A/N: This is my first Zelda Fanfic. I've been brewing up this idea for awhile now and so far, it's coming along pretty good. Reviews would be appreciated.

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The stars in the sky sparkled against their blackened background. The night air was silent but for two whispers. A very large ancient looking tree sat in the middle of a circled enclosed area. A small shining fairy floated in front of him, her light around her glowing a soft blue. If one were to look closely they'd see the human shape to her body.

"Great Deku Tree, why have you summoned me?" The little fairy said in a meek high voice.

"Navi, I was visited by Anju and Kafei today. You know that their child is due to be born any day now." He said in his great deep voice.

"Yes, I had heard that Anju was with child. But what does this have to do with me?" She asked, growing slightly impatient.

"My dear Navi, when the couple stood before me and asked for me to bless their child with a name, much like the other Kokiri, I discovered something."

The great tree was quiet for a long moment. Navi crossed her legs as she sat mid air, her foot tapping softly.

"I felt something strange, but familiar," He said taking in a long breath, "I felt a power surging from the child. A power that we both knew very well. I named the child Kailnim."

Navi was quiet for a moment her eyes gazing at the Great Deku Tree. How was any of this important to her? Children were born all the time to the Kokiri. It was different now. Hundreds of years ago they would remain children, but times had changed since….

Her eyes widened and her body stiffened. "You mean, he's back?!" She questioned, her heart racing.

"Indeed child, he is back. We both have felt the evil that is growing slowly, I guess the Hero of Time finally decided to come back. That child needs protecting Navi, guidance. I think it only fair that I call upon you to be his fairy as he grows to adulthood." His voice rumbled softly, though he was quiet for being such a large tree.

Navi smiled her heart pounding in her chest. "I will take care of him, I swear. I cannot wait to finally talk to him again."

"My dearest Navi, you must remember, he will remember nothing of his past for many many years, if at all. Do not speak of his past child, we must let the Goddesses guide his spirit."

Navi nodded and floated forward to lay her tiny arms against the great trees body. "I will guide him the best I can. You and your father chose the best fairy there is." She said with a grin before fluttering off to the village to find her old, and new, friend.

"Go with blessings Navi…this journey shall be a long one."

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Long ago, when the land of Hyrule was in trouble, there was a hero. The land had fallen into dark times. The king was killed, and the kingdom taken over by an evil man named Ganondorf. This man was cruel and did everything in his power to capture the power of the Triforce, the magic that was left here by the Goddesses.

The princess, Zelda, ran away from the castle and hid. She followed the young man who was to become the hero of time. He fought many battles with Zelda always near to help him, though he didn't know it.

Finally the Hero faced the evil Ganondorf, and with the help of the seven sages, he was defeated once and for all. Peace returned to the land of Hyrule. Zelda took her place as Princess over the lands and the Hero became her prince. It is said that the descendants of the Royal Family came from Zelda and the Hero. The Hero of Time, Link.

The old woman took her seat on a log near the fire with a sigh. The others of the village sat on the ground around her and the fire, listening closely to the tale that she spun.

"Was Link a Kokiri, like us?" A young brown haired girl asked.

The old woman smiled as she spoke. "Link was not a Kokiri, but the Kokiri took him in and raised him as if he was one of them. Back then our ancestors did not age, they stayed children, so everyone knew he was strange, for he aged as they did not."

A young man, roughly the age of 16 sat near the back of the group. His blue eyes gazed at the old woman, his short blonde hair spiked atop his head. "So how come we age then, if they didn't?" He asked. A small fairy sat on his shoulder, her blue light glowing around her.

"The stories say that it was a spell on the Kokiri that kept them as children and when Link awoke the Sage of the Forest, the spell was lifted. However, some say that it is simply time that has changed us, since we still age slower than the Hylians." The old woman explained as she pushed a bit of silver hair from her face.

"But, it's just a story right? Link was never real, it's just a fairy tale." The blonde haired boy said, his features bent down in frustration.

The old woman laughed softly, a twinkle in her eyes. "Some believe it is just a fairy's tale, but I, like many others, believe it is true. Link was a great and mighty hero. Some say that he will return again one day to keep Hyrule safe."

The young man raised a brow at the woman before turning his gaze away. It was all a bunch of silly stories, none of which he believed. "C'mon Navi, let's go home, I'm tired." He said to the fairy on his shoulder.

He stood up from his spot at the campfire and left the others to listen to more of the woman's tales. He walked along the path through the dark village to his own home. His parents were no doubt already asleep. He kicked at a rock on the ground as he walked.

"Can you believe that old woman, believing in fairy tales." He scoffed.

"Kailnim, they aren't fairy tales! Link was real." She said in her high pitched, yet soft, voice.

"Yea right. Navi I think sometimes you need to grow up." He said teasingly.

The fairy stuck her tongue out at him but continued to follow him as he made his way home. He quietly opened the door, closing it behind him and making his way to the room that was his own. He crawled into his bed, leaving the brown tunic and white pants on that he wore. He was too tired to change now. He gave out a yawn before laying his head on the pillow and curling his blanket up around him.

"If such a hero was real, he must have been a great guy…saving so many lives. He's so lucky to get to go on adventures like that…." He mumbled before sleep finally took him over.

Navi floated above the boy staring down at him with fondness in her eyes. "Oh Kailnim….if only you knew. Sleep tight, Hero." She whispered before floating down to lay beside his head on the pillow.

The door slid down behind the man. He glanced back before pulling his attention back in front of him. His eyes widened and a grunt of shock escaped his lips. High above the floor floating in a crystal, was her. Her golden blonde hair streamed out around her. Her face distorted in a look of fear.

His eyes then fell down to the large organ, where a man sat playing on it. The sounds of the organ vibrated around the room sending a chill down his spine. He felt his hand growing warm and looked down to see the triangle, the Triforce, glowing.

"The Triforce parts are resonating…They are combining into one again." The large man at the organ said, his playing stopping. "The two parts that I could not capture on that day seven years ago. I didn't even expect they would be hidden within you two!" He said with a great long laugh.

The man, wearing a long green hat and tunic stepped back a pace. His hand gripped at the hilt of his sword, ready to strike.

"And now, finally, all the Triforce parts have gathered here!" The man said and swiftly turned around, his long blood red cape flowing with his movements. His eyes, so dark and haunting stared into the bright blue eyes of the blonde haired man before him.

"These toys are too much for you! I command you to return them to me!" He bellowed before leaping off the ground and heading towards the man with the green hat, the sword, and the fairy.

Kailnim woke with a start, sitting bolt upright in his bed. His breathing was heavy, his brow moist with sweat. He felt hot, and yet freezing at the same time.

"Kailnim! Are you alright?" Navi asked as she shot up from the pillow to hover in front of the boy.

He brought a hand up to rest against his chest as he tried to calm his breathing. "Yea, I'm fine. I had a bad dream, that's all." He said the dream already beginning to fade.

Navi looked at the boy with worry in her eyes. She fluttered forward and laid a hand on his forehead. "You feel alright, what was the dream about?"

Kailnim shook his head and pushed a bit of his hair back. "I'm not sure. There was a big man with strangely colored skin…playing and organ and yelling about something…I can't remember, it's gone now." He said with a sigh falling back onto his pillow.

Navi's eyes widened slightly but she did not say a word, only floated down to sit next to his head on the pillow. "Just a dream then. You best be getting up soon though, your parents are already up and about." She said, her eyes never leaving his face.

Kailnim nodded and rose from his bed swinging his feet over the edge. He grabbed his brown leather boots and pulled them onto his feet, tightening the leather cords and tying them. He stood up and yawned stretching out his arms. He walked over to his basin of fresh water and splashed it on his face, running a bit of it through his naturally spiked blonde hair.

Refreshed he left his room and headed out into the main room, a kitchen with a long wooden table. "Morning." He grunted as he took his seat at the table. His mother, a tall woman with long brown hair smiled as she brought a plate of eggs and set it down in front of him. "Sleep well?" She asked as she turned back to her work of cooking in the fireplace.

"Well enough." He said through a mouth full of eggs. He ate them down rather quickly and was up and out of his chair. "I'm off, back later." He said and hurried out the door, Navi quick behind him.

"Okay, bye!" His mother called out to him.

The village was alive with movement. Some of the adults were bustling about to the shop or to visit friends. Children ran about playing with one another. Kailnim walked through the village until he came to the small cliff that lay just outside the village. He climbed up the ladder laid there and pulled his body up and onto the ground above. There he came to the great hole in the side of the large mountain, it was a long darkened tree trunk. He entered and walked for a long while in shadows until finally coming out on the other side to the Lost Woods.

The light shone down in rays through the tops of the trees. It was always so cool inside the Lost Woods, so peaceful. There were long reaches of forests and a few tree tunnels here and there. One led to the great Forest Temple, a place that seemed dead to the world. Few ever went there except on the day of the Forest Festival, when everyone gathered there to give thanks to the Goddesses.

Kailnim rushed through the tunnels, knowing the way by heart. He could already hear the music playing before he even reached the entrance to the Forest Temple. It was a large glade encased by the mountains around it. The entrance to the Temple was high up, with no ladder to enter, only a large tree hung over it. Many had tried to climb up, but no one could ever really make it.

His eyes gazed across the glade until they came to rest on the girl sitting on a tree stump and playing happily on her ocarina. She stopped playing and smiled as Kailnim entered. She stood up from her spot and smoothed down her green gown. Her eyes were a deep water blue, her hair a long deep black.

"I was worried you'd sleep too long and forget about me." She said with a honey sweet voice.

Kailnim grinned and scratched at the back of his head. "I'd never do a thing like that, Saria." He said with a chuckle.

The girl smiled brightly and walked over to where he stood. "Don't you just love this place? It's like our own little secret spot. We've been coming here ever since we were kids. I think I'm going to miss it." She said as she gazed out over the glade, her blue eyes soft.

"Miss it? Why would you miss it? It's not like we're going anywhere. We'll grow old in this village, turn into a couple of old bats who spout out nonsense stories like the Old Woman." He said with a slight grimace on his face.

Saria frowned at Kailnim and brought her hand up in a fist to softly bop him on the head. "She's not and old bat and they aren't senseless." She snapped, though a smile played on her features. Her eyes turned back onto the glade and she sighed. "I just have a feeling we won't be able to spend time here like we used to, things are going to change soon." She said softly, her gaze seeming to be in a far off place.

Kailnim stared out at the glade trying to see what she saw, but it was just the same old glade to him. Nothing different, nothing changing. He shrugged and turned is eyes back to her. "If you say so."

A small green glowing fairy poked it's head out from underneath Saria's hair and glanced around. "Hey, where's Navi?" the fairy asked, his eyes searching about. Kailnim looked around and frowned. "I don't know, she was with me a few minutes ago." He said.

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"Great Deku Tree, I think his time is coming. He dreamt of that battle with the evil one last night. I believe his memories are starting to slowly make their way in." The small fairy said from her place on the great trees roots.

A soft sigh came from the tree, sounding like a breeze rustling through the leaves. "I believe it is time for him to begin his journey. I can feel that cloud of darkness growing larger over the lands. Did you know that young Saria came to see me yesterday? She says she feels as though things are about to change, drastically. I believe I named her well." He said with a soft chuckle.

Navi fluttered up from her spot and hovered in front of the great tree. "Shall I go and fetch him then?" She asked.

The great tree was quiet for a moment before speaking. "No, let the child have one more night to his friends and family. Bring him to me in the morning.."

Navi nodded her head and sprang off into the sky. "Oh Kailnim…" She whispered softly to herself.

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If anyone can figure out why his name is Kailnim, I'll give you a cookie.