Chapter 2:
He, the prince

"Seven years today the great evil had died!" A women with long blond hair, a pink and white dress, and pointed ears called to a crowd of thousands. Beside her stood a young man dressed in green. His eyes had a dreamy glaze, neither he was present or absent at the moment. A blue light was talking to him on his shoulder, yet he remained quiet as his eyes wandered the crowd of unfamiliar people. The women addressing these people is someone he knew both well and as a stranger. She had secrets, he'd rather forget. "...This man, Link, shall be forever known as the Hero of Time!" That women had deceived ordered and used him. She did it for her country, and tricked him into being their savior. Then she ask him to return to his past, after all he had learned. After this she, truly gave him a choice weather to come to the castle or stay in the forest. He had return to his childhood, and decided to return once he had grown back up. But it was her presence that stung him regardless though. He knew her plan to wrong him was hatched in those forgotten times, the times he'd been asleep. He didn't want to go through the pain of seeing him, rather her try to befriend him in such away once more. "...This great hero, has agreed to stay with us here in Hyrule!" He wanted to go back to his time of ignorance. He wanted his tree house in the deep woods. He wanted his peaceful innocence to return. But, he knew if that happen, he'd just suffer more. Even here in this time, he feels out of place. Like he doesn't belong within time itself. He had broken the laws, rules, his own heart. Nothing could understand such loneliness in a crowded place.

"So, Link." The blue light said in it's annoying tone. "Now that your a Hylian, what are you going to do know? I'm sure your interested about your kind. I heard your people just love to hunt, but the Hylians near the Lost Woods were the only ones I've known. Link? Hey! Link!"

The young man snapped from his lost thoughts, to agree with the light.

"You, know ever since the Water Temple, you've been very distracted." The light buzzed infront of him. "Your not thinking about that demon are you?" Link blushed and shook his head no. "Lier! You are! Link, it's evil. It's probably gone with the rest of Ganon's evil anyway."

Link looked away into a bowl of water, containing a torch light. Just the night sky, the blue light, and the background was reflected back. Not even a shadow was cast by him. This made him feel even more out of place. He sighed at the absence he felt.

"... As thanks, we the royalty of Hyrule, present Link our hero our greatest honour!" The woman turned to Link and got his attention. She held out a purple tunic with golden details. There was also detachable gold shoulder plates, along with a pointed hat with a green jeweled gold crown sown into the rim. "The honour to become the prince of our beautiful county! Dear hero please accept this tunic as a gift from the Hyrulian people, and our thanks for your deeds."

Link knew this was one of her 'you can't refuse me' kind of offer. She was going to put that tunic on him despite his stance on the impracticality of it. He nodded and took the forced gift. A guard led him back to the castle when the woman smiled. Link looked back as she delivered the news of his acceptance and a wave of cheers sounded. The Hylian just knew this ceremony wasn't going to end soon. He just hoped it wouldn't end with the woman asking to marry him, one thing he remembered was her hurt the last time he denied her, his face still stung at the thought of another split lip.

Inside he was led to a small room, well small for a castle's, and undressed. Three maids were there as well to help. The lavishness of the place was almost gut wrenching, though sometimes he felt caves were luxurious One of the maids took his green clothing away, a feeling he wouldn't see his iconic grab for years to come. Bare, he slid on the silk undershirt, gold chain-mail, purple gold-leaf tunic, and put on the crowned hat. No tights or pants were included with it, only a new pair of purple stained boar boots with more gold-leaf and gloves. The tunic created a skirting effect just past mid-thigh. He decided against putting the rest of the golden plated armor on, as he wasn't going to war or something. He looked himself over and noticed this outfit felt lighter then his normal one. There were slits at his waist showing the tops of his thighs, slits where the seems of the shoulders and shirt-sleeves meet. The whole cut of the outfit made him think it was meant of a girl, since it gave him more of a girlish curve as it clung closer to his form. Even the blue light was interested by it's almost skimpy of design.

"Umm, is it suppose to do that?" The light asked zipping around it.

"Yes, mistress Navi." An attendant said as Link still looked over himself. "There were two royal warrior tunics. One for a female warrior and the other for a male. The silk is very rare, so when we found out the measurements for master Link was to small for the male tunic, we gave the female one to him. Please understand that they were made for the last royal heroes and we couldn't alter them. Luckily, master Link fits the female tunic perfectly."

Done redressing, the guards escorted Link back out to the balcony where the blond woman was. There were cheers as he returned to the crowd. A few jokers even whistled at him, causing a pink blush to spread across his face. The woman smiled as he knelt as expected, before her. A guard gave her a white coral sword. It sparkled in the torch light as if it were embedded with magic. She raised it over her head then slowly placed it at either side of his neck.

"In the name of me, Princess Zelda the sixteenth!" She said as she tapped his shoulders. "I grant you, Link, the title Hero of Time and the full royal recognition! Arise dear hero, draw your blade and receive her grace's blessings!"

Link stood up thanking the Goddesses that the skirt of his tunic wasn't any shorter. For the last time he drew his ancient sword and raised it to the sky. He knew it would be many hundreds of years before he'd be asked to wield it again. Once more in the presence of a golden relic he let the light of the torches reflect off the enchanted steel. The crowd then recited the ancient song of their people, though no one remebered the start's meaning:

"En... Dashadu... No bei... Seine du... Dein shu tu... Keiranu sa lei...En... Dashadu... No bei... Seine du... Dein shu tu... Keiranu sa lei... Hale to her Grace, Our great Goddess, March forward, Restore this world's order. Hale Hylia, who Gave us Courage, Teached us Wisdom Blessed us with Power. Watch over us, down through the clouds, Though it's legend, it could still be true. Follow your dreams, never fear, for I'll be with you, if only in your dreams. Brave warriors, Heroes of Legends, From here, your journey began. With swords in your hands, This song in your hearts, May you bring, Light to the Land. Pray to the Skies, Receive her blessing, Raise your sword, To the Gods, Skyward. Watch over us, down through the clouds, Though it's legend, it could still be true. Follow your dreams, never fear, for I'll be with you, if only in your dreams. Your time has come, Our great Hero, With your Light, Unite both the Earth and Skies."

At the end of the song the crowd cheered for the hero and thus the blessings have come to an end.

AN:

The armor Link is wearing is based off of the Magic armor in TP, I liked the look but thought it looked a little too bulky for TP Link. So I modified it to look the way I thought would look better. Link is going to be a uke (sorry seme Link fans, I just can't see him as a top even if he is more dominate in character. So just live with it.) That is why he got a female version of the tunic, just to give the reader some indication he isn't completely the "man" in this story.

I also decided to add the tension Link had towards Zelda, since in SS there was a lot of sexual tension between the characters (even if Link was completely oblivious to Zelda's feelings.) But since that was the first game and as the fourth chapter will explain his love affair with her has changed drastically. *Spoiler* The chapter may bring up questions of choice and inborn desires, which I personally will not take a side, but for the purpose for this story it is choice not biology. *Spoiler*