Authors Note: I don't own Zelda, yada yada yada....
Malon was riding Epona into Hyrule field. She was humming a magical tune that lead Epona to where she wanted it to go. She galloped to a spot on the shore on a small hill. It was covered in wild flowers of all kind, and there was one remain there that was part of an old temple. This was Malon's special place. She suspected that no one knew this place but her. She quickly unsaddled Epona, and let her graze in the beautiful emerald green grass. Malon sat under a small Willow Tree and sang a soft melody. The breeze was perfect, and the view was glorious. The she heard a mumble from behind a tree. She quickly ran behind the old Statue of the Fire Goddess that was part of the old temple.
" Help me somebody. Help..." Then there was a faint thunk. Malon crawled out from behind the statue. It had gotten darker, and Malon couldn't really tell who it as. She kneeled down next to the figure. He was bleeding from his shoulder. Malon dragged him over to Epona's blankets. She took off his tunic, and armor. He was breathing rapidly. Malon thought quick and tore a piece of her skirt off. She slowly and gently tied it around his shoulder. There was a small spring near by so Malon quickly grabbed another piece of cloth and ran to the spring. When she got it damp, and ran back to him. She dabbed his face, and cleaned some more of his small cuts.
The next morning Malon walked off to the spring to fetch some more water. When she came back the man was sitting on the blankets rubbing the horse's nose. Malon snuck over behind the statue and listened.
"Hey pretty, how are you? Where's your owner? I bet he's a nice guy." He smiled and looked over at the statue. He pulled something out of his pocket. I was a strange looking Magnifying glass. It was a magic eye. Malon knew that you can see through anything with that. she slid down the stone waiting for him to say something. He slowly rose the Magic eye up to the statue. He chuckled a bit, and slowly got up. He patted the horse, and walked over to Malon. He looked down on her red hair, pale skin, shy blue eyes, and her rancher dress. He held out a free hand. She slowly took it and he helped her up. She looked away from his face. He had ocean blue eyes, dirty blonde hair, tan skin, and a muscular body like most warriors do.
"Uh, here, it's for cleaning." She shoved a canteen of water at him. He took it gratefully and poured it over his head. He handed it back. She snatched it nervously. He grabbed her hand and turned her around. She turned her head so he couldn't see her face. He took two fingers and turned her face towards him. She believed that she was ugly to be a rancher's daughter. Every one in her old village called her Demold, ugly. She tried to get some dirt off of her face, but he had locked her hands in his powerful grip. She started to gnaw on the inner layer of her cheek.
"What's wrong? Why can't you let be. I want to see your face." He said. She looked down. He sighed. She slowly put her head up.
"See, this is what I look like, nothing special. So you see me ok?" She said trying to squeeze her hands out of his grasp.
"I have to tell you something, you ave the prettiest eyes in the world. What is your name?" She hesitated for a minute the started to get teary eyed.
"M-Malon." She whimpered, scared that he would laugh and say he was just kidding, that her eyes were the most ugliest color ever.
"Malon, why are you crying?" He asked sympathetically.
"I have never been complimented before. Only by my father. You know, everyone thinks I'm ugly. Ever since I was little, it's not even funny. I mean, if only I wasn't a rancher's daughter, I would be taken more seriously!" Link felt for her. He knew she wasn't ugly. She was quite beautiful. He slowly put a hand on her shoulder.
" Malon, the only reason people would say that is because they are jealous. You, of course, are one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen." He drew back some of her red hair from her face. She gave a meek smile, then her eyes widened.
" Oh no, I need to go home. My father is going to kill me!" She rushed off and saddled her horse. "UH, do you wanna come along? I mean, you still need to heal." She made a gesture on her horse. He smiled and jumped on. They rode for about an hour to Lon Lon Ranch.
"So this is your ranch? It's very pleasant." he said jumping off the horse.
"I know that it's kinda late to be askin' you this, but uh, what's your name?" Malon said looking off at the stables.
"Oh, it's Link. May I ask you something?"
"Yeah, shoot."
"Don't I know you? You look so familiar."Link said looking into her eyes.
"I don't reckon so." She thought hard, because she kind of recognized him too. She shook her head and looked towards the INN.
" Oh, you were, I don't know, just familiar. I probably saw a girl that looked like you somewhere." She smiled and brought Epona to the stable. He followed. inside was a hint of manure and hay. It was dark, and the horses were pleasantly napping.
"You know, I never saw Epona be so affectionate towards other people before." Malon said petting Epona. When Link and Malon left the stable, Inigo started to have a fit.
"Malon, where were you?! You ugly thing! I've been worried sick, I need you to help, and when you aren't here.." Malon started to get teary eyed.
"It was my fault sir. I went on a walk, and invited her to my place because it was getting late." Link said clenching his teeth together. Inigo snorted, and grabbed Malon's wrist.
" Come with me you wretched girl." Inigo lead her inside.
"Where's father?" She sniffed.
"Ganondorf wanted him for some reason. Ganondorf said if anything, especially little things, get out of line to punish!" He grabbed an old whip.
" Leave her alone you wretched man! If you don't let her go I swear your head will be slit open like your heart!" Link said unsheathing his sword. Malon was on her knees looking up at Inigo. Her face was drenched in tears, but she made no sound.
"Hmph, fine I'll leave her alone. If she does it again, I'll be forced to. Get on, you ugly thing, with your chores!" He kicked her side and left. Malon fell to the floor unconscience. Link picked her up and carried her to the sables.
Malon was riding Epona into Hyrule field. She was humming a magical tune that lead Epona to where she wanted it to go. She galloped to a spot on the shore on a small hill. It was covered in wild flowers of all kind, and there was one remain there that was part of an old temple. This was Malon's special place. She suspected that no one knew this place but her. She quickly unsaddled Epona, and let her graze in the beautiful emerald green grass. Malon sat under a small Willow Tree and sang a soft melody. The breeze was perfect, and the view was glorious. The she heard a mumble from behind a tree. She quickly ran behind the old Statue of the Fire Goddess that was part of the old temple.
" Help me somebody. Help..." Then there was a faint thunk. Malon crawled out from behind the statue. It had gotten darker, and Malon couldn't really tell who it as. She kneeled down next to the figure. He was bleeding from his shoulder. Malon dragged him over to Epona's blankets. She took off his tunic, and armor. He was breathing rapidly. Malon thought quick and tore a piece of her skirt off. She slowly and gently tied it around his shoulder. There was a small spring near by so Malon quickly grabbed another piece of cloth and ran to the spring. When she got it damp, and ran back to him. She dabbed his face, and cleaned some more of his small cuts.
The next morning Malon walked off to the spring to fetch some more water. When she came back the man was sitting on the blankets rubbing the horse's nose. Malon snuck over behind the statue and listened.
"Hey pretty, how are you? Where's your owner? I bet he's a nice guy." He smiled and looked over at the statue. He pulled something out of his pocket. I was a strange looking Magnifying glass. It was a magic eye. Malon knew that you can see through anything with that. she slid down the stone waiting for him to say something. He slowly rose the Magic eye up to the statue. He chuckled a bit, and slowly got up. He patted the horse, and walked over to Malon. He looked down on her red hair, pale skin, shy blue eyes, and her rancher dress. He held out a free hand. She slowly took it and he helped her up. She looked away from his face. He had ocean blue eyes, dirty blonde hair, tan skin, and a muscular body like most warriors do.
"Uh, here, it's for cleaning." She shoved a canteen of water at him. He took it gratefully and poured it over his head. He handed it back. She snatched it nervously. He grabbed her hand and turned her around. She turned her head so he couldn't see her face. He took two fingers and turned her face towards him. She believed that she was ugly to be a rancher's daughter. Every one in her old village called her Demold, ugly. She tried to get some dirt off of her face, but he had locked her hands in his powerful grip. She started to gnaw on the inner layer of her cheek.
"What's wrong? Why can't you let be. I want to see your face." He said. She looked down. He sighed. She slowly put her head up.
"See, this is what I look like, nothing special. So you see me ok?" She said trying to squeeze her hands out of his grasp.
"I have to tell you something, you ave the prettiest eyes in the world. What is your name?" She hesitated for a minute the started to get teary eyed.
"M-Malon." She whimpered, scared that he would laugh and say he was just kidding, that her eyes were the most ugliest color ever.
"Malon, why are you crying?" He asked sympathetically.
"I have never been complimented before. Only by my father. You know, everyone thinks I'm ugly. Ever since I was little, it's not even funny. I mean, if only I wasn't a rancher's daughter, I would be taken more seriously!" Link felt for her. He knew she wasn't ugly. She was quite beautiful. He slowly put a hand on her shoulder.
" Malon, the only reason people would say that is because they are jealous. You, of course, are one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen." He drew back some of her red hair from her face. She gave a meek smile, then her eyes widened.
" Oh no, I need to go home. My father is going to kill me!" She rushed off and saddled her horse. "UH, do you wanna come along? I mean, you still need to heal." She made a gesture on her horse. He smiled and jumped on. They rode for about an hour to Lon Lon Ranch.
"So this is your ranch? It's very pleasant." he said jumping off the horse.
"I know that it's kinda late to be askin' you this, but uh, what's your name?" Malon said looking off at the stables.
"Oh, it's Link. May I ask you something?"
"Yeah, shoot."
"Don't I know you? You look so familiar."Link said looking into her eyes.
"I don't reckon so." She thought hard, because she kind of recognized him too. She shook her head and looked towards the INN.
" Oh, you were, I don't know, just familiar. I probably saw a girl that looked like you somewhere." She smiled and brought Epona to the stable. He followed. inside was a hint of manure and hay. It was dark, and the horses were pleasantly napping.
"You know, I never saw Epona be so affectionate towards other people before." Malon said petting Epona. When Link and Malon left the stable, Inigo started to have a fit.
"Malon, where were you?! You ugly thing! I've been worried sick, I need you to help, and when you aren't here.." Malon started to get teary eyed.
"It was my fault sir. I went on a walk, and invited her to my place because it was getting late." Link said clenching his teeth together. Inigo snorted, and grabbed Malon's wrist.
" Come with me you wretched girl." Inigo lead her inside.
"Where's father?" She sniffed.
"Ganondorf wanted him for some reason. Ganondorf said if anything, especially little things, get out of line to punish!" He grabbed an old whip.
" Leave her alone you wretched man! If you don't let her go I swear your head will be slit open like your heart!" Link said unsheathing his sword. Malon was on her knees looking up at Inigo. Her face was drenched in tears, but she made no sound.
"Hmph, fine I'll leave her alone. If she does it again, I'll be forced to. Get on, you ugly thing, with your chores!" He kicked her side and left. Malon fell to the floor unconscience. Link picked her up and carried her to the sables.