Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda and make no money from these writings.
-As The Windmill Rotates-
It was a silence, despite Link's soft crying. The Kokiri gathered around, fearful and yet in awe of the boy without a fairy. There was no Saria among them, noted Navi, before she remembered the Kokiri girl's new role as Sage of the Forest. But many faces, she did remember. Mido, Fado, it was like stepping back in time. She winced at the irony of her words. Since the Kokiri stayed in their houses through the invasion of the Deku Baba's and Octoroks, it had never felt this..nostalgic. She knew Link felt it too. The day the Deku Tree called him was as fresh in his mind as if it were only yesterday, despite it being seven years in the past. Of course it would be to him, for it had been such a short time since his awakening.
Mido bravely half-climbed the ladder, before spotting Navi "N..Navi? Where..where's Link? Is he Link? No...he can't be.." Navi nodded her head sadly, though it was impossible to see. "He was never a Kokiri. He grew up. In a very round-a-bout kind of way" she jingled. Mido looked back to Link. He went to say something. but jumped off the ladder in respect to let Link have his space. Navi was suprised Mido had it in him to be respectful to anybody, let alone Link.
Eventually, Link's quiet tears trailed away and the Kokiri returned to their buisness. He looked to Navi "I'm sorry, Navi. I don't know what ca.." she hushed him "You have nothing to apologize for. Let's go inside, and you can rest awhile." And as if he was a child, she added "Nothing can hurt you here any longer"
Despite the fact Link's legs stuck out of the small bed a fair amount, he was asleep almost instantly. She smiled, as he curled up under the blankets. He did not cry out in his sleep this time, it was not disturbed by dreams. For the first time, Navi thought, since leaving the forest, Link slept soundly again. Her objective was accomplished. She had brought Link home, and perhaps his mind could be soothed through deep, dreamless sleep. She cared for him deeply, his welfare meant everything to her. While she had been reluctant to take the boy on at the orders of the Deku Tree, she had become attached to the Hylian. She would aid him for as long as he needed her.
Still, his troubled mind could never be healed. Not again. She knew this. Whatever happened to the world, Link would be forever split between timelines. He would always be a child in a adults body, with his innocent view to the world tarnished by all the carnage he had witnessed. She just hoped, that in time, he could leave this troubled era behind and start anew...
Authors Note/Afterthoughts
I have to stop putting the Windmill Hut Song on repeat! Its crazy addictive! I wanted to write another LINK IS MAD bit, but I knew essentialy, it would be a carbon copy of Song of Madness. So I wrote a "sequel" to it, if you like, but it's not worth making a whole new story, so I added it as a chapter.
Enjoy,
From Beyond The Stars