Prologue: Blue and Gold

Sunrays were passing through windblown leaves, sending dancing shadows across the scarred surface made of wood; up in one of the highest twigs of the large tree a small figure, slightly glowing wings on her back, leaned against a larger branch, reading a well-worn volume while absentmindly stroking back strands of her blue hair. The girl sighed as a gust of wind blew them back into her eyes.

Octorok

monster found in almost any aquatic area; remains hidden beneath the water most of the time, however upon noticing trespassers it surfaces and –

"Still studying?"

The voice that broke her concentration belonged to a similar tiny girl, only with pink, curly hair and a broad smile across her face that was soaring up to the twig the other one sat on.

The girl shrugged.

"I was, until you came along, Estra", she accused. "Not that it matters anyway… But, you know, I hardly have anything else to do…"

The girl called Estra smiled even broader.

"Then it's good that I came along. Saria told me I should check on you. Figures I'd find you moping on your usual lookout."

"I'm not –"

"Come on, I know something to light up your mood!" And with that she was off, rapidly descending through the leaves down to where her companion waited.

The other girl just sighed again and shook her head about her energetic friend, then, with a last longing look onto her book she jumped off the twig and followed Estra downwards.

Upon landing on a low branch she spotted another, green-haired girl, but this time wingless and much less small and fragile. She lifted a hand to greet the Kokiri girl and a warm smile stole itself upon her face.

"Saria."

The girl's eyes fell upon her small figure and she smiled back.

"Hey, nice to see the exiled back home."

The girl chose to ignore the insult.

"So, what's the thing that Estra is so excited about?"

"Well…" Saria begun.

"We got a newcomer!" Estra blurted out.

The blue haired frowned.

"Another one?"

"Yes, this one's all tiny and blonde and –"

"I won't go, Estra."

Disappointment washed over Estra's face.

"But I thought you would be happy about it… I thought –"

"What? That I would finally see my chance just to be disappointed again? That I would be mocked at, being the useless fairy again?" She was close to shouting. "Not this time, Estra. Not another time." She could feel tears forming in her eyes and turned, ready to fly off again.

"But… Wait!" Estra called out, wanting to go after her. However, Saria spoke up.

"Don't."

"But…"

"Weren't you curious about the little one? Come, let's go."

Reluctantly, Estra followed the Kokiri into the village, but her excitement soon took over again, and she didn't think about the blue one's behaviour anymore.

Saria on the other side wore a worried look on her face, but masked with a smile as the two entered the other fairies and their Kokiri.

)O(

The girl was back at her favourite place just as the sun begun to set, tears streaming down her face. From this spot she could make out the entirety of the forest, over to the distant mountains and the plains in the west, terrifying far away. The dying light washed over the landscape and bathed it in a golden haze. The fairy didn't stop ascending until she reached the air above the highest tree. On this evening she had no look for the beauty of the twilight hour. From the distance she seemed to be just a blue-whitish glowing orb in the sky, a first star.

She thought about companionship, and the new Kokiri. About the looks of the others when she had been rejected by the Deku Tree over and over again, pity from some of them, in some faces malicious joy, but most of them were just annoyed eye rolls. Those stung worst.

At last she had returned to her books. Still, it all felt so pointless.

What did she do wrong?

She held lifted her head to the setting sun and cried out her frustration into the wind.

Author's Note:Hi. Shades here.

So, this is a first. The first chapter (if you can call the prologue a chapter) of my first fanfic. Man I'm excited! So, how did I do? Is it interesting to read so far? Did I make any mistakes? (a.k.a. How can I improve my writing?) Please bear in mind that English is not my first language, so I don't know all those fancy words you native speakers are accustomed to. However, I like English far better than my mother tongue, and I guess English is a language most people can understand, so...

Now a few things that are floating through my mind:

A warning: A few years ago I noticed that I tend to ramble. A lot. Just a warning.

The part with the Octorok is adapted from zelda. wikia. com, it was way easier this way than to think of something like that myself. And I wanted to go on with the plot. Not that there is much of it yet...

I head to be creative with the break fairy, since the bots refused to save all symbols I tried to write with my keyboard. Does anybody know what I do wrong? Aaand the cover is just a placeholder until the real thing is ready and prepared.

Also there must be a disclaimer somewhere around... There it is. What does it say... "ShadesAndDemons does not own The Legend of Zelda or any of it's characters."

...

Figures, I guess.

However I am the rightful author of this story! Man I'm excited!

Aaanyways, reviews are very much appreciated. Hopefully, until the next chapter. Shades out.