Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Part 4- A Lost Love
Malon slammed her back next to a high wooden fence at the end of the Ranch. She pulled the ponytail out of
her sweaty red hair. The sun shined right in her face, and made her sweatier. Malon sat down.
She thought back at what happened in the house with Link. She had been such a fool. Her eyes started to water
as she covered her face with her hands.
"I hate my life!!" She exclaimed, not even knowing she'd said anything. She had reasons to be angry. Malon
couldn't leave the Ranch, and she had embarrassed herself in front of Link.
What could she do? It was like she was trapped in a cold, dark world. Malon felt alone, and sprung to her feet.
She looked straight ahead.
"I'm sorry father, but I promise…I will come back," Quickly, she grabbed her grey coat, and hitched up one of
her horses. This horse was all black, with white ankles. Malon patted the horse's head. Before she left, she
looked up to the farmhouse. "I'm sorry, Link. I will see you soon," Malon, and her horse left LonLonRanch.
Malon turned her head to each side, then up to see all the wonders of the Hyrule. How could her father not
explore the beautiful country she lived in? She was an adventurous young lady, and didn't mind danger, either.
She wished she could try to find her way through the Lost Woods, swim like the best in Zora's Domain, and
fight like the Gorons in Goron City.
Wait, she had missed something. Malon thought over, "Gerudo Valley," the place that she wanted to visit the
most. Only women owned those parts. If Malon lived there, maybe her father, Talon, would then respect her. He
didn't trust her with almost anything.
She looked down at the horse.
"Let's go to Gerudo Valley. If we're lucky, maybe they'll let us in," Malon thought of Link. He was a friend of
the Gerudo's, and he could go there when ever he wanted to. If Link was with her, she would definitely be
allowed in.
"Dad will never know that I'll be there," Malon was excited to be on her own, private adventure. Nobody else
would know, only her.
Malon kicked the horse on the side. They both headed to Gerudo Valley. She thought about the things she could
learn from the Gerudo's, if they let her in. Maybe, they would let her be a member, and give her a Gerudo
sword! Malon so wished to have the weapons that Link had. To fight like he did. To have a great adventure like
he did. Maybe even be a women like Zelda. She also fought, and had weapons like Link.
Sometimes, Malon wished she could be Zelda. She was everything Malon wanted to be. Even Link liked Zelda,
she thought. Malon liked the attention, too.
The black horse stopped. They were at Gerudo Valley. Malon mounted off Epona. She looked at the bridge that
was over a huge waterfall. She moved her head forward. There, she saw a Gerudo. Malon walked up to the
woman.
The lady wore loose purple pants, and a very short belly top that was also purple. Jewels outlined the edges of
her clothes.
The Gerudo looked at Malon, and gave her an unwelcome look.
"Who goes there?"
"Oh! I'm sorry, my name is Malon-" the lady in purple cut her off.
"We don't know any Malon!" the Gerudo pointed her finger to the exit of Gerudo Valley.
"No, wait! I am the daughter of Talon. We breed horses, and you own some!" Malon pointed to her horse.
"Horses? Are you here to train horses?" she waited for Malon to answer.
Malon gave a suspicious look.
"Yes, of course," Malon smiled. She knew that now the Gerudo would let her pass.
"Come Malon, I will show you where the horses are," Malon followed her, almost skipping. This wasn't going
to be hard at all. She looked around as they walked pass other Gerudos, stone houses, and wooden, metal gates.
Soon, they came to a large stable in the open. Malon could hear the horses already. Four Gerudo ladies stood
guarding the huge stable. Malon could see the desert from there. It was blowing harsh with sand. Actually, the
only thing she could see in the desert was the sand.
"Here we are. Nabooru will speak to you about the horse that you will train in a moment," the Gerudo left,
laughing softly. Malon had a puzzled look on her face. Nabooru? Wasn't that the Sage of Spirit? Wasn't that the
lady that Link had saved on his adventure to rescue Zelda from Ganon?
Malon saw a shadow from behind the stable. It looked like a Gerudo, but she couldn't see for sure. Suddenly, a
beautiful Gerudo come out from where she was watching. Malon ran her eyes over the Gerudo's body in
surprise. She wore bright yellow loose pants, and a bright yellow top that was just like any other Gerudo's top.
Necklaces almost covered her neck. Her long brownish red hair was tied in a ponytail. From that moment,
Malon knew it had to be the Great Nabooru.
"Well well, what do we have here," Malon didn't move at all. Her eyes were wide open. Nabooru's hands were
on her waist. She was waiting for a reply.
"Well, are you here to train my horses?" Malon was scared to say anything, but if she didn't say anything
Nabooru would not be happy.
"Ah, yes your Highness,"
"It's Nabooru, dear. Who might you be? " She put on a smile.
"Yes your Highn- Nabooru. I am Malon, daughter of Talon," Malon put her hands behind her back, and smiled.
"Ah, yes! LonLonRanch, am I right?" Nabooru put her finger on her right cheek. Her moves were so
quick…almost as quick as Link's. Malon was pleased to hear that Nabooru knew something about her.
"Yes! We breed horses. You are the owner of some of them,"
"Oh, very good! Are you good at training horses, Malon?"
"Yes, I am very sure I am,"
"Great! Well, let's get started, shall we?"
Malon, and Nabooru walked into the huge stable. There were about seven horses in the stable. They were all
brown with some white spots, and stripes. Malon wondered with one she would have to train.
"Ah, here we are," Nabooru showed Malon to a beautiful brown horse with a white stripe going down his back.
"We found this horse running freely in a group of trees in Hyrule field. To catch him, we had to use some really
strong rope. The only thing is that we pulled to hard, and now, I think, the horse is afraid of us. The horse is
fine, but he wouldn't listen at all. He'll just stand there,"
Malon starred at the scared horse. She knew that he didn't mean any harm. He was helpless. Malon blinked,
then glanced at Nabooru. She had never actually dealt with a horse in this manner before.
"Can I take him out?" She stepped closer to the exit.
"Of course, Malon. If it suits you better,"
Nabooru clapped her hands twice. Right after, two Gerudos swung open the horse's gate, and dragged him out
to Malon. The horse stood stiff, like Nabooru said he did.
Malon lifted her hand, and moved it close to the horse's face. The horse tilted his head to one side, trying to
avoid Malon's hand. She carefully took a step closer to the frightened animal. He didn't move. Malon moved
her hand right to his ear. Then, she quickly touched the horse's ear softly. He still didn't try to attack, and he
didn't get excited. Malon could feel the pressure he was under. But she tried to tell him that she wasn't going to
hurt him. Malon hummed Epona's song, which, she thought, made a horse feel free, and more comfortable.
The brown horse closed his eyes. Then opened them to Malon. Until then, Malon knew that she had the horse's
trust.
"I got it! I got the horse's trust!" Malon smiled at Nabooru as she jumped up and down.
"Very good, Malon! I see you are talented," Nabooru was surprised. She looked at the horse. He was very calm,
but she could tell that he was wise. "You should get started on the training. But not now, it is almost midnight,"
Malon looked at the moon. It was almost a few hours ago when the sun was blinding her eyes.
"You must come back to train the horse tomorrow, but not until evening," Malon knew that Nabooru liked the
work that she had shown with the horse, even though it was not much. Not yet.
"Yes, I will be here. Thank you for letting me do this for you your Highn-…Nabooru," Malon watched as
Nabooru headed to a tent just south of the stable. Her long hair swung back and forth as she walked. Malon
really liked Nabooru. She wished she would impress her when she trained that horse.
Malon headed out to the exit of Gerudo Valley. She got her horse, and left.
Malon didn't know what to think about. There were so many things that were on her mind. She was a friend of
the Gerudos. Almost. She left the Ranch when her dad told her not to. She got in a fight with Link, and had
thought about her father worrying about her. Would he even know that she was gone? More questions got stuck
in Malon's head. Was Link still at the Ranch? Was he angry with her? Did he know where she was?
Malon shock her head. None of this would have happened if she didn't bring up the statement about Zelda with
Link. She felt guilty. What was she going to do? Try to be apart of the Gerudos, and never see her father again?
And Link? She was too confused. She decided to leave it till tomorrow.
There had to be something she could do, but what?
Part 4- A Lost Love
Malon slammed her back next to a high wooden fence at the end of the Ranch. She pulled the ponytail out of
her sweaty red hair. The sun shined right in her face, and made her sweatier. Malon sat down.
She thought back at what happened in the house with Link. She had been such a fool. Her eyes started to water
as she covered her face with her hands.
"I hate my life!!" She exclaimed, not even knowing she'd said anything. She had reasons to be angry. Malon
couldn't leave the Ranch, and she had embarrassed herself in front of Link.
What could she do? It was like she was trapped in a cold, dark world. Malon felt alone, and sprung to her feet.
She looked straight ahead.
"I'm sorry father, but I promise…I will come back," Quickly, she grabbed her grey coat, and hitched up one of
her horses. This horse was all black, with white ankles. Malon patted the horse's head. Before she left, she
looked up to the farmhouse. "I'm sorry, Link. I will see you soon," Malon, and her horse left LonLonRanch.
Malon turned her head to each side, then up to see all the wonders of the Hyrule. How could her father not
explore the beautiful country she lived in? She was an adventurous young lady, and didn't mind danger, either.
She wished she could try to find her way through the Lost Woods, swim like the best in Zora's Domain, and
fight like the Gorons in Goron City.
Wait, she had missed something. Malon thought over, "Gerudo Valley," the place that she wanted to visit the
most. Only women owned those parts. If Malon lived there, maybe her father, Talon, would then respect her. He
didn't trust her with almost anything.
She looked down at the horse.
"Let's go to Gerudo Valley. If we're lucky, maybe they'll let us in," Malon thought of Link. He was a friend of
the Gerudo's, and he could go there when ever he wanted to. If Link was with her, she would definitely be
allowed in.
"Dad will never know that I'll be there," Malon was excited to be on her own, private adventure. Nobody else
would know, only her.
Malon kicked the horse on the side. They both headed to Gerudo Valley. She thought about the things she could
learn from the Gerudo's, if they let her in. Maybe, they would let her be a member, and give her a Gerudo
sword! Malon so wished to have the weapons that Link had. To fight like he did. To have a great adventure like
he did. Maybe even be a women like Zelda. She also fought, and had weapons like Link.
Sometimes, Malon wished she could be Zelda. She was everything Malon wanted to be. Even Link liked Zelda,
she thought. Malon liked the attention, too.
The black horse stopped. They were at Gerudo Valley. Malon mounted off Epona. She looked at the bridge that
was over a huge waterfall. She moved her head forward. There, she saw a Gerudo. Malon walked up to the
woman.
The lady wore loose purple pants, and a very short belly top that was also purple. Jewels outlined the edges of
her clothes.
The Gerudo looked at Malon, and gave her an unwelcome look.
"Who goes there?"
"Oh! I'm sorry, my name is Malon-" the lady in purple cut her off.
"We don't know any Malon!" the Gerudo pointed her finger to the exit of Gerudo Valley.
"No, wait! I am the daughter of Talon. We breed horses, and you own some!" Malon pointed to her horse.
"Horses? Are you here to train horses?" she waited for Malon to answer.
Malon gave a suspicious look.
"Yes, of course," Malon smiled. She knew that now the Gerudo would let her pass.
"Come Malon, I will show you where the horses are," Malon followed her, almost skipping. This wasn't going
to be hard at all. She looked around as they walked pass other Gerudos, stone houses, and wooden, metal gates.
Soon, they came to a large stable in the open. Malon could hear the horses already. Four Gerudo ladies stood
guarding the huge stable. Malon could see the desert from there. It was blowing harsh with sand. Actually, the
only thing she could see in the desert was the sand.
"Here we are. Nabooru will speak to you about the horse that you will train in a moment," the Gerudo left,
laughing softly. Malon had a puzzled look on her face. Nabooru? Wasn't that the Sage of Spirit? Wasn't that the
lady that Link had saved on his adventure to rescue Zelda from Ganon?
Malon saw a shadow from behind the stable. It looked like a Gerudo, but she couldn't see for sure. Suddenly, a
beautiful Gerudo come out from where she was watching. Malon ran her eyes over the Gerudo's body in
surprise. She wore bright yellow loose pants, and a bright yellow top that was just like any other Gerudo's top.
Necklaces almost covered her neck. Her long brownish red hair was tied in a ponytail. From that moment,
Malon knew it had to be the Great Nabooru.
"Well well, what do we have here," Malon didn't move at all. Her eyes were wide open. Nabooru's hands were
on her waist. She was waiting for a reply.
"Well, are you here to train my horses?" Malon was scared to say anything, but if she didn't say anything
Nabooru would not be happy.
"Ah, yes your Highness,"
"It's Nabooru, dear. Who might you be? " She put on a smile.
"Yes your Highn- Nabooru. I am Malon, daughter of Talon," Malon put her hands behind her back, and smiled.
"Ah, yes! LonLonRanch, am I right?" Nabooru put her finger on her right cheek. Her moves were so
quick…almost as quick as Link's. Malon was pleased to hear that Nabooru knew something about her.
"Yes! We breed horses. You are the owner of some of them,"
"Oh, very good! Are you good at training horses, Malon?"
"Yes, I am very sure I am,"
"Great! Well, let's get started, shall we?"
Malon, and Nabooru walked into the huge stable. There were about seven horses in the stable. They were all
brown with some white spots, and stripes. Malon wondered with one she would have to train.
"Ah, here we are," Nabooru showed Malon to a beautiful brown horse with a white stripe going down his back.
"We found this horse running freely in a group of trees in Hyrule field. To catch him, we had to use some really
strong rope. The only thing is that we pulled to hard, and now, I think, the horse is afraid of us. The horse is
fine, but he wouldn't listen at all. He'll just stand there,"
Malon starred at the scared horse. She knew that he didn't mean any harm. He was helpless. Malon blinked,
then glanced at Nabooru. She had never actually dealt with a horse in this manner before.
"Can I take him out?" She stepped closer to the exit.
"Of course, Malon. If it suits you better,"
Nabooru clapped her hands twice. Right after, two Gerudos swung open the horse's gate, and dragged him out
to Malon. The horse stood stiff, like Nabooru said he did.
Malon lifted her hand, and moved it close to the horse's face. The horse tilted his head to one side, trying to
avoid Malon's hand. She carefully took a step closer to the frightened animal. He didn't move. Malon moved
her hand right to his ear. Then, she quickly touched the horse's ear softly. He still didn't try to attack, and he
didn't get excited. Malon could feel the pressure he was under. But she tried to tell him that she wasn't going to
hurt him. Malon hummed Epona's song, which, she thought, made a horse feel free, and more comfortable.
The brown horse closed his eyes. Then opened them to Malon. Until then, Malon knew that she had the horse's
trust.
"I got it! I got the horse's trust!" Malon smiled at Nabooru as she jumped up and down.
"Very good, Malon! I see you are talented," Nabooru was surprised. She looked at the horse. He was very calm,
but she could tell that he was wise. "You should get started on the training. But not now, it is almost midnight,"
Malon looked at the moon. It was almost a few hours ago when the sun was blinding her eyes.
"You must come back to train the horse tomorrow, but not until evening," Malon knew that Nabooru liked the
work that she had shown with the horse, even though it was not much. Not yet.
"Yes, I will be here. Thank you for letting me do this for you your Highn-…Nabooru," Malon watched as
Nabooru headed to a tent just south of the stable. Her long hair swung back and forth as she walked. Malon
really liked Nabooru. She wished she would impress her when she trained that horse.
Malon headed out to the exit of Gerudo Valley. She got her horse, and left.
Malon didn't know what to think about. There were so many things that were on her mind. She was a friend of
the Gerudos. Almost. She left the Ranch when her dad told her not to. She got in a fight with Link, and had
thought about her father worrying about her. Would he even know that she was gone? More questions got stuck
in Malon's head. Was Link still at the Ranch? Was he angry with her? Did he know where she was?
Malon shock her head. None of this would have happened if she didn't bring up the statement about Zelda with
Link. She felt guilty. What was she going to do? Try to be apart of the Gerudos, and never see her father again?
And Link? She was too confused. She decided to leave it till tomorrow.
There had to be something she could do, but what?