Zelda fanfic

Chapter 7: Growing up a Different life

" No way, Malon! I'm never, ever going to wear one of those again! They're torture devices!" screamed Karina from the top of the table.

" Karina, get down from there! And they're not torture devices!" She sincerely tried her very best to get her to wear the dress she had acquired for her as a gift. Karina's clothes had shrunk and fitted her now in the most vulgar way. But she lost control when she lay eyes on the piece of sewed cloth and hauled herself up the table screaming bloody murder.

Someone began turning the doorknob and Malon ran to secure the door.

" What's going on?!" yelled Link from outside the door.

" Nothing I can't handle!"

" Let me in!"

" Never!"

And that was a fact. How humiliating would it be to find Karina half naked jumping on the table?

" Link! Save me! Malon's trying to kill me!"

" No, I'm not!"

" Let me in or I'll knock down the door!"

Then the pressure on the door ceased and Malon heard her father's voice. " Malon! Open up!"

" But-"

" Open up!" he roared.

Malon stepped aside with the problematic dress and watched meekly as her father walked in closing the door behind him.

" Hey, what about me?!" Link called out from the other side.

" Don't come in," Malon responded. " Please."

" What's this?!" Talon questioned directing it towards Karina still standing on the table top.

" You see, papa, remember I got Karina a dress? Well, I-"

" I asked Karina not you, Malon."

With a frightened face, she pushed herself against the wall dress still at hand.

Karina couldn't look at Talon's eyes and her once defiant figure crumbled away. "Sir, it's not that I don't like the dress, it's just uncomfortable and-"

" Then, is there any reason whatsoever for you to be screaming as if the world was going to end?"

" Well-"

" Answer the question."

" No," she said defeated.

" Malon, give her the dress." Talon faced Karina again. " I understand that you aren't very fond of dresses whatever is the case but to be able to work under my rule, you'll have to. There will be no exceptions –and I'm not doing it because I'm mean-" he added as he saw her face of protest. " –I'm doing this because you need to learn that young ladies such as yourself and Malon don't go around skipping about in men's trousers. Do you understand?"

Karina nodded and slipped off from the table.

" That's better."

Malon guided Karina upstairs to help her with her new dress and Talon walked out to continue his chores.

" What happened? Did something occur to Karina?" asked Link.

" No, not really. Just a tiny dilemma that's all fixed up now. But I advise you not to go in though."

Link was about to enter and Talon closed the door.

" You'll see soon enough."

Link waited next to the door wondering what in the name of Hyrule happened. Karina's scream could be heard all the way to the other side of the ranch and he came as fast as he possibly could. But then he couldn't get in and he has no clue what's going on.

He wasn't going to go in though Talon wasn't around anymore. He trusted Talon's judgement and he would wait –even if it took all day for the two of them to get out.

Finally, Malon walked out with a bright smile on her face.

" What's up with you? And where's Karina?"

" I'm not coming out."

" Aw, Kari. You look great," Malon said.

Link's eyes widened remembering how Karina's golden hair had been chopped off by the most dangerous haircutter. " You gave another one of your haircuts?!"

" No! This is something even better. Kari come out."

" I don't want the world to ever cast eyes upon my broken figure."

" Stop being so melodramatic." She slipped halfway in and pulled Karina out by force. "Tada!"

Malon presented the new and improved Karina yet still lacking of some proper shoes. Link was too surprised to even say anything.

" You're right. I do look hideous." Karina walked away briskly and Malon gave him a stern look.

Link went after her and was forced to withhold his laughter. " No, you look great."

" You're just saying because Malon would surely beat you if you didn't."

" What are you talking about? Hey, Karina. Karina, stop."

She stopped walking but didn't turn around.

" I'll never be able to ride a horse ever again."

Link laughed. " Is that all you worried about?"

Silence. Then, she whirled around and threw something at him.

Link yelled out as spider was thrown at his face. To believe that his greatest fear was a measly old spider.

" No, no just that. I'm worried that I can never play pranks on you or Malon again!"

She dashed away hauling her skirts up as she ran and Link followed pursuit.

Malon watched them and somehow joined their game and at that moment, Karina remembered how that last day in Koriri ended with a game of tag.

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Karina gazed at the ceiling as Link rested in deep slumber in the bed next to her. She listened to the soft shuffling the cows made as they tried to sleep in a better position. She turned over to the side in a last attempt in some good night's rest. After a long while, Karina was still awake so she decided to take a walk under the full moon or something before heading back to bed. She hoped that it would help her sleep more peacefully that way.

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next chapter: Karina's idea

Note- sorry it took like a really long time to get this out. In vacation I wasn't able to get hooked on the computer, much less the Internet, for quite a while. Now that I'm in school, it's going to be a little better, I hope. High school is taking too much of my time, so just hope everything turns out for the best.

-stargazer takile10