A.N./ This is my first Legend of Zelda story. Also this story has the characters genderbent. That's right. Link is a girl, Zelda is a boy. Some characters will still be the same. Ganondorf, for example, will still be male. This story will take place during Twilight Princess.
Hyrule was a magestic land. In it, was a beautiful kingdom. At the center of the country was a castle, Hyrule Castle. Around it, were four provinces: Ordon, Faron, Eldin and Lanayru. There is a great forrest to the South, to the North is Lake Hylia, the East is a desert mesa and finally to the West is a amazing Volcano. There are three main groups of people that reside here, the humans, the Gorons and the Zoras. This story takes place in the small village of Ordon. A girl lives there, Linka. Her own destiny is about to unfold.
"That's a good girl. Good girl Epona. I just need to load up one more bundle of wood. Can you carry it?" The brown horse whinnied and flicked her head happily. Linka took that as a yes and placed the huge bundle of twigs on the saddle. After that was done, Linka secured the load with some rope.
"All set then Linka?" Rusl came up behind her and looked over to Epona. He was wiping some sweat off of his forefead when Linka nodded.
"We're all set." She grabbed onto Epona's reigns and began leading her back to the village.
After a little ways, Rusl stopped and yawned." Say Linka, why don't we rest here for a second." Linka stopped and turned to look at the spring. She shrugged and nodded. They sat on the ground as Epona went to drink some spring water."Hey Linka, tell me...Do you ever feel a strange sadness as dusk falls? They say it's the only time when our world intersects with theirs...The only time we can feel the lingering regrets of spirits who have left our world. That is why lonliness always pervades the hour of twilight."
Linka had been looking at the last of the sunlight reflecting off the spring water. She glanced at Rusl, her sky blue eyes were filled with knowledge. She scratched at the back of her head, some loose hair falling out of her braid. "I guess so. To me, it feels like the light and warmth of the day are gone. It does seems sad I suppose."
Rusl laughed, his own blue eyes filled with humor."Linka, I have a favor to ask of you. I was supposed to deliver something to the royal family of Hyrule the day after tomorrow. Yes, it was a task set to me by the mayor, but...Would you go in my stead?" Rusl looked over to her and smiled. "You have never been to Hyrule, right?"
Linka was stunned. For a while she couldn't speak. When a bright smile spread across her face is when she spoke."I would love to! Thank you Rusl!" Linka hugged him quickly before she turned her attention back to the spring.
Rusl got up off the ground and held his hand out to the girl. "It's getting late...We should head back to the village. I will talk to the mayor about this matter." Linka took his hand and got up. She wiped of the dirt from her clothes. Then they began walking.
Linka and Rusl dropped off the wood at his house. All four of the bundles were unloaded and Linka let Epona off to go wander. The door opened and Uli smiled at Linka.
"Linka dear, would you like to come have dinner with us?" Uli asked. She stood in the door way. Her hands were rubbing her pregnant stomach.
Colin was behind his mother. He smiled shyly and looked at Linka. "Will you Linka?"
Linka looked at Uli, then Colin. They both smiled and their blue eyes told Linka that there was no doubt that she would be warmly welcomed. She sighed and shook her head. "I'm sorry. I put a stew on earlier." Linka frowned at them then smiled. "Maybe some other time, okay?"
Uli and Colin both nodded. Colin smiled at Linka then quickly made his way back inside. Linka chuckled as he darted away. Rusl walked into the doorway and wrapped an arm around his wife. Uli smiled.
"Get a good rest tonight Linka. You have a big day coming up soon." Rusl grinned as he and Uli went inside. Linka turned and whistled shortly. After a few seconds, Linka started walking up the path to her house, Epona following close by.
Linka patted Epona good night. She took an apple off of a nearby tree and fed it to her."Good night, my dear." Linka kissed the horse's head before turning to the ladder leading up to her house. She climbed it quickly when she noticed the vibrant smell of her stew. She opened the door and ran inside to stir it.
"Delicious." She said as she laddled some into a bowl. She sniffed at the steam rising from the bowl. It smelled of seasonings and a few other things. She had taken off her sandles as she made her way to the table.
As she at her food, she stared at the birthmark on her right hand. The three triangles had to mean something. How could a birthmark be shaped so perfectly? She finished up her bowl and went upstairs to her bed. She yawned loudly and collapsed on her bed. Before she knew it, she had fallen into a deep slumber.
"Hey! Linka! You there?" Fado called from outside."Hey you mind helpin' herf the goats? They ain't listenin' to me lately"
Linka was just finishing her lunch as she heared his call she looked out the window on the third floor. She looked down at him and smiled." Sure, no prolem. I'll be right down!" she called to him.
She had to go down to sets of ladders before she reached the main level of her house. She had already put on her baggy pants and was finishing putting on her white shirt. She then took her comb and brushed out her hair quickly. She seperated her hair and put it into a braid, how she usually styled it. She put on her wristbands and strapped on her green shoulder pad. She tied her belt and went to the door to slip on her sandles.
While Linka was getting dressed, Fado had looked around him. He looked over to where Epona usually stayed and was surprised when she wasn't there. "Hey, where's Epona?" He asked as Linka walked out of her house.
She looked over to see that he was right and Epona wasn't there. Linka jumped down and looked over to her right. She sighed and shook her head. "Ilia has probably taken her to the spring again. I'll go get her." Linka started on the path to the spring."You go to the ranch and I'll meet you there." Linka then jogged down the path to the spring.
After a minute of going through the short path, she had turned to look at the entrance of the spring. Sure enough Linka's friend, Ilia, was there. Ilia was walking toward Epona. She then rubbed her head and smiled at the mare. When Linka shuffled forward, Ilia turned her chesnut brown eyes to her.
"Oh hi Linka. I washed Epona for you!" Ilia turned to face Linka and smiled in a shy short of way. Linka couldn't help but smile back.
"Thanks." Linka said and walked closer to them. She glanced at Epona and smiled at her newly washed coat. It shined and somewhat reflected the sun's light due to the drips of water that had yet to dry.
"Epona is a girl too, so you have to treat her nice like one!" Ilia spoke as she pet Epona. "Oh, but listen, Linka...Coukd you do something for me?" Linka nodded and smiled at her best friend. "Can you use a peice of grass to play that song for me? You know, the one that Epona likes?"
Linka chuskled and walked over to the patch of special grass. She picked one of the horseshoe shaped peices and played it. A magestic melody began to play. Epona whinnied loudly and trotted over to Linka. Linka smiled and began to pet her beautiful horse.
Ilia smiled and spoke again, "It's such a nice melody. Epona looks happy. Well, she's all prettied up now, so I suppose you can ride her back." Ilia looked at Linka. Then her stare hardened slightly. "But don't you make her do too much, okay?"
Linka nodded and walked to the side of Epona. She was just about to jump on when Ilia hugged her tightly. Linka chuckled. "Ilia, I'm not going far. I see you everyday. There's no need to hug me goodbye." Linka chuckled again.
"I-I know that Linka." Ilia spoke. Her voice seemed some what sad. Linka was about to ask what was wrong when she felt Ilia's hands move up and down over her chest.
Linka gasped and shuddered. She had not been expecting that. She tried to speak but couldn't.
Ilia must have been waiting for Linka to protest because when She didn't speak, Ilia moved her hands more roughly. After massaging them, Ilia rubbed Linka's nipples. Soon, Ilia snaked a hand down Linka's shirt and fondled with her boob.
That's when Linka snapped out of the trance she seemed to be in.. She moved Ilia's hands and turned around, backing away from the girl she thought she knew so well.
Ilia looked at Linka blankly. Then she blushed and looked down. She moved her arms behind her back and frowned. Finally she spoke. "I...I am so sorry Linka. I don't know what I was doing." Ilia looked at Linka finally. Her eyes started to tear up. "I really don't know what that was."
Linka walked over to Ilia and placed a hand on her friends shoulder. Linka looked into the girl's brown, tear filled eyes. "Ilia I forgive you. I... I just don't roll that way. And if I did, that would be too awkward. You're my best friend." Linka backed away then mounted Epona. "I have to get to the ranch." Then Linka erged Epona to a trott, leaving Ilia in the spring.
Ilia sighed and wiped her tears. She closed her eyes and replayed that event on her mind. She wished she could do more with Linka.
Linka had Epona walk over to the center of the ranch, where Fado was. Fado waved to her. "Sorry to get you over here in such a hurry, Linka! These guys have been awful skittish lately. They won't listen to a word I say." Fado motioned to the goats as her spoke."Sorry to ask,bud, but how's about you an' Epona herd 'em into the barn real quick? We ain't got much time, so you think you can do it for me?" Fado asked the girl.
Linka laughed. "Ofcourse I can. You don't doubt my skills do you?" Fado chuckled and shook his head.
When Fado had the gate closed, Linka began to urge Epona toward the stubborn goats. It took Linka longer then usual to herd them. A few got angry at Linka's constant whooping and tackled her off of Epona.
Fado walked over to them. "Linka, Epona..." He nodded to them. "Much obliged to the both of y'all. I can cover everythin' tomorrow without havin' to trouble you, so just sit back an' relaxed, bud."
Linka smiled and patted Epona's neck. "No problem Boss. I'm sure it's no problem for us, right Epona?" The mare whinnied and nodded her head. Fado and Linka laughed.
"Oh...But, uh, how 'bout today? Wanna practice with the fences?" Without a response, Fado jogged over to the barn. "Just wait a spell, bud. I'll get them fences set up." He called as he ran over to the barn.
In just 10 minutes, the fences were set up around the ranch. "Sorry that took so long. Ok, then Y'all ride all you want." Fado grinned at the two. "Y'all get tired of ridin', just jump the gate an' head back into the village, okay, bud?" Linka nodded and began jumping the fences with Epona. Fado watched for a few minutes then head to the back of the barn where his house was.
Epona loved to jump the fences. Sometimes Linka wouldn't need to do anything except hold on. After a half an hour of that Epona trotted over to where the goat's water was. Linka patted her mare and urged her over to the gate. Epona picked up speed and leaped gracefully over the gate. Epona went straight to their home.
Linka took a bag of grain and poured it into a container near Epona's "stable". The horse whinnied a good night to her human and dug into her dinner. Linka took the empty bag up with her when she entered her house.
Once inside, Linka slipped off her sandles and shoulder pad. She went to the kitchen and grabbed a bowl from the cuppard. She filled it with the stew simmering on the fire. Linka filled her nostrils with it's delicious scent and dug in.
When she was done she washed her dish and got a quick drink of water. She climbed the ladder to the loft where her bed was. She untied the belt and took off her pants. She kept her shirt on so all she was wearing was her underwear and her shirt. She kepy her hair in it's braid so it wouldn't get tangled as she slept.
Linka looked out the window near her bed. Her house, by far, had the best view of the whole village. She had noticed the spring in the distance. She shuddered at the memory she had of it earlier that day. She crawled into her bed and laid there, looking at the ceiling.
"If only Ilia were a boy. Then maybe..." Linka's sentence trailed off as she yawned and fell asleep.
She dreamt that Ilia was a boy. Ilia was tall and muscular. Ilia's body was well toned, just the man that Linka allways liked. The events had been the same as the day she had. But this time at the spring when Ilia had massaged her breast, Linka liked it. She let Ilia do what ever she, or rather he, wanted.
"Your breasts are shaped nicely Linka." Ilia whispered in her ear. He massaged them more vigoursly. He had slipped both of his hands in Linka's shirt and was tweaking her nipples."Just the way I like them to be."
Linka's breath caught and her eyes shuddered closed. She leaned into Ilia and moaned quietly. She loved the way he touched her. A warmth was growing in her body. Linka began to want more from him.
Ilia removed on of his hands from her shirt and snaked it lower, into the front of her pants. Linka moaned loudly as he began rubbing her part slowly.
Then, Linka awoke with a quiet scream. She looked around her suroundings and realized she was still in her house. She climbed out of her bed and went to the kitchen. She splashed some water in her face and then slapped her cheeks. She went back to her bed and layed there, waiting for sleep to find her again. She hoped she would have a more practical dream this time.
So, how did you all like it? I wasn't planning on having Ilia be that way at first. Then I decided it would make the story more dramatic in the later chapters. I assume that some of you noticed that lack of imagery in my writing. I hope to get better at that! ^.^ Also, if you noticed any mispellings that's because I don't have Beta or anything like that. Anyway please review! I am anxious to read what you think. I plan on writing ALOT for this story. As in, writing throught the whole storyline.
See you at the next update,
BlueLeafRival17