I woke up from a nap, seeing Love smiling down at me "were you staring at me sleeping?" I raised a brow a little amused. He chuckled and moved away so I can sit up. I looked at the blood still on my skirt. I started shaking again... S-so it wasn't a dream... That time really happened, but didn't..? I could had prevented this... That timeline wouldn't have to exist if I just thought quicker!

"Hey..." Love sat next to me on the bed I was on, wrapped his arm around me and kiss my temple. My eyes widened and my face reddened. I looked up at him shocked. He wore the more beautiful smile I had ever seen from him

"Link..?" The way he's looking at me... He moved my hair to behind my ear. My face was burning up at how close he was

"You don't know how seeing you made me worry. How are you feeling?" I looked down at my clothing, but he didn't let me by holding my chin. My heart was beating so fast, I was out of breath already. So much has happened... I'm still exhausted. My throat was sore and I feel so weak. Remembering the cause of it, I started crying again. Love wiped away my tears and held me close "there there... It's alright" he rubbed my arm, calming me

"I hope he'll be okay... I don't know what I'll do if anything happens again..."

"What happened? Why did you have all that blood on you? Whose blood is that?" I looked back at him. Before speaking, he stopped me "no, don't tell me. I don't want you crying again" he walked to the cabinet of a small room to hand me some folded clothes

"There's a wash room with two buckets of clean water. Feel free to use it. I'll be waiting on the roof" he gave a sweet smile before walking out the door... Waiting on the roof?

What I noticed what he was wearing was a lab coat... He must live somewhere around the laboratory in Lake Hylia. I took the bath like he said I should have and actually took my time just splashing water on my hair. Two buckets isn't going to cut it... My hair is too long and the ends still have blood on it

Managing to get it all off, I dressed in a casual light blue dress with white long sleeves and held my previous bloody outfit in my arms. The shirt was covered in it, but the gold thread was untouched. My instincts got a hold of me and got me to touch the thread, then lift my hand and remove it from the material. The thread floated above my palms like a light. I placed the glowing thread on my shirt I wore on at the moment, instead of the other. It feels like I refuse to be apart of this thread... I wanted it on me and I feel better when it is. Soon... I'll get to figure out everything about who I am and how I know everything, mostly...

After doing all that magic abra kadabra stuff, I walked outside to see myself on top of the roof... Oh, this is what he meant. Love sat on the end of the roof of the laboratory I was talking about earlier, staring down at a clip board while fixing his... Glasses?

"Love?" He turned to look at me and smiled. Standing up, he noticed the thread on my shirt

"That thread..." I touched the upside down triangle "how did you put it on so fast?"

"Oh you know... Magic" he nodded with a smile and took my hand to unexpectedly spin me around. He tilted his head to the side and smiled again. He sure likes smiling... It makes me happy to see something like that "say... How's Link doing?"

"Oh, he's fine. Don't worry. He's fighting the big water monster right now" I gasped, cupping my mouth

"So... H-he defeated Dark Link?" He bit his lip. I felt myself becoming very bubbly "he defeated his dark side of his dark heart! Yes! Now I have to prevent anything else that may kill him!"

"What?" I looked back at how confused Love looked

"U-uh... Nothing" I don't want to freak him out "is he okay with the fight..?" He smiled again and nodded

"Yes. The long shot I threw at him when you passed out came in handy" he showed me the hookshot Link had previously before. I held my heart and leaned forward, trying to catch my relief. I feel so good right now that I could hardly stand. Love took my hand "you must be hungry. Come, I'll make you some food in the lab" I stood up to look at him

"Lab... Are you a professor or scientist?"

"Well..." He climbed the ladder down to the ground while I simply jumped off and landed safely in mid air "I'm actually a assistant to a scientist who lives here. He studies Lake Hylia and its waters for many years now and he offered me a place to stay when I showed up here. Whatever happened to Lake Hylia, my boss is studying on why it happened... But I already know what happened" he chuckled, walking me to the tree in the middle of the lake

"Zora's domain is frozen... The water cannot travel to the lake, therefore making the water levels low as possible"

"The hero is getting things done, why don't you follow me so I can catch a fish? There's nothing actually in the lab..." I rubbed my arm shyly

"As much as I love to go fishing with you and eat, I don't have a appetite" he frowned

"Lina... Do you want to talk about what happened? Don't leave me here all worried. The hero was lucky to not have it bother him that much while he was fighting. It'll put him at ease if you at least... I don't want you to force, but because he's not complete, he can't fully understand what the outcome of anything may be" I get it... Link needs his regret in order to know what something may go wrong or not. He might be smart, but he's reckless

"I'm sorry... I just had a dark past..." I admit

"You... Had a dark past? But-"

"I know... Link, I just don't want to talk about it. I lived a life as a normal girl in the sacred realm asleep. I grew up for 19 years, but I hardly aged in real life. I grew up thinking that was my life. In that life... There's was many things that made me feel weak and pathetic..." I looked at the sky, then the water when noticing the water of the lake was coming back "this world... Is my dream. I always wanted to come here... And I was chosen to guide the hero and help save Hyrule" I chuckled "this may be all weird to you, but... It's how I lived. I'm blessed to become friends with so many people here. Will Link know of this story when I return him to you..?" Love closed his eyes

"We pieces have our own life... We are not real. If we come back to the hero, our lives won't be remembered by him. But he can remember the lessons that's been learned. You taught me more about yourself... Link is lucky to have someone who cares about him and Hyrule as much as you..." He walked up to me to press a kiss on my forehead. I froze, staring at his chin so close to my face. His lips were so warm... I lifted my hands to turn him into a light when he finished and smiled for me. I smiled down at the piece, happy I got someone like Link by my side

"As water rises, the evil is vanishing from the lake..." I looked at over at Sheik standing near me. I held the piece close to my heart and faced her/him "He became successful... Thanks to your quick thinking and advice" I frowned, feeling her smiling behind her scarf

"Sheik... You heard all that..?" She nodded at the same time Link came back on the pedestal of water. He stared at the floor before looking up at us

"Sheik! You're here?" Link asked. Link looked at me and came over for a hug. When he did, I returned his piece to him. He relaxed for a moment before wrapping his arms around me very tightly, like he... Needed it. My muscles relaxed, taking in his wonderful scent... And wet clothes

"you two love birds" Sheik spoke "Hyrule is yet to be peaceful... It seems that there are many places in this world that doesn't hold that peace. Even the sacred realm became the dark world thanks to Ganondorf. I do not know when exactly did you have such bad experience in such a sacred place, seeing that you were here before anything happened... Anything can happen anywhere" I looked down. Yeah... Like that timeline I created and prevented by going back in time "but there is times when peace may come from anywhere... With patience and power... Link and Princess Ruto defeated that monster. And once again, the lake is filled with pure water. All is as it was here. Peace may not always be there, but it belongs anywhere with time and effort. The dark past won't last forever... So don't go all crazy with that blood you had on earlier" I flinched. She saw that too..?

Sheik stared at the beautiful lake. Link and I joined her, holding my hand. I squeezed it a little tightly before looking at Sheik staring at me with her red eyes. She reached her hand out for me. Not seeing that coming, I reached out to hold her. We held hands silently... Staring at each other. She backed away, letting go of my hand as the wind picked up. I reached out to hold her again, at the same time Link noticed Sheik was leaving. She disappeared before he saw her. I glanced at him looking around for her before I could glance up at the tree, where I knew she was still watching us

"Sheik..." I frowned. She turned away and jumped to dive in the water

"What was that..?" Link asked. I smiled up at him, surprising him

"Nothing..." He smiled, bringing me back to a hug. Something about his hug... He's troubled by something

"How you feeling..?" I could ask the same thing... But he just found out Ruto is a sage, so I rather not speak of it

"Better... Thank you"

"for what?" I gripped the back of his tunic

"For coming back to me safe..." He hugged me tighter before backing away a little, still holding me, and leaned his face closer to mine, slowly closing his eyes. I took this by surprise before leaning towards him as well. His lips were closing in on mine before I gasped when I heard a calling...

I looked around, searching for those calling me

"blue maiden!"

I knew this voice... I hurried to the edge of the land I was on and looked around the lake "Scotty..?" I shook my head, getting scared again "no... What?!" No! No! No!

I looked at Link with tears falling though my cheeks. His face was grim... "Link... I'll be back... Please wait for me" I took out my ocarina and played my lullaby at the same time he ran towards me. I disappeared into the chamber of time and faced who appeared to be Scotty with his guitar. I bit my lips hard before snapping at him

"Are you kidding me!?" Tears rolled down my face like a waterfall. I was beyond angry "why would you do this!? Please don't tell me you committed suicide!" He chuckled nervously

"Actually... It wasn't a suicide, but I had to do it" he was lying!

"Don't give me that! I knew you were trying to find a way to get yourself killed so you can be with me again! You had so much to live for! Why couldn't you just wait a bit longer!?"

"What would be the difference? I would die either way. Blue maiden... I have nothing to live for. I'm not a true Prince. All I think about is you... I love you!" I flinched at his words. He was stern with his speech "I told you I would risk my life for you. The way I died had nothing to do with my want to be with you! Please understand" I shook my head, not wanting to believe it

"Don't lie to me..."

"Why would I lie to myself? I am you after all... Just in the form of a Zora prince. I am finally going to be part of you again... Lina?"

"Hm..?" He held his heart

"Will you find a way to contact my family and give this to them" he handed me a golden scale. This... "Tell them who I am... Tell them everything you feel comfortable with. With that scale, they'll know it's me and understand. I hope they'll understand like I hope you will... I send my love to you and my family, the ones who took care of me when all I cared about was meeting you. I wasn't the best son... And I regret never telling my family how I truly felt. Please... Lina" I held the scale close to my heart

"Of course... Thank you Scotty..." He brought his guitar in front of him and strummed a string, making him give me his blue light and shun around my body before everything turned white

"If you see Link... Tell him thank you..." I opened my eyes to find myself in front of Link staring. Tell Link thank you..? What does that mean? I thought they didn't like each other. I put my hands together and smiled, still sobbing to Link

"Let's head to Zora's domain and check up on everyone... I have to do something for Scotty he won't get to do" his eyes widened

"Scotty..?" I nodded, looking down. He took my hand, bringing me back to his arms "let's go then..." I nodded, looking down at the golden scale in my hands, I got the owl to come forth and take us to the domain

Link went to King Zora to tell him about Princess Ruto's awakening as a sage and I spend my time in Princess Ruto's room her father offered me to sleep in while Link sleeps I don't even know where. Probably in the room Scotty stayed at. Even so, I know he'll be okay.

I sat on a desk, writing the letter Scotty wanted me to write for his family. He said I could tell them everything that makes me feel comfortable. I don't know if I'll tell them who he really is, but instead I'll tell them... He finally got to live through his destiny and can't come back. I'll put in what my heart is telling me and tell how much Scotty really loved his kingdom. I knew how he felt from the heart, after all... We are one

I attached the golden scale to the letter and walked out late at night in the domain. Walking around the domain was weird. It was so silent and dim that it felt dead. The zoras are free from the ice and resting and nursed by the ones who weren't even around when the domain got frozen, are in their rooms. Even if it's late, there would be Zoras roaming around here. It's the knowledge Scotty had that makes me know all this.

I seem to gain knowledge from all the ones that became part of my heart again. I know more about cooking and aid thanks to Fado, Culture and dance from Volvagia believe it or not, something from my mother, not sure what yet... And Scotty, which I think I have the knowledge to know how to swim and know music now. I'm just guessing, but more importantly... I feel like I learned how to become a leadership from him. Not sure if I have or not, but I'll see.

My wisdom is beyond higher than what I could think of possible. I feel like someone who holds power and knows what to do with it. Someone who's a queen or princess in story books and knows how to take care of what she cares about. Something like that...

I giggled at myself for thinking I can be a princess like Zelda. I wonder if Link is as worried about her as me. He doesn't even know she's Sheik, but I do, and that's not what I'm worried about. She always looks at me like she's worried about something and just wants to be with me... Earlier she held my hand closely. I held my heart and looked up at the ceiling of the domain before leaving to go to Zora's fountain.

I hopped on top of the water to look at the moonlight above me. My heart was still aching from what happened to Link before. I started thinking real hard about it, then burst to silent tears while still looking at the moon

"I lost so many people in just a short time... How many have to die for my sake? Fado, Scotty, and even Link. Volvagia wasn't even ready to die, it was forced to be taken over and forced to be killed... And my own parents died when I've awakened... I don't want to loose anymore people" I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath. Going with what my heart was telling me, I used my magic to send the letter towards the moon and watched it disappear "but... I have to have my lights back in order to have my complete power so no one else has to suffer" I used my powers to take out my Ocarina to play the Song of Healing. I felt light surround me when I play this... It feels like... The goddess of time is behind me, watching over me as I learn my way through this world...