This is my first Link/Malon Fanfic. Please R/R!

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda or anything to do with Zelda except a few games and this story.

Chapter Three: The Winter Festival

After dinner Malon and Link said good-bye to Talon and Ingo. While saying good-bye to Ingo, Malon cast her eyes downward. It began to snow.

"Hey, look, it's snowing." said Link.
"Yeah."
"Malon, what's wrong? You can tell me."
"Link, I..."

Malon walked to her room and shut the door. She laid on her bed. As tears rolled down her face, she fell asleep. Link sighed. He wondered what was bothering her. He went into Malon's room to check on her. He found her sleeping like an angel. A smile crept upon his face as he watched her. Link shut the door and went into the guest bedroom and fell asleep.

*****

The cuccos crowed. Link had already been awake when Malon woke up. She stumbled down the stairs when she saw him.

"Morning." he said cheerfully.
"Morning."
"I made some breakfast. It snowed like six inches so we'll need to clear the field after breakfast."
"Alright."

They finished and cleaned up. They headed to the shed for shovels.

"So, any wild adventures you went on?" she asked to break the silence.
"No, not really. Quite boring really. But I'm glad to be here. I really like it here. Good food, beautiful environment, beautiful people."

Malon blushed. They headed out to the field. They worked in silence. Not paying attention, Link ran into Malon. She gave him a playful shove. He grabbed her and pulled her down with him. They gazed into eachother's eyes. He brushed her hair out of her face and cupped her cheek with his hand. He leaned in but stopped.

"Oh, uh, sorry," he mumbled, "we should get back to work."
"Yeah."

They continued to work in silence. After they were finished, they headed to the stable to let the horses out. After the horses were let out, Link stopped Malon.

"Uh, Malon? Can I..." he stopped. He grabbed her and pulled her close to him. He cupped her face with his hands and leaned in and kissed her. Malon, after recovering from shock, wrapped her arms around him. After he pulled away, he said:

"What I was going to ask was if I could do this. Ever since I came back after being in the Sacred Realm for seven years and seeing you.... I just had to be with you. After Ganon was defeated I couldn't stop thinking about you. Every time I saw you, you took my breath away."

Malon look at Link in amazement.

"Link, I feel the same way. I just didn't know if you did."

Link just held her for what seemed like eternity. They looked at eachother and smiled. They headed back into the house to warm up.