Hello, people of this website. This is my first fanfiction ever. I know it's been almost three years since Skyward Sword was released, but I've been replaying it over and over... It got me thinking. So Link goes on this epic journey to save the world, and doesn't even get a kiss from Zelda, who is hopelessly in love with him? Malarkey! Eiji Aonuma should be sued...

...Just kidding. He's a cool guy.

Anyway, this is the longshot story of Link and Zelda's lives on The Surface. It will lead up to the birth of Hyrule Kingdom. ZeLink. Canon. Spoilers. Rated K+.

I don't own anything regarding The Legend of Zelda. I wish I did.

Chapter 1: Prologue

I plucked the strings of the harp with my good hand, hearing the tune of the Ballad of the Goddess. My other hand holds the base, the back of it bloody and bandaged. Demise inflicted that wound, along with the decent-sized scar across my chest.

I looked forward, noticing Groose, Cawlin, Stritch, and Gaepora fly away on their Loftwings, headed towards Skyloft, my home. I stopped plucking.

My best friend, Zelda, stood next to me, sighing. Then she perked up, a wide grin on her face. I was staring at her, watching her speak to me. Goddesses, she was beautiful. I was so lost in thought that I didn't pay attention to half of what she was saying. I heard this, however:

"I... I think I want to live here," said Zelda, still smiling. Her long, blonde hair hung over her white dress. I was pretty sure I was about to drool. "What about you, Link?" she asked. "What will you do now?"

I thought for a moment. 'She wanted to live here? On the Surface? But why not Skyloft?' I finally made my decision.

"Wherever you go, I'll follow you. I didn't go through this entire journey to be apart from you after it was over. I'm going to live here with my best friend." I put a hand on her shoulder.

Zelda smiled so beautifully. She put her hands on my shoulders, and whispered, "I love you."

"I love you too."

She leaned in towards me, eyelids drooping shut, lips slightly agape.

My heart pounded. 'Is this wrong? She's my best friend...' Too late. Our lips met. They were so soft and delicate... I never wanted to leave her arms.

"Link," Zelda said, forcing me too wake up from my amazing dream. There was a flower on top of my lips.

"I hate to interrupt your make-out session with that flower, but we need to get going."

I slowly got up, thinking about my dream last night. That never happened. 'Damn,' I thought. When we were atop the Goddess Statue yesterday, the farthest we got to was a hug once I told her I'd live on the Surface. After that, Zelda and I spent the night in the Sealed Temple. Now we were supposed to find a location in the Faron Province to build our new homes… or home.

"Okay," I yawned, "I'm going to get changed." That night, it was rather hot, so I was shirtless. I wore my traditional green pants from Skyloft as well.

I walked away from the temple's lonely tree that we slept by and made my way behind a wall. I couldn't help but notice that Zelda was blushing as she saw me shirtless. I smirked to myself as I threw on my brown pants, white undershirt, chain mail, brown boots and green tunic. I couldn't forget my magnificent hat either. That was the outfit I wore on my adventure.

"You take forever," Zelda said, the beautiful smile on her face as I walk back to her.

I grinned, motioning to my attire. "It's time well spent."

She giggled. I did too. I walked over to her and extended my hand. "Shall we get going?" At first she looked startled by the gesture, but I expected that because of her shyness. She then took it, a tiny bit of pink appearing on her cheeks. Our fingers intertwined, and I led her to the entrance of Faron Woods.

After a while of walking around, Zelda found the perfect location for a home. It was very secluded; trees provided privacy. The house would be near a stream, which led into Lake Floria not too far away. On top of all of that, the walking distance to the Sealed Temple would take three or four minutes.

"It's perfect," Zelda said, putting her right arm around my waist. I put my left arm over her shoulder, pulling her close.

"Yeah," I said. "Your house can be built here."

Zelda looked up at me, her arm still around me. "No, Link. Our house can be built here." She smiled and rested her head on my shoulder.

"We're going to live together?" I asked.

Zelda didn't look at me. She was probably blushing. "Why not? You said you didn't want to be apart from me, remember?"

"Okay, great. I'll live with you," I said, kissing the top of her head. 'Uh oh...' I thought. She was probably going to hit me.

She didn't. I could tell she was smiling, though neither of us looked at each other. It was obvious that our faces were tomato-red.

That was chapter 1. It was a little short. I'll do more. The next chapters will have more fluff. Review, Follow, Favorite, eat sausage, do whatever your heart desires.

-SausageLink43