The characters here are based off of the Four Sword Manga byAkira Himekawa. If you want to see anything special or if you have an idea for how this could go, please comment or PM me! I would love to hear your suggestions on what should happen,I have a basic plotline figured out, but a lot of the details are still jumbled around in my brain. Enjoy chapter 1!

I don't own The Legend of Zelda Four Sword!

Zelda hadn't had a chance to visit the Links' new home yet, but as she stood regally in front of the small building, she was somewhat disappointed she didn't. From what the four Links had described during their small chats, it was a very small house with very two floors, no basement. She sighed as a burst of humid air swept through her long blond hair. She wondered if the house was really as cozy as Red had avidly described it as, as peaceful as Vio had explained, as picturesque as Blue had characterized it, as charming as Green had recounted. It was a little painful to think that they wouldn't be staying at the castle any more, but at least the house was near the castle and Zelda knew that she would be welcome all the time.

She raised a gloved hand to the wooden door, and knocked along with a song in her head. A raindrop fell on the path outside, and Zelda was glad that they had included an overhang over the porch. The door opened to reveal Blue, still groggy and half asleep. Thankfully for princess Zelda, he had gotten dressed before answering the door. Blue seemed to startle when he realized who it was, and simply stepped aside to allow the princess to enter. Smiling kindly, Zelda stepped inside gracefully and nodded her head to the blue-clad hero, who nodded back and gestured around the simply decorated interior with one arm.

"Make yourself comfortable. I'm going upstairs to wake Green and Shadow up. Red is making breakfast and Vio should be reading at the kitchen table." He explained curtly, and walked up the stairs. Zelda frowned, where was his usual greeting, slinging an arm over her shoulders in his imitation of a hug? Where was the cheeky grin and proud stance? Where was the confidence? Was it the new house? They had only been staying in it for a couple weeks, but maybe it wasn't quite as impressive as they had said? She had hired the best people she knew to plan and build the four Links a new house. She highly doubted it, Blue wasn't someone who would get so worked up over something like that. She didn't have long to ponder her puzzle for long, as Red's head poked around the opening leading straight into the kitchen.

"Blue? Who was at the door? Was it someon- Zelda!" He called out quietly, voice getting louder to almost a shriek at her name. He was soon shushed by someone, Zelda assumed Vio, also through the opening. Red smiled and whispered a quick apology. Zelda waved a hand politely and walked through the decent sized sitting area to the kitchen. Vio was sitting at the kitchen table just as Blue had said and he raised a hand over the book he was poring over.

"Good morning Princess," he greeted, "How are you?" his eyes flickered to meet hers briefly before going back to his book.

"Good morning Vio, and you too Red!" Zelda exclaimed with another wave. Red grabbed a spatula and pushed some eggs around in a pan on the stove.

"It's a good thing I made plenty of eggs today! Do you want some Zelda?" He asked cheerfully. Zelda pondered for a moment, before accepting the offer. A thump came from upstairs and Zelda frowned a little.

"Vio, Red, do you know what's wrong with Blue? She asked quietly. Red turned from the stove and Vio looked up from his book.

"What's wrong with Blue?!" Red cried out. Vio tilted his head to the side and echoed Red's statement, just a little less dramatic. Zelda's frown deepened. If Vio and Red didn't realize what was wrong with Blue, something must be up. She shook her head lightly and gave a small smile.

"It's nothing, I think he just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!" She explained, waving off Vio's curious look. Zelda could tell that Vio was going to argue, but she was saved from having to think of a new answer by a new voice.

"Good morning guys, hello Zelda." Green said, stepping into the bright kitchen with Blue following behind. Zelda turned around to greet him, but was met with a terrible sight. Green was slumped over, massive bags hanging under his eyes, and leaning on the doorway into the kitchen. Zelda let out a gasp and her hand flew up to her face.

"Green! Oh my goddesses, are you alright?!" She cried out loudly. Green averted his eyes and heaved himself into a chair at the table beside Vio.

"It's nothing, I've been staying up late to work on... work." He replied, finishing rather lamely. She was almost certain that it was a lie, but with everyone staring, she would respect Green's privacy and wait until the others were gone. Vio kept casting glances at Green, so Zelda assumed that he was onto something like she was. Zelda kept a mournful eye on Green, who was now slumped into his arms and half asleep already.

After a moment of the odd silence, Red shrieked in pain and everyone whipped their heads over to him, causing Green to fall out of his chair. No one noticed Green's predicament, so he ended up just staying on the ground, too tired to move.

Blue, who had been getting plates out for Red, dropped them, causing them to shatter.

Vio and Zelda, thankfully, were both fine. Red, however, was not. His hand had dropped into the hot pan of eggs while he had been worrying over Zelda's reaction to Green. He clutched his wrist and Vio was immediately on his feet and racing to get some water. As everyone reacted to the chaos, minus Green who was practically passed out on the floor, Zelda slipped out of the room to think for a moment. The yelling and sobbing in the kitchen kept going, but Zelda ignored it for the time being. Something was going on with the four Links, and Zelda was going to have to figure all this out before she went back to the castle.

Zelda rested her head in her hands and let out a large sigh. She mentally cleared her calendar for the next few days and winced. She had duties as a princess, but her duties as a friend wouldn't let her just walk away from this mess. She waited for the noise to die down in the kitchen before walking back inside and taking the last chair at the table, supposedly for Shadow. The eggs were put on plates and set in front of all the chairs with a glass of milk. Red seemed better, only letting out a small sniffle occasionally, and wincing when he bumped it against anything.

Speaking of Shadow, she thought to herself. Her train of thought trailed off, leading to a number of unhappy conclusions. Hesitant in bringing up another issue, she cleared her throat. It got the desired result, as all four heroes turned to look at her, albeit Green was a little late.

"Isn't Shadow staying here?" she started slowly, watching everyone's expressions carefully, "I haven't seen him since I helped the six maidens heal him and he was unconscious then. Is he coming downstairs?" Vio's eyes flickered down to the plate of eggs in front of him and at the doorway. Green seemed to be lost in thought, and Red let out a hiccup of surprise before nodding hesitantly.

After the initial bout of shifty, pleading eyes in the silence, it was Blue who broke the silence.

"All right, allright. Tch, It's not like he's dead. Really, calm down. He still can't be touched by light. He gets up at sundown and we all wait for him to get up and we chat with him for a while until it's too late and we have to go to bed. He spends the rest of his time doing who knows what." Blue exclaimed. Zelda hadn't heard him talk since he had let her in at the front door, and, though he still had that strong attitude about him, he was uncharacteristically quiet. He simply stated the facts, not the strong opinions and insults he usually threads into his speech.

Zelda smiled and began eating her helping of slightly burned eggs. The chatter continued, led mostly by Red, with occasional comments from Zelda. Zelda tried to bring the others in by asking questions, but Green would just nod, still lost in thought, Vio would reply with a curt comment and go back to eating, and Blue would either answer like Vio, or he would snap at someone. Red stopped talking after Blue snapped at him.

Zelda smiled and just continued talking to the others, not really expecting a response, but inside she was very, very, concerned. She had a sinking feeling this was more than just minor problem.