Wow...somebody actually read my story!

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to videogame series The Legend of Zelda. Destiny is a concept that has been around far longer than I have been, I have just decided to give her a spiritual and physical form. There will be some other original characters in this story and any resemblence they may have to humans or other ficitional charcters is entirely coincidental. Comments and constructive criticism are welcome but no flames please. Unless it's to tell me my characters are Mary Sue's or Gary Stu's. If that happens, fire away =). ~Animal Cracker

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Link didn't know what he was expecting when he finally woke up. Probably not his treehouse in Kokiri Forest. The Temple of Time maybe, or one of the twisted places of worship the various peoples of Hyrule called temples. Most likely surrounded by monsters intent on giving him a violent and bloody death, which was mostly what his last quest had consisted of. What he wasn't expecting was to wake up in a perfectly normal bed in a perfectly normal room in a perfectly normal house in what sounded like Hyrule Castle Town, on a perfectly normal day.

"Well, it didn't take you long to wake up did it? That's good." The voice came from a woman sitting in a chair by the bed. She helped him sit up and gave him a bowl of warm soup, smiling gently. "My husband found you lying unconcious in the field this morning. He brought you here to stay until you woke up." He suddenly noticed the ring on her fourth finger and the gentle swelling of her stomach.

"Sorry if I caused you any trouble," he said sheepishly. Remembering the effects things in the past could have on the future, he decided not to tell her the truth. "I have no idea how I got to be in the field, much less unconscious. I'll leave if you don--"

"Oh no, it's no trouble at all! Stay as long as you like. Besides, you don't look nearly healthy enough yet and you didn't have anything with you. If you don't have anywhere to go Tekir and I will be more than happy to let you stay in our spare room. You're going to stay anyway until I think you're healthy enough to take care of yourself better."

She looked so firm on that matter that the only think he could do was grin and say, "If you insist."

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Realizing that she hadn't formally introduced her self yet, she said she was Denna, and started talking comfortably while she looked Link over for any injuries. While he had none, she said he was, "too skinny! You're hardly more than skin and bones!" After having had time to think about it, Link had decided to stay anyway. He chalked it up to that feeling he always had, which he supposed was Destiny's doing.

Denna went around the house, cooking and cleaning, talking with Link all the while. Eventually, they got around to talking about Denna's unborn baby.

"So...how long have you been expecting?"

Blushing slightly but practically radiating happiness, she answered, "The priest told us about four months ago. Tekir and I were every so suprised when we found out. We've been trying to have children for five years now but we hadn't had much luck before. I was so happy! Finally, a child to call my own..."

"Wow...so have you thought of any names for it yet?"

Grinning excitedly, she said, "Oh! We've thought up names for if it's a boy or a girl. If it's a girl we'll name her Aeili but if it's a boy we'll name him--"

"Denna! Has the boy awakened yet?" In the doorway Link could see a tall man with a hoe over his shoulder. Seeing Link sitting up in bed he said, "Oh! So you are awake. Hm..."

Squirming uncomfortably at the intense gaze, Link was just about to say something but Denna beat him to it.

"Oh leave the boy alone Tekir! He's not feeling completely well yet, and didn't I tell you to wipe your feet on the mat before you came in? You're getting mud all over my floor!" Link thought she was rather a lot like a mother cucco, taking care of everyone and everything.

Chuckling, Tekir walked over to the bed, "Don't worry Denna Dear, I just wanted to see how our guest is faring. So boy, do you know where you are? We don't usually find lads out cold in Hyrule field."

"Er, I think I'm in Hyrule Castle Town...but if I am I have no idea how I got here in the first place." Deciding that not telling the whole truth couldn't hurt, he continued, "I travel around a lot you see, but the last place I remember being at was Lake Hylia. I was nowhere near Hyrule Castle."

"Hm...do you have any kinsmen, any family to speak of?" Tekir asked, looking slightly puzzled.

"Well, no, but I think I do well enough on my own---"

"No!" Startled, he looked up at Denna. "If you don't have anyone to take care of you then you're staying here until you feel completely well. You already said you would." She was giving him that stern look again.

"Yes, I think it'd be better if you stayed with us for a while. And I don't think Denna will take "no" for an answer," Tekir said, winking at him.

"Well, okay, if it doesn't intrude too much on you." Link said meekly.

Laughing heartily, Tekir said, "Of course not! I'm sure Denna already told you we could lend you the spare room, and it will be nice to have another person in the house. By the way boy, what's your name?"

"My name is Link."

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To be continued...