After Seven Years...My Love
"It's been seven years since I've seen Malon. I really miss her. Seven years stuck in that sleep...seven. "Link thought to himself as he walked out of the Temple of Time.
"Maybe I'll go see her." he thought out loud. A slow smile spread over his face.
"She'll be happy to see me again." he thought as he hurried off the temple steps.
As he entered the market, he heard the low moan of redeads.
"What the hell" he shouted as he skidded to a halt.
There were redeads everywhere. Some standing, some were crouched among the ruins of the once great market place of Hyrule.
"I wonder what happened here...the castle!" he took off at a fast sprint toward the castle.
The sight made his eyes grow wide.
The once beautiful castle was totally destroyed except for a huge black and sinister fortress.
"Ugh! I'm outta here" he said as he turned and ran. He slashed at the attacking redeads as he hurried to get away from the castle and market.
Once he got outside the castle gates, everything looked fine ,but when he looked at the castle it was surrounded by a blackish-purple shroud.
"I'll deal with this later" Link said "I gotta check on Malon first" he said as he trotted toward the ranch.
"You little bitch, don't you EVER talk back again or I'll... somebody's coming. You just stay in here. If you say ANYTHING I'll kill you." he said as he stormed out the barn.
After she could hear the receding footsteps, Malon slowly pulled herself up.
She dragged her beaten body toward the water trough and tried to clean herself up.
She stopped suddenly when she heard the barn door close.
She turned slowly to see a tall young man in a green tunic and white underalls. He also had on a green elf and the bluest eyes she had ever seen.
"Hello, welcome to Lon Lon ranch" she managed to gasp before she collapsed. Link caught her and carried her over to a hay pile.
" Are you okay" he asked with a concerned look..
"Yes" she said softly.
"You've been hit, you're not okay," Link said as he dipped a towel in the water trough.
He started to clean the wounds as he spoke to her "Did Ingo do this to you?"
After a while when Malon didn't reply he told her " you can tell me, he won't do anything to you as long as I'm here."
Malon looked up at Link and studied him " Do I know you from somewhere?" she asked.
"Yes, we met seven years ago" Link replied.
"Fairy boy" Malon said. "Yep, it's me" he smiled.
"Wow! It's been a long time, where have you been?" Malon asked.
"Asleep" he answered.
"Asleep?!" she asked quizzically.
"Yea, anyway where's your dad? " Link asked.
"Well after you disappeared all of Hyrule has gone to hell. Ganondorf gave Ingo the ranch and he kicked my dad off the ranch." she explained. "
That bastard, I knew he was evil the first time I met him. Well I'm gonna take care of him." Link said as he stormed out of the barn.
"IIIIINNNNNNGGGGGOOOO!!!!" Link bellowed as he ran toward the corral.
"What have you been doing to Malon? Tell me!" Link commanded.
"Why? It's none of your business brat," Ingo sneered, "Don't you have something to do besides bug me. Either your doin' business or your leavin"
Link grew angry at this and charged Ingo ,giving him a swift punch to the face.
Before he could fall, Link grabbed him and tied a rope around his feet.
He then threw the rope over the corral sign and hauled him up to the top.
After he secured the rope end to the fence post, he closed the gate so that Ingo was hanging over the gate spikes.
Afterwards he went back to the barn and found Malon unconscious.
He picked her up and carried her up to her bedroom.
He set her down on the bed and sat down next to her on the bed, 'She's so beautiful' he thought to himself.
After a while she started to come around.
"Where am I" she stammered.
"Your in your room," Link told her, "here drink this" he said as he handed her some water.
After she drank the water she fell asleep again.
Link went over to the table and sat in a chair facing her.
He soon grew tired and fell asleep.
Around 1 AM. Link awoke with a start as he heard muffled cries.
He lit a lantern nearby and saw Ingo on top of Malon trying to pin her down.
"Get the hell offa her" Link yelled as he threw himself at Ingo.
He tackled him and the two rolled before Link sent Ingo flying into the wall.
He hurried to Malon's side and tried to comfort her when he felt himself being pulled away.
Link grabbed Ingo's arm and flung him out the window.
Luckily for him he grabbed the window sill.
Link grabbed a rope and tied Ingo's arm to the window ledge so that he wouldn't fall.
When Link turned back to Malon she was huddled on the bed crying.
"Don't cry Malon," Link said, "It's okay now."
"Thank you, Link" she managed to whisper as she started to calm down.
"Do you want something to eat" Link asked.
"Yes, I am kinda hungry" she replied.
"Okay, you can go take a bath while I'm cooking if you want" he said.
"All right, I think I will" she said as she tried to stand up.
"Here let me help" Link said.
He pulled her up off the bed and held her while she tried to standing.
She soon became a little more balanced and walked toward the bathroom.
Link watched her until she closed the bathroom door, then went downstairs.
He found some eggs but couldn't decide how to cook them. "Hey Malon, how do you like your eggs" he called.
" Scrambled" she yelled back.
While the food was cooking, Link decided to send a letter to Kakriko village looking for Talon.
He had a feeling that he might be there.
Soon Malon came downstairs in a nice clean dress.
She looked much better than before.
"Breakfast is ready" Link said as he placed her plate on the table.
"Looks great," she said as she started to eat, "Tastes good too."
Link sat down at the opposite end of Malon and watched her for a little bit than said, "I sent a letter to the village looking for your dad. I'm going to stay here until he gets back."
"That sounds good," Malon replied, " what are you going to do about Ingo?".
"I'm going to tie him up in the barn later. For now he's going to hang from the window." Link answered.
She smiled at him and continued to eat.
Link laid his head on the table and watched her for a little bit.
He soon fell asleep.
After she had finished, she cleaned her plate and sat down next to Link.
She laid her head down on the table and watched him
'He's so handsome and nice. I could sit here and watch him forever.' she thought to herself.
She too soon fell asleep.
The two slept until the evening.
About seven o'clock, Link awoke and first thing he thought of was Malon.
He looked in front of him to see if she was still there.
When he saw that she wasn't, he started to panic.
'Where did she...oh there she is' he smiled as he watched her looking at him.
"Good evening" she said.
"Good evening" he replied, "Did you have a nice rest?."
"Yes I did" she replied.
"Do you want something to eat?" he asked.
"No" she replied.
"Do you want to go somewhere? Maybe to the lake." he asked.
"Yes" she replied, " we can take Epona."
"All right, let's go" Link said.
The two went out to the corral and called Epona to them.
The horse ran up to them and licked them in their faces.
"Hello to you too Epona" Link laughed.
"Let's put the other horses up first" Malon said as she called the other horses to her.
They quickly put the horses in the barn and headed out the ranch entrance.
They started at a slow lope then sped up.
"Have you seen Hyrule castle lately?" Link asked.
"No, I haven't been out the ranch for seven years" she replied.
"Wow! I feel the same, being stuck in that sleep." he told her.
They continued on to the lake in silence and it was close to midnight when they arrived.
"Oh! It's beautiful!" Malon exclaimed.
"Yea beautiful" Link as he looked at her.
Link hopped off the horse and pointed to a spot on the shore, "Hey Malon, there's a nice spot!"
He exclaimed as he helped her off the horse and led her to the spot.
Malon sat down on the grass and stared out over the lake.
Link stood a while before sitting down.
"It's so peaceful" Malon said.
"Yea" Link said.
He then laid down on the grass and looked at the stars.
Malon turned to look at him then laid down too.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked him.
"Nothing much" he answered.
He smiled and looked at her "You are so beautiful" he told her.
Malon blushed and looked at him.
Link then sat up, looked at her and put his hand on her face.
She touched his hand and closed her eyes.
Link then bent down and kissed her softly on the lips.
He held the kiss for only a moment, then backed away.
"Oh, um... I'm sorry." he stammered.
Malon looked at him and blushed. "It's okay" she told him.
"Do you want to go back to the ranch now," he asked.
"Yes" she replied.
Link helped Malon on to Epona's back and hopped on himself, "Ready" he asked.
"Yea" she said.
"Hold on" he told her.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and they headed off.
It was mostly a silent trip back.
Malon grew tired and fell asleep on Link's back.
He noticed and slowed Epona down a bit.
When they got back to the ranch, Link looked up and saw that Ingo was still hanging from the window.
He hopped down from Epona's back and pulled Malon off.
He carried her up to her room and lay her on the bed.
Afterwards he pulled Ingo from the window and tied the rest of the rope around him.
He then slung him over his shoulder and took him downstairs and out to the barn.
While Link was tying him up to a post, Ingo awoke and bit Link on the arm.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!! You dumb fuck." Link screamed
. He kicked Ingo in the head and slammed the barn door as he left.
"Damn Ingo" Link grumbled as he went upstairs to the bathroom.
"What's wrong Link" Malon asked as he passed her door.
"Ingo bit me" he stated.
"Here, let me help." she said.
She took his hand and led him to the bathroom.
She sat him down on the toilet and looked at his arm," He bit you pretty deep." she told him, "We'll have to disinfect it".
She pulled out some rubbing alcohol and a towel and started to clean up the bite.
"AHH, it stings" Link whimpered.
"Well, you don't want to catch the asshole disease now do you?" she smirked.
"Ha ha,ha, no I don't" Link replied.
Malon put a bandage on his arm and said, "There you go, all done."
"Thanks Malon" Link said.
"Man I'm hungry. Do you want something to eat Malon?" Link asked.
"Yea, I could eat a horse" she replied.
"Well, you have plenty of those" he laughed.
Malon smiled at him and left the bathroom.
" Hey, come back here" Link shouted," I'm not done with you yet".
Malon took off down the hall and stairs as fast as she could, but Link caught her at the last step and swung her around in the air despite his injury.
The two swung around for awhile before they collapsed on the floor.
"Ha ha ha, that was fun" Malon laughed.
"Yea" Link agreed, "You wanna eat now?"
"Yea" she replied. "What do you want?" Link asked.
"Steak" Malon replied.
"OK, steak it is".
While their dinner was cooking, Link and Malon sat at the table and chatted.
"So after you got the Master Sword you were put in a seven year sleep and Ganondorf got his hands on the triforce?" Malon asked.
"Exactly" Link replied, "OK, it looks like dinners ready".
As they ate, they continued to chat. "So how did you survive living with Ingo anyway" Link asked.
" Actually I don't know, I think I was waiting for something to come along" she said, "maybe I was waiting for you." Link blushed and looked down at his plate.
"Well, I'm done eating and I'm real tired too. I think I'll go on to bed." Link yawned.
"Yea I think I'll go to sleep to." Malon said.
They cleaned up their plates and went their separate ways.
"Goodnight Link"
"Goodnight Malon".
Link headed to the guest room and closed the door.
He shrugged out of his tunic and cap and put them on the table.
He took off his boots and hopped into bed.
'Better than sleeping on a table' he thought to himself', 'she said she was waiting for me.What did she mean Could it be love?...nah she probably wanted to get away from Ingo or something.'
He soon slipped off into a dreamless sleep.
Link awoke early the next morning.
"Oh yea! I feel much better now." he said.
"I'm glad you do." "Who said that" Link asked. "I did " replied Talon as he peeked in.
"Your back" Link exclaimed.
"Yep, I really appreciate you watching out for while I was gone." he said.
"Your welcome. ince you're back I better get going. There's a lot I have to do." Link replied.
He pulled on his tunic, cap, and boots and was about to head out the door when Malon stopped him.
"I really appreciate what you did for me. As a token of my appreciation, I want you to have Epona."
Link thanked her for Epona and gave her a hug before he left.
As Link headed toward the exit on Epona he saw Ingo back in work clothes, feeding the cuccos.
He growled at Ingo and watched as he whimpered and scampered into the barn.
'Little shit' he though with a grin.
He waved to Malon and raced out of the ranch.
For the next several weeks, Link fought to save Hyrule until the final battle with Ganondorf.
He whipped his butt and watched as he was sent to the evil realm.
After Ganondorf was banished, he told Zelda that he didn't want to go back to his original time and wanted to stay in his current time.
"Okay, if that is what you want" she told him.
Link suddenly found himself back at Lon Lon ranch.
There was a huge multicolored bon fire in the middle of the corral.
Everyone from Hyrule was there, dancing and singing.
Many people came up to him and congratulated him and pounded him on the back.
He ignored them and looked around for Malon in the crowd.
He spotted her by the Kokiri and headed in her direction.
"Hey Malon!" Link shouted.
"Liiiinnnkkk! You're back" she exclaimed.
She ran into his arm's and hugged him tightly, "I've missed you so much Link" she cried.
"I've missed you too" Link said. "Link, how ya doin' son" Talon shouted.
"I'm fine sir," Link replied, "You know, I was wondering if I could stay at the ranch for a couple days."
"Sure Link that might be a good idea. Malon needs someone her own age to talk to anyway." Talon said.
Malon came back from talking to the Kokiri and asked," Hey what are you guys talking about?"
"Oh, uh... Link just asked if he could stay at the ranch for a couple days" Talon replied.
" Oh, you did say he could didn't you dad?" Malon asked.
"Of course I did. Link, if ya want you can take your stuff up to the guest room now, " Talon said.
" Great! Malon, do you want to come with me," Link asked.
"Sure" she replied. They headed toward the main house hand in hand and chatted on the way.
"So what have you been doing will I was gone" Link asked.
" Oh, just taking care of the animals and watching my father harassing Ingo," she said.
"Well that's good. Here we are, the guestroom," Link said.
He collapsed on the bed and closed his eyes for a while.
Malon sat down next to him and stroked his face.
He started to smile and murmur to himself.
" I have really missed you while you were gone" she told him.
" I know" he murmured.
He sat up and looked at her, " While I was fighting I was thinking of you" he said.
They sat in silence for a while and then Link asked," Hey, do you want to go back to the party now?"
"Oh yea... sure" she replied.
She took his hand and they both went down to the corral.
"Hey, where have you two been" asked one of the carpenters.
"Been makin' out in the barn, huh?" asked another.
"NO" they said in unison.
" All right if you guys say so" the carpenters laughed and ran off.
Link rolled his eyes and smiled, "They act just like the Kokiri" he said.
Malon smiled and said, " lets go get something to drink."
They headed over to the refreshment table and got some fruit punch.
A small fight broke out between a Gerudo and one of the carpenters.
"Hey, what's going on over there!" Talon asked as he ran over to the scene.
"He touched my ass" the Gerudo complained.
"No I didn't! Why would I touch yo' flat ass?"
They continued to argue until Link walked between them.
"Hey, hey! If he said he didn't touch your ass, then he didn't touch your ass. You might have accidentally brushed against him. Okay?"
"All right Link, if you say so", the Gerudo said.
When Link turned back to Malon, she wasn't there.
He looked around for her and spotted her near the band.
When she came back Link asked," Were you asking the band players something?"
"Yea" she replied.
"What was it?" he asked.
"I asked them what song they were going to play next," she replied.
"Oh, okay" he said.
The band stopped playing and announced, "Now for all the lovely couples out there, we're going to play a slow song."
Everyone went into the middle of the corral and started to dance.
"Come on, Link. Let's go dance." Malon said.
"No, I can't dance. Especially slow dances," he protested.
"Please Link, for me," Link gave and they headed toward all the dancing couples.
" OK, what do I do" Link asked.
"First, you put both your hands on my waist" she told him.
He did so and waited for further instruction.
" OK, now all you so is sway from side to side and move your feet a little."
They started to dance along with the other couples.
" Wow! This is easier than I thought. " Link exclaimed.
" I told you" Malon said.
While they were dancing, another fight between the Gerudo and the carpenter broke out .
It was mostly a pushing match.
The carpenter accidentally pushed the Gerudo into Link and he fell down on top of Malon.
" Oh man, are you guys okay," the carpenter asked.
"Yeah" they said in unison. "Maybe we should go lay down though" Link stammered.
They both got up and staggered toward the house.
"Awwww, my head" Link whined as he touched the bump on his forehead.
He and Malon went up the stairs and into the bathroom.
Link stared at himself in the mirror and Malon tried to find the bump on the back of her head.
"Link, can you look and see where the bump is ,"she asked.
"Yea sure" he replied.
He felt through her hair and found it in the middle. "Here it is," he said.
He grabbed her hand and placed it over the spot.
" Yea, that's it. Thanks Link.", she said.
Link left the bathroom and went into his room.
He laid down on the bed and touched the bump again.
Soon Malon came in and lay next to him.
" Are you all right Malon" Link asked.
"I'm fine. You?", she asked.
"I'm in pain, otherwise I'm fine," he responded.
She laughed a little and turned on her side so that she was facing away from him.
Link turned on his side and put his arm around her.
He pulled her close and blew in her ear. "Stop Link," Malon giggled, "I'm trying to sleep. "
Link sat up and thought for a moment then said, "You can't sleep in here. What would your dad think."
"Who cares what he thinks. I'm grown now, so shut up and go to sleep," she replied.
He lay back down and closed his eyes, "Okay ,but if your dad kills me tomorrow it's your fault," he said.
He and Malon quickly fell asleep.
After the party was over, Talon told Ingo to cleanup the mess and headed over to the house.
He went upstairs to Malon's room and saw that she wasn't there.
He then peeked into Link's room. He spotted her on the bed with Link's arm around her.
He just smiled and shut the door.
He came back the next morning and woke them up.
"Up , lovebirds up," he chortled.
" Ahhhhhhhh! Err... Talon... we didn't do anything," Link stammered.
" Oh, that's all right. I know you two really like each other. I'm going to fix breakfast, what do you kids want," he asked. "Bacon and eggs" they both said.
"OK, it'll ready in about twenty minutes," Talon said.
"Well then, I'm going to take a bath," Link stated.
"I'm first though " Malon said.
"No me" Link argued.
"Me first" Malon yelled.
"Not if I get there first," Link said.
He dashed toward the bathroom ,but was grabbed by Malon.
She jumped on his back and he fell down.
She jumped up and continued to run toward the bathroom.
Link came up behind her and pinned her against the wall.
He turned her around and said, "I am going first."
"OK, OK I give," she giggled.
"Thank you" he said and walked into the bathroom.
She heard the water running and decided to wait awhile before she went in.
She stood there for a while until she heard the water go off and the splash of water.
She grabbed the door knob and counted to five before she burst in," HEY, HEY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING," Link hollered.
"Oh nothing I just wanted a look at ya ," she laughed.
"Hey what's going on here," Talon said.
"Oh dad... I... Uh... was just leaving" she stuttered then zipped into her room.
" I apologize for Malon, Link. I don't know what's gotten into her," Talon said.
"Thats okay sir" Link said.
"Breakfast will be ready soon just to let ya' know," he said.
Talon closed the door and went to Malon's room.
He knocked on the door and waited for her to open the door.
"Malon, what has gotten into you," he asked sternly.
"I...uh...ya...see...well. Honestly I don't know dad. Something just compelled me to open the door," she said.
Talon smiled and shook his head," OK but don't do it again," he told her.
He went back to the kitchen to check on the food. Malon closed her door and sat down on her bed.
'What was I thinking' she thought to herself,' but I'm a woman and he is an extremely attractive guy. I couldn't help it.'
There was a knock in her door and she got up to get.
When she peeked out she saw the most gorgeous thing in the world.
It was Link dressed in a white tight fitting tunc and blue pants.
She stared at him in amazement,' Oh my goddesses! He is super ffffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnneeee!!!' she thought.
"Hey Malon, I'm done if you want to use the bathroom...um...Malon... your um... drooling" he said. "Oh um... uh yea thanks" she mumbled as she wiped her mouth.
She passed him swiftly and closed the bathroom door.
Link stood there for a moment then shook it off.
He went into his room to straighten it up and put his weapons away, "I need to go shopping" he thought out loud.
He checked his wallet to see that he had close to two thousand rupees.
"I'll go shopping today and take Malon along," he said.
"What did you say," Malon asked as she dried her hair.
"I was just saying that I was thinking of going to the market and then maybe go swimming later on.
You wanna come along," he asked.
"Yea, that would be great," Malon replied.
"Hey you guys! Come and eat!" Talon shouted.
They headed downstairs and sat at the table.
"Here you go" Talon said and placed their food in front of them.
"Wow this looks great" Link exclaimed.
They all dug in with a will and were finished in no time.
"Dad, Link id going to take me to the market then to the lake today" Malon said.
"OK, you kids have fun" Talon said.
"Are you ready to go Malon, because I'm ready when you are" Link said.
"Yea, lets go! Just let me get my swimsuit" Malon replied.
She ran upstairs and grabbed her swimsuit and a couple towels.
She jumped down the stairs and flew outdoors.
She found Link in the barn getting Epona. "OK, I'm ready" she announced.
"All right hop on" Link said. He helped Malon onto Epona and led her out of the barn.
He hopped on himself and ran her out the ranch at a fast lope.
It didn't take long for them to get to the castle and they were soon tying Epona up.
The market was full of many people, especially young, single girls.
They all crowded around Link while he was walking. Malon was in a total sate of funk.
She was completely pissed. Link noticed and grabbed his new clothes as quickly as possible.
When he finished shopping, he hurried toward the exit with Malon close behind.
When finally got to the exit, he couldn't get through because of the impossibly large group of girls.
They circled him and Malon and started feeling on him and commenting.
"Oh Link your so sexy" "Oh Link your so buff"" Oh your so handsome."
Malon was about to snap, 'This is very annoying' she thought. Soon Malon had enough.
She pushed her way toward Link, grabbed his arm and yelled, "GET LOST!!!! HE'S MMIIIINNNNNNNE!"
The whole market grew quiet and looked at them. The girls scattered in a mad frenzy to get away from the enraged girl.
Link looked around and said, "Malon...uh...i think uh...we should...leave."
They headed out the castle gates to where Epona stood waiting.
Link tied his bags onto Epona and helped Malon up.
"OK what was that about" he asked as he jumped on.
"Well they made me so angry..." she trailed off
. Link didn't press the issue and kicked Epona off in the direction of the lake.
They arrived there in about an hour.
Link stopped Epona at a place on the shore and took the bags off of her.
Link went through the bags and took out his swim trunks.
He ran off in the direction of the trees to change.
Malon went behind the cliff top house to change.
Link came out first and dropped his clothes in one of the bags.
He took a running leap into the water and swan away from shore where Malon couldn't see him.
Malon peeked around the corner to see if Link was around and ran over to the bags.
She dropped her clothes on top of the bag and dived into the water.
She came up to the surface and called for Link.
"Link! Link! Where is he...AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" She shrieked.
Link had swum up behind her and grabbed her waist. "Ugh! Link, you scared me" she said.
"Ha ha, sorry couldn't help it," he laughed. Malon smiled sarcastically and disappeared under the surface.
Link looked around for her, but didn't see her.
Like a flash, she came up in front of him and kissed him before she disappeared again.
Link floated in the water in complete shock.
A smile spread over his face and he looked around for her again.
He saw air bubbles close to him and dived in that direction.
He saw her swimming in front of him and sped up.
He grabbed her and brought her to the surface.
He turned her around and kissed her passionately.
He pulled back and waited for her response.
She kissed him back and held the kiss for a looong time.
They let go after a while and took a deep breath.
They swam back to shore when their breathing had regulated. The sat on the grass and watched the sunset. " You're a good kisser" Malon said after a while.
Link blushed, "Thanks, hmm... It's getting kinda late. Do you want to go home now?"
"Yea, let's. Its getting kinda chilly anyway"
She stood up and went over to the bags. She threw Link a shirt then put one on herself.
Link helped her to put the bags onto Epona. He gave her a leg up and pulled himself onto the horse.
Malon wrapped her arms around his waist as he kicked Epona off toward the exit. It didn't take long to get back to the ranch and they were soon putting Epona in the barn.
They took the bags off the horse and walked into the house.
They were heading up to Link's room when they were stopped by Talon.
"Hey kids, glad your back safe. Listen, I'm gonna go out tonight all right. Just wanted to let ya know. And another thing, behave yourselves all right. No foolin' around while I'm gone. Bye now," Talon waved good-bye and disappeared out the door.
They continued up the stairs and dropped the stuff on the table. " Man I'm beat" Link said as he plopped down on the bed.
Malon sat down next to him, and grabbed his hand, "Link, *sigh* I want to tell you something" Malon said, " I... I... I love you Link"
" Link stared at her and smiled,
" It's kinda obvious and I love you too" he said.
Malon hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.
She got up and went into her room to change.
Link smiled again and got up to change too.
After he dressed, he went downstairs to the living room.
He started to shiver and lit a fire.
"Ah, that's better," he said as he rubbed his hands in front of the fire.
He sat down on the stretched out so that he took almost the whole couch.
Soon Malon came down and sat down next to him.
Link put his arm on her shoulder.
"So what do you want to do now" he asked.
She thought for a while he looked at him.
" Nothing really" she replied.
Link looked into her eyes.
He bent down and kissed her lips.
She kissed back and they started to make out.
They got to the point where they were going to strip right there but there was a knock on the door.
Link sighed and got up to get the door.
He opened the door and there was a traveling sales man, " Good evening sir, are you in need of a brush," the man asked.
"No" Link said.
The man looked over Link's shoulder and smirked.
"Perhaps you need a condom then" he said.
Link looked puzzled, "A what?" He asked.
"It's a new thing that has just been created.
I'll tell you what it is," the salesman explained.
He whispered what it was into Link's ear.
Link frowned and pushed the man put the door.
"Get lost" he yelled then slammed the door.
" Who was that" Malon asked. "Some salesman," Link said.
" What was he selling" she asked. He told her and she started to laugh.
" Why do you think he thought you would need one of those" she said.
"Because he's a perverted little shit head, that's why" Link answered.
Malon hugged him and asked him if he wanted to eat.
He said yes and she started to cook.
They ate quickly and continued where they left off before the salesman.
They continued until late at night.
They heard a key in the door and started to straighten up themselves up a little.
" Hey you two" Talon said as he came in the door.
"Hey" Link said, " I thought you might be home later.
" No, it was boring so I decided to come home and party with you guys instead" he said. He tossed them each a bottle of beer and pulled out some cards.
They started to play poker and eat chips.
Around one AM. the game started to slow done and everyone was yawning.
"Well I'm going to bed. See you kids tomorrow" Talon said.
Everyone said their goodnights and went their separate ways.
Link changed into his pjs (just pants) and hopped into bed.
He couldn't sleep, however, and was getting lonely.
He got up and went into Malon's room She was knocked out.
He stared at her for a while in the darkness.
He went over to the bed and pulled back the covers and climbed in.
He put his arm around her and pulled her close.
He started to kiss her neck and back.
Malon awoke with a start and was about to scream.
Link covered her mouth quickly and said, "It's okay. It's just me.
" She sighed and turned over, "What are you doing in here" she asked.
"I was lonely" he whined. She laughed silently and turned over again.
"Well you can stay, but I'm going to sleep" she said.
"Nah, don't go to sleep" Link said, "can't you stay up a little longer."
"No" she said. He started to poke and tickle her.
"No! You can't sleep now. I want to cuddle" he said.
She laughed silently and squirmed.
" Okay, okay. I give just stop tickling me" she giggled.
Link smiled and started to kiss her neck again and slide his hand up her night shirt.
She moaned happily and scooted closer to him.
He started to kiss her back and unbutton her shirt. In the room across the hall, Talon heard the noises coming form his daughter's room and decided to investigate.
He crept across the hall and slowly opened the door.
He spotted the movement on the bed and instantly knew what was happening, " WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!" He roared.
Link fell out of the bed and ran into a corner.
"AHHHAHA, T...Ta... Talon! uh...we um...yipe um..," he stuttered.
"OUT" Talon commanded. Link scampered out on all fours.
" Okay missy you have some explaining to do" Talon said.
Malon gulped visibly and tried to explain, " Well... Lets see... Um. He said he was um... Lonely... So I said he could stay and well um... He kinda wanted to cuddle and um... Well ya know."
Talon just stared at her with the most sever expression on his face.
Malon looked at him and smiled an extremely weak smile.
He didn't budge.
She hung her head and dropped on the bed.
Talon just watched her and laughed, " Ha ha ha, you look so pitiful"
Link heard him laughing and peeked around the door, "Am I still in trouble" he asked.
"Of course you are, but come in here and have a seat"
Talon said. Link shuffled into the room and sat down next to Malon.
"Now what possesed you two to carry on like that" Talon asked. No answer. "Lemme guess. You couldn't control the urge. Hormones kicked in over drive, right" Talon asked.
They both nodded their heads. Talon paced in front of them and said, " You do know what could have happened if I hadn't come in here right."
They sat in silence.
"All right you two, it's too late to do anything now, so go on to bed" Talon said.
Link got up and walked toward his room, but before he went out the door he stopped and said, " I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused."
He left and closed the door to his room.
Malon climbed under the bed covers and pulled the pillow over her head. "
You know..." Talon trailed off, " never mind." He left and went back into his room.
Everyone fell asleep quickly and it was soon morning.
It was a gray and rainy that morning and Link and Malon were in a sulk.
They both got dressed in silence and went down stairs.
They sat down at the table and waited for Talon to come and deal out their punishment.
He came down thirty minutes later and stood in front of them.
"OK, this is what I have decided. Link will have to leave for a while," he said.
Link nodded and looked at the floor. Malon stared at her father in disbelief, "You... want him ... to leave," she asked.
"Yes Malon it's for your and his own good" he replied.
" B.. b... But can't we work something out" she asked.
" I'm sorry hun , but my decision is final. Believe me, I don't want him to leave but, it's the only way. He won't be gone long," he told her. "How long" she asked.
"About one month or so" he replied.
"Do I have to leave now" Link asked.
"No, not now, later on this evening.
You guys will want to spend your last day together, right" he asked.
"Yes... of course" Malon said.
"Okay then, I'll leave you two alone then" Talon said.
He got up and went outside to get Ingo.
Link and Malon sat in silence for a while before Link asked, "So what do you want to do?"
"I don't know" Malon replied.
Link thought for a while and said, " We can go to the market. I've heard that there is an artist there that can do portraits of us."
" OK, that sounds cool" Malon said.
They got up and headed toward the barn.
They passed Talon and Ingo feeding the cuccos and headed toward Epona's stall in the barn. They brought her out and led her toward the exit.
Talon stopped them on their way out and asked them to pick up some grain.
They headed out fast so that they could get to the market before it started to rain again.
They arrived in less than an hour and there weren't many people out.
It took an hour for them to get their portraits done, but they were really nice paintings.
They ate breakfast at a restaurant in town called the Golden Cucco.
The food was good but it didn't improve their moods.
When they finished, Link paid for the meal and they headed toward the exit.
"OOPS, we almost forgot the grain" Malon remembered.
She went into the store and soon came back with a large bag of grain.
"Here let me help" Link said. He slung the grain over Epona's and helped Malon up.
He jumped on and ran Epona as fast as he could against the rain, but it came down anyway.
Link turned Epona toward the ledge near the entrance to Kakriko village and took cover there.
They sat shivering under the ledge trying to dry themselves off.
" Sooo c...c...cold" Malon whispered.
Link heard her and wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close to his body.
Malon stopped shivering so much and started to warm up.
Link looked at her and got an idea. He stood up and fished around in his pocket.
"Link, what are you looking for" Malon asked.
"I have some flint in one of my pockets," Link said, "Ah, I found it! Help me find some sticks."
They looked around under the ledge and found some sticks by the wall.
Link put the sticks into a pile and started to light them. Meanwhile, Malon took the rope off the bag of grain.
Link had a nice fire going and watched Malon as she strung the rope between the ledge and dirt post.
"What are you doing" Link asked.
" Well our clothes are wet and if we just keep them on, we'll catch a cold" she replied.
"Oh, so we have to take our clothes off and hang 'em up to dry" Link asked. Malon nodded and took her dress off..
Link took his Tunic and pants off and gave them to Malon.
She hung them up and sat by the fire, "So what are going to do Link" she asked. "About what" he asked.
"Well where are you going to stay" she asked him.
"Well I could go back to the forest and stay in my tree house" he replied.
Malon nodded and headed over to the stream running under the ledge to get a drink.
Link watched her, then went through one of the packs to find the steel mug he got from the restaurant.
He found it and put some grain and streamwater in it and held it over the fire.
"What are you doing" Malon asked quizzically. "I'm getting hungry" he said.
He let it boil a little before he decided to drink some. "How does it taste" Malon asked.
"It's okay, a little plain ,but otherwise it's fine. Here have some" he offered.
She took the mug and drank the hot concoction.
She shrugged and handed it back to him.
They sat back under the ledge to avoid the wind and watched the fire.
"I don't know what I'm gonna do while your away"
Malon cried. Link hugged her to him and let her cry on his shoulder.
He looked into her eyes and wiped away the tears.
"I know. I might go mad having to stay with the Kokiri and not be able to see you," she smiled and nudged his arm. He put his arm around her and pulled her close.
"Your so warm" he told her.
She giggled and looked out from under the ledge.
It was still raining but it had slowed to a light drizzle.
"The rain has alomost stopped. Do you want to head back to the ranch now" she asked.
" Yea, I guess so" Link said as he got up. They got dressed and put their bags onto Epona's back .
They jumped on and hurryed back to the ranch. When they got back they took their stuff off of Epona.
Malon took the bags inside while Link put Epona back into the barn.
" Here is the grain dad" Malon yelled.
"All right, just leave it by the door" Talon yelled from the bathroom.
She dropped it by the door and sat on the couch. Link came in and sat next to her.
He took the portrait of himself and handed it to her, " Here, you take this and you give me your portrait" he said.
She took hers out of the bag and handed it to him. Talon came down and stood in front of them, "Well, what do you kids want to eat for dinner" he asked. "I don't know , you chose" Link said.
"All right, I'll roast a cucco or something" Talon said.
He went into the kitchen to start cooking. Link got up and looked out the window.
The rain had stopped and the sun was peeking out from behind the clouds.
'It's getting late, I better start packing. I'll probably have to leave after dinner' Link thought.
He towarded the staircase and was stopped by Malon. "Where are you going Link" she asked.
"I'm going upstairs to do some packing" he responded. "Oh, could I help" she asked.
"Yea sure" Link said. She followed up the stairs to his room.
It didn't take long to pack his stuff since all he had mostly were mostly clothes and his weapons.
While taking his clothes out of the drawer, he found the gold necklace that he had bought at a bazaar.
"Hey Malon, I want you to have this necklace" he said as he handed it to her.
"Wow! Thanks Link, it's beautiful" she exclaimed, "help me put it on."
She held her hair up while he clasped the necklace around her neck.
She turned around and kissed him, "I really like it. I'll never take it off" she said.
Link smiled and hugged her tightly.
"Hey you two! Time to eat and stop kissing up there" Talon shouted.
They headed downstairs and sat at the table.
"Here you go. Hey nice necklace Malon. Did Link give it to you" Talon asked.
She nodded and started to eat. Link ate as slowly as possible, trying to stay longer.
Malon noticed and raised an eyebrow, " Link, what are you doing," she asked.
"I'm eating slowly to savor some time with you" Link said.
Malon nodded and started to eat slowly too.
Talon scarfed down all of his food and looked up only once to see the two eating at the slow pace.
"Why are you guys eating so slowly," Talon asked," What, are you trying to savor your last hour or so together."
"Yea, you could say that" Link said. They continued at the slow past until they finally finished a hour later.
Talon watched them with lidded eyes, " You guys eat saa...looow" he said.
"So" Link said as he got up. He dropped His plate into the sink and asked Talon if he had to leave now.
Talon sadly nodded and Link went upstairs to get his bag.
He soon came back down in his normal green tunic and cap and headed out the door the door to get Epona.
Malon followed him and helped him with the horse.
Before he left, he hugged her and gave her a kiss," I'll see you later" he said.
She hugged him again and stood back as he jumped on Epona's back.
She waved to him and he headed out of the ranch.
She headed back into the house and ran upstairs.
Talon saw her and chased after her, Malon! Malon, sweety open the door. What's wrong" he asked.
" That's a stupid ass question What do you think is wrong" she sobbed.
Talon nodded his head and said, " OK, I'll just leave you alone then.
" He went downstairs and sat on the couch. ' Was that a good idea' he thought.
In her room, Malon cried silently into her pillow. 'I don't know what I'll do without him' she thought.
If this doesn't get 15 reviews, you can forget the second part. It's better than than the first and I would think that you will like it.