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A/N: Hey, thanks for the review everyone, I have nothin else to say so on wit the fic....

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Malon stood up glancing warily at Shavo who glared at her but made no attempt to attack her. She walked to a counter that was behind the chair she was sitting on and looked for something interesting. Her eyes skimmed over the papers that were spread all over the countertop as she picked one up. She tried to read it but the handwriting looked like it was written by a toddler, and the pen was smudged. She looked back at the papers and they all looked the same.

Malon put down the papers and looked around for something interesting, but other than the counter, the chair, and a broken bench, there was nothing else to look at. Except for Shavo, who was still leaning against the wall.

Malon glanced at Shavo's face and wondered how he could just stand there without crying or even a sad face. She felt sorry for him and found herself walking to him.

"Um, excuse me." Malon tapped Shavo's shoulder to get his attention. He turned around quickly which made Malon take a step back.

"Yeah?" He asked not so nicely.

"Well, I just wanted to say 'I'm sorry' about your brother, and 'Sorry if it was my fault'" Malon looked down at her feet feeling unusually shy and nervous. She wasn't used to being mad at, as she was almost always cheerful, and people had always liked her because of that.

"It's all right." Shavo said after a pause. Malon looked up surprised that he accepted her apology, instead of ignoring her.

"Really? So your not mad at me?" She asked.

"Of course I am, my brother is dead because of you, but everyone has to die someday and today was the day the goddesses chose for him."

"Oh..." Malon said a bit disappointed. "So do you know why I'm here?"

"Yeah, but you're gonna have to wait for Ganondorf to tell you, he'll call for us in a couple minutes." Shavo walked to the counter that Malon was just at. He opened the drawer and took out a half empty glass bottle. "Hey you want some? I don't know what it is, but you humans have some good drinks."

"Um, no thank you, it's called beer by the way." Malon said.

"Oh! So that's what it is, well I don't drink too much of it, makes me feel weird after a while..." Shavo said. After taking a couple of gulps, and leaving about a quarter left in the bottle, he put it back in the drawer. "Ahh... that was good."

"Shavo, come back with the girl!" Ganondorf yelled from the other room.

"Well time to go, follow me."

"Ok."

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Malon had been sitting on a couch in the room that Shavo took her to, for about thirty minutes. When she came in Ganondorf introduced himself and told her to sit down while he and Shavo talked. Malon sighed and looked back at her nails which she had been picking at when she got tired of trying to listen to their conversation which was being held in hushed whispers in the corner of the room.

When Malon looked up she saw Ganondorf and Shavo returning. Ganondorf walked with his cape swaying behind him and his expression was as arrogant as it usually was. Shavo on the other hand was walking with his arms crossed and an annoyed look. They both took a seat near Malon, and Ganondorf decided to start the conversation.

"So how are you Malon, I'm sorry about any trouble Serj has caused you. I assure you he has been taken care of." Malon glanced at Shavo and noticed he was glaring at his master.

Malon didn't know what to say and shifted uncomfortably. Ganondorf noticed and started talking again.

"There's no need to be shy, you could rule us one day you know." Malon looked up suddenly as Ganondorf said that.

"W-what? What do you mean?" She asked as a lot of thoughts went through her head.

Ganondorf grinned, pleased that he had gotten her attention. "I mean that we need you to rule the Gerudo Fortress."

"But I thought there was supposed a king? Wait a minute aren't you the king?" Malon asked.

"Yes I am, but the Gerudo's won't accept me or anyone of my blood to be their ruler. The problem is we can't have a next king since I'm the only male and any child of mine would also be banned from being the ruler. So instead of me being the king, I have been chosen to pick the next ruler, and I have picked you."

Malon nodded even though she was not quite sure if she understood right. "But why'd you pick me? Couldn't you have picked someone from your fortress?"

"If I did then the rest of them would be jealous, and that could cause war between the Gerudos. Besides, you have Gerudo blood inside of you."

"WHAT? How?" Malon asked. She was almost positive she wasn't related to anyone from the Gerudo Fortress. She had also heard that the Gerudo's didn't allow relationships unless you were chosen by the king to carry his child, which was usually a girl. The rest of them would stay thieves all their life.

"Didn't you ever wonder why your mother was killed, and by who?"

Malon froze as he mentioned her mother. Finally it came to her hat Ganondorf was trying to say. "My mother was a Gerudo? She couldn't be! You're not allowed relationships with outsiders!"

"That is why she's dead. When I chose her to carry my child, she refused and ran away to marry your father. She tried to hide from us but we found her. She begged for us to let her live so we gave her a couple of years, until one day I killed her."

"It was you? You killed her!" Malon stood up and tears started pouring out. "I HATE YOU! TAKE ME HOME-"

"Shavo hold her down." Shavo stood up and put a hand on Malon's shoulder pushing her back down. Malon didn't attempt standing up again, so Shavo sat down next to her instead of holding her down.

"Malon, I will not take you home, I've chosen you to rule the fortress, and you will do it... Unless you want to end up like your mother."

Malon wiped her eyes and calmed her self. "B-but I don't even know how to be a ruler..."

"Shavo will train you until you are ready on how to run the fortress, including the basics, how to fight with the Gerudo weaponry, and how to be a thieve. Right now you need to rest, training will begin tomorrow when we leave for the fortress. Shavo take her to her room."

"Yes sir." He nodded. "Come on Malon." She got up and followed him as he took her past the first room he took her to. They walked until they got to some stairs leading underground.

When they got there, Malon was surprised at what she saw. Her room was almost the size as the ranch back at home. It wasn't as comfortable as her home was, since it was made of stone but it was a lot bigger.

"If you think this is big, wait 'till you see what you've got at the fortress." Shavo said. Malon was still looking around. "Well it's time for you to rest we're gonna head out to the fortress tomorrow."

"Well, ok." Malon walked to her bed and admired the material it was made of. Unlike the rest of the room it wasn't made of stone, and it didn't look like anything she'd seen before. She laid down on it and stared at the ceiling while thinking. Malon was so comfy on her bed that she forgot about everything, until she fell asleep.

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Talon slept lazily on his bed until his alarm clock went off, and he woke up all of a sudden. He looked at the clock on the wall which read 2:00pm, and yawned as he got up. He went into the bathroom to get himself ready for a new day, then walked to the kitchen and took a roll of bread from the bowl on the table. He gobbled it up then walked out side to do his chores.

He walked to the field and found it empty. It was usually filled with the animals running around but today it was empty.

"I guess Malon woke up late today, probably still feeding the horses." Talon said to himself as he walked to the stable. The horses were still in their own sections, their hay supply was empty, and they weren't looking happy.

"That's funny she never wakes up this late." He said to himself and went back into the house and he saw Ingo taking the last roll of bread from the bowl. "Hey Ingo did you see Malon?"

"I don't know, isn't she at the market or something?" Ingo said annoyed, as he took another bite out of his bread.

"No she's supposed to go tomorrow." Talon said getting a little worried.

"Well she probably went early, we're running out of bread anyway." Ingo finished his bread. "I'm gonna go to do my chores now." He went outside.

Talon decided to wait for Malon, he convinced himself that she would be back any minute. He heard a horse coming and went outside. 'I knew she would be back.'

"Oh it's just you Link." He said.

"Yup it's me, I always come here on Fridays to get carrots for Epona, remember?" Link said in a cheerful voice, when he noticed the worried look on Talon's face he asked, "Hey what's up?"

"Did you happen to see Malon on the way here?" Talon asked.

"No she's always home on Fridays..." Link said.

"I don't know where she is, could you go find her, I think she may be at the market."

"Sure I'll find her for you." Link said, always glad to be helping anyone at anytime.

"Thanks Link, Hold on while I get you some carrots," Talon went into the stable and got a bag full of carrots for Epona and a bottle of milk for Link. "Here you go."

"Thanks Talon , and don't worry I'll find Malon. See you later." Link turned Epona around and she trotted out of the ranch.

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A/N: Whoo, that was longer than usual... So were you surprised? K I have some questions to ask you, I was wondering if the characters are in character or not, and what can I do to make this story better, and do you want this story to be more angsty or romance or other? Well that's all and pleaaase review, even if its just one word.