This is my first fanfic. It will be most often in third person but occasionally it will be in first person. Actual speech will be in quotation marks, and thought will be in apostrophes. Thought will be noted like such when in third person. This is based from Ocarina of time, seven years from when Link went back in time after the defeat of Ganon.

I do not see the point of a disclaimer in every chapter, because that would only take up time and space.

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or anything else that is copyrighted and is referred to in my story. All I own is my own thoughts, ideas, and opinions.

Life after legend

Chapter 1: The Thief

I squatted upon the edge of the cliff awaiting the setting of the sun. My eyes scanned over the village that lay in the forest valley. Constant vigilance. That's what every thief needs to have. The Kokiri will never suspect a thing. They all think that we Hylians can't enter their woods. What naive little people. I don't know if I should really trust the guy who hired me. He didn't even tell me what to find. He acts if I'm just some common household burglar. What could a Kokiri have that was of any real value? The biggest treasure of theirs is some little sword. The last guy who borrowed it forgot to return it, so they don't even have a treasure now. The guy's house I'm robbing is plenty rich. All that my employer told me was that this guy was near the top of the social chain. It wasn't hard for me to find the house of this guy. It was the only one nobody came in or out of all day. I wonder how a Hylian got in with the Kokiri. Could it be that one guy? Constant vigilance! I let my mind wander. Dusk had already come. I sat there in the dark for about twenty minutes before I moved. I pulled two knives from my belt as I stood up. I leapt from the forest cliff toward the house digging my blades into the back of the house. Using my knives as moveable hand holds, I scaled the walls of the house. I circled around to the front of the house. I quickly pulled myself inside and shut the door. Well it was more like curtains but nonetheless it cut me off from the outside world. I quickly rummaged through all of his stuff but I found nothing. It was as if he didn't keep his cash in his house. The Terminain account! How could I forget? Wait. What was that noise? I am thrown against the wall by something charging at me. It backs off and I fall to the floor. Something crashes into my head and everything goes black...

'I wonder when Link is getting home.' thought Saria as she sat down for a cup of tea. 'He is so dreamy in tights.' All of a sudden, a really loud "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" came from Link's house. She went outside to see what had caused the moo.

"Hey Saria!" shouted on of the Know-It-All brothers. "Can you shut that cow up? I'm trying to get some sleep here." She just shrugged his comment off and climbed up the ladder. 'Since when did Link start using the curtains I got him?' Saria wondered. She pulled back the curtains to reveal a surprise.

"Omigosh!" she exclaimed. There was a guy lying on the floor. Standing over him was Link's cow. His skin was darker than a Hylian's, but still lighter than that of a Gerudo. He wore a black vest and a pair of black shorts. Both left plenty of skin to showcase his well-built body. His hair was red and black and was currently being grazed on by the cow. "Fluffy, stop eating that! You don't know where that's been!" You couldn't tell if it was red with black stripes or vice versa. 'What's this?' Saria wondered as she noticed a mark on his left hand. He had a burn in the shape of the Triforce. It was almost like a brand. While she was examining the mark, a voice called out to her.

"Saria who is that?" Link asked. "And why is he in my house?"

"I heard Fluffy scream and when I came over I found him in here." The thief began to stir. He bolted upright.

"Huh?" he said as he became aware of his surroundings. "Link? This is your house after all, eh? Too bad I forgot about the cow." Link charged at the thief, but he already had several Deku nuts out. With a flash, he was gone. Actually in a flash, he was at the doorway. Link chased him out of the house but the thief, who was a few yards away, whistled a peculiar tune and vanished in a series of yellow lights.

"You know Link, he looked just like you." said Saria, who was now next to Link in the yard.

"He knew a lot about me too. I wonder if he'll be back."

Yes, the cow's name is Fluffy. The story is pretty much free flowing so I'm open to any suggestions or ideas.