You must be wondering why chapter 2 is up already, right? I know that I should be doing my homework right now but I'm too lazy to. I don't feel like using my brain for homework . . .it needs a break from it _. I already have most of the story in my head—I just need to add more details to it. This is the first time when I actually didn't have writer's block while writing a story! I'm so happy! ^_^
Enjoy! =)
Note: Something in *blank* is what Malon is thinking.
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THE MISSING PIGMENT IN MY LIFE: Chapter 2
Malon ran down the stairs as fast as she could and almost tripped on a step. Link was waiting for her by the fence.
"Hey Mal!" Link greeted her casually.
Malon wasn't too satisfied with Link's greeting. They hadn't seen each other for a month and Link's casual greeting seemed rather cold. She figured that it was because of what happened a month ago. Link probably thought that she didn't like him at all.
"Link, are you okay? You don't seem like yourself today."
There was no response.
Link was busy looking down at the grass and tracing lines on the ground with the tip of his boot.
"Link?!"
"Huh? Oh-did you say something? Sorry, I was thinking."
"What were you thinking about?" asked Malon.
"Umm. . .stuff. . .just. . .stuff. . ."his voice trailed off as he began to drift into deep-thought.
Malon felt a horrible feeling arise; she felt a combination of guilt, loss, and sorrow all jumbled up inside of her. It felt as if all those things were pressing against the walls of her heart, making it ready to explode.
*I'll just tell him the truth and maybe that'll fix everything*
"Link, there's something that I have to tell you."
Link finally made eye contact with Malon and he waited for her to speak.
"I—" Malon was cut off by Talon's rude interruption.
Talon suddenly walked out of the door wearing just a towel that hung below his belly and whined, "Malon, have you seen my underwear? I can't find the one that has pink stipes on it. It's my favorite one too!"
Talon shifted his head and saw Link staring at him with a dumbfounded expression on his face. O_O
"Errr. . .hello Link. . .erm. . .he. .he. . " Talon chuckled nervously.
Malon rolled her eyes and started to rub the aching side of her forehead with her fingertips. -_-"
"Pshrmph--he---heh he he!"
o_O?
She looked up and saw Link covering his mouth while trying to suppress his laughter.
"What's so funny?" Malon asked.
"T-ha ha-Lon. . . he sounded so funny when he was ask'n for his missing underwear!" Link laughed.
"Malon! Where is my underwear--the one with the pink stripes!" Link imitated Talon's whiny voice.
*I guess having my dad around isn't such a pain after all!* ^_^ v
"Ha! You should see him when he comes home from his 'daily pick-a-fight-with-a-cucco' routine," Malon said while rolling her eyes. -_-"
Link chuckled. All he needed was some of Talon's childishness to cheer him up.
"Malon, let's go to Lake Hylia. We haven't seen each other for such a long time and I think that we have some catching-up to do."
"Sure!"
Link reached into his tunic and pulled out his ocarina. Malon stared at the familiar instrument and remembered the day when she taught Link her mother's song.
"Do you still remember, Link?"
"Remember what?"
"The song that I taught you when we were younger."
"Of course! Malon, I would never forget that song—it reminds me of you whenever I play it."
Malon blushed and nervously tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
Link lifted the ocarina up to his lips and tilted his head a little. He closed his eyes and played Epona's song while swaying to its whimsical beat.
Epona's neigh was faint and distant; the sound of her galloping grew louder as the small dark speck in the distance began to take the form of a horse.
Malon caressed Epona's muscular neck as she hummed the melody of her favorite song.
"You're doing great, Epona!"
Link helped Malon onto Epona's back and then mounted the stallion himself. He kicked the horse's side gently and it started to gallop out of the ranch.
~At Lake Hylia~
Link dismounted Epona first and led her to a shady area under a tree. He helped Malon off of his steed and walked with her across a bridge that led to a small island with a gnarled tree rooted into its core.
Malon sat down on the ground and rested her back against the gnarled tree.
"Link, come and sit next to me."
Link sat down beside Malon and managed to rest the left half of his back onto the trunk of the tree. He reached into his tunic and pulled out a white envelope with Zelda's seal on it.
"Zelda wanted to invite us to a banquet. She said that it was a celebration for the arrival spring or something like that."
*That's strange, I thought that she hated me*
"Are you going?" Malon asked.
"Yeah, I have to or else she'll have my head on her dinner plate. . .you have to come too!"
"I don't know, Link. I don't have a really good feeling about it. I'm afraid that she'll try to embarrass me in public again."
"Don't worry! I'll be there to back you up if anything goes wrong."
"Thank you, Fairyboy."
"Hey, I thought that you promised me that you would stop calling me that!" Link whined.
"Never in a million years, FAIRYBOY!" = P
Malon tickled Link's ribs and ran away when he tried to tickle her back.
"Ha ha! You can't catch me!" Malon teased him.
She ran around the tree and dodged every one of Link's attempted grasps.
"Whoa! Look!" Link yelled pointed at the sky.
Malon's eyes widened as she glanced up and Link suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Ha! Gotcha! I can't believe you actually looked up when I told you to!" Link grinned.
Malon remained speechless and she was still staring at the sky.
o.O??
"HelloOo? Mal?" Link waved one hand in front of her face.
Malon couldn't believe what she was seeing; the colours of the sunset were beautiful. They were vibrant shades of orange, pink, yellow, and red, all seamlessly blended together.
"The sunset—it's beautiful and look at the colours," Malon said without blinking even once.
She gazed down at the lake and saw a mirror image of the sky. The shades in the reflection were slightly darker, but they were just as beautiful; the colours in the water danced, and ripples formed as the wind caressed its surface.
Malon glanced beside herself and noticed that Link had been staring at her while she was exploring the wonderful colours of the sunset.
"Oh—I'm sorry—I was spacing-out" ^_^''
"It's just that I've never seen such beautiful and vivacious colours in the sky before. I love watching the sun set at Lon Lon ranch, but it's even more beautiful out here at Lake Hylia."
"Link, this sunset really reminds me of the past. Do you mind if I keep on talking? I can stop if you're getting bored."
"No, it's okay. I'm more of a listener than a speaker anyway."
"Thanks, 'Fairyboy'," Malon grinned mischievously and Link pouted.
"When I was little, I used to wonder--oh, nevermind! This is so stupid!"
"Aw—come on, Mal! Tell me! I wanna know!" Link urged her to continue.
"No! It's stupid!"
"If you don't tell me then I'll. . . I'll. . . umm. . .TICKLE you! Muwahaha!"
"No—Ah!" Malon squirmed as Link tickled her neck.
"Okay, okay, okay! I'll tell you! Just stop tickling me!"
She slapped his arm.
"Ow!" Link rubbed his sore arm.
. . .
"Well, when I was little I really enjoyed drawing and sketching pictures. I used to own a lot of colouring sets because I loved all the different colours that were in them. I don't know why, but I'm really addicted to colourful things—they always seem to cheer me up when I'm sad. He he—I even tried to imagine new colours once—ones that didn't even exist, but I couldn't. I don't even think that it's possible because there are only three primary pigments: red, blue, and yellow. Still, I wonder what it would be like if the world had an extra pigment.
"zzzzz…" -_- zzz
Malon looked beside her and found Link fast asleep.
*Some "listener" he is*
She tilted her head and leaned forward to get a closer look at Link
*Aww. . .he looks so adorable when he's asleep*
A light breeze swept by and a strand of golden hair fell and partially covered Link's right eye. Malon brushed it away and tucked it behind his ear. It was an automatic reaction—her hand just seemed move by itself and stroked his silky hair. She leaned in a little closer again—close enough to be able to feel Link's breath on the tip of her nose. Malon's heart started to beat rapidly—she could feel it knocking against her ribs. Something soft brushed against her lips and she realized that they were Link's lips when she opened her eyes. She had kissed him unknowingly.
*What am I doing!?* O_O
Malon quickly retrieved, bit her bottom lip, and glanced over at Link
*Good, he's still asleep*
She leaned back on the tree trunk, inhaled a full breath of air, exhaled, and gazed up at the sky once more.
(Later)
"Link! Wake up!" Malon shook Link's shoulders.
"No—don't leave, Malon, "Link mumbled in his sleep.
"Wake up, you sleepyhead!" Malon screamed in Link's ear.
"What--where!?" Link was startled by Malon's voice.
Link rubbed his eyes and yawned.
"He he—I fell asleep. I guess I kind of lied about being a good listener, huh?." ^_^"
*Kind of?!*
"Oh yeah, did I mumble any junk while I was out cold? I have the tendency to talk in my sleep." asked Link.
"Yea—you did."
Link noticed that Malon's cheeks turned dark pink and that she wouldn't look at him in the eye.
"O gosh—did I say something bad in my sleep?"
"No—"
"O come on, Malon! I want to know what I said," Link said eagerly.
The conversation had paused for a few seconds, but Malon finally opened her mouth and said, "It was—don't leave, Malon."
"Oh yeah—ahem," Link cleared his throat, "I remember now . . .I was dreaming."
"And 'what' exactly were you dreaming about?" Malon glared at him and raised one of her eyebrows.
Link took Malon's hand, clutched onto it tightly, and said, "I'll tell you another time. Isn't there something that you want to tell me?"
Malon rested her head on Link's shoulder and said, "I love you, Fairyboy."
~To be continued~
I hope that you liked my 2nd chapter! Chapter three is when the tension starts to build up..I think. That's all that I have to say =).