Chapter 6- Malon and Vaati
Vaati was sitting on the fence that surrounded the field for horses. Every now and then, he let out a sigh. He secretly hated being lonely, but he was brought up that way. "Maybe travelling wasn't such a good idea," he said doubtfully. Suddenly a voice shook him out of his self-pitying thoughts.
"Hi, Vaati, what are you doing?" Malon asked, coming up from behind.
"Nothing," Vaati replied in an annoyed groan.
"Oh, mind if I join you?" she asked cheerfully. "Doing nothing sounds like fun!" She hopped up on the fence and started to swing her legs.
"Trust me, it's not," Vaati said under his breath.
"Huh?" Malon asked.
"Oh nothing," the purple dude replied. "What are you doing here anyways? I thought you were delivering milk to the castle."
"Oh, no, that's my father's job," Malon replied, shaking her head. "I just wanted to see if you're alright."
Vaati shrugged and tried to look away. "If I keep looking at her I won't be able to control myself," he secretly thought. "Yeah, whatever."
"So how long are you going to stay here, Mr. Vaati?" Malon asked, swinging her legs. "Because there's this ball coming up at Hyrule Castle…"
Vaati sensed what Malon was going to say and quickly cut her off. "Tomorrow! I have to leave tomorrow!"
The farm girl's smile faded. "Oh. You really have to go?"
"Yes," the purple dude replied, making sure not to look into Malon's face. He knew that she probably had a puppy-dog look on her face. "I have some business somewhere else and I need to go. That's what I'm borrowing your horse for, anyways."
Malon sniffed. She didn't know why, but she felt her eyes tear up. "Vaati…" she began pitifully.
Vaati cringed and hesitantly turned around to face Malon. She had a sad and desirable look in her eyes and her lower lip was trembling. He sighed and succumbed to her charms. "Fine," he grumbled. "I guess I could stay for a little longer. But not too long."
"Yay!" Malon rejoiced. Then she thought of something. "So…do you have a busy schedule tomorrow?"
Vaati eyed her suspiciously. "No. What are you thinking of, Moron?"
* * *
"I'm going to win!" Link exclaimed, running at top speed. It was the next day and he and his wife, Princess Zelda, were racing each other in Hyrule Field. They were racing from the draw bridge, to the end of the field, and back. When they first started doing this as children, they only ran to the nearest tree and back; but as they grew older they stretched the length. Now Link was about three feet ahead of Zelda on the way back to the draw bridge.
"No!" Zelda shrieked, though she was laughed. "I'm going to win!" She tried her hardest to catch up, in spite of her dress. But the dress she wore, though it only reached up to her knees, was a handicap to her, and her husband won the race easily. She did eventually reach the bridge but was so exhausted that she collapsed to the ground, panting.
Link, on the other hand, wasn't tired at all. He just stood, leaning against the bridge, and chuckled at his wheezing wife. "Aw, c'mon, Zel, it wasn't that far of a run."
Zelda looked up from the ground, shocked. "Are you kidding me? Hyrule Field is so vast!"
Link approached his wife and kneeled down until he was face-to-face with her. "Aw, Zellie, you can't be too tired..." Then, as he said his next sentence, his voice increased in a playful volume. "For a chase!"
Zelda screamed and shot up and started running, Link close on her tail. As she ran, she could imagine what fiendish thing Link would do to her once he caught her. But he was so full of energy that he soon caught up and pegged her down with his body.
Even though she was now his captive, the two couldn't stop laughing. They found their morning very enjoyable, even though they were both worn out. But Link compelled himself to stop laughing and forced a kiss upon Zelda's ruby lips. "Mmmmm," he breathed as he pressed his lips tight around his wife's. He soon started to rock back and force, making anyone who was walking by think they were doing something.
As exhausted as the princess was, she participated fully in the fervent smooch.
"I still think that is disgusting," Malon observed. She and Vaati were picnicking on the top of a hill and she, like usual, was spying on the couple. "Ew, now they're starting to roll!"
"Just don't watch," Vaati said simply, sipping a cup of milk tea. "They're married so it's okay for them to do that. You, on the other hand, aren't married so you shouldn't spy on a married couple because you might see something you didn't intend to see."
Malon turned around to face Vaati. "I know that! I never spy on them at night. Just when they're in Hyrule Field or swimming," she replied.
"Ah," he said, putting his tea cup down into his saucer. "That is where you shouldn't watch. Who knows what they might do while swimming!"
Malon looked thoughtful. "I guess you're right. I do see Link's trunks floating about once in a while…how come you're so smart?"
"I've been traveling," Vaati answered simply.
Malon suddenly took interest. "Ooo, where have you been traveling?" she asked, shifting into a criss-cross position on the spread-out blanket.
He shrugged. "Places. When you've been to as many places as I have, it's hard to keep track of the names." He opened the picnic basket and pulled out a juicy watermelon slice. After taking one bite into the flavorful fruit, he said, "Mmm, this is the best tasting watermelon I have ever tasted. Did you grow it?"
Malon sighed and clutched her bare feet with her hands. "No, I wish I had. It's been my dream to own a produce farm," she told him wistfully.
"Heh. That would be cool, I guess," Vaati replied with a small smile. But his smile faded when Malon started to giggle. "What is it? Did I say something wrong?"
The red-head couldn't stop giggling as she replied, "No, nothing you said. It's just…" then she calmed down a bit and with a sigh, she continued. "You're not so grumpy anymore. How come?"
Vaati suddenly looked away. He chided himself inside for allowing himself a look into Malon's bright, shining eyes. "Nothing," he grumbled, turning back to his old ways. "It's nothing."
"Are you sure?" Malon asked cheerfully. "'Cause if you have a problem, I'm sure I could help. I've only known you for a short time but it feels like I've known you as long as I've known Link!"
Vaati hesitantly turned his head and looked back at her. "Do you really want to help me?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course," was Malon's merry reply.
A mischievous smile appeared on Vaati's face, and some color actually came to his pale face. "Alright then…close your eyes."
Malon's expression turned confused and she tilted her head for a second; but then she complied. Her eyes shut tight and all she saw was reddish-black. Her heart was beating fast as she anticipated what Vaati would do. A few thoughts came to mind, like throwing food in her face or leaving her sitting there with her eyes closed for who knows how long. These swirling thoughts in her head were interrupted, however, by some immense yet soft pressure on her lips. She gasped through her nose when she realized something. "Am I being kissed?!" She sat there, as still as a skeleton, but did not think of opening her eyes or even returning the kiss. She somehow sensed that it was Vaati, even though she had never been kissed by him before. Actually, she had never been kissed by anyone before. So this was how her first kiss came into being. She stayed frozen for about a minute before she felt the pressure being lifted off her lips. She stayed a moment longer in awe before her eyes quickly shot open. But Vaati was nowhere to be found.
"Vaati?" she called. But there was no reply. So she just shrugged and fell backwards onto the mat. As she stared up at the clouds passing by, she thought only of the mysterious dude in purple.
Author's Note: When I first started to write this chapter, this isn't exactly what I was planning to happen. But after my hard drive failed and I lost a part of the story that I didn't back-up about some argument, I decided to postpone the argument and make this happen. I hope you like it :)