Now wasn't that spontaneous of Link? This chapter marks the point where this fic takes a definite, dangerous, irreversible, and (for me) uncharacteristic turn into the romance genre. It probably won't be very good at first, but I'm sure all of my kind reviewers will help me take care of that little detail, now won't you?
The Switch
Chapter 10
Day Two: Mid-Afternoon
"This looks great!" exclaimed Link. The picnic was laid out before him and looked absolutely marvelous.
"I just feel a little guilty that Zelda isn't here. She did most of it. Of course, I guess that since I used my magic to make it disappear, I can make it reappear as many times as I want!" replied Malon.
They sat and ate for a while when Link remembered the mysterious letter. "Malon, will you take a look at this?" Link asked. Malon looked the letter over and knew exactly where it came from.
"This is a letter from the goddesses themselves. Zelda and I got ones just like them," Malon said while reading it through. Suddenly, the expression on her face changed, and Link realized exactly what he had just done. "You... You like me, too, Link?" was all that Malon could get out.
"Yeah, I do. I really hadn't meant for you to find out like this though," Link said, a little more quickly than usual.
"Link, that doesn't matter. In fact, I'm glad to have gotten this over with so easily. Now we both know that we like each other, and it was barely awkward at all!" Malon said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Heh. I feel much better now," came Link's reply. He moved closer to Malon, and they shared their first kiss.
Malon was the first to break away. "Link, you'd probably better get going. You can't just leave Saria alone in the Forest Temple."
"Saria! I forgot! I'd better run!" Link was frantic.
"Wait! I have something I want to give you first!" Malon produced a small silver whistle. "Blow on this when you want to speak to me. I'll always be on the other end. And I have a song that will help you get to the temple more easily and quickly." Malon taught Link the Minuet of Forest. "I'll be waiting for you back at the castle. I love you, Link. Please be careful."
"Don't worry about me. I swear not to come back to you in more than one piece."
"Don't even joke like that!" Malon and Link shared one more brief kiss, and Link played the Minuet of Forest. In a brilliant flash of green light, he was gone. Malon stood there for another moment, then walked back through the two warps to get to Hyrule Castle. She decided to lie on the bed, and remained there, thinking about Link.
Ugh. So... mushy... brain... decomposing... But really, I've gotten to the point that if I was on the other end of this, I'd actually enjoy reading it. This new kind of writing is actually coming to me so easily, it's scary. I guess there's no turning back now, eh? (Note: I do not live in Canada, but I went there for vacation. This explains the random "eh?", which is only a stereotype. People in Canada don't really say "eh?".)
The Switch
Chapter 10
Day Two: Mid-Afternoon
"This looks great!" exclaimed Link. The picnic was laid out before him and looked absolutely marvelous.
"I just feel a little guilty that Zelda isn't here. She did most of it. Of course, I guess that since I used my magic to make it disappear, I can make it reappear as many times as I want!" replied Malon.
They sat and ate for a while when Link remembered the mysterious letter. "Malon, will you take a look at this?" Link asked. Malon looked the letter over and knew exactly where it came from.
"This is a letter from the goddesses themselves. Zelda and I got ones just like them," Malon said while reading it through. Suddenly, the expression on her face changed, and Link realized exactly what he had just done. "You... You like me, too, Link?" was all that Malon could get out.
"Yeah, I do. I really hadn't meant for you to find out like this though," Link said, a little more quickly than usual.
"Link, that doesn't matter. In fact, I'm glad to have gotten this over with so easily. Now we both know that we like each other, and it was barely awkward at all!" Malon said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Heh. I feel much better now," came Link's reply. He moved closer to Malon, and they shared their first kiss.
Malon was the first to break away. "Link, you'd probably better get going. You can't just leave Saria alone in the Forest Temple."
"Saria! I forgot! I'd better run!" Link was frantic.
"Wait! I have something I want to give you first!" Malon produced a small silver whistle. "Blow on this when you want to speak to me. I'll always be on the other end. And I have a song that will help you get to the temple more easily and quickly." Malon taught Link the Minuet of Forest. "I'll be waiting for you back at the castle. I love you, Link. Please be careful."
"Don't worry about me. I swear not to come back to you in more than one piece."
"Don't even joke like that!" Malon and Link shared one more brief kiss, and Link played the Minuet of Forest. In a brilliant flash of green light, he was gone. Malon stood there for another moment, then walked back through the two warps to get to Hyrule Castle. She decided to lie on the bed, and remained there, thinking about Link.
Ugh. So... mushy... brain... decomposing... But really, I've gotten to the point that if I was on the other end of this, I'd actually enjoy reading it. This new kind of writing is actually coming to me so easily, it's scary. I guess there's no turning back now, eh? (Note: I do not live in Canada, but I went there for vacation. This explains the random "eh?", which is only a stereotype. People in Canada don't really say "eh?".)