Link had gone back to his room in the castle to wash up and get the jitters out of his system. It had been quite unnerving to realize that someone was out to get him. At first all he had wanted to do was stay in his room but then he remembered his date with Malon and decided that he wouldn't miss it for anything.
He had pulled on a new tunic, this one dark blue, and left the castle straightaway. It was getting dark as he exited the Market Town, only a few minutes before the gate was to be pulled up. He pulled out his ocarina and played the song that Malon had taught him those many years ago. He waited patiently for a few minutes and smiled when he saw his faithful horse Epona galloping towards him.
He walked up to Epona as she pawed the ground impatiently; he stroked her hair and whispered to her quietly before pulling himself up in the saddle. He started Epona moving towards the ranch and his waiting love. But he still couldn't fully get the days events out his head and he found himself nervously glancing around wary of watching eyes. But at the moment the eyes watching him were not planning an attack.
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"That's the second time he's visited that ranch today", stated one of the two men who lay almost invisible in one of the many trees that dotted Hyrule Plain. They both had binoculars with which they were watching Link with.
"Yeah, and you remember what he and the girl did the first time", added the other.
The first man laughed, "How could I forget, the kid had no technique". Both men laughed. He then added, "Well if he meets her again this time we definitely have a development. Go report to the boss."
"But we don't know if he's gonna meet her this time."
"Trust me", answered the first man, "he will."
The other man slipped quietly from the tree and began making his way towards Hyrule Market Town. The man still in the tree knew that the gate was already up but that would hardly stop an assassin. He turned his binoculars back towards the ranch; he might get some more action he thought to himself.
"You better have your fun now Link", the man said, "cause in a little while you won't be able to."
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Link slowed Epona down before they entered the ranch so as not to disturb Ingo and Talon who were probably asleep by now. He stopped Epona right beneath Malon's room and jumped out.
Up above him Malon waited in her room. She couldn't stop thinking about Link, her love, her hero. She combed her hair nervously as she waited for him. What had happened between them earlier had been like magic, it had felt so perfect. She smiled as she remembered Link making sure she wanted to continue, he was so kind and gentle. She laughed as she realized how in love she was.
She was surprised when she heard a bump on her window. She walked over to it and heard another thump. She opened the shutter and grinned as she saw Link standing underneath her holding some stones in his hand.
"Hey", he said quietly.
She laughed and said back to him, "Hey. I'll be down in a minute."
He nodded and turned around whistling to himself as he waited. A few minutes later he turned around as he heard the door to the house open behind him. There stood Malon wearing a pink dress that nicely showed her features without being too open. She was radiant to him.
She ran over to him and gave him a hard hug much as she had that morning. He laughed and stroked her face gently saying, "Someone's happy to see me."
She laughed and leaned in to give him a quick kiss. "So what did you want to show me", she asked.
He pulled her towards Epona while saying, "It's a short ride away, I found it when I was a kid."
She smiled; he was so cute about the little places he had found while adventuring about Hyrule all those years ago. Link lifted her gently up onto Epona before jumping on himself.
"Hold on tight", he said before starting Epona into a trot.
"Gladly", Malon answered causing Link to blush.
They rode out of the ranch and Link turned Epona around and headed towards his old home, Kokiri Forest.
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"Where in the goddesses' names are you going", the assassin asked no one in particular as he watched Link ride out of the ranch he had so recently entered. Well, the assassin thought to himself, he's got the girl with him so that means I was right. Probably out for a little romantic night, the boy's got style. Not much technique but good style. Too bad we have to kill him.
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Link stopped Epona near the entrance to the forest. He dismounted and turned to help Malon get off. He told her, "We can't ride past here we'll have to walk."
She smiled, "That's fine."
Link took her hand and led her through the entrance and across the bridge into Kokiri Forest. They strolled through the quiet town of hollowed out trees. Link stopped at his old house telling Malon stories of his childhood before leading her to the entrance of the Lost Woods.
"Do you miss it ever", she asked him as they walked through the forest.
"Miss what?"
"When you lived here as a Kokiri."
Link laughed, "All the time. They were good times, but it's not that bad anymore."
"How come", she inquired?
He turned to her and smiled, "Cause now I have you."
She blushed deeply and Link laughed and then tugged at her, "C'mon its only a little farther. I found it when I was a kid wandering around in here. You'll only be the third person to know of its existence, the other two being Saria and me. You should feel important"
Malon laughed, he was so cute, then she pulled Link to her and kissed him passionately, when the kiss was done she told him, "I love you."
He smiled, "What was that for?"
"Nothing", she answered smiling back.
She leaned into him and rested her head on her hero's shoulder as they walked on in silence. After a little while of walking around and turning through the dark, quiet Link stopped with a fulfilled smiled and said, "Here we are."
Malon looked up from Link's shoulder to see what he had wanted to show her. It was beautiful; a small stream rolled in front of them and cut forward circling a small island. A knocked over tree formed a natural tree to the island. On the island a massive oak towered up into the sky and leaned quietly on a boulder. Malon smiled as she imagined a much younger Link running around the island and playing.
"How do you like it", Link inquired.
"It's beautiful", Malon answered.
They crossed the tree bridge onto the island and Link dropped a roll of blankets on the ground. Malon snickered when she realized there was only one set of bedclothes. She slid her arm around Link's waist and pulled him to her.
Their lips pressed together and Malon felt Link's tongue on her lips. She opened her mouth to let him in and kissed him in the same way. Link lowered her gently to the ground and slid on top of her. One of his hands slid under her pink dress massaging her thigh and then continuing higher up. Malon moaned in response and pulled Link's cap from his head running a hand through his shock of blonde hair.
Link slid the bottom of her dress up and began massaging her with both hands. Malon moaned loudly and responded by unbuckling his belt and slipped a hand under his waistband taking him in her hand.
"Do you like that", Malon whispered to him stroking him quickly with both hands.
Link answered in a groan of intense pleasure. He tugged his shirt off and jumped up for a moment to slip out of his pants. In the time he was undressing Malon pulled off her dress and lay there waiting for him.
Link lay back down on top and entered her. She moaned in response and grabbed at him. Soon they had both lost all direction consumed in the pleasure they both felt. They grasped and thrust and moaned. Finally Link leaned back and with a groan released himself into her.
He fell beside her exhausted and breathing heavily. They were both quiet for a moment before Malon rolled over and leaned into Link whispering to him, "I love you Hero of Time."
He smiled and responded, "I love you too."
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Karac stumbled into the Temple of Time and saw his commander standing at the head of the ten assassins in Karac's brigade, explaining to them the plan for the assassinations. The ten assassins sat on the stone pedestal near the entrance and their commander paced around in front of them. Karac, upon realizing that he had accomplished his objective, fell to the ground from a combination of pain and exhaustion. A few moments later he felt something forced to his lips and drank in a sweet tasting liquid.
He felt a warm feeling spread through his body, this followed by a splitting pain in his broken elbow, he opened his mouth to scream but found he had no strength to. The pain ended as suddenly as it had begun and Karac opened his eye's to see his commander standing over him holding an empty bottle.
"What happened", asked his master calmly.
Karac related the whole day's events to his commander. His sighting of Link, the failed attack and following capture, and finally, his escape and decision to report." For a moment Karac wondered if his master would simply kill him right then and there but instead he only said, "Well, that complicates things."
The assassin sighed and closed his eyes as he thought to himself. A moment later he came up with a plan. He opened his eyes and began giving orders immediately.
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"So, then the cuckoos were kind of pissed I guess and they just swarmed at me. I ran my ass off that day. It's kinda funny; I stood up to massive spiders and lizards but was scared of a few birds."
Malon burst into laughter, she and Link had been talking for a while lying there under the stars and now they had gotten to telling stories. She said, "I remember that."
Link smiled, "How could you forget, it was the day you met me."
She kissed him and said, "That's right, my little fairy boy."
He frowned and mumbled, "I hate that nickname."
She laughed and said, "That's why I love it." Link snorted at that.
Malon's eyes drifted across Link's body, he was incredibly well built, with nicely toned muscles and skin tone. Her eyes drifted down and she smirked with the knowledge that no other girl in the world had seen that part of Link. While she examined her lover's body her eyes were drawn to a cut on his fore arm. There were many marks of former injuries on the man, because of his adventures, but this laceration looked quite new.
Malon leaned over and pointed to the cut, "What happened."
Link had almost forgotten all about what had happened earlier, but now Malon's question brought it all careening back into his mind. His face grew tight and he answerded, "Nothing,"
Malon responded, "You're a bad liar."
"Hey, nothing happened", Link said rather snappishly.
"Fine", Malon answered, "I didn't know you liked to withhold things from your lovers." She smirked at the end of her statement to make Link know it was a joke.
Link sighed and said, "Fine I'll tell you." He then related the day's earlier events.
Malon gasped and said, "Oh goddesses, were you alright."
Link nodded and said, "Well I wouldn't be here if I wasn't."
Link expected Malon to be impressed that he had come out with her even after the attack, instead she hit him and yelled, "You idiot, why would you make such an easy target of yourself. What would you do if some one came after you right now when your stark naked."
Link blushed and muttered an incoherent answer. He found that her concern for his safety was much more touching than being impressed would've been.
Malon was quite serious now and said, "You should probably get back to the castle, its much safer there."
Link nodded and said, "Come with me."
Malon was taken aback, "What?"
"Come with me, come to the castle, I have a massive room, much too big for me there'd be plenty of room for you."
"But, what about the ranch. I dunno what Daddy would say."
"Well I could do some work part time there to make up for your absence and I don't think your dad wouldn't let you come live with the hero of time."
Malon was surprised, she knew Link loved her, but she couldn't believe he would do all this just to be with her."
"Well, it sounds good to me", she said, "I just need to clear things up with my dad. I bet I could be moved in a few days."
Link's grin could've taken in his ears, "Great. We should probably be going now, the sun will be up soon and we don't want Zelda or your dad worried." Malon found it slightly amusing that Link grouped Zelda in the same category as a parent.
The two young lovers quickly dressed and left their secret place heading out of the Kokiri Forest. Epona was waiting patiently for them at the exit and Link rode Malon back to the ranch. After Link had let her down and was about to head towards the market he heard Malon call to him.
"What is it", he asked.
"You never did tell me what that thing you said earlier meant."
"You mean, Lamast den Rialdo."
"Yeah, that."
Link smiled and started Epona into a trot as he told her, "It means: Your love is my Soul." And then he was gone racing across the Hyrule Field. Malon smiled to herself and laughed.
"I always knew he was the one", she said to herself as she climbed the stairs to her room. She fell into bed exhausted and fell into a deep sleep, dreaming sweet dreams.
