Authors Note: Yay! My first fanfic! I'm so excited! This chapter's a bit short, but I promise it'll get better! Sorry the title's lame, I was thinking the plot could change from what I had in mind, and I couldn't really think of a good name. But please review! Tell me what you liked! Tell me what you didn't like! All reviews are welcome….

p.s. The story will mostly be in Zelda's point of view, but it will sometimes switch to Link's.

Disclaimer: I do not own LOZ. But I do own this story plot. SO HANDS OFF! :)

So without further ado, my story!

Zelda

I honestly couldn't believe it. My thoughts are going a mile a minute at this point, not intending on stopping.

Ganondorf is dead, and now with no Triforce of Power, he doesn't have a way of coming back.

But this victory is bittersweet. We also lost a great friend today, and truthfully, I'm not sure why. That look in Midna's eyes before she broke the mirror- it was longing. Longing to stay here in the Light Realm. Longing to stay with Link.

Link. I look over at him with a pitying expression on my face. His eyes are filled to the brim with tears he refuses to let flow, and he's making a sad attempt at smiling. He reminds me of a lost puppy that one might find in the middle of a thunderstorm.

"Come on," he says. "Let's get out of here." His voice breaks a bit, revealing his utter sorrow.

As we make our way to Eldin Province, both of us are completely silent. It's obvious that he's lost in thought, whereas I simply have nothing to say. I think maybe I could apologize, but that wouldn't make Midna return.

We just have to keep our heads up high and move forward, I think to myself. And then another thought hits me. Where is forward? Where am I going to go? The castle is completely out of the question, seeing how it's no longer there. Perhaps I could stay with someone in Castle Town? Yeah, right. People in Castle Town aren't exactly the friendliest of all people, and I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be very happy to have to cater to a princess. I realize I have nowhere to stay in this whole country. I'm homeless! I think with a slight chuckle.

"What was that?" Link asks, referring to my laugh.

"Oh," I say, not realizing that I had done it out loud. "I was just thinking about where I would stay, because, you know, the castle is gone."

"You can stay with me," He offers without hesitation.

I stare at him with disbelief, surprised at his sudden proposal. "No, I couldn't impose on you like that."

"It's really no trouble," he responds. "Anyway, it'd be nice to have the company. Living alone gets kind of boring sometimes."

I think about it for a minute, decide I have nothing to lose, and say, "I think I'll take you up on that offer, thank you."

We travel a bit farther and the sun begins to set behind the mountains.

"We should stop for the night. There's no way we'll make it back to Ordon tonight. I know a place." Link says, bringing Epona to a walk.

We head into a dark cave and I'm surprised when I see a small, seemingly vacant village.

"I know someone here," Link says as we walk towards a house at the end of the little road. "I don't think she'll mind if we stay the night." He softly knocks on the door and a very short old woman answers it.

"Ah, Link! It's great to see you! How's that Ilia doing?" she says. Who's Ilia? I wonder.

"She's great," he answers. "She's got her full memory back."

"That's wonderful. And who's that behind you?" she says, straining her neck to see me, but with Link being a good meter taller than her, she can't see me completely.

"Hello," I say, stepping out from behind Link. "I'm-"

"Princess Zelda," she answers for me, finally seeing my face.

I give her a confused look, not knowing how she knows my name.

She takes note of this and explains, "I knew your mother; or rather, my sister did. You look just like her. Except for the hair, of course; that's your father's."

"Yes," I say, smiling. "I get that a lot."

She smiles in return. "What can I do for you two?"

"Well, actually, we sort of need somewhere to spend the night," Link says.

"Then by all means, come in!" she says, beckoning us to join her inside. She grabs a few pillows and blankets and sets them on the floor. "I'm sorry, but I don't have an extra bed, but I can make it nice and comfortable for you two right here!"

We all have a small dinner together and I learn that the lady's name is Impaz, and that she lives here alone.

After dinner we both get settled into our respective sleeping arrangements. Link stares up at the ceiling with his hands behind his head and I stare blankly off into space.

After a moment I break the silence that has fallen over us. "Link, I want to thank you again for inviting me to stay at your house. I really appreciate it."

He shrugs his shoulders nonchalantly. "It's really no big deal. It's the least I can do."

I furrow my eyebrows. "You say that as though you owe me a favor."

He looks over at me. "Well, yes. You helped me kill Ganondorf. You saved Midna's life. I owe you more than you could ever imagine."

"Link," I begin. "If anyone owes favors, it's me. You single-handedly saved Hyrule. I can't ever repay that debt."

He chuckles softly. "I wouldn't say single-handedly. Midna helped me a lot."

The air suddenly gets thick with tension. I decide to try and relieve it. "How are you? You know, about what happened earlier?"

He takes a deep breath. "What's done is done. She obviously broke the mirror for a reason. I'll miss her a lot, but I'll be fine."

"That's nice to hear," I say. "She was a really good person."

Link's facial expressions suddenly change to a bit of confusion and anger. "She's not dead Zelda. We're not giving final testimonies. She's just not here. That's all there is to it."

I look shocked at his sudden outburst. "I'm sorry if I made it seem that way," I apologize sincerely.

"Let's just go to sleep. We have a long day of travel tomorrow," he says finally and turns away.

I do the same, and we both fall asleep.

Author's note: Okay! Chapter one is done. So yeah. What you're reading is not the original chapter. I actually decided to edit it, which I plan to do to all the early chapters. I feel like they're not as good as some of the later ones, and I want to fix that as best as possible. But trust me, I'm not changing anything to significantly that it changes the plot.

So until next time, I bid you farewell…