In General... I do not own any of the characters that belong to Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. All characters and so forth rightfully belong to the respected owners.

Chapter 1: Two years and a season since…

Link sat sighing rubbing his left wrist. It had been two years and a season since the Usurper King Zant had turned the world of light into twilight and helping the power hungry Lord Gannon gain power. It was two years and a season since he had defeated them both and with the help of the Twilight Princess and Princess of Zelda, with the master sword, and freed both and Hyrule from the clutches of evil. And from that day did he feel the final phase of himself; he had matured into a man of worth. He had done so much at his age it was hard to believe. It was also hard to keep under wraps as to what had happened.

But the Princess and everybody knew what had to be done; an explanation to the public about Gannon and a special introduction of Link, the Twilight Hero. But he was introduced as the Hero of Hyrule rather than the Twilight Hero because all had agreed to cut out the Twili due to the fear of raising a fear amongst the people. It was something that Zelda hoped to introduce slowly as to the understanding of differences. It was already hard as is to grasp that there were beings such as Gorons and Zoras, how much more if she tried to explain a parallel universe to them? It was hard enough with a few issues between Hylians and Humes¹ every now and then, what with the world itself expanding great lengths with their trades and so forth.

Since that day, Link was made a knight of Hyrule even though he hated the large gatherings and felt nervous actually to large crowds. It was a trifle to him. Facing monsters who were attacking him was one thing, but the ogling eyes of the people were another. Especially since they looked to him now as if they needed a candle lit or a bug squished he'd be there. And the uncomfortable armor, of not only his repaired heroes tunic, but, adornments of a cape and additional armor parts to look the part of a 'legendary hero' in the eyes of nobles and the people. But he was free to come and go as he pleased but the princess insisted that he at least be a teacher to the new recruits. Link agreed to this after remembering the skeleton hero. Whoever that hero was in the past, may his soul rest in peace, Link did not want to feel that way in his after life. He agreed to teach and pass on the techniques the skeleton knight taught him.

It was the final lesson. He rubbed his sword wielding arm and grabbed a bag of ice that was imported from the yetis' snow grove. He placed a large chunk on his wrist thinking on the repairs to the castle and the economy bursts. As well as new technologies that had been rising. With magic, weapons, and science combining it was a dangerous thing as well as helpful. Hyrule being a sacred land of where the goddess breathed life to the world first was known for its spiritual and magical feel. Harnessing this magic did magic users combine it to become controlled to where those who didn't even have magic abilities can use the products; these products were what made Hyrule prosper despite the damages done to the world after the battles.

"After chaos is peace," Link whispered looking at the bag of ice.

The princess had made peace with the different races and lands by holding a peace treaty signing as to how to repair the lands and to the expenses will be set. The new import and export trade system at first was hard to grasp. Especially with people not so used to the others' cultures or unsure how things would work at first. It was hard times for a while but it soon settled. Even Ordon flourished with their produce products. It began to expand, especially with Malo Marts springing up not only all over Hyrule but even across seas.

Link chuckled to himself thinking of the young baby looking boy. He made his family so rich that when his father decided to start working again for the family, he didn't even have to start because Malo did so much for them. But their home was in Ordon and that's where they took hold of organizing the business. Link just sighed and looked up. The night sky was coming up and he knew the people in Ordon were waiting for him. He had taken a three month deal to teach new recruits who looked up to him and was paid very handsomely. He would be taking home the money to support Ordon and himself. He looked at the chest next to him and the cart of items that was full of item that the villagers had asked for sending him a letter. So many seeds of foreign vegetables and fruit that they began to grow, which were shipped and transferred around Hyrule, simple souvenirs, and expensive ones since Beth's taste began to rise. Link looked at a special box in the bunch. It was a necklace made out of shattered blue, green, and red rupees but was still very nice. He wanted to give it to Ilia but something in him still lingered deep inside. The words of the Twilight Princess before she left:

"Link, I… … See you later…"

"Link," a soft voice came from behind.

He turned around to see a woman in a black cloak. His heart skipped surprised as she removed her hood. Golden hair without the shining tiara fell forth and her dress wasn't as formal as usual but still elegant. It was blue with no sleeves with a Triforce pendant in the center where her bosom hung over in a white tight top.

"Princess," Link began to bow. How ridiculous of him to think it was somebody from there… after all, the entire mirror had been shattered.

"No need to be so formal Link. I'm here not as a princess to speak with you but as a friend," She said as she went near him with a quaint smile sitting on a pile of hay.

He smiled and sat next to her sighing as she took off her cloak revealing her silky skin that glowed in the darkness. She folded her hands across her knees bringing them up to her chest. He smiled as he stood back up gripping a wooden practice sword looking at the dummy.

"Show me something interesting," She said smiling.

Link looked at her surprised as she acted like a normal girl. He guessed that even she craved freedom of being something defined as 'normal' to some standards after living all her life so formally. He swung the sword forward, slashing the dummy across the chest and ducked under its arm elbowing it in the back and turning forward to spin upwards like as if doing the back slice but on the front of a person. Zelda clapped zealously enjoying what she saw. She stood up and picked up a sword as well. It was in a style of what she was used to using.

"En guard!" She said posing at Link.

He smirked and dashed at her. Her style was more like fencing but she was still quite skilled. They danced around spinning and fighting until he got her spinning from behind putting his sword in front of her like as if he were to slash her neck as she guarded with her sword unable to force him off. For a moment they were close, extremely close. Both blushed as he smelled her sweet fragrance of scented perfumes like the smell of a pond full of lilies as his musk hot scent from work lingered. Both backed off quickly as she brushed her hair behind her long ears as he just breathed deeply looking up at the moon feeling the breeze.

"So, uh, you're going back to Ordon tomorrow Sir Link?" She said turning around placing the sword down and picking up her cloak.

She's being formal… I guess we kind of got too close, Link thought nervously. "Yes, Princess Zelda," He replied.

She bit her lip hesitantly and just turned.

"I hope you have a safe journey back to the Ordon Province," She said.

"Thank you," Link replied still having his back turned.

He listened as her steps clacked away. As he turned he saw her running to him boots clacking louder as she came up. She gave him a hug tightly.

"I should thank you. The past two years and the several times you came out with me and so forth… I felt close to you and I felt freer than I have ever felt," she said with a blush across her cheeks. She took a gasp and leaned in close again hugging Link. Then backed off and smile as she curtsied and turned and ran.

Link felt the corner of his lip for a brief moment. He could've sworn with that second hug she had kissed him on the corner of his lip. He blushed and gave a shy smile as he pulled the cart of his things and walked out of the military court yard where the sword practices took place.

¹: I took the reference for people with normal ears from Final Fantasy XI where they're called Humes. Since the Hylian don't have extreme stereotypical elf like qualities I decided to think of them like normal human beings but with different ears.

I'm curious but I know how I want the ending to come out as but I want to know the reader's opinions as to who Link should be with in the end. Also I believe that Link can talk. He is not exactly 'mute' due to the fact that if he were completely mute he wouldn't be able to scream. In fact I believe that it's not exactly mute, he does talk but they don't implement his words or phrases like in the Final Fantasy games. It's the player's own mind to interpret what he says or introduces himself to people.