Author notes: Hello! This is a collection of short stories I'll write about Kafei and Anju. There's no chronological order to these, and there isn't necessarily a sequence to them, either (I might write a sequel to one or two, depending on the ideas that come to mind). I figured that, being the absolute best couple in LoZ history, they don't have as much fanfiction/fanart as I expected, and I plan on fixing that! While this first story has no mature themes, the fanfic will still be rated M for future smut stories.

Anyway, reviews would be greatly appreciated, as this is the first time I write something, and short stories seemed like a place to start with. Don't worry about criticizing my stuff, I have to learn somehow, right?

Without further ado, here's the first story. Enjoy! o}:3

Disclaimer: I own nothing

It was a warm afternoon. Anju decided to make dinner, for a change. She felt she had to learn to cook properly eventually, since it was always her boyfriend the one taking care of the meals, given her horrible cooking skills. But what if he wasn't around? She felt she didn't have to rely on him entirely, so today felt like a nice day to begin. She spent the last 40 minutes looking for a recipe easy enough for a, well, pseudo beginner like her. Is not like she was a complete amateur, she had some cooking experience, but it wasn't necessarily any good.

She was cutting some vegetables while keeping her smartphone nearby, she wanted to make sure she followed each step in the recipe just right, she wanted to surprise her boyfriend with a nice meal when he arrived.

The sound of the door unlocking and swinging open managed to get her attention away from the recipe she was reading and into the person she was just thinking about (so much for surprising him). She greeted him with her usual charm, but to her surprise, he didn't greet her back this time.

"We need to talk" he said in a stern voice. "We might have a little problem..."

"'We' might have a problem, or you have a problem you want to drag me into?" Anju asked him with a sly smile on her face.

"This is serious." Kafei said, entering the kitchen. The worried look on his face made her smile fade away instantly.

"What happened?" Anju asked, now with a concern look on her own face.

"Just… Promise you won't get mad?"

Anju let out a sigh. "I promise I'll get mad."

"Come on!" Kafei protested. "Just… Listen. After dropping the guys at the bar, I saw some coyotes on the side of the road on my way back and, well…" he started to rub the back of his neck, as if trying to find the right words " I scared them away with the lights of my car and, got out to investigate… and…"

He stopped, took a deep breath and left the kitchen nervously, gesturing her to follow him. Anju put the utensils on the table, dried her hands with the apron she was wearing, and followed him to their living room. When she arrived, she saw him hold some pieces of cloth in his arms very carefully, they were folded together, as if covering something. Or someone, she jumped a bit when she saw it wiggle.

"I found this little guy" Kafei finally said, removing a bit of cloth to reveal a small-

"Fox pup?" Anju asked in amazement. "But Kafei, we can'—"

"He was injured, Anju!" Kafei exclaimed before she could finish her sentence. "Or well, still is… I just couldn't leave him there, he was all alone, and I saw no other foxes nearby. " He added, trying to calm the small pup wiggling in his arms. "What was I supposed to do?"

"You could have taken him to a shelter." Anju said. She knew where this was headed to.

"Well, yeah but…" he looked at her then back at the small fox. "What if he couldn't make it by then? We don't have any wild animal shelters nearby. B-besides, I kinda panicked, what if they thought I was somehow responsible for this?"

Anju crossed her arms. She knew Kafei very well, he was too much of a sweetheart for his own good at times, and this was a perfect example of that. And is not like she didn't believe him, but she knew this had to do more with his fascination for foxes and less about judgement panic. Memories of a past carnival came to mind, when young Kafei came up to her, excited to show off a gift he got from his friend, a Keaton mask. He liked it so much, he wore it even weeks after the carnival had ended.

Snapping back to reality, Anju shook her head lightly in denial. As much as she wanted to spoil her boyfriend, a fox was not a pet.

"Honey, I know you want to help it, but we can't keep it." She gave him a sympathetic look. "You should take it to a shelter, they'll take good care of it"

She looked down at the small pup, and then back up to Kafei. "So don't you dare name it, okay? You'll get attached to it."

Kafei gave her a concerned look. "So, you mean I have to get rid of little Keaton, even in his current state?"

"Little Kea-? Ah, Kafei…" Anju put her hand on her forehead. He had done it, there was no going back.

"How can you do this to our first child?" he carefully extended his arms, as if offering her to hold the small creature.

"But we can't keep it" She said, looking at him in an attempt to avoid looking down at the pup.

"We won't. Just…" he started to rub Keaton's belly with his finger, now that the fox had started to calm down. "Let me nurse him back to health then I'll take him to a shelter. Promise" he said, crimson eyes meeting with her own sapphire eyes, his lips forming a reassuring smile.

Anju looked at him, then down at Keaton. On a closer inspection, she noticed blood on one of his front legs, it seemed like a really bad wound for such a small pup. She couldn't help but feel sympathetic for the poor animal.

"Alright." She finally gave up. "But you better keep your promise, ok? I don't want you getting in trouble for keeping a wild animal without a permit."

"Of course!" his face gleamed with happiness. "You're the best!" he kissed her cheek and rushed to their room to get Keaton all patched up.

Anju smiled at the sight of her boyfriend rushing to help his new friend, before heading back to the kitchen to resume her activities. As she was unlocking her phone screen, she came to a realization.

'Did he say "our first child"?'

She immediately covered her face with her hands, feeling her cheeks hot from embarrassment.

"Kafei, you dork." She mumbled.

So, how was it? I hope you guys enjoyed it! Remember to leave a review and/or comment.