If you haven't realized it yet, I'm trying to make this story placed in Ocarina of Time period, but Link never had to leave the Kokiriko (sorry if I misspelled) forest because of the great Deku tree. He did leave eventually, though for some other reason we don't know yet. Sorry if I confused anyone. Anyway, enjoy!Link followed Princess Zelda up the spiral stairs which seemed to go on forever. The blonde-haired princess walked with her back straight and her head held high, but he could tell a rush of thoughts were flowing through her head, most of them about him. As they entered a long hallway, he realized that he himself wasn't sure what he thought of her.
"This is your room." The princess interrupted Link's thoughts as they approached a wooden door. She pushed it open and Link walked forward into a giant room. It had a bed in the center of it with the softest blankets Link had ever seen. The walls were painted to look like a magical forest which extended in all ways forever, never ending. It looked real. Link felt something stir inside of him that he didn't quite understand, like the room triggered a memory he didn't know he had.
"I hope this room is alright for your temporary place to stay. We don't have many rooms available at the moment," Princess Zelda apologized. Link turned around.
"Don't apologize; this room is awesome. I love it." The princess smiled.
"I'm glad you think so. If you're hungry, there is food downstairs. I'll leave you to your room now." With that she exited the room, closing the door behind her gently. For a moment, the boy stared at where she had been standing and then set his sword down against the bedpost. Sitting down on the soft bed, he continued to look at the walls.
Link was awakened by a piercing shriek. His eyes shot open, confused. Where was he? A glance around revealed that he was lying on the ground. Sitting up, he saw a young girl dressed as a maid, her hands over her mouth. She seemed frozen in shock. Then her hand, moving of it's own accord, pointed at Link and she began backing up.
"A-a stranger!" she stammered. "Guards! Majesty! A trespasser!" the girl shrieked and ran down the hall. Link scratched his head and was still trying to figure out why he was on the floor when the guards appeared. They pointed their spears at him, menace clear on their faces.
"Get up. What do you think you are doing here?" one demanded.
"Uh, sleeping?" the boy answered as he stood up.
"You are trespassing on castle ground. Princess Zelda will be here in a moment to decide what to do with you."
"But the princess-."
"Silence! You have no right to speak!" Link rolled his eyes and crossing his arms, leaned against the wall. The maid who had first seen him was standing off to the side, excitedly speaking to a guard.
"And I saw him on the ground and knew he wasn't supposed to be there so I called for you guards. What do you think he is doing here?"
"Stop blathering, girl. You know I can't understand you. I don't speak that language," the guard snapped at her. The young girl cut off and stared at the ground.
"I'll tell you what I'm doing here. Princess Zelda invited me to stay," Link replied. The entire room stopped what they were doing and looked at him. "W-what did I say?" he asked, caught unexpected at the reaction.
"You can understand me?" the maid breathed. Before the boy could reply, there was a movement at the door and the princess entered in a pink nightgown.
"What seems to be the problem?" she questioned. Then she saw Link against the wall and all the guards in the room. "Oh, dear. I see. Guards, you may leave him with me. There has been a big misunderstanding; he is not trespassing. This man is a guest. Now go on." Reluctantly, the men filed out of the room until only Link, Zelda, and the maid girl were left. The girl knelt before the princess.
"Your highness, I believe that this person can understand me," she told her. Zelda gasped.
"Is this true, Link?" He shrugged.
"Yeah. Is that bad?" The princess shook her head.
"No, but it is unusual. Eshe here comes from far away and speaks a different language than us Hylians. I am the only one in the castle who is able to understand her; or I was. How is it you are able to speak her language?" The boy shrugged.
"I travel a lot and learn several tongues. That must be why I am able to understand her."
"That is strange." Zelda paused for a moment, thinking when she saw the maid waiting for an order. "Oh, Eshe! I apologize for the scare. You may go." The girl bowed her head.
"Yes, princess." As she left, Princess Zelda turned to Link. "I am terribly sorry about that. I never imagined... Pardon me, but did you not sleep on your bed?" she asked suddenly.
"What?"
"The blankets are not even wrinkled. Did you sleep at all last night?" Link turned to look at his sheets and discovered she was right.
"I did sleep... Oh, I think I know what happened. Usually I sleep on the ground and out of habit must've sat down... on the ground." He rubbed the back of his head. "I'm sorry if I've offended you." The girl shook her head, smiling.
"No, of course not. I believe it must be difficult to move from living with no house or bed every night to sleeping in a castle. If anyone is to be blamed for this is should be me." Link raised his eyebrows.
"Ya know princess, you are unlike any other princess I have ever met."
"Oh? And how many princesses have you met?"
"Not too many, but a good share of them."
"Really?" The royal girl looked surprised and Link decided to take pity on her.
"No. I'm joking."
"Oh." They were silent for a moment. "How is it I am different?"
"Well, you take responsibility for your actions and speak with the 'commoners'. You are very kind and care for people, even those not from your kingdom." Zelda felt herself growing red.
"T-thank you for your kind words, but all rulers should be like that."
"Not many in command would agree with you."
"How would you know this if you have never met another princess?"
"I've been to kingdoms where the Kings and Queens are unfair and unjust."
"Oh."
"Another thing, princess..."
"Yes?"
"When you have someone sleeping or staying as a guest in the castle, you should probably tell the staff first."
"You are right. I should have." She sighed and sat on the bed. "I've just been so busy lately. I don't know what I've done and what I haven't. Recently, quite a lot has occurred." Link reached out and placed his hand on the princess's shoulder.
"Hey, don't worry about it. Everyone has their problems; you just ended up having harder ones than the average person." Zelda smiled.
"Thanks; I suppose."
"So what was the problem this time?" Impa asked the princess. After Princess Zelda had made certain that the castle's occupants now knew about Link, she had returned to her room. The girl sighed.
"I'd forgot to tell the staff about Link. Eshe saw him and called the guards."
"Is everything alright?"
"Yes. I got there and sorted everything out."
"So what did you talk about with him?" Impa questioned. Something in her voice made Zelda look up.
"What do you mean by that?" Her bodyguard sighed.
"I don't have to spell it out for you do I? I can tell by that look in your eye when you came back."
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Come on, Zelda, I've known you longer than anyone. I should know when-." Zelda put up her hands and shook her head.
"Stop! Just stop! Don't even mention it, because it is not true!" Impa knelt down before her.
"Zelda. Princess. Calm down. I'm not saying it is. However, it would be better if nothing happened, alright?"
"I know, Impa."
"So, what did you really speak about?"
"Well, it turns out Link can speak the same language as Eshe."
"Really?"
"Yes. He said that he traveled a lot and learned several languages because of it." As the princess told Impa about the discovery, she began to think to herself; who was Link? How could he just have appeared in her life like he did? Where did he come from? She nearly shook her head. Whoever he was, it was no concern of hers...was it?
So that's it for now. I have fun writing Link's different style of speaking. Either that, or it's really difficult to write in the "proper" way. What do you think? Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks for reading.
I don't own any rights to The Legend Of Zelda.
