Okay people, THIS IS NOT A MALINK STORY! I cannot STAND Malinks! Malon thinks that Link is her boyfriend, but Link only considers her to be his friend. Okay?

Chapter 3

Zelda hummed as she swept the kitchen floor. She had been staying with Link for a couple of weeks now, and she had started to form a routine. Link did not ask her to do anything, but Zelda had always wondered what it was like to take care of a house so she did a lot of the chores. She was still working on making money though; she didn't want to stay here forever.

Setting down the broom, Zelda went to dust the furniture in the living room. The best part about cleaning was that Link's house was small. That way she wouldn't have to do too much work. She had just started to get engrossed in her cleaning when there was a knock at the door. Link was upstairs so Zelda decided to answer it. She was not at all pleased with what she saw.

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Malon sang to herself as she walked along the dusty streets. The town was busy today, so no one noticed her. She was very excited about seeing Link again. They had been friends for a long time, but had not seen each other in a while. Today Malon was hoping to take their relationship up to a new level.

Stopping by a vendor's stall, Malon decided to purchase some perfume. A little bit of an enticing scent wouldn't hurt. Splashing a little on herself, she continued walking.

Finally, Malon reached Link's house. She could feel her excitement mounting as she knocked on the wooden front door. Her excitement melted, however, when the door opened. She had expecting to see Link, so of course she was a little taken aback when she saw a woman standing there. A very pretty woman. She decided to try civility first.

" Hello. I don't believe I've seen you before. Are you related to Link?" Malon asked sweetly.

Zelda was a little thrown off. No one had come to visit before. Link had never even mentioned this girl. " My name is Zelda, and, no, I'm not related to Link. I'm just staying with him for a little while. Who are you?"

The smile slid off Malon's face. " My name is Malon," she responded coldly. "I've come to see Link. May I come in?"

Zelda moved out of the way as Malon barged inside. Standing at the foot of the stairs, she called up in a shrill voice "Liiiinnnkkkkyyy!!!"

Link's head appeared at the foot of the stairs. "Malon! I haven't seen you in a long time!" he said, climbing down the stairs.

Malon smiled sweetly. " It's great to see you again Link," she purred.

Link was about to respond when he saw Zelda, looking slightly confused, in the doorway.

"Oh yeah," said Link, turning to Zelda. " This is my friend Malon. Malon, this is Zelda. She is staying with me."

" That's great," said Malon in a falsely cheerful voice. " Now why don't we go sit down."

Zelda was left standing in the living room. There was something unsettling about the girl, Malon. Thinking about her and her obvious intimacy with Link, Zelda felt a sudden pang of jealousy. Why was she jealous? Like she had said, she was just simply staying with Link. Besides, Link had a right to have friends if he felt like it. Zelda sighed. She had a sinking feeling that things were not going to be as easy as they used to be.

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Malon had returned home a few hours later feeling angry and defeated. Things had not gone the way she had planned at all. No matter what she had tried, Link had still treated her like a friend. And then there was that girl, Zelda. Malon felt a rush of anger just thinking about her. How dare she! Staring out the window at the star-dotted sky. She vowed to make the next few months of Zelda's life a living heck.

Ooooh, Malon isn't happy. And overreacting a little considering Zelda hasn't really done anything yet. But what is she planning on doing to Zelda? Read and review to find out!