Right, this is my first fanfic EVER, så feel very free to comment and telling me how to improve. Since I am from Sweden there will probably be grammar stuff and typos here and there, so be sure to check it properly :P
At first, thsi might seem as a Zelink, but it will pretty soon turn out to be more of a Link-Malon kind of story. The reason? I think that is how it's supposed to be.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Legend of Zelda or any of the characters or places mentioned in this story. Regrettebly.
A Hero's Sins
Prologue
People say, that when the dark tower of Ganondorfs Castle finally crumbled and fell, after standing tall for almost seven years, the sounds of the explosions and thunderlike roars of the crashing stone walls were loud enough to be heard all over the land. Others say that many didn't hear any sound at all, quite the contrary; it was just like if the whole of Hyrules inhabitants and nature went silent, as if the land took a deep breath before realizing that they were finally saved, as the Hero of Time and Princess Zelda together pushed themselves, and therefore destiny itself, to the very brink of death. Balancing on a knifes edge, the two young shouldered the fate of the whole world when facing the Evil King and tore down his castle on themselves in the process. Whether there was sound or not in the rest of the land, the hero and princess themselves did not care about at that precise moment. They were busy clinging on to each other, praying to the Goddesses for help, hoping none of the big chunks of rocks would tumble down on them, crushing them or making them fall down in the vast lava pit beneath. As have been told time and time again since that day, both of them managed to survive, and even defeat Ganondorf a second time when he arose as the demon Ganon. And according to the stories they tell in the land of Hyrule now some years later, it was in that very moment, as the Hero of Time let the Master Sword lay at his feet while tending to his frightened princess, that the two young fell in deep love.
With the help of the Seven Sages and the Great Fairies of Hyrule the land was soon restored to its former glory. The Royal Castle was rebuilt, together with its town, the King returned from a near decade in exile, the forests, fields and mountains were cleared from whatever remains of evil Ganondorf left behind by the freshly recruited soldiers that now patrolled the land once again. And Link, once a young outsider from Kokiri Forest, was praised as The Hero of Time, his name soaring across the kingdom, making him a celebrated champion, loved and admired by everyone. And he should be. He had saved them. He had saved Hyrule.
Links greatest reward was not, however, the admiring masses. It was not the house in Castle Town, built especially for him when the town was rebuilt. It wasn't even the access he got to the Kings private treasure chamber, making him a very wealthy man. No, his prize was the princess. The wedding was as beautiful as anyone could ever hope for, and as the two young made their vows together the people of Hyrule once again felt that sensation as if the whole land held its breath just before plunging in. And the wedding kiss was the plunge, into a new, brighter era of happiness and love, as simple and pure as a Kokiri boy and a beautiful princess.
At least, that was what they all wished for.