Chapter One: The Hero of Time
What is this? I am posting a new chapter a week after the previous posting? This must be a new record! Or a cataclysm! Quick check to make sure the moon isn't falling XD. Anyways, Hello readers, here is the first, official chapter of this story. I would like to thank guitarfreak32 and narutopower1991 for favoriting this story, and guitarfreak32, jakeroo123, and Ravenext for following. I would also like to give LightWorldMidna a shoutout for helping with an edit and review of the chapter prior to posting.
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Link sat in a courtyard looking up at the clear blue sky. His thoughts were far away, in a time that had yet to happen and most likely never will happen. He had been found lost in his thoughts for several weeks, looking up to the heavens and wondering what his life would have been like.
Link, while being only a child, was not a normal kid. He was on an amazing adventure, travelling all across Hyrule and meeting new friends. But his adventure was not just in this time, he had travelled back and forth between the future and the present in order to save the kingdom from a terrifying man who wanted to take over Hyrule. He learned many things, including one thing that still somewhat bothered him.
The fact that he was not a kokiri bothered him.
The memories of his days playing in the woods with his friends passed in his thoughts. The laughter of Saria, the angry shouting of Mido, even the wise words of the Deku Tree crossed his thoughts - although thinking about the Deku Tree only brought a frown on his face.
He closed his eyes, seeing the faces of his kokiri friends. He inhaled slowly, hoping to keep the vivid images in his view for a while.
"Link?" a very familiar voice called out. She walked into the courtyard, with her gaze looking around at first before looking at him. She walked up and gave him a gentle smile, "There you are,"
The girl wore a clean, white dress that swayed along the ground elegantly with each step. She looked no older than he did, though he would never had guessed she was younger. Her hair was tucked under a white headdress. When she came to a stop in front of him, he felt a very noble presence in her posture - back straight, hands in front of her, and her icy-blue eyes locked onto him.
"Morning Zelda," He said, looking up at the princess with a smile.
"Morning? It is already in the afternoon,"
"It...is?"
"Indeed, I was a bit surprised to hear that you did not arrive at training with Impa," Link's face begun to turn sour at the thought of training. He had trained with the royal guardian in his future - learning how to use a sword without hesitation, and learned various techniques including a jump strike and great spin. Why did he need more training?
"I… thought I could use a bit of relaxation," he rubbed his hand along the back of his neck. "Don't heroes get time to relax?" He looked at Zelda and saw that she only held worry and concern in her expression.
"So you have no intention of leaving the castle without saying goodbye?"
Link froze in his seat, stunned. He did not say a word to Zelda, and instead looked away. He had planned on leaving; he was going to leave the castle without saying anything to anyone, and return to the Kokiri forest for a while. He wasn't going to be gone for long, just long enough to catch up with his friends. He didn't want anyone to know.
"W-what are you talking about?"
"Impa informed me that you were leaving,"
"How did she find out?"
"When the ranch owner showed up at the castle with a small horse, there are only a few in the castle still young enough to ride a small horse," He was, again, left with nothing to say. "Do you not like it here?"
"I do," He looked at Zelda, "I just… I miss my friends,"
Zelda shuffled beside him before sitting down. She looked up to the sky and sighed.
"You miss your fairy friend," Only responded with a slow nod, she reached around her dress and pulled out something small from a pocket. She held the Ocarina of Time.
Link noticed the instrument, and confusion came across his face, "Why do you have the Ocarina on you?"
"I want you to take it with you," She handed him the instrument, "Although it has been a short time, I feel like we have known each other for a long time. I want you to take this with you on your travel, so you can promise me to return,"
His hand wrapped around the ocarina, holding it delicately in his hands. He placed his lips on the mouthpiece and begun to playing a soft melody on the instrument. Zelda identified the song as her lullaby, the song her guardian first taught Link when they first met. His playing was well practiced.
"Link…" She looked at Link as he pulled the instrument away, "Promise me you will return,"
"I promise,"
