HOLY CRAP MONKIES!!!!!! I'M ACTUALLY DOING A ROMANCE!!!!!!!!!! Ah hem.
Sorry. Well anyway, I'm out of ideas for my other stories (don't worry
I'll get back to them) so I decided to try something out of character.
Like a romance. For all you Zelda shippers, I'm sorry to announce that I
am a Maloner all the way. The title will eventually make sense maybe. As
a heads up, this will probably suck because like I said, this is an out of
character fic. Hey, if this turns out good, maybe I'll add some romance to
my other stories. Tell me what YOU think when you review. (HINT HINT)
Disclaimer: blah diddy blah blah I don't own Zelda
The Perfect Day
"Malon! Hey, Malon!" a blonde boy of around 17 cried out to the red- headed figure some distance away.
"Hi Link!" Came the cheerful reply, shortly followed by the sight of her running out of the corral where she had been checking on the Ranch's horses. When she was close enough, Link saw a fresh bruise on her face, right above her left eye.
"Where's Ingo?" Link asked. Malon blushed, almost immediately explaining how she received the blow without words.
"He went to the castle to deliver some milk. As soon as I've finished the chores, I'm free for the day, as long as we don't leave the ranch." Ingo was the cruel man who had thrown her father off the ranch, and then all but enslaved Malon, but the two friends didn't talk about that. The time they had together was precious as Malon wasn't allowed to have company, and shouldn't be wasted talking about such unpleasant matters.
"I'll help you." Link followed his best friend back to the corral where she had been previously working located at the center of the ranch. He was at the moment between places on his quest to reawaken the six sages and defeat the evil king Ganondorf, and on such occasions he visited his only friend-or at least, his only friend that he knew the location of. Zelda, the princess of destiny, was in hiding from Ganondorf.
In the corral, he moved swiftly among the horses, checking for stones and such on their hooves and making sure of any wounds that could cause crippling or death. He had done this many occasions before with Malon, though he had no horse of his own. After that was done, he helped Malon to fill the troughs inside the stable for when the hungry horses would have something to eat when they came inside. That was the completion of the daily chores, as Malon had been up since dawn working.
"Thank you for your help!" Malon chirped happily as they sat on the fence surrounding the corral and watched the horses. Malon was seldom happy at the ranch, with Ingo in control. Almost every night she was beaten, for a real or fictitious reason. However, all of that seemed to disappear when Link came to visit. He told her of the position of his quest to defeat Ganondorf, the events happening outside the ranch, and other things that she wouldn't have known because she was stuck in the ranch. Days like today were rare, but she cherished every single one.
"How's Epona?" Link asked, watching a bold young colt gallop around, though being closely watched by his mother.
"Her new owner seems to be really kind to her. Maybe they can train her." The wild mare was constantly being bought for her beauty and spirit, but always being returned for her stubborn and coarse ways.
"Oh Link, if only things were different! I would give Epona to you and I'm sure you're the only one who can train her." Link said nothing. It pained him to see Malon in this position. She needed to be free, like the horse she had trained from a filly did. He didn't have enough money to buy Epona, and he knew that would have helped. Ingo, in between sales, was trying to train the beautiful horse to give to Ganondorf to gain recognition. He knew that if her horse did go to the evil king, it would break Malon's soul. He could never let that happen.
"Malon?" he started to say, turning to look at her.
"Yes?" she replied, looking into his cerulean blue eyes.
"Malon...I..think there might be a way to stop Ganondorf from getting Epona." He had almost said it. Why couldn't he say what was in his heart? What was stopping him from saying those three simple words?
"Really?" asked the ranch girl, her navy blue eyes widening with hope.
"What if..what if I won Epona in a race?"
"But Link, Ingo has been undefeated even before he took over the ranch! And you haven't ridden in your life!" Link looked deep into her eyes.
"If you teach me how to ride, then no matter how good he is, I will win. I've seen you ride before." Malon looked uncertain, but then nodded.
"If it will help Epona, then I'm in. We can start today." Malon jumped off the fence. Link followed her example. The ranch girl walked up to a horse that was already saddled in case a customer wanted a test run on a horse.
"Put your foot in my hands to get on the horse. This is Buttercup" She said, kneeling and cupping her hands. Cautiously, Link approached the horse and mounted. Sliding a little as all first time horse-riders will, he looked down.
"I didn't know it would be so high!" He said to Malon, gulping a little. Malon giggled.
"Ok, to make her walk, push with your feet into her side." Link did as he was told, and to his amazement the horse started forward.
"To turn left pull to the left on the reins and push with your foot on the right." Link did as instructed, but accidentally pushed with both feet, and the result was a canter on the horse. Link promptly fell off, and Malon ran after the horse and caught it by the reins. Bringing it back over, she watched Link get up and brush himself off.
"Nice for your first try. Get back on." She said, again kneeling and cupping her hands. Link sighed, and climbed back onto the horse. 45 minutes and 5 falls later, Link could efficiently ride a horse at a trot.
"That was good Link! When can I give you your next lesson? Mr. Ingo will be back soon." She said, glancing at the reddening sky.
"Can I come back tomorrow?" Link asked, dismounting.
"Mr. Ingo has another shipment, to Kakariko village. Tomorrow would be fine." Malon said, feeding the horse a carrot she had in her pocket.
"Great! I'll come back tomorrow. See you then!" Link said, then walked toward the entrance of Lon Lon Ranch. Malon watched after him, and thus saw Ingo come in 4 minutes later. Swallowing a lump of fear, Malon ran to the farmhouse to prepare dinner. Too soon, Ingo walked into the door, smelling strongly of liquor.
"Wench! Where is my dinner?" He cried, walking over to the stove.
"Just a few more minutes," Malon mumbled, bowing her head so that her hair covered her face to hide the look of fear.
"I work all day to feed your famine-ridden body, and all I ask is dinner on time! It's a wonder I didn't throw you out like I did your worthless father!" He screamed, pulling her roughly around so that she was facing him. He had touched a nerve, though.
"My father wasn't worthless!" Malon screamed back, pulling her hand back to slap Ingo in the face. He caught the hand and flung it back at her.
"HOW DARE YOU RAISE YOUR HAND TO ME, YOU WORTHLESS FLEABAG!!!!" He spat into her face, then punched her hard in the gut. Malon doubled over in pain, and then was thrown to the floor as Ingo grabbed her long hair and pulled her down. From her position on the floor, Malon tried to curl up into a ball to avoid the kicks rained down upon her. At long last, the kicks stopped, and Ingo carried her to the stable and flung her onto the hard stone floor, where he left her and locked her inside. She lay in the position she had landed in for a while, then dragged herself to a pile of hay that made up her bed, where she sobbed herself to sleep.
Wahh!!!!! Poor Malon! Does she love Link? Will Link win Epona from Ingo and save the ranch? Didn't I tell you this would suck? Please review!
Disclaimer: blah diddy blah blah I don't own Zelda
The Perfect Day
"Malon! Hey, Malon!" a blonde boy of around 17 cried out to the red- headed figure some distance away.
"Hi Link!" Came the cheerful reply, shortly followed by the sight of her running out of the corral where she had been checking on the Ranch's horses. When she was close enough, Link saw a fresh bruise on her face, right above her left eye.
"Where's Ingo?" Link asked. Malon blushed, almost immediately explaining how she received the blow without words.
"He went to the castle to deliver some milk. As soon as I've finished the chores, I'm free for the day, as long as we don't leave the ranch." Ingo was the cruel man who had thrown her father off the ranch, and then all but enslaved Malon, but the two friends didn't talk about that. The time they had together was precious as Malon wasn't allowed to have company, and shouldn't be wasted talking about such unpleasant matters.
"I'll help you." Link followed his best friend back to the corral where she had been previously working located at the center of the ranch. He was at the moment between places on his quest to reawaken the six sages and defeat the evil king Ganondorf, and on such occasions he visited his only friend-or at least, his only friend that he knew the location of. Zelda, the princess of destiny, was in hiding from Ganondorf.
In the corral, he moved swiftly among the horses, checking for stones and such on their hooves and making sure of any wounds that could cause crippling or death. He had done this many occasions before with Malon, though he had no horse of his own. After that was done, he helped Malon to fill the troughs inside the stable for when the hungry horses would have something to eat when they came inside. That was the completion of the daily chores, as Malon had been up since dawn working.
"Thank you for your help!" Malon chirped happily as they sat on the fence surrounding the corral and watched the horses. Malon was seldom happy at the ranch, with Ingo in control. Almost every night she was beaten, for a real or fictitious reason. However, all of that seemed to disappear when Link came to visit. He told her of the position of his quest to defeat Ganondorf, the events happening outside the ranch, and other things that she wouldn't have known because she was stuck in the ranch. Days like today were rare, but she cherished every single one.
"How's Epona?" Link asked, watching a bold young colt gallop around, though being closely watched by his mother.
"Her new owner seems to be really kind to her. Maybe they can train her." The wild mare was constantly being bought for her beauty and spirit, but always being returned for her stubborn and coarse ways.
"Oh Link, if only things were different! I would give Epona to you and I'm sure you're the only one who can train her." Link said nothing. It pained him to see Malon in this position. She needed to be free, like the horse she had trained from a filly did. He didn't have enough money to buy Epona, and he knew that would have helped. Ingo, in between sales, was trying to train the beautiful horse to give to Ganondorf to gain recognition. He knew that if her horse did go to the evil king, it would break Malon's soul. He could never let that happen.
"Malon?" he started to say, turning to look at her.
"Yes?" she replied, looking into his cerulean blue eyes.
"Malon...I..think there might be a way to stop Ganondorf from getting Epona." He had almost said it. Why couldn't he say what was in his heart? What was stopping him from saying those three simple words?
"Really?" asked the ranch girl, her navy blue eyes widening with hope.
"What if..what if I won Epona in a race?"
"But Link, Ingo has been undefeated even before he took over the ranch! And you haven't ridden in your life!" Link looked deep into her eyes.
"If you teach me how to ride, then no matter how good he is, I will win. I've seen you ride before." Malon looked uncertain, but then nodded.
"If it will help Epona, then I'm in. We can start today." Malon jumped off the fence. Link followed her example. The ranch girl walked up to a horse that was already saddled in case a customer wanted a test run on a horse.
"Put your foot in my hands to get on the horse. This is Buttercup" She said, kneeling and cupping her hands. Cautiously, Link approached the horse and mounted. Sliding a little as all first time horse-riders will, he looked down.
"I didn't know it would be so high!" He said to Malon, gulping a little. Malon giggled.
"Ok, to make her walk, push with your feet into her side." Link did as he was told, and to his amazement the horse started forward.
"To turn left pull to the left on the reins and push with your foot on the right." Link did as instructed, but accidentally pushed with both feet, and the result was a canter on the horse. Link promptly fell off, and Malon ran after the horse and caught it by the reins. Bringing it back over, she watched Link get up and brush himself off.
"Nice for your first try. Get back on." She said, again kneeling and cupping her hands. Link sighed, and climbed back onto the horse. 45 minutes and 5 falls later, Link could efficiently ride a horse at a trot.
"That was good Link! When can I give you your next lesson? Mr. Ingo will be back soon." She said, glancing at the reddening sky.
"Can I come back tomorrow?" Link asked, dismounting.
"Mr. Ingo has another shipment, to Kakariko village. Tomorrow would be fine." Malon said, feeding the horse a carrot she had in her pocket.
"Great! I'll come back tomorrow. See you then!" Link said, then walked toward the entrance of Lon Lon Ranch. Malon watched after him, and thus saw Ingo come in 4 minutes later. Swallowing a lump of fear, Malon ran to the farmhouse to prepare dinner. Too soon, Ingo walked into the door, smelling strongly of liquor.
"Wench! Where is my dinner?" He cried, walking over to the stove.
"Just a few more minutes," Malon mumbled, bowing her head so that her hair covered her face to hide the look of fear.
"I work all day to feed your famine-ridden body, and all I ask is dinner on time! It's a wonder I didn't throw you out like I did your worthless father!" He screamed, pulling her roughly around so that she was facing him. He had touched a nerve, though.
"My father wasn't worthless!" Malon screamed back, pulling her hand back to slap Ingo in the face. He caught the hand and flung it back at her.
"HOW DARE YOU RAISE YOUR HAND TO ME, YOU WORTHLESS FLEABAG!!!!" He spat into her face, then punched her hard in the gut. Malon doubled over in pain, and then was thrown to the floor as Ingo grabbed her long hair and pulled her down. From her position on the floor, Malon tried to curl up into a ball to avoid the kicks rained down upon her. At long last, the kicks stopped, and Ingo carried her to the stable and flung her onto the hard stone floor, where he left her and locked her inside. She lay in the position she had landed in for a while, then dragged herself to a pile of hay that made up her bed, where she sobbed herself to sleep.
Wahh!!!!! Poor Malon! Does she love Link? Will Link win Epona from Ingo and save the ranch? Didn't I tell you this would suck? Please review!