To be a warrior. To protect the people around him. To try and prevail against all evil against the time that seems to pass by so quickly, carrying memories and forgotten words with it. These are the things that he was expected of. To win against all odds and help Hyrule, save Hyrule. It wasn't what he actually wanted. No, it was far from that. He was just a boy from Ordon Village, that herded the goats, that knew how to ride a horse, that knew everybody and was as friendly as he could get. A destiny like this was not suppose to be handed to him, he wasn't suppose to be the hero. He should've been one of the ones from the sidelines, one that watches all this happen to someone else.
These danger. These battles. These expectations that are thrust upon one that never expected it.
The new friends. The new enemies. The old legend that continues to revolve through the ages, waiting to come upon the one that it beckons to. It was said to be decided way before he was even born. He had the qualities and the determination. He had the caring nature that people would be drawn to.
However…
It wasn't what he thought he would grow up to become. A hero to all, strangers and friends alike. It wasn't something he would've necessarily chose.
But he knew that he wouldn't have been happy being someone from the sidelines, watching and cheering on. It would've have been enough for him and he was sure he would've dragged himself into eventually, becoming something of a hero anyway.
So he stand up, his contemplation now broken, and looks out over the steep cliff, where far below sparkles the blue water. It isn't a choice for him to turn around and forget, or to run away and quit. With a small smile played on his lips, he realizes quickly, but not at all surprised…
He wouldn't have really wanted it any other way.
AU: I'm sure you all knew who I'm talking about without the need for me to explain it. I'm trying to think up new drabbles all the time and they come out wrong when I try to get them down, you know how writing goes like that sometimes, and so they might take longer to get on then expected. I'm not making excuses, just informing ya'll.