Chapter 1

The Orphan

"What shall we do with the boy?" Eagus asked Gaepora with much concern.

"We will wait, of course."

A tragedy had struck Skyloft's close knit community. A woman, about 23, had gone missing one morning; her loftwing was gone as well. Upon her disappearance, her husband, a graduate of Skyloft's prestigious knight academy, Searched the skies for his wife after she didn't return that day. They left their son, who was five, with the man's close friend from school, Eagus.

"Sir…..It's been six months…" He said reluctantly. "We have all been feeding him, sheltering him…."

"Well, is he a problem?"

"Of course not sir! He's the quietest little boy I've ever been around. No matter whose house he stays at, he's obedient, polite and very quiet. A very good boy in general"

"I think what Commander Eagus here is trying to say is that how much longer is this going to go on for…" Professor Owlan interrupted.

"Exactly." He replied. "They've been gone for so long. I, amongst others, have thoroughly read through all knight reports, and there have been no sign or evidence at all of them."

Gaepora shrugged and sighed deeply. "….I hate to just give up on them"

"Sir, we must think about what's best for the boy." Interrupted Professor Horwell.

"And what are you suggesting….."

"Well," Said Eagus " Sell their house and possessions at auction, Use that For Link's Room and board here at the academy, hold onto the rest of the money for link until he is an adult…."

"Sell the house? And what if Cyrus and Lana return?" asked Gaepora, getting frustrated with the situation.

"Well…the possibility of that happening is quite slim. Saying that is being quite generous of the situation." Replied Horwell.

Gaeproa let out another deep sigh, like he continuously did throughout the situation. He absolutely hated to declare someone dead, especially when there was a child involved and when he personally knew the victims very well. "I…..just don't know how to feel about this"

Eagus felt his heart breaking as he said "Sir, you know I loved those two from the very bottom of my heart, and it causes me much pain to have to come to this conclusion, but they're gone"

Gone. That painful word contaminated the room like some kind of poisonous gas that seemed to infect all of them.

"Link is alive through" he continued. "And now it's our responsibility to do what's best for him."

After a moment of silence, Gaepora swallowed the lump in his voice and said "Then I guess we have no choice"

Eagus lead Link out of his house for the last time. He had brought him there to pick up his personal belongings and family heirlooms that were not to be sold.

"Do we havta sell my house?" Asked the little boy.

"I'm afraid so, buddy."

"Oh…" He replied with a sigh. "Ok"

Eagus felt a lot of awkward pressure. One part of him tried to make sure not to upset Link and to keep the atmosphere very casual and light. The other part of him wanted to crumble down and tell link that they were calling off all searches for his parents, and that they were determined dead. "Are you excited about moving in to the academy" he asked, with much enthusiasm.

"Yeah…..replied the five year old, with a bit of hesitation. "…Where will I visit my momma and papa if their house is gone?"

Eagus' stomach turned at the uncomfortable question. "You are going to have such a great future, Link!" He exclaimed, trying to change the subject. "The headmaster there is a nice gentleman, and his daughter, who's your age, is a lot of fun as well. I'm sure you two will be great friends and when the other children in your age group move in a few years from now, you'll make even more friends. Trust me you have a lot ahead of you."

"Okay mister eagus…."

Link slowly walked up the long set of stairs to the academy courtyard. A bit of fear was blooming in his little stomach and continued to grow with each step. When he reached the top, he saw a Big, long building and a smaller outer building, with an upper and lower courtyard. The staff was told about Link's situation, so they all gathered around him, ready to make him feel welcome.

"Hello Link! I've meet you before when you were a lot younger. You've grown quite a bit! I'm headmaster Gaepora!" he said, kneeling down to shake his hand.

Link just smiled and stared at the others. As they introduced himself. The only one who gave him the shivers was lunch lady Henya. Until she referred to herself as the "woman who will cook your meals", he had no idea of her gender. Plus, he could tell she's a little grumpy.

With Just Profressor Horwell, Owlan, Gepora, Eagus and Link, the tour proceeded. He heard a lot of rambling, but his young eyes were too busy exploring. The hallways were decorated beautifully, and Big kids ran around frantically, having fun. There was a huge classroom with even more students inside, reading. He had never seen anything like it. He had lived on the other end of skyloft and rarely ever crossed the bridge.

They eventually returned to the first floor and brought Link into an unoccupied, generously sized room. "And this is your room!" said Owlan. Link walked around it slowly. "It isn't much just yet, but when Horwell or I have no class tomorrow, we'll take you to the market to get you some books and things to do."

The little boy just smiled and sat down on the edge of his bed. All of them just stood there awkwardly, Until Gaepora knew it was time to break the news.

"Link, my boy, there is something you have to hear…and it is not going to be easy. As you know, your mother and father have been missing for a very long time now…." He struggled to get his words out, for he knew those big blue precious and naive eyes staring back at him were about to get their first taste of how cruel life is, and he wished he did not have to be the messenger.

"We've tried hard to find them….very hard….but we can't find them. We can't even find a single feather from their loftwings…I'm so sorry but your parents are gone." He searched Links eyes, but they were just big and blank.

"We sold your house at auction so you could have money to live off of later on in life. You'll be living here at this prestigious academy and will begin your training and studies to become a night when you are of age, just as your father did."

Still no reaction from the little boy.

"I know this is hard, but you have great things ahead of you. You will be able to push aside this loss and rejoice in the greatness of your future. You will see this in time" he said with a reassuring smile.

Link just sat there again, and barely even blinked.

Gaepora looked at the others, and then nodded. "We are going to go now. If you'd like, you can come to my office and draw me a picture!" "You may also come downstairs and help me teach my class" offered Owlan, flashing a very warm smile. Seeing as Link looked like he was slowly starting to crumble, Eagus then cheerfully exclaimed "Do you like swords, buddy? You can come to the sparring hall and watch me teach. How does that sound?"

He got no answer. "Well, you can also stay here and be alone if you'd like. We'll let you be. The offers still stand though, and in a little while, Henya will ring the dinner bell." Gaepora announced, before they all walked out of the room and shut the door behind them.

"I think this is too much for him to take in…." Eagus said, his voice filled with much emotion. "I just hope he will come around soon" added Gaepora.

Suddenly, he felt a small hand whack him hard on his backside, followed by two small hands tugging hard on his robes.

"DADDY! DADDY! DADDYDADDYDADDY!DADDDD-"

"Yes, what is it Zelda?" Gaepora asked, Not the least bit caught off guard by his loud and mischievous little girl.

"I want to meet that little boy!" She demanded. "And look, I painted him a picture of my Miaaaaaa!" She shouted with pride, holding it up for her dad and his colleagues.

"That's wonderful!" He exclaimed. "You may give it to him tomorrow. I'm sure that will make him very happy"

"BUT DADDY! I NEED TO GIVE IT TO HIM NOWWWWWWW" She complained.

"No buts', sweetheart"

"BUT"

"Run along now Zelda, We don't want to overwhelm him." He stated, looking sternly at his little girl, who was scowling at him, and making a loud grumbling sound.

"Zelda, that is final. Now run along little flower."

She stomped away, braids bouncing as she did so.

After they left, the little boy just sat on his new, hard bed. The warm wave of love he felt when he thought of his mother and father returning had diminished to this awful whisper of their former existence. It seemed to almost mock him now.

On the outside, he was completely still. He could have passed for dead. On the inside, his mind was racing, and just couldn't rest on one thing. Momma would never again have muffins ready every morning. He would never walk into her room as she was doing her normal routine, he would never again see her golden blonde hair shining in the morning light as she gently brushed it into her braid, and he would never again see that smile she'd flash him when she noticed his reflection in her mirror. He would never again be picked high off the ground and scopped lovingly into his father's arms each night when he returned from patrol. Never again would he have those special days where he and his papa would soar through the air on his father's chestnut brown loftwing, doing barrel spins and other flight maneuvers that made them laugh and scream in delight as his mother was on skyloft, screaming in disapproval. With his father holding him so tight, and nothing below them but the cloudy abyss, He felt nothing but love and trust. He felt so much love from his father that he believed and trusted him when he said he'd return home with his mama, safe and sound. But now, they were gone. And the thought of that trust no longer existing KILLED him inside. He adored the way his parents would look lovingly at each other at the table after link would say something that made them proud, but he'd never see that again. He never had to cry in his house, his momma and papa just knew, and they'd run to him and just cheer him up.

He shook his head frantically, trying to escape the thought that were destroying him. By this time, it was already night, so he crawled into bed.

His bed. He had never had his own bed. Like many families in skyloft, His parents shared a bed with him.

He tried to get comfortable but something was missing. He felt so alone. He didn't have his momma on his right, his papa on his left. He couldn't feel the warmth and security he felt surrounded by when they reached across their beautiful boy to embrace each other as they drifted off to sleep. He couldn't roll over on either side to see their young faces, with their eyes closing. He couldn't hear their sleepy voices say

"Goodnight Link. We love you"

And with that, the boy who rarely made a sound rolled over, vomited violently on the floor and began to wail. His body filled to capacity with so much rage and agony that he just didn't know how to express. He threw himself down on the floor and continued to cry, feeling as though a part of him had died.

Little Zelda's eyes opened suddenly. "I have to pee!" she exclaimed to herself. Slowly, she got out of bed and crept to the bathroom. On her way there, she heard The little boy she so desperately wanted to hear, crying out.

She got a little bit closer to his room and she could hear him sobbing, gasping for air, and asking "…momma…papa…why did you have to go? Just come back, I'll do anything! ANYTHING"

She understood that his parents were probably dead, and decided she had to do something for this mysterious boy. She ran quickly and quietly back into her room, grabbed her painting, and headed for that boy's room.

Amidst his screaming, Link noticed the door creek open a little bit. In walked a little girl in a pink cotton nightgown with a crisp white collar, and her Canary blonde hair in rags. She had a round, chubby face, and a cute nose that reminded link of a teardrop. Under her right arm, a piece of paper folded up.

He didn't stop crying when she sat next to him on his bed.

"You know, I don't have a mommy either."

"You don't?" he said through his sobs

"Nope." She answered short and fast. "She's in heaven with my baby brother."

She got no response from her new housemate, but she decided to keep going.

"She's an angel, like my little brother, and your mommy and daddy…..You know, my daddy said that they fly around on a silver loftwing, and when we feel lonely, they fly realllllll close, and whisper things in our ears."

Link looked up at that statement. "….I don't hear it"

"That's because you're crying, stupid. You're 'esposed ta be quiet and listening really hard to hear them!"

He looked up at her and smiled. "Oh, ok" he said through whimpers. He looked up at the peculiar blue eyed girl and stuttered "I'm Link"

"I'm Zelda" She said with a smile. "And this is Mia. She's my cat. And she's locked up in a cage right now cause Professor Horwell said she's Demonic….whatever that means" she said, holding up her painting. "This is for you!"

"Wow, you made this for me?" he said in between sniffles, marveling over the brown stick figure turned sideways with oversized ears.

"Yep! And tomorrow morning, we can paint some more."

Link smiled at her and felt hope. Of course, nothing could ever replace the love of his parents, but he didn't feel so alone anymore. He had a friend who knew what it was like to lose a loved one, and she didn't feel so alone anymore as well. It was right then and there that their special connection was born. He would always be there for her, and she would be there for him.

"I better get going! Said Zelda. "It will be morning soon and when daddy comes to wake me up, he'll be furious if I'm not in bed. I'll save a seat for you at breakfast!"

And with that, she was gone, skipping down the hallway, leaving a scent of peonies behind her.

Link was still seeping tears a bit, but he smiled at her presence and crawled back into bed.

And contrary to what he believed, the sun shone very bright that next day.

Author's note

Well….this was my first time writing in YEARS. I'm honestly scared. And I'm begging for reviews lol. I just wanna say that I got my inspiration for the scene where Zelda and link meet from the movie "A little princess". If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about lol. But yeah, theres more to come. Some more chapters will be sad; some will be funny, and some romantic. Each chapter will be a new story about the people of skyloft.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter 3 Review pwease!

And yes, lots of grammar mistakes. Don't kill me…I'm trying to get better.