Here is Chapter 2. I hope you guys and gals like it cause this takes away from my education. I mean. I don't pay attention cause most of these ideas be dropping in my head during class and they need to be written before they get forgotten. Well you know as always that I don't freaking own any Zelda and they belong all to Nintendo, damn bastards.

Your Friend?

Link buttoned up his white vest, glancing up at the full body mirror in his room each time he buttoned one. Link had done away with the generic green tunic, seeing as he doesn't need use it anymore, and decided to dress a bit better. Link now wore a forest green, long sleeved shirt with a white vest on it and white pants to follow it up. He positioned his favorite green cap on his head and looked once again at himself in the mirror.

Many people, men in general, were rather jealous at the Hero of Time. And who wouldn't? He lived in the castle, basically no worries about food, clothes, or shelter, and an extremely close relationship with Princess Zelda, the most sought after maiden in all of Hyrule. Jealous indeed.

Then again, with the sealing of Ganondorf, any fame or riches that should've came with it were taken away since Link was sent back to his original time. No one remembers Ganondorf, besides the few like the sages and Link. Link could careless because he has no need for fame or fortune.

Still Link has had a thought in the back of his mind that plagued him those seven years of growing up. Basically, Link pondered the thought of Ganondorf. Surly he would try to get out of the Sacred Realm but what would happen if he actually did? Link hated the thought but it wasn't impossible. Far from it.

Link closed the door to his room as he came out of it. The smell of lilacs filled the hallway and that meant one thing, that Zelda was taking her morning bath. He loved the smell, but even more, he loved Princess Zelda. He inhaled the rich sent deeply and then took the course towards the dining room.

He walked into the dining room, actually the dining hall due to its grand size, to find the King sitting at the head of the long table. Link walked over and gave his respects to the King.

"Link, you lived here for a year. Your almost like a son so please don't be so formal," The King said in his profound voice.

Link smiled and the sat down to the right of the King. He grabbed a plate and piled on some eggs and sausage from the platter before them. He was about to indulge in the banquet before the King addressed him.

"Link," the King called once more.

Link turned his attention to the King and away from the plate.

"You lived here for quite some time, now I know I said we're like family but I just want to know if you're ever going to tell a certain somebody you love them." He said with a smile on his face.

"Excuse me?" Link said. His voice was calm, gentle, and placid.

The King laughed, "You should Link, time is wasting. Zelda is a lovely young lady and you're a handsome young man."

Link cheeks reddened with the news the King had for him. He looked down to his plate.

"No need to be embarrassed Link. If you do love her, you owe it to her and yourself to tell her. You just never know how she'll feel. You do have the Triforce of Courage right Link?" The King asked.

Link could brave many enemies twice his size. He could probably face death and maybe even hell. He was the one who stared into Ganon's hideous face in their last battle. The one thing he can't is just telling Zelda how he feels about her.

When the King finished, the dining room doors opened and Princess Zelda entered the room.

Link stared at her benevolence. Her sapphire blue eyes shined with an unparallel exuberance. Her long, light blonde hair simply fell down to her waist. She gave Link a smile with her rosy lips and walked over to her father and gave him a kiss.

"Well if you to can excuse me," The King pushed away from the table and got up, "I have to go do my royal duties. Link, try to get the thing we talked about settled soon." He winked at Link and strode off.

Zelda turned her head to look at Link, "What thing to settle?"

"Nothing Zelda, don't worry about it."

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Malon looked over the crates of apples in the open-air market. She picked one from the hundreds of apples and examined it before she placed it in her basket. She repeated this a few times until a rather large woman came to the fruit stand. She took a crate and bumped into Malon. Malon dropped the apple she was holding in her hands. It fell and rolled away from her causing her to go and retrieve it.

Vincent sat on the edge of the fountain at the center of the market place. His crimson eyes followed a young white pup as it made it way all over the place. It casually came back to Vincent's feet when it smelled something wrong.

A red apple rolled to a stop by his feet. The pup curiously sniffed at it and let out a sharp yelp as it went under Vincent's feet. Vincent picked it up and looked at it carefully. As he put it down, he noticed the young woman that was above him, smiling at him.

"I take it that this is yours," Vincent said with his somehow sounding a little hoarse.

"Yes thank you," Malon said. She saw the little dog came under Vincent's feet and cautiously sniffed at her own.

Malon had vibrant, crystal blue eyes and long, red hair. She had a kind and caring face that made many men fall in love with her. She was a very beautiful woman; anyone would be lucky to be with her.

"Are you going to take the apple or just stare at the dog?" Vincent said to her rudely.

"Is he yours?" Malon asked.

Vincent sneezed. "Guess you can say that. He followed me here and I can't seem to shake him off. Are you going to take this apple? My arm is getting tired."

Malon snatched the apple from his hand, "Don't be so irate. Are you sick?" She sat down next to him on the fountain. He looked the other way as if trying to hide something. "Were you out in the rain last night?"

"As a matter of fact, I was." Vincent answered back. "Don't remember when you became my mom."

Malon glared at him, "Well I see she hasn't taught you any manners. What were you thinking? It was pouring last night, you should've been inside."

Vincent sneezed again, "I had to go into the rain, I had some business to take care of. It wasn't my fault that the weather wasn't cooperating."

"Like what?" Malon asked.

"Another question? If you must know, I had to leave my horse at a ranch. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not from around here. So I had to settle a couple of things before I got to my house," Vincent responded.

"Oh, see that wasn't hard," Malon reached down and grabbed the pup from the ground since it was whining about getting up. "Its true, I haven't seen you around here."

"I'm from Eastern Hyrule, where all the docks and all the businesses are," Vincent sneezed again. "Will you quit staring at me?"

Malon blushed; she had been staring at him a little to long. He was handsome, every thing about him seemed to fit his persona perfectly, even his red eyes. "I'm sorry. So what is your dog's name?"

"You don't know mine yet so how can you ask for my dog's name before?" Vincent asked.

"Cause I already know your name. You are Vincent and you left a steel gray horse with a temper like a hot bull. So if I know that information, I don't need it again. So tell me what's his," She explained.

"So I guess you came to get apples for my horse then? How do you know all that Red?"

"First off, I do have a name, Vincent." Malon said saying his name mockingly.

"And do you mind telling me?"

"I am Malon and I am the daughter of the Lon Lon Ranch owner. Why did you call me Red if you have red hair as well?"

"Cause I can do that. Your name is Malon, huh?" He turned his head to her. "Well, he doesn't have a name."

"How could you not name him?" Malon said in a shock

"I thought I told you, he followed me and I couldn't think of a name on the spot. I'm no good at that," Vincent let out a sigh. "Why don't you name him?"

"Because he isn't mine to name. He's yours so you should name him."

"Why don't you keep him for yourself?" He asked her.

"Well…how come you don't want him?" She said turning around the conversation back to him.

"I can't because if he stays with me he'll die of starvation. I cannot cook, not to save my own life. Now you can say no but from what I told you, would you?" Vincent smiling.

"Fine! Ill take him. I'm going to name him…Silver."

"Silver? How original. Why not Fluffy? Better yet, Cutie?" Vincent said sarcastically.

"He is MY dog so I name him whatever I want. I bet you would name him Cerberus." Malon said in retaliation.

Link and Zelda walked side by side into the market place. Zelda had wanted to go and find something so he offered to escort her. Once they were there, Zelda went off on her own leaving Link near the entrance. Link walked the market place for a few minutes before recognizing a rather familiar looking red head.

He walked towards the central fountain and noticed two red heads. One head Link didn't recognized but shrugged it off. He wondered who that might be with her but put that thought aside.

Malon still was arguing with Vincent about the name of her dog. Even if he had given it to her, it was her decision what to name it. She finally let out an exasperated sigh and turned her head around to see if anyone else noticed the two together. If people did, they might think that they were a couple.

Malon saw Link advancing towards her and many thought raced through her head. It was so long since they actually talked with each other. She almost had forgotten her crush on him until she saw him then.

"Link what are you doing here?" Malon questioned Link when he finally reached her.

"Zelda wanted to do a little shopping so I came along. We were barely here before she went off on her own. So who is that next to you Malon, your friend?" he said, sitting down next to her on the fountain.

"This is Vincent," She said, introducing Vincent. Vincent gave a wave of his hand and a small smile. "We kinda just met today. He gave me this puppy," She held the sleepy dog up for Link to see.

"Out of the blue?" he asked.

"Out of the blue," Vincent responded the question not meant for him.

Link took note of his crimson eyes, how they seemed to kept looking back at Malon. "So, Vincent, I'm Link. I bet you came from another part of Hyrule."

"The East, I believe that your girlfriend is returning back to you," Vincent said pointing behind Link.

Link cheeks reddened as he turned around and Malon shot a glare at Vincent. Zelda came with many bags, obviously doing more than finding a single trinket. Link got up and helped her with her items.

"Hi Malon," Zelda said noticing her. "I found this really…" she stopped and noticed Vincent sitting beside Malon. "I think I'll tell you later, we have to go back to the castle."

Zelda took Link's hand and lead him back to the castle in a hurry.

"There goes a happy couple," Vincent said out loud.

"Why do you have to say those kinda things?" she asked her voice breaking.

"Maybe cause its true? I mean honestly, you have to…" A smile spread over his face. "I get it, you like Link don't you?"

"No…no I don't," Malon's face reddened. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Guys like him don't come along often," Vincent said.

"You're actually saying that about him? I bet you like the Princess."

"I don't have a thing for blonds, but it seems the two of you have a little relationship with each other. Tell me, how is having the Princess as a best friends going for you?"

"You do like her. Well I can tell you I that she likes sunsets and enjoys gardening."

Vincent stood up. He smoothed out his white jacket and sneezed again. "I really should be getting back to my home. The morning is getting late and I have to get lunch."

Malon stood up and set down the dog, "Not so fast. You have to come with me back to the ranch. I need you to do me a little favor."

That was certainly much longer than last chapter. So how you liked it? More is still on the way so you know, wait a bit and I'll have it up. Next chapter we'll follow those two red heads and see what favor Malon asks of Vincent. Nothing too "R" rated I hope. What about those blonds? Will we find out if Link loves Zelda or Malon? Why did Zelda want to go so fast? Does Vincent really like Zelda? All questions will be answered. What you want me to say next chapter? No way.

UPDATE: 05/20/06: I found a plethora of errors on this chapter. I have no idea what was with me when I wrote this the first time. Anyways, I got to update the chapter, God how this chapter was broken.