Geh…there's one thing that I've learned from life. School is there to prepare you for the real world, which sucks monkey butts too. I've also learned that first things get bad…then they get REALLY bad…then get a tiny bit better to give you hope…then something REALLY REALLY REALLY bad happens to shatter it to death, then you die =P Thus is the lesson I've learned from school. Assignment after assignment, the one tiny lil break…then they give you more assignments than you can do in a day without skipping some of your regular routines =P

And as for me not posting chappies every day…well, see, I just write whatever comes to mind. I don't have chapters already typed or anything like that. I just write whatever I'm feeling. And for a while my mind's been at a blank, and I haven't even had time to start writing. I'm just warning yall all now, Wednesdays and Thursdays are the days I most likely won't post on. I have a lot of things going on during those days.

?_?: Yep…that's what Zelda has to realize =P To answer your question, it's simply a love triangle. One that Zelda forms up in her mind and that Malon and Link don't even realize they're in. Now…to answer the question whether or not it ends with malink or zelink…;) that's something you'll have to wait for to find out.

Ayscoper: Lol, sorry I took so long. Link doesn't really like Malon =P He sees her as a friend he knew a long time ago. But then of course, he's grown up now and since Malon looks really pretty, he's letting his eyes wander a bit and feeding his manly desires ;) I don't think I'll stop writing this fic until it's done, unless I come across some horrible case of writer's block that I can't recover from :) .

Yugismpuzzle: Uh-huh, Zelda does have a temper =P For a while I was at a lost of where to make her go. Cause she IS in a nightgown =P It's going to end up a little bit as both. Zelda does have to find herself, but…well…as you see in this chapter, she's gunna become a baddie =P

Rai Dorian: LOL yeah, I decided not to say anything since I knew that fanfiction.net was just being dumb =D. Thank you!

Chris the Wolf Boy: Thank you a lot for your review… it really did inspire me. I wasn't losing hope, but for a while I've just been busy and when I wasn't busy I didn't feel like writing. Like right now, I really should be working on my Science project…*cringes* but after reading your e-mail I decided to update :) Thanks a bunches.

Haley Yugest: There will be a little bit of action here and there =P ^_^ yeah, I like my 2nd half of my story better too. *hugs the 2nd half*. And yes, Ganondorf has the power to read thoughts. And with that crystal ball of his he also has the power to look into people's lives =P

Darkangle183: Lol, yeah =D But Zelda didn't' know that and I got tired of calling him "The man" =P

Mystic-Gohan: awwww…=P Fine, I'll have to go on…*dramatic voice* without your reviews! =D I call almost everyone a stalker who looks at my profile.

Meilin: Yep, part of my revenge on Zelda for being a mean butt is making her a psycho to make everybody stare at her weirdly =D.

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Link reached the Lon Lon Ranch walls and grimaced inside. "They're not even going to be awake…" he took off his cap so Navi could have easy access to get out.

"Isn't this where Malon said she lived?" She sat on Link's shoulder delicately. "And you know, I think it's kinda weird…wouldn't the kitchen maids be the one to go after milk if they needed more milk? And didn't they just bring milk the other day? I don't think they would've sent us even if they had ran out of milk that fast…"

Link just shrugged, making Navi scowl at being almost shaken off. "Eh, but I was told to come here to get milk, so I will. I don't want to get in anymore trouble with the Princess. Plus, as an added bonus, I get to see Malon again!" He smiled at the thought, but then his smile quickly turned to a blush.

Navi looked at him suspiciously. "What is it about Malon that makes you blush?"

"It's just that…" he paused to take his breath, "she's grown so beautiful all these years…almost as pretty as Princess Zelda." His smile grew even wider. "And she was our friend during those years we were just slaves for auction!"

Navi sighed. "Don't go falling in love with ranch trash that you don't even know. I'd be even be happy if you just turned your attentions to Zelda again, I don't like what Malon has become."

He stared at her now. 'Why is she siding with Zelda?' He thought to himself. Then he wondered what he meant by turning his attentions to Zelda again. Sure he had fancied the thought once or twice but he knew it wasn't possible. "What do you mean? Malon is still the same as she was…"

"Stupid humans can't tell when someone has changed. Malon has changed…she is no longer pure, but a white cloth with stains that will never come out. Zelda is more pure than she is as of now."

Link just laughed. "I seriously doubt that. This is Malon we're talking about! You should be happy to see her again!" He moved the reins so that they'd smack against the horse's butt, and continued into Lon Lon Ranch. "It will just be like seeing an old friend."

Navi sighed in disgust. "Fine, don't listen to my advice, I'm not going to sit by and watch you intentionally go against my advice when I, who can say into a human's soul, know how worthy they are or not, am smarter than any human being." With that, she flew off, in search for a nearby Fairy Grotto to cool her thoughts off.

Link shrugged. He wanted to see an old friend, and he would. He wasn't just going to sit back and be afraid to come near her just because she inevitably grew and probably made a few wrong choices. He knew that he himself had made a wrong choice before.

When he got there, no one was there. He sighed. He didn't want to wake anybody up, and plus he knew he had to go back to the Princess. But all the sudden, his horse went out of control. No matter how many times he pulled the reins back, the correct signal for a horse to stop, the horse started cantering full speed towards the middle of the ranch.

That's when Link heard a beautiful singing voice. He instantly realized it was Malon, because when she was little she had sung that song all the time. She had said it was the song her mom had sang to her all the time before she was put into the child slavery organization.

The horse stopped abruptly before it entered the arena area where Malon was in and started feeding on the grass. Link scratched his head confusedly, unsure of what to think if the horse was insane or if it had been hungry.

He dismounted and went to where Malon was standing. He walked up to her, but at first she didn't notice him. The finally he called out to her. She stopped singing, looked at him, and then immediately with giggling fits threw herself at him in a hug.

Again, startles, Link hugged her back and was even more shocked when he received a kiss on the cheek. "I knew you'd come back Link!" Her voice was happy and innocent as ever. He laughed on the inside at Navi's judgement.

"I came here to come get to milk though…" he let go of her. "Sadly that is all. I have to be back at the castle quickly."

She frowned. But then, her mind started putting some piece together. 'We just went over to the castle and we delivered much more milk than they said they needed…oh, I know, he just wants an excuse to come visit me!' She giggled, which made Link look at her with a questioning look.

She wrapped her arms around his neck again and pulled him close and started talking into his ear. "Fine, if you're just here for milk, I'll give you some…"

He blinked. 'Why is she acting this way?' "Um…" he pulled away from her, which caused confusion for her. "Sure, lead the way. I don't know where the cows are placed."

He started to go mount the buggy with the horse tied up to it, but she grabbed his arm, her mind thinking fast. "Leave that there, I have a wagon we can carry the milk to it, besides…" she smiled at the horse. "It's hungry and probably tired. Let's go."

She grabbed his hand and started leading him to a place in the back of the ranch. It was a small stone building. Link stared at it in disbelief. "That's where you keep your cows?"

She didn't answer him, but took a key from a pocket on her dress, unlocked the door, and ushered him inside. Inside, Link just blinked again. He stared at the single cow who was just standing there eating hay. "…There's only one cow in here. Shouldn't we go where there are more-"

He didn't have time to finish his sentence. Malon grabbed him by his shirt and forced him up against the wall. Again she spoke in his ear, her voice silky and seductive. "At first I was confused of why you'd come to the ranch when just yesterday we delivered more milk than the castle needed. Then I realized you just wanted to see me… even after that though, you confused me by pulling away. Then I realized that you wanted to be…" her finger, which had been helping her pin him against the wall, started to travel from his stomach down to lower regions, "in a place where no one would be able to see us incase they woke up early…"

Link got more and more confused by the moment. 'What the heck…' He pushed her away and started going towards the door. "Malon, I'm just here for milk. I need to get back to the castle. I don't know why they sent me so early, but…"

She just smiled at him, and slowly started slipping her dress off of one of her shoulders. "Don't worry Link, no one will know," she slipped the dress off of her other shoulder. "And if you're just shy I'll go easy on you…"

Link turned away towards the door and shut his eyes. "If you don't give me the milk right now, I'm leaving!" He nearly yelled it, as if it would make her stop. He didn't want to see his friend like this. Then he realized Navi was right. She wasn't the innocent girl that she was back then. She was a whore now.

"Oh, you'll get the milk, but you have to pay a price." She dropped the whole dress, leaving herself naked. She went up to Link and wrapped her arms around him from behind, while letting her hand go down to his groin again. But she didn't get to get down that far. He pushed her away, and exited the room.

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After going down two corridors, Zelda seemed to notice how absurd this might be if anyone saw her. She was in a nightgown running like a maniac. She slowly reclaimed her dignity and started to walk back to the room. A single tear rolled down her cheek as she did. When she got back to the room, Ganondorf was still there.

He just smiled at her. "So, Princess, what shall it be?"

"What do I have to give up in return for your help?" She seemed like a broken and tamed lamb. His smile grew to a triumphant smirk.

"Come here." He held his arms out as if he was offering to give her a hug. She found a hug from his distasteful, but she still went to him and stood before him.

He wrapped his arms around her and started stroking her hair, as a father or even lover might do. Then it started happening. A voice entered inside of her head that said, "Just trust me."

She could now see herself inside of a mirror. The voice came from behind her again. "Trust me."

She didn't shake her head no, but her reflection did. It screamed and tried to deny the voice the trust it wanted.

But then a black mass in the shape of a human grabbed the reflection, and seemed to take a hold of the reflection. It took over her, and then she was calm. The reflection was just as calm and dazed as she was. Then she felt nothing.

Ooooooh, spooky spooky! =D What happened to the Princess? Why is Malon a whore? What is Link going to do? Where'd everyone in the castle go to? Where's Impa? All will be answered *dramatic voice* in the next chapter! Or not depending on how lazy I get while writing the next chapter.