The princess looked out of one of the castle windows into the field of Hyrule. She was thirteen and her name was Zelda. She had hair the color of something that was quite close to gold. She was worried. It had been three years since the war that engulfed Hyrule. Ganondorf was gone. Locked away in a Hylian prison. Locked in the highest secure cell in the highest secure prison in the land of Hyrule. He was planning to overthrow the king and take Hyrule and the Triforce, an ancient power from long long ago, for himself. The war didn't truly happen. No, that was going to happen four years from now. The only reason she knew was because of him. The Hero of Time. Commonly know as Link.
Link. He had been locked away in the sacred realm three years ago and remained there for seven years. Ganondorf had taken over Hyrule in that seven year span. When Link awoken he had fought through hell and back to finally battle Ganon until he breathed his last. Then the future Zelda and the six sages locked him away in the sacred realm. Then the Zelda from the future sent Link back to his time original period where Link ran to tell Zelda what Ganon would do. She told her father and Ganon was now locked away. Yet she cried. Link was not here. He was looking for his fairy Navy. She left after he returned. Link took his horse and said goodbye to Zelda. She gave him the Ocarina of Time to remember him by. He said he would return. He hasn't. It has been three years and he hasn't returned! She thought to herself. He could be hurt or even dead. She continued to look out the window yet again and saw something moving through the field. Probably Talon or Malon with the milk. She thought. Wait. That's moving too fast for a human with a milk cart. She thought. She squinted and saw brown. It can't be. She grabbed a pair of binoculars and looked through them and saw a horse. It is!. Epona! She ran down the stairs, tears no longer flowing from her eyes. And where there is Epona, there's Link! She ran out of the castle as Epona came up to the town. She then got a good look of her rider. He had blonde hair, blue eyes, and his signature green tunic and hat. "Link you're back!" She said smiling. Until she got a better look of his face. There was a slash across his right eye going inward toward his nose and one across his left cheek. "What happened to you?" She asked noticing a slash on his shield arm and one across his sword leg. "Nothing really. Crap happened that's all. Trust me I'm fine." Link said laughing. But there was something wrong, missing. "Did you find Navy?" She asked. He shook his head. "No, sorry I was gone. How long has it been?" He asked. "Three years. You should know shouldn't you?" She asked concerned. "No actually. I've been time traveling. A lot." She gave him a quizzical look. "Time travel? How?" She asked. "The Song of Time. I ended up in the land of Termina where I assume certain magic works different. The moon was going to fall due to the Skull Kid being possessed by an ancient mask called Majora's Mask. The Happy Mask Salesman needed me to retrieve it before the moon would fall. I eventually saved the world of Termina meeting many people who were similar to people I knew from here along the way. Everyone accept for Saria, Impa, and you." He said. "Saving people. Should have known. I'm just glad you're home." She said to him. Home. That sounded great to him. But it wasn't his home. Kokiri Forest was his official home. "But Zelda, this isn't my home." He said. She smiled. "Would you want it to be? You could stay in the castle with us." She said. Link smiled "Really? Well I guess since I'm not truly Kokiri I can't live in the forest for much longer so…" He said trailing off. "So would you like to?" She asked. "Yeah, if your father is fine with it." Link said happily. "Let's go find Impa!" She said.
They ran to where they first met. Impa was not there. "Weird, I could have sworn she was here." The princess said. A figure jumped from the air planting a kick on Link knocking him to the ground. Zelda turned fast and saw the figure lash out with another kick. Zelda back flipped away. The figure made another attempt at an attack but Zelda dodged quickly which was difficult with the figure being really fast. Zelda lashed out with a kick of her own and and then sent a quick punch to the assailants face. The assailant was stunned due to the punch but so was Link due to Zelda's speed. She tackled the assailant sitting on it's stomach to prevent them from moving. Link noticed Zelda was smiling. Then the assailant laughed. Zelda rolled off and started laughing too. Link was beyond confused. Zelda helped the assailant stand up. The assailant took off its mask and Link saw a familiar face. "Good work Zelda." Impa said. "You too Impa. I honestly didn't expect that." Zelda said. Impa smiled. "And you handled it just fine. But you, Link, need to keep your guard up no matter where you are." Impa said. Link smiled. "Sorry, I was thinking as I ran. Something was on my mind." Link said. "It's all right. Just be on your guard next time. Now Zelda, what are you doing back here on this fine day?" Impa asked. "Actually I was looking for you. I had a question." Zelda said. Impa smiled. "Ask away." She said. "Can Link stay in the castle?" She asked. "I don't know. You would have to ask your father. I'm sure he'll let him stay." Impa said. Zelda nodded. "Thanks Impa." She said then they started running. They made it to the throne room and Zelda walked up to her father. "Daddy can I ask you something?" She asked. "Of course Zelda dear. What is it?" The king responded. "Can Link stay in the castle? See, since he isn't truly Kokiri he can't stay in the forest much longer so…" She trailed off. Her father smiled. "Of course he can! He did save our land after all. So Link, where would you like your room to be?" He asked. "If possible, near Zelda's. That way I can protect her incase something were to happen. Some of your guards could leave their stations and be sent in other needed places." Link said. The king smiled and nodded. "Alright then.I'll have it prepared. You two go and play." The king said. They walked out and walked into town.
Zelda looked at Link. "What do you want to do?" Zelda asked. "It doesn't matter to me." Link said. "Wanna ride on Epona?" She asked. "Sure." Link said. They found Epona at the stables refusing food from the farmer there. "Epona, I thought you trusted this guy." Zelda said. Link got the horse ready and they got on the horse. "Where to?" Link asked. "Lake Hylia sir." She said with a small giggle. They took off. Zelda loved these rides with Link. She felt so happy and at peace when they rode together. But not this time. Link normally seems super happy. He just looked solemn and said nothing. What's wrong with him? She wondered. When they reached the lake they let Epona rest. Link set his stuff down near the lake. "Let's go swimming." Zelda said. She took off her dress revealing normal Hylian clothes. She jumped in. Link took off his shirt and jumped in too. Zelda swam gracefully. Link just moved around a little. Zelda frowned. "Something wrong Link?" She asked. "No. Just thinking." Link said. "About?" "Oh, nothing important." He said. "I'm heading back to shore." Link said. Zelda followed him. They both had bags on them when they left so they got some clean clothes and got changed in the shack that used to belong to the scientist. After Link finished changing they sat down in the grass. "Now what sir Link." Zelda joked. He normally hated it when he called her that. He yawned. "I'm gonna take a nap. I haven't had much sleep since I left Termina." He stretched out and put his arms behind his head. As he went to sleep Zelda went to Epona and tied her to a fence so she didn't run off. The odds were slim but Zelda had to take precautions. Zelda then sat down next to Link. Why is he acting so strange? He should be really happy to be back. Did something bad happen in Termina? She shook her head. She would ask Link when he woke up. She lied down next to him and rested her head on his shoulder and drifted off to sleep.