Disclaimer: Zelda is not mine. So do not sue.

This is the beginning of the ultimate bond between Opal and Link.

The sweet breeze played with Opal's and hair and stirred her from her dreams. She smelled something so familiar. Water. Opal jolted up from her sleep.

"You sure slept late enough."

She looked over to Link. "Where are we?"

"Lake Hylia. Best fishing and swimming grounds in all of Hyrule. Excluding of course Zora's Domain."

Opal grimaced at the sound of her home. "Well it sure looks pretty enough." She said glancing at the crystalline water. It reminded her so much of home.

"Well are you up to a swim?" Link asked.

Opal laughed. "Now you're talking my language."

Link and Opal didn't waste any time in diving in. Opal enjoyed the coolness and the familiarity of the water. "LINK EPONA IS TRYING TO KILL ME!!!" Navi called from the shore.

"She never did like Navi anyway." Link whispered to Opal and swam away to save Navi.

"I'M EXPLORING!" Opal called out to Link.

"OKAY!" Link said to her while cupping a frightened Navi in his hands.

Opal swam to the large house on the shore. She climbed ashore and opened the door. An old man looked at her and said "Don't you realize how long I have been waiting Izabel?"

Opal backed away and ran out the door. "Weirdo." She said.

"Hey did you go to the fishing place yet?" Link asked when she passed by him.

"That's where I'm going now."

"Good luck getting fishing help from that guy. He just itches his back all the time. I think there are lice in that curly brown mop of his and they went down to his back."

Brown and curly. Not blonde. "Actually I think I'll stay here."

Link laughed. "Up for a swimming race."

"Are the fish up for it?"

"I'll take that as a yes."

They ran to the shore. "On your mark, get set, GO!" Link yelled.

Opal and Link splashed into the water. Opal of course won. "Damn your good." Link said between breathes.

"Hey you can play with swords and I can play with water."

"How did you know I use swords."?

"I'm assuming that sword on your back isn't just for show."

"Assumptions make an ass out of you and me."

"Hey." Opal said as she playfully boxed Links ears.

"You could be an okay fighter if you had some training."

"Would you train me?"

"Sure when we finish this tour of Hyrule I will."

"Okay." Opal said not really knowing if she would stay with him after the tour.

Link smiled as they stared at the setting sun. When the first star came out Link spoke. "Did you make a wish?"

"Shut up I'll do it now."

Star. She wished silently. Please let me find my dad. Or whatever happened to him.

"Done?" Link asked.

"Done."

"Nothing like a wish." Link said.

"Nothing like a dream." Opal said quietly.

They stayed like that the whole night. Counting stars.

Next chapter will be out soon. I PROMISE!!! :-D.