A/N: Well, here's the second chapter. I don't really have anything to say except that reviews are greatly appreciated:)

Dedication: LinkandZeldaforever0329

Disclaimer: Just look at the first chapter idiots.

When I knocked on the door of Malon's apartment, I instantly heard some rustling inside, along with some other noises before she actually opened the door to let me inside. She was actually smiling?

"Malon, I'm so sorry for kinda...forgetting about you at the mall. I really didn't me-" She cut me off by raising a hand.

"Don't worry about it. I see you met a guy." She grinned childishly.

I didn't say anything about Link. "I thought you were sad about breaking up with Nick." I pushed her playfully and made my way to her couch and sat down, bouncing up and down a few times.

"Nah, he was a jerk. I'm fine. I want to hear about your new boyfriend!" Malon sat down next to me and blinked her eyes dramatically.

"He's not my boyfriend. He's not even my friend. He's just an acquaintance." I replied.

"Yeah right. Don't tell me you're not into him even a little. Because you are."

I sighed. "Well, he was fairly good looking."

"Tell me you got his number." Malon's eyes grew huge with slightly fake worry.

"No, but I gave him mine." I replied.

"What? Why didn't you get his?" She snorted, making me grin.

"He says he doesn't have a phone. I think he's poor or something." I said. Malon looked at me incredulously.

"Doesn't have a phone? Odd..." She thought a minute. "Hey, you wanna spend the night?" She asked all of a sudden.

"Yeah, let me call my parents and tell them. My mom worries about me if I don't come home before eleven." I pulled out my cell phone and dialed my mom's number. "Hey mom, I'm staying at Malon's tonight okay?" I said when she picked up.

"Okay sweetie."

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." I said. Our phone conversations weren't usually very long.

"Bye dear." She hung up.

The next hours that I spent with Malon were actually pretty fun. We watched gory movies and made prank calls all night, along with stuffing ourselves with candy and soda. We barely ever had fun anymore, and I realized how fun it was to be with Malon. We usually hung out to study, but this was great. I think we fell asleep at around three in the morning, but I'm not really sure.

The next morning, I woke up with whipped cream all over my face and Malon laughing hysterically at me.

"What the?" I stood up off the ground where I had fallen asleep while we were watching Little Nicky. Malon laughed even harder while I went into the kitchen to wipe it off. "I'm gonna get you for this!" I screamed from the kitchen. I spotted a freshly baked blueberry pie on the counter. Malon loved cooking, and she was very good at it. I grinned and picked it up, putting the towel I had been drying my face with in it's place.

I ran into the living room, where Malon was still laughing, and shoved the pie in her face.

"Zelda Harkinian!" She screamed with purple pie filling dripping down her face.

"I told you that I'd get you back." I snorted and went to gather my coat.

"Yeah, but that was the blueberry pie I just made!" She was coming at me now with sticky, blue fingers, but I was too quick and I darted out the front door of the apartment, with Malon still yelling at me from inside the house.

"I'll call you later!" I screamed as I was getting in my car. That was when my phone rang. I flipped it open. "Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, is this Zelda?" I think I recognized the voice.

"Yes, who is this?"

"It's Link. From the mall yesterday, remember?" Oh yes, now I knew the voice.

"Oh hi Link!"I tried not to sound excited, but I was.

"Um, I was just wondering if you...wanted to maybe meet me at the mall again today." He asked shyly.

"Sure! What time?" I started up the engine.

There was a pause. "In an hour?" I looked at the clock in my car. It read eleven thirty.

"That sounds great." I looked around and thought for a moment. "You know, I can come now. I don't know what I'm gonna do for an hour." I laughed.

"Okay, that'd be fine. I'll see you in a bit. Bye."

"Bye." I hung up and pulled out of the driveway, heading in the direction of the mall.

When I reached the parking lot, it was full. Considering it was a Saturday, I wasn't surprised. Today it wouldn't just be teens either. Adults with their smaller kids would be coming to shop to do other errands. I sighed as I pulled into an empty parking space and shut off the engine.

Inside, it was fairly crowded as to be expected, and I didn't know how I would find Link. I walked forward and began to scan the crowds for Link. It wasn't long before I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Hey Zelda." Link's voice came from behind me. I turned around swiftly, my eyes instantly meeting his.

"Hi." I waved girlishly, mentally smacking myself afterwards for being so idiotic. I didn't have hardly any experience with communicating with the opposite sex, so I was kind of flipping out. Kind of. I realized we were standing in many people's way, and made my way over to the wall, with Link following.

"I know a place where there won't be any people." Link said, taking my hand and pulling me away. I blushed furiously at the skin contact.

We came to the door of a small little store that was completely dark inside. The sign plastered on the left window said CLOSED, and I gave Link an unsure look. He smirked mischievously and, to my surprise, pulled out a key. Did he own a shop in the mall? That seemed really unlikely. Perhaps his parents did. He got the door open and stepped inside, pulling me along still and locking the door behind him. Once we were safely inside and he had turned a small light on, I asked him, "Why do you have a key? Do your parents own this place?"

He took a little while to respond. "No. I just...have a key." Why was he always sad?

I placed a hand on his shoulder, forgetting he was a guy for a moment. "You seem troubled. Do you want to talk about it?" I asked, looking him straight in the eye.

He sighed. "I've never talked about it with anyone before."

"You can trust me, Link. I want to know."

"We should sit down then." He said, gently falling to the floor and leaning his back on the wall. I did the same, giving him a smile.

"Okay, I'm ready."

He took in a long breath. "Well, to start off, you were probably wondering why I don't have a phone. That would be because I actually live in the mall."

I stared at him incredulously. "What?" I blurted out.

"You heard me." He paused and looked at me before talking. "When I was very little, my parents dropped me off here. I don't know why. They just did. The owner of this shop apparently found me the next morning and took me in here. Her name's Helen, and she tried for weeks to find my parents. But they were gone. Helen then tried to take me home and raise me, but her husband wouldn't allow it. He had said she would have to give me to an orphanage." He paused shortly. "She told him she would, and the next day, she brought me to her shop in the mall. That was where I grew up. Right here in this shop. In this mall. That's why I have a key. That's why I'm here right now. The mall is my home." He took a breath and when I looked up at his face, there were tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Oh dear." Before I could stop myself, I was wrapping my arms around him, finding that I had tears coming out of my eyes as well. I hadn't been hugged in ages, and at that moment, I just wanted to hug him. Hug him for the whole night. I nestled my face in his chest, forgetting embarrassment. Forgetting everything bad. Despite his slightly dirty appearance, he smelled quite nice. Not like perfume nice, but just comforting. Just enough to make me feel safe for once in my life.

"Zelda?" Link asked, obviously surprised. I looked up and saw that he was blushing madly, which made me laugh and get up quickly.

"Sorry." I remembered what I had just done, and the embarrassment came back, making me blush as well.

"It's okay." He rubbed the back of his neck. "It's just...I'm not used to." He cleared his throat. "Female contact."

I covered my mouth and giggled. "I'm not used to male contact. I've never really had a boyfriend before."

"Me either." He paused. "That is, I've never had a girlfriend."

"Well, maybe we should start now."