In the universe known as Hyrule, lived a Queen. She ruled in a vast land filled with richness and even from beyond the land, some people believed that their Queen was the Descendant of Zelda, a Legendary Princess who once helped save Hyrule with Hero of Time named Link from the Evil Ganon. She gave birth to her heir almost seventeen years ago, a son named Zerek. His name meant, "May God Protect the King". He had golden blonde hair that reached to his back and wore his white shirt with golden armor and white pants with knee high boots.

As his seventeenth birthday drew near, his mother wanted to have a grand ball, which means that she wanted him to meet a young lady that who become his bride. But he showed little interest in the ladies from the courtyards, they all wore the colour of pink and gold, thinking that it was his favourite colours, but in reality it was the colour green that he cherished the most.

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As the week before his birthday bash came, letters of invitations arrived throughout the land to the bacholorettes, including to a girl that no one very even heard of. She lived with her elderly grandfather on the edge of the border between Hyrule and the Unknown Land, at sixteen she was helping her grandfather with the small farm. She had golden long hair that reached to her ankles, and wore a long green dress that sometimes got covered with mud from working, which she didn't mind.

While feeding the pigs, she came to realize that the day was coming closer, "Grandpa, do I really have to go to the ball? I mean look at me, I'm not even fit to be a girl as it is!" she said after feeding her hungry friends.

"I did save some rupees for you to buy a new gown and a new pair of slippers" he said, after he fed the chickens.

"I don't really have to go you know, I bet he's a snob!" she said, as she got out of the pigpen.

"Well you may never know Lexi, you may never know" he said with a smile.

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It was almost night time and it was her turn to watch over the fish net at the lake where they catched their fish, she saddled up her horse, Epion. Once she got her gear on she was off, it was an hour long journey but she had done this many times. She rode into the sunset until she reached her destination. She unpacked her stuff and set up the tent. She got the fire started while the moon rised into the dark night. She gazed upon the moonlight and thoughts streamed into her head like the rivers. She tried to think of her mother but no memories came of her, her grandfather told her she died after she was born.

"Why did she have to die? Was it my fault?" she thought to herself, as she layed on the grass still stareing at the moon.

She wanted to cry but then something interupted her night watch, she heard a horse galoping from a distance and whinnying as it got closer. She got a little concerned, thinking that it was a theif. She got her sword and shield in hand. With the help of the moonlight she could make out a silloutte of the horse galoping towards her and it got closer the horse stopped. She got ready, but then she saw the rider fall off, who ever he was, he was injured. She was cautious as she approched him, he turned around. All she could see at that time was his helmet and riding gear, until she noticed a arrow sticking out of his back.

"You're hurt!" she said as she dropped her weapons and came down to help him, he tried to move but she gently held him. "Don't move by youself, I'll try to help you, sir".

He saw her kind face through his helmet and accepted her help, she helped him to his feet and walked him to the campfire. He sat on the blanket by the fire, then he slowly removed his helmet. She was stunned, he must have been just a little older than her, his hair was long, red and braided, he had gentle red eyes that looked back at her, she was speechless.

"Are you a soldier or something? You look very young for one" she said.

"Are you going to remove the arrow?" he asked. Ignoring her question.

"Oh...right" she said, "This might hurt abit".

She kneeled down behind him and prepared to remove the arrow, he quietly took a big breath and then with all her strength she pulled out the arrow. He cried out in pain once it was out, collapsing onto the blanket, She then quickly removed his armor and tryed to stop the bleeding. He was in pain but he managed to endure it.

"I am so sorry, I didn't mean to pull it out that hard" she said, as she wet a cloth she had and put it on his wound.

"I am grateful that you helped me" he said, as he layed there.

"Can I ask what happend to you?"

"It's best that we don't talk about it" he said with a stern voice.

"...alright."

She continued to care for him until she was sure he fine. Dawn came, Lexi woke up that morning and noticed that he was gone. All that was left from him was the blood soaked blanket, she looked around the area and he could not be found.

"I didn't even ask for his name" she said, feeling rather dumb and disappointed.

Later that morning, Lexi was packing her stuff, she picked up the blanket that she used on him and found a sack underneath it. She picked it up and looked in it and it was 20 pieces of red rupees, she was in shock. He gave her money in exchange for helping him heal.

"Now I really wish he told me his name."

To Be Continued

By Anime Janice