If you've ever had writer's block, you now know why I am late in
updating this.
Chapter 8 'The Plan'
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"Link, tell me again, how'd you get your sword stuck in your belt?"
Link sighed. Malon had asked that question five times already. "Epona threw me off her back, and I guess that's how it happened. Would you like to hear it again?" he teased. They were sitting under the tree in Kakariko Village. Link had told her the story of his adventure.
"Shut up!! It's just that it seems like you would never allow that to happen any other time." Malon gave him a false glare. "Why didn't you come rescue me sooner?"
"Why were you hanging all over that Jessin guy?" Link shot back. Malon had told him the story. He was pretty angry.
Malon frowned. "Link, I thought he was on my side. And we were pretending to be married."
"That's a good excuse. It's all your fault that Aevia was kidnapped." Link wanted to get her as mad as she made him.
"MY FAULT?" Malon exclaimed. "If you hadn't come and distracted me, plus caught his attention, she would still be here!"
"It doesn't matter now, anyways. He took her and we can't do anything. Except one thing."
"What?" Malon asked.
"First we need to see Zelda and Karienif. Then you and I must go fight this guy. You know how to use a bow, right?"
"Yea." Malon was surprised he wanted to take her along. "Do you want to go see the king now?"
"Yes, I do. Let's go." Link stood up and strode toward the stairs. Malon scrambled up and hurried after him.
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"Aren't we going to take Epona?" Malon asked as they walked by the horse. Link glanced back.
"No," he said. "Why do that when we can walk? Besides, we need to ride her took Gerudo's Fortress. We can't afford to use up her strength."
"Oh," she murmured.
They crossed the bridge. The stream gurgled underneath it. The sun was almost down. Link started to run. Malon started to run too.
"What is it?" she asked.
"The bridge will be going up soon! We won't be able to leave until tomorrow." They reached the foot of the bridge just as it started up. It came up so quickly that Link and Malon slid down it into town.
Link dusted himself off, then started off again. Malon sat there, panting. He turned and smiled. "Hey, sorry about all those things I said."
She looked up at him. "Apology accepted," she answered. He walked back and pulled her to her feet. "And I am sorry also," she added.
"Apology accepted," he whispered, brushing back a strand of her hair. She leaned and kissed him. Link kissed her back. They parted after a minute, and then smiled. Link turned and pulled her along into the main part of town.
Dogs were roaming everywhere. The couple walked by a brown one and it attached itself to them. Link smiled. "I remember walking through here at night, and taking a dog into the shops." Malon laughed.
They hurried briskly past the fountain and found themselves on the road to the castle. Link dropped her hand. "Stay here," he whispered. He went to the gate and spoke with the guard. Then the gate opened, and Link motioned for her to follow.
The guard led them to the castle bridge. It was put up for the night, and Malon muttered a curse under her breath. Link smiled as the guard whistled. The bridge slowly came down. Malon blushed like mad. "Now you tell me," she muttered. Both men grinned.
"You may pass." A light shone in their faces. Link grabbed her hand and pulled her inside. The gate closed behind them. Another guard stood before them. "The king and queen were just preparing for bed. They will be in the throne room in a few moments." He handed Link the lantern. "I will come get you." He turned and walked down the short corridor. He opened the double doors at the end and slipped in. The doors closed with bang.
Link pulled Malon to him in a bear hug. "That was a fast walk," she said, smiling.
"Yes, but only because I want to see these two tonight." He gently kissed her lips. "Then they should let us stay the night." He kissed her again. Just then the doors opened. They pulled away from each other.
"Come," boomed the guard's voice. Link walked toward the doors. Malon hung back for a moment. Then she took a slow step. Another..Another.
Soon she was through the doors and in the light of the throne room. Link was waiting for her. She rushed up to him and grabbed his hand. They walked up to the thrones together. Zelda and Karienif sat in them. Zelda averted her eyes from Malon, a very strange thing for the Queen to do. Malon averted her eyes as well.
"What news have you, Link?" asked Karienif eagerly.
"Malon found Aevia," Link began. Zelda looked up at this. "But a man took her," he ended.
Karienif nodded. "I am glad you found each other," he said. "Do you know who this man was?" He directed the question to Malon
"Yes, Your Majesty," Malon answered slowly. "His name is Jessin."
"Yes, and Akanai said that a follower of Ganon is in the desert. He sent out a man the other day. That's where it fits together. Jessin was ordered to take Aevia so that this guy can be powerful."
"Just like Ganon," Zelda murmured. "But how do we know Akanai is to be trusted? She is Ganon's sister, after all."
"She is my friend," Link answered curtly. "She would never lie to me."
"That settles it," Karienif declared. "You may leave tomorrow. When you get to this man's lair, send Malon to the Temple of Time, where I will meet her. Then I will send out my best men."
"Yes sir." Link bowed. Malon curtsied and nearly tipped over.
"You shall stay here tonight." Zelda spoke again. "Malon, my friend, I would like to speak to you in private." She stood up and went through the door to her right. Malon followed warily.
"Malon, I'm going to bed." She turned and looked at Link. "I will send a servant in a little bit for you." Malon smiled and nodded. Then she turned and followed Zelda into another room. Zelda closed the door behind them.
"Malon, I hope that we can forget what happened in the past." Malon stared at her best friend. "Why are you willing to forgive me?" she asked.
"I am married. Link is no more than a good friend now." Zelda smiled. "The Queen is allowed to love only one man at once, you know."
"Zelda, I hope we can start anew, also." The two friends embraced. "We shall then," Zelda whispered.
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The servant led Malon into her room. Thanking her quietly, Malon noticed a lump in the bed. The servant left, smiling happily.
"Link?" Malon shook his shoulder gently. He swatted her hand away. "We aren't going to share the same bed, are we?" she asked. Link rolled over and gazed at her.
"And why should we not?" he asked. "We aren't married," Malon pointed out.
Link frowned. "No, but we are courting. Do not worry. Nothing will happen." He threw back the covers. He was wearing all his clothes. Malon smiled and climbed in next to him. They snuggled close.
"Besides," he continued. "We may be married soon." Malon sat up and stared at him. Link smiled. "Maybe, Malon." She sighed and plopped her head on his chest. He began to stroke her hair. "I love you, Link," she whispered.
Link smiled. "I love you too, Malon."
The two lovers lay this way until they both fell asleep.
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Please review! I had major writers block, so sorry for being so late!! Yell at me if you want. ^_^
Chapter 8 'The Plan'
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"Link, tell me again, how'd you get your sword stuck in your belt?"
Link sighed. Malon had asked that question five times already. "Epona threw me off her back, and I guess that's how it happened. Would you like to hear it again?" he teased. They were sitting under the tree in Kakariko Village. Link had told her the story of his adventure.
"Shut up!! It's just that it seems like you would never allow that to happen any other time." Malon gave him a false glare. "Why didn't you come rescue me sooner?"
"Why were you hanging all over that Jessin guy?" Link shot back. Malon had told him the story. He was pretty angry.
Malon frowned. "Link, I thought he was on my side. And we were pretending to be married."
"That's a good excuse. It's all your fault that Aevia was kidnapped." Link wanted to get her as mad as she made him.
"MY FAULT?" Malon exclaimed. "If you hadn't come and distracted me, plus caught his attention, she would still be here!"
"It doesn't matter now, anyways. He took her and we can't do anything. Except one thing."
"What?" Malon asked.
"First we need to see Zelda and Karienif. Then you and I must go fight this guy. You know how to use a bow, right?"
"Yea." Malon was surprised he wanted to take her along. "Do you want to go see the king now?"
"Yes, I do. Let's go." Link stood up and strode toward the stairs. Malon scrambled up and hurried after him.
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"Aren't we going to take Epona?" Malon asked as they walked by the horse. Link glanced back.
"No," he said. "Why do that when we can walk? Besides, we need to ride her took Gerudo's Fortress. We can't afford to use up her strength."
"Oh," she murmured.
They crossed the bridge. The stream gurgled underneath it. The sun was almost down. Link started to run. Malon started to run too.
"What is it?" she asked.
"The bridge will be going up soon! We won't be able to leave until tomorrow." They reached the foot of the bridge just as it started up. It came up so quickly that Link and Malon slid down it into town.
Link dusted himself off, then started off again. Malon sat there, panting. He turned and smiled. "Hey, sorry about all those things I said."
She looked up at him. "Apology accepted," she answered. He walked back and pulled her to her feet. "And I am sorry also," she added.
"Apology accepted," he whispered, brushing back a strand of her hair. She leaned and kissed him. Link kissed her back. They parted after a minute, and then smiled. Link turned and pulled her along into the main part of town.
Dogs were roaming everywhere. The couple walked by a brown one and it attached itself to them. Link smiled. "I remember walking through here at night, and taking a dog into the shops." Malon laughed.
They hurried briskly past the fountain and found themselves on the road to the castle. Link dropped her hand. "Stay here," he whispered. He went to the gate and spoke with the guard. Then the gate opened, and Link motioned for her to follow.
The guard led them to the castle bridge. It was put up for the night, and Malon muttered a curse under her breath. Link smiled as the guard whistled. The bridge slowly came down. Malon blushed like mad. "Now you tell me," she muttered. Both men grinned.
"You may pass." A light shone in their faces. Link grabbed her hand and pulled her inside. The gate closed behind them. Another guard stood before them. "The king and queen were just preparing for bed. They will be in the throne room in a few moments." He handed Link the lantern. "I will come get you." He turned and walked down the short corridor. He opened the double doors at the end and slipped in. The doors closed with bang.
Link pulled Malon to him in a bear hug. "That was a fast walk," she said, smiling.
"Yes, but only because I want to see these two tonight." He gently kissed her lips. "Then they should let us stay the night." He kissed her again. Just then the doors opened. They pulled away from each other.
"Come," boomed the guard's voice. Link walked toward the doors. Malon hung back for a moment. Then she took a slow step. Another..Another.
Soon she was through the doors and in the light of the throne room. Link was waiting for her. She rushed up to him and grabbed his hand. They walked up to the thrones together. Zelda and Karienif sat in them. Zelda averted her eyes from Malon, a very strange thing for the Queen to do. Malon averted her eyes as well.
"What news have you, Link?" asked Karienif eagerly.
"Malon found Aevia," Link began. Zelda looked up at this. "But a man took her," he ended.
Karienif nodded. "I am glad you found each other," he said. "Do you know who this man was?" He directed the question to Malon
"Yes, Your Majesty," Malon answered slowly. "His name is Jessin."
"Yes, and Akanai said that a follower of Ganon is in the desert. He sent out a man the other day. That's where it fits together. Jessin was ordered to take Aevia so that this guy can be powerful."
"Just like Ganon," Zelda murmured. "But how do we know Akanai is to be trusted? She is Ganon's sister, after all."
"She is my friend," Link answered curtly. "She would never lie to me."
"That settles it," Karienif declared. "You may leave tomorrow. When you get to this man's lair, send Malon to the Temple of Time, where I will meet her. Then I will send out my best men."
"Yes sir." Link bowed. Malon curtsied and nearly tipped over.
"You shall stay here tonight." Zelda spoke again. "Malon, my friend, I would like to speak to you in private." She stood up and went through the door to her right. Malon followed warily.
"Malon, I'm going to bed." She turned and looked at Link. "I will send a servant in a little bit for you." Malon smiled and nodded. Then she turned and followed Zelda into another room. Zelda closed the door behind them.
"Malon, I hope that we can forget what happened in the past." Malon stared at her best friend. "Why are you willing to forgive me?" she asked.
"I am married. Link is no more than a good friend now." Zelda smiled. "The Queen is allowed to love only one man at once, you know."
"Zelda, I hope we can start anew, also." The two friends embraced. "We shall then," Zelda whispered.
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The servant led Malon into her room. Thanking her quietly, Malon noticed a lump in the bed. The servant left, smiling happily.
"Link?" Malon shook his shoulder gently. He swatted her hand away. "We aren't going to share the same bed, are we?" she asked. Link rolled over and gazed at her.
"And why should we not?" he asked. "We aren't married," Malon pointed out.
Link frowned. "No, but we are courting. Do not worry. Nothing will happen." He threw back the covers. He was wearing all his clothes. Malon smiled and climbed in next to him. They snuggled close.
"Besides," he continued. "We may be married soon." Malon sat up and stared at him. Link smiled. "Maybe, Malon." She sighed and plopped her head on his chest. He began to stroke her hair. "I love you, Link," she whispered.
Link smiled. "I love you too, Malon."
The two lovers lay this way until they both fell asleep.
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Please review! I had major writers block, so sorry for being so late!! Yell at me if you want. ^_^
