A/N: I keep switching POV's around, I'm not sure on which to stick with though. I do like Malon's though. Another note, PLEASE review. Someone pointed out to me that I had anonymous reviews locked, and I've taken it off. It would mean a lot of you reviewed. =D By the way, if anyone is interested in a Link x Malon RP, e mail me at ShadowMinuet@aol.com Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------
Chapter Three:
The Mourning Willow
The few days after Link had come to work with us on the farm had been much easier. The entire work load wasn't completely dumped on me, and I had to admit, he did make nice company.
Something else had happened though.Ingo hadn't been so agressive since Link's arrival. When Link was around, Ingo's words to me were scarce and very quick. And when Ingo had me cornered alone in the barn or something, about to do only Din knows what, Link would "accidentaly" come in, and Ingo would back off. It was good. I was so thankful to have Link around the ranch.
I still couldn't figure out, however, why he seemed familiar. He seemed to just be a regular Hylian, like me and everyone else who came around the ranch. But still.. something was there.
I remember one night in particular, it was the first night that we'd ever actually had an actual conversation. It was night, and the entire ranch was sleeping. Or so I thought. I remember having a fresh bruise on my face, from Ingo. Apparently his dinner wasn't good enough. The one time throughout the day when Link wasn't with me was when I made Ingo's dinner. And Ingo took full advantage of that.
I was thinking about a lot of things, my dad, Ingo.. and I started to tear up. I was about to break down when I felt someone come up behind me, and in the corner of my eye I saw Link lean on the fence next to me. I jumped, startled, and quickly hid the sad emotion on my face.
"It's a really nice night out," Link said, glancing over to me. I just knew that he could see that I was about to cry, but he chose to say nothing. I was glad, because just talking about it would have made it worse.
"Y-Yeah," I managed, my voice nearly squeaking.
"It's a full moon," Link pointed out. Now my mood was getting better. Something about him made me.. cheer up or something.
I sniffled. "Yeah, you're right." I smiled slightly. I was about to ask him if I knew him from somewhere, but he spoke before I did.
"Look at that tree out on the field," he said. "It looks sad."
"It's a willow tree. And you're right, it does look sad. I call it the mourning willow," I told him.
There was a long lapse of silence before I spoke to him again.
"Have we met before?" I asked, looking over to him for the first time that night. I had to admit, he was gorgeous, in that rugged way.
A smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "You don't remember me?"
"What? N-No.. should I?" For Din's sake, who was he?
"If you don't remember, you'll just have to figure it out for yourself." He touched my arm gently before heading back into the barn. As I watched him slowly walk back, it hit me like Cucco's egg in the face - it was him!
I tore after him, grabbing him by the arm and forcing him to turn aroud and look at me. I could see he was smiling a bit.
"Do you remember me now?" he asked, his face only inches from mine.
"You're.. the Fairy Boy, from the forest. Din! How could I have forgotten.." I couldn't help what happened next. I hugged him, and I hugged him tight. I thought everyone in this world had left me... but.. he was back, the Fairy Boy was back.
-------------------------------------------- A/N: And that concludes chapter 3. It was a little short but oh well. =D Review please!
The Mourning Willow
The few days after Link had come to work with us on the farm had been much easier. The entire work load wasn't completely dumped on me, and I had to admit, he did make nice company.
Something else had happened though.Ingo hadn't been so agressive since Link's arrival. When Link was around, Ingo's words to me were scarce and very quick. And when Ingo had me cornered alone in the barn or something, about to do only Din knows what, Link would "accidentaly" come in, and Ingo would back off. It was good. I was so thankful to have Link around the ranch.
I still couldn't figure out, however, why he seemed familiar. He seemed to just be a regular Hylian, like me and everyone else who came around the ranch. But still.. something was there.
I remember one night in particular, it was the first night that we'd ever actually had an actual conversation. It was night, and the entire ranch was sleeping. Or so I thought. I remember having a fresh bruise on my face, from Ingo. Apparently his dinner wasn't good enough. The one time throughout the day when Link wasn't with me was when I made Ingo's dinner. And Ingo took full advantage of that.
I was thinking about a lot of things, my dad, Ingo.. and I started to tear up. I was about to break down when I felt someone come up behind me, and in the corner of my eye I saw Link lean on the fence next to me. I jumped, startled, and quickly hid the sad emotion on my face.
"It's a really nice night out," Link said, glancing over to me. I just knew that he could see that I was about to cry, but he chose to say nothing. I was glad, because just talking about it would have made it worse.
"Y-Yeah," I managed, my voice nearly squeaking.
"It's a full moon," Link pointed out. Now my mood was getting better. Something about him made me.. cheer up or something.
I sniffled. "Yeah, you're right." I smiled slightly. I was about to ask him if I knew him from somewhere, but he spoke before I did.
"Look at that tree out on the field," he said. "It looks sad."
"It's a willow tree. And you're right, it does look sad. I call it the mourning willow," I told him.
There was a long lapse of silence before I spoke to him again.
"Have we met before?" I asked, looking over to him for the first time that night. I had to admit, he was gorgeous, in that rugged way.
A smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "You don't remember me?"
"What? N-No.. should I?" For Din's sake, who was he?
"If you don't remember, you'll just have to figure it out for yourself." He touched my arm gently before heading back into the barn. As I watched him slowly walk back, it hit me like Cucco's egg in the face - it was him!
I tore after him, grabbing him by the arm and forcing him to turn aroud and look at me. I could see he was smiling a bit.
"Do you remember me now?" he asked, his face only inches from mine.
"You're.. the Fairy Boy, from the forest. Din! How could I have forgotten.." I couldn't help what happened next. I hugged him, and I hugged him tight. I thought everyone in this world had left me... but.. he was back, the Fairy Boy was back.
-------------------------------------------- A/N: And that concludes chapter 3. It was a little short but oh well. =D Review please!
