Confessions of a Princess

                                    

                                          
I can't believe what I said today... For some reason, I felt like I was even more in love with Link this morning... and when Revali woke up...
                          
I can't even bear to write about what happened. I am an idiot is all I will say.
                          
Revali left this morning. I don't know where he went... but I felt like I lost someone important in my life. Today we planned to go to Goron City... but I just didn't want to. I sat in Vah Ruta and stared off into the distance, not even hearing Sidon call my name for dinner.
                          
We have devices called "terminals" in our Divine Beasts which we can usefully use to communicate, but I didn't answer when my name was called. Zelda and Link have a special device called a "Shekiah Slate" which lets them talk to all of us. 
                          
When I finally slumped down for dinner, I was pale and tired. I ate quietly, not bothering to argue with anyone. I was drowning in my own thoughts and feelings.
                          
The last person I wanted to see was Link, and I knew exactly why.
                          
Earlier before Revali woke up, I was sitting in Vah Ruta, getting ready for the day, when Link came to my room. I looked at him, still thinking of the look he gave me when we were on Ruta earlier.
                          
I don't love you. he signed to me. But I want us to be friends, please? Don't let this change anything.
                          
I should have calmly said that yes, I would like to be friends. But I didn't.
                          
Instead...
                          
"GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!!!!" I screamed. "YOU BROKE MY HEART, SO GET OUT OF MY LIFE! YOU ARE USELESS AND UNWORTHY! I NEVER WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND – NEVER YOU HEAR ME!" Link blinked at me, utterly confused.
                          
"YOU ARE AS BAD AS THE SUITORS FATHER GETS ME!!!! YOU ARE A TERRIBLE FRIEND!!! I HATE YOU! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!!"
                          
The look Link gave me on the way out... my heart fell to pieces. It looked like he was a defeated shell of his former self. He was... gone, like Revali, but different. 
                          
His soul had left him.
                          
And I had time on my hands again, time to myself. Time to sulk.
                          
"Mipha? Mipha?" Father was getting concerned at the dinner table. I was not my usual talkative self. I grunted by way of replying to Father.
                          
"Aww, Mipha, what happened now?"
                          
Everything just came tumbling out of my mouth. I told Dad and Sidon and Muzu everything. I had kept all of this emotion bottled up inside me, so when someone finally asked what was wrong, I told them everything. At the end, everyone was silent, and then I burst into tears.
                          
Sidon was the only one who reacted. He came up to me and whispered "Meet me sissy. Veiled Falls. After dinner."
                          
Father cleared his throat and didn't say anything. Muzu looked away uncomfortably, then they both continued to talk about business. I excused myself and walked slowly to the falls. I couldn't even swim up the waterfalls, so I sat glumly at the bottom until I regained enough energy to swim up. I was surprised to find Sidon already there, with a small child I had never met. The child was a female Zora.
                          
"This is Torfeau, sissy." said Sidon. He was holding Torfeau's hand. She was smiling widely. I gaped, not sure when my brother got a crush or even a girlfriend.
                          
Torfeau looked at me. "I can see auras." she whispered, closing her eyes. "You aren't the only one with a power. I choose to keep mine hidden, though."
                          
Sidon looked at me. "I thought she might be able to help you." He gestured for me to sit down.
                          
Torfeau studied me. "You... have a great love in your life."
                          
"Well that was expected-"
                          
"You regret what you did to them..."
                          
"Well of course you silly Zora, I didn't act wisely-"
                          
"And their name-"
                          
"Link, duh..."
                          
Torfeau looked me right in the eye.
                          
"No, silly Zora."
                          
"Your love is a Rito named Revali."
                          
My eyes widen as I look between Torfeau and Sidon, both grinning widely.
                          
"My love is WHAT NOW?"