•Hyrule Castle, Castle Town

A week has passed and I continued to dream about the young man in green. He had pointed ears like mine, dirty blond hair, and striking blue eyes that burned into me. He always tried to communicate with me but no matter how much I tried, my words never reached him. 

"What are you doing?" He asked me. I sighed, giving up all hopes in him ever hearing me.

"Giving up." I replied tiredly.

"Why?" His voice rang in my ears. I looked at him, my eyes wide. He spoke back.

"It's nothing but rules and regulations, I can't speak a certain way, I can't act a certain way. I can't make a decision on my own." It all kind of spilled out. He stared at me, his blue eyes sparkling.

"Well, why do you stay caged up? You're a beautiful bird, you should be free." I felt flushed.

"What am I supposed to do?" I asked him. He gave a half smile that made my heart feel weird.

"Come with me." He said, extended a gloved hand to me. I stared at his hand before looking up at him. I rose my hand slowly and our fingers touched. A little electricity ran through my hand and body. "Come with me, Princess Zelda."

My eyes fluttered open to the warm light of the sun rising over the castle walls. I sat up, putting my hand to my cheek. I was hot, but I wasn't sweating.

This is this first dream that I actually talk to the boy. Out of all the times, he usually gets annoyed and ends up riding away on his horse. This time was different, I didn't attempt to reach him, but giving up is exactly what got me to him. His voice was gentle and curious, and his ears- is he a Hylian as well?

So many questions rose up and had me so preoccupied, that I didn't realize that Impa had come into my bedroom to awaken me. She waved her hand in front of my face before I managed to snap out of my daze and focus on her.

"Princess, are you feeling all right?" She asked me, a concerned look over her face. I was a loss of words and slightly shook my head. She placed a hand on my cheek and forehead, humming. "You feel warm.. I think you should present to the townspeople that the Spring Festival can now begin and come back to rest." I simply nod, not wanting to tell Impa about my dream.

Impa had always been by my side, as my guardian and my trusted friend. However, I feel as if I do tell her of my dream, she's going to approach it with the guardian side rather than the trusted friend.

I peeled my sheets off and stepped out of bed, going to take a hot shower. The steam filled up the bathroom and I sighed deeply.

"What does this mean?" I asked quietly.

Once I finished showering, I dressed in a regular gown, leaving my hair untied. Shortly after, I was brought breakfast to bed. Lucky me, I guess I'm taking a sick day. I ate some breakfast at my desk and after a half hour, Impa came along with a servant. The servant took the dirty plates and Impa stood by my side.

"How do you feel, Princess?" She asked.

"Weak." I said with a sigh. I leaned into my hand, my elbow resting on the desk. "It's difficult to keep my eyes open." She frowned and sighed slightly.

"There has been a lot of stress in you lately. After the announcement, take the day off, alright?" I looked over at her.

"Are you sure?" I asked. She nodded.

"The last thing we need is a sick princess." She gave a little wink. "Let's go to the balcony and announce." I smiled softly and stood up, following Impa out of my bedroom and down the hall. We went up a staircase that led to an open room, with a balcony that faced the front castle gardens. I could hear the whistles of the palace guards, trying to settle the commotion outside. The town people's chatter floated up to the window, dancing around me. How I wished I could be a part of that chatter. The chattering soon quieted down and Impa stepped outside.

"Greetings, people of Castle Town, and welcome to Hyrule Castle. Today we are gathered for a special announcement from your Royal Highness, Princess of Hyrule, Princess Zelda." At cue, Impa turned her palm back towards me and that cued me in to walk out to the balcony. There were scattered gasps of children pointing, and mothers hushing them, telling them it's rude to point. The crowd started clapping and the guards began to blow their whistles, trying to shush them. I couldn't help but smile. I rose my palm up and the crowd silenced. The guards looked at each other and then up at me, giving a little sigh, before regaining their composure. I lowered my hand down to my lips, hiding a giggle. I placed my hands on the stone of the balcony.

"My dear citizens of Castle Town, welcome! The Land of Hyrule has been through chaos and back, but the years have been recently calm. In honor of my late father, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, King of Hyrule, and the peace brought upon Hyrule with his effort and the effort of my ancestors' past, we will have this festival. The Spring Fest, as the spring season has now sprung and the world is full of newborn life. Today, Saturday, marks Day One of the Spring Fest; it will continue until this upcoming Friday evening. Come Friday, prepare your gowns and dress suits, ladies and gentlemen, because the Spring Ball will be the closing event to our Spring Fest on Saturday." They all muttered excitedly between themselves. "Now enjoy yourselves, my lovely citizens of Castle Town! It's the Spring Fest!" With that, they all broke into cheer and the castle doors that lead to the town opened, allowing all the townspeople to exit. They cheered "Spring Fest!" and others cheered my name. Catching a glimpse out the doors of the castle, I saw colorful balloons, banners, decorations. How I longed to go out there.

"Princess." Impa set her hands on my shoulders, getting a startled jump out of me. She looked at me worriedly and I sighed.

"Sorry, Impa." I said quietly.

"I didn't mean to startle you, Princess." She said, bowing apologetically.

"Impa, it's all right, please stand." Impa straightened and nodded her head.

"The rest of your day is free, Princess. You're welcome to go back to your bedroom and rest for the rest of the day, if you're still not feeling well." She said. I silently sighed and made my way inside. Impa gave her apologies and said she had to go tend to something and had a guard escort me to my bedroom. I was escorted to my bedroom and I changed into a sleeping gown once the guard excused himself. I sat in bed, my hair tied up in a messy bun, awaiting for the servant to bring lunch.

"Excuse me, Princess." Said the servant as he came into my bedroom. I nodded to him, allowing him to come in and set my food on my desk.

"Thank you." I said softly. He bowed.

"It's my pleasure, Princess." He said with a little blush. I hummed slightly, a little smirk on my lips. I shrugged my shoulder a bit, letting the string of my gown slip. He rose from his bow, looking at me.

"Hey, I have a request." I kept my soft voice. He blushed furiously red, nodding quickly, looking at me. Or should I say my shoulder? "You don't have to come back for my tray of food. Just come back at dinner and exchange it then, okay? I'll be sleeping until then." He gaped like a little fish.

"Y-Yes, P-Princess!" He said, bowing again and rushing out the room. I watched him go and couldn't help but laugh at his response. I began to eat my lunch and began to search my bookshelf, looking for something interesting to read. They were mostly some of my old textbooks and free time books, books that I was already used to. As I scanned the top shelf, there was one book that sat worn compared to the rest of the books. I pulled the book and there was a unlocking sound heard. What was that? I looked at the book and it was so worn out so much that I couldn't read the title cover. I looked at the bookshelf and it hitched slightly. I grabbed the edge of the bookshelf and pulled it slightly and it started to move towards me, like a door. Dust danced and the hinge of the bookshelf groaned. I looked behind the bookshelf and there was a dark passageway.

"What is this?" I asked quietly. I looked behind me and contemplated going down the dark passage. I did tell the servant boy that I was going to sleep the rest of the day away. I don't think anyone else would bother coming into my room.. Still, I can't risk it. I push the bookshelf back to it's original spot almost and go to my closet, grabbing some extra pillows and stuffing them under the blanket discreetly, to make it look like I'm under there. I went back to my closet again, looking for something I could pull over my sleeping gown and easily take off, in case I'm in a hurry to return to bed. I found some jeans and a casual t-shirt. How did these get in here, is a good question to probably ask, but I have something bigger to question right now.

What does that tunnel lead to?

I put the pants and shirt on and closed the curtains, locking the door. The servants never come up with keys, so in case I don't come back in time, they would have to go down and get the keys, before coming back. I look at the time, it was two in the afternoon, dinner was at eight. Before I put back the old book, I looked in the space it occupied and the space behind it. There was a small latch behind the bookshelf and there was a pressure lock where the book was supposed to be. I placed the book back where it was supposed to go and held down the latch, closing the bookshelf behind me. A row of torches suddenly light up, illuminating the way down the passage. The passage was going downwards and curved, out of my sight.

Should I do it? I looked back to the bookshelf and then down at the passageway. I'll do it.

I began walked down the passageway, and once it curved, it went straight again. There were some steps I went down, then it continued. After a what felt like I was walking an eternity, the passageway curved again and I was met with a dead end. The dead end didn't look so dead however. Warm light and smells were emanating from cracks in the wall. The closer I got to the wall, I realized that they weren't actually cracks, but the space between barrels. It was a doorway of barrels. I looked through the barrels and saw a tall, large, not that dark-skinned woman with dark braids tied up in a tail, cleaning the counter. Was I at the town's bar?

•Telma's Bar, Castle Town

I noticed that only one of the barrels had a black ring, dangling in the light. Was this the handle? I wanted to pull on it, but if I step out, she's going to recognize me. That gave me an idea. I can use magic to change my eye and hair color.

In all honesty, I'm surprised as to how magic still runs in our blood. It's not much of what the Goddess Hylia or the three Golden Goddesses had, but I can still change my appearance to keep my identity safe if need be. I think this would be the perfect time to do so. My messy brunette hair that was in a bun slowly started to turn a golden blonde and my eyes turned a soft red. Impa taught me this technique in case a new evil showed up and I needed to escape. Usually, I would appear in Sheikah clothing similar to Impa's, but because I didn't complete the spell, only my hair and eye color changed.

I took grasp of the ring and I pull down, the door unlatched and I pushed forward. The hinge of the door groaned and the barrels creaked as I pushed. The woman stopped cleaning her counter and put a hand on her hip, staring at me once I've made my way through. I closed it behind me, taking a deep breath before turning to look at her.

"Well, I'll be. If it ain't the Princess of Hyrule herself." She said with a smirk. "Doesn't seem to be an emergency by the way you're clothed. What brings you out of your castle, Princess? She asked, starting to clean her counter again.

"I-I, uh, you... Are you not going to call the castle guards to take me away?" I asked. I should have guessed that she was going to know it was me. It's a passageway directly to my bedroom, for Hylia's sake. She put a hand on her hip, the other resting on the counter.

"Now why would I do that?" She said with a frown. "If the Princess of Hyrule has come down the emergency escape path in casual clothing and not in a panicked rush, it means that she's snuck off, and probably for a good cause."

"I'm sorry to intrude." I bowed.

"Oh honey, it's alright." She said, finishing off the rest of her counter. She tossed her rag into a sink across the counter and wiped her hands on her apron. She came over to me and gave me a big hug, her overly sized breasts squeezing the wind out of me. She wrapped an arm around my shoulder and then extended her palm out to the surrounding area. "Welcome to Telma's bar, sweetie." The location was grand and antique looking, but nonetheless attractive. However, it looked quite empty.

"Thank you, Telma, but where is everyone?" I asked. She chuckled and let go of me, beckoning me to follow her. She goes behind the bar counter and motions me to sit down on one of the stools in front of her. I do, watching her polish some glasses.

"Poor girl, sounds like you don't have much knowledge outside your own castle walls." She said sympathetically. I rested my elbow on the counter, leaning into my hand.

"Unfortunately, I don't." I let out a sigh, and quickly covered my mouth. She looked at me curiously.

"What's wrong honey?" She asked. I put my hands down, looking ashamed.

"I'm not supposed to express my thoughts. It's bothersome to others and not princess-like." I glanced up at Telma through my blonde hair and she busted out laughing, slamming her hand on the counter.

"Oh Hylia! ... You poor thing!" She cried. I didn't know whether I was supposed to feel embarrassed, ashamed or what, because her laughter confused me.

"W-What?" I stammered. She tried to take deep breaths to calm herself down. It took her several minutes before she could actually answer me.

"A bar is only open during the evening hours, honey. When all the men get off from work and need a drink before they can go home to their ladies and babes." She wiped a tear from her eye, still chuckling at me. I flushed; I feel embarrassed by the fact that I didn't even know that. Something white and and fluffy passed by my foot. I now realized I was barefoot and couldn't leave the bar without shoes. I looked down at the white fluffy thing and it looked up and meowed.

"Oh look, a kitty." I said. The cat jumped onto the bar counter and meowed at me once more.

"That there is Louise. He's a spoiled little kitten. He's very popular among the men who visit and is very friendly." Telma said, rubbing her hand across his head. The cat nuzzled against her hand and purred.

"Does he bite? May I pet him?" I asked, watching her pet him. She smiled and shook her head.

"No, little Louise is an angel. Go on, Louise, say hello." The cat started walking towards me and I rose my hand up nervously. My hand was inches away from the cat and the cat sniffed my hand, before nuzzling into it. "There ya go. See, it's not too bad." She smiled. I ran my fingers behind his ears and Louise tilted his head into my hand, purring happily. I smiled.

"You're so adorable." I told him softly. Telma chuckled, before pulling up a stool on the other side of the counter.

"So, what brings you out through the exit, Princess?" She asked. Now the curiosity began.

"Well I was rummaging around my bookshelf and discovered how to unlock the bookshelf. I was curious as to what was down the passageway." I looked down at my clothing. "I'm supposed to be taking a sick day, and staying in bed, so no one would come and look for me until dinner time. I slipped on some old clothes I had hidden somewhere in my closet and headed down here. I didn't want to run into anyone in my night gown." I continued to pet and play with Louise's long hair, while Telma took the position I had taken, her elbows resting on her counter, leaning into her hands.

"Who woulda thought that the Princess herself was a curious kitten." She smirked. "Well, let me tell you, Princess, your company ain't no bother to me. A precious gal like yourself is company I would take over these loony men any day." She smiled and winked at me. I blushed slightly.

"Thanks Telma." I smiled softly. She nodded and we began to talk about my life and living in the castle. I told her I've never been allowed outside the castle walls; even though there hasn't been any evil roaming around lately, they insist for me to stay inside the castle walls. She sympathizes and begins to tell me all about what happens during Spring Fest.

The first day, it's the Children's Day, the whole town participates in children's games. It's quite silly but Telma said that the adults get really into the games and start becoming competitive. Day two is the Musical Parade, the town band and orchestra walk around Castle Town playing music, then gather at the town center and play a concert. Afterwards, each instrumental group breaks out and starts teaching the children, sometimes even the adults to play the music. Day three, usually the last day of Spring Fest, consists of something that they call Black Friday, when all the shops go on sale. Not only that, but little shoppes come from different villages to sell their goods and items. Telma tells me that this is how the Spring Fest usually runs, but since it's been extended to a couple more days, the townspeople had to come up with more events. She tells me that a young lady named Agitha suggested we do a bug hunt around town and whoever catches the most out of all the bugs gets a prize. She heard rumor that some boys from Lake Hylia would bring along some amusement rides, but she wasn't sure of how true that was.

We continued talking until there was a knock at the door. My heart sank.

"Oh no, Telma, what do I do?" We both stood up from our seats and she came around the counter to stand besides me.

"It's alright, don't fret. Look, just hide behind and under the counter. If whoever it is decides to come in, you won't be visible." She motioned her hands towards the counter. "It's too early to open anyhow." I did as I was told and hid in a spot where I think I box was supposed to go. I sat down and listened to her walk to the door, unlocking it. The door creaked open.

"Who's craving for a drink at this hour?" She asked. There was a male's voice that responded and she gasped loudly.

"Oh my goodness! Come in, please come in!" Exclaimed Telma. Whoever it was on the other side of the door was allowed in and Telma closed the door behind him, locking it back up. "It's nice to see you again, sugarplum. Hey! It's alright to come out! This boy is a good friend of mine." She called out to me. I hesitated coming out.

"Telma, who are you talking to?" The boy asked. The voice sounded vaguely familiar.

"She's.. A friend of mine." She replied. "It's alright, come on out." I sighed slightly and crawled out of my hiding spot. I stood up and turned around to look at Telma and her companion. He had black and white shoes, tan colored pants, an emerald green hoodie, dirty blond hair and striking blue eyes.. I gasped.

"You're him! You're the boy from my dreams!"

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Hey guys! I know how you're probably gonna complain how this Zelda's personality is nothing related to the Princess Zelda in Twilight Princess. This Zelda looks like her but her personality is different. I couldn't have Twilight Princess Zelda with her seriousness all up in this story. Anyways, let me know what you think! Like, comment and share!