Disclaimer: Do not own Zelda, but I do own Link.

A/N: This takes place after Zelda: The Ocarina of Time. Link is just an ordinary boy in Kokiri forest, that is, until one day he discovers that he is not so ordinary. Is he really the Hero of Time.....or is Zelda just mistaken. Hmmmm.....READ! *_*

The darn fairy(NAVI): She's in Italic with * attached

Plain Italic is a voice, memory, or Link's thoughts.

Title: Mistaken Identity

Chapter Two: Her story

I had to disguise myself, Link. Ganondorf was after me and I knew that you would try to protect me if I revealed my true self. You don't need distractions now. Ganondorf needs to fall, and you are the only one who can bring him to his knees. Please, don't worry about me. I'm perfectly capable of carrying my own weight.

"You're Zelda....."

Sheik nodded and said, "yes, I've come to rescue you."

Wait, I thought I was the Hero of Time here. And even if I wasn't, I think I could manage castle guards. I mean, I was one of three protectors of Kokiri Forest. Mido and Saria were the other two. I cocked an eyebrow up and looked at Zelda. She only laughed at my facial expression.

"Sometimes even the Hero of Time needs rescuing." She said, reading my mind.

I frowned. "So you know that castle guards are after me?"

"Unforunately, I heard the news as I was walking through the marketplace in Hyrule." Zelda sighed. "I'm sorry to get you involved, Link."

"Why did you leave the castle?" I asked, looking away from her. "Surely you weren't kidnapped."

Zelda sat on one of the Deku Tree's roots. "No, I wasn't kidnapped. I had another premonition that night...."

She zoned out for a moment, but shook out of her daze and said, "Link, someone wants you dead."

I choked. "What!?"

Did everyone want a piece of me today?

"I shouldn't have said anything," Zelda said as she stood up, "we have to leave before the castle guards see you here."

"No," I pulled her shoulder back, "you can't just drop a bomb like that."

Zelda rubbed her temple. "Link, it's not a good time to talk about this."

"SOMEONE WANTS ME DEAD! IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT!" I yelled angrily.

*Link, we need to leave...now*

"Not until I get some answers." I said as I folded my arms.

That's when something rushed past me, nearly missing my head. My eyes widened at the sight of an arrow that plunged into the Deku Tree's bark. I froze and looked around to see ten guards readying their bows at me. This wasn't good.

*Oh no, it's the guards....*

"You won't get any answers if you're dead!" Zelda yelled as she grabbed my arm and started running.

Arrows flung past us as Zelda dragged me in the direction of Kokiri Forest. Wait. I left my weapons behind. I pulled away from Zelda, and ran in the direction of the guards. I know it sounds like a crazy stunt, but if we encounter this "great and powerful evil," than I will totally useless in the assault to destroy it.

"LINK!" I heard Zelda yell as some guards started running toward me.

"Okay, Hero of Time, lets see what you got" I whispered as I tripped one of the guards and punched one in the face.

Ouch. That punch nearly crippled my hand, but I kept running until I reached the chest. Alright, shield, bows, arrows, ummm....what's this? I didn't have time to examine the weapon, so I just grabbed it and started running toward Zelda. Once doing so, I realized that the guards had surrounded us.

"Any ideas," Zelda whispered as I shook my head.

She looked around until she spotted the weapon in my hand. She grabbed it and pointed it toward the Deku Tree's highest branch. The weapon shot a hooked chain toward the branch and made a clunk sound once it hit its target. Zelda looked at me and whispered, "grab my waist."

I obeyed and the hooked chain took us up toward the branch. Once on top of the branch, I could see the guards draw out their bows again. I was about to panic, but their arrows could not reach the height of the branch. I turned to Zelda and said, "what was that weapon?"

"The longshot." She smiled. "I think the same is pretty self-explanatory."

I nodded and looked around to see a nice view of Kokiri Forest. I smiled and sat down on the branch.

*So, are you guys going to stand here all day?*

Zelda sat next to me and said, "the longshot can reach nothing in the distance. We may have to wait here until the guards leave."

"Huh!?" I breathed, knowing that I would rather face guards than stay in this tree all day.

*Hmm....I think I have a friend who can help....*

That's when Navi flew away toward the land of Hyrule. Navi had a friend in Hyrule? I thought that she had never been to Hyrule? Wait, what if she was another one who knew of my past? Why does everyone seem to know about my past BUT me!?

"Link?" Zelda asked as I turned toward her. "I know I said this before, but I am really sorry about this."

"Zelda, how did this whole kidnapping mess happen if you weren't kidnapped?" I asked curiously.

She sighed. "Once I had the premonition about you, I had to find you and tell you. My father didn't want me to go after you because I was supposed to have a dinner arrangement with Nonag, the Prince of Gerudo Valley*, but my mind was set on finding the Hero of Time." She paused and gave a deep sigh. "Before I told my father goodbye though, I overheard my father and Nonag talking about how they can get rid of the Hero of Time by sending me off somewhere for awhile and telling the public, in the meantime, that I was kidnapped by the Hero of Time."

*I know Gerudo Valley is ruled by woman, but remember! This is before Ganon and all other evil set foot in Hyrule and other lands. So, Gerudo Valley will have some men ruling the valley.*

"What happened then?" I asked as Zelda looked down at the guards still trying to shoot arrows at us.

"When I walked into the room, my father told me that he had important business for me to attend to in Goron City before I left to seek the Hero of Time. I agreed, but as soon as my carriage left the next morning, I told my bodyguard, Impa, about what my father plans to do. She told me to go after the Hero of Time, while she deals with this 'important' trip to Goron City. I just hope my father hasn't figured out that I am not in Goron City." She whispered the last sentence to herself.

"Why did they want to get rid of me?" I asked as she looked straight into my eyes.

"Since I told so many stories of you and your countless travels, my father thought that...umm...that we were together. This upset him because he wanted me to marry nobility. That wasn't the only reason though." Zelda sighed again. "My father and Nonag made arrangements that when I got married to Nonag, my father would build waterways that connected Hyrule Castle to the land of the Gerudo." She growled. "They both agreed on this waterway because trade was important between the Gerudo and the Hyrulians. If they built a waterway, it would make trade and travel much faster."

I blinked. "Do you love Nonag?"

"No, but my father puts the prosperity of Hyrule before my happiness." Zelda said as she hid a tear.

"I'm sorry," I said as I put an arm around her shoulder. "I didn't mean to open old wounds."

She shook her head. "Nonsense. I know you seek answers, and I plan to deliver them to you."

I smiled and was about to say something when Navi caught my eye. But she wasn't alone.

*I hope I didn't take too long..*

Zelda shook her head and asked, "who's your friend?"

I looked at the scruffy-looking owl and felt something jolt past my mind.

Hoot. Hoot. Link! Look up here! Do you need a lift to Death Mountain?

"Kaepora Gaepora at your service, Princess," the old owl said as he perched on the branch we were sitting on.

*What are you waiting for? Sit on his back!*

Once Zelda and I had a good hold of the owl's back, he spread his wings and took flight. I stuck my tongue out at the guards and watched as we flew over Kokiri Forest. As we entered the land of Hyrule, I wondered where we would take shelter. My question was answered when we settled down near a lake.

"Here we are," Kaepora said as we jumped off his back.

Zelda smiled. "Good spot. No one has been going here since a fisher was attacked by a bat."

*Next time, go a little....slower...Kaepora...*

Navi said exhaustedly as she landed in my hair.

I shook my head playfully at her and walked toward the pond. It was beautiful.

My gaze was broken from the pond when Kaepora said that he was going to play look-out while we relaxed here.

"Thank you," Zelda said as she waved at the owl.

As I looked back at the pond, Zelda sat next to me and said, "we used to go here all the time."

I cocked an eyebrow up. "We did?"

She laughed. "Yeah. We would skip rocks and play the ocarina 'til the sun set."

That's when I said something that shocked Zelda and myself. "I remember."

"You....remember?" She asked as I nodded.

"Somewhat. I remember us riding our horses toward the pond and then we would sit and talk about Hyrule."

She smiled. "I can't believe you remember that!"

"I remember a lot of things, but I don't understand most of it." I admitted.

"Link," Zelda said as I looked at her. "I think it's time that I gave this back to you."

That's when she handed me a flute-like musical instrument. Once I touched the majestic object, I swallowed hard and fiddled with the holes. Zelda smiled at me and said, "it's the Ocarina of Time. It's the instrument I used to send you back to your own time."

I placed it to my lips and blew into the instrument. The sound that came out was beautiful. After playing with the keys a couple of times, I finally decided to play a tune. As I played this tune, my fingers knew exactly where to go, like if they had played it before. I stopped and registered the tune. It sounded like a lullaby. I looked over to Zelda to see her softly crying. That's when she looked up and gave me a hug. I accepted and let her cry on my shoulder.

"You......are....the Hero of Time." She cried in between sobs.

I was taken back, but kept my embrace strong.

"I'm sorry, Link, it's just that...." she paused and looked at me. "You're the only one outside the Royal Family that knows that tune."

This is an ancient melody passed down by the Royal Family. It's the serene melody known as Zelda's

Lullaby.

"Zelda's Lullaby." I whispered as she nodded.

"Yes," she pulled down her mask and wiped her tears. "I can't believe you have come back to me, Link."

I didn't hear the last part because I was staring at her. Even though I saw a picture of her on the parchment, that picture did not even catch the depths of her beauty. I felt like I was sailing on an endless ocean when I looked into her eyes. Her skin looked so soft to the touch that I wished she would embrace me again. Her lips were like, well, lets just say I wanted to take her in my arms right now and kiss her. I shook out of my daze and looked back at the pond.

She smiled and rested her head on the grass. I was about to follow her actions, when I realized that I had the Mirror Shield on my back. I took it off and rested my head in my arms. As we looked at the stars, we were interrupted by Kaepora Gaepora who landed roughly on the ground beside us. As I sat up, I noticed that he placed a scroll by our feet. Zelda picked it up and unraveled it to read the article. It said that Zelda was no where to be seen as the castle guards tried to capture me in Kokiri Forest.

"I feel like a real criminal when I read this," I said as Zelda shook her head playfully.

Her smile faded once she came to a section about Nonag. I asked her what it was about and she answered, "Nonag says that he is trying everything in his power to return me to safety. He says that once I return, he will feed you to the hungry Octoroks in Zora's River."

"Sounds like fun," I said as she chuckled.

"Well, we better...." Her words trailed off as she looked into my mirror shield.

I followed her gaze, but found nothing of interest. "Zelda?"

"Look at Nonag's name...." She said nervously.

I looked from the scroll to the mirror shield to see that Nonag's name backwards was......

GANON

~To be continued.......~

*insert evil laugh* I wonder what is going to happen next!? Well, I hope you understood everything in this chappie. I know it was kind of confusing, but stick by me!!! Anyway, I hope to get the next chapter soon. Thanks for the reviews; Link's Lover, Keren, Sailor Aries2, Dragon's Destiny2k2, Starlightnymph, Zelda the 7th Sage