Hey everybody, I hope you all had a good Memorial Weekend, and thanks again for the reviews! I was getting a little bored with the story, so the next chapter will take place two years after the last entry, I hope you don't mind :p. I'm just trying to get to the exciting part. Also, the first part in this chapter is a little dry, but the last is pretty interesting. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Disclamer: I don't own LoZ.

December 17, the 5th year in the reign of King Ganondorf I

Dear Diary,

I'm sorry I haven't written for so long, there just hasn't been much time to write. Until a couple of months ago (I'll explain in a minute), it had much of the same routine, over and over, and as for a birthday celebration, well, that's a laugh.

When I turned 14 earlier this year, I asked my dad if I could make some of the deliveries by myself. Normally the answer would have been "Are you crazy?" but because we were already behind our quota for the month, he reluctantly agreed to it. He taught me how to use a bow and arrow before I went out for the first time (I surprised him, I took to it without much effort), and by the end of the week I was ready to make my first delivery.

I was surprised at how easily the trip went. I rode Epona to Kakariko Village, and only saw one monster on the way. It had been a long time since I had last been to Kakariko Village, and there were a lot more people there than what I remembered. I saw many familiar faces from Hyrule City, and many came up to me and asked how I had been.

I set up shop for the day, and did pretty well. My dad told me the amount of money I was supposed to make by the end of the day, and I made quite a bit more than that, so I was happy.

I got a lot of attention from the boys around the town, some of them were annoying (some were a little perverted), but a few of them really funny and made the time pass quickly. I was very thankful for those few, otherwise, I probably would have been bored out of my mind.

Around six o'clock in the evening, I closed up shop and went back home. The trip back was uneventful, but when I got home, my dad made me tell him everything that went on. It's funny, I've never really seen this over protective side of him.

Dad and Ingo were pleasantly surprised at the amount of money I made, and so we all came up with a new schedule. I would stay home every other day and care for the livestock, while Dad would travel to Zora's Domain, and Ingo to the forest. Then, on the other days, I would travel to Kakariko Village, Dad would go to some of the other country homes, and Ingo would care for the livestock.

So, on my next delivery day, I set out once again to Kakariko Village. The villagers (especially the guys) were happy to find out that I would be making the deliveries from then on. Something I really like about making the deliveries is that I hear about everything that's going on in the country. Most of it's pretty depressing, but it's interesting none the less.

Anyway, I've sort of gone off on a tangent. The reason I'm writing is because I sort of had a life and death experience today. I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating, but I'm not!

Earlier that day, I was surprised when I heard that there were still people living in Hyrule City. I couldn't believe it, I thought that Hyrule City had been completely abandoned, but they assured me that there were still people living there.

When I was coming home that evening, I was still thinking about the people living in Hyrule City. I still had some milk left from the sale, so I decided to stop by Hyrule City. I put some bottles of milk into a basket and went into the city.

I knew that Ganon rarely left his castle, so I didn't really worry about getting caught. Everything was so dark and gloomy, I couldn't believe that anyone would still live there. I went into the first house I came too, you know, the one right by the drawbridge, but not inside the market? Inside was a lab with all different types of pots with smoke coming out. A man stood at the back, and gave me a strange look.

"What's a girl like you doing here?" he asked.

"I-I heard there were still people living here, so I decided to come and see if you wanted some milk..."I answered, definitely more than a little scared. I motioned to my basket.

"Hmm, alright." The man said to me. He laid some rupees down on the counter in front of him.

I put a couple of jars of milk on the counter, and took the money. "Thank you." I said, heading for the door. "I'll come back every other day."

"Hey, kid." The man told me before I reached the door. It's safe here, but I wouldn't go into the market if I were you. It's not a good idea."

"Umm, alright." I said before I left.

Once I was outside, I debated whether or not to follow the man's advice. I mean, how dangerous could it be? So I decided to go into the market, just to see if I saw anyone.

I entered the market. It was dark, and a little hard to see. I was surprised whe I saw a person standing to my right. They had their back to me, and I couldn't see their face.

"Hey, umm...sir, or ma'am, would you like to buy some milk..." I walked over towards them, and tapped them on their shoulder.

And that's when I knew something was wrong. I didn't feel clothing, I felt hard skin. I backed up from, whatever it was, as it turned around. Facing me was the most horrible thing I've ever seen in my life. It's looked almost human, but it's face was horribly disfigured. It opened it's mouth and let out a piercing scream. I tried to run away, but I couldn't, my entire body seemed paralyzed.

It started coming towards me, and I still couldn't move. I kept trying and trying, and finally I felt my legs move! All of a sudden, the thing jumped on me and bit the back of my neck. I screamed, and tried to fight it off. I felt all my energy leaving me, and right when I thought I was going to pass out, it fell to the ground. I ran as fast as I could out of the market and back to Epona.

Never was I so thankful for the ranch's milk's medicinal properties. I drank some of the milk I had left, instantly felt much better. Even so, the entire way home I was shaking. When I felt the back of my neck, I was able to feel a gash about two inches wide. I wanted to tell my dad what had happened, I knew he would want to know, but I knew he probably wouldn't ever let me make deliveries again, so I decided not to tell him.

I let my hair down, so dad and Ingo wouldn't be able to see the cut. I put Epona into the stables, put the cart up, and quietly went upstairs to my room. Once there, I washed the cut, put some medicine and bandage on it, and went to bed. This morning, my neck was still sore, but I was surprised because the cut disappeared over the night. I guess that's a good sign.

So that's all I've got to write. Even though the country is being ruled by an evil dictator, and I was almost killed yesterday, I'm trying to make the best of things. Hopefully, things will get better. Talk to you later.

Malon Astira

So, what did you think? One of the longest chapters I've written in a long time, I hope you liked. Please review and tell me what you think.