriage.

Grabbing his hand she asks "What is in the sack?"

"Food" Ziel answers plainly.

As they start going up the stairs, Zelda became REALLY GLAD to have changed into the sandals… her heels would have already destroyed her feet.

Once they finally enter the village, Link starts walking towards a house that appeared to be right in the middle of the whole town. It was a house that had been under construction indefinitely, but Link paid a hefty amount to buy it, so the construction workers had to finish it in a hurry.

Ziel whistles and a girl's head pops out of the small front garden, she smiles and stands dusting her hands on her long shorts. The green haired girl starts running towards Link, he slowly lowers the sack and opens his arms to embrace her once she reaches him. Zelda frowned a little at that, they looked so perfect. His arms around her torso holding her delicately, her hands on his nape and giggling.

After a quick word exchange, they let go of each other, Link picks up the sack and carries it inside. The girl stays behind just staring at the Princess, after gathering some courage, she starts walking towards her.

"You must be Princess Zelda, I am Saria" the green head extends her hand for a shake "Nice to meet you"