Summary: Mido still remembers when he came to the forest, all those years ago.

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda. This fanfic was written for pure entertainment purposes only, all credit goes to original creators.


The forest was still young. The trees were not yet groaning under their own weight. The branches were thin enough to let more sun in, warming the earth and allowing more grasp to grow. The energetic pipes could not be heard, and there were no echoes of children's laughter. For some time, the only sound that could be heard were the soft flutter of fairy wings.

One day, a new sound was heard. Crying. A little boy sat at the edge of the forest, knees drawn up to his chest. He hid his tear stained face from the world, his small body shaking with each sob.

"Mom.. Mommy!" he cried, his nimble fingers gripping his ginger blonde hair. He was all alone. "Mommy.. Why did you let go?" he whispered, sniffling as he sobbed harder. The breath was almost knocked out of him as he cried.

A small fairy, glowing orange like the sun, could hear the little boy's cries. He zoomed nearby, bits of light dropping from the orb of light that surrounded his tiny body.

"Hey! Little boy, why are you crying?" He asked, circling around the child. His only response was more sobs from the kid. "Oi! Please, stop crying!" the fairy said, floating right in front of the boy, his wings flickering softly.

The child coughed and sniffled, looking up from his knees. The tattered shorts he wore were soaked with tears. Big blue eyes, glistening with tears, widened in surprise. He had never seen a real fairy before! He lifted one hand and rubbed at his face, smearing dirt over his freckled cheek. "Wh-who.. Who are you?" he asked, gasping as he started to stop crying.

The fairy glowed a bit brighter, seeing the kid's face. "I'm Pan!" he said, smiling as his light showed him more of the boy. He had such kind eyes! "Who are you? Why are you crying?"

The boy frowned, tears welling up in his eyes once more. "I.. I don't know," he whispered. He couldn't remember his name. It was like the the branches of the trees had snatched it away from him. "I'm lost.. My mommy- We were walking.. And she let go of my hand, and she just kept walking faster and faster," he said, thick tears rolling down his cheeks. His nose crinkled as he started to cry again. "She's gone."

The fairy's wings twitched in panic, he didn't want the little boy to cry anymore! How horrible, to be lost in the woods. "No, please! Don't cry!" he begged, trying to think. He opened his mouth and started to sing, "Mi sol re, do re mi sol re, mi sol ré dó sol fa mi re. Mi sol re do re mi sol re mi sol ré dó sooool" it was a song that the Great Fairy had taught him. A song that the chosen family of the Goddesses knew, a song of friends. It assured his fairy brothers and sisters that hope was just beyond the horizon. Perhaps it would give the same feeling to this boy?

The little boy sniffled softly, listening to the fairy sing to him. It was such a soothing melody, like a lullaby. "Wow," he whispered, staring at the fairy in awe. Tears were still falling down his cheeks, but he was no longer crying uncontrollably. "P.. Pan, right? That was beautiful.." he said, swallowing the lump in his throat.

The fairy gave a kind smile, glad the boy was no longer weeping. "Thank you, the Great Fairy taught it to all of us. If someone plays it, we are to appear and help them."

Mido nodded, somewhat understanding. He flinched a bit, the fairy had suddenly zoomed in real close, right at his face. He could see past the light that it gave off, seeing the face and details of the fairy's body.

"You can't remember your name?" asked the fairy, frowning when the boy nodded. "Hm.. Well, I'll give you a new one! He started to hum the song as he thought of a new name. "Mi sol re, do re mi.. re.. do.. Mi… do….!" the fairy stopped and suddenly clapped his hands together. "Mido!" he said, giggling softly. "You liked my song, so why not be a part of it?"

The boy just stared at the fairy, confused. "But.. My mother named me-" he frowned, thinking of his mom.

"Yes, I understand," said Pan. "However.. she's not here. And, since you're here, you'll need a new family. I'll be your family! And families name each other!" That wasn't exactly how it worked, but the fairy's heart was in the right place. "Please? Mido?"

He just stared with glossy blue eyes, unsure of what to say. Already it felt like the shadows of the trees were creeping into his mind, hiding his thoughts and memories. It was only by watching the fairy's light that he was able to think at all. A new family? But, he still missed his mother. He couldn't just leave her.

But she left him.

"Alright, Pan," he said, looking down at the ground for a moment. He was sure his mother would come for him, soon. Maybe she just saw something ahead and needed to get to it. She'll come back.

"Yay!" Pan cheered, spinning in the air. "Oh, I have to take you to see the Great Deku Tree! He'll want to know someone new is in the forest! Get up, get up!" he said, circling the boy, gently nudging him every so often. After constant pesturing, he got Mido to stand up.

"Follow me, Mido! You don't want to get lost in here!" He stayed close to the boy as he followed after him, making each careful turn the forest. The trees were weird, growing in a maze like pattern. After what seemed like hours, they made it to a clearing.

"Great Deku Tree, I'm back~!"

Many years had passed since that day, and Mido was still in the forest. He kept the name his friend gave him. Though he had learned the paths to the Lost Woods by heart, he always had Pan by his side. The Great Deku Tree had told him that it was the fairy keeping him safe from harm. He had often doubted it, but he listened to the forest Father. Why would he want to part from the person dearest to his heart.

Many children found their way into the forest. Some were left behind, some had just run away and got lost. Whatever the case, most had found a fairy friend and were welcomed into the Forest by the Great Deku Tree. He was always eager to have more precious little children in his care.

A few children were not so lucky, and refused to come and meet the Forest Father. They stayed in the shadows of the trees, forever.

They were told never to leave the forest. Outside of their world, the Great Deku Tree would not be able to protect them. To risk tears and death, his children would remain with him for all time.

Once more, he found himself chasing after the bright fairy as they ran into the Great Deku Tree's clearing.

"Great Deku Tree! There's a woman in the forest! She's not going to make it!" And once more, Mido found himself overwhelmed by the sadness as he saw yet another mother leave her child. Tears rolled down his cheeks and he sobbed, hearing more of the children run behind him. The crying of a baby echoed in their forest.

"She's gone."


Author's Notes: I wrote this on a whim while running my Ask-Mido blog on tumblr. I don't know why but I like to give Mido a sad past, maybe that's the reason I love his character so much? Who knows.

I apologize for the choppy ending, I had to force myself to stop before it became a damn novel. Perhaps I'll flesh this out more, or whatever.

This whole fic was based on a theory of mine. A strategy guide once said that Kokiri were actually Hylian children that were lost/abandoned in the woods. That also makes me wonder what would have happened to Link if he never left the woods, I may write up on that. Two versions though, with a fairy and without. But I'm not too sure..

I hope you liked this story! Please review!