Disclaimer: I don't own anything; just ask my mom who won't let me hang a poster I got from a friend on the wall of the bedroom I sleep in because she owns the house and all of the walls! (Sry, just a little upset)

Here is my first Zelda Fanfic. It has a slightly overused plot, but I hope you enjoy it, and please tell me what is wrong with it!

(Link's notes/thoughts)

Prologue

Time had passed, like it would for everyone else, but when Zelda sent me back I could not forget. Time made me do it again, and would have after that if Zelda had not saved me reliving those nightmares of Ganondorf and a crushed Hyrule for an eternity.

"I will not send you back Link. This was your destiny and my powers should not change that. May peace find you and follow you through your destiny." Zelda had relieved me of the burden and I was free to follow my own path. But it would seem the people of Hyrule would not let me continue on my own.

Chapter 1

"Link, my boy, have we ever truly thanked you for saving us, no, Hyrule?" I was walking with the King and Darunia through the castle. The castle was all I ever got to see since I was declared the Official Hero of Time (apparently you are not the true Hero of Time unless you had a fancy party to announce it). I rubbed my cheek bone, hoping that I would not get a bruise from the constant jabbing of Darunia's very pointy, and overly gelled hair. The only reason the Zora King wasn't there was that he was experiencing difficulties with getting fused to his throne because he didn't move enough.

"Do you mean the banquet, the other banquet, the other banquet, the ball, the Hero of Time Ceremony, and the ceremonies to make me an honorary Korki, Goron, Zora, and Gerudo? Or perhaps you are talking about how my descendents and I will never have to cut grass for rupees? Then again you could be taking about…" I continued on, trying to get my point across. I did not want anything else from them, I just wanted to live my own life.

"Ok, Ok, we get it. But just come right this way we have a surprise." I groaned and the quickly had to duck to avoid the Goron King's hair as we entered the Great Hall.

"Link!" I was tackled by a tall green haired woman about my age.

I sighed as I started the formalities for meeting a new woman in a very "My lady, it is an honor to make your acquaintance-" I was cut off by Nabooru, the Sage of the Desert.

"Well Saria you might as well go home now, he doesn't even recognize you." She laughed full heartedly and then I heard the laugh of some one I was not too fond of.

"All of you losers should leave because Link and I are already engaged, that's how much he loves me." I remembered my manners at the last moment and turned a very loud groan into a yawn. Ruto was the Sage of the Water and would never shut up about how I had to become engaged to her in order to get the last Spiritual Stone and continue my quest. I could not bring myself to tell her that I couldn't stand her so I had to suck it up. That and she was the next in line to the Zora Throne.

"Link did not forget me…I hope." The green haired woman couldn't be Saria. Saria was doomed to live forever as a child, the woman, was gorgeous with curly green hip length hair and beautiful green eyes, almost exactly like the child Saria I had grown up with. But then again, as I looked at the crowd they were all very beautiful.

Zelda was dressed in a fancy white lace dress, and Impa sat next to her in a traditional Sheika garb. Saria was in a long green dress that was beautifully embroidered and Malon's typical work clothes were scraped for a red tight fitting dress that was accented with... oh crap, scratch all of that. I have no idea what accented even means. What do you expect when your best friend is a girl and teaches you how to sew and what clashed with what. But I didn't turn out too girly, just able to sew up the arrow holes on my tunic. I am not girly, really.

"Saria what happened to you. You got…big" Saria giggled and then stuck her tongue out at Nabooru.

"Ahemm…" The King cleared his throat to get our attention. Saria sat down at her seat and I was dragged up to the end of the long table where the King was seated. "Link here has agreed to join our little dating game and-" He continued.

"What the hell do you mean 'dating game'?" I shouted, but then the King made a weird motion with his hand along his neck and Darunia snuck up behind me and held my mouth shut.

"As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted…oh yes, Link will date each of you for a week, and you will act as if you are married and live together. At the end of the date he will give you a red rose and you will continue on into the next round, but if you get a white rose you have to go home until we call you back to insult Link before the final picking."

"Oh my god I love this show!" Ruto squealed.

"Oh and last thing, if Link refuses to participate you all get to hunt him down and kill him, OK? However, in return if he does not pick you, you cannot be mean or kill him or he won't save you when Ganondorf comes back." Everyone at the table gasped. Ganondorf was coming back?

"Oh don't act like you don't know it, this is Ocarina of Time, there is still Wind Waker and possibly Twilight Princess when Ganondorf comes back, get over it. There are a bunch of other rules I have yet to make up, and/or I'm just too lazy to tell you them, but I will when you mess up. Darunia, the Zora King and I are all judges so suck up like crazy!"

"Are you almost done, or at least can I let him go? He's drooling all over my hand." Darunia took me out of the room without even waiting for an answer. Once we were a good distance from the Great Hall Darunia let me go.

"Have you all lost you mind? Are you trying to make my life more difficult than necessary? If I don't pick Ruto I become disowned by the Zoras, if not Nabooru I become disowned from the Gerudos. Malon looks after my horse, Saria has been my friend for two eternities, Zelda is the Princess of Hyrule which speaks for itself, Impa should be with Sheik to bring back their race (not to mention he would kill me in a heartbeat) and Anju has connections in Termina." I just wanted to scream at him, but had to settle with kicking over a table.

"Then don't participate." Darunia stated flatly, which pissed me off even more.

"'Don't participate…'" I mocked, "That is a great idea, I don't participate and then I end up being able to take even a bath without fear of Ruto, then there is Zelda's magic, Impa is totally ripped and has "powers". Nabooru could assassinate me at any moment and Malon could have killed Ganondorf with her arrows. Ok, so Anju isn't a threat but still…" I trailed off. This just sucked. How come I had to have friends that could beat me shitless? "Why did you do this to me Darunia? I thought we were friends, brothers even."

"Don't do that to me. It was pretty much to avoid all the political problems you listed. Every race wanted their daughters or themselves to marry you. This was the only way we could agree. I was the only one who thought you should have a say in your future so be grateful. Oh, and by the way, I'm not sure you noticed this, but my daughter, Link, is also competing."

"Wait Goron Link, the one I had to blow up to get him- I mean, her to calm down was a girl. You named your daughter after me?" Just the thought that I was going to have to date the Goron Princess almost brought me to tears.

"Just do not, ever, call her a boy and you will be fine. I was wondering Little Brother if you would mind, not marrying her, but keeping her in the running for a while. She is the only Goron female and needs to marry a Goron."

"So how are you boys doing here?" The King burst in, cutting off my answer. "Come we are about to find out who will date the Hero of Time first!" He left humming the wedding tune and I followed him back to the Great Hall.