A/N: Sorry haven't updated lately but I only today just re-read my story and realised that I must finish it. And I also got another review recently so I thought maybe some other people are still waiting to read this too.

Chapter 3. Lightning Strikes.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are." Deedra whispered as she bent down peering around the haystacks.

"Come on Malon, I know your in here."

I scrambled around the corner of the haystack and jumped onto my mum. I wrapped my arms around her neck

for a good grip and held on tight. We both giggled at the walls as they span around our heads and we soon became

so dizzy that we had to sit down.

BAM! The shed door swung open and in the doorway stood father, with his hands on his hips.

"What is going on in here?" He shouted.

"Oh, come on Talon. No reason to get upset." Deedra pleaded with him.

I could sense a fight coming on so I crawled behind the hay and just hoped that he wouldn't find me here. I curled

up into a ball and covered my ears so I wouldn't hear the fighting. I began to cry as all the bad memories came flooding back and before I knew it...

... I woke up. My sheets were cold and covered with my sweat. As I sat up-right in bed I pondered about the dream

and wondered whether it was a nightmare or real memories. No, it couldn't have been. I think I was just getting my

thoughts mixed up. That's something Ingo would have yelled if he found me mucking around in the hay.

I looked around me and noticed that it was early morning as the sun was just rising. I must have feel alseep at lunch

and then forgot to wake up again for dinner. Moving the curtain out the way I peered at the sky and it's red rising

sun. I loved the mornings, especially after a day of rain as that made my favourite smell. Freshly watered grass being

warmed in the morning sun. It was beautiful. The clouds were orange and grey.

Grey? Why grey clouds in the morning? Wait, a moment... they aren't grey clouds... that's smoke! And it was coming

from Kokiri Forest.

As my mind spun about reasons to why this could have happened, I raced around my room looking for my cloak. I remembered that I had placed it next to the fire so it could dry. So I found my boots and slipped them on and clobbered down the stairs.

"Dad! Dad! Get up! There's a fire in Kokiri Forest!" I yelled towards his room.

As I grabbed my cloak and threw it around my shoulders father appeared at his doorway, ruffled as usual.

"Wha? What did you say?" He mumbled as he looked at me with sleepy eyes.

"I said there is a fire in Kokiri!"

"Are you sure?" Now he was wide awake.

"Yes, I can see the smoke from my window. Look, I'll get Lightning over there as fast as I can and I'll meet you there."

I rushed out the front door and dashed to the stables. I approached Lightning and she already seemed to know what

I wanted. There was no time for reins or saddle so I unlocked her gate and opened up the double doors. She patiently

waited as I climbed upon her bear back and clung onto her mane like there was no tomorrow.

We raced across the field and I began to wonder what had happened. Was anyone hurt? Was Link hurt? Is there anything at all left of Kokiri? What about the new Deku Sprout? What if Link had died in the fire? What about the Kokiri children? Why did this have to happen? How did it happen?

Tears streamed down my face as I thought of the worst to come. The wind whipped at my hair and whistled through my ears. Lightning gained speed as she felt my pain to get there rising. I came to regret the many times that I should

have told Link how I felt about him.

The day I met him I knew he was the one. Sure he was wierd looking but he also had this radiance about him that just made me say "That's the one". A month ago when he saved the family ranch from Ingo and he's evil, I fell in love with him once more. Those seven long years I spent wondering where he had gone. Was he still alive? All the dreams that I had dreamt and conjured came back to life when I saw his face and recognised who he was. I wanted to kiss him, yet I held back my feelings. I don't even know why but that's what I did and now the love of my life has probably gone and I never got to tell him how I really feel.

I wiped the tears from my cheeks as we came around the corner to Kokiri. My jaw dropped as I could not believe the sight that lay before my eyes...

A/N: I'm going to leave this as a cliff hanger because if I have any readers hooked I want to see if I can hook more. Please be kindly and review thanks!