Promise Me

Prologue

You would never understand, I'm a simple farm girl and a rancher, what makes you think you can tear me apart? I'm through with being the girl who only stands in your way… but before you go, promise me that you won't let yourself be fooled or be defeated. I know this is awkward that I would say this to you but you just don't get it! You've always left me out of everything because you were always so afraid of how I would react. It has been 10 years since you last told me anything.

I've something to confess… I've never really cared about you! But something tells me that maybe you have a reason for leaving me out of everything, besides the fact that I would overreact. Look if you get this, I'm not in Hyrule anymore, I've moved on.

I don't live with Talon anymore and the girl you once knew is gone forever and you'll never see her again! One more thing I forgot to mention… would it kill you to just write back to me? Never mind it would!

From your ex- best friend,

Malon…

The crumbled letter was all that Link had to remember the once pleasant memories of his childhood in Hyrule. With the letter crushed in his pale hands, he saw the ruins of Lon Lon Ranch; the horses were no longer running around the coral, the melody that filled the place with life and happiness was now gone for good and Talon and Indigo were no longer here to take place of the ranch. Somewhere deep inside of him he felt his heart break as the tears fell onto the scorched dirt that was in front of him.

"Malon…"

He fell on his knees and let out a tortured scream; he was no longer the hero of time, he was a failure as a friend.

"I wish I had gotten this letter earlier… 10 years earlier. I'm too late. I'll never see her again! MALON!!!" Link cried as his voice echoed through the lifeless ranch and his tears resembled rain.

It had been over 10 years since Link had last seen Malon and the ranch in one piece. And apparently he had just lost a childhood friend, his very first Hylian friend.

He looked at the burned coral and saw something laying in the middle of it, it looked like a bow from a distance. With hope raging inside of him he ran toward the middle of the coral and saw it was a bow and read a note attached to it.

Link,

I don't know who I am anymore. What I mean is that I just don't know what to do with my life. I've spent it away from Hyrule for so long that I give up, I'm back but now my home is under attack!! Don't hate me because of the other letter, I was mad. You'll never have to worry about that again. I left this behind because if my guess is right, they're after me. I told you before you left not to give up, so I was following my heart and listening to my own advice.

I'm writing this 1 year after you left, and my only salvation is knowing that you're safe and you're still that fairy boy I remember clearly… I miss those days. I'm not sure if I hate you for not saying good bye or if that makes me like you even more as a friend. But today is my 12th birthday, so I hope you're having fun. If you get this, take the bow and try and track me down… Oh crap. Listen if you never hear from me again just get this message and I'll be happy!

Destiny may have separated us but destiny can be cheated. And I'll be the one to cheat it! You can count on me!

From your devious friend,

Malon…

This letter held a lot of meaning to Link than anything ever did, this letter caught the true Malon in the act and there was no going back. He picked up the bow and saw that it was scorched and that it wasn't used in a long time.

"12th birthday? That is a year after I left. If this letter was about 10 years old then when was this letter written?" asked Link as he took both letters and hid them in his hat.

He looked up in the sky and wondered to himself:

"If I wasn't so absorbed in what I was doing, would Malon still understand? Would she understand that I was happy that I was away from the chaos of my original home? Malon, where are you? I'm sorry."

While he was staring into the eternal darkness of his own fear he didn't even realize that something… or someone was watching him from a distance.

Hey everyone, I know this is my first time writing an actual story but please no flamers. Even if you don't like it please review anyways.

Oh yeah one more thing:

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or Nintendo in anyway possible.