"Please, Link. You could die! Don't leave me here-"Link put a finger on the girl's lips. He then kissed her softly on the lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he wrapped his around her waist, pulling her closer to him. When they pulled away, tears were forming in the girl's blue eyes.
"Malon. I will always come back for you. You are the love of my life, and I will fight for you. I love you." Link whispered in her ear. They pulled away from each other, only holding hands in front of them. Malon looked Link over. He was wearing a full suit of armor and had a shield and sword on his back. He smiled at her.
She could see his blue eyes sparkling with excitement and courage. She looked down at her hand, which held a simple ring. Link and she were engaged. He leaned in, kissed her forehead, and then pulled away without skipping a beat.
He turned to leave with the other soldiers, but Malon remembered something. Something she needed to tell Link. She grabbed his hand. In a choked voice filled with tears, she said, "Remember me, Link." His eyes blazing, he nodded.
Then, like that, he was gone. Malon suddenly felt cold. She wrapped her arms around herself, shivering. Link and she had been inseparable since they fell in love. She realized she was looking at the ground, so she looked up.
A parade of soldiers was marching out of the small town. Malon took off at a run to catch up with them. She managed to make it to the entrance of the small village. Around the gates, there was a crowd of women and children. Malon wove her way through the crowd so she could be in the front. She looked at all the soldiers, she knew many. They were from her town. She saw Link coming up. She ran to him.
"Link!" she cried. He looked to her. He held out his hand. She took it and jogged to keep up with him.
"It'll be okay, Malon. I will come back. I promise you." Tears streamed down Malon's face.
"Don't get hurt, Link!" She whispered. She sobbed even harder as he nodded.
"Don't cry, darling. I'll come back. I'll come back." He said. Suddenly, they were at the entrance gates. Slowly, their hands pulled apart.
Every moment their hands pulled apart was agony for Malon. He could die. She felt her heart breaking and suddenly, she was on the ground, on her knees. She shivered and sobbed, but the pain didn't go away. Fear struck her heart that he would find another. She looked at the ground, and then up again, watching the parade fade into the distance.
Malon took a deep breath. She rubbed her hands on her arms. Her breathing was shaky, and she was breaking inside. She watched as the parade disappeared completely from sight. She took a very deep breath and whispered, "Remember me." As the wind carried her heart far away.
