A/N: Hey everyone, this is my first story on this account! I've dabbled in fanfiction before, and even started some stories on an old account three or so years ago, but I'd be way to embarrassed to have to look at that so I'm starting fresh. This first chapter may seem pretty rushed, but I wanted all these initial introduction scenes to go by rather fast. Anyway, I can always come back an edit this once I realize how plain awful this chapter was. Have fun!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Zelda, don't kill me.


Restarting Life

We pulled in to the driveway. Already I was taken aback, the house was even more illustrious than I could've described. Tall hedges secluded the property from the rest of the upscale neighborhood, which only seemed to increase the grandeur of the whole place. The building itself, while only two stories, appeared as if it towered above me with its stucco walls, and the fountain out front only added to the beauty. I felt as if the house was beckoning me, which sounds really stupid, but it was true.

"Are we there yet? Is this it!?" My little sister Aryll was sitting up as high as she could in the backseat to try and see out the car window, filled with excitement.

"Yeah Aryll, we finally made it…" I almost felt guilty driving this practically ancient car around here, but then I remembered why we were here in the first place. No matter how rich they were, these people had to be some of the kindest human beings on the planet. After losing almost all of my immediate family with the exception my younger sister, it felt amazing to be taken in by a new family, the wealth they held was insignificant to me.

"Ready Aryll?" I strained my head around from the drivers seat. She had a genuine ear-to-ear grin plastered on her face.

"You bet! C'mon, let's go, let's GO!" The smile on her face was the warmest one I'd seen in months since the tragedy. We eagerly hopped out of the car, tidied up our clothes, and hand in hand walked up to the front door. I knocked three times, not knowing exactly what to expect. We had to travel for a good 15 hours to get here, so this was the first time meeting with our new adoptive parents. We had sent letters, but the moment of suspense right before the door opened was painful. It was answered almost immediately by a man with greying hair and a hearty smile.

"Hey!" he uttered in a deep, welcoming voice, "you must be Link! We've been waiting for what seems an eternity!" I couldn't help but contain a smile. This was my new father. "It's amazing to finally meet you!" I reached out to shake hands, but he embraced me in a deep hug instead. He then focused his attention approximately one foot to the left and two feet below my height. "And you, you must be Aryll, is that not correct?" He picked my little sister up to her delight and ruffled her blonde pigtails. She was out of breath from laughing once he set her back down. "Well, what are we waiting for, come on in you two!"

He walked us down a short hallway that led straight into an enormous kitchen; the island in the center was what, fifteen feet long? The cabinets, counters, everything seemed to be whispering money.

"Telma, come out here, Link and Aryll have arrived!" He bellowed. Emerging from the corridor, and middle-aged woman who looked as if that smile never left her face approached the two of us. "Hello Link and Aryll, I'm Telma Harkinian, and this is Daphnes." She motioned to her husband. Daphnes stuck his hand out for us to give it a quick shake, symbolic if anything. We'd already talked many times through letters. Quickly I surveyed the room. It had everything you'd ever want in a kitchen, times fifty. I looked down and noticed Aryll took an immediate liking to Telma, and she was swooped off the ground into my adoptive mothers hands, giggling uncontrollably.

Daphnes motioned for the two of us to sit at the island. "Would you like anything to eat or drink?" I wasn't very hungry, but Aryll asked for some apple juice. "Coming right up!" Daphnes poured Aryll's drink, and Telma said she would take all of our luggage in. I tried to help, but she just told me to sit down and relax. I had, after all, been driving for more than half of a day. When she finished with the luggage she took a seat and the four of us talked nonchalantly for a half hour or so, and I'm grateful that they refrained from mentioning my parents.

Daphnes then looked at the clock and spoke up. "Do you two want a quick tour of the house?" I of course agreed, I needed to be able to work my way around this place.

He took us first down the long corridor, pointing at the various doors and mentioning where they lead. Some he seemed to purposely not mention, which makes me wonder what they do with all this space, especially since it's just the two of them. The corridor was almost ominous, but I wouldn't walk down this way much anyhow. When we reached the end, we pivoted and went right back to the kitchen, where there was a large and very flamboyant looking set of stairs that I wasn't exactly too keen and walking on for fear of falling somehow- something I did a lot, but we proceeded upwards safely. Almost immediately to the right of the landing was my room.

"I hope you like it, we worked very hard on it!" Telma proudly stated. I honestly wasn't expecting that much, but damn was I wrong. Upon opening the door, I was greeted immediately with high ceilings, and blue walls decorated with golden imagery of the Hero of Legend. Obviously they had paid attention to the letters Aryll and I sent them. Across the room was a king size bed, which was paralleled by a huge TV set on the opposite wall. I was speechless. Utterly speechless. How was I supposed to thank them?

"Y-you didn't ha-" I attempted to speak but was quickly cut off by Telma. Daphnes' wholesome chuckle assured me as well.

"Of course we had to Link, you'd been through so much and you deserve nothing less." Telma calmingly said. I was still simply in awe of the Harkinian's thoughtfulness. Whether I deserved this or not, my new parents obviously cared for me. Telma then turned to my sister. "But I bet Aryll's room will be even better, are you ready Aryll?" My little sister squirmed in excitement, still in Telma's arms. "You can make yourself at home in here Link, if there's anything you need, just feel free to call one of us up here, but I'll leave you be for now."

Still stunned, Daphnes just gently closed the door on me, leaving myself to me and my thoughts alone. I couldn't comprehend anything at the moment, so I just sprawled out on my bed. A bit too cushioned for me, but I really shouldn't be complaining. Peacefully I dozed off with happy thoughts in my head.


The screams would already be painful, but they become even more painful when you know they're the screams of your mother. Your father. Your Uncle. Your Grandma. Your dog for goddesses' sake. The howl was chilling. I would never forget it. Aryll. Aryll! If I could save one person it had to be her. Her door was searing hot, but I risked it. Opening the door, the entire room was almost entirely engulfed in flames. But there she was. Right below me. She appeared to be unconscious, but also unscathed. I swooped her up, cradled her in my arms, and jumped out my own window. The screams were still ongoing. As I watched the final sections of my house go up in flames, I saw what I thought was the shape of my father, no part of him saved from the flames- but I couldn't tell for sure, for the tears forming in my eyes distorted his vision. The sirens drew closer, and I completely surrendered my emotions, convulsively twitching on the ground while sobbing my eyes out.


I woke up panting. It was a dream. Of course it was a dream. Oh my god. It was a dream. Again. That dream. That dream…. Every night since the incident I've had that dream. You think I would've gotten used to it, but every time it still gives my cardiovascular system a workout.

Knowing there was no way I could fall asleep for at least a couple hours. I decided to familiarize myself with my surroundings. In the closet they was an abundance of plain clothes for school wear, which suited me fine. Below the TV there was a Wii U, always a great addition. Telma obviously intended for me to put things up here as time went on, which I'm grateful for. Some more basic things scattered about the room, a nice carpet, and some more storage. But the only thing that surprised me was right above the closet. A ledge I hadn't noticed before. And…was that a door? Appeared to be. I hoisted myself up and sure enough, ten feet above the floor there was a mysterious small door. Might as well open it, seems interesting enough….

I had to get on all fours and crawl to move around in there, and it was black as tar so I really couldn't tell where the hell I wa-

OOF. Well, at least I landed on a bed. Wait. What? "Oh my GODDESESS!" I screamed.

"Eeeeeeeek!" This thing on the bed shrieked. I didn't really get a chance to tell exactly what the thing was because my face was repeatedly rammed into the mattress by a pillow.

"Stwwwp! Stwwwp! I swwrnndrr!" My tried to say, but obviously it was pretty challenging to speak….

"Oh my fu-" I looked up at the speaker, who I also assumed was the pillow-mugger. Was it dark? Yes. Was my vision the greatest in the dark? No. But was she gorgeous? Yes. Her slim, innocent, yet gorgeous eyes complimented her flowing blonde hair gorgeous. But was her hair messy? I couldn't really tell, but it looked stunning from here and- what am I doing? Already I could feel my face going beet red…pull it together Link, you idiot….

"Holy shit! I'm so sorry, uhm…uh…err…" She managed to choke out. Awkward. Did Daphnes or Telma ever say they had a daughter? If so, I don't remember it…. Fuck. This girl is staring at me and she's possibly the most beautiful person I've ever seen, in the dark at least, and what am I supposed to say? I mean I have to say something, she's gonna think I'm some random pervert. So I speak up….

"Uh…who are you?" Oh. Great. You intrude this girl's bedroom, fall on her from ten feet above, probably cause her some physical pain, and that's what you choose to say. I braced myself for a slap to the cheek. Sometimes I'm just really depressed in my existence.

Miraculously she responded without a trace of anger. "Oh…uh…I'm Zelda…Harkinian, obviously. Zelda Harkinian." So there was a daughter? And no one ever told me? And she didn't slap me? Sweet. She looked up at me like she was trying not to laugh, but her smile broke through. "And you're Link Gaiden I take it?" Oh, so she knows me. I felt my face heating up fast. Dear Hylia….

"Y-yeah, that's me." Why am I so awful at social interaction, Farore? I don't know, but luckily, her smile just widened, which made me feel absolutely spectacular for no reason.

"And did you by any chance just fall on my bed from up there?" She motioned to the passageway ten or so feet above.

"Well yeah, I guess I kinda did." Instantly Zelda just burst out laughing, which in turn slowly built up my emotion until I was giggling along with her like a six year old. For five minutes I was just sitting on the bed of a girl I just met laughing my ass off over I don't know what really. But if I did know something it was that I was tired, and although I planned to go back through the passageway I must of fallen asleep before I got the chance.


"Well, hello sleepyhead!" Telma greeted me as I walked down the lavish staircase. "Yeah, hello sleepyhead!" Aryll was in Telma's arms, which I guess I should probably get used to.

"So I see you met Zelda?" Daphnes looked up from the newspaper.

"Yeah…" I responded, recalling last night's events and cringing. I noticed that she was sitting at the island as well. That sparked a few questions. How late did I sleep till? Is she that much more pretty in daylight? And why didn't my new parents tell me about her?

"It's alright Link, we intended it to be a surprise." Telma spoke up. I just smiled back and said it was ok, still embarrassed. I'd been living with these people for less than twenty-four hours and I almost feel as if these are my biological parents. Awesome. However, the key word there is 'almost.' I will find the culprit of my burning house, and now that we've settled down I can finally start. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Zelda, conversing happily with Aryll. And Zelda is supposed to be my sister, by the rules of adoption. Awkward, to say the least.


Alright, so that was that. The next chapter is probably going to be pretty short, but the 3 will be a bit longer than it and should follow almost right after. Feel free to leave a review, I've never actually attempted first person before so it's all pretty new to me. Eventually I'll be better with it :P