Please note that some character names have been changed in order to be more accustomed to the gender change.

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Within the deepest parts of the Hyrulian forest, a guardian spirit lingered. It was known among the inhabitants as The Great Deku Tree. It watched over the forest dwellers, known as the Kokiri, and bestowed fairies upon them as gentle companions. However, there was a Kokiri that did not have a fairy. Her name was Link.

Link was different from the other Kokiri, despite the lack of a fairy. She couldn't express how, but she was. It didn't help that she only had one friend among the Kokiri, and that said friend was basically the leader of them all. He was like a father to everyone. If it wasn't for him, Link was certain she wouldn't have any friends at all. Still… something about her wasn't quite right.

Her nightmares only made her feel more out of place. Lately, every night, she would dream of a stormy night in front of a large castle. She stood in front of the moat that went around it, and in front of the drawbridge that had an insigne above it. The drawbridge would slam down, and a white horse would gallop past her with a young Hylian prince and his servant. He'd look back towards her, and when she'd turn to see what he was staring at, she'd see a pure black horse, rearing. The rider, clad in seductive black armor, stared down at her with a piercing gaze as they smiled. They reached out towards her, as if to grab her, but she could only stare into the face of the woman atop the horse, completely terrified.

Link gasped, immediately sitting upright. Her eyes darted around the room, frightened. However, once the young Kokiri realized where she was, she began to relax. She was inside her tree house home, sitting upon her boxy mattress. She was safe. She was in the forest. She was safe.

A blue ball of light flew into her line of sight. She jumped back and screamed, but the blue ball stayed where it was. She stared at it a long time. Just… what was it? It was similar to the dust particles that flew around the forest, but yet, not quite. Then she noticed the tiny, delicate white wings.

She relaxed, and hesitated before asking, "Are you… my fairy?"

The blue ball made a nodding motion.

"What's your name?"

"Nati," the fairy replied in a deep voice.

"You're male?" Link said, a hint of surprise in her voice.

Nati made a nodding motion once more.

Link grinned. "Well, I can't say I've met a male fairy before, but that's alright! You're unique, like me…" Her voice trailed off and her smile vanished. She looked out the entrance towards the rest of the forest.

"Link."

"Ah! Yes?" Link replied, snapping her attention back to the fairy.

There was silence between them before Nati spoke. "The Great Deku Tree wanted to speak with you."

"She did? What for?" Link asked.

Nati didn't reply.

"Did you hear me?"

Nati made a nodding motion.

Confused, Link asked, "Then why didn't you answer?"

Again, Nati didn't reply.

Link went to the wooden vanity on the left side of the room and grabbed her green hat off the corner of the mirror. She quickly ran her fingers through her long blonde hair before sticking her hat on her head. She gave herself a once over in the mirror, her bright blue eyes shinning. She was excited. She had a fairy. She finally had a fairy. Though, he wasn't very talkative.

"You're not the talkative type, huh?"

Nati grunted.

Link smiled. "I guess I'll just have to find out what the Deku Tree wants myself."

She went out onto her balcony and took a deep breath of fresh, earthy air. Not only did she have her own fairy, but the Deku Tree also wanted to see her. She was probably going to explain everything she needed to know about this new change, and Link was excited for that too.

"Link!"

She went to the fence that guarded the edges of the balcony and looked down. A Kokiri boy with short green hair and deep, ocean blue eyes was running up to the tree house in a hurry.

"Link, are you okay?" the boy shouted, stopping in front of the ladder, panting. "Someone said they heard screams coming from your house!"

Link climbed down the ladder to greet her friend while reassuring him, "I'm fine, Sahrda. I was just startled."

"Startled?" he said, confused. "Startled by what?"

She reached the bottom of the ladder steps and jumped onto the ground. She turned to face him.

"By this," she said, pointing to the blue orb. "This is my fairy, Nati."

Sahrda blinked a few times as he stared at the orb.

"Your what?!" he exclaimed, surprise finally taking over the confusion.

Link grinned. "My fairy, Sahrda."

A smile formed on her friend's face. "A fairy! You finally have a fairy!"

Sahrda snatched his pink fairy out of the air. It shouted out of shock, and shouted again when he launched it towards Link's face to give her a closer look. "You have a fairy, just like me!" His eyes widened. "Just like the rest of us!"

He let go of his fairy and started jumping around excitedly. "You're a true Kokiri now, Link!"

True Kokiri. That statement left a bittersweet taste in Link's mouth.

"Yeah. I've also been summoned by The Great Deku Tree," she added.

"Have you?" Sahrda said. He crossed his arms, and a look of pride crossed his face. "It's a great honor to be summoned by her. You're lucky, Link. Two great things in one day!"

Link looked down to the ground. Her smile faded as thoughts flooded her mind about the timing behind all this. Why today? Why now? Why didn't she get a fairy sooner? Why is she suddenly being accepted among the Kokiri? Why is she suddenly becoming… normal?

"Yeah… I guess I am," she replied.

Sahrda went behind Link and gave her a shove.

"Hey-!"

"What are you waiting for?" he interrupted. "Stop spending quality time with me and go see her! You can catch me up on everything later, like always!"

Link smiled. Sahrda was always impulsive and energetic. It was hard to have any concerns when he was around. All her worries seemed to melt away.

"Alright," she said, smiling once again. "I'll be back soon!"