A/N ok one quick thing, thankyou ranchshipper and goddess for your reviews.I appreciate them.
Now on with the story!
Chapter One:The Knight
The sun was rising over the horizon of the new day.A clear fresh air was all about the fields of the sleepy land of Hyrule.The sun rose higher and higher until it was fully in its place for the birds to sing. In a ranch in the middle of the field a young red headed woman prepared for her long day."Uncle uncle" she whispered in his ear each time a little louder. "UNCLE!"
"What!Im awake! Im awake! Geez Talon, oh Malon Im sorry I didn't mean to call you your father,Im just so use to him waking me up to the chores that sometimes I don't realize what I say." Ingo sadly explained to the young girl."Its okay uncle,its been awhile since my father passed away. Don't worry I do that sometimes too.I never forget my father not even once during the day.I always seem to think he is inside the house sleeping with the cukoos.Well" she looked down and began to walk to the door, "time to start another day! Hurry up uncle I will be delivering soon to the market."
After she left her uncle got up and prepared the horses as well as loading the milk Malon handed to him after it was freshly milked from the cows. Soon all was ready for the delivery, all that was needed was the driver. "Malon! Malon! Its time to get your hide going! Malon!" he began to feel a little irritated and silly. Suddenly she appeared right behind him and squeezed her way to the wagon and grabbed the reigns."Geez uncle you don't have to yell.I was in the barn you know FEEDING THE HORSES!" she giggled.
"Don't start with me young lady, you know how I am about the horses.They just don't seem to like me for some reason, and I don't think it was funny the last time one kicked me right on my behind" At that Malon began to laugh hysterically.Amidst her laughing and her giggling she got to say,"Oh uncle I didn't intend to bring back old memories" She then continued on with her hytericall laughing.Ingo suddenly had a grin on his face.While Malon was busy laughing she didn't notice Ingo's hand slap the horses behind.
Without warning the horse began to gallop at a fast pace with Malon tumbling about in the drivers seat searching to grab reigns,"Woah!" Malon was left in shock, but to Ingo's achievment he stopped her from laughing at him.Once she had controll of the horse she turned around to her uncle who was now laughing at her."Hey! Uncle that wasn't nice!" she yelled."Neither was laughing at my bum getting kicked my dear!"Ingo yelled back.She turned around and continued on her way as her uncle turned around to do most of the chores.He did this so Malon would simply just get home in the afternoon and start cooking.
Malon arrived at the market and as usual she did her usual routes to the peoples' homes and buisness shops."Thank you mam" Malon greeted her last customer.As she walked out of the shop she saw a fancy carriege guarded by many guards enter the market place.'Another suitor for the princess' she thought 'I wonder who it is this time?' She began to walk out a little more from the lady's home not paying much heed to the carriege anymore.A young guard of some high command suddenly ordered the carriege to stop right infront of Malon.
Shocked by the sudden stop of the carriege Malon almost bumped her head on it.The young guard who ordered the stop stepped infront of her as to begin a small conversation."Miss?" the young guard began."Do you happen to have a jar left of milk from your delivery? My men are quite thirsty and so is our Prince and King." Malon looked at the young man, who bore armor of a dark shade of purple with golden decorations across the chest and some on the gauntlets and leg wear.He had a helmet of the same color and style held under his arm. He had a sword displayed at his side and a dagger at the other side.A strap across his chest for a quiver and a bow.Then she looked up at his face.He had long light brown hair with bangs that went up to his eyebrows and covered his forehead.He had emerald green eyes like the leaves of the forest,and he had a handsom smile to go along with his handsome face.
"Miss?" the young guard said once more."Uhm...yes, yes I do have a jar left.Uh where shall I put it?"She asked a little embarrassed."Oh no need miss, my comrades will gladly take it.How much do I owe you?" The young man asked looking down at her with curiousity and quickly took a small puch out of his gauntlet.' So polite and well manered, beautifull indeed, who is this young woman? I need to find out' Meanwhile the other soldiers loaded the jar to the back of the carriege."Oh the price right.Well the usuall charge is fifteen rubees." she replied.
"I beg your pardon miss I have been so rude.I am Terry Cresto, a current guard for the Prince and King of Osirian.And who might you be?" He bowed gently at Malon as a crowd that had formed around them began to whisper among themselves."I...I...I am Malon Aran of Lon Lon Ranch."She answered quite amazed at the honor she had to meet a knight from a far away kingdom.'Wow he is so handsom, and he is quite a gentleman too.Goddesses what have you put in my way? Maybe just maybe he is my knight in shining armor? No, I am getting way ahead of myself, please like as if I were to actually meet my knight in shining armor' she was brought out of her thoughts as the young man spoke again."Do you mean the ranch not too far from here? The one in the middle of Hyrule?" he asked in a gentle voice."Why yes thats the one, and the only one in Hyrule." Malon said proudly with more confidence. "Well then I should come by sometime.Is that alright with you?" Terry asked with hope in his voice and a light sparkle in his eyes.
"uhm....sure if you want to.We are always open for guests."She answered with a little doubt in her voice."Well in that case would this afternoon be alright?" He asked one last question noticing the King waking up."Sure, I suppose." She looked down again as if to go into deep thought again."Excellent, then I shall be there later this afternoon, I must be going now
a pleasure it was to meet you though."He bowed once more and kissed her hand, then turned and climbed aboard the carriege and continued on their way to the castle.
Unoticengly to anyone who was there watching them two blue eyes were watching them from inside the carriege, two eyes that had watched the entire conversation.Two eyes that continued to watch the young woman as the carriege went farther and farther away.Malon was left mezmerized by the incident and stood there as if in a dream looking at were the carriege and the young man had stood.
The crowd that had been around them had subsided, but ther e were still some young women that glared at Malon as she walked out and left for her home.'I wonder why he wanted to come to the ranch for?It's not a fancy place for a guard of the royal family to linger in.Well he could if he wanted to, but why? Oh well better get started with lunch.My uncle must be worried with my delay.My Uncle!What will he say? What will he do?' she began to tell the horse to go faster, and rode home to prepare dinner.