"Thank you, Link," Malon smiled, "Thank you so much for your help." Link began to blush.
"Y-You're welcome," Link stuttered as he looked down at his feet, "I'm glad that I could help." There was a long silence as they stood outside together with the horses. The silence didn't bother Link, but he wished he could think of something more to say. It wasn't long until Malon broke the silence.
"Link, I need to confess something to you.." Malon said as she fed one of the horses a carrot.
"Yes? What is it?" Link asked. He suddenly found himself to be quite curious to know what Malon was going to tell him. He began feeling anxious in ways he never had felt before. If she were to confess anything to him, how would he know what to say? He has never been very good with using the right words.
Malon looked up at him with her deep blue eyes. Link looked down at her. The sun was shining upon her long, auburn hair. She was so beautiful, that Link couldn't look away. He found himself to be immensely fascinated by her. Link's feelings for her suddenly felt even stronger than ever.
"Link, do you remember when we first met?" She asked as she stroked the mane of one of the horses.
"Of course, I remember," Link smiled.
"Well, when I first met you, I thought you were such a cute fairy boy," Malon giggled. Link blushed as he felt a little flattered by this.
"I remember I'd look forward to every time that I'd get to see you. Whenever I was around you, I felt like we were the only two people of this land. Nothing else in the world mattered to me than seeing you one more time.." Malon said as she looked up at Link, and then she gently touched Link's cheek with her hand. Her smile gradually faded away.
"I waited seven years for you to come back to Lon Lon Ranch... During those seven years, I was so very patient," Tears began to fill Malon's eyes, "I waited patiently, because I knew you would come back again someday.. Because, I love you," Malon now had tears running down her cheeks. Everything that she had always kept inside her, had now spilled out. The cheerful girl that Link had always known was now crying right in front of him.
Link wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. Her head was now against his chest as she silently cried. Malon felt safe in his arms, and tightly wrapped her arms around him too. She soon felt butterflies in her stomach which caused her to breathe deeply. She then realized that she belonged with Link, and that she'll always wait for him..
When Malon had finished crying, Link mumbled, "Malon?"
"Yes, Link?" She asked as she looked up at him.
Link held her tightly and whispered into her ear, "Malon, I love you too.."