Summary: A chapter of memories. At Mila's suggestion, Link begins work completing some old journal entries. Mipha and Link spend a day together and reminisce as well.

A light rain was falling in the morning at Zora's Domain as Mila joined Link in the dining room of their house on Mikau Lake. It was the day after the weekend family visit and five days before Astra's birthday party at Hyrule Castle.

"Good morning to my favorite Dad," said Mila as she hugged him. "Don't tell me Mom is out again?"

"Good morning, sweetheart. Yes, she had an early meeting," said Link. "But she left fresh fish for all of us in the kitchen. And believe it or not, Midon is already up and out as well. He said he had an early meeting by Tab and wanted to take it by the lake."

"Wow! That's rare! But it figures he would take his work to the lake," said Mila. "You already ate, Dad?"

"Yes, but I'll keep you company," said Link as he sat at the dining room table, and Mila returned from the kitchen with her fish.

"Still doing book lectures?" said Link.

"Some, but they're down to a trickle," said Mila. "Everyone interested has already reached out to me by now."

"Well, you should be very proud of the work you did," said Link. "Do you have another project to work on?"

Mila swallowed another bite of fish.

"You know, Dad, I was thinking that this might be a good time for you to start organizing the rest of your journal for publication. You have some free time now, and so do I. I can help you with it."

"Do you think so?" said Link. "I've already organized a great deal of it, but there are still parts I never finished. I've never been sure it was worth all the effort. How many people still care about my life story with Mom? People may remember us for what we did, but that was over thirty years ago now. And Hyrule history books cover what happened during the Calamity in much better detail than I could ever write about it."

"You and Mom are important people, and you've done a good deal many more heroic deeds than your victory over the Calamity," said Mila. "But I'm talking about your personal story, not the history of Hyrule. Your life story will be of interest to readers, and I think it's certainly worth the effort."

Mila paused to take another bite of fish.

"I know what you're thinking," said Mila after swallowing. "I'm not implying your and Mom's life story is over, far from it. It's just that this might be a good time for me to work on it with you. I don't have a family of my own yet, and I can help you."

"Oh, I see what you mean," said Link. "Maybe I should start going over my notes."

Link hadn't thought about Mila having her own family. Were she and his Zora children growing up that fast too? She wasn't even thirty yet.

"You really should, Dad," said Mila. "I remember you staying up late at night to catch up on your writing. You put a lot of effort into your journal, and all of it deserves to be published. I also promised to help Mom organize her writing, but we have plenty of time for that."

"You know, I only started keeping a journal to help sort out my memories, to keep track of events I learned of and put them in the proper order," said Link. "Then I just continued the practice, and I'm glad I did. I only wish we had Tabs back then to record all of you growing up. I love that family picture Purah took when you were about fifteen."

"Yes, and you were what, eighteen again then? That was over fourteen years ago now. Well, I need to get to class now," said Mila after finishing her fish. "See you later, Dad. And please think about what I said."

They both stood up, and Mila hugged him, then left. Link went upstairs to the study, where he kept his notes and started looking over what was there. There were manuscripts at various places on the bookshelves, and at least they were organized chronologically. He started going through them, and it was almost lunchtime by the time Mipha returned.

"You home, sweetheart?" shouted Mipha upon entering the house and not seeing Link downstairs.

"I'm upstairs," shouted Link back.

Mipha joined him in the study, and Link stood, then they embraced and kissed. Link was reluctant to let her go and kept holding her, pulling her closer.

"What have you been doing?" laughed Mipha. "Whatever it is, keep doing it! It's nice to get such an affectionate welcome."

"I love you," said Link. "I've been reading over old unpublished parts of my journal, and it reminded me of times we spent together."

"I love you too, sweetheart," said Mipha. "But why are you doing this now?"

"Mila thought it might be a good time to organize some missing parts of my journal for publication," said Link. "She stressed she had time to help me now."

"I see," said Mipha. "You know, I can help as well. There are still gaps in your memory of our time together before the Calamity."

"I'm always happy to learn more of our time together, you know that," said Link.

"But right now, I need some exercise after sitting in meetings all morning," said Mipha. "How about a hike for a change as well as a swim? A hike will mean more exercise for me, which is what I need. Want to join me?"

"Of course! You think I'm letting you hike alone?" said Link. "Anyplace special in mind?"

"Let's hike up Ruto Mountain," said Mipha. "It's good exercise, and there is a good view from there."

"Let's go!" said Link.

They made their way to the lower level of the Domain, dove into Ruto Lake then swam to the foot of Ruto Mountain and began their climb.

"I know. You don't have to tell me," said Link. "Your lungs are smaller, and you can't climb as fast. I'll go slow just as you do for me when we swim together."

"So considerate," laughed Mipha. "Keep going, I'm fine. And we can talk on the way. What are you thinking about regarding your journal?"

"Well, I know I left out some parts. For example, there are unpublished chapters about our first year of married life before we had Mila and Midon," said Link. "I could look over my notes for other missing chapters too. Anything that happened before the tenth anniversary of Ganon's defeat is a valid memory for us."

"I see. Now you've put me in a mood to reminisce," said Mipha.

"To when? You want to think back to raising our family?" said Link.

"No, before that," said Mipha. "I feel like remembering our earlier days together, the days you forgot. I mean, you visited me quite often, and it wasn't just to heal bruises. We were good friends, and then more than friends. I knew you had feelings for me back then from some of the things you did, and it's not too late to fill in some holes in your memory."

"No, it's never too late for that," said Link. "I love to learn of times we were together, and you've already told me so many."

"Yes, but far from all of them," said Mipha.

"You know, my memory isn't as bad as it used to be," said Link. "At first, it was a complete blank. But in the years afterward, I worked hard to recall whatever I could, especially about us. Well, you've read most of my journal, so you know all about that."

"Yes, I know," said Mipha as they slowly climbed. "Do you want to know what the most painful part of our relationship was for me?"

"Yes, but I'm sorry if any of it was painful," said Link stopping to look at her and catch their breath. "What was it?"

"Do you recall our meeting on East Reservoir Lake when you used the TimeShift Stone? I knew something was wrong, as your manner was so different. When I first greeted you, it was like you didn't know what to do. You embraced me awkwardly, with no kiss. But then, later on, you were the most romantic you could be. It was like you were feeling your way, trying to decide how to behave with me," said Mipha.

"Oh, yes, that," said Link shaking his head. "I reproached myself many times for how I handled that visit. I remember it very well, and I was indeed feeling my way with you. I was so eager to see you that I hadn't thought through the date we were meeting relative to our relationship. I neglected to realize that we had gotten engaged only the week before. But in my defense, I can't tell you how excited I was when Dr. Purah gave me that TimeShift Stone. Suddenly I had a chance to be with you again, even if only for a short time. I admit I rushed back to the Domain without thinking it through and nearly ruined everything."

"Well, I was in a pretty forgiving mood with you that day, sweetheart," laughed Mipha. "You had made my dreams come true only a week before. I was happy to see you again, and so unexpectedly too."

"But you were going to tell me of a painful moment," said Link.

"Yes, I'm getting to that. it happened a few days after that visit," said Mipha. "You don't know how much my heart ached after that emergency Champions meeting when I found out you were a different person who had forgotten everything about us. You tried to speak to me after the meeting, but I couldn't talk to you at that point. I cried that night, thinking things would never be the same between us anymore, that my Link, the person I knew, was gone forever, and you were a stranger who barely knew me. How could we be in love anymore? My dreams had come true less than two weeks earlier, and then they were shattered. Thankfully you didn't give up on us, and I didn't either. Anyway, the feeling that I lost you was the most painful for me. I tried to block it out of my mind by keeping busy. But thankfully, we found each other again."

"Yes, very thankfully," said Link. "I know the situation must have pained you, but it was the only way we could be together. And you don't know how much it pained me to first actually lose you and then fear that after everything I had done to bring us together, you couldn't accept me as the same person. I hate to admit it, but I cried too."

"I know I brought it up, but let's move on and talk about something else," said Mipha.

"You said earlier you knew I had feelings for you from the way I behaved," said Link. "Now, I hate to bring this up again, but I remember reading in your diary how hesitant you were to offer me the armor, that you prayed for the courage to do so. Why were you so hesitant if you knew how I felt?"

"It's nice of you to mention my diary again," laughed Mipha. "But I guess it's my fault for bringing up that Champions meeting where you embarrassed me no end by blurting out so much of it in front of everyone. I knew you cared for me and was pretty sure you loved me back then. But getting married is a big step. I wasn't sure you were ready for such a commitment at that point in your life and with you being so preoccupied with your duty. If I had offered you the armor and you turned me down, it would have crushed me, destroyed my hopes. So, I was understandably hesitant. If you had been more outspoken about your feelings, you could have spared me a world of anxiety!"

They resumed climbing.

"I knew somehow it would all come back to being my fault," laughed Link. "That's fine, and you're right. But compared to what originally happened, being with you at all is such a miracle to me that I am forever grateful."

"I understand what you're saying," said Mipha. "But it's different for me since what you're talking about never happened for me now, and you never lost me. But I'm eternally grateful as well. Let's move on from that topic too."

"Yes, let's!" said Link. "Can't we find anything happy to reminisce about?"

"Yes, I'm sure we can," laughed Mipha. "We have to keep looking. Ah, here we are at the peak."

They finally reached the top, and there was a rock outcropping that extended to the end of the precipice.

"Let me help you. These rocks can be slippery, especially when they're wet," said Link as he took Mipha's hand and helped her up to the top.

It had rained that morning, but now it was a sunny and warm early afternoon.

"Thank you, sweetheart," said Mipha.

She looked at Link and smiled, but he didn't notice, as he was busy looking out at the view. But what had just happened brought back a memory from many years earlier.

They walked hand-in-hand to the edge of the precipice, and the only sound was the wind that blew from time to time across the mountain. Looking North, you could make out Zora's Domain just below, and in the distance, Death Mountain glowed red with its streams of molten lava. To the East, you could make out part of East Reservoir Lake. To the South stood the majestic snow-covered peak of Mount Lanayru, home of the Spring of Wisdom. And to the West was the Lanayru Wetlands, and beyond that, in the distance, the turrets of Hyrule Castle.

"It is a magnificent view," said Link. "Did we used to come here? I can't remember."

"It's funny you asked," said Mipha. "We came here once, and I was just now thinking back to that time. It was here you first held my hand. I mean after you grew up and weren't a child anymore."

"Held it like I'm doing now?" said Link.

"No, a bit more affectionately," laughed Mipha.

"What!? Seriously? Alright, now you have to tell me the whole story while we sit here and enjoy the view," said Link as they sat down next to each other.

"I'm teasing you!" laughed Mipha as she squeezed his hand. "You're affectionate enough now. But as for what happened, it started the same as just now, with you helping me up here. But when we got safely to the top, you continued to hold my hand. You even gently squeezed it once, probably subconsciously. I looked at you, but you were too busy enjoying the view. It seemed like you were starting to open up, and I felt like you might even share that you had feelings for me."

"Then what happened?" said Link.

"Well, we were only here at the top very briefly," said Mipha. "You thought we should head back down as it began to rain, and, as you said, the rocks can become slippery. You were going to help me climb back down when you suddenly realized you were still holding my hand, and then you blushed. You looked so cute and didn't seem to know what to do! Close your eyes and try to remember. I've told you enough of what happened to jog your memory."

"Those flashbacks don't happen for me as often as they used to," said Link. "But I'll give it a try."

Link did as she asked. He closed his eyes and concentrated, tried to imagine he was where they were now. He needed to reach far back as this was a long time ago now before they were married. And then the flashback hit him, and he gasped. In his mind, he was back with her then.

"Let me help you. These rocks can be slippery," said Link as he took Mipha's hand.

Thank you," said Mipha. "You be careful too!"

Link helped her up to the top and they stood side-by-side looking out across Hyrule.

"You were right! This view is definitely worth the climb," said Link. "I'm glad you suggested it. I can see many of the places I've traveled to from here."

"Yes, it is a fine view," said Mipha. "You should tell me more about your travels when you have time. It would be something to talk about."

"I would like doing that," said Link. "There is so much to see in Hyrule, and it's such a beautiful land. But I still like the Domain best."

Mipha noticed Link was still holding her hand and even gently squeezed it once as he spoke as if drawing comfort from her presence. She looked over at him, but he seemed unaware he was still holding her hand, totally absorbed in the view and his thoughts. It was a cloudy afternoon, and it looked like it might rain soon.

"I wish we could stay longer, but we should head back before the rain starts," said Link looking up at the clouds. "Let me help you down ... oh, I'm still holding your hand."

Link felt himself turning red.

"Yes, you are," said Mipha as she smiled at him. "Does that bother you?"

"Oh, no," said Link looking down. "Um, I mean, you know, we've held hands since I was a child."

"True," said Mipha. "But doesn't it feel different to you now? It does to me."

Link looked back up at her and she was still smiling at him.

"Well, yes, it does," said Link. "I mean, we're close, and you're special to me, and I feel like I should take care of you now that I'm older, just as you've been taking care of me all these years. I also feel I can be myself with you, and I don't have to pretend anything."

"You should always be yourself with me," said Mipha. "I know you carry a heavy burden now, Link, but I want to help you. I want you to know that you're not alone. Remember, I'm here for you whenever you need someone to talk to or want to spend some quiet time and relax."

"And that means a lot to me," said Link. "You mean a lot to me."

Link paused and it seemed he wanted to say more. But then the moment passed as the rain started to fall.

"It's starting to rain, and we really should go," said Link.

He helped Mipha climb down from the rock outcropping at the top of the mountain and then released her hand as they began making their way down the path and back to the Domain.

And then the flashback ended.

"I remembered!" said Link. "Wow! I haven't had a new flashback in years. So, there are memories still trapped inside my head, and it just takes the right thing to trigger their recollection."

"I think that was the closest you came to sharing your feelings for me before you finally did," said Mipha. "In a sense, that moment was the high point of our relationship for a while. Afterward, as the pressures of your duty grew, and you spent so much time with Zelda, you visited me less often and grew quieter and more withdrawn. You had trouble sleeping or relaxing or talking about yourself. I began to fear you were developing feelings for Zelda but hoped you weren't, for I was completely in love with you by then. And, well, then you visited me alone that afternoon on Ruta, and the next morning we finally kissed at Veiled Falls. And my heart nearly burst with joy!"

"Yes, I remember that part," said Link. "My heart nearly burst with shock and then happiness."

Then Link reached out, and they embraced and kissed.

"Thanks for helping me recover a happy memory, sweetheart," said Link. "Did you get enough exercise?"

"Yes, for now," said Mipha. "We can head back now."

"When we get back, let me show you an early journal chapter I left out of my works," said Link. "I was going over it before you came home. At the time, I must have thought it was too personal to publish, but you be the judge."

Upon arriving home, Link handed Mipha one of the unpublished chapters, and she sat down to read it, Link sitting alongside her.

Summary: Mipha and Link begin married life together.

It was late morning in Zora's Domain, the morning after Mipha and Link had married. Link awoke first and could tell it must be late. He looked over and saw Mipha asleep next to him, and she looked so beautiful. They were finally together as husband and wife.

"Mipha?" said Link softly.

"Ummmm...," said Mipha, her eyes still closed.

"Should we get up?" said Link.

"Unh unh," said Mipha as she stretched.

"That's a no?" said Link

"Umm umm," said Mipha, her eyes still closed.