I'm so, so, so excited about this story! ^_^ I literally had to force myself not to upload it the day after it was started. xP Fortunately, I've written nearly six and a half chapters since then, so we're good to go for a while. :D
This is (a day late) Christmas present for all of the Legend of Zelda fans who have read my other LoZ fics! :) I hope you guys love it! Thank you all so much for of your support and awesomeness! :D
This chapter is a bit on the short side, but I thought it'd be fun to start a story like this for a change. ^_^ All the adults in this chapter are characters from either the Ocarina of Time and/or Majora's Mask games. The children, however, aren't. If you can guess whose grandchildren the kids are, and who the adults are, you will have the next chapter dedicated to you! ^_^
As you can tell, I'm really excited about this. xD But the author's note has been far too long. :P
So, I hope you enjoy it! Again, a day late, but Merry Christmas! :) 3
Prologue:
Once Upon a Time
No one had ever really been sure about the story. After all, no one even knew all of it. Some believed it to be a legend, even a fairytale. And others... well, they simply thought it was crazy.
A few people viewed it as fate, destiny, hope. Even if the story was fiction, or if it wasn't, it still somehow told people that true love - real acceptance - was still out there. It told them not to give up.
Maybe there was something worth living for, something worth smiling about.
The tale inspired everyone, young and old, and therefore it would always be passed along.
"Pleeeeeeeease, Gramps?" the little boy begged, his purple eyes pleading.
The old man ruffled the small child's red hair, chuckling somewhat nervously. "I don't know, Riku. Maybe some other time."
"But Grandpa!" the smaller girl whined, glancing between her brother and the older man innocently. "We want to hear the story!"
An old woman entered the room. Her red hair was graying, but her beautiful smile easily reached her eyes. "Kira, Riku, why don't you go pick out a book for Grandpa to read?"
"No!" shouted another child. He was the second oldest, of the younger children, at nine and a half. He had firey red hair and sky blue eyes. "We don't wanna read some dumb, boring book about a princess trapped in her tower!"
The kind old woman regarded him patiently. "Well, Yuki dear, which story would you like to hear instead?"
"The one about the southern beauty and the Stalfos!"
The room fell silent and seconds ticked by like hours.
"Well?" Yuki rushed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Are you gonna tell us about it or what? Nobu's dad told him."
The elderly man exchanged a look with his wife. They'd both assumed their grandchildren would have been a bit older by the time they actually wanted to know about this story.
"I don't care about that stupid story," eleven year old Jin spoke up. She was the oldest of all the kids and Yuki's older sister. They were Kira and Riku's cousins.
Kira and Riku were twins. The only difference between them, other than their genders, was that Riku's eyes were a deep purple and Kira's were blank, white, and offsetting her red hair.
"I want to hear a romantic story!" Jin exclaimed, shooting her little brother a look. "Not some dumb story about a monster."
"Monsters just happen to be cool!" he argued. He turned impatiently to his aunt and uncle. "Just tell the story, will you?"
"No!" Jin jumped in. "I want to hear the story of how they met!"
The old woman glanced at her husband. "Why don't we tell them both stories at once?"
He slowly nodded. He wasn't trying to be so hesitant about this, but he wasn't sure if the children were ready for this story - or if he was even ready to tell it. "I guess so."
The children's other great aunt turned away from the scene before her to peer down at her great grandchild who was sitting in the corner, alone. He had purple hair, orange eyes, and he was the shyest of all the children.
An only child who'd been adopted into the family, he was still a bit unsure of these folks.
"Orenji." His great grandmother spoke softly, not wanting to startle him. "Why don't you go try to sit with the other kids? They're about to hear a great story. You might like it as well."
He shook his head immediately, not even looking up at her.
"Come on," she coaxed. "It's a wonderful story."
"Have you heard it?" he asked, his voice barely audible.
He looked up at her in time to notice the smile that had spread across her face. "I certainly have. And you'll like it too, trust me."
He slowly stood up, silently making his way over to his cousins.
His grandmother grinned, sitting down at a nearby table. She'd heard the story hundreds of times before, but she seemed to love it more and more as time went on.
The old man and woman sat next to each other on the sofa.
The children happily took their places on the rug in front of the elderly couple, eager to hear the story they'd all waited so long to listen to.
The woman looked to her husband for him to start the story.
He took a deep breath before beginning, "Once upon a time..."
I'll try to upload the next chapter soon, since this one was so short! :) Thanks for reading! ^_^