Lost in the Legend
Chapter 1- Perfect sunsets
A/N- My first fanfic. Be nice. I've had an account for ages, but I just couldn't write. Nerves, I guess. Uh, just read and enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own Legend of Zelda, just my ideas and characters
Link sat on the fence, his sapphire eyes watching the cows. Nothing was as boring as that. He shook his perfect blonde hair out of his eyes. Link looked at the ground, trying to find a grass that was just right. The sun was setting, after all. The cows needed sleep, just like him.
Link finally found the right kind and blew it, calling Epona to him. The brown and white horse galloped over to him, nearly knocking him over since she did not stop. Link lost his balance, and arms flailing, he fell to the ground. Link chose to stay on the ground, staring at the perfect sunset.
It really was perfect. Gold, orange, pink, purple and blue... not to mention the shining clouds. The mountains and plains helped make a beautiful stage. Link would hold this little memory close to him for a very long time. It was calm and wonderful. A breeze trickled across Link's face, causing his hair to fly about his face.
"Link!" Link averted his gaze from the sunset and saw Faelo waving. Faelo was Link's step-father. So to speak, anyways. Link's mother and father had died just after he was born. Ever since then Faelo and Eva, Faelo's wife, had looked after him. Faelo was slightly taller than Link, with brown eyes and hair with a slightly weathered, tan face.
"Link, you're supposed to bring the cows in when the sun sets, not whenever you feel like it!" Faelo place a hand on his hip and scowled at Link. Link couldn't help but grin at him.
"I thought you were supposed to be watching the sheep!" Link shot back, a slight smirk on his face. Faelo shook his head, sighing. Link stood up and rubbed Epona's neck before jumping on her back. The horse looked back at Link, her brown eyes filled with annoyance that Link had stopped rubbing her neck. Link pointedly ignored her.
Link looked up at the now black, starry night, wishing for good luck. The day after tomorrow was the day exactly one hundred years ago the Hero of Twilight had destroyed Ganondorf. There was to be a celebration in Ordon that no one was likely to forget.
"Hurry up, Link! Eva's got supper on the way!" Faelo seemed to know when to ruin the most perfect of moments.
"Link…" Eva said quietly. Link looked up and blinked. Her face was slightly sad, her chocolate eyes unreadable. Why did she seem so unhappy?
"Link… all these years we thought we had lost something that we were supposed to give you when you turned ten. It was from your… real parents." Link winced. He hated it when they brought up his 'other' parents. To him, they were his real parents.
Eva brought out a slightly dirty box from underneath the table. Link's hands trembled visibly as he opened the box. From it came a beautiful ocarina. Link's eyes widened as he ran his fingers over its glossy surface. He could tell it was old, but how old, he was not sure.
"Why…" Link began. Quickly after he trailed off. Eva pushed her brown hair into a bun, sighing.
"It belonged to the Hero of Time. Your parents found it just a year before your birth. They wanted you to learn how to play it." Eva gave a little smile. "You know, the Princess is coming to the festival tomorrow. Maybe if you went, you could see her." She was probably trying to get the conversation away from where it was going.
"Can I go to the festival!?" Link finally burst out. He had been dying to ask ever since he had heard about it. Link immediately flushed. Well that was rude.
"And also," Link asked in a much quieter tone. "Did it really belong the Hero of Time?" Eva was silent for a moment, pretending to think about it. She glanced at Faelo, who smoking his pipe by the fire. He shrugged and Eva gave an exaggerated sigh.
"Alright, fine, you can go!" She gave Link another one of her special, small smiles. "And, yes, I think it did belong to the Hero of Time. At least, that's what your parents said." Link grinned, ignoring the whole 'your parents' deal. Tomorrow would be a good day. Link just knew it.
Faelo looked down his pipe and said, "We should tell Link." Eva stopped washing the dishes to stare at Faelo.
"Tell him what?" Eva asked it coolly, as though she didn't know what he was talking about. Faelo was silent for quite the while, listening to Link's deep breathing in the other room. He was deeply asleep by this time.
"About his parents. Who they really were. He's a man now. He should know." Faelo's quick few sentences cut Eva deeply. Eva did not want to ruin Link's innocence.
"I… can't." Her brown eyes reflected her pain.
Link may be a man, but he would always be her little boy. Even after he got married and had children, Eva wouldn't be able to hurt him. It would hurt her more than him.
"After the festival," Faelo announced, startling Eva out of her daydream. "I'm gonna tell that boy. He needs to know." Eva stared at him a moment before nodding.
"Alright." She finally agreed, hoping Link wouldn't be too upset.
A/N- Um… all done. Please review. After a few I'll update. Next chapter'll be better and longer, I promise! Review! NOW!