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The Bet

Chapter 7: Ex- Friends

The following Monday at school, at lunch, Malon went up to the library, she told Marin and Roy she was studying for the math test, but she just didn't want to be around people at the moment, she wanted Link, but she had pride, she wasn't just willing to let herself just run back.

"Can I sit here?" A strong male voice asked her, she looked up to identify who the voice belonged to, and saw it was her former love interest, Sheik.

"Sure" She said, wiping her teary eyes.

"Hey Malon... "He began, putting a gentle hand on her shoulder "What's wrong?" He asked gently

The library was empty except the two of the, so she broke down, she couldn't help it, she ended up telling Shiek all about the bet, and her feelings for Link, everything.

"I knew it would end in tears, I knew it would end in your tears, Malon." Was his cryptic reply,

"You knew?" Malon asked, although she wasn't angry, she was emotionless

"Malon, I didn't have any part of it, I just knew, don't hate me" he pleaded with her

"I don't hate you, Sheik. I feel like an idiot, I feel like everyone knew apart from me. How could I be so stupid..."

She was interrupted by the school intercom system,

"I'm Principal Smith, and I have the nominations for Prom King and Queen, first the nominations for Prom King are, Mido, Ganondorf and Link..."

Malon felt a lump in her throat...

"... And the nominations for prom queen are, Zelda, Naroubu and ... Malon" Principal Smith said in a disbelieving tone.

The Intercom ended, and Malon began to cry again, "That was part of the bet!" She cried.

"I know sweety" was all Sheik could say as he held her, wiping away her tears, and as he did her really thought "I love this girl"

Link scoured the corridors, looking for Malon, even though she had told him where to go, he still wanted to make her see...

"Hey Link..." Mido's voice interrupted his train of thought just as he got inside the cafeteria, Link could see Marin and Roy, but no Malon...

"What!" Link snapped at his 'best friend', he had not seen or spoke to Mido since on the phone at the restaurant, and he knew, he wanted nothing more to do with him,

"Hey man" Mido shouted, grabbing the attention of everyone in the cafeteria, including Marin and Roy, who knew all about the bet, and if Link knew who they were, they would be giving him the cold shoulder.

"What!" Link repeated, tears almost, but not quite, reaching his eyes, everyone was watching, Marin, Roy, Zelda...

"Just wanted to know..." Mido began, as Link turned to leave, everyone's eyes where still on the pair.

"How's your slut, you know Malon!" Mido asked, spitefully, Link heard everyone whispering , 'Link and Malon...'

Link snapped, "You asshole, this is all your fault, the girl I love more then anyone else in the world wont talk to me and its all because of you!" Link knew everyone had heard what he said, but he didn't care, he turned and looked at Roy and Marin, who were looking at him like goldfish, and he said pointedly at them,

"This is for Malon!"

he turned to face Mido, and smacked him, full fist, full pelt, right in the nose, causing it to bleed like hell, and Link knew straight away he had broken it.

Link fell to the ground, Zelda and Naroubu and all Link's popular ex-friends gathered around him, Roy and Marin got up and stood next to Link, all Roy could say was

"Whoa man..."

Marin looked Link in the face after they had turned to leave the cafeteria, she saw the answer in his eyes, and knew it would be a yes, but she had to ask, it was a best friends prerogative,

"Is what you said true? Do you love her"

Before he could answer, Link heard Mido's voice

"If you walk out of here, with them, with Malon, Then you can forget about us, all of us being your friend," Mido shouted.

Link didn't need to think

"Goodbye Mido" was all he needed to say, as, with Roy and Marin in tow, he walked out.

Marin knew now Link as not all to blame for the bet, and that he indeed love her with all his heart, and he was going to help Link tell her, she was going to get through to Malon, right now.

And all together they went to Malon's only possible hiding place left, the library.

Chapter 7 finshed. Now time for your reviews :D

Posted 23rd October