Tell me your name…

Link muttered to himself angrily, knowing that he could never bring Saria back. He knew that he may never see her again, and mentally cursed himself for it. He stopped angrily out of the forest, not even bidding his friends farewell.

Link took slow deep breaths to calm himself. He knew throwing a tantrum was childish, and wasn't going to solve anything. Link felt hot tears well up in his eyes, and he brushed them away angrily. Now he was truly alone.

Malon had grown up in mind and body, and she was not about to love Link as the good friend he once was. Link slowly pulled his ocarina out and played the soft simple melody of epona's song. His faithful horse came to nuzzle his neck softly and affectionately.

Link mounted his horse and started to gallop her toward the middle of Hyrule field. It was there where he could relax. Soon, it grew cold, and night colors overtook the skies. He watched as the monsters slowly emerged from the ground. 'Deja vu…' he thought to himself.

He urged Epona to go faster, and she obeyed kindly. Link heard a stifled cry come from behind a wall of trees. He peered around the edge of one tree and found a girl fighting off the Skeletons that come forth from the ground every night.

She had a tiny Dagger in her hand that she held poised in her hand. The Skeletons had an extravagant sword in their hands and he assumed it as the girls. Link's attention was averted to her peril. He smacked Epona's backside to force her to go faster.

Link whistled loud to get the girls attention, and it seemed to work. She picked up the hem of her skirt to reveal a buckskin garter, in which she placed her dagger. She held her hand up and link grabbed her arm to pull her onto the horse. He started to gallop away when she shouted.

" Go BACK! I need my sword!!" He nodded and she once again picked up the hem of her skirt to revealed a lot of her milky while skin.

The girl pulled her skirt up to about half thigh length. She ripped the dagger out of her garter and held it over one side of Epona. When Link neared the Skeleton that held her sword, she plunged the dagger into the crown of its head.

It let out a shriek and fell back into the ground, causing hr sword to clatter to the ground. She slipped off Epona while she was still in motion. The girl kneeled down next to her sword, and picked it up delicately.

Link reared his horse and stepped down from her. He sat next to the girl.

" Hi. I'm Link."

" That's nice." She said coldly. The girl got up and sheathed her sword. She started to briskly walk away when Link caught up to her.

" Aren't you going to tell me your name?" He asked out of the blue

" No. Why should I?" she asked walking faster.

" Because I just saved you!" he asked angrily

" Did I ask to be saved?" she said turning to face him with her hands on her hips.

" Well no, but I assumed-."

" That's just it, all hylians base life on assumptions." She said sternly.

Link caught a glimpse of her eyes. They were bright green with yellow and blue detailed into them. His breath caught in his throat as he continued to look at her. She had long black hair that had delicate waves in it, and it glimmered in the morning's first light. Link gulped hard and continued to study her. She was wearing a dress that clung to her curves, but waved out at the bottom. It was loose fitting at the hem, so the wind could easily make it flutter. Slung around her shoulders, she had a quiver and a huge bow. A lot bigger than his fairy bow.

" I don't have time for this." She said shortly and turned away from his invading gaze. The girl started to briskly walk away, with her sword bumping at her hip. Link snapped out of his trance and caught up to her.

" Do you want a companion?" he asked kindly

" No. Did I ask for one?"

" Well its-."

" What I want is for you to go away and leave me alone."

" But its-."

She turned again with her bow poised and ready. The tip lightly touched his forehead, and nicked it slightly, the girl took back the twine, stretching it tightly.

" Leave me alone, or I will kill you." She said with fire in her eyes.

" You wouldn't kill me." Link said confidently

"try my patience, and I will. Now let me be." She said even more confidently than Link had, she stared piercingly into his eyes, challenging them.

Link backed away with his hands up.

" I will leave, if you tell me your name…" he said persistently

" No. Let. Me. be." She said shortly. The girl had let her arrow fly in the opposite direction and took slow steps toward him.

" Why can't you just tell me your name?" she was still walking toward him, and Link was no longer afraid. The girl drew her sword and continued walking toward him.

" I will tell you my name. If you win." She motioned for him to take out his sword.

" But I don't think-."

" Don't worry, you won't be able to touch me." She smirked and took his sword out for him, and tossed it to him.

" But I-." She started toward him with he sword held horizontally to her body. Link Sliced toward her with no warning, but she had quick reflexes and jumped out of the way. She looked at herself to inspect for any cuts, and found none.

"Me protéger"(TRNS FRENCH: Protect me) she shouted, and a whirl of light green colors came from the ground and swirled around her body.

" That not fair!" Link shouted childishly.

" Never said it had to be fair!" she shouted back, equally as childish. "And neither is this!… les cicatrices, les coupures, la blessure, chagrinent" (trns FReNCH scars, cuts, hurt, pain)

A charge of earthen tones came from her fingertips, and hit him square on, sending him into the dust.

" One rule! NO MAGIC!" He shouted and she nodded. "Abbassarsi" (TRNS, ITALIAN: subside) all magic was taken from the scene, and she held her sword again. She charged forward towards him and hit his arm, slicing through his skin easily. He too tried to get to her, but to no avail.

" I told you, you wouldn't be able to touch me. You haven't even come close!" she boasted to him. She let another blow hit his sword hand, and he dropped his sword to the ground.

"That was too easy. Aren't you suppose to be some incredible swords man?" she asked, beginning too laugh.

She sheathed her sword and offered him a hand, but his shame would not allow him to take it. The girl realized this and sat down beside him. She took his hands with her own and started chanting in some language Link didn't understand. The chant was rhythmic, and he felt himself falling asleep.

The girl looked into Link's eyes and found that her spell had succeeded. She bent down so her mouth was next to his ear.

"My name is Ebony." She whispered.

She let his hands drop beside is sleeping form, and stood up. The girl took slow calm steps away from him, and turned. It was then when she started to briskly walk away from the spot where she had met the hero of time…

I had to change one line of the story... YOU LIKE IT??? My story is coming along SWELL!!