YAWN! Another late night another chapter to do. I hope you enjoy

Chapter Ten

I climb out of Lake Hylia and start walking towards the castle. About halfway there I see the truck hole that I climb through to get to my house. I smile brightly. REAL FOOD! I run all the way through the hole and down towards my house getting strange looks from all the people I grew up with. I climb up the ladder and enter into the house seeing the fruit all over the place. FOOD! I slam fruit after fruit in my mouth. I'm in complete heavy. No fish...I'll have to find some animal or something to eat. Maybe inside the marketplace of Hyrule castle will have some chicken or pork that I could buy to eat later. Once I finish the fruit and vegetables in my house, I leave once more and run back through the hole to get back to giant plains of Hyrule.

Getting to the castle was easy enough. I even made it there before it turned dark out. Usually, I had to wait until the next morning to get inside. Being taller, I can walk faster than I used to. I enter into the marketplace first heading for the castle. Princess Zelda comes first as of right now. I'll get the food on the way out. Once I enter, that's when I realize that there is a strange aura around as if something happened. I was just about ready to enter into the field before the castle when I overheard someone talking.

"Princess Zelda is still missing. Her father hasn't found her yet. I hope the dear princess is alright," the one woman with brown hair says to the other woman with blonde hair.

"I know what you mean. I heard a rumor that her personal servant got word that someone was trying to assassinate her and they are in hiding. This theory of the king searching for her might be something to help her hide."

Princess Zelda isn't here anymore? Where would she be? I think about all the places she could hide around here as I enter into the bazaar to find some meat to eat. I can set up camp outside tonight. I think I want chicken tonight. I pay the man the money and walk out with the chicken meat tucked in paper and hanging on my side. I don't know if I could go home to eat. My old friends might not know who I am and accept me. It was a rare occurrence that I managed to get in and out without anyone saying anything. Usually they are very protective about their area.

Exiting the marketplace, I move around the side of the castle beside the tree. I have enough wood around here to build a small fire. I just need to roast this chicken. It's going to take me awhile to actually get used to eating again, but I'm willing to give it a chance. Right now I have a craven for chicken. I can't wait until nighttime when I can actually start the fire. I should find some more wood. I walk down towards the river and find another tree as I use my sword to slice some of the low branches and pull them back to where I'm going to be camping tonight. I have enough time to make it to Lon Lon Ranch to get some milk and vegetables. That would complete the meal perfectly.

I place the wood down and whistle as I walk towards the center of the plain where Lon Lon Ranch lies. As soon as I enter I'm greeted by a beautiful golden horse running around. That looks kinda like Epona. Reaching inside of my pouch, I pull out the ocarina and play the song that Malon. Epona slides to a halt and starts licking my face. I laugh as she nudges her head with my face. "Epona!" I hear someone shout as this beautiful woman walks towards me. Malon...that has to be Malon.

"Malon," I say softly.

She looks over at like she was trying to figure out who I was. "You're the fairy boy from the forest." She smiles brightly. "I never thought that I would see you again." She walks around me looking at me. "Wow you grew up." She giggles and looks at me. "How about you stay here tonight and have dinner. I'm sure my father won't mind at all." She takes my arm and pulls me towards a door and into the kitchen. "Daddy! Daddy! Look who I found!"

Talon turns around and looks at me. "Well well well...it's the young man that I saw on the way to the castle. Hello, again. Come join us for dinner," he says motioning for me to sit. But, I had my food. "How have you been?" Talon asks me.

"Well honestly...I haven't been around in several years. I'm looking for a friend of mine actually and I stopped up here to buy some milk." I say softly looking at the table carefully set.

The dinner was spectacular. I've never had anything so good in my life. After dinner, I follow Malon upstairs towards the room that she calls her spare. I walk into the room noticing that it's larger than my room in the forest. "You can stay as long as you wish," she says as I smile at her. She leaves and shuts the door behind me as I take the three gems out of my pouch. I wonder if I can stay here...I mean Malon is kinda cute. I smile as I look out the window watching her walk towards Epona. The moonlight shines down on her as Epona nuzzles her. I wonder if this is what love feels like.

Five Months Later

"Link! Link!" I hear Malon shout as I lift some hay up and place it in the lock above the cows.

"I'm in here," I shout back as I see Malon walking in as beautiful as ever.

"Dad says that whenever you are done here he would like you to do a few other things. He wants to see you first though."

"Sure," I say jumping off the ledge. I give her a small kiss before walking off towards the chicken coop. Malon and I have been having a relationship for about four months now. I remember that night four months ago as if it just happened yesterday.

Malon was lying on the ground staring up at the stars. That night was the night that she confessed that she had feelings for me and I confessed to her. Ever since then I help out at the farm spending all my time here with Malon. I still haven't found any signs of Princess Zelda. Until that day, I will hold onto the gems for safe keeping considering that no one knows that I have all three.

I walk into the coop as Talon looks up at me. "I noticed that you and my daughter have been getting awfully close," he starts as walks over to a drawer. Here we go...he probably wants me to stay away from her or something. "I'm not going to be around forever. I want to make sure that Malon is taken care of." Talon hands me a box as I open it up revealing a small blue gem ring. "That was her mother's...please if you love her...then marry her. I give you permission." I smile brightly as I give him a hug as I run off to find Malon.

Malon stands in the middle of the field with Epona lying beside her and the other horses running around. I walk up to her and kneel down in front of her. "Malon," I say softly holding out the ring in the box. "Will you marry me?" She smiles at me and hugs me kissing me so passionately.

THE END

I know that it was a rushed chapter but I've lost interest in this story so instead of just dropping it I made one last chapter. I hope you like the story. Thank you very much for reading.

Angel Dove