A/N: Hey everyone! It's me! I really thought I'd be updating on time this week, womp... I'm a day late, sorry! Anyway, I just realized that this is my tenth chapter... Double digits baby! So happy I've gotten this far, and I'm looking forward to continuing and finishing!

In chapter nine, all of you readers got to see two other sides of miss Impa! The mother side and girly side :'). This chapter you'll be introduced to someone who has a HUGE role in Link and Zelda's relationship. That's the only hint I'll give away, you're all in for a pickle!

Last chapter I've gotten one more review than I did for chapter 8; 23! I got 21 reviews for last chapter, and 2 other reviews for my previous one! Do I need to say thank you to everyone again? Of course I do! Thank you to all the people who review my story, I love you! :*

*** I got some people saying that they were surprised that my story has potentially over 70 chapters! You should really read my author's notes you know! Or at least the parts with the asterisks :3. ***

In this chapter you'll be meeting Zelda's best friend, like I mentioned before! Her name is Malon. Also, I know some people who really don't know how to actually pronounce her beautiful and creative name... So for those of you who don't know how to say it, here ya go!

*** Malon (mah-lawn) ***

Without further ado, the tenth installment of Forbidden Love!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Legend of Zelda! If I did there would be a game completely dedicated to my story :D

FYI! Just so there's no confusion :)

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"And that's what happened!" Zelda said, finishing her explanation.

"Hold on, let me get this straight. You went into Link's room and you said hi to him and he called you by your name, then you gave him a shoebox and he thought it was a pair of heels, until he opened it? Then he opened it and tried the hookshot out, then you gave him the shield and apologized to him for slapping him... Then you left? Zelda, that story wasn't cute enough to make anyone squeal. What exactly are you leaving out?" Impa asked with a brow raised.

"N-nothing. W-why would I hide anything?..." Zelda said as she felt her cheeks flush.

"What else happened, Princess?" Impa said with her arms crossed.

"Nothing!" She quickly replied.

"You're not leaving this room until you tell me." Impa said with a smirk.

Zelda sighed, "Fine... He told me he forgave me, but his cheek didn't..."

"Then?..."

"Then I asked why, but he ignored that question and told me I had to give it something so it would forgive me..." Zelda continued.

"And what did you need to give his cheek?" Impa asked with a smile, knowing where this was going.

"A kiss..." Zelda muttered almost silently.

"A KISS?!" Impa exclaimed, acting as if she didn't know.

"Shh shh! Sorry Impa I guess forgot to tell you that I truly want THE WHOLE WORLD to know about my life!" Zelda retorted sarcastically.

"Sorry!"

"... Then I kissed his cheek and told him that a kiss should go both ways..." She began.

"You know it doesn't always have t-"

"Yeah, I know... But I said it anyway, and he kissed my cheek for the first time... I can still feel the tingly feeling. I love it..." Zelda said as she began to get lost in thought.

"Oh for the love of Nayru, Zelda. You should write a book about your love story when you get older!" Impa jokingly said with a laugh.

"You think anyone would read it?" Zelda said, playing along.

"I know I would!" Impa said as she pointed to herself, but then suddenly froze.

"Impa? What's wrong?" Zelda asked with concern.

"We have a visitor. Sorry, make that two." She said as she rose one of her eyebrows, "A man and a woman."

"H-how do you even sense these things?! Is it really necessary to know these things?"

"Actually, it is necessary for me to know these things." Impa said while winking, "It's one of the Shiekah's ancient nindōs*. 'Know everything and sense everything, because what you don't know, may not only kill you, but also the ones you cherish most'."

"Wow... That's kinda scary..." Zelda answered honestly.

"Don't worry, Princess. I cherish you most, and I know everything." Impa said with another wink before she kissed Zelda on the cheek, "Please excuse me. I have to greet our guests."

"Go ahead, Impa." She replied.

Impa nodded and teleported off, leaving a gust of smoke behind. She knew who was here and why.

A sudden cloud of smoke appeared and dispersed, startling the man and the woman who were visiting the castle with a cart full of Lon Lon milk.

"Good morning, Talon, Malon." Impa said with a genuine smile.

"Ah, Impa! I keep fergettin' ya do that!" Talon said with a laugh.

"Goddess!... You scared the hell out of me Impa!" Malon said as she put a hand over her heart.

"I apologize for my actions... Though you two have been visiting for a long time, you should be used to me doing that by now." Impa said with a smile.

"I know, I am, really! It's just so scary when you appear no matter how much I know it's coming." Malon said as she scratched the back of her head.

"I see you're here to deliver some of your finest milk today." Impa said while looking at their cart.

"Yer darn right we are!" Talon said with a smile.

"Daddy, manners..." Malon said as she placed her hands over her face in embarrassment.

"C'mon sweetheart, we've known Lady Impa here fer a long time now." Her father replied.

"Yeah Malon, we've known each other for a long time now." Impa replied with a giggle.

"Anyway, me n' my darlin' Malon here pushed this cart of milk all across Castle Town n' I know she's really tired. But I'm gettin' older and I can't push this lil' thing inside the castle all by m'self..." Talon began, "If it's not too much to ask, could ya bring someone over here to help me?"

"Daddy, I can-" Malon replied, before she got interrupted.

"Nonsense, Talon! It's no trouble at all. Please wait here for a moment and I'll get someone." Impa said with a smile as she quickly teleported away.

Zelda and Link were eating pancakes peacefully in the kitchen, having breakfast together as usual.

"Link, why are you wearing your sword and the shield I gave you right now? You have no combat related duties today." Zelda asked.

"Yeah, I know. But you gave the shield to me and I don't want it ever to leave my sight, so I've decided to carry it around with me from now on. I also have the hookshot in my pocket." Link explained, but soon after raised a brow and grinned, "Wait, Princess, how did you know I don't have any combat related duties today?"

"W-well..." Zelda began, hoping he wouldn't notice her blushing.

"Can't a woman ask her mother figure for a man's daily schedule without him knowing?!..." she pondered, "Only because I'm curious, nothing else!... That's okay, right? Right?... Oh, sue me!"

"Well?..." Link began.

"Think, think!"

"Well..." She said, stalling.

Suddenly Impa appeared in the kitchen, surprising both Link and Zelda.

"Oh thank you Impa! Great timing!" Zelda said in her mind.

"Princess, Link. I'm sorry to interrupt your date," Impa began with a grin, causing Link to sigh and Zelda to blush more, "But I need your assistance, Link."

"Seriously? First you drag Zelda out of my room, now you're going to drag me out of the kitchen? Can't we have a moment together in peace..." He mentally complained.

"What for?" He asked.

"You're strong, right, Link?" Impa asked.

"Well-" Link began.

"Yes!" Zelda randomly and joyfully replied with a smile, unaware of what she was doing.

They both stared at her with a brow raised, smirking, especially Link. Zelda put both hands over her mouth and began to blush again.

"Dammit! How many times have I blushed this morning?!"

"According to the Princess, I am indeed strong." Link said while winking as he looked at Zelda once more, who turned her head in the opposite direction.

"Good. Come with me and you'll see what you have to do to prove your strength." Impa replied.

"I guess... Since that's my only option." Link said, "Sorry, Princess. Please excuse me."

Zelda gave an inward sigh, "Yes. I understand."

"How many times does Impa have to take Link away from me at the breakfast table?!"

Link stood up from his seat and gracefully wiped his mouth with the napkin, and walked towards Impa, exiting the kitchen and making their way to the entrance.

"Where are we going?" He asked.

"To the castle entrance. There's something I need you to do." She replied.

"What do I need to do?" Link asked.

"All you have to do is push a cart full of milk from the castle entrance to the kitchen." Impa replied.

"'Just' push a cart full of milk from the castle entrance to the kitchen?!" Link replied.

"Yep."

"Great..." Link said sarcastically.

"The man and his daughter pushed the cart all across Castle Town to get here, and I'm sure they're both fatigued." Impa further explained.

"Man... I didn't even get to finish my food..." Link said, sighing. He loved food.

"Sorry, Link. You're the only one that I know would be available right now. Plus, his daughter is very pretty! And she's waiting outside with her father as we speak!" Impa said, trying to convince Link to willingly oblige with her request.

"Is that the best you got?" Link said before he laughed.

"Sadly." She replied, laughing too.

They walked the rest of the way in silence until they got to the entrance.

"Talon, Malon, this is Link." Impa said, putting one hand on his shoulder.

"Good morning." Link greeted with a slight bow.

"G'mornin' son!" Talon happily replied.

"G-g-good..." Malon began as she stared at the beautiful man with cobalt blue eyes in front of her, then Talon lightly hit her back, "M-morning! Good morning."

Link returned their greetings with a smile.

"Go on, Link." Impa told him.

"Right." He replied. He then walked behind the cart which contained a very colossal amount of bottles containing Lon Lon milk.

"Great, if I mess up once I'll break all the bottles. Then the man would kill me."

"Talon, Malon, please come inside with me. King Daphnes is anticipating your arrival." Impa said.

Malon nodded, but her father didn't.

"Wait, Dink!" Talon suddenly said, causing Impa to unsuccessfully suppress a laugh and Malon to cover her face with her hands for a second time. Oh how her father embarrassed her. But she loved him with all her heart regardless.

"Link, sir..." Link said as he lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Do ya need any help Dink? The cart is very heavy; it ain't gon' be easy ta push." Talon said. Even Link could hear Impa laughing from where he was standing.

"No sir, I'm fine. I'm sure you and your daughter are fatigued from your journey from your home. I can handle this myself." Link said, reassuring him.

Malon stood there, staring at Link while her father couldn't get his name right.

"He's so gorgeous..." She thought.

Link noticed her staring and turned to her and smiled. Malon blushed and returned it with a smile of her own, then quickly turned her head around.

"Ah, I see Malon has developed some sort of interest in Link... Should've saw that coming. Sorry Zelda..." Impa thought as she mentally slapped herself.

"I-I-I... Could h-help you with that if you want..." Malon said, stuttering.

"It's alright, miss. I can handle it." Link replied with a smile, reassuring both that he could push it himself. Truthfully, he wanted to accept their offers, but he knew that it would be impolite and that Impa would probably kill him.

"A-are you s-sure?..." Malon asked.

"Positive." Link replied with a grin.

"Now that that's settled. Please come with me." Impa said.

Malon and Talon silently followed Impa into the castle, and Link followed behind them pushing the heavy cart of milk.

As they followed Impa to the throne room to greet the King, Malon kept turning around momentarily and stole glances at Link, realizing that he was successfully pushing the cart almost effortlessly.

"He's so... Strong..." Malon thought as she felt herself melt.

Talon turned around his head around and too saw Link having no trouble with the cart, "Whoa there Dink! Ya really don't look it, but yer strong! Not sure how I could repay ya."

"You could repay me by LEARNING MY DAMN NAME. IT. IS. NOT. DINK! IT'S LINK! L-INK! L! THERE'S NO DAMN D IN MY NAME!"

"There's no need, sir." Link replied as nicely as possible, faking a smile.

They finally entered the throne room, and King Daphnes was waiting for the four individuals to arrive.

"Talon!" King Daphnes yelled in joy from across the throne room.

"King Daphnes!" Talon replied in just as much joy.

Link raised a brow, "What the hell?..."

Impa noticed Link's reaction and explained to him why they were so casual, "They've been friends for a long time, Link."

"Oh, makes sense." He replied as he pushed the cart closer to the King.

Finally, they reached the King's location.

"Talon!" Daphnes said with a laugh as he shook his hand.

"How have you been, Your Majesty?" Talon asked as he shook the King's hand.

"I've been great! Yourself?" He replied.

"Great! My baby Malon has been a great help fer me." Talon said, pointing at his daughter.

"Ah, hello Malon! You're growing up to be a beautiful woman." Daphnes said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Malon replied with a curtsy.

"Hello, Impa! Hello, Link!" Daphnes said.

Impa bowed and Link saluted.

"You both are dismissed, thank you."

Impa bowed and was about to teleport away, while Link began to push the cart to the kitchen. Suddenly, the door flew open and a woman was running in, causing both individuals to freeze.

"Malon?!" Zelda exclaimed.

"Zelda!" Malon replied with joy.

Link looked at the two women as they both embraced each other in long, tight hug while they squealed, then turned his head the other way only to see the King and Talon doing the same, except they were laughing instead of squealing.

"I guess that runs in the family..." Link thought.

"How did you know I was here?!" Malon said, "I wanted to surprise you!"

"I can recognize your father's voice anywhere!" Zelda said with a giggle.

"Zel! We have so much to catch up on!" Malon exclaimed.

"Let's go to the courtyard! We can talk there!" Zelda replied in excitement.

"Okay!" Malon said as she linked arms with Zelda.

"Link! Come to the courtyard for a bit before you start your day, okay?" Zelda said to him, "I want you to meet my best friend!"

"As you wish, Your Majesty. I'll surely make my way there as soon as I drop this off at the kitchen." Link formally replied, because the King was present.

Malon and Zelda ran out of the throne room, letting their parents reunite. Then they ran to the courtyard and sat on a bench.

"So, Zel! How have you been?" Malon asked.

"Oh I've been good. Life's been good to me lately." Zelda replied with a smile, thinking of Link, "How about you?"

"It's been alright for me... I've been working in the ranch almost everyday, so I don't have much free time for myself..." Malon said.

"Aw I'm so sorry. I've missed you so much though! I haven't seen you in like two months!" Zelda said.

"Yeah, I know! The last time I saw you was when I turned eighteen!" Malon replied, "But I still can't thank you enough for the surprise party at the ranch... I truly didn't expect it, and it just looked so beautiful... And I really didn't deser-"

"Oh nonsense! I'd do anything for you and you know that." Zelda replied with a smile, "I don't do enough for you and it makes me sad!"

"You're turning eighteen too in a few months, aren't you?" Malon asked with a grin.

"Yep!" She replied.

"Are you excited?" She asked.

"Well... Of course there's going to be a huge ball to commemorate my birthday and it'll be full of friends, family, and people from other kingdoms... And there will be a lot of food for everyone to eat! I guess you could say I'm excited, but at the same time I'm not." Zelda explained.

"Why aren't you excited?" Malon asked.

"Well... I know that when I turn into an adult, my parents can marry me off to a prince from another kingdom..." Zelda explained with a frown.

Malon took Zelda in her arms and gently ran her fingers into her hair, "Oh honey, I'm sure you'll find an amazing prince who you'll love."

"Do you really think so?..." Zelda asked, not really caring. She didn't want to get married.

"Of course I do! I know there will be someone who will surprise you and will sweep you off your feet and take you to some place you've never been before and you'll have a great time together! Then you two will grow up, get married, and have beautiful children!" Malon said, imagining Zelda's future.

"I've already done the first three of those things with someone... Link..."

Malon and Zelda let go of each other, and noticed Link entering the courtyard.

"Link! Over here!" Zelda yelled as she waved, and Malon turned around and froze.

He walked over to the pair and stood in front of them as they stayed seated.

"Hello, Princess, miss." He said while bowing once to each woman.

"Link, this is my best friend, Malon Lonlawna (lawn-law-nuh)." Zelda began, "And Malon, this is my Hylian knight and sworn protector, Link."

Link realized he never took the time to observe Malon's appearance, so he decided to take this time to take a look at her. When Impa said that the daughter of the man was beautiful, it was no overstatement; rather, it was an understatement. She had a baby face with high cheek bones, and big sapphire blue eyes that could make someone's day just by looking at them. She also wore a beige coloured short-sleeved top with blue patterns on the sleeves, and wore a pink skirt that ended just under her knees, with a brown banner on top of that along with a belt with a triforce buckle and brown working boots. To top off her outfit, she wore a yellow neckerchief with a pendant around her neck. But the most stunning thing about Malon was her hair; it was straight, and a fiery red colour which gracefully moved in unison as the wind briskly flew by, and was full of volume. She wasn't wearing a skimpy, provocative type of outfit, but she looked attractive nonetheless.

"Hello, Link." Malon said as she stood up and held her hand out to shake Link's.

He then took her hand and gently kissed the dorsal of it.

"Link! What the hell?!" Zelda furiously thought.

"O-o-oh... Wow..." Malon muttered quietly.

"Hello, Lady Malon." Link formally greeted.

"N-no, Link. I'm not royalty, there's no need for that..." Malon said as her voice trailed.

"Any best friend of the Princess is considered royal to me." Link replied with a slight bow.

"Aw, Link..." Zelda thought as she smiled.

Malon blushed as red as her beautiful red hair, "T-thank you, Link."

"I apologize, ladies. But I have some things I need to attend to. Please enjoy the rest of your day." Link said apologetically as he bowed to the pair of women.

"It's okay, Link. We'll talk later, okay?" Zelda replied.

"Of course, Princess." Link replied, "It was an honour to meet you, Lady Malon."

"The honour is all mine, Sir Link." Malon said with a cute smile.

And with that, Link smiled and bowed to both of them once more before taking off.

"Hey, Zel! What about we go for a horse ride!" Malon suggested.

"Oh that would be great! Let's go!" She replied as they linked arms once more and made their way to the stable.

They walked along the grass together talking, laughing, gossiping, and simply just enjoying each other's company. Zelda loved having Malon over, her personality was as fiery as the colour of her hair. They finally reached the stable Malon took a random horse from the stable, then turned to Zelda and noticed that she wasn't getting her usual white mare, but a slightly red and white one with white hair.

"Zelda, is that a new horse?" Malon asked as they lead their horses out of the stable.

"Well, kind of..." Zelda began, "You see, I had to put Elsia down..."

"Oh honey I'm so sorry..." Malon sincerely apologized.

"It's okay, Mal. Link and I now share his horse." Zelda replied, "Would you like to meet her?"

"Of course! I love meeting new animals!" Malon replied with excitement.

"Oh, and Malon... She doesn't like people. But for some reason she's fond of me." Zelda said, warning her.

"Psh, I'm a ranch girl! All horses grow to love me." Malon said with pride as she walked over to Epona.

"Malon, this is my new horse, Epona." Zelda said with a smile as she gently petted Epona, "Be nice now, Epona! Malon's my best friend."

"Epona?... Why does that name sound so... Familiar?..." Malon thought, but quickly brushed it off.

Malon gently stroked her mane and petted her softly, and surprisingly Epona let her, "Hi girl, I'm Malon! You're quite beautiful, and you're a very rare colour!"

"W-what?... Epona likes you, Mal!" Zelda said as she laughed.

"See! I told you all horses love me!" Malon said as she smiled.

They both mounted their horses and they began to trot side by side around the ranch.

"So... Tell me more about this 'Link' fellow!" Malon said, fully interested.

"Well.. From what I know, he's from Ordon village and he started off as a delivery boy when my father ordered me a sword, and one of the Grand Masters here at Hyrule challenged him to a fight, thinking he was an intruder... Then Link kicked his ass." Zelda began.

"Nigma?"

"Nigma." She said with a laugh, "Anyway, then I ordered three more swords and on the fourth time he came back, my father offered him a job here at Hyrule Castle as my sworn protector and a Grand Master." She said.

"Really? Wow!" Malon said in amazement, "A Grand Master right away? He must be really good!"

"Yes you're right, he's very skilled with a blade, and in archery as well." She explained.

"Whoa, How old is he anyway?" Malon asked.

"He's eighteen, like you." She replied.

Malon's face lit up with joy, "Really?!"

"Yes. Also, I heard he was a goat herder in Ordon village while he lived there." Zelda added.

"So he's a ranch boy, huh?..." malon said with a smile, "I have a relative in Ordon, maybe he worked for him!"

"Maybe he did. But yeah, that's Link for you. Well, from what I know about him." Zelda said, concluding her explanation, leaving certain details out; like his perfectly toned muscles.

"He's so sexy, don't you think?" Malon said as she bit her lower lip.

"Oh no..."

"He's quite attractive, I could say." Zelda replied, though she fully agreed with her statement.

"Is he single?" Malon asked.

"Please don't..."

"Y-yes..." Zelda said.

"So, you're saying he's available?..." Malon asked with a slight grin.

"No! He's not!... Well... We're not together... I mean, we can't be..."

"Yes, I guess he is..." She replied.

"And he's a ranch boy?..." Malon asked for reassurance.

"No, this can't be! Link is the perfect guy for Malon..."

"Yes... He's a ranch boy."

"I saw him this morning, and I got completely lost in his eyes! It was crazy. That's never happened to me before!" Malon explained, "It was like, I had an instant attraction to him..."

"Really? That's great, Malon..." Zelda lied.

"Please don't ask me the question..."

"Oh Zellie can I have him?! Pl-lease?!"

Zelda felt her heart shatter.

"FUCK! No, Malon you can have anything else you want, but you can't have him! You can't... I won't let you! I won't let you have Link! Nobody else can have him!... Then again... We're not even together... And even if we were, there's no way we could get married... It's forbidden. Father would never allow it... I guess... I guess I have to give Link to Malon..."

"Y-yes, Malon... You can have him." Zelda said as she tried to hold back her tears.

"OH ZELDA THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'll marry him and we'll run the ranch together so my dad can finally retire and rest for once! And we'll have a bunch of kids and they'll grow up as ranch people too!" Malon said, imagining her future, but then noticed a tear go down Zelda's cheek.

"Zel... A-are you okay?..." Malon asked in complete concern.

"O-oh, yes." Zelda said as she quickly wiped the tear off her face, "I'm fine."

Malon dismounted her horse, and gestured for Zelda to do the same.

"Let's sit on the grass." Malon said.

Zelda nodded and they both sat together on the grass, looking up at the clouds.

"Honey, do you... Do you have feelings for Link?..." Malon asked in surprise.

"M-m-maybe..." Zelda muttered, almost silently.

"Zel... I'm so sorry I-"

"N-no, Malon. It's fine. It's my fault. I should've told you." Zelda said, apologizing.

"No, it's mine. I'll back off of him, I don't even know him well. He's yours!" Malon stated with a smile.

"T-thank you, Malon... I'm so sorry..." She replied.

I'm so happy for you! My little Zellie Poo is in love!" Malon said as she flailed her arms up in the air in joy, then hugged her tightly.

"N-no, Malon! I'm not in love with him!" Zelda quickly responded.

"Not yet!" Malon said with a grin.

"S-stop!" Zelda said as she blushed.

"Ouuu Zelda's blushing!" Malon said as she laughed and poked Zelda's pink cheek a few times.

"Malon!" She replied while laughing.

"SOOO, does he know you like him?! Are you two together?!" Malon asked with joy.

"W-well... We're not officially a couple yet... But I do believe he's courting me, at least I hope. I'm not too sure... But we snuck out of the castle last night and went on a date and we kissed..." Zelda began, "But only on the cheek and forehead!"

"Aw that's so cute! But let me tell you how your relationship is going to go! So take notes!" Malon began, "First you two will go on one date, then you'll start kissing on the cheek, then you'll kiss on the lips... then you'll go on more dates and then you two will fall in love and you'll have sex. And then you and Link will get married and have beautiful children! Then you two will have more sex! And sex, sex, sex, sex sex, se-" Malon said with a huge smile before she got interrupted.

"Malon! Enough!" Zelda said as she laughed, "Why do you keep saying sex? Is that all you think about?! Have you ever had sex anyway?!"

"N-no..." Malon quietly replied while blushing, "Zelda I haven't even had a boyfriend before..."

"Then how would you know about relationships and sex?" She asked.

"W-well... I-I... Read... A lot..." Malon mumbled quietly.

Zelda put a hand over her mouth and giggled.

"Shut up! I get lonely, okay?! At lease I have a lot of knowledge about it though..." Malon said in even more embarrassment.

"Dear Goddesses, Malon. You're something else." Zelda replied.

"And I'll teach Link how to pleasure you so he'll do it right when you two do it together, okay?" Malon said, "I promise!"

"W-what?..." Zelda said.

"I said I'll teach him how to pleasure you if I ever get the chance to." Malon repeated, "I want your first time to be the best!"

Zelda laughed, "Sure, whatever, Malon. You're the best!"

"Anything for you, Zelda." Malon said as she laughed and hugged her.

After the pair separated from each other's embraces, they brought their horses back into the stable and walked out.

"Are you hungry, Malon?" Zelda asked.

"Yeah! I'm so hungry! Me and my dad left at dawn just to get here and I barely had time to eat a scrambled cucco egg!" Malon exclaimed.

"Oh don't worry Malon, you can have as much food as you want here!" She replied with a laugh.

They both exited the ranch and walked inside the castle, and surprisingly noticed her father who was in conversation with Talon while walking. When they crossed paths, Malon noticed her father mutter something to Zelda's father before the King stepped forward.

"Zelda, sweetheart. I need to speak with you." King Daphnes said.

"About what, father?" Zelda asked, clueless.

There was a long pause and Zelda, Malon, and Talon stared at the King in anticipation, all waiting for him to speak. The suspense was rising, and Zelda's heart rate began to pick up.

"Father? What do you need to speak to me about?..." Zelda asked again, frightened.

Daphnes sighed.

"Marriage."

A/N: Ahh, now we're getting to the point where it's not only fun and games anymore! Looks like things will get slightly more serious! Only a tad, though. My story has a long way to go. But trust me, you'll all enjoy it!

I actually had so much fun writing about Malon and creating her happy-go-lucky personality that they created in Ocarina Of Time. Malon was actually my favourite character next to Link and Shiek/Zelda. Her role is really important as my story continues, so keep that in mind!

Sorry there was little ZeLink in this chapter, if not any! It was a chapter that was mostly Zelda oriented. There will be a lot ZeLink coming up soon! And you'll love me for it, trust me. You will. You all will explode with fluff!

*Nindō - The syllable NIN means "stealth" or "endurance" and in some cases "perseverance". But, before the words became synonyms of the syllable NIN, it meant "patience". The synonym DO means "the way", therefore it's translated as the "way of the ninja". Shiekah's are like ninjas, so I figured this word would be perfect. And yes, it's from Naruto! :D

[Thanking the Reviewers]

IrateWritreviewer: Wow, your guesses were completely correct! Malon was about to fall for Link! Oh she was so close, but noticed Zelda's emotions and backed off like a real best friend should! But this isn't the last of Malon you'll see! So don't write her off yet ;). Thank you! *gushes with you*. Sorry this chapter wasn't fluffy! I'll make it up to ya, you'll see! :)

Pikachu Used Thunderbolt: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! I hope you enjoy my story! :D

Qwertycow721: Yes, Link has some very smooth moves! Ilia's role is small, but she's a little bit more than just the bitch! I've answered the rest of your review personally, so thank you! :)

Qwertycow721 [ch8]: Thanks!

Link128370: Thank you so much! I love the way Link got his kiss too! Haha I'm sure having more than 5 lemons in one story will satisfy your tastes! ;).

Guest: Aw thanks! I'm glad I could make you laugh :D.

Pootis Mann: Don't worry Pootis! You'll cravings will be satisfied eventually! ;)

RupeeGal15: Thank you! I can't wait until I get to the chapter that has them kiss on the lips! :)

explodingbunnies52: You're welcome! Yeah, I know... But actually it's more than 70 chapters now haha. The villain is closer than you think! ;).

crocodileman94: Aaw your review made me so happy when I read it! Thank you so much! But I won't quit, I plan on finishing this :D.

Nintendoes Gamer: Thank you so much! :)

ShadowMark3: Thank you! I laughed a lot when I wrote that chapter! Impa was sooo close to exploding! Oh yeah, I remember that scene! I loved playing the subspace emissary in brawl :)

ForeverInAbyss: Yeah, it's great to see different personalities in Impa! Aww thank you so much, your review really made my day! :').

I Love You: Thank you so much, again! I love you too! :*

P-K: Don't worry! There will be lemons! A lot of them too ;). Zelda and Link? Definitely. Impa? Maybe...

Stone663: Thank you! I hope your interest in my story stays :).

sparklepencil: Oh no! You exploded! You better come back to life and continue reading ;). Haha Im so happy you love my story, and I just so happen to love smiley faces too! :). You think I deserve more recognition? Oh gosh I'm so happy I want to cry :'). Thank you so much! I truly appreciate it. Your review was one of the best ones yet :*.

Elimis [ch8]: Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed my chapter :D.

CallMePrincessZelda: I agree! It's always nice to see more of Impa. Thank you!

Caldb DeathFlame: You spelled caleb wrong! D: . But that's okay, I know who you are! Aaw that's so sweet! Maybe I do have magical writing powers :o! Haha I won't stop, don't worry! Also, being immature a lot of fun :).

Ellise: Aaw thank you so much! I'm so glad you're attached to my story! :)

Bumbleprime6: Aren't you a lucky one? You sent me a review while I was writing this chapter! Thank you so much, and enjoy!

Thank you to all who have reviewed and/or read my story!

I would highly appreciate it if you left me a word before you leave! Really, I would ^^

Oh. My. God! The "Marriage" talk... What?! King Daphnes has to talk to Zelda about marriage?! What will he say? What will she say? How will they react? I know, but I won't tell ya! ;).

Find out what happens next chapter! Tune in next time, okay? Much love, see ya next time :*