A/N: Alrighty then. Here's my first ever story-type fanfiction, let alone LoZ piece. Needless to say, it's based off of events from OoT, as it has my favourite character, Saria, in it.

Anyways, back to the point. When I originally wrote this, it was midnight; I was hiding under my covers, and using my GBA as a light, all for the sake of this little plot bunny that refused to wait until morning to be written. I lost valuable sleep time for this! Actually, I hate sleep, so never mind that.

Right. On to the story! Which is set three years after the events of OoT. We're completely ignoring Majora's Mask, by the way. In any case, enjoy!

Disclaimer: Nothing, nothing, nothing. I own nothing in this story, besides the plot and the name of Saria's fairy.

Prologue

Saria let out a long sigh, groggily rubbing the sleep from her eyes while gazing at her surroundings. She was currently sitting at the edge of the bridge, the one allowing the exiting and entering of the Lost Woods. It was quite chilly as it was only the crack of dawn, leaving the female Kokiri shivering slightly. The birds, exotic as they were, had just begun to stir, singing their strange little tunes to wake up the world. The forest around her was as green as could be. Ganon was gone, and a new Deku Tree had begun growing. It seemed that everyone was happy. Everyone, except for Saria.

You see, she was out waiting for Link. She was always here, waiting. Same place, same time. She could never be truly happy until Link was home, safe, back with the Kokiri. "He'll come back today. I know he will! I can feel it!"

Truth be told, the girl was always saying this to herself, attempting to reassure what little confidence in his return she had left. It had been almost three years since her best friend, and long-time object of affection, had last returned among the ranks of the Kokiri, and as it so happens, she had missed him!

Saria has been in the Forest Temple, meditating, and when one of the twins informed her of Link's visit, proceeded to cry for three days straight. Mido, the self-proclaimed "Boss" of the Kokiri, hadn't helped either. He had called it "ridiculous", and laughed at her. There had been no comfort for Saria, save for her fairy, Nori, and the Deku Tree, who could only provide her with words of solace.

The Deku Tree, by the way, had become fairly large after three years, becoming an adolescent. It was never one for old words such as "thou" and "thy" and was quite spunky, yet, surprisingly; it kept doing an amazing job at its role.

Sighing again - she had been doing that a lot lately - Saria let memories of long times passed flow through her mind. 'I wonder when it was that I first developed feelings for Link?'

Had it been the time when he had rescued her in the Forest Temple? Had it been the first time he had called Saria with the Ocarina? Had it been before that, when Link was leaving the Lost Woods, during their moment on the bridge? Or had it been earlier, still, when he had first come to the girl, in tears due to Mido's constant teasing and bullying?

During her reverie, Saria had failed to notice a tickling in her brain starting up, until it came out full blown, her song whirring in her ears. Then a voice. The voice she had been longing to hear ever since he had left her. Link's voice.

"Saria? I'm coming home."

A/N: Ooooooooooooooooooooh. Cliffhanger. Fun, fun, right? In any case, here's my first part out of who knows how many chapters. Currently, I've no clue where this story is going. All I know is that there'll be SariaxLink fluff. What would that be, anyway? "Salink"? Heh. That sounds quite funny.

Err... Excuse my rambling, there. I'm going to try my best to make this story different from others in some way, or other. I know, I know. Most of them have Link returning in them, but this will be different. I think.

Also, this is fairly short, but that's because it's a prologue. I'll try to make the rest of the chapters longer, with the exception of the epilogue. Maybe. Speaking of which, I've figured out what I'd like the ending to be, so now Ihave to finish this story sooner or later.

Anyways, take pity upon my soul. My typing was terrible today, so it took me the good part of two hours. Sad, isn't? I can generally type so fast. Ah, yes. And before I forget: Please review. You know you want to press that little button. It beckons to you...