Link was just a boy, but so much more. He was a hero, but so much more. He had battled across Hyrule and Termia, met hundreds of people, and endured countless sufferings.
Now he was asleep, dreaming of many things: Gorons, Zoras, Gerudos, Ocarinas, and Hyrule. He had not been to Hyrule in over two years now. His travels had taken him far and wide from home.
He woke suddenly. He glanced about at his surroundings. Epona was sleeping, her dreams peaceful. His camp was just the way he left it. Nothing was out of the ordinary.
Link stood and walked to they dying embers of his fire and threw some wood on them. He decided to play a lullaby on his ocarina to put himself to rest. He looked through his sack of gear until he found it: a blue ocarina.
He didn't know what he was doing, but soon enough, the mouthpiece was against his lips and he was playing a long-forgotten tune. Zelda's lullaby filled the air and Link no longer felt alone.
"L-Link?"
Link turned to see a young girl, smiling nervously at him. Hers was a familiar face, but he could not recall who she was.
She rushed over to him and embraced him. "Link! I knew you'd come back."
"Saria," Link whispered, and returned the embrace. "Saria!"
Memories came back and, to his surprise, he found himself crying onto her sholder. He soon noticed that his shoulder was wet also. He pulled away and looked at her. She hadn't aged a day since he had last seen her. "Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in the Lost Woods," she told him. "Let's go home, Link."
Author's Note: This may sound like the beginning of a romance fic. However, it isn't. This is just the reunion of two good friends after a long time. This is not to say, however, that there will be no romance in this story. I frankly don't know at this point.