Wow, I noticed something Jiyuu.
Jiyuu: What?
Well, there's a user on this site with your name. I wanted to clear up that you have no relation to this user.
Jiyuu: Just continue the story.
Okay!
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The Legend of Zelda: New Love
Chapter 3: The Next Day
When Link woke up the following morning he grabbed his equipment and went outside. Malon caught him just in time.
"It's time for breakfast. Go inside. I'll meet you there in a second." Malon practically shoved Link inside. Then she went over to the barn and began milking the cows. Milk was always good in the morning.
"Good morning son." Talon greeted Link with a pat on the back. "Come on and sit down." Talon went over to the table and pulled out a chair. Link sat in it. "Malon will be here shortly and then breakfast will begin."
"Umm…Talon?" Link asked.
"Yes?" Talon listened.
"I wanted just wanted to thank you for letting me sleep at your house last night. It was very kind of you."
"Any friend of Malon's is welcome here. Besides, you seem like a nice kid." Talon sat down next to Link and handed him a piece of bread.
"Thank you sir. I'll be leaving later this morning if you were wondering."
"Okay. If you want, you can take one of our horses. I'll expect you to come back eventually though. You can bring the horse back then."
"Thank you sir. You're very generous." Link smiled.
"What are you two talking about?" Malon was walking in with a bucket of milk. Link smelled the excellent smell of the Lon Lon Milk. "You weren't talking about me, right dad?"
"No Malon. I was just telling Link he could borrow a horse for his travel home." Talon reassured his daughter. He didn't want her angry with him. Link remembered the day he first met Talon at Hyrule Castle. He chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Malon looked at Link suspiciously. Link winked at her. She blushed when he did so.
"I was just remembering something from a while back. Seems rather funny now." Link smiled as a stack of pancakes were set down in front of him. He began to drool as Malon poured the syrup over it.
"Okay boys! Dig in!" Link and Talon dived into their pancakes. They shoved pancakes down their throats one by one. Malon was disgusted with the two of them. She went to another plate of Pancakes and picked up her fork. She began to eat the pancake piece by piece.
"Thank you Malon." Link drank his cup of milk. He wiped the milk away from his face with the back of his hand afterwards. "Those were very good." He bowed to her.
"Malon. Find Link a nice horse for his journey home." Link and Malon went outside and over to the horse corral. The two didn't talk all the way there.
"Pick a horse." Malon put her hand out and directed Link's attention at all the horses. Link looked at all of them. Then he was knocked to the ground.
"What's up with this?" He rolled over and saw Epona standing over him. She started licking Link's face.
"I think she likes you." Malon laughed at Link as the horse continued to lick him. Link pushed away Epona's nose. Link got up and wiped his face. "I want you to take her with you."
"What! She's your favorite horse though." Link was surprised by what Malon had said.
"I know. But I want…wait! How did you know she was my favorite?" Malon was now surprised by Link's comment.
"Well…I saw you playing with her when I first got here." Link lied.
"Tell the truth." Malon saw right through him.
"You told me. It was back when you first let me ride her." Link gave in.
"I forgot that we've met before. It still is hard to believe."
"Yeah…"
"I want you to take her so you'll have to come back. Since she's my favorite horse it'll make you come back. I wanna see you again." Malon shed a tear. She quickly wiped it away.
"Don't worry." Link pulled himself up on Epona. "I'll be back. Don't forget me." Link rode off on Epona in the direction of Kokiri Forest.
"Don't let me down Link." Malon sat down, crying as Link left. "What am I saying? I have to be strong." Malon picked herself up. She had found a new strength within herself. "I can't wait till the next time we meet." She began to pet one of the horses.
Link was nearing Kokiri Forest. Saria was probably going to be really mad. He hadn't told anyone he was going to be gone for an entire night. He would just deal with it when he got there. He looked down. Epona was truly a beautiful horse. Link would watch over her until the day he returned to Lon Lon Ranch.
When Link finally made it back to the forest, Saria was waiting for him. Saria smiled when she saw Link enter the forest. Then she was almost immediately angry.
"Where were you?" Saria yelled at him. "Why didn't you come home last night? I was worried about you."
"I'm sorry Saria." Link was truly sorry for worrying her. "I lost track of time and I wouldn't be able to make it home before nightfall." Link jumped off Epona and held on to the reigns. Saria ran up to him and hugged him.
"Don't worry me again please. I worry like a big sister." Link noticed his tunic becoming a little wet. Saria was crying. Link hugged her back.
"I'll do my best." Link smiled as Saria stopped crying and let go. The two of them went into the housing area of the forest. They walked to Link's house and went up the ladder. They entered. Link put his equipment away and turned to Saria.
"What I were /I you doing?" Saria asked, almost accusing him of a crime.
"I went to Lon Lon Ranch." Link didn't bother trying to trick her. He'd end up having to tell the truth by the end of it all anyway.
"What were you doing there?" Link really didn't want to answer this question. He didn't have to in the end anyway. "Was it that cute farm girl?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Link tried to avoid answering the question.
"I knew it. It's your first love Link." She acted as if she knew everything. It seemed she did though.
"I'm not in love. I just wanted a horse." Link was sweating. Saria was embarrassing him.
"Yeah right. I'm happy for you Link." She walked over to him and grabbed his hands. She swung him around once and set him down.
"I don't even know what love is Saria. How can I be having my first love?"
"Nobody really knows what love is Link. Let me try to explain it. It's the feeling you get when you're around someone. Almost like butterflies in your stomach, something choking you, you can't talk. Love is a very confusing thing."
"Well, I've never felt any of that before." Link was a really bad liar. He had to try though.
"Okay Link. But when you're ready to admit it, talk to me." Saria left him alone.
"Finally." Link took a large breath. Saria really embarrassed him with all her talk of love. Link didn't want to admit it then, but everything that Saria mentioned about love, he had felt. Every time it was when he was near Malon. "I gotta stop thinking about it. There's no way I'm in love." Link considered the idea one more time before he put it to rest. "Saria can't be right."
"Dinner time!" Link jolted out of his house when he heard these words. He hadn't eaten since early morning. He was even hungrier because of his travel back to Kokiri Forest. Link finally reached the table outside a few seconds later. Some of the Kokiri were already seated and others were still arriving. There were plates scattered around the table. Link sat down. He began to wait.
"Eat away." After all the Kokiri arrived they were allowed to eat. Link actually used a fork for this meal. He was still eating rather fast though. Then he noticed Saria across the table. She was staring at him.
"Why are you staring at me?" Link questioned Saria.
"What's wrong, lover boy?" She laughed as she said the last two words.
"I am not in love!" Link screamed. All the Kokiri turned towards him. They stared at him for a few seconds before they continued eating.
"Yes you are." Saria knew when she was right and she was sure about this one.
"We'll talk about this later. Maybe when less people are around." Link went back to eating. He wasn't eating as fast anymore.
"Fine!" Saria began to eat. She ate with much more dignity than Link had. Link was the first done with his meal. He went back to his tree house.
Back at his tree house, Link started cleaning. His house had gotten really messy. It probably wasn't in the best shape when he left it. After picking up a few things, Link went over to his bed and laid down on it. It was great being home. He had missed his bed last night. He kicked off his boots and closed his eyes. Thirty minutes later, Saria walked in.
"Link…Link. Wake up Link." She couldn't believe Link fell asleep. "Link!"
"What's wrong?" Link had heard his name shouted. He just assumed something was wrong. Then he noticed Saria was here. This wasn't good. Saria was going to be mad at him.
"I can't believe you fell asleep! I thought you knew I'd be here in a couple minutes." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"I'm sorry. I was thinking about something."
"That cute farm girl?" She was mocking him again.
"Not that again! I thought I told you that I'm not in love. I just wanted a horse." The same lie.
"Don't lie Link. I know you're in love. You wouldn't need to stay the night if you only wanted a horse." Saria knew that the farm rented horses at any time of day.
"Saria. You might be right. I'm just unsure. I don't really understand what I'm feeling lately. For some reason, I don't talk the same when I'm around her. Something makes me…different."
"You're still young Link. You'll understand better one day. I better go. It's getting late." She pointed out the window. Then for some reason, she walked over and kissed Link on the cheek. "You'll get her one day." She left.
"She's gone." Link put his hand to his cheek. Link hadn't expected this. Saria had just kissed him. They both used to think that was gross. Saria had really grown up. "I hope you know, Saria, I don't hate you. You'll always be my best friend." Link looked out the window and saw Saria walking to her house. He didn't turn away until she was inside. "Nothing will stop us from being friends." Link went back over to his bed and lay down.
He looked up at his ceiling. He was thinking about Malon. He was thinking about the great times they had. Then he remembered yesterday. Yesterday had really changed him. For the first time, he felt uncomfortable around girls. She was pleasant, but it was hard not to worry if he would mess up.
Then he remembered her hair. Her hair was the best thing about her. Her hair was silky, red, and had no split ends. It was almost like her trademark. She would be incomplete without her hair. Her hair was beautiful. Then something came to Link.
"What if Saria is right?" He asked himself. "What if I am in love? I'm still not completely sure what love is." Link hadn't even considered the possibility until this moment. Link went to sleep that night, thinking about that. Maybe he was in love. That night, he dreamt of Malon. There relationship would never be the same.
