Disclaimer:  I OWN THE PLANET! HAAHAHAHAHA! AND ZELDA! HAHAHAHAHA!  I wish…but I don't.  I don't even own Arinna…My friend Sharyn made her up…

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Link almost fell over.  "What did you just say?"  He demanded.  "Fairy boy."  Marin replied simply.  "You-you remember?"  Link almost yelled for joy.  "No."  "Then how did you know about Fairy boy?"  Link asked.  Marin told him about what had happened at Lon Lon Ranch.  When she finished, Link's mouth fell open.  "So the people you saw-" He started.  "Looked like ghosts."  Marin finished for him.  'She does remember, but has no idea…'Thought Link.  "Well, what happened to your fairy?"  Marin demanded.  "She went home.  She got bored."  Link said simply.  Then he glanced at the clock on the wall.  "Wow, it's almost eleven.  I have to go."  Marin said hurriedly.  "Nice meeting you."  Then she ran away.  "But the party goes until twelve…" Link called after her, but stopped when he heard Zelda enter the room.

"So, Link, I hope you're happy.  You've probably pushed Marin to remember her past so much that her head's going to explode, and nothing's been accomplished."  Zelda said severely.  "Actually, something did get accomplished.  She called me Fairy boy!"  Link said proudly.  "That's it?"  "Yep."  "I royally command you to go to your room, you bumbling, overbearing, nosy little retard."  "Yes, Mom."  "Get going."  And Link retreated.

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Marin woke up the next morning in a bad mood.  Getting dressed quickly, she stormed out of the house, kicking chickens out of the way.  Her feet knew that she was going to see Arinna before she did.

Arinna greeted her at the door.  "Get in here and tell me all about the party!"  She yelled, and Marin stepped in with a chuckle.  Arinna never bothered with greetings.

After Marin had told Arinna everything, Arinna stared at her for a second, and then fell off her chair.  Kicking her feet in the air, she raved and yelled joyously.  "Holy Din, Farore and Nayru!  You shook hands with the Hero of Time, and leaned on the Princess of Hyrule!  Wow!  And you made HIM laugh!  And you even made him stammer out an apology!  WOW WOW WOW!  HOLY NAYRU!"  Marin giggled at her overbearing friend.  "And I also heard the Princess Zelda call him an idiot!  And He told me Princess Zelda's nickname for him!"  "HOLY DIN! WHAT IS IT?"  "Uhh…Nosy, underbearing, blubbery retard or something…"

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Later, after Marin had eaten lunch, a knock sounded at the door.    She opened it, and there stood the Hero of Time.  Navi the fairy sat on his shoulder.  "Hello, Marin.  Would you like to go for a walk with me?"  Marin almost fell over.  She thought that he would forget about her after the party.  "Um, sure!"  She agreed, and they set off together.

"So, where should we go?"  Link asked.  "Um…I don't know…How about Lon Lon Ranch?"  "Are you sure?'  "Yes."  So they headed in that direction.

When they walked through the gate, Marin slowed down.  "Link…Do you see them?"  She whispered.  "No," he whispered back.  Marin advanced slowly.  There they were, the fairy boy and the little girl.  Link squinted, but he saw nothing.  "What do they look like?"  He asked in a quiet voice.  "There's a little boy with a green tunic, blonde bangs and a green hat.  And a little girl with red hair, brown boots, a white dress and a yellow scarf."  Marin explained quietly.  "What are they saying?"  Link demanded.  "Wait…Listen…" And then Marin touched Link's arm.  An electric jolt passed through him, but he ignored it and looked ahead.  There they were, the two children that Marin had described.  But when she withdrew her hand, they faded.  Link grabbed Marin's hand, but she didn't notice and just led him towards the kids.  He could now make out their conversation.

"Hey, Malon!  I just got back from visiting Zelda!  She was so nice to me…She even called me her best friend!  How about that?"

"That's nice, Link.  I'm glad you two are getting along so well."

"We are.  Zelda's so pretty…when I see her I just melt.  She has nice hair."

"Oh.  She's blonde, right?"

"I just told you yesterday!  And it's so long…"

"Hm."

"Are you mad at me, Malon?"

"No."

"Aw, come on, cheer up!  You have nice hair too."

"Thank you!"  Malon's face brightened.

"Now back to our original topic…Zelda.  Have you ever met her?"

"Never."

"I'll introduce you!"

"No, that's okay."

"Why?  Are you jealous?"

"No, it's just that you talk about her so much I feel like I already know her."

"Are you sick of hearing about Zelda?"

"I'm not sick of it, I was just commenting on how she seems to be your favorite topic."

"You're jealous."

"I never said that!"

"Well, you are."

"Why are you accusing me?"

"Why are you jealous?"

"I'm NOT jealous!"

"So you hate me?"

"No!"

"Then why don't you care if Zelda's my girlfriend?"

"I…I do care.  But you have every right to choose who you want to be with."

"You ARE jealous."

"No…not jealous."

"Oh, stop denying it!"

"Fine.  I'm not jealous, I'm disappointed."

"Why?"

"Because you chose Zelda over me, but it's okay.  We can still be friends.  And if you don't want to, it's really your choice."

"Well, I did want to be friends, but I don't want to be friends with a disappointed person."

And Young Link left in a huff.  Young Malon stood there, watching him go.  Then she turned to walk inside.  Marin and Link stood, petrified, because they knew that they had been seen.

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To their complete amazement, Young Malon walked right through them.  Marin let go of Link's hand and ran after her, and Link lost sight of Malon.  When he touched Marin's hand again, the Ranch seemed to grow younger.  Chips in the walls faded, and a tree grew smaller.  All of the horses suddenly started shrinking into babies.

They followed Young Malon into the house.  She marched straight up to her room, but someone was waiting for her.

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"YOU WERE LATE WITH MY SUPPER!" Screeched the ugly, pigeon-toed man in front of Malon. 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. Several tears rolled down Malon's 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.  Link ran at the man and tried to grab his arm, but his hand went right through.  He turned back to Marin and grabbed her hand.  To his horror, every time the whip hit Malon, a red mark would appear on Marin and she would cry out in pain.  She tried to get up, but then some invisible force would fling her back to the ground again.  Finally she struggled across the room, but when she reached the door, the Ingo from the past stomped out of the room.  Malon collapsed on the ground, crying.

As Link and Marin watched, Malon packed a small bag and snuck downstairs.  She crept out the door, and out into Hyrule field.  But just as they followed her out of the ranch, Marin fell to her knees from the pain she had just experienced.  Malon's image flickered, then disappeared as Marin passed out.