Disclaimer: I do not own any of the orginal Zelda characters/places, but a lot of these characters/places in this story are mine.

Ch. 1 The letter that took him away

Hyrule has been peaceful ever since our hero splayed the evil Ganondorf. No one has ever threatened to take over in fear of Link's power and they were wise to stay away. The other kingdoms on the other hand were in trouble. Since Hyrule was so well protected the others were falling to the evils of the world and Link was too lazy to go and help the neighboring kingdoms. He saw this peaceful time in Hyrule as a vacation and he finally could get some alone time with his wife. As you may have guessed by now Link was married and his wife was the princess, now queen, Zelda. Link was now the king of Hyrule and very loved by it's people. The couple was happy and content in their castle, but a new idea of Zelda's was eating away at our hero. Zelda wanted a baby and Link wasn't sure if he was ready for that just yet. Besides he was still taking his vacation!

Link sat on the coach and rested his bare feet on the table. Zelda had told him many times not to do this, but as far she he knew she was nowhere around to know. Sighing he leaned back into the soft sofa and his back sunk into the cushions. His eyes closed and he began to relax. A passing guard spotted the king lounged and shook his head. He was well aware how mad Zelda got when she found someone disobeying her orders or messing up her long hours of cleaning. "Mr. Link you know Miss Zelda will be pissed if she sees you." Link opened one eye, sighed, then put his feet back on the floor. The guard turned and walked out of the room and back to his duty. Link opened up his one eyes again and smiled as he seen the guard had left. He lifted his legs and laid his bare feet back on the table. He closed his eye again and was about to fall asleep when Zelda came around the corner..."LINK! What do you think your doing?" Link jumped up, eyes open wide. A coat of sweat covered the back of his neck and he looked at Zelda's angry face. "I'm sorry hunny. I didn't see you there..." Zelda fumed and stomped towards him. "Clean that table!" She yelled and handed him a cloth and some cleaning spray. Link sighed and took the cleaning things. "Do I have to?" He complained. Zelda always made him do this when he messed something up. "YES!" she screamed and Link went to work. As soon as she left the room Link stopped cleaning and sighed deeply.

Link then quickly made his way out of the room just incase Zelda came back. Ever since she talked to him about having a baby she had been extra moody. The guards hated it and often complained to Link to just give it up and get baby making, but then Link came up with the good point of how moody she would become when she was pregnant. They all would agree and get back to work. Link sighed heavily and made his way quickly down the long hallways of the castle. He needed to find some quieter place to relax and take a nap. Somewhere Zelda or any guards would never go...but that was like nowhere. Link snorted and decided he would just get out of the castle for today. He made his way acrossed the draw bridge, which was already down, and out on the field. Quickly his strides carried him further away from the castle and closer to the market. Once he entered the Market place he smiled. Finally he was away! He then ran to find something sun to do. The whole rest of the day he spent playing games and giving the towns people some attention. He much preferred the games, but what kind of king would he be if he was rude to his people? He didn't want his fans turning on him anytime soon!

Once the wolves started howled Link decided it was time to go back home. Sighing, as he always did, he made his way home. He barely even set foot on the field before the castle before someone was shouting his name. "King Link hurry this way!" It was one of the guards running towards him. He made a quick stop in front of Link, his sides heaving with every deep breath he took. He looked tired and restless. Link eyed him closely. "What's wrong?" He asked, concerned for the well being of his castle. The guard regained his breath and stood up straight. "Sir Zelda has received a threatening letter. Someone wants to claim her life." The guard was panicked. Link's eyes widen and his face grew furious. "Where is she now?" He began to run towards the castle. The guard yelled after him. "In her room!" With that Link raced into the castle and shoved passed the guards standing in front of Zelda's door. He swung open the door with such force it nearly broke off of it's hinges. Zelda gasped and jumped as she sat on the side of her bed. She eyed her husband with wide eyes. Link ran to her side and hugged her tightly. "Where is it?" He said, demanding he see the 'threatening letter'. Vacation over. Zelda handed it too him with a shaky, sweaty, hand. Link snatched it and quickly opened it. His eyes scanned over the letter and he had to read it a second time to really pay attention. That was the letter, the letter to take him away.

Dear Queen Zelda;

I am sending you this letter to inform you of my intentions. I want you all to myself and if you don't come to me I will come to you and you won't like that. If I must come to you I will kill you without a second thought. So be prepared and make your gaurds ready for me. You never know when I'll show up.

Love,

Your Secret Admirer.

Link snarled angrily. "Secret admirer!" He screamed and jumped to his feet. Zelda stared at him, tears in her eyes. Her cheeks were already stained with old tears. Link turned and hugged her. He stood up straight, grabbed Zelda's shoulders, and looked her straight in the eyes. "I have to go. I must protect you Zelda so I'm going to find this guy and kill him." He tried his best to stay calm. Zelda gasped. "No! don't leave me!" She grabbed on his shirt. He shook his head and back away. "I'm sorry I must." He then turned and spoke to one of the guards and found out where the letter came from. Zelda watched Link as she sobbed. Link hurried to his room and grabbed all his old gear from previous quests. He strapped his master sword to his side and his shield to his back. He said quick goodbyes and gave Zelda the saddest kiss he'd ever known. That night Zelda cried herself to sleep and she clutched onto the threatening letter as Link rode Epona off into the moonlight in search of this evil.

That was the letter that took him away.