Note: Thanks to all who reviewed chapter 8
The Bet
Chapter 9: Together At Last
Malon finally got to the tree where she promised she would meet Marin, still in tears. Marin ran towards her best friend, seeing that she had been crying,
"Malon? Did you find him? What happened?" Marin asked, concerned,
"Oh! Marin... He...He told me" Malon whimpered, falling into her best friend's arms, causing somethird graders from the school across the street who were passing by to giggle.
"Malon! Malon!" Marin said putting her hands on each of her friends shoulders, "What happened?" She questioned
"I ran into Mido, a few minutes ago, he told me...He told me...Link and Zelda were kissing in her car" Marin knew it was cruel, but she giggled sarcastically,
"Its not funny Marin!" Malon said in a huff.
"I know, but there are two reasons that that isn't true, I know It isn't true. Number one. I left Link with Sheik and Roy, and number two, Link and Mido had a fight, what, an hour ago now."
"A fight?" Malon questioned through her tears.
"Yes" Marin proceeded to tell her friend the details of Mido and Links fight, how it started, what Link said about Malon, and that Mido probably said that to Malon to get revenge on Link for humiliating him.
"Oh... Wait...WAIT!" Malon halted. "Ring Roy" She commanded
"What, I don't think now's the time to be ringing Roy..." Marin reasoned
"You said Roy's with Link, I need to talk to him, now..." Malon commanded, causing Marin to make the call...
Link, Sheik and Roy were eating their proposed bacon double cheeseburgers in the local burger king, which was about five minute walk from the school, when Roy practically leaped out of his chair.
"What's wrong with you, are you having a seizure?" Sheik questioned, jokingly
"No, my phone, its vibrating, Oh! Its Marin" He said, looking pointedly at Link, Roy took the call,
"Yes, mmmm, yes, yes, ok, love ya"
Link was staring a hole through Roy, he knew that call was something to do with Malon,
"Link, go meet Malon at the park, and Marin's coming here to meet us, Sheik"
Link felt his heart practically jump out of his chest, Malon wanted to talk to him! He knew what she was going to say. "She's going to tell me to get out of her life, but at least now I will know"
As he reached the park, the nerves really hit Link, he could see Malon swinging on the swing, but she hadn't seen him yet, he opened the park gate, and decided to tread very, very carefully.
"Malon..." he began,
Malon leapt around, she placed her hand on her chest in relief, and to Link's relief, she smiled, that warm, loving smile that had first caught his eye. Link suddenly realised "god, after all we've been through... I love this girl, but I have never kissed her..."
"Look, Link, I need to tell you..." She said, standing up.
"Tell me what?" Link asked, really starting to worry.
"I'm so sorry, I heard about your fight, I'm so sorry, I bet you wish you had never laid eyes on me..." Malon began to get teary, Link saw, even though she tried to hide it by looking down and shuffling her feet.
"Malon..." He said, full of concern, and for the first time, since the whole bet came out, he realised, he didn't want to hurt Malon, and that's all he was causing her, there is no way he could live with that,
"If you want me to get out of your life, I will, not because I want to, but because I want you to be happy..." Link began.
Malon suddenly felt all her recent emotions burst up inside her, she couldn't help it, it was now or never,
"But that isn't what I want Link!" She said stubbornly, through her tears, "You know, I would love to be able to hate you, I would love to tell you to piss off! But I cant, you know why I can't, because I love you too damn much!" Malon realised what she said, and gasped and covered up her mouth.
"Malon..." Was all Link could muster, feeling tears himself, "Malon, can you forgive me?" he asked.
Malon laughed slightly, she couldn't help it, "Of course I can, I love you stupid!"
"Oh god Malon! I love you!" He said, and feeling happier then he had for days, he picked her up and swung her around, while she was up in the air he said,
"I've waited to long for this..."
He kissed her, It was the most gentle, loving kiss they had both felt, after they pulled apart, Link took her hand,
"So, what do you say, Malon, will you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?" Link asked
"Of course I will, Link" She laughed, and taking his hand they left the park together, hand in hand.
Everything is finally happy... or is it? - Grins evilly -
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Posted 31st October