Disclaimer: No, no, no. Don't own anything.
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"I'm not Malon, my name's Marin." Marin stammered, terrified to disappoint the Hero of Time. He didn't even seem to notice her correction. "Oh, I'm sorry, Marin. I'm Link. Pleased to meet you." He said politely. Then he extended his hand, and she shook it, feeling stunned.
When they had chatted for a while, Link brought up the subject of his past. "I was raised as a Kokiri, but as you know, I'm really a Hylian." He mused. "What about you?" He questioned. "I've lived in Castle Town for my whole life." "Really? Wow, you can remember that far back?" "Well, I can't remember anything before my ninth birthday, so I'm just assuming." "Have you ever tried to remember?" Wanting to please the Hero, Marin racked her brain. There was her ninth birthday; where she had had that enormous chocolate cake, and then...
"YOU WERE LATE WITH MY SUPPER!" Screeched the ugly, pigeon-toed man in front of her. His dark brows were drawn together, making his red face look even more repulsive. A whip, originally for horses, was clenched in his hairy fists. He lashed out with it, and she screamed in pain. "Ingo, can you be more quiet up there? I'm trying' to rest!" A man called sleepily from downstairs. He had no idea...She thought miserably, causing several tears to roll down her face. "Why are you crying? It was your own fault, you piece of horse shit!" The evil man screamed. She closed her eyes and steeled herself as the whip struck her again.
Suddenly Marin had a blinding headache. She staggered back a few steps, and then blacked out.
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When her vision cleared, she was on the floor. Her father was on his knees, shaking her gently, and her mother was crying. Then she got a real shock. Princess Zelda herself was kneeling down next to her father, occasionally turning to shout at Link, who was looking sheepish and scared at the same time. Then the Princess spoke. "Lady Marin, I'll take you to a quiet room. Come on, lean on me. Everyone else, resume your normal activities. Marin will be fine." Then the chatter resumed. Her parents looked relieved and continued with whatever they were doing.
Marin was in a daze. First she had shaken hands with the Hero of Time, and now she was leaning on the Princess of Hyrule as she stumbled into a quiet room. Then Princess Zelda helped her on to a couch, and sat beside her. "So, what happened, Lady Marin? Link said that he asked you about your past, and you tried to remember and fainted. He also heard you mumbling about someone called Ingo." Marin was silent for a moment. "Oh, Link is such an idiot. If only he'd leave things be. Now look what he's done..." Zelda muttered, and Marin almost gasped. No one had ever called the Hero of Time an idiot. Then Zelda's tone turned gentle. "Marin, are you sure that you've lived in the Castle Town all of your life?" "I-I think so..." Marin stuttered. Then she told Zelda all about her visions and nightmares. Zelda listened with grave interest. When Marin had finished, Zelda asked if she felt any better, and Marin said that she did even though she was now even more confused.
Then there was a knock on the door, and guess who entered...Link. He seemed quite worried, and that made Marin feel slightly better. "Um, um, I'm so sorry, Marin, I didn't mean it..." He stammered. Whoa, thought Marin. She had made the Hero of Time stammer. Oh wow, Arinna would be very pleased. Then she found her voice. "It's all right, I'm fine." "No you're not." Zelda interrupted. "Link, you IDIOT, look what you've done! Why are you so nosy?" Link looked quite ashamed. "I seriously didn't mean it..." He said, his face a picture of utter sadness. Zelda just seemed to melt. "Oh, of course you didn't. Sorry, I'm just in a bad mood. Here, I'll let you two talk." With that she left the room, and Link grinned. "Works every time," he said with a laugh. "But I am sorry." "It's okay..." Marin reassured him. "Man, Zelda scares me." Link admitted. "But she was nice to me!" Marin commented. "Oh, she's not nice to bumbling, overbearing, nosy little retards..." Link muttered. Marin gave him a questioning look, and he sighed. "That's her special little nickname for me...I would like to pretend that it's affectionate to a degree..." Then Marin laughed. She couldn't help it, and soon Link was laughing too.
When they finally quieted down, Link told her he'd be back and left the room. Marin sat on the couch, and soon fell asleep.
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Zelda was in her room, next to the window. When Link entered, she didn't even move. "Hey, Link." "Hello, Zelda." Zelda turned and sat on her bed, and Link plopped down next to her. "Zel, I seriously think that she's Malon! Even her laugh is identical!" "Link, you bumbling, overbearing-" "Nosy little retard." Link finished her sentence. "Why did you have to bug her?" "I didn't know that she would flip out, Zel!" "She was just telling me that she's been having visions, accompanied by headaches. It's really confusing and scaring her, and you're not helping!" Zelda exclaimed. "I'm going to try and find out who she really is." Link decided, not listening to Zelda. "Link, NO!" But Link had already rushed out the door. "Grr.Bumbling, overbearing, nosy little retard."
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Link stepped into the room that he had left Marin in. He saw her on the couch, and walked towards her. She didn't move. "Marin?" He whispered. Then he saw that she was asleep, but tossing and turning. Link could only understand a couple of words. "Ingo.stop.Hey, you, help me." she muttered. Then her face relaxed. "Is that you? Cute ocarina." Then she suddenly woke up and saw Link. The two words she said changed his life forever.
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"I'm not Malon, my name's Marin." Marin stammered, terrified to disappoint the Hero of Time. He didn't even seem to notice her correction. "Oh, I'm sorry, Marin. I'm Link. Pleased to meet you." He said politely. Then he extended his hand, and she shook it, feeling stunned.
When they had chatted for a while, Link brought up the subject of his past. "I was raised as a Kokiri, but as you know, I'm really a Hylian." He mused. "What about you?" He questioned. "I've lived in Castle Town for my whole life." "Really? Wow, you can remember that far back?" "Well, I can't remember anything before my ninth birthday, so I'm just assuming." "Have you ever tried to remember?" Wanting to please the Hero, Marin racked her brain. There was her ninth birthday; where she had had that enormous chocolate cake, and then...
"YOU WERE LATE WITH MY SUPPER!" Screeched the ugly, pigeon-toed man in front of her. His dark brows were drawn together, making his red face look even more repulsive. A whip, originally for horses, was clenched in his hairy fists. He lashed out with it, and she screamed in pain. "Ingo, can you be more quiet up there? I'm trying' to rest!" A man called sleepily from downstairs. He had no idea...She thought miserably, causing several tears to roll down her face. "Why are you crying? It was your own fault, you piece of horse shit!" The evil man screamed. She closed her eyes and steeled herself as the whip struck her again.
Suddenly Marin had a blinding headache. She staggered back a few steps, and then blacked out.
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When her vision cleared, she was on the floor. Her father was on his knees, shaking her gently, and her mother was crying. Then she got a real shock. Princess Zelda herself was kneeling down next to her father, occasionally turning to shout at Link, who was looking sheepish and scared at the same time. Then the Princess spoke. "Lady Marin, I'll take you to a quiet room. Come on, lean on me. Everyone else, resume your normal activities. Marin will be fine." Then the chatter resumed. Her parents looked relieved and continued with whatever they were doing.
Marin was in a daze. First she had shaken hands with the Hero of Time, and now she was leaning on the Princess of Hyrule as she stumbled into a quiet room. Then Princess Zelda helped her on to a couch, and sat beside her. "So, what happened, Lady Marin? Link said that he asked you about your past, and you tried to remember and fainted. He also heard you mumbling about someone called Ingo." Marin was silent for a moment. "Oh, Link is such an idiot. If only he'd leave things be. Now look what he's done..." Zelda muttered, and Marin almost gasped. No one had ever called the Hero of Time an idiot. Then Zelda's tone turned gentle. "Marin, are you sure that you've lived in the Castle Town all of your life?" "I-I think so..." Marin stuttered. Then she told Zelda all about her visions and nightmares. Zelda listened with grave interest. When Marin had finished, Zelda asked if she felt any better, and Marin said that she did even though she was now even more confused.
Then there was a knock on the door, and guess who entered...Link. He seemed quite worried, and that made Marin feel slightly better. "Um, um, I'm so sorry, Marin, I didn't mean it..." He stammered. Whoa, thought Marin. She had made the Hero of Time stammer. Oh wow, Arinna would be very pleased. Then she found her voice. "It's all right, I'm fine." "No you're not." Zelda interrupted. "Link, you IDIOT, look what you've done! Why are you so nosy?" Link looked quite ashamed. "I seriously didn't mean it..." He said, his face a picture of utter sadness. Zelda just seemed to melt. "Oh, of course you didn't. Sorry, I'm just in a bad mood. Here, I'll let you two talk." With that she left the room, and Link grinned. "Works every time," he said with a laugh. "But I am sorry." "It's okay..." Marin reassured him. "Man, Zelda scares me." Link admitted. "But she was nice to me!" Marin commented. "Oh, she's not nice to bumbling, overbearing, nosy little retards..." Link muttered. Marin gave him a questioning look, and he sighed. "That's her special little nickname for me...I would like to pretend that it's affectionate to a degree..." Then Marin laughed. She couldn't help it, and soon Link was laughing too.
When they finally quieted down, Link told her he'd be back and left the room. Marin sat on the couch, and soon fell asleep.
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Zelda was in her room, next to the window. When Link entered, she didn't even move. "Hey, Link." "Hello, Zelda." Zelda turned and sat on her bed, and Link plopped down next to her. "Zel, I seriously think that she's Malon! Even her laugh is identical!" "Link, you bumbling, overbearing-" "Nosy little retard." Link finished her sentence. "Why did you have to bug her?" "I didn't know that she would flip out, Zel!" "She was just telling me that she's been having visions, accompanied by headaches. It's really confusing and scaring her, and you're not helping!" Zelda exclaimed. "I'm going to try and find out who she really is." Link decided, not listening to Zelda. "Link, NO!" But Link had already rushed out the door. "Grr.Bumbling, overbearing, nosy little retard."
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Link stepped into the room that he had left Marin in. He saw her on the couch, and walked towards her. She didn't move. "Marin?" He whispered. Then he saw that she was asleep, but tossing and turning. Link could only understand a couple of words. "Ingo.stop.Hey, you, help me." she muttered. Then her face relaxed. "Is that you? Cute ocarina." Then she suddenly woke up and saw Link. The two words she said changed his life forever.
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