Chapter 2- Best Friends Unite

Deep in the Kokiri Village, a young boy named Link, around ten years of age, slept in his tree house. He was having happy dreams when suddenly something bonked him on the head. He opened his eyes to see a coconut laying the floor.

He rubbed his eyes once and blinked. "Huh?" he asked, confused. The boy got up and noticed that there was a note attached to the coconut. It read:

Saria is mine! Back off! -Mido, er I mean, annnonymous.

"Mido can't spell," Link said to himself. "And he can have Saria! She's only my friend! Why does everyone think I'm interested in girls! I don't even know how to treat girls! And why does that one certain fairy bug me named..."

Suddenly a blue fairy came flying in. "Good morning, sleepy head!" she greeted.

"Navi," Link grumbled.

"So, pal, what do you wanna do today?" she asked, excited.

Link sighed. "Well, I'm gonna go play in the Lost Woods to get away from everyone!" he exclaimed. Just then Saria walked in.

"Good morning, Link," the green haired Kokiri greeted. "Did you sleep well?"

Link gritted his teeth. He had enough of girls for one day and the day had only begun. "Stop bugging me!" he growled. He grabbed his Hylian shield and dashed out. He raced past everyone and into the Lost Woods.

"People are annoying," he grumbled to himself. "Why did Navi ever have to come back? She's annoying. And I don't like the forest. It's annoying." As he walked around in circles, he kept complaining and complaining to himself. "I hope I never see a girl again." Suddenly he stopped. Ahead of him, he saw a bank of a stream. And on the wet mud he saw a girl lying there. He quickly rushed up to her for a closer look.

The girl's face was covered in scratches and her clothes were covered in mud. She wore strange looking hat on her head that was also cover with mud

"I wonder who she is," Link said to himself. He kneeled beside her and moved his hand closer to her when suddenly she twitched.

The girl's eyes flickered open. "Impa?" she asked weakly.

"Impa?" Link asked, confused. "That name sounds familiar."

The girl's eyes closed. In a soft voice she asked, "Where am I?"

"You-you're in the Lost Woods," Link replied. "Who are you?"

"I'm..." the girl began. Then she stopped.

Link quickly felt her pulse. "Good, she's alive. Maybe she needs mouth to mouth." He scooted closer to her and gently lifted her head onto his lap. Then he brought his face close to her's when suddenly...

The girl shot up, pushing Link down into the mud. "What do you think you're going?!" she exclaimed.

Link's eyes lit up. He jumped up from the mud and wrapped his arms around the girl. "Zelda!" he exclaimed joyfully.

"Link?" Zelda asked. "That's you? I'm sorry, I couldn't tell. I'm so confused." She backed away from him, eyes fixed on the ground. Her head was spinning with thoughts and emotions. "How...did I get here?"

Link shrugged. "I dunno," he replied simply, oblivious to Zelda distress. He stepped back to take a good look at her. "Hmm...something about you seems different..." he said, rubbing his chin.

"Well, I'm covered in mud!" Zelda exclaimed. "Ugh, I'm totally confused."

The boy stepped closer to the princess. Without any warning, he snatched the sock hat off Zelda's head and threw it into the stream.

"Hey!" Zelda exclaimed. "You can't just do that! That was mine! You do NOT know to treat girls!" She stamped her foot.

"There. Much better," Link said, smiling as he patted the top of her head. "Your hair is soft."

Zelda rolled her eyes. "Anyways, I need to find Impa! This is obviously where I'm not supposed to be!"

"Where are you supposed to be?" Link inquired curiously, taking her hand. "While you tell me, I'll lead you out of here."

The princess sighed. "My father instructed me to deliver a sword to you. Me and Impa were on our way here when suddenly everything blacked out. Now I don't know where Impa or the sword went," she explained.

Link let go of her hand. Then, drawing his sword, he announced, "Don't worry, Zelda, I'll punish those monsters who attacked you!"

Zelda tilted her head. "How do you know they were monsters?" she inquired.

The boy tapped his head. "Brains," he replied simply.