Linked AU One-Shots

41. When I Was A Kid...

It had been another long day. Thankfully for the Chain, it wasn't a dangerous one for once. Instead, the group had spent the day in Hateno, one of the largest villages in all of Wild's time. They boys had spent their time helping out the villagers with various tasks that they needed help with. Those that could be spared, Wild, Sky and Time, spent the day mostly at the schoolhouse. Together, the three of them had taught the children various things, giving the teachers a much needed break. The slow day was honestly a blessing after nonstop fighting monsters. Though now that the night had come and everyone settled inside of Wild and Zelda's house for the night, everyone was tired. 

"I love kids. They make me feel young again." Time was saying, a smile playing on his lips. 

"Just wait a few years. You'll be a kid all over again stumbling through my portal." Wars chuckled in response. Actually, that may be in the past as well, but no matter. The timeline was so messed up, it hardly even mattered who was where in time. It never made sense anyway. 

"What I wouldn't give to be a kid again, just for a day." Twilight mused with a satisfied hum. Those were the days, when he had no worries. When he actually fit in with the people in the village that raised him. When he was too innocent to see the dangers, the horrors and the darkness of the world. 

"That'd be nice." Legend agreed, nodding along. "I do wish that I could wake up to the smell of my Uncle's homecooked pancakes. Now all I wake up to is yet another scammed customer bickering for their money back." A sigh.

"And I'd love to go back to just being with my loftwing. Back when we first met, we spent day after day trying to learn about each other. We had to learn to communicate with each other. It was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun!" Sky chimed in. 

"I don't remember when I was a kid." Wild admitted, hugging his knees. It felt rather lonesome. Everyone else often shared their memories: the good, the bad and everything in between. He had some of course, don't get him wrong, but they all felt so recent, even the ones from the before time. He didn't remember anything from before he became Zelda's knight, and even then, his memory was very spotty. He didn't remember what he had done to get to that position. He didn't know what his family was like, if he even had one to begin with. Part of him hoped that he did. Part of him wished that he was always alone, because that way, no one was rolling in their graves realizing that their son and brother didn't even remember that they existed. 

What he had said seemed to spoil the carefree mood. The conversations all stopped, each of the Links exchanging glances with one another. What were they supposed to say to that? 

It was Twilight who was the one to speak. He first moved closer to Wild so that they were almost touching before saying, "We know, and we're sorry for bringing it up."

But Wild shook his head, wiping at his eyes. "It's fine. I'm sorry for interrupting." 

"You weren't interrupting at all, Wild. Don't worry." Hyrule replied with a gentle grin. "Hey, how about we ask Zelda if she knows anything about your family?"

Wild paused before nodding. "Yes, yes I'd like that very much." He agreed.