Chapter 2:

Uh…. I hate titles. Can't think of one. * Light bulb* How about… NEW CHAPTER! YES I AM SUCH A GENIUS!!!!!

By: me, u should already know.

Disclaimer: I am wearing pants! Fear me! Hehehehehehe

Author's Note: Once upon a time, who knows when… I had a life, but know I don't so I wrote this fic. I love MalonXLink fics…. I love pants. *hugs cheese for no apparent reason

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"Hello dad," Malon said walking inside the house. Her father didn't reply… he was asleep. Malon went over and kissed him on the cheek. Talon smiled and muttered something about milk and her mother. Malon stretched and put her backpack down. She pulled out her homework when Ingo came in.

"Talon!" he roared.

"…"

"TALON!!!!"

"Wha?" Talon said waking up.

"You have a delivery to make," he grumbled angrily thrusting a milk jars in front of him. Talon blink stupidly.

"Over to the Mayor's office," Ingo said impatiently.

"Uh… Ok." Talon said yawning, he got up and walked toward the door.

"You better go with him," Ingo sneered, "More than likely he will fall sleep behind the wheel of his car." "But I have homework!" she said.

"Do it you ungrateful brat! I am not asking for the world you stupid girl. You are so lazy just like your father! Why do I have to do everything!" He screamed at her, his face turning purple.

"I'm sorry," she said whispering gathering her stuff. From the back of her eye she could see Ingo taking a drink in the milk bottle, she doubted it was milk in there, though.

She walked to the car to see her dad asleep in it.

"Dad wake up," she said softly.

"Huh?!? Oh right… got to feed the cucco's!"

Malon shook her head, "No dad the Mayor's office."

"Oh yeah… Got to feed the mayor's office."

Malon sighed… maybe she should drive?

Surprisingly enough, they got into no accidents on the way.

"You stay here," Talon said. "I'll do it alone."

"OK," Malon said taking out her homework. I'll wait here."

She waited, and waited, and waited… It turned dark like a black cloud unfolding in the sky…. Gently hiding the great ball of light as it faded orange sinking into the debts of the unknown, and she still waited.

"Where is he," she wondered shivering. "It's becoming cold," Not only that but lonely. She could see slowly the first traces of the shinning stars within the infinite nothingness of the sky.

The people disappeared from the streets. The busy day quickly turned into a dead street with packs of homeless dogs straying around the stand once filled with food and clothes… hoping a morsel will fall down for them to eat.

And still he didn't come back. She felt like a fool. Just waiting with her homework done. Not to mention bored out of her mind. Before she knew it she was humming a song…. her mother's song. It was a song her mother composed for her, a simple lullaby to show her that she meant the world.

After her mother died Malon went into denial, her mother couldn't die!!! She was just…. sleeping… for along time.

Of course when she finally acknowledged that she was dead she was guilty... she blamed herself. Then Epona was born.

She was a beautiful horse. Malon had never seen such a fine horse. She was chocolate with a snow white mane. A few days Epona's mom died. Malon felt like she could relate to her. Ever since the horse's mom died and the colt was rebellious. Malon herself got hurt from its blows.

Then one day she began to hum a song while the horses were outside. Her mother's song… a song she called Epona…. It was about a legendary knight in shinning armor that whisked away a princess in distress. Her mother made it up but it always seemed to fascinate Malon. Ever since she loved the song and she wanted also hoped a knight to whisk her off too.

This day was especially hard as she began to sing she began to cry. The melody continued out in the heavens lost in the wind as the gentle tears slowly fell from her cheek. She didn't know why… it was something inside her that was screaming.

Slowly she felt a feeling behind her, it was Epona and he looked like she was crying, too. Malon continued to sing and Epona said beside her.

They stayed the whole night whispering sweet hums into the night. It began to rain…. She guessed the Angels in heaven were crying with them. Ever since then Epona was at Malon's side. Epona only let Malon stay with her…. At last she found a friend.

Again she sang the song, maybe it would bring her luck again?

"La, lalala…la," she sang watching the sky.

"…Malon?" a voice said.

" Huh?" Malon said whirling around. She turned red it was, "Link?!?"

Link nodded, "What are you doing?"

Malon smiled sheepishly, "Waiting for my dad. He must have fallen asleep going to deliver milk up to Zelda's house," Malon giggled despite of herself, "What a silly thing for grown man to do huh?"

"I'm going up to see Zelda," Link said.

"Really the I would appreciate it if you brought him back." Link nodded and left.

As Link left Malon smiled and began to sing the song again. The song must really have luck in it after all.

Talon arrived running out of breath a few minutes later.

"Dad?" Malon said bewildered.

"Sorry *pant* I *wheeze* fell asleep *gasp* ," Talon said out of breath.

"It is ok," Malon said cocking her head. Was he really that upset over it?

"Really?"

"Yes," she said smiling. They left together.

"Thank you Link," she whispered as they left from the car.

Malon went to school the next day. She didn't sleep well last night because how late it was and the fact that Ingo was drunk again and he was making a big commotion.

"Good morning class," Rauru said.

"Hello Mr. Rauru," Zelda said in her usual perfect way. Malon sighed, this was the part she hated most, the teacher lesson. She almost fell asleep as Rauru drowned about Hyrule mythology. Something about 3 goddesses and leaving the earth or something like that.

Malon tried really hard to do well. She studied and did her homework but she just wasn't good at it. Especially compared to Zelda, she was excellent at it. Malon couldn't wait for music the period after lunch.

It was recess again and Zelda was hanging on Link a lot more then usual. Ruto and Darunai seemed absorbed with whatver story Link was telling. Link, however, didn't seem to want the attention.

Malon's gaze shifted. Ganondorf and Nabooru were arguing again about who knows what. A cool breeze swirled in the air.

"Malon…"

Malon whirled around, "Link?" That was the second time he crept out behind her.

"What are you doing here alone?" he asked sitting down next to her.

"Because…. I have no one to play with."

Link frowned, "Don't you have any friends."

"Not really," she said.

"What you don't consider me a friend?" he said hurt.

Malon looked at him with surprise. 'Does that mean he wants to be my friend?' she wondered. "Aren't you Zelda's and Ruto's friend?"

"Can I have more then one friend?"

"Yeah but… I'm not popular like them. I'm not sure they like me," she said sadly.

"So? I'm not denying what you said but I don't make friends because of popularity."

"Really?"

"Yeah I like Ruto because she is fun to hang out with, I like Nabooru because she is funny, Darunai is nice, and Zelda because…."

"…Because she is pretty?" Malon finished.

Link blushed, "Among other things."

"… Oh," she said sadly. Malon didn't think she was pretty, and obviously neither did Link.

"So, where do you live?" Link asked.

"A ranch called Lon Lon," she said.

"Oh… I live with a foster my foster dad."

"What happened to your parents?"

"I don't know"

"I'm sorry," Malon said feeling stupid.

Link smiled, "That is ok. It really is no big deal."

Malon grinned gratefully.

"So what is it like living in a ranch?"

"Smelly," Malon said giggling "Lots of cucco's, cows, and horses."

"Cuccos?"

"It is our special breed of chickens."

"Cool. So is living in a ranch fun?"

"Hardly considering I have to juggle ranch chores and school."

"What about your dad?"

Malon smiled, "You saw my dad. He is not what you would call the working type."

"Your mom?"

Malon's smile vanished from her face, "She died a year ago."

"Oh…" Link said feeling as stupid as Malon felt. They both felt an uncomfortable silence between them.

"So where is it?"

"What?"

"The ranch."

"Oh," Malon said growing more uncomfortable by the minute.

"It's… in the very middle of Hyrule.

"Really? Maybe I'll visit you one day," he said smiling.

Malon blushed, " That would be… nice."

Link nodded as the bell rung. "Well time to go."

Malon nodded as she walked with Link to class. She noticed angry glares from Ruto and the others but she didn't care. She finally made another friend. Someone she could talk to.

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Author's Note: I don't feel like being stupid right now. So how was it? I finally got ch.2 up. This story is going no where. I'll write a little more to see if I will keep writing this.